[House Report 105-550]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-550
_______________________________________________________________________


 
              TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

                               ----------                              

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                              to accompany

                               H.R. 2400





                  May 22, 1998.--Ordered to be printed



             TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY



105th Congress                                                   Report
                      HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-550
_______________________________________________________________________


                       TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT

                         FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

                               ----------                              

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                              to accompany

                               H.R. 2400





                  May 22, 1998.--Ordered to be printed


105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-550
_______________________________________________________________________


             TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

                                _______
                                

                  May 22, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________


 Mr. Shuster, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 2400]

    The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
2400), to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, 
having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
follows:
    That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment 
as follows:
    In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
amendment, insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                      TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                 Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

Sec. 1101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1103. Apportionments.
Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee.
Sec. 1105. Revenue aligned budget authority.
Sec. 1106. Federal-aid systems.
Sec. 1107. Interstate maintenance program.
Sec. 1108. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1109. Highway bridge program.
Sec. 1110. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 1111. Federal share.
Sec. 1112. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 1113. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1114. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 1115. Federal lands highways program.
Sec. 1116. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 1117. Appalachian development highway system.
Sec. 1118. National corridor planning and development program.
Sec. 1119. Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

Sec. 1201. Definitions.
Sec. 1202. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 1203. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 1204. Statewide planning.
Sec. 1205. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 1206. Access of motorcycles.
Sec. 1207. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1208. Training.
Sec. 1209. Use of HOV lanes by inherently low-emission vehicles.
Sec. 1210. Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.
Sec. 1211. Amendments to prior surface transportation laws.
Sec. 1212. Miscellaneous.
Sec. 1213. Studies and reports.
Sec. 1214. Federal activities.
Sec. 1215. Designated transportation enhancement activities.
Sec. 1216. Innovative surface transportation financing methods.
Sec. 1217. Eligibility.
Sec. 1218. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment 
          program.
Sec. 1219. National scenic byways program.
Sec. 1220. Elimination of regional office responsibilities.
Sec. 1221. Transportation and community and system preservation pilot 
          program.
Sec. 1222. Additions to Appalachian region.

            Subtitle C--Program Streamlining and Flexibility

Sec. 1301. Real property acquisition and corridor preservation.
Sec. 1302. Payments to States for construction.
Sec. 1303. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property.
Sec. 1304. Engineering cost reimbursement.
Sec. 1305. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 1306. Standards.
Sec. 1307. Design-build contracting.
Sec. 1308. Major investment study integration.
Sec. 1309. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 1310. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.

                           Subtitle D--Safety

Sec. 1401. Hazard elimination program.
Sec. 1402. Roadside safety technologies.
Sec. 1403. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.

                           Subtitle E--Finance

Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Findings.
Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.

                   Subtitle F--High Priority Projects

Sec. 1601. High priority projects program.
Sec. 1602. Project authorizations.
Sec. 1603. Special rule.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

Sec. 2001. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 2002. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 2003. Occupant protection.
Sec. 2004. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 2005. State highway safety data improvements.
Sec. 2006. National Driver Register.
Sec. 2007. Safety studies.
Sec. 2008. Effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
          concentrations.
Sec. 2009. Authorizations of appropriations.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3003. Definitions.
Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 3005. Transportation improvement program.
Sec. 3006. Transportation management areas.
Sec. 3007. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 3008. Clean fuels formula grant program.
Sec. 3009. Capital investment grants and loans.
Sec. 3010. Dollar value of mobility improvements.
Sec. 3011. Local share.
Sec. 3012. Inteligent transportation systems applications.
Sec. 3013. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly 
          individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 3014. Formula program for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 3015. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects.
Sec. 3016. National planning and research programs.
Sec. 3017. National transit institute.
Sec. 3018. Bus testing facilities.
Sec. 3019. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 3020. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 3021. Pilot program for intercity rail infrastructure investment 
          from mass transit account of highway trust fund.
Sec. 3022. Contract requirements.
Sec. 3023. Special procurements.
Sec. 3024. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 3025. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 3026. Reports and audits.
Sec. 3027. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 3028. Apportionment of appropriations for fixed guideway 
          modernization.
Sec. 3029. Authorizations.
Sec. 3030. Projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions in 
          existing systems.
Sec. 3031. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 3032. Contracting out study.
Sec. 3033. Urbanized area formula study.
Sec. 3034. Coordinated transportation services.
Sec. 3035. Final assembly of buses.
Sec. 3036. Clean fuel vehicles.
Sec. 3037. Job access and reverse commute grants.
Sec. 3038. Rural transportation accessibility incentive program.
Sec. 3039. Study of transit needs in national parks and related public 
          lands.
Sec. 3040. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 3041. Adjustment for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
          1997.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

Sec. 4001. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 4002. Statement of purposes.
Sec. 4003. State grants.
Sec. 4004. Information systems.
Sec. 4005. Automobile transporter defined.
Sec. 4006. Inspections and reports.
Sec. 4007. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.
Sec. 4008. Safety regulation.
Sec. 4009. Safety fitness.
Sec. 4010. Repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities.
Sec. 4011. Commercial vehicle operators.
Sec. 4012. Exemption from certain regulations for utility service 
          commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Sec. 4013. Participation in international registration plan and 
          international fuel tax agreement.
Sec. 4014. Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on 
          liability.
Sec. 4015. Penalties.
Sec. 4016. Authority over charter bus transportation.
Sec. 4017. Telephone hotline for reporting safety violations.
Sec. 4018. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 4019. Performance-based CDL testing.
Sec. 4020. Post-accident alcohol testing.
Sec. 4021. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 4022. Improved flow of driver history pilot program.
Sec. 4023. Employee protections.
Sec. 4024. Improved interstate school bus safety.
Sec. 4025. Truck trailer conspicuity.
Sec. 4026. DOT implementation plan.
Sec. 4027. Study of adequacy of parking facilities.
Sec. 4028. Qualifications of foreign motor carriers.
Sec. 4029. Federal motor carrier safety inspectors.
Sec. 4030. School transportation safety.
Sec. 4031. Designation of New Mexico commercial zone.
Sec. 4032. Effects of MCSAP grant reductions.

                    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

                           Subtitle A--Funding

Sec. 5001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5002. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 5003. Notice.

                   Subtitle B--Research and Technology

Sec. 5101. Research and technology program.
Sec. 5102. Surface transportation research.
Sec. 5103. Technology deployment.
Sec. 5104. Training and education.
Sec. 5105. State planning and research.
Sec. 5106. International highway transportation outreach program.
Sec. 5107. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
          program.
Sec. 5108. Surface transportation research strategic planning.
Sec. 5109. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 5110. University transportation research.
Sec. 5111. Advanced vehicle technologies program.
Sec. 5112. Study of future strategic highway research program.
Sec. 5113. Commercial remote sensing products and spatial information 
          technologies.
Sec. 5114. Sense of Congress on the year 2000 problem.
Sec. 5115. International trade traffic.
Sec. 5116. University grants.
Sec. 5117. Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
          program.
Sec. 5118. Drexel University Intelligent Infrastructure Institute.
Sec. 5119. Conforming amendments.

             Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems

Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Findings.
Sec. 5203. Goals and purposes.
Sec. 5204. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 5205. National ITS program plan.
Sec. 5206. National architecture and standards.
Sec. 5207. Research and development.
Sec. 5208. Intelligent transportation system integration program.
Sec. 5209. Commercial vehicle intelligent transportation system 
          infrastructure deployment.
Sec. 5210. Use of funds.
Sec. 5211. Definitions.
Sec. 5212. Project funding.
Sec. 5213. Repeal.

            TITLE VI--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS

Sec. 6101. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 6102. Particulate matter monitoring program.
Sec. 6103. Ozone designation requirements.
Sec. 6104. Additional provisions.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

              Subtitle A--Automobile Safety and Information

Sec. 7101. Short title.
Sec. 7102. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 7103. Improving air bag safety.
Sec. 7104. Restrictions on lobbying activities.
Sec. 7105. Odometers.
Sec. 7106. Miscellaneous amendments.
Sec. 7107. Importation of motor vehicle for show or display.

                          Subtitle B--Railroads

Sec. 7201. High-speed rail.
Sec. 7202. Light density rail line pilot projects.
Sec. 7203. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
Sec. 7204. Alaska Railroad.

             Subtitle C--Comprehensive One-Call Notification

Sec. 7301. Findings.
Sec. 7302. One-call notification programs.

               Subtitle D--Sportfishing and Boating Safety

Sec. 7401. Short title; amendment of 1950 Act.
Sec. 7402. Outreach and communications programs.
Sec. 7403. Clean Vessel Act funding.
Sec. 7404. Boating infrastructure.
Sec. 7405. Boat safety funds.

 TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET 
                                 OFFSETS

       Subtitle A--Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee

Sec. 8101. Discretionary spending categories.
Sec. 8102. Conforming the Paygo Scorecard with this Act.
Sec. 8103. Level of obligation limitations.

                     Subtitle B--Veterans' Benefits

Sec. 8201. Short title.
Sec. 8202. Prohibition on establishment of service-connection for 
          disabilities relating to use of tobacco products.
Sec. 8203. Twenty percent increase in rates of basic educational 
          assistance under Montgomery GI Bill.
Sec. 8204. Increase in assistance amount for specially adapted housing.
Sec. 8205. Increase in amount of assistance for automobile and adaptive 
          equipment for certain disabled veterans.
Sec. 8206. Increase in aid and attendance rates for veterans eligible 
          for pension.
Sec. 8207. Eligibility of certain remarried surviving spouses for 
          reinstatement of dependency and indemnity compensation upon 
          termination of that remarriage.
Sec. 8208. Extension of prior revision to offset rule for department of 
          defense special separation benefit program.
Sec. 8209. Sense of Congress concerning recovery from tobacco companies 
          of costs of treatment of veterans for tobacco-related 
          illnesses.

              Subtitle C--Temporary Student Loan Provision.

Sec. 8301. Temporary student loan provision.

              Subtitle D--Block Grants for Social Services

Sec. 8401. Block grants for social services.

          TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

Sec. 9001. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 9002. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 9003. Extension and modification of tax benefits for alcohol fuels.
Sec. 9004. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 9005. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 9006. Repeal of 1.25 cent tax rate on rail diesel fuel.
Sec. 9007. Additional qualified expenses available to non-Amtrak States.
Sec. 9008. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved 
          diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 9009. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 9010. Election to receive taxable cash compensation in lieu of 
          nontaxable qualified transportation fringe benefits.
Sec. 9011. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.
Sec. 9012. Identification of limited tax benefits subject to line item 
          veto.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Interstate system.--The term ``Interstate 
        System'' has the meaning such term has under section 
        101 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Transportation.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs

SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account):
            (1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the 
        Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of 
        title 23, United States Code, $3,427,341,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998, $3,957,103,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $3,994,524,000 for fiscal year 2000, $4,073,322,000 for 
        fiscal year 2001, $4,139,630,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        and $4,217,635,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) National highway system.--For the National 
        Highway System under section 103 of such title 
        $4,112,480,000 for fiscal year 1998, $4,748,523,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $4,793,429,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $4,887,986,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,967,556,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $5,061,162,000 for fiscal year 
        2003.
            (3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under 
        section 144 of such title $2,941,454,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998, $3,395,354,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $3,427,472,000 for fiscal year 2000, $3,495,104,000 for 
        fiscal year 2001, $3,552,016,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        and $3,618,966,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (4) Surface transportation program.--For the 
        surface transportation program under section 133 of 
        such title $4,797,620,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
        $5,539,944,000 for fiscal year 1999, $5,592,333,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, $5,702,651,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
        $5,795,482,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $5,904,689,000 
        for fiscal year 2003.
            (5) Congestion mitigation and air quality 
        improvement program.--For the congestion mitigation and 
        air quality improvement program under section 149 of 
        such title $1,192,619,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
        $1,345,415,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,358,138,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, $1,384,930,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
        $1,407,474,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $1,433,996,000 
        for fiscal year 2003.
            (6) Appalachian development highway system 
        program.--For the Appalachian development highway 
        system program under section 201 of the Appalachian 
        Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) 
        $450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003.
            (7) Recreational trails program.--For the 
        recreational trails program under section 206 of such 
        title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $40,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2000 through 2003.
            (8) Federal lands highways program.--
                    (A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian 
                reservation roads under section 204 of such 
                title $225,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $275,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
                through 2003.
                    (B) Public lands highways.--For public 
                lands highways under section 204 of such title 
                $196,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $246,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
                through 2003.
                    (C) Park roads and parkways.--For park 
                roads and parkways under section 204 of such 
                title $115,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
                $165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
                through 2003.
                    (D) Refuge roads.--For refuge roads under 
                section 204 of such title $20,000,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (9) National corridor planning and development and 
        coordinated border infrastructure programs.--For the 
        national corridor planning and development and 
        coordinated border infrastructure programs under 
        sections 1118 and 1119 of this Act $140,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (10) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
        facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
        terminal facilities under section 1064 of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat. 2005) $30,000,000 
        for each of fiscal year 1998 and $38,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (11) National scenic byways program.--For the 
        national scenic byways program under section 162 of 
        title 23, United States Code, $23,500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1998 and 1999, $24,500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2000 and 2001,and $25,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2002, and $26,500,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (12) Value pricing pilot program.--For the value 
        pricing pilot program under section 1012(b) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat. 1938) $7,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1999, and $11,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
            (13) High priority projects program.--For the high 
        priority projects program under section 117 of title 
        23, United States Code, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 
        1998, $1,398,675,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,678,410,000 for 
        fiscal year 2001, $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        and $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (14) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway 
        use tax evasion projects under section 143 of such 
        title $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
        2003.
            (15) Commonwealth of puerto rico highway program.--
        For the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico highway program 
        under section 1214(r) of this Act $110,000,000 for 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
    (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
            (1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the 
        Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 
        percent of the amounts made available for any program 
        under titles I, III, and V of this Act shall be 
        expended with small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    (A) Small business concern.--The term 
                ``small business concern'' has the meaning such 
                term has under section 3 of the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term 
                shall not include any concern or group of 
                concerns controlled by the same socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individual or 
                individuals which has average annual gross 
                receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in 
                excess of $16,600,000, as adjusted by the 
                Secretary for inflation.
                    (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individuals.--The term ``socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals'' has 
                the meaning such term has under section 8(d) of 
                the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and 
                relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated 
                pursuant thereto; except that women shall be 
                presumed to be socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this 
                subsection.
            (3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business 
        enterprises.--Each State shall annually survey and 
        compile a list of the small business concerns referred 
        to in paragraph (1) and the location of such concerns 
        in the State and notify the Secretary, in writing, of 
        the percentage of such concerns which are controlled by 
        women, by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals (other than women), and by individuals who 
        are women and are otherwise socially and economically 
        disadvantaged individuals.
            (4) Uniform certification.--The Secretary shall 
        establish minimum uniform criteria for State 
        governments to use in certifying whether a concern 
        qualifies for purposes of this subsection. Such minimum 
        uniform criteria shall include but not be limited to 
        on-site visits, personal interviews, licenses, analysis 
        of stock ownership, listing of equipment,analysis of 
bonding capacity, listing of work completed, resume of principal 
owners, financial capacity, and type of work preferred.
            (5) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this 
        subsection limits the eligibility of an entity or 
        person to receive funds made available under titles I, 
        III, and V of this Act, if the entity or person is 
        prevented, in whole or in part, from complying with 
        paragraph (1) because a Federal court issues a final 
        order in which the court finds that the requirement of 
        paragraph (1), or the program established under 
        paragraph (1), is unconstitutional.
            (6) Review by comptroller general.--Not later than 
        3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
        a review of, and publish and report to Congress 
        findings and conclusions on, the impact throughout the 
        United States of administering the requirement of 
        paragraph (1), including an analysis of--
                    (A) in the case of small business concerns 
                certified in each State under paragraph (4) as 
                owned and controlled by socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals--
                            (i) the number of the small 
                        business concerns; and
                            (ii) the participation rates of the 
                        small business concerns in prime 
                        contracts and subcontracts funded under 
                        titles I, III, and V of this Act;
                    (B) in the case of small business concerns 
                described in subparagraph (A) that receive 
                prime contracts and subcontracts funded under 
                titles I, III, and V of this Act--
                            (i) the number of the small 
                        business concerns;
                            (ii) the annual gross receipts of 
                        the small business concerns; and
                            (iii) the net worth of socially and 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals 
                        that own and control the small business 
                        concerns;
                    (C) in the case of small business concerns 
                described in subparagraph (A) that do not 
                receive prime contracts and subcontracts funded 
                under titles I, III, and V of this Act--
                            (i) the annual gross receipts of 
                        the small business concerns; and
                            (ii) the net worth of socially and 
                        economically disadvantaged individuals 
                        that own and control the small business 
                        concerns;
                    (D) in the case of business concerns that 
                receive prime contracts and subcontracts funded 
                under titles I, III, and V of this Act, other 
                than small business concerns described in 
                subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) the annual gross receipts of 
                        the business concerns; and
                            (ii) the net worth of individuals 
                        that own and control the business 
                        concerns;
                    (E) the rate of graduation from any 
                programs carried out to comply with the 
                requirement of paragraph (1) for small business 
                concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals;
                    (F) the overall cost of administering the 
                requirement of paragraph (1), including 
                administrative costs, certification costs, 
                additional construction costs, and litigation 
                costs;
                    (G) any discrimination on the basis of 
                race, color, national origin, or sex against 
                small business concerns owned and controlled by 
                socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individuals;
                    (H)(i) any other factors limiting the 
                ability of small business concerns owned and 
                controlled by socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals to compete for prime 
                contracts and subcontracts funded under titles 
                I, III, and V of this Act; and
                    (ii) the extent to which any of those 
                factors are caused, in whole or in part, by 
                discrimination based on race, color, national 
                origin, or sex;
                    (I) any discrimination, on the basis of 
                race, color, national origin, or sex, against 
                construction companies owned and controlled by 
                socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individuals in public and private 
                transportation contracting and the financial, 
                credit, insurance, and bond markets;
                    (J) the impact on small business concerns 
                owned and controlled by socially and 
                economically disadvantaged individuals of--
                            (i) the issuance of a final order 
                        described in paragraph (5) by a 
Federalcourt that suspends a program established under paragraph (1); 
or
                            (ii) the repeal or suspension of 
                        State or local disadvantaged business 
                        enterprise programs; and
                    (K) the impact of the requirement of 
                paragraph (1), and any program carried out to 
                comply with paragraph (1), on competition and 
                the creation of jobs, including the creation of 
                jobs for socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individuals.

SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

    (a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law but subject to subsections (g) and (h), the 
obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs shall not exceed--
            (1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            (2) $25,431,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            (3) $26,155,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            (4) $26,651,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            (5) $27,235,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            (6) $27,681,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
    (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
not apply to obligations--
            (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States 
        Code;
            (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
        Assistance Act of 1978;
            (3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act 
        of 1981;
            (4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface 
        Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
            (5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
        Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987;
            (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991;
            (7) under section 157 of title 23, United States 
        Code, as in effect on the day before the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States 
        Code but, for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2007, 
        only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 per fiscal 
        year.
    (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of 
fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall--
            (1) not distribute obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a) for such fiscal year for amounts 
        authorized for administrative expenses and programs 
        funded from the administrative takedown authorized by 
        section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, and 
        amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion 
        program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
            (2) not distribute an amount of obligation 
        authority provided by subsection (a) that is equal to 
        the unobligated balance of amounts made available from 
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
        Account) for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
        programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which 
        are allocated by the Secretary;
            (3) determine the ratio that--
                    (A) the obligation authority provided by 
                subsection (a) for such fiscal year less the 
                aggregate of amounts not distributed under 
                paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
                    (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated for Federal-aid highway and 
                highway safety construction programs (other 
                than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
                sections set forth in paragraphs (1) through 
                (7) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be 
                appropriated for section 105 of title 23, 
                United States Code, equal to the amount 
                referred to in subsection (b)(8)) for such 
                fiscal year less the aggregate of the amounts 
                not distributed under paragraph (1) of this 
                subsection;
            (4) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not 
        distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 
        117 of title 23, United States Code (relating to high 
        priority projects program), section 201 of the 
        Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the 
        Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995, 
        and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 
        105 of such title (relating to minimum guarantee) so 
        that amount of obligation authority available for each 
        of such sections is equal to the amount determined by 
        multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by 
        the sums authorized to be appropriated for such section 
        (except in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for 
        such fiscal year;
            (5) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not 
        distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
        distributed under paragraph (4) for each ofthe programs 
that are allocated by the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United 
States Code (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies and 
programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the ratio 
determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for such program for such fiscal year; and
            (6) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
        subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not 
        distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
        distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-
        aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
        (other than the minimum guarantee program, but only to 
        the extent that amounts apportioned for the minimum 
        guarantee program for such fiscal year exceed 
        $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development highway 
        system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary 
        under this Act and title 23, United States Code, in the 
        ratio that--
                    (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for 
                such programs that are apportioned to each 
                State for such fiscal year, bear to
                    (B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated for such programs that are 
                apportioned to all States for such fiscal year.
    (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall after 
August 1 of each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 revise a 
distribution of the obligation authority made available under 
subsection (c) if a State will not obligate the amount 
distributed during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient 
amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to 
those previously distributed during that fiscal year giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated balances of 
funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, 
United States Code, under section 160 of title 23, United 
States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act), and under section 1015 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943-
1945).
    (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations 
imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to transportation 
research programs carried out under chapter 3 of title 23, 
United States Code, and under title VI of this Act.
    (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 
through 2003, the Secretaryshall distribute to the States any 
funds (1) that are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
for Federal-aid highway programs (other than the program under section 
160 of title 23, United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I 
of chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 of title 
23, United States Code, and (2) that the Secretary determines will not 
be allocated to the States, and will not be available for obligation, 
in such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation limitation 
for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States shall be made in 
the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under 
subsection (c)(6). The funds so distributed shall be available for any 
purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
    (g) Special Rule.--Obligation authority distributed for a 
fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth in 
subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for 
obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition 
to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
for future fiscal years.
    (h) Increase in Obligation Limit.--Limitations on 
obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall 
be increased by an amount equal to the amount determined 
pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for such fiscal year. Any such 
increase shall be distributed in accordance with this section.
    (i) Limitations on Obligations for Administrative 
Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
total amount of all obligations under section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code, shall not exceed--
            (1) $320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            (2) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            (3) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            (4) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            (5) $410,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            (6) $430,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.

SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.

    (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 104 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(a) Administrative Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--Whenever an apportionment is 
        made of the sums made available for expenditure on each 
        of the surface transportation program under section 
        133, the bridge program under section 144, the 
        congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
        program under section 149, theInterstate and National 
Highway System program under section 103, the minimum guarantee program 
under section 105, the Federal lands highway program under section 204, 
or the Appalachian development highway system program under section 201 
of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), 
the Secretary shall deduct a sum, in an amount not to exceed 1\1/2\ 
percent of all sums so made available, as the Secretary determines 
necessary--
                    ``(A) to administer the provisions of law 
                to be financed from appropriations for the 
                Federal-aid highway program and programs 
                authorized under chapter 2; and
                    ``(B) to make transfers of such sums as the 
                Secretary determines to be appropriate to the 
                Appalachian Regional Commission for 
                administrative activities associated with the 
                Appalachian development highway system.
            ``(2) Consideration of unobligated balances.--In 
        making the determination described in paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall take into account the unobligated 
        balance of any sums deducted under this subsection in 
        prior fiscal years.
            ``(3) Availability.--The sum deducted under 
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Apportionments.--Section 104(b) of such title is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Apportionments.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, 
the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by 
subsection (a) and the set-aside authorized by subsection (f), 
shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for expenditure on the Interstate and National 
Highway System program, the congestion mitigation and air 
quality improvement program, and the surface transportation 
program for that fiscal year, among the several States in the 
following manner:
            ``(1) National highway system component.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the National Highway 
                System (excluding funds apportioned under 
                paragraph (4)), $36,400,000 for each fiscal 
                year to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
                Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana 
                Islands, $18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1999 through 2003 for the Alaska Highway, and 
                the remainder apportioned as follows:
                            ``(i) 25 percent in the ratio 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the total lane miles 
                                of principal arterial routes 
                                (excluding Interstate System 
                                routes) in each State; bears to
                                    ``(II) the total lane miles 
                                of principal arterial routes 
                                (excluding Interstate System 
                                routes) in all States.
                            ``(ii) 35 percent in the ratio 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the total vehicle 
                                miles traveled on lanes on 
                                principal arterial routes 
                                (excluding Interstate System 
                                routes) in each State; bears to
                                    ``(II) the total vehicle 
                                miles traveled on lanes on 
                                principal arterial routes 
                                (excluding Interstate System 
                                routes) in all States.
                            ``(iii) 30 percent in the ratio 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the total diesel fuel 
                                used on highways in each State; 
                                bears to
                                    ``(II) the total diesel 
                                fuel used on highways in all 
                                States.
                            ``(iv) 10 percent in the ratio 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) the quotient obtained 
                                by dividing the total lane 
                                miles on principal arterial 
                                highways in each State by the 
                                total population of the State; 
                                bears to
                                    ``(II) the quotient 
                                obtained by dividing the total 
                                lane miles on principal 
                                arterial highways in all States 
                                by the total population of all 
                                States.
                    ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) and paragraph 
                (4), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/
                2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under 
                subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4).
            ``(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality 
        improvement program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the congestion 
                mitigation and air quality improvement program, 
                in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total of all weighted 
                        nonattainment and maintenance area 
                        populations in each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of all weighted 
                        nonattainment and maintenance area 
                        populations in all States.
                    ``(B) Calculation of weighted nonattainment 
                and maintenance area population.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (C), for thepurpose of 
subparagraph (A), the weighted nonattainment and maintenance area 
population shall be calculated by multiplying the population of each 
area in a State that was a nonattainment area or maintenance area as 
described in section 149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor 
of--
                            ``(i) 0.8 if--
                                    ``(I) at the time of the 
                                apportionment, the area is a 
                                maintenance area; or
                                    ``(II) at the time of the 
                                apportionment, the area is 
                                classified as a submarginal 
                                ozone nonattainment area under 
                                the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7401 et seq.);
                            ``(ii) 1.0 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as a marginal ozone nonattainment area 
                        under subpart 2 of part D of title I of 
                        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 et 
                        seq.);
                            ``(iii) 1.1 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as a moderate ozone nonattainment area 
                        under such subpart;
                            ``(iv) 1.2 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as a serious ozone nonattainment area 
                        under such subpart;
                            ``(v) 1.3 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as a severe ozone nonattainment area 
                        under such subpart;
                            ``(vi) 1.4 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as an extreme ozone nonattainment area 
                        under such subpart; or
                            ``(vii) 1.0 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is not a 
                        nonattainment or maintenance area as 
                        described in section 149(b) for ozone, 
                        but is classified under subpart 3 of 
                        part D of title I of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment 
                        area described in section 149(b) for 
                        carbon monoxide.
                    ``(C) Additional adjustment for carbon 
                monoxide areas.--
                            ``(i) Carbon monoxide nonattainment 
                        areas.--If, in addition to being 
                        classified as a nonattainment or 
                        maintenance area for ozone, the area 
                        was also classified under subpart 3 of 
                        part D of title I of such Act (42 
                        U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment 
                        area described in section 149(b) for 
                        carbon monoxide, the weighted 
                        nonattainment or maintenance area 
                        population of the area, as determined 
                        under clauses (i) through (vi) of 
                        subparagraph (B), shall be further 
                        multiplied by a factor of 1.2.
                            ``(ii) Carbon monoxide maintenance 
                        areas.--If, in addition to being 
                        classified as a nonattainment or 
                        maintenance area for ozone, the area 
                        was at one time also classified under 
                        subpart 3 of part D of title I of such 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a 
                        nonattainment area described in section 
                        149(b) for carbon monoxide but has been 
                        redesignated as a maintenance area, the 
                        weighted nonattainment or maintenance 
                        area population of the area, as 
                        determined under clauses (i) through 
                        (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be 
                        further multiplied by a factor of 1.1.
                    ``(D) Minimum apportionment.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                paragraph, each State shall receive a minimum 
                of \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned 
                under this paragraph.
                    ``(E) Determinations of population.--In 
                determining population figures for the purposes 
                of this paragraph, the Secretary shall use the 
                latest available annual estimates prepared by 
                the Secretary of Commerce.
            ``(3) Surface transportation program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For the surface 
                transportation program, in accordance with the 
                following formula:
                            ``(i) 25 percent of the 
                        apportionments in the ratio that--
                                    ``(I) the total lane miles 
                                of Federal-aid highways in each 
                                State; bears to
                                    ``(II) the total lane miles 
                                of Federal-aid highways in all 
                                States.
                            ``(ii) 40 percent of the 
                        apportionments in the ratio that--
                                    ``(I) the total vehicle 
                                miles traveled on lanes on 
                                Federal-aid highways in each 
                                State; bears to
                                    ``(II) the total vehicle 
                                miles traveled on lanes on 
                                Federal-aid highways in all 
                                States.
                            ``(iii) 35 percent of the 
                        apportionments in the ratio that--
                                    ``(I) the estimated tax 
                                payments attributable to 
                                highway users in each State 
                                paid into the Highway Trust 
                                Fund (other than the Mass 
                                Transit Account) in the latest 
                                fiscal year for which data are 
                                available; bears to
                                    ``(II) the estimated tax 
                                payments attributable to 
                                highway users in all States 
                                paid into the Highway Trust 
                                Fund (other than the Mass 
                                Transit Account) in the latest 
                                fiscal year for which data are 
                                available.
                    ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each State 
                shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent 
                of the funds apportioned under this paragraph.
            ``(4) Interstate maintenance component.--For 
        resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
        reconstructing the Interstate System--
                    ``(A) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total lane miles on 
                        Interstate System routes open to 
                        traffic in each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of all such lane 
                        miles in all States;
                    ``(B) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total vehicle miles 
                        traveled on lanes on Interstate System 
                        routes designated under--
                                    ``(I) section 103;
                                    ``(II) section 139(a) (as 
                                in effect on the day before the 
                                date of enactment of the 
                                Transportation Equity Act for 
                                the 21st Century) before March 
                                9, 1984 (other than routes on 
                                toll roads not subject to a 
                                Secretarial agreement under 
                                section 105 of the Federal-Aid 
                                Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 
                                2692)); and
                                    ``(III) section 139(c) (as 
                                in effect on the day before the 
                                date of enactment of the 
                                Transportation Equity Act for 
                                the 21st Century);
                        in each State; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of all such 
                        vehicle miles traveled in all States; 
                        and
                    ``(C) 33\1/3\ percent in the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the total of each State's 
                        annual contributions to the Highway 
                        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                        Account) attributable to commercial 
                        vehicles; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of such annual 
                        contributions by all States.''.
            (c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail 
        Corridors.--Section 104(d) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``The'' and all 
        that follows through ``$300,000 for each'' and 
        inserting ``Before making an apportionment under 
        subsection (b)(3) of this section for a fiscal year, 
        the Secretary shall set aside $500,000 for such''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination 
        in high speed rail corridors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Before making an 
                apportionment of funds under subsection 
(b)(3)for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $5,250,000 of 
the funds made available for the surface transportation program for the 
fiscal year for elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings.
                    ``(B) Eligible corridors.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (E), funds made available under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be expended for projects 
                in--
                            ``(i) 5 railway corridors selected 
                        by the Secretary in accordance with 
                        this subsection (as in effect on the 
                        day before the date of enactment of 
                        this clause);
                            ``(ii) 3 railway corridors selected 
                        by the Secretary in accordance with 
                        subparagraphs (C) and (D);
                            ``(iii) a Gulf Coast high speed 
                        railway corridor (as designated by the 
                        Secretary);
                            ``(iv) a Keystone high speed 
                        railway corridor from Philadelphia to 
                        Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and
                            ``(v) an Empire State railway 
                        corridor from New York City to Albany 
                        to Buffalo, New York.
                    ``(C) Required inclusion of high speed rail 
                lines.--A corridor selected by the Secretary 
                under subparagraph (B) shall include rail lines 
                where railroad speeds of 90 miles or more per 
                hour are occurring or can reasonably be 
                expected to occur in the future.
                    ``(D) Considerations in corridor 
                selection.--In selecting corridors under 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
                consider--
                          ``(i) projected rail ridership volume 
                        in each corridor;
                          ``(ii) the percentage of each 
                        corridor over which a train will be 
                        capable of operating at its maximum 
                        cruise speed taking into account such 
                        factors as topography and other traffic 
                        on the line;
                          ``(iii) projected benefits to 
                        nonriders such as congestion relief on 
                        other modes of transportation serving 
                        each corridor (including congestion in 
                        heavily traveled air passenger 
                        corridors);
                          ``(iv) the amount of State and local 
                        financial support that can reasonably 
                        be anticipated for the improvement of 
                        the line and related facilities; and
                          ``(v) the cooperation of the owner of 
                        the right-of-way that can reasonably be 
                        expected in the operation of high speed 
                        rail passenger service in each 
                        corridor.
                  ``(E) Certain improvements.--Not less than 
                $250,000 of such set-aside shall be available 
                per fiscal year for eligible improvements to 
                the Minneapolis/St. Paul-Chicago segment of the 
                Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor.
                  ``(F) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 
                for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to 
                carry out this subsection.''.
    (d) Certification of Apportionments.--Section 104(e) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Certification of 
        Apportionments.--'' after ``(e)'';
            (2) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On 
        October 1'';
            (3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
            (4) by striking ``and research'' the first place it 
        appears;
            (5) by striking the second sentence;
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Notice to states.--If the Secretary has not 
        made an apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 by 
        the 21st day of a fiscal year beginning after September 
        30, 1998, the Secretary shall transmit, by such 21st 
        day, to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
        a written statement of the reason for not making such 
        apportionment in a timely manner.''; and
            (7) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection) and aligning such 
        paragraph (1) with paragraph (2) of such section (as 
        added by paragraph (6) of this subsection).
    (e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.--Section 104(f) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Interstate 
        construction and Interstate substitute programs'' and 
        inserting ``recreational trails program''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``120(j) of this 
        title'' and inserting ``120(b)''.
    (f) Recreational Trails Program.--Section 104(h) of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Recreational Trails Program.--
            ``(1) Administrative costs.--Whenever an 
        apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out the recreational trails 
        program under section 206, the Secretary shall deduct 
        an amount, not to exceed 1\1/2\ percent of the sums 
        authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for 
        administration of and research and technical assistance 
        under the recreational trails program and for 
        administration of the National Recreational Trails 
        Advisory Committee. The Secretary may enter into 
        contracts with for-profit organizations or contracts, 
        partnerships, or cooperative agreements with other 
        government agencies, institutions of higher learning, 
        or nonprofit organizations to perform these tasks.
            ``(2) Apportionment to the states.--After making 
        the deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall apportion the remainder 
        of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
        expenditure on the recreational trails program for each 
        fiscal year, among the States in the following manner:
                    ``(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be 
                apportioned equally among eligible States.
                    ``(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be 
                apportioned among eligible States in amounts 
                proportionate to the degree of non-highway 
                recreational fuel use in each of those States 
                during the preceding year.
            ``(3) Eligible state defined.--In this section, the 
        term `eligible State' means a State that meets the 
        requirements of section 206(c).''.
    (g) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.--Section 104 of such 
title is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(i) Audits of Highway Trust Fund.--From administrative 
funds deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
reimburse the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation for the conduct of annual audits of financial 
statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31.''.
    (h) Report on Obligations.--Section 104 of such title is 
amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
    ``(j) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report for each fiscal year on--
            ``(1) the amount obligated, by each State, for 
        Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
        programs during the preceding fiscal year;
            ``(2) the balance, as of the last day of the 
        preceding fiscal year, of the unobligated 
apportionmentof each State by fiscal year under this section and 
sections 105 and 144;
            ``(3) the balance of unobligated sums available for 
        expenditure at the discretion of the Secretary for such 
        highways and programs for the fiscal year; and
            ``(4) the rates of obligation of funds apportioned 
        or set aside under this section and sections 105, 133, 
        and 144, according to--
                    ``(A) program;
                    ``(B) funding category or subcategory;
                    ``(C) type of improvement;
                    ``(D) State; and
                    ``(E) sub-State geographic area, including 
                urbanized and rural areas, on the basis of the 
                population of each such area.''.
    (i) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.--Section 104 of 
such title is amended by inserting after subsection (j) the 
following:
    ``(k) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds.--
            ``(1) Transfer of highway funds.--Funds made 
        available under this title and transferred for transit 
        projects of a type described in section 133(b)(2) shall 
        be administered by the Secretary in accordance with 
        chapter 53 of title 49, except that the provisions of 
        this title relating to the non-Federal share shall 
        apply to the transferred funds.
            ``(2) Transfer of transit funds.--Funds made 
        available under chapter 53 of title 49 and transferred 
        for highway projects shall be administered by the 
        Secretary in accordance with this title, except that 
        the provisions of such chapter relating to the non-
        Federal share shall apply to the transferred funds.
            ``(3) Transfer of obligation authority.--Obligation 
        authority provided for projects described in paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) shall be transferred in the same manner and 
        amount as the funds for the projects are 
        transferred.''.
    (j) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway Trust 
Fund.--Section 104 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(l) Effect of Certain Delay in Deposits Into Highway 
Trust Fund.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
deposits into the Highway Trust Fund resulting from the 
application of section 901(e) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
1997 (111 Stat. 872) shall not be taken into account in 
determining the apportionments and allocations that any State 
shall be entitled to receive underthe Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century and this title.''.
    (k) Technical Amendments.--Section 104(f) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(f)(1) On'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(f) Metropolitan Planning.--
            ``(1) Set-aside.--On'';
            (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, except that'' 
        and all that follows through ``programs'';
            (3) by striking ``(2) These'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Apportionment to states of set-aside funds.--
        These'';
            (4) by striking ``(3) The'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Use of funds.--The'';
            (5) by striking ``(4) The'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(4) Distribution of funds within states.--The''; 
        and
            (6) by aligning the remainder of the text of each 
        of paragraphs (1) through (4) with paragraph (5).
    (l) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 146(a) of such title is amended in the 
        first sentence by striking ``, 104(b)(2), and 
        104(b)(6)'' and inserting ``and 104(b)(3)''.
            (2) Section 158 of such title is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (1);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs 
                        (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), 
                        respectively;
                            (iii) in paragraph (1) (as so 
                        redesignated)--
                                    (I) by striking ``After the 
                                first year'' and inserting ``In 
                                general''; and
                                    (II) by striking 
                                ``104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and 
                                104(b)(6)'' and inserting 
                                ``104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4)''; 
                                and
                            (iv) in paragraph (2) (as 
                        redesignated by clause (ii)) by 
                        striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
                        this subsection'' and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (1)''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (b) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Effect of Withholding of Funds.--No funds withheld 
under this section from apportionment toany State after 
September 30, 1988, shall be available for apportionment to that 
State.''.
            (3)(A) Section 115(b)(1) of such title is amended 
        by striking ``104(b)(5)'' and inserting ``104(b)(4)''.
            (B) Section 137(f)(1) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title'' and 
        inserting ``section 104(b)(4)''.
            (C) Section 141(c) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``section 104(b)(5) of this title'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``section 104(b)(4)''.
            (D) Section 142(c) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``(other than section 104(b)(5)(A))''.
            (E) Section 159 of such title is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(5) of'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``(5) (as in effect on 
                the day before the date of enactment of the 
                Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) 
                of''; and
                    (ii) in subsection (b)--
                            (I) in paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and 
                        (3)(A) by striking ``section 
                        104(b)(5)(A)'' each place it appears 
                        and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)(A) 
                        (as in effect on the day before the 
                        date of enactment of the Transportation 
                        Equity Act for the 21st Century)'';
                            (II) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by 
                        striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B)'' and 
                        inserting ``section 104(b)(5)(B) (as in 
                        effect on the day before the date of 
                        enactment of the Transportation Equity 
                        Act for the 21st Century)'';
                            (III) in paragraph (3)(B) by 
                        striking ``(5)(B)'' and inserting 
                        ``(5)(B) (as in effect on the day 
                        before the date of enactment of the 
                        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
                        Century)''; and
                            (IV) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by 
                        striking ``section 104(b)(5)'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``section 104(b)(5) (as in effect on 
                        the day before the date of enactment of 
                        the Transportation Equity Act for the 
                        21st Century)''.
            (F) Section 161(a) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of section 
        104(b)'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b)''.
            (4) Section 142(b) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of section 
        104 of this title'' and inserting ``section 
        104(b)(4)''.
    (m) Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 1997.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law and subject to section 2(c) of the 
        Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
        for a State (other than Massachusetts) for fiscal year 
        1998 made under the Transportation Equity Act for the 
        21st Century (including amendments made by such Act) 
        shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such 
        State (other than Massachusetts) under section 
        1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (2) Repayment of transferred funds.--The Secretary 
        shall ensure that any apportionments made to a State 
        for fiscal year 1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) 
        shall first be used to restore in accordance with 
        section 3(c) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act of 1997 any funds that a State transferred under 
        section 3 of such Act.
            (3) Insufficient funds for repayment.--If a State 
        has insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 
        under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century (including amendments made by such Act) to make 
        the adjustment required by paragraph (1), then the 
        Secretary shall make an adjustment to any funds 
        apportioned to such State in fiscal year 1999.
            (4) Allocated programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal 
        year 1998 by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century (including amendments made by such Act) for a 
        program that is continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, 
        and 7 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
        1997 (including amendments made by such sections) and 
        the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
        (including amendments made by such Act) shall be 
        reduced by the amount made available by such sections 
        4, 5, 6, and 7 for such programs.
            (5) Treatment of STEA obligation authority.--The 
        amount of obligation authority made available under 
        section 2(e) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
        Act of 1997 shall be considered to be an amount of 
        obligation authority made available for fiscal year 
        1998 under section 1102(a) of this Act.
    (n) State Defined.--For the purposes of apportioning funds 
under sections 104, 105, 144, and 206, the term ``State'' means 
any of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

    (a) In General.--Section 105 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 105. Minimum guarantee

    ``(a) General Rule.--For each of fiscal years 1998 through 
2003, the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts 
sufficient to ensure that each State's percentage of the total 
apportionments for such fiscal year of Interstate maintenance, 
national highway system, bridge, congestion mitigation and air 
quality improvement, surface transportation, metropolitan 
planning, minimum guarantee, high priority projects, 
Appalachian development highway system, and recreational trails 
programs shall equal the percentage listed for each State in 
subsection (b).
    ``(b) State Percentages.--The percentage for each State 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be determined in accordance 
with the following table:

``States:                                                     Percentage
    Alabama...................................................   2.0269 
    Alaska....................................................   1.1915 
    Arizona...................................................   1.5581 
    Arkansas..................................................   1.3214 
    California................................................   9.1962 
    Colorado..................................................   1.1673 
    Connecticut...............................................   1.5186 
    Delaware..................................................   0.4424 
    District of Columbia......................................   0.3956 
    Florida...................................................   4.6176 
    Georgia...................................................   3.5104 
    Hawaii....................................................   0.5177 
    Idaho.....................................................   0.7718 
    Illinois..................................................   3.3819 
    Indiana...................................................   2.3588 
    Iowa......................................................   1.2020 
    Kansas....................................................   1.1717 
    Kentucky..................................................   1.7365 
    Louisiana.................................................   1.5900 
    Maine.....................................................   0.5263 
    Maryland..................................................   1.5087 
    Massachusetts.............................................   1.8638 
    Michigan..................................................   3.1535 
    Minnesota.................................................   1.4993 
    Mississippi...............................................   1.2186 
    Missouri..................................................   2.3615 
    Montana...................................................   0.9929 
    Nebraska..................................................   0.7768 
    Nevada....................................................   0.7248 
    New Hampshire.............................................   0.5163 
    New Jersey................................................   2.5816 
    New Mexico................................................   0.9884 
    New York..................................................   5.1628 
    North Carolina............................................   2.8298 
    North Dakota..............................................   0.6553 
    Ohio......................................................   3.4257 
    Oklahoma..................................................   1.5419 
    Oregon....................................................   1.2183 
    Pennsylvania..............................................   4.9887 
    Rhode Island..............................................   0.5958 
    South Carolina............................................   1.5910 
    South Dakota..............................................   0.7149 
    Tennessee.................................................   2.2646 
    Texas.....................................................   7.2131 
    Utah......................................................   0.7831 
    Vermont...................................................   0.4573 
    Virginia..................................................   2.5627 
    Washington................................................   1.7875 
    West Virginia.............................................   1.1319 
    Wisconsin.................................................   1.9916 
    Wyoming...................................................   0.6951 
    ``(c) Treatment of Funds.--
            ``(1) Programmatic distribution.--The Secretary 
        shall apportion 50 percent of the amounts made 
        available under this section that exceed$2,800,000,000 
so that the amount apportioned to each State under this paragraph for 
each program referred to in subsection (a) (other than metropolitan 
planning, minimum guarantee, high priority projects, Appalachian 
development highway system, and recreational trails programs) is equal 
to the amount determined by multiplying the amount to be apportioned 
under this paragraph by the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the amount of funds apportioned to 
                each State for each program referred to in 
                subsection (a) for a fiscal year; bears to
                    ``(B) the total amount of funds apportioned 
                to all States for such program for such fiscal 
                year.
            ``(2) Remaining distribution.--The Secretary shall 
        apportion the remainder of funds made available under 
        this section to the States in accordance with section 
        104(b)(3); except that requirements of paragraphs (1), 
        (2), and (3) of section 133(d) shall not apply to 
        amounts apportioned pursuant to this paragraph.
    ``(d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
    ``(e) Special Rule.--If in any of fiscal years 1999 through 
2003, the amount authorized under subsection (d) is more than 
30 percent higher than the amount authorized under subsection 
(d) in fiscal year 1998, the Secretary shall use the 
apportionment factors under sections 104 and 144 as in effect 
on the date of enactment of this section.
    ``(f) Guarantee of 90.5 Return.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before making any apportionment 
        under this title for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003, the Secretary, subject to paragraph (2), shall 
        adjust the percentages in the table in subsection (b) 
        to reflect the estimated percentage of estimated tax 
        payments attributable to highway users in each State 
        paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
        Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which 
        data is available, to ensure that no State's return 
        from such Trust Fund is less than 90.5 percent.
            ``(2) Eligibility threshold for initial 
        adjustment.--The Secretary may make an adjustment under 
        paragraph (1) for a State for a fiscal year only if the 
        State's return from the HighwayTrust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account) for the preceding fiscal year was equal to or 
less than 90.5 percent.
            ``(3) Conforming adjustments.--After making any 
        adjustments under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall adjust the remaining percentages in the 
        table set forth in subsection (b) to ensure that the 
        total of the percentages in the table do not exceed 100 
        percent for such fiscal year.
            ``(4) Limitation on adjustments.--After making any 
        adjustments under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall determine whether or not any State's 
        return from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
        Transit Account) is less than 90.5 percent as a result 
        of such adjustments and shall adjust the percentages in 
        the table for such fiscal year accordingly. Adjustments 
        of the percentages in the table under this paragraph 
        may not result in the total of such percentages 
        exceeding 100 percent.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
105 and inserting the following:

``105. Minimum guarantee.''.

SEC. 1105. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by striking section 110 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 110. Revenue aligned budget authority

    ``(a) Determination of Amount.--On October 15 of fiscal 
year 1999, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
allocate an amount of funds equal to the amount determined 
pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
901(b)(2)(B)(I)(cc)).
    ``(b) General Distribution.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) determine the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
                than the Mass Transit Account) for each of the 
                for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
                construction programs (other than the minimum 
                guarantee program) for which funds are 
                allocated from such Trust Fund by the Secretary 
                under this title and the Transportation Equity 
                Act for the 21st Century for a fiscal year, 
                bears to
                    ``(B) the total of all sums authorized to 
                be appropriated from such Trust Fund for such 
                programs for such fiscal year;
            ``(2) multiply the ratio determined under paragraph 
        (1) by the total amount of funds to be allocated under 
        subsection (a) for such fiscal year;
            ``(3) allocate the amount determined under 
        paragraph (2) among such programs in the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated from such Trust Fund for each of 
                such programs for such fiscal year, bears to
                    ``(B) the sums authorized to be 
                appropriated from such Trust Fund for all such 
                programs for such fiscal year; and
            ``(4) allocate the remainder of the funds to be 
        allocated under subsection (a) for such fiscal year to 
        the States in the ratio that--
                    ``(A) the total of all funds authorized to 
                be appropriated from such Trust Fund for 
                Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
                construction programs that are apportioned to 
                each State for such fiscal year but for this 
                section, bears to
                    ``(B) the total of all funds authorized to 
                be appropriated from such Trust Fund for such 
                programs that are apportioned to all States for 
                such fiscal year but for this section.
    ``(c) State Programmatic Distribution.--Of the funds to be 
apportioned to each State under subsection (b)(4) for a fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall ensure that such funds are 
apportioned for the Interstate maintenance program, the 
National Highway System program, the bridge program, the 
surface transportation program, and the congestion mitigation 
air quality improvement program in the same ratio that each 
State is apportioned funds for such programs for such fiscal 
year but for this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years beginning 
after September 30, 1998.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
110 and inserting the following:

``110. Revenue aligned budget authority.''.

SEC. 1106. FEDERAL-AID SYSTEMS.

    (a) Administration of National Highway System and 
Interstate Maintenance Program.--TheSecretary shall administer 
the National Highway System program and the Interstate Maintenance 
program as a combined program for purposes of allowing States maximum 
flexibility. References in this Act and title 23, United States Code, 
shall not be affected by such consolidation.
    (b) Federal-Aid Systems.--Section 103 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 103. Federal-aid systems

    ``(a) In General.--For the purposes of this title, the 
Federal-aid systems are the Interstate System and the National 
Highway System.
    ``(b) National Highway System.--
            ``(1) Description.--The National Highway System 
        consists of the highway routes and connections to 
        transportation facilities depicted on the map submitted 
        by the Secretary to Congress with the report entitled 
        `Pulling Together: The National Highway System and its 
        Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals' and dated 
        May 24, 1996. The system shall--
                    ``(A) serve major population centers, 
                international border crossings, ports, 
                airports, public transportation facilities, and 
                other intermodal transportation facilities and 
                other major travel destinations;
                    ``(B) meet national defense requirements; 
                and
                    ``(C) serve interstate and interregional 
                travel.
            ``(2) Components.--The National Highway System 
        described in paragraph (1) consists of the following:
                    ``(A) The Interstate System described in 
                subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Other urban and rural principal 
                arterial routes.
                    ``(C) Other connector highways (including 
                toll facilities) that provide motor vehicle 
                access between arterial routes on the National 
                Highway System and a major intermodal 
                transportation facility.
                    ``(D) A strategic highway network 
                consisting of a network of highways that are 
                important to the United States strategic 
                defense policy and that provide defense access, 
                continuity, and emergency capabilities for the 
                movement of personnel, materials, and equipment 
                in both peacetime and wartime. The highways may 
                be highways on or off the Interstate System and 
                shall be designated by the Secretary in 
                consultation with appropriate Federal agencies 
                and the States.
                    ``(E) Major strategic highway network 
                connectors consisting of highways that provide 
                motor vehicle access between major military 
                installations and highways that are part of the 
                strategic highway network. The highways shall 
                be designated by the Secretary in consultation 
                with appropriate Federal agencies and the 
                States.
            ``(3) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on 
        the National Highway System shall not exceed 178,250 
        miles.
            ``(4) Modifications to nhs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make 
                any modification, including any modification 
                consisting of a connector to a major intermodal 
                terminal, to the National Highway System that 
                is proposed by a State or that is proposed by a 
                State and revised by the Secretary if the 
                Secretary determines that the modification--
                            ``(i) meets the criteria 
                        established for the National Highway 
                        System under this title; and
                            ``(ii) enhances the national 
                        transportation characteristics of the 
                        National Highway System.
                    ``(B) Cooperation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In proposing a 
                        modification under this paragraph, a 
                        State shall cooperate with local and 
                        regional officials.
                            ``(ii) Urbanized areas.--In an 
                        urbanized area, the local officials 
                        shall act through the metropolitan 
                        planning organization designated for 
                        the area under section 134.
            ``(5) Congressional high priority corridors.--Upon 
        the completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary 
        shall add to the National Highway System any 
        congressional high priority corridor or any segment of 
        such a corridor established by section 1105 of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991 (105 Stat. 2031 et seq.) that was not identified 
        on the National Highway System described in paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(6) Eligible projects for nhs.--Subject to 
        approval by the Secretary, funds apportioned to a State 
        under section 104(b)(1) for the National Highway System 
        may be obligated for any of the following:
                    ``(A) Construction, reconstruction, 
                resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of 
                segments of the National Highway System.
                    ``(B) Operational improvements for segments 
                of the National Highway System.
                    ``(C) Construction of, and operational 
                improvements for, a Federal-aid highway not on 
                the National Highway System, and construction 
                of a transit project eligible for assistance 
                under chapter 53 of title 49, if--
                            ``(i) the highway or transit 
                        project is in the same corridor as, and 
                        in proximity to, a fully access-
                        controlled highway designated as a part 
                        of the National Highway System;
                            ``(ii) the construction or 
                        improvements will improve the level of 
                        service on the fully access-controlled 
                        highway described in clause (i) and 
                        improve regional traffic flow; and
                            ``(iii) the construction or 
                        improvements are more cost-effective 
                        than an improvement to the fully 
                        access-controlled highway described in 
                        clause (i).
                    ``(D) Highway safety improvements for 
                segments of the National Highway System.
                    ``(E) Transportation planning in accordance 
                with sections 134 and 135.
                    ``(F) Highway research and planning in 
                accordance with chapter 5.
                    ``(G) Highway-related technology transfer 
                activities.
                    ``(H) Capital and operating costs for 
                traffic monitoring, management, and control 
                facilities and programs.
                    ``(I) Fringe and corridor parking 
                facilities.
                    ``(J) Carpool and vanpool projects.
                    ``(K) Bicycle transportation and pedestrian 
                walkways in accordance with section 217.
                    ``(L) Development, establishment, and 
                implementation of management systems under 
                section 303.
                    ``(M) In accordance with all applicable 
                Federal law (including regulations), 
                participation in natural habitat and wetland 
                mitigation efforts related to projects funded 
                under this title, which may include 
                participation in naturalhabitat and wetland 
mitigation banks, contributions to statewide and regional efforts to 
conserve, restore, enhance, and create natural habitats and wetland, 
and development of statewide and regional natural habitat and wetland 
conservation and mitigation plans, including any such banks, efforts, 
and plans authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
(Public Law 101-640) (including crediting provisions). Contributions to 
the mitigation efforts described in the preceding sentence may take 
place concurrent with or in advance of project construction; except 
that contributions in advance of project construction may occur only if 
the efforts are consistent with all applicable requirements of Federal 
law (including regulations) and State transportation planning 
processes. With respect to participation in a natural habitat or 
wetland mitigation effort related to a project funded under this title 
that has an impact that occurs within the service area of a mitigation 
bank, preference shall be given, to the maximum extent practicable, to 
the use of the mitigation bank if the bank contains sufficient 
available credits to offset the impact and the bank is approved in 
accordance with the Federal Guidance for the Establishment, Use and 
Operation of Mitigation Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605 (November 28, 1995)) 
or other applicable Federal law (including regulations).
                    ``(N) Publicly-owned intracity or intercity 
                bus terminals.
                    ``(O) Infrastructure-based intelligent 
                transportation systems capital improvements.
                    ``(P) In the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
                Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands, any project eligible for 
                assistance under section 133, any airport, and 
                any seaport.
    ``(c) Interstate System.--
            ``(1) Description.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Dwight D. Eisenhower 
                National System of Interstate and Defense 
                Highways within the United States (including 
                the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) 
                consists of highways designed, located, and 
                selected in accordance with this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Design.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as 
                        provided in clause (ii), highways on 
                        the Interstate System shall be designed 
                        in accordance with the standards of 
                        section 109(b).
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Highways on the 
                        Interstate System in Alaska and Puerto 
                        Rico shall be designed in accordance 
                        with such geometric and construction 
                        standards as are adequate for current 
                        and probable future traffic demands and 
                        the needs of the locality of the 
                        highway.
                    ``(C) Location.--Highways on the Interstate 
                System shall be located so as--
                            ``(i) to connect by routes, as 
                        direct as practicable, the principal 
                        metropolitan areas, cities, and 
                        industrial centers;
                            ``(ii) to serve the national 
                        defense; and
                            ``(iii) to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, to connect at suitable 
                        border points with routes of 
                        continental importance in Canada and 
                        Mexico.
                    ``(D) Selection of routes.--To the maximum 
                extent practicable, each route of the 
                Interstate System shall be selected by joint 
                action of the State transportation departments 
                of the State in which the route is located and 
                the adjoining States, in cooperation with local 
                andregional officials, and subject to the 
approval of the Secretary.
            ``(2) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on 
        the Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000 miles, 
        exclusive of designations under paragraph (4).
            ``(3) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve or 
        require modifications to the Interstate System in a 
        manner consistent with the policies and procedures 
        established under this subsection.
            ``(4) Interstate system designations.--
                    ``(A) Additions.--If the Secretary 
                determines that a highway on the National 
                Highway System meets all standards of a highway 
                on the Interstate System and that the highway 
                is a logical addition or connection to the 
                Interstate System, the Secretary may, upon the 
                affirmative recommendation of the State or 
                States in which the highway is located, 
                designate the highway as a route on the 
                Interstate System.
                    ``(B) Designations as future interstate 
                system routes.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary 
                        determines that a highway on the 
                        National Highway System would be a 
                        logical addition or connection to the 
                        Interstate System and would qualify for 
                        designation as a route on the 
                        Interstate System under subparagraph 
                        (A) if the highway met all standards of 
                        a highway on the Interstate System, the 
                        Secretary may, upon the affirmative 
                        recommendation of the State or States 
                        in which the highway is located, 
                        designate the highway as a future 
                        Interstate System route.
                            ``(ii) Written agreement of 
                        states.--A designation under clause (i) 
                        shall be made only upon the written 
                        agreement of the State or States 
                        described in such clause that the 
                        highway will be constructed to meet all 
                        standards of a highway on the 
                        Interstate System by the date that is 
                        12 years after the date of the 
                        agreement.
                            ``(iii) Removal of designation.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If the 
                                State or States described in 
                                clause (i) have not 
                                substantially completed the 
                                construction of a highway 
                                designated under this 
                                subparagraph within the time 
                                provided for in the agreement 
                                between the Secretary and the 
                                State or States under clause 
                                (ii), the Secretary shall 
                                remove the designation of the 
                                highway as a future Interstate 
                                System route.
                                    ``(II) Effect of removal.--
                                Removal of the designation of a 
                                highway under subclause (I) 
                                shall not preclude the 
                                Secretary from designating the 
                                highway as a route on the 
                                Interstate System under 
                                subparagraph (A) or under any 
                                other provision of law 
                                providing for addition to the 
                                Interstate System.
                            ``(iv) Prohibition on referral as 
                        interstate system route.--No law, rule, 
                        regulation, map, document, or other 
                        record of the United States, or of any 
                        State or political subdivision of a 
                        State, shall refer to any highway 
                        designated as a future Interstate 
                        System route under this subparagraph, 
                        nor shall any such highway be signed or 
                        marked, as a highway on the Interstate 
                        System until such time as thehighway is 
constructed to the geometric and construction standards for the 
Interstate System and has been designated as a route on the Interstate 
System.
                    ``(C) Financial responsibility.--Except as 
                provided in this title, the designation of a 
                highway under this paragraph shall create no 
                additional Federal financial responsibility 
                with respect to the highway.
    ``(d) Transfer of Interstate Construction Funds.--
            ``(1) Interstate construction funds not in 
        surplus.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Upon application by a 
                State and approval by the Secretary, the 
                Secretary may transfer to the apportionment of 
                the State under section 104(b)(1) any amount of 
                funds apportioned to the State under section 
                104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before 
                the date of enactment of the Transportation 
                Equity Act for the 21st Century), if the amount 
                does not exceed the Federal share of the costs 
                of construction of segments of the Interstate 
                System in the State included in the most recent 
                Interstate System cost estimate.
                    ``(B) Effect of transfer.--Upon transfer of 
                an amount under subparagraph (A), the 
                construction on which the amount is based, as 
                included in the most recent Interstate System 
                cost estimate, shall not be eligible for 
                funding under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in 
                effect on the day before the date of enactment 
                of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
                Century) or 118(c).
            ``(2) Surplus interstate construction funds.--Upon 
        application by a State and approval by the Secretary, 
        the Secretary may transfer to the apportionment of the 
        State under section 104(b)(1) any amount of surplus 
        funds apportioned to the State under section 
        104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the date 
        of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
        21st Century), if the State has fully financed all work 
        eligible under the most recent Interstate System cost 
        estimate.
            ``(3) Applicability of certain laws.--Funds 
        transferred under this subsection shall be subject to 
        the laws (including regulations, policies, and 
        procedures) relating to the apportionment to which the 
        funds are transferred.''.
    (b) Unobligated Balances of Interstate Substitute Funds.--
Unobligated balances of funds apportioned to a State under 
section 103(e)(4)(H) of title 23, United States Code (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), 
shall be available for obligation by the State under the law 
(including regulations, policies, and procedures) relating to 
the obligation and expenditure of the funds in effect on that 
date.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1)(A) Section 115(a) of title 23, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (i) in the subsection heading by striking 
                ``Substitute,''; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by striking 
                ``103(e)(4)(H),'';
            (B) Section 118 of such title is amended--
                    (i) by striking subsection (d); and
                    (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) and 
                (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
            (C) Section 129(b) of such title is amended in the 
        first sentence by striking ``which has been'' and all 
        that follows through ``and has not'' and inserting 
        ``which is a public road and has not''.
            (2)(A) Section 139 of such title, and the item 
        relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 
        of such title, are repealed.
            (B) Section 127(f) of such title is amended by 
        striking ``section 139(a)'' and inserting ``section 
        103(c)(4)(A)''.
            (C) Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 597) 
        is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
        the following:
                    ``(B) Treatment of segments.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (C), segments designated as parts 
                of the Interstate System under this paragraph 
                shall be treated in the same manner as segments 
                designated under section 103(c)(4)(A) of title 
                23, United States Code.''.
    (d) Intermodal Freight Connectors Study.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) review the condition of and 
                improvements made, since the designation of the 
                National Highway System, to connectors on the 
                National Highway System that serve seaports, 
                airports, and other intermodal freight 
                transportation facilities; and
                    (B) report to Congress on the results of 
                such review.
            (2) Review.--In preparing the report, the Secretary 
        shall review the connectors and identify projects 
        carried out on those connectors that were intended to 
        provide and improve service to an intermodal facility 
        referred to in paragraph (1) and to facilitate the 
        efficient movement of freight, including movements of 
        freight between modes.
            (3) Identification of impediments.--If the 
        Secretary determines on the basis of the review that 
        there are impediments to improving the connectors 
        serving intermodal facilities referred to in paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall identify such impediments and 
        make any appropriate recommendations as part of the 
        Secretary's report to Congress under this subsection.

SEC. 1107. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 119 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Projects.--The Secretary may approve projects 
        for resurfacing, restoring, rehabilitating, and 
        reconstructing--
                    ``(A) routes on the Interstate System 
                designated under section 103(c)(1) and, in 
                Alaska and Puerto Rico, under section 
                103(c)(4)(A);
                    ``(B) routes on the Interstate System 
                designated before the date of enactment of the 
                Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
                under subsections (a) and (b) of section 139 
                (as in effect on the day before the date of 
                enactment of such Act); and
                    ``(C) any segments that become part of the 
                Interstate System under section 1105(e)(5) of 
                the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
                Efficiency Act of 1991.
            ``(2) Toll roads.--The Secretary may approve a 
        project pursuant to this subsection on a toll road only 
        if such road is subject to a Secretarial agreement 
        provided for in section 129 or continued in effect by 
        section 1012(d) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1939) 
        and not voided by the Secretary under section 120(c) of 
        the Surface Transportation andUniform Relocation 
Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 159).
            ``(3) Funding.--Sums authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this section shall be out of the Highway 
        Trust Fund and shall be apportioned in accordance with 
        section 104(b)(4).'';
            (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) 
        as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
    (b) Set-Asides for Interstate Discretionary Projects.--
Section 118(c) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Set-Asides for Interstate Discretionary Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--Before any apportionment is made 
        under section 104(b)(4), the Secretary shall set aside 
        $50,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 and $100,000,000 in 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for obligation 
        by the Secretary for projects for resurfacing, 
        restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing any route 
        or portion thereof on the Interstate System (other than 
        any highway designated as a part of the Interstate 
        System under section 139 (as in effect on the day 
        before the date of enactment of the Transportation 
        Equity Act for the 21st Century) and any toll road on 
        the Interstate System not subject to an agreement under 
        section 119(e) (as in effect on December 17, 1991).
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--The amounts set aside 
        under paragraph (1) shall be made available by the 
        Secretary to any State applying for such funds if the 
        Secretary determines that--
                    ``(A) the State has obligated or 
                demonstrates that it will obligate in the 
                fiscal year all of its apportionments under 
                section 104(b)(4) other than an amount that, by 
                itself, is insufficient to pay the Federal 
                share of the cost of a project for resurfacing, 
                restoring, rehabilitating, and reconstructing 
                the Interstate System that has been submitted 
                by the State to the Secretary for approval; and
                    ``(B) the applicant is willing and able 
                to--
                            ``(i) obligate the funds within 1 
                        year of the date the funds are made 
                        available;
                            ``(ii) apply the funds to a ready-
                        to-commence project; and
                            ``(iii) in the case of construction 
                        work, begin work within 90 days after 
                        obligation.
            ``(3) Priority consideration for certain 
        projects.--In selecting projects to fund under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority 
        consideration to any project the cost of which exceeds 
        $10,000,000 on any high volume route in an urban area 
        or a high truck-volume route in a rural area.
            ``(4) Period of availability of discretionary 
        funds.--Sums made available pursuant to this subsection 
        shall remain available until expended.''.
    (c) Interstate Needs.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct, in 
        cooperation with States and affected metropolitan 
        planning organizations, a study to determine--
                    (A) the expected condition of the 
                Interstate System over the next 10 years and 
                the needs of States and metropolitan planning 
                organizations to reconstruct and improve the 
                Interstate System;
                    (B) the resources necessary to maintain and 
                improve the Interstate System; and
                    (C) the means to ensure that the Nation's 
                surface transportation program can--
                            (i) address the needs identified in 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) allow for States to address 
                        any extraordinary needs.
            (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
        results of the study.

SEC. 1108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligibility of Projects.--Section 133(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``magnesium 
        acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or 
        other environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive 
        anti-icing and de-icing compositions'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and publicly 
        owned intracity or intercity bus terminals and 
        facilities'' and inserting ``, including vehicles and 
        facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, that 
        are used to provide intercity passenger service by 
        bus'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``and bicycle'' and 
                inserting ``bicycle''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the 
                end the following: ``, and the modification of 
                public sidewalks to comply with the Americans 
                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 
                et seq.)'';
            (4) in paragraph (4) by inserting 
        ``infrastructure'' after ``safety'';
            (5) in paragraph (9) by striking ``section 
        108(f)(1)(A) (other than clauses (xii) and (xvi)) of 
        the Clean Air Act'' and inserting ``section 
        108(f)(1)(A) (other than clause (xvi)) of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7408(f)(1)(A))'';
            (6) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``natural habitat 
                        and'' after ``participation in'' each 
                        place it appears;
                            (ii) by striking ``enhance and 
                        create'' and inserting ``enhance, and 
                        create natural habitats and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``natural 
                        habitat and'' before ``wetlands 
                        conservation''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``With respect to participation in a natural 
                habitat or wetland mitigation effort related to 
                a project funded under this title that has an 
                impact that occurs within the service area of a 
                mitigation bank, preference shall be given, to 
                the maximum extent practicable, to the use of 
                the mitigation bank if the bank contains 
                sufficient available credits to offset the 
                impact and the bank is approved in accordance 
                with the Federal Guidance for the 
                Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation 
                Banks (60 Fed. Reg. 58605 (November 28, 1995)) 
                or other applicable Federal law (including 
                regulations).''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) Infrastructure-based intelligent 
        transportation systems capital improvements.
            ``(14) Environmental restoration and pollution 
        abatement projects (including the retrofit or 
        construction of storm water treatment systems) to 
        address water pollution or environmental degradation 
        caused or contributed to by transportation facilities, 
        which projects shall be carried out when the 
        transportation facilities are undergoing 
        reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or 
        restoration; except that the expenditure of funds under 
        this section for any such environmental restoration or 
        pollution abatement project shall not exceed 20 percent 
        of the total cost of the reconstruction, 
        rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration project.''.
    (b) Transportation Enhancement Activities.--Section 133 of 
such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(3)(D) by striking ``any 
        State'' and all that follows through the period at the 
        end and inserting ``Hawaii and Alaska''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(i) by striking ``if 
                the Secretary'' and all that follows through 
                ``activities''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by adding at the end 
                the following:
                    ``(C) Cost sharing.--
                            ``(i) Required aggregate non-
                        federal share.--The average annual non-
                        Federal share of the total cost of all 
                        projects to carry out transportation 
                        enhancement activities in a State for a 
                        fiscal year shall be not less than the 
                        non-Federal share authorized for the 
                        State under section 120(b).
                            ``(ii) Innovative financing.--
                        Subject to clause (i), notwithstanding 
                        section 120--
                                    ``(I) funds from other 
                                Federal agencies and the value 
                                of other contributions (as 
                                determined by the Secretary) 
                                may be credited toward the non-
                                Federal share of the costs of a 
                                project to carry out a 
                                transportation enhancement 
                                activity;
                                    ``(II) the non-Federal 
                                share for such a project may be 
                                calculated on a project, 
                                multiple-project, or program 
                                basis; and
                                    ``(III) the Federal share 
                                of the cost of an individual 
                                project to which subclause (I) 
                                or (II) applies may be up to 
                                100 percent.''.
    (c) Program Approval.--Section 133(e) of such title is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Program approval.--
                    ``(A) Submission of project agreement.--For 
                each fiscal year, each State shall submit a 
                project agreement that--
                            ``(i) certifies that the State will 
                        meet all the requirements of this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) notifies the Secretary of 
                        the amount of obligations needed to 
                        carry out the program under this 
                        section.
                    ``(B) Request for adjustments of amounts.--
                Each State shall request from theSecretary such 
adjustments to the amount of obligations referred to in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) as the State determines to be necessary.
                    ``(C) Effect of approval by the 
                secretary.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
                project agreement under subparagraph (A) shall 
                be deemed a contractual obligation of the 
                United States to pay surface transportation 
                program funds made available under this 
                title.''.
    (d) Payments.--Section 133(e)(3)(A) of such title is 
amended by striking the second sentence.
    (e) Surface Transportation Program Obligations in Urban 
Areas.--Section 133 of such title is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(f) Obligation Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--A State that is required to 
        obligate in an urbanized area with an urbanized area 
        population of over 200,000 individuals under subsection 
        (d) funds apportioned to the State under section 
        104(b)(3) shall make available during the period of 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2000 and the period of fiscal 
        years 2001 through 2003 an amount of obligation 
        authority distributed to the State for Federal-aid 
        highways and highway safety construction programs for 
        use in the area that is equal to the amount obtained by 
        multiplying--
                    ``(A) the aggregate amount of funds that 
                the State is required to obligate in the area 
                under subsection (d) during the period; and
                    ``(B) the ratio that--
                            ``(i) the aggregate amount of 
                        obligation authority distributed to the 
                        State for Federal-aid highways and 
                        highway safety construction programs 
                        during the period; bears to
                            ``(ii) the total of the sums 
                        apportioned to the State for Federal-
                        aid highways and highway safety 
                        construction programs (excluding sums 
                        not subject to an obligation 
                        limitation) during the period.
            ``(2) Joint responsibility.--Each State, each 
        affected metropolitan planning organization, and the 
        Secretary shall jointly ensure compliance with 
        paragraph (1).''.
    (f) Division of STP Funds for Areas of Less Than 5,000 
Population.--
            (1) Special rule.--Notwithstanding section 133(c) 
        of title 23, United States Code, and except as provided 
        in paragraph (2), up to 15 percent of the amounts 
        required to be obligated under section 133(d)(3)(B) of 
        such title for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
        may be obligated on roads functionally classified as 
        minor collectors.
            (2) Suspension.--The Secretary may suspend the 
        application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
        determines that paragraph (1) is being used 
        excessively.
    (g) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth 
conservation or service corps to perform appropriate 
transportation enhancement activities under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code.

SEC. 1109. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

    (a) Apportionment Formula.--Section 144(e) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended in the fourth sentence by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and, 
if a State transfers funds apportioned to the State under this 
section in a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, to 
any other apportionment of funds to such State under this 
title, the total cost of deficient bridges in such State and in 
all States to be determined for the succeeding fiscal year 
shall be reduced by the amount of such transferred funds''.
    (b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 
        1997.--'' before ``Of the amounts'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Fiscal year 1998.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
                bridge program under this section for fiscal 
                year 1998, all but $25,000,000 shall be 
                apportioned as provided in subsection (e) of 
                this section. Such $25,000,000 shall be 
                available only for projects for the seismic 
                retrofit of a bridge described in subsection 
                (l).
                    ``(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--Of 
                the amounts authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out the bridge program under this section 
                for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, all 
                but $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
                provided in subsection (e). Such $100,000,000 
                shall be available at the discretion of the 
                Secretary; except that not to exceed 
                $25,000,000 shall be available only for 
                projects for the seismic retrofit of bridges, 
                including projects in the New Madrid fault 
                region.''; and
            (3) by indenting subparagraph (A) (as designated by 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection) and aligning such 
        subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such 
        section (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).
    (c) Off-System Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(3) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, 1988'' and all that follows 
        through ``1997,'' and inserting ``through 2003''; and
            (2) by striking ``system'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``highway''.
    (d) Eligibility.--Section 144 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d) by inserting after 
        ``magnesium acetate'' the following: ``, sodium 
        acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, 
        minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing 
        compositions or installing scour countermeasures'';
            (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``such 
        acetate'' each place it appears the following: ``or 
        sodium acetate/formate or such anti-icing or de-icing 
        composition or installation of such countermeasures''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after 
        ``magnesium acetate'' the following: ``, sodium 
        acetate/formate, or other environmentally acceptable, 
        minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing 
        compositions or install scour countermeasures''.
    (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 144(n) of such title is 
amended by striking ``system'' and inserting ``highway''.

SEC. 1110. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 149(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``establish'' 
the following: ``and implement''.
    (b) Currently Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``that was designated as a 
        nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean 
        Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) during any part of fiscal 
        year 1994'' and inserting the following: ``that is or 
        was designated as a nonattainment area for ozone, 
        carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under section 
        107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and 
        classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), 
        or 188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 
        7512(a), 7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated 
        as a nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after 
        December 31, 1997,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``clauses (xii) 
        and''; and inserting ``clause'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking ``an area'' 
        and all that follows through the semicolon and 
        inserting ``a maintenance area;'';
            (4) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
            (5) by striking ``standard.'' at the end of 
        paragraph (4) and inserting ``standard; or''; and
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) if the program or project improves traffic 
        flow, including projects to improve signalization, 
        construct high occupancy vehicle lanes, improve 
        intersections, and implement intelligent transportation 
        system strategies and such other projects that are 
        eligible for assistance under this section on the day 
        before the date of enactment of this paragraph.''.
    (c) States Receiving Minimum Apportionment.--Section 149 of 
such title is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting 
the following:
    ``(c) States Receiving Minimum Apportionment.--
            ``(1) States without a nonattainment area.--If a 
        State does not have, and never has had, a nonattainment 
        area designated under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
        et seq.), the State may use funds apportioned to the 
        State under section 104(b)(2) for any project eligible 
        under the surface transportation program under section 
        133.
            ``(2) States with a nonattainment area.--If a State 
        has a nonattainment area or maintenance area and 
        receives funds under section 104(b)(2)(D) above the 
        amount of funds that the State would have received 
        based on its nonattainment and maintenance area 
        population under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
        104(b)(2), the State may use that portion of the funds 
        not based on its nonattainment and maintenance area 
        population under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
        104(b)(2) for any project in the State eligible under 
        section 133.''.
    (d) Public-Private Partnerships.--
            (1) In general.--Section 149 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Partnerships With Nongovernmental Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this title and in accordance with this 
        subsection, a metropolitan planning organization, State 
        transportation department, or other project sponsor may 
        enter into an agreement with any public, private, or 
        nonprofit entity to cooperatively implement any project 
        carried out under this section.
            ``(2) Forms of participation by entities.--
        Participation by an entity under paragraph (1) may 
        consist of--
                    ``(A) ownership or operation of any land, 
                facility, vehicle, or other physical asset 
                associated with the project;
                    ``(B) cost sharing of any project expense;
                    ``(C) carrying out of administration, 
                construction management, project management, 
                project operation, or any other management or 
                operational duty associated with the project; 
                and
                    ``(D) any other form of participation 
                approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Allocation to entities.--A State may allocate 
        funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to an entity 
        described in paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Alternative fuel projects.--In the case of a 
        project that will provide for the use of alternative 
        fuels by privately owned vehicles or vehiclefleets, 
activities eligible for funding under this subsection--
                    ``(A) may include the costs of vehicle 
                refueling infrastructure, including 
                infrastructure that would support the 
                development, production, and use of emerging 
                technologies that reduce emissions of air 
                pollutants from motor vehicles, and other 
                capital investments associated with the 
                project;
                    ``(B) shall include only the incremental 
                cost of an alternative fueled vehicle, as 
                compared to a conventionally fueled vehicle, 
                that would otherwise be borne by a private 
                party; and
                    ``(C) shall apply other governmental 
                financial purchase contributions in the 
                calculation of net incremental cost.
            ``(5) Prohibition on federal participation with 
        respect to required activities.--A Federal 
        participation payment under this subsection may not be 
        made to an entity to fund an obligation imposed under 
        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) or any other 
        Federal law.''.
            (2) Determination by the secretary.--For the 
        purposes of section 149(c) of title 23, United States 
        Code, the Secretary shall determine in accordance with 
        the procedures specified in section 149(b) of such 
        title whether water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion 
        technologies that consist of a hydrocarbon base and 
        water in an amount not less than 20 percent by volume 
        that reduce emissions of hydrocarbon, particulate 
        matter, carbon monoxide, or nitrogen oxide from motor 
        vehicles.
    (e) Study of CMAQ Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
        shall enter into arrangements with the National Academy 
        of Sciences to complete, by not later than January 1, 
        2001, a study of the congestion mitigation and air 
        quality improvement program under section 149 of title 
        23, United States Code. The study shall, at a minimum--
                    (A) evaluate the air quality impacts of 
                emissions from motor vehicles;
                    (B) evaluate the negative effects of 
                traffic congestion, including the economic 
                effects of time lost due to congestion;
                    (C) determine the amount of funds obligated 
                under the program and make a comprehensive 
                analysis of the types of projects funded under 
                the program;
                    (D) evaluate the emissions reductions 
                attributable to projects of various types that 
                have been funded under the program;
                    (E) assess the effectiveness, including the 
                quantitative and non-quantitative benefits, of 
                projects funded under the program and include, 
                in the assessment, an estimate of the cost per 
                ton of pollution reduction;
                    (F) assess the cost effectiveness of 
                projects funded under the program with respect 
                to congestion mitigation;
                    (G) compare--
                            (i) the costs of achieving the air 
                        pollutant emissions reductions achieved 
                        under the program; to
                            (ii) the costs that would be 
                        incurred if similar reductions were 
                        achieved by other measures, including 
                        pollution controls on stationary 
                        sources;
                    (H) include recommendations on 
                improvements, including other types of 
                projects, that will increase the overall 
                effectiveness of the program;
                    (I) include recommendations on expanding 
                the scope of the program to address traffic-
                related pollutants that, as of the date of the 
                study, are not addressed by the program.
            (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        National Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the 
        Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure and the Committee on Commerce of the 
        House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
        the results of the study with recommendations for 
        modifications to the congestion mitigation and air 
        quality improvement program in light of the results of 
        the study.
            (3) Funding.--Before making the apportionment of 
        funds under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United 
        States Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
        the Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be 
        apportioned under such section for such fiscal year, 
        and make available, $500,000 for such fiscal year to 
        carry out this subsection.

SEC. 1111. FEDERAL SHARE.

    (a) State-Determined Lower Federal Share.--Section 120 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Except'' and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except'';
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) State-determined lower federal share.--In the 
        case of any project subject to paragraph (1), a State 
        may determine a lower Federal share than the Federal 
        share determined under such paragraph.''; and
                    (C) by aligning the remainder of the text 
                of paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph 
                (A) of this paragraph) with paragraph (2) of 
                such subsection (as added by subparagraph (B) 
                of this paragraph); and
            (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
        following: ``In the case of any project subject to this 
        subsection, a State may determine a lower Federal share 
        than the Federal share determined under the preceding 
        sentences of this subsection.''.
    (b) Increased Federal Share for Certain Safety Projects.--
The first sentence of section 120(c) of such title is amended 
by inserting ``or transit vehicles'' after ``emergency 
vehicles''.
    (c) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--Section 120 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--A State may use as a credit 
        toward the non-Federal share requirement for any funds 
        made available to carry out this title (other than the 
        emergency relief program authorized by section 125) or 
        chapter 53 of title 49 toll revenues that are generated 
        and used by public, quasi-public, and private agencies 
        to build, improve, or maintain highways, bridges, or 
        tunnels that serve the public purpose of interstate 
        commerce. Such public, quasi-public, or private 
        agencies shall have built, improved, or maintained such 
        facilities without Federal funds.
            ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The credit for any non-
                Federal share provided under this subsection 
                shall not reduce nor replace State funds 
                required to match Federal funds for any program 
                under this title.
                    ``(B) Condition on receipt of credit.--To 
                receive a credit under paragraph (1) for a 
                fiscal year, a State shall enter into such 
                agreement as the Secretary may require to 
                ensure that the State will maintain its non-
                Federal transportation capital expenditures in 
                such fiscal year at or above the average level 
                of such expenditures for the preceding 3 fiscal 
                years; except that if, for any 1 of the 
                preceding 3 fiscal years, the non-Federal 
                transportation capital expenditures of the 
                State were at a level that was greater than 130 
                percent of the average level of such 
                expenditures for the other 2 of the preceding 3 
                fiscal years, the agreement shall ensure that 
                the State will maintain its non-Federal 
                transportation capital expenditures in the 
                fiscal year of the credit at or above the 
                average level of such expenditures for the 
                other 2 fiscal years.
                    ``(C) Transportation capital expenditures 
                defined.--In subparagraph (B), the term `non-
                Federal transportation capital expenditures' 
                includes any payments made by the State for 
                issuance of transportation-related bonds.
            ``(3) Treatment.--
                    ``(A) Limitation on liability.--Use of a 
                credit for a non-Federal share under this 
                subsection that is received from a public, 
                quasi-public, or private agency--
                            ``(i) shall not expose the agency 
                        to additional liability, additional 
                        regulation, or additional 
                        administrative oversight; and
                            ``(ii) shall not subject the agency 
                        to any additional Federal design 
                        standards or laws (including 
                        regulations) as a result of providing 
                        the non-Federal share other than those 
                        to which the agency is already subject.
                    ``(B) Chartered multistate agencies.--When 
                a credit that is received from a chartered 
                multistate agency is applied to a non-Federal 
                share under this subsection, such credit shall 
                be applied equally to all charter States.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 130(a) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``Except as 
        provided in subsection (d) of section 120 of this 
        title'' and inserting ``Subject to section 120''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by striking ``except as 
        provided in subsection (d) of section 120 of this 
        title'' and inserting ``subject to section 120''.

SEC. 1112. RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 205 the following:

``Sec. 206. Recreational trails program

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Motorized recreation.--The term `motorized 
        recreation' means off-road recreation using any motor-
        powered vehicle, except for a motorized wheelchair.
            ``(2) Recreational trail.--The term `recreational 
        trail' means a thoroughfare or track across land or 
        snow, used for recreational purposes such as--
                    ``(A) pedestrian activities, including 
                wheelchair use;
                    ``(B) skating or skateboarding;
                    ``(C) equestrian activities, including 
                carriage driving;
                    ``(D) nonmotorized snow trail activities, 
                including skiing;
                    ``(E) bicycling or use of other human-
                powered vehicles;
                    ``(F) aquatic or water activities; and
                    ``(G) motorized vehicular activities, 
                including all-terrain vehicle riding, 
                motorcycling, snowmobiling, use of off-road 
                light trucks, or use of other off-road 
                motorized vehicles.
    ``(b) Program.--In accordance with this section, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall carry out a program to 
provide and maintain recreational trails.
    ``(c) State Responsibilities.--To be eligible for 
apportionments under this section--
            ``(1) the Governor of the State shall designate the 
        State agency or agencies that will be responsible for 
        administering apportionments made to the State under 
        this section; and
            ``(2) the State shall establish a State 
        recreational trail advisory committee that represents 
        both motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail 
        users, which shall meet not less often than once per 
        fiscal year.
    ``(d) Use of Apportioned Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds apportioned to a State to 
        carry out this section shall be obligated for 
        recreational trails and related projects that--
                    ``(A) have been planned and developed under 
                the laws, policies, and administrative 
                procedures of the State; and
                    ``(B) are identified in, or further a 
                specific goal of, a recreational trail plan, or 
                a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation 
                plan required by the Land and Water 
                Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 
                et seq.), that is in effect.
            ``(2) Permissible uses.--Permissible uses of funds 
        apportioned to a State for a fiscal year to carry out 
        this section include--
                    ``(A) maintenance and restoration of 
                existing recreational trails;
                    ``(B) development and rehabilitation of 
                trailside and trailhead facilities and trail 
                linkages for recreational trails;
                    ``(C) purchase and lease of recreational 
                trail construction and maintenance equipment;
                    ``(D) construction of new recreational 
                trails, except that, in the case of new 
                recreational trails crossing Federal lands, 
                construction of the trails shall be--
                            ``(i) permissible under other law;
                            ``(ii) necessary and required by a 
                        statewide comprehensive outdoor 
                        recreation plan that is required by the 
                        Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
                        1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.) and 
                        that is in effect;
                            ``(iii) approved by the 
                        administering agency of the State 
                        designated under subsection (c)(1); and
                            ``(iv) approved by each Federal 
                        agency having jurisdiction over the 
                        affected lands under such terms and 
                        conditions as the head of the Federal 
                        agency determines to be appropriate, 
                        except that the approval shall be 
                        contingent on compliance by the Federal 
                        agency with all applicable laws, 
                        including the National Environmental 
                        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                        seq.), the Forest and Rangeland 
                        Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
                        1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the 
                        Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
                        of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
                    ``(E) acquisition of easements and fee 
                simple title to property for recreational 
                trails or recreational trail corridors;
                    ``(F) payment of costs to the State 
                incurred in administering the program, but in 
                an amount not to exceed 7 percent of the 
                apportionment made to the State for the fiscal 
                year to carry out this section; and
                    ``(G) operation of educational programs to 
                promote safety and environmental protection as 
                those objectives relate to the use of 
                recreational trails, but in an amount not to 
                exceed 5 percent of the apportionment made to 
                the State for the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Use of apportionments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), of the 
                apportionments made to a State for a fiscal 
                year to carry out this section--
                            ``(i) 40 percent shall be used for 
                        recreational trail or related projects 
                        that facilitate diverse recreational 
                        trail use within a recreational trail 
                        corridor, trailside, or trailhead, 
                        regardless of whether the project is 
                        for diverse motorized use, for diverse 
                        nonmotorized use, or to accommodate 
                        both motorized and nonmotorized 
                        recreational trail use;
                            ``(ii) 30 percent shall be used for 
                        uses relating to motorized recreation; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) 30 percent shall be used 
                        for uses relating to nonmotorized 
                        recreation.
                    ``(B) Small state exclusion.--Any State 
                with a total land area of less than 3,500,000 
                acres shall be exempt from the requirements of 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Waiver authority.--A State 
                recreational trail advisory committee 
                established under subsection (c)(2), may waive, 
                in whole or in part, the requirements of 
                clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (A) if 
                the State recreational trail advisory committee 
                determines and notifies the Secretary that the 
                State does not have sufficient projects to meet 
                the requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A).
                    ``(D) State administrative costs.--State 
                administrative costs eligible for funding under 
                paragraph (2)(F) shall be exempt from the 
                requirements of subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State may use funds 
                apportioned to the State to carry out this 
                section to make grants to private 
                organizations, municipal, county, State, and 
                Federal government entities, and other 
                government entities as approved by the State 
                after considering guidance from the State 
                recreational trail advisory committee 
                established under subsection (c)(2), for uses 
                consistent with this section.
                    ``(B) Compliance.--A State that makes 
                grants under subparagraph (A) shall establish 
                measures to verify that recipients of the 
                grants comply with the conditions of the 
                program for the use of grant funds.
    ``(e) Environmental Benefit or Mitigation.--To the extent 
practicable and consistent with the other requirements of this 
section, a State should give consideration to project proposals 
that provide for the redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine 
maintenance, or relocation of recreational trails to benefit 
the natural environment or to mitigate and minimize the impact 
to the natural environment.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the other provisions 
        of this subsection, the Federal share of the cost of a 
        project under this section shall not exceed 80 percent.
            ``(2) Federal agency project sponsor.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Federal 
        agency that sponsors a project under this section may 
        contribute additional Federal funds toward the cost of 
        a project, except that--
                    ``(A) the share attributable to the 
                Secretary of Transportation may not exceed 80 
                percent of the cost of a project under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) the share attributable to the 
                Secretary and the Federal agency may not exceed 
                95 percent of the cost of a project under this 
                section.
            ``(3) Use of funds from federal programs to provide 
        non-federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, the non-Federal share of the cost of the 
        project may include amounts made available by the 
        Federal Government under any Federal program that are--
                    ``(A) expended in accordance with the 
                requirements of the Federal program relating to 
                activities funded and populations served; and
                    ``(B) expended on a project that is 
                eligible for assistance under this section.
            ``(4) Programmatic non-federal share.--A State may 
        allow adjustments to the non-Federal share of an 
        individual project for a fiscal year under this section 
        if the Federal share of the cost of all projects 
        carried out by the State under the program (excluding 
        projects funded under paragraph (2) or (3)) using funds 
        apportioned to the State for the fiscal year does not 
        exceed 80 percent.
            ``(5) State administrative costs.--The Federal 
        share of the administrative costs of a State under this 
        subsection shall be determined in accordance with 
        section 120(b).
    ``(g) Uses Not Permitted.--A State may not obligate funds 
apportioned to carry out this section for--
            ``(1) condemnation of any kind of interest in 
        property;
            ``(2) construction of any recreational trail on 
        National Forest System land for any motorized use 
        unless--
                    ``(A) the land has been designated for uses 
                other than wilderness by an approved forest 
                land and resource management plan or has been 
                released to uses other than wilderness by an 
                Act of Congress; and
                    ``(B) the construction is otherwise 
                consistent with the management direction in the 
                approved forest land and resource management 
                plan;
            ``(3) construction of any recreational trail on 
        Bureau of Land Management land for any motorized use 
        unless the land--
                    ``(A) has been designated for uses other 
                than wilderness by an approved Bureau of Land 
                Management resource management plan or has been 
                released to uses other than wilderness by an 
                Act of Congress; and
                    ``(B) the construction is otherwise 
                consistent with the management direction in the 
                approved management plan; or
            ``(4) upgrading, expanding, or otherwise 
        facilitating motorized use or access to recreational 
        trails predominantly used by nonmotorized recreational 
        trail users and on which, as of May 1, 1991, motorized 
        use was prohibited or had not occurred.
    ``(h) Project Administration.--
            ``(1) Credit for donations of funds, materials, 
        services, or new right-of-way.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this title or 
                other law shall prevent a project sponsor from 
                offering to donate funds, materials, services, 
                or a new right-of-way for the purposes of a 
                project eligible for assistance under this 
                section. Any funds, or the fair market value of 
                any materials, services, or new right-of-way, 
                may be donated by any project sponsor and shall 
                be credited to the non-Federal share in 
                accordance with subsection (f).
                    ``(B) Federal project sponsors.--Any funds 
                or the fair market value of any materials or 
                services may be provided by a Federal project 
                sponsor and shall be credited to the Federal 
                agency's share in accordance with subsection 
                (f).
            ``(2) Recreational purpose.--A project funded under 
        this section is intended to enhance recreational 
        opportunity and is not subject to section 138 of this 
        title or section 303 of title 49.
            ``(3) Continuing recreational use.--At the option 
        of each State, funds apportioned to the State to carry 
        out this section may be treated as Land and Water 
        Conservation Fund apportionments for the purposes of 
        section 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
        Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-8(f)(3)).
            ``(4) Cooperation by private persons.--
                    ``(A) Written assurances.--As a condition 
                of making available apportionments for work on 
                recreational trails that would affect privately 
                owned land, a State shall obtain written 
                assurances that the owner of the land will 
                cooperate with the State and participate as 
                necessary in the activities to be conducted.
                    ``(B) Public access.--Any use of the 
                apportionments to a State to carry out this 
                section on privately owned land must be 
                accompanied by an easement or other legally 
                binding agreement that ensures public access to 
                the recreational trail improvements funded by 
                the apportionments.
    ``(i) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to carry out 
this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1, except 
that the Federal share of the cost ofa project under this 
section shall be determined in accordance with this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 206 and inserting the following:

``206. Recreational trails program.''.

    (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 1302 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 
U.S.C. 1261) is repealed.
    (d) Termination of Advisory Committee.--Section 1303 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(j) Termination.--The advisory committee established by 
this section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
    (e) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified youth 
conservation or service corps to perform construction and 
maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of title 
23, United States Code.

SEC. 1113. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

    (a) Federal Share.--Section 120(e) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking 
``highway system'' and inserting ``highway''.
    (b) Eligibility and Funding.--Section 125 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
        as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) General Eligibility.--Subject to this section and 
section 120, an emergency fund is authorized for expenditure by 
the Secretary for the repair or reconstruction of highways, 
roads, and trails, in any part of the United States, including 
Indian reservations, that the Secretary finds have suffered 
serious damage as a result of--
            ``(1) natural disaster over a wide area, such as by 
        a flood, hurricane, tidal wave, earthquake, severe 
        storm, or landslide; or
            ``(2) catastrophic failure from any external cause.
    ``(b) Restriction on Eligibility.--In no event shall funds 
be used pursuant to this section for the repair or 
reconstruction of bridges that have been permanently closed to 
all vehicular traffic by the State or responsible local 
official because of imminent danger of collapse due to a 
structural deficiency or physical deterioration.
    ``(c) Funding.--Subject to the following limitations, there 
are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) such sums as may be 
necessary to establish the fund authorized by this section and 
to replenish it on an annual basis:
            ``(1) Not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to 
        be obligated in any 1 fiscal year commencing after 
        September 30, 1980, to carry out the provisions of this 
        section; except that, if in any fiscal year the total 
        of all obligations under this section is less than the 
        amount authorized to be obligated in such fiscal year, 
        the unobligated balance of such amount shall remain 
        available until expended and shall be in addition to 
        amounts otherwise available to carry out this section 
        each year.
            ``(2) Pending such appropriation or replenishment, 
        the Secretary may obligate from any funds heretofore or 
        hereafter appropriated for obligation in accordance 
        with this title, including existing Federal-aid 
        appropriations, such sums as may be necessary for the 
        immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized. 
        Funds obligated under this paragraph shall be 
        reimbursed from such appropriation or replenishment.'';
            (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking 
                ``reconstruction of highways'' and all that 
                followsthrough ``in accordance'' and inserting 
``reconstruction of highways on Federal-aid highways in accordance'';
                    (B) by striking ``subsection (c)'' both 
                places it appears and inserting ``subsection 
                (e)'';
                    (C) in the second sentence by striking 
                ``authorized'' and all that follows through the 
                period and inserting ``authorized on Federal-
                aid highways.''; and
                    (D) in the last sentence by striking 
                ``Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                (Public Law 93-288)'' and inserting ``Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)''; and
            (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated) by 
        striking ``on any of the Federal-aid highway systems'' 
        and inserting ``Federal-aid highways''.
    (c) San Mateo County, California.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct any 
portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, 
California, that--
            (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of 
        storms in the winter of 1982-1983 and a mountain slide; 
        and
            (2) until its destruction, served as the only 
        reasonable access route between 2 cities and as the 
        designated emergency evacuation route of 1 of the 
        cities;
shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of title 
23, United States Code, if the project complies with the local 
coastal plan.
    (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 120(e) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
            (2) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``180''.

SEC. 1114. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 143 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 143. Highway use tax evasion projects

    ``(a) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
means the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
    ``(b) Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out 
        highway use tax evasion projects in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Funds made available to 
        carry out this section may be allocated to the Internal 
        Revenue Service and the States at the discretion of the 
        Secretary.
            ``(3) Conditions on funds allocated to internal 
        revenue service.--The Secretary shall not impose any 
        condition on the use of funds allocated to the Internal 
        Revenue Service under this subsection.
            ``(4) Limitation on use of funds.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this section shall be used 
        only--
                    ``(A) to expand efforts to enhance motor 
                fuel tax enforcement;
                    ``(B) to fund additional Internal Revenue 
                Service staff, but only to carry out functions 
                described in this paragraph;
                    ``(C) to supplement motor fuel tax 
                examinations and criminal investigations;
                    ``(D) to develop automated data processing 
                tools to monitor motor fuel production and 
                sales;
                    ``(E) to evaluate and implement 
                registration and reporting requirements for 
                motor fuel taxpayers;
                    ``(F) to reimburse State expenses that 
                supplement existing fuel tax compliance 
                efforts; and
                    ``(G) to analyze and implement programs to 
                reduce tax evasion associated with other 
                highway use taxes.
            ``(5) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary may not 
        make an allocation to a State under this subsection for 
        a fiscal year unless the State certifies that the 
        aggregate expenditure of funds of the State, exclusive 
        of Federal funds, for motor fuel tax enforcement 
        activities will be maintained at a level that does not 
        fall below the average level of such expenditure for 
        the preceding 2 fiscal years of the State.
            ``(6) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of a project carried out under this subsection shall be 
        100 percent.
            ``(7) Period of availability.--Funds authorized to 
        carry out this section shall remain available for 
        obligation for a period of 3 years after the last day 
        of the fiscal year for which the funds are authorized.
            ``(8) Use of surface transportation program 
        funding.--In addition to funds made available to carry 
        out this section, a State may, expend up to \1/4\ of 1 
        percent of the funds apportioned to the State for a 
        fiscal year under section 104(b)(3) on initiatives to 
        halt the evasion of payment of motor fuel taxes.
    ``(c) Excise Fuel Reporting System.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 1998, 
        the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of 
        understanding with the Commissioner of the Internal 
        Revenue Service for the purposes of the development and 
        maintenance by the Internal Revenue Service of an 
        excise fuel reporting system (in this subsection 
        referred to as the `system').
            ``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The 
        memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
                    ``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall 
                develop and maintain the system through 
                contracts;
                    ``(B) the system shall be under the control 
                of the Internal Revenue Service; and
                    ``(C) the system shall be made available 
                for use by appropriate State and Federal 
                revenue, tax, and law enforcement authorities, 
                subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986.
            ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to 
        carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1998 
        through 2003, the Secretary shall make available 
        sufficient funds to the Internal Revenue Service to 
        establish and operate an automated fuel reporting 
        system.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 143 
        and inserting the following:

``143. Highway use tax evasion projects.''.

            (2) Section 1040 of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 
        note; 105 Stat. 1992) is repealed.
            (3) Section 8002 of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 
        note; 105 Stat. 2203) is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence of subsection (g) 
                by striking ``section 1040 of this Act'' and 
                inserting ``section 143 of title 23, United 
                States Code,''; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (h).

SEC. 1115. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.

    (a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Use of Federal Land Management Agency Funds.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, thefunds 
appropriated to any Federal land management agency may be used to pay 
the non-Federal share of the cost of any Federal-aid highway project 
the Federal share of which is funded under section 104.
    ``(k) Use of Federal Lands Highways Program Funds.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Federal lands 
highways program under section 204 may be used to pay the non-
Federal share of the cost of any project that is funded under 
section 104 and that provides access to or within Federal or 
Indian lands.''.
    (b) Allocations.--Section 202(d) of such title is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Indian Reservation Roads.--'' 
        after ``(d)'';
            (2) by inserting ``(1) For fiscal years ending 
        before october 1, 1999.--'' before ``On October'';
            (3) by inserting after ``each fiscal year'' the 
        following: ``ending before October 1, 1999'';
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.--
                    ``(A) In general.--All funds authorized to 
                be appropriated for Indian reservation roads 
                shall be allocated among Indian tribes for 
                fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal 
                year in accordance with a formula established 
                by the Secretary of the Interior under a 
                negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
                subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5.
                    ``(B) Regulations.--Notwithstanding 
                sections 563(a) and 565(a) of title 5, the 
                Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
                regulations governing the Indian reservation 
                roads program, and establishing the funding 
                formula for fiscal year 2000 and each 
                subsequent fiscal year under this paragraph, in 
                accordance with a negotiated rulemaking 
                procedure under subchapter III of chapter 5 of 
                title 5. The regulations shall be issued in 
                final form not later than April 1, 1999, and 
                shall take effect not later than October 1, 
                1999.
                    ``(C) Negotiated rulemaking committee.--In 
                establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee 
                to carry out subparagraph (B), the Secretary of 
                the Interior shall--
                            ``(i) apply the procedures under 
                        subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 
                        in a manner that reflects the unique 
                        government-to-government relationship 
                        between the Indian tribes and the 
                        United States; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that the membership 
                        of the committee includes only 
                        representatives of the Federal 
                        Government and of geographically 
                        diverse small, medium, and large Indian 
                        tribes.
                    ``(D) Basis for funding formula.--The 
                funding formula established for fiscal year 
                2000 and each subsequent fiscal year under this 
                paragraph shall be based on factors that 
                reflect--
                            ``(i) the relative needs of the 
                        Indian tribes, and reservation or 
                        tribal communities, for transportation 
                        assistance; and
                            ``(ii) the relative administrative 
                        capacities of, and challenges faced by, 
                        various Indian tribes, including the 
                        cost of road construction in each 
                        Bureau of Indian Affairs area, 
                        geographic isolation and difficulty in 
                        maintaining all-weather access to 
                        employment, commerce, health, safety, 
                        and educational resources.
            ``(3) Contracts and agreements with indian 
        tribes.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any 
                other provision of law or any interagency 
                agreement, program guideline, manual, or policy 
                directive, all funds made available under this 
                title for Indian reservation roads and for 
                highway bridges located on Indian reservation 
                roads to pay for the costs of programs, 
                services, functions, and activities, or 
                portions thereof, that are specifically or 
                functionally related to the cost of planning, 
                research, engineering, and construction of any 
                highway, road, bridge, parkway, or transit 
                facility that provides access to or is located 
                within the reservation or community of an 
                Indian tribe shall be made available, upon 
                request of the Indian tribal government, to the 
                Indian tribal government for contracts and 
                agreements for such planning, research, 
                engineering, and construction in accordance 
                with the Indian Self-Determination and 
                Education Assistance Act.
                    ``(B) Exclusion of agency participation.--
                Funds for programs, functions, services, or 
                activities, or portions thereof, including 
                supportive administrative functions that are 
                otherwise contractible to which subparagraph 
                (A) apply, shall be paid in accordance with 
                subparagraph (A) without regard to the 
                organizational level at which the Department of 
                Interior that has previously carried out such 
                programs, functions, services, or activities.
            ``(4) Reservation of funds.--
                    ``(A) Nationwide priority program.--The 
                Secretary shall establish a nationwide priority 
                program for improving deficient Indian 
                reservation road bridges.
                    ``(B) Reservation.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated for Indian 
                reservation roads for each fiscal year, the 
                Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
                the Interior, shall reserve not less than 
                $13,000,000 for projects to replace, 
                rehabilitate, seismically retrofit, paint, 
                apply calcium magnesium acetate to, apply 
                sodium acetate/formate deicer to, or install 
                scour countermeasures for deficient Indian 
                reservation road bridges, including multiple-
                pipe culverts.
                    ``(C) Eligible bridges.--To be eligible to 
                receive funding under this subsection, a bridge 
                described in subparagraph (A) must--
                            ``(i) have an opening of 20 feet or 
                        more;
                            ``(ii) be on an Indian reservation 
                        road;
                            ``(iii) be unsafe because of 
                        structural deficiencies, physical 
                        deterioration, or functional 
                        obsolescence; and
                            ``(iv) be recorded in the national 
                        bridge inventory administered by the 
                        Secretary under subsection (b).
                    ``(D) Approval requirement.--Funds to carry 
                out Indian reservation road bridge projects 
                under this subsection shall be made available 
                only on approval of plans, specifications, and 
                estimates by the Secretary.''; and
            (5) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated by 
        paragraph (2) of this paragraph) and aligning paragraph 
        (1) with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) (as added by 
        paragraph (4) of this paragraph).
    (c) Availability of Funds.--Section 203 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the authorization by the Secretary 
of engineering and related work for a Federal lands highways 
program project, or the approval by the Secretary of plans, 
specifications, and estimates for construction of a Federal 
lands highways program project,shall be deemed to constitute a 
contractual obligation of the Federal Government to pay the Federal 
share of the cost of the project.''.
    (d) Planning and Agency Coordination.--Section 204 of such 
title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Recognizing the need for all 
        Federal roads that are public roads to be treated under 
        uniform policies similar to the policies that apply to 
        Federal-aid highways, there is established a 
        coordinated Federal lands highways program that shall 
        apply to public lands highways, park roads and 
        parkways, and Indian reservation roads and bridges.
            ``(2) Transportation planning procedures.--In 
        consultation with the Secretary of each appropriate 
        Federal land management agency, the Secretary shall 
        develop, by rule, transportation planning procedures 
        that are consistent with the metropolitan and statewide 
        planning processes required under sections 134 and 135.
            ``(3) Approval of transportation improvement 
        program.--The transportation improvement program 
        developed as a part of the transportation planning 
        process under this section shall be approved by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(4) Inclusion in other plans.--All regionally 
        significant Federal lands highways program projects--
                    ``(A) shall be developed in cooperation 
                with States and metropolitan planning 
                organizations; and
                    ``(B) shall be included in appropriate 
                Federal lands highways program, State, and 
                metropolitan plans and transportation 
                improvement programs.
            ``(5) Inclusion in state programs.--The approved 
        Federal lands highways program transportation 
        improvement program shall be included in appropriate 
        State and metropolitan planning organization plans and 
        programs without further action on the transportation 
        improvement program.
            ``(6) Development of systems.--The Secretary and 
        the Secretary of each appropriate Federal land 
        management agency shall, to the extent appropriate, 
        develop by rule safety, bridge, pavement, and 
        congestion management systems for roads funded under 
        the Federal lands highways program.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking the first 3 
        sentences and inserting the following: ``Funds 
        available for public lands highways, park roads and 
        parkways, and Indian reservation roads shall be used by 
        the Secretary and the Secretary of the appropriate 
        Federal land management agency to pay for the cost of 
        transportation planning, research, engineering, and 
        construction of the highways, roads, and parkways, or 
        of transit facilities within public lands, national 
        parks, and Indian reservations. In connection with 
        activities under the preceding sentence, the Secretary 
        and the Secretary of the appropriate Federal land 
        management agency may enter into construction contracts 
        and other appropriate contracts with a State or civil 
        subdivision of a State or Indian tribe.'';
            (3) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by 
        striking ``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting 
        ``Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management 
        agency'';
            (4) in subsection (h) by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(8) A project to build a replacement of the 
        federally owned bridge over the Hoover Dam in theLake 
Mead National Recreation Area between Nevada and Arizona.'';
            (5) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(i) Transfers of Costs to Secretaries of Federal Land 
Management Agencies.--
            ``(1) Administrative costs.--The Secretary shall 
        transfer to the appropriate Federal land management 
        agency from amounts made available for public lands 
        highways such amounts as are necessary to pay necessary 
        administrative costs of the agency in connection with 
        public lands highways.
            ``(2) Transportation planning costs.--The Secretary 
        shall transfer to the appropriate Federal land 
        management agency from amounts made available for 
        public lands highways such amounts as are necessary to 
        pay the cost to the agency to conduct necessary 
        transportation planning for Federal lands, if funding 
        for the planning is not otherwise provided under this 
        section.''; and
            (6) in subsection (j) by striking the second 
        sentence and inserting the following: ``The Indian 
        tribal government, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
        the Interior, and as appropriate, with a State, local 
        government, or metropolitan planning organization, 
        shall carry out a transportation planning process in 
        accordance with subsection (a).''.
    (e) Refuge Roads.--
            (1) Authorizations.--Section 201 of such title is 
        amended in the first sentence by inserting ``refuge 
        roads,'' before ``public lands highways,''.
            (2) Allocations.--Section 202 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Refuge Roads.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall allocate the sums made available for that 
fiscal year for refuge roads according to the relative needs of 
the various refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and 
taking into consideration--
            ``(1) the comprehensive conservation plan for each 
        refuge;
            ``(2) the need for access as identified through 
        land use planning; and
            ``(3) the impact of land use planning on existing 
        transportation facilities.''.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Section 203 of such 
        title is amended in the first and fourth sentences--
                    (A) by striking ``for,'' and inserting 
                ``for''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``refuge roads,'' after 
                ``parkways,'' each place it appears.
            (4) Use of funding.--Section 204 of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Refuge Roads.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this title, funds made available for 
        refuge roads shall be used by the Secretary and the 
        Secretary of the Interior only to pay the cost of--
                    ``(A) maintenance and improvements of 
                refuge roads;
                    ``(B) maintenance and improvements of 
                eligible projects described in paragraphs (2), 
                (5), (6) of subsection (h) that are located in 
                or adjacent to wildlife refuges; and
                    ``(C) administrative costs associated with 
                such maintenance and improvements.
            ``(2) Contracts.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, as 
        appropriate, may enter into contracts with a State or 
        civil subdivision of a State or Indian tribe as is 
        determined advisable.
            ``(3) Compliance with other law.--Funds made 
        available for refuge roads shall be used only for 
        projects that are in compliance with the 
NationalWildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
668dd et seq.).''.

SEC. 1116. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 404 of the Woodrow Wilson 
Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 628) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``, including 
        approaches thereto''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ``to be determined 
        under section 407. Such'' and all that follows through 
        the period at the end and inserting the following: ``as 
        described in the record of decision executed by the 
        Secretary in compliance with the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The term 
        includes ongoing short-term rehabilitation and repairs 
        to the Bridge.''.
    (b) Ownership of Bridge.--
            (1) Conveyance by the secretary.--Section 407(a)(1) 
        of such Act (109 Stat. 630) is amended by inserting 
        ``or any Capital Region jurisdiction'' after 
        ``Authority'' each place it appears.
            (2) Agreement.--Section 407 of such Act (109 Stat. 
        630) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(c) Agreement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The agreement referred to in 
        subsection (a) is an agreement concerning the Project 
        that is executed by the Secretary and the Authority or 
        any Capital Region jurisdiction that accepts ownership 
        of the new bridge.
            ``(2) Terms of the agreement.--The agreement 
        shall--
                    ``(A) identify whether the Authority or a 
                Capital Region jurisdiction will accept 
                ownership of the new bridge;
                    ``(B) contain a financial plan satisfactory 
                to the Secretary, which shall be prepared 
                before the execution of the agreement, that 
                specifies--
                            ``(i) the total cost of the 
                        Project, including any cost-saving 
                        measures;
                            ``(ii) a schedule for 
                        implementation of the Project, 
                        including whether any expedited design 
                        and construction techniques will be 
                        used; and
                            ``(iii) the sources of funding that 
                        will be used to cover any costs of the 
                        Project not funded from funds made 
                        available under section 412;
                    ``(C) require that--
                            ``(i) the Project include not more 
                        than 12 traffic lanes, including 8 
                        general purpose lanes, 2 merging/
                        diverging lanes, and 2 high occupancy 
                        vehicle, express bus, or rail transit 
                        lanes;
                            ``(ii) the design, construction, 
                        and operation of the Project reflect 
                        the requirements of clause (i);
                            ``(iii) all provisions described in 
                        the environmental impact statement for 
                        the Project or the record of decision 
                        for the Project (including in the 
                        attachments to the statement and 
                        record) for mitigation of environmental 
                        and other impacts of the Project be 
                        implemented; and
                            ``(iv) the Authority and the 
                        Capital Region jurisdictions develop a 
                        process to integrate affected local 
                        governments, on an ongoing basis, in 
                        the process of carrying out the 
                        engineering, design, and construction 
                        phases of the project, including 
                        planning for implementing the 
                        provisions described in clause (iii); 
                        and
                    ``(D) contain such other terms and 
                conditions as the Secretary determines to be 
                appropriate.''.
    (c) Federal Contribution.--Such Act (109 Stat. 627) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 412. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1998, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $150,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2000, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2001, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
        $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 to pay the costs of 
        planning, preliminary engineering and design, final 
        engineering, acquisition of rights-of-way, and 
        construction of the Project; except that the costs 
        associated with the Bridge shall be given priority over 
        other eligible costs, other than design costs, of the 
        Project.
            ``(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by 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--
                    ``(A) the funds shall remain available 
                until expended;
                    ``(B) the Federal share of the cost of the 
                Bridge component of the Project shall not 
                exceed 100 percent; and
                    ``(C) the Federal share of the cost of any 
                other component of the Project shall not exceed 
                80 percent.
    ``(b) Use of Apportioned Funds.--Nothing in this title 
limits the authority of any Capital Region jurisdiction to use 
funds apportioned to the jurisdiction under paragraphs (1) and 
(3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, in 
accordance with the requirements for such funds, to pay any 
costs of the Project.
    ``(c) Availability of Apportioned Funds.--None of the funds 
made available under this section shall be available for 
construction before the execution of the agreement described in 
section 407(c), except that the Secretary may fund the 
maintenance and rehabilitation of the Bridge, the design of the 
Project, and right-of-way acquisition, including early 
acquisition of construction staging areas.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 405(b)(1) of such Act 
(109 Stat. 629) is amended by striking ``the Signatories as to 
the Federal share of the cost of the Project and the terms and 
conditions related to the timing of the transfer of the Bridge 
to''.

SEC. 1117. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    (a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
made available by section 102 of this Act for fiscal years 1998 
through 2003 among the States based on the latest available 
cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian development 
highway system under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 prepared by the Appalachian Regional 
Commission. Such funds shall be available to construct highways 
and access roads under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965.
    (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
102 of this Act for the Appalachian development highway system 
shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of any 
project under this section shall be determined in accordance 
with such section 201 and such funds shall remain available 
until expended.
    (c) Federal Share for Pre-Financed Projects.--Section 
201(h)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
(40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``70'' and inserting 
``80''.
    (d) Corridor O.--There is hereby designated as an addition 
to Corridor O in Pennsylvania on the Appalachian development 
highway system a segment from Port Matilda to Interstate Route 
80 along United States Route 322, and the segment of Corridor O 
from the Pennsylvania State line to the improved segment in 
Bedford, Pennsylvania, shall be subtracted from Corridor O. 
Such designated addition shall not affect estimates of the cost 
to complete such system and such subtracted segment may be 
included on a map of such system for purposes of continuity 
only.

SEC. 1118. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
implement a program to make allocations to States and 
metropolitan planning organizations for coordinated planning, 
design, and construction of corridors of national significance, 
economic growth, and international or interregional trade. A 
State or metropolitan planning organization may apply to the 
Secretary for allocations under this section.
    (b) Eligibility of Corridors.--The Secretary may make 
allocations under this section with respect to--
            (1) high priority corridors identified in section 
        1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991; and
            (2) any other significant regional or multistate 
        highway corridor not described in whole or in part in 
        paragraph (1) selected by the Secretary after 
        consideration of--
                    (A) the extent to which the annual volume 
                of commercial vehicle traffic at the border 
                stations or ports of entry of each State--
                            (i) has increased since the date of 
                        enactment of the North American Free 
                        Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
                        (Public Law 103-182); and
                            (ii) is projected to increase in 
                        the future;
                    (B) the extent to which commercial vehicle 
                traffic in each State--
                            (i) has increased since the date of 
                        enactment of the North American Free 
                        Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
                        (Public Law 103-182); and
                            (ii) is projected to increase in 
                        the future;
                    (C) the extent to which international 
                truck-borne commodities move through each 
                State;
                    (D) the reduction in commercial and other 
                travel time through a major international 
                gateway or affected port of entry expected as a 
                result of the proposed project including the 
                level of traffic delays at at-grade highway 
                crossings of major rail lines in trade 
                corridors;
                    (E) the extent of leveraging of Federal 
                funds provided under this subsection, 
                including--
                            (i) use of innovative financing;
                            (ii) combination with funding 
                        provided under other sections of this 
                        Act and title 23, United States Code; 
                        and
                            (iii) combination with other 
                        sources of Federal, State, local, or 
                        private funding including State, local, 
                        and private matching funds;
                    (F) the value of the cargo carried by 
                commercial vehicle traffic, to the extent that 
                the value of the cargo and congestion impose 
                economic costs on the Nation's economy; and
                    (G) encourage or facilitate major 
                multistate or regional mobility and economic 
                growth and development in areas underserved by 
                existing highway infrastructure.
    (c) Purposes.--Allocations may be made under this section 
for 1 or more of the following purposes:
            (1) Feasibility studies.
            (2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design 
        activities.
            (3) Location and routing studies.
            (4) Multistate and intrastate coordination for 
        corridors described in subsection (b).
            (5) After review by the Secretary of a development 
        and management plan for the corridor or a usable 
        component thereof under subsection (b)--
                    (A) environmental review; and
                    (B) construction.
    (d) Corridor Development and Management Plan.--A State or 
metropolitan planning organization receiving an allocation 
under this section shall develop, and submit to the Secretary 
for review, a development and management plan for the corridor 
or a usable component thereof with respect to which the 
allocation is being made. Such plan shall include, at a 
minimum, the following elements:
            (1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of 
        corridor costs and benefits.
            (2) A coordinated corridor development plan and 
        schedule, including a timetable for completion of all 
        planning and development activities, environmental 
        reviews and permits, and construction of all segments.
            (3) A finance plan, including any innovative 
        financing methods and, if the corridor is a multistate 
        corridor, a State-by-State breakdown of corridor 
        finances.
            (4) The results of any environmental reviews and 
        mitigation plans.
            (5) The identification of any impediments to the 
        development and construction of the corridor, including 
        any environmental, social, political and economic 
        objections.
In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall 
encourage all States having jurisdiction over any portion of 
such corridor to participate in the development of such plan.
    (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by 
section 1101 of this Act to carry out this section and section 
1119 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code.
    (f) Coordination of Planning.--Planning with respect to a 
corridor under this section shall be coordinated with 
transportation planning being carried out by the States and 
metropolitan planning organizations along the corridor and, to 
the extent appropriate, with transportation planning being 
carried out by Federal land management agencies, by tribal 
governments, or by government agencies in Mexico or Canada.
    (g) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United 
States Code.

SEC. 1119. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

    (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and 
implement a coordinated border infrastructure program under 
which the Secretary may make allocations to border States and 
metropolitan planning organizations for areas within the 
boundaries of 1 or more border States for projects to improve 
the safe movement of people and goods at or across the border 
between the United States and Canada and the border between the 
United States and Mexico.
    (b) Eligible Uses.--Allocations to States and metropolitan 
planning organizations under this section may only be used in a 
border region for--
            (1) improvements to existing transportation and 
        supporting infrastructure that facilitate cross-border 
        vehicle and cargo movements;
            (2) construction of highways and related safety and 
        safety enforcement facilities that will facilitate 
        vehicle and cargo movements related to international 
        trade;
            (3) operational improvements, including 
        improvements relating to electronic data interchange 
        and use of telecommunications, to expedite cross border 
        vehicle and cargo movement;
            (4) modifications to regulatory procedures to 
        expedite cross border vehicle and cargo movements;
            (5) international coordination of planning, 
        programming, and border operation with Canada and 
        Mexico relating to expediting cross border vehicle and 
        cargo movements; and
            (6) activities of Federal inspection agencies.
    (c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make 
allocations under this section on the basis of--
            (1) expected reduction in commercial and other 
        motor vehicle travel time through an international 
        border crossing as a result of the project;
            (2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and 
        cargo security related to motor vehicles crossing a 
        border with Canada or Mexico;
            (3) strategies to increase the use of existing, 
        underutilized border crossing facilities and 
        approaches;
            (4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this 
        section, including use of innovative financing, 
        combination of such funds with funding provided under 
        other sections of this Act, and combination with other 
        sources of Federal, State, local, or private funding;
            (5) degree of multinational involvement in the 
        project and demonstrated coordination with other 
        Federal agencies responsible for the inspection of 
        vehicles, cargo, and persons crossing international 
        borders and their counterpart agencies in Canada and 
        Mexico;
            (6) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and 
        cargo security in and through the gateway or affected 
        port of entry concerned;
            (7) the degree of demonstrated coordination with 
        Federal inspection agencies;
            (8) the extent to which the innovative and problem 
        solving techniques of the proposed project would be 
        applicable to other border stations or ports of entry;
            (9) demonstrated local commitment to implement and 
        sustain continuing comprehensive border or affected 
        port of entry planning processes and improvement 
        programs; and
            (10) such other factors as the Secretary determines 
        are appropriate to promote border transportation 
        efficiency and safety.
    (d) Construction of Transportation Infrastructure for Law 
Enforcement Purposes.--At the request of the Administrator of 
General Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, 
the Secretary may transfer, during the period of fiscal years 
1998 through 2001, not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts 
made available by section 1101 to carry out this section and 
section 1118 to the Administrator of General Services for the 
construction of transportation infrastructure necessary for law 
enforcement in border States.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' 
        means the portion of a border State in the vicinity of 
        an international border with Canada or Mexico.
            (2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means 
        any State that has a boundary in common with Canada or 
        Mexico.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this title, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' 
        includes unexpended apportionments made under prior 
        authorization laws.
            ``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' 
        means any project to encourage the use of carpools and 
        vanpools, including provision of carpooling 
        opportunities to the elderly and individuals with 
        disabilities, systems for locating potential riders and 
        informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring 
        vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway 
        lanes as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing 
        related traffic control devices, and designating 
        existing facilities for use for preferential parking 
        for carpools.
            ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means 
        the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and 
        incurrence of all costs incidental to the construction 
        or reconstruction of a highway, including bond costs 
        and other costs relating to the issuance in accordance 
        with section 122 of bonds or other debt financing 
        instruments and costs incurred by the State in 
        performing Federal-aid project related audits that 
        directly benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such 
        term includes--
                    ``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping 
                (including the establishment of temporary and 
                permanent geodetic markers in accordance with 
                specifications of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration of the Department of 
                Commerce);
                    ``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and 
                rehabilitation;
                    ``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
                    ``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of 
                replacement housing sites, and acquisition and 
                rehabilitation, relocation, and construction of 
                replacement housing;
                    ``(E) elimination of hazards of railway 
                grade crossings;
                    ``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
                    ``(G) improvements that directly facilitate 
                and control traffic flow, such as grade 
                separation of intersections, widening of lanes, 
                channelization of traffic, traffic control 
                systems, and passenger loading and unloading 
                areas; and
                    ``(H) capital improvements that directly 
                facilitate an effective vehicle weight 
                enforcement program, such as scales (fixed and 
                portable), scale pits, scale installation, and 
                scale houses.
            ``(4) County.--The term `county' includes 
        corresponding units of government under any other name 
        in States that do not have county organizations and, in 
        those States in which the county government does not 
        have jurisdiction over highways, any local government 
        unit vested with jurisdiction over local highways.
            ``(5) Federal-aid highway.--The term `Federal-aid 
        highway' means a highway eligible for assistance under 
        this chapter other than a highway classified as a local 
        road or rural minor collector.
            ``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid 
        system' means any of the Federal-aid highway systems 
        described in section 103.
            ``(7) Federal lands highway.--The term `Federal 
        lands highway' means a forest highway, public lands 
        highway, park road, parkway, refuge road, and Indian 
        reservation road that is a public road.
            ``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The 
        term `forest development roads and trails' means forest 
        roads and trails under the jurisdiction of the Forest 
        Service.
            ``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' 
        means a forest road under the jurisdiction of, and 
        maintained by, a public authority and open to public 
        travel.
            ``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road 
        or trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly 
        within, or adjacent to, and serving the National Forest 
        System that is necessary for the protection, 
        administration, and utilization of the National Forest 
        System and the use and development of its resources.
            ``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes--
                    ``(A) a road, street, and parkway;
                    ``(B) a right-of-way, bridge, railroad-
                highway crossing, tunnel, drainage structure, 
                sign, guardrail, and protective structure, in 
                connection with a highway; and
                    ``(C) a portion of any interstate or 
                international bridge or tunnel and the 
                approaches thereto, the cost of which is 
                assumed by a State transportation department, 
                including such facilities as may be required by 
                the United States Customs and Immigration 
                Services in connection with the operation of an 
                international bridge or tunnel.
            ``(12) Indian reservation road.--The term `Indian 
        reservation road' means a public road that is located 
        within or provides access to an Indian reservation or 
        Indian trust land or restricted Indian land that is not 
        subject to fee title alienation without the approval of 
        the Federal Government, or Indian and Alaska Native 
        villages, groups, or communities in which Indians and 
        Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of the 
        Interior has determined are eligible for services 
        generally available to Indians under Federal laws 
        specifically applicable to Indians.
            ``(13) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate 
        System' means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System 
        of Interstate and Defense Highways described in section 
        103(c).
            ``(14) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means 
        the preservation of the entire highway, including 
        surface, shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such 
        traffic-control devices as are necessary for safe and 
        efficient utilization of the highway.
            ``(15) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance 
        area' means an area that was designated as a 
        nonattainment area, but was later redesignated by the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as 
        an attainment area, under section 107(d) of the Clean 
        Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).
            ``(16) National highway system.--The term `National 
        Highway System' means the Federal-aid highway system 
        described in section 103(b).
            ``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, 
        management, and control.--The term `operating costs for 
        traffic monitoring, management, and control' includes 
        labor costs, administrative costs, costs of utilities 
        and rent, and other costs associated with the 
        continuous operation of traffic control, such as 
        integrated traffic control systems, incident management 
        programs, and traffic control centers.
            ``(18) Operational improvement.--The term 
        `operational improvement'--
                    ``(A) means (i) a capital improvement for 
                installation of traffic surveillance and 
                control equipment, computerized signal systems, 
                motorist information systems, integrated 
                traffic control systems, incident management 
                programs, and transportation demand management 
                facilities, strategies, and programs, and (ii) 
                such other capital improvements to public roads 
                as the Secretary may designate, by regulation; 
                and
                    ``(B) does not include resurfacing, 
                restoring, or rehabilitating improvements, 
                construction of additional lanes, interchanges, 
                and grade separations, and construction of a 
                new facility on a new location.
            ``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a 
        public road, including a bridge built primarily for 
        pedestrian use, but with capacity for use by emergency 
        vehicles, that is located within, or provides access 
        to, an area in the National Park System with title and 
        maintenance responsibilities vested in the United 
        States.
            ``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in 
        chapter 2 of this title, means a parkway authorized by 
        Act of Congress on lands to which title is vested in 
        the United States.
            ``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an 
        undertaking to construct a particular portion of a 
        highway, or if the context so implies, the particular 
        portion of a highway so constructed or any other 
        undertaking eligible for assistance under this title.
            ``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project 
        agreement' means the formal instrument to be executed 
        by the State transportation department and the 
        Secretary as required by section 106.
            ``(23) Public authority.--The term `public 
        authority' means a Federal, State, county, town, or 
        township, Indian tribe, municipal or other local 
        government or instrumentality with authority to 
        finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-free 
        facilities.
            ``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--
        The term `public lands development roads and trails' 
        means those roads and trails that the Secretary of the 
        Interior determines are of primary importance for the 
        development, protection, administration, and 
        utilization of public lands and resources under the 
        control of the Secretary of the Interior.
            ``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public 
        lands highway' means a forest road under the 
        jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority 
        and open to public travel or any highway through 
        unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable 
        Indian lands, or other Federal reservations under the 
        jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority 
        and open to public travel.
            ``(26) Public lands highways.--The term `public 
        lands highways' means those main highways through 
        unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable 
        Indian lands, or other Federal reservations, which are 
        on the Federal-aid systems.
            ``(27) Public road.--The term `public road' means 
        any road or street under the jurisdiction of and 
        maintained by a public authority and open to public 
        travel.
            ``(28) Refuge road.--The term `refuge road' means a 
        public road that provides access to or within a unit of 
        the National Wildlife Refuge System and for which title 
        and maintenance responsibility is vested in the United 
        States Government.
            ``(29) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means 
        all areas of a State not included in urban areas.
            ``(30) Safety improvement project.--The term 
        `safety improvement project' means a project that 
        corrects or improves high hazard locations, eliminates 
        roadside obstacles, improves highway signing and 
        pavement marking, installs priority control systems for 
        emergency vehicles at signalized intersections, 
        installs or replaces emergency motorist aid call boxes, 
        or installs traffic control or warning devices at 
        locations with high accident potential.
            ``(31) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means 
        Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(32) State.--The term `State' means any of the 50 
        States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
            ``(33) State funds.--The term `State funds' 
        includes funds raised under the authority of the State 
        or any political or other subdivision thereof, and made 
        available for expenditure under the direct control of 
        the State transportation department.
            ``(34) State transportation department.--The term 
        `State transportation department' means that 
        department, commission, board, or official of any State 
        charged by its laws with the responsibility for highway 
        construction.
            ``(35) Transportation enhancement activities.--The 
        term `transportation enhancement activities' means, 
        with respect to any project or the area to be served by 
        the project, any of the following activities if such 
        activity relates to surface transportation: provision 
        of facilities for pedestrians and bicycles, provision 
        of safety and educational activitiesfor pedestrians and 
bicyclists, acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic 
sites, scenic or historic highway programs (including the provision of 
tourist and welcome center facilities), landscaping and other scenic 
beautification, historic preservation, rehabilitation and operation of 
historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including 
historic railroad facilities and canals), preservation of abandoned 
railway corridors (including the conversion and use thereof for 
pedestrian or bicycle trails), control and removal of outdoor 
advertising, archaeological planning and research, environmental 
mitigation to address water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce 
vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat 
connectivity, and establishment of transportation museums.
            ``(36) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an 
        urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area 
        encompassing more than one State, that part of the 
        urbanized area in each such State, or urban place as 
        designated by the Bureau of the Census having a 
        population of 5,000 or more and not within any 
        urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed by 
        responsible State and local officials in cooperation 
        with each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. 
        Such boundaries shall encompass, at a minimum, the 
        entire urban place designated by the Bureau of the 
        Census, except in the case of cities in the State of 
        Maine and in the State of New Hampshire.
            ``(37) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' 
        means an area with a population of 50,000 or more 
        designated by the Bureau of the Census, within 
        boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local 
        officials in cooperation with each other, subject to 
        approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries shall 
        encompass, at a minimum, the entire urbanized area 
        within a State as designated by the Bureau of the 
        Census.''.

SEC. 1202. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

    (a) In General.--Section 217 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways 
                and'' after ``construction of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(other than the 
                Interstate System)'';
            (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a 
        highway access to which is fully controlled,'';
            (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(g) Planning and Design.--
            ``(1) In general.--Bicyclists and pedestrians shall 
        be given due consideration in the comprehensive 
        transportation plans developed by each metropolitan 
        planning organization and State in accordance with 
        sections 134 and 135, respectively. Bicycle 
        transportation facilities and pedestrian walkways shall 
        be considered, where appropriate, in conjunction with 
        all new construction and reconstruction of 
        transportation facilities, except where bicycle and 
        pedestrian use are not permitted.
            ``(2) Safety considerations.--Transportation plans 
        and projects shall provide due consideration for safety 
        and contiguous routes for bicyclists and pedestrians. 
        Safety considerations shall include the installation, 
        where appropriate, and maintenance of audible traffic 
        signals and audible signs at street crossings.'';
            (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized 
        vehicles shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may 
        not'';
            (5) in subsection (h)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``when State and local 
                regulations permit,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (6) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
                paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                following:
            ``(4) when State or local regulations permit, 
        electric bicycles; and''; and
            (7) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term 
        `bicycle transportation facility' means a new or 
        improved lane, path, or shoulder for use by bicyclists 
        and a traffic control device, shelter, or parking 
        facility for bicycles.
            ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric 
        bicycle' means any bicycle or tricycle with a low-
        powered electric motor weighing under 100 pounds, with 
        a top motor-powered speed not in excess of 20 miles per 
        hour.
            ``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any 
        person traveling by foot and any mobility impaired 
        person using a wheelchair.
            ``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a 
        mobility aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used 
        by individuals with mobility impairments, whether 
        operated manually or motorized.''.
    (b) Design Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--In implementing section 217(g) of 
        title 23, United States Code, the Secretary, in 
        cooperation with the American Association of State 
        Highway and Transportation Officials, the Institute of 
        Transportation Engineers, and other interested 
        organizations, shall develop guidance on the various 
        approaches to accommodating bicycles and pedestrian 
        travel.
            (2) Issues to be addressed.--The guidance shall 
        address issues such as the level and nature of the 
        demand, volume, and speed of motor vehicle traffic, 
        safety, terrain, cost, and sight distance.
            (3) Recommendations.--The guidance shall include 
        recommendations on amending and updating the policies 
        of the American Association of State Highway and 
        Transportation Officials relating to highway and street 
        design standards to accommodate bicyclists and 
        pedestrians.
            (4) Time period for development.--The guidance 
        shall be developed within 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
    (c) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
Section 109(n) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
The Secretary shall not approve any project or take any 
regulatory action under this title that will result in the 
severance of an existing major route or have significant 
adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation 
traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or 
regulatory action provides for a reasonable alternate route or 
such a route exists.''.
    (d) Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this 
section, a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.
    (e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curriculum.--
            (1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        develop a national bicycle safety educationcurriculum 
that may include courses relating to on-road training.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        transmit to Congress a copy of the curriculum.
            (3) Funding.--From amounts made available under 
        section 210, the Secretary may use not to exceed 
        $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out this 
        subsection.

SEC. 1203. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

    (a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Requirements.--
            ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to 
        encourage and promote the safe and efficient 
        management, operation, and development of surface 
        transportation systems that will serve the mobility 
        needs of people and freight and foster economic growth 
        and development within and through urbanized areas, 
        while minimizing transportation-related fuel 
        consumption and air pollution.
            ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--To 
        accomplish the objective stated in paragraph (1), 
        metropolitan planning organizations designated under 
        subsection (b), in cooperation with the State and 
        public transit operators, shall develop transportation 
        plans and programs for urbanized areas of the State.
            ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each 
        metropolitan area shall provide for the development and 
        integrated management and operation of transportation 
        systems and facilities (including pedestrian walkways 
        and bicycle transportation facilities) that will 
        function as an intermodal transportation system for the 
        metropolitan area and as an integral part of an 
        intermodal transportation system for the State and the 
        United States.
            ``(4) Process of development.--The process for 
        developing the plans and programs shall provide for 
        consideration of all modes of transportation and shall 
        be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the 
        degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the 
        transportation problems to be addressed.''.
    (b) Designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 134(b) of such title is 
        amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out the transportation 
        planning process required by this section, a 
        metropolitan planning organization shall be designated 
        for each urbanized area with a population of more than 
        50,000 individuals--
                    ``(A) by agreement between the Governor and 
                units of general purpose local government that 
                together represent at least 75 percent of the 
                affected population (including the central city 
                or cities as defined by the Bureau of the 
                Census); or
                    ``(B) in accordance with procedures 
                established by applicable State or local law.
            ``(2) Structure.--Each policy board of a 
        metropolitan planning organization that serves an area 
        designated as a transportation management area, when 
        designated or redesignated under this subsection, shall 
        consist of--
                    ``(A) local elected officials;
                    ``(B) officials of public agencies that 
                administer or operate major modes of 
                transportation in the metropolitan area 
                (including all transportation agencies included 
                in the metropolitan planning organization as of 
                June 1, 1991); and
                    ``(C) appropriate State officials.''.
            (2) Continuing designation.--Section 134(b)(4) of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Continuing designation.--A designation of a 
        metropolitan planning organization under this 
        subsection or any other provision of law shall remain 
        in effect until the metropolitan planning organization 
        is redesignated under paragraph (5).''.
            (3) Redesignation.--Section 134(b)(5)(A) of such 
        title is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``among'' and inserting 
                ``between''; and
                    (B) by striking ``which together'' and 
                inserting ``that together''.
            (4) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan 
        planning organization.--Section 134(b)(6) of such title 
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan 
        planning organization.--More than 1 metropolitan 
        planning organization may be designated within an 
        existing metropolitan planning area only if the 
        Governor and the existing metropolitan planning 
        organization determine that the size and complexity of 
        the existing metropolitan planning area make 
        designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
        organization for the area appropriate.''.
    (c) Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries.--Section 134(c) 
of such title is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
        ``Planning'' before ``Area'';
            (2) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``For the purposes'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``planning'' before 
                ``area'';
            (3) by striking the second sentence and all that 
        follows and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning 
        area--
                    ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing 
                urbanized area and the contiguous area expected 
                to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast 
                period; and
                    ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan 
                statistical area or consolidated metropolitan 
                statistical area, as defined by the Bureau of 
                the Census.
            ``(3) Existing metropolitan planning areas in 
        nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the 
        case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment 
        area for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the boundaries of the 
        metropolitan planning area in existence as of the date 
        of enactment of this paragraph shall be retained, 
        except that the boundaries may be adjusted by agreement 
        of the Governor and affected metropolitan planning 
        organizations in the manner described in subsection 
        (b)(5).
            ``(4) New metropolitan planning areas in 
        nonattainment.--In the case of an urbanized area 
        designated after the date of enactment of this 
        paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon 
        monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan planning 
        area--
                    ``(A) shall be established in the manner 
                described in subsection (b)(1);
                    ``(B) shall encompass the areas described 
                in paragraph (2)(A);
                    ``(C) may encompass the areas described in 
                paragraph (2)(B); and
                    ``(D) may address any nonattainment area 
                identified under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                7401 et seq.) for ozone or carbon monoxide.''; 
                and
            (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by 
        paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs 
        (2) through (4) (as inserted by paragraph (3) of this 
        subsection).
    (d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--Section 134(d) of 
such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage 
        each Governor with responsibility for a portion of a 
        multistate metropolitan area and the appropriate 
        metropolitan planning organizations to provide 
        coordinated transportation planning for the entire 
        metropolitan area.
            ``(2) Interstate compacts.--The consent of Congress 
        is granted to any 2 or more States--
                    ``(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, 
                not in conflict with any law of the United 
                States, for cooperative efforts and mutual 
                assistance in support of activities authorized 
                under this section as the activities pertain to 
                interstate areas and localities within the 
                States; and
                    ``(B) to establish such agencies, joint or 
                otherwise, as the States may determine 
                desirable for making the agreements and 
                compacts effective.
            ``(3) Lake tahoe region.--
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `Lake Tahoe region' has the meaning given 
                the term `region' in subdivision (a) of article 
                II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as 
                set forth in the first section of Public Law 
                96-551 (94 Stat. 3234).
                    ``(B) Transportation planning process.--The 
                Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) establish with the Federal 
                        land management agencies that have 
                        jurisdiction over land in the Lake 
                        Tahoe region a transportation planning 
                        process for the region; and
                            ``(ii) coordinate the 
                        transportation planning process with 
                        the planning process required of State 
                        and local governments under this 
                        section, section 135, and chapter 53 of 
                        title 49.
                    ``(C) Interstate compact.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to 
                        clause (ii), notwithstanding subsection 
                        (b), to carry out the transportation 
                        planning process required by this 
                        section, the consent of Congress is 
                        granted to the States of California and 
                        Nevada to designate a metropolitan 
                        planning organization for the Lake 
                        Tahoe region, by agreement between the 
                        Governors of the States of California 
                        and Nevada and units of general purpose 
                        local government that together 
                        represent at least 75 percent of the 
                        affected population (including the 
                        central city or cities (as defined by 
                        the Bureau of the Census)), or in 
                        accordance with procedures established 
                        by applicable State or local law.
                            ``(ii) Involvement of federal land 
                        management agencies.--
                                    ``(I) Representation.--The 
                                policy board of a metropolitan 
                                planning organization 
                                designated under clause (i) 
                                shall include a representative 
                                of each Federal land management 
                                agency that has jurisdiction 
                                over land in the Lake Tahoe 
                                region.
                                    ``(II) Funding.--In 
                                addition to funds made 
                                available to the metropolitan 
                                planning organization under 
                                other provisions of this title 
                                and under chapter 53 of title 
                                49, not more than 1 percent of 
                                the funds allocated under 
                                section 202 may be used to 
                                carry out the transportation 
                                planning process for the Lake 
                                Tahoe region under this 
                                subparagraph.
                    ``(D) Activities.--Highway projects 
                included in transportation plans developed 
                under this paragraph--
                            ``(i) shall be selected for funding 
                        in a manner that facilitates the 
                        participation of the Federal land 
                        management agencies that have 
                        jurisdiction over land in the Lake 
                        Tahoe region; and
                            ``(ii) may, in accordance with 
                        chapter 2, be funded using funds 
                        allocated under section 202.
            ``(4) Recipients of other assistance.--The 
        Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning 
        organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the design and delivery of transportation 
        services within the metropolitan planning area that are 
        provided--
                    ``(A) by recipients of assistance under 
                chapter 53 of title 49; and
                    ``(B) by governmental agencies and 
                nonprofit organizations (including 
                representatives of the agencies and 
                organizations) that receive Federal assistance 
                from a source other than the Department of 
                Transportation to provide nonemergency 
                transportation services.''.
    (e) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' 
        and inserting ``MPOs'';
            (2) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Nonattainment areas.--If'';
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a 
        project is located within the boundaries of more than 1 
        metropolitan planning organization, the metropolitan 
        planning organizations shall coordinate plans regarding 
        the project.''; and
            (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by 
        paragraph (2) of this subsection) with paragraph (2) 
        (as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection).
    (f) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 134(f) of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Scope of Planning Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--The metropolitan transportation 
        planning process for a metropolitan area under this 
        section shall provide for consideration of projects and 
        strategies that will--
                    ``(A) support the economic vitality of the 
                metropolitan area, especially by enabling 
                global competitiveness, productivity, and 
                efficiency;
                    ``(B) increase the safety and security of 
                the transportation system for motorized and 
                nonmotorized users;
                    ``(C) increase the accessibility and 
                mobility options available to people and for 
                freight;
                    ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, 
                promote energy conservation, and improve 
                quality of life;
                    ``(E) enhance the integration and 
                connectivity of the transportation system, 
                across and between modes, for people and 
                freight;
                    ``(F) promote efficient system management 
                and operation; and
                    ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the 
                existing transportation system.
            ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to 
        consider any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall 
        not be reviewable by any court under this title, 
        subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of 
        title 5 in any matter affecting a transportation plan, 
        a transportation improvement plan, a project or 
        strategy, or the certification of a planning 
        process.''.
    (g) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 134(g) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' 
        and inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Identify'' 
        and inserting ``An identification of''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates 
                how the adopted long-range transportation plan 
                can be implemented, indicates resources from 
                public and private sources that are reasonably 
                expected to be made available to carry out the 
                plan, and recommends any additional financing 
                strategies for needed projects and programs. 
                The financial plan may include, for 
                illustrative purposes, additional projects that 
                would be included in the adopted long-range 
                transportation plan if reasonable additional 
                resources beyond those identified in the 
                financial plan were available. For the purpose 
                of developing the long-range transportation 
                plan, the metropolitan planning organization 
                and State shall cooperatively develop estimates 
                of funds that will be available to support plan 
                implementation.'';
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
                following: ``freight shippers, providers of 
                freight transportation services,''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``private providers 
                of transportation,'' the following: 
                ``representatives of users of public 
                transit,'';
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative 
        list.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a State or 
        metropolitan planning organization shall not be 
        required to select any project from the illustrative 
        list of additional projects included in the financial 
        plan under paragraph (2)(B).'';
            (6) in the subsection heading by striking ``Long 
        Range Plan'' and inserting ``Long-Range Transportation 
        Plan'';
            (7) in the headings for paragraphs (2) and (5) by 
        striking ``long range plan'' and inserting ``long-range 
        transportation plan''; and
            (8) by striking ``long range plan'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``long-range transportation 
        plan''.
    (h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
Section 134(h) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
            ``(1) Development.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the 
                State and any affected public transit operator, 
                the metropolitan planning organization 
                designated for a metropolitan area shall 
                develop a transportation improvement program 
                for the area for which the organization is 
                designated.
                    ``(B) Opportunity for comment.--In 
                developing the program, the metropolitan 
                planning organization, in cooperation with the 
                State and any affected public transit operator, 
                shall provide citizens, affected public 
                agencies, representatives of transportation 
                agency employees, freight shippers, providers 
                of freight transportation services, private 
                providers of transportation, representatives of 
                users of public transit, and other interested 
                parties with a reasonable opportunity to 
                comment on the proposed program.
                    ``(C) Funding estimates.--For the purpose 
                of developing the transportation improvement 
                program, the metropolitan planning 
                organization, public transit agency, and State 
                shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds 
                that are reasonably expected to be available to 
                support program implementation.
                    ``(D) Updating and approval.--The program 
                shall be updated at least once every 2 years 
                and shall be approved by the metropolitan 
                planning organization and the Governor.
            ``(2) Contents.--The transportation improvement 
        program shall include--
                    ``(A) a priority list of proposed federally 
                supported projects and strategies to be carried 
                out within each 3-year period after the initial 
                adoption of the transportation improvement 
                program; and
                    ``(B) a financial plan that--
                            ``(i) demonstrates how the 
                        transportation improvement program can 
                        be implemented;
                            ``(ii) indicates resources from 
                        public and private sources that are 
                        reasonably expected to be available to 
                        carry out the program;
                            ``(iii) identifies innovative 
                        financing techniques to finance 
                        projects, programs, and strategies; and
                            ``(iv) may include, for 
                        illustrative purposes, additional 
                        projects that would be included in the 
                        approved transportation improvement 
                        program if reasonable additional 
                        resources beyond those identified in 
                        the financial plan were available.
            ``(3) Included projects.--
                    ``(A) Projects under this chapter and 
                chapter 53 of title 49.--A transportation 
                improvement program developed under this 
                subsection for a metropolitan area shall 
                include the projects and strategies within the 
                area that are proposed for funding under this 
                chapter and chapter 53 of title 49.
                    ``(B) Projects under chapter 2.--
                            ``(i) Regionally significant 
                        projects.--Regionally significant 
                        projects proposed for funding under 
                        chapter 2 shall be identified 
                        individually in the transportation 
                        improvement program.
                            ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects 
                        proposed for funding under chapter 2 
                        that are not determined to be 
                        regionally significant shall be grouped 
                        in 1 line item or identified 
                        individually in the transportation 
                        improvement program.
                    ``(C) Consistency with long-range 
                transportation plan.--Each project shall be 
                consistent with the long-range transportation 
                plan developed under subsection (g) for the 
                area.
                    ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full 
                funding.--The program shall include a project, 
                or an identified phase of a project, only if 
                full funding can reasonably be anticipated to 
                be available for the project within the time 
                period contemplated for completion of the 
                project.
            ``(4) Notice and comment.--Before approving a 
        transportation improvement program, a metropolitan 
        planning organization shall, in cooperation with the 
        State and any affected public transit operator, provide 
        citizens, affected public agencies, representatives of 
        transportation agency employees, freight shippers, 
        providers of freight transportation services, private 
        providers of transportation, representatives of users 
        of public transit, and other interested parties with 
        reasonable notice of and an opportunity to comment on 
        the proposed program.
            ``(5) Selection of projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise 
                provided in subsection (i)(4) and in addition 
                to the transportation improvement program 
                development required under paragraph (1), the 
                selection of federally funded projects for 
                implementation in metropolitan areas shall be 
                carried out, from the approved transportation 
                improvement program--
                            ``(i) by--
                                    ``(I) in the case of 
                                projects under this chapter, 
                                the State; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of 
                                projects under chapter 53 of 
                                title 49, the designated 
                                transit funding recipients; and
                            ``(ii) in cooperation with the 
                        metropolitan planning organization.
                    ``(B) Modifications to project priority.--
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
                action by the Secretary shall not be required 
                to advance a project included in the approved 
                transportation improvement program in place of 
                another project in the program.
            ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative 
        list.--
                    ``(A) No required selection.--
                Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B)(iv), a State 
                or metropolitan planning organization shall not 
                be required to select any project from the 
                illustrative list of additional projects 
                included in the financial plan under paragraph 
                (2)(B)(iv).
                    ``(B) Required action by the secretary.--
                Action by the Secretary shall be required for a 
                State or metropolitan planning organization to 
                select any project from the illustrative list 
                of additional projects included in the 
                financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv) for 
                inclusion in an approved transportation 
                improvement program.
            ``(7) Publication.--
                    ``(A) Publication of transportation 
                improvement programs.--A transportation 
                improvement program involving Government 
                participation shall be published or otherwise 
                made readily available by the metropolitan 
                planning organization for public review.
                    ``(B) Publication of annual listings of 
                projects.--An annual listing of projects for 
                which Federal funds have been obligated in the 
                preceding year shall be published or otherwise 
                made available by the metropolitan planning 
                organization for public review. The listing 
                shall be consistent with the categories 
                identified in the transportation improvement 
                program.''.
    (i) Transportation Management Areas.--
            (1) Required designations.--Section 134(i)(1) of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Designation.--
                    ``(A) Required designations.--The Secretary 
                shall designate as a transportation management 
                area each urbanized area with a population of 
                over 200,000 individuals.
                    ``(B) Designations on request.--The 
                Secretary shall designate any additional area 
                as a transportation management area on the 
                request of the Governor and the metropolitan 
                planning organization designated for the 
                area.''.
            (2) Selection of projects.--Section 134(i)(4) of 
        such title is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Selection of projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--All federally funded 
                projects carried out within the boundaries of a 
                transportation management area under this title 
                (excluding projects carried out on the National 
                Highway System and projects carried out under 
                the bridge program or the Interstate 
                maintenance program) or under chapter 53 of 
                title 49 shall be selected for implementation 
                from the approved transportation improvement 
                program by the metropolitan planning 
                organization designated for the area in 
                consultation with the State and any affected 
                public transit operator.
                    ``(B) National highway system projects.--
                Projects carried out within the boundaries of a 
                transportation management area on the National 
                Highway System and projects carried out within 
                such boundaries under the bridge program or the 
                Interstate maintenance program shall be 
                selected for implementation from the approved 
                transportation improvement program by the State 
                in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
                organization designated for the area.''.
            (3) Certification.--Section 134(i)(5) of such title 
        is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Certification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) ensure that the metropolitan 
                        planning process in each transportation 
                        management area is being carried out in 
                        accordance with applicable provisions 
                        of Federal law; and
                            ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), 
                        certify, not less often than once every 
                        3 years, that the requirements of this 
                        paragraph are met with respect to the 
                        transportation management area.
                    ``(B) Requirements for certification.--The 
                Secretary may make the certification under 
                subparagraph (A) if--
                            ``(i) the transportation planning 
                        process complies with the requirements 
                        of this section and other applicable 
                        requirements of Federal law; and
                            ``(ii) there is a transportation 
                        improvement program for the area that 
                        has been approved by the metropolitan 
                        planning organization and the Governor.
                    ``(C) Effect of failure to certify.--
                            ``(i) Withholding of funds.--If a 
                        metropolitan planning process is not 
                        certified, the Secretary may withhold 
                        up to 20 percent of the apportioned 
                        funds attributable to the 
                        transportation management area under 
                        this title and chapter 53 of title 49.
                            ``(ii) Restoration of withheld 
                        funds.--The withheld apportionments 
                        shall be restored to the metropolitan 
                        area at such time as the metropolitan 
                        planning organization is certified by 
                        the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) Feasibility of private 
                        enterprise participation.--The 
                        Secretary shall not withhold 
                        certification under this paragraph 
                        based on the policies and criteria 
                        established by a metropolitan planning 
                        organization or transit grant recipient 
                        for determining the feasibility of 
                        private enterprise participation in 
                        accordance with section 5306(a) of 
                        title 49.
                    ``(D) Review of certification.--In making 
                certification determinations under this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall provide for 
                public involvement appropriate to the 
                metropolitan area under review.''.
    (j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--
Section 134(j) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the 
        case of a metropolitan area not designated as a 
        transportation management area under this section, the 
        Secretary may provide for the development of an 
        abbreviated long-range transportation plan and 
        transportation improvement program for the metropolitan 
        area that the Secretary determines is appropriate to 
        achieve the purposes of this section, taking into 
        account the complexity of transportation problems in 
        the area.
            ``(2) Nonattainment areas.--The Secretary may not 
        permit abbreviated plans or programs for a metropolitan 
        area that is in nonattainment for ozone or carbon 
        monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
        seq.).''.
    (k) Additional Requirements for Certain Nonattainment 
Areas.--Section 134(l) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a 
        nonattainment area within the metropolitan planning 
        area boundaries determined under subsection (c).''.
    (l) Funding.--Section 134(n) of such title is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(n) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds set aside under section 
        104(f) of this title to carry out sections 5303 through 
        5305 of title 49 shall be available to carry out this 
        section.
            ``(2) Unused funds.--Any funds that are not used to 
        carry out this section may be made available by the 
        metropolitan planning organization to the State to fund 
        activities under section 135.''.
    (m) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 134 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
and programs described in this section are subject to a 
reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the Secretary 
concerning plans and programs described in this section have 
not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997, any 
decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or program 
described in this section shall not be considered to be a 
Federal action subject to review under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
    (n) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 134 and inserting the following:

``134. Metropolitan planning.''.

SEC. 1204. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

    (a) General Requirements.--Section 135(a) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Requirements.--
            ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to 
        encourage and promote the safe and efficient 
        management, operation, and development of surface 
        transportation systems that will serve the mobility 
        needs of people and freight and foster economic growth 
        and development within and through urbanized areas, 
        while minimizing transportation-related fuel 
        consumption and air pollution.
            ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--Subject 
        to section 134 of this title and sections 5303 through 
        5305 of title 49, each State shall develop 
        transportation plans and programs for all areas of the 
        State.
            ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each 
        State shall provide for the development and integrated 
        management and operation of transportation systems and 
        facilities (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
        transportation facilities) that will function as an 
        intermodal transportation system for the State and an 
        integral part of an intermodal transportation system 
        for the United States.
            ``(4) Process of development.--The process for 
        developing the plans and programs shall provide for 
        consideration of all modes of transportation and shall 
        be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the 
        degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the 
        transportation problems to be addressed.''.
    (b) Coordination With Metropolitan Planning; State 
Implementation Plan.--Section 135(b) of such title is amended 
by inserting after ``of this title'' the following: ``and 
sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49''.
    (c) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Scope of Planning Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall carry out a 
        transportation planning process that provides for 
        consideration of projects and strategies that will--
                    ``(A) support the economic vitality of the 
                United States, the States, and metropolitan 
                areas, especially by enabling global 
                competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
                    ``(B) increase the safety and security of 
                the transportation system for motorized and 
                nonmotorized users;
                    ``(C) increase the accessibility and 
                mobility options available to people and for 
                freight;
                    ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, 
                promote energy conservation, and improve 
                quality of life;
                    ``(E) enhance the integration and 
                connectivity of the transportation system, 
                across and between modes throughout the State, 
                for people and freight;
                    ``(F) promote efficient system management 
                and operation; and
                    ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the 
                existing transportation system.
            ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to 
        consider any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall 
        not be reviewable by any court under this title, 
        subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of 
        title 5 in any matter affecting a transportation plan, 
        a transportation improvement plan, a project or 
        strategy, or the certification of a planning 
        process.''.
    (d) Additional Requirements.--Section 135(d) of such title 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out planning 
under this section, each State shall, at a minimum, consider--
            ``(1) with respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the 
        concerns of local elected officials representing units 
        of general purpose local government;
            ``(2) the concerns of Indian tribal governments and 
        Federal land management agencies that have jurisdiction 
        over land within the boundaries of the State; and
            ``(3) coordination of transportation plans, 
        programs, and planning activities with related planning 
        activities being carried out outside of metropolitan 
        planning areas.''.
    (e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 135(e) of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--
            ``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a 
        long-range transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year 
        forecast period, for all areas of the State, that 
        provides for the development and implementation of the 
        intermodal transportation system of the State.
            ``(2) Consultation with governments.--
                    ``(A) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to 
                each metropolitan area in the State, the long-
                range transportation plan shall be developed in 
                cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
                organization designated for the metropolitan 
                area under section 134 of this title and 
                section 5303 of title 49.
                    ``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect 
                to each nonmetropolitan area, the long-range 
                transportation plan shall be developed in 
                consultation with affected local officials with 
                responsibility for transportation.
                    ``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to 
                each area of the State under the jurisdiction 
                of an Indian tribal government, the long-range 
                transportation plan shall be developed in 
                consultation with the tribal government and the 
                Secretary of the Interior.
            ``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In 
        developing the long-range transportation plan, the 
        State shall--
                    ``(A) provide citizens, affected public 
                agencies, representatives of transportation 
                agency employees, freight shippers, private 
                providers of transportation, representatives of 
                users of public transit, providers of freight 
                transportation services, and other interested 
                parties with a reasonable opportunity to 
                comment on the proposed plan; and
                    ``(B) identify transportation strategies 
                necessary to efficiently serve the mobility 
                needs of people.
            ``(4) Financial plan.--The long-range 
        transportation plan may include a financial plan that 
        demonstrates how the adopted long-range transportation 
        plan can be implemented, indicates resources from 
        public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
        to be made available to carry out the plan, and 
        recommends any additional financing strategies for 
        needed projects and programs. The financial plan may 
        include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects 
        that would be included in the adopted transportation 
        plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those 
        identified in the financial plan were available.
            ``(5) Selection of projects from illustrative 
        list.--Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State shall not 
        be required to select any project from the illustrative 
        list of additional projects included in the financial 
        plan under paragraph (4).''.
    (f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 
135(f) of such title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--
            ``(1) Development.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State shall develop 
                a transportation improvement program for all 
                areas of the State.
                    ``(B) Consultation with governments.--
                            ``(i) Metropolitan areas.--With 
                        respect to each metropolitan area in 
                        the State, the program shall be 
                        developed in cooperation with the 
                        metropolitan planning organization 
                        designated for the metropolitan area 
                        under section 134 of this title and 
                        section 5303 of title 49.
                            ``(ii) Nonmetropolitan areas.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--With 
                                respect to each nonmetropolitan 
                                area in the State, the program 
                                shall be developed in 
                                consultation with affected 
                                local officials with 
                                responsibility for 
                                transportation.
                                    ``(II) Review.--Not later 
                                than 1 year after the date of 
                                enactment of this subclause, 
                                the State shall submit to the 
                                Secretary the details of the 
                                consultative planning process 
                                developed by the State for 
                                nonmetropolitan areas under 
                                subclause (I). The Secretary 
                                shall not review or approve 
                                such process.
                            ``(iii) Indian tribal areas.--With 
                        respect to each area of the State under 
                        the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
                        government, the program shall be 
                        developed in consultation with the 
                        tribal government and the Secretary of 
                        the Interior.
                    ``(C) Participation by interested 
                parties.--In developing the program, the 
                Governor shall provide citizens, affected 
                public agencies, representatives of 
                transportation agency employees, freight 
                shippers, private providers of transportation, 
                providers of freight transportation services, 
                representatives of users of public transit, and 
                other interested parties with a reasonable 
                opportunity to comment on the proposed program.
            ``(2) Included projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A transportation 
                improvement program developed under this 
                subsection for a State shall include federally 
                supported surface transportation expenditures 
                within the boundaries of the State.
                    ``(B) Chapter 2 projects.--
                            ``(i) Regionally significant 
                        projects.--Regionally significant 
                        projects proposed for funding under 
                        chapter 2 shall be identified 
                        individually in the transportation 
                        improvement program.
                            ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects 
                        proposed for funding under chapter 2 
                        that are not determined to be 
                        regionally significant shall be grouped 
                        in 1 line item or identified 
                        individually in the transportation 
                        improvement program.
                    ``(C) Consistency with long-range 
                transportation plan.--Each project shall be--
                            ``(i) consistent with the long-
                        range transportation plan developed 
                        under this section for the State;
                            ``(ii) identical to the project as 
                        described in an approved metropolitan 
                        transportation improvement program; and
                            ``(iii) in conformance with the 
                        applicable State air quality 
                        implementation plan developed under the 
                        Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), 
                        if the project is carried out in an 
                        area designated as nonattainment for 
                        ozone or carbon monoxide under such 
                        Act.
                    ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full 
                funding.--The program shall include a project, 
                or an identified phase of a project, only if 
                full funding can reasonably be anticipated to 
                be available for the project within the time 
                period contemplated for completion of the 
                project.
                    ``(E) Financial plan.--The transportation 
                improvement program may include a financial 
                plan that demonstrates how the approved 
                transportation improvement program can be 
                implemented, indicates resources from public 
                and private sources that are reasonably 
                expected to be made available to carry out the 
                plan, and recommends any additional financing 
                strategies for needed projects and programs.The 
financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
projects that would be included in the adopted transportation plan if 
reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in the 
financial plan were available.
                    ``(F) Selection of projects from 
                illustrative list.--
                            ``(i) No required selection.--
                        Notwithstanding subparagraph (E), a 
                        State shall not be required to select 
                        any project from the illustrative list 
                        of additional projects included in the 
                        financial plan under subparagraph (E).
                            ``(ii) Required action by the 
                        secretary.--Action by the Secretary 
                        shall be required for a State to select 
                        any project from the illustrative list 
                        of additional projects included in the 
                        financial plan under subparagraph (E) 
                        for inclusion in an approved 
                        transportation improvement program.
                    ``(G) Priorities.--The program shall 
                reflect the priorities for programming and 
                expenditures of funds, including transportation 
                enhancement activities, required by this title.
            ``(3) Project selection for areas of less than 
        50,000 population.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Projects carried out in 
                areas with populations of less than 50,000 
                individuals (excluding projects carried out on 
                the National Highway System and projects 
                carried out under the bridge program or the 
                Interstate maintenance program) shall be 
                selected, from the approved statewide 
                transportation improvement program, by the 
                State in cooperation with the affected local 
                officials.
                    ``(B) National highway system projects.--
                Projects carried out in areas described in 
                subparagraph (A) on the National Highway System 
                and projects carried out in such areas under 
                the bridge program or the Interstate 
                maintenance program shall be selected, from the 
                approved statewide transportation improvement 
                program, by the State in consultation with the 
                affected local officials.
            ``(4) Biennial review and approval.--A 
        transportation improvement program developed under this 
        subsection shall be reviewed and, on a finding that the 
        planning process through which the program was 
        developed is consistent with this section, section 134, 
        and sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49, approved 
        not less frequently than biennially by the Secretary.
            ``(5) Modifications to project priority.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, action by 
        the Secretary shall not be required to advance a 
        project included in the approved statewide 
        transportation improvement program in place of another 
        project in the program.''.
    (g) Funding.--Section 134(g) of such title is amended by 
striking ``section 307(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
505(a)''.
    (h) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 135 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
and programs described in this section are subject to a 
reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the Secretary 
concerning plans and programs described in this section have 
not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997, any 
decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or program 
described inthis section shall not be considered to be a 
Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.
    (i) Participation of Local Elected Officials.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
        the effectiveness of the participation of local elected 
        officials in transportation planning and programming. 
        In conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider 
        the degree of cooperation between each State, local 
        officials in rural areas in the State, and regional 
        planning and development organizations in the State.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
        to Congress a report containing the results of the 
        study with any recommendations the Secretary determines 
        appropriate as a result of the study.

SEC. 1205. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

    (a) Contracting Procedures.--Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (B) by striking ``, except to'' each place it 
appears and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting a period.
    (b) Selection Process.--Section 112 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a 
single contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any 
environmental impact assessments or analyses required for a 
project, including environmental impact statements, as well as 
subsequent engineering and design work on the project if the 
State conducts a review that assesses the objectivity of the 
environmental assessment, environmental analysis, or 
environmental impact statement prior to its submission to the 
Secretary.''.

SEC. 1206. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.

    Section 102 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting 
after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political 
subdivision of a State may enact or enforce a law that applies 
only to motorcycles and the principal purpose of which is to 
restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion of 
a highway for which Federal-aid highway funds have been 
utilized for planning, design, construction, or maintenance. 
Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of a 
State or political subdivision of a State to regulate 
motorcycles for safety.''.

SEC. 1207. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 
129(c)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``owned.'' and inserting ``owned or operated or 
majority publicly owned if the Secretary determines with 
respect to a majority publicly owned ferry or ferry terminal 
facility that such ferry boat or ferry terminal facility 
provides substantial public benefits.''; and
    (b) Reauthorization.--Section 1064 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 
note; 105 Stat. 2005) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (c) by 
        striking ``Such sums'' and inserting ``Sums made 
        available to carry out this section'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
        subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
        following:
    ``(d) Set-Aside for Projects on NHS.--
            ``(1) In general.--$20,000,000 of the amount made 
        available to carry out this section for each offiscal 
years 1999 through 2003 shall be obligated for the construction or 
refurbishment of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities and 
approaches to such facilities within marine highway systems that are 
part of the National Highway System.
            ``(2) Alaska.--$10,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a 
        fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be 
        made available to the State of Alaska.''.
            ``(3) New jersey.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 
        for a fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made available to the State of New Jersey.''.
            ``(4) Washington.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 
        for a fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) 
        shall be made available to the State of Washington.''.
    (c) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        study of ferry transportation in the United States and 
        its possessions--
                    (A) to identify existing ferry operations, 
                including--
                            (i) the locations and routes 
                        served; and
                            (ii) the source and amount, if any, 
                        of funds derived from Federal, State, 
                        or local government sources supporting 
                        ferry construction or operations;
                    (B) to identify potential domestic ferry 
                routes in the United States and its possessions 
                and to develop information on those routes; and
                    (C) to identify the potential for use of 
                high-speed ferry services and alternative-
                fueled ferry services.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on 
        the results of the study to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate.

SEC. 1208. TRAINING.

    (a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 
140(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after the third sentence the following: ``In implementing such 
programs, a State may reserve training positions for persons 
who receive welfare assistance from such State; except that the 
implementation of any such program shall not cause current 
employees to be displaced or current positions to be supplanted 
or preclude workers that are participating in an 
apprenticeship, skill improvement, or other upgrading program 
registered with the Department of Labor or the appropriate 
State agency from being referred to, or hired on, projects 
funded under this title without regard to the length of time of 
their participation in such program.''.
    (b) Highway Training.--Section 140(b) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by inserting ``and technology'' after 
                ``construction''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``programs'' the 
                following: ``, and to develop and fund summer 
                transportation institutes''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by striking ``104(b)'' 
        and inserting ``104(b)(3)''.
    (c) Supportive Services.--Section 140(c) of such title is 
amended by striking ``104(a)'' and inserting ``104(b)(3)''.

SEC. 1209. USE OF HOV LANES BY INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES.

    Section 102(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``A State'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--A State'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exception for inherently low-emission 
        vehicles.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before 
        September 30, 2003, a State may permit a vehicle with 
        fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy 
        vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified as an 
        Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to title 40, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in 
        accordance with, section 88.312-93(c) of such title. 
        Such permission may be revoked by the State should the 
        State determine it necessary.''; and
            (3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1) (as 
        designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) with 
        paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of this 
        subsection).

SEC. 1210. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCEDURES PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
advanced travel forecasting procedures program--
            (1) to provide for completion of the advanced 
        transportation model developed under the Transportation 
        Analysis Simulation System (referred to in this section 
        as ``TRANSIMS''); and
            (2) to provide support for early deployment of the 
        advanced transportation modeling computer software and 
        graphics package developed under TRANSIMS and the 
        program established under this section to States, local 
        governments, and metropolitan planning organizations 
        with responsibility for travel modeling.
    (b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall use funds 
made available under this section to--
            (1) provide funding for completion of core 
        development of the advanced transportation model;
            (2) develop user-friendly advanced transportation 
        modeling computer software and graphics packages;
            (3) provide training and technical assistance with 
        respect to the implementation and application of the 
        advanced transportation model to States, local 
        governments, and metropolitan planning organizations 
        with responsibility for travel modeling; and
            (4) allocate funds to not more than 12 entities 
        described in paragraph (3), representing a diversity of 
        populations and geographic regions, for a pilot program 
        to enable transportation management areas designated 
        under section 134(i) of title 23, United States Code, 
        to convert from the use of travel forecasting 
        procedures in use by the areas as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act to the use of the advanced 
        transportation model.
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
        $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $3,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1999, $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2000, $5,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) Allocation of funds.--
                    (A) Fiscal years 1998 and 1999.--For each 
                of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 100 percent of 
                the funds made available under paragraph (1) 
                shall be allocated to activities in described 
                in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
                (b).
                    (B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2003.--For 
                each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003, not 
                more than 50 percent of the funds made 
                available under paragraph (1) may be allocated 
                to activities described in subsection (b)(4).
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
        the Federal share of the cost of--
                    (A) any activity described in paragraph 
                (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) shall not 
                exceed 100 percent; and
                    (B) any activity described in subsection 
                (b)(4) shall not exceed 80 percent.

SEC. 1211. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LAWS.

    (a) Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of 
Directors.--Section 1069(gg) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 593 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Pennsylvania station redevelopment 
        corporation board of directors.--In furtherance of the 
        redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office in New 
        York, New York, into an intermodal transportation 
        facility and commercial center, the Secretary, the 
        Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
        or their designees are authorized to serve as ex 
        officio members of the Board of Directors of the 
        Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation.''.
    (b) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of 
Directors.--Subtitle B of title I of the National Visitor 
Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 120. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

    ``To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment and 
operation of the Union Station complex, the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, or their designees are authorized to serve as 
ex officio members of the Board of Directors of the Union 
Station Redevelopment Corporation.
    (c) Safety Belt Use Law Requirements.--Section 355 of the 
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 624) 
is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``AND 
        MAINE'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``States of New Hampshire 
                and Maine shall each'' and inserting ``State of 
                New Hampshire shall''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and 
                1996'' and inserting ``through 2000''; and
            (3) by striking ``or Maine'' each place it appears.
    (d) Metric Conversion at State Option.--Section 205(c)(2) 
of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 
U.S.C. 109 note; 109 Stat. 577) is amended by striking ``Before 
September 30, 2000, the'' and inserting ``The''.
    (e) Right-of-Way Revolving Fund.--
            (1) Termination.--Section 108 of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as 
                subsection (c).
            (2) Transition provision.--
                    (A) In general.--Funds advanced to a State 
                by the Secretary from the right-of-way 
                revolving fund established by section 108(c) of 
                title 23, United States Code, prior to the date 
                of enactment of this Act shall remain available 
                to the State for use on the projects for which 
                the funds were advanced for a period of 20 
                years from the date on which the funds were 
                advanced.
                    (B) Credit to highway trust fund.--With 
                respect to a project for which funds have been 
                advanced from the right-of-way revolving fund, 
                upon the termination of the 20-year period 
                referred to in subparagraph (A), when actual 
                construction is commenced, or upon approval by 
                the Secretary of the plans, specifications, and 
                estimates for the actual construction of the 
                project on the right-of-way, whichever occurs 
                first--
                            (i) the Highway Trust Fund (other 
                        than the Mass Transit Account) shall be 
                        credited with an amount equal to the 
                        Federal share of the funds advanced, as 
                        provided in section 120 of title 23, 
                        United States Code, out of any Federal-
                        aid highway funds apportioned to the 
                        State in which the project is located 
                        and available for obligation for 
                        projects of the type funded; and
                            (ii) the State shall reimburse the 
                        Secretary in an amount equal to the 
                        non-Federal share of the funds advanced 
                        for deposit in, and credit to, the 
                        Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
                        Transit Account).
    (g) Pilot Toll Collection Program.--Section 129 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).
    (h) Congressional Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441 
(76 Stat. 59) is repealed.
    (i) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal 
        Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 2032-2033) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph 
                (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and inserting the following:
                                    ``(ff) South Carolina State 
                                line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
                                region to Georgetown, South 
                                Carolina, including a 
                                connection to Andrews following 
                                the route 41 corridor and to 
                                Camden following the U.S. Route 
                                521 corridor; and'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph 
                (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and inserting the 
                following:
                                    ``(hh) South Carolina State 
                                line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
                                region to Georgetown, South 
                                Carolina.'';
                    (C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after 
                ``New York'' the following: ``, including 
                United States Route 322 between United States 
                Route 220 and I-80'';
                    (D) in paragraph (18)--
                            (i) by striking ``(18) Corridor 
                        from Indianapolis,'' and inserting the 
                        following:
            ``(18) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, 
        through Port Huron, Michigan, southwesterly along 
        Interstate Route 69 through Indianapolis,''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and to include'' 
                        and inserting the following: ``as 
                        follows:
                    ``(A) In Michigan, the corridor shall be 
                from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, southwesterly 
                along Interstate Route 94 to the Ambassador 
                Bridge interchange in Detroit, Michigan.
                    ``(B) In Michigan and Illinois, the 
                corridor shall be from Windsor, Ontario, 
                Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly 
                along Interstate Route 94 to Chicago, Illinois.
                    ``(C) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, 
                and Louisiana, the Corridor shall--
                            ``(i) follow the alignment 
                        generally identified in the Corridor 18 
                        Special Issues Study Final Report; and
                            ``(ii) include a connection between 
                        the Corridor in the vicinity of 
                        Monticello, Arkansas, to Pine Bluff, 
                        Arkansas.
                    ``(D) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the 
                Corridor shall--
                            ``(i) include United States Route 
                        77 from the Rio Grande River to 
                        Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, 
                        Texas, and then to Victoria, Texas, via 
                        United States Route 77;
                            ``(ii) include United States Route 
                        281 from the Rio Grande River to 
                        Interstate Route 37 and then to 
                        Victoria, Texas, via United States 
                        Route 59; and
                            ``(iii) include'';
                    (E) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United 
                States Route 17 in the vicinity of Salamanca, 
                New York'' and inserting ``Interstate Route 
                80'';
                    (F) by inserting ``, including I-29 between 
                Kansas City and the Canadian border'' before 
                the period at the end of paragraph (23); and
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the 
                following:
            ``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of 
        California, Oregon, and Washington, including 
        California State Route 905 between Interstate Route 5 
        and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
            ``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern 
        Beltway in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
            ``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the 
        Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, 
        Iowa, to the Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau 
        Claire, Wisconsin, as follows:
                    ``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa 
                border to Fond du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, 
                then United States Route 41 from Fond du Lac to 
                Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay, 
                Wisconsin.
                    ``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 
                via Wausau, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, 
                Wisconsin.
                    ``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton 
                to Marshfield, Wisconsin.
            ``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following 
        United States Route 50 from the proposed intermodal 
        transportation center connected to I-395 in Washington, 
        D.C., to the intersection of United States Route 50 
        with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-Washington 
        Parkway in Maryland.
            ``(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest 
        Passage, California. The Alameda Corridor East is 
        generally described as 52.8 miles from east Los Angeles 
        (terminus of Alameda Corridor) through the San Gabriel 
        Valley terminating at Colton Junction in San 
        Bernardino. The Southwest Passage shall follow I-10 
        from San Bernardino to the Arizona State line and I-8 
        from San Diego to the Arizona State line.
            ``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.
            ``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 
        from Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 
        in Pennsylvania.
            ``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in 
        Lafayette, Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.
            ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the 
        Mexican Border via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.
            ``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, 
        Arkansas, to I-55.
            ``(40) The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, 
        Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, along United 
        States Route 29.
            ``(41) The Falls-to-Falls Corridor--United States 
        Route 53 from International Falls on the Minnesota/
        Canada border to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
            ``(42) The portion of Corridor V of the Appalachian 
        development highway system from Interstate Route 55 
        near Batesville, Mississippi, to the intersection with 
        Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway 
        system near Fulton, Mississippi, and the portion of 
        Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway 
        system from near Fulton, Mississippi, to the 
        intersection with Interstate Route 65 near Birmingham, 
        Alabama.
            ``(43) The United States Route 95 Corridor from the 
        Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho, to the Oregon State 
        border.''.
            (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section 
        1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the 
                first place it appears the following: ``in 
                subsection (c)(1),'';
                    (B) by striking ``and'' the second place it 
                appears; and
                    (C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the 
                following: ``, in subsection (c)(36), in 
                subsection(c)(37), in subsection (c)(40), and 
in subsection (c)(42)''.
            (3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is 
        further amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
                ``(except with respect to Georgetown County)'' 
                before ``(iii)'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
                (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Routes.--
                            ``(i) Designation.--The routes 
                        referred to in subsections (c)(18) and 
                        (c)(20) shall be designated as 
                        Interstate Route I-69. A State having 
                        jurisdiction over any segment of routes 
                        referred to in subsections (c)(18) and 
                        (c)(20) shall erect signs identifying 
                        such segment that is consistent with 
                        the criteria set forth in subsections 
                        (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as 
                        Interstate Route I-69, including 
                        segments of United States Route 59 in 
                        the State of Texas. The segment 
                        identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i) 
                        shall be designated as Interstate Route 
                        I-69 East, and the segment identified 
                        in subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be 
                        designated as Interstate Route I-69 
                        Central. The State of Texas shall erect 
                        signs identifying such routes as 
                        segments of future Interstate Route I-
                        69.
                            ``(ii) Rulemaking to determine 
                        future interstate sign erection 
                        criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct 
                        a rulemaking to determine the 
                        appropriate criteria for the erection 
                        of signs for future routes on the 
                        Interstate System identified in 
                        subparagraph (A). Such rulemaking shall 
                        be undertaken in consultation with 
                        States and local officials and shall be 
                        completed not later than December 31, 
                        1998.'';
                    (D) by striking the last sentence of 
                subparagraph (A) and inserting it as the first 
                sentence of subparagraph (B)(i) (as inserted by 
                subparagraph (C) of this paragraph); and
                    (E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by 
                striking ``(C)'' and inserting ``(D)''.
    (j) Winter Home Heating Oil Delivery.--Section 346 of the 
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 615-
616) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``season in the 
        6-month period beginning on November 1, 1996'' and 
        inserting ``seasons in the 18-month period beginning on 
        November 1, 1998''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the completion of 
the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the results of the program, including an assessment 
of any impact on public safety.''.
    (k) Future Corridor Segment.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
        determine the feasibility of providing an Interstate 
        quality road for a route that runs in south/west 
        direction generally along United States Route 61 and 
        crosses the Mississippi River in the vicinity of 
        Memphis, Tennessee, to Highway 79 and generally follows 
        Highway 79 to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 
        to carry out the study.
            (3) Applicability of title 23, united states 
        code.--Funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code, except that such funds shall remain 
        available until expended.
    (l) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.--
            (1) Reduction in scope of project.--Section 149(a) 
        of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
        Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 181-198) is amended 
        in paragraph (47)(B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end of clause (i);
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
                clause (ii) and inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking clause (iii).
            (2) Applicability of obligation limitation.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the project 
        described in section 149(a)(47)(B) of such Act shall be 
        subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-
        aid highway and highway safety construction programs.
    (m) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
1982.--Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act 
of 1982 (96 Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, is 
repealed.
    (n) Substitute Project.--Section 1045 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1994) 
is amended in subsection (a)--
            (1) by striking ``(a) Approval of Project.--
        Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Approval of Project.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection 
        (c) of this section, upon the request of the Governor 
        of the State of Wisconsin, submitted by October 1, 
        2000, the Secretary shall approve 1 or more substitute 
        projects in lieu of the substitute project approved by 
        the Secretary under paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of 
        this section.''.

SEC. 1212. MISCELLANEOUS.

    (a) State Transportation Department.--
            (1) In general.--Section 302 of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking the 
                second sentence; and
                    (B) by striking subsection (b) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b) Effect of Compliance.--Compliance with subsection (a) 
shall have no effect on the eligibility of costs.''.
            (2) Change in term defined.--
                    (A) In general.--Title 23, United States 
                Code, is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``State highway 
                        department'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``State transportation 
                        department''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``State highway 
                        departments'' each place it appears and 
                        inserting ``State transportation 
                        departments''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--
                            (i) The analysis for chapter 3 of 
                        title 23, United States Code, is 
                        amended in the item relating to section 
                        302 by striking ``highway'' and 
                        inserting ``transportation''.
                            (ii) Section 302 of title 23, 
                        United States Code, is amended in the 
                        section heading by striking ``highway'' 
                        and inserting ``transportation''.
                            (iii) Section 201(b) of the 
                        Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
                        1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended in the 
                        second sentence by striking ``State 
                        highway department'' and inserting 
                        ``State transportation department''.
                            (iv) Section 138(c) of the Surface 
                        Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 
                        (40 U.S.C. App. (note to section 201 of 
                        the Appalachian Regional Development 
                        Act of 1965); 92 Stat. 2710) is amended 
                        in the first sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``Federal-
                                aid primary system'' and 
                                inserting ``National Highway 
                                System''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``State 
                                highway department'' and 
                                inserting ``State 
                                transportation department''.
    (b) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        fund the production, in cooperation with a not-for-
        profit national public television station and the 
        National Academy of Engineering, of a documentary about 
        infrastructure that shall demonstrate how public works 
        and infrastructure projects stimulate job growth and 
        the economy and contribute to the general welfare of 
        the Nation.
            (2) Federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                cost of production of the documentary shall be 
                60 percent. The non-Federal share shall be 
                provided from private sources and shall include 
                amounts expended by such sources for the 
                production before the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
                    (B) Calculation.--The calculation of the 
                Federal and non-Federal shares under this 
                paragraph shall be made over the term for which 
                sums are authorized to be appropriated under 
                paragraph (3).
            (3) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $888,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $1,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Such funds shall remain 
        available until expended.
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that 
        the Federal share of the cost of any project under this 
        subsection and the availability of funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be determined in accordance with 
        this subsection.
    (c) Mass Transportation Buses.--Section 1023(h)(1) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
U.S.C. 127 note) is amended by striking ``the date on which'' 
and all that follows through ``1995'' and inserting ``October 
1, 2003''.
    (d) Vehicle Weight Limitations.
            (1) In general.--Section 127(a) of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting before the next to the 
                last sentence the following: ``With respect to 
                the State of Colorado, vehicles designed to 
                carry 2 or more precast concrete panels shall 
                be considered a nondivisible load.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``The State of Louisiana may allow, by special 
                permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross 
                vehicle weight of up to 100,000 pounds for the 
                hauling of sugarcane during the harvest season, 
                not to exceed 100 days annually. With respect 
                to Interstate Route 95 in the State of New 
                Hampshire, State laws (including 
regulations)concerning vehicle weight limitations that were in effect 
on January 1, 1987, and are applicable to State highways other than the 
Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements of 
this subsection. With respect to that portion of the Maine Turnpike 
designated Interstate Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Interstate 
Route 95 from the southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New 
Hampshire State line, laws (including regulations) of the State of 
Maine concerning vehicle weight limitations that were in effect on 
October 1, 1995, and are applicable to State highways other than the 
Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements of 
this subsection.''.
            (2) Studies.--
                    (A) Colorado.--
                            (i) In general.--In consultation 
                        with the Secretary, the State of 
                        Colorado shall conduct a study 
                        analyzing the economic, safety, and 
                        infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
                        provided by the amendment made by 
                        paragraph (1)(A), including the impact 
                        of not having such an exemption. In 
                        preparing the study, the State shall 
                        provide adequate opportunity for public 
                        comment.
                            (ii) Funding.--There is authorized 
                        to be appropriated from the Highway 
                        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                        Account) $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 
                        to carry out the study.
                    (B) Louisiana.--
                            (i) In general.--In consultation 
                        with the Secretary, the State of 
                        Louisiana shall conduct a study 
                        analyzing the economic, safety, and 
                        infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
                        provided by the amendment made by 
                        paragraph (1)(B), including the impact 
                        of not having such an exemption. In 
                        preparing the study, the State shall 
                        provide adequate opportunity for public 
                        comment.
                            (ii) Funding.--There is authorized 
                        to be appropriated from the Highway 
                        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                        Account) $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 
                        to carry out the study.
                    (C) Maine.--
                            (i) In general.--In consultation 
                        with the Secretary, the State of Maine 
                        shall conduct a study analyzing the 
                        economic, safety, and infrastructure 
                        impacts of the exemption provided by 
                        the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B), 
                        including the impact of not having such 
                        an exemption. In preparing the study, 
                        the State shall provide adequate 
                        opportunity for public comment.
                            (ii) Funding.--There is authorized 
                        to be appropriated from the Highway 
                        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                        Account) $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 
                        to carry out the study.
                    (D) New Hampshire.--
                            (i) In general.--In consultation 
                        with the Secretary, the State of New 
                        Hampshire shall conduct a study 
                        analyzing the economic, safety, and 
                        infrastructure impacts of the exemption 
                        provided by the amendment made by 
                        paragraph (1)(B), including the impact 
                        of not having such an exemption. In 
                        preparing the study, theState shall 
provide adequate opportunity for public comment.
                            (ii) Funding.--There is authorized 
                        to be appropriated from the Highway 
                        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                        Account) $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 
                        to carry out the study.
                    (E) Applicability of title 23, united 
                states code.--Funds authorized by this 
                paragraph shall be available for obligation in 
                the same manner as if such funds were 
                apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
                States Code; except that such funds shall 
                remain available until expended.
    (k) Driver Training and Safety Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        establish a driver training and safety center at 
        Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the facility shall be 
        to train and enhance the driving skills of motor 
        vehicle and emergency vehicle operators.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this section $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
        through 2001.
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that 
        the funds shall remain available until expended.
    (l) Ohio River Welcome Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        establish a welcome center in Point Pleasant, West 
        Virginia.
            (2) Access.--The center shall be accessible by 
        motor vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian walkway, and river 
        transportation.
            (3) Facilities.--The center shall include a comfort 
        station, picnic and sitting plaza, a small 
        amphitheater, a deep river port, a marina, and a 
        walking trail.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this section $412,900 for fiscal year 1999, $1,362,500 
        for fiscal year 2000, and $699,500 for fiscal year 
        2001.
            (5) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
        the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out 
        using the funds shall be 50 percent and the funds shall 
        remain available until expended.
    (m) Project Flexibility for Minnesota.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds allocated for a project in the 
State of Minnesota under section 117 of title 23, United States 
Code, may be obligated for any other project in the State for 
which funds are so allocated; except that the total amount of 
funds authorized for any project for which funds are so 
allocated shall not be reduced.
    (n) Baltimore Washington Parkway.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of a 
project for which funds are allocated under section 117 of 
title 23, United States Code, for renovation and construction 
of the Baltimore Washington Parkway in Prince Georges County, 
Maryland, shall be 100 percent.
    (o) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        a national, not-for-profit organization engaged in 
        promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety--
                    (A) to operate a national bicycle and 
                pedestrian clearinghouse;
                    (B) to develop information and educational 
                programs; and
                    (C) to disseminate techniques and 
                strategies for improving bicycle and pedestrian 
                safety.
                    (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                is authorized to be appropriated out of the 
                Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
                Account) to carry out this subsection $500,000 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
                    (E) Applicability of title 23.--Funds 
                authorized by this subsection shall be 
                available for obligation in the same manner as 
                if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 
                of title 23, United States Code, except that 
                the funds shall remain available until 
                expended.
    (p) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        heavy equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, 
        Minnesota. The purpose of the facility shall be to 
        develop an appropriate curriculum for training, and to 
        train operators and future operators of heavy equipment 
        in the safe use of such equipment.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out this 
        subsection.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of 
        the cost of establishment of the facility under this 
        subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall 
        remain available until expended.
    (q) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants 
        to the State of Pennsylvania to establish and operate 
        an advanced tractor trailer safety and operator 
        training facility in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The 
        purpose of the facility shall be to develop and 
        coordinate an advance curriculum for the training of 
        operators and future operators of tractor trailers. The 
        facility shall conduct training on the test track at 
        Letterkenny Army Depot and the unused segment of the 
        Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford County, 
        Pennsylvania. The facility shall be operated by a not-
        for-profit entity and, when Federal assistance is no 
        longer being provided with respect to the facility, 
        shall be privately operated.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
        this subsection.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code, except that such funds shall remain 
        available until expended and the Federal share of the 
        cost of establishment and operation of the facility 
        under this subsection shall be 80 percent.
    (r) High Priority Las Vegas Intermodal Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000 for the High Priority Las Vegas 
        Intermodal Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (s) Seismic Design.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide--
                    (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for 
                seismic design and engineering of the 
                Mississippi/Arkansas Great River Bridge;
                    (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the 
                State of Missouri for seismic design and 
                deployment; and
                    (C) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the 
                State of Arkansas for seismic design and 
                deployment.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (t) Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi.--The portion of the project 
for navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by the 
River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), for the Bernard 
Bayou Channel beginning near the Air Force Oil Terminal at 
approximately navigation mile 2.6 and extending downstream to 
the North-South \1/2\ of Section 30, Township 7 South, Range 10 
West, Harrison County, Mississippi, just west of Kremer Boat 
Yards, is not authorized after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
    (u) Clarification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the State of Pennsylvania is authorized to proceed with 
engineering, final design, and construction of Corridor O of 
the Appalachian development highway system between Bald Eagle 
and Interstate Route 80. All records of decision relating to 
Corridor O issued prior to the date of enactment of this Act 
shall remain in effect.
    (v) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to prevent the operation of motorized 
vehicles to transport boats across the portages between the 
Moose Lake Chain and Basswood Lake, Minnesota, and between 
Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake, Minnesota.
    (w) Miscellaneous Projects.--
            (1) Replacement of roslyn viaduct.--
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized 
                to carry out a project for replacement of a 
                segment of the Roslyn elevated highway (NY25A) 
                on Long Island, New York.
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
                $51,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
                September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
                available until expended.
            (2) Design and engineering for miller highway.--
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized 
                to carry out a project for design and 
                engineering of the Miller Highway on the west 
                side of Manhattan, New York.
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
                $15,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
                September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
                available until expended.
            (3) Williamsville toll barrier.--
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized 
                to carry out a project to relocate a toll 
                barrier complex to relieve traffic congestion 
                in the Buffalo, New York, area.
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated to carry out this paragraph 
                $20,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
                September 30, 1998. Such sums shall remain 
                available until expended.
    (x) St. Georges, Delaware.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
the highway bridge on United States Route 13 in the vicinity of 
St. Georges, Delaware, to the State of Delaware if the transfer 
is necessary to facilitate retransfer to a private entity for 
the purpose of demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency 
of the use of large-scale composites technology for bridge 
rehabilitation. In evaluating the level of service for all 
Federal crossings over the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in 
Delaware, the total vehicle trips per day on this transferred 
bridge shall be attributed to the remaining Federal crossing at 
St. Georges, Delaware (the SR1 Bridge). If the transfer is 
completed within 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall provide $10,000,000 to the State for 
the State to use in rehabilitating the bridge.
    (y) Mount Paran Interchange Project for Interstate Route 
75.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds made available under this Act or title 23, United States 
Code, shall be used to carry out a project to construct or 
improve the Mount Paran interchange on Interstate Route 75 in 
Georgia unless the Atlanta Regional Commission approves the 
project after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (z) Nittany Parkway.--The Secretary shall designate 31 
miles of Pennsylvania State Route 26 between Huntingdon, 
Pennsylvania, and State College, Pennsylvania, as the Nittany 
Parkway.

SEC. 1213. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

    (a) Highway Economic Requirement System.--
            (1) Methodology.--
                    (A) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of 
                the United States shall conduct an evaluation 
                of the methodology used by the Department of 
                Transportation to determine highway needs using 
                the highway economic requirement system (in 
                this subsection referred to as the ``model'').
                    (B) Required element.--The evaluation shall 
                include an assessment of the extent to which 
                the model estimates an optimal level of highway 
                infrastructure investment, including an 
                assessment as to when the model may be 
                overestimating or underestimating investment 
                requirements.
                    (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 
                years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
                the Comptroller General shall submit to 
                Congress a report on the results of the 
                evaluation.
            (2) State investment plans.--
                    (A) Study.--In consultation with State 
                transportation departments and other 
                appropriate State and local officials, the 
                Comptroller General of the United States shall 
                conduct a study on the extent to which the 
                model can be used to provide States with useful 
                information for developing State transportation 
                investment plans and State infrastructure 
                investment projections.
                    (B) Required elements.--The study shall--
                            (i) identify any additional data 
                        that may need to be collected beyond 
                        the data submitted, before the date of 
                        enactment of this Act, to the Federal 
                        Highway Administration through the 
                        highway performance monitoring system; 
                        and
                            (ii) identify what additional work, 
                        if any, would be required of the 
                        Federal Highway Administration and the 
                        States to make the model useful at the 
                        State level.
                    (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 
                years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
                the Comptroller General shall submit to 
                Congress a report on the results of the study.
    (b) International Roughness Index.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct a study on the international 
        roughness index that is used as an indicator of 
        pavement quality on the Federal-aid highway system.
            (2) Required elements.--The study shall specify the 
        extent of usage of the index and the extent to which 
        the international roughness index measurement is 
        reliable across different manufacturers and types of 
        pavement.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
        on the results of the study.
    (c) Use of Uniformed Police Officers on Federal-Aid Highway 
Construction Projects.--
            (1) Study.--In consultation with the States, State 
        transportation departments, and law enforcement 
        organizations, the Secretary shall conduct a study on 
        the extent and effectiveness of use by States of 
        uniformed police officers on Federal-aid highway 
        construction projects.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the results of the study, 
        including any legislative and administrative 
        recommendations of the Secretary.
    (d) Southwest Border Transportation Infrastructure.--
            (1) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
        comprehensive assessment of the state of the 
        transportation infrastructure on the southwest border 
        between the United States and Mexico (in this 
        subsection referred to as the ``border'').
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment, 
        the Secretary shall consult with--
                    (A) the Secretary of State;
                    (B) the Attorney General;
                    (C) the Secretary of the Treasury;
                    (D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
                    (E) the Administrator of General Services;
                    (F) the American Commissioner on the 
                International Boundary Commission, United 
                States and Mexico;
                    (G) State agencies responsible for 
                transportation and law enforcement in border 
                States; and
                    (H) municipal governments and 
                transportation authorities in sister cities in 
                the border area.
            (3) Requirements.--In carrying out the assessment, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) assess the flow of commercial and 
                private traffic through designated ports of 
                entry on the border;
                    (B) assess the adequacy of transportation 
                infrastructure in the border area, including 
                highways, bridges, railway lines, and border 
                inspection facilities;
                    (C) assess the adequacy of law enforcement 
                and narcotics abatement activities in the 
                border area, as the activities relate to 
                commercial and private traffic and 
                infrastructure;
                    (D) assess future demands on transportation 
                infrastructure in the border area; and
                    (E) make recommendations to facilitate 
                legitimate cross-border traffic in the border 
                area, while maintaining the integrity of the 
                border.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the assessment conducted under 
        this subsection, including any related legislative and 
        administrative recommendations.
    (e) Study of Procurement Practices and Project Delivery.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
        study to assess the impact that a utility company's 
        failure to relocate its facilities in a timely manner 
        has on the delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and 
        bridge projects. The study shall also assess the 
        following:
                    (A) Methods States use to mitigate such 
                delays, including the use of the courts to 
                compel cooperation.
                    (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to 
                utility companies for early completion of 
                utility relocations on Federal-aid 
                transportation project sites and, conversely, 
                penalties assessed on utility companies for 
                utility relocation delays on such projects.
                    (C) The extent to which States have used 
                available technologies, such as subsurface 
                utility engineering, early in the design of 
                Federal-aid highway and bridge projects so as 
                to eliminate or reduce the need for or delays 
                due to utility relocations.
                    (D) Whether individual States compensate 
                transportation contractors for business costs 
                incurred by the contractors when Federal-aid 
                highway and bridge projects under contract to 
                them are delayed by utility-company-caused 
                delays in utility relocations and any methods 
                used by States in making any such compensation.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
        transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
        study with any recommendations the Comptroller General 
        determines appropriate as a result of the study.
    (f) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
        examine the impact of the truck weight standards on 
        specialized hauling vehicles. The study shall include, 
        at a minimum, an analysis of the economic, safety, and 
        infrastructure impacts of the standards.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
        to Congress a report on the results of the study with 
        any recommendations the Secretary determines 
        appropriate as a result of the study.
    (g) Study of State Practices on Specific Service Signing.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
        determine the practices in the States for specific 
        service food signs described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-
        5.8 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 
        for Streets and Highways. The study shall examine, at a 
        minimum--
                    (A) the practices of all States for 
                determining businesses eligible for inclusion 
                on such signs;
                    (B) whether States allow businesses to be 
                removed from such signs and the circumstances 
                for such removal;
                    (C) the practices of all States for 
                erecting and maintaining such signs, including 
                the time required for erecting such signs; and
                    (D) whether States contract out the 
                erection and maintenance of such signs.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
        to Congress a report on the results of the study, 
        including any recommendations and, if appropriate 
        modifications to the Manual.
    (h) Vehicle Weight Enforcement.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
        State laws (including regulations) relating to 
        penalties for violation of State commercial motor 
        vehicle weight laws.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to 
        determine the effectiveness of State penalties as a 
        deterrent to illegally overweight trucking operations. 
        The study shall evaluate fine structures, innovative 
        roadside enforcement techniques, and a State's ability 
        to penalize shippers and carriers as well as drivers 
        and shall examine the effectiveness of administrative 
        and judicial procedures utilized to enforce vehicle 
        weight laws.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
        to Congress a report on the results of the study with 
        any legislative recommendations of the Secretary.
    (i) Commercial Motor Vehicle Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall request the 
        Transportation Research Board of the National Academy 
        of Sciences to conduct a study regarding the regulation 
        of weights, lengths, and widths of commercial motor 
        vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways to which 
        Federal regulations apply on the date of enactment of 
        this Act. In conducting the study, the Board shall 
        review law, regulations, studies (including 
        Transportation Research Board Special Report 225), and 
        practices and develop recommendations regarding any 
        revisions to law and regulations that the Board 
        determines appropriate.
            (2) Factors to consider and evaluate.--In 
        developing recommendations under paragraph (1), the 
        Board shall consider and evaluate the impact of the 
        recommendations described in paragraph (1) on the 
        economy, the environment, safety, and service to 
        communities.
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the 
        Board shall consult with the Department of 
        Transportation, States, the motor carrier industry, 
        freight shippers, highway safety groups, air quality 
        and natural resource management groups, commercial 
        motor vehicle driver representatives, and other 
        appropriate entities.
            (4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Board shall transmit to 
        Congress and the Secretary a report on the results of 
        the study conducted under this subsection.
            (5) Recommendations.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of receipt of the report under paragraph (4), 
        the Secretary may transmit to Congress a report 
        containing comments or recommendations of the Secretary 
        regarding the Board's report.
            (6) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) $250,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 and 2000 to carry out this subsection.
            (7) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of 
        the cost of the study under this subsection shall be 
        100 percent and such funds shall remain available until 
        expended.
    (j) Traffic Analysis.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
        agreement with the State of Oklahoma to carry out a 
        traffic analysis to determine the feasibility of a 
        trade processing center in McClain County, Oklahoma.
            (2) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (k) Study of Interstate High Speed Ground Transportation.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
        assess the feasibility of providing high speed rail 
        passenger service from Atlanta,Georgia, to Charleston, 
        South Carolina. The study shall also assess the 
        potential impact of rail service on the tourism 
        industry.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
        to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
        the results of the study, together with any 
        recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as 
        a result of the study.

SEC. 1214. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
Arts.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        District of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for 
        the Performing Arts, and the Department of the Interior 
        and in consultation with other interested persons, 
        shall conduct a study of methods to improve pedestrian 
        and vehicular access to the John F. Kennedy Center for 
        the Performing Arts.
            (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
        Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate a report containing the 
        results of the study with an assessment of the impacts 
        (including environmental, aesthetic, economic, and 
        historical impacts) associated with the implementation 
        of each of the methods examined under the study.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 1998.
            (4) Applicability of title 23, united states 
        code.--Funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of 
        the cost of activities conducted using such funds shall 
        be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
        until expended.
    (b) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate 
        amounts made available by this subsection for 
        obligation at the discretion of the Secretary of the 
        Smithsonian Institution, in consultation with the 
        Secretary, to carry out projects and activities 
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under 
        paragraph (1) may be obligated only--
                    (A) for transportation-related exhibitions, 
                exhibits, and educational outreach programs;
                    (B) to enhance the care and protection of 
                the Nation's collection of transportation-
                related artifacts;
                    (C) to acquire historically significant 
                transportation-related artifacts; and
                    (D) to support research programs within the 
                Smithsonian Institution that document the 
                history and evolution of transportation, in 
                cooperation with other museums in the United 
                States.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
        this subsection.
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that 
        the Federal share of the cost of any project or 
        activity under this subsection shall be 100 percent and 
        such funds shall remain available until expended.
    (c) New River Visitor Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to 
        the Secretary of the Interior amounts made available by 
        this subsection for the planning, design, and 
        construction of a visitor center, and such other 
        related facilities as may be necessary, to facilitate 
        visitor understanding and enjoyment of the scenic, 
        historic, cultural, and recreational resources of the 
        New River Gorge National River in the State of West 
        Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be 
        located at a site for which title is held by the United 
        States in the vicinity of the I-64 Sandstone 
        intersection.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this subsection $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
        $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $9,900,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that 
        such funds shall remain available until expended.
    (d) Additional Authorization of Contract Authority for 
States With Indian Reservations.--
            (1) Availability to states.--Not later than October 
        1 of each fiscal year, funds made available under 
        paragraph (5) for the fiscal year shall be made 
        available by the Secretary, in equal amounts, to each 
        State that has within the boundaries of the State all 
        or part of an Indian reservation having a land area of 
        10,000,000 acres or more.
            (2) Availability to eligible counties.--
                    (A) In general.--Each fiscal year, each 
                county that is located in a State to which 
                funds are made available under paragraph (1), 
                and that has in the county a public road 
                described in subparagraph (B), shall be 
                eligible to apply to the State for all or a 
                portion of the funds made available to the 
                State under this subsection to be used by the 
                county to maintain such roads.
                    (B) Roads.--A public road referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) is a public road that--
                            (i) is within, adjacent to, or 
                        provides access to an Indian 
                        reservation described in paragraph (1);
                            (ii) is used by a school bus to 
                        transport children to or from a school 
                        or Headstart program carried out under 
                        the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et 
                        seq.); and
                            (iii) is maintained by the county 
                        in which the public road is located.
                    (C) Allocation among eligible counties.--
                            (i) In general.--Except as provided 
                        in clause (ii), each State that 
                        receives funds under paragraph (1) 
                        shall provide directly to each county 
                        that applies for funds the amount that 
                        the county requests in the application.
                            (ii) Allocation among eligible 
                        counties.--If the total amount of funds 
                        applied for under this subsection by 
                        eligible counties in a State exceeds 
                        the amount of funds available to the 
                        State, the State shall equitably 
                        allocate the funds among the eligible 
                        counties that apply for funds.
            (3) Supplementary funding.--For each fiscal year, 
        the Secretary shall ensure that funding made available 
        under this subsection supplements (and does not 
        supplant)--
                    (A) any obligation of funds by the Bureau 
                of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs 
                on Indian reservations; and
                    (B) any funding provided by a State to a 
                county for road maintenance programs in the 
                county.
            (4) Use of unallocated funds.--Any portion of the 
        funds made available to a State under this subsection 
        that is not made available to counties within 1 year 
        after the funds are made available to the State shall 
        be apportioned among the States in accordance with 
        section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code.
            (5) Funding.--
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
                than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
                this subsection $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 
                years 1998 through 2003.
                    (B) Contract authority.--Funds authorized 
                by this subsection shall be available for 
                obligation in the same manner as if the funds 
                were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
                United States Code.
    (e) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--
            (1) Reconstruction projects.--If the Secretary 
        determines, after consultation with the Secretary of 
        Defense, that a highway, or a portion of a highway, 
        located outside the United States is important to the 
        national defense, the Secretary may carry out a project 
        for reconstruction of the highway or portion of 
        highway.
            (2) Funding.--
                    (A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 
                1998 through 2002, the Secretary may set aside 
                not to exceed $18,800,000 from amounts to be 
                apportioned under section 104(b)(4) of title 
                23, United States Code, to carry out this 
                section.
                    (B) Availability.--Funds made available 
                under subparagraph (1) shall remain available 
                until expended.
    (f) Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United State Fish 
        and Wildlife Service to resurface the entrance road to 
        Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $200,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (g) Runway Removal at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $300,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service to remove asphalt runways at 
        Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge and $5,000,000 shall 
        be available to the State of Rhode Island for 
        improvements to the T.F. Green Intermodal Facility in 
        Rhode Island for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $5,300,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $5,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (h) Middletown Visitor Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service for the Middletown visitor center 
        at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (i) Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $750,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service to pave the entrance road to the 
        Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $750,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (j) Education Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 
        to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the 
        education visitor center at the Rhode Island National 
        Wildlife Refuge complex.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (k) Richmond National Battlefield Park.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the National Park 
        Service to revitalize the Tredegar Iron Works to serve 
        as a visitor center for Richmond National Battlefield 
        Park.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (l) Access to Corps of Engineers.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to 
        the Corps of Engineers to be made available to the 
        State of Missouri for resurfacing and maintenance of 
        city and county roads that provide access to Corps of 
        Engineers reservoirs.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (m) Civil War Battlefield Plan.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to the 
        Department of the Interior to be made available to the 
        Shenandoah Valley Battlefield National Historic 
        District Commission for developing a plan for the 
        interpretation and protection of 10 Civil War 
        battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
        $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the 
        same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
    (n) DOT Headquarters Facility.--Before taking any action 
that leads to Government ownership of the Department of 
Transportation headquarters facility, through construction or 
purchase, the Administrator of General Services shall first 
seek approval of the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
    (o) Fort Peck, Montana.--
            (1) Fort peck, montana, visitors center.--The 
        Secretary shall provide funds for the environmental 
        review, planning, design, and construction of a 
        historical and cultural visitors center and museum at 
        Fort Peck, Montana.
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 and 2000.
            (3) Applicability of title 23, united states 
        code.--Funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code; except that such funds shall remain 
        available until expended.
    (p) Bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to 
        the State of Mississippi amounts available by this 
        subsection to be used for replacement and widening of 
        the box bridges on the Natchez Trace Parkway at Old 
        Canton Road and at Rice Road in Madison County, 
        Mississippi.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
        the funds shall remain available until expended.
    (q) Lolo Pass Visitor Center.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
        the Lolo Pass Visitor Center in the State of Idaho.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this subsection $2,943,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
        the funds shall remain available until expended.
    (r) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds 
        authorized by section 1101(a)(15) for each of fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2003 to the Commonwealth of Puerto 
        Rico to carry out a highway program in such 
        Commonwealth.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Amounts made 
        available by section 1101(a)(15) of this Act shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code. Such amounts shall be subject to 
        any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway 
        and highway safety construction programs.

SEC. 1215. DESIGNATED TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--
            (1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary 
        shall allocate amounts made available by this 
        subsection for the restoration of the Gettysburg, 
        Pennsylvania, train station.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $400,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out this 
        subsection.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if such 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of 
        the cost of restoration of the train station under this 
        subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall 
        remain available until expended.
    (b) Center.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate 
        funds made available to carry out this subsection to 
        establish a center for national scenic byways in 
        Duluth, Minnesota, to provide technical communications 
        and network support for nationally designated scenic 
        byway routes in accordance with paragraph (2).
            (2) Communications systems.--The center for 
        national scenic byways shall develop and implement 
        communications systems for the support of the national 
        scenic byways program. Such communications systems 
        shall provide local officials and planning groups 
        associated with designated National Scenic Byways or 
        All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and 
        customized assistance through the latest technology 
        that allows scenic byway officials to develop and 
        sustain their National Scenic Byways or All-American 
        Roads.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this subsection $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
        1998 through 2003.
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that 
        the Federal share of the cost of any project under this 
        subsection shall be 100 percent and such funds shall 
        remain available until expended.
    (c) Coal Heritage Trail.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        the State of West Virginia for the Coal Heritage Scenic 
        Byway for the purposes set forth in section 204(h) of 
        title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 
        through 2001.
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that 
        the funds shall remain available until expended.
    (d) Traffic Calming Measures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 to implement traffic 
        calming measures in Fauquier and Loudoun Counties, 
        Virginia.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (e) Pedestrian Bridge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for a pedestrian bridge 
        over United States Route 29 at Emmet Street in 
        Charlottesville, Virginia.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (f) Interpretive Center.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $600,000 for fiscal year 1999 for construction of the 
        Virginia Blue Ridge Parkway interpretive center located 
        on the Roanoke River Gorge in Virginia.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (g) Chain of Rocks Bridge.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide 
        $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for the renovation and 
        preservation of the Missouri Route 66 Chain of Rocks 
        Bridge.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made 
        available to carry out this subsection shall be 
        available for obligation in the same manner as if the 
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
        United States Code.
    (h) Noise Barriers, Dekalb County, Georgia.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
approve the construction of Type II noise barriers beginning on 
the west side of Interstate Route 285 extending from Northlake 
Parkway to Henderson Mill Road in Dekalb County, Georgia, from 
funds apportioned under sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of 
title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 1216. INNOVATIVE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FINANCING METHODS.

    (a) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal 
        Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
        U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat. 1938) is amended--
                    (A) in the subsection heading by striking 
                ``Congestion'' and inserting ``Value'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``congestion'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``value''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``projects'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``programs''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) by striking ``projects'' and 
                        inserting ``programs''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``traffic, 
                        volume'' and inserting ``traffic 
                        volume''.
            (2) Increased number of projects.--Section 
        1012(b)(1) of such Act is amended in the second 
        sentence by striking ``5'' and inserting ``15''.
            (3) Eligibility of preimplementation costs.--
        Section 1012(b)(2) of such Act is amended in the second 
        sentence--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Secretary shall 
                fund'' the following: ``all preimplementation 
                costs and project design, and''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``Secretary may not 
                fund'' the following: ``the preimplementation 
                or implementation costs of''.
            (4) Tolling.--Section 1012(b)(4) of such Act is 
        amended by striking ``a pilot program under this 
        section, but not on more than 3 of such programs'' and 
        inserting ``any value pricing pilot program under this 
        subsection''.
            (5) HOV passenger requirements.--Section 1012(b) of 
        such Act is amended by striking paragraph (6) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(6) HOV passenger requirements.--Notwithstanding 
        section 146(c) of title 23, United States Code, a State 
        may permit vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to 
        operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicles 
        are part of a value pricing pilot program under this 
        subsection.''.
            (6) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--
        Section 1012(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(7) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--Any 
        value pricing pilot program under this subsection shall 
        include, if appropriate, an analysis of the potential 
        effects of the pilot program on low income drivers and 
        may include mitigation measures to deal with any 
        potential adverse financial effects on low-income 
        drivers.''.
            (7) Funding.--Section 1012(b) of such Act (as 
        amended by paragraph (6)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(8) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to 
                be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
                (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry 
                out this subsection $8,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
                    ``(B) Availability.--Funds allocated by the 
                Secretary to a State under this subsection 
                shall remain available for obligation by the 
                State for a period of 3 years after the last 
                day of the fiscal year for which the funds are 
                authorized.
                    ``(C) Use of unallocated funds.--If the 
                total amount of funds made available from the 
                Highway Trust Fund under this subsection for 
                fiscal year 1998 and fiscal years thereafter 
                but not allocated exceeds $8,000,000 as of 
                September 30 of any year, the excess amount--
                            ``(i) shall be apportioned in the 
                        following fiscal year by the Secretary 
                        to all States in accordance with 
                        section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United 
                        States Code;
                            ``(ii) shall be considered to be a 
                        sum made available for expenditure on 
                        the surface transportation program, 
                        except that the amount shall not be 
                        subject to section 133(d) of such 
                        title; and
                            ``(iii) shall be available for any 
                        purpose eligible for funding under 
                        section 133 of such title.
                    ``(D) Contract authority.--Funds authorized 
                under this paragraph 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 of the cost of any project under this 
                subsection and the availability of funds 
                authorized by this paragraph shall be 
                determined in accordance with this 
                subsection.''.
    (b) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation 
Pilot Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
        and implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
        rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary, 
        notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, 
        United States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls 
        on a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate 
        System for the purpose of reconstructing and 
        rehabilitating Interstate highway corridors that could 
        not otherwise be adequately maintained or functionally 
        improved without the collection of tolls.
            (2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The 
        Secretary may permit the collection of tolls under this 
        subsection on 3 facilities on the Interstate System. 
        Each of such facilities shall be located in a different 
        State.
            (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in 
        the pilot program, a State shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application that contains, at a minimum, 
        the following:
                    (A) An identification of the facility on 
                the Interstate System proposed to be a toll 
                facility, including the age, condition, and 
                intensity of use of the facility.
                    (B) In the case of a facility that affects 
                a metropolitan area, an assurance that the 
                metropolitan planning organization established 
                under section 134 of title 23, United States 
                Code, for the area has been consulted 
                concerning the placement and amount of tolls on 
                the facility.
                    (C) An analysis demonstrating that the 
                facility could not be maintained or improved to 
                meet current or future needs from the State's 
                apportionments and allocations made available 
                by this Act (including amendments made by this 
                Act) and from revenues for highways from any 
                other source without toll revenues.
                    (D) A facility management plan that 
                includes--
                            (i) a plan for implementing the 
                        imposition of tolls on the facility;
                            (ii) a schedule and finance plan 
                        for the reconstruction or 
                        rehabilitation of the facility using 
                        toll revenues;
                            (iii) a description of the public 
                        transportation agency that will be 
                        responsible for implementation and 
                        administration of the pilot program;
                            (iv) a description of whether 
                        consideration will be given to 
                        privatizing the maintenance and 
                        operational aspects of the facility, 
                        while retaining legal and 
                        administrative control of the portion 
                        of the Interstate route; and
                            (v) such other information as the 
                        Secretary may require.
            (4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve 
        the application of a State under paragraph (3) only if 
        the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) the State is unable to reconstruct or 
                rehabilitate the proposed toll facility using 
                existing apportionments;
                    (B) the facility has a sufficient intensity 
                of use, age, or condition to warrant the 
                collection of tolls;
                    (C) the State plan for implementing tolls 
                on the facility takes into account the 
                interests of local, regional, and interstate 
                travelers;
                    (D) the State plan for reconstruction or 
                rehabilitation of the facility using toll 
                revenues is reasonable; and
                    (E) the State has given preference to the 
                use of a public toll agency with demonstrated 
                capability to build, operate, and maintain a 
                toll expressway system meeting criteria for the 
                Interstate System.
            (5) Limitations on use of revenues; audits.--Before 
        the Secretary may permit a State to participate in the 
        pilot program, the State must enter into an agreement 
        with the Secretary that provides that--
                    (A) all toll revenues received from 
                operation of the toll facility will be used 
                only for--
                            (i) debt service;
                            (ii) reasonable return on 
                        investment of any private person 
                        financing the project; and
                            (iii) any costs necessary for the 
                        improvement of and the proper operation 
                        and maintenance of the toll facility, 
                        including reconstruction, resurfacing, 
                        restoration, and rehabilitation of the 
                        toll facility; and
                    (B) regular audits will be conducted to 
                ensure compliance with subparagraph (A) and the 
                results of such audits will be transmitted to 
                the Secretary.
            (6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance 
        funds.--During the term of the pilot program, funds 
        apportioned for Interstate maintenance under section 
        104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, may not be 
        used on a facility for which tolls are being collected 
        under the program.
            (7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
        pilot program under this subsection for a term to be 
        determined by the Secretary, but not less than 10 
        years.
            (8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term ``Interstate System'' has the meaning such 
        term has under section 101 of title 23, United States 
        Code.

SEC. 1217. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) San Mateo County, California.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct any 
portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, 
California, that--
            (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of 
        storms in the winter of 1982-1983 and a mountain slide; 
        and
            (2) until its destruction, served as the only 
        reasonable access route between 2 cities and as the 
        designated emergency evacuation route of 1 of the 
        cities;
shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of title 
23, United States Code, if the project complies with the local 
coastal plan.
    (b) Ambassador Bridge Access, Detroit, Michigan.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 129 of 
        title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of 
        law, improvements to access roads and construction of 
        access roads, approaches, and related facilities (such 
        as signs, lights, and signals) necessary to connect the 
        Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the 
        Interstate System shall be eligible for funds 
        apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 
        104(b) of such title.
            (2) Use of funds.--Funds described in paragraph (1) 
        shall not be used for any improvement to, or 
        construction of, the bridge itself.
    (c) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a project to construct a new bridge over the 
Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for funds 
apportioned under section 104(b)(3) of such title.
    (d) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of 
Connecticut may transfer any funds remaining available for 
obligation under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States 
Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
of this Act, for construction of the Interstate System to any 
other program eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of such 
title. Before making any distribution of the obligation 
limitation under section 1102(c)(6) of this Act, the Secretary 
shall make available to the State of Connecticut sufficient 
obligation authority under section 1102(c) of this Act to 
obligate funds available for transfer under this subsection.
    (e) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.--The 
International Bridge Authority, or its successor organization, 
shall be permitted to continue collecting tolls for maintenance 
of, operation of, capital improvements to, and future 
expansions to the International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, 
Michigan, and its approaches, plaza areas, and associated 
structures.
    (f) Information Services.--A food business that would 
otherwise be eligible to display a mainline business logo on a 
specific service food sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) of 
part IIG of the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
Control Devices for Streets and Highways under the requirements 
specified in that section, but for the fact that the business 
is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from inclusion on 
such a food sign.
    (g) Continuance of Commercial Operations at Certain Service 
Plazas in the State of Maryland.--
            (1) Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 111 of title 
        23, United States Code, and the agreements described in 
        paragraph (2), at the request of the Maryland 
        Transportation Authority, the Secretary shall allow the 
        continuance of commercial operations at the service 
        plazas on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway on 
        Interstate Route 95.
            (2) Agreements.--The agreements referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are agreements between the Department of 
        Transportation of the State of Maryland and the Federal 
        Highway Administration concerning the highway described 
        in paragraph (1).
    (h) Welcome Center Pilot Project.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit the 
        State of Georgia to conduct a pilot project to acquire, 
        construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration safety 
        rest area and information center along Interstate Route 
        75 in Cobb County, Georgia, in accordance with 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Information center and system.--The center may 
        provide goods and information that is of interest to 
        the traveling public, including commercial advertising 
        and media displays, if such advertising and displays 
        are--
                    (A) exhibited solely within any facility 
                constructed in the rest area; and
                    (B) not legible from the main traveled way.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
        pilot project.
    (i) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code--
            (1) private entity expenditures to construct the 
        SR-91 toll road located in Orange County, California, 
        from SR-55 to the Riverside County line may be credited 
        toward the State matching share for any Federal-aid 
        project beginning construction after the SR-91 toll 
        road was opened to traffic; and
            (2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll 
        road in San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to 
        San Miguel Road may be credited against the State match 
        share for Federal-aid highway projects beginning after 
        SR-125 is opened to traffic.
    (j) Tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no tolls shall be collected during the 
6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act on 
the Pennsylvania Turnpike for travel either entering Bedford 
and exiting Breezewood, Pennsylvania, or entering Breezewood 
and exiting Bedford.
    (k) Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this Act, funds authorized by this Act 
(including amendments made by this Act) for transportation 
projects in the State of Mississippi may be used for the 
purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating rail 
lines in the vicinity of Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi.

SEC. 1218. MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 321 the following:

``Sec. 322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment 
                    program

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Eligible project costs.--The term `eligible 
        project costs'--
                    ``(A) means the capital cost of the fixed 
                guideway infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, 
                including land, piers, guideways, propulsion 
                equipment and other components attached to 
                guideways, power distribution facilities 
                (including substations), control and 
                communications facilities, access roads, and 
                storage, repair, and maintenance facilities, 
                but not including costs incurred for a new 
                station; and
                    ``(B) includes the costs of preconstruction 
                planning activities.
            ``(2) Full project costs.--The term `full project 
        costs' means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV 
        project, including eligible project costs and the costs 
        of stations, vehicles, and equipment.
            ``(3) MAGLEV.--The term `MAGLEV' means 
        transportation systems employing magnetic levitation 
        that would be capable of safe use by the public at a 
        speed in excess of 240 miles per hour or under 50 miles 
        per hour.
            ``(4) Partnership potential.--The term `partnership 
        potential' has the meaning given the term in the 
        commercial feasibility study of high-speed ground 
        transportation conducted under section 1036 of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991 (105 Stat. 1978).
    ``(b) Financial Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
        available financial assistance to pay the Federal share 
        of full project costs of eligible projects selected 
        under this section. Financial assistance made available 
        under this section and projects assisted with the 
        assistance shall be subject to section 5333(a) of title 
        49, United States Code.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of full 
        project costs under paragraph (1) shall be not more 
        than \2/3\.
            ``(3) Use of assistance.--Financial assistance 
        provided under paragraph (1) shall be used only to pay 
        eligible project costs of projects selected under this 
        section.
    ``(c) Solicitation of Applications for Assistance.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall solicit applications from 
States, or authorities designated by 1 or more States, for 
financial assistance authorized by subsection (b) for planning, 
design, and construction of eligible MAGLEV projects.
    ``(d) Project Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
financial assistance under subsection (b), a project shall--
            ``(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed 
        or low-speed ground transportation corridor that 
        exhibit partnership potential;
            ``(2) require an amount of Federal funds for 
        project financing that will not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amounts made available under 
                subsection (h)(1)(A); and
                    ``(B) the amounts made available by States 
                under subsection (h)(4);
            ``(3) result in an operating transportation 
        facility that provides a revenue producing service;
            ``(4) be undertaken through a public and private 
        partnership, with at least \1/3\ of full project costs 
        paid using non-Federal funds;
            ``(5) satisfy applicable statewide and metropolitan 
        planning requirements;
            ``(6) be approved by the Secretary based on an 
        application submitted to the Secretary by a State or 
        authority designated by 1 or more States;
            ``(7) to the extent that non-United States MAGLEV 
        technology is used within the United States, be carried 
        out as a technology transfer project; and
            ``(8) be carried out using materials at least 70 
        percent of which are manufactured in the United States.
    ``(e) Project Selection Criteria.--Prior to soliciting 
applications, the Secretary shall establish criteria for 
selecting which eligible projects under subsection (d) will 
receive financial assistance under subsection (b). The criteria 
shall include the extent to which--
            ``(1) a project is nationally significant, 
        including the extent to which the project will 
        demonstrate the feasibility of deployment of MAGLEV 
        technology throughout the United States;
            ``(2) timely implementation of the project will 
        reduce congestion in other modes of transportation and 
        reduce the need for additional highway or airport 
        construction;
            ``(3) States, regions, and localities financially 
        contribute to the project;
            ``(4) implementation of the project will create new 
        jobs in traditional and emerging industries;
            ``(5) the project will augment MAGLEV networks 
        identified as having partnership potential;
            ``(6) financial assistance would foster public and 
        private partnerships for infrastructure development and 
        attract private debt or equity investment;
            ``(7) financial assistance would foster the timely 
        implementation of a project; and
            ``(8) life-cycle costs in design and engineering 
        are considered and enhanced.
    ``(f) Project Selection.--
            ``(1) Preconstruction planning activities.--Not 
        later than 90 days after a deadline established by the 
        Secretary for the receipt of applications, the 
        Secretary shall evaluate the eligible projects in 
        accordance with the selection criteria and select 1 or 
        more eligible projects to receive financial assistance 
        for preconstruction planning activities, including--
                    ``(A) preparation of such feasibility 
                studies, major investment studies, and 
                environmental impact statements and assessments 
                as are required under State law;
                    ``(B) pricing of the final design, 
                engineering, and construction activities 
                proposed to be assisted under paragraph (2); 
                and
                    ``(C) such other activities as are 
                necessary to provide the Secretary with 
                sufficient information to evaluate whether a 
                project should receive financial assistance for 
                final design, engineering, and construction 
                activities under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Final design, engineering, and construction 
        activities.--After completion of preconstruction 
        planning activities for all projects assisted under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select 1 of the 
        projects to receive financial assistance for final 
        design, engineering, and construction activities.
    ``(g) Joint Ventures.--A project undertaken by a joint 
venture of United States and non-United States persons 
(including a project involving the deployment of non-United 
States MAGLEV technology in the United States) shall be 
eligible for financial assistance under this section if the 
project is eligible under subsection (d) and selected under 
subsection (f).
    ``(h) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Contract authority; authorization of 
                appropriations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--There is 
                        authorized to be appropriated from the 
                        Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
                        Transit Account) to carry out this 
                        section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
                        and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
                            ``(ii) Contract authority.--Funds 
                        authorized by this subparagraph shall 
                        be available for obligation in the same 
                        manner as if the funds were apportioned 
                        under chapter 1, except that--
                                    ``(I) the Federal share of 
                                the cost of a project carried 
                                out under this section shall be 
                                determined in accordance with 
                                subsection (b); and
                                    ``(II) the availability of 
                                the funds shall be determined 
                                in accordance with paragraph 
                                (2).
                    ``(B) Noncontract authority authorization 
                of appropriations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--There are 
                        authorized to be appropriated from the 
                        Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
                        Transit Account) to carry out this 
                        section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2000 and 2001, $250,000,000 for 
                        fiscal year 2002, and $300,000,000 for 
                        fiscal year 2003.
                            ``(ii) Availability.--
                        Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds 
                        made available under clause (i) shall 
                        not be available in advance of an 
                        annual appropriation.
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--Funds made available 
        under paragraph (1) shall remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(3) Other federal funds.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, funds made available to a State 
        to carry out the surface transportation program under 
        section 133 and the congestion mitigation and air 
        quality improvement program under section 149 may be 
        used by the State to pay a portion of the full project 
        costs of an eligible project selected under this 
        section, without requirement for non-Federal funds.
            ``(4) Other assistance.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, an eligible project selected under 
        this section shall be eligible for other forms of 
        financial assistance provided under this title and the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, 
        including loans, loan guarantees, and lines of 
        credit.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 321 the following:

``322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment 
          program.''.

SEC. 1219. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

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

``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program

    ``(a) Designation of Roads.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
        national scenic byways program that recognizes roads 
        having outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, 
        recreational, and archaeological qualities by 
        designating the roads as National Scenic Byways or All-
        American Roads.
            ``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall designate 
        roads to be recognized under the national scenic byways 
        program in accordance with criteria developed by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(3) Nomination.--To be considered for the 
        designation, a road must be nominated by a State or a 
        Federal land management agency and must first be 
        designated as a State scenic byway or, in the case of a 
        road on Federal land, as a Federal land management 
        agency byway.
    ``(b) Grants and Technical Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants 
        and provide technical assistance to States to--
                    ``(A) implement projects on highways 
                designated as National Scenic Byways or All-
                American Roads, or as State scenic byways; and
                    ``(B) plan, design, and develop a State 
                scenic byway program.
            ``(2) Priorities.--In making grants, the Secretary 
        shall give priority to--
                    ``(A) each eligible project that is 
                associated with a highway that has been 
                designated as a National Scenic Byway or All-
                American Road and that is consistent with the 
                corridor management plan for the byway;
                    ``(B) each eligible project along a State-
                designated scenic byway that is consistent with 
                the corridor management plan for the byway, or 
                is intended to foster the development of such a 
                plan, and is carried out to make the byway 
                eligible for designation as a National Scenic 
                Byway or All-American Road; and
                    ``(C) each eligible project that is 
                associated with the development of a State 
                scenic byway program.
    ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that 
are eligible for Federal assistance under this section:
            ``(1) An activity related to the planning, design, 
        or development of a State scenic byway program.
            ``(2) Development and implementation of a corridor 
        management plan to maintain the scenic, historical, 
        recreational, cultural, natural, and archaeological 
        characteristics of a byway corridor while providing for 
        accommodation of increased tourism and development of 
        related amenities.
            ``(3) Safety improvements to a State scenic byway, 
        National Scenic Byway, or All-American Road to the 
        extent that the improvements are necessary to 
        accommodate increased traffic and changes in the types 
        of vehicles using the highway as a result of the 
        designation as a State scenic byway, National Scenic 
        Byway, or All-American Road.
            ``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of a 
        facility for pedestrians and bicyclists, rest area, 
        turnout, highway shoulder improvement, passing lane, 
        overlook, or interpretive facility.
            ``(5) An improvement to a scenic byway that will 
        enhance access to an area for the purpose of 
        recreation, including water-related recreation.
            ``(6) Protection of scenic, historical, 
        recreational, cultural, natural, and archaeological 
        resources in an area adjacent to a scenic byway.
            ``(7) Development and provision of tourist 
        information to the public, including interpretive 
        information about a scenic byway.
            ``(8) Development and implementation of a scenic 
        byway marketing program.
    ``(d) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not make a grant 
under this section for any project that would not protect the 
scenic, historical, recreational, cultural, natural, and 
archaeological integrity of a highway and adjacent areas.
    ``(e) Savings Clause.--The Secretary shall not withhold any 
grant or impose any requirement on a State as a condition of 
providing a grant or technical assistance for any scenic byway 
unless the requirement is consistent with the authority 
provided in this chapter.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
carrying out a project under this section shall be 80 percent, 
except that, in the case of any scenic byway project along a 
public road that provides access to or within Federal or Indian 
land, a Federal land management agency may use funds authorized 
for use by the agency as the non-Federal share.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``162. National scenic byways program.''.

SEC. 1220. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Elimination.--The Secretary shall eliminate any 
        programmatic decisionmaking responsibility of the 
        regional offices of the Federal Highway Administration 
        for the Federal-aid highway program as part of the 
        Administration's efforts to restructure its field 
        organization.
            (2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall eliminate regional offices, create 
        technical resource centers, and, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, delegate authority to State offices of the 
        Federal Highway Administration.
    (b) Preference.--In locating the technical resource 
centers, the Secretary shall give preference to cities that 
house, on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Highway Administration regional offices and are in locations 
that minimize the travel distance between the technical 
resource centers and the Federal Highway Administration 
division offices that will be served by the new technical 
resource centers.
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a detailed implementation plan to carry out 
this section not later than September 30, 1998, and thereafter 
provide periodic progress reports on carrying out this section 
to such Committees.
    (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin 
implementation of the plan transmitted under subsection (c) not 
later than December 31, 1998.

SEC. 1221. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--In cooperation with appropriate State, 
regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall establish 
a comprehensive initiative to investigate and address the 
relationships between transportation and community and system 
preservation and identify private sector-based initiatives.
    (b) Research.--
            (1) In general.--In cooperation with appropriate 
        Federal agencies, State, regional, and local 
        governments, and other entities eligible for assistance 
        under subsection (d), the Secretary shall carry out a 
        comprehensive research program to investigate the 
        relationships between transportation, community 
        preservation, and the environment and the role of the 
        private sector in shaping such relationships.
            (2) Required elements.--The program shall provide 
        for monitoring and analysis of projects carried out 
        with funds made available to carry out subsections (c) 
        and (d).
    (c) Planning.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds 
        made available to carry out this subsection to States, 
        metropolitan planning organizations, and local 
        governments to plan, develop, and implement strategies 
        to integrate transportation and community and system 
        preservation plans and practices.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the allocations 
        shall be--
                    (A) to improve the efficiency of the 
                transportation system;
                    (B) to reduce the impacts of transportation 
                on the environment;
                    (C) to reduce the need for costly future 
                investments in public infrastructure;
                    (D) to provide efficient access to jobs, 
                services, and centers of trade; and
                    (E) to examine development patterns and 
                identify strategies to encourage private sector 
                development patterns which achieve the goals 
                identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
            (3) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available 
        to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
        priority to applicants that--
                    (A) propose projects for funding that 
                address the purposes described in paragraph 
                (2); and
                    (B) demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal 
                resources to the proposed projects.
            (4) Additional criteria.--In addition, the 
        Secretary shall give consideration to applicants that 
        demonstrate a commitment to public and private 
        involvement, including involvement of nontraditional 
        partners in the project team.
    (d) Allocation of Funds for Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds 
        made available to carry out this subsection to States, 
        metropolitan planning organizations, and local 
        governments to carry out projects to address 
        transportation efficiency and community and system 
        preservation.
            (2) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available 
        to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
        priority to applicants that--
                    (A) have instituted preservation or 
                development plans and programs that--
                            (i) meet the requirements of title 
                        23 and chapter 53 of title 49, United 
                        States Code; and
                            (ii)(I) are coordinated with State 
                        and local adopted preservation or 
                        development plans;
                            (II) are intended to promote cost-
                        effective and strategic investments in 
                        transportation infrastructure that 
                        minimize adverse impacts on the 
                        environment; or
                            (III) are intended to promote 
                        innovative private sector strategies.
                    (B) have instituted other policies to 
                integrate transportation and community and 
                system preservation practices, such as--
                            (i) spending policies that direct 
                        funds to high-growth areas;
                            (ii) urban growth boundaries to 
                        guide metropolitan expansion;
                            (iii) ``green corridors'' programs 
                        that provide access to major highway 
                        corridors for areas targeted for 
                        efficient and compact development; or
                            (iv) other similar programs or 
                        policies as determined by the 
                        Secretary;
                    (C) have preservation or development 
                policies that include a mechanism for reducing 
                potential impacts of transportation activities 
                on the environment;
                    (D) examine ways to encourage private 
                sector investments that address the purposes of 
                this section; and
                    (E) propose projects for funding that 
                address the purposes described in subsection 
                (c)(2).
            (3) Equitable distribution.--In allocating funds to 
        carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure 
        the equitable distribution of funds to a diversity of 
        populations and geographic regions.
            (4) Use of allocated funds.--
                    (A) In general.--An allocation of funds 
                made available to carry out this subsection 
                shall be used by the recipient to implement the 
                projects proposed in the application to the 
                Secretary.
                    (B) Types of projects.--The allocation of 
                funds shall be available for obligation for--
                            (i) any project eligible for 
                        funding under title 23 or chapter 53 of 
                        title 49, United States Code; or
                            (ii) any other activity relating to 
                        transportation and community and system 
                        preservation that the Secretary 
                        determines to be appropriate, including 
                        corridor preservation activities that 
                        are necessary to implement--
                                    (I) transit-oriented 
                                development plans;
                                    (II) traffic calming 
                                measures; or
                                    (III) other coordinated 
                                transportation and community 
                                and system preservation 
                                practices.
    (e) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
        $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $25,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
            (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under 
        this subsection shall be available for obligation in 
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 1222. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.

    (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
            (1) in the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        Alabama--
                    (A) by inserting ``Hale,'' after 
                ``Franklin,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Macon,'' after 
                ``Limestone,'';
            (2) in the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        Georgia--
                    (A) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after 
                ``Douglas,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Hart,'' after 
                ``Haralson,'';
            (3) in the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        Mississippi by striking ``and Winston'' and inserting 
        ``Winston, and Yalobusha''; and
            (4) in the undesignated paragraph relating to 
        Virginia--
                    (A) by inserting ``Montgomery,'' after 
                ``Lee,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``Rockbridge,'' after 
                ``Pulaski,''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 405 of such Act is 
amended by striking ``section 201'' and inserting ``sections 
201 and 403''. This amendment ensures that section 403 is still 
in effect.

SEC. 1223. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize 
the provision of assistance for, and support of, State and 
local efforts concerning surface transportation issues 
necessary to obtain the national recognition and economic 
benefits of participation in the International Olympic 
movement, the International Paralympic movement, and the 
Special Olympics International movement by hosting 
international quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events, and 
Special Olympics International events, in the United States.
    (b) Priority for Transportation Projects Relating to 
Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from funds 
available to carry out sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of title 
23, United States Code, the Secretary may give priority to 
funding for a transportation project relating to an 
international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a 
Special Olympics International event, if--
            (1) the project meets the extraordinary needs 
        associated with an international quadrennial Olympic or 
        Paralympic event or a Special Olympics International 
        event; and
            (2) the project is otherwise eligible for 
        assistance under sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of such 
        title.
    (c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may 
participate in--
            (1) planning activities of States and metropolitan 
        planning organizations and transportation projects 
        relating to an international quadrennial Olympic or 
        Paralympic event, or a Special Olympics International 
        event, under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United 
        States Code; and
            (2) developing intermodal transportation plans 
        necessary for the projects in coordination with State 
        and local transportation agencies.
    (d) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 5001(a), from funds 
made available under such section, the Secretary may provide 
assistance for the development of an Olympic, a Paralympic, and 
a Special Olympic transportation management plan in cooperation 
with an Olympic Organizing Committee responsible for hosting, 
and State and local communities affected by, an international 
quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or a Special Olympics 
International event.
    (e) Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic, 
Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide 
        assistance, including planning, capital, and operating 
        assistance, to States and local governments in carrying 
        out transportation projects relating to an 
        international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event 
        or a Special Olympics International event.
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of a project assisted under this subsection shall not 
        exceed 80 percent.
    (f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government 
shall be eligible to receive assistance under this section only 
if the government is hosting a venue that is part of an 
international quadrennial Olympics that is officially selected 
by the International Olympic Committee.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section such sums as 
are necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

            Subtitle C--Program Streamlining and Flexibility

SEC. 1301. REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND CORRIDOR PRESERVATION.

    (a) Advance Acquisition of Real Property.--Section 108 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
section heading and subsection (a) and inserting the following:

``Sec. 108. Advance acquisition of real property

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Availability of funds.--For the purpose of 
        facilitating the timely and economical acquisition of 
        real property for a transportation improvement eligible 
        for funding under this title, the Secretary, upon the 
        request of a State, may make available, for the 
        acquisition of real property, such funds apportioned to 
        the State as may be expended on the transportation 
        improvement, under such rules and regulations as the 
        Secretary may issue.
            ``(2) Construction.--The agreement between the 
        Secretary and the State for the reimbursement of the 
        cost of the real property shall provide for the actual 
        construction of the transportation improvement within a 
        period not to exceed 20 years following the fiscal year 
        for which the request is made, unless the Secretary 
        determines that a longer period is reasonable.''.
    (b) Credit for Acquired Lands.--Section 323(b) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
        ``Donated'' and inserting ``Acquired'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this title, the State share of the cost of 
        a project with respect to which Federal assistance is 
        provided from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
        Mass Transit Account) may be credited in an amount 
        equal to the fair market value of any land that--
                    ``(A) is lawfully obtained by the State or 
                a unit of local government in the State;
                    ``(B) is incorporated into the project;
                    ``(C) is not land described in section 138; 
                and
                    ``(D) the Secretary determines will not 
                influence the environmental assessment of the 
                project, including--
                            ``(i) the decision as to the need 
                        to construct the project;
                            ``(ii) the consideration of 
                        alternatives; and
                            ``(iii) the selection of a specific 
                        location.
            ``(2) Establishment of fair market value.--The fair 
        market value of land incorporated into a project and 
        credited under paragraph (1) shall be established in 
        the manner determined by the Secretary, except that--
                    ``(A) the fair market value shall not 
                include any increase or decrease in the value 
                of donated property caused by the project; and
                    ``(B) the fair market value of donated land 
                shall be established as of the earlier of--
                            ``(i) the date on which the 
                        donation becomes effective; or
                            ``(ii) the date on which equitable 
                        title to the land vests in the 
                        State.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``agency of a 
        Federal, State, or local government'' and inserting 
        ``agency of the Federal Government''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``to which the 
        donation is applied''.
    (c) Crediting of Contributions by Units of Local Government 
Toward the State Share.--Section 323 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Crediting of Contributions by Units of Local 
Government Toward the State Share.--A contribution by a unit of 
local government of real property, funds, or material in 
connection with a project eligible for assistance under this 
title shall be credited against the State share of the project 
at the fair market value of the real property, funds, or 
material.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 323 of such title is amended by 
        striking the section heading and inserting the 
        following:

``Sec. 323. Donations and credits''.

            (2) The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 108 
        and inserting the following:

``108. Advance acquisition of real property.''.

            (3) The analysis for chapter 3 of such title is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 323 
        and inserting the following:

``323. Donations and credits.''.

SEC. 1302. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION.

    Section 121 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, from time to time as the 
work progresses, may make payments to a State for costs of 
construction incurred by the State on a project. Such payments 
may also be made for the value of the materials--
            ``(1) that have been stockpiled in the vicinity of 
        the construction in conformity to plans and 
        specifications for the projects; and
            ``(2) that are not in the vicinity of the 
        construction if the Secretary determines that because 
        of required fabrication at an off-site location the 
        material cannot be stockpiled in such vicinity.
    ``(b) Project Agreement.--No payment shall be made under 
this chapter except for a project covered by a project 
agreement. After completion of the project in accordance with 
the project agreement, a State shall be entitled to payment out 
of the appropriate sums apportioned or allocated to the State 
of the unpaid balance of the Federal share payable for such 
project.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (c).

SEC. 1303. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 156 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 156. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property

    ``(a) Minimum Charge.--Subject to section 142(f), a State 
shall charge, at a minimum, fair market value for the sale, 
use, lease, or lease renewal (other than for utility use and 
occupancy or for a transportation project eligible for 
assistance under this title) of real property acquired with 
Federal assistance made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account).
    ``(b) Exceptions.--The Secretary may grant an exception to 
the requirement of subsection (a) for a social, environmental, 
or economic purpose.
    ``(c) Use of Federal Share of Income.--The Federal share of 
net income from the revenues obtained by a State under 
subsection (a) shall be used by the State for projects eligible 
under this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
156 and inserting the following:

``156. Proceeds from the sale or lease of real property.''.

SEC. 1304. ENGINEERING COST REIMBURSEMENT.

    Section 102(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
in the first sentence by inserting after ``10 years'' the 
following: ``(or such longer period as the State requests and 
the Secretary determines to be reasonable)''.

SEC. 1305. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

    (a) In General.--Section 106 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
        the following:

``Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight'';

            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
        subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (3) by striking subsections (a) through (d) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and 
        estimates.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, each State transportation department shall 
        submit to the Secretary for approval such plans, 
        specifications, and estimates for each proposed project 
        as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Project agreement.--The Secretary shall act 
        on the plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as 
        practicable after the date of their submission and 
        shall enter into a formal project agreementwith the 
State transportation department formalizing the conditions of the 
project approval.
            ``(3) Contractual obligation.--The execution of the 
        project agreement shall be deemed a contractual 
        obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of 
        the Federal share of the cost of the project.
            ``(4) Guidance.--In taking action under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall be guided by section 
        109.
    ``(b) Project Agreement.--
            ``(1) Provision of state funds.--The project 
        agreement shall make provision for State funds required 
        to pay the State's non-Federal share of the cost of 
        construction of the project and to pay for maintenance 
        of the project after completion of construction.
            ``(2) Representations of state.--If a part of the 
        project is to be constructed at the expense of, or in 
        cooperation with, political subdivisions of the State, 
        the Secretary may rely on representations made by the 
        State transportation department with respect to the 
        arrangements or agreements made by the State 
        transportation department and appropriate local 
        officials for ensuring that the non-Federal 
        contribution will be provided under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Assumption by States of Responsibilities of the 
Secretary.--
            ``(1) Non-interstate nhs projects.--For projects 
        under this title that are on the National Highway 
        System but not on the Interstate System, the State may 
        assume the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
        title for design, plans, specifications, estimates, 
        contract awards, and inspections of projects unless the 
        State or the Secretary determines that such assumption 
        is not appropriate.
            ``(2) Non-nhs projects.--For projects under this 
        title that are not on the National Highway System, the 
        State shall assume the responsibilities of the 
        Secretary under this title for design, plans, 
        specifications, estimates, contract awards, and 
        inspection of projects, unless the State determines 
        that such assumption is not appropriate.
            ``(3) Agreement.--The Secretary and the State shall 
        enter into an agreement relating to the extent to which 
        the State assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary 
        under this subsection.
            ``(4) Limitation on authority of secretary.--The 
        Secretary may not assume any greater responsibility 
        than the Secretary is permitted under this title on 
        September 30, 1997, except upon agreement by the 
        Secretary and the State.
    ``(d) Responsibilities of the Secretary.--Nothing in this 
section, section 133, or section 149 shall affect or discharge 
any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under--
            ``(1) section 113 or 114; or
            ``(2) any Federal law other than this title 
        (including section 5333 of title 49).
    ``(e) Value Engineering Analysis.--For such projects as the 
Secretary determines advisable, plans, specifications, and 
estimates for proposed projects on any Federal-aid highway 
shall be accompanied by a value engineering analysis or other 
cost reduction analysis.''.
    (b) Financial Plan.--Section 106 of such title (as amended 
by subsection (a)(2)), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(h) Financial Plan.--A recipient of Federal financial 
assistance for a project under this title with an estimated 
total cost of $1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the 
Secretary an annual financial plan for the project. The plan 
shall be based on detailed annual estimates of the cost to 
complete the remaining elements of the project and on 
reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of 
future increases in the cost to complete the project.''.
    (c) Life Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106 of such title 
(as amended by subsection (a)(2)), is amended by striking 
subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
            ``(1) Use of life-cycle cost analysis.--The 
        Secretary shall develop recommendations for the States 
        to conduct life-cycle cost analyses. The 
        recommendations shall be based on the principles 
        contained in section 2 of Executive Order No. 12893 and 
        shall be developed in consultation with the American 
        Association of State Highway and Transportation 
        Officials. The Secretary shall not require a State to 
        conduct a life-cycle cost analysis for any project as a 
        result of the recommendations required under this 
        subsection.
            ``(2) Life-cycle cost analysis defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `life-cycle cost analysis' means a 
        process for evaluating the total economic worth of a 
        usable project segment by analyzing initial costs and 
        discounted future costs, such as maintenance, user 
        costs, reconstruction, rehabilitation, restoring, and 
        resurfacing costs, over the life of the project 
        segment.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
106 and inserting the following:

``106. Project approval and oversight.''.

SEC. 1306. STANDARDS.

    (a) Elimination of Guidelines and Annual Certification 
Requirements.--Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (m); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (n) through (q) as 
        subsections (m) through (p), respectively.
    (b) Safety standards.--Section 109 of such title (as 
amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(q) Phase Construction.--Safety considerations for a 
project under this title may be met by phase construction 
consistent with the operative safety management system 
established in accordance with section 303 or in accordance 
with a statewide transportation improvement program approved by 
the Secretary.''.

SEC. 1307. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING.

    (a) Authority.--Section 112(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1) by 
        striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs 
        (2) and (3)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Each'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), each''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Design-build contracting.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State transportation 
                department or local transportation agency may 
                award a design-build contract for a qualified 
                project described in subparagraph (C) using any 
                procurement process permitted by applicable 
                State and local law.
                    ``(B) Limitation on final design.--Final 
                design under a design-build contract referred 
                to in subparagraph (A) shall not commence 
                before compliance with section 102 of the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
                U.S.C. 4332).
                    ``(C) Qualified projects.--A qualified 
                project referred to in subparagraph (A) is a 
                project under this chapter for which--
                            ``(i) the Secretary has approved 
                        the use of design-build contracting 
                        described in subparagraph (A) under 
                        criteria specified in regulations 
                        issued by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) the total costs are 
                        estimated to exceed--
                                    ``(I) in the case of a 
                                project that involves 
                                installation of an intelligent 
                                transportation system, 
                                $5,000,000; and
                                    ``(II) in the case of any 
                                other project, $50,000,000.
                    ``(D) Design-build contract defined.--In 
                this paragraph, the term `design-build 
                contract' means an agreement that provides for 
                design and construction of a project by a 
                contractor, regardless of whether the agreement 
                is in the form of a design-build contract, a 
                franchise agreement, or any other form of 
                contract approved by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Inapplicability of Standardized Contract Clause 
Requirement.--Section 112(e)(2) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Paragraph'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) State law.--Paragraph'';
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Design-build contracts.--Paragraph 
                (1) shall not apply to any design-build 
                contract approved under subsection (b)(3).''; 
                and
            (3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
        subparagraph (A) (as designated by paragraph (1) of 
        this subsection) with subparagraph (B) of such section 
        (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection).
    (c) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the effective date 
        specified in subsection (e), after consultation with 
        the American Association of State Highway and 
        Transportation Officials and representatives from 
        affected industries, the Secretary shall issue 
        regulations to carry out the amendments made by this 
        section.
            (2) Contents.--The regulations shall--
                    (A) identify the criteria to be used by the 
                Secretary in approving the use by a State 
                transportation department or local 
                transportation agency of design-build 
                contracting; and
                    (B) establish the procedures to be followed 
                by a State transportation department or local 
                transportation agency for obtaining the 
                Secretary's approval of the use of design-build 
                contracting by the department or agency.
    (d) Effect on Experimental Program.--Nothing in this 
section or the amendments made by this section affects the 
authority to carry out, or any project carried out under, any 
experimental program concerning design-build contracting that 
is being carried out by the Secretary as of the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Effective Date for Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this 
        section take effect 3 years after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
            (2) Transition provision.--
                    (A) In general.--During the period before 
                issuance of the regulations under subsection 
                (c), the Secretary may approve, in accordance 
                with an experimental program described in 
                subsection (d), design-build contracts to be 
                awarded using any process permitted by 
                applicable State and local law; except that 
                final design under any such contract shall not 
                commence before compliance with section 102 of 
                the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4332).
                    (B) Previously awarded contracts.--The 
                Secretary may approve design-build contracts 
                awarded before the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
                    (C) Design-build contract defined.--In this 
                paragraph, the term ``design-build contract'' 
                means an agreement that provides for design and 
                construction of a project by a contractor, 
                regardless of whether the agreement is in the 
                form of a design-build contract, a franchise 
                agreement, or any other form of contract 
                approved by the Secretary.
    (f) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of 
        design-build contracting procedures.
            (2) Contents.--The report shall contain--
                    (A) an assessment of the effect of design-
                build contracting on project quality, project 
                cost, and timeliness of project delivery;
                    (B) recommendations on the appropriate 
                level of design for design-build procurements;
                    (C) an assessment of the impact of design-
                build contracting on small businesses;
                    (D) assessment of the subjectivity used in 
                design-build contracting; and
                    (E) such recommendations concerning design-
                build contracting procedures as the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 1308. MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY INTEGRATION.

    The Secretary shall eliminate the major investment study 
set forth in section 450.318 of title 23, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as a separate requirement, and promulgate 
regulations to integrate such requirement, as appropriate, as 
part of the analyses required to be undertaken pursuant to the 
planning provisions of title 23, United States Code, and 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, and the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for 
Federal-aid highway and transit projects. The scope of the 
applicability of such regulations shall be no broader than the 
scope of such section.

SEC. 1309. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.

    (a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
            (1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary 
        shall develop and implement a coordinated environmental 
        review process for highway construction projects that 
        require--
                    (A) the preparation of an environmental 
                impact statement or environmental assessment 
                under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
                1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), except that the 
                Secretary may decide not to apply this section 
                to the preparation of an environmental 
                assessment under such Act; or
                    (B) the conduct of any other environmental 
                review, analysis, opinion, or issuance of an 
                environmental permit, license, or approval by 
                operation of Federal law.
            (2) Memorandum of understanding.--
                    (A) In general.--The coordinated 
                environmental review process for each project 
                shall ensure that, whenever practicable (as 
                specified in this section), all environmental 
                reviews, analyses, opinions, and any permits, 
                licenses, or approvals that must be issued or 
                made by any Federal agency for the project 
                concerned shall be conducted concurrently and 
                completed within a cooperatively determined 
                time period. Such process for a project or 
                class of project may be incorporated into a 
                memorandum of understanding between the 
                Department of Transportation and Federal 
                agencies (and, where appropriate, State 
                agencies).
                    (B) Establishment of time periods.--In 
                establishing the time period referred to in 
                subparagraph (A), and any time periods for 
                review within such period, the Department and 
                all such agencies shall take into account their 
                respective resources and statutory commitments.
    (b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
For each project, the coordinated environmental review process 
established under this section shall provide, at a minimum, for 
the following elements:
            (1) Federal agency identification.--The Secretary 
        shall, at the earliest possible time, identify all 
        potential Federal agencies that--
                    (A) have jurisdiction by law over 
                environmental-related issues that may be 
                affected by the project and the analysis of 
                which would be part of any environmental 
                document required by the National Environmental 
                Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
                    (B) may be required by Federal law to 
                independently--
                            (i) conduct an environmental-
                        related review or analysis; or
                            (ii) determine whether to issue a 
                        permit, license, or approval or render 
                        an opinion on the environmental impact 
                        of the project.
            (2) Time limitations and concurrent review.--The 
        Secretary and the head of each Federal agency 
        identified under paragraph (1)--
                    (A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish 
                time periods for review for--
                            (I) all Federal agency comments 
                        with respect to any environmental 
                        review documents required by the 
                        National Environmental Policy Act of 
                        1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the 
                        project; and
                            (II) all other independent Federal 
                        agency environmental analyses, reviews, 
                        opinions, and decisions on any permits, 
                        licenses, and approvals that must be 
                        issued or made for the project;
                whereby each such Federal agency's review shall 
                be undertaken and completed within such 
                established time periods for review; or
                    (ii) may enter into an agreement to 
                establish such time periods for review with 
                respect to a class of project; and
                    (B) shall ensure, in establishing such time 
                periods for review, that the conduct of any 
                such analysis, review, opinion, and decision is 
                undertaken concurrently with all other 
                environmental reviews for the project, 
                including the reviews required by the National 
                Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321 et seq.); except that such review may not 
                be concurrent if the affected Federal agency 
                can demonstrate that such concurrent review 
                would result in a significant adverse impact to 
                the environment or substantively alter the 
                operation of Federal law or would not be 
                possible without information developed as part 
                of the environmental review process.
            (3) Factors to be considered.--Time periods for 
        review established under this section shall be 
        consistent with the time periods established by the 
        Council on Environmental Quality under sections 1501.8 
        and 1506.10 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (4) Extensions.--The Secretary shall extend any 
        time periods for review under this section if, upon 
        good cause shown, the Secretary and any Federal agency 
        concerned determine that additional time for analysis 
        and review is needed as a result of new information 
        that has been discovered that could not reasonably have 
        been anticipated when the Federal agency's time periods 
        for review were established. Any memorandum of 
        understanding shall be modified to incorporate any 
        mutually agreed-upon extensions.
    (c) Dispute Resolution.--When the Secretary determines that 
a Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its 
environmental review or analysis under this section has failed 
to complete such review, analysis, opinion, or decision on 
issuing any permit, license, or approval within the established 
time period or within any agreed-upon extension to such time 
period, the Secretary may, after notice and consultation with 
such agency, close the record on the matter before the 
Secretary. If the Secretary finds, after timely compliance with 
this section, that an environmental issue related to the 
project that an affected Federal agency has jurisdiction over 
by operation of Federal law has not been resolved, the 
Secretary and the head of the Federal agency shall resolve the 
matter not later than 30 days after the date of the finding by 
the Secretary.
    (d) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project 
eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, a State, by operation of State law, may require 
that all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or 
Federal law over environmental-related issues that may be 
affected by the project, or that are requiredto issue any 
environmental-related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on 
issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for the project, be subject 
to the coordinated environmental review process established under this 
section unless the Secretary determines that a State's participation 
would not be in the public interest. For a State to require State 
agencies to participate in the review process, all affected agencies of 
the State shall be subject to the review process.
    (e) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may approve a 
        request by a State to provide funds made available 
        under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to the 
        State for the project subject to the coordinated 
        environmental review process established under this 
        section to affected Federal agencies to provide the 
        resources necessary to meet any time limits established 
        under this section.
            (2) Amounts.--Such requests under paragraph (1) 
        shall be approved only--
                    (A) for the additional amounts that the 
                Secretary determines are necessary for the 
                affected Federal agencies to meet the time 
                limits for environmental review; and
                    (B) if such time limits are less than the 
                customary time necessary for such review.
    (f) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
            (1) Judicial review.--Nothing in this section shall 
        affect the reviewability of any final Federal agency 
        action in a district court of the United States or in 
        the court of any State.
            (2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall 
        affect the applicability of the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any 
        other Federal environmental statute or affect the 
        responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or 
        enforce any such statute.
    (g) Federal Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Federal agency'' means any Federal agency or any State agency 
carrying out affected responsibilities required by operation of 
Federal law.

SEC. 1310. UNIFORM TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 109 the following:

``Sec. 110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds

    ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law but subject to subsections (b) and (c), if at least 50 
percent of a State's apportionment under section 104 or 144 for 
a fiscal year or at least 50 percent of the funds set-aside 
under section 133(d) from the State's apportionment section 
104(b)(3) may not be transferred to any other apportionment of 
the State under section 104 or 144 for such fiscal year, then 
the State may transfer not to exceed 50 percent of such 
apportionment or set aside to any other apportionment of such 
State under section 104 or 144 for such fiscal year.
    ``(b) Application to Certain Set-Asides.--No funds may be 
transferred under this section that are subject to the last 
sentence of section 133(d)(1) or to section 104(f) or to 
section 133(d)(3). The maximum amount that a State may transfer 
under this section of the State's set-aside under section 
133(d)(1) or 133(d)(2) for a fiscal year may not exceed 25 
percent of (1) the amount of such set-aside, less (2) the 
amount of the State's set-aside under such section for fiscal 
year 1997.
    ``(c) Application to Certain CMAQ Funds.--The maximum 
amount that a State may transfer under this section of the 
State's apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal year 
may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount of such 
apportionment, less (2) the amount that the State's 
apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for such fiscal year 
would have been had the program been funded at $1,350,000,000. 
Any such funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) and 
transferred under this section may only be obligated in 
geographic areas eligible for the obligation of funds 
apportioned under section 104(b)(2).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 109 the following:

``110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.''.

                           Subtitle D--Safety

SEC. 1401. HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

    Section 152 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``(a) Each'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Program.--Each'';
                    (B) by inserting ``, bicyclists,'' after 
                ``motorists'';
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Hazards.--In carrying out paragraph (1), a 
        State may, at its discretion--
                    ``(A) identify, through a survey, hazards 
                to motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and 
                users of highway facilities; and
                    ``(B) develop and implement projects and 
                programs to address the hazards.''; and
                    (D) by aligning the remainder of the text 
                of paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph 
                (A) of this paragraph) with paragraph (2) of 
                such subsection (as added by subparagraph (C) 
                of this paragraph);
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``highway safety 
        improvement project'' and inserting ``safety 
        improvement project, including a project described in 
        subsection (a)'';
            (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``on any public 
        road (other than a highway on the Interstate System).'' 
        and inserting the following: ``on--
            ``(1) any public road;
            ``(2) any public surface transportation facility or 
        any publicly owned bicycle or pedestrian pathway or 
        trail; or
            ``(3) any traffic calming measure.'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``apportioned to'' in the 
                first sentence and all that follows through 
                ``shall be'' in the second sentence; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 104(b)(1)'' and 
                inserting ``section 104(b)''; and
            (5) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking 
        ``highway safety improvement projects'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``safety improvement projects''.

SEC. 1402. ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Crash Cushions.--
            (1) Guidance.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        issue guidance regarding the benefits and safety 
        performance of redirective and nonredirective crash 
        cushions in different road applications, taking into 
        consideration roadway conditions, operating speed 
        limits, the location of the crash cushion in the right-
        of-way, and any other relevant factors. The guidance 
        shall include recommendations on the most appropriate 
        circumstances for utilization of redirective and 
        nonredirective crash cushions.
            (2) Use of guidance.--States shall use the guidance 
        issued under this subsection in evaluating the safety 
        and cost-effectiveness of utilizing different crash 
        cushion designs and determining whether directive or 
        nonredirective crash cushions or other safety 
        appurtenances should be installed at specific highway 
        locations.
    (b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road 
Barriers.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
        the technologies and methods to enhance safety, 
        streamline construction, and improve capacity by 
        providing positive separation at all times between 
        traffic, equipment, and workers on highway construction 
        projects. The study shall also address how such 
        technologies can be used to improve capacity and safety 
        at those specific highway, bridge, and other 
        appropriate locations where reversible lane, 
        contraflow, and high occupancy vehicle lane operations 
        are implemented during peak traffic periods.
            (2) Uses to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
        Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, uses of 
        positive separation technologies related to--
                    (A) separating workers from traffic flow 
                when work is in progress;
                    (B) providing additional safe work space by 
                utilizing adjacent and available traffic lanes 
                during off-peak hours;
                    (C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or 
                periodic restoration of lanes for use by 
                traffic during peak hours as needed;
                    (D) mitigating congestion caused by 
                construction by--
                            (i) opening all adjacent and 
                        available lanes to traffic during peak 
                        traffic hours; or
                            (ii) using reversible lanes to 
                        optimize capacity of the highway by 
                        adjusting to directional traffic flow; 
                        and
                    (E) permanent use of positive separation 
                technologies to create contraflow or reversible 
                lanes to increase the capacity of congested 
                highways, bridges, and tunnels.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
        study. The report shall include findings and 
        recommendations for the use of the technologies 
        referred to in paragraph (2) to provide positive 
        separation on appropriate projects.

SEC. 1403. SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR USE OF SEAT BELTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by striking section 157 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 157. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' 
        means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and 
        manufactured primarily for use on public highways, but 
        does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail 
        line.
            ``(2) Multipurpose passenger motor vehicle.--The 
        term `multipurpose passenger motor vehicle' means a 
        motor vehicle with motive power (except a trailer), 
        designed to carry not more than 10 individuals, that is 
        constructed on a truck chassis or is constructed with 
        special features for occasional off-road operation.
            ``(3) National average seat belt use rate.--The 
        term `national average seat belt use rate' means, in 
        the case of each of calendar years 1996 through 2001, 
        the national average seat belt use rate for that year, 
        as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' 
        means a motor vehicle with motive power (except a 
        multipurpose passenger motor vehicle, motorcycle, or 
        trailer) designed to carry not more than 10 
        individuals.
            ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger 
        motor vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose 
        passenger motor vehicle.
            ``(6) Savings to the federal government.--The term 
        `savings to the Federal Government' means the amount of 
        Federal budget savings relating to Federal medical 
        costs (including savingsunder the medicare and medicaid 
programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)), as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(7) Seat belt.--The term `seat belt' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to an open-body 
                passenger motor vehicle, including a 
                convertible, an occupant restraint system 
                consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a 
                detachable shoulder belt; and
                    ``(B) with respect to any other passenger 
                motor vehicle, an occupant restraint system 
                consisting of integrated lap and shoulder 
                belts.
            ``(8) State seat belt use rate.--The term `State 
        seat belt use rate' means the rate of use of seat belts 
        in passenger motor vehicles in a State, as measured and 
        submitted to the Secretary--
                    ``(A) for each of calendar years 1996 and 
                1997, by the State, as weighted by the 
                Secretary to ensure national consistency in 
                methods of measurement (as determined by the 
                Secretary); and
                    ``(B) for each of calendar years 1998 
                through 2001, by the State in a manner 
                consistent with the criteria established by the 
                Secretary under subsection (e).
    ``(b) Determinations by the Secretary.--Not later than 
September 1, 1998, and September 1 of each calendar year 
thereafter through September 1, 2002, the Secretary shall 
determine--
            ``(1)(A) which States had, for each of the previous 
        calendar years (in this subsection referred to as the 
        `previous calendar year') and the year preceding the 
        previous calendar year, a State seat belt use rate 
        greater than the national average seat belt use rate 
        for that year; and
            ``(B) in the case of each State described in 
        subparagraph (A), the amount that is equal to the 
        savings to the Federal Government due to the amount by 
        which the State seat belt use rate for the previous 
        calendar year exceeds the national average seat belt 
        use rate for that year; and
            ``(2) in the case of each State that is not a State 
        described in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    ``(A) the base seat belt use rate of the 
                State, which shall be equal to the highest 
                State seat belt use rate for the State for any 
                calendar year during the period of 1996 through 
                the calendar year preceding the previous 
                calendar year; and
                    ``(B) the amount that is equal to the 
                savings to the Federal Government due to any 
                increase in the State seat belt use rate for 
                the previous calendar year over the base seat 
                belt use rate determined under subparagraph 
                (A).
    ``(c) Allocations.--
            ``(1) States with greater than the national average 
        seat belt use rate.--Not later than October 1, 1998, 
        and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2002, 
        the Secretary shall allocate to each State described in 
        subsection (b)(1)(A) an amount equal to the amount 
        determined for the State under subsection (b)(1)(B).
            ``(2) Other states.--Not later than October 1, 
        1998, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 
        2002, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
        described in subsection (b)(2) an amount equal to the 
        amount determined for the State under subsection 
        (b)(2)(B).
    ``(d) Use of Amounts.--For each fiscal year, each State 
that is allocated an amount under this section shall use the 
amount for projects eligible for assistance under this title.
    ``(e) Criteria.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish 
criteria for the measurement of State seat belt use rates by 
States to ensure that the measurements are accurate and 
representative.
    ``(f) Innovative Seat Belt Project Allocations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall use amounts 
        made available under subsection (g)(3) to make 
        allocations to States to carry out innovative projects 
        to promote increased seat belt use rates.
            ``(2) Determination of eligibility.--To be eligible 
        to receive an allocation under this subsection for a 
        fiscal year, a State shall--
                    ``(A) develop a plan for innovative 
                projects described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) submit the plan to the Secretary not 
                later than March 1 of the fiscal year.
            ``(3) Plan selection.--
                    ``(A) Criteria.--Not later than December 1, 
                1998, the Secretary shall establish criteria 
                for the selection of State plans for 
                allocations under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall 
                select State plans for allocations under this 
                subsection in accordance with the criteria 
                established under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) States.--In carrying out this 
                paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure, to the 
                maximum extent practicable, demographic and 
                geographic diversity and a diversity of seat 
                belt use rates among the States selected for 
                allocations.
            ``(4) Allocation.--Not later than October 1, 1999, 
        and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2002, 
        the Secretary shall allocate funds to the States whose 
        plans were selected under paragraph (3).
            ``(5) Amount of allocations.--Subject to the 
        availability of unallocated amounts under subsection 
        (g)(3), the amount of each allocation to a State under 
        this subsection shall be not less than $100,000 for 
        each fiscal year that is covered by a State plan.
            ``(6) Use of allocations.--An allocation to a State 
        under this subsection shall be used to carry out the 
        innovative seat belt projects described in the State 
        plan for which the allocation is awarded.
            ``(7) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of an innovative seat belt project under this section 
        shall be 100 percent.
            ``(8) Period of availability.--Amounts allocated to 
        a State under this subsection shall remain available 
        for obligation in the State for a period of 3 years 
        after the last day of the fiscal year for which the 
        amounts are allocated.
    ``(g) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
        $82,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $92,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, $102,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
        $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $112,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003.
            ``(2) Proportionate adjustment.--If the total 
        amounts to be allocated under subsection (c) for any 
        fiscal year would exceed the amounts authorized for the 
        fiscal year under paragraph (1), the allocation to each 
        State under subsection (c) shall be reduced 
        proportionately.
            ``(3) Use of unallocated funds.--
                    ``(A) Fiscal year 1999.--To the extent that 
                the amounts made available for fiscal year 1999 
                under paragraph (1) exceed the total amounts to 
                be allocated under subsection (c) for fiscal 
                year 1999, the excess amounts--
                            ``(i) shall be apportioned in 
                        accordance with section 104(b)(3);
                            ``(ii) shall be considered to be 
                        sums made available for expenditure on 
                        the surface transportation program, 
                        except that the amounts shall not be 
                        subject to section 133(d); and
                            ``(iii) shall be available for any 
                        purpose eligible for funding under 
                        section 133.
                    ``(B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2003.--To 
                the extent that the amounts made available for 
                any of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 under 
                paragraph (1) exceed the total amounts to be 
                allocated under subsection (c) for the fiscal 
                year, the excess amounts shall be used to make 
                allocations under subsection (f).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 157 and inserting the following:


``157. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.''.


    (c) Savings Clause.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall not affect any funds apportioned or allocated before the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1404. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY 
                    INTOXICATED PERSONS.

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

``Sec. 163. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by 
                    intoxicated persons

    ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall make a grant, 
in accordance with this section, to any State that has enacted 
and is enforcing a law that provides that any person with a 
blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or greater while 
operating a motor vehicle in the State shall be deemed to have 
committed a per se offense of driving while intoxicated (or an 
equivalent per se offense).
    ``(b) Grants.--For each fiscal year, funds authorized to 
carry out this section shall be apportioned to each State that 
has enacted and is enforcing a law meeting the requirements of 
subsection (a) in an amount determined by multiplying--
            ``(1) the amount authorized to carry out this 
        section for the fiscal year; by
            ``(2) the ratio that the amount of funds 
        apportioned to each such State under section 402 for 
        such fiscal year bears to the total amount of funds 
        apportioned to all such States under section 402 for 
        such fiscal year.
    ``(c) Use of Grants.--A State may obligate funds 
apportioned under subsection (b) for any project eligible for 
assistance under this title.
    ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
project funded under this section shall be 100 percent.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
        $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $65,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $100,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $110,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2003.
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--Notwithstanding 
        section 118(b)(2), the funds authorized by this 
        subsection shall remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:


``Sec. 163. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by 
          intoxicated persons.''.

                          Subtitle E--Finance

    CHAPTER 1--TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION

SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.

    This chapter may be cited as the ``Transportation 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998''.

SEC. 1502. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) a well-developed system of transportation 
        infrastructure is critical to the economic well-being, 
        health, and welfare of the people of the United States;
            (2) traditional public funding techniques such as 
        grant programs are unable to keep pace with the 
        infrastructure investment needs of the United States 
        because of budgetary constraints at the Federal, State, 
        and local levels of government;
            (3) major transportation infrastructure facilities 
        that address critical national needs, such as 
        intermodal facilities, border crossings, and multistate 
        trade corridors, are of a scale that exceeds the 
        capacity of Federal and State assistance programs in 
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act;
            (4) new investment capital can be attracted to 
        infrastructure projects that are capable of generating 
        their own revenue streams through user charges or other 
        dedicated funding sources; and
            (5) a Federal credit program for projects of 
        national significance can complement existing funding 
        resources by filling market gaps, thereby leveraging 
        substantial private co-investment.

SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

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

                ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

``Sec. 181. Definitions

    ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Eligible project costs.--The term `eligible 
        project costs' means amounts substantially all of which 
        are paid by, or for the account of, an obligor in 
        connection with a project, including the cost of--
                    ``(A) development phase activities, 
                including planning, feasibility analysis, 
                revenue forecasting, environmental review, 
                permitting, preliminary engineering and design 
                work, and other preconstruction activities;
                    ``(B) construction, reconstruction, 
                rehabilitation, replacement, and acquisition of 
                real property (including land related to the 
                project and improvements to land), 
                environmental mitigation, construction 
                contingencies, and acquisition of equipment; 
                and
                    ``(C) capitalized interest necessary to 
                meet market requirements, reasonably required 
                reserve funds, capital issuance expenses, and 
                other carrying costs during construction.
            ``(2) Federal credit instrument.--The term `Federal 
        credit instrument' means a secured loan, loan 
        guarantee, or line of credit authorized to be made 
        available under this subchapter with respect to a 
        project.
            ``(3) Investment-grade rating.--The term 
        `investment-grade rating' means a rating category of 
        BBB minus, Baa3, or higher assigned by a rating agency 
        to project obligations offered into the capital 
        markets.
            ``(4) Lender.--The term `lender' means any non-
        Federal qualified institutional buyer (as defined in 
        section 230.144A(a) of title 17, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or any successor regulation), known as 
        Rule 144A(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
        and issued under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
        77a et seq.)), including--
                    ``(A) a qualified retirement plan (as 
                defined in section 4974(c) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986) that is a qualified 
                institutional buyer; and
                    ``(B) a governmental plan (as defined in 
                section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986) that is a qualified institutional buyer.
            ``(5) Line of credit.--The term `line of credit' 
        means an agreement entered into by the Secretary with 
        an obligor under section 184 to provide a direct loan 
        at a future date upon the occurrence of certain events.
            ``(6) Loan guarantee.--The term `loan guarantee' 
        means any guarantee or other pledge by the Secretary to 
        pay all or part of the principal of and interest on a 
        loan or other debt obligation issued by an obligor and 
        funded by a lender.
            ``(7) Local servicer.--The term `local servicer' 
        means--
                    ``(A) a State infrastructure bank 
                established under this title; or
                    ``(B) a State or local government or any 
                agency of a State or local government that 
isresponsible for servicing a Federal credit instrument on behalf of 
the Secretary.
            ``(8) Obligor.--The term `obligor' means a party 
        primarily liable for payment of the principal of or 
        interest on a Federal credit instrument, which party 
        may be a corporation, partnership, joint venture, 
        trust, or governmental entity, agency, or 
        instrumentality.
            ``(9) Project.--The term `project' means--
                    ``(A) any surface transportation project 
                eligible for Federal assistance under this 
                title or chapter 53 of title 49;
                    ``(B) a project for an international bridge 
                or tunnel for which an international entity 
                authorized under Federal or State law is 
                responsible.
                    ``(C) a project for intercity passenger bus 
                or rail facilities and vehicles, including 
                facilities and vehicles owned by the National 
                Railroad Passenger Corporation and components 
                of magnetic levitation transportation systems; 
                and
                    ``(D) a project for publicly owned 
                intermodal surface freight transfer facilities, 
                other than seaports and airports, if the 
                facilities are located on or adjacent to 
                National Highway System routes or connections 
                to the National Highway System.
            ``(10) Project obligation.--The term `project 
        obligation' means any note, bond, debenture, or other 
        debt obligation issued by an obligor in connection with 
        the financing of a project, other than a Federal credit 
        instrument.
            ``(11) Rating agency.--The term `rating agency' 
        means a bond rating agency identified by the Securities 
        and Exchange Commission as a Nationally Recognized 
        Statistical Rating Organization.
            ``(12) Secured loan.--The term `secured loan' means 
        a direct loan or other debt obligation issued by an 
        obligor and funded by the Secretary in connection with 
        the financing of a project under section 183.
            ``(13) State.--The term `State' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 101.
            ``(14) Subsidy amount.--The term `subsidy amount' 
        means the amount of budget authority sufficient to 
        cover the estimated long-term cost to the Federal 
        Government of a Federal credit instrument, calculated 
        on a net present value basis, excluding administrative 
        costs and any incidental effects on governmental 
        receipts or outlays in accordance with the provisions 
        of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 
        et seq.).
            ``(15) Substantial completion.--The term 
        `substantial completion' means the opening of a project 
        to vehicular or passenger traffic.

``Sec. 182. Determination of eligibility and project selection

    ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive financial 
assistance under this subchapter, a project shall meet the 
following criteria:
            ``(1) Inclusion in transportation plans and 
        programs.--The project--
                    ``(A) shall be included in the State 
                transportation plan required under section 135; 
                and
                    ``(B) at such time as an agreement to make 
                available a Federal credit instrument is 
                entered into under this subchapter, shall be 
                included in the approved State transportation 
                improvement program required under section 134.
            ``(2) Application.--A State, a local servicer 
        identified under section 185(a), or the entity 
        undertaking the project shall submit a project 
        application to the Secretary.
            ``(3) Eligible project costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), to be eligible for assistance 
                under this subchapter, a project shall have 
                eligible project costs that are reasonably 
                anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) $100,000,000; or
                            ``(ii) 50 percent of the amount of 
                        Federal highway assistance funds 
                        apportioned for the most recently 
                        completed fiscal year to the State in 
                        which the project is located.
                    ``(B) Intelligent transportation system 
                projects.--In the case of a project principally 
                involving the installation of an intelligent 
                transportation system, eligible project costs 
                shall be reasonably anticipated to equal or 
                exceed $30,000,000.
            ``(4) Dedicated revenue sources.--Project financing 
        shall be repayable, in whole or in part, from tolls, 
        user fees, or other dedicated revenue sources.
            ``(5) Public sponsorship of private entities.--In 
        the case of a project that is undertaken by an entity 
        that is not a State or local government or an agency or 
        instrumentality of a State or local government, the 
        project that the entity is undertaking shall be 
        publicly sponsored as provided in paragraphs (1) and 
        (2).
    ``(b) Selection Among Eligible Projects.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
        criteria for selecting among projects that meet the 
        eligibility criteria specified in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The selection criteria 
                shall include the following:
                            ``(i) The extent to which the 
                        project is nationally or regionally 
                        significant, in terms of generating 
                        economic benefits, supporting 
                        international commerce, or otherwise 
                        enhancing the national transportation 
                        system.
                            ``(ii) The creditworthiness of the 
                        project, including a determination by 
                        the Secretary that any financing for 
                        the project has appropriate security 
                        features, such as a rate covenant, to 
                        ensure repayment.
                            ``(iii) The extent to which 
                        assistance under this subchapter would 
                        foster innovative public-private 
                        partnerships and attract private debt 
                        or equity investment.
                            ``(iv) The likelihood that 
                        assistance under this subchapter would 
                        enable the project to proceed at an 
                        earlier date than the project would 
                        otherwise be able to proceed.
                            ``(v) The extent to which the 
                        project uses new technologies, 
                        including intelligent transportation 
                        systems, that enhance the efficiency of 
                        the project.
                            ``(vi) The amount of budget 
                        authority required to fund the Federal 
                        credit instrument made available under 
                        this subchapter.
                            ``(vii) The extent to which the 
                        project helps maintain or protect the 
                        environment.
                            ``(viii) The extent to which 
                        assistance under this chapter would 
                        reduce the contribution of Federal 
                        grant assistance to the project.
                    ``(B) Preliminary rating opinion letter.--
                For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
                Secretary shall require each project applicant 
                to provide a preliminary rating opinion letter 
                from at least 1 rating agency indicating that 
                the project's senior obligations have the 
                potential to achieve an investment-grade 
                rating.
    ``(c) Federal Requirements.--In addition to the 
requirements of this title for highway projects, chapter 53 of 
title 49 for transit projects, and section 5333(a) of title 49 
for rail projects, the following provisions of law shall apply 
to funds made available under this subchapter and projects 
assisted with the funds:
            ``(1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
        U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
            ``(2) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            ``(3) The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
        Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
        4601 et seq.).

``Sec. 183. Secured loans

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Agreements.--Subject to paragraphs (2) 
        through (4), the Secretary may enter into agreements 
        with 1 or more obligors to make secured loans, the 
        proceeds of which shall be used--
                    ``(A) to finance eligible project costs; or
                    ``(B) to refinance interim construction 
                financing of eligible project costs;
        of any project selected under section 182.
            ``(2) Limitation on refinancing of interim 
        construction financing.--A loan under paragraph (1) 
        shall not refinance interim construction financing 
        under paragraph (1)(B) later than 1 year after the date 
        of substantial completion of the project.
            ``(3) Risk assessment.--Before entering into an 
        agreement under this subsection, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget and each rating agency providing 
        a preliminary rating opinion letter under section 
        182(b)(2)(B), shall determine an appropriate capital 
        reserve subsidy amount for each secured loan, taking 
        into account such letter.
            ``(4) Investment-grade rating requirement.--The 
        funding of a secured loan under this section shall be 
        contingent on the project's senior obligations 
        receiving an investment-grade rating, except that--
                    ``(A) the Secretary may fund an amount of 
                the secured loan not to exceed the capital 
                reserve subsidy amount determined under 
                paragraph (3) prior to the obligations 
                receiving an investment-grade rating; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary may fund the remaining 
                portion of the secured loan only after the 
                obligations have received an investment-grade 
                rating by at least 1 rating agency.
    ``(b) Terms and Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A secured loan under this 
        section with respect to a project shall be on such 
        terms and conditions and contain such covenants, 
        representations, warranties, and requirements 
        (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount of the secured 
        loan shall not exceed 33 percent of the reasonably 
        anticipated eligible project costs.
            ``(3) Payment.--The secured loan--
                    ``(A) shall--
                            ``(i) be payable, in whole or in 
                        part, from tolls, user fees, or other 
                        dedicated revenue sources; and
                            ``(ii) include a rate covenant, 
                        coverage requirement, or similar 
                        security feature supporting the project 
                        obligations; and
                    ``(B) may have a lien on revenues described 
                in subparagraph (A) subject to any lien 
                securing project obligations.
            ``(4) Interest rate.--The interest rate on the 
        secured loan shall be not less than the yield on 
        marketable United States Treasury securities of a 
        similar maturity to the maturity of the secured loan on 
        the date of execution of the loan agreement.
            ``(5) Maturity date.--The final maturity date of 
        the secured loan shall be not later than 35 years after 
        the date of substantial completion of the project.
            ``(6) Nonsubordination.--The secured loan shall not 
        be subordinated to the claims of any holder of project 
        obligations in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or 
        liquidation of the obligor.
            ``(7) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a 
        level sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs 
        to the Federal Government of making a secured loan 
        under this section.
            ``(8) Non-federal share.--The proceeds of a secured 
        loan under this subchapter may be used for any non-
        Federal share of project costs required under this 
        title or chapter 53 of title 49, if the loan is 
        repayable from non-Federal funds.
    ``(c) Repayment.--
            ``(1) Schedule.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        repayment schedule for each secured loan under this 
        section based on the projected cash flow from project 
        revenues and other repayment sources.
            ``(2) Commencement.--Scheduled loan repayments of 
        principal or interest on a secured loan under this 
        section shall commence not later than 5 years after the 
        date of substantial completion of the project.
            ``(3) Sources of repayment funds.--The sources of 
        funds for scheduled loan repayments under this section 
        shall include tolls, user fees, or other dedicated 
        revenue sources.
            ``(4) Deferred payments.--
                    ``(A) Authorization.--If, at any time 
                during the 10 years after the date of 
                substantial completion of the project, the 
                project is unable to generate sufficient 
                revenues to pay the scheduled loan repayments 
                of principal and interest on the secured loan, 
                the Secretary may, subject to subparagraph (C), 
                allow the obligor to add unpaid principal and 
                interest to the outstanding balance of the 
                secured loan.
                    ``(B) Interest.--Any payment deferred under 
                subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) continue to accrue interest 
                        in accordance with subsection (b)(4) 
                        until fully repaid; and
                            ``(ii) be scheduled to be amortized 
                        over the remaining term of the loan 
                        beginning not later than 10 years after 
                        the date of substantial completion of 
                        the project in accordance with 
                        paragraph (1).
                    ``(C) Criteria.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any payment 
                        deferral under subparagraph (A) shall 
                        be contingent on the project meeting 
                        criteria established by the Secretary.
                            ``(ii) Repayment standards.--The 
                        criteria established under clause (i) 
                        shall include standards for reasonable 
                        assurance of repayment.
            ``(5) Prepayment.--
                    ``(A) Use of excess revenues.--Any excess 
                revenues that remain after satisfying scheduled 
                debt service requirements on the project 
                obligations and secured loan and all deposit 
                requirements under the terms of any trust 
                agreement, bond resolution, or similar 
                agreement securing project obligations may be 
                applied annually to prepay the secured loan 
                without penalty.
                    ``(B) Use of proceeds of refinancing.--The 
                secured loan may be prepaid at any time without 
                penalty from the proceeds of refinancing from 
                non-Federal funding sources.
    ``(d) Sale of Secured Loans.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), as 
        soon as practicable after substantial completion of a 
        project and after notifying the obligor, the Secretary 
        may sell to another entity or reoffer into the capital 
        markets a secured loan for the project if the Secretary 
        determines that the sale or reoffering can be made on 
        favorable terms.
            ``(2) Consent of obligor.--In making a sale or 
        reoffering under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not 
        change the original terms and conditions of the secured 
        loan without the written consent of the obligor.
    ``(e) Loan Guarantees.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide a loan 
        guarantee to a lender in lieu of making a secured loan 
        if the Secretary determines that the budgetary cost of 
        the loan guarantee is substantially the same as that of 
        a secured loan.
            ``(2) Terms.--The terms of a guaranteed loan shall 
        be consistent with the terms set forth in this section 
        for a secured loan, except that the rate on the 
        guaranteed loan and any prepayment features shall be 
        negotiated between the obligor and the lender, with the 
        consent of the Secretary.

``Sec. 184. Lines of credit

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Agreements.--Subject to paragraphs (2) 
        through (4), the Secretary may enter into agreements to 
        make available lines of credit to 1 or more obligors in 
        the form of direct loans to be made by the Secretary at 
        future dates on the occurrence of certain events for 
        any project selected under section 182.
            ``(2) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of a line of 
        credit made available under this section shall be 
        available to pay debt service on project obligations 
        issued to finance eligible project costs, extraordinary 
        repair and replacement costs, operation and maintenance 
        expenses, and costs associated with unexpected Federal 
        or State environmental restrictions.
            ``(3) Risk assessment.--Before entering into an 
        agreement under this subsection, the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget and each rating agency providing 
        a preliminary rating opinion letter under section 
        182(b)(2)(B), shall determine an appropriate capital 
        reserve subsidy amount for each line of credit, taking 
        into account such letter.
            ``(4) Investment-grade rating requirement.--The 
        funding of a line of credit under this section shall be 
        contingent on the project's senior obligations 
        receiving an investment-grade rating from at least 1 
        rating agency.
    ``(b) Terms and Limitations.--
            ``(1) In general.--A line of credit under this 
        section with respect to a project shall be on such 
        terms and conditions and contain such covenants, 
        representations, warranties, and requirements 
        (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Maximum amounts.--
                    ``(A) Total amount.--The total amount of 
                the line of credit shall not exceed 33 percent 
                of the reasonably anticipated eligible project 
                costs.
                    ``(B) 1-year draws.--The amount drawn in 
                any 1 year shall not exceed 20 percent of the 
                total amount of the line of credit.
            ``(3) Draws.--Any draw on the line of credit shall 
        represent a direct loan and shall be made only if net 
        revenues from the project (including capitalized 
        interest, any debt service reserve fund, and any other 
        available reserve) are insufficient to pay the costs 
        specified in subsection (a)(2).
            ``(4) Interest rate.--The interest rate on a direct 
        loan resulting from a draw on the line of credit shall 
        be not less than the yield on 30-year marketable United 
        States Treasury securities as of the date on which the 
        line of credit is obligated.
            ``(5) Security.--The line of credit--
                    ``(A) shall--
                            ``(i) be payable, in whole or in 
                        part, from tolls, user fees, or other 
                        dedicated revenue sources; and
                            ``(ii) include a rate covenant, 
                        coverage requirement, or similar 
                        security feature supporting the project 
                        obligations; and
                    ``(B) may have a lien on revenues described 
                in subparagraph (A) subject to any lien 
                securing project obligations.
            ``(6) Period of availability.--The line of credit 
        shall be available during the period beginning on the 
        date of substantial completion of the project and 
        ending not later than 10 years after that date.
            ``(7) Rights of third party creditors.--
                    ``(A) Against federal government.--A third 
                party creditor of the obligor shall not have 
                any right against the Federal Government with 
                respect to any draw on the line of credit.
                    ``(B) Assignment.--An obligor may assign 
                the line of credit to 1 or more lenders or to a 
                trustee on the lenders' behalf.
            ``(8) Nonsubordination.--A direct loan under this 
        section shall not be subordinated to the claims of any 
        holder of project obligations in the event of 
        bankruptcy, insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.
            ``(9) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a 
        level sufficient to cover all or a portion of the costs 
        to the Federal Government of providing a line of credit 
        under this section.
            ``(10) Relationship to other credit instruments.--A 
        project that receives a line of credit under this 
        section also shall not receive a secured loan or loan 
        guarantee under section 183 of an amount that, combined 
        with the amount of the line of credit, exceeds 33 
        percent of eligible project costs.
    ``(c) Repayment.--
            ``(1) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall 
        establish repayment terms and conditions for each 
        direct loan under this section based on the projected 
        cash flow from project revenues and other repayment 
        sources.
            ``(2) Timing.--All scheduled repayments of 
        principal or interest on a direct loan under this 
        section shall commence not later than 5 years after the 
        end of the period of availability specified in 
        subsection (b)(6) and be fully repaid, with interest, 
        by the date that is 25 years after the end of the 
        period of availability specified in subsection (b)(6).
            ``(3) Sources of repayment funds.--The sources of 
        funds for scheduled loan repayments under this section 
        shall include tolls, user fees, or other dedicated 
        revenue sources.

``Sec. 185. Project servicing

    ``(a) Requirement.--The State in which a project that 
receives financial assistance under this subchapter is located 
may identify a local servicer to assist the Secretary in 
servicing the Federal credit instrument made available under 
this subchapter.
    ``(b) Agency; Fees.--If a State identifies a local servicer 
under subsection (a), the local servicer--
            ``(1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary; and
            ``(2) may receive a servicing fee, subject to 
        approval by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Liability.--A local servicer identified under 
subsection (a) shall not be liable for the obligations of the 
obligor to the Secretary or any lender.
    ``(d) Assistance From Expert Firms.--The Secretary may 
retain the services of expert firms in the field of municipal 
and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments.

``Sec. 186. State and local permits

    ``The provision of financial assistance under this 
subchapter with respect to a project shall not--
            ``(1) relieve any recipient of the assistance of 
        any obligation to obtain any required State or local 
        permit or approval with respect to the project;
            ``(2) limit the right of any unit of State or local 
        government to approve or regulate any rate of return on 
        private equity invested in the project; or
            ``(3) otherwise supersede any State or local law 
        (including any regulation) applicable to the 
        construction or operation of the project.

``Sec. 187. Regulations

    ``The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Secretary 
determines appropriate to carry out this subchapter.

``Sec. 188. Funding

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this 
        subchapter--
                    ``(A) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    ``(B) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(C) $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    ``(D) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 
                and
                    ``(E) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            ``(2) Administrative costs.--From funds made 
        available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use, 
        for the administration of this subchapter, not more 
        than $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
        2003.
            ``(3) Availability.--Amounts made available under 
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
    ``(b) Contract Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, approval by the Secretary of a 
        Federal credit instrument that uses funds made 
        available under this subchapter shall be deemed to be 
        acceptance by the United States of a contractual 
        obligation to fund the Federal credit instrument.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized under this 
        section for a fiscal year shall be available for 
        obligation on October 1 of the fiscal year.
    ``(c) Limitations on Credit Amounts.--For each of fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003, principal amounts of Federal credit 
instruments made available under this subchapter shall be 
limited to the amounts specified in the following table:

                                                          Maximum amount
``Fiscal year:                                                of credit:
  1998.................................................. $1,200,000,000 
  1999.................................................. $1,200,000,000 
  2000.................................................. $1,800,000,000 
  2001.................................................. $1,800,000,000 
  2002.................................................. $2,300,000,000 
  2003.................................................. $2,300,000,000.

``Sec. 189. Report to Congress

    ``Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 
this subchapter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report summarizing the financial performance of the projects 
that are receiving, or have received, assistance under this 
subchapter, including a recommendation as to whether the 
objectives of this subchapter are best served--
            ``(1) by continuing the program under the authority 
        of the Secretary;
            ``(2) by establishing a Government corporation or 
        Government-sponsored enterprise to administer the 
        program; or
            ``(3) by phasing out the program and relying on the 
        capital markets to fund the types of infrastructure 
        investments assisted by this subchapter without Federal 
        participation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the analysis--
                    (A) by inserting before ``Sec.'' the 
                following:

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS'';

                and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

``181. Definitions.
``182. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
``183. Secured loans.
``184. Lines of credit.
``185. Project servicing.
``186. State and local permits.
``187. Regulations.
``188. Funding.
``189. Report to Congress.'';
                and
            (2) by inserting before section 101 the following:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS''.

SEC. 1504. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

    Section 301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) develop and coordinate Federal policy on 
        financing transportation infrastructure, including the 
        provision of direct Federal credit assistance and other 
        techniques used to leverage Federal transportation 
        funds.''.

           CHAPTER 2--STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM

SEC. 1511. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Other assistance.--The term ``other 
        assistance'' includes any use of funds in an 
        infrastructure bank--
                    (A) to provide credit enhancements;
                    (B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond 
                or debt instrument financing;
                    (C) to subsidize interest rates;
                    (D) to ensure the issuance of letters of 
                credit and credit instruments;
                    (E) to finance purchase and lease 
                agreements with respect to transit projects;
                    (F) to provide bond or debt financing 
                instrument security; and
                    (G) to provide other forms of debt 
                financing and methods of leveraging funds that 
                are approved by the Secretary and that relate 
                to the project with respect to which the 
                assistance is being provided.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning 
        given the term under section 401 of title 23, United 
        States Code.
    (b) Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Purpose of agreements.--Subject to this 
                section, the Secretary may enter into 
                cooperative agreements with the States of 
                California, Florida, Missouri, and Rhode Island 
                for the establishment of State infrastructure 
                banks and multistate infrastructure banks for 
                making loans and providing other assistance to 
                public and private entities carrying out or 
                proposing tocarry out projects eligible for 
assistance under this section.
                    (B) Contents of agreements.--Each 
                cooperative agreement shall specify procedures 
                and guidelines for establishing, operating, and 
                providing assistance from the infrastructure 
                bank.
            (2) Interstate compacts.--If 2 or more States enter 
        into a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) with 
        the Secretary for the establishment of a multistate 
        infrastructure bank, Congress grants consent to those 
        States to enter into an interstate compact establishing 
        the bank in accordance with this section.
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) Contribution.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary may allow, subject to 
        subsection (h)(1), a State that enters into a 
        cooperative agreement under this section to contribute 
        to the infrastructure bank established by the State not 
        to exceed--
                    (A)(i) the total amount of funds 
                apportioned to the State under each of 
                paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
                and section 144 of title 23, United States 
                Code, excluding funds set aside under 
                paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 133(d) of 
                such title; and
                    (ii) the total amount of funds allocated to 
                the State under section 105 of such title;
                    (B) the total amount of funds made 
                available to the State or other Federal transit 
                grant recipient for capital projects (as 
                defined in section 5302 of title 49, United 
                States Code) under sections 5307, 5309, and 
                5311 of such title; and
                    (C) the total amount of funds made 
                available to the State under subtitle V of 
                title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Capitalization grant.--For the purposes of this 
        section, Federal funds contributed to the 
        infrastructure bank under this subsection shall 
        constitute a capitalization grant for the 
        infrastructure bank.
            (3) Special rule for urbanized areas of over 
        200,000.--Funds that are apportioned or allocated to a 
        State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United 
        States Code, and attributed to urbanized areas of a 
        State with a population of over 200,000 individuals 
        under section 133(d)(2) of such title may be used to 
        provide assistance from an infrastructure bank under 
        this section with respect to a project only if the 
        metropolitan planning organization designated for the 
        area concurs, in writing, with the provision of the 
        assistance.
    (d) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--
            (1) In general.--An infrastructure bank established 
        under this section may make loans or provide other 
        assistance to a public or private entity in an amount 
        equal to all or part of the cost of carrying out a 
        project eligible for assistance under this section.
            (2) Subordination of loans.--The amount of any loan 
        or other assistance provided for the project may be 
        subordinated to any other debt financing for the 
        project.
            (3) Initial assistance.--Initial assistance 
        provided with respect to a project from Federal funds 
        contributed to an infrastructure bank under this 
        section shall not be made in the form of a grant.
    (e) Qualifying Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds in 
        an infrastructure bank established under this section 
        may be used only to provide assistancewith respect to 
projects eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code, 
for capital projects (as defined in section 5302 of title 49, United 
States Code), or for any other project related to surface 
transportation that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Interstate funds.--Funds contributed to an 
        infrastructure bank from funds apportioned to a State 
        under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, United States 
        Code, may be used only to provide assistance with 
        respect to projects eligible for assistance under such 
        paragraph.
            (3) Rail program funds.--Funds contributed to an 
        infrastructure bank from funds made available to a 
        State under subtitle V of title 49 United States Code, 
        shall be used in a manner consistent with any project 
        description specified under the law making the funds 
        available to the State.
    (f) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in order 
        to establish an infrastructure bank under this section, 
        each State establishing such a bank shall--
                    (A) contribute, at a minimum, to the bank 
                from non-Federal sources an amount equal to 25 
                percent of the amount of each capitalization 
                grant made to the State and contributed to the 
                bank under subsection (c), except that if the 
                State has a higher Federal share payable under 
                section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code, 
                the State shall be required to contribute only 
                an amount commensurate with the higher Federal 
                share;
                    (B) ensure that the bank maintains on a 
                continuing basis an investment grade rating on 
                its debt issuances and its ability to pay 
                claims under credit enhancement programs of the 
                bank;
                    (C) ensure that investment income generated 
                by funds contributed to the bank will be--
                            (i) credited to the bank;
                            (ii) available for use in providing 
                        loans and other assistance to projects 
                        eligible for assistance from the bank; 
                        and
                            (iii) invested in United States 
                        Treasury securities, bank deposits, or 
                        such other financing instruments as the 
                        Secretary may approve to earn interest 
                        to enhance the leveraging of projects 
                        assisted by the bank;
                    (D) ensure that any loan from the bank will 
                bear interest at or below market rates, as 
                determined by the State, to make the project 
                that is the subject of the loan feasible;
                    (E) ensure that repayment of the loan from 
                the bank will commence not later than 5 years 
                after the project has been completed or, in the 
                case of a highway project, the facility has 
                opened to traffic, whichever is later;
                    (F) ensure that the term for repaying any 
                loan will not exceed the lesser of--
                            (i) 35 years after the date of the 
                        first payment on the loan under 
                        subparagraph (E); or
                            (ii) the useful life of the 
                        investment; and
                    (G) require the bank to make a biennial 
                report to the Secretary and to make such other 
                reports as the Secretary may require in 
                guidelines.
            (2) Waivers by the secretary.--The Secretary may 
        waive a requirement of any of subparagraphs (C) through 
        (G) of paragraph (1) with respect to an infrastructure 
        bank if the Secretary determines that the waiver is 
        consistent with the objectives of this section.
    (g) Limitation on Repayments.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the repayment of a loan or other assistance 
provided from an infrastructure bank under this section may not 
be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of any 
project.
    (h) Secretarial Requirements.--In administering this 
section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that Federal disbursements shall be at 
        an annual rate of not more than 20 percent of the 
        amount designated by the State for State infrastructure 
        bank capitalization under subsection (c)(1), except 
        that the Secretary may disburse funds to a State in an 
        amount needed to finance a specific project; and
            (2) revise cooperative agreements entered into with 
        States under section 350 of the National Highway System 
        Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-59) to comply 
        with this section.
    (i) Applicability of Federal Law.--
            (1) In general.--The requirements of titles 23 and 
        49, United States Code, that would otherwise apply to 
        funds made available under such titleand projects 
assisted with those funds shall apply to--
                    (A) funds made available under such title 
                and contributed to an infrastructure bank 
                established under this section, including the 
                non-Federal contribution required under 
                subsection (f); and
                    (B) projects assisted by the bank through 
                the use of the funds;
        except to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
        any requirement of such title (other than sections 113 
        and 114 of title 23 and section 5333 of title 49), is 
        not consistent with the objectives of this section.
            (2) Repayments.--The requirements of titles 23 and 
        49, United States Code, shall apply to repayments from 
        non-Federal sources to an infrastructure bank from 
        projects assisted by the bank. Such a repayment shall 
        be considered to be Federal funds.
    (j) United States Not Obligated.--
            (1) In general.--The contribution of Federal funds 
        to an infrastructure bank established under this 
        section shall not be construed as a commitment, 
        guarantee, or obligation on the part of the United 
        States to any third party. No third party shall have 
        any right against the United States for payment solely 
        by virtue of the contribution.
            (2) Statement.--Any security or debt financing 
        instrument issued by the infrastructure bank shall 
        expressly state that the security or instrument does 
        not constitute a commitment, guarantee, or obligation 
        of the United States.
    (k) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503 of 
title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to funds 
contributed under this section.
    (l) Program Administration.--
            (1) In general.--A State may expend not to exceed 2 
        percent of the Federal funds contributed to an 
        infrastructure bank established by the State under this 
        section to pay the reasonable costs of administering 
        the bank.
            (2) Non-federal funds.--The limitation described in 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to non-Federal funds.

                   Subtitle F--High Priority Projects

SEC. 1601. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by striking section 117 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 117. High priority projects program

    ``(a) Authorization of High Priority Projects.--The 
Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects 
with funds made available to carry out the high priority 
projects program under this section. Of amounts made available 
to carry out this section, the Secretary, subject to subsection 
(b), shall make available to carry out each project described 
in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century the amount listed for such project in such section. Any 
amounts made available to carry out such program that are not 
allocated for projects described in such section shall be 
available to the Secretary, subject to subsection (b), to carry 
out such other high priority projects as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.
    ``(b) Allocation Percentages.--For each project to be 
carried out with funds made available to carry out the high 
priority projects program under this section--
            ``(1) 11 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 1998;
            ``(2) 15 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;
            ``(3) 18 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;
            ``(4) 18 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;
            ``(5) 19 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(6) 19 percent of such amount shall be available 
        for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.
    ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
of any project carried out with funds made available to carry 
out this section shall be 80 percent of the total cost thereof.
    ``(d) Delegation to States.--Subject to the provisions of 
this title, the Secretary shall delegate responsibility for 
carrying out a project or projects, with funds made available 
to carry out this section, to the State in which such project 
or projects are located upon request of such State.
    ``(e) Advance Construction.--When a State which has been 
delegated responsibility for a project under this section--
            ``(1) has obligated all funds allocated under this 
        section and section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 
        Act for the 21st Century for such project; and
            ``(2) proceeds to construct such project without 
        the aid of Federal funds in accordance with all 
        procedures and all requirements applicable to such 
        project, except insofar as such procedures and 
        requirements limit the State to the construction of 
        projects with the aid of Federal funds previously 
        allocated to it;
the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a State, 
shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost of 
construction of the project when additional funds are allocated 
for such project under this section and section 1602 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
    ``(f) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to 
carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
    ``(g) Availability of Obligation Limitation.--Obligation 
authority attributable to funds made available to carry out 
this section shall only be available for the purposes of this 
section and shall remain available until obligated pursuant to 
section 1102(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century.
    ``(h) Treatment.--Funds allocated to a State in accordance 
with this section shall be treated as amounts in addition to 
the amounts a State is apportioned under sections 104, 105, and 
144 for programmatic purposes.''.
    (b) Purpose of Projects.--Section 145 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Protection of State 
        Sovereignty.--'' before ``The authorization''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Purpose of Projects.--The projects described in 
section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century, sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027 et seq.), 
and section 149(a) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform 
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 181 et seq.) are 
intended to establish eligibility for Federal-aid highway funds 
made available for such projects by section 1101(a)(13) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, 117 of title 
23, United States Code, sections 1103 through 1108 of 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and 
subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 149 of the Surface 
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, 
respectively, and are not intendedto define the scope or limits 
of Federal action in a manner inconsistent with subsection (a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 
117 and inserting the following:

``117. High priority projects program.''.

SEC. 1602. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

    Subject to section 117 of title 23, United States Code, the 
amount listed for each high priority project in the following 
table shall be available (from amounts made available by 
section 1101(a)(13) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century) for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
each such project:

    
      

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                                                             [Dollars in
 No.              State               Project description     Millions] 
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   1. Georgia                     I-75 advanced                         
                                   transportation                       
                                   management system in                 
                                   Cobb County...........        1.275  
   2. Ohio                        Relocate Washington                   
                                   Street/SR 149 within                 
                                   Bellaire city limits                 
                                   in Belmont County.....            2  
   3. Virginia                    Commuter and freight                  
                                   rail congestion and                  
                                   mitigation project                   
                                   over Quantico Creek...          7.5  
   4. Michigan                    Construct bike path                   
                                   between Mount Clemens                
                                   and New Baltimore.....         3.75  
   5. California                  Extend I-10 HOV lanes,                
                                   Los Angeles...........        2.205  
   6. Utah                        Reconstruct US-89 and                 
                                   interchange at 200                   
                                   North in Kaysville....         5.25  
   7. Ohio                        Upgrade North Road                    
                                   between US 422 and                   
                                   East Market St.,                     
                                   Trumbull Co...........          1.2  
   8. Tennessee                   Alternative                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   systems, Rutherford...          5.1  
   9. New York                    Improve Long Ridge Road               
                                   from Pound Ridge Road                
                                   to Connecticut State                 
                                   line..................          1.4  
  10. New York                    I-87 Noise Abatement                  
                                   Program...............          7.5  
  11. California                  Upgrade access road to                
                                   Mare Island...........         0.75  
  12. Texas                       Reconstruct FM 364                    
                                   between Humble Road                  
                                   and I-10, Beaumont....          3.6  
  13. Washington                  Construct pedestrian                  
                                   access and safety on                 
                                   Deception Pass Bridge,               
                                   Deception Pass State                 
                                   Park, Washington......            1  
  14. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study for inclusion of               
                                   US-22 as part of the                 
                                   Interstate System.....          0.1  
  15. New York                    Improve Route 9 in                    
                                   Dutchess County.......         1.14  
  16. California                  Reconstruct State Route               
                                   81 (Sierra Ave.) and I-              
                                   10 Interchange in                    
                                   Fontana...............          7.5  
  17. New York                    Reconstruct Springfield               
                                   Blvd. between the Long               
                                   Island Rail main line                
                                   south to Rockaway                    
                                   Blvd., Queens County..            3  
  18. Tennessee                   Reconstruction of US-                 
                                   414 In Henderson                     
                                   County................         3.75  
  19. New Jersey                  Upgrade Market St./                   
                                   Essex St. and Rochelle               
                                   Ave./Main St. to                     
                                   facilitate access to                 
                                   Routes 17 and 80,                    
                                   Bergen Co.............         3.75  
  20. Pennsylvania                US-209 Marshall's Creek               
                                   Traffic Relief project               
                                   in Monroe County......          7.5  
  21. Louisiana                   Replace ferry in                      
                                   Plaquemines Parish....       1.6125  
  22. Arkansas                    Construct access routes               
                                   between interstate                   
                                   highway, industrial                  
                                   park and Slackwater                  
                                   Harbor, Little Rock...         0.75  
  23. Georgia                     Reconstruct SR-26/US-60               
                                   from Bull River to                   
                                   Lazaretto Creek.......       2.6625  
  24. California                  Improve SR-91/Green                   
                                   River Road interchange        4.875  
  25. Ohio                        Construct new bridge                  
                                   over Muskingum River                 
                                   and highway                          
                                   approaches, Washington               
                                   County................          1.5  
  26. Virginia                    Widen Route 123 from                  
                                   Prince William County                
                                   line to State Route                  
                                   645 in Fairfax County,               
                                   Virginia..............          7.5  
  27. California                  Improve the interchange               
                                   at Cabo and Nason                    
                                   Street in Moreno                     
                                   Valley................          4.5  
  28. Nevada                      Canamex Corridor                      
                                   Innovative Urban                     
                                   Renovation project in                
                                   Henderson.............         5.25  
  29. California                  Construct bikeways,                   
                                   Santa Maria...........        0.384  
  30. Louisiana                   Expand Harding Road                   
                                   from Scenic Highway to               
                                   the Mississippi River                
                                   and construct an                     
                                   information center....          2.7  
  31. Florida                     West Palm Beach Traffic               
                                   Calming Project on US-               
                                   1 and Flagur Drive....        11.25  
  32. Oregon                      Construct bike path                   
                                   paralleling 42nd                     
                                   Street to link with                  
                                   existing bike path,                  
                                   Springfield...........          0.6  
  33. Illinois                    Construct elevated                    
                                   walkway between Centre               
                                   Station and arena.....          0.9  
  34. Pennsylvania                Construct Ardmore                     
                                   Streetscape project...         0.45  
  35. California                  Construct San Diego and               
                                   Arizona Eastern                      
                                   Intermodal Yard, San                 
                                   Ysidro................           10  
  36. New Jersey                  Replace Clove Road                    
                                   bridge over tributary                
                                   of Mill Brook and                    
                                   Clove Brook in Sussex                
                                   County................         0.75  
  37. Oregon                      Design and engineering                
                                   for Newberg-Dundee                   
                                   Bypass................        0.375  
  38. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 33                     
                                   between vicinity of                  
                                   Haydenville to                       
                                   Floodwood (Nelsonville               
                                   Bypass)...............         3.75  
  39. Connecticut                 Revise interchange ramp               
                                   on to Route 72                       
                                   northbound from I-84                 
                                   East in Plainville,                  
                                   Connecticut...........       2.8125  
  40. Alaska                      Construct Spruce Creek                
                                   Bridge in Soldotna....       0.2625  
  41. New York                    Undertake studies,                    
                                   planning, engineering,               
                                   design and                           
                                   construction of a                    
                                   tunnel alternative to                
                                   reconstruction of                    
                                   existing elevated                    
                                   expressway (Gowanus                  
                                   tunnel project).......           18  
  42. Virginia                    Reconstruct SR 168                    
                                   (Battlefield Blvd.) in               
                                   Chesapeake............            6  
  43. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 228 (Crows                 
                                   Run Corridor).........          5.4  
  44. New York                    Upgrade and improve                   
                                   Saratoga to Albany                   
                                   intermodal                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor..............         12.2  
  45. Pennsylvania                Widen Montgomery Alley                
                                   and improve pedestrian               
                                   and parking facilites                
                                   in the vicinity of the               
                                   Falling Spring,                      
                                   Chambersburg..........            2  
  46. Nebraska                    Corridor study for                    
                                   Plattsmouth Bridge                   
                                   area to US-75 and                    
                                   Horning Road..........       0.2625  
  47. Pennsylvania                Construct SR 3019 over                
                                   Great Trough Creek in                
                                   Huntingdon County.....        0.375  
  48. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 56 from I-99               
                                   to Somerset County                   
                                   Line in Bedford County         0.75  
  49. Connecticut                 Replace Windham Road                  
                                   bridge, Windham.......          1.5  
  50. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway                
                                   between I-40 and                     
                                   Opreyland.............          4.2  
  51. Pennsylvania                Renovate Harrisburg                   
                                   Transportation Center                
                                   in Dauphin County.....        1.875  
  52. Oregon                      Construct phase I:                    
                                   highway 99 to Biddle                 
                                   Road of the highway 62               
                                   corridor solutions                   
                                   project...............       15.625  
  53. Washington                  Construct traffic                     
                                   signals on US-2 at                   
                                   Olds Owens Road and                  
                                   5th Street in Sultan,                
                                   Washington............        0.257  
  54. New York                    Upgrade Route 17                      
                                   between Five Mile                    
                                   Point and Occanum,                   
                                   Broome Co.............         12.6  
  55. Texas                       Improve US 82, East-                  
                                   West Freeway between                 
                                   Memphis Avenue and                   
                                   University Avenue.....         12.3  
  56. Tennessee                   Construct Stones River                
                                   Greenway, Davidson....          8.2  
  57. Minnesota                   Conduct study of                      
                                   potential for                        
                                   diversion of traffic                 
                                   from the I-35 corridor               
                                   to commuter rail,                    
                                   Chisago County north                 
                                   of Forest Lake along I-              
                                   35 corridor to Rush                  
                                   City..................        0.375  
  58. Minnesota                   Upgrade 10th Street                   
                                   South, St. Cloud......        1.125  
  59. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 95                 
                                   from Westover Drive to               
                                   SR-62 in Roane and                   
                                   Anderson Counties.....        3.675  
  60. California                  Construct Ontario                     
                                   International Airport                
                                   ground access program.         10.5  
  61. Iowa                        Construct four-lane                   
                                   expressway between Des               
                                   Moines and                           
                                   Marshalltown..........          7.5  
  62. Texas                       Upgrade FM225,                        
                                   Nacogdoches...........            3  
  63. Ohio                        Upgrade US Rt. 35                     
                                   between vicinity of                  
                                   Chillicothe to Village               
                                   of Richmond Dale......         3.75  
  64. Indiana                     Upgrade 93rd Avenue in                
                                   Merrillville..........        4.425  
  65. California                  Improve streets and                   
                                   construct bicycle                    
                                   path, Westlake Village        0.236  
  66. Pennsylvania                Upgrade I-95 between                  
                                   Lehigh Ave. and                      
                                   Columbia Ave. and                    
                                   improvements to Girard               
                                   Ave./I-95 interchange,               
                                   Philadelphia..........        21.45  
  67. Michigan                    Construct I-96/Beck                   
                                   Wixom Road interchange         1.95  
  68. Pennsylvania                Construct I-95/Route                  
                                   332 interchange.......          1.5  
  69. California                  Improve streets and                   
                                   construct bicycle                    
                                   path, Calabasas.......         0.75  
  70. New York                    Construct Hutton Bridge               
                                   Project...............            1  
  71. Ohio                        Restore Main and First                
                                   Streets to two-way                   
                                   traffic, Miamisburg...       0.3375  
  72. Virginia                    Widen I-64 Bland                      
                                   Boulevard interchange.      25.8375  
  73. Washington                  Widen Cook Road in                    
                                   Skagit County,                       
                                   Washington............          3.1  
  74. New York                    Construct interchange                 
                                   and connector road                   
                                   using ITS testbed                    
                                   capabilities at I-90                 
                                   Exit 8................        8.775  
  75. New York                    Construct Edgewater                   
                                   Road Dedicated Truck                 
                                   Route.................            9  
  76. Illinois                    Upgrade Illinois 336                  
                                   between Illinois 61 to               
                                   south of Loraine......        3.825  
  77. Michigan                    Reconstruct Bagley                    
                                   Street and improve                   
                                   Genschaw Road, Alpena.         0.45  
  78. California                  Construct Third Street                
                                   South Bay Basin                      
                                   Bridge, San Francisco.        9.375  
  79. New Mexico                  Improve I-25 at Raton                 
                                   Pass..................            9  
  80. Pennsylvania                Construct Mon-Fayette                 
                                   Expressway between                   
                                   Union Town and                       
                                   Brownsville...........           20  
  81. Michigan                    Upgrade Hill Road                     
                                   corridor between I-75                
                                   to Dort Highway,                     
                                   Genesee Co............         2.25  
  82. Georgia                     Improve GA-316 in                     
                                   Gwinnett County.......       30.675  
  83. North Carolina              Construct segment of                  
                                   new freeway, including               
                                   right-of-way                         
                                   acquisition, between                 
                                   East of US 401 to I-                 
                                   95, and bridge over                  
                                   Cape Fear River.......           12  
  84. Florida                     Construct US-98/Thomas                
                                   Drive interchange.....         8.25  
  85. Illinois                    Construct I-64/North                  
                                   Greenmount Rd.                       
                                   interchange, St. Clair               
                                   Co....................          3.6  
  86. South Carolina              Three River Greenway                  
                                   Project to and from                  
                                   Gervals Street in                    
                                   Columbia..............         3.75  
  87. New York                    Upgrade Chenango County               
                                   Route 32 in Norwich...          1.6  
  88. Maine                       Construct I-95/                       
                                   Stillwater Avenue                    
                                   interchange...........          1.5  
  89. Massachusetts               Construct I-495/Route 2               
                                   interchange east of                  
                                   existing interchange                 
                                   to provide access to                 
                                   commuter rail station,               
                                   Littleton.............         3.15  
  90. Connecticut                 Construct Seaview                     
                                   Avenue Corridor                      
                                   project...............          2.5  
  91. Texas                       Construct                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   improvements as part                 
                                   of redevelopment of                  
                                   Kelly AFB, San Antonio         3.75  
  92. Texas                       Conduct pipeline                      
                                   express study through                
                                   Texas Transportation                 
                                   Institute (A&M                       
                                   University)...........        1.125  
  93. Illinois                    Undertake improvements                
                                   to Campus                            
                                   Transportation System,               
                                   Chicago...............          1.5  
  94. Pennsylvania                Improve walking and                   
                                   biking trails between                
                                   Easton and Lehigh                    
                                   Gorge State Park                     
                                   within the Delaware                  
                                   and Lehigh Canal                     
                                   National Heritage                    
                                   Corridor..............          2.1  
  95. Michigan                    Upgrade and make                      
                                   improvements to the                  
                                   Walton Corridor                      
                                   project including                    
                                   segments of Walton                   
                                   Blvd., Baldwin and                   
                                   Joslyn Roads, and                    
                                   Telegraph Road........         10.5  
  96. North Carolina              Construct Charlotte                   
                                   Western Outer Loop                   
                                   freeway, Mecklenburg                 
                                   Co....................           12  
  97. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US 79                     
                                   between Milan and                    
                                   McKenzie..............            3  
  98. Virginia                    Undertake access                      
                                   improvements for                     
                                   Freemason Harbor                     
                                   Development                          
                                   Initiative, Norfolk...          1.5  
  99. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 119                    
                                   between Homer City and               
                                   Blairsville...........         3.05  
 100. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian                  
                                   bridge over TH 169 in                
                                   Elk River.............      0.53025  
 101. Georgia                     Construct Athens to                   
                                   Atlanta Transportation               
                                   Corridor..............            6  
 102. Alabama                     Initiate construction                 
                                   on controlled access                 
                                   highway between the                  
                                   Eastern edge of                      
                                   Madison County and                   
                                   Mississippi State line            3  
 103. Texas                       Construct improvments                 
                                   along US 69 including                
                                   frontage roads,                      
                                   Jefferson Co..........         5.76  
 104. New York                    Rehabilitate Broadway                 
                                   Bridge, New York City.          1.5  
 105. Ohio                        Reconstruct Morgan                    
                                   County 37 in Morgan                  
                                   County................          0.4  
 106. California                  Improve Mission                       
                                   Boulevard in San                     
                                   Bernardino, California          0.5  
 107. Indiana                     Widen 116th Street in                 
                                   Carmel................        1.125  
 108. Illinois                    Undertake traffic                     
                                   mitigation and                       
                                   circulation                          
                                   enhancements, 57th and               
                                   Lake Shore Drive......            2  
 109. Georgia                     Construct Rome to                     
                                   Memphis Highway in                   
                                   Floyd and Bartow                     
                                   Counties..............        0.584  
 110. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail                
                                   grade separations on                 
                                   Snow Road in Brook                   
                                   Park..................         4.75  
 111. Kentucky                    Construct highway-rail                
                                   grade separations                    
                                   along the City Lead in               
                                   Paducah...............        0.825  
 112. Illinois                    Resurface S. Chicago                  
                                   Ave. From 71st to 95th               
                                   Streets, Chicago......        0.795  
 113. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH 13 between                 
                                   TH 77 and I-494.......          1.5  
 114. Kentucky                    Redevelop and improve                 
                                   ground access to                     
                                   Louisville Waterfront                
                                   District in                          
                                   Louisville, Kentucky..         2.84  
 115. South Dakota                Construct US-16 Hell                  
                                   Canyon Bridge and                    
                                   approaches in Custer                 
                                   County................        0.441  
 116. Georgia                     Resurface Davis Drive,                
                                   Green Street, and                    
                                   North Houston Road in                
                                   Warner Robins.........          0.3  
 117. Pennsylvania                Construct highway-                    
                                   transit transfer                     
                                   facility in Lemoyne...          1.5  
 118. Georgia                     Upgrade I-75 between                  
                                   the Crisp/Dooly Co.                  
                                   line to the Florida                  
                                   State line............         8.25  
 119. New Jersey                  Conduct Route 46                      
                                   Corridor Improvement                 
                                   Project with the                     
                                   amount provided,                     
                                   $8,625,000 for the                   
                                   Route 46/Riverview                   
                                   Drive Interchange                    
                                   reconstruction                       
                                   project, $12,675,000                 
                                   for the Route 46/Van                 
                                   Houton Avenue                        
                                   reconstruction                       
                                   project, and                         
                                   $3,075,000 for the                   
                                   Route 46/Union Blvd.                 
                                   interchange                          
                                   reconstruction project       24.375  
 120. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 of                
                                   the Jackson University               
                                   Parkway in Jackson....       0.6875  
 121. New Jersey                  Improve grade                         
                                   separations on the                   
                                   Garden State Parkway                 
                                   in Cape May County,                  
                                   New Jersey............         10.5  
 122. Pennsylvania                Construct access to                   
                                   site of former                       
                                   Philadelphia Naval                   
                                   Shipyard and Base,                   
                                   Philadelphia..........          1.5  
 123. Idaho                       Reconstruct US-95 from                
                                   Bellgrove to Mica.....            9  
 124. Illinois                    Improve access to 93rd                
                                   Street Station,                      
                                   Chicago...............         2.25  
 125. Illinois                    Rehabilitate WPA                      
                                   Streets in Chicago....          4.7  
 126. Minnesota                   Construct grade                       
                                   crossing improvments,                
                                   Morrison County.......         1.35  
 127. Kentucky                    Extend Hurstbourne                    
                                   Parkway from Bardstown               
                                   Road to Fern Valley                  
                                   Road..................         4.56  
 128. Texas                       Upgrade SH 130 in                     
                                   Caldwell amd                         
                                   Williamson Counties...         0.75  
 129. Massachusetts               Construct bikeway                     
                                   between Blackstone and               
                                   Worcester.............            6  
 130. New York                    Rehabilitate roads,                   
                                   Village of Great Neck.         0.12  
 131. Virginia                    Widen I-81 in Roanoke                 
                                   and Botetourt Counties               
                                   and in Rockbridge,                   
                                   Augusta and Rockingham               
                                   Counties..............            4  
 132. Illinois                    Construct an                          
                                   interchange at I-90                  
                                   and Illinois Route 173               
                                   in Rockford...........        5.625  
 133. Illinois                    Engineering for Peoria                
                                   to Chicago expressway.            5  
 134. Pennsylvania                Construct access                      
                                   improvements between                 
                                   exits 56 and 57 off I-               
                                   81 in Lackawanna......        1.275  
 135. California                  Reconstruct Tennessee                 
                                   Valley Bridge, Marin                 
                                   Co....................         0.75  
 136. Michigan                    Improvements to Card                  
                                   Road between 21 mile                 
                                   road and 23 mile road                
                                   in Macomb Co..........        0.975  
 137. Illinois                    Construct Veterans                    
                                   Parkway from Eastland                
                                   Drive to Commerce                    
                                   Parkway in Bloomington         7.88  
 138. New York                    Conduct safety study                  
                                   and improve I-90 in                  
                                   Downtown Buffalo......          0.4  
 139. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 1 from                   
                                   CSAH 61 to 0.8 miles                 
                                   north.................         0.36  
 140. Pennsylvania                Construct access road                 
                                   and parking                          
                                   facilities, Valley                   
                                   Forge National                       
                                   Historic Park, Valley                
                                   Forge.................            3  
 141. Illinois                    Construct Orchard Road                
                                   Bridge over the Fox                  
                                   River.................         5.25  
 142. Missouri                    Construct US-412                      
                                   corridor from Kennett                
                                   to Hayti, Missouri....            6  
 143. Michigan                    Upgrade M-84 connector                
                                   between Tittabawasee                 
                                   Rd. and M-13, Bay and                
                                   Saginaw Counties......       13.135  
 144. Louisiana                   Increase capacity of                  
                                   Lake Pontchartrain                   
                                   Causeway..............            1  
 145. Tennessee                   Improve the Elizabethon               
                                   Connector from US-312                
                                   to US-19 East.........       6.3375  
 146. Texas                       Construct Austin to San               
                                   Antonio Corridor......        5.625  
 147. Pennsylvania                Make safety                           
                                   improvements on PA Rt.               
                                   61 (Dusselfink Safety                
                                   Project) between Rt.                 
                                   183 in Cressona and SR               
                                   0215 in Mount Carbon..            7  
 148. Tennessee                   Improve State Route 92                
                                   from I-40 to South of                
                                   Jefferson City........       3.4125  
 149. Illinois                    Planning, engineering                 
                                   and first phase                      
                                   construction of                      
                                   beltway connector,                   
                                   Decatur...............            2  
 150. Indiana                     Safety improvements to                
                                   McKinley and Riverside               
                                   Avenues in Muncie.....        6.825  
 151. Georgia                     Widen Georgia Route 6/                
                                   US-278 in Polk County.        5.666  
 152. Arkansas                    Widen 28th Street and                 
                                   related improvements                 
                                   in Van Buren, Arkansas         0.75  
 153. Tennessee                   Reconstruct Old Walland               
                                   Highway bridge over                  
                                   Little River in                      
                                   Townsend..............         1.26  
 154. Missouri                    Construct Highway 36                  
                                   Hannibal Bridge and                  
                                   approaches in Marion                 
                                   County................          2.4  
 155. Minnesota                   Construct Cass County                 
                                   Public Trails                        
                                   Corridors.............         0.18  
 156. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Black               
                                   Warrior River Bridge..           13  
 157. Michigan                    Construct Monroe Rail                 
                                   Consolidation Project,               
                                   Monroe................          4.5  
 158. Illinois                    Rehabilitate 95th                     
                                   Street between 54th                  
                                   Place and 50th Avenue,               
                                   Oak Lawn..............          0.6  
 159. New York                    Construct Hamilton                    
                                   Street interchange in                
                                   Erwin, New York.......       12.375  
 160. New York                    Improve 6th and                       
                                   Columbia Street                      
                                   project in Elmira.....        0.525  
 161. California                  Enhance Fort Bragg and                
                                   Willitis passenger                   
                                   stations..............        0.275  
 162. New York                    Capital improvements                  
                                   for the car float                    
                                   operations in                        
                                   Brooklyn, New York,                  
                                   for the New York City                
                                   Economic Development                 
                                   Corp..................           14  
 163. New Jersey                  Construct New Jersey                  
                                   Exit 13A Flyover                     
                                   (extension of Kapowski               
                                   Rd. to Trumbull St.)..            2  
 164. Pennsylvania                Relocate U.S. 22 around               
                                   the Borough of                       
                                   Holidaysburg, PA, or                 
                                   other projects in the                
                                   counties of Bedford,                 
                                   Blair, Centre,                       
                                   Franklin, Mifflin,                   
                                   Fulton and Clearfield,               
                                   and Huntingdon as                    
                                   selected by the State                
                                   of Pennsylvania.......           25  
 165. Wyoming                     Construct Jackson-Teton               
                                   Pathway in Teton                     
                                   County................          1.5  
 166. Michigan                    Construct improvements                
                                   to 23 Mile Road                      
                                   between Mound Road and               
                                   M-53, Macomb County...         2.25  
 167. Michigan                    Early preliminary                     
                                   engineering/                         
                                   preliminary                          
                                   engineering to U.S.                  
                                   131 B.R./Industrial                  
                                   Connector, Kalamazoo,                
                                   Michigan..............          1.5  
 168. Illinois                    Construct improvements                
                                   to segment of Town                   
                                   Creek Road, Jackson Co        0.975  
 169. Vermont                     Replace Missisquoi Bay                
                                   Bridge................           12  
 170. Massachusetts               Upgrade Sacramento                    
                                   Street underpass,                    
                                   Somerville............       0.1875  
 171. Oregon                      Study and design I-5/                 
                                   Beltline Road                        
                                   interchange                          
                                   reconstruction........            3  
 172. Massachusetts               Construct accessibility               
                                   improvments to Charles               
                                   Street T Station,                    
                                   Boston................            3  
 173. California                  Widen and improve I-5/                
                                   State Route 126                      
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Valencia..............       10.425  
 174. Arkansas                    Widen Highway 65/82                   
                                   from Pine Bluff to the               
                                   Mississippi State line        5.375  
 175. Ohio                        Rehabilitate Martin                   
                                   Luther King, Jr.                     
                                   Bridge, Toledo........          1.5  
 176. California                  Upgrade I-880, Alameda.          7.5  
 177. Illinois                    Right-of-way                          
                                   acquisition for                      
                                   segment of Alton                     
                                   Bypass between                       
                                   Illinois 143 to                      
                                   Illinois 140 near                    
                                   Alton.................            3  
 178. Georgia                     Conduct study of a                    
                                   multimodal                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor along GA-400.        17.25  
 179. Illinois                    Reconstruct Dixie                     
                                   Highway, Harvey.......       0.3705  
 180. Tennessee                   Construct State Route                 
                                   131 from Gill Road to                
                                   Bishop Road...........          1.8  
 181. Washington                  Construct Port of                     
                                   Kalama River Bridge...        0.675  
 182. Virginia                    Upgrade Virginia Route                
                                   10, Surrey Co.........         0.75  
 183. Iowa                        Reconstruct US Highway                
                                   218 between 7th and                  
                                   20th Streets inlcuding               
                                   center turn lane from                
                                   Hubenthal Place to                   
                                   Carbide Lane, Keokuk..          2.5  
 184. Oregon                      Repair bridge over                    
                                   Rogue River, Gold                    
                                   Beach.................           10  
 185. New Jersey                  Construct pedestrian                  
                                   bridge in Washington                 
                                   Township..............         2.25  
 186. Ohio                        Construct Chesapeake                  
                                   Bypass, Lawrence Co...         3.75  
 187. California                  Rehabilitate historic                 
                                   train depot in San                   
                                   Bernadino.............        2.625  
 188. Michigan                    Construct improvements                
                                   to Linden Rd. between                
                                   Maple Ave. and Pierson               
                                   Rd., Genessee Co......          0.9  
 189. Alabama                     Construct Crepe Myrtle                
                                   Trail near Mobile,                   
                                   Alabama...............          1.2  
 190. New York                    Reconstruct Route 23/                 
                                   Route 205 intersection               
                                   in Oneonta............         0.85  
 191. Rhode Island                Reconstruct                           
                                   interchanges on Rt.                  
                                   116 between Rt. 146                  
                                   and Ashton Viaduct,                  
                                   Lincoln...............      0.33375  
 192. Michigan                    Construct route                       
                                   improvements along                   
                                   Washington Ave.                      
                                   between Janes Ave. to                
                                   Johnson St. and East                 
                                   Genesee Ave. between                 
                                   Saginaw River and                    
                                   Janes Ave., Saginaw...          2.7  
 193. California                  Realign and improve                   
                                   California Route 79 in               
                                   Riverside County......          4.5  
 194. Michigan                    Construct Tawas Beach                 
                                   Road/US 23 interchange               
                                   improvements, East                   
                                   Tawas.................         1.65  
 195. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Timber                   
                                   Bridge over Little                   
                                   Muddy River and                      
                                   approach roadway,                    
                                   Perry Co..............        0.105  
 196. Texas                       Construct East Loop,                  
                                   Brownsville...........         0.75  
 197. Mississippi                 Upgrade Cowan-Lorraine                
                                   Rd. between I-10 and                 
                                   U.S. 90, Harrison Co..          8.5  
 198. California                  Construct Alameda                     
                                   Corridor East project.       9.5625  
 199. Washington                  Construct I-5                         
                                   interchanges in Lewis                
                                   County................       4.9875  
 200. Minnesota                   Undertake improvements                
                                   to Hennepin County                   
                                   Bikeway...............          3.9  
 201. Illinois                    Construct Alton Bypass                
                                   from IL-40 to                        
                                   Fosterburg Road.......        1.875  
 202. Louisiana                   Construct Houma-                      
                                   Thibodaux to I-10                    
                                   connector from                       
                                   Gramercy to Houma.....        2.325  
 203. Illinois                    Study for new bridge                  
                                   over Mississippi River               
                                   with terminus points                 
                                   in St. Clair County                  
                                   and St. Louis, MO.....         1.05  
 204. New York                    Rehabilitate Queens                   
                                   Blvd./Sunnyside Yard                 
                                   Bridge, New York City.            6  
 205. North Carolina              Construct segment of I-               
                                   74 between Maxton                    
                                   Bypass and NC 710,                   
                                   Robeson Co............          1.5  
 206. Alabama                     Conduct engineering,                  
                                   acquire right-of-way                 
                                   and construct the                    
                                   Birmingham Northern                  
                                   Beltline in Jefferson                
                                   County................           17  
 207. South Dakota                Replace Meridan Bridge.         3.25  
 208. Ohio                        Upgrade Route 82,                     
                                   Strongsville..........         5.25  
 209. Mississippi                 Construct I-20/Norrell                
                                   Road interchange,                    
                                   Hinds County..........         3.75  
 210. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.                      
                                   Highway 151, Waupun to               
                                   Fond du Lac...........         19.5  
 211. Michigan                    Improve Kent County                   
                                   Airport road access in               
                                   Grand Rapids, Michigan               
                                   by extending 36th                    
                                   Street, improving 48th               
                                   Street and                           
                                   constructing the I-96/               
                                   Whitneyville                         
                                   interchange...........        11.28  
 212. Pennsylvania                Replace Dellville                     
                                   Bridge in Wheatfield..         0.75  
 213. California                  Upgrade Ft. Irwin Road                
                                   from I-15 to Fort                    
                                   Irwin.................        1.125  
 214. New York                    Reconstruct 127th                     
                                   Street viaduct, New                  
                                   York City.............          1.5  
 215. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 67,                    
                                   Newport to Missouri                  
                                   State line............          1.5  
 216. Louisiana                   Extend Howard Avenue to               
                                   Union Passenger                      
                                   Terminal, New Orleans.            6  
 217. Colorado                    Complete the Powers                   
                                   Boulevard north                      
                                   extension in Colorado                
                                   Springs...............            9  
 218. Pennsylvania                Widen US-30 from US-222               
                                   to PA-340 and from PA-               
                                   283 to PA-741.........            9  
 219. Pennsylvania                Upgrade Route 219                     
                                   between Meyersdale and               
                                   Somerset..............          2.4  
 220. Mississippi                 Widen MS-15 from Laurel               
                                   to Louiseville........          7.5  
 221. California                  Construct bike paths,                 
                                   Thousand Oaks.........        0.625  
 222. Texas                       Investigate strategies                
                                   to reduce congestion                 
                                   and facilitate access                
                                   at the international                 
                                   border crossing in                   
                                   Roma..................        0.375  
 223. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Marshfield                    
                                   Blvd., Marshfield.....         3.75  
 224. Wisconsin                   Construct Abbotsford                  
                                   Bypass................          4.5  
 225. New York                    Reconstruct Route 25/                 
                                   Route 27 intersection                
                                   in St. Lawrence County         0.75  
 226. California                  Upgrade access to                     
                                   Sylmar/San Fernando                  
                                   Metrolink Station and                
                                   Westfield Village, Los               
                                   Angeles...............        0.375  
 227. Tennessee                   Construct park and ride               
                                   intermodal centers for               
                                   Nashville/Middle                     
                                   Tennessee Commuter                   
                                   Rail..................            8  
 228. Illinois                    Upgrade St. Marie                     
                                   Township Road, Jasper                
                                   County................        0.036  
 229. Illinois                    Resurface 95th St.                    
                                   between Western Ave.                 
                                   and Stony Island                     
                                   Blvd., Chicago........         2.34  
 230. New York                    Construct new exit 46A                
                                   on I-90 at Route 170                 
                                   in North Chili........            6  
 231. Indiana                     Upgrade 4 warning                     
                                   devices on north/south               
                                   rail line from Terre                 
                                   Haute to Evansville...          0.3  
 232. California                  Improve SR-70 from                    
                                   Marysville Bypass to                 
                                   Oroville Freeway......         6.25  
 233. Dist. of Col.               Implement Geographical                
                                   Information System,                  
                                   Washington, D.C.......          7.5  
 234. California                  Construct connector                   
                                   between I-5 and SR 113               
                                   and reconstruct I-5                  
                                   interchange with Road                
                                   102, Woodland.........         11.5  
 235. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct State Route               
                                   2001 in Pike County...         6.75  
 236. California                  Upgrade I-680 Corridor,               
                                   Alameda Co............          7.5  
 237. Louisiana                   Reconstruct I-10 and                  
                                   Ryan Street access                   
                                   ramps and frontage                   
                                   street improvements,                 
                                   Lake Charles..........            6  
 238. Arkansas                    Construct access route                
                                   to Northwest Arkansas                
                                   Regional Airport in                  
                                   Highfill, Arkansas....           12  
 239. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct structures                
                                   and adjacent roadway,                
                                   Etna and Aspenwall                   
                                   (design and right-of-                
                                   way acquisition                      
                                   phases), Allegheny Co.            2  
 240. Alaska                      Construct capital                     
                                   improvements to                      
                                   intermodal freight and               
                                   passenger facilities                 
                                   servicing the Alaska                 
                                   Marine Highway and                   
                                   other related                        
                                   transportation modes                 
                                   in Seward provided                   
                                   that the state public                
                                   authority which owns                 
                                   the current intermodal               
                                   facilities carries out               
                                   this project with the                
                                   entire amount of funds               
                                   provided..............          4.5  
 241. Illinois                    Construct improvements                
                                   to Pleasant Hill Road,               
                                   Carbondale............        1.425  
 242. Florida                     Deploy magnetic lane                  
                                   marking system on I-4.        0.375  
 243. Texas                       Extend Texas State                    
                                   Highway 154 between US               
                                   80W and State Highway                
                                   43S...................        4.675  
 244. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 16 between               
                                   TH 53 and CSAH 4......         4.05  
 245. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US Rt. 22,                    
                                   Chickory Mountain                    
                                   section...............         4.85  
 246. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State                
                                   Highway 12 from US-71                
                                   at Rainbow Curve to                  
                                   Northwest Arkansas                   
                                   Regional Airport......        0.375  
 247. Massachusetts               Implement Cape and                    
                                   Islands Rural Roads                  
                                   Initiative, Cape Cod..        0.375  
 248. Massachusetts               Reconstruct roadways,                 
                                   Somerville............         2.25  
 249. Washington                  Construct Washington                  
                                   Pass visitor                         
                                   facilities on North                  
                                   Cascades Highway......          0.9  
 250. Indiana                     Construct Hazel Dell                  
                                   Parkway from 96th                    
                                   Street to 146th Street               
                                   in Carmel.............        4.125  
 251. Georgia                     Upgrade Lithonia                      
                                   Industrial Boulevard,                
                                   DeKalb Co.............        0.375  
 252. Wisconsin                   Upgrade STH 29 between                
                                   IH 94 and Chippewa                   
                                   Falls.................          4.5  
 253. Kansas                      Construct Diamond                     
                                   interchange at Antioch               
                                   and I-435.............         7.56  
 254. California                  Reconstruct I-215 and                 
                                   construct HOV lanes                  
                                   between 2nd Street and               
                                   9th Street, San                      
                                   Bernardino............       2.0625  
 255. Iowa                        Relocate US 61 to                     
                                   bypass Fort Madison...         2.25  
 256. Illinois                    Construct Richton Road,               
                                   Crete.................          1.5  
 257. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from SR-                
                                   235 in Hancock County                
                                   to the Ontario bypass                
                                   in Richland County....        11.25  
 258. Florida                     Construct access road                 
                                   to St. Johns Ave.                    
                                   Industrial Park.......         0.75  
 259. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW                 
                                   acquisition and                      
                                   construct the Luzerne                
                                   County Community                     
                                   College Road between                 
                                   S.R. 2002 and S.R.                   
                                   3004 one-mile west of                
                                   Center Street through                
                                   S.R. 2008 in the                     
                                   vicinity of Prospect                 
                                   Street and the Luzerne               
                                   County Community                     
                                   College, including a                 
                                   new interchange on                   
                                   S.R. 0029.............         10.5  
 260. Louisiana                   Construct State Highway               
                                   3241/State Highway                   
                                   1088/I-12 interchange                
                                   in St. Tammany Parish,               
                                   Louisiana.............          8.5  
 261. Illinois                    Improve access to                     
                                   Rantoul Aviation                     
                                   Center in Rantoul.....          1.6  
 262. Virginia                    Improve Harrisonburg                  
                                   East Side roadways in                
                                   Harrisonburg..........          0.5  
 263. California                  Upgrade Highway 99                    
                                   between State Highway                
                                   70 and Lincoln Rd.,                  
                                   Sutter Co.............          7.3  
 264. Indiana                     Extend East 56th Street               
                                   in Lawrence...........        4.875  
 265. New York                    Construct the Mineola                 
                                   intermodal facility                  
                                   and Hicksville                       
                                   intermodal facility in               
                                   Nassau county.........         10.5  
 266. Texas                       Upgrade IH-30 between                 
                                   Dallas and Ft. Worth..        21.75  
 267. Massachusetts               Construct improvements                
                                   to North Main Street                 
                                   in Worcester..........          1.8  
 268. Arkansas                    Study and construct a                 
                                   multi-modal facility                 
                                   Russellville, Arkansas         0.75  
 269. New York                    Judd Road Connector in                
                                   New Hartford and                     
                                   Whitestown, New York..         30.3  
 270. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5, Salem.....            3  
 271. California                  Upgrade call boxes                    
                                   throughout Santa                     
                                   Barbara County........        1.125  
 272. Wisconsin                   Upgrade US Rt. 10                     
                                   between Waupaca to US                
                                   Rt. 41................            6  
 273. Iowa                        Reconstruct I-235 and                 
                                   improve the                          
                                   interchange for access               
                                   to the MLKing Parkway.        5.175  
 274. Pennsylvania                Construct Steel                       
                                   Heritage Trail between               
                                   Glenwood Bridge to                   
                                   Clairton via                         
                                   McKeesport............          0.3  
 275. Idaho                       Construct critical                    
                                   interchanges and grade-              
                                   crossings on US-20                   
                                   between Idaho Falls                  
                                   and Chester...........          7.5  
 276. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley                
                                   Highway in Logan......         5.25  
 277. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 3 between                 
                                   Rt. 128/I-95 to                      
                                   Massachusetts and New                
                                   Hampshire State Line..         6.15  
 278. Indiana                     Construct Hoosier                     
                                   Heartland from                       
                                   Lafayette to Ft. Wayne        18.75  
 279. New York                    Conduct traffic calming               
                                   study on National                    
                                   Scenic Byway Route 5                 
                                   in Hamburg............          0.3  
 280. California                  Construct I-5 rail                    
                                   grade crossings                      
                                   between I-605 and                    
                                   State Route 91, Los                  
                                   Angeles and Orange                   
                                   Counties..............        15.09  
 281. Massachusetts               Undertake improvements                
                                   to South Station                     
                                   Intermodal Station....         2.25  
 282. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Bates                     
                                   Bridge over Merrimack                
                                   River.................            3  
 283. Illinois                    Upgrade Wood Street                   
                                   between Little Calumet               
                                   River to 171st St.,                  
                                   Dixmore, Harvey,                     
                                   Markham, Hazel Crest..       0.7425  
 284. Pennsylvania                Construct safety and                  
                                   capacity improvements                
                                   to Rt. 309 and Old                   
                                   Packhouse Road                       
                                   including widening of                
                                   Old Packhouse Road                   
                                   between KidsPeace                    
                                   National Hospital to                 
                                   Rt. 309...............         6.15  
 285. Illinois                    Reconstruct Mt. Erie                  
                                   Blacktop in Mt. Erie..        3.385  
 286. Michigan                    Repair 48th Avenue,                   
                                   Menominee.............       0.2025  
 287. Texas                       Reconstruct intermodal                
                                   connectors on Highway                
                                   78 and Highway 544 in                
                                   Wylie.................          5.5  
 288. Georgia                     Conduct a study of                    
                                   transportation                       
                                   alternatives in                      
                                   Northwest Georgia                    
                                   between Atlanta and                  
                                   Chattanooga...........         3.75  
 289. Louisiana                   Reconstruct Jefferson                 
                                   Lakefront bikepath in                
                                   Jefferson Parish,                    
                                   Louisiana.............            1  
 290. New York                    Construct Midtown West                
                                   Intermodal Ferry                     
                                   Terminal, New York                   
                                   City..................          3.5  
 291. Maine                       Construct I-295                       
                                   connector, Portland...        3.375  
 292. Colorado                    Construct I-25 truck                  
                                   lane from Lincoln                    
                                   Avenue to Castle Pines               
                                   Parkway in Douglas                   
                                   County................         2.25  
 293. New Jersey                  Widen Route 1 from                    
                                   Pierson Avenue to                    
                                   Inman Avenue in                      
                                   Middlesex County......         5.25  
 294. New York                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   transportation hub in                
                                   Patchogue.............        1.875  
 295. New York                    Improve Route 281 in                  
                                   Cortland..............         6.75  
 296. California                  Construct State Route                 
                                   76 in Northern San                   
                                   Diego.................          7.5  
 297. Illinois                    Congestion mitigation                 
                                   for Illinois Route 31                
                                   and Illinois Route 62                
                                   intersection in                      
                                   Algonquin.............            9  
 298. Pennsylvania                Improve South Central                 
                                   Business Park in                     
                                   Fulton County.........         0.75  
 299. California                  Willits Bypass, Highway               
                                   101 in Mendocino                     
                                   County, California....         0.65  
 300. Texas                       Upgrade FM 1764 between               
                                   FM 646 to State                      
                                   Highway 6.............         2.25  
 301. Ohio                        Construct Intermodal                  
                                   Industrial Park in                   
                                   Wellsville............         3.04  
 302. Texas                       Construct US Expressway               
                                   77/83 interchange,                   
                                   Harlingen.............        5.625  
 303. Georgia                     Construct Harry S.                    
                                   Truman Parkway........       2.6625  
 304. Maryland                    Upgrade I-95/I-495                    
                                   interchange at Ritchie               
                                   Marlboro Rd., Prince                 
                                   Georges...............          3.6  
 305. New York                    Construct CR-82 from                  
                                   Montauk Highway to                   
                                   Sunrise Highway in                   
                                   Suffolk County........        0.435  
 306. Pennsylvania                PA 26 over Piney Creek                
                                   2-bridges in Bedford                 
                                   County................          0.6  
 307. Illinois                    Intersection                          
                                   improvements at 79th                 
                                   and Stoney Island                    
                                   Blvd., Chicago........        1.305  
 308. New York                    Construct CR-85 from                  
                                   Foster Avenue to CR97                
                                   in Suffolk County.....        0.675  
 309. New York                    Construct Phase II of                 
                                   the City of Mount                    
                                   Vernon's New Haven                   
                                   Railroad Redevelopment               
                                   project...............            2  
 310. Alabama                     Construct improvements                
                                   to 41st Street between               
                                   1st Ave. South and                   
                                   Airport Highway,                     
                                   Birmingham............         0.75  
 311. Alaska                      Improve roads in                      
                                   Kotzebue..............       1.7625  
 312. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary                   
                                   engineering on the                   
                                   relocation of exits 4                
                                   and 5 on I-83 in York                
                                   County................          1.5  
 313. North Carolina              Construct I-540 from                  
                                   east of NC Rt. 50 to                 
                                   east of US Rt. 1 in                  
                                   Wake Co...............         9.75  
 314. Alabama                     Construct enhancements                
                                   along 12th Street                    
                                   between State Highway                
                                   11 and Baptist                       
                                   Princeton Hospital,                  
                                   Birmingham............          0.6  
 315. Pennsylvania                Conduct highway                       
                                   research, Drexel                     
                                   University............            1  
 316. Illinois                    Improve IL-113 in                     
                                   Kankakee..............         5.55  
 317. Texas                       Upgrade JFK Causeway,                 
                                   Corpus Christi........         2.25  
 318. Pennsylvania                Construct Philadelphia                
                                   Intermodal Gateway                   
                                   Project at 30th St.                  
                                   Station...............            6  
 319. Wisconsin                   Construct STH-26/US-41                
                                   Interchange in Oshkosh         2.25  
 320. California                  Improve and widen                     
                                   Forest Hill Road in                  
                                   Placer County.........          2.7  
 321. Florida                     ITS improvements on US-               
                                   19 in Pasco County....          1.5  
 322. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study                
                                   from Wayne to                        
                                   Vermillion-Newcastle                 
                                   bridge................       0.4125  
 323. Oregon                      Construct right-of-way                
                                   improvements to                      
                                   provide improved                     
                                   pedestrian access to                 
                                   MAX light rail,                      
                                   Gresham...............            1  
 324. Virginia                    Repair historic wooden                
                                   bridges along portion                
                                   of Virginia Creeper                  
                                   Trail maintained by                  
                                   Town of Abingdon......         0.75  
 325. Oregon                      Reconstruct Lovejoy                   
                                   ramp, Portland........            5  
 326. Washington                  Widen SR-99 between                   
                                   148th Street and King                
                                   County Line in                       
                                   Lynnwood..............          2.7  
 327. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway               
                                   169 Causeway, Itasca                 
                                   Co....................        6.075  
 328. Louisiana                   Conduct a feasibility                 
                                   and design study of                  
                                   Louisiana Highway 30                 
                                   between Louisiana                    
                                   Highway 44 and I-10...          1.5  
 329. Indiana                     Reconstruct US Rt. 231                
                                   between junction of                  
                                   State Road 66 to                     
                                   Dubois Co. line.......          0.6  
 330. Massachusetts               Construct Greenfield-                 
                                   Montague Bikeways,                   
                                   Franklin Co...........        0.675  
 331. California                  Improve highway access                
                                   to Humboldt Bay and                  
                                   Harbor Port...........        0.275  
 332. Virginia                    Construct road                        
                                   improvement, trailhead               
                                   development and                      
                                   related facilities for               
                                   Haysi to Breaks                      
                                   Interstate Bicycle and               
                                   Pedestrian Trail                     
                                   between Haysi and                    
                                   Garden Hole area of                  
                                   Breaks Interstate Park         0.25  
 333. Pennsylvania                Replace Grant Street                  
                                   Bridge, New Castle....          1.8  
 334. North Dakota                Upgrade U.S. Route 52                 
                                   between Donnybrook and               
                                   US Route 2............          1.8  
 335. Florida                     Construct Wonderwood                  
                                   Connector from Mayport               
                                   to Arlington, Duval                  
                                   County, Florida.......       27.725  
 336. California                  Construct pedestrian                  
                                   boardwalk between                    
                                   terminus of Pismo                    
                                   Promenade at Pismo                   
                                   Creek and Grande                     
                                   Avenue in Gover Beach.        0.375  
 337. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-283 North                
                                   Union Street ramps in                
                                   Dauhpin County........       1.8375  
 338. New Jersey                  Upgrade Garden State                  
                                   Parkway Exit 142......         22.5  
 339. Minnesota                   Extend County State                   
                                   Highway 61 extension                 
                                   into Two Harbors......          0.6  
 340. Minnesota                   Reconstruct and replace               
                                   I-494 Wakota Bridge                  
                                   from South St. Paul to               
                                   Newport, and                         
                                   approaches............         9.75  
 341. Texas                       Reconstruct and widen I-              
                                   35 between North of                  
                                   Georgetown at Loop 418               
                                   to US Rt. 190.........            6  
 342. Georgia                     Undertake major                       
                                   arterial enhancements                
                                   in DeKalb Co. with the               
                                   amount provided as                   
                                   follows: $5,250,000                  
                                   for Candler Rd.,                     
                                   $5,625,000 for                       
                                   Memorial Drive and                   
                                   $675,000 for Bufford                 
                                   Highway...............        11.55  
 343. Illinois                    Consolidate rail tracks               
                                   and eliminate grade                  
                                   crossings as part of                 
                                   Gateway Intermodal                   
                                   Terminal access                      
                                   project...............        1.125  
 344. Ohio                        Replace I-280 bridge                  
                                   over Maumee River,                   
                                   Toledo area...........           18  
 345. Pennsylvania                Eliminate 16 at-grade                 
                                   rail crossings through               
                                   Erie..................            8  
 346. Arkansas                    Construct Geyer Springs               
                                   RR grade separation,                 
                                   Little Rock...........         0.75  
 347. Wisconsin                   Construct Chippewa                    
                                   Falls Bypass..........          4.5  
 348. Kentucky                    Correct rock hazard on                
                                   US127 in Russell                     
                                   County................      0.02625  
 349. Kentucky                    Widen US-27 from                      
                                   Norwood to Eubank.....         22.5  
 350. Virginia                    Conduct Williamsburg                  
                                   2007 transportation                  
                                   study.................        0.325  
 351. Virginia                    Construct I-95/State                  
                                   Route 627 interchange                
                                   in Stafford County....       3.8375  
 352. Tennessee                   Construct Foothills                   
                                   Parkway from Walland                 
                                   to Weans Valley.......        8.625  
 353. Oregon                      Upgrade Murray Blvd.                  
                                   inlcuding overpass                   
                                   bridge, Millikan to                  
                                   Terman................         3.75  
 354. California                  Construct San Francisco               
                                   Regional Intermodal                  
                                   Terminal..............        9.375  
 355. New Hampshire               Construct the Broad                   
                                   Street Parkway in                    
                                   Nashua................       12.511  
 356. New Hampshire               Construct Conway bypass               
                                   from Madison to                      
                                   Bartlett..............        5.325  
 357. California                  Seismic retrofit of                   
                                   Golden Gate Bridge....         0.75  
 358. Pennsylvania                Realign Route 501 in                  
                                   Lebanon County........          1.2  
 359. Maryland                    Upgrade US 29                         
                                   interchange with                     
                                   Randolph Road,                       
                                   Montgomery Co.........            9  
 360. Utah                        Construct I-15                        
                                   interchange at                       
                                   Atkinville............            6  
 361. Illinois                    Resurface Cicero Ave.                 
                                   between 127th St. and                
                                   143rd St., Chicago....       0.4575  
 362. Pennsylvania                Improve Lewistown                     
                                   Narrows US 322 in                    
                                   Mifflin and Juniata                  
                                   County................           40  
 363. Florida                     Enhance access to                     
                                   Gateway Marketplace                  
                                   through improvements                 
                                   to access roads,                     
                                   Jacksonville..........          0.9  
 364. Indiana                     Upgrade 14 warning                    
                                   devices on east/west                 
                                   rail line from Gary to               
                                   Auburn................         1.05  
 365. Tennessee                   Construct I-40/SR 155                 
                                   interchange, Davidson.          4.2  
 366. Tennessee                   Construct Crosstown                   
                                   Greenway/Bikeway,                    
                                   Springfield...........          3.2  
 367. Maine                       Studies and planning                  
                                   for reconstruction of                
                                   East-West Highway.....            3  
 368. Florida                     Construct Port of Palm                
                                   Beach road access                    
                                   improvements, Palm                   
                                   Beach County, Florida.        15.75  
 369. New Jersey                  Reconstruct Essex                     
                                   Street Bridge, Bergen                
                                   Co....................        1.875  
 370. Missouri                    Relocate and                          
                                   reconstruct Route 21                 
                                   between Schenk Rd. to                
                                   Town of DeSoto........           30  
 371. New York                    Improve Route 31 from                 
                                   Baldwinsville to                     
                                   County Route 57.......       8.8125  
 372. Virginia                    Upgrade Rt. 600 to                    
                                   facilitate access                    
                                   between I-81 and Mount               
                                   Rogers National                      
                                   Recreation Area.......            5  
 373. California                  Construct I-380                       
                                   connector between                    
                                   Sneath Lane and San                  
                                   Bruno Ave., San Bruno.          2.1  
 374. Florida                     Construct South                       
                                   Connector Road and                   
                                   Airport Road                         
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Jacksonville, Florida.         6.75  
 375. Pennsylvania                Resurface current 219                 
                                   bypass at Bradford....        4.875  
 376. Kentucky                    Construct Route 259-101               
                                   from Brownsville to I-               
                                   65....................         0.75  
 377. California                  Construct interchanges                
                                   for I-10 in Coachella                
                                   Valley, Riverside                    
                                   County................         2.25  
 378. New Mexico                  Improve 84/285 between                
                                   Espanola and Hernandez          4.5  
 379. Pennsylvania                Upgrade 2 sections of                 
                                   US-6 in Tioga County..        1.125  
 380. Wisconsin                   Improve Janesville                    
                                   transportation........            3  
 381. Arkansas                    Construct Baseline Road               
                                   RR grade separation,                 
                                   Little Rock...........         3.75  
 382. Virginia                    Replace Shore Drive                   
                                   Bridge over Petty                    
                                   Lake, Norfolk.........            3  
 383. Arizona                     Replace US-93 Hoover                  
                                   Dam Bridge............           10  
 384. Michigan                    Operational                           
                                   improvements on M-24                 
                                   from I-75 to the                     
                                   northern Oakland Co.                 
                                   border................          0.5  
 385. Illinois                    Reconstruct US-30, Will               
                                   County................         6.75  
 386. Minnesota                   Construct Trunk Highway               
                                   610/10 from Trunk                    
                                   Highway 169 in                       
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94                
                                   in Maple Grove........           12  
 387. Illinois                    Extend and reconstruct                
                                   roadways through                     
                                   industrial corridor in               
                                   Alton.................       4.2675  
 388. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Jefferson                
                                   Heights Bridge, Penn                 
                                   Hills.................        1.275  
 389. Ohio                        Construct Eastern US                  
                                   Rt. 23 bypass of                     
                                   Portsmouth............         3.75  
 390. Washington                  Construct State Route                 
                                   7--Elbe rest area and                
                                   interpretive facility                
                                   in Pierce County, WA..         0.45  
 391. Michigan                    Undertake capital                     
                                   improvements to                      
                                   facilitate traffic                   
                                   between Lansing and                  
                                   Detroit...............          7.5  
 392. New Mexico                  Reconstruct US-84/US-                 
                                   285 from Santa Fe to                 
                                   Espanola..............         13.5  
 393. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Post Office/              
                                   Town Farm Road in                    
                                   Enfield, Connecticut..        1.125  
 394. Connecticut                 Improve pedestrian and                
                                   bicycle connections                  
                                   between Union Station                
                                   and downtown New                     
                                   London................         3.39  
 395. Pennsylvania                Construct access to                   
                                   Tioga Marine Terminal,               
                                   Ports of Philadelphia                
                                   and Camden............          1.2  
 396. Virginia                    Downtown Staunton                     
                                   Streetscape Plan--                   
                                   Phase I in Staunton...          0.5  
 397. Illinois                    Construct Marion Street               
                                   multi-modal project in               
                                   Village of Oak Park...          1.5  
 398. California                  Improve and construct I-              
                                   80 reliever route                    
                                   project; Walters Road                
                                   and Walters Road                     
                                   Extension Segments....         2.35  
 399. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway                 
                                   24 from Commerce to                  
                                   State Highway 19 north               
                                   of Cooper.............         3.75  
 400. Maryland                    Construct pedestrian                  
                                   and bicycle path                     
                                   between Druid Hill                   
                                   Park and Penn Station,               
                                   Baltimore.............         1.35  
 401. California                  Upgrade SR 92/El Camino               
                                   interchange, San Mateo        2.775  
 402. Illinois                    Improve Sugar Grove                   
                                   US30..................        1.875  
 403. Illinois                    Construct Sullivan Road               
                                   Bridge over the Fox                  
                                   River.................          7.5  
 404. Massachusetts               Construct Packets                     
                                   Landing Enhancement                  
                                   and Restoration                      
                                   Project, Town of                     
                                   Yarmouth..............         0.75  
 405. Michigan                    Upgrade I-94 between M-               
                                   39 and I-96...........            6  
 406. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA Route 21,                  
                                   Fayette and Greene                   
                                   Counties..............            5  
 407. Indiana                     Construct Gary Marina                 
                                   access road                          
                                   (Buffington Harbor)...          7.5  
 408. Massachusetts               Replace deck of Chain                 
                                   Bridge over Merrimack                
                                   River.................        0.759  
 409. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 southwest               
                                   of Portales...........            9  
 410. California                  Construct grade                       
                                   separation project at                
                                   Redondo Junction,                    
                                   located in the North                 
                                   end of an Intermodal                 
                                   corridor of economic                 
                                   significance, as                     
                                   defined by California                
                                   Streets and Highways                 
                                   Code, Division 3,                    
                                   Chapter 4.7                          
                                   (commencing with                     
                                   Section 2190), Los                   
                                   Angeles...............         6.65  
 411. Arkansas                    Widen West Phoenix                    
                                   Avenue and related                   
                                   improvements in Fort                 
                                   Smith, Arkansas.......            6  
 412. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cross-Range                   
                                   Expressway between                   
                                   Coleraine to CSAH 7...          4.5  
 413. California                  Upgrade CA Rt. 2                      
                                   Southern Freeway                     
                                   terminus and                         
                                   transportation                       
                                   efficiency                           
                                   improvements to                      
                                   Glendale Boulevard in                
                                   Los Angeles...........           12  
 414. Massachusetts               Environmental studies,                
                                   preliminary                          
                                   engineering and design               
                                   of North-South                       
                                   Connector in                         
                                   Pittsfield to improve                
                                   access to I-90........          1.5  
 415. Pennsylvania                Construct streetscape                 
                                   project in the Borough               
                                   of Ambler, Montgomery                
                                   County, PA............        0.072  
 416. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements                
                                   to the Park Road                     
                                   extension connecting                 
                                   U.S. 222 and U.S. 422,               
                                   Spring Township.......            2  
 417. New York                    FJ&G Rail/Trail Project               
                                   in Fulton County......        0.525  
 418. New Jersey                  Upgrade Baldwin Ave.                  
                                   intersection to                      
                                   facilitate access to                 
                                   waterfront and ferry,                
                                   Weehawken.............            2  
 419. Kansas                      Widen US-54 from                      
                                   Liberal, Kansas                      
                                   southwest to Oklahoma.            6  
 420. Washington                  Improve Hillsboro                     
                                   Street/Highway 395                   
                                   intersection in Pasco.       2.6625  
 421. Texas                       Construct ramp                        
                                   connection between                   
                                   Hammet St. to Highway                
                                   54 ramp to provide                   
                                   access to I-10 in El                 
                                   Paso..................           11  
 422. Ohio                        Relocate State Route 60               
                                   from Zanesville to                   
                                   Dresden, Muskingum                   
                                   County................          1.5  
 423. Alabama                     Construct the                         
                                   Montgomery Outer Loop                
                                   from US-80 to I-85 via               
                                   I-65..................      10.2375  
 424. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-99/SH377               
                                   from Prague to Stroud                
                                   in Lincoln County.....          4.7  
 425. Louisiana                   Extend Louisiana                      
                                   Highway 42 between US-               
                                   61 and I-10 in                       
                                   Ascension Parish......            6  
 426. Louisiana                   Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study, design and                    
                                   construction of                      
                                   connector between                    
                                   Louisiana Highway 16                 
                                   to I-12 in Livingston                
                                   Parish................         3.75  
 427. California                  Construct capital                     
                                   improvements along I-                
                                   680 corridor..........         2.25  
 428. Texas                       Relocation of Indiana                 
                                   Avenue between 19th                  
                                   street to North Loop                 
                                   289 and Quaker Avenue                
                                   intersection..........          7.2  
 429. Massachusetts               Renovate Union Station                
                                   Intermodal                           
                                   Transportation Center                
                                   in Worcester..........          6.5  
 430. Texas                       Construct Manchester                  
                                   grade separations in                 
                                   Houston...............           12  
 431. Texas                       Construct Titus County                
                                   West Loop, Mount                     
                                   Pleasant..............        1.875  
 432. New York                    Construct County Road                 
                                   50 in the vicinity of                
                                   Windsor Avenue........         1.36  
 433. California                  Construct parking lot,                
                                   pedestrian bridge and                
                                   related improvements                 
                                   to improve intermodal                
                                   transportation in                    
                                   Yorba Linda...........            1  
 434. North Carolina              Widen North Carolina                  
                                   Route 24 from                        
                                   Swansboro to US-70 in                
                                   Onslow and Carteret                  
                                   Counties..............         2.25  
 435. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South               
                                   Route in Mankato......         5.25  
 436. Kentucky and Indiana        Ohio River Major                      
                                   Investment Study                     
                                   Project, Kentucky and                
                                   Indiana...............           40  
 437. California                  Implement traffic                     
                                   management                           
                                   improvements, Grover                 
                                   Beach.................        0.375  
 438. Louisiana                   Extend I-49 from I-220                
                                   to Arkansas State line          3.3  
 439. Indiana                     Construct East 79th                   
                                   from Sunnyside Road to               
                                   Oaklandon Road in                    
                                   Lawrence..............            3  
 440. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                     
                                   Southern Bypass.......            2  
 441. California                  Construct tunnel with                 
                                   approaches as part of                
                                   Devils Slide project                 
                                   in San Mateo Co.......            6  
 442. Ohio                        Improve State Route 800               
                                   in Monroe County......          0.5  
 443. Kentucky                    Reconstruct KY-210 from               
                                   Hodgenville to Morning               
                                   Star Road, Larue                     
                                   County................            6  
 444. New York                    Construct Route 17-                   
                                   Lowman Crossover in                  
                                   Ashland...............          3.6  
 445. Illinois                    Improve roads in the                  
                                   Peoria Park District..         0.81  
 446. Massachusetts               Reconstruct North                     
                                   Street, Fitchburg.....         0.75  
 447. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Huntington                
                                   Ave. in Boston........            3  
 448. California                  Undertake safety                      
                                   enhancements along                   
                                   Monterey County                      
                                   Railroad highway                     
                                   grade, Monerey Co.....          2.1  
 449. Michigan                    Construct Bridge Street               
                                   bridge project in                    
                                   Southfield............         3.15  
 450. Texas                       Construct Concord Road                
                                   Widening project,                    
                                   Beaumont..............        7.375  
 451. Oregon                      Restore the Historic                  
                                   Columbia River Highway               
                                   including construction               
                                   of a pedestrian and                  
                                   bicycle path under I-                
                                   84 at Tanner Creek and               
                                   restoration of the                   
                                   Tanner Creek and                     
                                   Moffett Creek bridges.            2  
 452. Ohio                        Upgrade I-77/US-250/SR-               
                                   39 interchange in                    
                                   Tuscarawas County.....            1  
 453. California                  Construct Palisades                   
                                   Bluff Stabilization                  
                                   project, Santa Monica.            6  
 454. New York                    Improve the Route 31/I-               
                                   81 Bridge in Watertown      1.85475  
 455. Washington                  Improve I-5/196th                     
                                   Street, Southwest                    
                                   Freeway interchange in               
                                   Lynnwood, Washington..         4.05  
 456. Louisiana                   Construct the Southern                
                                   extension of I-49 from               
                                   Lafayette to the                     
                                   Westbank Expressway...        4.125  
 457. Kansas                      Construct Phase II                    
                                   improvements to US-59                
                                   from US-56 to Ottawa..            9  
 458. Tennessee                   Construct US-27 from                  
                                   State Road 61 to                     
                                   Morgan County line....        4.125  
 459. Maryland                    Undertake                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   infrastructure                       
                                   improvements within                  
                                   Baltimore Empowerment                
                                   Zone..................       10.975  
 460. Kentucky                    Construct Kentucky 31E                
                                   from Bardstowns to                   
                                   Salt River............         0.75  
 461. Georgia                     Construct multi-modal                 
                                   passenger terminal,                  
                                   Atlanta...............           12  
 462. Kentucky                    Construct connection                  
                                   between Natcher Bridge               
                                   and KY-60 east of                    
                                   Owensboro.............         2.25  
 463. Minnesota                   Reconstruct CSAH 48                   
                                   extension, Brainerd/                 
                                   Baxter................         0.24  
 464. Kentucky                    Complete I-65 upgrade                 
                                   from Elizabethtown to                
                                   Tennessee State line..         3.75  
 465. California                  Construct the South                   
                                   Central Los Angeles                  
                                   Exposition Park                      
                                   Intermodal Urban                     
                                   Access Project in Los                
                                   Angeles...............         19.5  
 466. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 at PA-                
                                   772 and PA-41.........          4.5  
 467. Ohio                        Upgrade 1 warning                     
                                   device on the rail                   
                                   line from Marion to                  
                                   Ridgeway..............        0.075  
 468. Kentucky                    Construct necessary                   
                                   connections for the                  
                                   Taylor Southgate                     
                                   Bridge in Newport and                
                                   the Clay Wade Bailey                 
                                   Bridge in Covington...        7.125  
 469. Maine                       Replace Singing Bridge                
                                   across Taunton Bay....         0.75  
 470. California                  Upgrade Price Canyon                  
                                   Road including                       
                                   construction of                      
                                   bikeway between San                  
                                   Luis Obispo and Pismo                
                                   Beach.................        0.825  
 471. Illinois                    Extend South 74th                     
                                   Street, Belleville....        0.375  
 472. New Hampshire               Reconstruct US-3                      
                                   Carroll town line 2.1                
                                   miles north...........        1.786  
 473. Minnesota                   Upgrade 77th St.                      
                                   between I-35W and 24th               
                                   Ave. to four lanes in                
                                   Richfield.............         17.1  
 474. New Jersey                  Relocate and complete                 
                                   construction of new                  
                                   multi-modal facility,                
                                   Weehawken.............           12  
 475. New Jersey                  Construct Route 4/17                  
                                   interchange in Paramus        6.375  
 476. Louisiana                   Expand Perkins Road in                
                                   Baton Rouge...........         6.15  
 477. New Jersey                  Revitalize Route 130                  
                                   from Cinnaminson to                  
                                   Willingboro...........            3  
 478. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 371                 
                                   from Magnolia to                     
                                   Prescott..............        2.375  
 479. Mississippi                 Upgrade Alva-Stage Rd.,               
                                   Montgomery Co.........        1.125  
 480. California                  Construct pedestrian                  
                                   promenade, Pismo Beach         0.15  
 481. California                  Construct railroad at-                
                                   grade crossings, San                 
                                   Leandro...............        0.375  
 482. Ohio                        Construct highway-rail                
                                   grade separations on                 
                                   Heisley Road between                 
                                   Hendricks Road and                   
                                   Jackson Street in                    
                                   Mentor................        6.205  
 483. Illinois                    Design and construct US-              
                                   67 corridor from                     
                                   Jacksonville to                      
                                   Beardstown............           10  
 484. California                  Construct VC Campus                   
                                   Parkway Loop System in               
                                   Merced................           11  
 485. Texas                       Construct highway-rail-               
                                   marine intermodal                    
                                   project, Corpus                      
                                   Christi...............         8.25  
 486. Pennsylvania                Construct US-322                      
                                   Conchester Highway                   
                                   between US-1 and PA-                 
                                   452...................        18.75  
 487. Pennsylvania                Construct Rt. 819/Rt.                 
                                   119 interchange                      
                                   between Mt. Pleasant                 
                                   and Scottdale.........          6.9  
 488. Illinois                    Upgrade Western Ave.,                 
                                   Park Forest...........       0.0945  
 489. Oregon                      Relocate and rebuild                  
                                   intersection of                      
                                   Highway 101 and                      
                                   Highway 105, Clatsop                 
                                   Co....................          1.2  
 490. Ohio                        Upgrade Western Reserve               
                                   Road, Mahoning Co.....          2.4  
 491. California                  Construct Nogales                     
                                   Street at Railroad                   
                                   Street grade                         
                                   separation in Los                    
                                   Angeles County,                      
                                   California............          6.5  
 492. Nebraska                    Construct South Beltway               
                                   in Lincoln............        4.125  
 493. Michigan                    Acquire right-of-way                  
                                   and construct M-6                    
                                   Grand Rapids South                   
                                   Beltline in Grand                    
                                   Rapids, Michigan......        18.72  
 494. New York                    Replace Route 92                      
                                   Limestone Creek Bridge               
                                   in Manlius............            3  
 495. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther                  
                                   King, Jr. East Busway                
                                   to link with Mon-                    
                                   Fayette Expressway....          4.5  
 496. New York                    Construct Furrows Road                
                                   from Patchogue/                      
                                   Holbrook Road to                     
                                   Waverly Avenue in                    
                                   Islip.................          1.2  
 497. New Jersey                  Construct East Windsor                
                                   Bear Brook pathway                   
                                   system................         0.27  
 498. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6                 
                                   from FM521 to Brazoria               
                                   County line and                      
                                   construct railroad                   
                                   overpass..............         9.15  
 499. California                  Construct I-10/Pepper                 
                                   Ave. Interchange......          6.6  
 500. New York                    Construct access road                 
                                   and entranceway                      
                                   improvments to airport               
                                   in Niagara Falls......         2.25  
 501. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids                   
                                   Bridge over                          
                                   Mississippi River,                   
                                   Stearns and Benton                   
                                   Counties..............        7.725  
 502. North Carolina              Upgrade I-85,                         
                                   Mecklenburg and                      
                                   Cabarrus Counties.....         19.5  
 503. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct County Road               
                                   237 from Indiahoma to                
                                   Wichita Mountains                    
                                   Wildlife Refuge.......       0.1875  
 504. Illinois                    Construct Towanda-                    
                                   Barnes Road in McLean                
                                   County................         5.82  
 505. Pennsylvania                Widen and signalize                   
                                   Sumneytown Pike and                  
                                   Forty Foot Road in                   
                                   Montgomery County,                   
                                   Pennsylvania..........         3.87  
 506. Rhode Island                Construct Rhode Island                
                                   Greenways and Bikeways               
                                   projects with the                    
                                   amount provided                      
                                   $4,275,000 for the                   
                                   Washington Secondary                 
                                   Bikepath, and                        
                                   $1,575,000 for the                   
                                   South County Bikepath                
                                   Phase 2...............         5.85  
 507. Mississippi                 Widen US-61 from                      
                                   Louisiana State line                 
                                   to Adams County.......       0.6875  
 508. Georgia                     Conduct a study of a                  
                                   mutimodal                            
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor from                        
                                   Lawrenceville to                     
                                   Marietta..............          1.8  
 509. Missouri                    Construct Jefferson                   
                                   Ave. viaduct over Mill               
                                   Creek Valley in St.                  
                                   Louis.................         8.25  
 510. New York                    Conduct extended needs                
                                   study for the Tappan                 
                                   Zee Bridge............            3  
 511. Pennsylvania                Improve Park Avenue/PA                
                                   36 in Blair County....         0.45  
 512. Texas                       Construct the George                  
                                   H.W. Bush Presidential               
                                   Corridor from Bryan to               
                                   east to I-45..........          7.5  
 513. New Mexico                  Improve Uptown in                     
                                   Bernalillo County.....        1.025  
 514. Arkansas                    Upgrade U.S. 65 in                    
                                   Faulkner and Van Buren               
                                   Counties..............            3  
 515. South Carolina              Construct high priority               
                                   surface transportation               
                                   projects eligible for                
                                   Federal-aid highway                  
                                   funds.................          5.5  
 516. Mississippi                 Construct Lincoln Road                
                                   extension, Lamar Co...        1.125  
 517. Alaska                      Construct Pt. Mackenzie               
                                   Intermodal Facility...         6.75  
 518. Florida                     Purchase and install I-               
                                   275 traffic management               
                                   system in Pinellas                   
                                   County, Florida.......         0.75  
 519. Illinois                    Construct US Route 67                 
                                   bypass project around                
                                   Roseville.............        8.775  
 520. Massachusetts               Upgrade I-495                         
                                   interchange 17 and                   
                                   related improvements                 
                                   inlcuding along Route                
                                   140...................        10.86  
 521. Mississippi                 Construct segment 2 and               
                                   3 of the Bryam-Clinton               
                                   Corridor in Hinds                    
                                   County................       0.6875  
 522. New Jersey                  Rehabilitate East                     
                                   Ridgewood Avenue over                
                                   Route 17 in Bergan                   
                                   County................          2.7  
 523. Michigan                    Construct interchange                 
                                   at US-10/Bay City Road               
                                   in Midland............            3  
 524. North Carolina              Construct US Route 17,                
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass.        3.375  
 525. Virginia                    Smart Road connecting                 
                                   Blacksburg, VA, to I-                
                                   81....................        1.025  
 526. Oregon                      Construct passing lanes               
                                   on Highway 58 between                
                                   Kitson Ridge Road and                
                                   Mile Post 47, Lane Co.          4.5  
 527. Kansas                      Construct grade                       
                                   separations on US36                  
                                   and US77 in                          
                                   Marysville, Kansas....         3.15  
 528. Virginia                    Upgrade Route 501 in                  
                                   the counties of                      
                                   Bedford, Halifax, and                
                                   Campbell..............         0.75  
 529. Pennsylvania                Construct Robinson Town               
                                   Centre intermodal                    
                                   facility..............        2.025  
 530. Nevada                      Construct the US-395                  
                                   Carson City Bypass....         3.75  
 531. Indiana                     Feasibility study of                  
                                   State Road 37                        
                                   improvements in                      
                                   Noblesville, Elwood                  
                                   and Marion............         0.45  
 532. Pennsylvania                Construct Newton                      
                                   Hamilton SR 3021 over                
                                   Juniata River in                     
                                   Mifflin County........          1.5  
 533. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct PA-309 in                 
                                   Eastern Montgomery                   
                                   with $4,000,000 for                  
                                   noise abatement.......       15.588  
 534. Alabama                     Upgrade Opoto-Madrid                  
                                   Blvd., Birmingham.....         1.05  
 535. Virginia                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study for the                        
                                   construction I-66 from               
                                   Lynchburg to the West                
                                   Virginia border.......          0.5  
 536. California                  Rehabilitate pavement                 
                                   throughout Santa                     
                                   Barbara Co............        1.125  
 537. Illinois                    Design and construct I-               
                                   72/MacArthur Boulevard               
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Springfield...........      4.12525  
 538. Illinois                    Improve Constitution                  
                                   Avenue in Peoria......       2.6625  
 539. Michigan                    Upgrade East Jordon                   
                                   Road, Boyne City......          0.3  
 540. Georgia                     Construct noise                       
                                   barriers along GA-400.          1.5  
 541. Florida                     Construct North East                  
                                   Dade Bike Path in                    
                                   North Miami Beach,                   
                                   Florida...............          1.2  
 542. Connecticut                 Realign and extend Hart               
                                   Street in New Britain.            3  
 543. Oregon                      Construct roundabout at               
                                   intersection of                      
                                   Highway 101 and                      
                                   Highway 202, Clatsop                 
                                   Co....................          0.3  
 544. New York                    Replace Route 28 bridge               
                                   over NY State Thruway,               
                                   Ulster Co.............          2.4  
 545. California                  Extend State Route 7 in               
                                   Imperial County.......            6  
 546. Texas                       Construct FM2234(McHard               
                                   Road) from SH-35 to                  
                                   Beltway 8 at Monroe                  
                                   Boulevard.............          4.8  
 547. Dist. of Col.               Enhance recreational                  
                                   facilities along Rock                
                                   Creek Parkway.........      0.04775  
 548. California                  Construct SR-78/Rancho                
                                   Del Oro interchange in               
                                   Oceanside.............         3.75  
 549. Michigan                    Upgrade M.L. King                     
                                   Drive, Genesee Co.....            1  
 550. California                  Reconstruct Grand                     
                                   Avenue between Elm                   
                                   Street and Halcyon                   
                                   Road, Arroyo Grande...        0.375  
 551. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-41 between                 
                                   Delaware State line                  
                                   and PA-926............            5  
 552. California                  Construct Los Angeles                 
                                   County Gateway Cities                
                                   NHS Access............          6.6  
 553. Michigan                    Upgrade H-58 within                   
                                   Pictured Rocks                       
                                   National Lakeshore....          4.2  
 554. Dist. of Col.               Rehabilitate Theodore                 
                                   Roosevelt Memorial                   
                                   Bridge................          7.5  
 555. Ohio                        Undertake improvements                
                                   to open Federal Street               
                                   to traffic, Youngstown         2.08  
 556. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 16 including               
                                   intersection with                    
                                   Antrim Church Road....            1  
 557. Ohio                        Construct State Route                 
                                   209 from Cambridge and               
                                   Byesville to the                     
                                   Guernsey County                      
                                   Industrial Park.......          2.2  
 558. California                  Construct Port of                     
                                   Oakland intermodal                   
                                   terminal..............            6  
 559. New York                    Construct Wellwood                    
                                   Avenue from Freemont                 
                                   Street to Montauk                    
                                   Highway in Lindenhurst          1.2  
 560. Louisiana                   Construct Louisiana                   
                                   Highway 1 from the                   
                                   Gulf of Mexico to US-                
                                   90....................       0.5625  
 561. Mississippi                 Refurbish Satartia                    
                                   Bridge, Yazoo City....        0.375  
 562. North Carolina              Construct bridge over                 
                                   Chockoyotte Creek in                 
                                   Halifax Co............         1.35  
 563. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-413 in Bucks                 
                                   County................        5.625  
 564. North Carolina              Construct US-13 from                  
                                   the Wilson the US-264                
                                   Bypass to Goldsboro in               
                                   Wayne and Wilson                     
                                   Counties..............        2.625  
 565. Pennsylvania                Construct Erie Eastside               
                                   Connector.............         16.2  
 566. California                  Construct Prunedale                   
                                   Bypass segment of U.S.               
                                   101, Monterey Co......         1.65  
 567. New York                    Construct access road                 
                                   from Lake Avenue to                  
                                   Milestrip Road in                    
                                   Blasdell..............         0.24  
 568. California                  Construct State Route                 
                                   905 between I-805 and                
                                   the Otay Mesa Border                 
                                   Crossing, San Diego                  
                                   Co....................           16  
 569. Mississippi                 Build an interchange at               
                                   I-55 with connectors                 
                                   to Madison and                       
                                   Ridgeland.............         2.25  
 570. Minnesota                   Trunk Highway 53 DWP                  
                                   railroad bridge                      
                                   replacement, St. Louis               
                                   Co....................          3.6  
 571. Texas                       Construct US 77/83                    
                                   Expressway extension,                
                                   Brownsville...........         2.25  
 572. New York                    Upgrade and relocate                  
                                   Utica-Rome Expressway                
                                   in Oneida County, New                
                                   York..................           14  
 573. Pennsylvania                West Philadelphia                     
                                   congestion mitigation                
                                   initiative............        0.369  
 574. Utah                        Construct Phase II of                 
                                   the University Avenue                
                                   Interchange in Provo..          7.5  
 575. California                  Upgrade Osgood Road                   
                                   between Washington                   
                                   Blvd. and South                      
                                   Grimmer Blvd.,                       
                                   Freemont..............          1.5  
 576. Missouri                    Bull Shoals Lake Ferry                
                                   in Taney County,                     
                                   Missouri..............      0.52275  
 577. Alaska                      Construct capital                     
                                   improvements to the                  
                                   Alaska Marine Highway                
                                   and related facilities               
                                   in Ketchikan..........         2.25  
 578. Maine                       Improve Route 23.......        0.375  
 579. Tennessee                   Construct U.S. 45                     
                                   bypass, Madison Co....          1.5  
 580. New York                    Construct pedestrian                  
                                   access bridge from                   
                                   Utica Union Station...         0.25  
 581. Michigan                    Upgrade Groveland Mine                
                                   Road, Dickinson.......        0.375  
 582. New York                    Reconstruct Route 9 in                
                                   Plattsburgh...........       2.5155  
 583. Mississippi                 Upgrade Goose Pond                    
                                   Subdivision Roads,                   
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......         0.15  
 584. Michigan                    Construct US-131                      
                                   Cadillac Bypass                      
                                   project...............         2.25  
 585. Pennsylvania                Construct Lawrenceville               
                                   Industrial Access Road          7.5  
 586. Massachusetts               Construct Housatonic-                 
                                   Hoosic bicycle network            3  
 587. Connecticut                 Construct the US Rt. 7                
                                   bypass project,                      
                                   Brookfield to New                    
                                   Milford town line.....         3.75  
 588. New Jersey                  Construct road from the               
                                   Military Ocean                       
                                   Terminal to the Port                 
                                   Jersey Pier, Bayonne..          2.5  
 589. Oregon                      Repair Coos Bay rail                  
                                   bridge, Port of Coos                 
                                   Bay...................          5.5  
 590. Minnesota                   Complete construction                 
                                   of Forest Highway 11,                
                                   Lake Co...............         3.75  
 591. Pennsylvania                Construct rail                        
                                   mitigation and                       
                                   improvement projects                 
                                   from Philadelphia to                 
                                   New Jersey Line.......           10  
 592. Louisiana                   Upgrade Lapalco Blvd.                 
                                   between Barataria                    
                                   Blvd. and US Hwy. 90,                
                                   Jefferson Parish......            6  
 593. Pennsylvania                Widen PA-228 from                     
                                   Criders Corners to                   
                                   State Route 3015......          0.9  
 594. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-23 Corridor                
                                   from US-30 Bypass                    
                                   between Lancaster                    
                                   County line and                      
                                   Morgantown............          2.5  
 595. Pennsylvania                Widen SR-247 and SR-                  
                                   2008 between 84 and                  
                                   Lackawanna Valley                    
                                   Industrial Highway for               
                                   the Moosic Mountain                  
                                   Business Park.........        8.175  
 596. Massachusetts               Construct Nowottuck-                  
                                   Manhan Bike Trail                    
                                   connections,                         
                                   Easthampton, Amherst,                
                                   Holyoke, Williamsburg                
                                   and Northampton.......            3  
 597. Texas                       Reconstruct bridges                   
                                   across the channel for               
                                   the Port of Corpus                   
                                   Christi...............            4  
 598. Minnesota                   Construct TH 1 east of                
                                   Northome including                   
                                   bicycle/pedestrian                   
                                   trail.................         0.18  
 599. Alabama                     Construct US-231/I-10                 
                                   Freeway Connector from               
                                   the Alabama border to                
                                   Dothan................       1.0125  
 600. New York                    Construct CR-3 at                     
                                   Southern State Parkway               
                                   overpass between Long                
                                   Island Expressway and                
                                   Colonial Springs......         1.12  
 601. Massachusetts               Construct improvements                
                                   along Route 18 to                    
                                   provide for access to                
                                   waterfront and                       
                                   downtown areas, New                  
                                   Bedford...............           12  
 602. Pennsylvania                Construct road                        
                                   connector and bridge                 
                                   over Allegheny River                 
                                   to link New Kensington               
                                   with Allegheny Valley                
                                   Expressway............         3.75  
 603. Michigan                    Replace Chalk Hills                   
                                   Bridge over Menominee                
                                   River.................          0.3  
 604. Utah                        Improve 5600 West                     
                                   Highway from 2100                    
                                   South to 4100 South in               
                                   West Valley City......         3.75  
 605. Pennsylvania                Construct Lackawanna                  
                                   River Heritage Trail                 
                                   in Lackawanna.........        0.375  
 606. South Carolina              Widen and relocate SC-6               
                                   in Lexington County...            6  
 607. New York                    Construct sound                       
                                   barriers on both sides               
                                   of Grand Central                     
                                   Parkway between 172nd                
                                   Street to Chevy Chase                
                                   Road..................        1.455  
 608. Connecticut                 Improve Route 7 utility               
                                   and landscaping in New               
                                   Milford...............          5.4  
 609. New York                    Conduct North Road                    
                                   Corridor study in                    
                                   Oswego County.........        1.125  
 610. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Route 412,                 
                                   Harrison to Mountain                 
                                   Home, Arkansas........       2.6625  
 611. New York                    Construct full access                 
                                   controlled expressway                
                                   along NY Route 17 at                 
                                   Parkville, Sullivan Co          4.5  
 612. Florida                     Construct Englewood                   
                                   Interstate connector                 
                                   from River Road to I-                
                                   75 in Sarasota and                   
                                   Charlotte Counties....          5.5  
 613. Minnesota                   Reconstruct St. Louis                 
                                   CSAH 9 (Wallace                      
                                   Avenue) in Duluth from               
                                   Fourth Street to                     
                                   Woodland Avenue.......         0.45  
 614. New Jersey                  Design, construct, and                
                                   expand industrial                    
                                   Roads connecting                     
                                   Carteret with                        
                                   Woodbridge, and Route                
                                   35 with Perth Amboy                  
                                   for increased truck                  
                                   traffic which will                   
                                   ease delays and                      
                                   traffic at Turnpike                  
                                   Exit 12 and Route 35                 
                                   underpass east........            3  
 615. Virginia                    Construct the Kemper                  
                                   Street Station                       
                                   connector road in                    
                                   Lynchburg.............          1.5  
 616. Iowa                        Improve IA-60 Corridor                
                                   from LeMar to MN State               
                                   line..................          6.6  
 617. Michigan                    Operation improvements                
                                   on M-15 from I-75                    
                                   north to the Genesee                 
                                   County line...........          0.5  
 618. Virginia                    Upgrade Danville Bypass               
                                   in Pittsylvania.......            3  
 619. Nebraska                    Corridor study for                    
                                   Louisville South                     
                                   bypass from State                    
                                   Highway 66 to State                  
                                   Highway 50............        0.075  
 620. Arkansas                    Study and construct Van               
                                   Buren intermodal port                
                                   facility in Van Buren,               
                                   Arkansas..............        0.225  
 621. Alabama                     Extend I-759 in Etowah                
                                   County................         13.5  
 622. North Carolina              Widen US-421 from North               
                                   Carolina Route 194 to                
                                   two miles East of US-                
                                   221...................         3.55  
 623. New York                    Reconstruct Ridge Road                
                                   Bridge in Orange                     
                                   County................         0.16  
 624. South Carolina              Construct North                       
                                   Charleston Regional                  
                                   Intermodal Center.....            3  
 625. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319                      
                                   between Four Points                  
                                   and Oak Ridge Road,                  
                                   Tallahasee............         3.75  
 626. Ohio                        Complete safety/bicycle               
                                   path in Madison                      
                                   Township..............         0.03  
 627. Arkansas                    Conduct design study                  
                                   and acquire right of                 
                                   way on US-71 in the                  
                                   vicinity of Fort                     
                                   Chaffee, Fort Smith...         3.75  
 628. Mississippi                 Construct East Metro                  
                                   Corridor in Rankin                   
                                   County, Mississippi...        2.625  
 629. Wyoming                     Reconstruct Cheyenne                  
                                   Area Norris Viaduct...          3.5  
 630. New York                    Design and construct                  
                                   Outer Harbor Bridge in               
                                   Buffalo...............         6.06  
 631. Pennsylvania                St. Thomas Signals Hade               
                                   and Jack Rds US 30 in                
                                   Franklin County.......         0.15  
 632. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway                 
                                   35 Yoakum District in                
                                   Matagorda and Brazoria               
                                   Counties..............         6.91  
 633. Minnesota                   Construct highway                     
                                   construction between                 
                                   Highway 494 and Carver               
                                   Co. Rd. 147...........            3  
 634. Utah                        Widen 106th South from                
                                   I-15 to Bangerter                    
                                   Highway in South                     
                                   Jordan................          4.5  
 635. Florida                     Construct pedestrian                  
                                   overpass from the                    
                                   Florida National                     
                                   Scenic Trail over I-4.        1.875  
 636. Illinois                    Extend Rogers Street to               
                                   mitigate congestion,                 
                                   Waterloo..............        1.425  
 637. New York                    Reconstruct and widen                 
                                   Route 78 from I-90 to                
                                   Route 15..............            4  
 638. Ohio                        Improve Alum Creek                    
                                   Drive from I-270 to                  
                                   Frebis Avenue in                     
                                   Franklin County.......            4  
 639. Louisiana                   Upgrade and widen I-10                
                                   between Williams                     
                                   Boulevard and Tulane                 
                                   Avenue in Jefferson                  
                                   and Orleans Parishes..            8  
 640. Michigan                    Improve I-94 in                       
                                   Kalamazoo County......         3.75  
 641. Pennsylvania                Improve PA-8 between                  
                                   Cherry Tree and Rynd                 
                                   Farm..................          4.8  
 642. Washington                  Construct passenger                   
                                   ferry facility to                    
                                   serve Southworth,                    
                                   Seattle...............         3.75  
 643. Pennsylvania                Realign West 38th                     
                                   Street from Shunpike                 
                                   Road to Myrtle Street                
                                   in Erie County........          5.4  
 644. Ohio                        Replace Jacobs Road                   
                                   Bridge, Mahoning Co...            2  
 645. Massachusetts               Upgrade Lowell Street                 
                                   between Woburn Street                
                                   and Route 38, Town of                
                                   Wilmington............         1.08  
 646. Oklahoma                    Improve Battiest-                     
                                   Pickens Road between                 
                                   Battiest and Pickens                 
                                   in McCurtain County...          1.6  
 647. Indiana                     Improve State Road 31                 
                                   in Columbus...........        0.375  
 648. Oregon                      Construct bike path                   
                                   along Willamette                     
                                   River, Corvallis......          0.8  
 649. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing                  
                                   Avenue between                       
                                   Humboldt Street and                  
                                   Cypress Avenue........         3.75  
 650. Missouri                    Construct bike/                       
                                   pedestrian path                      
                                   between Delmar                       
                                   Metrolink Station and                
                                   University City loop                 
                                   business district in                 
                                   St. Louis.............          0.6  
 651. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway                
                                   151 Fond du Lac Bypass         22.5  
 652. Illinois                    Upgrade U.S. 45 between               
                                   Eldorado and                         
                                   Harrisburg............         10.2  
 653. Pennsylvania                Improve US 22/Canoe                   
                                   Creek Blair County....          1.5  
 654. California                  Reconstruct and widen                 
                                   Mission Road, Alhambra       2.4375  
 655. West Virginia               Construct safety                      
                                   improvements on Route                
                                   82 (Fayette Station                  
                                   Road), Fayette County.            1  
 656. Ohio                        Widen and reconstruct                 
                                   State Route 82 from                  
                                   Lorain/Cuyahoga County               
                                   line to I.R. 77.......            7  
 657. Michigan                    Facilitate access                     
                                   between I-75 and Soo                 
                                   Locks through road                   
                                   reconstruction,                      
                                   bikepath construction                
                                   and related                          
                                   improvements, Sault                  
                                   Ste. Marie............        0.375  
 658. Kentucky                    Construct Savage-Cedar                
                                   Knob Bridge at Koger                 
                                   Creek.................       0.2625  
 659. New York                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   facility in New                      
                                   Rochelle, Westchester                
                                   Co....................        6.438  
 660. Virgin Islands              Upgrade West-East                     
                                   corridor through                     
                                   Charlotte Amalie......            6  
 661. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 800 rest                   
                                   stop in Monroe County.         0.04  
 662. Michigan                    Improve the I-73                      
                                   corridor in Jackson                  
                                   and Lenawee Counties..       3.9375  
 663. Nevada                      Widen I-50 between                    
                                   Fallon and Fernley....            3  
 664. California                  Improve and modify the                
                                   Port of Hueneme                      
                                   Intermodal Corridor--                
                                   Phase II in Ventura                  
                                   County................         16.8  
 665. Louisiana                   Construct and equip                   
                                   Transportation                       
                                   Technology and                       
                                   Emergency Preparedness               
                                   Center in Baton Rouge,               
                                   Louisiana.............          5.4  
 666. Michigan                    Rehabilitate Lincoln                  
                                   St., Negaunee.........       0.1275  
 667. Missouri                    Construction US-67/                   
                                   Route 60 interchange                 
                                   in Poplar Bluff,                     
                                   Missouri..............            6  
 668. New York                    Upgrade Riverside Drive               
                                   between 97th St. and                 
                                   Tiemann, New York City          1.5  
 669. New York                    Capital improvements                  
                                   for the Red Hook Barge               
                                   in NY/NJ for the Port                
                                   Authority of NY/NJ....            3  
 670. Maryland                    Upgrade US-113 north of               
                                   US-50 to MD-589 in                   
                                   Worcester County,                    
                                   Maryland..............           18  
 671. Rhode Island                Implement                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   alternative relating                 
                                   to Court Street                      
                                   Bridge, Woonsocket....         0.15  
 672. Pennsylvania                Construct Frazier                     
                                   Township interchange                 
                                   on SR-28 in Allegheny.         2.25  
 673. California                  Rehabilitate Artesia                  
                                   Blvd..................            3  
 674. Illinois                    Undertake access                      
                                   improvements to U.S.                 
                                   Rt. 41, Chicago.......       2.8125  
 675. Colorado                    Construct Wadsworth                   
                                   Boulevard improvement                
                                   project in Arvada.....         0.25  
 676. Indiana                     Construct I-70/Six                    
                                   Points interchange in                
                                   Marion and Hendricks                 
                                   County................      14.9625  
 677. Alabama                     Construct repairs to                  
                                   viaducts connecting                  
                                   downtown and midtown                 
                                   areas, Birmingham.....         0.45  
 678. Illinois                    Construct VFW Road/                   
                                   Veteran's Drive from                 
                                   Townline Road to                     
                                   Broadway Road in                     
                                   Pekin, Illinois.......      3.69675  
 679. Pennsylvania                Design, engineer, ROW                 
                                   acquisition and                      
                                   construct the Wilkes-                
                                   Barre/Scranton                       
                                   International Airport                
                                   Access Road between                  
                                   Route 315 and Commerce               
                                   Blvd..................          1.5  
 680. Dist. of Col.               Construct bicycle and                 
                                   pedestrian walkway                   
                                   (Metropolitan Branch                 
                                   Trail), Union Station                
                                   to Silver Spring......          8.5  
 681. New Jersey                  Construct interchange                 
                                   improvements and                     
                                   flyover ramps at I-80W               
                                   to Route 23N in                      
                                   Passaic Co............          8.5  
 682. Washington                  Undertake SR 166 slide                
                                   repair................        4.875  
 683. Connecticut                 Reconstruct Broad                     
                                   Street in New Britain.          2.4  
 684. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 126                 
                                   and replace bridge                   
                                   spanning Route 9, Town               
                                   of Framingham.........        3.525  
 685. New Mexico                  Extend Unser Boulevard                
                                   in Albuquerque........         0.65  
 686. Massachusetts               Implement Phase II of                 
                                   unified signage                      
                                   system, Essex Co......      0.29325  
 687. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester                  
                                   Airport access road in               
                                   Manchester............        8.025  
 688. Pennsylvania                Improve US 22/PA 866                  
                                   Intersection in Blair                
                                   County................          1.5  
 689. California                  Improve Rancho Sante Fe               
                                   Road in Carlsbad......         2.25  
 690. New York                    Renovate State Route 9                
                                   in Phillipstown.......         3.84  
 691. Florida                     Construct Greater                     
                                   Orlando Aviation                     
                                   Authority Consolidated               
                                   Surface Access in                    
                                   Orlando...............      1.00575  
 692. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 169                     
                                   between Smithville and               
                                   north of I-435, Clay                 
                                   Co....................            5  
 693. Virginia                    Rennovate Greater                     
                                   Richmond Transit                     
                                   transportation                       
                                   facility, Richmond....         3.75  
 694. Texas                       Conduct feasability                   
                                   study on upgrading SH                
                                   16 in South Texas.....       0.1875  
 695. Florida                     Construct interchange                 
                                   at 21st Street to                    
                                   provide access to                    
                                   Talleyrand Marine                    
                                   Terminal..............        9.475  
 696. Pennsylvania                Gettysburg                            
                                   comprehensive road                   
                                   improvement study.....            3  
 697. South Dakota                Construct Eastern                     
                                   Dakota expressways, to               
                                   include construction                 
                                   of four lane highways                
                                   for South Dakota                     
                                   Highway 37 between                   
                                   Huron and Mitchell;                  
                                   U.S. Highway 83                      
                                   between Pierre and I-                
                                   90; and U.S. Highway                 
                                   12 between Aberdeen                  
                                   and I-29..............       34.804  
 698. West Virginia               Construct Shawnee                     
                                   Parkway between                      
                                   junction with the I-73/              
                                   74 Corridor and I-77..         3.75  
 699. Texas                       Construct State Highway               
                                   121 from I-30 to US-67               
                                   in Cleburne...........           25  
 700. Ohio                        Improve and construct                 
                                   SR-44/Jackson Street                 
                                   Interchange in                       
                                   Painesville...........            2  
 701. California                  Construct four-lane                   
                                   highway facility                     
                                   (Hollister Bypass),                  
                                   San Benito Co.........         2.25  
 702. Florida                     Construct I-4                         
                                   reversible safety lane               
                                   in Orlando............         10.5  
 703. Ohio                        Relocate Harrison/                    
                                   Belmont US 250........            2  
 704. Illinois                    Widen 143rd Street in                 
                                   Orland Park...........            4  
 705. Tennessee                   Implement middle                      
                                   Tennessee alternative                
                                   transportation system                
                                   along the Stones River               
                                   in Murfreesboro.......          9.5  
 706. Florida                     Construct County Road                 
                                   470 Interchange with                 
                                   Florida Turnpike......            6  
 707. California                  Implement safety and                  
                                   congestion mitigation                
                                   improvements along                   
                                   Pacific Coast Highway,               
                                   Malibu................         0.65  
 708. Dist. of Col.               Conduct studies and                   
                                   related activities                   
                                   pertaining to proposed               
                                   intermodal                           
                                   transportation Center,               
                                   D.C...................         0.75  
 709. New Jersey                  Construct Route 31                    
                                   Fleming Bypass in                    
                                   Hunterdon County, New                
                                   Jersey................        11.55  
 710. Massachusetts               Construct TeleCom                     
                                   Boulevard with access                
                                   via Commercial Street                
                                   and Corporation Way to               
                                   the west of Malden                   
                                   River and with access                
                                   via Santilli Highway                 
                                   to the east of the                   
                                   river in Everett,                    
                                   Medford and Malden....         5.25  
 711. Pennsylvania                Improve access to                     
                                   Raystown in Huntingdon               
                                   County................        1.125  
 712. Illinois                    Study upgrading                       
                                   Illinois 13/127                      
                                   between Murphysboro                  
                                   and Pinckneyville.....        1.575  
 713. Michigan                    Widen Arch St.,                       
                                   Negaunee..............         0.06  
 714. Georgia                     Widen US-84 South from                
                                   US-82 to the Ware                    
                                   County Line in                       
                                   Waycross and Ware                    
                                   Counties..............          2.4  
 715. Michigan                    Improve drainage on 6th               
                                   Street in Menominee...       0.1125  
 716. Massachusetts               Replace Brightman                     
                                   Street bridge in Fall                
                                   River.................         7.23  
 717. Kentucky                    Construct Newton Pike                 
                                   Extension between West               
                                   Main St. to South                    
                                   Limestone in Lexington            6  
 718. South Carolina              Construct pedestrian                  
                                   walkway and safety                   
                                   improvements along SC                
                                   277, Richland Co......          0.8  
 719. Illinois                    Conduct Midwest                       
                                   Regional intermodal                  
                                   facility feasibility                 
                                   study in Rochelle.....          0.3  
 720. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure I-81 Exit 2               
                                   Ramp in Franklin                     
                                   County................        0.525  
 721. Virginia                    Planning and design for               
                                   Coalfields Expressway,               
                                   Buchanan, Dickenson                  
                                   and Wise Counties.....            1  
 722. Virginia                    Construct the Lynchburg/              
                                   Madison Heights bypass               
                                   in Lynchburg..........          1.5  
 723. Massachusetts               Construct Cambridge                   
                                   Roadways Improvement                 
                                   project, Cambridge....         2.25  
 724. Connecticut                 Construct I-95                        
                                   interchange, New Haven         19.5  
 725. Pennsylvania                Conduct study and                     
                                   construct Ft.                        
                                   Washington                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   improvements, Upper                  
                                   Dublin, PA............         0.45  
 726. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-75/M-57                 
                                   interchange...........         10.5  
 727. Minnesota                   Construct railroad                    
                                   crossing connecting                  
                                   University of MN with                
                                   City of Crookston.....         0.15  
 728. Massachusetts               Construct bicyle and                  
                                   pedestrian facility                  
                                   (The Riverwalk),                     
                                   Peabody...............         1.08  
 729. Pennsylvania                Upgrade PA 61 between                 
                                   PA 895 and SR 2014,                  
                                   Schuylkill Co.........            5  
 730. Tennessee                   Construct SR22 Bypass,                
                                   Obion Co..............          7.5  
 731. California                  Improve streets and                   
                                   highways, and/or                     
                                   construct sound walls,               
                                   Thousand Oaks.........         1.25  
 732. New York                    Complete engineering,                 
                                   design, environment                  
                                   reviews and other                    
                                   preliminary work for                 
                                   the Miller Highway                   
                                   relocation project in                
                                   New York..............            6  
 733. Michigan                    Construct M-5 Haggerty                
                                   Connector.............          2.4  
 734. Pennsylvania                Improve Sidling Hill                  
                                   Curve and Truck Escape               
                                   in Fulton County......        0.375  
 735. Texas                       Construct                             
                                   circumferential                      
                                   freeway loop around                  
                                   Texarkana.............        7.425  
 736. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Route 2/                  
                                   Jackson Road                         
                                   interchange, Lancaster          2.7  
 737. Washington                  Improve Clinton Ferry                 
                                   Terminal..............          3.5  
 738. California                  Upgrade Bristol St.,                  
                                   Santa Ana.............         5.25  
 739. Pennsylvania                Construct US-30 Bypass                
                                   from Exton Bypass to                 
                                   PA-10.................            3  
 740. Maine                       Rehabilitate Piscataqua               
                                   River bridges, Kittery       3.9375  
 741. California                  Construct extension of                
                                   State Route 180                      
                                   between Rt. 99 and the               
                                   Hughes/West Diagonal..            6  
 742. California                  Construct Ocean                       
                                   Boulevard and Terminal               
                                   Island Freeway                       
                                   interchange in Long                  
                                   Beach, California.....           15  
 743. Nevada                      Extend I-580 in Washie                
                                   and Douglas Counties..         3.75  
 744. Massachusetts               Preliminary design of                 
                                   Route 2 connector to                 
                                   downtown Fitchburg....          1.5  
 745. Illinois                    Improve and construct                 
                                   grade separation on                  
                                   Cockrell Lane in                     
                                   Springfield...........          1.8  
 746. Virginia                    Aquire land and                       
                                   construct segment of                 
                                   Daniel Boone Heritage                
                                   Trail (Kane Gap                      
                                   section), Jefferson                  
                                   National Forest.......          0.5  
 747. Virginia                    Construct Route 288 in                
                                   the Richmond                         
                                   Metropolitan Area.....        18.75  
 748. New York                    Construct congestion                  
                                   mitigation project for               
                                   Brookhaven............         3.75  
 749. Ohio                        Construct Licking-                    
                                   Thornwood Connector in               
                                   Licking County........          1.5  
 750. Louisiana                   Construct Florida                     
                                   Expressway in St.                    
                                   Bernard and Orleans                  
                                   Parishes..............         0.15  
 751. Georgia                     Construct North River                 
                                   Causeway and Bridge,                 
                                   St. Mary's County.....        2.175  
 752. Missouri                    Upgrade Eastern Jackson               
                                   County, Jackson Co....          4.5  
 753. Texas                       Conduct MIS for                       
                                   Multimodal Downtown                  
                                   Improvement Project,                 
                                   San Antonio...........         0.75  
 754. Kansas                      Construct road and rail               
                                   grade separations in                 
                                   Wichita...............        26.25  
 755. Florida                     Construct Cross                       
                                   Seminole Trail                       
                                   connection in Seminole               
                                   County................        1.125  
 756. Oregon                      Upgrade I-5/Highway 217               
                                   interchange, Portland.         5.25  
 757. Ohio                        Construct St.                         
                                   Clairsville Bike Path                
                                   in Belmont County.....          0.5  
 758. South Carolina              Widen North Main                      
                                   Street, Columbia......            9  
 759. Hawaii                      Upgrade Puuloa Road                   
                                   between Kamehameha                   
                                   Highway and Salt Lake                
                                   Blvd..................         6.75  
 760. Alabama                     Construct new I-10                    
                                   bridge over the Mobile               
                                   River in Mobile,                     
                                   Alabama...............     10.78125  
 761. Alaska                      Construct Coffman Cove                
                                   ferryboat.............         2.25  
 762. Ohio                        Upgrade US-30 from                    
                                   Wooster to Riceland...         22.5  
 763. Missouri                    Replace bridge on Route               
                                   92, Platte Co.........            1  
 764. Maryland                    Reconstruct segment of                
                                   Baltimore Beltway                    
                                   between U.S. 1 and I-                
                                   70....................         6.75  
 765. Minnesota                   Construct Gunflint                    
                                   Realignment project,                 
                                   Grand Marais..........          0.6  
 766. Colorado                    Construct alternative                 
                                   truck route in                       
                                   Montrose..............          4.2  
 767. Pennsylvania                Improve I-95/PA-413                   
                                   Interchange in Bucks                 
                                   County................        5.625  
 768. Hawaii                      Construct improvements                
                                   to H-1 between the                   
                                   Waiawa interchange and               
                                   the Halawa interchange           15  
 769. California                  Construct new I-95                    
                                   interchange with                     
                                   Highway 99W, Tehama Co          2.2  
 770. Florida                     Widen US-17/92 in                     
                                   Volusia County........         1.35  
 771. South Carolina              Construct I-77/SC #S-20-              
                                   30 interchange,                      
                                   Fairfield Co..........         5.25  
 772. Illinois                    Construct access road                 
                                   to Melvin Price Locks                
                                   and Dam Visitors                     
                                   Center, Madison Co....        1.125  
 773. Washington                  Reconstruct I-5                       
                                   interchange, City of                 
                                   Lacy..................        1.125  
 774. Maryland                    Construct improvements                
                                   a I-270/MD-187                       
                                   interchange...........          5.5  
 775. Alabama                     Construct Finley Ave.                 
                                   Extension East project        2.925  
 776. Connecticut                 Construct Greenmanville               
                                   Ave. streetscape                     
                                   extension, including                 
                                   feasibility study, in                
                                   towns of Groton,                     
                                   Stonington and Mystic.          6.3  
 777. Alabama                     Construct Anniston                    
                                   Eastern Bypass from I-               
                                   20 to Fort McClellan                 
                                   in Calhoun County.....        40.14  
 778. Louisiana                   Construct Causeway                    
                                   Boulevard/Earhart                    
                                   Expressway interchange               
                                   in Jefferson Parish,                 
                                   Louisiana.............            4  
 779. California                  Create recreational                   
                                   trails in Santa Monica               
                                   Mountains National                   
                                   Recreation Area.......            6  
 780. Georgia                     Widen and reconstruct                 
                                   Corder Road from                     
                                   Pineview Drive to the                
                                   Russell Parkway.......         2.55  
 781. Massachusetts               Construct Hyannis                     
                                   Intermodal                           
                                   Transportation Center,               
                                   Hyannis...............          2.4  
 782. Oregon                      Construct South                       
                                   Rivergate rail                       
                                   overcrossing in                      
                                   Portland..............           11  
 783. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State                
                                   Highway 59 from Rena                 
                                   Road to Old Uniontown                
                                   Road in Van Buren.....        1.875  
 784. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Pawtucket                 
                                   Ave. and Wilcott St.,                
                                   Pawtucket.............        1.125  
 785. New Hampshire               Improve the Bridge                    
                                   Street bridge in                     
                                   Plymouth..............        1.036  
 786. Louisiana                   Install computer signal               
                                   synchronization system               
                                   in Baton Rouge........        4.875  
 787. Pennsylvania                Improve Oxford Valley                 
                                   Road/US-1 interchange                
                                   in Bucks County.......          1.5  
 788. Pennsylvania                Construct US-6                        
                                   Tunkhannock Bypass in                
                                   Wyoming County........          1.8  
 789. Florida                     Construct US17/92 and                 
                                   SR-436 interchange in                
                                   Orange/Osceola/                      
                                   Seminole County region       2.0625  
 790. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13/NC11                    
                                   (including Bethel                    
                                   bypass) in Pitt and                  
                                   Edgecombe Counties....        3.375  
 791. Massachusetts               Conduct planning and                  
                                   engineering for                      
                                   connector route                      
                                   between I-95 and                     
                                   industrial/business                  
                                   park, Attleboro.......          0.8  
 792. Virginia                    Construct I-73 from                   
                                   Roanoke to the North                 
                                   Carolina border.......            6  
 793. California                  Upgrade Route 4 West in               
                                   Contra Costa Co.......          7.5  
 794. Florida                     Construct I-4/John                    
                                   Young Parkway                        
                                   interchange project in               
                                   Orlando...............     10.24425  
 795. Pennsylvania                Construct US-202                      
                                   Section 600 Phase I                  
                                   Early Action project                 
                                   in Upper Gwynedd and                 
                                   Lower Gwynedd.........          4.5  
 796. Alabama                     Construct Historic                    
                                   Whistler Bike Trail in               
                                   Prichard, Alabama.....       0.5025  
 797. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 6 between               
                                   I-29 and Route AC, St.               
                                   Joseph................            5  
 798. Iowa                        Conduct study of Port                 
                                   of Des Moines, Des                   
                                   Moines................        0.075  
 799. California                  Improve State Route 57                
                                   interchange at Lambert               
                                   Road in Brea..........        0.985  
 800. Pennsylvania                Improve ramp junctions                
                                   at intersection of                   
                                   S.R. 114 and                         
                                   Interstate 83,                       
                                   Fairview Township.....            3  
 801. Mississippi                 Upgrade Land Fill Road,               
                                   Panola Co.............         0.75  
 802. California                  Construct bike path                   
                                   between Sepulveda                    
                                   Basin Recreation Area                
                                   and Warner Center/                   
                                   Canoga Park, Los                     
                                   Angeles...............        1.873  
 803. Wisconsin                   Upgrade U.S. 51                       
                                   Tomahark Bypass.......         3.75  
 804. North Carolina              Construct segment of                  
                                   Raleigh Outer Loop,                  
                                   Wake Co...............        2.025  
 805. Michigan                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study on widening US-                
                                   12 to three lanes                    
                                   between US-127 and                   
                                   Michigan Highway 50...       0.1875  
 806. California                  Widen US-101 from                     
                                   Windsor to Arata                     
                                   Interchange...........          1.1  
 807. Oregon                      Upgrade access road and               
                                   related facilities to                
                                   Port of Port Orford...          1.5  
 808. Pennsylvania                Allegheny Trail from                  
                                   Pittsburgh,                          
                                   Pennsylvania to                      
                                   Cumberland, Maryland..            6  
 809. Texas                       Improve I-35 West from                
                                   Spur 280 to I-820 in                 
                                   Fort Worth............            3  
 810. Michigan                    Reconstruct Co. Rd. 612               
                                   and Co. Rd. 491,                     
                                   Montmorency Co........       0.6825  
 811. California                  Improve Folsom                        
                                   Boulevard--Highway 50                
                                   in the city of Folsom.        4.275  
 812. Illinois                    Improve Illinois Route                
                                   29 in Sangamon and                   
                                   Christian Counties....        1.725  
 813. Tennessee                   Upgrade SR 386 between                
                                   US 31 to the Gallatin                
                                   Bypass, Sumner Co.....         1.06  
 814. Washington                  Improve primary truck                 
                                   access route on East                 
                                   Marine View Drive,                   
                                   FAST corridor in                     
                                   Washington............          4.9  
 815. Minnesota                   Construct grade                       
                                   separated interchange                
                                   at south junction of                 
                                   TH 371/Brainerd bypass         0.75  
 816. California                  Upgrade Greenville Rd.                
                                   and construct railroad               
                                   underpass, Livermore..          5.1  
 817. Washington                  Construct State Route                 
                                   305 corridor                         
                                   improvements in                      
                                   Poulsbo, Washington...         3.15  
 818. Tennessee                   Widen US-321 from                     
                                   Kinzel Springs to Wean               
                                   Valley Road...........        6.825  
 819. Iowa                        Construct the Julien                  
                                   Dubuque Bridge over                  
                                   the Mississippi River                
                                   at Dubuque............           21  
 820. Michigan                    Conduct preliminary                   
                                   engineering, acquire                 
                                   right-of-way and                     
                                   construct I-75/North                 
                                   Down River Road                      
                                   interchange...........        1.125  
 821. Virginia                    Conduct historic                      
                                   restoration of Roanoke               
                                   Passanger Station in                 
                                   Roanoke...............          0.5  
 822. New York                    Undertake Linden Place                
                                   reconstruction                       
                                   project, Queens.......         5.25  
 823. Illinois                    Reconstruct interchange               
                                   at I-294, 127th St.                  
                                   and Cicero Ave. with                 
                                   new ramps to the Tri-                
                                   State Tollway, Alsip..       23.495  
 824. Louisiana                   Improve US-165 from                   
                                   Alexandria to Monroe..           30  
 825. Pennsylvania                Construct Western                     
                                   Innerloop from PA-26                 
                                   to State Route 3014...          2.7  
 826. Alaska                      Improve Dalton Highway.         3.75  
 827. Pennsylvania                Relocate US-219                       
                                   Ridgeway,                            
                                   Pennsylvania, truck                  
                                   bypass connector along               
                                   Osterhout Street......         3.75  
 828. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 24                  
                                   from Liberty to I-55..       0.6875  
 829. California                  Widen I-15 in San                     
                                   Bernardino County,                   
                                   California............           18  
 830. Virginia                    Complete North Section                
                                   of Fairfax County                    
                                   Parkway in Fairfax                   
                                   County, Virginia......          7.5  
 831. New York                    Rehabilitate segment of               
                                   Henry Hudson Parkway                 
                                   between Washington                   
                                   Bridge and Dyckman                   
                                   St., New York City....          1.5  
 832. Iowa                        Relocate IA-192 and                   
                                   Avenue G viaduct in                  
                                   Council Bluffs........          4.5  
 833. Pennsylvania                Improve T-344 Bridge                  
                                   over Mahantango Creek                
                                   in Snyder County......        0.525  
 834. California                  Construct Phase 3 of                  
                                   Alameda Street                       
                                   project, Los Angeles..          2.5  
 835. Texas                       Construct Texas State                 
                                   Highway 49 between FM                
                                   1735 to Titus/Morris                 
                                   Co. line..............          4.8  
 836. Virginia                    Construct access road                 
                                   and related facilities               
                                   for Fisher Peak                      
                                   Mountain Music                       
                                   Interpretive Center on               
                                   Blue Ridge Parkway....          2.7  
 837. Michigan                    Construct grade                       
                                   separation on Sheldon                
                                   Road, Plymouth........         5.25  
 838. Michigan                    Upgrade Three Mile                    
                                   Road, Grand Traverse..         0.75  
 839. Ohio                        Relocate SR-30 for                    
                                   final design of south                
                                   alternative in Carroll               
                                   County, Ohio..........            1  
 840. Tennessee                   Improve State Road 60                 
                                   from Waterville to US-               
                                   64 in Bradley County..          1.2  
 841. Washington                  Construct 192nd Street                
                                   from SR-14 to SE 15th.         3.75  
 842. Wisconsin                   Reconstruct U.S.                      
                                   Highway 10, Waupaca                  
                                   County................            9  
 843. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 73 from               
                                   4.5 miles north of                   
                                   Floodwood to 22.5                    
                                   miles north of                       
                                   Floodwood.............        2.775  
 844. New York                    Reconstruct Mamaroneck                
                                   Ave., White Plains,                  
                                   Harrison and                         
                                   Mamaroneck............        4.375  
 845. Pennsylvania                Reconfigure                           
                                   Pennsylvania Turnpike/               
                                   Route 13 interchange..        0.375  
 846. Pennsylvania                Widen and improve Route               
                                   449 in Potter County..         0.75  
 847. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 3 between                  
                                   Rio Grande and Fajardo            6  
 848. Illinois                    Constuct Peoria City                  
                                   River Center parking                 
                                   facility in Peoria....            3  
 849. New Jersey                  Construct Route 29/129                
                                   bicycle, pedestrian                  
                                   and landscape                        
                                   improvement plan......        4.125  
 850. Tennessee                   Upgrade Briley Parkway                
                                   between McGavock Pike                
                                   and I-65..............          4.2  
 851. Connecticut                 Widen Route 4 in                      
                                   Torrington............          2.1  
 852. California                  Widen 5th Street and                  
                                   replace 5th Street                   
                                   bridge in Highland,                  
                                   California............         0.75  
 853. Wisconsin                   Construct U.S. Highway                
                                   10, Freemont to                      
                                   Appleton..............            3  
 854. Missouri                    Upgrade US-71                         
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Carthage, Missouri....         0.75  
 855. New York                    Construct Fordham                     
                                   University regional                  
                                   transportation                       
                                   facility..............         1.75  
 856. Missouri                    Upgrade US-63 in Howell               
                                   County, Missouri......            6  
 857. Alabama                     Construct East Foley                  
                                   corridor project from                
                                   Baldwin County Highway               
                                   20 to State Highway 59               
                                   in Alabama............         5.25  
 858. New York                    Reconstruct Washington                
                                   County covered bridge                
                                   project...............          1.7  
 859. California                  Upgrade Route 4 East in               
                                   Contra Costa Co.......          8.5  
 860. Pennsylvania                Complete Broad Street                 
                                   ramps at Route 611                   
                                   bypass in Bucks County       1.6725  
 861. Missouri                    Construct Strother Rd./               
                                   I-470 interchange,                   
                                   Jackson Co............            3  
 862. Massachusetts               Upgrade Rt. 9/Calvin                  
                                   Coolidge Bridge,                     
                                   Hadley................        9.375  
 863. Ohio                        Rail mitigation and                   
                                   improvement projects                 
                                   from Vermillion to                   
                                   Conneaut..............            9  
 864. Massachusetts               Construct I-95/I-93                   
                                   interchange, Boston...         3.75  
 865. West Virginia               Construct Riverside                   
                                   Expressway, Fairmont..           27  
 866. Ohio                        Construct greenway                    
                                   enhancements in                      
                                   Madison...............          2.3  
 867. Tennessee                   Reconstruct US-27 in                  
                                   Morgan County.........         2.25  
 868. West Virginia               Upgrade US Rt. 35                     
                                   between I-64 and South               
                                   Buffalo Bridge........           31  
 869. California                  Construct I-5/Avenida                 
                                   Vista Hermosa                        
                                   interchange in San                   
                                   Clemente..............         2.25  
 870. Missouri                    Upgrade Route 36                      
                                   between Hamilton and                 
                                   Chillicothe...........           20  
 871. Illinois                    Replace Lebanon Ave.                  
                                   Bridge and approaches,               
                                   Belleville............         0.75  
 872. Kentucky                    Construct US-127:                     
                                   $5,250,000 for the                   
                                   Albany Bypass from                   
                                   KY696 to Clinton                     
                                   County High School and               
                                   $3,161,250 for the                   
                                   segment between KY696                
                                   and the Tennessee                    
                                   State Line............      8.41125  
 873. Tennessee                   Improve US-64 in                      
                                   Hardeman and McNairy                 
                                   Counties..............         3.75  
 874. Connecticut                 Replace bridges over                  
                                   Harbor Brook, Meriden.       4.9125  
 875. Colorado                    Reconstruct I-225/Iliff               
                                   Avenue interchange in                
                                   Aurora................        3.625  
 876. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84                      
                                   between vicinity of                  
                                   Route 69 in Waterbury                
                                   and Marion Avenue in                 
                                   Southington...........          4.5  
 877. New York                    Improve Cross                         
                                   Westchester Expressway         0.75  
 878. Oregon                      Design and engineering                
                                   for intermodal                       
                                   transportation center,               
                                   Astoria...............        0.225  
 879. Hawaii                      Construct Kapaa Bypass.         8.25  
 880. Pennsylvania                Construct enhancements                
                                   and related measures,                
                                   including purchase of                
                                   vans for reverse                     
                                   commutes, to                         
                                   intermodal facility                  
                                   located at                           
                                   intersection of 52nd                 
                                   and Lancaster Ave.,                  
                                   Philadelphia..........            3  
 881. Washington                  Construct Edmonds                     
                                   Crossing Multi-modal                 
                                   transportation project               
                                   in Edmonds, Washington          4.5  
 882. Ohio                        Construct Chagrin River/              
                                   Gulley Brook corridor                
                                   scenic greenway along                
                                   I-90 in Lake County...        1.045  
 883. California                  Construct interchange                 
                                   between I-15 and Main                
                                   Street in Hesperia,                  
                                   California............          7.5  
 884. Texas                       Reconstruct State                     
                                   Highway 87 between                   
                                   Sabine Pass and                      
                                   Bolivar Penninsula,                  
                                   McFadden Beach........       0.9705  
 885. California                  Widen State Route 29                  
                                   between Route 281 and                
                                   Route 175.............        0.275  
 886. New York                    Construct Hudson River                
                                   scenic overlook from                 
                                   Route 9 to Waterfront                
                                   in Poughkeepsie.......        0.336  
 887. Indiana                     Expand 126th Street in                
                                   Carmel................         0.75  
 888. Florida                     Widen Gunn Highway                    
                                   between Erlich Road                  
                                   and South Mobley Road                
                                   in Hillsborough County          1.5  
 889. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA-113 at                    
                                   Creamery Village in                  
                                   Skippack..............          2.7  
 890. Michigan                    Upgrade Van Dyke Road                 
                                   between M-59 and Utica               
                                   City limits...........        2.775  
 891. New Jersey                  Replace the Ocean City-               
                                   Longport bridge in                   
                                   Cape May County, New                 
                                   Jersey................         19.5  
 892. New York                    Construct County Road                 
                                   93 between NYS 27 and                
                                   NYS 454...............        0.515  
 893. Mississippi                 Upgrade Brister Rd.                   
                                   between Tutwiler and                 
                                   Coahoma County line,                 
                                   Tallahatchie Co.......       0.3825  
 894. California                  Conduct highway 65                    
                                   improvement and                      
                                   mitigation project....        4.275  
 895. Michigan                    Construct road drainage               
                                   improvements, Suttons                
                                   Bay Village...........         0.18  
 896. Pennsylvania                Construct 25.5 miles of               
                                   the Perkiomen Trail...        0.486  
 897. Illinois                    Upgrade Bishop Ford                   
                                   Expressway/142nd St.                 
                                   interchange...........        1.125  
 898. Maine                       Implement rural ITS....       0.1875  
 899. Mississippi                 Widen US-84 from I-55                 
                                   at Brookhaven to US-49               
                                   at Collins............       0.6875  
 900. Washington                  Widen Columbia Center                 
                                   Boulevard in Kennewick       1.2075  
 901. Indiana                     Repair signal wires,                  
                                   grade-crossing warning               
                                   devices and other                    
                                   safety protections                   
                                   along South Shore                    
                                   Railroad between Gary                
                                   and Michigan City.....        0.275  
 902. Florida                     Replace St. Johns River               
                                   Bridge in Volusia and                
                                   Seminole Counties.....         10.5  
 903. Louisiana                   Construct East-West                   
                                   Corridor project in                  
                                   Southwest Louisiana...         0.75  
 904. New York                    Improve and reconstruct               
                                   Commerce Street in                   
                                   York Town.............         0.28  
 905. Washington                  Widen SR-522 in                       
                                   Snohomish County:                    
                                   $3,650,000 for phase 1               
                                   from SR-9 to Lake                    
                                   Road; $1,550,000 to                  
                                   construct segment from               
                                   Paradise Lake Road to                
                                   Snohomish River Bridge          5.2  
 906. New Jersey                  Design and construct                  
                                   pedestrian access                    
                                   facility from Joseph                 
                                   G. Minish Waterfront                 
                                   Park over Route 21 to                
                                   the New Jersey                       
                                   Performing Arts Center               
                                   and the contiguous                   
                                   light rail station in                
                                   Newark................            1  
 907. Kentucky                    Construct a segment of                
                                   the I-66 corridor from               
                                   Somerset to I-75......        11.25  
 908. Michigan                    Construct arterial                    
                                   connector between US41/              
                                   M28 and Co. Rd. 480,                 
                                   Marquette.............        0.375  
 909. Wisconsin                   Upgrade State Highway                 
                                   29 between Green Bay                 
                                   and Wausau............            9  
 910. Georgia                     Construct surface                     
                                   transportation                       
                                   facilities along                     
                                   Atlanta-Griffin-Macon                
                                   corridor..............        29.25  
 911. Oregon                      Repair Port of Hood                   
                                   River Bridge Lift Span               
                                   project...............        1.125  
 912. Pennsylvania                Construct noise                       
                                   abatement barriers                   
                                   along US-581 from I-83               
                                   2 miles west in                      
                                   Cumberland County.....         0.36  
 913. Texas                       Widen Highway 287 from                
                                   Creek Bend Drive to                  
                                   Waxahacie bypass......        5.125  
 914. Oregon                      Design and engineering                
                                   for Tualatin-Sherwood                
                                   Bypass................        0.375  
 915. Texas                       Implement ``Hike and                  
                                   Bike'' trail program,                
                                   Houston...............            6  
 916. New Hampshire               Widen I-93 from Salem                 
                                   north.................         9.36  
 917. Tennessee                   Construct State Route                 
                                   30 from Athens to                    
                                   Etowah in McMinn                     
                                   County................         7.74  
 918. California                  Undertake median                      
                                   improvements along E.                
                                   14th St., San Leandro.         0.75  
 919. New Jersey                  Construct Toms River                  
                                   bridge project                       
                                   connecting Dover and                 
                                   South Toms River                     
                                   Borough...............         2.25  
 920. New York                    Improve ferry                         
                                   infrastructure in                    
                                   Greenport.............         0.75  
 921. Puerto Rico                 Upgrade PR 30 between                 
                                   PR 203 in Gurabo to PR               
                                   31 in Juncos..........            6  
 922. Pennsylvania                Improve access and                    
                                   interchange from I-95                
                                   to the international                 
                                   terminal at                          
                                   Philadelphia                         
                                   International Airport.            3  
 923. New Hampshire               Construct Orford Bridge        2.836  
 924. Massachusetts               Construct roadway                     
                                   improvements on Crosby               
                                   Drive and Middlesex                  
                                   Turnpike, Bedford,                   
                                   Burlington and                       
                                   Billerica.............      5.78775  
 925. Illinois                    Reconstruct Midlothian                
                                   Turnpike, Robbins.....        0.216  
 926. California                  Plan, design and                      
                                   construct interchange                
                                   between I-15 and Sante               
                                   Fe Road in Barstow,                  
                                   California............            3  
 927. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and widen                 
                                   US Rt. 222 to four-                  
                                   lane expressway                      
                                   between Lancaster/                   
                                   Berks County line and                
                                   Grings Mill Rd. and                  
                                   construction of Warren               
                                   Street extenstion in                 
                                   Reading...............           19  
 928. Maryland                    Upgrade roads within                  
                                   Leakin Park Intermodal               
                                   Corridor, Baltimore...          2.4  
 929. Washington                  Widen SR522 from SR-9                 
                                   to Paradise Lake Road.          3.6  
 930. New York                    Construct NYS Route 27                
                                   at intersection of                   
                                   North Monroe Avenue...        4.215  
 931. Michigan                    Construct Detroit                     
                                   Metropolitan/Wayne                   
                                   County South Access                  
                                   Road..................           15  
 932. Illinois                    Reconstruct U.S. 6,                   
                                   Harvey................        1.245  
 933. New York                    Redesign Grand                        
                                   Concourse to enhance                 
                                   traffic flow and                     
                                   related enhancements                 
                                   between E. 161st St.                 
                                   and Fordham Rd., New                 
                                   York City.............         9.75  
 934. Ohio                        Construct Black River                 
                                   intermodal                           
                                   transportation center.         3.45  
 935. Connecticut                 Rehabilitate Route 202                
                                   bridge in New Milford,               
                                   Connecticut...........        2.025  
 936. Pennsylvania                Construct park and ride               
                                   facilities in Lower                  
                                   Bucks County..........        1.125  
 937. Pennsylvania                Widen US-11/15 between                
                                   Mt. Patrick and McKees               
                                   Half Falls in Perry                  
                                   County................         3.75  
 938. Illinois                    Undertake Industrial                  
                                   Transportation                       
                                   Improvement Program in               
                                   Chicago...............       3.2625  
 939. California                  Improve streets and                   
                                   construct bicycle                    
                                   paths, Agoura Hills...         0.65  
 940. California                  Implement City of                     
                                   Compton traffic signal               
                                   systems improvements..         3.75  
 941. Texas                       Construct relief route                
                                   around Alice..........       0.1875  
 942. California                  Reconstruct Harbor                    
                                   Blvd./SR22                           
                                   Interchange, City of                 
                                   Garden Grove..........          1.5  
 943. North Carolina              Upgrade US 158                        
                                   (including bypasses of               
                                   Norlina, Macon and                   
                                   Littleton) in Halifax                
                                   and Warren Counties...         2.25  
 944. Utah                        Construct 7800 South                  
                                   from 1300 West to                    
                                   Bangerter Highway in                 
                                   West Jordan...........         5.85  
 945. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/              
                                   126th South from                     
                                   Jordan River to                      
                                   Bangerter Highway in                 
                                   Riverton..............          4.5  
 946. Kentucky                    Construct US-127                      
                                   Jamestown Bypass......         4.35  
 947. Minnesota                   Upgrade Cass County                   
                                   Road 105 and Crow Wing               
                                   County Road 125, East                
                                   Gull Lake.............         0.72  
 948. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 82                  
                                   from Hamburg to                      
                                   Montrose..............        5.375  
 949. Louisiana                   Construct Port of South               
                                   Louisiana Connector in               
                                   Saint John the Baptist               
                                   Parish................        0.525  
 950. Oregon                      Rehabilitate Broadway                 
                                   Bridge in Portland....          7.5  
 951. Louisiana                   Construct Metairie Rail               
                                   Improvements and                     
                                   Relocation project in                
                                   Jefferson and Orleans                
                                   Parishes, Louisiana...            6  
 952. Washington                  Construct Port of                     
                                   Longview Industrial                  
                                   Rail Corridor and                    
                                   Fibre Way Overpass in                
                                   Longview..............        1.875  
 953. New York                    Study transportation                  
                                   improvements for                     
                                   segments of Hutchinson               
                                   River Parkway and New                
                                   England Thruway                      
                                   through the Northeast                
                                   Bronx.................            1  
 954. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74                     
                                   Corridor, including                  
                                   connectors with WV Rt.               
                                   44 and Co. Rt. 13                    
                                   (Gilbert Creek), Mingo               
                                   County................         9.05  
 955. Washington                  Improve I-90/Sunset Way               
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Issaquah, WA..........        14.85  
 956. Indiana                     Construct Marina Access               
                                   Road in East Chicago..            1  
 957. Alabama                     Construct bridge over                 
                                   Tennessee River                      
                                   connecting Muscle                    
                                   Shoals and Florence...           10  
 958. Illinois                    Resurface 63rd Street                 
                                   from Western Avenue to               
                                   Wallace, Chicago......       0.5625  
 959. North Carolina              Upgrade Highway 55                    
                                   between US 64 and                    
                                   State Route 1121, Wake               
                                   and Durham Counties...        17.25  
 960. Indiana                     Upgrade Ridge Road                    
                                   between Griffith and                 
                                   Highland..............          3.3  
 961. Missouri                    Construct Hermann                     
                                   Bridge on Highway 19                 
                                   in Montgomery and                    
                                   Gasconade Counties....          1.1  
 962. New Jersey                  Replace Groveville-                   
                                   Allentown Road bridge                
                                   in Hanilton...........          2.4  
 963. Missouri                    Upgrade US-60 in Carter               
                                   County, Missouri......        20.25  
 964. Georgia                     Construct the Fall Line               
                                   Freeway from Bibb to                 
                                   Richmond Counties.....        17.25  
 965. Pennsylvania                Construct American                    
                                   Parkway Bridge project               
                                   in Allentown..........            3  
 966. Georgia                     Upgrade U.S. Rt. 19                   
                                   between Albany and                   
                                   Thomaston.............         3.75  
 967. Georgia                     Construct noise                       
                                   barriers on the                      
                                   westside of I-185                    
                                   between Macon Road and               
                                   Airport Thruway and on               
                                   I-75 between Mt. Zion                
                                   Road and Old Dixie                   
                                   Highway in the Atlanta               
                                   area..................         0.75  
 968. Oregon                      Construct I-205/                      
                                   Sunnyside/Sunnybrook                 
                                   interchange and                      
                                   related extrension                   
                                   road, Clackamas Co....         17.2  
 969. Minnesota                   Widen Trunk Highway 14/               
                                   52 from 75th Street,                 
                                   NW to Trunk Highway 63               
                                   in Rochester..........         9.75  
 970. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 61 between               
                                   TH324 and Snake River.          0.9  
 971. Utah                        Construct underpass at                
                                   100th South in Sandy..         3.51  
 972. California                  Improve roadway to                    
                                   provide access to                    
                                   Hansen Dam Recreation                
                                   Area in Los Angeles...         0.75  
 973. New York                    Construct Erie Canal                  
                                   Preserve I-90 rest                   
                                   stop in Port Byron....         2.25  
 974. Massachusetts               Construct bike path                   
                                   between Rt. 16                       
                                   (Everett) to Lynn                    
                                   Oceanside.............        1.275  
 975. Tennessee                   Construct Kingsport                   
                                   Highway in Washington                
                                   County................          1.5  
 976. Mississippi                 Widen State Route 6                   
                                   from Pontotoc to US-45               
                                   at Tupelo in                         
                                   Mississippi...........        11.25  
 977. Tennessee                   Construct pedestrian                  
                                   and bicycle pathway to               
                                   connect with the                     
                                   Mississippi River                    
                                   Trail, and restore                   
                                   adjacent historic                    
                                   cobblestones on                      
                                   riverfront, Memphis...         2.25  
 978. California                  Construct improvements                
                                   to Harry Bridges                     
                                   Blvd., Los Angeles....          6.5  
 979. Nebraska                    Construct NE-35                       
                                   alternative and                      
                                   modified route                       
                                   expressway in                        
                                   Norfolkand Wayne......        3.375  
 980. Michigan                    Upgrade Davison Rd.                   
                                   between Belsay and                   
                                   Irish Roads, Genessee                
                                   Co....................          3.2  
 981. West Virginia               Relocate segment of                   
                                   Route 33 (Scott Miller               
                                   Bypass), Roane Co.....            4  
 982. California                  Rehabilitate B Street                 
                                   between Foothill Blvd.               
                                   and Kelly St., Hayward        0.525  
 983. Pennsylvania                Construct exit ramp on                
                                   I-180 at State Route                 
                                   2049 in Lycoming                     
                                   County................        7.875  
 984. California                  Improve streets and                   
                                   related bicycle lane                 
                                   in Oak Park, Ventura                 
                                   Co....................        0.466  
 985. Ohio                        Upgrade 11 warning                    
                                   devices on the rail                  
                                   north/south line from                
                                   Toledo to Deshler.....        0.825  
 986. Alabama                     Expand US-278 in                      
                                   Cullman County........          5.4  
 987. California                  Improve the Avenue H                  
                                   overpass in Lancaster,               
                                   California............        4.575  
 988. New York                    Construct US-219 from                 
                                   Route 39 to Route 17..           20  
 989. Texas                       Widen State Highway 35                
                                   from SH288 in Angleton               
                                   to FM521 and dedicate                
                                   $630,000 to the                      
                                   acquisition of right-                
                                   of-way in Brazoria                   
                                   County................        5.175  
 990. Alaska                      Extend Kenai Spur                     
                                   Highway-North Road in                
                                   Kenai Peninsula                      
                                   Borough...............            6  
 991. Washington                  Construct Interstate                  
                                   405/NE 8th Street                    
                                   interchange project in               
                                   Bellevue, WA..........       17.625  
 992. Tennessee                   Implement ITS                         
                                   technologies,                        
                                   Nashville.............          2.8  
 993. Texas                       Construct Galveston                   
                                   Island Causeway                      
                                   Expansion project,                   
                                   Galveston.............       0.5475  
 994. Michigan                    Improve I-69 in Branch,               
                                   Eaton and Calhoun                    
                                   Counties..............        1.875  
 995. California                  Improve streets in                    
                                   Canoga Park and Reseda               
                                   areas, Los Angeles....            1  
 996. Illinois                    Undertake improvements                
                                   to 127th Street,                     
                                   Cicero Avenue and                    
                                   Route 83 to improve                  
                                   safety and facilitate                
                                   traffic flow,                        
                                   Crestwood.............            2  
 997. Ohio                        Construct new traffic                 
                                   signal and                           
                                   intersection upgrade                 
                                   for Village of Hebron                
                                   in Licking County.....         0.06  
 998. California                  Upgrade US-101 from                   
                                   Eureka to Arcata......         0.65  
 999. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and                 
                                   pedestrian facility                  
                                   between Washington's                 
                                   Landing and Millvale                 
                                   Borough, Allegheny Co.          0.4  
1000. New York                    Construct Maybrook                    
                                   Corridor bikeway in                  
                                   Dutchess County.......        1.404  
1001. California                  Construct I-10/Barton                 
                                   Road West/Anderson                   
                                   Street connection.....         3.75  
1002. Mississippi                 Construct Jackson                     
                                   International Airport                
                                   Parkway and connectors               
                                   from High Street to                  
                                   the Jackson                          
                                   International Airport                
                                   in Jackson,                          
                                   Mississippi...........          7.5  
1003. New Jersey                  Upgrade I-78                          
                                   interchange and West                 
                                   Peddie St. ramps,                    
                                   Newark................        3.725  
1004. California                  Implement enhanced                    
                                   traffic access between               
                                   I-10, area hospitals                 
                                   and southern portion                 
                                   of Loma Linda.........          1.5  
1005. Ohio                        Construct SR 711                      
                                   connector four-lane                  
                                   limited access highway               
                                   in Mahoning Co........           25  
1006. Iowa                        Extend NW 86th Street                 
                                   from NW 70th Street to               
                                   Beaver Drive in Polk                 
                                   County................         5.25  
1007. California                  Construct State Route                 
                                   56 North connectors at               
                                   I-5 and North and                    
                                   South connectors at I-               
                                   15 in San Diego.......            3  
1008. Arkansas                    Construct the Ashdown                 
                                   Bypass/Overpass in                   
                                   Ashdown...............        3.875  
1009. Colorado                    Reconstruct and upgrade               
                                   I-70/I-25 Interchange,               
                                   Denver................            9  
1010. Louisiana                   Construct Zachary                     
                                   Taylor Parkway project            1  
1011. Michigan                    Upgrade Rochester Road                
                                   between I-75 and                     
                                   Torpsey St............        9.225  
1012. Louisiana                   Construct I-10/                       
                                   Louisiana Ave.                       
                                   interchange...........            6  
1013. New York                    Construct County Route                
                                   21, Peeksill Hollow                  
                                   Road renovation                      
                                   project...............        7.577  
1014. Georgia                     Undertake Perimeter                   
                                   Central Parkway                      
                                   Overpass project and                 
                                   Ashford Dunwoody                     
                                   interchange                          
                                   improvements at I-285,               
                                   DeKalb Co.............        0.075  
1015. Minnesota                   Upgrade Highway 53                    
                                   between Virginia and                 
                                   Cook..................          1.5  
1016. New York                    Initiate study and                    
                                   subsequent development               
                                   and engineering of an                
                                   international trade                  
                                   corridor in St.                      
                                   Lawrence County.......          1.5  
1017. California                  Construct Alameda                     
                                   Corridor East, San                   
                                   Gabriel Valley........        2.205  
1018. Arkansas                    Upgrade Highway 63,                   
                                   Marked Tree to Lake                  
                                   David.................           10  
1019. Louisiana                   Congestion mitigation                 
                                   and safety                           
                                   improvements to the                  
                                   Central thruway in                   
                                   Baton Rouge...........         2.25  
1020. Maryland                    Reconstruct Baltimore                 
                                   Washington Parkway at                
                                   Route 197, Prince                    
                                   Georges Co............        11.25  
1021. Ohio                        Construct Wilmington                  
                                   Bypass, Wilmington....         3.75  
1022. Texas                       Construct Houston                     
                                   Street Viaduck project               
                                   in Dallas.............        5.125  
1023. West Virginia               Construct I-73/74                     
                                   Corridor, including                  
                                   interchange with US-                 
                                   460, Mercer County....           15  
1024. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Pleasant                  
                                   Street-River Terrace,                
                                   Holyoke...............          1.2  
1025. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-45               
                                   from North of the I-90               
                                   interchange to North                 
                                   Bend Road in Ashtabula               
                                   County, Ohio..........         6.17  
1026. Rhode Island                Install directional                   
                                   signs in Newport and                 
                                   surrounding                          
                                   communities...........        0.225  
1027. Minnesota                   Construct Highway 210                 
                                   trail/underpass,                     
                                   Brainerd/Baxter.......         0.48  
1028. Florida                     A-1-A Beautification                  
                                   project in Daytona,                  
                                   Florida...............          3.3  
1029. Ohio                        Widen Licking-SR-79-                  
                                   06.65 (PID 8314) in                  
                                   Licking County........            9  
1030. Texas                       Relocate railroad                     
                                   tracks to eliminate                  
                                   road crossings, and                  
                                   provide for the                      
                                   rehabilitation of                    
                                   secondary roads                      
                                   providing access to                  
                                   various parts of the                 
                                   Port and the                         
                                   construction of new                  
                                   connecting roads to                  
                                   access new                           
                                   infrastructure safely                
                                   and efficiently,                     
                                   Brownsville...........          4.5  
1031. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 from                
                                   Broken Bow to Arkansas               
                                   State line in                        
                                   McCurtain County......         3.93  
1032. Tennessee                   Improve County Road 374               
                                   in Montgomery County..         3.75  
1033. Virginia                    Enhance Maple Avenue                  
                                   streetscape in Vienna,               
                                   Virginia..............        2.025  
1034. Connecticut                 Widen Route 10 from                   
                                   vicinity of Lazy Lane                
                                   to River Street in                   
                                   Southington,                         
                                   Connecticut...........         3.48  
1035. Florida                     Widen US-192 between                  
                                   County Route 532 and I-              
                                   95 in Brevard and                    
                                   Osceola Counties......        18.75  
1036. Louisiana                   Construct Leeville                    
                                   Bridge on LA-1........        1.125  
1037. Illinois                    Construct I-57                        
                                   interchange, Coles Co.         8.15  
1038. Massachusetts               Upgrade Route 2 between               
                                   Philipston and                       
                                   Greenfield............            3  
1039. New Jersey                  Construct and/or                      
                                   reconstruct intermodal               
                                   transportation and                   
                                   maintenance facility                 
                                   in Union City in order               
                                   to replace the NJ                    
                                   Transit depot.........            2  
1040. Illinois                    Construct Technology                  
                                   Avenue between US Rt.                
                                   45 East to Willenborg                
                                   St., Effingham........        2.735  
1041. New Jersey                  Replace Maple Grange                  
                                   Road bridge over                     
                                   Pochuck Creek in                     
                                   Sussex County.........         1.35  
1042. New York                    Construct CR-96 from                  
                                   Great South Bay to                   
                                   Montauk Highway in                   
                                   Suffolk County........        0.275  
1043. Virginia                    Construct connector                   
                                   road from the proposed               
                                   U.S. 58 Stuart bypass                
                                   to Route 8 South                     
                                   beginning at the                     
                                   intersection of                      
                                   Johnson Street in                    
                                   Stuart to Route 652...         5.25  
1044. Pennsylvania                Replace bridge over                   
                                   Shermans Creek in                    
                                   Carroll...............         0.75  
1045. Connecticut                 Construct bicycle and                 
                                   pedestrian walkway,                  
                                   Town of East Hartford.          0.9  
1046. Ohio                        Construct grade                       
                                   separations at Front                 
                                   Street and Bagley                    
                                   Road, Berea...........        14.25  
1047. Alabama                     Upgrade SR 5 in Perry                 
                                   Co....................        1.275  
1048. Connecticut                 Implement Trinity                     
                                   College Area road                    
                                   improvements, Hartford       5.1075  
1049. Louisiana                   Construct North/South                 
                                   Road/I-10-US-61                      
                                   connection in the                    
                                   Kenner, Louisiana.....            5  
1050. New Jersey                  Design and construction               
                                   Belford Ferry Terminal               
                                   in Belford, New                      
                                   Jersey................         3.45  
1051. Michigan                    Construct safety                      
                                   enhancements at rail                 
                                   crossings, Linden,                   
                                   Fenton, Swartz Creek                 
                                   and Gaines............         0.75  
1052. California                  Extend 7th St. between                
                                   F St. and North 7th                  
                                   St., Sacramento.......          1.5  
1053. Massachusetts               Upgrade Spring St.                    
                                   between Bank and                     
                                   Latham Streets,                      
                                   Williamstown..........          1.5  
1054. California                  Complete Citraeado                    
                                   Parkway project in San               
                                   Diego County..........         2.25  
1055. Indiana                     Conduct railroad                      
                                   relocation study in                  
                                   Muncie................        0.045  
1056. Connecticut                 Improve Route 4                       
                                   intersection in                      
                                   Harwinton,                           
                                   Connecticut...........         1.35  
1057. Missouri                    Widen US-63 in Randolph               
                                   and Boone Counties,                  
                                   Missouri..............         31.5  
1058. New York                    Construct city of Glen                
                                   Cove waterfront                      
                                   improvements..........         3.75  
1059. Illinois                    Reconstruct Greenbriar                
                                   Rd. with construction                
                                   of new turn lanes in                 
                                   vicinity of John A.                  
                                   Logan College in                     
                                   Carterville...........         1.05  
1060. Tennessee                   Construct bridge and                  
                                   approaches on State                  
                                   Route 33 over the                    
                                   Tennessee River                      
                                   (Henley Street Bridge)          9.9  
1061. Ohio                        Construct SR-315 Ohio                 
                                   State University Ramp                
                                   project in Franklin                  
                                   County................          3.5  
1062. Nevada                      Improve at-grade                      
                                   railroad crossings in                
                                   Reno..................        1.875  
1063. Pennsylvania                Construct Williamsport-               
                                   Lycoming County                      
                                   Airport Access road                  
                                   from I-180 to the                    
                                   airport...............         5.25  
1064. Minnesota                   Construct bicycle and                 
                                   pedestrian facility                  
                                   (Mesabi Trail), St.                  
                                   Louis County..........         2.25  
1065. Florida                     Widen State Road 44 in                
                                   Volusia County........       1.6875  
1066. Missouri                    Upgrade Mo. Rt. 150,                  
                                   Jackson Co............          4.5  
1067. Nebraska                    Construct bridge in                   
                                   Newcastle.............            3  
1068. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 36                       
                                   Convention Center                    
                                   Connector in Blair                   
                                   County................         0.75  
1069. Illinois                    Rehabilitate Western                  
                                   Springs Arterial                     
                                   Roadway, Cook Co......        0.825  
1070. California                  Rehabilitate Highway 1                
                                   in Guadalupe..........        0.375  
1071. Utah                        Widen 7200 South in                   
                                   Midvale...............         0.99  
1072. Iowa                        Construct I-29 airport                
                                   interchange overpass                 
                                   in Sioux City.........         4.65  
1073. Florida                     Restore and                           
                                   rehabilitate Miami                   
                                   Beach Bridge and                     
                                   waterfront in Miami                  
                                   Beach, Florida........         1.35  
1074. Washington                  Improve Huntington                    
                                   Avenue South in Castle               
                                   Rock..................       0.5625  
1075. Minnesota                   Implement Trunk Highway               
                                   8 Corridor projects,                 
                                   Chisago Co............       12.475  
1076. Michigan                    Relocate US-31 from                   
                                   River Road to Naomi                  
                                   Road in Berrian County         13.5  
1077. South Carolina              Construct I-95/I-26                   
                                   interchange,                         
                                   Orangeburg Co.........          8.5  
1078. Texas                       Upgrade State Highway                 
                                   35 Houston District                  
                                   Brazoria County.......         6.92  
1079. Maryland                    Improve Halfway                       
                                   Boulevard east and                   
                                   west of Exit 5, I-81                 
                                   in Washington County..            3  
1080. California                  Upgrade D Street                      
                                   between Grand and                    
                                   Second Streets,                      
                                   Hayward...............          0.9  
1081. New Jersey                  Undertake improvements                
                                   associated with the                  
                                   South Amboy Regional                 
                                   Intermodal Center.....           12  
1082. New York                    Replace Kennedy-class                 
                                   ferries, Staten Island           30  
1083. Texas                       Expand Winters Freeway                
                                   (US83/84) in Abilene                 
                                   between Southwest                    
                                   Drive and US 277......          8.4  
1084. Maine                       Replacement and                       
                                   renovation of Carlton                
                                   Bridge, Bath/Woolwich.            6  
1085. New York                    Rehabilitate Jay                      
                                   Covered Bridge in                    
                                   Essex County..........         0.75  
1086. Minnesota                   Construct Elk River                   
                                   bypass from 171st                    
                                   Avenue at Highway 10                 
                                   to intersection of                   
                                   County Roads 12 and 13               
                                   at Highway 169........          2.4  
1087. Pennsylvania                Construct Route 72                    
                                   overpass at Conrail in               
                                   Lebanon...............       6.6075  
1088. Indiana                     Upgrade Route 31 and                  
                                   other roads, St.                     
                                   Joseph and Elkhart                   
                                   Counties..............          4.5  
1089. California                  Install call boxes                    
                                   along Highway 166                    
                                   between intersection                 
                                   with Highway 101 and                 
                                   junction with Highway                
                                   33....................        0.216  
1090. New Hampshire               Construct Chestersfield               
                                   Bridge................        2.536  
1091. Oregon                      Construct bike path                   
                                   between Terry Street                 
                                   and Greenhill Road,                  
                                   Eugene................         1.17  
1092. Dist. of Col.               Conduct MIS of light                  
                                   rail corridors, D.C...         0.75  
1093. Arkansas                    Enhance area in the                   
                                   vicinity of Dickson                  
                                   Street in Fayetteville        1.125  
1094. Pennsylvania                Extend North Delaware                 
                                   Ave. between Lewis St.               
                                   and Orthodox St.,                    
                                   Philadelphia..........          4.2  
1095. Indiana                     Reconstruct Wheeling                  
                                   Avenue in Muncie......          1.2  
1096. Ohio                        Construct interchange                 
                                   at I-480 in                          
                                   Independence, Ohio....          3.5  
1097. Pennsylvania                Relocate PA 18 between                
                                   9th Ave. and 32nd St.,               
                                   Beaver Falls..........         1.05  
1098. Alabama                     Construct Eastern Shore               
                                   Trail project in                     
                                   Fairhope, Alabama.....      1.01625  
1099. Maine                       Studies and planning                  
                                   for extension of I-95.        2.125  
1100. Alabama                     Replace bridge over                   
                                   Tombigbee River,                     
                                   Naheola...............         2.25  
1101. Illinois                    Reconstruct Cossitt                   
                                   Ave. in La Grange.....        1.485  
1102. New York                    Improve Broadway in                   
                                   North Castle in                      
                                   Westchester County....         1.26  
1103. New York                    Construct access                      
                                   improvements to Port                 
                                   of Rochester Harbor,                 
                                   Rochester.............           12  
1104. Illinois                    Reconstruct Broad                     
                                   Street between Maple                 
                                   St. to Sixth St.,                    
                                   Evansville............       0.2625  
1105. California                  Widen SR-71 from                      
                                   Riverside County to SR-              
                                   91....................           13  
1106. Alabama                     Construct improvements                
                                   to 19th Street between               
                                   I-59 and Tuxedo                      
                                   Junction, Birmingham..        0.675  
1107. Pennsylvania                Improve safety on PA-41               
                                   from US-30 to PA-926..            6  
1108. Texas                       Construct 6th and 7th                 
                                   Street overpass over                 
                                   railroad yard,                       
                                   Brownsville...........        0.375  
1109. California                  Upgrade intersection of               
                                   Folsom Blvd. and Power               
                                   Inn Rd., Sacramento...          7.5  
1110. Illinois                    Replace Gaumer Bridge                 
                                   near Alvin............          0.9  
1111. Minnesota                   Upgrade TH6 between                   
                                   Talmoon and Highway 1.          0.9  
1112. Michigan                    Extend Trowbridge Road                
                                   from Harrison Rd. to                 
                                   Red Cedar Rd..........        1.875  
1113. New York                    Reconstruct Flushing                  
                                   Avenue between Wycoff                
                                   Avenue and Gates                     
                                   Street................         2.25  
1114. California                  Construct I-580                       
                                   interchange, Livermore          9.9  
1115. Illinois                    Upgrade South Lake                    
                                   Shore Driver between                 
                                   47th and Hayes,                      
                                   Chicago...............         5.85  
1116. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 26 in                      
                                   Huntingdon County.....         0.75  
1117. Virgin Islands              Construct bypass around               
                                   Christiansted.........            6  
1118. New Mexico                  Complete the Paseo del                
                                   Norte East Corridor in               
                                   Bernalillo County.....        3.325  
1119. California                  Upgrade Industrial                    
                                   Parkway Southwest                    
                                   between Whipple Rd.                  
                                   and improved segment                 
                                   of the parkway,                      
                                   Hayward...............         0.45  
1120. Kansas                      Widen US-81 from                      
                                   Minneapolis, Kansas to               
                                   Nebraska..............        20.85  
1121. New York                    Construct sound                       
                                   barriers on Grand                    
                                   Central Parkway                      
                                   between 244th Street                 
                                   and Douglaston Parkway        0.375  
1122. New York                    Construct Bike Paths                  
                                   along the Bronx River                
                                   in Bronx Park.........         0.25  
1123. Pennsylvania                Conduct preliminary                   
                                   engineering and design               
                                   for the US-219 bypass                
                                   of Bradford...........         0.75  
1124. Utah                        Widen and improve 123rd/              
                                   126th South from 700                 
                                   East to Jordan River                 
                                   in Draper.............          6.3  
1125. California                  Construct Olympic                     
                                   Training Center Access               
                                   road, Chula Vista.....            5  
1126. Florida                     Pedestrian safety                     
                                   initiative on US-19 in               
                                   Pinellas County.......          5.1  
1127. Texas                       Construct US Highway 59               
                                   railroad crossing                    
                                   overpass in Texarkana.        2.625  
1128. Illinois                    Widen and improve US-34               
                                   intechange in Aurora..            6  
1129. Connecticut                 Construct Hartford                    
                                   Riverwalk South,                     
                                   Hartford..............         2.64  
1130. New York                    Rehabilitate                          
                                   transportation                       
                                   facilities in CO-OP                  
                                   City..................            1  
1131. Florida                     Widen and realign Eller               
                                   Drive in Port                        
                                   Everglades, Florida...          4.2  
1132. Mississippi                 Construct I-20                        
                                   interchange at Pirate                
                                   Cove..................         0.75  
1133. Mississippi                 Widen US-98 from Pike                 
                                   County to Foxworth....       0.6875  
1134. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 219 in                  
                                   Clearfield County.....         0.75  
1135. Michigan                    Replace Barton Rd./M-14               
                                   interchange, Ann Arbor         0.75  
1136. Nebraska                    Construct the Antelope                
                                   Valley Overpass in                   
                                   Lincoln...............        5.625  
1137. New York                    Reconstruct Niagara                   
                                   St., Quay St., and 8th               
                                   St. including                        
                                   realignment of Qual                  
                                   St. and 8th Ave. in                  
                                   Niagara Falls.........        2.625  
1138. California                  Upgrade and synchronize               
                                   traffic lights in the                
                                   Alameda Corridor East                
                                   in Los Angeles County.        17.25  
1139. Illinois                    Widen US-20 in Freeport        3.825  
1140. Kentucky                    Reconstruct Liberty and               
                                   Todd Roads, Lexington.            6  
1141. New Jersey                  Upgrade Montvale/                     
                                   Chestnut Ridge Road                  
                                   and Grand Avenue                     
                                   intersection at Garden               
                                   State Parkway in                     
                                   Bergan County.........        0.375  
1142. California                  Widen SR-23 between                   
                                   Moorpark and Thousand                
                                   Oaks..................         10.5  
1143. Utah                        Extend Main Street from               
                                   5600 South to Vine                   
                                   Street in Murray......        10.35  
1144. Pennsylvania                Construct access road                 
                                   to Hastings Industrial               
                                   Park, Cambria Co......         3.05  
1145. New Jersey                  Improve Old York Road/                
                                   Rising Run Road                      
                                   intersection in                      
                                   Burlington............         4.98  
1146. Michigan                    Construct deceleration                
                                   lane in front of 4427                
                                   Wilder Road, Bay City.        0.015  
1147. Pennsylvania                Construct I-81 noise                  
                                   abatement program in                 
                                   Dauphin County........         0.48  
1148. Washington                  Construct Peace Arch                  
                                   Crossing of Entry                    
                                   (PACE) lane in Blaine.          4.9  
1149. New York                    Traffic Mitigation                    
                                   Project on William                   
                                   Street and Losson Road               
                                   in Cheektowaga........            3  
1150. Arkansas                    Construct North Belt                  
                                   Freeway...............         5.25  
1151. Ohio                        Improve and widen SR-91               
                                   from SR-43 south to                  
                                   county line/city line                
                                   in Solon..............         4.25  
1152. Texas                       Upgrade US Rt. 59                     
                                   between US 281 to I-37           12  
1153. Michigan                    Construct M-24 Corridor               
                                   from I-69 to southern                
                                   Lapeer County.........            2  
1154. Tennessee                   Construct greenway and                
                                   bicycle path corridor,               
                                   City of White House...          3.2  
1155. Massachusetts               Rehabilitate Union                    
                                   Station in Springfield           12  
1156. Pennsylvania                Install citywide                      
                                   signalization (SAMI)                 
                                   project in Lebanon....         0.75  
1157. Washington                  Widen SR-543 from I-5                 
                                   to International                     
                                   Boundary, Washington..         10.2  
1158. Hawaii                      Replace Sand Island                   
                                   bridge................         0.75  
1159. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 10                      
                                   between Logan and Man.           50  
1160. Florida                     Expand Palm Valley                    
                                   Bridge in St. Johns                  
                                   County................          3.1  
1161. Michigan                    Improve US-31 from                    
                                   Holland to Grand Haven         2.25  
1162. Florida                     Upgrade U.S. 319                      
                                   between I-10 and the                 
                                   Florida/Georgia State                
                                   line..................         3.75  
1163. Colorado                    Improve SH-74/JC-73                   
                                   interchange, City of                 
                                   Evergreen in Jefferson               
                                   County, Colorado......        4.188  
1164. Pennsylvania                Improve Route 94                      
                                   Corridor through                     
                                   Hanover to Maryland                  
                                   State Line............            6  
1165. California                  Undertake San Pedro                   
                                   Bridge project at SR                 
                                   1, Pacifica...........        1.125  
1166. Michigan                    Upgrade Tittabawasee                  
                                   Road between Mackinaw                
                                   Road and Midland Road,               
                                   Saginaw Co............            3  
1167. Illinois                    Improve IL-159 in                     
                                   Edwardsville..........      3.20625  
1168. Virginia                    Improve East Eldon                    
                                   Street in Herndon.....        0.375  
1169. Texas                       Construct Cleveland                   
                                   Bypass................       10.125  
1170. Utah                        Widen SR-36 from I-80                 
                                   to Mills Junction.....         2.25  
1171. New Jersey                  Eliminate Berlin Circle               
                                   and signalize                        
                                   intersection in Camden            6  
1172. Arkansas                    Upgrade US Rt. 412,                   
                                   Fulton County line to                
                                   Missouri State line...          7.5  
1173. California                  Upgrade Del Almo                      
                                   Boulevard at I-405....            5  
1174. Pennsylvania                Improve access to                     
                                   McKeesport-Duquesne                  
                                   Bridge................         2.15  
1175. North Carolina              Construct US-64/264 in                
                                   Dare County...........         0.75  
1176. California                  Construct Gene Autry                  
                                   Way/I-5 Access                       
                                   project, Anaheim......         6.75  
1177. Arizona                     Construct Veterans'                   
                                   Memorial overpass in                 
                                   Pima Co...............        11.25  
1178. Virginia                    Conduct preliminary                   
                                   engineering on I-73                  
                                   between Roanoke and                  
                                   Virginia/North                       
                                   Carolina State line...            3  
1179. Mississippi                 Upgrade roads,                        
                                   Washington Co.........       3.3075  
1180. Tennessee                   State Highway 109                     
                                   upgrade planning and                 
                                   engineering, Sumner Co         1.84  
1181. Florida                     Construct John Young                  
                                   Parkway/I-4                          
                                   interchange...........            6  
1182. Illinois                    Rehabilitate and                      
                                   upgrade 87th Street                  
                                   Station to improve                   
                                   intermodal access.....       1.7715  
1183. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 124 between                
                                   Five Points and                      
                                   Ravenswood Bridge,                   
                                   Meigs Co..............         3.75  
1184. Colorado                    Construct Broadway                    
                                   Viaduct, Denver.......            3  
1185. New York                    Construct Bay Shore                   
                                   Road SR-231 to SR-27                 
                                   in Suffolk County.....         7.53  
1186. North Dakota                Construct Jamestown                   
                                   bypass................          3.6  
1187. Ohio                        Upgrade State Route 18                
                                   between I-71 and I-77.         1.55  
1188. California                  Construct Overland                    
                                   Drive overcrossing in                
                                   Temecula..............         3.75  
1189. Ohio                        Upgrade U.S. Route 422                
                                   through Girard........         4.72  
1190. Mississippi                 Widen MS-45 from                      
                                   Brooksville to US-82                 
                                   in Mississippi........        3.375  
1191. California                  Extend Highway 41 in                  
                                   Madera County.........          5.5  
1192. Missouri                    Construction and                      
                                   upgrade of US-71/I-49                
                                   in Newton and McDonald               
                                   County, Missouri......     24.97725  
1193. North Carolina              Upgrade US-158 in                     
                                   Warren and Halifax                   
                                   Counties..............         2.25  
1194. Illinois                    Reconstruct I-74                      
                                   through Peoria........            2  
1195. Minnesota                   Construct Shepard Road/               
                                   Upper Landing                        
                                   interceptor, St. Paul.         2.25  
1196. Texas                       Construct segment lof a               
                                   bypass to I-35 known                 
                                   as SH-130. The State                 
                                   of Texas shall consult               
                                   with all appropriate                 
                                   local officials,                     
                                   representatives of the               
                                   affected local                       
                                   communities, and                     
                                   provide for public                   
                                   comment prior to                     
                                   determining a final                  
                                   alignment for the                    
                                   project...............         13.5  
1197. Washington                  Redevelop Port of                     
                                   Anacortes waterfront..         0.05  
1198. California                  Construct I-15 Galinas                
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Riverside County......        6.375  
1199. New Jersey                  Replace Kinnaman Avenue               
                                   bridge over Pohatcong                
                                   Creek in Warren County          1.2  
1200. Michigan                    Upgrade (all weather)                 
                                   on US 2, US 41, and M                
                                   35....................        1.275  
1201. Maine                       Upgrade Route 11.......            3  
1202. Rhode Island                Reconstruct Harris                    
                                   Ave., Woonsocket......          1.5  
1203. Oregon                      Construct bike path                   
                                   between Main Street/                 
                                   Highway 99 in Cottage                
                                   Grove to Row River                   
                                   Trail, Cottage Grove..         0.23  
1204. Maine                       Improve Route 26.......        1.125  
1205. New York                    Rehabilitate Third                    
                                   Avenue Bridge over                   
                                   Harlem River, New York               
                                   City..................          1.5  
1206. New Hampshire               Construct the Keene                   
                                   bypass................        4.899  
1207. New Jersey                  Construct grade                       
                                   separation of Route 35               
                                   and Tinton falls and                 
                                   extend Shrewsbury                    
                                   Avenue in Monmouth....         3.75  
1208. California                  Reconstruct La Loma                   
                                   Bridge in Pasadena....         2.25  
1209. Indiana                     Remove and replace                    
                                   Walnut Street in                     
                                   Muncie................        1.605  
1210. Arkansas                    Construct US-270 East-                
                                   West Arterial in Hot                 
                                   Springs...............        6.875  
1211. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct and widen I-              
                                   40 Crosstown Bridge                  
                                   and Realignment in                   
                                   downtown Oklahoma                    
                                   City, including                      
                                   demolition of the                    
                                   existing bridge,                     
                                   vehicle approach                     
                                   roads, interchanges,                 
                                   intersections,                       
                                   signalization and                    
                                   supporting structures                
                                   between I-35 and I-44.      72.7875  
1212. Texas                       Widen Meacham Boulevard               
                                   from I-35W to FM-146                 
                                   and extend Meacham                   
                                   Boulevard from west of               
                                   FM-156 to North Main                 
                                   Street................            2  
1213. Minnesota                   Upgrade CSAH 116 north                
                                   of CSAH 88 in Ely.....          1.2  
1214. Mississippi                 Upgrade West County                   
                                   Line Road, City of                   
                                   Jackson...............         8.25  
1215. California                  Construct Imperial                    
                                   Highway grade                        
                                   separation and sound                 
                                   walls at Esperanza                   
                                   Road/Orangethorpe                    
                                   Avenue in Yorba Linda,               
                                   California............       12.515  
1216. Nevada                      Widen I-15 from                       
                                   California State line                
                                   to Las Vegas..........        1.875  
1217. Connecticut                 Improve and realign                   
                                   Route 8 in Winchester.        1.515  
1218. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct US-70 in                  
                                   Marshall and Bryan                   
                                   Counties..............         0.11  
1219. Pennsylvania                Construct California                  
                                   University of                        
                                   Pennsylvania                         
                                   intermodal facility...            1  
1220. Arkansas                    Construct turning lanes               
                                   at US-71/AR-8                        
                                   intersection in Mena..       0.1875  
1221. Michigan                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   freight terminal in                  
                                   Wayne Co..............           18  
1222. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 17 from PA                 
                                   274 to PA 850 in Perry               
                                   County................         0.75  
1223. Indiana                     Install traffic                       
                                   signalization system                 
                                   in Muncie.............        0.675  
1224. Illinois                    Upgrade US 40 in                      
                                   Martinsville..........        0.094  
1225. Indiana                     Construct SR-9 bypass                 
                                   in Greenfield.........       2.3625  
1226. Kentucky                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study for Northern                   
                                   Kentucky High Priority               
                                   Corridor (I-74).......        0.375  
1227. Hawaii                      Construct interchange                 
                                   at junction of                       
                                   proposed North-South                 
                                   road and H-1..........          1.5  
1228. Florida                     Construct improvements                
                                   to JFK Boulevard,                    
                                   Eatonville............         0.75  
1229. Mississippi                 Construct access                      
                                   improvments to various               
                                   roads, Humphreys Co...         0.75  
1230. South Dakota                Construct Heartland                   
                                   Expressway Phase I....        6.505  
1231. Illinois                    Construct Raney Street                
                                   Overpass in Effingham.          4.4  
1232. Texas                       Road improvements along               
                                   historic mission                     
                                   trails in San Antonio.        1.875  
1233. New York                    Construct Elmira                      
                                   Arterial from Miller                 
                                   to Cedar..............         2.25  
1234. Ohio                        Construct a new                       
                                   interchange at County                
                                   Road 80 and I-77 in                  
                                   Dover with $100,000 to               
                                   preserve or                          
                                   reconstruct the                      
                                   Tourism Information                  
                                   Center................          7.1  
1235. California                  Construct Airport Blvd.               
                                   interchange in Salinas            6  
1236. Massachusetts               Construct South                       
                                   Weymouth Naval Air                   
                                   Station Connectivity                 
                                   Improvements..........       14.225  
1237. Illinois                    Construct new entrance                
                                   to Midway Airport                    
                                   Terminal..............          6.5  
1238. West Virginia               Preliminary                           
                                   engineering, design                  
                                   and construction of                  
                                   the Orgas to Chelayn                 
                                   Road, Boone Co........            2  
1239. New Jersey                  Construct US-22/Chimney               
                                   Rock Road interchange                
                                   in Somerset County....        17.25  
1240. Kansas                      Reconstruct K-7 from                  
                                   Lone Elm Road to                     
                                   Harrison..............         2.79  
1241. Pennsylvania                Install traffic signal                
                                   upgrade in Clearfield                
                                   Borough in Clearfield                
                                   County................        0.375  
1242. Missouri                    Construct Grand Ave.                  
                                   viaduct over Mill                    
                                   Creek Valley in St.                  
                                   Louis.................         1.65  
1243. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements                
                                   to North Shore Roadway               
                                   and access in the city               
                                   of Pittsburgh.........           11  
1244. West Virginia               Construct improvements                
                                   on WV 9 including                    
                                   turning lane and                     
                                   signalization, Berkely               
                                   Co....................          0.2  
1245. New York                    Conduct Trans-Hudson                  
                                   Freight Improvement                  
                                   MIS, New York City....            3  
1246. West Virginia               Upgrade Route 2 in                    
                                   Cabell Co., including                
                                   the relocation of                    
                                   Route 2 to provide for               
                                   a connection to I-64                 
                                   (Merrick Creek                       
                                   Connector)............           10  
1247. New Hampshire               Construct Hindsale                    
                                   Bridge................        2.536  
1248. Washington                  Reconstruct I-82/SR-24                
                                   intersection and add                 
                                   lanes on SR- 24 to                   
                                   Keys Road.............         6.48  
1249. Iowa                        Construct controlled                  
                                   access four-lane                     
                                   highway between Des                  
                                   Moines and Burlington.        9.525  
1250. Pennsylvania                Construct bicycle and                 
                                   pedestrian facility                  
                                   between Boston Bridge                
                                   and McKee Point Park,                
                                   Allegheny Co..........        0.125  
1251. Ohio                        Upgrade and widen US-24               
                                   from I-469 to I-475...        17.25  
1252. Texas                       Upgrade FM517 between                 
                                   Owens and FM 3346,                   
                                   Galveston.............        2.892  
1253. Idaho                       Construct US-95:                      
                                   Sandcreek Alternate                  
                                   Route in Sandpoint....         13.5  
1254. New Jersey                  Replace Calhoun Street                
                                   Bridge in Trenton.....        0.975  
1255. California                  Construct Cabot-Camino                
                                   Capistrano Bridge                    
                                   project in Southern                  
                                   Orange County.........          1.5  
1256. Pennsylvania                Construct PA 16 truck                 
                                   climbing lane in                     
                                   Franklin County.......          1.5  
1257. New York                    Construct Eastern Long                
                                   Island Scenic Byway in               
                                   Suffolk County........        11.25  
1258. Texas                       Construct Loop 197,                   
                                   Galveston.............       3.2175  
1259. Illinois                    Construct Western                     
                                   Springs Pedestrian and               
                                   Tunnel project, Cook                 
                                   Co....................        0.925  
1260. Georgia                     Construct the Savannah                
                                   River Parkway in                     
                                   Bullock, Jenkins,                    
                                   Screven and Effingham                
                                   Counties..............          7.5  
1261. Mississippi                 Construct connector                   
                                   between US-90 and I-10               
                                   in Biloxi.............        6.375  
1262. American Samoa              Construct drainage                    
                                   system improvements                  
                                   associated with                      
                                   highway construction                 
                                   on Tutilla Island,                   
                                   American Samoa........         3.75  
1263. Maryland                    Implement city-wide                   
                                   signal control system                
                                   replacements and                     
                                   improvements in                      
                                   Baltimore.............       13.275  
1264. West Virginia               Construct I-81                        
                                   interchange,                         
                                   Martinsburg...........         5.05  
1265. Alabama                     Replace pedestrian                    
                                   bridges at Village                   
                                   Creek and Valley                     
                                   Creek, Birmingham.....        0.075  
1266. Virginia                    Improve Route 123 from                
                                   Route 1 to Fairfax                   
                                   County line in Prince                
                                   William County,                      
                                   Virginia..............        11.25  
1267. New Mexico                  Improve US-70 from I-25               
                                   to Organ in New                      
                                   Mexico................        18.75  
1268. Pennsylvania                Undertake                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   enhancement activities               
                                   within the Lehigh                    
                                   Landing Area of the                  
                                   Delaware and Lehigh                  
                                   Canal National                       
                                   Heritage Corridor.....         5.25  
1269. New York                    Implement Melrose                     
                                   Commons geographic                   
                                   information system....         0.75  
1270. Alabama                     Construct repairs to                  
                                   Pratt Highway Bridge,                
                                   Birmingham............         0.45  
1271. Texas                       Construct Spur 10 from                
                                   SH-36 to US-59........            3  
1272. Nebraska                    Replace US-81 bridge                  
                                   between Yankton, South               
                                   Dakota and Cedar                     
                                   County, Nebaska.......        1.125  
1273. California                  Construct Centennial                  
                                   Transportation                       
                                   Corridor..............        15.75  
1274. Minnesota                   Construct Phalen Blvd.                
                                   between I-35E and I-94         9.75  
1275. California                  Reconstruct Palos                     
                                   Verdes Drive, Palos                  
                                   Verdes Estates........       0.3375  
1276. Pennsylvania                Facilitate coordination               
                                   of transportation                    
                                   systems at                           
                                   intersection of 46th                 
                                   and Market, and                      
                                   enhance access and                   
                                   related measures to                  
                                   area facilities                      
                                   including purchase of                
                                   vans for reverse                     
                                   commutes, Philadelphia            3  
1277. Indiana                     Improve Southwest                     
                                   Highway from                         
                                   Bloomington to                       
                                   Evansville............           27  
1278. Pennsylvania                Construct an access                   
                                   road in Bedford                      
                                   Springs, Pennsylvania,               
                                   along Old U.S. 220 to                
                                   the Springs Project                  
                                   and to construct other               
                                   facilities to                        
                                   facilitate movement of               
                                   traffic within the                   
                                   site and construction                
                                   of a parking facility                
                                   to be associatied                    
                                   therewith or other                   
                                   projects in the                      
                                   counties of Bedford ,                
                                   Blair, Fulton,                       
                                   Franklin, Mifflin,                   
                                   Fulton and Clearfield,               
                                   and Huntingdon, as                   
                                   selected by the State                
                                   of Pennsylvania.......        28.18  
1279. Washington                  Undertake FAST Corridor               
                                   improvements with the                
                                   amounts provided as                  
                                   follows: $12,000,000                 
                                   to construct the North               
                                   Duwamish Intermodal                  
                                   Project, $3,375,000                  
                                   for the Port of Tacoma               
                                   Road project,                        
                                   $2,250,000 for the SW                
                                   Third St./BSNF project               
                                   in Auburn, $1,500,000                
                                   for the S.277th St./                 
                                   BNSF project in Auburn/              
                                   Kent, $1,500,000 for                 
                                   the S.277th St./UP                   
                                   project in Auburn                    
                                   Kent, $1,500,000 for                 
                                   the S. 180th St. E/                  
                                   BSNF project in                      
                                   Tukwila, $750,000 for                
                                   the 8th St. E/BSNF                   
                                   project in Pierce Co.,               
                                   and $1,125,000 for the               
                                   Shaw Rd. extension                   
                                   Puyallup..............           24  
1280. Ohio                        Construct interchange                 
                                   at SR 11 and King                    
                                   Graves Rd. in Trumball               
                                   Co....................         5.56  
1281. Michigan                    Apply ITS technologies                
                                   relating to traffic                  
                                   control, Lansing......        2.775  
1282. California                  Stabilize US-101 at                   
                                   Wilson Creek..........         0.65  
1283. Michigan                    Construct interchange                 
                                   at Eastman Avenue/US-                
                                   10 in Midland.........         8.25  
1284. Arkansas                    Enhance area around the               
                                   Paris Courthouse in                  
                                   the vicinity of                      
                                   Arkansas Scenic                      
                                   Highway 22 and                       
                                   Arkansas Scenic                      
                                   Highway 309, Paris                   
                                   Arkansas..............          0.3  
1285. Mississippi                 Upgrade Hampton Lake                  
                                   Road, Tallahatchie Co.         0.66  
1286. Illinois                    Undertake improvements                
                                   to Campus                            
                                   Transportation System.         0.75  
1287. Virginia                    Construct access road,                
                                   walking trail and                    
                                   related facilities for               
                                   the Nicholsville                     
                                   Center, Scott Co......        0.225  
1288. Pennsylvania                Improve intersection of               
                                   U.S., S.R. 3066, and                 
                                   West Allegheny Road,                 
                                   North Fayette Township          3.5  
1289. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 425                 
                                   from Pine Bluff to the               
                                   Louisiana State line..        5.375  
1290. Pennsylvania                Construct Independence                
                                   Gateway Transportation               
                                   Center project,                      
                                   Philadelphia..........          5.5  
1291. Minnesota                   Upgrade Perpich                       
                                   Memorial from CR-535                 
                                   to CSAH 111...........          2.1  
1292. Texas                       Construct US Rt. 67                   
                                   Corridor through San                 
                                   Angelo................         5.25  
1293. Pennsylvania                Construct improvements                
                                   to roadway and parking               
                                   facility in the                      
                                   vicinity of St.                      
                                   Francis College,                     
                                   Cambria County........            2  
1294. Missouri                    Construct extension of                
                                   bike path between                    
                                   Soulard market area                  
                                   and Riverfront bike                  
                                   trail in St. Louis....          0.6  
1295. New York                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   facility in Yonkers,                 
                                   Westchester Co........        8.687  
1296. Maryland                    Construct intersection                
                                   improvements to                      
                                   facilitate access to                 
                                   NSA facility, Anne                   
                                   Arundel Co............         2.25  
1297. Massachusetts               Undertake vehicular and               
                                   pedestrian movement                  
                                   improvments within                   
                                   Central Business                     
                                   District of Foxborough         1.56  
1298. Kentucky                    Construct KY-70 from                  
                                   Cave City to Mammoth                 
                                   Cave..................          1.5  
1299. Virginia                    Construct Main Street                 
                                   Station in Richmond...            6  
1300. New Hampshire               Improve 3 Pisquataqua                 
                                   River Bridges on the                 
                                   New Hampshire-Maine                  
                                   border................         1.65  
1301. Pennsylvania                Construct Abbey Trails                
                                   in Abington Township..         0.45  
1302. Hawaii                      Upgrade Kaumualii                     
                                   Highway...............         8.25  
1303. North Carolina              Upgrade and improve US-               
                                   19 from Maggie Valley                
                                   to Cherokee...........           15  
1304. Maine                       Replace Ridlonville                   
                                   Bridge across                        
                                   Androscoggin River....        1.125  
1305. Mississippi                 Upgrade and widen US-49               
                                   in Rankin, Simpson,                  
                                   and Covington Counties       0.6875  
1306. Texas                       Upgrade SH 30,                        
                                   Huntsville............        1.875  
1307. California                  Reconstruct the I-710/                
                                   Firestone Blvd.                      
                                   interchange...........           12  
1308. Pennsylvania                Widen US 30 from Walker               
                                   Rd. to Fayetteville in               
                                   Franklin County.......          1.5  
1309. Virginia                    Construct Southeastern                
                                   Parkway and Greenbelt                
                                   in Virginia Beach.....            3  
1310. Illinois                    Replace State Route 47                
                                   Bridge in Morris......        14.25  
1311. Texas                       Upgrade Highway 271                   
                                   between Paris and                    
                                   Pattonville...........          1.5  
1312. Minnesota                   Improve roads, Edge of                
                                   Wilderness, Grand                    
                                   Rapids to Effie.......          4.5  
1313. Arizona                     Reconstruct I-19, East                
                                   Side Frontage Road,                  
                                   Ruby Road to Rio Rico                
                                   Drive, Nogales........          7.5  
1314. North Carolina              Construct I-85                        
                                   Greensboro Bypass in                 
                                   Greensboro, North                    
                                   Carolina..............       22.125  
1315. New York                    Improve access to I-84/               
                                   Dutchess intermodal                  
                                   facility in Dutchess                 
                                   County................         2.21  
1316. Illinois                    Construct I-88                        
                                   interchange at Peace                 
                                   Road in De Kalb.......          1.5  
1317. North Dakota                Upgrade US Rt. 52,                    
                                   Kenmare to Donnybrook.          2.1  
1318. South Carolina              Construct improvements                
                                   to I-95/SC 38                        
                                   interchange...........         6.75  
1319. Arkansas                    Construct Highway 15                  
                                   from Connector Road to               
                                   Railroad Overpass in                 
                                   Pine Bluff............        0.875  
1320. New York                    Reconstruct 79th Street               
                                   Traffic Circle, New                  
                                   York City.............            7  
1321. California                  Extend State Route 52                 
                                   in San Diego..........         2.25  
1322. California                  Construct Sacramento                  
                                   Intermodal Station....            3  
1323. Illinois                    Construct Central Ave.-               
                                   Narragansett Ave.                    
                                   connector, Chicago....          3.7  
1324. Pennsylvania                Construct Walnut Street               
                                   pedestrian bridge in                 
                                   Dauphin County........         0.75  
1325. Indiana                     Conduct rail-highway                  
                                   feasibility project                  
                                   study in Muncie.......        0.075  
1326. Georgia                     Upgrade US Rt. 27......          7.5  
1327. Michigan                    Improve Hoban Road and                
                                   Grand Avenue, City of                
                                   Mackinac Island.......         0.84  
1328. Washington                  Construct Cross Base                  
                                   Corridor, Fort Lewis-                
                                   McChord AFB...........        0.375  
1329. Illinois                    Construct bicycle/                    
                                   pedestrian trail                     
                                   parallel to light rail               
                                   transit system in St.                
                                   Clair Co..............          5.5  
1330. Pennsylvania                Improve Bedford County                
                                   Business Park Rd in                  
                                   Bedford County........          1.5  
1331. Louisiana                   Construct Port of St.                 
                                   Bernard Intermodal                   
                                   facility..............        1.575  
1332. New York                    Construct bridge deck                 
                                   over the Metro North                 
                                   right-of-way along                   
                                   Park Ave. between E.                 
                                   188th and 189th                      
                                   Streets...............         0.75  
1333. Ohio                        Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study for the                        
                                   construction of                      
                                   Muskingum County South               
                                   93-22-40 connector....          0.5  
1334. South Carolina              Upgrade US Highway 301                
                                   within Bamberg........          3.2  
1335. Virginia                    Construct road                        
                                   improvements,                        
                                   trailhead and related                
                                   facilities for Birch                 
                                   Knob Trail on                        
                                   Cumberland Mountain...         0.25  
1336. Kansas                      Widen US-169 in Miami                 
                                   County................        12.15  
1337. Texas                       Construct extension of                
                                   Bay Area Blvd.........         0.75  
1338. New Jersey                  Construct highway                     
                                   connector between                    
                                   Interstate Route 1&9                 
                                   (Tonelle Ave.) and the               
                                   New Jersey Turnpike at               
                                   Secaucus Intermodal                  
                                   Transfer Rail Station                
                                   and the Trans Hudson                 
                                   Corridor at the Bergen               
                                   Arches arterial                      
                                   roadway...............          5.5  
1339. California                  Modify HOV lanes, Marin               
                                   Co....................         5.25  
1340. California                  Widen US-101 from                     
                                   Petaluma Bridge to                   
                                   Novato................         8.75  
1341. Arkansas                    Construct US 63                       
                                   interchange with                     
                                   Washington Ave. and                  
                                   Highway 63B...........          1.5  
1342. Louisiana                   Kerner's Ferry Bridge                 
                                   Replacement project...         0.75  
1343. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-95/Street               
                                   Road interchange in                  
                                   Bucks County..........       1.3275  
1344. New York                    Upgrade Frederick                     
                                   Douglas Circle, New                  
                                   York City.............            9  
1345. Pennsylvania                Improve PA 453 from                   
                                   Water Street to Tyrone               
                                   in Huntingdon County..         0.75  
1346. Oregon                      Acquire and rennovate                 
                                   facility to serve as                 
                                   multimodal                           
                                   transportation center,               
                                   Eugene................            2  
1347. Alabama                     Construct improvements                
                                   to Ensley Avenue                     
                                   between 20th St. and                 
                                   Warrior Rd.,                         
                                   Birmingham............         0.75  
1348. Alaska                      Extend West Douglas                   
                                   Road..................        2.475  
1349. Pennsylvania                Construction of noise                 
                                   barriers along State                 
                                   Route 28, Aspinwall...          0.8  
1350. Mississippi                 Replace Greenville                    
                                   River Bridge in                      
                                   Washington County.....          1.0  
1351. Illinois                    Reconstruct Claire                    
                                   Blvd., Robbins........       0.2475  
1352. New Jersey                  Reconstruct South                     
                                   Pembrton Road from                   
                                   Route 206 to Hanover                 
                                   Street................            6  
1353. Kentucky                    Reconstruct US-231:                   
                                   $5,625,000 for the                   
                                   segment between Dry                  
                                   Ridge Road and US-231                
                                   and US-31; $3,000,000                
                                   for the segment                      
                                   between Allen-Warren                 
                                   County line and Dry                  
                                   Ridge Road............        8.625  
1354. Indiana                     Undertake safety and                  
                                   mobility improvements                
                                   involving street and                 
                                   street crossings and                 
                                   Conrail line, Elkhart.          1.5  
1355. New York                    Construct sound                       
                                   barriers on east side                
                                   of Clearview                         
                                   Expressway between                   
                                   15th Road and Willets                
                                   Point Blvd............          0.3  
1356. Tennessee                   Construct Franklin Road               
                                   interchange and bypass            2  
1357. New Jersey                  Construct, reconstruct                
                                   and integrate multi-                 
                                   transportation modes--               
                                   international airport                
                                   and seaport, rail,                   
                                   national highway                     
                                   system and                           
                                   brownfields--to                      
                                   establish an                         
                                   international                        
                                   intermodal                           
                                   transportation center                
                                   and corridor between                 
                                   and within the cities                
                                   of Bayonne, Elizabeth                
                                   and Newark, New Jersey            2  
1358. Louisiana                   Construct I-49                        
                                   interchange at Caddo                 
                                   Port Road in                         
                                   Shreveport............          4.2  
1359. Oklahoma                    Conduct study of                      
                                   Highway 3 in                         
                                   McCurtain, Pushmataha                
                                   and Atoka Counties....         0.16  
1360. North Carolina              Construct US-117, the                 
                                   Elizabeth City Bypass                
                                   in Pasquotank County..        2.625  
1361. North Carolina              Upgrade US 13                         
                                   (including Ahoskie                   
                                   bypass) in Bertie and                
                                   Hertford Counties.....         0.75  
1362. California                  Extend Route 46                       
                                   expressway in San Luis               
                                   Obispo Co.............            6  
1363. Illinois                    Construct improvements                
                                   to New Era Road,                     
                                   Carbondale............        2.625  
1364. New York                    Construct congestion                  
                                   mitigation project for               
                                   Riverhead.............        1.875  
1365. California                  Upgrade Riverside                     
                                   Avenue/I-10                          
                                   interchange, Rialto...      0.69375  
1366. California                  Construct I-10                        
                                   Tippecanoe/Anderson                  
                                   interchange project in               
                                   Loma Linda and San                   
                                   Bernardino County,                   
                                   California............          1.5  
1367. Colorado                    Construct C-470/I-70                  
                                   ramps in Jefferson Co.        4.187  
1368. Washington                  Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study of State Route                 
                                   35 Hood River bridge                 
                                   in White Salmon.......         0.75  
1369. Tennessee                   Construct Landport                    
                                   regional                             
                                   transportation hub,                  
                                   Nashville.............            8  
1370. Pennsylvania                Upgrade roadway in the                
                                   Princeton/Cottman I-95               
                                   interchange and                      
                                   related improvements,                
                                   Philadelphia..........        15.15  
1371. Washington                  Construct Sequim/                     
                                   Dungeness Valley trail               
                                   project...............         0.75  
1372. Maryland                    Construct phase 1A of                 
                                   the I-70/I-270/US-340                
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Frederick County......        11.25  
1373. American Samoa              Upgrade village roads                 
                                   on Tutuila/Manua                     
                                   Island, American Samoa         8.25  
1374. Virginia                    Improve Lee Highway                   
                                   Corridor in Fairfax,                 
                                   Virginia..............         1.35  
1375. Michigan                    Preliminary engineering               
                                   and right-of-way                     
                                   acquisition for                      
                                   "Intertown South"                    
                                   route of US 31 bypass,               
                                   Emmet County..........        1.125  
1376. Missouri                    Construction of airport               
                                   ground transportation                
                                   terminal for the                     
                                   Springfield/Branson                  
                                   Airport intermodal                   
                                   facility in                          
                                   Springfield, Missouri.         3.75  
1377. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 7 (Eastern                 
                                   Ave.) to improve                     
                                   traffic flow into                    
                                   Gallipolis, Gallia Co.          1.5  
1378. Michigan                    Construct US-27 between               
                                   St. Johns and Ithaca..        6.375  
1379. Washington                  Construct SR 167                      
                                   Corridor, Tacoma......        1.125  
1380. Washington                  Widen US-395 in the                   
                                   vicinity of mile post                
                                   170 north of Spokane..          5.5  
1381. Iowa                        Construct overpass to                 
                                   eliminate railroad                   
                                   crossing in Burlington        3.475  
1382. Missouri                    Improve safety and                    
                                   traffic flow on Rt. 13               
                                   through Clinton.......            6  
1383. Florida                     Construct Alden Road                  
                                   Improvement Project in               
                                   Orange County.........        0.525  
1384. Dist. of Col.               Implement traffic                     
                                   signalization, freeway               
                                   management and motor                 
                                   vehicle information                  
                                   systems, Washington,                 
                                   D.C...................            6  
1385. Wisconsin                   Construct freeway                     
                                   conversion project on                
                                   Highway 41 between                   
                                   Kaukauna and Brown                   
                                   County Highway F......           16  
1386. Illinois                    Construct crossings                   
                                   over Fox River in Kane               
                                   County................        9.375  
1387. Mississippi                 Construct US-84 from                  
                                   Eddiceton to Auburn                  
                                   Road..................       0.6875  
1388. Illinois                    Construct US-67 in                    
                                   Madison and Jersey                   
                                   Counties..............          5.1  
1389. South Carolina              Construct Calhoun/                    
                                   Clarendon Causeway....          6.5  
1390. Florida                     Construct safety                      
                                   improvements and                     
                                   beautification along                 
                                   U.S. 92, Daytona Beach         2.25  
1391. Pennsylvania                Realign PA29 in the                   
                                   Borough of                           
                                   Collegeville,                        
                                   Montgomery County,                   
                                   Pennsylvania..........        0.495  
1392. Pennsylvania                Construct Towamencin                  
                                   Township multimodal                  
                                   center................         2.61  
1393. Maryland                    Construct improvements                
                                   to Route 50                          
                                   interchange with                     
                                   Columbia Pike, Prince                
                                   Georges Co............          2.4  
1394. Illinois                    Construct bypass of                   
                                   historic stone bridge,               
                                   Maeystown.............        0.615  
1395. Pennsylvania                Construct Johnstown-                  
                                   Cambria County Airport               
                                   Relocation Road.......         0.75  
1396. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct the I-81                  
                                   Davis Street                         
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Lackawanna............            6  
1397. Connecticut                 Realign Route 4                       
                                   intersection in                      
                                   Farmington............          2.1  
1398. Pennsylvania                Construct Wexford I-79/               
                                   SR 910 Interchange,                  
                                   Allegheny Co..........        0.825  
1399. Pennsylvania                Extend Martin Luther                  
                                   King Busway, Alleghany               
                                   Co....................         1.65  
1400. Massachusetts               Construct Arlington to                
                                   Boston Bike Path......         0.75  
1401. New Jersey                  Construct Collingswood                
                                   Circle eliminator,                   
                                   Camden................            6  
1402. Ohio                        Construct grade                       
                                   separations at Fitch                 
                                   Road in Olmsted Falls.         3.75  
1403. Wisconsin                   Construct Eau Claire                  
                                   Bypass project........            6  
1404. Minnesota                   Reconstruct SE Main                   
                                   Ave. and related                     
                                   improvements,                        
                                   completing 34th Street               
                                   Corridor project,                    
                                   Moorhead..............            3  
1405. New York                    Construct Olana Visitor               
                                   Center in Olana.......            1  
1406. Massachusetts               Improve safety and                    
                                   traffic operations on                
                                   Main and Green                       
                                   Streets, Mellrose.....         1.95  
1407. New York                    Reconstruct Jackson                   
                                   Avenue in New Windsor,               
                                   Orange County.........        1.963  
1408. New York                    Construct congestion                  
                                   mitigation project for               
                                   Smithtown.............         0.75  
1409. New York                    Reconstruct County                    
                                   Route 24 in Franklin                 
                                   County................      1.85475  
1410. North Carolina              Construct US-311(I-74)                
                                   from NC-68 to US-29A-                
                                   70A...................       22.875  
1411. California                  Design and initiation                 
                                   of long term                         
                                   improvements along                   
                                   Highway 199 in Del                   
                                   Norte County,                        
                                   California............        0.275  
1412. Alabama                     Complete I-59                         
                                   interchange in De Kalb               
                                   County................          3.6  
1413. New York                    Improve Hiawatha                      
                                   Boulevard and Harrison               
                                   Street corridors in                  
                                   Syracuse..............       1.6875  
1414. New Jersey                  Construct Route 17                    
                                   bridge over the                      
                                   Susquehanna and                      
                                   Western Rail line in                 
                                   Rochelle Park.........        1.125  
1415. Illinois                    Undertake streetscaping               
                                   between Damden and                   
                                   Halsted...............       0.8625  
1416. Illinois                    Construct                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   improvements to                      
                                   Industrial Viaduct,                  
                                   Chicago...............        1.125  
1417. Ohio                        Construct access and                  
                                   related improvements                 
                                   to Downtown Riverfront               
                                   Area, Dayton..........        3.675  
1418. Oregon                      Purchase and install                  
                                   emitters and receiving               
                                   equipment to                         
                                   facilitate movement of               
                                   emergency and transit                
                                   vehicles at key                      
                                   arterial                             
                                   intersections,                       
                                   Portland..............          4.5  
1419. Tennessee                   Reconstruct road and                  
                                   causeway in Shiloh                   
                                   Military Park in                     
                                   Hardin County.........        11.25  
1420. Arkansas                    Conduct planning for                  
                                   highway 278 and rail                 
                                   for the Warren/                      
                                   Monticello Arkansas                  
                                   Intermodal Complex....        0.875  
1421. Oregon                      Construct regional                    
                                   multimodal                           
                                   transportation center                
                                   in Albany.............           10  
1422. Texas                       Construct two-lane                    
                                   parallel bridge, State               
                                   Highway 146, FM 517 to               
                                   vicinity of Dickinson                
                                   Bayou.................       3.6375  
1423. Connecticut                 Relocate and realign                  
                                   Route 72 in Bristol...       4.0575  
1424. Massachusetts               Construct Minuteman                   
                                   Commuter Bikeway-                    
                                   Charles River Bikeway                
                                   connector, Cambridge                 
                                   and Watertown.........       0.5625  
1425. Michigan                    Replace Chevrolet Ave.                
                                   bridge in Genesee Co..          1.8  
1426. Virginia                    Construct trailhead and               
                                   related facilities and               
                                   restore old Whitetop                 
                                   Train Station at                     
                                   terminus of Virginia                 
                                   Creeper Trail adjacent               
                                   to Mount Rogers                      
                                   National Recreation                  
                                   Area..................          0.3  
1427. New York                    Construct Mineola and                 
                                   Hicksville Intermodal                
                                   Centers in Nassau Co..           12  
1428. Indiana                     Lafayette Railroad                    
                                   relocation project in                
                                   Lafayette, Indiana....        22.05  
1429. Michigan                    Construct Jackson Road                
                                   project (demonstrating               
                                   performance of paper                 
                                   and plastic reinforced               
                                   concrete), Scio                      
                                   Township..............         3.45  
1430. Wyoming                     Widen and improve Cody-               
                                   Yellowstone Highway                  
                                   from the entrance to                 
                                   Yellowstone National                 
                                   Park to Cody..........            5  
1431. Texas                       Widen State Highway 6                 
                                   from from Senior Road                
                                   to FM521..............        9.075  
1432. Massachusetts               Design, engineer and                  
                                   right-of-way                         
                                   aquisition of the                    
                                   Great River Bridge,                  
                                   Westfield.............          1.5  
1433. Washington                  Design and implement                  
                                   report and                           
                                   environmental study of               
                                   the I-5 corridor in                  
                                   Everett, Washington...            1  
1434. North Carolina              Make improvements to I-               
                                   95/SR-1162 interchange               
                                   in Johnston Co........          2.4  
1435. New York                    Reconstruct Stoneleigh                
                                   Avenue in Putnam                     
                                   County................         2.89  
1436. Pennsylvania                Construct                             
                                   transportation                       
                                   improvements around                  
                                   the interchange of                   
                                   Interstate 81 and S.R.               
                                   0944, Hampden Township            2  
1437. Wisconsin                   Upgrade Highway 151                   
                                   between Platteville                  
                                   and Dubuque...........            6  
1438. New York                    Improve Bedford-                      
                                   Banksville Road from                 
                                   Millbrook to                         
                                   Connecticut State line         1.44  
1439. California                  Construct interchange                 
                                   between I-15 and SR-18               
                                   in Victorville/Apple                 
                                   Valley, California....            6  
1440. Connecticut                 Construct overlook and                
                                   access to Niantic Bay.         2.31  
1441. Arizona                     Design, engineering and               
                                   ROW acquisition for                  
                                   Area Service Highway,                
                                   Yuma..................         0.75  
1442. Connecticut                 Reconstruct cross road                
                                   over I-95, Waterford..          1.5  
1443. Illinois                    Upgrade industrial park               
                                   road in Village of                   
                                   Sauget................        3.375  
1444. California                  Construct I-680 HOV                   
                                   lanes between Marina                 
                                   Vista toll plaza to                  
                                   North Main Street,                   
                                   Martinez to Walnut                   
                                   Creek.................         5.25  
1445. Iowa                        Improve US 65/IA 5                    
                                   interchange, Warren Co            5  
1446. Pennsylvania                Replace Masontown                     
                                   bridge, Fayette and                  
                                   Greene Counties.......            5  
1447. Indiana                     Extend SR 149 between                 
                                   SR 130 to US Rt. 30,                 
                                   Valparaiso............            3  
1448. Pennsylvania                Construct PA-309                      
                                   Sumneytown Pike                      
                                   Connector.............         3.96  
1449. California                  Improve Route 99/Route                
                                   120 interchange in                   
                                   Manteca County........            6  
1450. Alaska                      Construct a bridge                    
                                   joining the Island of                
                                   Gravina to the                       
                                   Community of Ketchikan               
                                   on Revilla Island.....           15  
1451. Nebraska                    Conduct corridor study                
                                   of NE-35 alternative                 
                                   and modified route in                
                                   Norfolk, Wayne and                   
                                   Dakota City...........         0.75  
1452. Michigan                    Upgrade Lalie St.,                    
                                   Frenchtown Rd., and                  
                                   Penshee Rd., Ironwood.         0.27  
1453. California                  Conduct planning,                     
                                   preliminary                          
                                   engineering and design               
                                   for Etiwanda Ave./I-10               
                                   interchange, San                     
                                   Bernardino Co.........          1.5  
1454. California                  Construct Arbor Vitae                 
                                   Street improvements,                 
                                   Inglewood.............        2.625  
1455. Minnesota                   Restore MN                            
                                   Transportation                       
                                   facility, Jackson                    
                                   Street Roundhouse, St.               
                                   Paul..................         0.75  
1456. Rhode Island                Upgrade pedestrian                    
                                   traffic facilities,                  
                                   Bristol...............        0.075  
1457. California                  Install SiliconValley                 
                                   Smart Corridor project               
                                   along the I-880                      
                                   corridor..............        2.145  
1458. South Carolina              Construct I-26/US-1                   
                                   connector in Columbia.            9  
1459. New York                    Construct Poughkeepsie                
                                   Intermodal Facility in               
                                   Poughkeepsie..........         3.75  
1460. Oregon                      Restore transportation                
                                   connection between                   
                                   Wauna, Astoria and                   
                                   Port of Astoria.......        0.525  
1461. New York                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study of new                         
                                   International bridges                
                                   on the NY/Canada                     
                                   border................        0.375  
1462. Tennessee                   Extend Pellissippi                    
                                   Parkway from State                   
                                   Route 33 to State                    
                                   Route 321 in Blount                  
                                   County................         8.85  
1463. Ohio                        Upgrade 2 warning                     
                                   devices on the rail                  
                                   north/south line from                
                                   Columbus to Toledo....         0.15  
1464. California                  Upgrade South Higuera                 
                                   Street, San Luis                     
                                   Obispo................        0.675  
1465. Alabama                     Upgrade County Road 39                
                                   between Highway 84 and               
                                   Silver Creek Park,                   
                                   Clarke Co.............         0.75  
1466. North Carolina              Relocate US 1 from                    
                                   north of Lakeview to                 
                                   SR 1180, Moore and Lee               
                                   Counties..............        5.475  
1467. Texas                       Construct extension of                
                                   West Austin Street (FM               
                                   2609) between Old                    
                                   Tyler Road and Loop                  
                                   224, Nacogdoches......         1.35  
1468. Michigan                    Reconstruct I-94                      
                                   between Michigan Route               
                                   14 and US-23..........            9  
1469. Connecticut                 Reconstruct I-84,                     
                                   Hartford..............       7.1025  
1470. Ohio                        Undertake improvements                
                                   to Valley Street,                    
                                   Dayton................        0.675  
1471. New Jersey                  Upgrade Urban                         
                                   University Heights                   
                                   Connector, Newark.....        7.275  
1472. Ohio                        Widen to 5 lanes                      
                                   existing SR 43/Sunset                
                                   Boulevard in                         
                                   Steubenville,                        
                                   Jefferson County......          0.6  
1473. New York                    Improve and reconstruct               
                                   Stony Street in York                 
                                   Town..................         0.35  
1474. Ohio                        Construct grade                       
                                   separation at Dille                  
                                   Road in Euclid........         3.75  
1475. Washington                  Safety improvements to                
                                   State Route 14 in                    
                                   Columbia River Gorge                 
                                   National Scenic Area..         3.15  
1476. Indiana                     Upgrade County roads in               
                                   La Porte County.......            6  
1477. California                  Implement ITS                         
                                   technologies in                      
                                   Employment Center area               
                                   of City of El Segundo.       2.6625  
1478. Minnesota                   Construct pedestrian                  
                                   overpass on Highway                  
                                   169, Mille Lacs                      
                                   Reservation...........         0.45  
1479. Texas                       Complete State Highway                
                                   35 in Aransas County..         5.42  
1480. Washington                  Construct overcrossing                
                                   at 38th Street in                    
                                   Everett, WA, and                     
                                   construct the                        
                                   Riverside Industrial                 
                                   Access Road as                       
                                   identified in the FAST               
                                   Corridor plan.........        5.893  
1481. Illinois                    Construct improvements                
                                   to McKinley Bridge                   
                                   over Mississippi River               
                                   with terminus points                 
                                   in Venice, Illinois,                 
                                   and St. Louis,                       
                                   Missouri..............          3.9  
1482. Connecticut                 Upgrade bridge over                   
                                   Naugatuck River,                     
                                   Ansonia...............       0.3375  
1483. Louisiana                   Widen Lapalco Boulevard               
                                   from Barataria                       
                                   Boulevard to Destrehan               
                                   Avenue in Jefferson                  
                                   Parish, Louisiana.....            3  
1484. California                  Construct Tulare County               
                                   roads in Tulare County         6.75  
1485. Washington                  Extend Mill Plain                     
                                   Boulevard in Vancouver            3  
1486. Missouri                    Construct an intermodal               
                                   center at Missouri                   
                                   Botanical Garden......          0.9  
1487. Ohio                        Reimburse costs                       
                                   associated with                      
                                   multimodal                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   improvements, Dayton..       2.0625  
1488. West Virginia               Upgrade US 340 between                
                                   West Virginia/Virginia               
                                   State line and the                   
                                   Charles Town Bypass...            2  
1489. Ohio                        Add lanes and improve                 
                                   intersections on Route               
                                   20 in Lake County,                   
                                   Ohio..................            2  
1490. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Kenmawr                  
                                   Bridge, Swissvale.....         0.45  
1491. Rhode Island                Construct Blackstone                  
                                   River Bikeway.........      2.59125  
1492. Alaska                      Construct Gravina                     
                                   Island Bridge in                     
                                   Ketchikan.............        5.443  
1493. Alaska                      Construct N.W. Alaska                 
                                   Road/Rail access......          2.5  
1494. Alaska                      Construct North Denali                
                                   access route..........          1.5  
1495. Alaska                      Construct capital                     
                                   improvements to marine               
                                   transportation                       
                                   facilities for Prince                
                                   of Wales Island.......         0.75  
1496. Alaska                      Improve marine dry dock               
                                   and facilities in                    
                                   Ketchikan.............         0.75  
1497. Alaska                      Construct New Access                  
                                   Route to Ship Creek                  
                                   Access in Anchorage...       11.943  
1498. Alabama                     Construct bridge over                 
                                   Tennessee River                      
                                   connecting Muscle                    
                                   Shoals and Florence...            1  
1499. Alabama                     Engineering, right-of-                
                                   way acquisition and                  
                                   construction of                      
                                   Huntsville Southern                  
                                   Bypass................            1  
1500. Alabama                     Construction of Eastern               
                                   Black Warrior River                  
                                   Bridge................         7.75  
1501. Alabama                     Construct East Foley                  
                                   Corridor Project from                
                                   Baldwin County Highway               
                                   20 to State Highway 59               
                                   in Alabama............            1  
1502. Alabama                     Engineering, right-of-                
                                   way, acquisition and                 
                                   construction of                      
                                   Birmingham Northern                  
                                   Beltline in Jefferson                
                                   County................        8.917  
1503. Alabama                     Extend I-759 in Etowah                
                                   County................        1.167  
1504. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                     
                                   Southern Bypass.......            1  
1505. Alabama                     Construct Anniston                    
                                   Eastern Bypass from I-               
                                   20 to Fort McClellan                 
                                   in Calhoun County.....            2  
1506. Alabama                     Construct Montgomery                  
                                   outer loop from US 80                
                                   to I-85 via I-65......         11.8  
1507. Alabama                     Develop U.S. 231/I-10                 
                                   Freeway Connector from               
                                   Alabama border to                    
                                   Dothan................            2  
1508. Alabama                     Replace bridge over                   
                                   Tombigbee River,                     
                                   Naheola...............            3  
1509. Arkansas                    Development of Little                 
                                   Rock Port Authority...            2  
1510. Arkansas                    Development of Little                 
                                   Rock River Rail                      
                                   Project...............            2  
1511. Arkansas                    Improvements to I-30                  
                                   From Benton to Geyer                 
                                   Springs Exit in Little               
                                   Rock..................            2  
1512. Arkansas                    Upgrade 2 bypasses                    
                                   (Washington Ave.                     
                                   Interchange and                      
                                   Highway 63B                          
                                   Interchange) on U.S.                 
                                   63 in Jonesboro.......            5  
1513. Arkansas                    Construct bypass at                   
                                   Ashdown...............         1.25  
1514. Arkansas                    Devlopment of U.S. 71                 
                                   from Fort Chaffee to                 
                                   Texarkana.............            7  
1515. Arkansas                    Development of                        
                                   Interchange at                       
                                   Intersection of I-40                 
                                   and Airport Road in                  
                                   West Memphis..........            6  
1516. Arkansas                    Improve U.S. Highway                  
                                   412 From Harrison to                 
                                   Mountain Home.........       3.8875  
1517. Arkansas                    Complete Courthouse                   
                                   Improvement                          
                                   Enhancements Project                 
                                   in Paris..............          0.1  
1518. Arkansas                    Further study and                     
                                   development of                       
                                   Russellville                         
                                   Intermodal Complex in                
                                   Russellville..........         0.25  
1519. Arkansas                    Construct turning lanes               
                                   at the Intersection of               
                                   U.S. Highway 71 and                  
                                   Arkansas State Highway               
                                   8 in Mena.............       0.0625  
1520. Arkansas                    Transportation                        
                                   Enhancements in the                  
                                   Vicinity of Dickson                  
                                   St., Fayetteville.....        0.375  
1521. Arkansas                    Improve Arkansas State                
                                   Highway 12 From U.S.                 
                                   71 at Rainbow Curve to               
                                   the Northwest Arkansas               
                                   Regional Airport......        0.125  
1522. Arkansas                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   connector access road                
                                   to the Northwest Ark.                
                                   Regional Airport......            4  
1523. Arkansas                    Continue development of               
                                   West Phoenix Ave., Ft.               
                                   Smith.................            2  
1524. Arkansas                    Improvements to 28th                  
                                   Street, Van Buren.....         0.25  
1525. Arkansas                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   studies for Van Buren                
                                   Intermodal Port.......        0.075  
1526. Arkansas                    Upgrade Arkansas State                
                                   Highway 59 from Rena                 
                                   Road to Old Uniontown                
                                   Road in Van Buren.....         0.65  
1527. Arkansas                    Construct improvements                
                                   to U.S. Highway 71 to                
                                   I-40 through Fort                    
                                   Chaffee and Fort Smith         1.25  
1528. California                  Construct I-80 reliever               
                                   route system, Solano                 
                                   Cty...................         12.1  
1529. California                  Replace Maxwell Bridge,               
                                   Napa Cty..............          8.7  
1530. California                  Construct March Inland                
                                   Port ground access                   
                                   project, Riverside Cty          7.2  
1531. California                  Construct Santa Monica                
                                   Transit Pkwy..........           17  
1532. California                  Construct state Rte 905               
                                   between I-805 and Otay               
                                   Mesa border crossing..         38.5  
1533. California                  Construct hwy grade                   
                                   separation/other                     
                                   improvements for                     
                                   "Gateway for America"                
                                   project in San Gabriel               
                                   Valley................          100  
1534. Colorado                    State Priority Projects       23.401  
1535. Connecticut                 Reconstruction of                     
                                   railroad electrical                  
                                   catenary serving                     
                                   commuter lines between               
                                   New Haven and Stanford       23.433  
1536. Connecticut                 Pedestrian/disabled                   
                                   access improvements at               
                                   Mark Twain House                     
                                   Historic Site.........          0.5  
1537. Connecticut                 Reconstruct and expand                
                                   access road and                      
                                   related riverwalk                    
                                   improvements at/                     
                                   adjacent to Riverside                
                                   Park, Hartford........            2  
1538. Connecticut                 Develop Winsted and                   
                                   Winchester rail trail,               
                                   linkage to existing                  
                                   trails in neighboring                
                                   towns.................          1.5  
1539. Connecticut                 Develop Quinipiac River               
                                   linear trail in                      
                                   Wallingford and                      
                                   Meriden...............          1.5  
1540. Connecticut                 Extend Farmington Canal               
                                   Rail Trail in Hamden                 
                                   and New Haven.........          1.5  
1541. Florida                     State Priority Projects       92.096  
1542. Georgia                     Upgrade Lithonia                      
                                   Industrial Blvd, De                  
                                   Kalb Cty..............         0.35  
1543. Georgia                     Widen US 84 South from                
                                   US 82 to Ware Cty in                 
                                   Waycross and Ware Ctes          1.6  
1544. Georgia                     Construct Rome to                     
                                   Memphis hwy in Floyd                 
                                   and Bartow Ctes.......            2  
1545. Georgia                     Construct Athens to                   
                                   Atlanta transportation               
                                   corridor..............            8  
1546. Georgia                     Conduct a study of                    
                                   Interstate multimodal                
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor from Atlanta                
                                   to Chattanooga........          2.5  
1547. Georgia                     Conduct study of                      
                                   multimodal                           
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor along GA 400.           25  
1548. Georgia                     Construct Savannah                    
                                   River Pkwy in Bulloch,               
                                   Jenkins Screven, and                 
                                   Effingham Counties....            5  
1549. Georgia                     Conduct study of                      
                                   interstate multimodal                
                                   transportation                       
                                   corridor from Atlanta                
                                   to Chattanooga........            5  
1550. Georgia                     Undertake major                       
                                   arterial enhancement                 
                                   in De Kalb Cty:                      
                                   Candler Rd, Memorial                 
                                   Dr, and Buford Hwy....         6.66  
1551. Georgia                     Construct Harry S.                    
                                   Truman Pkwy...........         3.55  
1552. Georgia                     Construct multimodal                  
                                   passenger terminal,                  
                                   Atlanta...............          8.1  
1553. Georgia                     Construct Rome to                     
                                   Memphis hwy in Floyd                 
                                   and Bartow Ctes.......        4.112  
1554. Georgia                     Construct Fall Line                   
                                   Freeway from Bibb to                 
                                   Richmond Ctes.........          9.5  
1555. Georgia                     Construct Fall Line                   
                                   Freeway from Bibb to                 
                                   Richmond Ctes.........           23  
1556. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way                  
                                   and construction of a                
                                   bridge over railroad                 
                                   tracks on airport                    
                                   access road in Sioux                 
                                   City..................          1.5  
1557. Iowa                        Construction of a 4-                  
                                   lane expressway                      
                                   between Des Moines and               
                                   Marshalltown..........         2.75  
1558. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way                  
                                   and construction of                  
                                   the Avenue G viaduct                 
                                   and related roadway in               
                                   Council Bluffs........            7  
1559. Iowa                        Design and construction               
                                   of native roadside                   
                                   vegetation enhancement               
                                   center at U.N.I. in                  
                                   Cedar Falls...........         0.76  
1560. Iowa                        Construct the D116                    
                                   Dubuque Bridge over                  
                                   the MI River at                      
                                   Dubuque...............            7  
1561. Iowa                        Design, right-of-way                  
                                   and construction of                  
                                   segments of Martin                   
                                   Luther King Jr.                      
                                   Parkway in Des Moines                
                                   from Center St. to                   
                                   Fleur Dr..............           12  
1562. Idaho                       Reconstruct 184/I-84                  
                                   interchange (mileposts               
                                   0.0-0.6)..............           19  
1563. Idaho                       Rehabilitate US 20                    
                                   Ashton/Ashton Hill                   
                                   Bridge and                           
                                   Intersection Project                 
                                   (mileposts 363.3-                    
                                   363.5)................         3.75  
1564. Idaho                       Construct Cheyenne                    
                                   Street Railroad                      
                                   Overpass, Pocatello...          5.5  
1565. Idaho                       Stage 1, US 93 Twin                   
                                   Falls Alternate Rte                  
                                   from junction of US 93/              
                                   Hwy 30 north                         
                                   (mileposts 45-48).....           13  
1566. Idaho                       Safety improvements on                
                                   US 95 from Genesee to                
                                   Moscow (mileposts 331-               
                                   345)..................           16  
1567. Idaho                       Safety improvements/                  
                                   bridge replacement on                
                                   US-95 at Mann's Creek                
                                   Curves (mileposts 91.2-              
                                   94.8).................            7  
1568. Idaho                       Alignment/bridge                      
                                   replacement State Hwy                
                                   55 between Smith's                   
                                   Ferry and Round Valley               
                                   (mileposts 94.9-101.0)           18  
1569. Illinois                    Improve Campus                        
                                   Transportation System,               
                                   Chicago...............            2  
1570. Illinois                    Construct US 67 in                    
                                   Madison and Jersey                   
                                   Ctes..................        6.798  
1571. Illinois                    Construct confluence                  
                                   bikeway in Madison Cty            1  
1572. Illinois                    Extend Veterans Mem                   
                                   Drive and construct                  
                                   overpass at I-57 in Mt               
                                   Vernon................            3  
1573. Illinois                    Construct 34 from                     
                                   Burlington IA to                     
                                   Monmouth IL...........            5  
1574. Illinois                    Reconstruct Wacker Dr                 
                                   in Chicago............           25  
1575. Illinois                    Reconstruct Stevenson                 
                                   Expwy, Chicago........           25  
1576. Indiana                     State Priority Projects       47.046  
1577. Kansas                      State Priority Projects       23.488  
1578. Kentucky                    Widen US 27 from                      
                                   Norwood to Eubank.....         5.83  
1579. Kentucky                    Reconstruct KY210 from                
                                   Hodgenville to Morning               
                                   Star Rd. in LaRue Cty.            2  
1580. Kentucky                    Conduct feasibility                   
                                   study for No. KY high-               
                                   priority corridor (I-                
                                   74)...................        0.125  
1581. Kentucky                    Construct necessary                   
                                   connections for the                  
                                   Taylor Southgate                     
                                   Bridge in Newport and                
                                   the Clay Wade Bridge                 
                                   in Covington..........          2.3  
1582. Kentucky                    Construction on US 127:               
                                   Albany Bypass to KY90,               
                                   Albany Bypass from                   
                                   KY696 to Clinton Cty                 
                                   H.S., and from KY696                 
                                   to TN state line......         2.81  
1583. Kentucky                    Construct highway rail                
                                   grade separations                    
                                   along the City Lead in               
                                   Paducah...............         0.25  
1584. Kentucky                    Reconstruction of the                 
                                   Louisville Trolley                   
                                   Barn..................          1.5  
1585. Kentucky                    Completion of the                     
                                   Owensboro Corridor and               
                                   related State Highway                
                                   projects..............       15.817  
1586. Kentucky                    Extend Hurstbourne Pkwy               
                                   from Bardstown Rd to                 
                                   Fern Valley Rd........            4  
1587. Louisiana                   Causeway Project.......          0.5  
1588. Louisiana                   I-10 Connector, Port of               
                                   South Louisiana.......         0.28  
1589. Louisiana                   Florida Expressway                    
                                   Construction, St.                    
                                   Bernard/Orleans                      
                                   Parishes..............         0.05  
1590. Louisiana                   Kerner Bridge,                        
                                   Jefferson Parish......         0.25  
1591. Louisiana                   Construction, LA 1.....          2.3  
1592. Louisiana                   Leeville Bridge, LA 1..            2  
1593. Louisiana                   Louisiana segment, Gulf               
                                   Coast high speed rail.            1  
1594. Louisiana                   Perkins Road, Baton                   
                                   Rouge.................          1.5  
1595. Louisiana                   East West Corridor/El                 
                                   Camino Real, LA 6 to                 
                                   US 84, Central-                      
                                   Northwest LA..........            1  
1596. Louisiana                   Nelson Access Road to                 
                                   Port of Lake Charles..          4.5  
1597. Louisiana                   Tchopitoulas Corridor,                
                                   New Orleans...........          4.5  
1598. Louisiana                   Rte 3132 to Caddo-                    
                                   Bossier Port,                        
                                   Shreveport............          4.5  
1599. Louisiana                   Kansas Lane, Monroe....          4.5  
1600. Louisiana                   New Orleans CBD to New                
                                   Orleans Int'l Airport,               
                                   commuter rail.........            5  
1601. Massachusetts               State Priority Projects       37.365  
1602. Maryland                    Improve hwy signage for               
                                   C&O Canal NHP in                     
                                   Frederick, Washington,               
                                   and Allegany Cties....        0.091  
1603. Maryland                    Construct pedestrian                  
                                   bicycle bridge across                
                                   Susquehanna River                    
                                   between Havre de Grace               
                                   and Perryville........         1.25  
1604. Maryland                    Upgrade US 113 north of               
                                   US 50 to Jarvis Rd in                
                                   Worcester Cty.........            7  
1605. Maryland                    Upgrade MD 32 in the                  
                                   vicinity of NSA Anne                 
                                   Arundel Cty...........         6.75  
1606. Maryland                    Construct Phase 1-A of                
                                   the I-70/I-270/US 340                
                                   interchange in                       
                                   Frederick Cty.........           15  
1607. Maine                       Upgrade Rte 11.........         0.15  
1608. Maine                       Construct I-95/                       
                                   Stillwater Avenue                    
                                   interchange...........         0.15  
1609. Maine                       Reconstruction of the                 
                                   Mack Point Cargo Port.         1.45  
1610. Maine                       Improve Rte 23.........        0.125  
1611. Maine                       Improve Rte 26.........        0.375  
1612. Maine                       Replace Ridlonville                   
                                   Bridge, Rumford.......        0.875  
1613. Maine                       Studies, planning for                 
                                   extension of I-95.....            2  
1614. Maine                       Construct I-295                       
                                   connector, Portland...            1  
1615. Maine                       Replace Singing Bridge                
                                   across Taunton Bay....        1.375  
1616. Maine                       Construct new bridge                  
                                   over Kennebec River                  
                                   (Carlton Bridge                      
                                   replacement)..........            2  
1617. Maine                       Studies, planning,                    
                                   reconstruction of East-              
                                   West Hwy..............            1  
1618. Michigan                    State Priority Projects       25.447  
1619. Michigan                    State Priority Projects       31.438  
1620. Michigan                    Reconstruct and                       
                                   rehabilitate,                        
                                   including rail and                   
                                   interstate access                    
                                   improvements for the                 
                                   Detroit Waterfront                   
                                   Dock, Detroit.........            6  
1621. Minnesota                   Reconstruct S.E. Main                 
                                   Ave./I-94 Interchange,               
                                   Moorhead..............            1  
1622. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 212                    
                                   Construction between I-              
                                   494 and Carver County                
                                   Road 147..............            1  
1623. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 610/10                 
                                   from T.H. 169 in                     
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94                
                                   in Maple Grove........            2  
1624. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South               
                                   Route in Mankato......            1  
1625. Minnesota                   Reconstruct SE Main                   
                                   Avenue/I-94                          
                                   Interchange, Moorhead.            2  
1626. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids                   
                                   Bridge Over                          
                                   Mississippi River,                   
                                   Stearns and Benton                   
                                   Counties..............            1  
1627. Minnesota                   Replace Sauk Rapids                   
                                   Bridge over                          
                                   Mississippi River,                   
                                   Stearns and Benton                   
                                   Cties.................            1  
1628. Minnesota                   Construct Shepard Rd./                
                                   Upper Landing                        
                                   Interceptor, St. Paul.            1  
1629. Minnesota                   Construct Mankato South               
                                   Route, Mankato........            1  
1630. Minnesota                   Reconstruct and Replace               
                                   I-494 Wakota Bridge                  
                                   from South St. Paul to               
                                   Newport and approaches        3.529  
1631. Minnesota                   Reconstruct/replace I-                
                                   494 Wakota Bridge from               
                                   South St. Paul to                    
                                   Newport, and                         
                                   approaches............            1  
1632. Minnesota                   Construct Phalen Blvd.                
                                   between I-35 and I-94.          2.5  
1633. Minnesota                   Construct T.H. 610/10                 
                                   from T.H. 169 in                     
                                   Brooklyn Park to I-94                
                                   in Maple Grove........        9.029  
1634. Minnesota                   Design and Construct                  
                                   Access to I-35W at                   
                                   Lake St., Minneapolis.            2  
1635. Missouri                    Develop bike/pedestrian               
                                   paths for Town of                    
                                   Kansas and Riverfront                
                                   Park in Kansas City...        0.341  
1636. Missouri                    Construct Cuivre River                
                                   Bridge at Lincoln                    
                                   County................            3  
1637. Missouri                    Construct Rte 13 MO                   
                                   River Bridge at                      
                                   Lexington.............            3  
1638. Missouri                    Construct Hwy 47 MO                   
                                   River Bridge at                      
                                   Washington............            3  
1639. Missouri                    Construct Rte 5 Bridge                
                                   at the Lake of the                   
                                   Ozarks................            3  
1640. Missouri                    Upgrade Interstate 70                 
                                   in the State of MO....           10  
1641. Missouri                    Construct Chouteau                    
                                   Bridge at Kansas City.            6  
1642. Missouri                    Construct Mississippi                 
                                   River Bridge at                      
                                   Hannibal..............            6  
1643. Missouri                    Construct Bill Emerson                
                                   Memorial Bridge.......            8  
1644. Missouri                    Construct Missouri                    
                                   River Bridge at                      
                                   Hermann...............            5  
1645. Mississippi                 Replace functionally                  
                                   obsolete drawbridge                  
                                   with new crossing,                   
                                   High Rise Bridge, at                 
                                   Pascagoula............           38  
1646. Montana                     Conduct environmental                 
                                   review, planning,                    
                                   design, and                          
                                   construction of the                  
                                   Beartooth Highway in                 
                                   Wyoming and Montana...       19.905  
1647. North Carolina              Construct Raleigh Outer               
                                   Loop (segment D)                     
                                   between NC 50 and SR                 
                                   2000..................         8.44  
1648. North Carolina              Construct additional                  
                                   lanes on I-77 between                
                                   I-85 and NC 73........           48  
1649. North Dakota                State Priority Projects       13.138  
1650. Nebraska                    Improve Nebraska                      
                                   Highways 8 and 15 in                 
                                   Fairbury..............            3  
1651. Nebraska                    Construct Riverfront                  
                                   Trails and Bridges                   
                                   Along Missouri River                 
                                   from Dodge Park                      
                                   through Omaha to                     
                                   Bellevue..............        4.786  
1652. New Hampshire               Widen I-93 from Salem                 
                                   to Manchester.........        1.175  
1653. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester                  
                                   Airport Access Road,                 
                                   Manchester............            1  
1654. New Hampshire               Conway bypass/Rte 16                  
                                   mitigation, Conway....          0.5  
1655. New Hampshire               Improve Bridge Street                 
                                   bridge, Plymouth......            1  
1656. New Hampshire               Advance completion of                 
                                   Rte 101 project from                 
                                   Raymond to Hampton....            2  
1657. New Hampshire               Rehabilitate/                         
                                   reconstruct Bath-                    
                                   Haverhill Bridge, Bath               
                                   and Haverhill.........         0.65  
1658. New Hampshire               Construct Manchester                  
                                   Access Rd, Manchester.        3.175  
1659. New Hampshire               Construct Orford                      
                                   Bridge, Orford........         0.85  
1660. New Jersey                  Construct bicycle                     
                                   trails and riverside                 
                                   improvements, West                   
                                   Deptford..............          0.7  
1661. New Jersey                  Construct Del. River                  
                                   tram to link                         
                                   destinations on both                 
                                   sides of Del. River...            8  
1662. New Jersey                  Construct new ramp                    
                                   between NJ 42 and                    
                                   south section of I-295           14  
1663. New Jersey                  Construct roadway                     
                                   network through the                  
                                   Bergen Arches railroad               
                                   right-of-way, Hudson                 
                                   Cty...................         26.5  
1664. New Jersey                  Relocate/construct                    
                                   Cooper Hospital Med                  
                                   Ctr helipad, Camden...          1.5  
1665. Nevada                      Canamex Corridor                      
                                   Innovative Urban                     
                                   Renovation Project in                
                                   Henderson.............        1.531  
1666. Nevada                      Widen US 50 between                   
                                   Fallon and Fernley....            1  
1667. Nevada                      I-580/U.S. 395 Freeway                
                                   Extension to Carson                  
                                   City..................            5  
1668. Nevada                      Reconstruction of I-15                
                                   Interchange at Sahara                
                                   Ave. and Rancho Rd. in               
                                   North Las Vegas.......            5  
1669. Nevada                      Widening of Craig Rd.                 
                                   in North Las Vegas....            2  
1670. Nevada                      Widen I-15 in San                     
                                   Bernardino County, CA.            6  
1671. New York                    Reconstruct Springfield               
                                   Blvd between the LIRR                
                                   Main Line South to                   
                                   Rockaway Blvd in                     
                                   Queens County.........            1  
1672. New York                    Replace Kennedy-class                 
                                   ferries in Staten                    
                                   Island................            2  
1673. New York                    Construct Fordham Univ                
                                   Regional                             
                                   Transportation                       
                                   Facility, Bronx.......            4  
1674. New York                    Construct Hamilton St                 
                                   interchange between                  
                                   Rte 17 and Rte 15 in                 
                                   Erwin.................          4.4  
1675. New York                    Construct intermodal                  
                                   project at Castle,                   
                                   Clinton and Battery                  
                                   Pk, NYC...............            6  
1676. New York                    Relocate toll barrier                 
                                   in Williamsville......          6.1  
1677. New York                    Construct Rte 219 from                
                                   Springville to                       
                                   Salamanca (Rte 13 to                 
                                   Rte 17)...............           20  
1678. New York                    Design/construct                      
                                   upgraded interchange                 
                                   between I-84 and I-87                
                                   nr Stewart Int.'l                    
                                   Airport, Newburg......           20  
1679. New York                    Renovate/reconstruct                  
                                   James A. Farley Post                 
                                   Office, NYC, as new                  
                                   Amtrak Sta............           40  
1680. New York                    Renovate Hellgate                     
                                   Bridge, NYC...........           15  
1681. Ohio                        Upgrade intersection of               
                                   US 20 and SR 420,                    
                                   Woodville.............            5  
1682. Ohio                        Improve intersection at               
                                   SR 327 and US 32,                    
                                   Wellston..............            3  
1683. Ohio                        Upgrade US 20 in                      
                                   Painesville, Perry,                  
                                   and Madison...........            3  
1684. Ohio                        Upgrade US 30 and Hill-               
                                   Diley Road, Lancaster.            4  
1685. Ohio                        Upgrade Caves Road,                   
                                   Geauga County.........            2  
1686. Ohio                        Upgrade SR 2 between                  
                                   Oregon and Camp Perry.            5  
1687. Ohio                        Construct intermodal                  
                                   transit center in                    
                                   Cincinnati............            8  
1688. Ohio                        High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...       34.325  
1689. Ohio                        Upgrade intersection of               
                                   US35 and Fairfield                   
                                   Road..................            4  
1690. Oklahoma                    Reconstruct/widen I-40                
                                   Crosstown Bridge and                 
                                   Realignment, Oklahoma                
                                   City..................       30.912  
1691. Oregon                      Relocate Highway 126                  
                                   through Redmond.......            4  
1692. Oregon                      Widen U.S. 30 from two                
                                   lanes to four lanes in               
                                   Pendleton.............          7.8  
1693. Oregon                      Restore funding for                   
                                   Broadway Bridge                      
                                   Project...............          2.5  
1694. Oregon                      Restore funding for I-5/              
                                   217 Kruse Way Project.         1.75  
1695. Oregon                      Restore funding for                   
                                   Astoria Hazard                       
                                   Recovery Railroad                    
                                   Slide.................        0.175  
1696. Oregon                      Restore funding for                   
                                   South Rivergate                      
                                   Overcrossing Project..            2  
1697. Oregon                      Restore funding for                   
                                   Medford Highway 62/99                
                                   Project...............            4  
1698. Oregon                      Restore funding for I-                
                                   205 Sunnybrooke                      
                                   Interchange Project...          1.8  
1699. Pennsylvania                Reconstruction of I-79                
                                   from Pa 285 to US 6,                 
                                   Crawford County.......            1  
1700. Pennsylvania                Relocation of US 15                   
                                   from US 522 to PA 147                
                                   in Snyder, Union, and                
                                   Northumberland                       
                                   Counties..............            1  
1701. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-81/Davis                
                                   Street Interchange,                  
                                   Lackawanna County.....            1  
1702. Pennsylvania                Construct American                    
                                   Parkway Bridge                       
                                   project, Allentown....            1  
1703. Pennsylvania                Construct Williams-                   
                                   Lycoming Cty Airport                 
                                   access road from I-80                
                                   to the Airport........            1  
1704. Pennsylvania                Rehabilitate Streets                  
                                   Run Road for emergency               
                                   access................          0.5  
1705. Pennsylvania                Construct pedestrian                  
                                   bridge, Vine Street                  
                                   Expressway between                   
                                   15th and 16th Streets.            1  
1706. Pennsylvania                North Shore roadway and               
                                   pedestrian                           
                                   improvements,                        
                                   Pittsburgh............        2.505  
1707. Pennsylvania                Widening and                          
                                   reconstruction of US                 
                                   30, Lancaster County..          2.5  
1708. Pennsylvania                Construction of Erie                  
                                   Bayside Connector,                   
                                   Erie County...........            2  
1709. Pennsylvania                Construct Independence                
                                   Gateway Transportation               
                                   Ctr project,                         
                                   Philadelphia..........            1  
1710. Pennsylvania                Road construction in                  
                                   and around former                    
                                   Bethlehem Steel plant                
                                   site..................            3  
1711. Pennsylvania                Roadway and pedestrian                
                                   improvements for North               
                                   Shore Central Business               
                                   District Corridor                    
                                   Transportation                       
                                   Project, Pittsburgh...          2.5  
1712. Pennsylvania                Construction at                       
                                   Williamsport Airport,                
                                   Lycoming County.......            2  
1713. Pennsylvania                Construct US 322                      
                                   Conchester Hwy between               
                                   US 1 and SR 452.......            3  
1714. Pennsylvania                Construct I-95 access                 
                                   ramps at and around                  
                                   Philadelphia Int'l                   
                                   Airport...............            5  
1715. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct SR 309 in                 
                                   Eastern Montgomery                   
                                   County................            2  
1716. Pennsylvania                Lancaster County                      
                                   airport runway                       
                                   extension.............            1  
1717. Pennsylvania                Construct safety and                  
                                   capacity improvements                
                                   to Rte 309 and Old                   
                                   Packhouse Road,                      
                                   including widening of                
                                   Old Packhouse Road                   
                                   between KidsPeace                    
                                   National Hospital and                
                                   Rte 309, Lehigh County            1  
1718. Pennsylvania                Construct grade                       
                                   separated interchange                
                                   on Old Rte 60 at Pgh.                
                                   Airport, Allegheny                   
                                   County................            1  
1719. Pennsylvania                Improvements to SR 412                
                                   from I-78 to Bethlehem               
                                   Steel site and road                  
                                   improvements for rail                
                                   intermodal facility,                 
                                   Bethlehem.............            2  
1720. Pennsylvania                Construct new                         
                                   interchange at                       
                                   Settler's Cabin,                     
                                   Allegheny County......            1  
1721. Pennsylvania                Improve access and                    
                                   interchange from I-95                
                                   to int'l terminal at                 
                                   Philadelphia Int'l                   
                                   Airport...............            5  
1722. Pennsylvania                Relocate Rte 15 at                    
                                   Selinsgrove and                      
                                   Shamokin Dam, Snyder                 
                                   County................            1  
1723. Pennsylvania                Construct access to                   
                                   site of former                       
                                   Philadelphia Naval                   
                                   Shipyard and Base.....            2  
1724. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct I-80,                     
                                   Mercer and Venango                   
                                   Counties..............            1  
1725. Pennsylvania                Construct Erie Eastside               
                                   Connector.............            3  
1726. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct main line I-              
                                   179...................            1  
1727. Pennsylvania                Upgrade US 219 between                
                                   Meyersdale and                       
                                   Somerset..............            5  
1728. Pennsylvania                Relocate Rte 222 in/                  
                                   around Trexlertown,                  
                                   Lehigh County.........            3  
1729. Pennsylvania                Widen Broad Street and                
                                   related improvements,                
                                   Hazelton..............            2  
1730. Pennsylvania                Construct Cranberry                   
                                   Connector, I-79/Rte 19/              
                                   PA Turnpike, Butler                  
                                   County................            2  
1731. Pennsylvania                Construct Warren Street               
                                   Extension, Reading....            3  
1732. Pennsylvania                Construct new lane on                 
                                   Rte 15, Tioga County..            5  
1733. Pennsylvania                Construct Mon Fayette                 
                                   Expressway between WV                
                                   and Fairchance........            5  
1734. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct Ft. Pitt                  
                                   Bridge and Tunnel,                   
                                   Pittsburgh............           19  
1735. Pennsylvania                Construct new                         
                                   interchange at I-95                  
                                   and PA Turnpike and                  
                                   related improvements..            5  
1736. Rhode Island                Construct Blackstone                  
                                   River bikeway.........        8.843  
1737. Rhode Island                Construct                             
                                   Woonasquatucket                      
                                   bikeway...............          3.1  
1738. South Carolina              Replace Cooper River                  
                                   Bridges, Charleston...       19.311  
1739. South Dakota                Construct Eastern                     
                                   Dakota Expressway                    
                                   between Aberdeen at I-               
                                   29....................       12.832  
1740. South Dakota                Preserve Skyline Drive                
                                   Scenic Ridgetop in                   
                                   Rapid City............          0.5  
1741. South Dakota                Construct new                         
                                   interchange and access               
                                   road on Interstate 90                
                                   at Box Elder..........            1  
1742. Tennessee                   Reconstruction of Old                 
                                   Walland Hwy Bridge                   
                                   over Little River,                   
                                   Townsend..............         0.42  
1743. Tennessee                   Construct pedestrian &                
                                   bicycle pathway to                   
                                   connect with Miss.                   
                                   River Trail & restore                
                                   historic cobblestones                
                                   on the Riverfront,                   
                                   Memphis...............          0.7  
1744. Tennessee                   High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...       44.048  
1745. Utah                        Construct Phase 2 of                  
                                   the Univ Ave                         
                                   Interchange, Provo....          1.5  
1746. Utah                        Engineer/reconstruct at               
                                   Brown's Park Rd,                     
                                   Daggett Cty...........         0.85  
1747. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley                
                                   Hwy in Logan..........            1  
1748. Utah                        Gateway Redevelopment                 
                                   Area road                            
                                   reconstruction, Salt                 
                                   Lake City.............            1  
1749. Utah                        Widen/improve 123rd/                  
                                   126th South from 700                 
                                   East to Jordan River,                
                                   Draper................          0.5  
1750. Utah                        Construct Cache Valley                
                                   Hwy in Logan..........            2  
1751. Utah                        Widen/improve 123rd/                  
                                   126th South from                     
                                   Jordan River to                      
                                   Bangerter Hwy in                     
                                   Riverton..............          0.5  
1752. Utah                        Construct underpass at                
                                   100 South, in Sandy...            1  
1753. Utah                        Extend Main St from                   
                                   5600 South to Vine St,               
                                   Murray................            2  
1754. Utah                        Construct Phase 2 of                  
                                   the Univ Ave                         
                                   Interchange, Provo....            1  
1755. Utah                        Widen 7200 West,                      
                                   Midvale...............         0.35  
1756. Utah                        Construct I-15                        
                                   interchange at                       
                                   Atkinville............            2  
1757. Utah                        Improve 5600 West Hwy                 
                                   from 2100 South to                   
                                   4100 South in West                   
                                   Valley City...........            1  
1758. Virginia                    Construct Southeastern                
                                   Pkwy and Greenbelt,                  
                                   Virginia Beach........            4  
1759. Virginia                    Construct Route 288,                  
                                   Richmond..............            2  
1760. Virginia                    Planning/design for                   
                                   Coalfields Expwy,                    
                                   Buchanan, Dickinson,                 
                                   and Wise Ctes.........            5  
1761. Virginia                    Complete no. section of               
                                   Fairfax Cty Pkwy,                    
                                   Fairfax County........            2  
1762. Virginia                    Reconstruct SR 168                    
                                   (Battlefield Blvd),                  
                                   Chesapeake............            3  
1763. Virginia                    Phase 1 Downtown                      
                                   Staunton Streetscape                 
                                   Plan..................          0.2  
1764. Virginia                    Commuter/freight rail                 
                                   congestion/mitigation                
                                   project over Quantico                
                                   Creek.................            2  
1765. Virginia                    Conduct preliminary                   
                                   engineering on I-73                  
                                   between Roanoke and VA/              
                                   NC state line.........            1  
1766. Virginia                    Construct I-95/State                  
                                   Rte 627 interchange,                 
                                   Stafford Cty..........            1  
1767. Virginia                    Improve Lee Hwy                       
                                   Corridor in Fairfax...            1  
1768. Virginia                    Construct Third Bridge/               
                                   Tunnel Crossing of                   
                                   Hampton Rd............            3  
1769. Virginia                    Widen I-64 Bland Blvd                 
                                   interchange...........            3  
1770. Virginia                    Construct "Smart Road"                
                                   in Blacksburg.........            5  
1771. Virginia                    Reconstruct I-66/Rte 29               
                                   interchange,                         
                                   Gainesville...........           15  
1772. Vermont                     Upgrade and Improve                   
                                   Publicly-Owned Vermont               
                                   Rail Infrastructure                  
                                   from Bennington to                   
                                   Burlington............        9.168  
1773. Washington                  Hood River Bridge SR 35        0.192  
1774. Washington                  Port of Kalama River                  
                                   Bridge................        0.169  
1775. Washington                  Huntington Avenue South               
                                   Castle Rock...........        0.138  
1776. Washington                  Port of Longview                      
                                   Industrial Rail                      
                                   Corridor..............        0.477  
1777. Washington                  I-5 interchange, Lewis                
                                   Cty...................         1.27  
1778. Washington                  Safety Improvements to                
                                   SR 14 Columbia Gorge..        0.775  
1779. Washington                  Construct 192nd Street                
                                   from SR 14 to SE 15th,               
                                   Vancouver.............        0.962  
1780. Washington                  Widen US 395 north of                 
                                   Spokane...............          1.9  
1781. Washington                  Columbia Center Blvd,                 
                                   Kennewick.............        0.309  
1782. Washington                  Construct Washington                  
                                   Pass Visitors Center..        0.231  
1783. Washington                  Improve Hillsboro                     
                                   Street/Hwy 395                       
                                   intersection, Pasco...        0.682  
1784. Washington                  Reconstruct I-82/Keys                 
                                   Road Intersection,                   
                                   Yakima................        1.663  
1785. Washington                  Construct Sequim/                     
                                   Dungeness Valley Trail               
                                   Project...............        0.192  
1786. Washington                  Widen SR 99 between                   
                                   148th Street and King                
                                   County Line, Lynnwood.        0.577  
1787. Washington                  Improve I-5/196th                     
                                   Street Interchange,                  
                                   Lynnwood..............        0.866  
1788. Washington                  Construct SR 305                      
                                   corridor improvement,                
                                   Poulsboro.............        0.673  
1789. Washington                  Edmonds Crossing multi-               
                                   modal transportation                 
                                   project...............        0.962  
1790. Washington                  Construct Cross Base                  
                                   Corridor Ft. Lewis/                  
                                   McChord AFB...........        0.115  
1791. Washington                  Reconstruct I-5                       
                                   Interchange, City of                 
                                   Lacey.................        0.288  
1792. Washington                  Construct SR 167                      
                                   Corridor..............        0.288  
1793. Washington                  Southworth Seattle                    
                                   Ferry.................        0.962  
1794. Washington                  Undertake SR 166 Slide                
                                   Repair................         1.25  
1795. Washington                  Construct SR 7 Elbe                   
                                   rest area and                        
                                   interpretive facility.         0.15  
1796. Washington                  Extend Mill Plain Blvd,               
                                   Vancouver.............            1  
1797. Washington                  Construct I-405/NE 8th                
                                   Street Interchange,                  
                                   Bellevue..............        5.875  
1798. Washington                  Improve I-90/Sunset Way               
                                   Interchange, Issaquah.         4.95  
1799. Washington                  Clinton Ferry Terminal.          1.2  
1800. Washington                  8th Street East Pierce                
                                   County................         0.25  
1801. Washington                  Shaw Road Puyallup                    
                                   extension.............        0.375  
1802. Washington                  180th, Tukwila.........          0.5  
1803. Washington                  South 277th, Auburn                   
                                   (UP)..................          0.5  
1804. Washington                  South 277th, Auburn                   
                                   (BNSF)................          0.5  
1805. Washington                  Construct Southwest                   
                                   Third Street..........         0.75  
1806. Washington                  Construct Port of                     
                                   Tacoma Road...........        1.125  
1807. Washington                  Construct North                       
                                   Duwamish Intermodal                  
                                   Project...............            4  
1808. West Virginia               Construct Coalfields                  
                                   Expressway............        22.69  
1809. Wyoming                     State Priority Projects       13.934  
1810. New Mexico                  Construct Rio Rancho                  
                                   Highway...............           20  
1811. Massachusetts               Reconstruct Huntington                
                                   Avenue................            1  
1812. Texas                       Relocate railroad Bryan/              
                                   College Station at                   
                                   Texas A&M or any other               
                                   high priority project                
                                   in Texas..............           10  
1813. Texas                       High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...      133.863  
1814. Arizona                     High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...       31.076  
1815. Delaware                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...        8.868  
1816. Hawaii                      High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...       10.379  
1817. Wisconsin                   High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...       39.926  
1818. Arkansas                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...           15  
1819. Maine                       High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...           10  
1820. Texas                       Relocate railroad line                
                                   in Bryan and College                 
                                   Station, Texas A&M                   
                                   University............           15  
1821. Virginia                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1822. New Hampshire               High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1823. Idaho                       High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1824. Arkansas                    Conduct Seismic Design                
                                   and Deployment                       
                                   Projects..............            5  
1825. Missouri                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...           10  
1826. Wyoming                     High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1827. Rhode Island                Construct pedestrian                  
                                   and Bicycle Facilities            5  
1828. Oklahoma                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1829. Colorado                    High priority highway                 
                                   and bridge projects...            5  
1830. Alabama                     Develop Huntsville                    
                                   Southern Bypass.......            1  
1831. Alabama                     Replace bridge over                   
                                   Tombigbee River,                     
                                   Naheola...............            1  
1832. Alabama                     Construct Anniston                    
                                   Eastern Bypass........            1  
1833. Alabama                     Construct East Foley                  
                                   Corridor Project from                
                                   Baldwin County Highway               
                                   20 to State Highway 59               
                                   in Alabama............         0.75  
1834. Alabama                     Construct Decatur                     
                                   Southern Bypass.......            1  
1835. Alabama                     Construct Montgomery                  
                                   Outer Loop from US 80                
                                   to I-85 via I-65......            1  
1836. Alabama                     Develop Birmingham                    
                                   Northern Beltline.....         1.45  
1837. Alabama                     Construct bridge over                 
                                   Tennessee River                      
                                   connecting Muscle                    
                                   Shoals and Florence...            1  
1838. Alabama                     Create National                       
                                   University                           
                                   Transportation Center                
                                   at the University of                 
                                   Alabama...............          1.8  
1839. Alabama                     University at Alabama                 
                                   at Birmingham-Trauma                 
                                   Care Center...........         2.25  
1840. Alabama                     Conduct advance vehicle               
                                   transportation                       
                                   research program at                  
                                   the University of                    
                                   Alabama, Tuscaloosa...            2  
1841. Alabama                     Conduct asphalt                       
                                   research program at                  
                                   Auburn University.....          0.5  
1842. Alabama                     Conduct Global Climate                
                                   Reserach Program at                  
                                   the University of                    
                                   Alabama at Huntsville.         0.25  
1843. California                  Conduct Golden Gate                   
                                   Seismic Retrofit                     
                                   Project...............           26  
1844. Oregon                      Prepare and preserve                  
                                   high priority highways           30  
1845. South Dakota                Construct Eastern                     
                                   Dakota Expressway from               
                                   Aberdeen to I-29......       23.768  
1846. Massachusetts               High priority highway                 
                                   and bridges...........           25  
1847. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and improve               
                                   I-95 in Delaware,                    
                                   Philadelphia and Bucks               
                                   Counties, Pennsylvania           50  
1848. Pennsylvania                Reconstruct and improve               
                                   US-22 in Westmoreland                
                                   and Indiana Counties,                
                                   Pennsylvania..........           50  
1849. South Carolina              Replace Cooper River                  
                                   Bridges, Charleston...           20  
1850. Alaska                      Construct Bradfield                   
                                   Canal Road............            1  
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SEC. 1603. SPECIAL RULE.

    For purposes of calculating the minimum guarantee 
apportionment under section 105 of title 23, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall not include projects numbered 1818 
through 1849 in section 1602.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

SEC. 2001. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Uniform Guidelines.--Section 402(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(4) to'' 
        and inserting ``(4) to prevent accidents and'';
            (2) in the eighth sentence by striking ``include 
        information obtained by the Secretary under section 
        4007 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991 and''; and
            (3) in the twelfth sentence by inserting 
        ``enforcement of light transmission standards of window 
        glazing for passenger motor vehicles and light trucks 
        as necessary to improve highway safety,'' before ``and 
        emergency services''.
    (b) Administration of State Programs.--Section 402(b) of 
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows 
        through paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Administration of State Programs.--'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
        as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
            (3) in paragraph (1)(C) (as so redesignated) by 
        striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (3)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by 
        striking ``paragraph (3)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
        (1)(C)''.
    (c) Apportionment of Funds.--The sixth sentence of section 
402(c) of such title is amended by inserting ``the 
apportionment to the Secretary of the Interior shall not be 
less than three-fourths of 1 percent of the total apportionment 
and'' after ``except that''.
    (d) Application in Indian Country.--Section 402(i) of such 
title is amended to read as follows:
    ``(i) Application in Indian Country.--
            ``(1) Use of terms.--For the purpose of application 
        of this section in Indian country, the terms `State' 
        and `Governor of a State' include the Secretary of the 
        Interior and the term `political subdivision of a 
        State' includes an Indian tribe.
            ``(2) Expenditures for local highway programs.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the 
        funds apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior 
        under this section shall be expended by Indian tribes 
        to carry out highway safety programs within their 
        jurisdictions.
            ``(3) Access for individuals with disabilities.--
        The requirements of subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be 
        applicable to Indian tribes, except to those tribes 
        with respect to which the Secretary determines that 
        application of such provisions would not be 
        practicable.
            ``(4) Indian country defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term `Indian country' means--
                    ``(A) all land within the limits of any 
                Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of 
                the United States, notwithstanding the issuance 
                of any patent and including rights-of-way 
                running through the reservation;
                    ``(B) all dependent Indian communities 
                within the borders of the United States, 
                whether within the original or subsequently 
                acquired territory thereof and whether within 
                or without the limits of a State; and
                    ``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian 
                titles to which have not been extinguished, 
                including rights-of-way running through such 
                allotments.''.
    (e) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Section 402(j) of such title is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary may 
periodically conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway 
safety programs that are highly effective in reducing motor 
vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths. Any such rulemaking 
shall take into account the major role of the States in 
implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in 
accordance with this section takes effect, States shall 
consider these highly effective programs when developing their 
highway safety programs.''.
    (f) Highway Safety Education and Information.--
            (1) In general.--For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
        the Secretary shall allow any State to use funds 
        apportioned to the State under section 402 of title 23, 
        United States Code, to purchase television and radio 
        time for highway safety public service messages.
            (2) Reports by states.--Any State that uses funds 
        described in paragraph (1) for purchasing television 
        and radio time for highway safety public service 
        messages shall submit to the Secretary a report 
        describing, and assessing the effectiveness of, the 
        messages.
            (3) Study.--Based on information contained in the 
        reports submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the 
        effectiveness of purchasing television and radio time 
        for highway safety public service messages using funds 
        described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 2002. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Authority of the Secretary.--Section 403(a)(2)(A) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 
including training in work zone safety management'' after 
``personnel''.
    (b) Drugs and Driver Behavior.--
            (1) In general.--Section 403(b) of such title is 
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Measures that may deter drugged driving.
            ``(4) Programs to train law enforcement officers on 
        motor vehicle pursuits conducted by the officers.''.
            (2) Reports of federal policies and procedures.--
        Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, the Chief of Capitol Police, 
        and the Administrator of General Services shall each 
        transmit to Congress a report containing--
                    (A) the policy of the department or agency 
                headed by that individual concerning motor 
                vehicle pursuits by law enforcement officers of 
                that department or agency; and
                    (B) a description of the procedures that 
                the department or agency uses to train law 
                enforcement officers in the implementation of 
                the policy referred to in subparagraph (A).

SEC. 2003. OCCUPANT PROTECTION.

    (a) Occupant Protection Incentive Grants.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after section 404 
        the following:

``Sec. 405. Occupant protection incentive grants

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
        requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make 
        grants under this section to States that adopt and 
        implement effective programs to reduce highway deaths 
        and injuries resulting from individuals riding 
        unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor 
        vehicles. Such grants may be used by recipient States 
        only to implement and enforce, as appropriate, such 
        programs.
            ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made 
        to a State under this section in any fiscal year unless 
        the State enters into such agreements with the 
        Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that 
        the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from 
        all other sources for programs described in paragraph 
        (1) at or above the average level of such expenditures 
        in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment 
        of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
            ``(3) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may 
        receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal 
        years beginning after September 30, 1997.
            ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a 
        fiscal year a program adopted by a State pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) in each of the first and second 
                fiscal years in which the State receives a 
                grant under this section, 75 percent;
                    ``(B) in each of the third and fourth 
                fiscal years in which the State receives a 
                grant under this section, 50 percent; and
                    ``(C) in each of the fifth and sixth fiscal 
                years in which the State receives a grant under 
                this section, 25 percent.
    ``(b) Grant Eligibility.--A State shall become eligible for 
a grant under this section by adopting or demonstrating to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary at least 4 of the following:
            ``(1) Safety belt use law.--The State has in effect 
        a safety belt use law that makes unlawful throughout 
        the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle 
        whenever an individual (other than a child who is 
        secured in a child restraint system) in the front seat 
        of the vehicle (and, beginning in fiscal year 2001, in 
        any seat in the vehicle) does not have a safety belt 
        properly secured about the individual's body.
            ``(2) Primary safety belt use law.--The State 
        provides for primary enforcement of the safety belt use 
        law of the State.
            ``(3) Minimum fine or penalty points.--The State 
        imposes a minimum fine or provides for the imposition 
        of penalty points against the driver's license of an 
        individual--
                    ``(A) for a violation of the safety belt 
                use law of the State; and
                    ``(B) for a violation of the child 
                passenger protection law of the State.
            ``(4) Special traffic enforcement program.--The 
        State has implemented a statewide special traffic 
        enforcement program for occupant protection that 
        emphasizes publicity for the program.
            ``(5) Child passenger protection education 
        program.--The State has implemented a statewide 
        comprehensive child passenger protection education 
        program that includes education programs about proper 
        seating positions for children in air bag equipped 
        motor vehicles and instruction on how to reduce the 
        improper use of child restraint systems.
            ``(6) Child passenger protection law.--The State 
        has in effect a law that requires minors who are riding 
        in a passenger motor vehicle to be properly secured in 
        a child safety seat or other appropriate restraint 
        system.
    ``(c) Grant Amounts.--The amount of a grant for which a 
State qualifies under this section for a fiscal year shall 
equal up to 25 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
for fiscal year 1997 under section 402.
    ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety 
        seat' means any device (except safety belts) designed 
        for use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or 
        position a child who weighs 50 pounds or less.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' 
        means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and 
        manufactured primarily for use on public streets, 
        roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle 
        operated only on a rail line.
            ``(3) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
        `multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle 
        with motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry 
        not more than 10 individuals, that is constructed 
        either on a truck chassis or with special features for 
        occasional off-road operation.
            ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' 
        means a motor vehicle with motive power (except a 
        multipurpose passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) 
        designed to carry not more than 10 individuals.
            ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger 
        motor vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose 
        passenger motor vehicle.
            ``(6) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to open-body passenger 
                vehicles, including convertibles, an occupant 
                restraint system consisting of a lap belt or a 
                lap belt and a detachable shoulder belt; and
                    ``(B) with respect to other passenger 
                vehicles, an occupant restraint system 
                consisting of integrated lap and shoulder 
                belts.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for such 
        chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
        to section 404 the following:

``405. Occupant protection incentive grants.''.

    (b) Child Passenger Protection Education Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant to 
        a State that submits an application, in such form and 
        manner as the Secretary may prescribe, that is approved 
        by the Secretary to carry out the activities specified 
        in paragraph (2) through--
                    (A) the child passenger protection program 
                of the State; and
                    (B) at the option of the State, a grant 
                program established by the State to carry out 1 
                or more of the activities specified in 
                paragraph (2) by a political subdivision of the 
                State or an appropriate private entity.
            (2) Use of funds.--Funds provided to a State as a 
        grant under this subsection shall be used to implement 
        child passenger protection programs that--
                    (A) are designed to prevent deaths and 
                injuries to children;
                    (B) educate the public concerning--
                            (i) all aspects of the proper 
                        installation of child restraints using 
                        standard seatbelt hardware, 
                        supplemental hardware, and modification 
                        devices (if needed), including special 
                        installation techniques;
                            (ii) appropriate child restraint 
                        design, selection, and placement; and
                            (iii) harness threading and harness 
                        adjustment on child restraints; and
                    (C) train and retrain child passenger 
                safety professionals, police officers, fire and 
                emergency medical personnel, and other 
                educators concerning all aspects of child 
                restraint use.
            (3) Grant awards.--The Secretary may make a grant 
        under this subsection without regard to whether a State 
        is eligible to receive, or has received, a grant under 
        section 405 of title 23, United States Code (as 
        inserted by subsection (a) of this section).
            (4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of a program carried out using funds made available 
        from a grant under this subsection may not exceed 80 
        percent.
            (5) Report.--Each State that receives a grant under 
        this subsection shall transmit to the Secretary a 
        report for the period covered by the grant that, at a 
        minimum, describes the program activities carried out 
        with the funds made available under the grant.
            (6) Report to congress.--Not later than June 1, 
        2002, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
        on the implementation of this subsection that includes 
        a description of the programs carried out and materials 
        developed and distributed by the States that receive 
        grants under this subsection.
            (7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
        subsection $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 
        2001.

SEC. 2004. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

    (a) In General.--Section 410 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 410. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
        requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make 
        grants to States that adopt and implement effective 
        programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting 
        from individuals driving while under the influence of 
        alcohol. Such grants may only be used by recipient 
        States to implement and enforce such programs.
            ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made 
        to a State under this section in any fiscal year unless 
        the State enters into such agreements with the 
        Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that 
        the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from 
        all other sources for alcohol traffic safety programs 
        at or above the average level of such expenditures in 
        its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of 
        the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
            ``(3) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may 
        receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal 
        years beginning after September 30, 1997.
            ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of implementing and enforcing in a fiscal year a 
        program adopted by a State pursuant to paragraph (1) 
        shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) in each of the first and second 
                fiscal years in which the State receives a 
                grant under this section, 75 percent;
                    ``(B) in each of the third and fourth 
                fiscal years in which the State receives a 
                grant under this section, 50 percent; and
                    ``(C) in each of the fifth and sixth fiscal 
                years in which the State receives a grant under 
                this section, 25 percent.
    ``(b) Basic Grant Eligibility.--
            ``(1) Basic grant a.--A State shall become eligible 
        for a grant under this paragraph by adopting or 
        demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Secretary at 
        least 5 of the following:
                    ``(A) Administrative license revocation.--
                An administrative driver's license suspension 
                or revocation system for individuals who 
                operate motor vehicles while under the 
                influence of alcohol that requires that--
                            ``(i) in the case of an individual 
                        who, in any 5-year period beginning 
                        after the date of enactment of the 
                        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
                        Century, is determined on the basis of 
                        a chemical test to have been operating 
                        a motor vehicle while under the 
                        influence of alcohol or is determined 
                        to have refused to submit to such a 
                        test as proposed by a law enforcement 
                        officer, the State agency responsible 
                        for administering drivers' licenses, 
                        upon receipt of the report of the law 
                        enforcement officer--
                                    ``(I) shall suspend the 
                                driver's license of such 
                                individual for a period of not 
                                less than 90 days if such 
                                individual is a first offender 
                                in such 5-year period; and
                                    ``(II) shall suspend the 
                                driver's license of such 
                                individual for a period of not 
                                less than 1 year, or revoke 
                                such license, if such 
                                individual is a repeat offender 
                                in such 5-year period; and
                            ``(ii) the suspension and 
                        revocation referred to under clause (i) 
                        shall take effect not later than 30 
                        days after the day on which the 
                        individual refused to submit to a 
                        chemical test or received notice of 
                        having been determined to be driving 
                        under the influence of alcohol, in 
                        accordance with the procedures of the 
                        State.
                    ``(B) Underage drinking program.--An 
                effective system, as determined by the 
                Secretary, for preventing operators of motor 
                vehicles under age 21 from obtaining alcoholic 
                beverages and for preventing persons from 
                making alcoholic beverages available to 
                individuals under age 21. Such system may 
                include the issuance of drivers' licenses to 
                individuals under age 21 that are easily 
                distinguishable in appearance from drivers' 
                licenses issued to individuals age 21 or older 
                and the issuance of drivers' licenses that are 
                tamper resistant.
                    ``(C) Enforcement program.--Either--
                            ``(i) a statewide program for 
                        stopping motor vehicles on a 
                        nondiscriminatory, lawful basis for the 
                        purpose of determining whether the 
                        operators of such motor vehicles are 
                        driving while under the influence of 
                        alcohol; or
                            ``(ii) a statewide special traffic 
                        enforcement program for impaired 
                        driving that emphasizes publicity for 
                        the program.
                    ``(D) Graduated licensing system.--A 3-
                stage graduated licensing system for young 
                drivers that includes nighttime driving 
                restrictions during the first 2 stages, 
                requires all vehicle occupants to be properly 
                restrained, and makes it unlawful for a person 
                under age 21 to operate a motor vehicle with a 
                blood alcohol concentration of .02 percent or 
                greater.
                    ``(E) Drivers with high bac.--Programs to 
                target individuals with high blood alcohol 
                concentrations who operate a motor vehicle. 
                Such programs may include implementation of a 
                system of graduated penalties and assessment of 
                individuals convicted of driving under the 
                influence of alcohol.
                    ``(F) Young adult drinking programs.--
                Programs to reduce driving while under the 
                influence of alcohol by individuals age 21 
                through 34. Such programs may include awareness 
                campaigns; traffic safety partnerships with 
                employers, colleges, and the hospitality 
                industry; assessments of first time offenders; 
                and incorporation of treatment into judicial 
                sentencing.
                    ``(G) Testing for bac.--An effective system 
                for increasing the rate of testing of the blood 
                alcohol concentrations of motor vehicle drivers 
                involved in fatal accidents and, in fiscal year 
                2001 and each fiscal year thereafter, a rate of 
                such testing that is equal to or greater than 
                the national average.
            ``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible 
        for a grant under this paragraph by adopting or 
        demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Secretary each 
        of the following:
                    ``(A) Fatal impaired driver percentage 
                reduction.--The percentage of fatally injured 
                drivers with 0.10 percent or greater blood 
                alcohol concentration in the State has 
                decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar 
                years for which statistics for determining such 
                percentages are available.
                    ``(B) Fatal impaired driver percentage 
                comparison.--The percentage of fatally injured 
                drivers with 0.10 percent or greater blood 
                alcohol concentration in the State has been 
                lower than the average percentage for all 
                States in each of the calendar years referred 
                to in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Basic grant amount.--The amount of a basic 
        grant made to a State for a fiscal year under this 
        subsection shall equal up to 25 percent of the amount 
        apportioned to the State for fiscal year 1997 under 
        section 402.
    ``(c) Supplemental Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving an application 
        from a State, the Secretary may make supplemental 
        grants to the State for meeting 1 or more of the 
        following criteria:
                    ``(A) Video equipment for detection of 
                drunk drivers.--The State provides for a 
                program to acquire video equipment to be used 
                in detecting persons who operate motor vehicles 
                while under the influence of alcohol and in 
                prosecuting those persons, and to train 
                personnel in the use of that equipment.
                    ``(B) Self-sustaining drunk driving 
                prevention program.--The State provides for a 
                self-sustaining drunk driving prevention 
                program under which a significant portion of 
                the fines or surcharges collected from 
                individuals apprehended and fined for operating 
                amotor vehicle while under the influence of 
alcohol are returned to those communities which have comprehensive 
programs for the prevention of such operations of motor vehicles.
                    ``(C) Reducing driving with a suspended 
                license.--The State enacts and enforces a law 
                to reduce driving with a suspended license. 
                Such law, as determined by the Secretary, may 
                require a `zebra' stripe that is clearly 
                visible on the license plate of any motor 
                vehicle owned and operated by a driver with a 
                suspended license.
                    ``(D) Use of passive alcohol sensors.--The 
                State provides for a program to acquire passive 
                alcohol sensors to be used by police officers 
                in detecting persons who operate motor vehicles 
                while under the influence of alcohol, and to 
                train police officers in the use of that 
                equipment.
                    ``(E) Effective dwi tracking system.--The 
                State demonstrates an effective driving while 
                intoxicated (DWI) tracking system. Such a 
                system, as determined by the Secretary, may 
                include data covering arrests, case 
                prosecutions, court dispositions and sanctions, 
                and provide for the linkage of such data and 
                traffic records systems to appropriate 
                jurisdictions and offices within the State.
                    ``(F) Other programs.--The State provides 
                for other innovative programs to reduce traffic 
                safety problems resulting from individuals 
                driving while under the influence of alcohol or 
                controlled substances, including programs that 
                seek to achieve such a reduction through legal, 
                judicial, enforcement, educational, 
                technological, or other approaches.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to 
        receive a grant under this subsection in a fiscal year 
        only if the State is eligible to receive a grant under 
        subsection (b) in such fiscal year.
            ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to 
        carry out this section in a fiscal year, not to exceed 
        10 percent shall be available for making grants under 
        this subsection.
    ``(d) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(e) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term `alcoholic 
        beverage' has the meaning given such term in section 
        158(c).
            ``(2) Controlled substances.--The term `controlled 
        substances' has the meaning given such term in section 
        102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
        802(6)).
            ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 405.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 2005. STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENTS.

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

``Sec. 411. State highway safety data improvements

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
        requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make 
        grants to States that adopt and implement effective 
        programs--
                    ``(A) to improve the timeliness, accuracy, 
                completeness, uniformity, and accessibility of 
                the data of the State that is needed to 
                identify priorities for national, State, and 
                local highway and traffic safety programs;
                    ``(B) to evaluate the effectiveness of 
                efforts to make such improvements;
                    ``(C) to link these State data systems, 
                including traffic records, with other data 
                systems within the State, such as systems that 
                contain medical and economic data; and
                    ``(D) to improve the compatibility of the 
                data system of the State with national data 
                systems and data systems of other States and to 
                enhance the ability of the Secretary to observe 
                and analyze national trends in crash 
                occurrences, rates, outcomes, and 
                circumstances.
        Such grants may be used by recipient States only to 
        implement such programs.
            ``(2) Model data elements.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with States and other appropriate parties, 
        shall determine the model data elements necessary to 
        observe and analyze national trends in crash 
        occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances. In 
        order to become eligible for a grant under this 
        section, a State shall demonstrate how the multiyear 
        highway safety data and traffic records plan of the 
        State described in subsection (b)(1) will be 
        incorporated into data systems of the State.
            ``(3) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made 
        to a State under this section in any fiscal year unless 
        the State enters into such agreements with the 
        Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that 
        the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from 
        all other sources for highway safety data programs at 
        or above the average level of such expenditures in its 
        2 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
            ``(4) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may 
        receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal 
        years beginning after September 30, 1997.
            ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a 
        fiscal year a program adopted by a State pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) in the first and second fiscal years 
                in which the State receives a grant under this 
                section, 75 percent;
                    ``(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years 
                in which the State receives a grant under this 
                section, 50 percent; and
                    ``(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years 
                in which the State receives a grant under this 
                section, 25 percent.
    ``(b) First-Year Grants.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall become eligible 
        for a first-year grant under this subsection in a 
        fiscal year if the State either--
                    ``(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of 
                the Secretary, that the State has--
                            ``(i) established a highway safety 
                        data and traffic records coordinating 
                        committee with a multidisciplinary 
                        membership, including the 
                        administrators, collectors, and users 
                        of such data (including the public 
                        health, injury control, and motor 
                        carrier communities);
                            ``(ii) completed, within the 
                        preceding 5 years, a highway safety 
                        data and traffic records assessment or 
                        an audit of the highway safety data and 
                        traffic records system of the State; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) initiated the development 
                        of a multiyear highway safety data and 
                        traffic records strategic plan that--
                                    ``(I) identifies and 
                                prioritizes the highway safety 
                                data and traffic records needs 
                                and goals of the State;
                                    ``(II) identifies 
                                performance-based measures by 
                                which progress toward those 
                                goals will be determined; and
                                    ``(III) will be submitted 
                                to the highway safety data and 
                                traffic records coordinating 
                                committee of the State for 
                                approval; or
                    ``(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the 
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) a certification that the 
                        State has met the requirements of 
                        clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 
                        (A);
                            ``(ii) a multiyear highway safety 
                        data and traffic records strategic plan 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) meets the 
                                requirements of subparagraph 
                                (A)(iii); and
                                    ``(II) specifies how the 
                                incentive funds of the State 
                                for the fiscal year will be 
                                used to address needs and goals 
                                identified in the plan; and
                            ``(iii) a certification that the 
                        highway safety data and traffic records 
                        coordinating committee of the State 
                        continues to operate and supports the 
                        multiyear plan described in clause 
                        (ii).
            ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a first-year 
        grant made to a State for a fiscal year under this 
        subsection shall equal--
                    ``(A) if the State is eligible for the 
                grant under paragraph (1)(A), $125,000; and
                    ``(B) if the State is eligible for the 
                grant under paragraph (1)(B), an amount 
                determined by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the amount appropriated to 
                        carry out this section for such fiscal 
                        year; by
                            ``(ii) the ratio that the funds 
                        apportioned to the State under section 
                        402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the 
                        funds apportioned to all States under 
                        section 402 for fiscal year 1997;
                except that no State eligible for a grant under 
                paragraph (1)(B) shall receive less than 
                $250,000.
            ``(3) States not meeting criteria.--The Secretary 
        may award a grant of up to $25,000 for 1 year to any 
        State that does not meet the criteria established in 
        paragraph (1). The grant may only be used to conduct 
        activities needed to enable the State to qualify for a 
        first-year grant in the next fiscal year.
    ``(c) Succeeding Year Grants.--
            ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a 
        grant under this subsection in a fiscal year succeeding 
        the first fiscal year in which the State receives a 
        grant under subsection (b) if the State, to the 
        satisfaction of the Secretary--
                    ``(A) submits or updates a multiyear 
                highway safety data and traffic records 
                strategic plan that meets the requirements of 
                subsection (b)(1);
                    ``(B) certifies that the highway safety 
                data and traffic records coordinating committee 
                of the State continues to operate and supports 
                the multiyear plan; and
                    ``(C) reports annually on the progress of 
                the State in implementing the multiyear plan.
            ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a succeeding 
        year grant made to the State for a fiscal year under 
        this paragraph shall equal the amount determined by 
        multiplying--
                    ``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out 
                this section for such fiscal year; by
                    ``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned 
                to the State under section 402 for fiscal year 
                1997 bears to the funds apportioned to all 
                States under section 402 for fiscal year 1997;
        except that no State eligible for a grant under this 
        paragraph shall receive less than $225,000.
    ``(c) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
section.
    ``(d) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``411. State highway safety data improvements.''.

SEC. 2006. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

    (a) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
Management.--Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
Management.--
            ``(1) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an 
        agreement with an organization that represents the 
        interests of the States to manage, administer, and 
        operate the National Driver Register's computer 
        timeshare and user assistance functions. If the 
        Secretary decides to enter into such an agreement, the 
        Secretary shall ensure that the management of these 
        functions is compatible with this chapter and the 
        regulations issued to implement this chapter.
            ``(2) Required demonstration.--Any transfer of the 
        National Driver Register's computer timeshare and user 
        assistance functions to an organization that represents 
        the interests of the States shall begin only after a 
        determination is made by the Secretary that all States 
        are participating in the National Driver Register's 
        `Problem Driver Pointer System' (the system used by the 
        Register to effect the exchange of motor vehicle 
        driving records) and that the system is functioning 
        properly.
            ``(3) Transition period.--Any agreement entered 
        into under this subsection shall include a provision 
        for a transition period sufficient to allow the States 
        to make the budgetary and legislative changes the 
        States may need to pay fees charged by the organization 
        representing their interests for their use of the 
        National Driver Register's computer timeshare and user 
        assistance functions. During this transition period, 
        the Secretary shall continue to fund these transferred 
        functions.
            ``(4) Fees.--The total of the fees charged by the 
        organization representing the interests of the States 
        in any fiscal year for the use of the National Driver 
        Register's computer timeshare and user assistance 
        functions shall not exceed the total cost to the 
        organization of performing these functions in such 
        fiscal year.
            ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--
        Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
        diminish, limit, or otherwise affect the authority of 
        the Secretary to carry out this chapter.''.
    (b) Access to Register Information.--
            (1) Conforming amendments.--Section 30305(b) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting before 
                the period at the end the following: ``, unless 
                the information is about a revocation or 
                suspension still in effect on the date of the 
                request'';
                    (B) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
                section 207(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization 
                Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-324, 110 Stat. 
                3908)--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' 
                        and inserting ``subsection (a) of this 
                        section''; and
                            (ii) by moving the text of such 
                        paragraph 2 ems to the left; and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (8), as 
                redesignated by section 502(b)(1) of the 
                Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 
                (Public Law 104-264, 110 Stat. 3262), as 
                paragraph (9).
            (2) Federal agency access provision.--Section 
        30305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is further 
        amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
                paragraph (10) and inserting such paragraph 
                after paragraph (9);
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
                following:
    ``(6) The head of a Federal department or agency that 
issues motor vehicle operator's licenses may request the chief 
driver licensing official of a State to obtain information 
under subsection (a) of this section about an individual 
applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license from such 
department or agency. The department or agency may receive the 
information, provided it transmits to the Secretary a report 
regarding any individual who is denied a motor vehicle 
operator's license by that department or agency for cause; 
whose motor vehicle operator's license is revoked, suspended, 
or canceled by that department or agency for cause; or about 
whom the department or agency has been notified of a conviction 
of any of the motor vehicle-related offenses or comparable 
offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) and over whom the 
department or agency has licensing authority. The report shall 
contain the information specified in section 30304(b).''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(11) The head of a Federal department or agency 
authorized to receive information regarding an individual from 
the Register under this section may request and receive such 
information from the Secretary.''.
    (c) Evaluation and Assessment of Alternatives.--
            (1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
        implementation of chapter 303 of title 49, United 
        States Code, and the programs under sections 31106 and 
        31309 of such title and identify alternatives to 
        improve the ability of the States to exchange 
        information about unsafe drivers and to identify 
        drivers with multiple licenses.
            (2) Technology assessment.--The Secretary, in 
        conjunction with the American Association of Motor 
        Vehicle Administrators, shall conduct an assessment of 
        available electronic technologies to improve access to 
        and exchange of motor vehicle driving records. The 
        assessment may consider alternative unique motor 
        vehicle driver identifiers that would facilitate 
        accurate matching of drivers and their records.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of 
        the evaluation and technology assessment,together with 
any recommendations for appropriate administrative and legislative 
actions.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph 
        (2) $250,000 in the aggregate for fiscal years 
        beginning after September 30, 1998.

SEC. 2007. SAFETY STUDIES.

    (a) Blowout Resistant Tires Study.--The Secretary shall 
conduct a study on the benefit to public safety of the use of 
blowout resistant tires on commercial motor vehicles and the 
potential to decrease the incidence of accidents and fatalities 
from accidents occurring as a result of blown out tires.
    (b) School Bus Occupant Safety Study.--The Secretary shall 
conduct a study to assess occupant safety in school buses. The 
study shall examine available information about occupant safety 
and analyze options for improving occupant safety.
    (c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the results of each study conducted under this 
section.
    (d) Limitation on Funding.--The Secretary may not expend 
more than $200,000, from funds made available by section 403 of 
title 23, United States Code, for conducting each study under 
this section.

SEC. 2008. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM BLOOD ALCOHOL 
                    CONCENTRATIONS.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
to evaluate the effectiveness of State laws that--
            (1) deem any individual with a blood alcohol 
        concentration of 0.08 percent or greater while 
        operating a motor vehicle to be driving while 
        intoxicated; and
            (2) deem any individual under the age of 21 with a 
        blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater 
        while operating a motor vehicle to be driving while 
        intoxicated;
in reducing the number and severity of alcohol-involved 
crashes.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study conducted under this section.

SEC. 2009. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account):
            (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out 
        section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
        $149,700,000 for fiscal year 1998, $150,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $152,800,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $155,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $160,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $165,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2003.
            (2) Highway safety research and development.--For 
        carrying out section 403 of title 23, United States 
        Code, $72,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
        2003.
            (3) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For 
        carrying out section 405 of title 23, United States 
        Code, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 
        2000, $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $15,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (4) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures 
        incentive grant program.--For carrying out section 410 
        of title 23, United States Code, $34,500,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 
        $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $40,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003.
            (5) State highway safety data grants.--For carrying 
        out section 411 of title 23, United States Code, 
        $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $8,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2000, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and 
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
            (6) National driver register.--For carrying out 
        chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, by the 
        National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
        $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
    (b) Allocations.--
            (1) Drugs and driver behavior.--Out of amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary may use--
                    (A) not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal 
                year to carry out paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
                section 403(b) of title 23, United States Code; 
                and
                    (B) not to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal 
                year to carry out paragraph (4) of such 
                section.
            (2) Public education effort.--Out of amounts 
        appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for fiscal 
        years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall obligate 
        at least $500,000 per fiscal year to educate the 
        motoring public on how to share the road safely with 
        commercial motor vehicles.
    (c) Applicability of Title 23.--Amounts made available 
under subsection (a)(2) for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
2003 shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if 
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code.
    (d) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (3), 
(4), or (5) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available 
under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the 
maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum 
incentive funding for which the State is eligible under 
sections 405, 410, and 411 of title 23, United States Code.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federal Transit Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 3002. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

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

SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 5302 is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 5302. Definitions

    ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' 
        means a project for--
                    ``(A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, 
                or inspecting equipment or a facility for use 
                in mass transportation, expenses incidental to 
                the acquisition or construction (including 
                designing, engineering, location surveying, 
                mapping, and acquiring rights-of-way), payments 
                for the capital portions of rail trackage 
                rights agreements, transit-related intelligent 
                transportation systems, relocation assistance, 
                acquiring replacement housing sites, and 
                acquiring, constructing, relocating, and 
                rehabilitating replacement housing;
                    ``(B) rehabilitating a bus;
                    ``(C) remanufacturing a bus;
                    ``(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
                    ``(E) preventive maintenance;
                    ``(F) leasing equipment or a facility for 
                use in mass transportation, subject to 
                regulations that the Secretary prescribes 
                limiting the leasing arrangements to those that 
                are more cost-effective than purchase or 
                construction;
                    ``(G) a mass transportation improvement 
                that enhances economic development or 
                incorporates private investment, including 
                commercial and residential development, 
                pedestrian and bicycle access to a mass 
                transportation facility, and the renovation and 
                improvement of historic transportation 
                facilities, because the improvement enhances 
                the effectiveness of a mass transportation 
                project and is related physicallyor 
functionally to that mass transportation project, or establishes new or 
enhanced coordination between mass transportation and other 
transportation, and provides a fair share of revenue for mass 
transportation that will be used for mass transportation--
                            ``(i) including property 
                        acquisition, demolition of existing 
                        structures, site preparation, 
                        utilities, building foundations, 
                        walkways, open space, safety and 
                        security equipment and facilities 
                        (including lighting, surveillance and 
                        related intelligent transportation 
                        system applications), facilities that 
                        incorporate community services such as 
                        daycare and health care, and a capital 
                        project for, and improving, equipment 
                        or a facility for an intermodal 
                        transfer facility or transportation 
                        mall, except that a person making an 
                        agreement to occupy space in a facility 
                        under this subparagraph shall pay a 
                        reasonable share of the costs of the 
                        facility through rental payments and 
                        other means; and
                            ``(ii) excluding construction of a 
                        commercial revenue-producing facility 
                        or a part of a public facility not 
                        related to mass transportation;
                    ``(H) the introduction of new technology, 
                through innovative and improved products, into 
                mass transportation; or
                    ``(I) the provision of nonfixed route 
                paratransit transportation services in 
                accordance with section 223 of the Americans 
                with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                12143), but only for grant recipients that are 
                in compliance with applicable requirements of 
                that Act, including both fixed route and demand 
                responsive service, and only for amounts not to 
                exceed 10 percent of such recipient's annual 
                formula apportionment under sections 5307 and 
                5311.
            ``(2) Chief executive officer of a state.--The term 
        `chief executive officer of a State' includes the 
        designee of the chief executive officer.
            ``(3) Emergency regulation.--The term `emergency 
        regulation' means a regulation--
                    ``(A) that is effective temporarily before 
                the expiration of the otherwise specified 
                periods of time for public notice and comment 
                under section 5334(b); and
                    ``(B) prescribed by the Secretary as the 
                result of a finding that a delay in the 
                effective date of the regulation--
                            ``(i) would injure seriously an 
                        important public interest;
                            ``(ii) would frustrate 
                        substantially legislative policy and 
                        intent; or
                            ``(iii) would damage seriously a 
                        person or class without serving an 
                        important public interest.
            ``(4) Fixed guideway.--The term `fixed guideway' 
        means a mass transportation facility--
                    ``(A) using and occupying a separate right-
                of-way or rail for the exclusive use of mass 
                transportation and other high occupancy 
                vehicles; or
                    ``(B) using a fixed catenary system and a 
                right-of-way usable by other forms of 
                transportation.
            ``(5) Handicapped individual.--The term 
        `handicapped individual' means an individual who, 
        because of illness, injury, age, congenital 
        malfunction, or other incapacity or temporary or 
        permanent disability (including an individual who is a 
        wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), 
        cannot use effectively, without special facilities, 
        planning, or design, mass transportation service or a 
        mass transportation facility.
            ``(6) Local governmental authority.--The term 
        `local governmental authority' includes--
                    ``(A) a political subdivision of a State;
                    ``(B) an authority of at least 1 State or 
                political subdivision of a State;
                    ``(C) an Indian tribe; and
                    ``(D) a public corporation, board, or 
                commission established under the laws of a 
                State.
            ``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass 
        transportation' means transportation by a conveyance 
        that provides regular and continuing general or special 
        transportation to the public, but does not include 
        school bus, charter, or sightseeing transportation.
            ``(8) Net project cost.--The term `net project 
        cost' means the part of a project that reasonably 
        cannot be financed from revenues.
            ``(9) New bus model.--The term `new bus model' 
        means a bus model (including a model using alternative 
        fuel)--
                    ``(A) that has not been used in mass 
                transportation in the United States before the 
                date of production of the model; or
                    ``(B) used in mass transportation in the 
                United States, but being produced with a major 
                change in configuration or components.
            ``(10) Public transportation.--The term `public 
        transportation' means mass transportation.
            ``(11) Regulation.--The term `regulation' means any 
        part of a statement of general or particular 
        applicability of the Secretary designed to carry out, 
        interpret, or prescribe law or policy in carrying out 
        this chapter.
            ``(12) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
        Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of 
        the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
        Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American 
        Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
            ``(14) Transit.--The term `transit' means mass 
        transportation.
            ``(15) Transit enhancement.--The term `transit 
        enhancement' means, with respect to any project or an 
        area to be served by a project, projects that are 
        designed to enhance mass transportationservice or use 
and that are physically or functionally related to transit facilities. 
Eligible projects are--
                    ``(A) historic preservation, 
                rehabilitation, and operation of historic mass 
                transportation buildings, structures, and 
                facilities (including historic bus and railroad 
                facilities);
                    ``(B) bus shelters;
                    ``(C) landscaping and other scenic 
                beautification, including tables, benches, 
                trash receptacles, and street lights;
                    ``(D) public art;
                    ``(E) pedestrian access and walkways;
                    ``(F) bicycle access, including bicycle 
                storage facilities and installing equipment for 
                transporting bicycles on mass transportation 
                vehicles;
                    ``(G) transit connections to parks within 
                the recipient's transit service area;
                    ``(H) signage; and
                    ``(I) enhanced access for persons with 
                disabilities to mass transportation.
            ``(16) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an 
        area that includes a municipality or other built-up 
        place that the Secretary, after considering local 
        patterns and trends of urban growth, decides is 
        appropriate for a local mass transportation system to 
        serve individuals in the locality.
            ``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' 
        means an area--
                    ``(A) encompassing at least an urbanized 
                area within a State that the Secretary of 
                Commerce designates; and
                    ``(B) designated as an urbanized area 
                within boundaries fixed by State and local 
                officials and approved by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Authority To Modify `Handicapped Individual'.--The 
Secretary may by regulation modify the definition of the term 
`handicapped individual' in subsection (a)(5) as it applies to 
section 5307(d)(1)(D).''.

SEC. 3004. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

    (a) General Requirements; Scope of Planning Process.--
Section 5303 is amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(a) General Requirements.--
            ``(1) Development of plans and programs.--To carry 
        out section 5301(a), metropolitan planning 
        organizations designated under subsection (c), in 
        cooperation with the States and mass transportation 
        operators, shall develop transportation plans and 
        programs for urbanized areas of the State.
            ``(2) Contents.--The plans and programs developed 
        under paragraph (1) for each metropolitan area shall 
        provide for the development and integrated management 
        and operation of transportation systems and facilities 
        (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
        transportation facilities) that will function as an 
        intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan 
        area and as an integral part of an intermodal 
        transportation system for the State and the United 
        States.
            ``(3) Process.--The process for developing the 
        plans and programs shall provide for consideration of 
        all modes of transportation and shall be continuing, 
        cooperative, and comprehensive to the degree 
        appropriate, based on the complexity of the 
        transportation problems to be addressed.
    ``(b) Scope of Planning Process.--
            ``(1) In general.--The metropolitan transportation 
        planning process for a metropolitan area under this 
        section shall provide for consideration of projects and 
        strategies that will--
                    ``(A) support the economic vitality of the 
                metropolitan area, especially by enabling 
                global competitiveness, productivity, and 
                efficiency;
                    ``(B) increase the safety and security of 
                the transportation system for motorized and 
                nonmotorized users;
                    ``(C) increase the accessibility and 
                mobility options available to people and for 
                freight;
                    ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, 
                promote energy conservation, and improve 
                quality of life;
                    ``(E) enhance the integration and 
                connectivity of the transportation system, 
                across and between modes, for people and 
                freight;
                    ``(F) promote efficient system management 
                and operation; and
                    ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the 
                existing transportation system.
            ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to 
        consider any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall 
        not be reviewable by any court under this title, 
        subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of 
        title 5 in any matter affecting a transportation plan, 
        a transportation improvement plan, a project or 
        strategy, or the certification of a planning 
        process.''.
    (b) Designating Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
Section 5303(c) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``representing'' and 
                inserting ``that together represent''; and
                    (B) by striking ``as defined by the 
                Secretary of Commerce)'' and inserting ``or 
                cities, as defined by the Bureau of the 
                Census)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``In a metropolitan area'' 
                and all that follows through ``shall include'' 
                and inserting ``Each policy board of a 
                metropolitan planning organization that serves 
                an area designated as a transportation 
                management area when designated or redesignated 
                under this subsection shall consist of''; and
                    (B) by striking ``officials of 
                authorities'' and inserting ``officials of 
                public agencies'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``in an urbanized 
        area'' and all that follows through ``of the urbanized 
        area'' and inserting ``within an existing metropolitan 
        planning area only if the chief executive officer of 
        the State and the existing metropolitan organization 
        determine that the size and complexity of the existing 
        metropolitan planning area''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``representing'' 
                        and inserting ``that together 
                        represent''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``as defined by 
                        the Secretary of Commerce)'' and 
                        inserting ``or cities, as defined by 
                        the Bureau of the Census)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``as 
                defined by the Secretary of Commerce)'' and 
                inserting ``or cities, as defined by the Bureau 
                of the Census)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(D) Designations of metropolitan planning organizations, 
whether made under this section or under any other provision of 
law, shall remain in effect until redesignation under this 
paragraph.''.
    (c) Metropolitan Area Boundaries.--Section 5303(d) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
        ``Planning'' before ``Area'';
            (2) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``To carry out'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``planning'' before 
                ``area'';
            (3) by striking the second sentence and all that 
        follows and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning 
        area--
                    ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing 
                urbanized area and the contiguous area expected 
                to become urbanized within a 20-year forecast 
                period; and
                    ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan 
                statistical area or consolidated metropolitan 
                statistical area, as defined by the Bureau of 
                the Census.
            ``(3) Existing metropolitan planning areas in 
        nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the 
        case of an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment 
        area for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the boundaries of the 
        metropolitan planning area in existence as of the date 
        of enactment of this paragraph shall be retained, 
        except that the boundaries may be adjusted by agreement 
        of the chief executive officer of the State and any 
        affected metropolitan planning organizations, in the 
        manner described in subsection (c)(5).
            ``(4) New metropolitan planning areas in 
        nonattainment.--In the case of an urbanized area 
        designated after the date of enactment of this 
        paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone or carbon 
        monoxide under the Clean Air Act, the boundaries of the 
        metropolitan planning area--
                    ``(A) shall be established in the manner 
                described in subsection (c)(1);
                    ``(B) shall encompass the areas described 
                in paragraph (2)(A);
                    ``(C) may encompass the areas described in 
                paragraph (2)(B); and
                    ``(D) may address any nonattainment area 
                identified under the Clean Air Act for ozone or 
                carbon monoxide.''; and
            (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by 
        paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs 
        (2) through (4) (as inserted by paragraph (3) of this 
        subsection).
    (d) Coordination.--Section 5303(e) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or compact'' after 
                ``agreement'' the first place it appears''; and
                    (B) by striking ``making the agreement 
                effective'' and inserting ``making the 
                agreements and compacts effective''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) The Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan 
planning organization to coordinate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the design and delivery of transportation services 
within the metropolitan planning area that are provided--
            ``(A) by recipients of assistance under this 
        chapter; and
            ``(B) by governmental agencies and non-profit 
        organizations (including representatives of the 
        agencies and organizations) that receive Governmental 
        assistance from a source other than the Department of 
        Transportation to provide non-emergency transportation 
        services.''.
    (e) Developing Long-Range Transportation Plans.--Section 
5303(f) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                ``United States and regional transportation 
                functions'' and inserting ``national, regional, 
                and metropolitan transportation functions'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking clause 
                (iii) and inserting the following:
                    ``(iii) recommends any additional financing 
                strategies for needed projects and programs;''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(C) identify transportation strategies 
        necessary--
                    ``(i) to ensure preservation, including 
                requirements for management, operation, 
                modernization, and rehabilitation, of the 
                existing and future transportation system; and
                    ``(ii) to use existing transportation 
                facilities most efficiently to relieve 
                congestion, to efficiently serve the mobility 
                needs of people and goods, and to enhance 
                access within the metropolitan planning area; 
                and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``as they are 
        related to a 20-year forecast period'' and inserting 
        ``and any State or local goals developed within the 
        cooperative metropolitan planning process as they 
        relate to a 20-year forecast period and to other 
        forecast periods as determined by the participants in 
        the planning process'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
                following: ``freight shippers, providers of 
                freight transportation services,''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``private providers 
                of transportation,'' the following: 
                ``representatives of users of public 
                transit,'';
            (4) in paragraph (5)(A) by inserting ``published or 
        otherwise'' before ``made readily available'';
            (5) in the subsection heading by striking ``Long-
        Range Plans'' and inserting ``Long-Range Transportation 
        Plans''; and
            (6) by striking ``long-range plans'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``long-range transportation 
        plans''.

SEC. 3005. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Development and Update.--The second sentence of section 
5304(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the organization'' and inserting 
        ``the metropolitan planning organization, in 
        cooperation with the chief executive officer of the 
        State and any affected mass transportation operator,'';
            (2) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
        following: ``other affected employee representatives, 
        freight shippers, providers of freight transportation 
        services,''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``private providers of 
        transportation,'' the following: ``representatives of 
        users of public transit,''.
    (b) Contents.--Section 5304(b)(2) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) identifies innovative financing 
                techniques to finance projects, programs, and 
                strategies, which may include, for illustrative 
                purposes, additional projects that would be 
                included in the approved transportation 
                improvement program if reasonable additional 
                resources beyond those identified in the 
                financial plan were available.''.
    (c) Project Selection.--Section 5304(c) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
        following: ``(1) Except as otherwise provided in 
        section 5305(d)(1) and in addition to the 
        transportation improvement program development required 
        under subsection (b), the selection of federally funded 
        projects for implementation in metropolitan areas shall 
        be carried out, from the approved transportation 
        improvement program--
            ``(A) by--
                    ``(i) in the case of projects under title 
                23, the State; and
                    ``(ii) in the case of projects under this 
                chapter, the designated transit funding 
                recipients; and
            ``(B) in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
        organization.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, action by 
the Secretary shall not be required to advance a project 
included in the approved transportation improvement program in 
place of another project in the program.
    ``(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(C), a State or metropolitan 
planning organization shall not be required to select any 
project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
included in the financial plan under subsection (b)(2)(C).
    ``(5) Publication.--(A) A transportation improvement 
program involving Government participation shall be published 
or otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan 
planning organization for public review.
    ``(B) An annual listing of projects for which Government 
funds have been obligated in the preceding year shall be 
published or otherwise made available by the metropolitan 
planning organization for public review. The listing shall be 
consistent with the categories identified in the transportation 
improvement program.
    ``(6) Regionally significant projects proposed for funding 
under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be identified individually in 
the transportation improvement program. All other projects 
funded under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be grouped in 1 line 
item or identified individually in the transportation 
improvement program.''.

SEC. 3006. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.

    (a) Designation.--Section 5305(a) is amended by striking 
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) any other area, if requested by the chief 
        executive officer and the metropolitan planning 
        organization designated for the area.''.
    (b) Transportation Plans and Programs.--Section 5305(b) is 
amended by inserting ``affected'' before ``mass transportation 
operators''.
    (c) Congestion Management System.--Section 5305(c) is 
amended by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows 
through the final period.
    (d) Project Selection.--Section 5305(d)(1)(A) is amended by 
inserting ``and any affected mass transportation operator'' 
after ``the State''.
    (e) Certification.--Section 5305(e) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2)(A) If a metropolitan planning process is not 
certified, the Secretary may withhold not more than 20 percent 
of the apportioned funds attributable to the transportation 
management area under this chapter and title 23.
    ``(B) Any apportionments withheld under subparagraph (A) 
shall be restored to the metropolitan area at such time as the 
metropolitan planning organization is certified by the 
Secretary.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) In making certification determinations under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall provide for public involvement 
appropriate to the metropolitan area under review.''.
    (f) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 5305 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
and programs described in this section are subject to a 
reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
projects included in the plans and programs are subject to 
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the Secretary 
concerning plans and programs described in this section have 
not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997, any 
decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or program 
described in this section shall not be considered to be a 
Federal action subject to review under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.

SEC. 3007. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

    (a) Section Heading.--
            (1) Amendment to section 5307.--Section 5307 is 
        amended by striking the section heading and inserting 
        the following:

``Sec. 5307. Urbanized area formula grants''.

            (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to 
        section 5307 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is 
        amended to read as follows:

``5307. Urbanized area formula grants.''.

    (b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In this section--'' and inserting 
        ``In this section, the following definitions apply:'';
            (2) by inserting ``Associated capital maintenance 
        items.--The term'' after ``(1)''; and
            (3) by inserting ``Designated recipient.--The 
        term'' after ``(2)''.
    (c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``, improvement, and 
                operating costs'' and inserting ``and 
                improvement costs''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``The Secretary may also make grants under this 
                section to finance the operating cost of 
                equipment and facilities for use in mass 
                transportation in an urbanized area with a 
                population of less than 200,000.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, in writing,'' after 
                ``approved''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``; and'';
            (4) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(C) the metropolitan planning 
                organization in approving the use under 
                subparagraph (A) determines that the local 
                transit needs are being addressed.'';
            (5) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
            (6) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
        (3).
    (d) Advance Construction.--Section 5307(g)(3) is amended by 
striking ``the amount by which'' and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ``the most favorable 
financing terms reasonably available for the project at the 
time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a manner 
satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown 
reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing 
terms.''.
    (e) Coordination of Reviews.--Section 5307(i)(2) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with 
any related State or local reviews.''.
    (f) Transit Enhancement Activities.--Section 5307(k) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(k) Transit Enhancement Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--One percent of the funds 
        apportioned to urbanized areas with a population of at 
        least 200,000 under section 5336 for a fiscal year 
        shall be made available for transit enhancement 
        activities in accordance with section 5302(a)(15).
            ``(2) Period of availability.--Funds apportioned 
        under paragraph (1) shall be available for obligation 
        for 3 years following the fiscal year in which the 
        funds are apportioned. Funds that are not obligated at 
        the end of such period shall be reapportioned under the 
        urbanized area formula program of section 5336.
            ``(3) Report.--A recipient of funds apportioned 
        under paragraph (1) shall submit, as part of the 
        recipient's annual certification to the Secretary, a 
        report listing the projects carried out during the 
        fiscal year with those funds.''.
    (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5307(n)(2) is amended 
by inserting ``5319,'' after ``5318,''.

SEC. 3008. CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5308 is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 5308. Clean fuels formula grant program

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `clean fuel vehicle' means a vehicle 
        that--
                    ``(A) is powered by--
                            ``(i) compressed natural gas;
                            ``(ii) liquefied natural gas;
                            ``(iii) biodiesel fuels;
                            ``(iv) batteries;
                            ``(v) alcohol-based fuels;
                            ``(vi) hybrid electric;
                            ``(vii) fuel cell;
                            ``(viii) clean diesel, to the 
                        extent allowed under this section; or
                            ``(ix) other low or zero emissions 
                        technology; and
                    ``(B) the Administrator of the 
                Environmental Protection Agency has certified 
                sufficiently reduces harmful emissions;
            ``(2) the term `designated recipient' has the same 
        meaning as in section 5307(a)(2); and
            ``(3) the term `eligible project'--
                    ``(A) means a project for--
                            ``(i) purchasing or leasing clean 
                        fuel buses, including buses that employ 
                        a lightweight composite primary 
                        structure;
                            ``(ii) constructing or leasing 
                        clean fuel buses or electrical 
                        recharging facilities and related 
                        equipment;
                            ``(iii) improving existing mass 
                        transportation facilities to 
                        accommodate clean fuel buses;
                            ``(iv) repowering pre-1993 engines 
                        with clean fuel technology that meets 
                        the current urban bus emission 
                        standards; or
                            ``(v) retrofitting or rebuilding 
                        pre-1993 engines if before half life to 
                        rebuild; and
                    ``(B) in the discretion of the Secretary, 
                may include projects relating to clean fuel, 
                biodiesel, hybrid electric, or zero emissions 
                technology vehicles that exhibit equivalent or 
                superior emissions reductions to existing clean 
                fuel or hybrid electric technologies.
    ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants in 
accordance with this section to designated recipients to 
finance eligible projects.
    ``(c) Application.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1 of each 
        year, any designated recipient seeking to apply for a 
        grant under this section for an eligible project shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary, in such form 
        and in accordance with such requirements as the 
        Secretary shall establish by regulation.
            ``(2) Certification required.--An application 
        submitted under paragraph (1) shall contain a 
        certification by the applicant that the grantee will 
        operate vehicles purchased with a grant under this 
        section only with clean fuels.
    ``(d) Apportionment of Funds.--
            ``(1) Formula.--Not later than February 1 of each 
        year, the Secretary shall apportion amounts made 
        available to carry out this section to designated 
        recipients submitting applications under subsection 
        (c), of which--
                    ``(A) two-thirds shall be apportioned to 
                designated recipients with eligible projects in 
                urban areas with a population of at least 
                1,000,000, of which--
                            ``(i) 50 percent shall be 
                        apportioned, such that each such 
                        designated recipient receives a grant 
                        in an amount equal to the ratio 
                        between--
                                    ``(I) the number of 
                                vehicles in the bus fleet of 
                                the eligible project of the 
                                designated recipient, weighted 
                                by severity of nonattainment 
                                for the area in which the 
                                eligible project is located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                vehicles in the bus fleets of 
                                all eligible projects in areas 
                                with a population of at least 
                                1,000,000 funded under this 
                                section, weighted by severity 
                                of nonattainment for all areas 
                                in which those eligible 
                                projects are located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent shall be 
                        apportioned, such that each such 
                        designated recipient receives a grant 
                        in an amount equal to the ratio 
                        between--
                                    ``(I) the number of bus 
                                passenger miles (as that term 
                                is defined in section 5336(c)) 
                                of the eligible project of the 
                                designated recipient, weighted 
                                by severity of nonattainment of 
                                the area in which the eligible 
                                project is located, as provided 
                                in paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                bus passenger miles of all 
                                eligible projects in areas with 
                                a population of at least 
                                1,000,000 funded under this 
                                section, weighted by severity 
                                of nonattainment of all areas 
                                in which those eligible 
                                projects are located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) one-third shall be apportioned to 
                designated recipients with eligible projects in 
                urban areas with a population of less than 
                1,000,000, of which--
                            ``(i) 50 percent shall be 
                        apportioned, such that each such 
                        designated recipient receives a grant 
                        in an amount equal to the ratio 
                        between--
                                    ``(I) the number of 
                                vehicles in the bus fleet of 
                                the eligible project of the 
                                designated recipient, weighted 
                                by severity of nonattainment 
                                for the area in which the 
                                eligible project is located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                vehicles in the bus fleets of 
                                all eligible projects in areas 
                                with a population of less than 
                                1,000,000 funded under this 
                                section, weighted by severity 
                                of nonattainment for all areas 
                                in which those eligible 
                                projects are located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) 50 percent shall be 
                        apportioned, such that each such 
                        designated recipient receives a grant 
                        in an amount equal to the ratio 
                        between--
                                    ``(I) the number of bus 
                                passenger miles (as that term 
                                is defined in section 5336(c)) 
                                of the eligible project of the 
                                designated recipient, weighted 
                                by severity of nonattainment of 
                                the area in which the eligible 
                                project is located, as provided 
                                in paragraph (2); and
                                    ``(II) the total number of 
                                bus passenger miles of all 
                                eligible projects in areas with 
                                a population of less than 
                                1,000,000 funded under this 
                                section, weighted by severity 
                                of nonattainment of all areas 
                                in which those eligible 
                                projects are located, as 
                                provided in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Weighting of severity of nonattainment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of 
                paragraph (1), subject to subparagraph (B) of 
                this paragraph, the number of clean fuel 
                vehicles in the fleet, or the number of 
                passenger miles, shall be multiplied by a 
                factor of--
                            ``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is a 
                        maintenance area (as that term is 
                        defined in section 101 of title 23) for 
                        ozone or carbon monoxide;
                            ``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) a marginal ozone 
                                nonattainment area under 
                                subpart 2 of part D of title I 
                                of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7511 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) a marginal carbon 
                                monoxide nonattainment area 
                                under subpart 3 of part D of 
                                title I of the Clean Air Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);
                            ``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) a moderate ozone 
                                nonattainment area under 
                                subpart 2 of part D of title I 
                                of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7511 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) a moderate carbon 
                                monoxide nonattainment area 
                                under subpart 3 of part D of 
                                title I of the Clean Air Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);
                            ``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) a serious ozone 
                                nonattainment area under 
                                subpart 2 of part D of title I 
                                of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7511 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) a serious carbon 
                                monoxide nonattainment area 
                                under subpart 3 of part D of 
                                title I of the Clean Air Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.);
                            ``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) a severe ozone 
                                nonattainment area under 
                                subpart 2 of part D of title I 
                                of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7511 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) a severe carbon 
                                monoxide nonattainment area 
                                under subpart 3 of part D of 
                                title I of the Clean Air Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.); or
                            ``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of the 
                        apportionment, the area is classified 
                        as--
                                    ``(I) an extreme ozone 
                                nonattainment area under 
                                subpart 2 of part D of title I 
                                of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                7511 et seq.); or
                                    ``(II) an extreme carbon 
                                monoxide nonattainment area 
                                under subpart 3 of part D of 
                                title I of the Clean Air Act 
                                (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.).
                    ``(B) Additional adjustment for carbon 
                monoxide areas.--If, in addition to being 
                classified as a nonattainment or maintenance 
                area (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
                title 23) for ozone under subpart 2 of part D 
                of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 
                et seq.), the area was also classified under 
                subpart 3 of part D of title I of that Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area 
                for carbon monoxide, the weighted nonattainment 
                or maintenance area fleet and passenger miles 
                for the eligible project, as calculated under 
                subparagraph (A), shall be further multiplied 
                by a factor of 1.2.
            ``(3) Maximum grant amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of a grant 
                made to a designated recipient under this 
                section shall not exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) for an eligible project in an 
                        area--
                                    ``(I) with a population of 
                                less than 1,000,000, 
                                $15,000,000; and
                                    ``(II) with a population of 
                                at least 1,000,000, 
                                $25,000,000; or
                            ``(ii) 80 percent of the total cost 
                        of the eligible project.
                    ``(B) Reapportionment.--Any amounts that 
                would otherwise be apportioned to a designated 
                recipient under this subsection that exceed the 
                amount described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
                reapportioned among other designated recipients 
                in accordance with paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Additional Requirements.--
            ``(1) Limitation on uses.--Not less than 5 percent 
        of the amount made available by or appropriated under 
        section 5338 in each fiscal year to carry out this 
        section shall be available for any eligible projects 
        for which an application is received from a designated 
        recipient, for--
                    ``(A) the purchase or construction of 
                hybrid electric or battery-powered buses; or
                    ``(B) facilities specifically designed to 
                service those buses.
            ``(2) Clean diesel buses.--Not more than 
        $50,000,000 of the amount made available by or 
        appropriated under section 5338 in each fiscal year to 
        carry out this section may be made available to fund 
        clean diesel buses.
            ``(3) Bus retrofitting and replacement.--Not more 
        than 5 percent of the amount made available by or 
        appropriated under section 5338 in each fiscal year to 
        carry out this section may be made available to fund 
        retrofitting or replacement of the engines of buses 
        that do not meet the clean air standards of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, as in effect on the 
        date on which the application for such retrofitting or 
        replacement is submitted under subsection (c)(1).
    ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Any amount made available or 
appropriated under this section--
            ``(1) shall remain available to a project for 1 
        year after the fiscal year for which the amount is made 
        available or appropriated; and
            ``(2) that remains unobligated at the end of the 
        period described in paragraph (1), shall be added to 
        the amount made available in the following fiscal 
        year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 5308 and 
inserting the following:

``5308. Clean fuels formula grant program.''.

SEC. 3009. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS.

    (a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended in the 
section heading by striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting 
``Capital investment''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
5309 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital 
investment''.
    (c) General Authority.--Section 5309(a)(1) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
        subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(E) capital projects to modernize existing fixed 
        guideway systems;
            ``(F) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, 
        and purchases buses and related equipment and to 
        construct bus-related facilities;''.
    (d) Consideration of Decreased Commuter Rail 
Transportation.--Section 5309(c) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) [Reserved.]''.
    (e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
Systems.--Section 5309(e) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
Systems.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may approve a 
        grant or loan under this section for a capital project 
        for a new fixed guideway system or extension of an 
        existing fixed guideway system only if the Secretary 
        determines that the proposed project is--
                    ``(A) based on the results of an 
                alternatives analysis and preliminary 
                engineering;
                    ``(B) justified based on a comprehensive 
                review of its mobility improvements, 
                environmental benefits, cost effectiveness, and 
                operating efficiencies; and
                    ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of 
                local financial commitment, including evidence 
                of stable and dependable financing sources to 
                construct, maintain, and operate the system or 
                extension.
            ``(2) Alternatives analysis and preliminary 
        engineering.--In evaluating a project under paragraph 
        (1)(A), the Secretary shall analyze and consider the 
        results of the alternatives analysis and preliminary 
        engineering for the project.
            ``(3) Project justification.--In evaluating a 
        project under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) consider the direct and indirect 
                costs of relevant alternatives;
                    ``(B) consider factors such as congestion 
                relief, improved mobility, air pollution, noise 
                pollution, energy consumption, and all 
                associated ancillary and mitigation costs 
                necessary to carry out each alternative 
                analyzed, and recognize reductions in local 
                infrastructure costs achieved through compact 
                land use development;
                    ``(C) identify and consider mass 
                transportation supportive existing land use 
                policies and future patterns, and the cost of 
                urban sprawl;
                    ``(D) consider the degree to which the 
                project increases the mobility of the mass 
                transportation dependent population or promotes 
                economic development;
                    ``(E) consider population density and 
                current transit ridership in the corridor;
                    ``(F) consider the technical capability of 
                the grant recipient to construct the project;
                    ``(G) adjust the project justification to 
                reflect differences in local land, 
                construction, and operating costs; and
                    ``(H) consider other factors that the 
                Secretary determines appropriate to carry out 
                this chapter.
            ``(4) Local financial commitment.--
                    ``(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating 
                a project under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary 
                shall require that--
                            ``(i) the proposed project plan 
                        provides for the availability of 
                        contingency amounts that the Secretary 
                        determines to be reasonable to cover 
                        unanticipated cost increases;
                            ``(ii) each proposed local source 
                        of capital and operating financing is 
                        stable, reliable, and available within 
                        the proposed project timetable; and
                            ``(iii) local resources are 
                        available to operate the overall 
                        proposed mass transportation system 
                        (including essential feeder bus and 
                        other services necessary to achieve the 
                        projected ridership levels) without 
                        requiring a reduction in existing mass 
                        transportation services to operate the 
                        proposed project.
                    ``(B) Considerations.--In assessing the 
                stability, reliability, and availability of 
                proposed sources of local financing under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                consider--
                            ``(i) existing grant commitments;
                            ``(ii) the degree to which 
                        financing sources are dedicated to the 
                        purposes proposed;
                            ``(iii) any debt obligation that 
                        exists or is proposed by the recipient 
                        for the proposed project or other mass 
                        transportation purpose; and
                            ``(iv) the extent to which the 
                        project has a local financial 
                        commitment that exceeds the required 
                        non-Federal share of the cost of the 
                        project.
            ``(5) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after 
        the date of enactment of the Federal Transit Act of 
        1998, the Secretary shall issue regulations on the 
        manner in which the Secretary will evaluate and rate 
        the projects based on the results of alternatives 
        analysis, project justification, and the degree of 
        local financial commitment, as required under this 
        subsection.
            ``(6) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed 
        project may advance from alternatives analysis to 
        preliminary engineering, and may advance from 
        preliminary engineering to final design and 
        construction, only if the Secretary finds that the 
        project meets the requirements of this section and 
        there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will 
        continue to meet such requirements. In making such 
        findings, the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the 
        project as `highly recommended', `recommended', or not 
        `recommended', based on the results of alternatives 
        analysis, the project justification criteria, and the 
        degree of local financial commitment, as required under 
        this subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary 
        shall provide, in addition to the overall project 
        rating, individual ratings for each criteria 
        established under the regulations issued under 
        paragraph (5).
            ``(7) Full funding grant agreement.--A project 
        financed under this subsection shall be carried out 
        through a full funding grant agreement. The Secretary 
        shall enter into a full funding grant agreement based 
        on the evaluations and ratings required under this 
        subsection. The Secretary shall not enter into a full 
        funding grant agreement for a project unless that 
        project is authorized for final design and 
        construction.
            ``(8) Limitations on applicability.--
                    ``(A) Projects with a section 5309 federal 
                share of less than $25,000,000.--A project for 
                a new fixed guideway system or extension of an 
                existing fixed guideway system is not subject 
                to the requirements of this subsection, and the 
                simultaneous evaluation of similar projects in 
                at least 2 corridors in a metropolitan area may 
                not be limited, if the assistance provided 
                under this section with respect to the project 
                is less than $25,000,000.
                    ``(B) Projects in nonattainment areas.--The 
                simultaneous evaluation of projects in at least 
                2 corridors in a metropolitan area may not be 
                limited and the Secretary shall make decisions 
                under this subsection with expedited procedures 
                that will promote carrying out an approved 
                State Implementation Plan in a timely way if a 
                project is--
                            ``(i) located in a nonattainment 
                        area;
                            ``(ii) a transportation control 
                        measure (as defined by the Clean Air 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and
                            ``(iii) required to carry out the 
                        State Implementation Plan.
                    ``(C) Projects financed with highway 
                funds.--This subsection does not apply to a 
                part of a project financed completely with 
                amounts made available from the Highway Trust 
                Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account).
                    ``(D) Previously issued letter of intent or 
                full funding grant agreement.--This subsection 
                does not apply to projects for which the 
                Secretary has issued a letter of intent or 
                entered into a full funding grant agreement 
                before the date of enactment of the Federal 
                Transit Act of 1998.''.
    (f) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
Section 5309(g) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking 
        ``financing'' and inserting ``funding'';
            (2) by striking ``full financing'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``full funding'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting 
                ``60 days'';
                    (B) by inserting before the first comma 
                ``or entering into a full funding grant 
                agreement''; and
                    (C) by striking ``issuance of the letter.'' 
                and inserting ``letter or agreement. The 
                Secretary shall include with the notification a 
                copy of the proposed letter or agreement as 
                well as the evaluations and ratings for the 
                project.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``50 percent'' 
        and all that follows through ``obligated)'' and 
        inserting ``an amount equivalent to the total 
        authorizations under section 5338(b) for new fixed 
        guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed 
        guideway systems for fiscal years 2002 and 2003''.
    (g) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by 
        or appropriated under section 5338 for grants and loans 
        under this section for each of fiscal years 1998 
        through 2003--
                    ``(A) 40 percent shall be available for 
                fixed guideway modernization;
                    ``(B) 40 percent shall be available for 
                capital projects for new fixed guideway systems 
                and extensions to existing fixed guideway 
                systems; and
                    ``(C) 20 percent shall be available to 
                replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and 
                related equipment and to construct bus-related 
                facilities.
            ``(2) Limitation on amounts available for 
        activities other than final design and construction.--
        Not more than 8 percent of the amounts made available 
        in each fiscal year by paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
        available for activities other than final design and 
        construction.
            ``(3) Bus and bus facility grants.--
                    ``(A) Consideration.--In making grants 
                under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall 
                consider the age of buses, bus fleets, related 
                equipment, and bus-related facilities.
                    ``(B) Funding for bus testing facility.--Of 
                the amounts made available under paragraph 
                (1)(C), $3,000,000 shall be available in each 
                of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
                section 5318.
            ``(4) Funding for clean fuels.--Of the amounts made 
        available under paragraph (1)(C), $50,000,000 shall be 
        available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to 
        carry out section 5308.
            ``(5) Funding for ferry boat systems.--
                    ``(A) Of the amounts made available under 
                paragraph (1)(B), $10,400,000 shall be 
                available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 
                2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, 
                for new fixed guideway systems and extensions 
                to fixed guideway systems that are ferry boats 
                or ferry terminal facilities, or that are 
                approaches to ferry terminal facilities.
                    ``(B) Of the amounts appropriated under 
                section 5338(h)(5), $3,600,000 shall be 
                available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 
                2003 for capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, 
                for new fixed guideway systems and extensions 
                to fixed guideway systems that are ferry boats 
                or ferry terminal facilities, or that are 
                approaches to ferry terminal facilities.''.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 5309(f) is amended to read as 
        follows:
    ``(f) [Reserved.]''.
            (2) Cross reference.--Section 5328(a)(2), by 
        striking ``5309(e) (1)-(6) of this title'' and 
        inserting ``5309(e)''.
            (3) References to full funding grant agreements.--
        Chapter 53 is amended--
                    (A) in section 5320--
                            (i) by striking ``full financing'' 
                        each place it appears and inserting 
                        ``full funding''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (e) in the 
                        subsection heading, by striking 
                        ``Financing'' and inserting 
                        ``Funding''; and
                    (B) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking 
                ``full financing'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``full funding''.
    (i) Reports.--Section 5309 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(o) Reports.--
            ``(1) Funding levels and allocations of funds for 
        fixed guideway systems.--
                    ``(A) Annual report.--Not later than the 
                first Monday in February of each year, the 
                Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
                Senate a report that includes a proposal on the 
                allocation of amounts to be made available to 
                finance grants and loans for capital projects 
                for new fixed guideway systems and extensions 
                to existing fixed guideway systems among 
                applicants for those amounts.
                    ``(B) Recommendations on funding.--The 
                annual report under this paragraph shall 
                include evaluations and ratings, as required 
                under subsection (e), for each project that is 
                authorized or has received funds under this 
                section since the date of enactment of the 
                Federal Transit Act of 1998 or October 1 of the 
                preceding fiscal year, whichever date is 
                earlier. The report shall also include 
                recommendations of projects for funding based 
                on the evaluations and ratings and on existing 
                commitments and anticipated funding levels for 
                the next 3 fiscal years and for the next 10 
                fiscal years based on information currently 
                available to the Secretary.
            ``(2) Supplemental report on new starts.--The 
        Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the 31st 
        day of August of each year that describes the 
        Secretary's evaluation and rating of each project that 
        has completed alternatives analysis or preliminary 
        engineering since the date of the last report. The 
        report shall include all relevant information that 
        supports the evaluation and rating of each project, 
        including a summary of each project's financial plan.
            ``(3) Annual gao review.--The General Accounting 
        Office shall--
                    ``(A) conduct an annual review of--
                            ``(i) the processes and procedures 
                        for evaluating and rating projects and 
                        recommending projects; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary's 
                        implementation of such processes and 
                        procedures; and
                    ``(B) shall report to Congress on the 
                results of such review by April 30 of each 
                year.''.
    (j) Project Defined.--Section 5309 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(p) Project Defined.--In this section, the term `project' 
means, with respect to a new fixed guideway system or extension 
to an existing fixed guideway system, a minimum operable 
segment of the project.''.

SEC. 3010. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not consider the 
dollar value of mobility improvements, as specified in the 
report required under section 5309(o) (as added by this Act), 
in evaluating projects under section 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, in developing regulations, or in carrying out any 
other duty of the Secretary.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall 
        conduct a study of the dollar value of mobility 
        improvements and the relationship of mobility 
        improvements to the overall transportation 
        justification of a new fixed guideway system or 
        extension to an existing system.
            (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
        Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
        and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results 
        of the study under paragraph (1), including an analysis 
        of the factors relevant to determining the dollar value 
        of mobility improvements.

SEC. 3011. LOCAL SHARE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for fiscal years 1999 through 2003, a recipient of 
assistance under section 5307 or 5309 of title 49, United 
States Code, may use, as part of the local matching funds for a 
capital project (as defined in section 5302(a) of title 49, 
United States Code), the proceeds from the issuance of revenue 
bonds.
    (b) Maintenance of Effort.--The Secretary shall approve of 
the use of the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds for 
the remainder of the net project cost (as defined in section 
5302(a) of title 49, United States Code) only if the aggregate 
amount of financial support for mass transportation in the 
urbanized area from the State and affected local governmental 
authorities during the next 3 fiscal years, as programmed in 
the State Transportation Improvement Program under section 135 
of title 23, United States Code, is not less than the aggregate 
amount provided by the State and affected local governmental 
authorities in the urbanized area during the preceding 3 fiscal 
years.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2003, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
        and Urban Affairs of the Senate, a report on the 
        recipients described in subsection (a) that have used, 
        as part of the local matching funds for a capital 
        project, the proceeds from the issuance of revenue 
        bonds, during the period described in subsection (a).
            (2) Contents of report.--The report required by 
        this subsection shall include--
                    (A) information on each project undertaken, 
                the amount of the revenue bonds issued, and the 
                status of repayment of the bonds; and
                    (B) any recommendations of the Secretary 
                regarding the application of this section.

SEC. 3012. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Fixed Guideway Technology.--The Secretary shall make 
grants for the study, design, and demonstration of fixed 
guideway technology. Of the amounts made available by or 
appropriated under section 5338(d) of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall make funds available for the 
following projects in not less than the amounts specified for 
the fiscal year:
            (1) North Orange-South Seminole County, FL $750,000 
        for fiscal year 1999.
            (2) Galveston, TX fixed guideway activities 
        $750,000 for fiscal year 1999.
            (3) Washoe County, NV Transit Technology, 
        $1,250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
    (b) Bus Technology.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
the study, design, and demonstration of bus technology. Of the 
amounts made available by or appropriated under section 5338(d) 
of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make funds 
available for the following projects in not less than the 
amounts specified for the fiscal year:
            (1) MBTA, MA Advanced Electric Transit Buses and 
        Related Infrastructure, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 1999 and 2000.
            (2) Palm Springs, CA Fuel Cell Buses, $1,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
            (3) Gloucester, MA Intermodal Technology Center, 
        $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.
    (c) Advanced Propulsion Control System.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by 
        or appropriated under section 5338(d) of title 49, 
        United States Code, $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $3,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002 shall be available to the Southeastern 
        Pennsylvania Transit Authority (in this subsection 
        referred to as ``SEPTA''), to be used only for the 
        completion of the program to develop and deploy a new 
        Advanced Propulsion Control System begun under the 
        Request for Technical Proposals for Project S-2814- 2.
            (2) Action required by septa.--This subsection 
        shall take effect only if SEPTA issues a request for 
        cost proposals to the 4 selectees from the full and 
        open competition under SEPTA's Request for Technical 
        Proposals for Project S-2814-2 not later than 60 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3013. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY 
                    INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) Section Heading.--Section 5310 is amended in the 
section heading by striking ``Grants'' and inserting ``Formula 
grants''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
5310 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
inserting ``formula'' before ``grants''.

SEC. 3014. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5311 is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Financial 
        assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grants''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``10 percent 
        of the amount made available in the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 1993, and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
5311 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
striking ``Financial assistance'' and inserting ``Formula 
grant''.

SEC. 3015. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(d) Joint Partnership Program for Deployment of 
Innovation.--
            ``(1) Definition of consortium.--In this 
        subsection, the term `consortium'--
                    ``(A) means 1 or more public or private 
                organizations located in the United States that 
                provide mass transportation service to the 
                public and 1 or more businesses, including 
                small- and medium-sized businesses, 
                incorporated in a State, offering goods or 
                services or willing to offer goods and services 
                to mass transportation operators; and
                    ``(B) may include, as additional members, 
                public or private research organizations 
                located in the United States, or State or local 
                governmental authorities.
            ``(2) General authority.--The Secretary may, under 
        terms and conditions that the Secretary prescribes, 
        enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
        and other agreements with consortia selected in 
        accordance with paragraph (4), to promote the early 
        deployment of innovation in mass transportation 
        services, management, operational practices, or 
        technology that has broad applicability. This paragraph 
        shall be carried out in consultation with the transit 
        industry by competitively selected consortia that will 
        share costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment of 
        innovation.
            ``(3) Consortium contribution.--A consortium 
        assisted under this subsection shall provide not less 
        than 50 percent of the costs of any joint partnership 
        project. Any business, organization, person, or 
        governmental body may contribute funds to a joint 
        partnership project.
            ``(4) Notice requirement.--The Secretary shall 
        periodically give public notice of the technical areas 
        for which joint partnerships are solicited, required 
        qualifications of consortia desiring to participate, 
        the method of selection and evaluation criteria to be 
        used in selecting participating consortia and projects, 
        and the process by which innovation projects described 
        in paragraph (1) will be awarded.
            ``(5) Use of revenues.--The Secretary shall accept, 
        to the maximum extent practicable, a portion of the 
        revenues resulting from sales of an innovation project 
        funded under this section. Such revenues shall be 
        accounted for separately within the Mass Transit 
        Account of the Highway Trust Fund and shall be 
        available to the Secretary for activities under this 
        subsection. Annual revenues that are less than 
        $1,000,000 shall be available for obligation without 
        further appropriation and shall not be subject to any 
        obligation limitation.
    ``(e) International Mass Transportation Program.--
            ``(1) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        engage in activities to inform the United States 
        domestic mass transportation community about 
        technological innovations available in the 
        internationalmarketplace and activities that may afford 
domestic businesses the opportunity to become globally competitive in 
the export of mass transportation products and services. Such 
activities may include--
                    ``(A) development, monitoring, assessment, 
                and dissemination domestically of information 
                about worldwide mass transportation market 
                opportunities;
                    ``(B) cooperation with foreign public 
                sector entities in research, development, 
                demonstration, training, and other forms of 
                technology transfer and exchange of experts and 
                information;
                    ``(C) advocacy, in international mass 
                transportation markets, of firms, products, and 
                services available from the United States;
                    ``(D) informing the international market 
                about the technical quality of mass 
                transportation products and services through 
                participation in seminars, expositions, and 
                similar activities; and
                    ``(E) offering those Federal Transit 
                Administration technical services which cannot 
                be readily obtained from the United States 
                private sector to foreign public authorities 
                planning or undertaking mass transportation 
                projects if the cost of these services will be 
                recovered under the terms of each project.
            ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out 
        activities under this subsection in cooperation with 
        other Federal agencies, State or local agencies, public 
        and private nonprofit institutions, government 
        laboratories, foreign governments, or any other 
        organization the Secretary determines is appropriate.
            ``(3) Funding.--The funds available to carry out 
        this subsection shall include revenues paid to the 
        Secretary by any cooperating organization or person. 
        Such revenues shall be accounted for separately within 
        the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and 
        shall be available to the Secretary to carry out 
        activities under this subsection, including promotional 
        materials, travel, reception, and representation 
        expenses necessary to carry out such activities. Annual 
        revenues that are less than $1,000,000 shall be 
        available for obligation without further appropriation 
        and shall not be subject to any obligation limitation. 
        Not later than January 1 of each fiscal year, the 
        Secretary shall publish a report on the activities 
        under this paragraph funded from the account.''.
    (b) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Of the funds 
made available for each fiscal year to carry out section 
5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, $4,850,000 shall 
be available to carry out the fuel cell powered transit bus 
program and the intermodal transportation fuel cell bus 
maintenance facility.
    (c) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants 
        for the development of low speed magnetic levitation 
        technology for public transportation purposes in urban 
        areas to demonstrate energy efficiency, congestion 
        mitigation, and safety benefits.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act for each of fiscal years 
        1998 through 2003, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
        available to carry out this subsection.
            (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on 
        account of activities carried out using a grant made 
        under this subsection shall be 80 percent of the cost 
        of such activities.

SEC. 3016. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

SEC. 3017. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--Section 5315(a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``and 
        architectural design'' before the semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``carrying out'' 
        and inserting ``delivering'';
            (3) in paragraph (11) by inserting ``, construction 
        management, insurance, and risk management'' before the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (4) in paragraph (13) by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (5) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) innovative finance; and
            ``(16) workplace safety.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
striking ``mass transportation'' and inserting ``transit''.

SEC. 3018. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.

    (a) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 5318(b) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``make a contract with'' and 
        inserting ``enter into a contract or cooperative 
        agreement with, or make a grant to,'';
            (2) by inserting ``or organization'' after 
        ``person'';
            (3) by inserting ``, cooperative agreement, or 
        grant'' after ``The contract''; and
            (4) by inserting ``mass transportation'' after 
        ``and other''.
    (b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5318(d) is amended by 
striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting ``enter into a 
contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to,''.

SEC. 3019. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

    Section 5319 is amended by striking ``under this section is 
for 90 percent of the cost of the project'' and inserting 
``made eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the cost 
of the project, except that, if the grant or any portion of the 
grant is made with funds required to be expended under section 
5307(k) and the project involves providing bicycle access to 
mass transportation, that grant or portion of that grant shall 
be at a Federal share of 95 percent''.

SEC. 3020. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 5323(d) is amended by 
striking    ``Buying and Operating Buses.--'' and inserting 
``Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.--''.
    (b) Buy America.--Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.--
        The Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of 
        steel, iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid 
        opening any certification of noncompliance or failure 
        to properly complete the certification (but not 
        including failure to sign the certification) under this 
        subsection if such manufacturer or supplier attests 
        under penalty of perjury that such manufacturer or 
        supplier submitted an incorrect certification as a 
        result of an inadvertent or clerical error. The burden 
        of establishing inadvertent or clerical error is on the 
        manufacturer or supplier.''.
    (c) Government's Share.--Section 5323(i) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.--A 
grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that 
involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.) or vehicle-related equipment (including clean fuel or 
alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment) for purposes of 
complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air 
Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such 
equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts. The 
Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through 
practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such 
equipment attributable to compliance with those Acts.''.
    (d) HHS and Public Transit Service.--Section 5323 is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as 
        subsections (l) and (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the 
        following:
    ``(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
Delivery of Transportation Services.--To the extent feasible, 
governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that receive 
assistance from Government sources (other than the Department 
of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation services--
            ``(1) shall participate and coordinate with 
        recipients of assistance under this chapter in the 
        design and delivery of transportation services; and
            ``(2) shall be included in the planning for those 
        services.''.
    (e) Submission of Certifications.--Section 5323 is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(n) Submission of Certifications.--A certification 
required under this chapter and any additional certification or 
assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to the 
Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to be 
submitted annually as part of a grant application under this 
chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of all 
certifications required under this chapter with the publication 
required under section 5336(e)(2).''.
    (f) Grant Requirements.--Section 5323 is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(o) Grant Requirements.--The grant requirements under 
sections 5307 and 5309 apply to any project under this chapter 
that receives any assistance or other financing under the 
Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 
1998.''.

SEC. 3021. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERCITY RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 
                    FROM MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
program to determine the benefits of using funds from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for intercity 
passenger rail. Any assistance provided to the State of 
Oklahoma under sections 5307 and 5311 of title 49, United 
States Code, during fiscal years 1998 through 2003 may be used 
for capital improvements to, and operating assistance for, 
intercity passenger rail service.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2002, 
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
        and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the pilot 
        program established under this section.
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    (A) an evaluation of the effect of the 
                pilot program on alternative forms of 
                transportation within the State of Oklahoma;
                    (B) an evaluation of the effect of the 
                program on operators of mass transportation and 
                their passengers;
                    (C) a calculation of the amount of Federal 
                assistance provided under this section 
                transferred for the provision of intercity 
                passenger rail service; and
                    (D) an estimate of the benefits to 
                intercity passenger rail service, including the 
                number of passengers served, the number of 
                route miles covered, and the number of 
                localities served by intercity passenger rail 
                service.

SEC. 3022. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Efficient Procurement.--Section 5325 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (b); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Efficient Procurement.--A recipient may award a 
procurement contract under this chapter to other than the 
lowest bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent 
with the purposes of this chapter, including improved long-term 
operating efficiency and lower long-term costs.''.

SEC. 3023. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.

    (a) Turnkey System Projects.--Section 5326(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Turnkey system project defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `turnkey system project' means a 
        project under which a recipient enters into a contract 
        with a seller, firm, or consortium of firms to design 
        and build a mass transportation system or an operable 
        segment thereof that meets specific performance 
        criteria. Such project may also include an option to 
        finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or 
        segment or any combination of designing, building, 
        operating, or maintaining such system or segment.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``Selection of turnkey 
                projects.--'' after ``(2)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or an operable segment 
                of a mass transportation system'' after 
                ``transportation system'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) by inserting 
        ``Demonstrations.--'' after ``(3)''; and
            (4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with 
        paragraph (1) of such section, as amended by paragraph 
        (1) of this section.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 5326 is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial 
assistance under this chapter may enter into a contract to 
expend that assistance to acquire rolling stock--
            ``(1) based on--
                    ``(A) initial capital costs; or
                    ``(B) performance, standardization, life 
                cycle costs, and other factors; or
            ``(2) with a party selected through a competitive 
        procurement process.
    ``(d) Procuring Associated Capital Maintenance Items.--A 
recipient of assistance under section 5307 procuring an 
associated capital maintenance item under section 5307(b) may 
enter into a contract directly with the original manufacturer 
or supplier of the item to be replaced, without receiving prior 
approval of the Secretary, if the recipient first certifies in 
writing to the Secretary that--
            ``(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only 
        source for the item; and
            ``(2) the price of the item is no more than the 
        price that similar customers pay for the item.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5334(b)(4) is amended by 
striking ``5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this 
title'' and inserting ``5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c), 
5325(a), 5325(b), 5326(c), and 5326(d)''.

SEC. 3024. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.

    (a) Limitation on Use of Available Amounts.--Section 
5327(c)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``make contracts'' and inserting 
        ``enter into contracts''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end of 
        the first sentence the following: ``and to provide 
        technical assistance to correct deficiencies identified 
        in compliance reviews and audits carried out under this 
        section''.
    (b) Financial Plan.--Section 5327 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Financial Plan.--A recipient of financial assistance 
for a project under this chapter with an estimated total cost 
of $1,000,000,000 or more shall submit to the Secretary an 
annual financial plan for the project. The plan shall be based 
on detailed annual estimates of the cost to complete the 
remaining elements of the project and on reasonable 
assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future 
increases in the cost to complete the project.''.

SEC. 3025. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

    (a) Training and Conference Costs.--Section 5334(a) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training 
        or conferences, including costs of promotional 
        materials, sponsored by the Federal Transit 
        Administration to promote mass transportation and 
        credit amounts collected to the appropriation 
        concerned.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 5334 
        is amended by inserting ``provisions'' after 
        ``Administrative''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to 
        section 5334 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is 
        amended by inserting ``provisions'' after 
        ``Administrative''.
    (c) Proceeds From Sale of Transit Assets.--Section 5334(g) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Proceeds from the sale of transit assets.--
                    ``(A) In general.--When real property, 
                equipment, or supplies acquired with assistance 
                under this chapter are no longer needed for 
                mass transportation purposes as determined 
                under the applicable assistance agreement, the 
                Secretary may authorize the sale, transfer, or 
                lease of the assets under conditions determined 
                by the Secretary and subject to the 
                requirements of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Use.--The net income from asset 
                sales, uses, or leases (including lease 
                renewals) under this subsection shall be used 
                by the recipient to reduce the gross project 
                cost of other capital projects carried out 
                under this chapter.
                    ``(C) Relationship to other authority.--The 
                authority of the Secretary under this 
                subsection is in addition to existing 
                authorities controlling allocation or use of 
                recipient income otherwise permissible in law 
                or regulation in effect prior to the date of 
                enactment of this paragraph.''.

SEC. 3026. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

    (a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335(a) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Reporting System and Uniform 
        System of Accounts and Records'' and inserting 
        ``National Transit Database''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``by uniform categories,'' 
                and inserting ``using uniform categories''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and a uniform system of 
                accounts and records'' and inserting ``and 
                using a uniform system of accounts''.
    (b) Reports.--Section 5335 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (b).

SEC. 3027. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5336 is amended in the section 
heading by striking ``block grants'' and inserting ``formula 
grants''.
    (b) Repeal.--Section 5336(d) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) [Reserved.]''.
    (c) Continuation of Operating Assistance to Certain Larger 
Urbanized Areas.--
            (1) Provision of assistance.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, during the period described in 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary may continue to provide 
        assistance under section 5307 of title 49, United 
        States Code, to finance the operating costs of 
        equipment and facilities for use in mass transportation 
        in any urbanized area (as that term is defined in 
        section 5302 of title 49, United States Code) with a 
        population of at least 200,000, if the Secretary 
        determines that--
                    (A) the number of the total bus revenue 
                vehicle-miles operated in or directly serving 
                the area is less than 600,000; and
                    (B) the number of buses operated in or 
                directly serving the area does not exceed 15.
            (2) Period described.--For purposes of paragraph 
        (1), the period described in this paragraph is the 
        period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
        and ending on the earlier of--
                    (A) 3 years after the date of enactment of 
                this Act; and
                    (B) the date on which the Secretary 
                determines that--
                            (i) the number of the total bus 
                        revenue vehicle-miles operated in or 
                        directly serving the area is greater 
                        than or equal to 600,000; and
                            (ii) the number of buses operated 
                        in or directly serving the area exceeds 
                        15.

SEC. 3028. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                    MODERNIZATION.

    (a) Distribution.--Section 5337(a) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
made available for fixed guideway modernization under section 
5309 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 as follows:
            ``(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned 
        in the following urbanized areas as follows:
                    ``(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
                    ``(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
                    ``(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, 
                $78,169,000.
                    ``(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
                    ``(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
                    ``(F) New York, $176,034,461.
                    ``(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
                    ``(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey, 
                $58,924,764.
                    ``(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
                    ``(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
                    ``(K) Southwestern Connecticut, 
                $27,755,000.
            ``(2) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas 
                listed in paragraph (1), as provided in section 
                5336(b)(2)(A).
                    ``(B) 50 percent in other urbanized areas 
                eligible for assistance under section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were apportioned 
                under this section for fiscal year 1997, as 
                provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
                subsection (e) of this section.
            ``(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in 
        the following urbanized areas as follows:
                    ``(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
                    ``(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
                    ``(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
                    ``(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to 
                which paragraph (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided 
                in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of 
                this section.
            ``(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in 
        each urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and 
        in each urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) 
        applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
        subsection (e) of this section.
            ``(5) The next $70,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas 
                listed in paragraph (1), as provided in section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
                section.
                    ``(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas 
                eligible for assistance under section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) if the areas contain fixed 
                guideway systems placed in revenue service at 
                least 7 years before the fiscal year in which 
                amounts are made available and in any urbanized 
                area if, before the first day of the fiscal 
                year, the area satisfies the Secretary that the 
                area has modernization needs that cannot 
                adequately be met with amounts received under 
                section 5336(b)(2)(A), as provided in section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
                section.
            ``(6) The next $50,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas 
                listed in paragraph (1), as provided in section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
                section.
                    ``(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to 
                which paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in 
                section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of 
                this section.
            ``(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas 
                listed in paragraph (1), as provided in section 
                5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
                section.
                    ``(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to 
                which paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in 
                section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of 
                this section.''.
    (b) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
Formulas.--Section 5337 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
Formulas.--
            ``(1) 1997 standard.--Amounts apportioned under 
        paragraphs (2)(B), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall 
        have attributable to each urbanized area only the 
        number of fixed guideway revenue miles of service and 
        number of fixed guideway route miles forsegments of 
fixed guideway systems used to determine apportionments for fiscal year 
1997.
            ``(2) Other standards.--Amounts apportioned under 
        paragraphs (5) through (7) of subsection (a) shall have 
        attributable to each urbanized area only the number of 
        fixed guideway revenue miles of service and number of 
        fixed guideway route-miles for segments of fixed 
        guideway systems placed in revenue service at least 7 
        years before the fiscal year in which amounts are made 
        available.''.

SEC. 3029. AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5338 is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

    ``(a) Formula Grants.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5307, 
                5310, and 5311, $2,260,000,000 for fiscal year 
                1998.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311, 
                $240,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the 
                aggregate of amounts made available by and 
                appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal 
                year--
                            ``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available 
                        to the Alaska Railroad for improvements 
                        to its passenger operations under 
                        section 5307;
                            ``(ii) $62,219,389 shall be 
                        available to provide transportation 
                        services to elderly individuals and 
                        individuals with disabilities under 
                        section 5310;
                            ``(iii) $134,077,934 shall be 
                        available to provide financial 
                        assistance for other than urbanized 
                        areas under section 5311; and
                            ``(iv) $2,298,852,727 shall be 
                        available to provide financial 
                        assistance for urbanized areas under 
                        section 5307.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5307, 
                5308, 5310, and 5311--
                            ``(i) $2,280,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 1999;
                            ``(ii) $2,478,400,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2000;
                            ``(iii) $2,676,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2001;
                            ``(iv) $2,873,600,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2002; and
                            ``(v) $3,071,200,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, and 5311--
                            ``(i) $570,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $619,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $669,000,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2001;
                            ``(iv) $718,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $767,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the 
                aggregate of amounts made available by and 
                appropriated under this paragraph for a fiscal 
                year--
                            ``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available 
                        to the Alaska Railroad for improvements 
                        to its passenger operations under 
                        section 5307;
                            ``(ii) $50,000,000 shall be 
                        available to carry out section 5308; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) of the remaining amount--
                                    ``(I) 2.4 percent shall be 
                                available to provide 
                                transportation services to 
                                elderly individuals and 
                                individuals with disabilities 
                                under section 5310;
                                    ``(II) 6.37 percent shall 
                                be available to provide 
                                financial assistance for other 
                                than urbanized areas under 
                                section 5311; and
                                    ``(III) 91.23 percent shall 
                                be available to provide 
                                financial assistance for 
                                urbanized areas under section 
                                5307.
    ``(b) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There shall be available 
        from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
        to carry out section 5309, $2,000,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5309--
                            ``(i) $1,805,600,000 for fiscal 
                        year 1999;
                            ``(ii) $1,960,800,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2000;
                            ``(iii) $2,116,800,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2001;
                            ``(iv) $2,272,800,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2002; and
                            ``(v) $2,428,800,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out section 5309--
                            ``(i) $451,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $490,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $529,200,000 for fiscal 
                        year 2001;
                            ``(iv) $568,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $607,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
    ``(c) Planning.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, 
        and 5313(b), $47,750,000 for fiscal year 1998.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5303, 
                5304, 5305, and 5313(b)--
                            ``(i) $43,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $46,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $51,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $52,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $57,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
                5313(b)--
                            ``(i) $10,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $11,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $12,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $13,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $14,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds 
                made available by or appropriated under this 
                paragraph for a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) 82.72 percent shall be 
                        available for metropolitan planning 
                        under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) 17.28 percent shall be 
                        available for State planning under 
                        section 5313(b).
    ``(d) Research.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 
        5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, $44,250,000 for fiscal 
        year 1998.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 
                5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 
                5322--
                            ``(i) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $37,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $37,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $39,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $39,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
                5314, 5315, and 5322--
                            ``(i) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $9,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $9,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds 
                made available by or appropriated under this 
                paragraph for a fiscal year--
                            ``(i) not less than $5,250,000 
                        shall be available for providing rural 
                        transportation assistance under section 
                        5311(b)(2);
                            ``(ii) not less than $8,250,000 
                        shall be available for carrying out 
                        transit cooperative research programs 
                        under section 5313(a);
                            ``(iii) not less than $4,000,000 
                        shall be available to carry out 
                        programs under the National Transit 
                        Institute under section 5315; and
                            ``(iv) the remainder shall be 
                        available for carrying out national 
                        planning and research programs under 
                        sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
                        5314, and 5322.
    ``(e) University Transportation Research.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out section 5317(b) $6,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1998.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 
                5317(b), $4,800,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1999 through 2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out section 5317(b), $1,200,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
    ``(f) Administration.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out section 5334, $45,738,000 for 
        fiscal year 1998.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--
                    ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5334--
                            ``(i) $43,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $51,200,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $53,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $58,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    ``(B) From the general fund.--In addition 
                to amounts made available under subparagraph 
                (A), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out section 5334--
                            ``(i) $10,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            ``(ii) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            ``(iii) $12,800,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            ``(iv) $13,400,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            ``(v) $14,600,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
    ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
            ``(1) Grants financed from the highway trust 
        fund.--A grant or contract approved by the Secretary, 
        that is financed with amounts made available under 
        subsection (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (b)(1), (b)(2)(A), 
        (c)(2)(A), (d)(2)(A), (e)(2)(A), or (f)(2)(A) is a 
        contractual obligation of the United States Government 
        to pay the Government's share of the cost of the 
        project.
            ``(2) Grants financed from general funds.--A grant 
        or contract, approved by the Secretary, that is 
        financed with amounts made available under subsection 
        (a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B), (c)(2)(B), (d)(2)(B), 
        (e)(2)(B), (f)(2)(B), or (h) is a contractual 
        obligation of the Government to pay the Government's 
        share of the cost of the project only to the extent 
        that amounts are provided in advance in an 
        appropriations Act.
    ``(h) Additional Amounts.--In addition to amounts made 
available by or appropriated under subsections (a) through (f), 
there are authorized to be appropriated--
            ``(1) to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
        5313(b)--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $32,000,000;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $33,000,000;
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $34,000,000;
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $35,000,000; 
                and
                    ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $36,000,000;
            ``(2) to carry out section 5307, $150,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
            ``(3) to carry out section 5308, $100,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003;
            ``(4) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(A), 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003;
            ``(5) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(B)--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $600,000,000;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $610,000,000;
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $620,000,000;
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $630,000,000; 
                and
                    ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $630,000,000;
            ``(6) to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C), 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
        2003;
            ``(7) to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 
        5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $31,000,000;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $31,000,000;
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $33,000,000;
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $33,000,000; 
                and
                    ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $34,000,000;
        and
            ``(8) to carry out section 5334--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 1999, $13,000,000;
                    ``(B) for fiscal year 2000, $14,000,000;
                    ``(C) for fiscal year 2001, $16,000,000;
                    ``(D) for fiscal year 2002, $17,000,000; 
                and
                    ``(E) for fiscal year 2003, $18,000,000.
    ``(i) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
or appropriated under subsections (a) through (e), and 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (h), shall remain 
available until expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 53 is amended as 
follows:
            (1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and 
        5303(h)(3)(A), by striking ``section 5338(g)(1)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``subsection (c) or 
        (h)(1) of section 5338''.
            (2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ``-5306'' and 
        inserting ``and 5305''.
            (3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ``section 
        5338(g)'' and inserting ``subsection (c) or (h)(1) of 
        section 5338''.
            (4) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ``Fifty 
        percent of the amounts made available under section 
        5338(g)(3)'' and inserting ``The amounts made available 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C)(ii) of section 
        5338(d)''.
            (5) In section 5313(b)(1) by striking ``Fifty 
        percent of the amounts made available under section 
        5338(g)(3)'' and inserting ``The amounts made available 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C)(ii) of section 
        5338(c)''.
            (6) In section 5314(a)(1) by striking ``section 
        5338(g)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (d) and (h)(7) 
        of section 5338''.
            (7) In section 5317(e)(5)(C) by striking 
        ``5338(e)(2)'' and inserting ``5338(e)''.
            (8) In section 5318(d) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' 
        and inserting ``5309(m)(1)(C)''.
            (9) In section 5333(b) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``5338(b)''.
            (10) In section 5336(a) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
        inserting ``5338(a)''.
            (11) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ``section 
        5338(f)'' and inserting ``subsections (a) and (h)(2) of 
        section 5338''.
            (12) In section 5337(e)(1) by striking ``section 
        5338(f)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (h)(4) of 
        section 5338''.

SEC. 3030. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO 
                    EXISTING SYSTEMS.

    (a) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects 
are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 
49, United States Code:
            (1) Atlanta--Athens Commuter Rail.
            (2) Atlanta--Griffin Commuter Rail.
            (3) Atlanta--North Line Extension.
            (4) Austin--NW/North Central/SE--Airport LRT.
            (5) Baltimore--Central LRT Extension to Glen 
        Burnie.
            (6) Boston--Massport Airport Intermodal Transit 
        Connector.
            (7) Boston--North Shore Corridor and Blue Line 
        Extension to Beverly.
            (8) Charlotte--South Corridor Transitway.
            (9) Chicago--Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
            (10) Chicago--North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
            (11) Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension.
            (12) Chicago--Southwest Extension.
            (13) Chicago--West Line Expansion.
            (14) Cleveland--Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
            (15) Cleveland--Berea Metroline Extension.
            (16) Cleveland--Blue Line Extension.
            (17) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Extension.
            (18) Cleveland--I-90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
            (19) Cleveland--Waterfront Line Extension.
            (20) Dallas--North Central Extension.
            (21) Dallas--Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
            (22) Denver--East Corridor (Airport).
            (23) Denver--Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th & 
        Lincoln).
            (24) Denver--Southwest LRT.
            (25) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
            (26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County--Mid-America 
        Airport Corridor.
            (27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-
        County Commuter Rail.
            (28) Galveston--Trolley Extension.
            (29) Hartford--Griffin Line.
            (30) Hollis--Ketchikan Ferry.
            (31) Houston--Regional Bus Plan--Phase I.
            (32) Kansas City--I-35 Commuter Rail.
            (33) Kansas City--Southtown Corridor.
            (34) Kenosha-Racine--Milwaukee Rail Extension.
            (35) Las Vegas Corridor.
            (36) Little Rock--River Rail.
            (37) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
            (38) Los Angeles--MOS-3.
            (39) Los Angeles--Metrolink (Union Station-
        Fullerton).
            (40) Louisville--Jefferson County Corridor.
            (41) MARC--Commuter Rail Improvements.
            (42) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
            (43) Memphis--Medical Center Extension.
            (44) Miami--East-West Multimodal Corridor.
            (45) Miami--North 27th Avenue Corridor.
            (46) Miami--South Busway Extension.
            (47) Milwaukee--East-West Corridor.
            (48) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
            (49) Nashua, NH--Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
            (50) Nashville--Commuter Rail.
            (51) New Orleans--Canal Streetcar.
            (52) New York--8th Avenue Subway Connector.
            (53) New York--Brooklyn--Staten Island Ferry.
            (54) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side 
        Access.
            (55) New York--Staten Island Ferry--Whitehall 
        Intermodal Terminal.
            (56) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter 
        Rail.
            (57) New Jersey Urban Core.
            (58) Norfolk--Virginia Beach Corridor.
            (59) Orange County--Fullerton--Irvine Corridor.
            (60) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Light Rail 
        System.
            (61) Philadelphia--Schuykill Valley Metro.
            (62) Phoenix--Fixed Guideway.
            (63) Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
            (64) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
            (65) Pittsburgh--MLK Busway Extension.
            (66) Portland--South-North Corridor.
            (67) Portland--Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
            (68) Raleigh-Durham--Regional Transit Plan.
            (69) Sacramento--Folsom Extension.
            (70) Sacramento--Placer County Corridor.
            (71) Sacramento--South Corridor.
            (72) Salt Lake City--Light Rail (Airport to 
        University of Utah).
            (73) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
            (74) Salt Lake City--South LRT.
            (75) San Diego--Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
            (76) San Diego--Mission Valley East Corridor.
            (77) San Diego--Oceanside--Escondido Corridor.
            (78) San Francisco--BART to San Francisco 
        International Airport Extension.
            (79) San Francisco--Bayshore Corridor.
            (80) San Jose--Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
            (81) San Juan--Tren Urbano.
            (82) San Juan--Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
            (83) Santa Cruz--Fixed Guideway.
            (84) Seattle--Southworth High Speed Ferry.
            (85) Seattle--Sound Move Corridor.
            (86) South Boston--Piers Transitway.
            (87) St. Louis--Cross County Corridor.
            (88) Stockton--Altamont Commuter Rail.
            (89) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
            (90) Twin Cities--Northstar Corridor (Downtown 
        Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud).
            (91) Twin Cities--Transitways Corridors.
            (92) Washington-Richmond Rail Corridor 
        Improvements.
            (93) Washington, D.C.--Dulles Corridor Extension.
            (94) Washington, D.C.--Largo Extension.
            (95) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
            (96) Westlake--Commuter Rail Link.
            (97) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business 
        District Corridor.
            (98) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail.
            (99) Boston--North-South Rail Link.
            (100) Spokane--South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
            (101) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
            (102) Morgantown--Personal Rapid Transit.
            (103) Santa Monica--Busway.
            (104) Northwest New Jersey--Northeast Rail 
        Corridor.
            (105) Southeastern North Carolina Corridor.
            (106) Chicago--Douglas Branch.
            (107) San Joaquin--Regional Transit Corridor.
            (108) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
    (b) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The 
following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis and 
preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code:
            (1) Atlanta--Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
            (2) Atlanta--MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).
            (3) Atlanta--MARTA I-285 Transit Corridor.
            (4) Atlanta--MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
            (5) Atlanta--MARTA South DeKalb Comprehensive 
        Transit Program.
            (6) Baltimore--Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
            (7) Baltimore--People Mover.
            (8) Bergen County Cross--County Light Rail.
            (9) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
            (10) Boston--Urban Ring.
            (11) Charleston--Monobeam.
            (12) Chicago--Comiskey Park Station.
            (13) Chicago--Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
            (14) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter 
        Rail.
            (15) Dallas--DART LRT Extensions.
            (16) Dallas--Las Colinas Corridor.
            (17) Dayton--Regional Riverfront Corridor.
            (18) El Paso--International Fixed Guideway (El 
        Paso-Juarez).
            (19) Fremont--South Bay Corridor.
            (20) Houston--Advanced Transit Program.
            (21) Jacksonville--Fixed Guideway Corridor.
            (22) Knoxville--Electric Transit.
            (23) Lorain--Cleveland Commuter Rail.
            (24) Los Angeles--MOS-4 East Side Extension (II).
            (25) Los Angeles--MOS-4 San Fernando Valley East-
        West.
            (26) Los Angeles--LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
            (27) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
            (28) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
            (29) Memphis--Regional Rail Plan.
            (30) Miami--Kendall Corridor.
            (31) Miami--Northeast Corridor.
            (32) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
            (33) New Orleans--Airport--CBD Commuter Rail.
            (34) New Orleans--Desire Streetcar.
            (35) New York--Astoria--East Elmhurst Extension.
            (36) New York--Broadway--Lafayette & Bleecker St 
        Transfer.
            (37) New York--Brooklyn--Manhattan Access.
            (38) New York--Lower Manhattan Access.
            (39) New York--Manhattan East Side Link.
            (40) New York--Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
            (41) New York--Nassau Hub.
            (42) New York--North Shore Railroad.
            (43) New York--Queens West Light Rail Link.
            (44) New York--St. George's Ferry Intermodal 
        Terminal.
            (45) Newburgh--LRT System.
            (46) North Front Range Corridor.
            (47) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
            (48) Oakland Airport--BART Connector.
            (49) Providence--Pawtucket Corridor.
            (50) Philadelphia--Broad Street Line Extension.
            (51) Philadelphia--Cross County Metro.
            (52) Philadelphia--Lower Merion Township.
            (53) Pinellas County--Mobility Initiative Project.
            (54) Redlands--San Bernardino Transportation 
        Corridor.
            (55) Riverside--Perris rail passenger service.
            (56) Salt Lake City--Draper Light Rail Extension.
            (57) Salt Lake City--West Jordan Light Rail 
        Extension.
            (58) San Francisco--CalTrain Extension to 
        Hollister.
            (59) Scranton--Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
            (60) SEATAC--Personal Rapid Transit.
            (61) Toledo--CBD to Zoo.
            (62) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
            (63) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. 
        Paul).
            (64) Washington, D.C.--Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
            (65) Williamsburg--Newport News-Hampton LRT.
            (66) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky--Northeast Corridor.
            (67) Northeast Ohio--commuter rail.
            (68) California--North Bay Commuter Rail.
    (c) Project Authorizations.--
            (1) In general.--Of the total amount made available 
        by or authorized under section 5338(b) of title 49, 
        United States Code, to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
        for fiscal years 1998 through 2003:
                    (A) $3,000,000,000 shall be available for 
                the following projects:
                            (i) Birmingham Transit Corridor, 
                        $87,500,000.
                            (ii) San Diego-Mission Valley East 
                        Corridor, $325,000,000.
                            (iii) Denver-Southeast LRT (I-25 
                        between 6th and Lincoln), $10,000,000.
                            (iv) Colorado-Roaring Fork Valley 
                        Rail, $40,000,000.
                            (v) Hartford-Griffin Line, 
                        $33,000,000.
                            (vi) Bridgeport-Intermodal 
                        Corridor, $34,000,000.
                            (vii) New London-Waterfront Access, 
                        $10,000,000.
                            (viii) Old Saybrook-Hartford Rail 
                        Extension, $10,000,000.
                            (ix) Stamford-Fixed Guideway 
                        Connector, $18,000,000.
                            (x) Orlando-I-4 Central Florida 
                        Light Rail System, $100,000,000.
                            (xi) Miami-Palmetto Metrorail, 
                        $8,000,000.
                            (xii) Tampa Bay-Regional Rail, 
                        $2,000,000.
                            (xiii) Fort Lauderdale-West Palm 
                        Beach-Miami Tri-County Commuter Rail, 
                        $20,000,000.
                            (xiv) Miami-East-West Multimodal 
                        Corridor, $20,000,000.
                            (xv) Chicago-CTA Douglas Branch, 
                        $315,000,000.
                            (xvi) Indianapolis Region Commuter 
                        Rail, $10,000,000.
                            (xvii) Sioux City-Light Rail, 
                        $10,000,000.
                            (xviii) MARC-Commuter Rail 
                        Improvements, $185,000,000.
                            (xix) Baltimore-Light Rail Double 
                        Track, $120,000,000.
                            (xx) Boston-North Shore Corridor 
                        and Blue Line Extension to Beverly, 
                        $50,000,000.
                            (xxi) Twin Cities-Transitways 
                        Corridors, $120,000,000.
                            (xxii) Twin Cities-Northstar 
                        Corridor (Downtown Minneapolis-Anoka 
                        County-St. Cloud), $6,000,000.
                            (xxiii) I-35 Commuter Rail, 
                        $30,000,000.
                            (xxiv) Las Vegas Corridor, 
                        $155,000,000.
                            (xxv) New Jersey-Bergen County 
                        Cross County Light Rail, $5,000,000.
                            (xxvi) New Jersey-Trans Hudson 
                        Midtown Corridor, $5,000,000.
                            (xxvii) Santa Fe-Eldorado Rail 
                        Link, $10,000,000.
                            (xxviii) Albuquerque Alvarado 
                        Intermodal Center, $5,000,000.
                            (xxix) Albuquerque Light Rail, 
                        $90,000,000.
                            (xxx) New York-Long Island Railroad 
                        East Side Access, $353,000,000.
                            (xxxi) New York-Second Avenue 
                        Subway, $5,000,000.
                            (xxxii) New York-Whitehall Ferry 
                        Terminal, $40,000,000.
                            (xxxiii) New York-St. George's 
                        Ferry Intermodal Terminal, $20,000,000.
                            (xxxiv) New York-Nassau Hub, 
                        $10,000,000.
                            (xxxv) New Jersey-New York Midtown 
                        West Ferry Terminal, $16,300,000.
                            (xxxvi) Cincinnati/Northern 
                        Kentucky Corridor, $65,000,000.
                            (xxxvii) Portland South-North 
                        Corridor, $25,000,000.
                            (xxxviii) Philadelphia-Schuylkill 
                        Valley Metro, $75,000,000.
                            (xxxix) Allegheny County Stage II 
                        Light Rail, $100,200,000.
                            (xl) Philadelphia-Pittsburgh High 
                        Speed Rail, $10,000,000.
                            (xli) Cumberland/Dauphin County 
                        Corridor 1 Commuter Rail, $20,000,000.
                            (xlii) Pittsburgh North Shore-
                        Central Business District, $20,000,000.
                            (xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter, 
                        $10,000,000.
                            (xliv) Rhode Island Integrated 
                        Intermodal Transportation, $25,000,000.
                            (xlv) Dallas-North Central 
                        Extension, $188,000,000.
                            (xlvi) Dallas-Southeast Corridor, 
                        $20,000,000.
                            (xlvii) Dallas-Northwest Corridor, 
                        $12,000,000.
                            (xlviii) Washington, D.C., Dulles 
                        Corridor Extension, $86,000,000.
                            (xlix) Seattle-Tacoma Commuter 
                        Rail, $40,000,000.
                            (l) San Joaquin Regional Intermodal 
                        Corridor, $14,000,000.
                            (li) Railtran Corridor Light Rail, 
                        $12,000,000.
                    (B) The remainder shall be available for 
                projects listed in subsections (a) and (b).
            (2) Additional funds.--
                    (A) In general.--The total amount 
                authorized in section 5338(h)(5) of title 49, 
                United States Code, for fiscal years 1999 
                through 2003 shall be available for projects 
                listed in subsections (a) and (b).
                    (B) Priority for salt lake city olympics.--
                            (i) In general.--Of the amount 
                        authorized to be appropriated under 
                        section 5338(h)(5), $640,000,000 is 
                        authorized to be appropriated for the 
                        Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games for 
                        the following projects:
                                    (I) North/South Light Rail.
                                    (II) Airport to University 
                                of Utah Light Rail.
                                    (III) Intermodal 
                                Facilities.
                                    (IV) Park and Ride Lots.
                                    (V) Bus Acquisition.
                            (ii) Government share.--The 
                        Government share of the costs of 
                        projects assisted under this 
                        subparagraph shall not exceed 80 
                        percent. For purposes of determining 
                        the nongovernmental share for projects 
                        authorized under this subparagraph, 
                        highway, aviation, and transit projects 
                        shall be considered to be a program of 
                        projects.
                            (iii) Use of funds.--Funds provided 
                        under this subparagraph shall be 
                        available for planning and capital 
                        assistance.
            (3) High priority project.--The Long Island Rail 
        Road East Side Access project shall be given priority 
        consideration by the Secretary for funds made available 
        under paragraph (1)(B). In addition, that project is 
        authorized for construction with funds available under 
        section 5338(h)(5) of title 49, United States Code.
    (d) Effect of Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Subsection (A) projects.--Projects 
                authorized by subsection (a) for final design 
                and construction are also authorized for 
                alternatives analysis and preliminary 
                engineering.
                    (B) Subsection (B) projects.--Effective 
                October 1, 2000, projects authorized by 
                subsection (b) for alternatives analysis and 
                preliminary engineering are also authorized for 
                final design and construction.
            (2) Fixed guideway authorization.--The project 
        authorized by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 
        28 rapid rail cars and project scope changes from 
        amounts authorized by the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (3) Intermodal center authorizations.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each of the 
        following projects are eligible for funding under 
        section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code:
                    (A) Huntington, West Virginia Intermodal 
                Facility project.
                    (B) Huntsville Intermodal Center project.
    (e) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--
            (1) Allocations.--Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal 
        Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 2122) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(3) Allocations.--
                    ``(A) Rail connection between penn station 
                newark and broad street station, newark.--Of 
                the amounts made available for the New Jersey 
                Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
                of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
                years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall 
                set aside 10 percent, but not more than 
                $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary 
                engineering, design, and construction of the 
                rail connection between Penn Station, Newark 
                and Broad Street Station, Newark.
                    ``(B) Newark--newark international 
                airport--elizabeth transit link.--Of the 
                amounts made available for the New Jersey Urban 
                Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of 
                title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003, the Secretary, after making 
                the set aside under subparagraph (A), shall set 
                aside 10 percent, but not more than $5,000,000, 
                per fiscal year for preliminary engineering, 
                design, and construction of the Newark--Newark 
                International Airport--Elizabeth Transit Link, 
                including construction of the auxiliary New 
                Jersey Transit station, described in subsection 
                (d).
                    ``(C) Light rail connection and alignment 
                within and serving the city of elizabeth.--Of 
                amounts made available for the New Jersey Urban 
                Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of 
                title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003, the Secretary, after making 
                the set-aside under subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
                shall set aside 10 percent but not more than 
                $5,000,000 per fiscal year for preliminary 
                engineering, design, and construction of the 
                light rail connection and alignment within and 
                serving the city of Elizabeth as described in 
                subsection (d).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3031(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``section 3(i) of the 
                Federal Transit Act (relating to criteria for 
                new starts)'' and inserting ``section 5309(e) 
                of title 49, United States Code,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; except'' and all that 
                follows through ``such element''.
            (3) Elements of new jersey urban core project.--
        Section 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Secaucus 
                Transfer'' the following: ``(including 
                relocation and construction of the Bergen 
                County and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the 
                relocation of the Main/Bergen Connection with 
                construction of a rail station and associated 
                components to and at the contiguous New Jersey 
                Meadowlands Sports Complex)'';
                    (B) by striking ``, Newark-Newark 
                International Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link'' 
                and inserting ``(including a connection from 
                the Vince Lombardi Station to Saddlebrook and 
                Edgewater), restoration of commuter rail 
                service along the Northern Branch Line of the 
                West Shore Line, Newark-Newark International 
                Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link (including 
                construction of an auxiliary New Jersey Light 
                Rail Transit station directly connected to and 
                integrated with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor 
                Station at Newark International Airport, 
                providing access from the Newark-Newark 
                International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail 
                Transit Link to the Newark International 
                Airport)''; and
                    (C) by inserting after ``New York Penn 
                Station Concourse,'' the following: ``the 
                restoration of commuter rail service in 
                Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, 
                New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of 
                the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
                Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131), a 
                light rail extension of the Newark-Newark 
                International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail 
                Transit Link from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the 
                towns of Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, and 
                Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, and any 
                appropriate light rail connections and 
                alignments within the city of Elizabeth to be 
                determined by the city of Elizabeth and the New 
                Jersey Department of Transportation (and which 
                shall include connecting midtown Elizabeth to 
                Route 1 Park and Ride, the Elizabeth Car House 
                Museum, Division Street, Singer Place, Ferry 
                Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port 
                to Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate 
                fixed guideway system in Passaic County,''.
    (f) Los Angeles MOS-3 Project.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
        Los Angeles MOS-3 project referenced in subsection 
        (a)(38) may include any fixed guideway project or 
        projects selected by the Los Angeles County 
        Metropolitan Transportation Authority for development 
        in the transportation corridors to be served by the 3 
        extensions of MOS-3 of the Los Angeles County Metro 
        Rail project, as described in section 3034(i) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
        1991.
            (2) Alternatives.--In considering fixed guideway 
        alternatives and selecting any revised preferred 
        alternative in the East Side or Mid City corridors of 
        MOS-3, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
        Transportation Authority shall--
                    (A) fully evaluate the potential impact of 
                the alternatives on the integrity of the 
                neighborhoods in the corridor involved;
                    (B) address the capacity of the 
                alternatives to serve transit dependent riders;
                    (C) identify and address any 
                disproportionately high and adverse effects on 
                minority and low income populations, in 
                accordance with the Executive Order on Federal 
                Actions to Address Environmental Justice (EO 
                12898; February 11, 1994); and
                    (D) otherwise comply with all applicable 
                Federal and State planning and environmental 
                requirements.
    (g) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements 
Program.--Section 3035(nn) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, and alternatives for 
                double tracking and related improvements'' 
                after ``Penn Station extensions'';
                    (B) by inserting ``shall provide for double 
                tracking and related improvements and'' after 
                ``under this paragraph''; and
                    (C) by inserting after the first sentence 
                the following: ``Funds for projects under this 
                paragraph shall be provided at an 80 percent 
                Government share. In applying the local share 
                evaluation criteria in section 5309, of title 
                49, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
                compare the aggregate expenditure of State and 
                local funds, including Federal highway funds 
                provided by the State of Maryland, for all 
                phases of the Central Corridor Light Rail 
                project.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, 
                including capacity and efficiency improvements 
                through construction of a Penn-Camden 
                Connection, MARC maintenance and storage 
                facilities, and other capacity related 
                improvements, and the Silver Spring Intermodal 
                Center'' before the period; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
                ``provide for construction of the Penn-Camden 
                Connection, MARC maintenance and storage 
                facilities, and other capacity related 
                improvements, and the Silver Spring Intermodal 
                Center, and shall'' after ``shall''.

SEC. 3031. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.

    (a) Guaranteed Funding.--Of the amounts made available to 
carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary 
shall make funds available for the following projects in not 
less than the amounts specified for the fiscal year:
      

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                                                     FY 1999    FY 2000 
                      Project                          (in        (in   
                                                    millions)  millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1. Albuquerque, NM buses........................      1.250      1.250
  2. Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility......      1.000      1.000
  3. Alexandria, VA King Street Station access....      1.100      0.000
  4. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses and                      
 transit system improvements......................      0.842      0.842
  5. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan                          
 Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center.............      0.080      0.000
  6. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Transit                        
 Center improvements..............................      0.424      0.000
  7. Arkansas Highway and Transit Department buses      0.200      2.000
  8. Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus                                
 facilities and buses.............................      0.150      0.150
  9. Atlanta, GA MARTA buses......................      9.000     13.500
 10. Austin, TX buses.............................      1.250      1.250
 11. Babylon, NY Intermodal Center................      1.250      1.250
 12. Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses........      1.250      1.250
 13. Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses.................      0.625      0.625
 14. Bradford County, Endless Mountain                                  
 Transportation Authority buses...................      1.000      0.000
 15. Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled                           
 buses and vans...................................      0.225      0.000
 16. Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility                                
 Enhancement buses................................      0.800      0.000
 17. Broward County, FL buses.....................      1.000      0.000
 18. Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center.....      2.000      2.000
 19. Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Station....      1.000      0.000
 20. Cambria County, PA bus facilities and buses..      0.575      0.575
 21. Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority                           
 buses............................................      1.250      1.250
 22. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses.....      0.300      0.000
 23. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority Intermodal                      
 Center...........................................      1.000      0.000
 24. Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation                            
 Center...........................................      1.000      1.000
 25. Altoona, PA Pedestrian Crossover.............       .800      0.000
 26. Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus maintenance                      
 facility.........................................      0.625      0.625
 27. Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses.......      0.500      0.000
 28. Culver City, CA CityBus buses................      1.250      1.250
 29. Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance                             
 facility.........................................      0.625      0.625
 30. Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation Center..      0.625      0.625
 31. Daytona, FL Intermodal Center................      2.500      2.500
 32. Duluth, MN Transit Authority community                             
 circulation vehicles.............................      1.000      1.000
 33. Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent                           
 transportation systems...........................      0.500      0.500
 34. Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub.....      0.500      0.500
 35. Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses........      0.521      0.521
 36. East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled buses                        
 and vans.........................................      0.100      0.000
 37. Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority buses      1.000      1.000
 38. Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center.      1.950      1.950
 39. Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities and                       
 buses............................................      1.270      1.270
 40. Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas                            
 Transit System buses.............................      0.500      0.500
 41. Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility (Phase II)      0.885      0.885
 42. Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses............      1.250      1.250
 43. Grant County, WA buses and vans..............      0.600      0.000
 44. Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center.............      3.340      3.339
 45. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses.......      1.500      1.500
 46. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small buses                       
 and vans.........................................      0.321      0.000
 47. Hartford, CT Transportation Access Project...      0.800      0.000
 48. Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility...........      1.000      1.000
 49. Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses..........      2.250      2.250
 50. Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and                           
 Plaza............................................      0.560      0.560
 51. Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility.............      1.000      0.000
 52. Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility...........      8.000     12.000
 53. Illinois statewide buses and bus-related                           
 equipment........................................      6.800      8.200
 54. Indianapolis, IN buses.......................      5.000      5.000
 55. Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety                        
 and security.....................................      1.000      1.000
 56. Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology improvements..      1.250      1.250
 57. Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses...      0.600      0.600
 58. Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit                             
 vehicles and related equipment...................      1.250      1.250
 59. Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit............      4.400      4.400
 60. Lansing, MI CATA bus technology improvements.      0.600      0.000
 61. Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit                           
 buses............................................      0.300      0.300
 62. Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator......      1.000      1.000
 63. Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and                           
 facilities.......................................      1.250      1.250
 64. Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit buses      1.625      1.250
 65. New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal Station      1.750      1.750
 66. Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart                          
 shuttle buses....................................      0.300      0.000
 67. Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway                              
 Intermodal Transit Center........................      1.250      1.250
 68. Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses..      7.000     11.500
 69. Rensslear, NY Rensslear Intermodal Bus                             
 Facility.........................................      1.000      6.000
 70. Mercer County, PA buses......................      0.750      0.000
 71. Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service.....      0.750      0.750
 72. Miami-Dade, FL buses.........................      2.250      2.250
 73. Michigan statewide buses.....................     10.000     13.500
 74. Milwaukee County, WI buses...................      4.000      6.000
 75. Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal                             
 Centers..........................................      1.250      1.250
 76. Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility.........      0.625      0.625
 77. Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority                         
 buses............................................      1.000      0.000
 78. Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses..........      0.625      0.625
 79. Morongo Basin, CA Transit Authority bus                            
 facility.........................................      0.650      0.000
 80. New Haven, CT bus facility...................      2.250      2.250
 81. New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses......      1.750      1.750
 82. Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access and                       
 buses............................................      1.250      1.250
 83. Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal Facilities                       
 and buses........................................      6.000     10.000
 84. Norwich, CT buses............................      2.250      2.250
 85. Ogden, UT Intermodal Center..................      0.800      0.800
 86. Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses..      5.000      5.000
 87. Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility.....      2.500      2.500
 88. Providence, RI buses and bus maintenance                           
 facility.........................................      2.250      3.294
 89. Perris, CA bus maintenance facility..........      1.250      1.250
 90. Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transportation                          
 Center...........................................      5.000      5.000
 91. Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street                            
 Station..........................................      1.250      1.250
 92. Portland, OR Tri-Met buses...................      1.750      1.750
 93. Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility..........      0.500      0.000
 94. Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal Transportation                        
 Facility.........................................      1.750      1.750
 95. Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal............      1.000      0.000
 96. Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility...      1.250      1.250
 97. Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses and                       
 vans.............................................      0.125      0.000
 98. Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal Facility      1.500      1.500
 99. Rome, NY Intermodal Center...................      0.400      0.000
100. Sacramento, CA CNG buses.....................      1.250      1.250
101. San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Maintenance                         
 Facility.........................................      1.250      1.250
102. San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access......      0.600      0.600
103. Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses.......      1.250      1.250
104. Santa Cruz, CA bus facility..................      0.625      0.625
105. Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal                                   
 Transportation Facilities........................      0.750      0.750
106. Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation                              
 Terminal.........................................      1.250      1.250
107. Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled buses                      
 and vans.........................................      0.100      0.000
108. Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses and                       
 vans.............................................      0.125      0.000
109. Somerset County, PA bus facilities and buses.      0.175      0.175
110. South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal                                
 Transportation Initiative........................      1.250      1.250
111. South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal                                    
 Transportation Facility..........................      1.250      1.250
112. South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit                           
 Enterprise.......................................      1.220      1.220
113. South Dakota statewide bus facilities and                          
 buses............................................      1.500      1.500
114. Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses                         
 and vans.........................................      0.125      0.000
115. Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses and                        
 vans.............................................      0.100      0.000
116. Springfield, MA Union Station................      1.250      1.250
117. St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center.....      1.250      1.250
118. Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center.......      1.250      1.250
119. Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled buses                      
 and vans.........................................      0.100      0.000
120. Texas statewide small urban and rural buses..      4.000      4.500
121. Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus                             
 Transportation Center............................      1.500      1.500
122. Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center.............      1.000      0.000
123. Ukiah, CA Transportation Center..............      0.500      0.000
124. Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal                              
 Facilities.......................................      1.500      1.500
125. Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, UT                       
 buses............................................      6.500      6.500
126. Utica, NY Union Station......................      2.100      2.100
127. Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and buses..      0.500      0.000
128. Washington County, PA Intermodal Facilities..      0.630      0.630
129. Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation                         
 Center...........................................      2.500      2.500
130. Washoe County, NV transit improvements.......      2.250      2.250
131. Waterbury, CT bus facility...................      2.250      2.250
132. West Virginia statewide Intermodal Facility                        
 and buses........................................      5.000      5.000
133. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit                            
 system fareboxes.................................      0.979      0.979
134. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit                            
 system shuttle buses.............................      1.000      1.000
135. Westchester County, NY DOT articulated buses.      1.250      1.250
136. Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal Facility..      0.200      0.200
137. Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility.........      1.250      1.250
138. Williamsport, PA Bus Facility................      1.200      1.200
139. Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility..............      0.750      0.750
140. Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses.      8.000     12.000
141. Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center                                   
 Transportation Hub...............................      0.325      0.625
142. Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal                             
 Transportation Center............................      2.500      2.500
143. Lynchburg, VA buses..........................      0.200      0.000
144. Harrisonburg, VA buses.......................      0.200      0.000
145. Roanoke, VA buses............................      0.200      0.000
146. Allegheny County, PA buses...................      0.000      1.500
147. Mount Vernon, WA Multimodal Center...........      1.750      1.750
148. New Bedford/Fall River, MA Mobile Access to                        
 health care......................................      0.250      0.000
149. Philadelphia, PA Regional Transportation                           
 System for Elderly and Disabled..................      0.750      0.000
150. Clark County, NV Regional Transportation                           
 Commission.......................................      1.250      1.250
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    (b) General Fund Authorization.--Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 
49, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, 
there are authorized to be appropriated for the following 
projects:
      

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     FY 1999    FY 2000 
                      Project                          (in        (in   
                                                    millions)  millions)
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  1. Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center.      1.000      1.000
  2. Rennslear, NY Rennslear Intermodal Bus                             
 Facility.........................................      4.000      0.000
  3. Rochester, NY Rochester Central Bus Facility.     12.500     12.500
  4. Long Beach, NY Long Beach Central Bus                              
 Facility.........................................      0.750      0.750
  5. Broome County, NY Buses and Related Equipment      2.700      2.700
  6. Long Island, NY CNG Transit Vehicles and                           
 Facilities.......................................      3.050      3.050
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SEC. 3032. CONTRACTING OUT STUDY.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effect 
of contracting out mass transportation operationand 
administrative functions on cost, availability and level of service, 
efficiency, safety, quality of services provided to transit-dependent 
populations, and employer-employee relations.
    (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
subsection (a) shall provide that--
            (1) the Transportation Research Board, in 
        conducting the study, consider the number of grant 
        recipients that have contracted out services, the size 
        of the population served by such grant recipients, the 
        basis for decisions regarding contracting out, and the 
        extent to which contracting out was affected by the 
        integration and coordination of resources of transit 
        agencies and other Federal agencies and programs; and
            (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
        representatives of transit agencies, employees of 
        transit agencies, private contractors, academic and 
        policy analysts, and other interested persons.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
a report containing the results of the study.
    (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
section $250,000 for fiscal year 1998.
    (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost of 
the study.

SEC. 3033. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine whether the formula for apportioning funds to 
urbanized areas under section 5336 of title 49, United States 
Code, accurately reflects the transit needs of the urbanized 
areas and, if not, whether any changes should be made either to 
the formula or through some other mechanism to reflect the fact 
that some urbanized areas with a population between 50,000 and 
200,000 have transit systems that carry more passengers per 
mile or hour than the average of those transit systems in 
urbanized areas with a population over 200,000.
    (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
a report on the results of the study conducted under this 
section, together with any proposed changes to the method for 
apportioning funds to urbanized areas with a population over 
50,000.

SEC. 3034. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
of Federal departments and agencies (other than the Department 
of Transportation) that receive Federal financial assistance 
for non-emergency transportation services.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
General shall--
            (1) identify each Federal department and agency 
        (other than the Department of Transportation) that has 
        received Federal financial assistance for non-emergency 
        transportation services in any of the 3 fiscal years 
        preceding the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) identify the amount of such assistance received 
        by each Federal department and agency in such fiscal 
        years; and
            (3) identify the projects and activities funded 
        using such financial assistance.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results 
of the study and any recommendations for enhanced coordination 
between the Department of Transportation and other Federal 
departments and agencies that provide funding for non-emergency 
transportation.

SEC. 3035. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.

    (a) In General.--All buses manufactured on or after 
September 1, 1999, that are purchased with Federal funds by 
recipients of assistance from the Federal Transit 
Administration shall conform with the Federal Transit 
Administration Guidance on Buy America Requirements, dated 
March 18, 1997.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of this section, a 
bus shall be considered to be manufactured on or after 
September 1, 1999, if the manufacturing process for that bus is 
not completed on or before August 31, 1999.

SEC. 3036. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
of the various low and zero emission fuel technologies for 
transit vehicles, including compressed natural gas, liquefied 
natural gas, biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, 
hybrid electric, fuel cell, and clean diesel to determine--
            (1) the status of the development and use of such 
        technologies;
            (2) the environmental benefits of such technologies 
        under the Clean Air Act; and
            (3) the cost of such technologies and any 
        associated equipment.
    (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the study, 
together with recommendations for incentives to encourage the 
use of low and zero emission fuel technology for transit 
vehicles.

SEC. 3037. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) two-thirds of all new jobs are in the suburbs, 
        whereas three-quarters of welfare recipients live in 
        rural areas or central cities;
            (2) even in metropolitan areas with excellent 
        public transit systems, less than half of the jobs are 
        accessible by transit;
            (3) in 1991, the median price of a new car was 
        equivalent to 25 weeks of salary for the average 
        worker, and considerably more for the low-income 
        worker;
            (4) not less than 9,000,000 households and 
        10,000,000 Americans of driving age, most of whom are 
        low-income workers, do not own cars;
            (5) 94 percent of welfare recipients do not own 
        cars;
            (6) nearly 40 percent of workers with annual 
        incomes below $10,000 do not commute by car;
            (7) many of the 2,000,000 Americans who will have 
        their Temporary Assistance to Needy Families grants 
        (under the State program funded under part A of title 
        IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) 
        terminated by the year 2002 will be unable to get to 
        jobs they could otherwise hold;
            (8) increasing the transit options for low-income 
        workers, especially those who are receiving or who have 
        recently received welfare benefits, will increase the 
        likelihood of those workers getting and keeping jobs; 
        and
            (9) many residents of cities and rural areas would 
        like to take advantage of mass transit to gain access 
        to suburban employment opportunities.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Eligible low-income individual.--The term 
        ``eligible low-income individual'' means an individual 
        whose family income is at or below 150 percent of the 
        poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673(2) 
        of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 
        9902(2)), including any revision required by that 
        section) for a family of the size involved.
            (2) Eligible project and related terms.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``eligible 
                project'' means an access to jobs project or a 
                reverse commute project.
                    (B) Access to jobs project.--The term 
                ``access to jobs project'' means a project 
                relating to the development of transportation 
                services designed to transport welfare 
                recipients and eligible low-income individuals 
                to and from jobs and activities related to 
                their employment. The Secretary may make access 
                to jobs grants for--
                            (i) capital projects and to finance 
                        operating costs of equipment, 
                        facilities, and associated capital 
                        maintenance items related to providing 
                        access to jobs under this section;
                            (ii) promoting the use of transit 
                        by workers with nontraditional work 
                        schedules;
                            (iii) promoting the use by 
                        appropriate agencies of transit 
                        vouchers for welfare recipients and 
                        eligible low-income individuals under 
                        specific terms and conditions developed 
                        by the Secretary; and
                            (iv) promoting the use of employer-
                        provided transportation, including the 
                        transit pass benefit program under 
                        section 132 of the Internal Revenue 
                        Code of 1986.
                    (C) Reverse commute project.--The term 
                ``reverse commute project' means a project 
                related to the development of transportation 
                services designed to transport residents of 
                urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas other 
                than urbanized areas to suburban employment 
                opportunities, including any project to--
                            (i) subsidize the costs associated 
                        with adding reverse commute bus, train, 
                        carpool, van routes, or service from 
                        urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas 
                        other than urbanized areas, to suburban 
                        workplaces;
                            (ii) subsidize the purchase or 
                        lease by a nonprofit organization or 
                        public agency of a van or bus dedicated 
                        to shuttling employees from their 
                        residences to a suburban workplace; or
                            (iii) otherwise facilitate the 
                        provision of mass transportation 
                        services to suburban employment 
                        opportunities.
            (3) Existing transportation service providers.--The 
        term ``existing transportation service providers'' 
        means mass transportation operators and governmental 
        agencies and nonprofit organizations that receive 
        assistance from Federal, State, or local sources for 
        nonemergency transportation services.
            (4) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified 
        entity'' means--
                    (A) with respect to any proposed eligible 
                project in an urbanized area with a population 
                of at least 200,000, the applicant or 
                applicants selected by the appropriate 
                metropolitan planning organization that meets 
                the requirements of this section, including the 
                planning and coordination requirements in 
                subsection (i), from among local governmental 
                authorities and agencies and nonprofit 
                organizations; and
                    (B) with respect to any proposed eligible 
                project in an urbanized area with a population 
                of at least 200,000, or an area other than an 
                urbanized area, the applicant or applicants 
                selected by the chief executive officer of the 
                State in which the area is located that meets 
                the requirements of this section, including the 
                planning and coordination requirements in 
                subsection (i), from among local governmental 
                authorities and nonprofit organizations.
            (5) Welfare recipient.--The term ``welfare 
        recipient'' means an individual who receives or 
        received aid or assistance under a State program funded 
        under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
        (whether in effect before or after the effective date 
        of the amendments made by title I of the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
        of 1996 (Public Law 104-193; 110 Stat. 2110)) at any 
        time during the 3-year period before the date on which 
        the applicant applies for a grant under this section.
    (c) General Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may make access to 
        jobs grants and reverse commute grants under this 
        section to assist qualified entities in financing 
        eligible projects.
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
        activities under this section with related activities 
        under programs of other Federal departments and 
        agencies.
    (d) Applications.--Each qualified entity seeking to receive 
a grant under this section for an eligible project shall submit 
to the Secretary an application in such form and in accordance 
with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish.
    (e) Prohibition.--Grants awarded under this section may not 
be used for planning or coordination activities.
    (f) Factors for Consideration.--In awarding grants under 
this section to applicants under subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall consider--
            (1) the percentage of the population in the area to 
        be served by the applicant that are welfare recipients;
            (2) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance 
        to finance an access to jobs project, the need for 
        additional services in the area to be served by the 
        applicant (including bicycling) to transport welfare 
        recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and 
        from specified jobs, training, and other employment 
        support services, and the extent to which the proposed 
        services will address those needs;
            (3) the extent to which the applicant 
        demonstrates--
                    (A) coordination with, and the financial 
                commitment of, existing transportation service 
                providers; and
                    (B) coordination with the State agency that 
                administers the State program funded under part 
                A of title IV of the Social Security Act;
            (4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        maximum utilization of existing transportation service 
        providers and expands transit networks or hours of 
        service, or both;
            (5) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        an innovative approach that is responsive to identified 
        service needs;
            (6) the extent to which the applicant--
                    (A) in the case of an applicant seeking 
                assistance to finance an access to jobs 
                project, presents a regional transportation 
                plan for addressing the transportation needs of 
                welfare recipients and eligible low-income 
                individuals; and
                    (B) identifies long-term financing 
                strategies to support the services under this 
                section;
            (7) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        that the community to be served has been consulted in 
        the planning process; and
            (8) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance 
        to finance a reverse commute project, the need for 
        additional services identified in a regional 
        transportation plan to transport individuals to 
        suburban employment opportunities, and the extent to 
        which the proposed services will address those needs.
    (g) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive 
basis.
    (h) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) Maximum amount.--The amount of a grant under 
        this section may not exceed 50 percent of the total 
        project cost.
            (2) Nongovernmental share.--
                    (A) In general.--The portion of the total 
                cost of an eligible project that is not funded 
                under this section--
                            (i) shall be provided in cash from 
                        sources other than revenues from 
                        providing mass transportation, but may 
                        include amounts received under a 
                        service agreement; and
                            (ii) may be derived from amounts 
                        appropriated to or made available to a 
                        department or agency of the Federal 
                        Government (other than the Department 
                        of Transportation) that are eligible to 
                        be expended for transportation.
                    (B) Inapplicability.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A)(ii), the prohibitions on the 
                use of funds for matching requirements under 
                section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social Security 
                Act shall not apply to Federal or State funds 
                to be used for transportation services.
    (i) Planning Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The requirements of sections 5303 
        through 5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to 
        any grant made under this section.
            (2) Coordination.--Each application for a grant 
        under this section shall reflect coordination with and 
        the approval of affected transit grant recipients. The 
        eligible access to jobs projects financed under this 
        section shall be part of a coordinated public transit-
        human services transportation planning process.
    (j) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
be subject to--
            (1) all of the terms and conditions to which a 
        grant made under section 5307 of title 49, United 
        States Code, is subject; and
            (2) such other terms and conditions as are 
        determined by the Secretary.
    (k) Program Evaluation.--
            (1) Comptroller general.--Beginning 6 months after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
        thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall--
                    (A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant 
                program authorized under this section; and
                    (B) submit to the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
                Senate a report describing the results of each 
                study under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Department of transportation.--Not later than 2 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall--
                    (A) conduct a study to evaluate the access 
                to jobs grant program authorized under this 
                section; and
                    (B) submit to the Committee on 
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
                of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
                Senate a report describing the results of the 
                study under subparagraph (A).
    (l) Authorization and Allocation.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) From the trust fund.--There shall be 
                available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
                Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section--
                            (i) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            (ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            (iii) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            (iv) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            (v) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    (B) From the general fund.--In addition to 
                amounts made available under subparagraph (A), 
                there are authorized to be appropriated to 
                carry out this section--
                            (i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            (ii) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            (iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001;
                            (iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002; and
                            (v) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2003.
                    (C) Additional amounts from the general 
                fund.--In addition to amounts made available 
                under subparagraphs (A) and (B), there are 
                authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
                section--
                            (i) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        1999;
                            (ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000;
                            (iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2001; and
                            (iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2002.
            (2) Set-aside for reverse commute projects.--Of 
        amounts made available by or appropriated under 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to carry out 
        this section in each fiscal year, not more than 
        $10,000,000 shall be used for grants for reverse 
        commute projects.
            (3) Allocation.--The amounts made available by or 
        appropriated under paragraph (1) to carry out this 
        section in each fiscal year shall be allocated as 
        follows:
                    (A) 60 percent shall be allocated for 
                eligible projects in urbanized areas with 
                populations of at least 200,000.
                    (B) 20 percent shall be allocated for 
                eligible projects in urbanized areas with 
                populations of at least 200,000.
                    (C) 20 percent shall be allocated for 
                eligible projects in areas other than urbanized 
                areas.

SEC. 3038. RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            (1) Intercity, fixed-routeover-the-road bus 
service.--The term ``intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service'' 
means regularly scheduled bus service for the general public, using an 
over-the-road bus, that--
                    (A) operates with limited stops over fixed 
                routes connecting 2 or more urban areas not in 
                close proximity;
                    (B) has the capacity for transporting 
                baggage carried by passengers; and
                    (C) makes meaningful connections with 
                scheduled intercity bus service to more distant 
                points.
            (2) Other over-the-road bus service.--The term 
        ``other over-the-road bus service'' means any other 
        transportation using over-the-road buses including 
        local fixed-route service, commuter service, and 
        charter or tour service (including tour or excursion 
        service that includes features in addition to bus 
        transportation such as meals, lodging, admission to 
        points of interest or special attractions or the 
        services of a tour guide).
            (3) Over-the-road bus.--The term ``over-the-road 
        bus'' means a bus characterized by an elevated 
        passenger deck located over a baggage compartment.
    (b) General Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants 
under this section to operators of over-the-road buses to 
finance the incremental capital and training costs of complying 
with the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding 
accessibility of over-the-road buses required by section 
306(a)(2)(B) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)).
    (c) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall consider--
            (1) the identified need for over-the-road bus 
        accessibility for persons with disabilities in the 
        areas served by the applicant;
            (2) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
        innovative strategies and financial commitment to 
        providing access to over-the-road buses to persons with 
        disabilities;
            (3) the extent to which the over-the-road bus 
        operator acquires equipment required by the final rule 
        prior to any required timeframe in the final rule;
            (4) the extent to which financing the costs of 
        complying with the Department of Transportation's final 
        rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses 
        presents a financial hardship for the applicant; and
            (5) the impact of accessibility requirements on the 
        continuation of over-the-road bus service, 
withparticular consideration of the impact of the requirements on 
service to rural areas and for low-income individuals.
    (d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive 
basis.
    (e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs 
under this section shall be provided from funds made available 
to carry out this section. The Federal share of the costs for a 
project shall not exceed 50 percent of the project cost.
    (f) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to 
subrecipients who provide intercity bus transportation under 
section 5311(f) of title 49, United States Code, and such other 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (g) Funding.--
            (1) Intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus 
        service.--Of amounts made available by or appropriated 
        under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States 
        Code, (before allocation under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of 
        that title) the following amounts shall be available 
        for operators of intercity, fixed-route over-the-road 
        bus service to finance the incremental capital and 
        training costs of the Department of Transportation's 
        final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road 
        buses:
                    (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
                    (B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
                    (C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
                    (D) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2002.
                    (E) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) Other over-the-road bus service.--Of amounts 
        made available by or appropriated under section 
        5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, (before 
        allocation under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title) 
        $6,800,000 shall be available for each of fiscal years 
        2000 through 2003 for operators of other over-the-road 
        bus service to finance the incremental capital and 
        training costs of the Department of Transportation's 
        final rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road 
        buses.

SEC. 3039. STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS AND RELATED PUBLIC 
                    LANDS.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to 
encourage and promote the development of transportation systems 
for the betterment of the national parks and other units of the 
National Park System, national wildlife refuges, recreational 
areas, and other public lands in order to conserve natural, 
historical, and cultural resources and prevent adverse impact, 
relieve congestion, minimize transportation fuel consumption, 
reduce pollution (including noise and visual pollution), and 
enhance visitor mobility and accessibility and the visitor 
experience.
    (b) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination 
        with the Secretary of the Interior, shall undertake a 
        comprehensive study of alternative transportation needs 
        in national parks and related public lands managed by 
        Federal land management agencies in order to carry out 
        the purposes described in subsection (a). The study 
        shall be submitted to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
        the Senate not later than January 1, 2000.
            (2) Study elements.--The study required by 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) identify transportation strategies that 
                improve the management of the national parks 
                and related public lands;
                    (B) identify national parks and related 
                public lands with existing and potential 
                problems of adverse impact, high congestion, 
                and pollution, or which can benefit from 
                alternative transportation modes;
                    (C) assess the feasibility of alternative 
                transportation modes; and
                    (D) identify and estimate the costs of 
                alternative transportation modes for each of 
                the national parks and related public lands 
                referred to in paragraph (1).

SEC. 3040. OBLIGATION CEILING.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts 
appropriated under, subsections (a) through (f) of section 5338 
of title 49, United States Code, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
of section 3037(l)(1) of this Act, shall not exceed--
            (1) $5,315,000,000 in fiscal year 1999;
            (2) $5,798,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;
            (3) $6,271,000,000 in fiscal year 2001;
            (4) $6,746,000,000 in fiscal year 2002; and
            (5) $7,226,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.

SEC. 3041. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 
                    1997.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under 
section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
1998 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such 
designated recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
    (b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the 
apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area for fixed 
guideway modernization for fiscal year 1998 to reflect the 
method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a) of title 49, 
United States Code.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

SEC. 4001. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

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

SEC. 4002. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 is amended by inserting before 
section 31101 the following:

``Sec. 31100. Purpose

    ``The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that the 
Secretary, States, and other political jurisdictions work in 
partnership to establish programs to improve motor carrier, 
commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe 
and efficient transportation system by--
            ``(1) focusing resources on strategic safety 
        investments to promote safe for-hire and private 
        transportation, including transportation of passengers 
        and hazardous materials, to identify high-risk carriers 
        and drivers, and to invest in activities likely to 
        generate maximum reductions in the number and severity 
        of commercial motor vehicle crashes;
            ``(2) increasing administrative flexibility and 
        developing and enforcing effective, compatible, and 
        cost-beneficial motor carrier, commercial motor 
        vehicle, and driver safety regulations and practices, 
        including improving enforcement of State and local 
        traffic safety laws and regulations;
            ``(3) assessing and improving statewide program 
        performance by setting program outcome goals, improving 
        problem identification and countermeasures planning, 
        designing appropriate performance standards, measures, 
        and benchmarks, improving performance information and 
        analysis systems, and monitoring program effectiveness;
            ``(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor 
        vehicles and enforcement personnel obtain adequate 
        training in safe operational practices and regulatory 
        requirements; and
            ``(5) advancing promising technologies and 
        encouraging adoption of safe operational practices.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 is 
amended by inserting before the item relating to section 31101 
the following:

``31100. Purpose.''.

SEC. 4003. STATE GRANTS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 31101 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle 
                weight'' after ``rating''; and
                    (B) by striking ``10,000 pounds'' and 
                inserting ``10,001 pounds, whichever is 
                greater''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``and 
        transported in a quantity requiring placarding under 
        regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 
        5103'' after ``title''.
    (b) Performance-Based Grants and Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Safety.--Section 31102 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``improving motor carrier 
                safety and'' after ``programs for''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, hazardous materials 
                transportation safety,'' after ``commercial 
                motor vehicle safety''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``adopt and assume 
                responsibility for enforcing'' and inserting 
                ``assume responsibility for improving motor 
                carrier safety and to adopt and enforce''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, hazardous materials 
                transportation safety,'' after ``commercial 
                motor vehicle safety''.
    (c) Contents of State Plans.--Section 31102(b)(1) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ``(1)'' after 
        ``(c)'';
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(K) ensures that the State agency will coordinate 
        the plan, data collection, and information systems with 
        State highway safety programs under title 23;
            ``(L) ensures participation in SAFETYNET and other 
        information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions 
        receiving funding under this section;
            ``(M) ensures that information is exchanged among 
        the States in a timely manner;'';
            (3) in subparagraph (O)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``activities'' the 
                following: ``in support of national priorities 
                and performance goals, including'';
                    (B) by striking ``to remove'' in clause (i) 
                and inserting ``activities aimed at removing'';
                    (C) by striking ``to provide'' in clause 
                (ii) and inserting ``activities aimed at 
                providing'';
                    (D) by inserting ``and'' after the 
                semicolon at the end of clause (ii); and
                    (E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(iii) interdiction activities affecting 
                the transportation of controlled substances by 
                commercial motor vehicle drivers and training 
                on appropriate strategies for carrying out 
                those interdiction activities;'';
            (4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(P) provides that the State will establish a 
        program to ensure the proper and timely correction of 
        commercial motor vehicle safety violations noted during 
        an inspection carried out with funds authorized under 
        section 31104;'';
            (5) in subparagraph (Q)--
                    (A) by striking ``31140 and 31146'' and 
                inserting ``31138 and 31139''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting a semicolon;
            (6) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (Q) 
        as subparagraphs (B) through (R), respectively;
            (7) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the 
        following:
                    ``(A) implements performance-based 
                activities by fiscal year 2000;''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(S) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable 
        sanctions; and
            ``(T) ensures that roadside inspections will be 
        conducted at a location that is adequate to protect the 
        safety of drivers and enforcement personnel.''.
    (d) Federal Share.--Section 31103 is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Commercial Motor Vehicle 
        Safety Programs and Enforcement.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary of Transportation'';
            (2) by inserting ``improve commercial motor vehicle 
        safety and'' before ``enforce''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Other Activities.--The Secretary may reimburse State 
agencies, local governments, or other persons up to 100 percent 
for public education activities authorized by section 
31104(f)(2).''.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31104(a) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The following amounts are made available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to incur 
obligations to carry out section 31102:
            ``(1) Not more than $79,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1998.
            ``(2) Not more than $90,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1999.
            ``(3) Not more than $95,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2000.
            ``(4) Not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2001.
            ``(5) Not more than $105,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2002.
            ``(6) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2003.''.
    (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31104(b) is amended by 
striking ``(1)'' and by striking paragraph (2).
    (g) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--Section 31104 is 
further amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(f) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year 
        or as soon after that date as practicable and after 
        making the deduction under subsection (e), the 
        Secretary shall allocate amounts made available to 
        carry out section 31102 for such fiscal year among the 
        States with plans approved under section 31102. Such 
        allocation shall be made under such criteria as the 
        Secretary prescribes by regulation.
            ``(2) High-priority and border activities.--
                    ``(A) High-priority activities and 
                projects.--The Secretary may designate up to 5 
                percent of amounts available for allocation 
                under paragraph (1) for States, local 
                governments, and other persons for carrying out 
                high priority activities and projects that 
                improve commercial motor vehicle safety and 
                compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety 
                regulations, including activities and projects 
                that are national in scope, increase public 
                awareness and education, or demonstrate new 
                technologies. The amounts designated under this 
                subparagraph shall be allocated by the 
                Secretary to State agencies, local governments, 
                and other persons that use and train qualified 
                officers and employees in coordination with 
                State motor vehicle safety agencies.
                    ``(B) Border commercial motor vehicle 
                safety and enforcement programs.--The Secretary 
                may designate up to 5 percent of amounts 
                available for allocation under paragraph (1) 
                for States, local governments, and other 
                persons for carrying out border commercial 
                motor vehicle safety programs and enforcement 
                activities and projects. The amounts designated 
                under this subparagraph shall be allocated by 
                the Secretary to State agencies, local 
                governments, and other persons that use and 
                train qualified officers and employees in 
                coordination with State motor vehicle safety 
                agencies.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
        (g);
            (3) by striking subsection (i); and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
        (h).
    (h) Savings Clause.--Amendments made by this section shall 
not affect any funds made available before the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4004. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31106 is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 31106. Information systems

    ``(a) Information Systems and Data Analysis.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of 
        this section, the Secretary shall establish and operate 
        motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver 
        information systems and data analysis programs to 
        support safety regulatory and enforcement activities 
        required under this title.
            ``(2) Network coordination.--In cooperation with 
        the States, the information systems under this section 
        shall be coordinated into a network providing accurate 
        identification of motor carriers and drivers, 
        commercial motor vehicle registration and license 
        tracking, and motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, 
        and driver safety performance data.
            ``(3) Data analysis capacity and programs.--The 
        Secretary shall develop and maintain under this section 
        data analysis capacity and programs that provide the 
        means to--
                    ``(A) identify and collect necessary motor 
                carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver 
                data;
                    ``(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor 
                carriers and drivers;
                    ``(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety 
                problems and to use data analysis to address 
                and measure the effectiveness of such 
                strategies and related programs;
                    ``(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of 
                Federal and State safety compliance and 
                enforcement programs and other countermeasures; 
                and
                    ``(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other 
                information and information systems as the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(4) Standards.--To implement this section, the 
        Secretary shall prescribe technical and operational 
        standards to ensure--
                    ``(A) uniform, timely, and accurate 
                information collection and reporting by the 
                States and other entities as determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) uniform Federal, State, and local 
                policies and procedures necessary to operate 
                the information system; and
                    ``(C) the reliability and availability of 
                the information to the Secretary and States.
    ``(b) Performance and Registration Information Program.--
            ``(1) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary 
        shall include, as part of the motor carrier information 
        system authorized by this section, a program to 
        establish and maintain a clearinghouse and repository 
        of information related to State registration and 
        licensing of commercial motor vehicles, the registrants 
        of such vehicles, and the motor carriers operating such 
        vehicles. The clearinghouse and repository may include 
        information on the safety fitness of each of the motor 
        carriers and registrants and other information the 
        Secretary considers appropriate, including information 
        on motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver 
        safety performance.
            ``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal motor 
        carrier safety information systems with State driver 
        and commercial vehicle registration and licensing 
        systems and shall be designed to enable a State to--
                    ``(A) determine the safety fitness of a 
                motor carrier or registrant when licensing or 
                registering the registrant or motor carrier or 
                while the license or registration is in effect; 
                and
                    ``(B) decide, in cooperation with the 
                Secretary, whether and what types of sanctions 
                or operating limitations to impose on the motor 
                carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
            ``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary 
        shall require States, as a condition of participation 
        in the program, to--
                    ``(A) comply with the uniform policies, 
                procedures, and technical and operational 
                standards prescribed by the Secretary under 
                subsection (a)(4); and
                    ``(B) possess or seek authority to impose 
                commercial motor vehicle registration sanctions 
                on the basis of a Federal safety fitness 
                determination.
            ``(4) Funding.--The Secretary may make available up 
        to 50 percent of the amounts available to carry out 
        this section by section 31107 in each of fiscal years 
        1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out 
        this subsection. The Secretary is encouraged to direct 
        no less than 80 percent of amounts made available to 
        carry out this subsection to States that have not 
        previously received financial assistance to develop or 
        implement the information systems authorized by this 
        section.
    ``(c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Program.--In 
coordination with the information system under section 31309, 
the Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve 
commercial motor vehicle driver safety. The objectives of the 
program shall include--
            ``(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing 
        information among the States, the Federal Government, 
        and foreign countries;
            ``(2) providing information to the judicial system 
        on commercial motor vehicle drivers;
            ``(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance 
        that the Secretary determines appropriate; and
            ``(4) developing appropriate strategies and 
        countermeasures to improve driver safety.
    ``(d) Cooperative Agreements, Grants, and Contracts.--The 
Secretary may carry out this section either independently or in 
cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
instrumentalities, or by making grants to, and entering into 
contracts and cooperative agreements with, States, local 
governments, associations, institutions, corporations, and 
other persons.
    ``(e) Information Availability and Privacy Protection 
Policy.--The Secretary shall develop a policy on making 
information available from the information systems authorized 
by this section and section 31309. The policy shall be 
consistent with existing Federal information laws, including 
regulations, and shall provide for review and correction of 
such information in a timely manner.''.
    (b) Contract Authority Funding.--Section 31107 is amended 
to read as follows:

``Sec. 31107. Contract authority funding for information systems

    ``(a) Funding.--There shall be available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
sections 31106 and 31309 of this title--
            ``(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
            ``(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 
        2000; and
            ``(3) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
        through 2002.
            ``(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.
    ``(b) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
grant with funds made available under this section imposes upon 
the United States Government a contractual obligation for 
payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying 
out the objectives of the grant.''.
    (c) Subchapter Heading.--The heading for subchapter I of 
chapter 311 is amended by inserting after ``GRANTS'' the 
following: ``AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 311 is 
amended--
            (1) by striking

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS''

         and inserting

    ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
                              PROGRAMS''; 

        and
            (2) by striking the items relating to sections 
        31106 and 31107 and inserting the following:

``31106. Information systems.
``31107. Contract authority funding for information systems.''.

SEC. 4005. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.

    Section 31111(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section--'' and inserting 
        ``section, the following definitions apply:'';
            (2) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: 
        ``Maxi-cube vehicle.--The term'';
            (3) by inserting after ``(2)'' the following: 
        ``Truck tractor.--The term'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
        redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) Automobile transporter.--The term `automobile 
        transporter' means any vehicle combination designed and 
        used specifically for the transport of assembled 
        highway vehicles, including truck camper units.''.

SEC. 4006. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.

    (a) General Powers of the Secretary.--Section 31133(a)(1) 
is amended by inserting ``and make contracts for'' after 
``conduct''.
    (b) Reports and Records.--Section 504(c) is amended by 
inserting ``(and, in the case of a motor carrier, a 
contractor)'' after ``employee''.

SEC. 4007. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31315 is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 31315. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs

    ``(a) Waivers.--The Secretary may grant a waiver that 
relieves a person from compliance in whole or in part with a 
regulation issued under this chapter or section 31136 if the 
Secretary determines that it is in the public interest to grant 
the waiver and that the waiver is likely to achieve a level of 
safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level of 
safety that would be obtained in the absence of the waiver--
            ``(1) for a period not in excess of 3 months;
            ``(2) limited in scope and circumstances;
            ``(3) for nonemergency and unique events; and
            ``(4) subject to such conditions as the Secretary 
        may impose.
    ``(b) Exemptions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of a request 
        pursuant to paragraph (3), the Secretary of 
        Transportation may grant to a person or class of 
        persons an exemption from a regulation prescribed under 
        this chapter or section 31136 if the Secretary finds 
        such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety 
        that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that 
        would be achieved absent such exemption. An exemption 
        may be granted for no longer than 2 years from its 
        approval date and may be renewed upon application to 
        the Secretary.
            ``(2) Authority to revoke exemption.--The Secretary 
        shall immediately revoke an exemption if--
                    ``(A) the person fails to comply with the 
                terms and conditions of such exemption;
                    ``(B) the exemption has resulted in a lower 
                level of safety than was maintained before the 
                exemption was granted; or
                    ``(C) continuation of the exemption would 
                not be consistent with the goals and objectives 
                of this chapter or section 31136, as the case 
                may be.
            ``(3) Requests for exemption.--Not later than 180 
        days after the date of enactment of this section and 
        after notice and an opportunity for public comment, the 
        Secretary shall specify by regulation the procedures by 
        which a person may request an exemption. Such 
        regulations shall, at a minimum, require the person to 
        provide the following information for each exemption 
        request:
                    ``(A) The provisions from which the person 
                requests exemption.
                    ``(B) The time period during which the 
                requested exemption would apply.
                    ``(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the 
                requested exemption may cause.
                    ``(D) The specific countermeasures the 
                person would undertake to ensure an equivalent 
                or greater level of safety than would be 
                achieved absent the requested exemption.
            ``(4) Notice and comment.--
                    ``(A) Upon receipt of a request.--Upon 
                receipt of an exemption request, the Secretary 
                shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
                explaining the request that has been filed and 
                shall give the public an opportunity to inspect 
                the safety analysis and any other relevant 
                information known to the Secretary and to 
                comment on the request. This subparagraph does 
                not require the release of information 
                protected by law from public disclosure.
                    ``(B) Upon granting a request.--Upon 
                granting a request for exemption, the Secretary 
                shall publish in the Federal Register the name 
                of the person granted the exemption, the 
                provisions from which the person will be 
                exempt, the effective period, and all terms and 
                conditions of the exemption.
                    ``(C) After denying a request.--After 
                denying a request for exemption, the Secretary 
                shall publish in the Federal Register the name 
                of the person denied the exemption and the 
                reasons for such denial. The Secretary may meet 
                the requirement of this subparagraph by 
                periodically publishing in the Federal Register 
                the names of persons denied exemptions and the 
                reasons for such denials.
            ``(5) Applications to be dealt with promptly.--The 
        Secretary shall grant or deny an exemption request 
        after a thorough review of its safety implications, but 
        in no case later than 180 days after the filing date of 
        such request.
            ``(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall 
        establish terms and conditions for each exemption to 
        ensure that it will likely achieve a level of safety 
        that is equivalent to, or greater than, the level that 
        would be achieved absent such exemption. The Secretary 
        shall monitor the implementation of the exemption to 
        ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.
            ``(7) Notification of state compliance and 
        enforcement personnel.--Before granting a request for 
        exemption, the Secretary shall notify State safety 
        compliance and enforcement personnel, including 
        roadside inspectors, and the public that a person will 
        be operating pursuant to an exemption and any terms and 
        conditions that will apply to the exemption.
    ``(c) Pilot Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct pilot 
        programs to evaluate alternatives to regulations 
        relating to, or innovative approaches to, motor 
        carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety. 
        Such pilot programs may include exemptions from a 
        regulation prescribed under this chapter or section 
        31136 if the pilot program contains, at a minimum, the 
        elements described in paragraph (2). The Secretary 
        shall publish in the Federal Register a detailed 
        description of each pilot program, including the 
        exemptions to be considered, and provide notice and an 
        opportunity for public comment before the effective 
        date of the program.
            ``(2) Program elements.--In proposing a pilot 
        program and before granting exemptions for purposes of 
        a pilot program, the Secretary shall require, as a 
        condition of approval of the project, that the safety 
        measures in the project are designed to achieve a level 
        of safety that is equivalent to, or greater than, the 
        level of safety that would otherwise be achieved 
        through compliance with the regulations prescribed 
        under this chapter or section 31136. The Secretary 
        shall include, at a minimum, the following elements in 
        each pilot program plan:
                    ``(A) A scheduled life of each pilot 
                program of not more than 3 years.
                    ``(B) A specific data collection and safety 
                analysis plan that identifies a method for 
                comparison.
                    ``(C) A reasonable number of participants 
                necessary to yield statistically valid 
                findings.
                    ``(D) An oversight plan to ensure that 
                participants comply with the terms and 
                conditions of participation.
                    ``(E) Adequate countermeasures to protect 
                the health and safety of study participants and 
                the general public.
                    ``(F) A plan to inform State partners and 
                the public about the pilot program and to 
                identify approved participants to safety 
                compliance and enforcement personnel and to the 
                public.
            ``(3) Authority to revoke participation.--The 
        Secretary shall immediately revoke participation in a 
        pilot program of a motor carrier, commercial motor 
        vehicle, or driver for failure to comply with the terms 
        and conditions of the pilot program or if continued 
        participation would not be consistent with the goals 
        and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as the 
        case may be.
            ``(4) Authority to terminate program.--The 
        Secretary shall immediately terminate a pilot program 
        if its continuation would not be consistent with the 
        goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, 
        as the case may be.
            ``(5) Report to congress.--At the conclusion of 
        each pilot program, the Secretary shall report to 
        Congress the findings, conclusions, and recommendations 
        of the program, including suggested amendments to laws 
        and regulations that would enhance motor carrier, 
        commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety and improve 
        compliance with national safety standards.
    ``(d) Preemption of State Rules.--During the time period 
that a waiver, exemption, or pilot program is in effect under 
this chapter or section 31136, no State shall enforce any law 
or regulation that conflicts with or is inconsistent with the 
waiver, exemption, or pilot program with respect to a person 
operating under the waiver or exemption or participating in the 
pilot program.''.
    (b) Chapter Analysis Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31315 
and inserting the following:

``31315. Waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs.''.

    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31136(e) of such title 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Exemptions.--The Secretary may grant in accordance 
with section 31315 waivers and exemptions from, or conduct 
pilot programs with respect to, any regulations prescribed 
under this section.''.
    (d) Protection of Existing Exemptions.--The amendments made 
by this section shall not apply to or otherwise affect a 
waiver, exemption, or pilot program in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act under chapter 313 or section 
31136(e) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 4008. SAFETY REGULATION.

    (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle 
                weight'' after ``rating''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater'' 
                after ``pounds''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``passengers'' 
        and all that follows through the semicolon at the end 
        and inserting ``more than 8 passengers (including the 
        driver) for compensation;''.
    (b) Application of Regulations to Certain Commercial Motor 
Vehicles.--Effective on the last day of the 1-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, regulations 
prescribed under section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, 
shall apply to operators of commercial motor vehicles described 
in section 31132(1)(B) of such title (as amended by subsection 
(a)) to the extent that those regulations did not apply to 
those operators on the day before such effective date, except 
to the extent that the Secretary determines, through a 
rulemaking proceeding, that it is appropriate to exempt such 
operators of commercial motor vehicles from the application of 
those regulations.
    (c) Repeal of Review Panel.--Section 31134, and the item 
relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 311, are 
repealed.
    (d) Repeal of Submission to Review Panel.--Section 31140, 
and the item relating to such section in the analysis for 
chapter 311, are repealed.
    (e) Review Procedure.--Section 31141 is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(b) Submission of Regulation.--A State receiving funds 
made available under section 31104 that enacts a State law or 
issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle safety shall 
submit a copy of the law or regulation to the Secretary 
immediately after the enactment or issuance.
    ``(c) Review and Decisions by Secretary.--
            ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review State 
        laws and regulations on commercial motor vehicle 
        safety. The Secretary shall decide whether the State 
        law or regulation--
                    ``(A) has the same effect as a regulation 
                prescribed by the Secretary under section 
                31136;
                    ``(B) is less stringent than such 
                regulation; or
                    ``(C) is additional to or more stringent 
                than such regulation.
            ``(2) Regulations with same effect.--If the 
        Secretary decides a State law or regulation has the 
        same effect as a regulation prescribed by the Secretary 
        under section 31136 of this title, the State law or 
        regulation may be enforced.
            ``(3) Less stringent regulations.--If the Secretary 
        decides a State law or regulation is less stringent 
        than a regulation prescribed by the Secretary under 
        section 31136 of this title, the State law or 
        regulation may not be enforced.
            ``(4) Additional or more stringent regulations.--If 
        the Secretary decides a State law or regulation is 
        additional to or more stringent than a regulation 
        prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this 
        title, the State law or regulation may be enforced 
        unless the Secretary also decides that--
                    ``(A) the State law or regulation has no 
                safety benefit;
                    ``(B) the State law or regulation is 
                incompatible with the regulation prescribed by 
                the Secretary; or
                    ``(C) enforcement of the State law or 
                regulation would cause an unreasonable burden 
                on interstate commerce.
            ``(5) Consideration of effect on interstate 
        commerce.--In deciding under paragraph (4) whether a 
        State law or regulation will cause an unreasonable 
        burden on interstate commerce, the Secretary may 
        consider the effect on interstate commerce of 
        implementation of that law or regulation with the 
        implementation of all similar laws and regulations of 
        other States.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) 
        as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
    (f) Inspection of Safety Equipment.--Section 31142(a) is 
amended by striking ``part 393 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations'' and inserting ``the regulations issued under 
section 31136''.
    (g) Protection of States Participating in State Groups.--
Section 31142(c)(1)(C) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(C) prevent a State from participating in 
                the activities of a voluntary group of States 
                enforcing a program for inspection of 
                commercial motor vehicles; or''.

SEC. 4009. SAFETY FITNESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31144 is amended to read as 
follows:

``Sec. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit 
        to operate safely commercial motor vehicles;
            ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
        determinations;
            ``(3) make such final safety fitness determinations 
        readily available to the public; and
            ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for 
        violations of this section consistent with section 521.
    ``(b) Procedure.--The Secretary shall maintain by 
regulation a procedure for determining the safety fitness of an 
owner or operator. The procedure shall include, at a minimum, 
the following elements:
            ``(1) Specific initial and continuing requirements 
        with which an owner or operator must comply to 
        demonstrate safety fitness.
            ``(2) A methodology the Secretary will use to 
        determine whether an owner or operator is fit.
            ``(3) Specific time frames within which the 
        Secretary will determine whether an owner or operator 
        is fit.
    ``(c) Prohibited Transportation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in sections 
        521(b)(5)(A) and 5113 and this subsection, an owner or 
        operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may 
        not operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate 
        commerce beginning on the 61st day after the date of 
        such fitness determination and until the Secretary 
        determines such owner or operator is fit.
            ``(2) Owners or operators transporting 
        passengers.--With regard to owners or operators of 
        commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport 
        passengers, an owner or operator who the Secretary 
        determines is not fit may not operate ininterstate 
commerce beginning on the 46th day after the date of such fitness 
determination and until the Secretary determines such owner or operator 
is fit.
            ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
        material.--With regard to owners or operators of 
        commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport 
        hazardous material for which placarding of a motor 
        vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under 
        chapter 51, an owner or operator who the Secretary 
        determines is not fit may not operate in interstate 
        commerce beginning on the 46th day after the date of 
        such fitness determination and until the Secretary 
        determines such owner or operator is fit.
            ``(4) Secretary's discretion.--Except for owners or 
        operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        Secretary may allow an owner or operator who is not fit 
        to continue operating for an additional 60 days after 
        the 61st day after the date of the Secretary's fitness 
        determination, if the Secretary determines that such 
        owner or operator is making a good faith effort to 
        become fit.
    ``(d) Review of Fitness Determinations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after an 
        unfit owner or operator requests a review, the 
        Secretary shall review such owner's or operator's 
        compliance with those requirements with which the owner 
        or operator failed to comply and resulted in the 
        Secretary determining that the owner or operator was 
        not fit.
            ``(2) Owners or operators transporting 
        passengers.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit 
        owner or operator of commercial motor vehicles designed 
        or used to transport passengers requests a review, the 
        Secretary shall review such owner's or operator's 
        compliance with those requirements with which the owner 
        or operator failed to comply and resulted in the 
        Secretary determining that the owner or operator was 
        not fit.
            ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
        material.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit owner 
        or operator of commercial motor vehicles designed or 
        used to transport hazardous material for which 
        placarding of a motor vehicle is required under 
        regulations prescribed under chapter 51, the Secretary 
        shall review such owner's or operator's compliance with 
        those requirements with which the owner or operator 
        failed to comply and resulted in the Secretary 
        determining that the owner or operator was not fit.
    ``(e) Prohibited Government Use.--A department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government may not use to 
provide any transportation service an owner or operator who the 
Secretary has determined is not fit until the Secretary 
determines such owner or operator is fit.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5113 is amended by 
striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the 
following:
    ``See section 31144.''.

SEC. 4010. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES.

    Subchapter IV of chapter 311 (including sections 31161 and 
31162), and the items relating to such subchapter and sections 
in the analysis for chapter 311, are repealed.

SEC. 4011. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS.

    (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31301(4) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle 
                weight'' after ``rating'' the first 2 places it 
                appears; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, whichever is 
                greater,'' after ``pounds'' the first place it 
                appears; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``is'' before 
                ``transporting'' each place it appears; and
                    (B) by inserting ``is'' before ``not 
                otherwise''.
    (b) Prohibition on CMV Operation Without CDL.--
            (1) In general.--Section 31302 of such title is 
        amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 31302. Commercial driver's license requirement

    ``No individual shall operate a commercial motor vehicle 
without a valid commercial driver's license issued in 
accordance with section 31308. An individual operating a 
commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license at 
any time.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to 
        section 31302 in the analysis for chapter 313 is 
        amended to read as follows:

``31302. Commercial driver's license requirement.''.

    (c) Unique Identifiers in CDLs.--
            (1) In general.--Section 31308(2) is amended by 
        inserting before the semicolon ``and each license 
        issued after January 1, 2001, include unique 
        identifiers (which may include biometric identifiers) 
        to minimize fraud and duplication''.
            (2) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not 
        later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out 
        the amendment made by paragraph (1).
    (d) Commercial Driver's License Information System.--
Section 31309 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``make an 
        agreement under subsection (b) of this section for the 
        operation of, or establish under subsection (c) of this 
        section,'' and inserting ``maintain'';
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence of 
        subsection (a) the following: ``The system shall be 
        coordinated with activities carried out under section 
        31106.'';
            (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
            (4) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(2) The information system under this section must 
accommodate any unique identifiers required to minimize fraud 
or duplication of a commercial driver's license under section 
31308(2).'';
            (5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(e) Availability of Information.--Information in the 
information system shall be made available and subject to 
review and correction in accordance with the policy developed 
under section 31106(e).'';
            (6) in subsection (f) by striking ``If the 
        Secretary establishes an information system under this 
        section, the'' and inserting ``The'';
            (7) by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence of 
        subsection (f) and inserting ``may''; and
            (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
        as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
    (e) Requirements for State Participation.--Section 31311(a) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (15) by striking ``section 
        31310(b)-(e) of this title'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (b)-(e), (g)(1)(A), and (g)(2) of section 
        31310'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (17); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph 
        (17).
    (f) Repeal of Obsolete Grant Programs.--Sections 31312 and 
31313, and the items relating to such sections in the analysis 
for chapter 313, are repealed.
    (g) Updating Amendments.--Section 31314 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2), (5), and (6)'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``(3), 
        and (5)'';
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``(1) Amounts'' 
        and all that follows through ``(2) Amounts'' and 
        inserting ``Amounts'';
            (3) by striking subsection (d); and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
        (d).

SEC. 4012. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REGULATIONS FOR UTILITY SERVICE 
                    COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 31502 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(e) Exception.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, regulations issued under this section 
        or section 31136 regarding--
                    ``(A) maximum driving and on-duty times 
                applicable to operators of commercial motor 
                vehicles,
                    ``(B) physical testing, reporting, or 
                recordkeeping, and
                    ``(C) the installation of automatic 
                recording devices associated with establishing 
                the maximum driving and on-duty times referred 
                to in subparagraph (A),
        shall not apply to any driver of a utility service 
        vehicle during an emergency period of not more than 30 
        days declared by an elected State or local government 
        official under paragraph (2) in the area covered by the 
        declaration.
            ``(2) Declaration of emergency.--An elected State 
        or local government official or elected officials of 
        more than one State or local government jointly may 
        issue an emergency declaration for purposes of 
        paragraph (1) after notice to the Regional Director of 
        the Federal Highway Administration with jurisdiction 
        over the area covered by the declaration.
            ``(3) Incident report.--Within 30 days after the 
        end of the declared emergency period the official who 
        issued the emergency declaration shall file with the 
        Regional Director a report of each safety-related 
        incident or accident that occurred during the emergency 
        period involving--
                    ``(A) a utility service vehicle driver to 
                which the declaration applied; or
                    ``(B) a utility service vehicle of the 
                driver to which the declaration applied.
            ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection, the 
        following definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Driver of a utility service 
                vehicle.--The term `driver of a utility service 
                vehicle' means any driver who is considered to 
                be a driver of a utility service vehicle for 
                purposes of section 345(a)(4) of the National 
                Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (49 
                U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 613).
                    ``(B) Utility service vehicle.--The term 
                `utility service vehicle' has the meaning that 
                term has under section 345(e)(6) of the 
                National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 
                (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 614-615).''.
    (b) Continued Application of Safety and Maintenance 
Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection 
        (a) may not be construed--
                    (A) to exempt any utility service vehicle 
                from compliance with any applicable provision 
                of law relating to vehicle mechanical safety, 
                maintenance requirements, or inspections; or
                    (B) to exempt any driver of a utility 
                service vehicle from any applicable provision 
                of law (including any regulation) established 
                for the issuance, maintenance, or periodic 
                renewal of a commercial driver's license for 
                that driver.
            (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    (A) Commercial driver's license.--The term 
                ``commercial driver's license'' has the meaning 
                that term has under section 31301 of title 49, 
                United States Code.
                    (B) Driver of a utility service vehicle.--
                The term ``driver of a utility service 
                vehicle'' has the meaning that term has under 
                section 31502(e)(2) of such title.
                    (C) Regulation.--The term ``regulation'' 
                has the meaning that term has under section 
                31132 of such title.
                    (D) Utility service vehicle.--The term 
                ``utility service vehicle'' has the meaning 
                that term has under section 345(e)(6) of the 
                National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 
                (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 614-615).

SEC. 4013. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN AND 
                    INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT.

    Sections 31702, 31703, and 31708, and the items relating to 
such sections in the analysis for chapter 317, are repealed.

SEC. 4014. SAFETY PERFORMANCE HISTORY OF NEW DRIVERS; LIMITATION ON 
                    LIABILITY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 is amended by adding at 
        the end the following:

``Sec. 508. Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on 
                    liability

    ``(a) Limitation on Liability.--No action or proceeding for 
defamation, invasion of privacy, or interference with a 
contract that is based on the furnishing or use of safety 
performance records in accordance with regulations issued by 
the Secretary may be brought against--
            ``(1) a motor carrier requesting the safety 
        performance records of an individual under 
        consideration for employment as a commercial motor 
        vehicle driver as required by and in accordance with 
        regulations issued by the Secretary;
            ``(2) a person who has complied with such a 
        request; or
            ``(3) the agents or insurers of a person described 
        in paragraph (1) or (2).
    ``(b) Restrictions on Applicability.--
            ``(1) Motor carrier requesting.--Subsection (a) 
        does not apply to a motor carrier requesting safety 
        performance records unless--
                    ``(A) the motor carrier and any agents of 
                the motor carrier have complied with the 
                regulations issued by the Secretary in using 
                the records, including the requirement that the 
                individual who is the subject of the records be 
                afforded a reasonable opportunity to review and 
                comment on the records;
                    ``(B) the motor carrier and any agents and 
                insurers of the motor carrier have taken all 
                precautions reasonably necessary to protect the 
                records from disclosure to any person, except 
                for such an insurer, not directly involved in 
                deciding whether to hire that individual; and
                    ``(C) the motor carrier has used those 
                records only to assess the safety performance 
                of the individual who is the subject of those 
                records in deciding whether to hire that 
                individual.
            ``(2) Person complying with requests.--Subsection 
        (a) does not apply to a person complying with a request 
        for safety performance records unless--
                    ``(A) the complying person and any agents 
                of the complying person have taken all 
                precautions reasonably necessary to ensure the 
                accuracy of the records and have complied with 
                the regulations issued by the Secretary in 
                furnishing the records, including the 
                requirement that the individual who is the 
                subject of the records be afforded a reasonable 
                opportunity to review and comment on the 
                records; and
                    ``(B) the complying person and any agents 
                and insurers of the complying person have taken 
                all precautions reasonably necessary to protect 
                the records from disclosure to any person, 
                except for such an insurer, not directly 
                involved in forwarding the records.
            ``(3) Persons knowingly furnishing false 
        information.--Subsection (a) does not apply to persons 
        who knowingly furnish false information.
    ``(c) Preemption of State and Local Law.--No State or 
political subdivision thereof may enact, prescribe, issue, 
continue in effect, or enforce any law (including 
anyregulation, standard, or other provision having the force and effect 
of law) that prohibits, penalizes, or imposes liability for furnishing 
or using safety performance records in accordance with regulations 
issued by the Secretary to carry out this section. Notwithstanding any 
provision of law, written authorization shall not be required to obtain 
information on the motor vehicle driving record of an individual under 
consideration for employment with a motor carrier.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for chapter 
        5 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 507 the following:

``508. Safety performance history of new drivers; limitation on 
          liability.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 31, 1999.
    (c) Safety Performance History of New Drivers.--
            (1) Matters to be included.--As part of the 
        rulemaking that the Secretary is conducting under 
        section 114 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation 
        Authorization Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 1677-1678) to 
        amend section 391.23 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations (or successor regulations thereto), the 
        Secretary shall amend such section 391.23 (in addition 
        to the matters set forth in such section 114) to 
        provide protection for driver privacy and to establish 
        procedures for review, correction, and rebuttal of the 
        safety performance records of a commercial motor 
        vehicle driver.
            (2) Completion.--The rulemaking and the amendments 
        referred to in paragraph (1) shall be completed by 
        January 31, 1999.

SEC. 4015. PENALTIES.

    (a) Notification of Violations and Enforcement 
Procedures.--Section 521(b)(1) is amended--
            (1) in the third sentence of subparagraph (A) by 
        striking ``fix a reasonable time for abatement of the 
        violation,''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(B) Nonapplicability to reporting and 
                recordkeeping violations.--Subparagraph (A) 
                shall not apply to reporting and recordkeeping 
                violations.''.
    (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 521(b)(2) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise 
                provided in this subsection, any person who is 
                determined by the Secretary, after notice and 
                opportunity for a hearing, to have committed an 
                act that is a violation of regulations issued 
                by the Secretary under subchapter III of 
                chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) 
                or section 31502 of this title shall be liable 
                to the United States for a civil penalty in an 
                amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. 
                Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                section (except subparagraph (C)), no civil 
                penalty shall be assessed under this section 
                against an employee for a violation in an 
                amount exceeding $2,500.'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
        following:
                    ``(B) Recordkeeping and reporting 
                violations.--A person required to make a report 
                to the Secretary, answer a question, or make, 
                prepare, or preserve a record under section 504 
                of this title or under any regulation issued by 
                the Secretary pursuant to subchapter III of 
                chapter 311 (except sections 31138 and 31139) 
                or section 31502 of this title about 
                transportation by motor carrier, motor 
carrierof migrant workers, or motor private carrier, or an officer, 
agent, or employee of that person--
                            ``(i) who does not make that 
                        report, does not specifically, 
                        completely, and truthfully answer that 
                        question in 30 days from the date the 
                        Secretary requires the question to be 
                        answered, or does not make, prepare, or 
                        preserve that record in the form and 
                        manner prescribed by the Secretary, 
                        shall be liable to the United States 
                        for a civil penalty in an amount not to 
                        exceed $500 for each offense, and each 
                        day of the violation shall constitute a 
                        separate offense, except that the total 
                        of all civil penalties assessed against 
                        any violator for all offenses related 
                        to any single violation shall not 
                        exceed $5,000; or
                            ``(ii) who knowingly falsifies, 
                        destroys, mutilates, or changes a 
                        required report or record, knowingly 
                        files a false report with the 
                        Secretary, knowingly makes or causes or 
                        permits to be made a false or 
                        incomplete entry in that record about 
                        an operation or business fact or 
                        transaction, or knowingly makes, 
                        prepares, or preserves a record in 
                        violation of a regulation or order of 
                        the Secretary, shall be liable to the 
                        United States for a civil penalty in an 
                        amount not to exceed $5,000 for each 
                        violation, if any such action can be 
                        shown to have misrepresented a fact 
                        that constitutes a violation other than 
                        a reporting or recordkeeping 
                        violation.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 522 is amended by 
striking ``(a)'' and by striking subsection (b).

SEC. 4016. AUTHORITY OVER CHARTER BUS TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 14501(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--
            ``(1) Limitation on state law.--No State or 
        political subdivision thereof and no interstate agency 
        or other political agency of 2 or more States shall 
        enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard, 
        or other provision having the force and effect of law 
        relating to
                    ``(A) scheduling of interstate or 
                intrastate transportation (including 
                discontinuance or reduction in the level of 
                service) provided by a motor carrier of 
                passengers subject to jurisdiction under 
                subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title on an 
                interstate route;
                    ``(B) the implementation of any change in 
                the rates for such transportation or for any 
                charter transportation except to the extent 
                that notice, not in excess of 30 days, of 
                changes in schedules may be required; or
                    ``(C) the authority to provide intrastate 
                or interstate charter bus transportation.
        This paragraph shall not apply to intrastate commuter 
        bus operations.
            ``(2) Matters not covered.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
        restrict the safety regulatory authority of a State 
        with respect to motor vehicles, the authority of a 
        State to impose highway route controls or limitations 
        based on the size or weight of the motor vehicle, or 
        the authority of a State to regulate carriers with 
        regard to minimum amounts of financial responsibility 
        relating to insurance requirements and self-insurance 
        authorization.''.

SEC. 4017. TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--For a period of not less than 2 years 
beginning on or before the 90th day following the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, maintain, 
and promote the use of a nationwide toll-free telephone system 
to be used by drivers of commercial motor vehicles and others 
to report potential violations of Federal motor carrier safety 
regulations.
    (b) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor reports 
received by the telephone system and may consider nonfrivolous 
information provided by such reports in setting priorities for 
motor carrier safety audits and other enforcement activities.
    (c) Protection of Persons Reporting Violations.--
            (1) Prohibition.--A person reporting a potential 
        violation to the telephone system while acting in good 
        faith may not be discharged, disciplined, or 
        discriminated against regarding pay, terms, or 
        privileges of employment because of the reporting of 
        such violation.
            (2) Applicability of section 31105 of title 49.--
        For purposes of section 31105 of title 49, United 
        States Code, a violation or alleged violation of 
        paragraph (1) shall be treated as a violation of 
        section 31105(a) of such title.
    (d) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
of title 23, United States Code, the Secretarymay use not more 
than $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to carry out 
this section.

SEC. 4018. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.

    (a) Determination.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine whether 
a practicable and cost-effective screening, operating, and 
monitoring protocol could likely be developed for insulin 
treated diabetes mellitus individuals who want to operate 
commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce that would 
ensure a level of safety equal to or greater than that achieved 
with the current prohibition on individuals with insulin 
treated diabetes mellitus driving such vehicles.
    (b) Compilation and Evaluation.--Prior to making the 
determination in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile 
and evaluate research and other information on the effects of 
insulin treated diabetes mellitus on driving performance. In 
preparing the compilation and evaluation, the Secretary shall, 
at a minimum--
            (1) consult with States that have developed and are 
        implementing a screening process to identify 
        individuals with insulin treated diabetes mellitus who 
        may obtain waivers to drive commercial motor vehicles 
        in intrastate commerce;
            (2) evaluate the Department's policy and actions to 
        permit certain insulin treated diabetes mellitus 
        individuals who meet selection criteria and who 
        successfully comply with the approved monitoring 
        protocol to operate in other modes of transportation;
            (3) assess the possible legal consequences of 
        permitting insulin treated diabetes mellitus 
        individuals to drive commercial motor vehicles in 
        interstate commerce;
            (4) analyze available data on the safety 
        performance of diabetic drivers of motor vehicles;
            (5) assess the relevance of intrastate driving and 
        experiences of other modes of transportation to 
        interstate commercial motor vehicle operations; and
            (6) consult with interested groups knowledgeable 
        about diabetes and related issues.
    (c) Report to Congress.--If the Secretary determines that 
no protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress the basis for 
such determination.
    (d) Initiation of Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines 
that a protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress a description 
of the elements of such protocol and shall promptly initiate a 
rulemaking proceeding to implement such protocol.

SEC. 4019. PERFORMANCE-BASED CDL TESTING.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review of 
the procedures established and implemented by States under 
section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, to determine if 
the current system for testing is an accurate measure and 
reflection of an individual's knowledge and skills as an 
operator of a commercial motor vehicle and to identify methods 
to improve testing and licensing standards, including 
identifying the benefits and costs of a graduated licensing 
system.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue regulations under 
section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, reflecting the 
results of the review.

SEC. 4020. POST-ACCIDENT ALCOHOL TESTING.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
feasibility of utilizing law enforcement officers for 
conducting post-accident alcohol testing of commercial motor 
vehicle operators under section 31306 of title 49, United 
States Code, as a method of obtaining more timely information. 
The study shall also assess the impact of the current post-
accident alcohol testing requirements on motor carrier 
employers, including any burden that employersmay encounter in 
meeting the testing requirements of such section 31306.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress 
a report on the study, together with such recommendations as 
the Secretary determines appropriate.

SEC. 4021. DRIVER FATIGUE.

    (a) Technologies To Reduce Fatigue of Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Operators.--
            (1) Development of technologies.--As part of the 
        activities of the Secretary relating to the fatigue of 
        commercial motor vehicle operators, the Secretary shall 
        encourage the research, development, and demonstration 
        of technologies that may aid in reducing such fatigue.
            (2) Matters to be taken into account.--In carrying 
        out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into 
        account--
                    (A) the degree to which the technology will 
                be cost efficient;
                    (B) the degree to which the technology can 
                be effectively used in diverse climatic regions 
                of the Nation; and
                    (C) the degree to which the application of 
                the technology will further emissions 
                reductions, energy conservation, and other 
                transportation goals.
            (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts made 
        available under section 5001(a)(2) of this Act.
    (b) Nonsedating Medications.--The Secretary shall review 
available information on the effects of medications (including 
antihistamines) on driver fatigue, awareness, and performance 
and shall consider encouraging, if appropriate, the use of 
nonsedating medications (including nonsedating antihistamines) 
as a means of reducing the adverse effects of the use of other 
medications by drivers.

SEC. 4022. IMPROVED FLOW OF DRIVER HISTORY PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
        pilot program in cooperation with 1 or more States to 
        improve upon the timely exchange of pertinent driver 
        performance and safety records data to motor carriers.
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be 
        to--
                    (A) determine to what extent driver 
                performance records data, including relevant 
                fines, penalties, and failures to appear for a 
                hearing or trial, should be included as part of 
                any information systems under the Department of 
                Transportation's oversight;
                    (B) assess the feasibility, costs, safety 
                impact, pricing impact, and benefits of record 
                exchanges; and
                    (C) assess methods for the efficient 
                exchange of driver safety data available from 
                existing State information systems and sources.
            (3) Completion date.--The pilot program shall end 
        on the last day of the 18-month period beginning on the 
        date of initiation of the pilot program.
    (b) Rulemaking.--After completion of the pilot program, the 
Secretary shall initiate, if appropriate, a rulemaking to 
revise the information system under section 31309 of title 49, 
United States Code, to take into account the results of the 
pilot program.

SEC. 4023. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS.

    Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor, 
shall report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives on the effectiveness of existing statutory 
employee protections provided for under section 31105 of title 
49, United States Code. The report shall include 
recommendations to address any statutory changes necessary to 
strengthen the enforcement of such employee protection 
provisions.

SEC. 4024. IMPROVED INTERSTATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.

    Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to 
determine whether or not relevant commercial motor carrier 
safety regulations issued under section 31136 of title 49, 
United States Code, should apply to all interstate school 
transportation operations by local educational agencies (as 
defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965).

SEC. 4025. TRUCK TRAILER CONSPICUITY.

    (a) Issuance of Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a 
final rule regarding the conspicuity of trailers manufactured 
before December 1, 1993.
    (b) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the 
following:
            (1) The cost-effectiveness of any requirement to 
        retrofit trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993.
            (2) The extent to which motor carriers have 
        voluntarily taken steps to increase equipment 
        visibility.
            (3) Regulatory flexibility to accommodate differing 
        trailer designs and configurations, such as tank 
        trucks.

SEC. 4026. DOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall assess the scope 
of the problem of shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, 
cosignees, or other persons (other than rail carriers, motor 
carriers, motor carriers of migrant workers, or motor private 
carriers) encouraging violations of chapter 5 of title 49, 
United States Code, or a regulation or order issued by the 
Secretary under such chapter.
    (b) Submission of Implementation Plan.--After completion of 
the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary may submit 
to the Congress a plan for implementing authority (if 
subsequently provided by law) to investigate and bring civil 
actions to enforce chapter 5 of title 49, United States Code, 
or regulations or orders issued by the Secretary under such 
chapter with respect to persons described in subsection (a).
    (c) Contents of Implementation Plan.--In developing the 
implementation plan under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
consider, as appropriate--
            (1) in what circumstances the Secretary would 
        exercise the new authority;
            (2) how the Secretary would determine that 
        shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or 
        other persons committed violations described in 
        subsection (a), including what types of evidence would 
        be conclusive;
            (3) what procedures would be necessary during 
        investigations to ensure the confidentiality of shipper 
        contract terms prior to the Secretary's findings of 
        violations;
            (4) what impact the exercise of the new authority 
        would have on the Secretary's resources, including 
        whether additional investigative or legal resources 
        would be necessary and whether the staff would need 
        specialized education or training to exercise properly 
        such authority;
            (5) to what extent the Secretary would conduct 
        educational activities for persons who would be subject 
        to the new authority; and
            (6) any other information that would assist the 
        Congress in determining whether to provide the 
        Secretary the new authority.

SEC. 4027. STUDY OF ADEQUACY OF PARKING FACILITIES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at 
commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest areas 
that could be used by motor carriers to comply with Federal 
hours of service rules. The study shall include an inventory of 
current facilities serving the National Highway System, analyze 
where shortages exist or are projected to exist, and propose a 
plan to reduce the shortages. The study may be carried out in 
cooperation with research entities representing motor carriers, 
the travel plaza industry, and commercial motor vehicle 
drivers.
    (b) Report.--Not later than the 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
result of the study.
    (c) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 1999, 
2000, and 2001, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 
per fiscal year to carry out this section.

SEC. 4028. QUALIFICATIONS OF FOREIGN MOTOR CARRIERS.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review--
            (1) the qualifications of any foreign motor 
        carrier, the application for which has not been 
        processed due to the moratorium on the granting of 
        authority to foreign carriers to operate in the United 
        States, to operate as a motor carrier in the United 
        States; and
            (2) the carrier's likely ability to comply with 
        applicable laws and regulations of the United States.
    (b) Use of Review.--The review conducted under subsection 
(a) shall not constitute a finding by the Secretary under 
section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, that a motor 
carrier is willing and able to comply with requirements of such 
section. The results of the review may be used by the Secretary 
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on the 
results of the review to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives. The report shall include--
            (1) any findings made by the Secretary under 
        subsection (a);
            (2) information on which carriers have applied to 
        the Department of Transportation under that section; 
        and
            (3) a description of the process utilized to 
        respond to such applications and to review the safety 
        fitness of those carriers.

SEC. 4029. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY INSPECTORS.

    The Department of Transportation shall maintain at least 
the number of Federal motor carrier safety inspectors for 
international border commercial vehicle inspections as in 
effect on September 30, 1997, or provide for alternative 
resources and mechanisms to ensure at least an equivalent level 
of commercial motor vehicle safety inspections. Such funds as 
are necessary to carry out this section shall be made available 
within the limitation on general operating expenses of the 
Department of Transportation.

SEC. 4030. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to enter into 
an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academy of Sciences to conduct, subject to the 
availability of appropriations, a study of the safety issues 
attendant to the transportation of school children to and from 
school and school-related activities by various transportation 
modes.
    (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement under subsection (a) 
shall provide that--
            (1) the Transportation Research Board, in 
        conducting the study, shall consider--
                    (A) in consultation with the National 
                Transportation Safety Board, the Bureau of 
                Transportation Statistics, and other relevant 
                entities, available crash injury data;
                    (B) vehicle design and driver training 
                requirements, routing, and operational factors 
                that affect safety; and
                    (C) other factors that the Secretary 
                considers to be appropriate;
            (2) if the data referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is 
        unavailable or insufficient, the Transportation 
        Research Board shall recommend a new data collection 
        regimen and implementation guidelines; and
            (3) a panel shall conduct the study and shall 
        include--
                    (A) representatives of--
                            (i) highway safety organizations;
                            (ii) school transportation;
                            (iii) mass transportation 
                        operators;
                            (iv) employee organizations; and
                            (v) bicycling organizations;
                    (B) academic and policy analysts; and
                    (C) other interested parties.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the Secretary 
enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report that contains the results of the 
study.
    (d) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Department of Transportation to carry out this section 
$200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $200,000 for fiscal year 
2001. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 4031. DESIGNATION OF NEW MEXICO COMMERCIAL ZONE.

    (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 13902(c)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, the New 
Mexico Commercial Zone shall be a commercial zone for purposes 
of transportation of property only under section 13506(b) of 
such title.
    (b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall consult with other Federal agencies that have 
responsibilities over traffic between the United States and 
Mexico.
    (c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 3 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the State of New Mexico shall 
submit to the Secretary a plan describing how the State will 
monitor commercial motor vehicle traffic and enforce safety 
regulations.
    (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall 
affect any action commenced or pending before the Secretary or 
Surface Transportation Board before the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) New Mexico Commercial Zone Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``New Mexico Commercial Zone'' means the area that is 
comprised of Dona Ana County and Luna County in New Mexico.
    (f) Designation.--The designation and operation of the New 
Mexico commercial zone shall become effective upon the date of 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4032. EFFECTS OF MCSAP GRANT REDUCTIONS.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
effects of reductions of grants under section 31102 of title 
49, United States Code, due to nonconformity of State 
intrastate motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver 
requirements with Federal interstate requirements. In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall consider, at a 
minimum--
            (1) national uniformity and the purposes of the 
        motor carrier safety assistance program;
            (2) State motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, 
        and driver safety oversight and enforcement 
        capabilities; and
            (3) the safety impacts, costs, and benefits of full 
        participation in the program.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the results of the study.
    (c) Adjustment of State Allocations.--The Secretary is 
authorized to adjust State allocations under section 31103 of 
title 49, United States Code, to reflect the results of the 
study.

                    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

                          Subtitle A--Funding

SEC. 5001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account):
            (1) Surface transportation research.--For carrying 
        out sections 502, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United 
        States Code, and section 5112 of this Act $96,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1998, $97,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
        $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $98,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2001, $101,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
        and $103,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (2) Technology deployment program.--To carry out 
        section 503 of title 23, United States Code, 
        $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $35,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $45,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (3) Training and education.--For carrying out 
        section 504 of title 23, United States Code, 
        $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $15,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $19,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
            (4) Bureau of transportation statistics.--For the 
        Bureau of Transportation Statistics to carry out 
        section 111 of title 49, United States Code, 
        $31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
            (5) ITS standards, research, operational tests, and 
        development.--For carrying out sections 5204, 5205, 
        5206, and 5207 of this Act $95,000,000 for fiscal year 
        1998, $95,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $98,200,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
        $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, $110,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003.
            (6) ITS deployment.--For carrying out sections 5208 
        and 5209 of this Act $101,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
        $105,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $113,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, $118,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
        $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $122,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2003.
            (7) University transportation research.--For 
        carrying out section 5505 of title 49, United States 
        Code, $31,150,000 for fiscal year 1998, $31,150,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $32,750,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
        $32,750,000 for fiscal year 2001, $32,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2002, and $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
    (b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be 
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project or 
activity carried out using such funds shall be 80 percent 
(unless otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle or 
otherwise determined by the Secretary with respect to a project 
of activity) and such funds shall remain available until 
expended.
    (c) Allocations.--
            (1) Surface transportation research.--Of the 
        amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003 shall be available to carry 
                out section 502(e) of title 23, United States 
                Code (relating to long-term pavement 
                performance);
                    (B) not to exceed $2,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 1998 through 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 502(f) of such 
                title (relating to seismic research), of which 
                not to exceed $2,500,000 may be used to upgrade 
                earthquake simulation facilities as required to 
                carry out the program;
                    (C) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
                through 2003 shall be available to carry out 
                section 506 of such title (relating to 
                international outreach); and
                    (D) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003 to carry out research on 
                improved methods of using concrete pavement in 
                the construction, reconstruction, and repair of 
                Federal-aid highways.
            (2) Technology deployment.--Of the amounts made 
        available under subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003 shall be available to carry 
                out section 503(b)(3)(A)(i) of title 23, United 
                States Code (relating to research development 
                technology transfer activities); and
                    (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
                $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $17,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2000, and $20,000,000 for each 
                of fiscal years 2001 through 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 503(b)(3)(A)(ii) 
                of such title (relating to repair, 
                rehabilitation, and construction).
            (3) Training and education.--Of the amounts made 
        available under subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
                $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $6,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2000, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2001, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
                $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 504(a) of title 
                23, United States Code (relating to the 
                National Highway Institute);
                    (B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
                $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $8,000,000 for 
                fiscal year 2000, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 
                2001, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
                $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 504(b) of such 
                title (relating to local technical assistance); 
                and
                    (C) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                1998 through 2003 shall be available to carry 
                out section 504(c)(2) of such title (relating 
                to the Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 
                Program).
            (4) ITS deployment.--Of the amounts made available 
        under subsection (a)(6)--
                    (A) $74,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
                $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $80,000,000 
                for fiscal year 2000, $83,000,000 for fiscal 
                year 2001, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
                and $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 5208 of this Act 
                (relating to Intelligent Transportation Systems 
                integration); and
                    (B) $25,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
                $27,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, $30,200,000 
                for fiscal year 2000, $32,200,000 for fiscal 
                year 2001, $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, 
                and $35,500,000 for fiscal year 2003 shall be 
                available to carry out section 5209 of this Act 
                (relating to commercial vehicle 
                infrastructure).
    (d) Transfers of Funds.--The Secretary may transfer not to 
exceed 10 percent of the amounts allocated in a fiscal year 
under a subparagraph in each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
subsection (c) to the amounts allocated under any other 
subparagraph in the paragraph.

SEC. 5002. OBLIGATION CEILING.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
all obligations from amounts made available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by section 
5001(a) of this Act shall not exceed $403,150,000 for fiscal 
year 1998, $409,150,000 for fiscal year 1999, $427,950,000 for 
fiscal year 2000, $442,750,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
$453,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $468,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2003.

SEC. 5003. NOTICE.

    (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized for 
carrying out this title or the amendments made by this title 
are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
be provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
concurrently be provided to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate.
    (b) Notice of Reorganization.--On or before the 15th day 
preceding the date of any major reorganization of a program, 
project, or activity of the Department of Transportation for 
which funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made 
by this title, the Secretary shall provide notice of such 
reorganization to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate.

                  Subtitle B--Research and Technology

SEC. 5101. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

    Title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the table of chapters by adding at the end 
        the following:


``5. Research and Technology......................................501'';


        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

                  ``CHAPTER 5--RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

``Sec.
``501. Definitions.
``502. Surface transportation research.
``503. Technology deployment program.
``504. Training and education.
``505. State planning and research.
``506. International highway transportation outreach program.
``507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research program.
``508. Surface transportation research strategic planning.

``Sec. 501. Definitions

    ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Federal laboratory.--The term `Federal 
        laboratory' includes a Government-owned, Government-
        operated laboratory and a Government-owned, contractor-
        operated laboratory.
            ``(2) Safety.--The term `safety' includes highway 
        and traffic safety systems, research, and development 
        relating to vehicle, highway, driver, passenger, 
        bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics, accident 
        investigations, communications, emergency medical care, 
        and transportation of the injured.''.

SEC. 5102. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 502. Surface transportation research

    ``(a) General Authority.--
            ``(1) Research, development, and technology 
        transfer activities.--The Secretary may carry out 
        research, development, and technology transfer 
        activities with respect to--
                    ``(A) motor carrier transportation;
                    ``(B) all phases of transportation planning 
                and development (including construction, 
                operation, modernization, development, design, 
                maintenance, safety, financing, and traffic 
                conditions); and
                    ``(C) the effect of State laws on the 
                activities described in subparagraphs (A) and 
                (B).
            ``(2) Tests and development.--The Secretary may 
        test, develop, or assist in testing and developing any 
        material, invention, patented article, or process.
            ``(3) Cooperation, grants, and contracts.--The 
        Secretary may carry out this section--
                    ``(A) independently;
                    ``(B) in cooperation with other Federal 
                departments, agencies, and instrumentalities 
                and Federal laboratories; or
                    ``(C) by making grants to, or entering into 
                contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
                transactions with, the National Academy of 
                Sciences, the American Association of State 
                Highway and Transportation Officials, or any 
                Federal laboratory, State agency, authority, 
                association, institution, for-profit or 
                nonprofit corporation, organization, foreign 
                country, or person.
            ``(4) Technological innovation.--The programs and 
        activities carried out under this section shall be 
        consistent with the surface transportation research and 
        technology development strategic plan developed under 
        section 508.
            ``(5) Funds.--
                    ``(A) Special account.--In addition to 
                other funds made available to carry out this 
                section, the Secretary shall use such funds as 
                may be deposited by any cooperating 
                organization or person in a special account of 
                the Treasury established for this purpose.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall 
                use funds made available to carry out this 
                section to develop, administer, communicate, 
                and promote the use of products of research, 
                development, and technology transfer programs 
                under this section.
    ``(b) Collaborative Research and Development.--
            ``(1) In general.--To encourage innovative 
        solutions to surface transportation problems and 
        stimulate the deployment of new technology, the 
        Secretary may carry out, on a cost-shared basis, 
        collaborative research and development with--
                    ``(A) non-Federal entities, including State 
                and local governments, foreign governments, 
                colleges and universities, corporations, 
                institutions, partnerships, sole 
                proprietorships, and trade associations that 
                are incorporated or established under the laws 
                of any State; and
                    ``(B) Federal laboratories.
            ``(2) Agreements.--In carrying out this subsection, 
        the Secretary may enter into cooperative research and 
        development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the 
        Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
        U.S.C. 3710a)).
            ``(3) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the 
                cost of activities carried out under a 
                cooperative research and development agreement 
                entered into under this subsection shall not 
                exceed 50 percent, except that if there is 
                substantial public interest or benefit, the 
                Secretary may approve a greater Federal share.
                    ``(B) Non-federal share.--All costs 
                directly incurred by the non-Federal partners, 
                including personnel, travel, and hardware 
                development costs, shall be credited toward the 
                non-Federal share of the cost of the activities 
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Use of technology.--The research, 
        development, or use of a technology under a cooperative 
        research and development agreement entered into under 
        this subsection, including the terms under which the 
        technology may be licensed and the resulting royalties 
        may be distributed, shall be subject to the Stevenson-
        Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
        3701 et seq.).
            ``(5) Waiver of advertising requirements.--Section 
        3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not 
        apply to a contract or agreement entered into under 
        this chapter.
    ``(c) Contents of Research Program.--The Secretary shall 
include in surface transportation research, technology 
development, and technology transfer programs carried out under 
this title coordinated activities in the following areas:
            ``(1) Development, use, and dissemination of 
        indicators, including appropriate computer programs for 
        collecting and analyzing data on the status of 
        infrastructure facilities, to measure the performance 
        of the surface transportation systems of the United 
        States, including productivity, efficiency, energy use, 
        air quality, congestion, safety, maintenance, and other 
        factors that reflect system performance.
            ``(2) Methods, materials, and testing to improve 
        the durability of surface transportation infrastructure 
        facilities and extend the life of bridge structures, 
        including--
                    ``(A) new and innovative technologies to 
                reduce corrosion;
                    ``(B) tests simulating seismic activity, 
                vibration, and weather; and
                    ``(C) the use of innovative recycled 
                materials.
            ``(3) Technologies and practices that reduce costs 
        and minimize disruptions associated with the 
        construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of 
        surface transportation systems, including responses to 
        natural disasters.
            ``(4) Development of nondestructive evaluation 
        equipment for use with existing infrastructure 
        facilities and with next-generation infrastructure 
        facilities that use advanced materials.
            ``(5) Dynamic simulation models of surface 
        transportation systems for--
                    ``(A) predicting capacity, safety, and 
                infrastructure durability problems;
                    ``(B) evaluating planned research projects; 
                and
                    ``(C) testing the strengths and weaknesses 
                of proposed revisions to surface transportation 
                operations programs.
            ``(6) Economic highway geometrics, structures, and 
        desirable weight and size standards for vehicles using 
        the public highways and the feasibility of uniformity 
        in State regulations with respect to such standards.
            ``(7) Telecommuting and the linkages between 
        transportation, information technology, and community 
        development and the impact of technological change and 
        economic restructuring on travel demand.
            ``(8) Expansion of knowledge of implementing life 
        cycle cost analysis, including--
                    ``(A) establishing the appropriate analysis 
                period and discount rates;
                    ``(B) learning how to value and properly 
                consider use costs;
                    ``(C) determining tradeoffs between 
                reconstruction and rehabilitation; and
                    ``(D) establishing methodologies for 
                balancing higher initial costs of new 
                technologies and improved or advanced materials 
                against lower maintenance costs.
            ``(9) Standardized estimates, to be developed in 
        conjunction with the National Institute of Standards 
        and Technology and other appropriate organizations, of 
        useful life under various conditions for advanced 
        materials of use in surface transportation.
            ``(10) Evaluation of traffic calming measures that 
        promote community preservation, transportation mode 
        choice, and safety.
            ``(11) Development and implementation of safety-
        enhancing equipment, including unobtrusive eyetracking 
        technology.
    ``(d) Advanced Research.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
        advanced research program, consistent with the surface 
        transportation research and technology development 
        strategic plan developed under section 508, that 
        addresses longer-term, higher-risk research that shows 
        potential benefits for improving the durability, 
        efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and 
        safety (including bicycle and pedestrian safety) of 
        highway and intermodal transportation systems. In 
        carrying out the program, the Secretary shall strive to 
        develop partnerships with the public and private 
        sectors.
            ``(2) Research areas.--In carrying out the program, 
        the Secretary may make grants and enter into 
        cooperative agreements and contracts in such areas as 
        the Secretary determines appropriate, including the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Characterization of materials used in 
                highway infrastructure, including analytical 
                techniques, microstructure modeling, and the 
                deterioration processes.
                    ``(B) Diagnostics for evaluation of the 
                condition of bridge and pavement structures to 
                enable the assessment of risks of failure, 
                including from seismic activity, vibration, and 
                weather.
                    ``(C) Design and construction details for 
                composite structures.
                    ``(D) Safety technology-based problems in 
                the areas of pedestrian and bicycle safety, 
                roadside hazards, and composite materials for 
                roadside safety hardware.
                    ``(E) Environmental research, including 
                particulate matter source apportionment and 
                model development.
                    ``(F) Data acquisition techniques for 
                system condition and performance monitoring.
                    ``(G) Human factors, including prediction 
                of the response of travelers to new 
                technologies.
    ``(e) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall complete the 
        long-term pavement performance program tests initiated 
        under the strategic highway research program 
        established under section 307(d) (as in effect on the 
        day before the date of enactment of this section) and 
        continued by the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914 et seq.) through 
        the midpoint of a planned 20-year life of the long-term 
        pavement performance program.
            ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and 
        contracts.--Under the program, the Secretary shall make 
        grants and enter into cooperative agreements and 
        contracts to--
                    ``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate 
                highway test sections in existence as of the 
                date of the grant, agreement, or contract;
                    ``(B) analyze the data obtained in carrying 
                out subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(C) prepare products to fulfill program 
                objectives and meet future pavement technology 
                needs.
    ``(f) Seismic Research Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 
        a program to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid 
        highway system and other surface transportation systems 
        to seismic activity and to develop and implement cost-
        effective methods to reduce such vulnerability.
            ``(2) Cooperation with national center for 
        earthquake engineering research.--The Secretary shall 
        conduct the program in cooperation with the National 
        Center for Earthquake Engineering Research at the 
        University of Buffalo.
            ``(3) Cooperation with agencies participating in 
        national earthquake hazards reduction program.--The 
        Secretary shall conduct the program in consultation and 
        cooperation with Federal departments and agencies 
        participating in the National Earthquake Hazards 
        Reduction Program established by section 5 of the 
        Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
        7704) and shall take such actions as may be necessary 
        to ensure that the program is consistent with--
                    ``(A) planning and coordination activities 
                of the Director of the Federal Emergency 
                Management Agency under section 5(b)(1) of such 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(1)); and
                    ``(B) the plan developed by the Director of 
                the Federal Emergency Management Agency under 
                section 8(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7705b(b)).
    ``(g) Infrastructure Investment Needs Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 1999, 
        and January 31 of every second year thereafter, the 
        Secretary shall report to the Committee on Environment 
        and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives on--
                    ``(A) estimates of the future highway and 
                bridge needs of the United States; and
                    ``(B) the backlog of current highway and 
                bridge needs.
            ``(2) Comparison with prior reports.--Each report 
        under paragraph (1) shall provide the means, including 
        all necessary information, to relate and compare the 
        conditions and service measures used in the 3 biannual 
        reports published prior to the date of enactment of the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.''.

SEC. 5103. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 503. Technology deployment

    ``(a) Technology Deployment Initiatives and Partnerships 
Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop 
        and administer a national technology deployment 
        initiatives and partnerships program.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be 
        to significantly accelerate the adoption of innovative 
        technologies by the surface transportation community.
            ``(3) Deployment goals.--
                    ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 180 
                days after the date of enactment of this 
                section, the Secretary shall establish not more 
                than 5 deployment goals to carry out paragraph 
                (1).
                    ``(B) Design.--Each of the goals and the 
                program developed to achieve the goals shall be 
                designed to provide tangible benefits, with 
                respect to transportation systems, in the areas 
                of efficiency, safety, reliability, service 
                life, environmental protection, and 
                sustainability.
                    ``(C) Strategies for achievement.--For each 
                goal, the Secretary, in cooperation with 
                representatives of the transportation community 
                such as States, local governments, the private 
                sector, and academia, shall use domestic and 
                international technology to develop strategies 
                and initiatives to achieve the goal, including 
                technical assistance in deploying technology 
                and mechanisms for sharing information among 
                program participants.
            ``(4) Integration with other programs.--The 
        Secretary shall integrate activities carried out under 
        this subsection with the efforts of the Secretary to 
        disseminate the results of research sponsored by the 
        Secretary and to facilitate technology transfer.
            ``(5) Leveraging of federal resources.--In 
        selecting projects to be carried out under this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to 
        projects that leverage Federal funds with other 
        significant public or private resources.
            ``(6) Continuation of shrp partnerships.--Under the 
        program, the Secretary shall continue the partnerships 
        established through the strategic highway research 
        program established under section 307(d) (as in effect 
        on the day before the date of enactment of this 
        section).
            ``(7) Grants, cooperative agreements, and 
        contracts.--Under the program, the Secretary may make 
        grants and enter into cooperative agreements and 
        contracts to foster alliances and support efforts to 
        stimulate advances in transportation technology, 
        including--
                    ``(A) the testing and evaluation of 
                products of the strategic highway research 
                program;
                    ``(B) the further development and 
                implementation of technology in areas such as 
                the Superpave system and the use of lithium 
                salts and other alternatives to prevent and 
                mitigate alkali silica reactivity;
                    ``(C) the provision of support for long-
                term pavement performance product 
                implementation and technology access; and
                    ``(D) other activities to achieve the goals 
                established under paragraph (3).
            ``(8) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the 
        date of enactment of this section, and biennially 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
        on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
        House of Representatives a report on the progress and 
        results of activities carried out under this section.
            ``(9) Allocation.--To the extent appropriate to 
        achieve the goals established under paragraph (3), the 
        Secretary may further allocate funds made available to 
        carry out this section to States for their use.
    ``(b) Innovative Bridge Research and Construction 
Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
        and carry out a program to demonstrate the application 
        of innovative material technology in the construction 
        of bridges and other structures.
            ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) the development of new, cost-
                effective innovative material highway bridge 
                applications;
                    ``(B) the reduction of maintenance costs 
                and life-cycle costs of bridges, including the 
                costs of new construction, replacement, or 
                rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
                    ``(C) the development of construction 
                techniques to increase safety and reduce 
                construction time and traffic congestion;
                    ``(D) the development of engineering design 
                criteria for innovative products and materials 
                for use in highway bridges and structures;
                    ``(E) the development of cost-effective and 
                innovative techniques to separate vehicle and 
                pedestrian traffic from railroad traffic;
                    ``(F) the development of highway bridges 
                and structures that will withstand natural 
                disasters, including alternative processes for 
                the seismic retrofit of bridges; and
                    ``(G) the development of new nondestructive 
                bridge evaluation technologies and techniques.
            ``(3) Grants, cooperative agreements, and 
        contracts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Under the program, the 
                Secretary shall make grants to, and enter into 
                cooperative agreements and contracts with--
                            ``(i) States, other Federal 
                        agencies, universities and colleges, 
                        private sector entities, and nonprofit 
                        organizations to pay the Federal share 
                        of the cost of research, development, 
                        and technology transfer concerning 
                        innovative materials; and
                            ``(ii) States to pay the Federal 
                        share of the cost of repair, 
                        rehabilitation, replacement, and new 
                        construction of bridges or structures 
                        that demonstrate the application of 
                        innovative materials.
                    ``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant 
                under this subsection, an entity described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall submit an application to 
                the Secretary. The application shall be in such 
                form and contain such information as the 
                Secretary may require. The Secretary shall 
                select and approve the applications based on 
                whether the project that is the subject of the 
                grant meets the goals of the program described 
                in paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Technology and information transfer.--The 
        Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to 
        ensure that the information and technology resulting 
        from research conducted under paragraph (3) is made 
        available to State and local transportation departments 
        and other interested parties as specified by the 
        Secretary.
            ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost 
        of a project under this section shall be determined by 
        the Secretary.''.

SEC. 5104. TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 504. Training and education

    ``(a) National Highway Institute.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate in 
        the Federal Highway Administration a National Highway 
        Institute (in this subsection referred to as the 
        `Institute'). The Secretary shall administer, through 
        the Institute, the authority vested in the Secretary by 
        this title or by any other law for the development and 
        conduct of education and training programs relating to 
        highways.
            ``(2) Duties of the institute.--In cooperation with 
        State transportation departments, United States 
        industry, and any national or international entity, the 
        Institute shall develop and administer education and 
        training programs of instruction for--
                    ``(A) Federal Highway Administration, 
                State, and local transportation agency 
                employees;
                    ``(B) regional, State, and metropolitan 
                planning organizations;
                    ``(C) State and local police, public 
                safety, and motor vehicle employees; and
                    ``(D) United States citizens and foreign 
                nationals engaged or to be engaged in surface 
                transportation work of interest to the United 
                States.
            ``(3) Courses.--The Institute may develop and 
        administer courses in modern developments, techniques, 
        methods, regulations, management, and procedures 
        relating to surface transportation, environmental 
        mitigation and compliance, acquisition of rights-of-
        way, relocation assistance, engineering, safety, 
        construction, maintenance and operations, contract 
        administration, motor carrier safety activities, 
        inspection, and highway finance.
            ``(4) Set-aside; federal share.--Not to exceed \1/
        2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned to a State 
        under section 104(b)(3) for the surface transportation 
        program shall be available for expenditure by the State 
        transportation department for the payment of not to 
        exceed 80 percent of the cost of tuition and direct 
        educational expenses (excluding salaries) in connection 
        with the education and training of employees of State 
        and local transportation agencies in accordance with 
        this subsection.
            ``(5) Federal responsibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), education and training of 
                employees of Federal, State, and local 
                transportation (including highway) agencies 
                authorized under this subsection may be 
                provided--
                            ``(i) by the Secretary at no cost 
                        to the States and local governments if 
                        the Secretary determines that provision 
                        at no cost is in the public interest; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) by the State through grants, 
                        cooperative agreements, and contracts 
                        with public and private agencies, 
                        institutions, individuals, and the 
                        Institute.
                    ``(B) Payment of full cost by private 
                persons.--Private agencies, international or 
                foreign entities, and individuals shall pay the 
                full cost of any education and training 
                received by them unless the Secretary 
                determines that a lower cost is of critical 
                importance to the public interest.
            ``(6) Training fellowships; cooperation.--The 
        Institute may--
                    ``(A) engage in training activities 
                authorized under this subsection, including the 
                granting of training fellowships; and
                    ``(B) carry out its authority independently 
                or in cooperation with any other branch of the 
                Federal Government or any State agency, 
                authority, association, institution, for-profit 
                or nonprofit corporation, other national or 
                international entity, or other person.
            ``(7) Collection of fees.--
                    ``(A) General rule.--In accordance with 
                this subsection, the Institute may assess and 
                collect fees solely to defray the costs of the 
                Institute in developing or administering 
                education and training programs under this 
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--Fees may be assessed and 
                collected under this subsection only in a 
                manner that may reasonably be expected to 
                result in the collection of fees during any 
                fiscal year in an aggregate amount that does 
                not exceed the aggregate amount of the costs 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) for the fiscal 
                year.
                    ``(C) Persons subject to fees.--Fees may be 
                assessed and collected under this subsection 
                only with respect to--
                            ``(i) persons and entities for whom 
                        education or training programs are 
                        developed or administered under this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) persons and entities to whom 
                        education or training is provided under 
                        this subsection.
                    ``(D) Amount of fees.--The fees assessed 
                and collected under this subsection shall be 
                established in a manner that ensures that the 
                liability of any person or entity for a fee is 
                reasonably based on the proportion of the costs 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) that relate to 
                the person or entity.
                    ``(E) Use.--All fees collected under this 
                subsection shall be used to defray costs 
                associated with the development or 
                administration of education and training 
                programs authorized under this subsection.
            ``(8) Relation to fees.--The funds made available 
        to carry out this subsection may be combined with or 
        held separate from the fees collected under paragraph 
        (7).
    ``(b) Local Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
        local technical assistance program that will provide 
        access to surface transportation technology to--
                    ``(A) highway and transportation agencies 
                in urbanized areas with populations of between 
                50,000 and 1,000,000 individuals;
                    ``(B) highway and transportation agencies 
                in rural areas; and
                    ``(C) contractors that do work for the 
                agencies.
            ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and 
        contracts.--The Secretary may make grants and enter 
        into cooperative agreements and contracts to provide 
        education and training, technical assistance, and 
        related support services to--
                    ``(A) assist rural, local transportation 
                agencies and tribal governments, and the 
                consultants and construction personnel working 
                for the agencies and governments, to--
                            ``(i) develop and expand their 
                        expertise in road and transportation 
                        areas (including pavement, bridge, 
                        concrete structures, safety management 
                        systems, and traffic safety 
                        countermeasures);
                            ``(ii) improve roads and bridges;
                            ``(iii) enhance--
                                    ``(I) programs for the 
                                movement of passengers and 
                                freight; and
                                    ``(II) intergovernmental 
                                transportation planning and 
                                project selection; and
                            ``(iv) deal effectively with 
                        special transportation-related problems 
                        by preparing and providing training 
                        packages, manuals, guidelines, and 
                        technical resource materials;
                    ``(B) develop technical assistance for 
                tourism and recreational travel;
                    ``(C) identify, package, and deliver 
                transportation technology and traffic safety 
                information to local jurisdictions to assist 
                urban transportation agencies in developing and 
                expanding their ability to deal effectively 
                with transportation-related problems;
                    ``(D) operate, in cooperation with State 
                transportation departments and universities--
                            ``(i) local technical assistance 
                        program centers designated to provide 
                        transportation technology transfer 
                        services to rural areas and to 
                        urbanized areas with populations of 
                        between 50,000 and 1,000,000 
                        individuals; and
                            ``(ii) local technical assistance 
                        program centers designated to provide 
                        transportation technical assistance to 
                        Indian tribal governments; and
                    ``(E) allow local transportation agencies 
                and tribal governments, in cooperation with the 
                private sector, to enhance new technology 
                implementation.
    ``(c) Research Fellowships.--
            ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary, acting 
        either independently or in cooperation with other 
        Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, 
        may make grants for research fellowships for any 
        purpose for which research is authorized by this 
        chapter.
            ``(2) Dwight david eisenhower transportation 
        fellowship program.--The Secretary shall establish and 
        implement a transportation research fellowship program 
        for the purpose of attracting qualified students to the 
        field of transportation. The program shall be known as 
        the `Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship 
        Program'.''.

SEC. 5105. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 505. State planning and research

    ``(a) General Rule.--Two percent of the sums apportioned to 
a State for fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter 
under section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and 
under section 144 shall be available for expenditure by the 
State, in consultation with the Secretary, only for the 
following purposes:
            ``(1) Engineering and economic surveys and 
        investigations.
            ``(2) The planning of future highway programs and 
        local public transportation systems and the planning of 
        the financing of such programs and systems, including 
        metropolitan and statewide planning under sections 134 
        and 135.
            ``(3) Development and implementation of management 
        systems under section 303.
            ``(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and 
        convenience of surface transportation systems and the 
        desirable regulation and equitable taxation of such 
        systems.
            ``(5) Research, development, and technology 
        transfer activities necessary in connection with 
theplanning, design, construction, management, and maintenance of 
highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems.
            ``(6) Study, research, and training on the 
        engineering standards and construction materials for 
        transportation systems described in paragraph (5), 
        including the evaluation and accreditation of 
        inspection and testing and the regulation and taxation 
        of their use.
    ``(b) Minimum Expenditures on Research, Development, and 
Technology Transfer Activities.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not 
        less than 25 percent of the funds subject to subsection 
        (a) that are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year 
        shall be expended by the State for research, 
        development, and technology transfer activities 
        described in subsection (a), relating to highway, 
        public transportation, and intermodal transportation 
        systems.
            ``(2) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive the 
        application of paragraph (1) with respect to a State 
        for a fiscal year if the State certifies to the 
        Secretary for the fiscal year that total expenditures 
        by the State for transportation planning under sections 
        134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of the funds 
        described in paragraph (1) and the Secretary accepts 
        such certification.
            ``(3) Nonapplicability of assessment.--Funds 
        expended under paragraph (1) shall not be considered to 
        be part of the extramural budget of the agency for the 
        purpose of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 638).
    ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
project carried out using funds subject to subsection (a) shall 
be 80 percent unless the Secretary determines that the 
interests of the Federal-aid highway program would be best 
served by decreasing or eliminating the non-Federal share.
    ``(d) Administration of Sums.--Funds subject to subsection 
(a) shall be combined and administered by the Secretary as a 
single fund and shall be available for obligation for the same 
period as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).''.

SEC. 5106. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 506. International highway transportation outreach program

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish an 
international highway transportation outreach program--
            ``(1) to inform the United States highway community 
        of technological innovations in foreign countries that 
        could significantly improve highway transportation in 
        the United States;
            ``(2) to promote United States highway 
        transportation expertise, goods, and services in 
        foreign countries; and
            ``(3) to increase transfers of United States 
        highway transportation technology to foreign countries.
    ``(b) Activities.--Activities carried out under the program 
may include--
            ``(1) development, monitoring, assessment, and 
        dissemination in the United States of information about 
        highway transportation innovations in foreign countries 
        that could significantly improve highway transportation 
        in the United States;
            ``(2) research, development, demonstration, 
        training, and other forms of technology transfer and 
        exchange;
            ``(3) informing foreign countries about the 
        technical quality of United States highway 
        transportation goods and services through participation 
        in trade shows, seminars, expositions, and other such 
        activities;
            ``(4) offering technical services of the Federal 
        Highway Administration that cannot be readily obtained 
        from United States private sector firms to be 
        incorporated into the proposals of United States 
        private sector firms undertaking highway transportation 
        projects outside the United States if the costs of such 
        services will be recovered under the terms of the 
        project;
            ``(5) conducting studies to assess the need for or 
        feasibility of highway transportation improvements in 
        countries that are not members of the Organization for 
        Economic Cooperation and Development, as of December 
        18, 1991, and in Greece and Turkey; and
            ``(6) gathering and disseminating information on 
        foreign transportation markets and industries.
    ``(c) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out this 
section in cooperation with any appropriate Federal agency, 
State or local agency, authority, association, institution, 
corporation (profit or nonprofit), foreign government, 
multinational institution, or other organization or person.
    ``(d) Funds.--
            ``(1) Contributions.--Funds available to carry out 
        this section shall include funds deposited by any 
        cooperating organization or person into a special 
        account of the Treasury established for this purpose.
            ``(2) Eligible uses of funds.--The funds deposited 
        into the account and other funds available to carry out 
        this section shall be available to cover the cost of 
        any activity eligible under this section, including the 
        cost of promotional materials, travel, reception and 
        representation expenses, and salaries and benefits.
            ``(3) Reimbursements for salaries and benefits.--
        Reimbursements for salaries and benefits of Department 
        of Transportation employees providing services under 
        this section shall be credited to the account.
    ``(e) Eligible Use of State Planning and Research Funds.--A 
State, in coordination with the Secretary, may obligate funds 
made available to carry out section 505 for any activity 
authorized under subsection (a).''.

SEC. 5107. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION-ENVIRONMENT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
                    PROGRAM.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
                    program

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
program.
    ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this 
section shall include research designed--
            ``(1) to develop more accurate models for 
        evaluating transportation control measures and 
        transportation system designs that are appropriate for 
        use by State and local governments, including 
        metropolitan planning organizations, in designing 
        implementation plans to meet Federal, State, and local 
        environmental requirements;
            ``(2) to improve understanding of the factors that 
        contribute to the demand for transportation, including 
        transportation system design, demographic change, land 
        use planning, and communications and other information 
        technologies;
            ``(3) to develop indicators of economic, social, 
        and environmental performance of transportation systems 
        to facilitate analysis of potential alternatives;
            ``(4) to study the relationship between highway 
        density and ecosystem integrity, including the impacts 
        of highway density on habitat integrity and overall 
        ecosystem health, and develop a rapid assessment 
        methodology for use by transportation and regulatory 
        agencies in determining the relationship between 
        highway density and ecosystem integrity; and
            ``(5) to meet additional priorities as determined 
        by the advisory board established under subsection (c), 
        including recommendations of the National Research 
        Council in the report entitled `Environmental Research 
        Needs in Transportation'.
    ``(c) Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with the 
        Secretary of Energy, the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of other 
        appropriate Federal departments and agencies, the 
        Secretary shall establish an advisory board to 
        recommend environmental and energy conservation 
        research, technology, and technology transfer 
        activities related to surface transportation.
            ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) representatives of State 
                transportation and environmental agencies;
                    ``(B) transportation and environmental 
                scientists and engineers; and
                    ``(C) representatives of metropolitan 
                planning organizations, transit operating 
                agencies, and environmental organizations.
    ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary may make 
grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
National Academy of Sciences to carry out such activities 
relating to the research, technology, and technology transfer 
activities described in subsection (b) as the Secretary 
determines appropriate.''.

SEC. 5108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLANNING.

    Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code (as added by 
section 5101 of this title), is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 508. Surface transportation research strategic planning

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) establish a strategic planning process, 
        consistent with section 306 of title 5 for the 
        Department of Transportation to determine national 
        transportation research and technology development 
        priorities related to surface transportation;
            ``(2) coordinate Federal surface transportation 
        research and technology development activities;
            ``(3) measure the results of those activities and 
        how they impact the performance of the surface 
        transportation systems of the United States; and
            ``(4) ensure that planning and reporting activities 
        carried out under this section are coordinated with all 
        other surface transportation planning and reporting 
        requirements.
    ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) provide for the integrated planning, 
        coordination, and consultation among the operating 
        administrations of the Department of Transportation, 
        all other Federal agencies with responsibility for 
        surface transportation research and technology 
        development, State and local governments, institutions 
        of higher education, industry, and other private and 
        public sector organizations engaged in surface 
        transportation-related research and development 
        activities;
            ``(2) ensure that the surface transportation 
        research and technology development programs of the 
        Department do not duplicate other Federal, State, or 
        private sector research and development programs; and
            ``(3) provide for independent validation of the 
        scientific and technical assumptions underlying the 
        surface transportation research and technology 
        development programs of the Department.
    ``(c) Surface Transportation Research and Technology 
Development Strategic Plan.--
            ``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop an 
        integrated surface transportation research and 
        technology development strategic plan.
            ``(2) Contents.--The plan shall include--
                    ``(A) an identification of the general 
                goals and objectives of the Department of 
                Transportation for surface transportation 
                research and development;
                    ``(B) a description of the roles of the 
                Department and other Federal agencies in 
                achieving the goals identified under 
                subparagraph (A), in order to avoid unnecessary 
                duplication of effort;
                    ``(C) a description of the overall strategy 
                of the Department, and the role of each of the 
                operating administrations of the Department, in 
                carrying out the plan over the next 5 years, 
                including a description of procedures for 
                coordination of the efforts of the Secretary 
                with the efforts of the operating 
                administrations of the Department and other 
                Federal agencies;
                    ``(D) an assessment of how State and local 
                research and technology development activities 
                are contributing to the achievement of the 
                goals identified under subparagraph (A);
                    ``(E) details of the surface transportation 
                research and technology development programs of 
                the Department, including performance goals, 
                resources needed to achieve those goals, and 
                performance indicators as described in section 
                1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
                the next 5 years for each area of research and 
                technology development;
                    ``(F) significant comments on the plan 
                obtained from outside sources; and
                    ``(G) responses to significant comments 
                obtained from the National Research Council and 
                other advisory bodies, and a description of any 
                corrective actions taken pursuant to such 
                comments.
            ``(3) National research council review.--The 
        Secretary shall enter into an agreement for thereview 
by the National Research Council of the details of each--
                    ``(A) strategic plan or revision required 
                under section 306 of title 5;
                    ``(B) performance plan required under 
                section 1115 of title 31; and
                    ``(C) program performance report required 
                under section 1116,
        with respect to surface transportation research and 
        technology development.
            ``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In reports 
        submitted under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the 
        Secretary shall include--
                    ``(A) a summary of the results for the 
                previous fiscal year of surface transportation 
                research and technology development programs to 
                which the Department of Transportation 
                contributes, along with--
                            ``(i) an analysis of the 
                        relationship between those results and 
                        the goals identified under paragraph 
                        (2)(A); and
                            ``(ii) a description of the 
                        methodology used for assessing the 
                        results; and
                    ``(B) a description of significant surface 
                transportation research and technology 
                development initiatives, if any, undertaken 
                during the previous fiscal year that were not 
                in the plan developed under paragraph (1), and 
                any significant changes in the plan from the 
                previous year's plan.
    ``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report describing 
competitive merit review procedures for use in selecting 
grantees and contractors in the programs covered by the plan 
developed under subsection (c) and performance measurement 
procedures for evaluating the programs.
    ``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) develop model procurement procedures that 
        encourage the use of advanced technologies; and
            ``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out 
        and coordinating Federal and State surface 
        transportation research and technology development 
        activities.
    ``(f) Consistency With Government Performance and Results 
Act of 1993.--The plans and reports developed under this 
section shall be consistent with and incorporated as part of 
the plans developed under section 306 of title 5 and sections 
1115 and 1116 of title 31.''.

SEC. 5109. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

    (a) In General.--Section 111 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4) by striking the second 
        sentence;
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (J) by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (K) by 
                        striking the period at the end and 
                        inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:
                    ``(L) transportation-related variables that 
                influence global competitiveness.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the first sentence by 
                        striking ``national transportation 
                        system'' and inserting ``transportation 
                        systems of the United States'';
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) 
                        and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) be coordinated with efforts to 
                measure outputs and outcomes of the Department 
                of Transportation and the transportation 
                systems of the United States under the 
                Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 
                (107 Stat. 285 et seq.) and the amendments made 
                by such Act;''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C) by 
                        inserting ``, made relevant to the 
                        States and metropolitan planning 
                        organizations,'' after ``accuracy'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end 
                the following: ``The Bureau shall review and 
                report to the Secretary of Transportation on 
                the sources and reliability of the statistics 
                proposed by the heads of the operating 
                administrations of the Department to measure 
                outputs and outcomes as required by the 
                Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, 
                and the amendments made by such Act, and shall 
                carry out such other reviews of the sources and 
                reliability of other data collected by the 
                heads of the operating administrations of the 
                Department as shall be requested by the 
                Secretary.''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Supporting transportation decisionmaking.--
        Ensuring that the statistics compiled under paragraph 
        (1) are relevant for transportation decisionmaking by 
        the Federal Government, State and local governments, 
        transportation-related associations, private 
        businesses, and consumers.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
        as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
            (4) by striking subsection (g);
            (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
        following:
    ``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--
            ``(1) In general.--In consultation with the 
        Associate Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, 
        and the heads of the operating administrations of the 
        Department of Transportation, the Director shall 
        establish and maintain a transportation data base for 
        all modes of transportation.
            ``(2) Use.--The data base shall be suitable for 
        analyses carried out by the Federal Government, the 
        States, and metropolitan planning organizations.
            ``(3) Contents.--The data base shall include--
                    ``(A) information on the volumes and 
                patterns of movement of goods, including local, 
                interregional, and international movement, by 
                all modes of transportation and intermodal 
                combinations, and by relevant classification;
                    ``(B) information on the volumes and 
                patterns of movement of people, including 
                local, interregional, and international 
                movements, by all modes of transportation 
                (including bicycle and pedestrian modes) and 
                intermodal combinations, and by relevant 
                classification;
                    ``(C) information on the location and 
                connectivity of transportation facilities and 
                services; and
                    ``(D) a national accounting of expenditures 
                and capital stocks on each mode of 
                transportation and intermodal combination.
    ``(e) National Transportation Library.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and 
        maintain a National Transportation Library, which shall 
        contain a collection of statistical and other 
        information needed for transportation decisionmaking at 
        the Federal, State, and local levels.
            ``(2) Access.--The Director shall facilitate and 
        promote access to the Library, with the goal of 
        improving the ability of the transportation community 
        to share information and the ability of the Directorto 
make statistics readily accessible under subsection (c)(5).
            ``(3) Coordination.--The Director shall work with 
        other transportation libraries and other transportation 
        information providers, both public and private, to 
        achieve the goal specified in paragraph (2).
    ``(f) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall develop and 
        maintain geospatial data bases that depict--
                    ``(A) transportation networks;
                    ``(B) flows of people, goods, vehicles, and 
                craft over the networks; and
                    ``(C) social, economic, and environmental 
                conditions that affect or are affected by the 
                networks.
            ``(2) Intermodal network analysis.--The data bases 
        shall be able to support intermodal network analysis.
    ``(g) Research and Development Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants 
        to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts 
        with, public and nonprofit private entities (including 
        State transportation departments, metropolitan planning 
        organizations, and institutions of higher education) 
        for--
                    ``(A) investigation of the subjects 
                specified in subsection (c)(1) and research and 
                development of new methods of data collection, 
                management, integration, dissemination, 
                interpretation, and analysis;
                    ``(B) development of electronic 
                clearinghouses of transportation data and 
                related information, as part of the National 
                Transportation Library under subsection (e); 
                and
                    ``(C) development and improvement of 
                methods for sharing geographic data, in support 
                of the national transportation atlas data base 
                under subsection (f) and the National Spatial 
                Data Infrastructure developed under Executive 
                Order No. 12906.
            ``(2) Limitation.--Not more than $500,000 of the 
        amounts made available to carry out this section in a 
        fiscal year may be used to carry out this 
        subsection.'';
            (6) by striking subsection (i) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (3) of this subsection) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(i) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
            ``(1) In general.--An officer or employee of the 
        Bureau may not--
                    ``(A) make any disclosure in which the data 
                provided by an individual or organization under 
                subsection (c)(2) can be identified;
                    ``(B) use the information provided under 
                subsection (c)(2) for a nonstatistical purpose; 
                or
                    ``(C) permit anyone other than an 
                individual authorized by the Director to 
                examine any individual report provided under 
                subsection (c)(2).
            ``(2) Prohibition on requests for certain data.--
                    ``(A) Government agencies.--No department, 
                bureau, agency, officer, or employee of the 
                United States (except the Director in carrying 
                out this section) may require, for any reason, 
                a copy of any report that has been filed under 
                subsection (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained 
                by an individual respondent.
                    ``(B) Courts.--Any copy of a report 
                described in subparagraph (A) that has been 
                retained by an individual respondent or filed 
                withthe Bureau or any of its employees, 
contractors, or agents--
                            ``(i) shall be immune from legal 
                        process; and
                            ``(ii) shall not, without the 
                        consent of the individual concerned, be 
                        admitted as evidence or used for any 
                        purpose in any action, suit, or other 
                        judicial or administrative proceeding.
                    ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall 
                apply only to reports that permit information 
                concerning an individual or organization to be 
                reasonably inferred by direct or indirect 
                means.
            ``(3) Data collected for nonstatistical purposes.--
        In a case in which the Bureau is authorized by statute 
        to collect data or information for a nonstatistical 
        purpose, the Director shall clearly distinguish the 
        collection of the data or information, by rule and on 
        the collection instrument, so as to inform a respondent 
        that is requested or required to supply the data or 
        information of the nonstatistical purpose.'';
            (7) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (3) of this subsection) by striking ``On or before 
        January 1, 1994, and annually thereafter, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Proceeds of Data Product Sales.--Notwithstanding 
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds received by 
the Bureau from the sale of data products, for necessary 
expenses incurred, may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of 
reimbursing the Bureau for the expenses.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5503 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) 
        as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

SEC. 5110. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

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

``Sec. 5505. University transportation research

    ``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation 
shall make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning 
to establish and operate 1 university transportation center in 
each of the 10 United States Government regions that comprise 
the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
    ``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and 
operate university transportation centers, in addition to the 
centers receiving grants under subsection (a), to address 
transportation management and research and development matters, 
with special attention to increasing the number of highly 
skilled individuals entering the field of transportation.
    ``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
            ``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to 
        receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit 
        institution of higher learning shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application that is in such form and 
        contains such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Selection criteria.--Except as otherwise 
        provided by this section, the Secretary shall select 
        each recipient of a grant under this section through a 
        competitive process on the basis of the following:
                    ``(A) For regional centers, the location of 
                the center within the Federal region to be 
                served.
                    ``(B) The demonstrated research and 
                extension resources available to the recipient 
                to carry out this section.
                    ``(C) The capability of the recipient to 
                provide leadership in making national and 
                regional contributions to the solution of 
                immediate and long-range transportation 
                problems.
                    ``(D) The recipient's establishment of a 
                surface transportation program encompassing 
                several modes of transportation.
                    ``(E) The recipient's demonstrated 
                commitment of at least $200,000 in regularly 
                budgeted institutional amounts each year to 
                support ongoing transportation research and 
                education programs.
                    ``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability 
                to disseminate results of transportation 
                research and education programs through a 
                statewide or regionwide continuing education 
                program.
                    ``(G) The strategic plan the recipient 
                proposes to carry out under the grant.
    ``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center 
receiving a grant under this section shall conduct the 
following programs and activities:
            ``(1) Basic and applied research, the products of 
        which are judged by peers or other experts in the field 
        to advance the body of knowledge in transportation.
            ``(2) An education program that includes 
        multidisciplinary course work and participation in 
        research.
            ``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer 
        that makes research results available to potential 
        users in a form that can be implemented, utilized, or 
        otherwise applied.
    ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to 
receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall enter 
into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that the 
recipient will maintain total expenditures from all other 
sources to establish and operate a university transportation 
center and related research activities at a level at least 
equal to the average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal 
years prior to award of a grant under this section.
    ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
activities carried out using a grant made under this section is 
50 percent of costs. The non-Federal share may include funds 
provided to a recipient under section 503, 504(b), or 505 of 
title 23, United States Code.
    ``(g) Program Coordination.--
            ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
        the research, education, training, and technology 
        transfer activities that grant recipients carry out 
        under this section, disseminate the results of the 
        research, and establish and operate a clearinghouse.
            ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least 
        annually and consistent with the plan developed under 
        section 5506, the Secretary shall review and evaluate 
        programs the grant recipients carry out.
            ``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use 
        not more than 1 percent of amounts made available from 
        Government sources to carry out this subsection.
    ``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
available to carry out this program shall remain available for 
obligation for a period of 2 years after the last day of the 
fiscal year for which such funds are authorized.
    ``(i) Number and Amount of Grants.--
            ``(1) Fiscal years 1998 and 1999.--For each of 
        fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall make 
        the following grants under this section:
                    ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group A.
                    ``(B) Group b.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $300,000 to each of the 
                institutions in group B.
                    ``(C) Group c.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $750,000 to each of the 
                institutions in group C.
                    ``(D) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $2,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group D.
            ``(2) Fiscal years 2000 and 2001.--For each of 
        fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary shall make 
        the following grants under this section:
                    ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group A.
                    ``(B) Group b.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $500,000 to 8 of the 
                institutions in group B.
                    ``(C) Group c.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $750,000 to each of the 
                institutions in group C.
                    ``(D) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $2,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group D.
            ``(3) Fiscal years 2002 and 2003.--For each of 
        fiscal years 2002 and 2003, the Secretary shall make 
        the following grants under this section:
                    ``(A) Group a.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group A.
                    ``(B) Groups b and c.--The Secretary shall 
                make a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 to 10 
                of the institutions in groups B and C that 
                received grants under this section in fiscal 
                years 2000 and 2001.
                    ``(C) Group d.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant in the amount of $2,000,000 to each of 
                the institutions in group D.
    ``(j) Identification of Groups.--For the purpose of making 
grants this section, the following groups are identified:
            ``(1) Group a.--Group A shall consist of the 10 
        regional centers selected under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Group b.--Group B shall consist of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) The University of Denver and 
                Mississippi State University.
                    ``(B) The University of Central Florida.
                    ``(C) University of Southern California and 
                California State University at Long Beach.
                    ``(D) Rutgers University.
                    ``(E) University of Missouri at Rolla.
                    ``(F) South Carolina State University.
                    ``(G) Joseph P. Kennedy Science and 
                Technology Center, Assumption College, 
                Massachusetts.
                    ``(H) Purdue University.
            ``(3) Group c.--Group C shall consist of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) University of Arkansas.
                    ``(B) New Jersey Institute of Technology.
                    ``(C) University of Idaho.
                    ``(D) The University of Alabama.
                    ``(E) Morgan State University.
                    ``(F) North Carolina State University.
                    ``(G) San Jose State University.
                    ``(H) University of South Florida.
                    ``(I) North Carolina A. and T. State 
                University.
            ``(4) Group d.--Group D shall consist of the 
        following:
                    ``(A) University of Minnesota.
                    ``(B) Marshall University, West Virginia, 
                on behalf of a consortium of West Virginia 
                colleges and universities.
                    ``(C) George Mason University, along with 
                the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech 
                University.
                    ``(D) Western Transportation Institute.
                    ``(E) Rhode Island Transportation Research 
                Center.
                    ``(F) Northwestern University.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 5504 the 
following:

``5505. University transportation research.''.

    (c) Repeals.--Section 5316 and 5317 of title 49, United 
States Code, and the items relating to such sections in the 
analysis for chapter 53 of such title, are repealed.

SEC. 5111. ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of subtitle I 
of title 49, United States Code (as amended by section 5110 of 
this Act), is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 5506. Advanced vehicle technologies program

    ``(a) Purposes.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
coordination with other government agencies and private 
consortia, shall encourage and promote the research, 
development, and deployment of transportation technologies that 
will use technological advances in multimodal vehicles, vehicle 
components, environmental technologies, and related 
infrastructure to remove impediments to an efficient, safe, and 
cost-effective national transportation system.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Consortium.--In this section, 
the term `eligible consortium' means a consortium that receives 
funding under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 Stat. 1876), and that comprises 2 
or more of the following entities:
            ``(1) Businesses incorporated in the United States.
            ``(2) Public or private educational or research 
        organizations located in the United States.
            ``(3) Entities of State or local governments in the 
        United States.
            ``(4) Federal laboratories.
    ``(c) Program.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts, 
cooperative agreements, and other transactions as authorized by 
section 2371 of title 10 with, and make grants to, eligible 
consortia to promote the development and deployment of 
innovation in transportation technology services, management, 
and operational practices.
    ``(d) Eligibility Criteria.--To be eligible to receive 
assistance under this section, an eligible consortium shall--
            ``(1) for a period of not less than the 3 years 
        preceding the date of a contract, cooperative 
        agreement, or other transaction, be organized on a 
        statewide or multistate basis for the purpose of 
        designing, developing, and deploying transportation 
        technologies that address identified technological 
        impediments in the transportation field;
            ``(2) facilitate the participation in the 
        consortium of small- and medium-sized businesses, 
        utilities, public laboratories and universities, and 
        other relevant entities;
            ``(3) be actively engaged in transportation 
        technology projects that address compliance in 
        nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7401 et seq.);
            ``(4) be designed to use Federal and State funding 
        to attract private capital in the form of grants or 
        investments to carry out this section; and
            ``(5) ensure that at least 50 percent of the 
        funding for the consortium project will be provided by 
        non-Federal sources.
    ``(e) Proposals.--The Secretary shall prescribe such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate 
for the content and structure of proposals submitted for 
assistance under this section.
    ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--At least once each year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
report on the projects undertaken by the eligible consortia and 
the progress made in advancing the purposes of this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003, to remain 
        available until expended.
            ``(2) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 
        118(a), funds made available under paragraph (1) shall 
        not be available in advance of an annual 
        appropriation.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 55 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 5505 the following:

``5506. Advanced vehicle technologies program.''.

SEC. 5112. STUDY OF FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make a grant to, or 
enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with, the 
Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
Sciences (in this section referred to as the ``Board'') to 
conduct a study to determine the goals, purposes, research 
agenda and projects, administrative structure, and fiscal needs 
for a new strategic highway research program to replace the 
program established under section 307(d) (as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act), or a similar 
effort.
    (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Board shall 
consult with the American Association of State Highway and 
Transportation Officials and such other entities as the Board 
determines appropriate to the conduct of the study.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after making a grant or 
entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under 
subsection (a), the Board shall submit a final report on the 
results of the study to the Secretary, the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 5113. COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND SPATIAL INFORMATION 
                    TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a program to validate commercial remote sensing products 
and spatial information technologies for application to 
national transportation infrastructure development and 
construction.
    (b) Program Stages.--
            (1) First stage.--Not later than 18 months after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        establish a national policy for the use of commercial 
        remote sensing products and spatial information 
        technologies in national transportation infrastructure 
        development and construction.
            (2) Second stage.--After establishment of the 
        national policy under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall develop new applications of commercial remote 
        sensing products and spatial information technologies 
        for the implementation of the national policy.
    (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
section in cooperation with the Commercial Remote Sensing 
Program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
and a consortium of university research centers.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2004.

SEC. 5114. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

    With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary should--
            (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit 
        date-related problems in computer systems of the 
        Department of Transportation to ensure that the systems 
        continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
        thereafter;
            (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to 
        the operations of the Department of Transportation 
        posed by the problems referred to in paragraph (1), and 
        plan and budget for achieving year 2000 compliance for 
        all mission-critical systems of the Department; and
            (3) develop contingency plans for those systems 
        that the Secretary of Transportation is unable to 
        correct in time.

SEC. 5115. INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRAFFIC.

    (a) Study.--The Director shall carry out a study--
            (1) to measure the ton-miles and value-miles of 
        international trade traffic carried by highway for each 
        State;
            (2) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of 
        such measures for use in the formula for highway 
        apportionments;
            (3) to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the 
        use of diesel fuel data as a measure of international 
        trade traffic by State; and
            (4) to identify needed improvements in long-term 
        data collection programs to provide accurate and 
        reliable measures of international traffic for use in 
        the formula for highway apportionments.
    (b) Basis for Evaluations.--The study shall evaluate the 
accuracy and reliability of measures for use as formula factors 
based on statistical quality standards developed by the Bureau 
in consultation with the Committee on National Statistics of 
the National Academy of Sciences.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the study carried 
out under paragraph (1), including recommendations for changes 
in law necessary to implement the identified needs for 
improvements in long-term data collection programs.

SEC. 5116. UNIVERSITY GRANTS.

    (a) Seismic Research, University of California at San 
Diego.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        University of California at San Diego to upgrade 
        earthquake simulation facilities at the University.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2002 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (b) Global Climate Research, University of Alabama at 
Huntsville.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        University of Alabama at Huntsville for global climate 
        research.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $200,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (c) Asphalt Research, Auburn University.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        Auburn University for asphalt research.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $250,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 and 2000 shall be available to carry 
        out this subsection.
    (d) Advanced Vehicle Research, University of Alabama at 
Tuscaloosa.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa for advanced 
        vehicle research, including the study of fuel cell and 
        electric vehicle technology.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $400,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (e) Geothermal Heat Pump Smart Bridge Program, Oklahoma 
State University.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        Oklahoma State University for the purposes of research, 
        development, and field testing of the Geothermal Heat 
        Pump Smart Bridge Program.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
        $500,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (f) Intelligent Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction, 
University of Oklahoma.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        University of Oklahoma, College of Engineering, Center 
        for Structural Control, for the purposes of research, 
        development, and field testing of the Intelligent 
        Stiffener for Bridge Stress Reduction.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002 
        shall be available to carry out this subsection.
    (g) Study of Advanced Trauma Care, University of Alabama at 
Birmingham.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        University of Alabama at Birmingham for the study of 
        advanced trauma care.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $750,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (h) Center for Transportation Injury Research.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        establish and maintain a center for transportation 
        injury research at the Calspan University of Buffalo 
        Research Center affiliated with the State University of 
        New York at Buffalo.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $2,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1998 through 2003 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.
    (i) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.--
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
        Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State 
        University and the Virginia Transportation Research 
        Institute at George Washington University for research 
        and technology development for preventing and 
        minimizing head and spinal cord injuries relating to 
        automobile accidents.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under 
        section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to 
        carry out this subsection.

SEC. 5117. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION 
                    PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
transportation technology innovation and demonstration program 
in accordance with the requirements of this section.
    (b) Contents of Program.--
            (1) Motor vehicle safety warning system.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall expand 
                and continue the study authorized by section 
                358(c) of the National Highway System 
                Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 
                109 Stat. 625) relating to the development of a 
                motor vehicle safety warning system and shall 
                conduct tests of such system.
                    (B) Grants.--In carrying out this 
                paragraph, the Secretary may make grants to 
                State and local governments.
                    (C) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000 by 
                section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $700,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
            (2) Motor carrier advanced sensor control system.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                conduct research on the deployment of a system 
                of advanced sensors and signal processors in 
                trucks and tractor trailers to determine axle 
                and wheel alignment, monitor collision alarm, 
                check tire pressure and tire balance 
                conditions, measure and detect load 
                distribution in the vehicle, and monitor and 
                adjust automatic braking systems.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by 
                section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $700,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
            (3) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry 
                out a program to advance the deployment of an 
                operational intelligent transportation 
                infrastructure system for the measurement of 
                various transportation system activities to aid 
                in the transportation planning and analysis 
                while making a significant contribution to the 
                ITS program under this title. This program 
                shall be initiated in the 2 largest 
                metropolitan areas in the State of 
                Pennsylvania. The program may locate its 
                database at the facility authorized under 
                paragraph (6).
                    (B) Description.--The program under this 
                section shall meet the following objectives:
                            (i) Build an infrastructure of the 
                        measurement of various transportation 
                        system metrics to aid in planning, 
                        analysis, and maintenance of the 
                        Department of Transportation, including 
                        the buildout, maintenance, and 
                        operation of greater than 40 
                        metropolitan area systems with a cost 
                        not to exceed $2,000,000 per 
                        metropolitan area. For the purposes of 
                        this demonstration initiative, a 
                        metropolitan area is defined as any 
                        area that has a population exceeding 
                        300,000 and that meets several of the 
                        criteria established by the Secretary 
                        in conjunction with the intelligent 
                        vehicle highway systems corridors 
                        program.
                            (ii) Provide private technology 
                        commercialization initiatives to 
                        generate revenues which will be shared 
                        with local Department of 
                        Transportations.
                            (iii) Collect data primarily 
                        through wireless transmission along 
                        with some shared wide area networks.
                            (iv) Aggregate data into reports 
                        for multipoint data distribution 
                        techniques.
                            (v) Utilize an advanced information 
                        system designed and monitored by an 
                        entity with experience with the 
                        Department of Transportation in the 
                        design and monitoring of high 
                        reliability, mission critical voice and 
                        data systems.
                    (C) Eligibility.--In addition to the 
                amounts made available under subparagraph (D), 
                the program authorized under this paragraph 
                shall be eligible for funding under sections 
                5207 and 5208 of this Act.
                    (D) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by 
                section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,700,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
                    (E) Federal share.--The Federal share of 
                the cost of a program carried out under this 
                paragraph shall be 80 percent of the cost of 
                such program.
            (4) Corrosion control and prevention.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a 
                grant to conduct a study on the costs and 
                benefits of corrosion control and prevention. 
                The study shall be conducted in conjunction 
                with an interdisciplinary team of experts from 
                the fields of metallurgy, chemistry, economics, 
                and others, as appropriate. Not later than 
                September 30, 2001, the Secretary shall submit 
                to Congress a report on the study results, 
                together with any recommendations.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 by 
                section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $500,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
            (5) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified 
        asphalts.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                continue to carry out section 6016 of the 
                Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
                Act of 1991. Additional areas of the program 
                under such section shall be asphalt-water 
                interaction studies and asphalt-aggregate thin 
                film behavior studies.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by 
                section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $3,000,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
            (6) Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response 
        Center.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
                grants to the Pennsylvania Transportation 
                Institute, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania 
                Turnpike Commission, to establish an advanced 
                traffic monitoring and emergency response 
                center at Letterkenny Army Depot in 
                Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The center shall 
                help develop and coordinate traffic monitoring 
                and ITS systems on portions of the Pennsylvania 
                Turnpike system and I-81, coordinate emergency 
                response with State and local governments in 
                the Central Pennsylvania Region and conduct 
                research on emergency response and prototype 
                trauma response.
                    (B) Funding.--
                            (i) Eligibility under section 
                        5208.--The center established under 
                        this paragraph shall be eligible for 
                        funding under section 5208 of this Act.
                            (ii) Allocation.--Of the amounts 
                        made available for each of fiscal years 
                        1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(2) 
                        of this Act, $1,667,000 per fiscal year 
                        shall be available to carry out this 
                        paragraph.
            (7) Transportation economic and land use system.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                continue development and deployment through the 
                New Jersey Institute of Technology to 
                metropolitan planning organizations of the 
                Transportation Economic and Land Use System.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by 
                section 5001(a)(2) of this Act, $1,000,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.
            (8) Recycled materials resource center.--
                    (A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall 
                establish at the University of New Hampshire a 
                research program to be known as the ``Recycled 
                Materials Resource Center'' (referred to in 
                this paragraph as the ``Center'').
                    (B) Activities.--
                            (i) In general.--The Center shall--
                                    (I) systematically test, 
                                evaluate, develop appropriate 
                                guidelines for, and demonstrate 
                                environmentally acceptable and 
                                occupationally safe 
                                technologies and techniques for 
                                the increased use of 
                                traditional and nontraditional 
                                recycled and secondary 
                                materials in transportation 
                                infrastructure construction and 
                                maintenance;
                                    (II) make information 
                                available to State 
                                transportation departments, the 
                                Federal Highway Administration, 
                                the construction industry, and 
                                other interested parties to 
                                assist in evaluating proposals 
                                to use traditional and 
                                nontraditional recycled and 
                                secondary materials in 
                                transportation infrastructure 
                                construction;
                                    (III) encourage the 
                                increased use of traditional 
                                and nontraditional recycled and 
                                secondary materials by using 
                                sound science to analyze 
                                thoroughly all potential long-
                                term considerations that affect 
                                the physical and environmental 
                                performance of the materials; 
                                and
                                    (IV) work cooperatively 
                                with Federal and State 
                                officials to reduce the 
                                institutional barriers that 
                                limit widespread use of 
                                traditional and nontraditional 
                                recycled and secondary 
                                materials and to ensure that 
                                such increased use is 
                                consistent with the sustained 
                                environmental and physical 
                                integrity of the infrastructure 
                                in which the materials are 
                                used.
                            (ii) Sites and projects under 
                        actual field conditions.--In carrying 
                        out clause (i)(III), the Secretary may 
                        authorize the Center to--
                                    (I) use test sites and 
                                demonstration projects under 
                                actual field conditions to 
                                develop appropriate performance 
                                data; and
                                    (II) develop appropriate 
                                tests and guidelines to ensure 
                                correct use of recycled and 
                                secondary materials in 
                                transportation infrastructure 
                                construction.
                    (C) Review and Evaluation.--
                            (i) In general.--Not less often 
                        than every 2 years, the Secretary shall 
                        review and evaluate the program carried 
                        out by the Center.
                            (ii) Notification of 
                        deficiencies.--In carrying out clause 
                        (i), if the Secretary determines that 
                        the Center is deficient in carrying out 
                        subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
                        notify the Center of each deficiency 
                        and recommend specific measures to 
                        address the deficiency.
                            (iii) Disqualification.--If, after 
                        the end of the 180-day period that 
                        begins on the date of notification to 
                        the Center under clause (ii), the 
                        Secretary determines that the Center 
                        has not corrected each deficiency 
                        identified under clause (ii), the 
                        Secretary may, after notifying the 
                        Committee on Environment and Public 
                        Works of the Senate and the Committee 
                        on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
                        the House of Representatives of the 
                        determination, disqualify the Center 
                        from further participation under this 
                        section.
                    (D) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by 
                section 5001(a)(1) of this Act, $1,500,000 per 
                fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
                this paragraph.

SEC. 5118. DREXEL UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
State of Pennsylvania, shall establish the Intelligent 
Infrastructure Institute at Drexel University, Pennsylvania. 
The Institute shall conduct research, training, technology 
transfer, construction, maintenance, and other activities to 
advance infrastructure research.
    (b) Funding.--The amounts made available by the item 
numbered 315 in the table contained in section 1602 of this Act 
shall be available to carry out this section.
    (c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 to carry out subsection (a).
    (d) Facility.--Funds made available to carry out this 
section may be used to construct a building to house the 
Institute.

SEC. 5119. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 204(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended in the last sentence by striking ``326'' and inserting 
``504(b)''.
    (b) Sections 307, 321, 325, and 326 of title 23, United 
States Code, are repealed.
    (c) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 
307, 321, 325, and 326.
    (d) Section 115(a)(1)(A)(i) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``or 307'' and inserting ``or 
505''.
    (e) Section 151(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``section 307(a),'' and inserting ``section 
502,''.
    (f) Section 106 of Public Law 89-564 (23 U.S.C. 403 note; 
80 Stat. 735) is amended in the third sentence by striking 
``sections 307 and 403 of title 23, United States Code,'' and 
inserting ``section 403 and chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code,''.

             Subtitle C--Intelligent Transportation Systems

SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Intelligent 
Transportation Systems Act of 1998''.

SEC. 5202. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) investments authorized by the Intermodal 
        Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 1914 et seq.) have demonstrated that intelligent 
        transportation systems can mitigate surface 
        transportation problems in a cost-effective manner; and
            (2) continued investment in architecture and 
        standards development, research, and systems 
        integration is needed to accelerate the rate at which 
        intelligent transportation systems are incorporated 
        into the national surface transportation network, 
        thereby improving transportation safety and efficiency 
        and reducing costs and negative impacts on communities 
        and the environment.

SEC. 5203. GOALS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Goals.--The goals of the intelligent transportation 
system program include--
            (1) enhancement of surface transportation 
        efficiency and facilitation of intermodalism and 
        international trade to enable existing facilities to 
        meet a significant portion of future transportation 
        needs, including public access to employment, goods, 
        and services, and to reduce regulatory, financial, and 
        other transaction costs to public agencies and system 
        users;
            (2) achievement of national transportation safety 
        goals, including the enhancement of safe operation of 
        motor vehicles and nonmotorized vehicles, with 
        particular emphasis on decreasing the number and 
        severity of collisions;
            (3) protection and enhancement of the natural 
        environment and communities affected by surface 
        transportation, with particular emphasis on assisting 
        State and local governments to achieve national 
        environmental goals;
            (4) accommodation of the needs of all users of 
        surface transportation systems, including operators of 
        commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and 
        motorcycles, and including individuals with 
        disabilities; and
            (5) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond 
        to emergencies and natural disasters and enhancement of 
        national defense mobility.
    (b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall implement activities 
under the intelligent system transportation program to, at a 
minimum--
            (1) expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas, 
        deployment and integration of intelligent 
        transportation systems for consumers of passenger and 
        freight transportation;
            (2) ensure that Federal, State, and local 
        transportation officials have adequate knowledge of 
        intelligent transportation systems for full 
        consideration in the transportation planning process;
            (3) improve regional cooperation and operations 
        planning for effective intelligent transportation 
        system deployment;
            (4) promote the innovative use of private 
        resources;
            (5) develop a workforce capable of developing, 
        operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation 
        systems; and
            (6) complete deployment of Commercial Vehicle 
        Information Systems and Networks in a majority of 
        States by September 30, 2003.

SEC. 5204. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the 
Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation 
system program to research, develop, and operationally test 
intelligent transportation systems and advance nationwide 
deployment of such systems as a component of the surface 
transportation systems of the United States.
    (b) Policy.--Intelligent transportation system operational 
tests and deployment projects funded pursuant to this subtitle 
shall encourage and not displace public-private partnerships or 
private sector investment in such tests and projects.
    (c) Cooperation With Governmental, Private, and Educational 
Entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent 
transportation system program in cooperation with State and 
local governments and other public entities, the United States 
private sector, the Federal laboratories, and colleges and 
universities, including historically black colleges and 
universities and other minority institutions of higher 
education.
    (d) Consultation With Federal Officials.--In carrying out 
the intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary, 
as appropriate, shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, 
the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, and the heads of other Federal departments 
and agencies.
    (e) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The 
Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and 
information to State and local governments seeking to 
implement, operate, maintain, or evaluate intelligent 
transportation system technologies and services.
    (f) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide 
funding to support adequate consideration of transportation 
system management and operations, including intelligent 
transportation systems, within metropolitan and statewide 
transportation planning processes.
    (g) Information Clearinghouse.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) maintain a repository for technical and 
                safety data collected as a result of federally 
                sponsored projects carried out under this 
                subtitle; and
                    (B) on request, make that information 
                (except for proprietary information and data) 
                readily available to all users of the 
                repository at an appropriate cost.
            (2) Delegation of authority.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may delegate 
                the responsibility of the Secretary under this 
                subsection, with continuing oversight by the 
                Secretary, to an appropriate entity not within 
                the Department of Transportation.
                    (B) Federal assistance.--If the Secretary 
                delegates the responsibility, the entity to 
                which the responsibility is delegated shall be 
                eligible for Federal assistance under this 
                section.
    (h) Advisory Committees.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
        Secretary may use 1 or more advisory committees.
            (2) Applicability of federal advisory committee 
        act.--Any advisory committee so used shall be subject 
        to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
    (i) Procurement Methods.--
            (1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall 
        develop appropriate technical assistance and guidance 
        to assist State and local agencies in evaluating and 
        selecting appropriate methods of procurement for 
        intelligent transportation system projects carried out 
        using funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, 
        including innovative and nontraditional methods such as 
        the Information Technology Omnibus Procurement.
            (2) Intelligent transportation system software.--To 
        the maximum extent practicable, contracting officials 
        shall use as a critical evaluation criterion the 
        Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity 
        Model, or another similar recognized standard risk 
        assessment methodology, to reduce the cost, schedule, 
        and performance risks associated with the development, 
        management, and integration of intelligent 
        transportation system software.
    (j) Evaluations.--
            (1) Guidelines and requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue 
                guidelines and requirements for the evaluation 
                of operational tests and deployment projects 
                carried out under this subtitle.
                    (B) Objectivity and independence.--The 
                guidelines and requirements issued under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include provisions to 
                ensure the objectivity and independence of the 
                evaluator so as to avoid any real or apparent 
                conflict of interest or potential influence on 
                the outcome by parties to any such test or 
                deployment project or by any other formal 
                evaluation carried out under this subtitle.
                    (C) Funding.--The guidelines and 
                requirements issued under subparagraph (A) 
                shall establish evaluation funding levels based 
                on the size and scope of each test or project 
                that ensure adequate evaluation of the results 
                of the test or project.
            (2) Special rule.--Any survey, questionnaire, or 
        interview that the Secretary considers necessary to 
        carry out the evaluation of any test, deployment 
        project, or program assessment activity under this 
        subtitle shall not be subject to chapter 35 of title 
        44.

SEC. 5205. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Updates.--The Secretary shall maintain and 
        update, as necessary, the National ITS Program Plan 
        developed by the Department of Transportation and the 
        Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
            (2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan shall--
                    (A) specify the goals, objectives, and 
                milestones for the research and deployment of 
                intelligent transportation systems in the 
                context of major metropolitan areas, smaller 
                metropolitan and rural areas, and commercial 
                vehicle operations;
                    (B) specify how specific programs and 
                projects will achieve the goals, objectives, 
                and milestones referred to in subparagraph (A), 
                including consideration of the 5- and 10-year 
                timeframes for the goals and objectives;
                    (C) identify activities that provide for 
                the dynamic development of standards and 
                protocols to promote and ensure 
                interoperability in the implementation of 
                intelligent transportation system technologies, 
                including actions taken to establish critical 
                standards; and
                    (D) establish a cooperative process with 
                State and local governments for determining 
                desired surface transportation system 
                performance levels and developing plans for 
                incorporation of specific intelligent 
                transportation system capabilities into surface 
                transportation systems.
    (b) Reporting.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall 
be transmitted and updated as part of the Surface 
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan 
developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 5206. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Development, implementation, and maintenance.--
        Consistent with section 12(d) of the National 
        Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 
        U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783), the Secretary shall 
        develop, implement, and maintain a national 
        architecture and supporting standards and protocols to 
        promote the widespread use and evaluation of 
        intelligent transportation system technology as a 
        component of the surface transportation systems of the 
        United States.
            (2) Interoperability and efficiency.--To the 
        maximum extent practicable, the national architecture 
        shall promote interoperability among, and efficiency 
        of, intelligent transportation system technologies 
        implemented throughout the United States.
            (3) Use of standards development organizations.--In 
        carrying out this section, the Secretary may use the 
        services of such standards development organizations as 
        the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
    (b) Report on Critical Standards.--Not later than June 1, 
1999, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science 
of the House of Representatives identifying which standards are 
critical to ensuring national interoperability or critical to 
the development of other standards and specifying the status of 
the development of each standard identified.
    (c) Provisional Standards.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary finds that the 
        development or balloting of an intelligent 
        transportation system standard jeopardizes the timely 
        achievement of the objectives identified in subsection 
        (a), the Secretary may establish a provisional standard 
        after consultation with affected parties, and using, to 
        the extent practicable, the work product of appropriate 
        standards development organizations.
            (2) Critical standards.--If a standard identified 
        as critical in the report under subsection (b) is not 
        adopted and published by the appropriate standards 
        development organization by January 1, 2001, the 
        Secretary shall establish a provisional standard after 
        consultation with affected parties, and using, to the 
        extent practicable, the work product of appropriate 
        standards development organizations.
            (3) Period of effectiveness.--A provisional 
        standard established under paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
        be published in the Federal Register and remain in 
        effect until the appropriate standards development 
        organization adopts and publishes a standard.
    (d) Waiver of Requirement To Establish Provisional 
Standard.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may waive the 
        requirement under subsection (c)(2) to establish a 
        provisional standard if the Secretary determines that 
        additional time would be productive or that 
        establishment of a provisional standard would be 
        counterproductive to achieving the timely achievement 
        of the objectives identified in subsection (a).
            (2) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register a notice describing each standard for 
        which a waiver of the provisional standard requirement 
        has been granted, the reasons for and effects of 
        granting the waiver, and an estimate as to when the 
        standard is expected to be adopted through a process 
        consistent with section 12(d) of the National 
        Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 
        U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783).
            (3) Withdrawal of waiver.--At any time the 
        Secretary may withdraw a waiver granted under paragraph 
        (1). Upon such withdrawal, the Secretaryshall publish 
in the Federal Register a notice describing each standard for which a 
waiver has been withdrawn and the reasons for withdrawing the waiver.
    (e) Conformity With National Architecture.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), the Secretary shall ensure that 
        intelligent transportation system projects carried out 
        using funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, 
        including funds made available under this subtitle to 
        deploy intelligent transportation system technologies, 
        conform to the national architecture, applicable 
        standards or provisional standards, and protocols 
        developed under subsection (a).
            (2) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary may 
        authorize exceptions to paragraph (1) for--
                    (A) projects designed to achieve specific 
                research objectives outlined in the National 
                ITS Program Plan under section 5205 or the 
                Surface Transportation Research and Development 
                Strategic Plan developed under section 508 of 
                title 23, United States Code; or
                    (B) the upgrade or expansion of an 
                intelligent transportation system in existence 
                on the date of enactment of this subtitle, if 
                the Secretary determines that the upgrade or 
                expansion--
                            (i) would not adversely affect the 
                        goals or purposes of this subtitle;
                            (ii) is carried out before the end 
                        of the useful life of such system; and
                            (iii) is cost-effective as compared 
                        to alternatives that would meet the 
                        conformity requirement of paragraph 
                        (1).
            (3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        funds used for operation or maintenance of an 
        intelligent transportation system in existence on the 
        date of enactment of this subtitle.
    (f) Spectrum.--The Federal Communications Commission shall 
consider, in consultation with the Secretary, spectrum needs 
for the operation of intelligent transportation systems, 
including spectrum for the dedicated short-range vehicle-to-
wayside wireless standard. Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
Federal Communications Commission shall have completed a 
rulemaking considering the allocation of spectrum for 
intelligent transportation systems.

SEC. 5207. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system 
research, development and operational tests of intelligent 
vehicles and intelligent infrastructure systems, and other 
similar activities that are necessary to carry out this 
subtitle.
    (b) Priority Areas.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
give higher priority to funding projects that--
            (1) address traffic management, incident 
        management, transit management, toll collection, 
        traveler information, or highway operations systems;
            (2) focus on crash-avoidance and integration of in-
        vehicle crash protection technologies with other on-
        board safety systems, including the interaction of air 
        bags and safety belts;
            (3) incorporate human factors research, including 
        the science of the driving process;
            (4) facilitate the integration of intelligent 
        infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies, 
        including magnetic guidance control systems or other 
        materials or magnetics research; or
            (5) incorporate research on the impact of 
        environmental, weather, and natural conditions on 
        intelligent transportation systems, including the 
        effects of cold climates.
    (c) Operational Tests.--Operational tests conducted under 
this section shall be designed for the collection of data to 
permit objective evaluation of the results of the tests, 
derivation of cost-benefit information that is useful to others 
contemplating deployment of similar systems, and development 
and implementation of standards.
    (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
operational tests and demonstrations under subsection (a) shall 
not exceed 80 percent.

SEC. 5208. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
comprehensive program to accelerate the integration and 
interoperability of intelligent transportation systems in 
metropolitan and rural areas. Under the program, the Secretary 
shall select for funding, through competitive solicitation, 
projects that will serve as models to improve transportation 
efficiency, promote safety (including safe freight movement), 
increase traffic flow (including the flow of intermodal travel 
at ports of entry), reduce emissions of air pollutants, improve 
traveler information, enhance alternative transportation modes, 
build on existing intelligent transportation system projects, 
or promote tourism.
    (b) Selection of Projects.--Under the program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to funding projects that--
            (1) contribute to national deployment goals and 
        objectives outlined in the National ITS Program Plan 
        under section 5205;
            (2) demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperation 
        among agencies, jurisdictions, and the private sector, 
        as evidenced by signed memoranda of understanding that 
        clearly define the responsibilities and relations of 
        all parties to a partnership arrangement, including 
        institutional relationships and financial agreements 
        needed to support deployment;
            (3) encourage private sector involvement and 
        financial commitment, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, through innovative financial arrangements, 
        especially public-private partnerships, including 
        arrangements that generate revenue to offset public 
        investment costs;
            (4) demonstrate commitment to a comprehensive plan 
        of fully integrated intelligent transportation system 
        deployment in accordance with the national architecture 
        and standards and protocols established under section 
        5206;
            (5) are part of approved plans and programs 
        developed under applicable statewide and metropolitan 
        transportation planning processes and applicable State 
        air quality implementation plans, as appropriate, at 
        the time at which Federal funds are sought;
            (6) minimize the relative percentage and amount of 
        Federal contributions under this section to total 
        project costs;
            (7) ensure continued, long-term operations and 
        maintenance without continued reliance on Federal 
        funding under this subtitle, as evidenced by documented 
        evidence of fiscal capacity and commitment from 
        anticipated public and private sources;
            (8) demonstrate technical capacity for effective 
        operations and maintenance or commitment to acquiring 
        necessary skills;
            (9) mitigate any adverse impacts on bicycle and 
        pedestrian transportation and safety; or
            (10) in the case of a rural area, meet other 
        safety, mobility, geographic and regional diversity, or 
        economic development criteria as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    (c) Fiscal Year Limitations.--Of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year--
            (1) not more that $15,000,000 may be used for 
        projects in a single metropolitan area;
            (2) not more than $2,000,000 may be used for 
        projects in a single rural area; and
            (3) not more than $35,000,000 may be used for 
        projects in a State.
    (d) Funding Limitations.--
            (1) Projects in metropolitan areas.--Funding under 
        this section for intelligent transportation 
        infrastructure projects in metropolitan areas shall be 
        used primarily for activities necessary to integrate 
        intelligent transportation infrastructure elements that 
        are either deployed or to be deployed with other 
        sources of funds.
            (2) Other projects.--For projects outside 
        metropolitan areas, funding provided under this 
        subtitle may also be used for installation of 
        intelligent transportation infrastructure elements.
    (e) Funding for Rural Areas.--The Secretary shall allocate 
not less than 10 percent of funds authorized by section 
5001(c)(4)(A) in rural areas for intelligent transportation 
infrastructure deployment activities funded under this section 
to carry out intelligent transportation infrastructure 
deployment activities in rural areas.
    (f) Federal Share.--
            (1) Funds made available under this section.--The 
        Federal share of the cost of a project payable from 
        funds made available under this section shall not 
        exceed 50 percent.
            (2) Funds made available from all federal 
        sources.--The total Federal share of the cost of a 
        project payable from all eligible sources (including 
        this section) shall not exceed 80 percent.
    (g) Corridor Development and Coordination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage 
        multistate cooperative agreements, coalitions, or other 
        arrangements intended to promote regional cooperation, 
        planning, and shared project implementation for 
        intelligent transportation system projects.
            (2) Great lakes its implementation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
                grants under this subsection to the State of 
                Wisconsin to continue ITS activities in the 
                corridor serving the Greater Milwaukee, 
                Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, and Gary, 
                Indiana, areas initiated under the Intermodal 
                Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
                and other areas of the State.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
                under section 5001(c)(4)(A) of this Act, 
                $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available 
                to carry out this paragraph.
            (3) Northeast its implementation.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make 
                grants under this subsection to the States to 
                continue ITS activities in the Interstate Route 
                I-95 corridor in the northeastern United States 
                initiated under the Intermodal Surface 
                Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
                    (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 
                for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 
                under section 5001(c)(4)(A) of this Act, 
                $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available 
                to carry out this paragraph.

SEC. 5209. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
                    INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
comprehensive program to deploy intelligent transportation 
systems that--
            (1) improve the safety and productivity of 
        commercial vehicles and drivers; and
            (2) reduce costs associated with commercial vehicle 
        operations and Federal and State commercial vehicle 
        regulatory requirements.
    (b) Purpose.--The program shall advance the technological 
capability and promote the deployment of intelligent 
transportation system applications to commercial vehicle 
operations, including commercial vehicle, commercial driver, 
and carrier-specific information systems and networks.
    (c) Priority Areas.--In carrying out the program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
            (1) encourage multistate cooperation and corridor 
        development;
            (2)(A) improve the safety of commercial vehicle 
        operations; and
            (B) increase the efficiency of regulatory 
        inspection processes to reduce administrative burdens 
        by advancing technology to facilitate inspections and 
        generally increase the effectiveness of enforcement 
        efforts;
            (3)(A) advance electronic processing of 
        registration information, driver licensing information, 
        fuel tax information, inspection and crash data, and 
        other safety information; and
            (B) promote communication of the information among 
        the States; or
            (4) enhance the safe passage of commercial vehicles 
        across the United States and across international 
        borders.
    (d) Leveraging of Federal Funds.--Federal funds used to 
carry out the program shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable--
            (1) be leveraged with non-Federal funds; and
            (2) be used for activities not carried out through 
        the use of private funds.
    (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
project payable from funds made available to carry out this 
section shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Federal share of 
the cost of the project payable from all eligible sources shall 
not exceed 80 percent.

SEC. 5210. USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Outreach and Public Relations Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--For each fiscal year, not more 
        than $5,000,000 of the funds made available to carry 
        out this subtitle shall be used for intelligent 
        transportation system outreach, public relations, 
        displays, scholarships, tours, and brochures.
            (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
        to intelligent transportation system training or the 
        publication or distribution of research findings, 
        technical guidance, or similar documents.
    (b) Infrastructure Development.--Funds made available to 
carry out this subtitle for operational tests and deployment 
projects--
            (1) shall be used primarily for the development of 
        intelligent transportation system infrastructure; and
            (2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be 
        used for the construction of physical highway and 
        transit infrastructure unless the construction is 
        incidental and critically necessary to the 
        implementation of an intelligent transportation system 
        project.
    (c) Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Financing and Operations 
Plan.--The Secretary shall require an applicant for funds made 
available under sections 5208 and 5209 to submit to the 
Secretary--
            (1) an analysis of the life-cycle costs of 
        operation and maintenance of intelligent transportation 
        system elements, if the total initial capital costs of 
        the elements exceed $3,000,000; and
            (2) a multiyear financing and operations plan that 
        describes how the project will be cost-effectively 
        operated and maintained.

SEC. 5211. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Commercial vehicle information systems and 
        networks.--The term ``Commercial Vehicle Information 
        Systems and Networks'' means the information systems 
        and communications networks that support commercial 
        vehicle operations.
            (2) Commercial vehicle operations.--The term 
        ``commercial vehicle operations''--
                    (A) means motor carrier operations and 
                motor vehicle regulatory activities associated 
                with the commercial movement of goods, 
                including hazardous materials, and passengers; 
                and
                    (B) with respect to the public sector, 
                includes the issuance of operating credentials, 
                the administration of motor vehicle and fuel 
                taxes, and roadside safety and border crossing 
                inspection and regulatory compliance 
                operations.
            (3) Corridor.--The term ``corridor'' means any 
        major transportation route that includes parallel 
        limited access highways, major arterials, or transit 
        lines.
            (4) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The 
        term ``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' 
        means fully integrated public sector intelligent 
        transportation system components, as defined by the 
        Secretary.
            (5) Intelligent transportation system.--The term 
        ``intelligent transportation system'' means 
        electronics, communications, or information processing 
        used singly or in combination to improve the efficiency 
        or safety of a surface transportation system.
            (6) National architecture.--The term ``national 
        architecture'' means the common framework for 
        interoperability adopted by the Secretary that 
        defines--
                    (A) the functions associated with 
                intelligent transportation system user 
                services;
                    (B) the physical entities or subsystems 
                within which the functions reside;
                    (C) the data interfaces and information 
                flows between physical subsystems; and
                    (D) the communications requirements 
                associated with the information flows.
            (7) Standard.--The term ``standard'' means a 
        document that--
                    (A) contains technical specifications or 
                other precise criteria for intelligent 
                transportation systems that are to be used 
                consistently as rules, guidelines, or 
                definitions of characteristics so as to ensure 
                that materials, products, processes, and 
                services are fit for their purposes; and
                    (B) may support the national architecture 
                and promote--
                            (i) the widespread use and adoption 
                        of intelligent transportation system 
                        technology as a component of the 
                        surface transportation systems of the 
                        United States; and
                            (ii) interoperability among 
                        intelligent transportation system 
                        technologies implemented throughout the 
                        States.
            (8) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning 
        given the term under section 101 of title 23, United 
        States Code.

SEC. 5212. PROJECT FUNDING.

    (a) Use of Hazardous Materials Monitoring Systems.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct 
        research on improved methods of deploying and 
        integrating existing ITS projects to include hazardous 
        materials monitoring systems across various modes of 
        transportation.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 
        5001(a)(6) of this Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year 
        shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
    (b) Outreach and Technology Transfer Activities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to 
        support the Urban Consortium's ITS outreach and 
        technology transfer activities.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for 
        each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 
        5001(a)(5) of this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall 
        be available to carry out this paragraph.
    (c) Translink.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
        the Texas Transportation Institute to continue the 
        Translink Research program.
            (2) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of 
        fiscal years 1999 through 2001 by section 5001(a)(6) of 
        this Act, $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available 
        to carry out this paragraph.

SEC. 5213. REPEAL.

    The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 is amended by striking part B of title VI (23 U.S.C. 307 
note; 105 Stat. 2189).

            TITLE VI--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS

SEC. 6101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) The Congress finds that--
            (1) there is a lack of air quality monitoring data 
        for fine particle levels, measured as PM2.5, 
        in the United States and the States should receive full 
        funding for the monitoring efforts;
            (2) such data would provide a basis for designating 
        areas as attainment or nonattainment for any 
        PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards 
        pursuant to the standards promulgated in July 1997;
            (3) the President of the United States directed the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
        (referred to in this title as the ``Administrator'') in 
        a memorandum dated July 16, 1997, to complete the next 
        periodic review of the particulate matter national 
        ambient air quality standards by July 2002 in order to 
        determine ``whether to revise or maintain the 
        standards'';
            (4) the Administrator has stated that 3 years of 
        air quality monitoring data for fine particle levels, 
        measured as PM2.5 and performed in 
        accordance with any applicable Federal reference 
        methods, is appropriate for designating areas as 
        attainment or nonattainment pursuant to the July 1997 
        promulgated standards; and
            (5) the Administrator has acknowledged that in 
        drawing boundaries for attainment and nonattainment 
        areas for the July 1997 ozone national air quality 
        standards, Governors would benefit from considering 
        implementation guidance from EPA on drawing area 
        boundaries.
    (b) The purposes of this title are--
            (1) to ensure that 3 years of air quality 
        monitoring data regarding fine particle levels are 
        gathered for use in the determination of area 
        attainment or nonattainment designations respecting any 
        PM2.5 national ambient air quality 
        standards;
            (2) to ensure that the Governors have adequate time 
        to consider implementation guidance from EPA on drawing 
        area boundaries prior to submitting area designations 
        respecting the July 1997 ozone national ambient air 
        quality standards;
            (3) to ensure that the schedule for implementation 
        of the July 1997 revisions of the ambient air quality 
        standards for particulate matter and the schedule for 
        the Environmental Protection Agency's visibility 
        regulations related to regional haze are consistent 
        with the timetable for implementation of such 
        particulate matter standards as set forth in the 
        President's Implementation Memorandum dated July 16, 
        1997.

SEC. 6102. PARTICULATE MATTER MONITORING PROGRAM.

    (a) Through grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
use appropriated funds no later than fiscal year 2000 to fund 
100 percent of the cost of the establishment, purchase, 
operation and maintenance of a PM2.5 monitoring 
network necessary to implement the national ambient air quality 
standards for PM2.5 under section 109 of the Clean 
Air Act. This implementation shall not result in a diversion or 
reprogramming of funds from other Federal, State or local Clean 
Air Act activities. Any funds previously diverted or 
reprogrammed from section 105 Clean Air Act grants for 
PM2.5 monitors must be restored to State or local 
air programs in fiscal year 1999.
    (b) EPA and the States, consistent with their respective 
authorities under the Clean Air Act, shall ensure that the 
national network (designated in subsection (a)) which consists 
of the PM2.5 monitors necessary to implement the 
national ambient air quality standards is established by 
December 31, 1999.
    (c)(1) The Governors shall be required to submit 
designations referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air 
Act for each area following promulgation of the July 1997 
PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard within 1 
year after receipt of 3 years of air quality monitoring data 
performed in accordance with any applicable Federal reference 
methods for the relevant areas. Only data from the monitoring 
network designated in subsection (a) and other Federal 
reference method PM2.5 monitors shall be considered 
for such designations. Nothing in the previous sentence shall 
be construed as affecting the Governor's authority to designate 
an area initially as nonattainment, and the Administrator's 
authority to promulgate the designation of an area as 
nonattainment, under section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 
based on its contribution to ambient air quality in a nearby 
nonattainment area.
    (2) For any area designated as nonattainment for the July 
1997 PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard in 
accordance with the schedule set forth in this section, 
notwithstanding the time limit prescribed in paragraph (2) of 
section 169B(e) of the Clean Air Act, the Administrator shall 
require State implementation plan revisions referred to in such 
paragraph (2) to be submitted at the same time as State 
implementation plan revisions referred to in section 172 of the 
Clean Air Act implementing the revised national ambient air 
quality standard for fine particulate matter are required to be 
submitted. For any area designated as attainment or 
unclassifiable for such standard, the Administrator shall 
require the State implementation plan revisions referred to in 
such paragraph (2) to be submitted 1 year after the area has 
been so designated. The preceding provisions of this paragraph 
shall not preclude the implementation of the agreements and 
recommendations set forth in the Grand Canyon Visibility 
Transport Commission Report dated June 1996.
    (d) The Administrator shall promulgate the designations 
referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act for each 
area following promulgation of the July 1997 PM2.5 
national ambient air quality standard by the earlier of 1 year 
after the initial designations required under subsection (c)(1) 
are required to be submitted or December 31, 2005.
    (e) The Administrator shall conduct a field study of the 
ability of the PM2.5 Federal Reference Method to 
differentiate those particles that are larger than 2.5 
micrograms in diameter. This study shall be completed and 
provided to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the United States Senate no later than 2 years from 
the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6103. OZONE DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) The Governors shall be required to submit the 
designations referred to in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air 
Act within 2 years following the promulgation of the July 1997 
ozone national ambient air quality standards.
    (b) The Administrator shall promulgate final designations 
no later than 1 year after the designations required under 
subsection (a) are required to be submitted.

SEC. 6104. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

    Nothing in sections 6101 through 6103 shall be construed by 
the Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency or any 
court, State, or person to affect any pending litigation or to 
be a ratification of the ozone or PM2.5 standards.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

             Subtitle A--Automobile Safety and Information

SEC 7101. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization Act of 1998''.

SEC. 7102. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Motor Vehicle Safety Activities.--Section 30104 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 30104. Authorization of appropriations

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$81,200,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to carry out this part in each fiscal year 
beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 
2001.''.
    (b) Motor Vehicle Information Activities.--Section 32102 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 32102. Authorization of appropriations

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$6,200,000 for the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration to carry out this part in each fiscal year 
beginning in fiscal year 1999 and ending in fiscal year 
2001.''.

SEC. 7103. IMPROVING AIR BAG SAFETY.

    (a) Rulemaking To Improve Air Bags.--
            (1) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 
        September 1, 1998, the Secretary of Transportation 
        shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to improve 
        occupant protection for occupants of different sizes, 
        belted and unbelted, under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
        Standard No. 208, while minimizing the risk to infants, 
        children, and other occupants from injuries and deaths 
        caused by air bags, by means that include advanced air 
        bags.
            (2) Final rule.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall complete the 
        rulemaking required by this subsection by issuing, not 
        later than September 1, 1999, a final rule with any 
        provision the Secretary deems appropriate, consistent 
        with paragraph (1) and the requirements of section 
        30111, title 49, United States Code. If the Secretary 
        determines that the final rule cannot be completed by 
        that date to meet the purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary may extend the date for issuing the final 
        rule to not later than March 1, 2000.
            (3) Effective date.--The final rule issued under 
        this subsection shall become effective in phases as 
        rapidly as practicable, beginning not earlier than 
        September 1, 2002, and no sooner than 30 months after 
        the date of the issuance of the final rule, but not 
        later than September 1, 2003. The final rule shall 
        become fully effective for all vehicles identified in 
        section 30127(b), title 49, United States Code, that 
        are manufactured on and after September 1, 2005. Should 
        the phase-in of the final rule required by this 
        paragraph commence on September 1, 2003, then in that 
        event, and only in that event, the Secretary is 
        authorized to make the final rule fully effective on 
        September 1, 2006, for all vehicles that are 
        manufactured on and after that date.
            (4) Coordination of effective dates.--The 
        requirements of S13 of Standard No. 208 shall remain in 
        effect unless and until changed by the rule required by 
        this subsection.
            (5) Credit for early compliance.--To encourage 
        early compliance, the Secretary is directed to include 
        in the notice of proposed rulemaking required by 
        paragraph (1) means by which manufacturers may earn 
        credits for future compliance. Credits, on a one-
        vehicle for one-vehicle basis, may beearned for 
vehicles certified as being in full compliance under section 30115 of 
title 49, United States Code, with the rule required by paragraph (2) 
which are either--
                    (A) so certified in advance of the phase-in 
                period; or
                    (B) in excess of the percentage 
                requirements during the phase-in period.
    (b) Advisory Committees.--Any government advisory 
committee, task force, or other entity involving air bags shall 
include representatives of consumer and safety organizations, 
insurers, manufacturers, and suppliers.

SEC. 7104. RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.

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

``Sec. 30105. Restriction on lobbying activities

    ``(a) In General.--No funds appropriated to the Secretary 
shall be available for any activity specifically designed to 
urge a State or local legislator to favor or oppose the 
adoption of any specific legislative proposal pending before 
any State or local legislative body.
    ``(b) Appearance as Witness Not Barred.--Subsection (a) 
does not prohibit officers or employees of the United States 
from testifying before any State or local legislative body in 
response to the invitation of any member of that legislative 
body or a State executive office.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in 
subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``30105.  Restriction on lobbying activities.''.

SEC. 7105. ODOMETERS.

    (a) Transfers of New Motor Vehicles.--Section 32705(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(4)(A) This subsection shall apply to all transfers of 
motor vehicles (unless otherwise exempted by the Secretary by 
regulation), except in the case of transfers of new motor 
vehicles from a vehicle manufacturer jointly to a dealer and a 
person engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles 
for a period of 30 days or less.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `new motor 
vehicle' means any motor vehicle driven with no more than the 
limited use necessary in moving, transporting, or road testing 
such vehicle prior to delivery from the vehicle manufacturer to 
a dealer, but in no event shall the odometer reading of such 
vehicle exceed 300 miles.''.
    (b) Exempted Vehicles.--Section 32705(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) The Secretary may exempt such classes or categories 
of vehicles as the Secretary deems appropriate from these 
requirements. Until such time as the Secretary amends or 
modifies the regulations set forth in 49 CFR 580.6, such 
regulations shall have full force and effect.''.

SEC. 7106. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Remedies for Defects and Noncompliance.--Section 
30120(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``(including retailers of motor vehicle equipment)'' 
after ``dealer'' the first time it appears.
    (b) Tires.--Section 30123 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and by 
redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f), as subsections 
(a), (b), and (c), respectively.
    (c) Automatic Occupant Crash Protection and Seat Belt 
Use.--Section 30127(g)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``every 6 months'' and inserting 
``annually''.
    (d) Miscellaneous.--
            (1) Definitions.--
                    (A) Country of origin.--Section 
                32304(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, 
                is amended by inserting before the period the 
                following: ``, plus the assembly and labor 
                costs incurred for the final assembly of such 
                engines and transmissions''.
                    (B) Final assembly place.--Section 
                32304(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
                amended by adding at the end the following: 
                ``Such term does not include facilities for 
                engine and transmission fabrication and 
                assembly and the facilities for fabrication of 
                motor vehicle equipment component parts which 
                are produced at the same final assembly place 
                using forming processes such as stamping, 
                machining, or molding processes.''.
                    (C) Outside supplier content reporting.--
                Section 32304(a)(9)(A) of title 49, United 
                States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) for an outside supplier--
                            ``(i) the full purchase price of 
                        passenger motor vehicle equipment whose 
                        purchase price contains at least 70 
                        percent value added in the United 
                        States and Canada; or
                            ``(ii) that portion of the purchase 
                        price of passenger motor vehicle 
                        equipment containing less than 70 
                        percent value added in the United 
                        States and Canada that is attributable 
                        to the percent value added in the 
                        United States and Canada when such 
                        percent is expressed to the nearest 5 
                        percent; and''.
            (2) Country of assembly.--Section 32304(d) of title 
        49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following; ``A manufacturer may add to the label 
        required under subsection (b) a line stating the 
        country in which vehicle assembly was completed.''.
            (3) Vehicle content percentage by assembly plant.--
        Section 32304 of title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (f) through (i), respectively, and by 
        adding after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Vehicle Content Percentage by Assembly Plant.--A 
manufacturer may display separately on the label required by 
subsection (b) the domestic content of a vehicle based on the 
assembly plant. Such display shall occur after the matter 
required to be in the label by subsection (b)(1)(A).''.
            (4) Suppliers failing to report.--Section 32304 of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
        after subsection (c), as added by paragraph (3), the 
        following:
    ``(d) Value Added Determination.--If a manufacturer or 
allied supplier requests information in a timely manner from 
one or more of its outside suppliers concerning the United 
States/Canadian content of particular equipment, but does not 
receive that information despite a good faith effort to obtain 
it, the manufacturer or allied supplier may make its own good 
faith value added determinations, subject to the following:
            ``(1) The manufacturer or allied supplier shall 
        make the same value added determinations as would be 
        made by the outside supplier, that is, whether 70 
        percent or more of the value of equipment is added in 
        the United States and/or Canada.
            ``(2) The manufacturer or allied supplier shall 
        consider the amount of value added and the location in 
        which the value was added for all of the stages that 
        the outside supplier would be required to consider.
            ``(3) The manufacturer or allied supplier may 
        determine that the value added in the United States 
        and/or Canada is 70 percent or more only if it has a 
        good faith basis to make that determination.
            ``(4) A manufacturer and its allied suppliers may, 
        on a combined basis, make value added determinations 
        for no more than 10 percent, by value, of a carline's 
        total parts content from outside suppliers.
            ``(5) Value added determinations made by a 
        manufacturer or allied supplier under this paragraph 
        shall have the same effect as if they were made by the 
        outside supplier.
            ``(6) This provision does not affect the obligation 
        of outside suppliers to provide the requested 
        information.''.
            (5) Accounting for the value of small parts.--
        Section 32304 of title 49, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding after subsection (d), as added by 
        paragraph (4), the following:
    ``(e) Small Parts.--The country of origin of nuts, bolts, 
clips, screws, pins, braces, gasoline, oil, blackout, phosphate 
rinse, windshield washer fluid, fasteners, tire assembly fluid, 
rivets, adhesives, and grommets, of any system, subassembly, or 
component installed in a vehicle shall be considered to be the 
country in which such parts were included in the final assembly 
of such vehicle.''.
    (e) Study.--The National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration shall conduct a study of the benefits to motor 
vehicle drivers of a regulation to require the installation in 
a motor vehicle of an interior device to release the trunk lid. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Administration shall submit a report on the 
results of the study to the Committee on Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.

SEC. 7107. IMPORTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SHOW OR DISPLAY.

    (a) Importation of Noncomplying Motor Vehicles.--Section 
30114 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``or competitive racing events'' and inserting ``competitive 
racing events, show, or display''.
    (b) Transition Rule.--A person who is the owner of a motor 
vehicle located in the United States on the date of enactment 
of this Act may seek an exemption under section 30114 of title 
49, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this 
section, for a period of 6 months after the date regulations of 
the Secretary of Transportation promulgated in response to such 
amendment take effect.

                         Subtitle B--Railroads

SEC. 7201. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
        new subsections:
    ``(d) Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
administrative expenses related thereto).
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for carrying out 
section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
related thereto).
    ``(e) Fiscal Year 1999.--(1) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
administrative expenses related thereto).
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for carrying out 
section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
related thereto).
    ``(f) Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
administrative expenses related thereto).
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for carrying out 
section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
related thereto).
    ``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
administrative expenses related thereto).
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for carrying out 
section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
related thereto).''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) the term `high-speed rail' means all forms of 
        nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or 
        electromagnetic guideways providing transportation 
        service which is--
                    ``(A) reasonably expected to reach 
                sustained speeds of more than 125 miles per 
                hour; and
                    ``(B) made available to members of the 
                general public as passengers,
        but does not include rapid transit operations within an 
        urban area that are not connected to the general rail 
        system of transportation;''.

SEC. 7202. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.

    (a) Amendment.--Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 223--LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS

``Sec.
``22301. Light density rail line pilot projects.

``Sec. 22301. Light density rail line pilot projects

    ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
grants to States that have State rail plans described in 
section 22102 (1) and (2), to fund pilot projects that 
demonstrate the relationship of light density railroad services 
to the statutory responsibilities of the Secretary, including 
those under title 23.
    ``(b) Limitations.--Grants under this section may be made 
only for pilot projects for making capital improvements to, and 
rehabilitating, publicly and privately owned rail line 
structures, and may not be used for providing operating 
assistance.
    ``(c) Private Owner Contributions.--Grants made under this 
section for projects on privately owned rail line structures 
shall include contributions by the owner of the rail line 
structures, based on the benefit to those structures, as 
determined by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
pilot projects carried out with grant assistance under this 
section to determine the public interest benefits associated 
with the light density railroad networks in the States and 
their contribution to a multimodal transportation system. Not 
later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary shall report to 
Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers 
appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail 
networks for Federal infrastructure financing.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $17,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such funds shall remain 
available until expended.''.
    (b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters of subtitle V 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to chapter 221 the following new item:

``223. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.................  22301''.

SEC. 7203. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

    (a) Amendments.--Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is amended--
            (1) by striking sections 501 through 504 and 
        inserting the following new sections:

``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this title:
            ``(1)(A) The term `cost' means the estimated long-
        term cost to the Government of a direct loan or loan 
        guarantee or modification thereof, calculated on a net 
        present value basis, excluding administrative costs and 
        any incidental effects on governmental receipts or 
        outlays.
            ``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net 
        present value, at the time when the direct loan is 
        disbursed, of the following estimated cash flows:
                    ``(i) Loan disbursements.
                    ``(ii) Repayments of principal.
                    ``(iii) Payments of interest and other 
                payments by or to the Government over the life 
                of the loan after adjusting for estimated 
                defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and 
                other recoveries.
        Calculation of the cost of a direct loan shall include 
        the effects of changes in loan terms resulting from the 
        exercise by the borrower of an option included in the 
        loan contract.
            ``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net 
        present value, at the time when the guaranteed loan is 
        disbursed, of the following estimated cash flows:
                    ``(i) Payments by the Government to cover 
                defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, 
                or other payments.
                    ``(ii) Payments to the Government, 
                including origination and other fees, 
                penalties, and recoveries.
        Calculation of the cost of a loan guarantee shall 
        include the effects of changes in loan terms resulting 
        from the exercise by the guaranteed lender of an option 
        included in the loan guarantee contract, or by the 
        borrower of an option included in the guaranteed loan 
        contract.
            ``(D) The cost of a modification is the difference 
        between the current estimate of the net present value 
        of the remaining cash flows under the terms of a direct 
        loan or loan guarantee contract, and the current 
        estimate of the net present value of the remaining cash 
        flows under the terms of the contract, as modified.
            ``(E) In estimating net present values, the 
        discount rate shall be the average interest rate on 
        marketable Treasury securities of similar maturity to 
        the cash flows of the direct loan or loan guarantee for 
        which the estimate is being made.
            ``(F) When funds are obligated for a direct loan or 
        loan guarantee, the estimated cost shall be based on 
        the current assumptions, adjusted to incorporate the 
        terms of the loan contract, for the fiscal year in 
        which the funds are obligated.
            ``(2) The term `current' has the same meaning as in 
        section 250(c)(9) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985.
            ``(3) The term `direct loan' means a disbursement 
        of funds by the Government to a non-Federal borrower 
        under a contract that requires the repayment of such 
        funds. The term includes the purchase of, or 
        participation in, a loan made by another lender and 
        financing arrangements that defer payment for more than 
        90 days, including the sale of a government asset on 
        credit terms. The term does not include the acquisition 
        of a federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of 
        default claims.
            ``(4) The term `direct loan obligation' means a 
        binding agreement by the Secretary to make a direct 
        loan when specified conditions are fulfilled by the 
        borrower.
            ``(5) The term `intermodal' means of or relating to 
        the connection between rail service and other modes of 
        transportation, including all parts of facilities at 
        which such connection is made.
            ``(6) The term `loan guarantee' means any 
        guarantee, insurance, or other pledge with respect to 
        the payment of all or a part of the principal or 
        interest on any debt obligation of a non-Federal 
        borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does not include 
        the insurance of deposits, shares, or other 
        withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
            ``(7) The term `loan guarantee commitment' means a 
        binding agreement by the Secretary to make a loan 
        guarantee when specified conditions are fulfilled by 
        the borrower, the lender, or any other party to the 
        guarantee agreement.
            ``(8) The term `modification' means any Government 
        action that alters the estimated cost of an outstanding 
        direct loan (or direct loan obligation) or an 
        outstanding loan guarantee (or loan guarantee 
        commitment) from the current estimate of cash flows. 
        This includes the sale of loan assets, with or without 
        recourse, and the purchase of guaranteed loans. This 
        also includes any action resulting from new 
        legislation, or from the exercise of administrative 
        discretion under existing law, that directly or 
        indirectly alters the estimated cost of outstanding 
        direct loans (or direct loan obligations) or loan 
        guarantees (or loan guarantee commitments) such as a 
        change in collection procedures.

``SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

    ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may provide direct 
loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, 
government sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, 
and joint ventures that include at least 1 railroad.
    ``(b) Eligible Purposes.--
            ``(1) In general.--Direct loans and loan guarantees 
        under this section shall be used to--
                    ``(A) acquire, improve, or rehabilitate 
                intermodal or rail equipment or facilities, 
                including track, components of track, bridges, 
                yards, buildings, and shops;
                    ``(B) refinance outstanding debt incurred 
                for the purposes described in subparagraph (A); 
                or
                    ``(C) develop or establish new intermodal 
                or railroad facilities.
            ``(2) Operating expenses not eligible.--Direct 
        loans and loan guarantees under this section shall not 
        be used for railroad operating expenses.
    ``(c) Priority Projects.--In granting applications for 
direct loans or guaranteed loans under this section, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
            ``(1) enhance public safety;
            ``(2) enhance the environment;
            ``(3) promote economic development;
            ``(4) enable United States companies to be more 
        competitive in international markets;
            ``(5) are endorsed by the plans prepared under 
        section 135 of title 23, United States Code, by the 
        State or States in which they are located; or
            ``(6) preserve or enhance rail or intermodal 
        service to small communities or rural areas.
    ``(d) Extent of Authority.--The aggregate unpaid principal 
amounts of obligations under direct loans and loan guarantees 
made under this section shall not exceed $3,500,000,000 at any 
one time. Of this amount, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be 
available solely for projects primarily benefiting freight 
railroads other than Class I carriers.
    ``(e) Rates of Interest.--
            ``(1) Direct loans.--The Secretary shall require 
        interest to be paid on a direct loan made under this 
        section at a rate not less than that necessary to 
        recover the cost of making the loan.
            ``(2) Loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall not 
        make a loan guarantee under this section if the 
        interest rate for the loan exceeds that which the 
        Secretary determines to be reasonable, taking into 
        consideration the prevailing interest rates and 
        customary fees incurred under similar obligations in 
        the private capital market.
    ``(f) Infrastructure Partners.--
            ``(1) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in 
        combination with appropriations of budget authority to 
        cover the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees as 
        required under section 504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit 
        Reform Act of 1990, the Secretary may accept on behalf 
        of an applicant for assistance under this section a 
        commitment from a non-Federal source to fund in whole 
        or in part credit risk premiums with respect to the 
        loan that is the subject of the application. In no 
        event shall the aggregate of appropriations of budget 
        authority and credit risk premiums described in this 
        paragraph with respect to a direct loan or loan 
        guarantee be less than the cost of that direct loan or 
        loan guarantee.
            ``(2) Credit risk premium amount.--The Secretary 
        shall determine the amount required for credit risk 
        premiums under this subsection on the basis of--
                    ``(A) the circumstances of the applicant, 
                including the amount of collateral offered;
                    ``(B) the proposed schedule of loan 
                disbursements;
                    ``(C) historical data on the repayment 
                history of similar borrowers;
                    ``(D) consultation with the Congressional 
                Budget Office; and
                    ``(E) any other factors the Secretary 
                considers relevant.
            ``(3) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums 
        under this subsection shall be paid to the Secretary 
        before the disbursement of loan amounts.
            ``(4) Cohorts of loans.--In order to maintain 
        sufficient balances of credit risk premiums to 
        adequately protect the Federal Government from risk of 
        default, while minimizing the length of time the 
        Government retains possession of those balances, the 
        Secretary shall establish cohorts of loans. When all 
        obligations attached to a cohort of loans have been 
        satisfied, credit risk premiums paid for the cohort, 
        and interest accrued thereon, which were not used to 
        mitigate losses shall be returned to the original 
        source on a pro rata basis.
    ``(g) Prerequisites for Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
not make a direct loan or loan guarantee under this section 
unless the Secretary has made a finding in writing that--
            ``(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be 
        made within a term of not more than 25 years from the 
        date of its execution;
            ``(2) the direct loan or loan guarantee is 
        justified by the present and probable future demand for 
        rail services or intermodal facilities;
            ``(3) the applicant has given reasonable assurances 
        that the facilities or equipment to be acquired, 
        rehabilitated, improved, developed, or established with 
        the proceeds of the obligation will be economically and 
        efficiently utilized;
            ``(4) the obligation can reasonably be repaid, 
        using an appropriate combination of credit risk 
        premiums and collateral offered by the applicant to 
        protect the Federal Government; and
            ``(5) the purposes of the direct loan or loan 
        guarantee are consistent with subsection (b).
    ``(h) Conditions of Assistance.--The Secretary shall, 
before granting assistance under this section, require the 
applicant to agree to such terms and conditions as are 
sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary, to ensure that, 
as long as any principal or interest is due and payable on such 
obligation, the applicant, and any railroad or railroad partner 
for whose benefit the assistance is intended--
            ``(1) will not use any funds or assets from 
        railroad or intermodal operations for purposes not 
        related to such operations, if such use would impair 
        the ability of the applicant, railroad, or railroad 
        partner to provide rail or intermodal services in an 
        efficient and economic manner, or would adversely 
        affect the ability of the applicant, railroad, or 
        railroad partner to perform any obligation entered into 
        by the applicant under this section;
            ``(2) will, consistent with its capital resources, 
        maintain its capital program, equipment, facilities, 
        and operations on a continuing basis; and
            ``(3) will not make any discretionary dividend 
        payments that unreasonably conflict with the purposes 
        stated in subsection (b).

``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

    ``(a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form 
and contents required of applications for assistance under 
section 502, to enable the Secretary to determine the 
eligibility of the applicant's proposal, and shall establish 
terms and conditions for direct loans and loan guarantees made 
under that section.
    ``(c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
guarantee made under section 502 may assign the loan guarantee 
in whole or in part, subject to such requirements as the 
Secretary may prescribe.
    ``(d) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the 
modification of any term or condition of a direct loan, loan 
guarantee, direct loan obligation, or loan guarantee 
commitment, including the rate of interest, time of payment of 
interest or principal, or security requirements, if the 
Secretary finds in writing that--
            ``(1) the modification is equitable and is in the 
        overall best interests of the United States; and
            ``(2) consent has been obtained from the applicant 
        and, in the case of a loan guarantee or loan guarantee 
        commitment, the holder of the obligation.
    ``(e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall assure compliance, 
by an applicant, any other party to the loan, and any railroad 
or railroad partner for whose benefit assistance is intended, 
with the provisions of this title, regulations issued 
hereunder, and the terms and conditions of the direct loan or 
loan guarantee, including through regular periodic inspections.
    ``(f) Commercial Validity.--For purposes of claims by any 
party other than the Secretary, a loan guarantee or loan 
guarantee commitment shall be conclusive evidence that the 
underlying obligation is in compliance with the provisions of 
this title, and that such obligation has been approved and is 
legal as to principal, interest, and other terms. Such a 
guarantee or commitment shall be valid and incontestable in the 
hands of a holder thereof, including the original lender or any 
other holder, as of the date when the Secretary granted the 
application therefor, except as to fraud or material 
misrepresentation by such holder.
    ``(g) Default.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
setting forth procedures in the event of default on a loan made 
or guaranteed under section 502. The Secretary shall ensure 
that each loan guarantee made under that section contains terms 
and conditions that provide that--
            ``(1) if a payment of principal or interest under 
        the loan is in default for more than 30 days, the 
        Secretary shall pay to the holder of the obligation, or 
the holder's agent, the amount of unpaid guaranteed interest;
            ``(2) if the default has continued for more than 90 
        days, the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the 
        obligation, or the holder's agent, 90 percent of the 
        unpaid guaranteed principal;
            ``(3) after final resolution of the default, 
        through liquidation or otherwise, the Secretary shall 
        pay to the holder of the obligation, or the holder's 
        agent, any remaining amounts guaranteed but which were 
        not recovered through the default's resolution;
            ``(4) the Secretary shall not be required to make 
        any payment under paragraphs (1) through (3) if the 
        Secretary finds, before the expiration of the periods 
        described in such paragraphs, that the default has been 
        remedied; and
            ``(5) the holder of the obligation shall not 
        receive payment or be entitled to retain payment in a 
        total amount which, together with all other recoveries 
        (including any recovery based upon a security interest 
        in equipment or facilities) exceeds the actual loss of 
        such holder.
    ``(h) Rights of the Secretary.--
            ``(1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary makes payment 
        to a holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) 
        in connection with a loan guarantee made under section 
        502, the Secretary shall be subrogated to all of the 
        rights of the holder with respect to the obligor under 
        the loan.
            ``(2) Disposition of property.--The Secretary may 
        complete, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, 
        maintain, operate, charter, rent, sell, or otherwise 
        dispose of any property or other interests obtained 
        pursuant to this section. The Secretary shall not be 
        subject to any Federal or State regulatory requirements 
        when carrying out this paragraph.
    ``(i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a 
civil action in an appropriate Federal court in the name of the 
United States in the event of a default on a direct loan made 
under section 502, or in the name of the United States or of 
the holder of the obligation in the event of a default on a 
loan guaranteed under section 502. The holder of a guarantee 
shall make available to the Secretary all records and evidence 
necessary to prosecute the civil action. The Secretary may 
accept property in full or partial satisfaction of any sums 
owed as a result of a default. If the Secretary receives, 
through the sale or other disposition of such property, an 
amount greater than the aggregate of--
            ``(1) the amount paid to the holder of a guarantee 
        under subsection (g) of this section; and
            ``(2) any other cost to the United States of 
        remedying the default,
the Secretary shall pay such excess to the obligor.
    ``(j) Breach of Conditions.--The Attorney General shall 
commence a civil action in an appropriate Federal court to 
enjoin any activity which the Secretary finds is in violation 
of this title, regulations issued hereunder, or any conditions 
which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other appropriate 
relief.
    ``(k) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued 
against the Secretary, or any property in the control of the 
Secretary, prior to the entry of final judgment to such effect 
in any State, Federal, or other court.
    ``(l) Investigation Charge.--The Secretary may charge and 
collect from each applicant a reasonable charge for appraisal 
of the value of the equipment or facilities for which the 
direct loan or loan guarantee is sought, and for making 
necessary determinations and findings. Such charge shall not 
aggregate more than one-half of 1 percent of the principal 
amount of the obligation.'';
            (2) by striking sections 505 through 515 (other 
        than 511(c)), 517, and 518;
            (3) in section 511(c) by striking ``this section'' 
        and inserting ``section 502'';
            (4) by moving subsection (c) of section 511 (as 
        amended by paragraph (3) of this section) from section 
        511 to section 503 (as inserted by paragraph (1) of 
        this section), inserting it after subsection (a), and 
        redesignating it as subsection (b); and
            (5) by redesignating section 516 as section 504.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Provisions.--
            (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of 
        title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
        Reform Act of 1976 is amended by striking the items 
        relating to sections 502 through 518 and inserting the 
        following:

``Sec. 502. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 503. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 504. Employee protection.''.

            (2) Savings provision.--A transaction entered into 
        under the authority of title V of the Railroad 
        Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
        U.S.C. 821 et seq.) before the date of enactment of 
        this Act shall be administered until completion under 
        its terms as if this Act were not enacted.
            (3) Repeal.--Section 211(i) of the Regional Rail 
        Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(i)) is 
        repealed.

SEC. 7204. ALASKA RAILROAD.

    (a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to the Alaska 
Railroad for capital rehabilitation of and improvements to its 
passenger services.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,250,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

            Subtitle C--Comprehensive One-Call Notification

SEC. 7301. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) unintentional damage to underground facilities 
        during excavation is a significant cause of disruptions 
        in telecommunications, water supply, electric power, 
        and other vital public services, such as hospital and 
        air traffic control operations, and is a leading cause 
        of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline accidents;
            (2) excavation that is performed without prior 
        notification to an underground facility operator or 
        with inaccurate or untimely marking of such a facility 
        prior to excavation can cause damage that results in 
        fatalities, serious injuries, harm to the environment 
        and disruption of vital services to the public; and
            (3) protection of the public and the environment 
        from the consequences of underground facility damage 
        caused by excavations will be enhanced by a coordinated 
        national effort to improve one-call notification 
        programs in each State and the effectiveness and 
        efficiency of one-call notification systems that 
        operate under such programs.

SEC. 7302. ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

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

              ``CHAPTER 61--ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS

  ``Sec.
``6101. Purposes.
``6102. Definitions.
``6103. Minimum standards for State one-call notification programs.
``6104. Compliance with minimum standards.
``6105. Review of one-call system best practices.
``6106. Grants to States.
``6107. Authorization of appropriations.
``6108. Relationship to State laws.

``Sec. 6101. Purposes

    ``The purposes of this chapter are--
            ``(1) to enhance public safety;
            ``(2) to protect the environment;
            ``(3) to minimize risks to excavators; and
            ``(4) to prevent disruption of vital public 
        services,
by reducing the incidence of damage to underground facilities 
during excavation through the voluntary adoption and efficient 
implementation by all States of State one-call notification 
programs that meet the minimum standards set forth under 
section 6103.

``Sec. 6102. Definitions

    ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) One-call notification system.--The term 
        ``one-call notification system'' means a system 
        operated by an organization that has as 1 of its 
        purposes to receive notification from excavators of 
        intended excavation in a specified area in order to 
        disseminate such notification to underground facility 
        operators that are members of the system so that such 
        operators can locate and mark their facilities in order 
        to prevent damage to underground facilities in the 
        course of such excavation.
            ``(2) State one-call notification program.--The 
        term ``State one-call notification program'' means the 
        State statutes, regulations, orders, judicial 
        decisions, and other elements of law and policy in 
        effect in a State that establish the requirements for 
        the operation of one-call notification systems in such 
        State.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' means a State, the 
        District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the 
        Secretary of Transportation.

``Sec. 6103. Minimum standards for State one-call notification programs

    ``(a) Minimum Standards.--In order to qualify for a grant 
under section 6106, a State one-call notification program 
shall, at a minimum, provide for--
            ``(1) appropriate participation by all underground 
        facility operators;
            ``(2) appropriate participation by all excavators; 
        and
            ``(3) flexible and effective enforcement under 
        State law with respect to participation in, and use of, 
        one-call notification systems.
    ``(b) Appropriate Participation.--In determining the 
appropriate extent of participation required for types of 
underground facilities or excavators under subsection (a), a 
State shall assess, rank, and take into consideration the risks 
to the public safety, the environment, excavators, and vital 
public services associated with--
            ``(1) damage to types of underground facilities; 
        and
            ``(2) activities of types of excavators.
    ``(c) Implementation.--A State one-call notification 
program also shall, at a minimum, provide for--
            ``(1) consideration of the ranking of risks under 
        subsection (b) in the enforcement of its provisions;
            ``(2) a reasonable relationship between the 
        benefits of one-call notification and the cost of 
        implementing and complying with the requirements of the 
        State one-call notification program; and
            ``(3) voluntary participation where the State 
        determines that a type of underground facility or an 
        activity of a type of excavator poses a de minimis risk 
        to public safety or the environment.
    ``(d) Penalties.--To the extent the State determines 
appropriate and necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
chapter, a State one-call notification program shall, at a 
minimum, provide for--
            ``(1) administrative or civil penalties 
        commensurate with the seriousness of a violation by an 
        excavator or facility owner of a State one-call 
        notification program;
            ``(2) increased penalties for parties that 
        repeatedly damage underground facilities because they 
        fail to use one-call notification systems or for 
        parties that repeatedly fail to provide timely and 
        accurate marking after the required call has been made 
        to a one-call notification system;
            ``(3) reduced or waived penalties for a violation 
        of a requirement of a State one-call notification 
        program that results in, or could result in, damage 
        that is promptly reported by the violator;
            ``(4) equitable relief; and
            ``(5) citation of violations.

``Sec. 6104. Compliance with minimum standards

    ``(a) Requirement.--In order to qualify for a grant under 
section 6106, each State shall submit to the Secretary a grant 
application under subsection (b). The State shall submit the 
application not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this chapter.
    ``(b) Application.--
            ``(1) Upon application by a State, the Secretary 
        shall review that State's one-call notification 
        program, including the provisions for the 
        implementation of the program and the record of 
        compliance and enforcement under the program.
            ``(2) Based on the review under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall determine whether the State's one-call 
        notification program meets the minimum standards for 
        such a program set forth in section 6103 in order to 
        qualify for a grant under section 6106.
            ``(3) In order to expedite compliance under this 
        section, the Secretary may consult with the State as to 
        whether an existing State one-call notification 
        program, a specific modification thereof, or a proposed 
        State program would result in a positive determination 
        under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) The Secretary shall prescribe the form and 
        manner of filing an application under this section that 
        shall provide sufficient information about a State's 
        one-call notification program for the Secretary to 
        evaluate its overall effectiveness. Such information 
        may include the nature and reasons for exceptions from 
        required participation, the types of enforcement 
        available, and such other information as the Secretary 
        deems necessary.
            ``(5) The application of a State under paragraph 
        (1) and the record of actions of the Secretary under 
        this section shall be available to the public.
    ``(c) Alternative Program.--A State is eligible to receive 
a grant under section 6106 if the State maintains an 
alternative one-call notification program that provides 
protection for public safety, excavators, and the environment 
that is equivalent to, or greater than, protection provided 
under a program that meets the minimum standards set forth in 
section 6103.
    ``(d) Report.--Within 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall begin to include 
the following information in reports submitted under section 
60124 of this title--
            ``(1) a description of the extent to which each 
        State has adopted and implemented the minimum Federal 
        standards under section 6103 or maintains an 
        alternative program under subsection (c);
            ``(2) an analysis by the Secretary of the overall 
        effectiveness of each State's one-call notification 
        program and the one-call notification systems operating 
        under such program in achieving the purposes of this 
        chapter;
            ``(3) the impact of each State's decisions on the 
        extent of required participation in one-call 
        notification systems on prevention of damage to 
        underground facilities; and
            ``(4) areas where improvements are needed in one-
        call notification systems in operation in each State.
The report shall also include any recommendations the Secretary 
determines appropriate. If the Secretary determines that the 
purposes of this chapter have been substantially achieved, no 
further report under this section shall be required.

``Sec. 6105. Review of one-call system best practices

    ``(a) Study of Existing One-Call Systems.--Except as 
provided in subsection (d), the Secretary, in consultation with 
other appropriate Federal agencies, State agencies, one-call 
notification system operators, underground facility operators, 
excavators, and other interested parties, shall undertake a 
study of damage prevention practices associated with existing 
one-call notification systems.
    ``(b) Purpose of Study of Damage Prevention Practices.--The 
purpose of the study is to gather information in order to 
determine which existing one-call notification systems 
practices appear to be the most effective in protecting the 
public, excavators, and the environment and in preventing 
disruptions to public services and damage to underground 
facilities. As part of the study, the Secretary shall consider, 
at a minimum--
            ``(1) the methods used by one-call notification 
        systems and others to encourage participation by 
        excavators and owners of underground facilities;
            ``(2) the methods by which one-call notification 
        systems promote awareness of their programs, including 
        use of public service announcements and educational 
        materials and programs;
            ``(3) the methods by which one-call notification 
        systems receive and distribute information from 
        excavators and underground facility owners;
            ``(4) the use of any performance and service 
        standards to verify the effectiveness of a one-call 
        notification system;
            ``(5) the effectiveness and accuracy of mapping 
        used by one-call notification systems;
            ``(6) the relationship between one-call 
        notification systems and preventing damage to 
        underground facilities;
            ``(7) how one-call notification systems address the 
        need for rapid response to situations where the need to 
        excavate is urgent;
            ``(8) the extent to which accidents occur due to 
        errors in marking of underground facilities, untimely 
        marking or errors in the excavation process after a 
        one-call notification system has been notified of an 
        excavation;
            ``(9) the extent to which personnel engaged in 
        marking underground facilities may be endangered;
            ``(10) the characteristics of damage prevention 
        programs the Secretary believes could be relevant to 
        the effectiveness of State one-call notification 
        programs; and
            ``(11) the effectiveness of penalties and 
        enforcement activities under State one-call 
        notification programs in obtaining compliance with 
        program requirements.
    ``(c) Report.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this chapter, the Secretary shall publish a report 
identifying those practices of one-call notification systems 
that are the most and least successful in--
            ``(1) preventing damage to underground facilities; 
        and
            ``(2) providing effective and efficient service to 
        excavators and underground facility operators.
The Secretary shall encourage each State and operator of one-
call notification programs to adopt and implement those 
practices identified in the report that the State determines 
are the most appropriate.
    ``(d) Secretarial Discretion.--Prior to undertaking the 
study described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
determine whether timely information described in subsection 
(b) is readily available. If the Secretary determines that such 
information is readily available, the Secretary is not required 
to carry out the study.

``Sec. 6106. Grants to States

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make a grant of 
financial assistance to a State that qualifies under section 
6104(b) to assist in improving--
            ``(1) the overall quality and effectiveness of one-
        call notification systems in the State;
            ``(2) communications systems linking one-call 
        notification systems;
            ``(3) location capabilities, including training 
        personnel and developing and using location technology;
            ``(4) record retention and recording capabilities 
        for one-call notification systems;
            ``(5) public information and education;
            ``(6) participation in one-call notification 
        systems; or
            ``(7) compliance and enforcement under the State 
        one-call notification program.
    ``(b) State Action Taken Into Account.--In making grants 
under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration 
the commitment of each State to improving its State one-call 
notification program, including legislative and regulatory 
actions taken by the State after the date of enactment of this 
chapter.
    ``(c) Funding for One-Call Notification Systems.--A State 
may provide funds received under this section directly to any 
one-call notification system in such State that substantially 
adopts the best practices identified under section 6105.

``Sec. 6107. Authorization of appropriations

    ``(a) For Grants to States.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants to States under 
section 6106 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2001. Such funds shall remain available until 
expended, .
    ``(b) For Administration.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out sections 6103, 6104, and 6105 for fiscal years 1999, 
2000, and 2001.
    ``(c) General Revenue Funding.--Any sums appropriated under 
this section shall be derived from general revenues and may not 
be derived from amounts collected under section 60301 of this 
title.

``Sec. 6108. Relationship to State laws

    ``Nothing in this chapter preempts State law or shall 
impose a new requirement on any State or mandate revisions to a 
one-call system.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for 
subtitle III of such title is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following:
``61. ONE-CALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS.............................6101''.

              Subtitle D--Sportfishing and Boating Safety

SEC. 7401. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1950 ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
``Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998''.
    (b) Amendment of 1950 Act.--Whenever in this subtitle an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
or repeal of, a section or other provision of the 1950 Act, the 
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and 
management projects, and for other purposes,'' approved August 
9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.).

SEC. 7402. OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 
777a) is amended--
            (1) by indenting the left margin of so much of the 
        text as precedes ``(a)'' by 2 ems;
            (2) by inserting ``For purposes of this Act--'' 
        after the section heading;
            (3) by striking ``For the purpose of this Act the'' 
        in the first paragraph and inserting ``(1) the'';
            (4) by indenting the left margin of so much of the 
        text as follows ``include--'' by 4 ems;
            (5) by striking ``(a)'', ``(b)'', ``(c)'', and 
        ``(d)'' and inserting ``(A)'', ``(B)'', ``(C)'', and 
        ``(D)'', respectively;
            (6) by striking ``department.'' and inserting 
        ``department;''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) the term `outreach and communications 
        program' means a program to improve communications with 
        anglers, boaters, and the general public regarding 
        angling and boating opportunities, to reduce barriers 
        to participation in these activities, to advance 
        adoption of sound fishing and boating practices, to 
        promote conservation and the responsible use of the 
        Nation's aquatic resources, and to further safety in 
        fishing and boating; and
            ``(3) the term `aquatic resource education program' 
        means a program designed to enhance the public's 
        understanding of aquatic resources and sportfishing, 
        and to promote the development of responsible attitudes 
        and ethics toward the aquatic environment.''.
    (b) Funding for Outreach and Communications Program.--
Section 4 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
        as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
        following:
    ``(c) National Outreach and Communications Program.--Of the 
balance of each such annual appropriation remaining after 
making the distribution under subsections (a) and (b), 
respectively, an amount equal to--
            ``(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            ``(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            ``(3) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
            ``(4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
shall be used for the National Outreach and Communications 
Program under section 8(d). Such amounts shall remain available 
for 3 fiscal years, after which any portion thereof that is 
unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior for that program 
may be expended by the Secretary under subsection (e).'';
            (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by 
        inserting ``, for an outreach and communications 
        program'' after ``Act'';
            (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``subsections (a) and (b),'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'';
            (5) by adding at the end of subsection (d), as 
        redesignated, the following: ``Of the sum available to 
        the Secretary of the Interior under this subsection for 
        any fiscal year, up to $2,500,000 may be used for the 
        National Outreach and Communications Program under 
        section 8(d) in addition to the amount available for 
        that program under subsection (c). No funds available 
        to the Secretary under this subsection may be used to 
        replace funding traditionally provided through general 
        appropriations, nor for any purposes except those 
        purposes authorized by this Act. The Secretary shall 
        publish a detailed accounting of the projects, 
        programs, and activities funded under this subsection 
        annually in the Federal Register.''; and
            (6) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking 
        ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d),''.
    (c) Increase in State Allocation.--Section 8 of the 1950 
Act (16 U.S.C. 777g) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``12\1/2\ percentum'' each place it 
        appears in subsection (b) and inserting ``15 percent'';
            (2) by striking ``10 percentum'' in subsection (c) 
        and inserting ``15 percent'';
            (3) by inserting ``and communications'' in 
        subsection (c) after ``outreach''; and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
        (f); and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
        following:
    ``(d) National Outreach and Communications Program.--
            ``(1) Implementation.--Within 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act 
        of 1998, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop 
        and implement, in cooperation and consultation with the 
        Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, a 
        national plan for outreach and communications.
            ``(2) Content.--The plan shall provide--
                    ``(A) guidance, including guidance on the 
                development of an administrative process and 
                funding priorities, for outreach and 
                communications programs; and
                    ``(B) for the establishment of a national 
                program.
            ``(3) Secretary may match or fund programs.--Under 
        the plan, the Secretary may obligate amounts available 
        under subsection (c) or (d) of section 4 of this Act--
                    ``(A) to make grants to any State or 
                private entity to pay all or any portion of the 
                cost of carrying out any outreach and 
                communications program under the plan; or
                    ``(B) to fund contracts with States or 
                private entities to carry out such a program.
            ``(4) Review.--The plan shall be reviewed 
        periodically, but not less frequently than once every 3 
        years.
    ``(e) State Outreach and Communications Program.--Within 12 
months after the completion of the national plan under 
subsection (d)(1), a State shall develop a plan for an outreach 
and communications program and submit it to the Secretary. In 
developing the plan, a State shall--
            ``(1) review the national plan developed under 
        subsection (d);
            ``(2) consult with anglers, boaters, the 
        sportfishing and boating industries, and the general 
        public; and
            ``(3) establish priorities for the State outreach 
        and communications program proposed for 
        implementation.''.

SEC. 7403. CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.

    Section 4(b) of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(b) Use of Balance After Distribution.--
            ``(1) Fiscal year 1998.--In fiscal year 1998, an 
        amount equal to $20,000,000 of the balance remaining 
        after the distribution under subsection (a) shall be 
        transferred to the Secretary of Transportation and 
        shall be expended for State recreational boating safety 
        programs under section 13106(a)(1) of title 46, United 
        States Code.
            ``(2) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999, of 
        the balance of each annual appropriation remaining 
        after making the distribution under subsection (a), an 
        amount equal to $74,000,000, reduced by 82 percent of 
        the amount appropriated for that fiscal year from the 
        Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund 
        established by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 
        13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be used 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) $10,000,000 shall be available to the 
                Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years 
                for obligation for qualified projects under 
                section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 
                (33 U.S.C. 1322 note).
                    ``(B) The balance remaining after the 
                application of subparagraph (A) shall be 
                transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 
                and shall be expended for State recreational 
                boating safety programs under section 13106 of 
                title 46, United States Code.
            ``(3) Fiscal years 2000-2003.--For each of fiscal 
        years 2000 through 2003, of the balance of each annual 
        appropriation remaining after making the distribution 
        under subsection (a), an amount equal to $82,000,000, 
        reduced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for 
        that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 
        Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by section 
        9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to carry out 
        the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 46, United 
        States Code, shall be used as follows:
                    ``(A) $10,000,000 shall be available for 
                each fiscal year to the Secretary of the 
                Interior for 3 fiscal years for obligation for 
                qualified projects under section 5604(c) of the 
                Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note).
                    ``(B) $8,000,000 shall be available for 
                each fiscal year to the Secretary of the 
                Interior for 3 fiscal years for obligation for 
                qualified projects under section 6404(d) of the 
                Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998.
                    ``(C) The balance remaining after the 
                application of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall 
                be transferred for each such fiscal year to the 
                Secretary of Transportation and shall be 
                expended for State recreational boating safety 
                programs under section 13106 of title 46, 
                United States Code.
            ``(4) Transfer of certain funds.--Amounts available 
        under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3) that are 
        unobligated by the Secretary of the Interior after 3 
        fiscal years shall be transferred to the Secretary of 
        Transportation and shall be expended for State 
        recreational boating safety programs under section 
        13106(a) of title 46, United States Code.''.

SEC. 7404. BOATING INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
funds to States for the development and maintenance of 
facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
    (b) Survey.--Section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777g), as 
amended by section 6402, is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following:
    ``(g) Surveys.--
            ``(1) National framework.--Within 6 months after 
        the date of enactment of the Sportfishing and Boating 
        Safety Act of 1998, the Secretary, in consultation with 
        the States, shall adopt a national framework for a 
        public boat access needs assessment which may be used 
        by States to conduct surveys to determine the adequacy, 
        number, location, and quality of facilities providing 
        access to recreational waters for all sizes of 
        recreational boats.
            ``(2) State surveys.--Within 18 months after such 
        date of enactment, each State that agrees to conduct a 
        public boat access needs survey following the 
        recommended national framework shall report its 
        findings to the Secretary for use in the development of 
        a comprehensive national assessment of recreational 
        boat access needs and facilities.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) does not apply to a 
        State if, within 18 months after such date of 
        enactment, the Secretary certifies that the State has 
        developed and is implementing a plan that ensures there 
        are and will be public boat access adequate to meet the 
        needs of recreational boaters on its waters.
            ``(4) Funding.--A State that conducts a public boat 
        access needs survey under paragraph (2) may fund the 
        costs of conducting that assessment out of amounts 
        allocated to it as funding dedicated to motorboat 
        access to recreational waters under subsection (b)(1) 
        of this section.''.
    (c) Plan.--Within 6 months after submitting a survey to the 
Secretary under section 8(g) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
provide that the United States shall aid the States in fish 
restoration and management projects, and for other purposes,'' 
approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777g(g)), as added by 
subsection (b) of this section, a State may develop and submit 
to the Secretary a plan for the construction, renovation, and 
maintenance of facilities for transient nontrailerable 
recreational vessels, and access to those facilities, to meet 
the needs of nontrailerable recreational vessels operating on 
navigable waters in the State.
    (d) Grant Program.--
            (1) Matching grants.--The Secretary of the Interior 
        shall obligate amounts made available under section 
        4(b)(3)(B) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that 
        the United States shall aid the States in fish 
        restoration and management projects, and for other 
        purposes,'' approved August 9, 1950, as amended by this 
        Act, to make grants to any State to pay not more than 
        75 percent of the cost to a State of constructing, 
        renovating, or maintaining facilities for transient 
        nontrailerable recreational vessels.
            (2) Priorities.--In awarding grants under paragraph 
        (1), the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
        that--
                    (A) consist of the construction, 
                renovation, or maintenance of facilities for 
                transient nontrailerable recreational vessels 
                in accordance with a plan submitted by a State 
                under subsection (c);
                    (B) provide for public/private partnership 
                efforts to develop, maintain, and operate 
                facilities for transient nontrailerable 
                recreational vessels; and
                    (C) propose innovative ways to increase the 
                availability of facilities for transient 
                nontrailerable recreational vessels.
    (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term--
            (1) ``nontrailerable recreational vessel'' means a 
        recreational vessel 26 feet in length or longer--
                    (A) operated primarily for pleasure; or
                    (B) leased, rented, or chartered to another 
                for the latter's pleasure;
            (2) ``facilities for transient nontrailerable 
        recreational vessels'' includes mooring buoys, day-
        docks, navigational aids, seasonal slips, safe harbors, 
        or similar structures located on navigable waters, that 
        are available to the general public (as determined by 
        the Secretary of the Interior) and designed for 
        temporary use by nontrailerable recreational vessels; 
        and
            (3) ``State'' means each of the several States of 
        the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
        Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
        Mariana Islands.

SEC. 7405. BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.

    (a) Availability of Allocations.--Section 13104(a) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3 years'' and 
        inserting ``2 years''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3-year'' and 
        inserting ``2-year''.
    (b) Expenditures.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection 
        (a)(1) and inserting the following: ``Subject to 
        paragraph (2) and subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
        expend in each fiscal year for State recreational 
        boating safety programs, under contracts with States 
        under this chapter, an amount equal to the sum of (A) 
        the amount appropriated from the Boat Safety Account 
        for that fiscal year and (B) the amount transferred to 
        the Secretary under section 4(b) of the Act of August 
        9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)).'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
        ``appropriated'' and inserting ``available''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to the 
Secretary of Transportation under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
section 4(b) of the Act of August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)), 
$5,000,000 is available to the Secretary for payment of 
expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and activities 
directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national 
recreational boating safety program under this title, of which 
$2,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary only to ensure 
compliance with chapter 43 of this title. No funds available to 
the Secretary under this subsection may be used to replace 
funding traditionally provided through general appropriations, 
nor for any purposes except those purposes authorized by this 
section. Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain 
available until expended. The Secretary shall publish annually 
in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the projects, 
programs, and activities funded under this subsection.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The heading for section 13106 of title 46, 
        United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 13106. Authorization of appropriations''.

            (2) The chapter analysis for chapter 131 of title 
        46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 13106 and inserting the following:

``13106. Authorization of appropriations.''.

TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET 
                                OFFSETS

      Subtitle A--Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee

SEC. 8101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CATEGORIES.

    (a) Establishment of Separate Categories.--Section 251(c) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 is amended as follows:
            (1) FY1999.--In paragraph (3), strike ``and'' at 
        the end of subparagraph (B) and after subparagraph (C) 
        add the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) for the highway category: 
                $21,885,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(E) for the mass transit category: 
                $4,401,000,000 in outlays.
            (2) FY2000.--In paragraph (4), strike ``and'' at 
        the end of subparagraph (A) and at the end add the 
        following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) for the highway category: 
                $24,436,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(D) for the mass transit category: 
                $4,761,000,000 in outlays;''.
            (3) FY2001.--In paragraph (5), strike the comma and 
        insert ``--'' after ``2001'', insert ``(A)'' before 
        ``for'' and indent the new subparagraph and move it 2 
        ems to the right, strike ``and'' at the end of such 
        subparagraph, and at the end add the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) for the highway category: 
                $26,204,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(C) for the mass transit category: 
                $5,190,000,000 in outlays;''.
            (4) FY2002.--In paragraph (6), strike the comma and 
        insert ``--'' after ``2002'', insert ``(A)'' before 
        ``for'', indent the new subparagraph and move it 2 ems 
        to the right, and add at the end the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(B) for the highway category: 
                $26,977,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(C) for the mass transit category: 
                $5,709,000,000 in outlays; and''.
            (5) FY2003.--After paragraph (6), add the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(7) with respect to fiscal year 2003--
                    ``(A) for the highway category: 
                $27,728,000,000 in outlays; and
                    ``(B) for the mass transit category: 
                $6,256,000,000 in outlays;''.
    (b) Offsetting Adjustment in Discretionary Spending 
Limits.--
            (1) Adjustment of nondefense category for fy1999.--
        The discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
        251(c)(3)(B) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
        Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in conformance 
        with section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced by 
        $859,000,000 in new budget authority and 
        $25,173,000,000 in outlays.
            (2) Adjustment of discretionary category for 
        fy2000.--The discretionary spending limit set forth in 
        section 251(c)(4)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in 
        conformance with section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced 
        by $859,000,000 in new budget authority and 
        $26,045,000,000 in outlays.
            (3) Adjustment of discretionary spending limit for 
        fy2001.--The discretionary spending limit set forth in 
        section 251(c)(5)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in 
        conformance with section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced 
        by $859,000,000 in new budget authority and 
        $26,329,000,000 in outlays.
            (4) Adjustment of discretionary spending limit for 
        fy2002.--The discretionary spending limit set forth in 
        section 251(c)(6)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as adjusted in 
        conformance with section 251(b) of that Act, is reduced 
        by $859,000,000 in new budget authority and 
        $26,675,000,000 in outlays.
    (c) Definitions of Highway Category and Mass Transit 
Category.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting 
``(A)'' after ``(4)'' and by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs:
            ``(B) The term `highway category' refers to the 
        following budget accounts or portions thereof that are 
        subject to the obligation limitations on contract 
        authority set forth in the Transportation Equity Act 
        for the 21st Century:
                    ``(i) 69-8083-0-7-401 (Federal-Aid 
                Highways).
                    ``(ii) 69-8020-0-7-401 (Highway Traffic 
                Safety Grants).
                    ``(iii) 69-8048-0-7-401 (National Motor 
                Carrier Safety Program).
                    ``(iv) 69-8016-0-7-401 (Operations and 
                Research NHTSA).
            ``(C) The term `mass transit category' refers to 
        the following budget accounts or portions thereof that 
        are subject to the obligation limitations on contract 
        authority provided in the Transportation Equity Act for 
        the 21st Century and for which appropriations are 
        provided pursuant to authorizations contained in that 
        Act (except that appropriations provided pursuant to 
        section 5338(h) of title 49, United States Code, as 
        amended by this section, shall not be included in this 
        category):
                    ``(i) 69-8191-0-7-401 (Mass Transit Capital 
                Fund).
                    ``(ii) 69-8350-0-7-401 (Trust Fund Share of 
                Expenses).
                    ``(iii) 69-1129-0-1-401 (Formula Grants).
                    ``(iv) 69-1120-0-1-401 (Administrative 
                expenses).
                    ``(v) 69-1136-0-1-401 (University 
                Transportation Centers).
                    ``(vi) 69-1137-0-1-401 (Transit Planning 
                and Research).
            ``(D) Special rule.--(i) Any outlays in excess of 
        the discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
        251(c) for the highway or mass transit category, as 
        adjusted, for the budget year shall be considered 
        nondefense category outlays or discretionary category 
        outlays.
            ``(ii) If the obligation limitations for accounts 
        in the highway or mass transit category provided in an 
        appropriation Act for a fiscal year exceed the 
        obligation limitations set forth in section 8103 of the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century for that 
        year, as adjusted, the estimated outlays flowing for 
        each outyear from such excess obligations calculated 
        pursuant to clause (iii) shall be attributed to the 
        discretionary category in that outyear.
            ``(iii) For purposes of clause (ii), outlays from 
        excess obligations shall be determined using the 
        average of the spendout rates for that category in the 
        baseline.''.
    (d) Adjustment to Highway and Mass Transit Categories.--
Section 251(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 is amended by--
            (1) striking ``When'' and inserting:
                    ``(A) Concepts and definitions.--When''; 
                and
            (2) adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Adjustment to align highway spending 
                with revenues.--(i) When the President submits 
                the budget under section 1105 of title 31, 
                United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the 
                budget shall include adjustments to the highway 
                category for the budget year and each outyear 
                as provided in clause (ii)(I)(cc).
                    ``(ii)(I)(aa) OMB shall take the actual 
                level of highway receipts for the year before 
                the current year and subtract the sum of the 
                estimated level of highway receipts in 
                subclause (II) plus any amount previously 
                calculated under item (bb) for that year.
                    ``(bb) OMB shall take the current estimate 
                of highway receipts for the budget year and 
                subtract the estimated level of receipts for 
                that year.
                    ``(cc) OMB shall take the sum of the 
                amounts calculated under items (aa) and (bb), 
                add that sum to the amount of obligations 
setforth in section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century for the highway category for the budget year, and calculate the 
outlay change resulting from that change in obligations relative to 
that amount for the budget year and each outyear using current 
estimates. After making the calculation under the preceding sentence, 
OMB shall adjust the amount of obligations set forth in that section 
for the budget year by adding the sum of the amounts calculated under 
items (aa) and (bb).
                    ``(II) The estimated level of highway 
                receipts for the purposes of this clause are--
                            ``(aa) for fiscal year 1998, 
                        $22,164,000,000;
                            ``(bb) for fiscal year 1999, 
                        $32,619,000,000;
                            ``(cc) for fiscal year 2000, 
                        $28,066,000,000;
                            ``(dd) for fiscal year 2001, 
                        $28,506,000,000;
                            ``(ee) for fiscal year 2002, 
                        $28,972,000,000; and
                            ``(ff) for fiscal year 2003, 
                        $29,471,000,000.
                    ``(III) In this clause, the term `highway 
                receipts' means the governmental receipts 
                credited to the highway account of the Highway 
                Trust Fund.
            ``(C)(i) In addition to the adjustment required by 
        subparagraph (B), when the President submits the budget 
        under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for 
        fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003, OMB shall 
        calculate and the budget shall include for the budget 
        year and each outyear an adjustment to the limits on 
        outlays for the highway category and the mass transit 
        category equal to--
                    ``(I) the outlays for the applicable 
                category calculated assuming obligation levels 
                consistent with the estimates prepared pursuant 
                to subparagraph (D), as adjusted, using current 
                technical assumptions; minus
                    ``(II) the outlays for the applicable 
                category set forth in the subparagraph (D) 
                estimates, as adjusted.
            ``(ii) The adjustment made pursuant to clause (i) 
        in the fiscal years 2002 and 2003 budget submissions of 
        the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
        States Code, shall not exceed 4 percent plus cumulative 
        carryovers. In this clause, the term `cumulative 
        carryovers' means the total of each amount by which 
        outlays for the highway and mass transit category for 
        any fiscal year are less than the outlay limit for that 
        category, as adjusted, for that year less any amount of 
        carryover used in the previous year.
            ``(D)(i) When OMB and CBO submit their final 
        sequester report for fiscal year 1999, that report 
        shall include an estimate of the outlays for each of 
        the categories that would result in fiscal years 2000 
        through 2003 from obligations at the levels specified 
        in section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
        the 21st Century using current assumptions.
                    ``(ii) When the President submits the 
                budget under section 1105 of title 31, United 
                States Code, for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, 
                or 2003, OMB shall adjust the estimates made in 
                clause (i) by the adjustments by subparagraphs 
                (B) and (C).
            ``(E) OMB shall consult with the Committees on the 
        Budget and include a report on adjustments under 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) in the preview report.''.
    (e) Enforcement of Guarantee.--Rule XXI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
    ``9. It shall not be in order to consider any bill or joint 
resolution, or any amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that would cause obligation limitations to be below 
the level for any fiscal year set forth in section 8103 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as adjusted, 
for the highway category or the mass transit category, as 
applicable.''.

SEC. 8102. CONFORMING THE PAYGO SCORECARD WITH THIS ACT.

    Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget shall not make any estimates under 
section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 of changes in direct spending outlays and 
receipts for any fiscal year resulting from this title.

SEC. 8103. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Highway Category.--For the purposes of section 251(b) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, the level of obligation limitations for the highway 
category is--
            (1) for fiscal year 1999, $25,883,000,000;
            (2) for fiscal year 2000, $26,629,000,000;
            (3) for fiscal year 2001, $27,158,000,000;
            (4) for fiscal year 2002, $27,767,000,000; and
            (5) for fiscal year 2003, $28,233,000,000.
    (b) Mass Transit Category.--For the purposes of section 
251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the mass 
transit category is--
            (1) for fiscal year 1999, $5,365,000,000;
            (2) for fiscal year 2000, $5,797,000,000;
            (3) for fiscal year 2001, $6,271,000,000;
            (4) for fiscal year 2002, $6,747,000,000; and
            (5) for fiscal year 2003, $7,226,000,000.
    For purposes of this subsection, the term ``obligation 
limitations'' means the sum of budget authority and obligation 
limitations.

                     Subtitle B--Veterans' Benefits

SEC. 8201. SHORT TITLE.

    This subtitle may be cited as the ``Veterans Benefits Act 
of 1998''.

SEC. 8202. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
                    DISABILITIES RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

    (a) Wartime Disability Compensation.--Section 1110 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``or abuse 
of alcohol or drugs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, abuse 
of alcohol or drugs, or use of tobacco products''.
    (b) Peacetime Disability Compensation.--Section 1131 of 
such title is amended by striking out ``or abuse of alcohol or 
drugs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, abuse of alcohol or 
drugs, or use of tobacco products''.
    (c) Applicability.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to any 
claims for compensation received by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (2) The amendments made by this section shall not apply in 
the case of any such claims adjudicated by the Secretary before 
such date of enactment for which a service-connection was 
established for a disability on the basis of the use of tobacco 
products.

SEC. 8203. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL 
                    ASSISTANCE UNDER MONTGOMERY GI BILL.

    (a) Active Duty Educational Assistance.--
            (1) Increase in rates.--Section 3015 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out 
                ``$400'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$528 
                (asincreased from time to time under subsection 
(g))''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out 
                ``$325'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$429 
                (as increased from time to time under 
                subsection (g))''.
            (2) CPI adjustment.--Subsection (g) of such section 
        is amended by striking out ``beginning on or after 
        October 1, 1994'' and all that follows through ``such 
        rates'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, the Secretary 
        shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the 
        nearest dollar) in the rates payable under subsections 
        (a)(1) and (b)(1)''.
            (3) Technical amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out 
                ``subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) 
                of'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking out ``Except as 
                        provided in subsections (c), (d), (e), 
                        (f), and (g), in'' and inserting in 
                        lieu thereof ``In''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(except as 
                        provided in the succeeding subsections 
                        of this section)'' after ``under this 
                        chapter shall''.
            (4) Effective dates.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and 
        shall apply with respect to educational assistance 
        allowances paid for months after September 1998. 
        However, no adjustment in rates of educational 
        assistance shall be made under subsection (g) of 
        section 3015 of title 38, United States Code, as 
        amended by paragraph (2), for fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Selected Reserve Educational Assistance.--
            (1) Increase in rates.--Paragraph (1) of section 
        16131(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out 
                ``$190'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$251 
                (as increased from time to time under paragraph 
                (2))'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out 
                ``$143'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$188 
                (as increased from time to time under paragraph 
                (2))''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking out 
                ``$95'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$125 
                (as increased from time to time under paragraph 
                (2))''.
            (2) CPI adjustment.--Paragraph (2) of such section 
        is amended by striking out ``beginning on or after 
        October 1, 1994'' and all that follows through ``such 
        rates'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, the Secretary 
        shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the 
        nearest dollar) in the rates payable under 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1)''.
            (3) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such 
        section is further amended by striking out ``in 
        paragraph (2) and''.
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and 
        shall apply with respect to educational assistance 
        allowances paid for months after September 1998. 
        However, no adjustment in rates of educational 
        assistance shall be made under paragraph (2) of section 
        16131(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by 
        paragraph (2), for fiscal year 1999.

SEC. 8204. INCREASE IN ASSISTANCE AMOUNT FOR SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--Section 2102 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (a), by striking out ``$38,000'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$43,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out 
        ``$6,500'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$8,250''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to limitations under section 2102 of 
such title on assistance furnished to a veteran under section 
2101 of such title on or after October 1, 1998.

SEC. 8205. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND ADAPTIVE 
                    EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3902(a) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out ``$5,500'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``$8,000''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to assistance furnished under section 
3902 of such title on or after October 1, 1998.

SEC. 8206. INCREASE IN AID AND ATTENDANCE RATES FOR VETERANS ELIGIBLE 
                    FOR PENSION.

    Effective October 1, 1998, the maximum annual rates of 
pension in effect as of September 30, 1998, under the following 
provisions of chapter 15 of title 38, United States Code, are 
increased by $600:
            (1) Subsections (d)(1), (d)(2), (f)(2), and (f)(4) 
        of section 1521.
            (2) Section 1536(d)(2).

SEC. 8207. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN REMARRIED SURVIVING SPOUSES FOR 
                    REINSTATEMENT OF DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY 
                    COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION OF THAT REMARRIAGE.

    (a) Restoration of Prior Eligibility.--Section 1311 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) The remarriage of the surviving spouse of a 
veteran shall not bar the furnishing of dependency and 
indemnity compensation to such person as the surviving spouse 
of the veteran if the remarriage is terminated by death, 
divorce, or annulment unless the Secretary determines that the 
divorce or annulment was secured through fraud or collusion.
    ``(2) If the surviving spouse of a veteran ceases living 
with another person and holding himself or herself out openly 
to the public as that person's spouse, the bar to granting that 
person dependency and indemnity compensation as the surviving 
spouse of the veteran shall not apply.
    ``(3) The first month of eligibility for payment of 
dependency and indemnity compensation to a surviving spouse by 
reason of this subsection shall be the later of the month 
after--
            ``(A) the month of the termination of such 
        remarriage, in the case of a surviving spouse described 
        in paragraph (1); or
            ``(B) the month of the cessation described in 
        paragraph (2), in the case of a surviving spouse 
        described in that paragraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--No payment may be made by reason of 
section 1311(e) of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a), for any month before October 1998.

SEC. 8208. EXTENSION OF PRIOR REVISION TO OFFSET RULE FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
                    DEFENSE SPECIAL SEPARATION BENEFIT PROGRAM.

    The amendment made by section 653 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 110 
Stat. 2583) to subsection (h)(2) of section 1174 of title 10, 
United States Code, shall apply to any payment of separation 
pay under the special separation benefits program under section 
1174a of that title that was made during the period beginning 
on December 5, 1991, and ending on September 30, 1996.

SEC. 8209. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING RECOVERY FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES 
                    OF COSTS OF TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR TOBACCO-
                    RELATED ILLNESSES.

    It is the sense of the Congress--
            (1) that the Attorney General or the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs, as appropriate, should take all steps 
        necessary to recover from tobacco companies amounts 
        corresponding to the costs which would be incurred by 
        the Department of Veterans Affairs for treatment of 
        tobacco-related illnesses of veterans, if such 
        treatment were authorized by law; and
            (2) that the Congress should authorize by law the 
        treatment of tobacco-related illnesses of veterans upon 
        the recovery of such amounts.

             Subtitle C--Temporary Student Loan Provision.

SEC. 8301. TEMPORARY STUDENT LOAN PROVISION.

    (a) FFEL Interest Rates.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 427A of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077a) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (j) and 
                (k) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (i) the 
                following new subsection:
    ``(j) Interest Rates for New Loans Between July 1, 1998 and 
October  1, 1998.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), 
        but subject to paragraph (2), with respect to any loan 
        made, insured, or guaranteed under this part (other 
        than a loan made pursuant to section 428B or 428C) for 
        which the first disbursement is made on or after July 
        1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, the applicable 
        rate of interest shall, during any 12-month period 
        beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be 
        determined on the preceding June 1 and be equal to--
                    ``(A) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day 
                Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction 
                held prior to such June 1; plus
                    ``(B) 2.3 percent,
        except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 percent.
            ``(2) In school and grace period rules.--
        Notwithstanding subsection (h), with respect to any 
        loan under this part (other than a loan made pursuant 
        to section 428B or 428C) for which the first 
        disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, and 
        before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate of interest 
        for interest which accrues--
                    ``(A) prior to the beginning of the 
                repayment period of the loan; or
                    ``(B) during the period in which principal 
                need not be paid (whether or not such principal 
                is in fact paid) by reason of a provision 
                described in section 428(b)(1)(M) or 
                427(a)(2)(C),
        shall be determined under paragraph (1) by substituting 
        `1.7 percent' for `2.3 percent'.
            ``(3) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding subsection (h), 
        with respect to any loan under section 428B for which 
        the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 
        1998, and before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate 
        of interest shall, during any 12-month period beginning 
        on July 1 and ending on June 30, be determined on the 
        preceding June 1 and be equal to the lesser of--
                    ``(A)(i) the bond equivalent rate of 91-day 
                Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction 
                held prior to such June 1; plus
                    ``(ii) 3.1 percent; or
                    ``(B) 9.0 percent.
            ``(4) Consultation.--The Secretary shall determine 
        the applicable rate of interest under this subsection 
        after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury 
        and shall publish such rate in the Federal Register as 
        soon as practicable after the date of determination.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 428B(d)(4) (20 
        U.S.C. 1078-2(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``section 
        427A(c)'' and inserting ``section 427A for loans made 
        under this section''.
    (b) Special Allowances.--
            (1) Amendment.--Section 438(b)(2) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b)(2)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(G) Loans disbursed between july 1, 1998, and 
        october 1, 1998.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4) 
                and clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this 
                subparagraph, and except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the special allowance paid 
                pursuant to this subsection on loans for which 
                the first disbursement is made on or after July 
                1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, shall be 
                computed--
                            ``(I) by determining the average of 
                        the bond equivalent rates of 91-day 
                        Treasury bills auctioned for such 3-
                        month period;
                            ``(II) by subtracting the 
                        applicable interest rates on such loans 
                        from such average bond equivalent rate;
                            ``(III) by adding 2.8 percent to 
                        the resultant percent; and
                            ``(IV) by dividing the resultant 
                        percent by 4.
                    ``(ii) In school and grace period.--In the 
                case of any loan for which the first 
                disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, 
                and before October 1, 1998, and for which the 
                applicable rate of interest is described in 
                section 427A(j)(2), clause (i)(III) of this 
                subparagraph shall be applied by substituting 
                `2.2 percent' for `2.8 percent'.
                    ``(iii) PLUS loans.--In the case of any 
                loan for which the first disbursement is made 
                on or after July 1, 1998, and before October 1, 
                1998, and for which the applicable rate of 
                interest is described in section 427A(j)(3), 
                clause (i)(III) of this subparagraph shall be 
                applied by substituting `3.1 percent' for `2.8 
                percent', subject to clause (v) of this 
                subparagraph.
                    ``(iv) Consolidation loans.--This 
                subparagraph shall not apply in the case of any 
                consolidation loan.
                    ``(v) Limitation on special allowances for 
                PLUS loans.--In the case of PLUS loans made 
                under section 428B and disbursed on or after 
                July 1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, for 
                which the interest rate is determined under 
                427A(j)(3), a special allowance shall not be 
                paid for such loan for such unless the rate 
                determined under subparagraph (A) of such 
                section (without regard to subparagraph (B) of 
                such section) exceeds 9.0 percent.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 438(b)(2) of 
        such Act is further amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(E), 
                and (F)'' and inserting ``(E), (F), and (G)'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking 
                ``(E), or (F)'' and inserting ``(E), (F), or 
                (G)''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
                ``In the case'' and inserting ``Subject to 
                subparagraph (G), in the case''.
    (c) Direct Loan Interest Rates.--Section 455(b) (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
        (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following 
        new paragraph:
            ``(5) Temporary interest rate provision.--
                    ``(A) Rates for fdsl and fdusl.--
                Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of 
                this subsection, for Federal Direct Stafford 
                Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
                Loans for which the first disbursement is made 
                on or after July 1, 1998, and before October 1, 
                1998, the applicable rate of interest shall, 
                during any 12-month period beginning on July 1 
                and ending on June 30, be determined on the 
                preceding June 1 and be equal to--
                            ``(i) the bond equivalent rate of 
                        91-day Treasury bills auctioned at the 
                        final auction held prior to such June 
                        1; plus
                            ``(ii) 2.3 percent,
                except that such rate shall not exceed 8.25 
                percent.
                    ``(B) In school and grace period rules.--
                Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of 
                this subsection, with respect to any Federal 
                Direct Stafford Loan or Federal Direct 
                Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for which the first 
                disbursement is made on or after July 1, 1998, 
                and before October 1, 1998, the applicable rate 
                of interest for interest which accrues--
                            ``(i) prior to the beginning of the 
                        repayment period of the loan; or
                            ``(ii) during the period in which 
                        principal need not be paid (whether or 
                        not such principal is in fact paid) by 
                        reason of a provision described in 
                        section 428(b)(1)(M) or 427(a)(2)(C),
                shall be determined under subparagraph (A) by 
                substituting `1.7 percent' for `2.3 percent'.
                    ``(C) PLUS loans.--Notwithstanding the 
                preceding paragraphs of this subsection, with 
                respect to Federal Direct PLUS Loan for which 
                the first disbursement is made on or after July 
                1, 1998, and before October 1, 1998, the 
                applicable rate of interest shall be determined 
                under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) by substituting `3.1 percent' 
                        for `2.3 percent'; and
                            ``(ii) by substituting `9.0 
                        percent' for `8.25 percent'.''.

              Subtitle D--Block Grants for Social Services

SEC. 8401. BLOCK GRANTS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.

    (a) Reduction of Grants.--Section 2003(c) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397b(c)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (7) and (8) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997;
            ``(8) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998;
            ``(9) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999;
            ``(10) $2,380,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000; and
            ``(11) $1,700,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 and 
        each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Limitation on Amount of TANF Funds Transferable.--
Section 404(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
604(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Limitation on amount transferable to title xx 
        programs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State may use not more 
                than the applicable percent of the amount of 
                any grant made to the State under section 
                403(a) for a fiscal year to carry out State 
                programs pursuant to title XX.
                    ``(B) Applicable percent.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the applicable percent is 
                4.25 percent in the case of fiscal year 2001 
                and each succeeding fiscal year.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
take effect on October 1, 1998.

         TITLE IX--AMENDMENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Surface 
Transportation Revenue Act of 1998''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section 
or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.

SEC. 902. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.

    (a) Extension of Taxes.--
            (1) In general.--The following provisions are each 
        amended by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2005'':
                    (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating 
                to rate of tax on certain buses).
                    (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate 
                of tax on special motor fuels), as amended by 
                section 907(a)(1) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 
                1997.
                    (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to 
                certain alcohol fuels), as amended by section 
                907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
                    (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to 
                termination of tax on heavy trucks and 
                trailers).
                    (E) Section 4071(d) (relating to 
                termination of tax on tires).
                    (F) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to 
                termination of tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, 
                and kerosene).
                    (G) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax 
                in effect).
                    (H) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable 
                period).
                    (I) Section 4482(d) (relating to special 
                rule for taxable period in which termination 
                date occurs).
            (2) Other provisions.--
                    (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 
                6412(a)(1) (relating to floor stocks refunds) 
                is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``1999'' each place 
                        it appears and inserting ``2005'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``2000'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``2006''.
                    (B) Installment payments of highway use 
                tax.--Section 6156(e)(2) (relating to 
                installment payments of highway use tax on use 
                of highway motor vehicles) is amended by 
                striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2005''.
    (b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following 
provisions are each amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
``2005'':
            (1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free 
        sales).
            (2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of 
        exemptions for highway use tax).
    (c) Extension of Deposits Into, and Certain Transfers From, 
Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) 
        and (3) of subsection (c), of section 9503 (relating to 
        the Highway Trust Fund) are each amended--
                    (A) by striking ``1999'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``2005'', and
                    (B) by striking ``2000'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``2006''.
            (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax 
        transfers.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and 
                (5)(A) of section 9503(c) are each amended by 
                striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2005''.
                    (B) Conforming amendments to land and water 
                conservation fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land 
                and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
                U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``1997'' and 
                        inserting ``2003'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``1998'' each 
                        place it appears and inserting 
                        ``2004''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading for 
        paragraph (3) of section 9503(c) is amended to read as 
        follows:
            ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
    (d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust 
Fund.--
            (1) Highway account.--
                    (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--
                Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) is amended by 
                striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
                    (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) 
                of section 9503(c) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``or'' at the end 
                        of subparagraph (C), and
                            (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in 
                        subparagraph (D) and all that follows 
                        through the end of paragraph (1) and 
                        inserting ``1991, or
                    ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the 
                Highway Trust Fund under the Transportation 
                Equity Act for the 21st Century.
        In determining the authorizations under the Acts 
        referred to in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts 
        shall be applied as in effect on the date of enactment 
        of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century.''.
            (2) Mass transit account.--
                    (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--
                Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) is amended by 
                striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
                    (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (3) 
                of section 9503(e) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``or'' at the end 
                        of subparagraph (A),
                            (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end of 
                        subparagraph (B), and
                            (iii) by striking all that follows 
                        subparagraph (B) and inserting:
                    ``(C) the Transportation Equity Act for the 
                21st Century,
        as such section and Acts are in effect on the date of 
        enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century.''.
    (e) Technical Correction Relating to Transfers to Mass 
Transit Account.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence and inserting the following: 
        ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
        `mass transit portion' means, for any fuel with respect 
        to which tax was imposed under section 4041 or 4081 and 
        otherwise deposited into the Highway Trust Fund, the 
        amount determined at the rate of--
                    ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this 
                sentence, 2.86 cents per gallon,
                    ``(B) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of 
                any partially exempt methanol or ethanol fuel 
                (as defined in section 4041(m)) none of the 
                alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
                    ``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of 
                liquefied natural gas,
                    ``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of 
                liquefied petroleum gas, and
                    ``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at 
                standard temperature and pressure) in the case 
                of compressed natural gas.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the 
        amendment made by section 901(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
        Act of 1997.
    (f) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by 
        striking subparagraph (C), by striking ``and tread 
        rubber'' in subparagraph (D), and by redesignating 
        subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), 
        (D), and (E), respectively.
            (2) Clause (i) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended 
        by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (II), by 
        striking subclause (III), and by redesignating 
        subclause (IV) as subclause (III).
            (3) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(2)(A) is amended 
        by striking ``gasoline, special fuels, and lubricating 
        oil'' each place it appears and inserting ``fuel''.

SEC. 903. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TAX BENEFITS FOR ALCOHOL FUELS.

    (a) Extension of Tax Benefits.--
            (1) Extension.--The following provisions are each 
        amended by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``2007'':
                    (A) Section 4041(b)(2)(C) (relating to 
                termination of reduction in tax for qualified 
                methanol and ethanol fuel).
                    (B) Section 4041(k)(3) (relating to 
                termination of rates relating to fuels 
                containing alcohol).
                    (C) Section 4081(c)(8) (relating to 
                termination of special rate for taxable fuels 
                mixed with alcohol).
                    (D) Section 4091(c)(5) (relating to 
                termination of reduced rate of tax for aviation 
                fuel in alcohol mixture, etc.).
            (2) Extension of refund authority.--Paragraph (4) 
        of section 6427(f) (relating to refund for gasoline, 
        diesel fuel, and aviation fuel used to produce certain 
        alcohol fuels), as amended by the Taxpayer Relief Act 
        of 1997, is amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
        ``2007''.
            (3) Credit for alcohol used as a fuel.--Paragraph 
        (1) of section 40(e) (relating to termination of credit 
        for alcohol used as a fuel) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``December 31, 2000'' in 
                subparagraph (A) and inserting ``December 31, 
                2007'', and
                    (B) by striking ``January 1, 2001'' and 
                inserting ``January 1, 2008''.
            (4) Tariff schedule.--Headings 9901.00.50 and 
        9901.00.52 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
        United States (19 U.S.C. 3007) are each amended in the 
        effective period column by striking ``10/1/2000'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``10/1/2007''.
    (b) Modification.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 40 
        (relating to alcohol used as fuel) is amended to read 
        as follows:
    ``(h) Reduced Credit for Ethanol Blenders.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of any alcohol 
        mixture credit or alcohol credit with respect to any 
        sale or use of alcohol which is ethanol during calendar 
        years 2001 through 2007--
                    ``(A) subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(2)(A) 
                shall be applied by substituting `the blender 
                amount' for `60 cents',
                    ``(B) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by 
                substituting `the low-proof blender amount' for 
                `45 cents' and `the blender amount' for `60 
                cents', and
                    ``(C) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
                subsection (d)(3) shall be applied by 
                substituting `the blender amount' for `60 
                cents' and `the low-proof blender amount' for 
                `45 cents'.
            ``(2) Amounts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        blender amount and the low-proof blender amount shall 
        be determined in accordance with the following table:


                                                                        
 In the case of any sale or use   The blender amount     The low-proof  
      during calendar year:               is:         blender amount is:
                                                                        
2001 or 2002....................  53 cents..........  39.26 cents       
2003 or 2004....................  52 cents..........  38.52 cents       
2005, 2006, or 2007.............  51 cents..........  37.78 cents.''.   
                                                                        

            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 4041(b)(2) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by 
                        striking ``5.4 cents'' and inserting 
                        ``the applicable blender rate'', and
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
                        (C), as amended by subsection 
                        (a)(1)(A), as subparagraph (D) and by 
                        inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                        following:
                    ``(C) Applicable blender rate.--For 
                purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the applicable 
                blender rate is--
                            ``(i) except as provided in clause 
                        (ii), 5.4 cents, and
                            ``(ii) for sales or uses during 
                        calendar years 2001 through 2007, \1/
                        10\ of the blender amount applicable 
                        under section 40(h)(2) for the calendar 
                        year in which the sale or use 
                        occurs.''.
                    (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(c)(4) 
                is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) General rules.--
                            ``(i) Mixtures containing 
                        ethanol.--Except as provided in clause 
                        (ii), in the case of a qualified 
                        alcohol mixture which contains 
                        gasoline, the alcohol mixture rate is 
                        the excess of the rate which would (but 
                        for this paragraph) be determined under 
                        subsection (a) over--
                                    ``(I) in the case of 10 
                                percent gasohol, the applicable 
                                blender rate (as defined in 
                                section 4041(b)(2)(C)) per 
                                gallon,
                                    ``(II) in the case of 7.7 
                                percent gasohol, the number of 
                                cents per gallon equal to 77 
                                percent of such applicable 
                                blender rate, and
                                    ``(III) in the case of 5.7 
                                percent gasohol, the number of 
                                cents per gallon equal to 57 
                                percent of such applicable 
                                blender rate.
                            ``(ii) Mixtures not containing 
                        ethanol.--In the case of a qualified 
                        alcohol mixture which contains gasoline 
                        and none of the alcohol in which 
                        consists of ethanol, the alcohol 
                        mixture rate is the excess of the rate 
                        which would (but for this paragraph) be 
                        determined under subsection (a) over--
                                    ``(I) in the case of 10 
                                percent gasohol, 6 cents per 
                                gallon,
                                    ``(II) in the case of 7.7 
                                percent gasohol, 4.62 cents per 
                                gallon, and
                                    ``(III) in the case of 5.7 
                                percent gasohol, 3.42 cents per 
                                gallon.''.
                    (C) Section 4081(c)(5) is amended by 
                striking ``5.4 cents'' and inserting ``the 
                applicable blender rate (as defined in section 
                4041(b)(2)(C))''.
                    (D) Section 4091(c)(1) is amended by 
                striking ``13.4 cents'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``the applicable blender amount'' 
                and by adding at the end the following: ``For 
                purposes of this paragraph, the term 
                `applicable blender amount' means 13.3 cents in 
                the case of any sale or use during 2001 or 
                2002, 13.2 cents in the case of any sale or use 
                during 2003 or 2004, 13.1 cents in the case of 
                any sale or use during 2005, 2006, or 2007, and 
                13.4 cents in the case of any sale or use 
                during 2008 or thereafter.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall take effect on January 1, 2001.

SEC. 904. MODIFICATIONS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
30, 1998.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9503 (relating to Highway 
        Trust Fund) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(f) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
30, 1998.--For purposes of determining the balances of the 
Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account after September 
30, 1998--
            ``(1) the opening balance of the Highway Trust Fund 
        (other than the Mass Transit Account) on October 1, 
        1998, shall be $8,000,000,000, and
            ``(2) no interest accruing after September 30, 
        1998, on any obligation held by such Fund shall be 
        credited to such Fund.
The Secretary shall cancel obligations held by the Highway 
Trust Fund to reflect the reduction in the balance under this 
subsection.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
    (b) Repeal of Limitation on Expenditures Added by Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 9503 
        (relating to expenditures from Highway Trust Fund) is 
        amended by striking paragraph (7).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
        paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the 
        amendments made by section 901 of the Taxpayer Relief 
        Act of 1997.
    (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
section 9503 (relating to transfers to Highway Trust Fund) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Limitation on transfers to highway trust 
        fund.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), no amount may be appropriated 
                to the Highway Trust Fund on and after the date 
                of any expenditure from the Highway Trust Fund 
                which is not permitted by this section. The 
                determination of whether an expenditure is so 
                permitted shall be made without regard to--
                            ``(i) any provision of law which is 
                        not contained or referenced in this 
                        title or in a revenue Act, and
                            ``(ii) whether such provision of 
                        law is a subsequently enacted provision 
                        or directly or indirectly seeks to 
                        waive the application of this 
                        paragraph.
                    ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
                Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
                expenditure to liquidate any contract entered 
                into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) 
                before October 1, 2003, in accordance with the 
                provisions of this section.''.
    (d) Modification of Mass Transit Account Rules on 
Adjustments of Apportionments.--Paragraph (4) of section 
9503(e) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) Limitation.--Rules similar to the rules of 
        subsection (d) shall apply to the Mass Transit 
        Account.''.

SEC. 905. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.

    (a) Increased Transfers.--
            (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(b)(4), as 
        amended by section 911, is amended by striking 
        ``exceeds 11.5 cents per gallon,'' and inserting 
        ``exceeds--
                            ``(i) 11.5 cents per gallon with 
                        respect to taxes imposed before October 
                        1, 2001,
                            ``(ii) 13 cents per gallon with 
                        respect to taxes imposed after 
                        September 30, 2001, and before October 
                        1, 2003, and
                            ``(iii) 13.5 cents per gallon with 
                        respect to taxes imposed after 
                        September 30, 2003, and before October 
                        1, 2005,''.
            (2) Clause (ii) of section 9503(c)(4)(A) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
                        ``In making the determination under 
                        subclause (II) for any fiscal year, the 
                        Secretary shall not take into account 
                        any amount appropriated from the Boat 
                        Safety Account in any preceding fiscal 
                        year but not distributed.''
    (b) Expansion of Expenditure Authority From Boat Safety 
Account.--Section 9504(b)(2) (relating to expenditures from 
Sport Fish Restoration Account) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``October 1, 
        1988), and'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment 
        of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century),'',
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``November 29, 
        1990'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'', and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
        subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph 
        (A) the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) to carry out the purposes of section 
                7404(d) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
                the 21st Century (as in effect on the date of 
                the enactment of such Act), and''.
    (c) Extension and Expansion of Expenditure Authority From 
Boat Safety Account.--Section 9504(c) (relating to expenditures 
from Boat Safety Account) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003'', 
        and
            (2) by striking ``October 1, 1988'' and inserting 
        ``the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity 
        Act for the 21st Century''.
    (d) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9504 
(relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund) is amended by 
redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by inserting 
after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Limitation on Transfers to Aquatic Resources Trust 
Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), no amount may be appropriated or paid to any 
        Account in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund on and 
        after the date of any expenditure from any such Account 
        which is not permitted by this section. The 
        determination of whether an expenditure is so permitted 
        shall be made without regard to--
                    ``(A) any provision of law which is not 
                contained or referenced in this title or in a 
                revenue Act, and
                    ``(B) whether such provision of law is a 
                subsequently enacted provision or directly or 
                indirectly seeks to waive the application of 
                this subsection.
            ``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph 
        (1) shall not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any 
        contract entered into (or for any amount otherwise 
        obligated) before October 1, 2003, in accordance with 
        the provisions of this section.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 906. REPEAL OF 1.25 CENT TAX RATE ON RAIL DIESEL FUEL.

    (a) In General.--Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(ii) (relating to 
rate of tax on trains) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``October 1, 
        1999'' and inserting ``November 1, 1998'', and
            (2) in subclause (III), by striking ``September 30, 
        1999'' and inserting ``October 31, 1998''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 6421(f)(3)(B) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``October 
                1, 1999'' and inserting ``November 1, 1998'', 
                and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking 
                ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``October 
                31, 1998''.
            (2) Section 6427(l)(3)(B) is amended--
                    (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``October 
                1, 1999'' and inserting ``November 1, 1998'', 
                and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking 
                ``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``October 
                31, 1998''.

SEC. 907. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED EXPENSES AVAILABLE TO NONAMTRAK STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 977(e)(1)(B) of the Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997 (defining qualified expenses) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii), 
        and
            (2) by striking clause (iv) and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(iv) capital expenditures related 
                        to State-owned rail operations in the 
                        State,
                            ``(v) any project that is eligible 
                        to receive funding under section 5309, 
                        5310, or 5311 of title 49, United 
                        States Code,
                            ``(vi) any project that is eligible 
                        to receive funding under section 103, 
                        130, 133, 144, 149, or 152 of title 23, 
                        United States Code,
                            ``(vii) the upgrading and 
                        maintenance of intercity primary and 
                        rural air service facilities, and the 
                        purchase of intercity air service 
                        between primary and rural airports and 
                        regional hubs,
                            ``(viii) the provision of passenger 
                        ferryboat service within the State,
                            ``(ix) the provision of harbor 
                        improvements within the State, and
                            ``(x) the payment of interest and 
                        principal on obligations incurred for 
                        such acquisition, upgrading, 
                        maintenance, purchase, expenditures, 
                        provision, and projects.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

SEC. 908. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVED 
                    DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.

    Subsection (f) of section 1032 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
of 1997 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Effective Dates.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
        July 1, 1998.
            ``(2) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall 
        take effect on July 1, 2000.''.

SEC. 909. SIMPLIFIED FUEL TAX REFUND PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(2) is 
amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any 
                quarter of the taxable year of any person, at 
                least $750 is payable in the aggregate under 
                subsections (a), (b), (d), (h), (l), and (q) of 
                this section and section 6421 to such person 
                with respect to fuel used during--
                            ``(i) such quarter, or
                            ``(ii) any prior quarter (for which 
                        no other claim has been filed) during 
                        such taxable year,
                a claim may be filed under this section with 
                respect to such fuel.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by 
        striking paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph 
        (5) as paragraph (4).
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        a payment of a claim filed under paragraph (2), (3), or 
        (4) of subsection (i).''.
            (3) Paragraph (2) of section 6421(d) is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(2) Exception.--

          ``For payments per quarter based on aggregate amounts payable 
        under this section and section 6427, see section 6427(i)(2).''.

    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

SEC. 910. ELECTION TO RECEIVE TAXABLE CASH COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF 
                    NONTAXABLE QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION FRINGE 
                    BENEFITS.

    (a) No Constructive Receipt.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 132(f) 
        (relating to qualified transportation fringe) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be 
        included in the gross income of an employee solely 
        because the employee may choose between any qualified 
        transportation fringe and compensation which would 
        otherwise be includible in gross income of such 
        employee.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this 
        subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 1997.
    (b) Inflation Adjustment Only After 1999.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 132(f) 
        (relating to qualified transportation fringe) is 
        amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Inflation adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any 
                taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 
                1999, the dollar amounts contained in 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) 
                shall be increased by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, 
                        multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living 
                        adjustment determined under section 
                        1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 
                        the taxable year begins, by 
                        substituting `calendar year 1998' for 
                        `calendar year 1992'.
                    ``(B) Rounding.--If any increase determined 
                under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, 
                such increase shall be rounded to the next 
                lowest multiple of $5.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 132(f)(2) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$60'' in subparagraph (A) 
                and inserting ``$65'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$155'' in subparagraph 
                (B) and inserting ``$175''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this 
        subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 1998.
    (c) Increase in Maximum Exclusion for Employer-Provided 
Transit Passes.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        132(f)(2) (relating to limitation on exclusion) is 
        amended by striking ``$65'' and inserting ``$100''.
            (2) New base period for inflation adjustment.--
        Subparagraph (A) of section 132(f)(6) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following flush sentence:
                ``In the case of any taxable year beginning in 
                a calendar year after 2002, clause (ii) shall 
                be applied by substituting `calendar year 2001' 
                for `calendar year 1998' for purposes of 
                adjusting the dollar amount contained in 
                paragraph (2)(A).''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by this 
        subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
        December 31, 2001.

SEC. 911. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 9511 (relating to National 
Recreational Trails Trust Fund) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 9503(c) is amended by striking 
        paragraph (6).
            (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 9503(b)(4) is 
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(D) in the case of gasoline and special 
                motor fuels used as described in paragraph 
                (4)(D) or (5)(B) of subsection (c), section 
                4041 or 4081 with respect to so much of the 
                rate of tax as exceeds 11.5 cents per 
                gallon,''.
            (3) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
        chapter 98 is amended by striking the item relating to 
        section 9511.

SEC. 912. IDENTIFICATION OF LIMITED TAX BENEFITS SUBJECT TO LINE ITEM 
                    VETO.

    For purposes of part C of title X of the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (relating to line 
item veto), the Joint Committee on Taxation has determined that 
this title does not contain any limited tax benefit (as defined 
in such part).
      And the Senate agree to the same.

                Pursuant to the order of the House on April 1, 
                1998, the Speaker appointed the following 
                conferees for consideration of the House bill 
                (except title XI) and the Senate amendment 
                (except title VI), and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Bud Shuster,
                                   Thomas E. Petri,
                                   Sherwood L. Boehlert,
                                   Jay Kim,
                                   Stephen Horn,
                                   Tillie K. Fowler,
                                   Richard H. Baker,
                                   Robert W. Ney,
                                   Jack Metcalf,
                                   James L. Oberstar,
                                   Nick Rahall,
                                   Robert A. Borski,
                                   Robert E. Wise, Jr.,
                                   Jim Clyburn,
                                   Bob Filner,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Commerce, for consideration of provisions in 
                the House bill and Senate amendment relating to 
                the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
                Improvement Program; and sections 124, 125, 
                303, and 502 of the House bill; and sections 
                1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-
                4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment and 
                modifications committed for conference:
                                   Tom Bliley,
                                   Michael Bilirakis,
                                   John D. Dingell,
                                           Provided that Mr. Tauzin is 
                                               appointed in lieu of Mr. 
                                               Bilirakis for 
                                               consideration of 
                                               sections 1407, 2103, and 
                                               3106 of the Senate 
                                               amendment.
                                   Billy Tauzin,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Ways and Means, for consideration of title XXI 
                of the House bill and title VI of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Jim Nussle,
                                   Kenny C. Hulshof,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Ways and Means, for consideration of title XXI 
                of the House bill and title VI of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Charles B. Rangel,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                From the Committee on Environment and Public 
                Works:
                                   John H. Chafee,
                                   John Warner,
                                   Bob Smith,
                                   Dirk Kempthorne,
                                   Jim Inhofe,
                                   Craig Thomas,
                                   Christopher S. Bond,
                                   Tim Hutchinson,
                                   Wayne Allard,
                                   Max Baucus,
                                   Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
                                   Harry Reid,
                                   Bob Graham,
                                   Joseph Lieberman,
                                   Barbara Boxer,
                From the Committee on Finance:
                                   William V. Roth, Jr.,
                                   Chuck Grassley,
                                   Orrin Hatch,
                                   John Breaux,
                                   Kent Conrad,
                From the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                Urban Affairs:
                                   Alfonse D'Amato,
                                   Phil Gramm,
                                   Paul Sarbanes,
                                   Chris Dodd,
                From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation:
                                   Ernest Hollings,
                From the Committee on the Budget:
                                   Pete Domenici,
                                   Don Nickles,
                                   Patty Murray,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.
       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

      The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at 
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2400) to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, submit 
the following joint statement to the House and the Senate in 
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report:
      The Senate amendment struck all of the House bill after 
the enacting clause and inserted a substitute text.
      The House recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
of the Senate with an amendment that is a substitute for the 
House bill and the Senate amendment. The differences between 
the House bill, the Senate amendment, and the substitute agreed 
to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clerical 
changes.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                     Short Title, Table of Contents

House bill
      The title of the House bill is the ``Building Efficient 
Surface Transportation And Equity Act of 1998,'' ``BESTEA.'' 
Section 1 of the House bill also includes a table of contents.
Senate amendment
      The title of the Senate amendment is the ``Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998,'' of ``ISTEA 
II.'' Section 1 of the Senate amendment also includes a table 
of contents for the bill.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a substitute provision. The title 
of the bill is ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century'' or ``TEA 21.''

                              Definitions

House bill
      The House bill includes definitions for two terms in the 
free-standing provisions. The term ``Interstate System'' has 
the meaning given the term by section 101 of title 23 of the 
United States Code. The term ``Secretary'' is the Secretary of 
Transportation.
Senate amendment
      For the purpose of the free-standing provisions, the 
Senate amendment defines the term ``Secretary'' as the 
Secretary of Transportation.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision.

                             Savings Clause

House bill
      The House bill provides that amendments made by this Act 
shall not affect any apportionment or allocations of any funds 
that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act unless 
the bill specifically directs that the allocation or 
apportionment be modified.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no provision similar to the 
House savings clause.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not include the House provision.

                         Amendments to Title 23

House bill
      Section 101 of the House bill directs that each amendment 
in the bill, or repeal of a section or other provision of law, 
is an amendment to title 23 of the United States Code unless 
the bill states otherwise.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no provision comparable to 
the House provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference report adopts the House provision.

                        Short Title for Title I

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment includes a short title for the first 
title of the bill covering highway programs. This title may be 
cited as the ``Surface Transportation Act of 1998''.
Conference substitute
      The conference report does not include the Senate 
provision.

                  Division or Segmentation of Projects

House bill
      The House bill authorizes a State carrying out a project 
with Federal funds to divide or segment the project provided 
that the division or segmentation complies with the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision. This provision 
clarifies that by listing high priority projects in subsection 
127(c) of this Act and similar projects in previous 
legislation, Congress is establishing the limits of the 
projects for purposes of eligibility for associated Federal-aid 
highway funding. The listing or identification of a project is 
not intended to define the scope of the project for purposes of 
complying with all Federal requirements, including those of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As the associated 
Federal-aid highway funding for these projects typically is not 
sufficient to finance the Federal share of all improvements 
within the project limits, Congress recognizes that a State 
needs the flexibility to advance logical segments of the 
overall project. Any segment of a project must still have to 
connect logical termini, have independent utility, and not 
restrict consideration of alternatives for other reasonably 
foreseeable transportation improvements. This provision does 
not waive safety or contracting requirements for the underlying 
segment.
      In the case of the South Lawrence Trafficway in Kansas, 
the State may advance the segment between U.S. 59 and Kansas 
Route 10 as a non-Federally funded project without triggering 
NEPA.

          Technical Amendment Metropolitan Planning Set Aside

House bill
      Section 104(e) amends the metropolitan planning set aside 
provision of section 104(f) of title 23, United States Code by 
deleting the references to outdated funding programs and 
providing that the set aside shall not be deducted from funds 
for the Recreational Trails Program.
Senate amendment
      Section 1112(b)(1) makes minor technical amendments to 
the metropolitan planning set aside provision in section 104(f) 
of title 23, United States Code.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                    Audits of the Highway Trust Fund

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1102(e) amends section 104(i) of title 23, United 
States Code to authorize the Secretary to use administrative 
funds to reimburse the Office of Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation for annual audits of financial 
statements in accordance with section 3521 of title 31, United 
States Code.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                          Notice to the States

House bill
      Section 104(d) makes technical corrections to section 104 
of title 23, United States Code. It also directs the Secretary 
to transmit to Congress within 21 days a written statement 
setting forth the reason for not making an apportionment in a 
timely manner. This section has been included in response to 
the withholding of apportionments in fiscal year 1997. The 
apportionments were held up for several months due to an error 
in crediting receipts into the Highway Trust Fund. Ultimately, 
a correction was made resulting in the redistribution of nearly 
$1 billion in federal-aid highway funds. The withholding was 
done administratively. This amendment would require a written 
explanation of any withholding in the future.
Senate amendment
      Section 1102(f)(1) makes technical corrections to section 
104 of title 23, United States Code.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                          Technical Amendments

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1102(f)(1) and (2) make technical corrections to 
section 104 of title 23, United States Code.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                         Repeal of Section 150

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1102(g)(2) repeals section 150 of title 23, 
United States Code. Section 150 provided for the allocation of 
funds based on an outdated concept of urban systems.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

           Surface Transportation Obligations in Urban Areas

House bill
      Subsection 108(g) extends the current provision in 
subsection 133(f) requiring the proportional obligation of 
surface transportation program funds made available for urban 
areas over the period from 1998 through 2003.
Senate amendment
      Section 1104 continues current procedure in subsection 
133(f) of title 23, United States Code regarding the sub-
allocation of surface transportation program (``STP'') funds to 
urbanized areas. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure 
that the obligation rate of the STP funds for urbanized areas 
within a State is consistent with the larger obligation rate 
for all Federal-aid highway apportionments within the State. 
This section amends current law to require States to comply 
with obligation rates over two equal three-year periods, as 
opposed to the existing requirement of complying over a single 
six-year period.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                            Emergency Relief

House bill
      Section 117(a)(1) makes several technical corrections to 
the Federal share payable section under the Emergency Relief 
Program.
Senate amendment
      Section 1105 restates the eligibility for highway and 
bridge projects and the funding requirements for the emergency 
relief (``ER'') program. ER funds can be used only for 
emergency repairs done to restore essential highway traffic, to 
minimize the extent of damage resulting from a natural disaster 
or catastrophic failure, or to protect the remaining facility. 
The Secretary is also authorized to borrow amounts necessary 
from any program under title 23 for emergency relief work. Any 
additional funds used shall be reimbursed with future ER 
appropriations. The purpose of allowing the Secretary to borrow 
funds from title 23 programs is to provide a ``cushion'' to 
allow project work to continue if all ER program funds are 
used. This section also amends current law, which limits the 
availability of ER funds to two years, to make them available 
until expended.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                        Access to Kennedy Center

House bill
      Section 117(e) requires the Secretary, in cooperation 
with the District of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts, and the Department of the Interior, and in 
consultation withother interested persons, to conduct a study 
of methods to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The bill authorizes $500,000 to 
be taken out of the Highway Trust fund for the study.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                   Smithsonian Transportation Program

House bill
      Section 117(f) provides assistance to the Smithsonian 
Institute for transportation-related activities, including 
exhibitions and educational outreach programs, the acquisition 
of transportation-related artifacts, and transportation-related 
research programs. The bill authorizes $5 million annually for 
this assistance.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
reduction in the annual authorization to $1 million.

                          Recreational Trails

House bill
      Section 114 codifies the Recreational Trails Program 
authorized in ISTEA as Section 205 of Title 23. The program 
distributes to States a portion of gas tax revenues 
attributable to non-highway use for trail projects. The 
Secretary is required to administer this program for the 
purpose of providing and maintaining recreational trails. The 
Federal share for the program is 50 percent of cost. Certain 
other Federal programs can be used as matching funds. Eligible 
costs include educational programs, the development, 
construction and rehabilitation of trails, and the acquisition 
of easements. The existing ISTEA provision relating to 
recreational trails is repealed. The Secretary is to encourage 
the use of youth conservation or service corps in completing 
appropriate trails projects.
      The 30 percent figures under the Assured Access to Funds 
requirement and the 40 percent figure under the Diversified 
Trail Use requirement are minimum requirements that could be 
exceeded. States should not treat their projects as if they 
were meeting three mutually exclusive categories. There can be 
overlap between the Diversified Trail use requirement and the 
Assured Access requirements. There should be diversified 
motorized use projects, diversified non-motorized use projects, 
and projects that benefit both motorized and non-motorized use 
simultaneously.
Senate amendment
      Section 1107 continues the existing Recreational Trails 
Program. Under this provision, the Recreational Trails Program 
is to be funded through contract authority from the Highway 
Trust Fund. The annual contract authority is as follows: 
$17,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
1999; $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; $23,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2001; $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and $25,000,000 
for fiscal year 2003. The provision of current law relating to 
the National Recreational Trails funding is repealed.
      The Federal share payable for projects under the 
Recreational Trails Program is increased from 50 percent to 80 
percent. In addition to the Department of Transportation, other 
Federal agencies may contribute additional funds for a 
Recreational Trails project. However, the Department of 
Transportation share for any individual project may not exceed 
80 percent; the combined share of all Federal agencies may not 
exceed 95 percent. The Federal share for this program is 
consistent with the Federal share available for other Federal-
aid projects.
      This section retains the current requirement regarding 
the States' use of annual apportionments: at least 30 percent 
of Federal funds must be used to facilitate non-motorized 
recreation; another 30 percent of the funds must be used for 
motorized recreational purposes. A State must use the remaining 
amount of funds for diverse recreational purposes, including 
both motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail use. 
Experience with implementing Recreational Trail projects in the 
past has shown that project sponsors for nonmotorized trail 
projects were significantly disadvantaged in meeting the higher 
non-Federal matching requirements.
      To the extent practicable and consistent with other 
requirements, States are to give consideration to projects that 
benefit the natural environment or mitigate and minimize 
impacts to the environment.
      The amount that the Secretary may deduct to pay the costs 
for administration of the program is reduced from three percent 
to one percent.
Conference substitute
      The Conference substitute adopts the Senate language with 
several modifications. The substitute clarifies that a State 
may use funds appropriated under this section for construction 
of new trails only if the construction is permissible under 
some other law or is otherwise required by a statewide 
comprehensive outdoor recreational plan in effect required by 
the Land and Water Conservation Found Act. It places a cap on 
the amount that a state can expend on educational programs to 
promote safety and environmental protection at 5% of annual 
apportionments.
      The substitute provision also modifies existing law to 
exclude all small states with a total land area of less than 
3,500,000 acres from the requirement to expend annual 
apportionments for trails and trails related projects in a 
ratio of 40% diverse use, 30% motorized use and 30% 
nonmotorized use. The substitute further provides that a State 
trail advisory committee may waive the trails diversity 
requirement if the State notifies the Secretary that the State 
does not have sufficient projects to meet the diversity 
requirements.
      It adds a new section which allows States to make grants 
under section 104(h) to private organizations, municipal, 
county, state and Federal governmental entities after 
considering guidance from the recreational advisory committee 
for uses consistent with this section.

         Termination of Recreational Trails Advisory Committee

House bill
      Subsection 114(d) terminates the Recreational Trail 
Advisory Committee by the end of fiscal year 2000.
Senate amendment
      Section 1208(c) terminates the National Recreational 
Trails Advisory Committee as soon as is practicable. The 
Advisory Committee was established in ISTEA and tasked to (1) 
review the allocation and utilization of moneys under the 
Recreational Trails program; (2) establish review criteria for 
trail-side and trail-head facilities; and (3) recommend changes 
in Federal policy to advance the purposes of the program. The 
Advisory Committee has completed these tasks and is no longer 
necessary. This provision does not affect the State advisory 
committees that are responsible for implementing the 
Recreational Trails Program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

               Encouragement of Youth Conservation Corps

House bill
      Subsection 114(c) encourages the use of qualified youth 
conservation or service corps to construct and maintain 
recreational trail projects.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                      Value Pricing Pilot Program

House bill
      Section 119 establishes a variable pricing pilot program. 
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with up to 
15 States to conduct and monitor the pilot projects. The 
Federal share for a pilot program is 80 percent of the total 
cost of the program, although the Federal share for any portion 
of a project may be up to 100 percent. The provision authorizes 
full Federal participation in the start-up, development, and 
pre-implementation costs associated with a pilot program for up 
to three years.
      Single occupancy vehicles that are part of a pilot 
program may operate in high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.
      Pilot programs must include an analysis of how the 
program affects low income drivers.
Senate amendment
      Section 1108 renames the congestion pricing pilot program 
as the value pricing pilot programand codifies the program in 
title 23, United States Code.
      A number of States and local governments have used funds 
provided under ISTEA to complete feasibility studies and 
implementation of value pricing projects. This section provides 
funding and additional flexibility to allow States to continue 
to implement these projects. In addition, it expands the 
program, increasing the number of pilot programs eligible for 
funding from five to 15, and lifting the restriction that only 
three projects can be conducted on the Interstate System. Funds 
available under this section may be used for all pre-
implementation and design costs to give States more flexibility 
to study options for different types of value pricing projects.
      This section also includes an exemption from the HOV 
requirement of Section 102(b) of title 23 to permit single 
occupancy vehicles to operate in HOV lanes if the vehicles are 
part of a value pricing program.
      It is expected that each value pricing project will 
include a thorough evaluation of the project's effects, 
including its impacts on congestion, air quality, transit use, 
and other social and economic effects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with two 
modifications. First, it prohibits federal funding of pre-
implementation, development and startup costs after three years 
as provided in the House bill. Second, it requires each pilot 
program to include, where appropriate, an analysis of the 
impact of the program on low income drivers.

                    Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects

House bill
      Section 122 amends section 1040 to specify that all funds 
provided for this program are contract authority. It requires 
funding provided under this section to be used to create an 
automated fuel reporting system to improve the tracking of 
motor fuels subject to Federal and state excuse taxes.
Senate amendment
      Section 1109 eliminates two obsolete tax evasion study 
requirements in current law. It eliminates the annual report on 
motor fuel tax enforcement activities and the report on the 
feasibility and desirability of using dye and markers to aid in 
motor fuel tax enforcement activities.
      This section codifies and expands the successful tax 
evasion program in section 1040 of ISTEA. It provides $5 
million in contract authority for each of fiscal years 1998 
through 2003 to continue joint FHWA-IRS-State motor fuel tax 
compliance projects across the Nation, as established in 
section 1040 of ISTEA. All costs of tax evasion projects are to 
be paid by the Federal Government.
      This section also authorizes an additional $8 million for 
the Secretary to complete the development of an excise fuel 
reporting system, as well as $2 million annually for the 
operation and maintenance of the system. This system will 
provide essential information regarding data on import and 
refinery production of motor fuel to compare with terminal fuel 
receipts and fuel deliveries. This new program, along with the 
continuing program, is necessary to help ensure that the 
successful, coordinated regional and national approach to 
combat fuel tax fraud can continue and improve.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with one 
modification. The substitute expressly provides the excise fuel 
reporting system with contract authority.

             Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways

House bill
      Section 137 amends section 217 of title 23 to make a 
number of clarifying changes and to require that bicyclists and 
pedestrians be included in the planning process and to allow 
electric bicycles on trails when State or local regulations 
permit. The provision clarifies the requirements under section 
109(n) of title 23 related to the impact on non-motorized 
transportation of a Federal-aid highway project. It also 
requires that bicycle safety be taken into account when States 
undertake rail-highway crossing projects under section 130 of 
the title 23. Such safety devices shall include installation 
and maintenance of audible traffic signal and audible signs.
Senate amendment
      Section 1110 builds on ISTEA by expanding the amount of 
funds available to be used to encourage bicycling and walking 
as alternative modes of transportation. This provision amends 
section 217 of title 23, United States Code, to include the 
construction of pedestrian walkways as an eligible use of a 
State's National Highway System (NHS) apportionments under the 
same criteria by which bicycle transportation facilities 
currently are eligible. This section eliminates the restriction 
on the use of NHS funds for the construction of bicycle 
transportation facilities on land adjacent to the Interstate 
System and amends current law to allow the safe accommodation 
of bicycles on highway bridges located on fully access-
controlled highways, if the bridge is being replaced or 
rehabilitated with Federal funds. The Department is encouraged 
to work with the States to ensure that bicycling and pedestrian 
interests are represented in State and MPO decisionmaking.
      The planning provisions in sections 134 and 135 of title 
23 are amended to provide that bicyclists and pedestrians shall 
be given consideration in the comprehensive Statewide and 
metropolitan planning processes, and that the inclusion of 
bicycle and pedestrian facilities shall be considered, where 
appropriate and permitted, in conjunction with all new 
construction and reconstruction of transportation facilities.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute clarifies that safety devices 
such as installation of audible traffic signals and audible 
signs shall be considered where appropriate. It also retains 
current law section 217(i) which clarifies that eligible 
bicycle projects must be principally for transportation, rather 
than recreation, purposes.

                  Highway and Street Design Standards

House bill
      Subsection 137(d) requires a study of highway and street 
design standards to accommodate bicycles.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not include a study requirement.

                            Design Guidance

House bill
      Subsection 137(f) requires the Department of 
Transportation, in cooperation with the American Association of 
State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the 
Institute of Transportation Engineers, and other interested 
organizations, to issue within one year design guidance to 
accommodate bicycle and pedestrian travel.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with two 
modifications. First, the substitute clarifies that the 
guidance must include recommendations to amend and update 
AASHTO policies relating to highway and street design 
standards. Second, it extends the deadline for the issuance of 
the guidance to 18 months.

                   Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

House bill
      Subsection 102(b) continues the Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprise provisions. It also allows an entity or person that 
is prevented under Federal court order from complying with the 
DBE provision to continue to be eligible to receive Federal 
funds. The Comptroller General is required to conduct a study 
of the DBE program within three years of enacted of this act. 
Recent court decisions have established new standards for 
review of the constitutionality of programs such as the DBE 
provisions enacted in prior surface transportation acts and 
that the courts are now determining whether the DBE programs 
comply with those standards. The Department of Transportation 
is reviewing the DBE program in light of recent court rulings 
and has proposed new regulations to ensure that the program 
withstands constitutional muster. Section 102(b) of the 
reported bill makes no changes to these provisions preferring 
to let the courts resolve these issues. However, the Committee 
will continue to monitor DOT's administration of this program 
and gage the impact of court decisions on these provisions.
      This provision is intended to ensure that grant 
recipients under this Act will continue to be eligible to 
continue to receive federal funds even if a federal court has 
entered a final order finding the DBE program to be 
unconstitutional.
      The possibility of legal challenges that may affect a 
limited number of States or transit agencies. This provision is 
intended to ensure that any affected recipients will not be 
unfairly penalized for complying with a final order of a 
Federal court finding the DBE program to be unconstitutional.
Senate amendment
      Section 1111 continues the provisions in current law 
regarding the disadvantaged businessesenterprise (DBE) program. 
The DBE program, which originated in the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1982, requires that 10 percent of the funds provided 
under title I of this Act be expended with small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals, except to the extent that the Secretary of Transportation 
determines otherwise.
      In 1995, the Supreme Court decided Adarand v Pena, which 
heightened the standard of judicial review applicable to 
Federal affirmative action programs. The case involved a 
Caucasian subcontractor who submitted a low bid on a Federal 
lands highway construction contract, but lost to a company that 
was certified as ``disadvantaged.'' Adarand filed suit, 
alleging that he was denied the equal protection guaranteed by 
the Fifth amendment. The Court agreed in a 5-4 decision that 
Federal race classifications, such as the DBE program, must be 
subject to strict scrutiny. In other words, the program must: 
(1) serve a compelling government interest, and (2) be narrowly 
tailored to address that compelling interest, which in this 
case is fighting discrimination.
      It is important to note that the Supreme Court did not 
strike down the DBE program or any other Federal affirmative 
action program. That means that if the program in question 
meets the new test outlined by the Court, it is Constitutional 
and may continue to exist. In the case of the DBE program, the 
Department of Transportation has determined that the 
Constitutional concerns can be addressed through changes in the 
Department's regulations. To that end, the Department has 
proposed a number of regulations intended to address the 
``narrow tailoring'' requirements of ``strict scrutiny'' by (1) 
giving priority to race-neutral measures in meeting program 
goals, and (2) limiting the potential adverse effects of the 
program on other parties.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                         Federal Share Payable

House bill
      Section 134(c) technically changes to the Federal share 
on certain projects from a strict percentage to a limitation. 
This will allow for an increased non-Federal share at a State's 
option. It does not allow the Secretary to impose a lower 
match.
Senate amendment
      Section 1112(a) amends section 120 of title 23, United 
States Code, to allow a State, if it chooses, to reduce the 
Federal share of a Federal-aid highway project. This change 
will give States the flexibility to carry out more projects 
than would be possible with a straight 20 percent non-Federal 
share. Nothing in this section is intended to require a State 
to lower the Federal share payable on any project funded under 
this title.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

              Increased Federal Share for Transit Vehicles

House bill
      Subsection 120(a) amends section 120 of title 23 to 
provide that the Federal share of priority control systems for 
transit vehicles may be up to 100 percent.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                      Credit for Non-Federal Share

House bill
      Subsection 120(b) allows States to apply toll revenues 
used for specified capital improvements to their non-Federal 
share requirement for title 23 projects and for chapter 53 of 
title 49. To receive this credit, a State must maintain its 
average non-Federal transportation capital expenditure for the 
preceding three fiscal years.
Senate amendment
      Section 1112(a)(2) codifies a provision established in 
ISTEA which allows States to apply toll revenues used for 
specified capital improvements to their non-Federal share 
requirement for title 23 projects. To receive this credit, a 
State must meet a maintenance of effort test, and therefore, 
must maintain its average non-Federal transportation capital 
expenditure for the preceding three fiscal years. The provision 
allows a State to drop a ``high year'' from the three year 
maintenance of effort test, if that year is at least 30 percent 
greater than the average for the two other preceding years.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provisions with 
modifications. The substitute language includes the exception 
clause for the maintenance of effort test provided for in the 
Senate language. In addition, the substitute language clarifies 
that payments on transportation-related bonds are considered a 
``transportation expenditure''.

                           Toll Road Credits

House bill
      Subsection 133(e) clarifies that private entity 
expenditures for construction of specific toll roads in 
Southern California may be credited to the State's non-Federal 
share.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute amends section 120 of title 23 
and provides that private entity expenditures used to construct 
toll roads open to traffic may be used toward the matching 
share in all States.

                Interstate Reconstruction Pilot Program

House bill
      Subsection 120(c) creates an Interstate System 
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot Program. This program 
allows up to three facilities to be tolled, provided the toll 
revenues are used to improve that facility. Any State wishing 
to participate in the pilot program must enter into an 
agreement with the Secretary to ensure that no toll revenues 
are diverted to another facility or purpose. The provision 
specifies eligibility and selection criteria.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopted the House provision to allow a 
State to toll segments of the Interstate system. The provision 
allows up to three states to participate provided that revenues 
generated from the tolls will be used to reconstruct, improve 
or maintain the facility. The conferees understand that certain 
segments of the Interstate require substantial maintenance and 
rehabilitation funding above available resources, such as 
Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania.

               Technical Amendment--Federal Share Payable

House bill
      Paragraph 104(e)(2) provides a technical conforming 
amendment to section 120.
Senate amendment
      Paragraph 1112(b)(1) provides a technical amendment to 23 
U.S.C. 120 concerning the Federal share payable for title 23 
projects to conform subsections 120(a) and (b) to subsection 
120(i), which allows the State to determine a lower Federal 
share.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

               Technical Amendment--Federal Share Payable

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Paragraph 1112(b)(2) provides a technical amendment to 23 
U.S.C. 120 to conform this subsection to 23 U.S.C. 121, 
relating to payments made to States for the cost of 
construction.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                  Study: Highway Economic Requirement

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Subsection 1113(a) requires the General Accounting Office 
(GAO) to report to Congress on the Department's methodology for 
determining highway needs using the Highway Economic 
Requirement System (HERS), a computer program developed to use 
economic criteria and engineering criteria in estimating 
highway investment requirements. The GAO is required to provide 
Congress with an assessment of the extent to which the model is 
useful in estimating an optimal level of highway infrastructure 
investment three years after this Act is enacted.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                  Study: International Roughness Index

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Subsection 1113(b) requires the Comptroller General to 
submit a report to the Congress on the International Roughness 
Index (IRI), an index that is being used to measure the 
pavement quality of the Federal-aid highway system. The IRI is 
a data input used in the HERS model. Concerns have been raised 
as to the reliability of the IRI measurement across different 
manufacturers and types of pavements and this study shall 
indicate the extent to which the IRI measurement is reliable.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                      Report: Rates of Obligation

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Subsection 1113(c) requires the Secretary to report 
annually on the rates of obligation of funds apportioned under 
Federal-aid highway programs. The report shall include 
information regarding funding category or subcategory, type of 
improvement, and substrate geographic area.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification to clarify that the report shall include all final 
apportioned programs.

                    109 Study: Procurement Practices

House bill
      Subsection 139(b) requires the GAO to evaluate 
procurement practices and project delivery. The study shall 
access the impact a utility company's failure to relocate in a 
timely manner has on the delivery and cost of Federal-aid 
highway and bridge projects.
Senate amendment
      Subsection 1113(d) requires the General Accounting Office 
(GAO) to conduct a study on Federal-aid highway procurement 
practices and project delivery. The study shall access the 
impact that a utility company's failure to relocate in a timely 
manner has on the delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and 
bridge projects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                              Definitions

House bill
      Section 143 organizes the definitions for title 23 
alphabetically.
Senate amendment
      Section 1114 provides definitions for the terms 
``Federal-aid highway funds'' and ``Federal-aid highway 
program.'' These phrases are used throughout title 23, but are 
not defined in current law. The addition of these clarifying 
definitions is not intended to change the implementation of any 
section under current law. The section reorganizes the 
Definitions for title 23 alphabetically.
Conference substitute
      Unresolved.

                       Definitions: Enhancements

House bill
      Section 143 amends the definition of a transportation 
enhancement activity. It specifies that a transportation 
enhancement activity must have a direct link to surface 
transportation. It also expands the definition to allow the 
removal of graffiti and litter among the list of eligible 
activities, as well as environmental mitigation to reduce 
vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat 
connectivity. In addition, it adds construction of tourist and 
welcome centers as an eligible activity.
Senate amendment
      Subsection 1223(d) amends subsection 101(a) by providing 
that tourist and welcome center facilities associated with 
scenic or historic highway programs are eligible for funding 
under the enhancement program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute requires that transportation 
enhancement activities have a relationship, rather than a 
direct link, to surface transportation. It does not include 
graffiti and litter removal as eligible activities. It retains 
the Senate provision regarding eligibility of tourist and 
welcome centers. In order to be eligible under the enhancement 
program, the tourist or welcome center (whether a new facility 
or existing facility) does not have to be on a designated 
scenic or historic byway, but there must be a clear link to 
scenic or historical sites. It adds transportation-related 
museums as an eligible activity.

                  Definitions: Operational Improvement

House bill
      Subsection 143 of the House bill provides technical 
amendments to, but does not change the definition of 
operational improvement from current law.
Senate amendment
      This section revises the definition of ``operational 
improvement'' in section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
Code, to include the installation, operation, or maintenance of 
certain Intelligent Transportation Systems infrastructure 
projects. The installation, operation or maintenance of 
communications systems, roadway weather information and 
prediction systems, and other improvements designated by the 
Secretary that enhance roadway safety during adverse weather 
are also incorporated into the revised definition.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                           Hazard Elimination

House bill
      Subsection 143 of the House bill provides technical 
amendment to, but does not change this definition from current 
law.
Senate amendment
      Subparagraph 1404(b)(1)(A) amends the definition of 
``highway safety improvement project'' by deleting the 
reference to ``highway''.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification. The reference to ``highway'' is deleted. In 
carrying out this provision, States should minimize any 
negative impact on safety and access for bicyclists and 
pedestrians in accordance with Section 217 of title 23, U.S.C.

                     Project Approval and Oversight

House bill
      Section 143 amends section 101 of title 23 by providing a 
definition for ``project agreement.'' It is defined as the 
formal instrument required under the project agreement 
provision in title 23.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification. It provides a conforming amendment to recognize 
that section 110 regarding project agreements is repealed and 
the portion of the provision relating to project agreements is 
moved to section 106.

                   Cooperative Federal Lands Program

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1115 establishes a new section 207 in chapter 2 
of title 23, United States Code, which provides a funding 
source for public roads or bridges owned by States or their 
political subdivisions that cross, are adjacent to, or provide 
access to, Federal lands and Indian reservations (including 
reservoirs owned by the Army Corps of Engineers). The purpose 
of this program is to supplement the efforts of the Federal 
government in developing and maintaining roads or bridges that 
serve federally owned land and Indian reservations (including 
reservoirs owned by the Army Corps of Engineers).
      The Cooperative Federal Lands Transportation Program 
ensures that funding will be provided for projects in States 
where greater than 4.5 percent of the land within the state 
borders is held in trust or owned by the Federal government. 
Funds are provided directly to these States for projects that 
provide access to Federal lands and Indian reservations. This 
section provides $74 million in contract authority per year 
from the Highway Trust Fund.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision, but 
transfers the $74 million in contract authority to the Federal 
Lands Highway Program.

                    Bridge Set Aside for New Jersey

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      The Secretary is required to set-aside $20 million each 
fiscal year from the I-4R program and allocate it to any State 
that: (1) receives less in the bridge apportionment factors 
used in the Interstate and National Highway System program and 
the Surface Transportation Program compared with the funds a 
State received under the bridge program in 1997; and (2) was 
apportioned at least $125 million in 1997. These funds shall be 
available for highway bridge projects.
      States that have transferred more than 10 percent of the 
funds apportioned under the bridge program in 1995 through 1997 
to other Federal-aid transportation projects are not eligible 
for an allocation from this program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

                       Bridge Set Aside Missouri

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      The Secretary is required to set-aside $15 million each 
fiscal year from the I-4R program and allocate it to any State 
whose bridges have an average life of at least 46 years as of 
the date of enactment of this Act.
      States that have transferred more than 10 percent of the 
funds apportioned under the bridge program in 1995 through 1997 
to other Federal-aid transportation projects are not eligible 
for an allocation from this program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

                       Bridge Set Aside Arkansas

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      The Secretary is required to allocate $10 million to 
States that meet specific per capita personal income and 
Federal-aid Highway apportionment criteria from the I-4R 
program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

                   National Highway System Components

House bill
      Subsection 106(c) modifies the National Highway System to 
include intermodal connectors on the map submitted to Congress 
by the Secretary on May 24, 1996.
Senate amendment
      Section 1121 establishes the National Highway System 
(NHS) as those routes and transportation facilities depicted on 
maps submitted by the Secretary with the report ``Pulling 
Together: The National Highway System and its Connections to 
Major Terminals.''
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with minor 
technical clarifications.

                  Study: Intermodal Freight Connectors

House bill
      Subsection 106(h) directs the Secretary to report to 
Congress not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act on the condition of and the improvements made to 
connectors on the National Highway System that serve intermodal 
freight transportation facilities.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications to clarify that the purpose of the report is to 
identify impediments to improving intermodal connectors 
including impediments related to the planning process, 
availability of funding, and other issues identified by the 
Secretary.

                National Highway System Sign Competition

House bill
      Subsection 106(h) directs the Secretary to conduct a 
national competition among children under the age of 14 to 
design a logo sign for the National Highway System.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                       Safety Belt Extension, NH

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1124 modifies section 355 of the National Highway 
System Designation Act of 1995 to permit New Hampshire to meet 
the safety belt use law required under section 153 of title 49, 
United States Code, through a performance requirement. Through 
the end of fiscal year 2000, New Hampshire is deemed to have 
met the safety belt use requirements of section 153 upon 
certification by the Secretary that the State has achieved: (1) 
a safety belt use rate in each of fiscal years 1997 through 
2000 of not less than 50 percent; and (2) a safety belt use 
rate in each succeeding fiscal year thereafter of not less than 
the national average safety belt use rate.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a minor 
technical amendment.

                    Study: Uniformed Police Officers

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1126 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
conduct a study on the extent and effectiveness of the use by 
various States of uniformed police officers on Federal-aid 
highway construction projects. Some States use police officers 
extensively on their highway construction projects, while other 
States are virtually no police officers for work zone traffic 
control. Work zone safety has been a high priority issue for 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), traffic engineering 
professionals, and highway agencies. This section requires the 
Department of Transportation to submit a report to Congress on 
the results of the study not later than 2 years after the 
effective date of this section.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification to require that the study be conducted in 
consultation with law enforcement organizations.

            Contracting for Engineering and Design Services

House bill
      Section 140 amends section 112 of title 23 clarifies that 
quality based selection process requirements for design and 
engineering services and other contracting procedures will 
apply unless a State has in the past adopted alternative 
procedures to increase competition. Requirements must be met 
for any phase of a project funded in whole or in part with 
Federal funds.
Senate amendment
      This provision amends section 112(b)(2) of title 23 of 
the United States Code to promote competition and provide the 
greatest value for Federal aid system projects. It clarifies 
that the time period for states to have legislatively enacted 
alternative requirements to Qualifications Based Selection 
(QBS) Procedures for obtaining engineering and design services 
has ended. Additionally, it requires that the Federal 
Acquisition Regulations (FAR) be used for consistent and 
equitable contract administration, accounting, and audits while 
providing for the use of FAR QBS simplified acquisition 
procedures for contracts under $100,000. Finally, clarification 
is provided that requires the Secretary to establish a 
certification procedure to ensure that any legislation enacted 
by a State since November 28, 1995 to exercise its option 
complies with the time frames and substantive criteria 
contained in Section 307 of PL 104-59.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a substitute provision.

                      Ambassador Bridge, Michigan

House Bill
      Subsection 133(a) makes the facilities necessary to 
connect the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan to the 
Interstate System eligible to receive funds apportioned under 
the National Highway System and the Surface Transportation 
program.
Senate amendment
      Section 1129 provides eligibility for the Ambassador 
Bridge in Detroit, Michigan under the surface transportation 
program and the National Highway System program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                         Cuyahoga River Bridge

House bill
      Subsection 113(b) makes the Cuyahoga River in Ohio 
eligible to receive funds apportioned under the congestion 
mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House bill with a modification. 
The bridge is eligible to receive funds from the surface 
transportation program.

                        National Defense Highway

House bill
      Section 131 authorizes an amount not to exceed $16 
million per year for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 from the 
Interstate Maintenance component for the reconstruction of a 
highway or portion of highway outside of the United States that 
is important to national defense.
Senate amendment
      Section 1131 authorizes an amount not to exceed $16 
million per year for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 from the 
Interstate Maintenance component for the reconstruction of a 
highway or portion of highway outside of the United States that 
is important to national defense.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the provision.

               High Risk Road Safety Improvement Program

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 110 creates a new program within the Federal-aid 
highway program to fund construction and operational projects 
that improve the safety of high risk roads. States are to 
allocate funds under this program to those projects that have 
the highest benefit. Up to fifty percent of funds under this 
program can be transferred to other Federal-aid highway 
programs.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

             Road Safety Awareness and Improvement Program

House bill
      Subsection 110(c) authorizes a roadway safety awareness 
and improvement program funded from the high risk road safety 
program. The activities of the program should be carried out 
cooperatively between the Department of Transportation, States, 
and other safety organizations.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference Substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                      High Cost Interstate Program

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 113 establishes a new program to fund major 
reconstruction or improvement projects on the Interstate 
system. In order to be eligible, a project must cost over $200 
million or cost more than 50% of a State's Federal-aid highway 
apportionments; it must be ready to go to construction; the 
State must agree to not transfer funds apportioned under the 
Interstate Maintenance Program; and the funds must be obligated 
within one year. Two thirds of the funds are allocated to the 
States in the ratio that each State's cost of eligible projects 
bear to the total national cost of eligible projects. For the 
years 1998 through 2003, however, those funds are to be 
distributed based on the Interstate Maintenance Program 
formula. The remainder of the funds are allocated on a 
discretionary basis. If funds cannot be used in any given 
fiscal year, the extra funds are apportioned to all States as 
Interstate Maintenance funds. Projects must be included within 
the planning process. The Secretary of Transportation is 
required to report on the expected future need to reconstruct 
the Interstate System and to recommend methods for apportioning 
the funds.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                    Infrastructure Awareness Program

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 132(a) authorizes the Secretary to fund the 
production of a documentary about infrastructure to promote 
infrastructure awareness. A total of $1 million in contract 
authority is authorized for each of the fiscal years 1998 
through 2000 from the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass 
Transit Account.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute states that a total of 40 percent 
of the total project of $4.8 million will be provided from the 
Highway Trust Fund and the remaining 60 percent is required to 
be provided by the private sector. Credit is given for funds 
received to date. The substitute provides a total of $1 million 
for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and $.88 million in 
2000 from the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit 
Account.

                     New York Avenue Authority, DC

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 142 establishes a New York Avenue Authority to 
develop an improvement plan for the New York Avenue Corridor in 
the District of Columbia. The authority is eligible to receive 
funding under the National Corridor Planning and Development 
program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                        Administrative Takedown

Senate bill
      Section 1201 reduces that administrative subsection 
104(a) of title 23, United States Code, which requires the 
Secretary to deduct funds from certain Federal-aid highway 
apportionments from the current 3\3/4\ percent to an amount not 
to exceed 1\1/2\ percent administer the Federal-aid highway 
program. The reduction reflects that this Act provides non-
administrative items, such as research and intelligent 
transportation system activities that were formerly funded from 
the takedown with separate funding elsewhere. This modification 
in the administrative takedown will provide a clear distinction 
between the Department's administrative expenses and its 
research activities and other expenses.
House bill
      Subsection 104(a) allows the Secretary to deduct from 
sums authorized to be apportioned for expenditures on the 
Federal-aid highway program for Administrative expenses a sum 
not to exceed 1 percent of all sums so apportioned for the 
Federal-aid highway program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate bill.

                       Real Property Acquisition

Senate bill
      Section 1202 amends sections 108 and 323 of title 23, 
United States Code, to expand the flexibility provided to State 
and local governments to compete for land resources. It 
provides for the advanced acquisition of real property not only 
for highway projects, but for all transportation improvements 
under title 23. This section removes restrictive language and 
outdated programs, revises language, and adds opportunities for 
State and local governments to utilize early property 
acquisition when necessary, while retaining maximum flexibility 
to leverage the use of Federal funds.
      The provision provides an alternative means of leveraging 
Federal funds apportioned to each State by providing a credit 
based on the value of publicly-owned lands incorporated within 
a federally-funded project. This provision is consistent with 
the credits already permitted for donated real property and 
services. The provisions added by this section expand the 
choices available to State and local governments in fashioning 
financial strategies to best serve their transportation 
objectives.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification to clarify that costs of services are not eligible 
as a credit for non-federal share.

                  Payments to States for Construction

Senate bill
      Section 1204 amends section 121 of title 23, United 
States Code to remove a restriction that applies the Federal/
non-Federal matching share requirement to each payment a State 
receives. The revised section 121 makes the requirement 
applicable to total project costs rather than to individual 
voucher payments. The increased flexibility provided by these 
changes will result in a simplified program that is easier for 
State departments of transportation to administer. The changes 
recognize that the important restriction is that the total 
project meets the Federal share requirement. The changes also 
make the Federal-aid highway program more compatible with other 
Federal programs, particularly the Federal mass transportation 
program, where projects are often administered jointly by FHWA 
and Federal Transit Administration.
House bill
      Subsection 134(d) amends title 23 to remove a restriction 
which applies the Federal/non-Federal matching rate to each 
payment that a State receives. This amendment will make the 
Federal-aid highway more like other Federal programs, including 
the Transit program, hence giving the States greater 
flexibility in managing their funds.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification. This provision is retained as separate section as 
in the Senate bill.

            Proceeds from the Sale or Lease of Real Property

Senate bill
      Current section 156 of title 23, United States Code, 
requires States to charge fair market value for the use of 
airspace acquired in connection with a federally funded 
project. Section 1205 expands the requirement in section 156 to 
apply to the net income generated by a State's lease, sale, or 
other use of all real property acquired with Federal financial 
assistance. The revised section applies the same standard to 
all real property interests acquired with Federal-aid highway 
funds. As in current law, the Secretary may grant exceptions 
for social, environmental, or economic purposes.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with the 
inclusion of clarifying report language. The purpose of this 
exception retained in this provision is to give the States 
(with the Secretary's approval) the flexibility to charge less 
than fair market value for lands bought with Highway Trust Fund 
dollars if the lands, once sold or leased, would be used for 
some purpose of public benefit that would outweigh the general 
desire to receive fair market value for the property, such as 
if the lands would be used as parkland or as a recreation area.

                 Metric Conversion at the State Option

Senate bill
      Section 1206 amends section 205 of the National Highway 
System Designation Act of 1995 which states that the Secretary 
shall not require States to use or plan to use the metric 
system before September 30, 2000. This provision allows States 
to choose when and if to implement the metric system with 
respect to designing, advertising, or preparing plans, 
specifications, timetables, or other documents, for a Federal-
aid highway project. This section does not require any State to 
modify its current use of the metric system for Federal-aid 
highway projects.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                         Report on Obligations

Senate bill
      Section 1207 amends section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, to require the Secretary to submit to Congress an 
annual, rather than monthly, report on States' obligations for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety construction programs, and 
unobligated balances.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

               Termination of Right-of-Way Revolving Fund

Senate bill
      Subsection 1208(a) terminates the right-of-way revolving 
fund. The right-of-way revolving fund is revised in section 
108(c) of title 23, to provide an expiration and closeout 
period for obligations already authorized from the fund. This 
program was terminated as a revolving loan fund because of the 
new rules required of all credit programs in the Credit Reform 
Act of 1990. Credits based on conversion or reimbursements are 
to be applied to the Highway Trust Fund rather than to the 
revolving fund. Twenty-three States currently have active 
right-of-way revolving fund projects. This section provides for 
a 20-year close out period from the date that right-of-way 
funds were advanced to give these States sufficient time to 
complete these unfinished projects.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

              Termination of Pilot Toll Collection Program

Senate bill
      Subsection 1208(b) terminates a tolling pilot program 
that has accomplished its intended purpose. Pilot toll 
agreements that were executed under subsection 129(k) of title 
23 are still valid.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                  Termination of the Bridge Commission

Senate bill
      Subsection 1208(d) repeals the 1962 Bridge Commission 
Act. Public Law 87-441 relates to bridge commissions and 
authorities created by Act of Congress. It provides for Federal 
approval of such commissions' memberships and requires annual 
audits. A commission ceases to exist by transferring ownership 
of the bridge to the States. Initially, five bridge commissions 
were subject to the act. Today, only one commission remains, 
the White County Bridge Commission, which operates the New 
HarmonyBridge across the Wabash River between Indiana and 
Illinois. While under this act, the FHWA has the authority to appoint 
commissioners and review the commission's financial operations, these 
actions could be administered more effectively and efficiently at the 
State or local level. This provision removes this unnecessary Federal 
oversight of the White County Bridge Commission.
House bill
      Subsection 134(h) repeals a requirement that the Federal 
government oversee certain bridge commissions created by 
Congress in Public Law 87-441. Such duties would be assumed by 
State and local governments.
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds the provisions in both the House and 
Senate bills to be substantially equivalent.

                   Transfer of Highway Transit Funds

Senate bill
      Section 122 adds a new subsection to section 104 of title 
23, United States Code, to provide for the program-wide, rather 
than project-by-project, transfer and administration of transit 
funds made available for highway projects and highway funds 
made available for transit projects. This revision will 
streamline the administration of highway and transit funds by 
State departments of transportation.
      This provision also requires the Secretary to administer 
funds made available under title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49 
and transferred to Amtrak in accordance with Subtitle V of 
title 49. Funds made available under title 23 or chapter 53 of 
title 49 and transferred to other eligible passenger rail 
projects and activities shall be administered as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. The non-Federal share provisions in 
title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49 will continue to apply to 
the transferred funds.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provisions with a 
modification. Amtrak transferability is not adopted.

                     Project Approval and Oversight

Senate bill
      Section 1222 amends section 106 of title 23, United 
States Code, which addresses Federal and State responsibilities 
for surface transportation projects. This section permits the 
Secretary to discharge to the States with their approval the 
Secretary's responsibilities under title 23 for the design, 
plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, and 
inspection of projects on the National Highway System (NHS). 
Under current law, States voluntarily oversee such activities 
for projects carried out with Surface Transportation Program 
(STP) funds, but not for NHS projects.
House bill
      Subsection 501(a) consolidates and codifies the current 
practices used by the Secretary to approve and oversee Federal-
aid highway projects and further streamlines that process. This 
section requires that for projects on the NHS (including the 
Interstate system), the Secretary and each State will enter 
into an agreement as to the appropriate level of Federal 
oversight. The Secretary may not assume a greater degree of 
responsibility than under current law. For all non-NHS 
projects, the States will assume all of the Secretary's current 
responsibilities for design, plans, specifications, estimates, 
the awarding of contracts, and the inspection of projects. For 
projects on the NHS but not on the Interstate system, then a 
State shall assume all of the Secretary's current 
responsibilities for design, plans, specifications, estimates, 
the awarding of contracts, and the inspection of projects 
unless the State or the Secretary determines that such 
assumption is not appropriate.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a substitute provision. The 
substitute requires that the State shall assume the Secretary's 
responsibilities under this title for design, plans, 
specifications, estimates, contract awards and inspection of 
projects unless the States determines otherwise. In addition, 
the State may assume responsibility for projects on the NHS but 
not on the Interstate system unless the State or Secretary 
determines otherwise.
      In any case where States must meet surface quality 
regulations set forth by the Federal Highway Administration, 
they may look for leadership to a private Midwestern 
engineering institute which has served as a State certifying 
contractor for the past eleven years. The FHWA may work with 
this institution in carrying out this National certification 
program and use the existing expertise in the area.

                             Financial Plan

Senate bill
      Section 1222(f) requires the Secretary to prepare a 
financial plan for any projects with an estimated total cost of 
$1 billion or more.
House bill
      Section 504 requires the preparation of a financial plan 
for any highway or transit project costing over $1 billion and 
that is proposed to be funded with Federal funds.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provisions with a 
modification. The provision is codified in title 23 and title 
49.

                               Standards

Senate bill
      Subsection 1222(b) eliminates the requirement that the 
Secretary of Transportation issue Interstate maintenance 
guidelines and adds that safety considerations of a project may 
be met by phase construction.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provisions with a 
modification. The substitute language clarifies that the safety 
considerations are to be consistent with an operative safety 
management system or a statewide transportation improvement 
program approved by the Secretary.

                     Repeal of Sections 100 and 117

Senate bill
      Section 1222(c) repeals sections 110 and 117.
House bill
      Section 501 repeals sections 110 and 117.
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds provisions in both the House and 
Senate bills to be substantially equivalent.

              Surface Transportation Innovative Financing

Senate bill
      Subsection 1223(a) codifies the Department of 
Transportation's current administrative policy regarding 
innovative mechanisms applicable to transportation enhancement 
projects. It gives States additional flexibility by allowing 
them to calculate non-Federal share for enhancements projects 
in several ways: on a project, multiple project, or program 
basis. A State's average annual non-Federal share of 
transportation enhancement projects must be at least 20 
percent; however, because of the new provision, it is feasible 
for a single project to have a 100 percent Federal share.
      In addition, this section also reduces the current 
quarterly, project-by-project State certification and 
notification requirements to annual, program-wide approval of 
each State's project agreement. The current requirement that 
payments made by the Secretary to the States under section 133 
could not exceed the Federal share of costs incurred as of the 
date the State requested payments is eliminated.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

  Surface Transportation Program Encouragement of Youth Conservation 
                                 Corps

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 108(h) encourages the use of youth corps to 
perform transportation enhancement projects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                Surface Transportation Program Approval

Senate bill
      Subsection 1223(b) amends section 133 of title 23 to 
reduce the current quarterly, project-by-project State 
certification and notification requirements to annual, program-
wide approval of each State's project agreement.
House bill
      Subsection 108(f) changes the program approval process 
for the Surface Transportation Program from a quarterly to an 
annual basis.
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds both the House and Senate provisions 
substantially equivalent.

                                Payments

Senate bill
      Subsection 1223(c) eliminates the current requirement 
that payments made by the Secretary to the States under section 
133 of title 23, U.S.C. not exceed the Federal share of costs 
incurred as of the date the State requested payment. This 
simply reflects the Department of Transportation's current 
administrative policy regarding innovative financing mechanisms 
applicable to transportation enhancement projects. Innovative 
financing techniques will give States additional flexibility by 
allowing them to calculate the non-Federal share for 
enhancements projects on either a project, multiple project, or 
program basis. A State's average annual non-Federal share of 
transportation enhancement projects must be at least 20 
percent. A single project, however, may have a 100 percent 
Federal share, but each State's annual enhancements programs 
must comply with the 20 percent non-Federal match requirement.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                        Design Build Contracting

Senate bill
      Section 1224 provides authority, after two years of 
enactment of this Act, for State transportation departments to 
use the design-build approach for construction of eligible 
title 23 project segments. Design-build is an innovative method 
of highway contracting that is not allowed under current law. 
It differs from traditional contracting in that it combines, 
rather than separates, responsibility for the design and 
construction phases of a highway project. This section allows 
States to use their State design-build contracting procedures 
in statute or procedures authorized under section 303M of the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.
      The benefits of the design-build approach include greater 
accountability for quality and costs, less time spent 
coordinating designer and builder activities, firmer knowledge 
of project costs, and a reduced burden in administering 
contracts. Design-build is particularly advantageous for 
accelerating project delivery. For example, a study of 11 
design-build projects in Florida found that this innovative 
contracting method produced significant improvements in project 
performance as compared to non-design-build projects. The 
average design-build construction time was 21.1 percent shorter 
than the average for non-design-build projects. In addition, 
actual design-build procurement times were 54 percent less than 
the normal design procurement time allocated for projects using 
traditional contracting methods. The design-build projects also 
produced a 4.7 percent reduction in after-bid changes to the 
contract.
      Despite the potential advantages of design-build, it may 
not be an appropriate method for carrying out every highway 
project. Therefore, this section provides minimum cost 
requirements for potential design-build projects. To qualify 
for the award of a design-build contract, the cost of each 
usable segment of a highway project must be at least 
$50,000,000. In the case of an Intelligent Transportation 
Systems project, the total cost of the project must exceed 
$10,000,000.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. It allows States to use any design-build 
selection procedures determined appropriate by the Secretary 
and requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress 
within 5 years after enactment of this Act. This report will 
analyze the effectiveness of design-build contracting 
procedures.

                 Use of Consultants (Selection Process)

Senate bill
      Section 1225(c) allows a State to procure consultant 
services under a single contract for preparation of both the 
environmental analysis and subsequent engineering and design 
services if the State has conducted an independent multi-
disciplined review of the objectivity of the analysis.
House bill
      Section 104(b) allows a State to procure consultant 
services under one contract for the preparation of any 
environmental analysis as well for subsequent engineering and 
design services if the State has conducted a review of the 
objectivity of the analysis.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                       Eligibility of Ferry Boats

Senate bill
      Section 1232 clarifies that the construction of ferry 
boats and ferry terminal facilities are eligible uses of 
National Highway System (NHS), Surface Transportation Program 
(STP), and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
program (CMAQ) funds. This simply clarifies how the program is 
currently administered and does not amend or weaken any of the 
underlying eligibility requirements of the NHS, STP, or CMAQ 
programs.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

         Eligibility of Projects on the National Highway System

Senate bill
      Section 1234 amends section 103 of title 23, United 
States Code, to include publicly owned intracity or intercity 
passenger rail capital projects, including Amtrak, as an 
eligible activity for National Highway System (NHS) program 
funds under the same criteria that apply currently to transit 
and non-NHS highway projects. NHS funding eligibility is 
amended also to include natural habitat enhancement and 
encourage the use of approved private-sector mitigation banks 
for wetlands lost through highway construction. Preference is 
given, to the extent practicable, to banks if they are in 
accordance with federal guidelines on mitigation banking and 
are within the service of the impacted wetland.
      This section also adds the following new items to the 
list of projects eligible for NHS funding: (1)publicly owned 
intracity or intercity passenger rail or bus terminals, including those 
owned by Amtrak; (2) publicly owned intermodal surface freight transfer 
facilities, other than seaports and airports located at, or adjacent 
to, the NHS or connections to the NHS; (3) infrastructure-based 
Intelligent Transportation Systems capital improvements; and (4) 
publicly owned components of magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) systems.
      This section also adds to the list of eligible NHS 
projects a paragraph applicable only to projects on the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, permitting these territories to use 
their NHS apportionments for any STP-eligible project, any 
airport, and any seaport.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification. The substitute does not include eligibility for 
intracity and intercity passenger rail under this program.

                            Minor Collectors

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 108(e) allows up to 15 percent of surface 
transportation program funds apportioned for areas of less than 
5,000 in population to be used on minor collectors.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications.

                           Design Flexibility

Senate bill
      Section 1236 clarifies section 109 of title 23 regarding 
the Secretary's responsibilities regarding planned future 
traffic needs and the Secretary's responsibilities in reviewing 
State plans for proposed highway projects. This modification 
eliminates the requirement that the Secretary ensure that a 
State plan for a highway project must accompany future traffic 
demands. The revised section only requires that the Secretary 
ensure that future traffic needs were considered.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

                       State Infrastructure Banks

Senate bill
      Section 1301 codifies the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) 
Pilot Program authorized in the NHS Designation Act of 1995. 
This section includes modifications to increase the flexibility 
of the SIB program. The current 10-State limit on the number of 
participants in the SIB program is eliminated, thus enabling 
any State to establish a State Infrastructure Bank. The 
percentage limitation regarding funds a State can transfer to 
use State infrastructure banks is eliminated. The 10-state 
limit unnecessarily restricted States from pursuing this 
financial mechanism and the percentage limitation unnecessarily 
limits States' use of this mechanism. The need to maintain 
separate highway and transit accounts also imposed an 
accounting burden on States that was inconsistent with 
financial flexibility desired in a financing entity such as a 
State Infrastructure Bank.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a substitute provision. The 
conference adopts a four State pilot program. The participating 
States are Missouri, California, Florida, and Rhode Island.

        Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act

Senate bill
      Subtitle C, Chapter 2 establishes a Federal credit 
assistance program for major surface transportation projects 
under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 
Act of 1998 (TIFIA).
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference agreement
      The conference adopts the Senate provision, with certain 
modifications. The TIFIA program is designed to assist major 
surface transportation projects with their own revenue streams, 
which can attract substantial private capital with a limited 
Federal investment. This program offers the sponsors of large 
transportation projects a new tool to leverage limited Federal 
resources, stimulate additional investment in our Nation's 
infrastructure, and encourage greater private sector 
participation in meeting our transportation needs.
      Eligible projects for TIFIA assistance include any 
projects eligible under title 23 (highway and transit capital 
projects) as well as international bridges and tunnels, inter-
city passenger bus and rail facilities and vehicles (including 
Amtrak and magnetic levitation systems), and publicly-owned 
intermodal freight facilities. Examples of the types of 
projects which may benefit from this program are the Woodrow 
Wilson Bridge, the Farley/Pennsylvania Station project in New 
York City and the State of Florida's proposed high-speed rail 
project between Miami, Orlando and Tampa. Project sponsors may 
be governmental units, private entities, or public-private 
partnerships. The Conferees wish to reiterate language 
concerning the Florida high-speed rail project in the Senate 
committee report section on TIFIA. This project represents an 
effort by the State of Florida to bring a new technology to the 
United States by using an innovative public-private partnership 
that does not rely on Federal grant support. The State of 
Florida's request for a Federal loan equal to \1/3\ of project 
costs should receive favorable consideration from the 
Department of Transportation, provided it meets program 
criteria.
      To be eligible for credit assistance, a project must meet 
certain threshold criteria. It must cost at least $100 million 
or 50 percent of a State's annual apportionment of Federal-aid 
funds, whichever is less. (For intelligent transportation 
system projects, the minimum cost is $30 million, due to the 
substantial capacity enhancements attainable with but a limited 
investment.) The project also must have the potential to be 
self-supporting from user charges or other non-Federal 
dedicated funding sources, be on a State's transportation plan 
and, at the time of funding, be on a fiscally-constrained State 
transportation improvement program. An application for credit 
assistance may be submitted by a State or local government or 
other entity. The Secretary will select among potential 
candidates based on various criteria, including the project's 
regional or national significance, its potential economic 
benefits, its credit-worthiness, the degree of private sector 
participation, and other factors.
      Forms of assistance that can be provided under this 
program consist of direct loans, loan guarantees, and lines of 
credit. In all cases the Federal role will be that of a 
minority investor, with Federal participation limited to not 
more than 33 percent of total project costs. The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into agreements with project sponsors 
containing terms and conditions designed to assist the projects 
in leveraging additional funds, while ensuring that the program 
operates in a fiscally-prudent manner. The State in which a 
project is located may identify a State or local government 
entity to assist the Secretary in servicing the Federal credit 
instrument.
      The Secretary may provide credit assistance to 
demonstrate to the capital markets the viability of making 
transportation infrastructure investments where returns depend 
on residual project cash flows after servicing senior municipal 
revenue bonds or other capital markets debt. An objective of 
the program is to help the financial markets develop the 
capability ultimately to supplant the role of the Federal 
government in helping finance the costs of large projects of 
national significance. That is why loan guarantees are limited 
to major institutional lenders, such as defined benefit pension 
funds, which may be potential providers in the future of 
supplemental and subordinate capital for projects. The 
Conference would like the Secretary to encourage Federal 
borrowers to prepay their direct loans or guaranteed loans as 
soon as practicable from excess revenues or the proceeds of 
municipal or other capital market debt obligations. The 
Secretary also may sell off direct loans to third parties or 
into the capital markets, if such transactions can be arranged 
upon favorable terms.
      The Conference recognizes that the Congress enacted the 
Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 provision prohibiting the 
combination of Federal guarantees with tax-exempt debt, because 
of concerns that such a double-subsidy could result in the 
creation of a ``AAA'' rated security superior to U.S. Treasury 
obligations. Accordingly, any project loan backed by a loan 
guarantee as provided in TIFIAmust be issued on a taxable 
basis.
      The Conference wants to ensure that projects receiving 
TIFIA assistance are financially-sound. Each project, at the 
time of its application for assistance, is required to furnish 
a preliminary rating opinion letter from one of the bond rating 
agencies identified by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
as a ``Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization,'' 
indicating that the project's senior debt obligations have the 
potential to achieve an investment-grade bond rating. The 
Secretary shall consult with the Office of Management and 
Budget, each rating agency providing such an opinion letter, 
and any other financial experts the Secretary deems necessary, 
in order to determine the credit instrument's appropriate 
subsidy cost (capital reserve) pursuant to the Federal Credit 
Reform Act of 1990. Until such time as a formal investment-
grade rating is assigned, the Secretary shall not extend credit 
in an amount exceeding the estimated subsidy cost. The 
Conference believes that analytical techniques that are widely-
accepted by the capital markets, such as those used by the 
rating agencies to evaluate the financial stability of 
municipal bond insurance companies, should be drawn upon to 
estimate the appropriate subsidy cost.
      TIFIA expressly requires that projects adhere to Title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, 
and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
Acquisition Policies Act. the Conference also recognizes that 
highway and transit capital projects assisted under TIFIA will 
retain adequate protections for labor in terms of prevailing 
wages, as required under title 23 provisions.
      The bill provides $530 million of contract authority, 
funded from the Highway Trust Fund, to fund the budgetary or 
subsidy costs of the Federal credit instruments between fiscal 
years 1999-2003: $80 million in fiscal year 1999; $90 million 
in fiscal year 2000; $110 million in fiscal year 2001; $120 
million in fiscal year 2002; and $130 million in fiscal year 
2003. (As with other Federal credit programs, the non-budgetary 
or financing costs of the Federal credit instruments will be 
funded from the General Fund.). The bill caps the nominal 
amount of credit instruments supported by this contract 
authority at $1.2 billion for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
1999; $1.8 billion for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; and $2.0 
billion for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
      The Conferees are aware that present Federal income tax 
law prohibits the use of direct or indirect Federal guarantees 
in combination with tax-exempt debt (section 149(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The TIFIA provisions of the 
conference agreement do not override or otherwise modify this 
provision of the Code.
      The Conference finds that developing, implementing, and 
evaluating financial assistance programs such as TIFIA is a 
crucial mission of the Department of Transportation. To ensure 
the financial and programmatic success of TIFIA, the conference 
strongly encourages the Secretary to establish an 
organizational structure within the Department in which 
financial assistance activities and programs can be closely 
coordinated and monitored.
      In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this program, 
the Secretary is required to submit a report to Congress within 
four years of the date of enactment of this bill. The report 
should summarize the program's financial performance to date, 
and recommend whether the objectives of the program would be 
best met by continuing the program under the authority of the 
Secretary, establishing a Government corporation of Government-
sponsored enterprise to administer the program, or by relying 
upon the capital markets to fund projects of regional and 
national significance without Federal participation.

                          Operation Lifesaver

Senate bill
      Section 1401 continues funding for the Operation 
Lifesaver program and requires a total of $500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to be set-aside by the Secretary 
from surface transportation program funds. The funds shall be 
used for public education programs designed to reduce the 
number of accidents, deaths and injuries at highway-rail 
intersections and within railroad rights-of-way.
House bill
      Section 104(c) extends authority for funding for 
Operation Lifesaver.
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds both the House and Senate provision 
to be substantially equivalent.

                       Railway-Highway Crossings

Senate bill
      Section 1403 amends section 130 of title 23 United States 
Code, and expands the eligibility of railway-highway funds to 
include trespassing countermeasures in the vicinity of the 
crossing, safety education, enforcement of traffic laws and 
publicly sponsored projects at privately owned railway-highway 
crossings. States are required to report to the Department on 
completed crossing projects funded under this subsection for 
inclusion in the DOT/American Association of Railroads National 
Grade Crossing Inventory.
      This section eliminates the requirement that half the 
funds authorized under section 130 be available for 
installation of protective devices at railway-highway 
crossings. These activities, however, remain eligible for 
funding under this section.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the Senate provision.

                       Hazard Elimination Program

 Senate bill
      Section 1404 expands the eligibility of the current 
hazard elimination program to include a full range of safety 
improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians, including 
multimodal and community safety programs, and spot improvement 
programs for rapid-response of low costs hazards, such as 
potholes, roadway and trail debris, and unsafe drainage gates 
is eligible for funding under this program. This section also 
makes traffic calming measures eligible for hazard elimination 
funds. The prohibition on States using hazard elimination funds 
to correct hazards on routes on the Interstate system is 
eliminated. This section also revises the reference to 
``highway safety improvement project'' in subsection 152(b) to 
read ``safety improvement project'' to reflect the multimodal 
focus of the hazard elimination program.
House bill
      Section 138 requires that hazards to bicyclists are 
included in the hazardous locations inventory.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. It clarifies that to be eligible under this 
section, a project must be related to a public surface 
transportation facility. The Conference substitute does not 
allow public transportation vehicles to be eligible for these 
funds, nor does it allow the Secretary to determine additional 
appropriate projects. In carrying out this section, States 
should minimize any negative impact on safety and access for 
bicyclists and pedestrians in accordance with section 217.

                          Specialized Hauling

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provisions.
House bill
      Subsection 134(j) requires a study of the impact of truck 
weight standards on specialized hauling vehicles.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification to require the study include, but not be limited 
to, an analysis of the economic, safety, and infrastructure 
impacts of truck weight standards.

                         Access for Motorcycles

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 135 specifies that State or local governments may 
not restrict access of motorcycles to any highway facility for 
which Federal-aid funds were used.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications to clarify that this provision only applies to 
Federally-assisted highways open to traffic and will not 
override or affect the applicability of any local 
jurisdiction's safety laws.

                       232 Metropolitan Planning

Senate bill
      Section 1601 retains the current structure and most of 
the metropolitan planning provisions found in section 134 of 
title 23. It retains the current project selection process set 
forth in ISTEA.
      This section makes the following substantive changes to 
current law. First, this section streamlines the 16 
metropolitan planning factors found in current law into seven 
issues to be considered in the planning process. Second, it 
gives States flexibility to move projects within a 3-year 
Transportation Improvement Program without FHWA approval if the 
Governor and metropolitan planning organization agree. Third, 
it eliminates the requirement that transportation improvement 
programs identify the source of funds for individual projects 
by Federal funding category. Fourth, this section adds freight 
shippers to the list of stakeholders to be given opportunities 
to comment on plans and transportation improvement programs 
(TIPs). Finally, it provides that, for urbanized areas 
designated after the enactment of this Act, metropolitan area 
boundaries shall cover at least the urbanized area and the area 
expected to become urbanized within the 20-year forecast period 
and shall require the agreement of the Governor and MPO. Such 
boundaries are not required to include the entire ozone or 
carbon monoxide nonattainment areas, as identified under the 
Clean Air Act.
House bill
      Section 124 amends section 134 of title 23 by setting 
seven general goals and objectives that may be considered in 
the planning process. They include: supporting economic 
vitality; increasing safety and security; increasing 
accessibility and mobility; protecting the environment; 
integrating the transportation system; promoting efficiency; 
and preserving existing facilities. These replace the existing 
list of nineteen planning factors. The language also includes 
fostering economic growth and development to the list of 
reasons that is in the national interest.
      The section makes a number of technical changes to 
section 134(g) regarding long range plans. It also allows 
metropolitan planning organizations to include projects that 
would be funded if additional resources were available. The 
inclusion of such projects is for illustrative purposes only. 
The bill requires that a TIP be updated at least every three 
years. It also allows the metropolitan planning organizations 
to include projects that they would advance if additional 
resources were available.
Conference substitute
      The Conference substitute adopts a combination of both 
the Senate and House provisions. The substitute retains the 
basic current metropolitan planning structure and processes. As 
included in both bills, the 16 planning factors are streamlined 
to seven general factors to be considered in the planning 
process. In considering the relationship between transportation 
and quality of life, metropolitan planning organizations are 
encouraged to consider the interaction between transportation 
decisions and local land use decisions appropriate to each 
area. The language clarifies that the failure to consider any 
specific factor in formulating plans, projects, programs, 
strategies and certification of planning processes is not 
reviewable in court. The Conference substitute also adopts the 
House provision including economic growth and development as a 
general requirement in metropolitan planning.
      As included in both bills, freight shippers and providers 
of freight transportation services are included on the list of 
persons to be given opportunities to comment on metropolitan 
long-range plans and programs (TIPs) along with the addition of 
representatives of users of public transit. The Conference 
substitute also adopts the House provision allowing MPOs to 
include an illustrative list of projects that would be included 
on the TIP if additional resources were available. The 
illustrative list does not affect the fiscal constraint 
requirement of the TIP.
      The Conference substitute clarifies that the expansion or 
designation of existing or new metropolitan planning 
organization boundaries due to the imposition of any new air 
quality standards will not automatically occur and such 
boundaries will be determined by agreement of the governor and 
the affected local governments.

                           Statewide Planning

Senate bill
      Section 1602 retains the current structure and most of 
the statewide planning provisions found in section 135 of title 
23. It retains the current project selection process set forth 
in ISTEA. This section makes the following substantive changes 
to current law. First, it streamlines the 20 statewide planning 
factors found in current law into seven broader issues to be 
considered in the planning process. Second, it gives States 
flexibility to move projects within a 3-year Transportation 
Improvement Program (TIP) without FHWA approval or action if 
the Governor and metropolitan planning organization agree. 
Third, it eliminates the requirement that transportation 
improvement programs must identify the source of funds for 
individual projects by Federal funding category. Finally, this 
section adds freight shippers to the list of stakeholders to be 
given opportunities to comment on plans and statewide 
transportation improvement programs (STIPs).
House bill
      Section 125 amends section 135 of title 23 by setting the 
scope of the planning process. States, to the extent they 
determine appropriate, may consider goals and objectives in the 
planning process, including supporting economic vitality, 
increasing safety and security, increasing accessibility and 
mobility, protecting the environment, integrating the 
transportation system, promoting efficiency, and preserving 
existing facilities. These considerations replace the existing 
planning factors.
      Freight shippers and freight providers are added to the 
list of groups that shall be allowed a reasonable opportunity 
to comment on the proposed long-range plan and on the proposed 
State transportation improvement plan. It requires that in 
rural areas, the transportation program be developed by the 
State in cooperation with local elected officials. It also 
allows the State to include projects that it would fund if 
additional resources were available. Projects undertaken 
pursuant to the high risk road safety program are added to the 
list of projects that must be selected by the State in 
consultation with affected local officials.
      This section also includes a provision to study the 
effectiveness of local planning.
Conference substitute
      The Conference substitute adopts a combination of both 
the Senate and House provisions. The substitute retains the 
basic statewide planning structure and processes. As included 
in both bills the 20 planning factors are streamlined to seven 
general factors to be considered in the state planning process. 
The language clarifies that the failure to consider any 
specific factor in formulating plans, projects, programs, 
strategies and certification of planning processes is not 
reviewable in court.
      As included in both bills, freight shippers and providers 
of freight transportation services are included on the list of 
persons to be given opportunities to comment on statewide long-
range plans and programs (TIPs), along with the addition of 
representatives of users of public transit. The Conference 
substitute also adopts the House provision allowing States to 
include an illustrative list of projects that would be included 
in the TIP if additional resources were available. The 
illustrative list does not affect the fiscal constraint 
requirements of the TIP.
      The Conference substitute adopts the Senate provision, 
allowing States flexibility to move projects within a three-
year transportation improvement program without separate 
approval or action by the Federal Highway Administration if the 
MPO concurs. The substitute also includes a provision requiring 
States to consult with local officials with responsibility for 
transportation when formulating plans and programs.

        Technical Correction Federal Aid/National Highway System

Senate bill
      Subsection 1701(a) amends section 103 of title 23, United 
States Code, to reflect that the National Highway System (NHS) 
has been designated by Congress. It consolidates several 
sections of title 23 regarding Interstate system designations 
and the process for adding segments to the Interstate. This 
section addresses interstate construction funds and unobligated 
balances of Interstate substitute funds, as these programs no 
longer exist.
      The NHS consists of an interconnected system of principal 
arterial routes that serve major population center sand 
intermodal transportation facilities. Its components include 
the Interstate System and other urban and rural principal 
arterials and highways (including toll facilities) that provide 
motor vehicle access between major population centers, border 
crossings, intermodal transportation facilities, and routes 
important to defense within the United States. The mileage of 
the NHS is limited to 178,250 miles. This mileage is equal to 
the base amount of 155,000 miles, established in current law, 
plus the 15 percent increase permitted under current law. The 
Secretary may make modifications to the NHS routes proposed by 
a State if the Secretary determines that the modification meets 
the same criteria established under current law. Modification 
proposals must be coordinated among the State, local and 
regional officials.
      An Interstate System route is to be selected by joint 
action of the State transportation agencies of the State in 
which the route is located and the adjoining States in 
cooperation with local and regional officials, and subject to 
the approval of the Secretary. The mileage of the Interstate 
System is limited to 43,000, an increase from the 41,000 mile 
limit under current law.
House bill
      Subsection 106(a) strikes existing provision for the 
interim eligibility and approval of theNational Highway System.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

               Corridor 10 Modification for West Virginia

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 106(J) designates certain portions of Route 10 
in West Virginia as part of the National Highway System.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                           Nondiscrimination

Senate bill
      Section 1703 amends section 324 of title 23, U.S.C. by 
moving the provision on discrimination on the basis of sex to 
section 140 as subsection (d). Under current law, both of these 
sections address discrimination.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                    State Transportation Department

Senate bill
      Section 1704 makes technical corrections to section 302 
of title 23, United States Code. It changes the term ``state 
highway department'' to ``state transportation department'' to 
emphasize and reflect the intermodal focus of these 
departments. It eliminates the requirement for a secondary road 
unit as there is no longer a secondary system and secondary 
plans have been eliminated. It also establishes that compliance 
with section 302, as revised by this section shall have no 
effect on the eligibility of costs. This subsection eliminates 
302(b) regarding the construction of projects on the secondary 
system.
House bill
      Section 134(g) amends title 23 to clarify that section 
302 does not limit reimbursement of eligible indirect costs to 
State and local governments. This will make the Federal-aid 
Highway program consistent with other Federal programs, 
reducing an administrative burden caused by requiring States to 
develop separate accounting systems.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                             Signing Survey

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 133(h) requires the Secretary to conduct a 
study to determine the practices in the States for specific 
service food signs.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute provides language to clarify that 
recommendations for modifications to the Manual on Uniform 
Traffic Control Devices for Street and Highways that result 
from this study should be made only if appropriate.

                   Amendments to Title 23 (De-icing)

Senate bill
      Section 1806 make anti-icing and de-icing compositions 
that are agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, 
and minimally corrosive eligible for use on bridges under the 
surface transportation program and on Interstate and National 
Highway System bridges.
House bill
      Subsections 107(d) and 108(b) makes certain anti-icing 
and de-icing compositions used on bridges eligible under the 
bridge program and under the surface transportation program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. The substitute deletes the reference to 
agriculturally-derived compositions, but environmentally 
acceptable compositions in general are acceptable. In addition, 
it ensures that all bridges are able to use these anti-icing 
and de-icing components.

                         Penn Station Board, NY

Senate bill
      Section 1810 allows the Secretary of Transportation, the 
Federal Railroad Administrator and their designees to serve as 
ex-officio members of the Board of Directors of the 
Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                         Union Station Board DC

Senate bill
      This provision allows the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Federal Railroad Administrator and their designees to serve 
as ex-officio members of the Board of Directors of the Union 
Station Redevelopment Corporation.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                 Study Southwest Border Infrastructure

Senate bill
      Section 1813 requires the Secretary to conduct a 
comprehensive assessment of the state of transportation 
infrastructure on the southwest border between the United 
States and Mexico. The Secretary is required to submit the 
report to Congress one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification to ensure that the assessment of the adequacy of 
law enforcement and narcotics abatement activities include 
their relationship to infrastructure in the border area.

                    Report on Utilization Potential

Senate bill
      Section 1817 requires the Secretary to conduct a study of 
ferry transportation in the United States, including the 
territories, to identify existing ferry operations and develop 
information on the ferry routes. The Secretary is to submit the 
report to Congress within one year of enactment of this Act.
House bill
      Section 121(b) requires the Secretary to conduct a study 
of ferry transportation in the United States, including the 
territories, to identify existing ferry operations and to 
identify potential domestic ferry routes. The provision 
requires the report to be submitted to Congress.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provisions with 
modifications. The substitute adds language to ensure the 
report includes identification of funding sources for ferry 
construction, and the potential for high speed and alternative-
fueled ferry services. It also states that the report be 
submitted to theCommittee on the Environment and Public Works 
of the United States Senate, rather than the Commerce, Science and 
Transportation Committee.

                        Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 139(a) requires life cycle costs analysis on 
every project under title 23 and requires the analysis to 
conform with the Executive Order on Infrastructure Investment.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with 
modifications. Subsection (a) eliminates the mandate that 
States conduct life-cycle costing procedures on each usable 
project segment of $5 million or more on the National Highway 
System. The Secretary of Transportation shall develop a set of 
procedures to be issued as recommendations to the States for 
conducting analyses of the life-cycle costs for projects on the 
National Highway System. In making a recommendation, the 
Secretary shall consult with AASHTO and include the principles 
identified in Executive Order 12893.
      Life-cycle cost analysis is a process to reduce costs and 
improve quality and performance. In order to achieve these 
goals, the Secretary's recommendations shall suggest a uniform 
analysis period and uniform discount rates as established in 
OMB Circular A-94 for all Federal-aid National Highway System 
projects. The recommendation shall incorporate factors such as 
a documented, vigorous maintenance schedule user costs, and the 
life of the project. The States are encouraged to use the 
recommendations to the maximum extent possible on National 
Highway System projects.

                      Roadside Safety Technologies

Senate bill
      Section 3107 requires the Secretary to issue guidance 
regarding the benefits and safety performance of redirective 
and nonredirective crash cushions. States are to use this 
guidance in evaluating the safety and cost-effectiveness of 
using different crash cushion designs or other safety 
appurtenances.
House bill
      Subsection 126(a) requires the issuance of guidance to 
the States on the proper uses of various types of crash 
cushions. The States shall use such guidance to evaluate the 
use of such devices.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification to extend the report deadline to 18 months after 
enactment, rather than one year.

     Traffic Flow and Roadside Safety Applications of Road Barriers

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 126(b) requires the Secretary to conduct a 
study on the use of moveable barrier technologies. The 
provision requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress 
no later than one year after enactment of this Act, and to 
provide the report to States for their use on appropriate 
projects on Federal-aid Highways.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provisions with 
modifications. The substitute provides language clarifying the 
States can use the results of the study at their discretion. In 
addition, the deadline for the report is extended to 18 months 
rather than 1 year after date of enactment.

                   Study: Vehicle Weight Enforcement

Senate bill
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Section 412 directs the Secretary to conduct a study on 
the effectiveness and deterrent value of State laws and 
regulations pertaining to penalties for violations of 
commercial motor vehicle weight laws. The Secretary shall issue 
a report to Congress not later than two years after enactment.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                             Worker Safety

      Workers engage in repair, demolition, and maintenance of 
existing highways, highway structures, and other construction 
projects frequently are exposed to hazardous materials 
including lead and asbestos. It is well established that even 
though safeguards to protect workers are supposed to be place, 
frequently they are not adequately followed.
      In 1992, NIOSH conducted a study of contamination of 
workers' homes with hazardous chemicals and substances 
transported from the workplace, the study found that such 
incidents have resulted in a wide range of health effects and 
death among workers' families exposed to toxic substances and 
infectious agents.
      Seven Federal statutes provide Federal agencies with some 
mechanisms for responding to or preventing workers' home 
contamination. Twenty rules or standards in the Code of Federal 
Regulations, including regulations promulgated by the 
Environmental Protection Agency and OSHA, address workers' home 
contamination or have elements that serve to protect worker's 
families.
      Contamination of workers' homes by hazardous substances 
transported from the workplace must be minimized. To accomplish 
this, it is essential that all workers are equipped with 
suitable protective, reusable clothing, and that such clothing 
is either disposed of properly or laundered in certified 
laundry facilities that assure that contamination found in the 
clothing do not result in exposure in the home, exposure to 
workers handling the clothing, or become environmental 
pollutants.
      Adequate safeguards and facilities exist and the Federal 
government through enforcement of current Federal regulations 
should make a greater effort to assure that these safeguards 
are followed. It is economically beneficial, safe for workers 
and their families, and environmentally sound to required 
recyclable or reusable work clothes when engaged in workplace 
activities involved exposure to hazardous substances. Only 
licensed laundry facilities, in compliance with Federal 
standards, should be utilized for the laundering of such 
clothing.

                        Uniform Transferability

House bill
      Section 505 creates a new uniform transferability of 
Federal-aid highway funds in section 110 in title 23. The 
provision applies to any highway program or set-aside within a 
program which does not allow at least 50 percent of the 
apportioned or set-aside funds to be transferred to another 
category. The provision allows any State to transfer up to 50 
percent of any funds apportioned to it, as well as any funds 
within that apportionment that have special requirements or 
constitute a set aside, to any other category of funds.
      The section also sets rules for the transferability of 
certain funds set-aside within the Surface Transportation 
Program. For funds set-aside for the hazard mitigation and 
rail-highway grade crossing programs, a State may not transfer 
a mandatory minimum level. For funds set-aside for 
transportation enhancements, up to 50 percent of the funds 
above the level received by a State in Fiscal Year 1996 are 
available to be transferred. For funds apportioned for the 
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program, States may 
transfer up to 50 percent of the increase over its Fiscal Year 
1997 apportionment.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                          Midcourse Correction

House bill
      Section 508 directs the Secretary to withhold certain 
funds for fiscal 2001 until August 1, 2001 unless Congress 
enacts a law making midcourse corrections to the highway and 
transit programs. At a minimum, the midcourse correction must 
include a funding distribution for the high cost interstate 
program, approve a system of performance bonuses, approve an 
Appalachian development highway system program, and approve 
projects within the transit capital program.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference does not adopt the House provision.

                     Flexibility of Safety Programs

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1233 gives additional flexibility to safety set-
aside requirements. This provision requires each State to set 
aside 2 percent of its Surface Transportation Program (STP) 
apportionment for railway-highway crossings; 2 percent of its 
STP funds for hazard elimination activities; and 6 percent of 
its STP funds for railway-highway crossings or hazard 
elimination activities.
      Additional discretion is given to each State to transfer 
up to 100 percent of its 6 percent STP safety set-aside funds 
to its section 402 safety program or to its Motor Carrier 
Safety program allocation. The requirement that half the funds 
authorized and expended under section 130 be available for 
installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings 
is eliminated. The revised section, however, retains this use 
as an eligible activity.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
modification. The substitute does not allow transfers to the 
section 402 safety program or the motor carrier safety program.

                  Railway Crossing Hazard Elimination

House bill
      Section 104(c) extends the High Speed Rail Corridors 
grade crossing program. Funding for the High Speed Rail 
Corridors grade crossing program is increased to $5.25 million 
per year. In addition, the subsection specifically designates 
the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, to Chicago, Illinois, 
segment as a part of the Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor (also 
known as the Chicago Hub). The Minnesota, Wisconsin, and 
Illinois Departments of Transportation have completed 
preliminary feasibility studies on the Minneapolis/St. Paul-
Chicago segment and the Federal Railroad Administration has 
provided funding for the segment under the Next Generation High 
Speed Rail Corridor program.
Senate amendment
      Section 1402 authorizes $5 million to be set-aside from 
Surface Transportation Program funds in each of fiscal years 
1998 to 2003 to be allocated by the Secretary to address 
railway-highway crossing hazards in five existing high speed 
rail passenger corridors and the authority to select three 
additional corridors. The Secretary is to consider ridership 
volume, maximum speeds, benefits to nonriders such as 
congestion relief, State and local financial support and the 
cooperation of the owner of the right-of-way.
      The previously selected rail corridors under the program: 
(1) San Diego to Sacramento, CA; (2) Detroit, MI to Milwaukee, 
WI; (3) Miami to Tampa, FL; (4) Washington, D.C. to Charlotte, 
NC; (5) Vancouver, B.C. to Eugene, OR. The New York City-
Albany-Buffalo high speed Empire Corridor as an example of a 
project that meets the intent of this section because of its 
current travel at high rates of speed and its level of 
ridership.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The substitute includes funding for site 
specific corridors that were included in both the Senate and 
House bills. It also makes improvements to the Minneapolis/St. 
Paul-Chicago segment of the Midwest High Speed Rail Corridor.

                          Gulf Coast Corridor

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1402 requires the Secretary to expend funds under 
the railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed 
rail corridors program for a Gulf Coast high speed railway 
corridor.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                       Environmental Streamlining

House bill
      Section 502 establishes a coordinated environmental 
review process for highway construction projects so that 
whenever practicable, all environmental reviews, analyses, 
opinions and any permits, licenses, or approvals that must be 
issued by a Federal agency are conducted concurrently and 
within cooperatively established time periods. The time periods 
must be consistent with those established by the Council on 
Environmental Quality (CEQ) in implementing NEPA. Agreed upon 
time periods may be extended by the Secretary, if, upon good 
cause shown, the Secretary and the Federal agency determine 
that an extension is necessary as a result of new information 
that could not reasonably have been anticipated when the time 
periods for review were established; In the event that an 
agency fails to complete its review or analysis within an 
agreed upon time period, the Secretary may close the record.
      The House bill further directs the Secretary, in 
consultation with CEQ, to establish a State environmental 
review delegation pilot demonstration program to allow a 
limited number of States to assume responsibility for 
implementing NEPA for highway projects. The pilot program is 
authorized for three years.
Senate amendment
      Section 1225 requires the Secretary to develop an 
integrated decisionmaking process for surface transportation 
projects. Using the environmental review process under the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the section 
establishes a mechanism to coordinate the permitting process 
for surface transportation projects, encouraging consolidation 
of Federal, State, local and Tribal decisionmaking to the 
maximum extent practicable, and early consideration of 
environmental impacts. The section further encourages the use 
of collaborative, problem solving and consensus building 
approaches to implement the integrated process.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House language with the 
following three modifications. First, the provisions 
establishing a pilot program to delegate responsibility for 
compliance with the requirements of NEPA to up to eight States 
is deleted. Second, the language directing agencies to provide 
due consideration to the determination of the Secretary with 
respect to the purpose and need of a highway project is 
deleted. Third, the conference substitute clarifies that the 
authority of the Secretary to close the record in the event 
that another agency fails to meet an agreed-upon deadline for 
completing its environmental review of a proposed project is 
limited to the record with respect to the matter before the 
Secretary.
      Both the House and Senate bills seek to address the same 
concerns; the delays, unnecessary duplication of effort, and 
added costs often associated with the current process for 
reviewing and approving surface transportation projects. The 
U.S. Department of Transportation has, through its 
administrative initiatives, attempted to address some of these 
problems. Legislation is appropriate, however, to further 
improve the integration and coordination of decisions relating 
to highway projects. Better and earlier coordination among the 
agencies involved in the decisionmaking process for highway 
projects should help reduce conflicts and their associated 
delays and costs.
      The fundamental goals of the environmental streamlining 
provisions are to establish an integrated review and permitting 
process that identifies key decision points and potential 
conflicts as early as possible; integrates the NEPA process as 
early as possible; encourages full and early participation by 
all relevant agencies that must review a highway construction 
project or issue a permit, license, approval or opinion 
relating to the project; and establishes coordinated time 
schedules for agencies to act on a project.
      To accomplish these goals, the Conference substitute 
adopts the House provision encouraging the Secretary to enter 
into memoranda of agreement (MOAs) with the agencies 
responsible for reviewing the environmental documents prepared 
under NEPA or for conducting other environmental reviews, 
analyses, opinions or issuing any licenses, permits or 
approvals relating to a project. It is expected that Federal, 
State and other agencies involved in reviewing and approving a 
project, or components of a project, will use the MOA process 
to establish cooperatively determined time periods to complete 
their work and, more generally, to describe how, and the extent 
to which, the various permitting requirements and environmental 
reviews relating to the project will be integrated. MOAs may 
include a variety of interagency agreements. In order to avoid 
subsequent conflicts and delays on a project, agencies are 
encouraged to solicit early public input in the development of 
an MOA.
      The Conference substitute retains the House provisions 
regarding the joint development of time periods for each agency 
involved in the review and approval of a project to complete 
its review. The language further provides that any 
environmental reviews, including those required under NEPA, 
conducted with respect to a project shall generally be done 
concurrently unless conducting a concurrent review would result 
in a significant adverse effect on the environment, would 
substantively alter Federal law, or would not be possible 
without information developed during the review process. This 
last exception is intended to ensure that agencies are not put 
in the position of having to complete environmental reviews 
before they have sufficient information to conduct a meaningful 
review.
      The provisions relating to the Secretary's authority to 
close the record have been modified to clarify the extent of 
the Secretary's authority to issue a record of decision for a 
project in the event that another agency fails to meet the 
agreed upon deadline for completing its review of any 
environmental documents required for the project under NEPA. 
The Secretary's authority to close the record authority does 
not extend to reviews, analyses, opinions or decisions 
conducted by another agency on any permit, license or approval 
issued by that agency. For example, if a project requires the 
Corps of Engineers to issue a permit under section 404 of the 
Clean Water Act, the Secretary may not restrict the Corps' 
review with respect to its decision to issue the 404 permit, 
even if the Corps fails to meet a deadline set forth in a MOA 
with the Secretary. Therefore, the conference substitute 
includes language affirming that the Secretary's authority to 
close the record is limited to the record on the matter pending 
before the Secretary. This still allows the Secretary to issue 
a record of decision on a highway project, even if other 
agencies have not completed their review of the environmental 
documents required under NEPA for the project.
      The conference substitute allows the additional costs 
associated with Federal agencies complying with this 
streamlined process to be considered eligible projects expenses 
under the Federal-aid highway program. Such costs may only be 
for the additional amount the Secretary determines are 
necessary to Federal agencies to meet the time periods for 
environmental review where such time periods are less than the 
customary time for such review.
      For purposes of this section, the term Federal agency 
includes any Federal agency or State agency carrying out 
affected responsibilities by operation of Federal law.
      These provisions makes a number of significant procedural 
changes and improvements to the process for reviewing and 
approving highway projects. It is expected that the Secretary 
will publish regulations, after public notice and comments, to 
implement these new procedures.

                         Applicability of NEPA

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1602(h) of the Senate bill reaffirms that the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) do 
not apply to State plans and programs developed pursuant to 
sections 134 or 135 of title 23, United States Code.
Conference substitute
      The Conference substitute adopts the Senate language. 
This provision is consistent with current law and practice. To 
date, State transportation plans and programs developed under 
sections 134 or 135 of title 23, United States Code, and 
decisions by the Secretary regarding those plans or programs, 
have not been considered to be Federal actions for purposes of 
NEPA. Nothing in this provision, however, is intended to 
prohibit a State from applying NEPA early in the decisionmaking 
making process for surface transportation projects, including 
at the planning stage, if it so chooses. Individual projects 
included in plans or programs continue to be subject to NEPA.

                            Repeat Offenders

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1405 establishes a new program to address the 
growing problem of repeat, hardcore drunk drivers with high 
alcohol concentrations. The section requires States to enact 
and enforce penalties for drunk drivers who have an alcohol 
concentration of .15 or greater, and who have been convicted of 
a second or subsequent drunk driving offense within 5 years. 
Minimum penalties shall include a license suspension of not 
less than 1 year, an assessment of the individual's abuse of 
alcohol and recommended treatment regimes as appropriate, and 
either an assignment of 30 days community service or 5 days of 
imprisonment.
      States failing to enact or enforce the described minimum 
penalties for repeat drunk drivers with high alcohol 
concentrations by fiscal year 2000, will have 1\1/2\ percent of 
their INHS and STP funds transferred to fund alcohol-impaired 
driving programs. For fiscal year 2002 and 2003, States that 
have failed to enact or enforce a repeat intoxicated driver law 
will be required to transfer 3 percent of their NHS and STP 
funds for alcohol-impaired driving programs.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provisions with 
modifications. Instead of withholding funds, the substitute 
language the States in noncompliance to transfer funds to 
safety programs.

                       Seat Belt Incentive Grant

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1406 establishes a new program to encourage 
States to promote and increase seat belt usage in passenger 
motor vehicles. This new program provides incentive grants to 
States that either obtain a State seat belt use rate above the 
national average, or increase the State seat belt usage. The 
Secretary shall determine annually: 1) those States that 
achieved a usage rate higher than the national average, and the 
amount of Federal government budget savings from Federal 
medical insurance programs associated with the higher seat belt 
usage rate; or 2) those States that realized an increase in the 
seat belt rate compared with the State's base rate, and the 
resulting Federal government budget savings from Federal 
medical insurance-programs.
      Under this section, the Secretary is required to allocate 
to each State in fiscal years 1999 through 2003 the amount of 
Federal medical savings that resulted from either increases in 
seat belt usage over the national average or increases over the 
State's base rate. This section provides $60 million for fiscal 
year 1998; $70 million for fiscal year 1999; $80 million for 
fiscal year 2000; $90 million for fiscal year 2001; and $100 
million for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2003.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                Scenic Byways Center, Duluth, Minnesota

House bill
      Section 118(c) authorizes $1.5 million for each fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003 to establish a center for national 
scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota. This center would provide 
technical communications and network support for nationally 
designated byway routes.
Senate amendment
      The Senate contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Senate adopts the House provision. It is the 
Conferees intent that the Center for the National Scenic Byways 
be staffed by the regional planning agency located in 
Northeastern Minnesota. The regional planning agency located in 
Northeastern Minnesota has experience in transportation 
planning, tourism planning, resource planning, economic 
development and community planning. The regional planning 
agency has demonstrated its ability to manage scenic byway 
projects, develop a technical information network and provide 
national leadership in supporting the National Scenic Byway 
Program.

                   Wetland Restoration Pilot Program

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1503 authorizes the Secretary to establish a 
national wetland restoration pilot program. This discretionary 
pilot program shall fund restoration projects to offset the 
degradation of wetlands resulting from highway construction 
projects carried out before December 27, 1977. The Secretary is 
required to submit a report on the results of the program every 
three years. This provision provides contract authority in the 
amount of $12 million for fiscal year 1998; $13 million for 
fiscal year 1999; $14 million for fiscal year 2000; $17 million 
for fiscal year 2001; $20 million for fiscal year 2002; and $24 
million for fiscal year 2003 to carry out this program.
      This section is devoted to historic losses of wetlands 
only. Funds provided in this program are not intended to reward 
State departments of transportation for knowingly degrading 
wetlands through highway construction. Therefore, the funds 
provided in this section are not to be used to mitigate 
wetlands losses from current and future highway projects or 
from projects carried out after December 1977.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

                         amendments to title 23

House bill
      This section provides that, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, whenever in this title an amendment or 
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, 
a section or other provisions of law, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 
23, United States Code.
Senate amendment
      Section 3002 provides that, unless otherwise provided, 
statements of amendment or repeal in this title refer to 
sections or provisions of title 23, United States Code.
Conference substitute
      No provision is included.

                   sec. 2001. highway safety programs

House bill
      Sec. 202. Highway Safety Programs.
      Subsection (a) amends the highway safety program to 
include uniform guidelines that prevent accidents. This 
subsection also makes a technical and conforming amendment to 
the highway safety program.
      Subsection (b) makes several technical and conforming 
amendments to section 402(b).
      Subsection (c) amends section 402(c) to increase the 
minimum annual apportionment to Indians (through the Secretary 
of the Interior) from one-half of one percent to three-fourths 
of one percent of the total apportionment under the section.
      Subsection (d) amends section 402(i) to allow section 402 
grants to be made to Indian tribes in Indian Country. This 
subsection also defines Indian Country.
      Subsection (e) amends section 402(j) to delete rulemaking 
requirements and instead directs the States to consider highly 
effective programs that reduce crashes, injuries, and deaths 
that have been identified by the Secretary when the States 
develop their highway safety programs.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 3101 continues the existing State and community 
highway safety program, established under Section 402 of title 
23, United States Code, and amends the program as follows:
      Subsection (a), ``Uniform Guidelines,'' and Subsection 
(b), ``Administrative Requirements,'' make several technical 
and conforming amendments to Sections 402 (a) and (b).
      Subsection (c), ``Apportionment of Funds,'' makes one 
technical correction to Section 402(c) and one substantive 
amendment. To increase the effective delivery of the Section 
402 program to the more than 500 Federally recognized Indian 
tribes, an amendment is provided to raise the minimum annual 
apportionment to the Indians (through the Secretary of the 
Interior) from one-half of one percent to three-fourths of one 
percent of the total apportionment under the section.
      Subsection (d), ``Application in Indian Country,'' amends 
Section 402 to allow Section 402 grants to be made to Indian 
tribes in ``Indian Country.''
      Subsection (e), ``Rulemaking Process,'' amends Section 
402(j), which requires the periodic identification, by 
rulemaking, of highway safety programs that are most effective 
in reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths. Instead of 
requiring the States to direct the resources of the national 
program to the fixed areas identified by this rulemaking 
process, the amendment directs the States to consider these 
highly effective programs when developing their highway safety 
programs.
      Section 3105 would amend Section 402(a) of title 23, U.S. 
Code, to insert ``post-accident procedures, including the 
enforcement of light transmission standards of glazing for 
passenger motor vehicles and light trucks as necessary to 
improve highway safety.''
Conference substitute
      The conference agreement includes comparable provisions 
of the House bill and Senate amendment. In addition, subsection 
202(f) of the House bill allowing States to use section 402 
funds to purchase television and radio time for public service 
announcements is revised to include a requirement that States 
which use funds for such purposes submit a report to the 
Secretary on the effectiveness of the messages.
      Section 3105 of the Senate amendment regarding 
enforcement of window glazing standards is included in 
subsection (a)(3).

           sec. 2002. highway safety research and development

House bill
      Sec. 203. Highway Safety Research and Development.
      This section amends section 403(a) relating to highway 
safety research and development to provide additional authority 
to the Secretary to engage in research focusing on training in 
work zone safety management.
Senate amendment
      Section 3104(a)(1) amends Section 403(b)(1) of title 23, 
U.S. Code, to add a provision on programs to train law 
enforcement officers on motor vehicle pursuits conducted by 
police. Section 3104(a)(2), allows the Secretary to use, out of 
the amounts appropriated to carry out section 403 of title 23, 
U.S. Code, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the 
motor vehicle pursuit training program of section 403(b)(1)(D) 
of title 23, U.S. Code, but not in excess of $1,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003.
      Section 3104(b) directs that, not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
of the United States, the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, 
Treasury, the Chief of Capitol Police, and the General Services 
Administrator shall transmit a report to Congress on their 
policy concerning motor vehicle pursuits, and a description of 
their procedures for such training.
      Subsection (h), ``Drugged Driver Research and 
Demonstration Program,'' amends Section 403 (Highway Safety 
Research and Development) of title 23, U.S. Code, to direct the 
Secretary to do research on (1) the relationship between the 
consumption and use of drugs and their effect on highway safety 
and drivers; and (2) driver behavior research; and measures 
that may deter drugged driving. Section 3103(1)(E), noted 
below, authorizes $2 million for each of fiscal years 1999-2003 
to carry out the drugged driving research and demonstration 
programs under subsection (h).
Conference substitute
      The Senate recedes to the House provision amending 
section 403(a) of title 23 regarding work zone safety 
management.
      The House recedes with modifications to subsection 
3101(h) and section 3104 of the Senate amendment to amend 
section 403(b) regarding drugged driving and programs to train 
law enforcement officers on motor vehicle pursuits conducted by 
law enforcement officers. Not more than $2 million per fiscal 
year from section 403 funds shall be available for drugged 
driving activities and not more than $1 million per fiscal year 
from section 403 funds shall be available for motor vehicle 
pursuit activities.

            sec. 2003. occupant protection incentive grants

House bill
      Sec. 204. Occupant Protection Incentive Grants.
      This section establishes a new occupant protection 
incentive grant program under section 405 of title 23, United 
States Code. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
States that adopt and implement effective laws and programs 
aimed at increasing safety belt and child safety seat use.
      New subsection 405(a) sets forth the general authority to 
make grants to states; requires maintenance of effort by States 
receiving such grants; sets forth a six-yearmaximum period of 
maximum eligibility and a federal share of 75 percent in the first two 
years a state receives a grant, 50 percent in the third and fourth 
years, and 25 percent in the fifth and sixth years.
      New subsection 405(b) sets forth criteria for Grant A. A 
state must meet at least five (and beginning in fiscal year 
2001, six) of the following: (1) a law that makes it unlawful 
throughout the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle 
whenever a person (other than a child who is secured in a child 
restrain system) in the front seat of a vehicle (and beginning 
in fiscal year 2000, in any seat in the vehicle) does not have 
a safety belt properly secured about the person's body; (2) a 
provision in its safety belt use law that provides for its 
primary enforcement; (3) the State imposes a minimum fine or 
penalty points against an individual's driver's license for a 
violation of the State's safety belt use law; (4) a law 
requiring children up to four years of age to be properly 
secured in a child safety seat in all appropriate seating 
positions in all passenger motor vehicles; (5) a Statewide 
special traffic enforcement program that includes emphasis on 
publicity for the program; (6) a Statewide comprehensive child 
occupant protection education program; and (7) a law that a 
child up to 10 years of age (and beginning in 2003 a child up 
to 16 years of age) is properly restrained.
      New subsection 405(c) sets forth criteria for Grant B: A 
State must: (1) demonstrate a Statewide safety belt use rate in 
both front outboard seating positions in all vehicle types of 
80 percent or higher in each of the years a grant is received; 
and (2) follow safety belt use survey methods which conform to 
guidelines issued by the Secretary ensuring that such 
measurements are accurate and representative.
      New subsection 405(d) provides that States that meet the 
criteria for grants A or B would receive, for each grant, up to 
30 percent of its fiscal year 1997 apportionment under section 
402, of title 23, United States Code.
      New subsection 405(e) defines the terms ``child safety 
seat,'' ``motor vehicle,'' ``multipurpose passenger vehicle,'' 
``passenger vehicle,'' and ``safety belt.''
      New subsection 405(f) provides that administrative 
expenses are limited to 5 percent of program funds.
      New subsection 405(g) provides that funding for the 
program is provided with contract authority and the non-Federal 
share may be provided through credits for State and local 
expenditures. The Secretary also has the authority to increase 
the Federal share for certain Indian tribe programs. The 
Secretary of Interior is authorized to receive funds made 
available for Indian tribe programs.
Senate amendment
      Section 3103(g) amends title 23, U.S. Code, to establish 
a new occupant protection inventive program under Section 410 
of title 23 (``Safety belts and occupant protection 
programs''), to encourage States to increase their level of 
effort and implement effective laws and programs aimed at 
increasing safety belt and child safety seat use. The new 
Section 410 contains two subsections--subsection (a) and 
subsection (b).
      Under Section 410(a), a State may establish its 
eligibility for one or both of two basic occupant protection 
grants--A and B--by adopting or demonstrating certain criteria, 
as appropriate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
      To establish eligibility for the first basic grant A 
under paragraph (1), a State must adopt or demonstrate at least 
4 of the 6 following: (1) a law that makes unlawful throughout 
the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever a 
person in the front seat of the vehicle (other than a child who 
is secured in a child restraint system) does not have a safety 
belt properly secured about the person's body; (2) a provision 
in its safety belt use law that provides for its primary 
enforcement; (3) a law requiring minors who are riding in a 
passenger motor vehicle to be properly secured in a child 
safety seat or other appropriate restraint system; and, an 
effective public awareness program that advocates placing 
passengers under the age of 13 in the back seat of a motor 
vehicle equipped with a passenger-side air bag whenever 
possible; (4) demonstrates implementation of a statewide 
comprehensive child occupant protection education program that 
includes education about proper seating positions for children 
in air bag-equipped motor vehicles and instruction on how to 
reduce the improper use of child restraint systems, and submits 
to the Secretary an evaluation or report on the effectiveness 
of the programs at least 3 years after receipt of the grant; 
(5) a minimum fine of at least $25 for violations of its safety 
belt use law and a minimum fine of at least $25 for violations 
of its child passenger protection law; and (6) a statewide 
occupant protection Special Tariff Enforcement Program (STEP) 
that includes emphasis on publicity for the program.
      To establish eligibility for the second basic grant B 
under paragraph (2), a State must: (1) demonstrate a statewide 
safety belt use rate in both front outboard seating positions 
in all passenger motor vehicles of 80 percent or higher in each 
of the first three years a grant is received, and of 85 percent 
or higher in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth years a grant 
is received; and (2) follow safety belt use survey methods 
which conform to guidelines issued by the Secretary ensuring 
that such measurements are accurate and representative.
      States that meet the criteria for a basic grant under 
paragraph (1) or (2) would receive, for each grant, up to 20 
percent (up to 40 percent if they qualify for both) of their 
fiscal year 1997 apportionment under Section 402 of Title 23, 
United States Code.
      States that meet the criteria for one or both of the two 
basic grants also would be eligible to receive supplemental 
grants for one or more of the following: (1) requiring the 
imposition of penalty points against a driver's license for 
violations of child passenger protection requirements; (2) 
having no non-medical exemptions in effect in their safety belt 
and child passenger protection laws; (3) having in effect a law 
that requires safety belt use by all rear-seat passengers in 
all passenger motor vehicles with a rear seat. For each 
supplemental grant criterion that is met, a State would receive 
an amount up to 5 percent of its Section 402 apportionment for 
fiscal year 1997. Definitions are provided for ``child safety 
seat,'' ``motor vehicle,'' ``multipurpose passenger vehicle,'' 
``passenger car,'' ``passenger motor vehicle,'' and ``safety 
belt.''
      Under Section 410(b), subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary may make a grant to a State that 
demonstrates the implementation of a Child Occupant Protection 
Education Program, described in subsection (a)(1)(D), that 
submits an application, in the form and manner as the Secretary 
may prescribe, that is approved by the Secretary to carry out 
activities specified in subparagraph (B) through: (1) the child 
occupant protection program of the State, described in 
subsection (a)(1)(D); and (2) at the option of the State, a 
grant program established by the State to provide for carrying 
out of 1 or more of the activities specified in subparagraph 
(B) by a political subdivision of the State or an appropriate 
private entity.
      Funds provided to a State under a grant under this 
subsection shall be used to implement child restraint programs 
specified under subparagraph (B), which specifically include 
programs that: (1) are designed to prevent deaths and injuries 
to children under the age of 9; and (2) educate the public 
concerning all aspects of the proper installation of child 
restraints using standard seatbelt hardware, supplemental 
hardware, and modification devices (if needed), including 
special installation techniques; and appropriate child 
restraint design, selection and placement; and harness 
threading and harness adjustment; and train and retrain child 
passenger safety professionals, police officers, fire and 
emergency medical personnel, and other educators concerning all 
aspects of child restraint use.
      The Secretary may make a grant under this subsection 
without regard to whether a covered State, described in 
subsection (a)(1)(D), is eligible to receive, or has received, 
a grant under subsection (a).
      The appropriate official of each State that receives a 
grant under this subsection shall prepare, and submit to the 
Secretary, an annual report for the period covered by the 
grant. This report shall contain such information as the 
Secretary may require; and at a minimum, describe the program 
activities undertaken with the grant funds. Also, not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this provision, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare, and 
submit to Congress, a report on the implementation of this 
subsection that includes a description of the programs 
undertaken and materials developed and distributed by the 
States that receive grants under this subsection.
      Separate authorizations are provided to carry out 
subsection (b) of $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 
2000.
Conference substitute
      The conference agreement includes provisions from the 
House bill and the Senate amendment. A State is eligible to 
receive a grant if it meets 4 of the following criteria:(1) a 
law that makes it unlawful to operate a vehicle whenever an individual 
in the front seat (and beginning in the year 2001, any seat) of a 
vehicle does not have a seat belt properly secured; (2) the State 
provides enforcement of its safety belt use laws; (3) the State imposes 
minimum fines or provides for penalty points for violations of its 
safety belt use laws or child passenger protection laws; (4) the State 
has implemented a statewide enforcement program; (5) the State has 
implemented a statewide comprehensive child passenger protection 
education program; and (6) the State has in effect a law that requires 
minors to be properly secured in a child seat or other appropriate 
restraint system. It is noted that States have differing laws regarding 
the age of ``minors'' and the provision should be implemented in a 
flexible manner to reflect these differences.
      A qualifying State may receive a grant amount of up to 25 
percent of amounts it received in fiscal year 1997 under 
section 402.
      The conference agreement does not include the 
performance-based incentive grants since a $500 million 
performance based incentive grant is established in Title I.
      The House recedes with modifications to subsection 
2003(b) of the Senate amendment authorizing a two-year, $15 
million general fund program to provide grants to states for 
child passenger protection education programs. The Senate 
provision is amended to require a 20 percent non-Federal match 
for any grant funds received by a State and annual reporting 
requirements are revised to require a report to the Secretary 
by any State receiving a grant and a report from the Secretary 
to Congress to be submitted not later than June 1, 2002.

          sec. 2004. alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

House bill
      Sec. 205. Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures.
      This section amends the current section 410 to establish 
a new comprehensive drunk and impaired driving countermeasures 
incentive program to encourage States to increase their level 
of effort and implement effective programs aimed at deterring 
the drunk driver.
      New subsection 410(a) sets forth the general authority 
for the Secretary to make grants.
      New subsection 410(b) requires maintenance of effort by 
States receiving a grant.
      New subsection 410(c) sets forth a six-year maximum 
period of eligibility and a federal share of 75 percent in the 
first two years a State receives a grant, 50 percent in the 
third and fourth years, and 25 percent in the fifth and sixth 
years.
      New subsection 410(d)(1) establishes criteria for basic 
grant A. A State must adopt or demonstrate at least 5 of the 
following: (1) a State law that provides that an individual 
with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or 
greater while operating a motor vehicle is deemed to be driving 
while intoxicated; (2) an administrative driver's license 
suspension or revocation system for drunk drivers; (3) an 
effective system for preventing drivers under age 21 from 
obtaining alcoholic beverages and preventing persons from 
making alcoholic beverages available to individuals under age 
21; (4) a Statewide program for stopping vehicles on a 
nondiscriminatory basis or a Statewide impaired driving special 
traffic enforcement program that includes emphasis on publicity 
for the program; (5) effective sanctions for repeat offenders 
convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol; (6) 
programs to target individuals with high BAC while operating a 
motor vehicle; (7) programs to reduce driving while under the 
influence of alcohol by individuals age 21 through 34; and (8) 
an effective system for increasing the rate of BAC testing in 
fatal accidents and by the year 2000 achieves a rate of testing 
equal to or greater than the national average.
      New subsection 410(d)(2) establishes criteria for basic 
grant B. A State must adopt or demonstrate to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary that (1) its percentage of fatally injured 
drivers with 0.10 percent or greater BAC has decreased in each 
of the 3 most recent calendar years for which statistics for 
determining such percentages are available; and (2) that 
percentage has been lower than the average percentage for all 
States in each of such calendar years.
      New subsection 410(e) provides that States that meet the 
criteria for a basic grant would receive, for each grant, up to 
30 percent of its fiscal year 1997 apportionment under section 
402.
      New subsection 410(e) authorizes the Secretary to make 
discretionary grants to States carrying out innovative programs 
to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from individuals 
driving while under the influence of alcohol or controlled 
substances. A State is eligible to receive a discretionary 
grant only if the State is eligible to receive a basic grant A 
or B under this section. The amounts made available to carry 
out the discretionary grants may not exceed 12 percent of the 
total funds available for section 410.
      New subsection 410(f) provides that administrative 
expenses for carrying out this section may not exceed 5 percent 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated for this section.
      New subsection 410(g) provides that funding made 
available under this section would be contract authority. The 
Secretary is authorized to credit certain amounts of state and 
local expenditures toward the non-Federal share of the project 
under this section. The Federal share of the cost of the 
program for Indian tribes may be increased. Amounts made 
available for the Indian tribe program will be administered 
through the Secretary of the Interior.
      New subsection 410(h) defines the terms ``alcoholic 
beverage,'' ``controlled substances,'' ``motor vehicle,'' and 
``open alcoholic beverage container.''
Senate amendment
      Subsection 3101(f) amends Section 402 to establish a 
comprehensive drunk and impaired driving incentive program to 
encourage States to increase their level of effort and 
implement effective programs aimed at deterring the drunk 
driver. The new program is similar in structure to that of the 
existing Section 410 drunk driving prevention incentive 
program, established under Section 410 of Title 23, United 
States Code, and would replace the Section 410 program.
      A State may establish its eligibility for one or more of 
three basic alcohol impaired-driving countermeasure grants--A, 
B, and C--by adopting or demonstrating certain criteria, as 
appropriate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
      To establish eligibility for the first basic grant A 
under paragraph (1), a State must adopt or demonstrate at least 
7 of 9 of the following: (1) a law that provides for a per se 
law setting .08 BAC level as intoxicated; (2) an administrative 
driver's license suspension or revocation system for drunk 
drivers; (3) an effective underage drinking program for 
preventing operators of motor vehicles under age 21 from 
obtaining alcoholic beverages; (4)(A) a statewide program for 
stopping motor vehicles on a nondiscriminatory, lawful basis to 
determine whether the operators are driving while under the 
influence of alcohol, or (B) a statewide impaired driving 
Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) that includes 
emphasis on publicity for the program; (5) effective sanctions 
for repeat offenders convicted of driving while intoxicated or 
driving under the influence of alcohol; (6) a three-tiered 
graduated licensing system for young drivers that includes 
nighttime driving restrictions, requiring that all vehicle 
occupants to be properly restrained, and providing that all 
drivers under age 21 are subject to zero tolerance at .02 
percent BAC or greater while operating a motor vehicle; (7) 
programs targeting persons with high blood alcohol 
concentrations (BAC) who operate a motor vehicle; (8) young 
adult programs to reduce driving while under the influence of 
alcohol by persons age 21 through 34; and (9) an effective 
system for increasing the rate of testing for blood alcohol 
concentration of motor vehicle operators at fault in fatal 
crashes.
      To establish eligibility for the second basic grant B 
under paragraph (2), a State must adopt either an 
administrative driver's license suspension or revocation system 
for drunk drivers, or a law that provides for a per se law 
setting .08 BAC level as intoxicated.
      To establish eligibility for the third basic grant C 
under paragraph (3), a State must demonstrate that its 
percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
greater blood alcohol concentration has both: (1) decreased in 
each of the 3 most recent calendar years for which statistics 
for determining such percentages are available; and (2) been 
lower than the average percentage for all States in each of 
such calendar years.
      States that meet the criteria for a basic grant under 
paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) would receive, for each grant, up to 
15 percent (up to 30 percent if they qualify for two, and up to 
45 percent if they qualify for all three) of their fiscal year 
1997 apportionment under Section 402 of Title 23, United States 
Code.
      States that meet the criteria for any one or more of the 
three basic grants also would be eligible to receive 
supplemental grants for one or more of the following: (1) 
making it unlawful to possess open containers of alcohol in the 
passenger area of motor vehicles (excepting charter buses) 
while on the road; (2) adopting a mandatory BAC testing program 
for drivers in crashes involving fatalities or serious 
injuries; (3) videotaping of drunk drivers by police; (4) 
adopting and enforcing a ``zero tolerance'' law providing that 
any person under age 21 with a BAC of .02 or greater when 
driving a motor vehicle shall be deemed driving while 
intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol, and 
further providing for a minimum suspension of the person's 
driver's license of not less than 30 days; (5) requiring a 
self-sustaining impaired driving program; (6) enacting and 
enforcing a law to reduce incidents of driving with suspended 
licenses; (7) demonstrating an effective tracking system for 
alcohol-impaired drivers; (8) requiring an assessment of 
persons convicted of abuse of controlled substances, and the 
assignment of treatment for all DWI and DUI offenders; (9) 
implementing a program to acquire passive alcohol sensors to be 
used by police in detecting drunk drivers; and (10) enacting 
and enforcing a law that provides for effective penalties or 
other consequences for the sale or provision of alcoholic 
beverages to a person under 21. For each supplemental grant 
criterion that is met, a State would receive, in no more than 
two fiscal years, an amount up to 5 percent of its Section 402 
apportionment for fiscal year 1997. Definitions are provided 
for ``alcoholic beverage,'' ``controlled substances,'' ``motor 
vehicle,'' and ``open alcoholic beverage container.''
Conference substitute
      The conference agreement includes provisions of both the 
House bill and Senate amendment. A State is eligible to receive 
a grant under section 410 if it meets five of the following 
criteria: (A) an administrative license suspension or 
revocation system for drunk drivers; (B) an effective underage 
drinking program; (C) a statewide program for stopping vehicles 
on a non-discriminatory, lawful basis or a Statewide impaired 
driving special traffic enforcement program that includes 
emphasis on publicity for the program; (D) graduated licensing 
systems; (E) programs to target drivers with high BACs; (F) 
programs to reduce driving under the influence by young adults 
age 21 through 34; and (G) an effective system for increasing 
the rate of BAC testing and, by the year 2001, a rate of 
testing that is equal to or greater than the national average.
      The conference agreement does not include a .08 BAC 
criteria since a $500 million .08 incentive program is included 
in Title I.
      A qualifying State may receive a grant of up to 25 
percent of amounts it received in fiscal year 1997 under 
section 402.
      The conference agreement also authorizes the Secretary to 
make supplemental grants. The provision includes several of the 
Senate items and includes a new broad criteria. The Secretary 
should use the supplemental grants to assist States in 
developing innovative programs. The Secretary may determine the 
amount of each supplemental grant and is not required to 
provide the same amount for each grant.
      The conference agreement provides that the amendments to 
section 410 of title 23, United States Code, take effect on 
October 1, 1998 so that funding provided for the remainder of 
fiscal year 1998 are subject to the current section 410 program 
requirements.

              sec. 2005. highway safety data improvements

House bill
      Sec. 206. This section amends section 406 to create a new 
State highway safety data improvement incentive grant program 
to encourage States to take effective actions to improve the 
timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, and 
accessibility of the data they need to identify the priorities 
for national, State and local highway and traffic safety 
programs, to evaluate the effectiveness of such efforts, to 
link these data, including traffic records, together and with 
other data systems within the State, such as medical and 
economic data, and to improve the compatibility of State 
systems with national and other States' data systems.
      The Secretary, in consultation with States and other 
appropriate parties, is directed to develop model data elements 
for States' systems. It should be noted that subsection (b) 
regarding model data elements and that States' plans should 
demonstrate how the model data elements will be incorporated is 
not to be interpreted as requiring States to immediately adopt 
uniform data. The Committee realizes that uniform data systems 
and reporting may necessitate such changes as modifying 
computer systems and redesigning police reports. This is a long 
term goal and the provision directs the State to identify steps 
it will take to move toward the goal.
      The States that receive a grant in any fiscal year must 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that the 
State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other 
sources for highway safety data programs at or above the 
average level of such expenditures in its two fiscal years 
prior to the date of enactment of this section.
      The maximum period of eligibility for a State to receive 
a grant would be six years, beginning after September 30, 1997. 
States that meet the criteria for receipt of a grant would 
receive grants that would be funded through a declining federal 
share.
      A State would be eligible for a first-year grant in a 
fiscal year if it demonstrates that it has (1) established a 
highway safety data and traffic records coordinating committee 
with a multi-disciplinary membership; (2) completed a highway 
safety data and traffic records assessment or audit of its 
highway safety data and traffic records system; and (3) 
initiated the development of a strategic plan that identifies 
and prioritizes the State's highway safety data and traffic 
records needs and goals, and performance-based measures by 
which progress toward those goals will be determined.
      A State also would be eligible for a first-year grant in 
a fiscal year if it provides (1) certification that it has met 
the requirements of (1) and (2) listed above; and (2) a multi-
year plan that identifies and prioritizes the State's highway 
safety data and traffic records needs and goals, that specifies 
how its incentive funds will be used to address those needs and 
the goals of the plan, and that identifies performance-based 
measures by which progress toward those goals will be 
determined; and (3) certification that the highway safety data 
and traffic records coordinating committee continues to operate 
and support the multi-year plan.
      A State that meets certain criteria for a first-year 
grant would receive up to $125,000, based on available 
appropriations. A State that meets the additional criteria for 
a first-year grant would receive an amount equal to a 
proportional amount of the amount apportioned to the State for 
fiscal year 1997 under section 402, except that no State would 
receive less than $225,000.
      A State would be eligible for a grant in any fiscal year 
succeeding the first fiscal year in which they receive a State 
highway safety improvement grant if the State (1) submits or 
updates a multi-year plan that identifies and prioritizes the 
State's highway safety data and traffic records needs and 
goals, that specifies how its incentive funds for the fiscal 
year will be used to address those needs and the goals of the 
plan, and that identifies performance-based measures by which 
progress toward those goals will be determined; (2) certifies 
that its highway safety data and traffic records coordinating 
committee continues to support the multi-year plan; and (3) 
reports annually on its progress in implementing the multi-year 
plan.
      A State that meets the criteria for a succeeding-year 
grant in any fiscal year would receive an amount equal to a 
proportional amount of the amount apportioned to the State for 
fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of title 23, except that no 
State shall receive less than $225,000 based on available 
appropriations.
      Administrative expenses for carrying out this section may 
not exceed 5 percent of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated. The funding for grants provided under this 
section is provided with contract authority and the non-Federal 
share may be provided through credits for State and local 
expenditures. The Secretary also has the authority to increase 
the Federal share for certain Indian tribes. The Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to receive funds made available for 
Indian tribe programs.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 3101(f). The Senate bill contains a similar 
provision with two differences. It includes a provision 
authorizing the Secretary to award States that do not meet the 
first-year eligibility criteria up to $25,000 to assist their 
efforts to qualify in the next fiscal year. The Senate bill 
does not include a provision on model data elements.
Conference substitute
      The Conference merges the House and Senate provisions by 
retaining the House model data elements and the Senate $25,000 
grants for States that do not meet the eligibility criteria. 
The Conference emphasizes that while the Secretary should 
assist States trying to meet the eligibility criteria, the 
$25,000 grants are available to each State only once. If the 
State fails to qualify for a regular grant the next year, it 
would not be eligible for an additional $25,000.
      The Conference also replaces the word ``causation'' with 
``circumstances'' in recognition that determining accident 
causation precisely is difficult, even when adequate data are 
available. Collection of data on crash circumstances, however, 
will contribute to our ability to understand crash causation 
and identify potentially effective countermeasures.

                  sec. 2006. national driver register

House bill
      Sec. 207. Subsection (a) amends section 30302 (``National 
Driver Register'') by adding a new subsection (e). Under 
subsection (e), the Secretary would be authorized to enter into 
an agreement with an organization that represents the interests 
of the States to manage, administer, and operate the National 
Driver Register's (NDR) computer timeshare and user assistance 
functions. The Secretary is required to demonstrate that any 
transfer of these functions will begin only after the Secretary 
makes a determination that all States are participating in the 
NDR's ``Problem Driver Pointer System'' and that the system is 
functioning properly. Any agreement entered into to transfer 
these functions shall include a provision for a transition 
period to allow the States time to make any budgetary and 
legislative changes needed in order to pay fees for using these 
functions. The fees charged by the organization representing 
the interests of the States in any fiscal year for the use of 
these functions shall not exceed the organization's total cost 
for performing these functions in that fiscal year.
      Subsection (b)(1) amends Section 30305(b) to make 
technical conforming amendments.
      Subsection (b)(2) amends section 30305(b) to add two 
substantive provisions. The first would eliminate a deficiency 
in the NDR by extending participation to federal departments or 
agencies that both issue motor vehicle operator's licenses and 
transmit reports on individuals to the NDR over whom the 
department or agency has such licensing authority. The reports 
on these individuals transmitted by the federal department or 
agency must contain the identifying information specified in 
subsection 30304(b).
      Subsection (b) also would allow federal agencies 
authorized to receive NDR information to request and receive 
the information directly from the NDR, instead of through a 
State. The statute currently requires these agencies to submit 
all NDR inquiries through a State.
      Subsection (c) directs the Secretary to evaluate the 
implementation of the NDR and motor carrier and commercial 
driver license information systems and identify alternatives to 
improve the ability of States to exchange information about 
unsafe drivers. The subsection further directs the Secretary to 
conduct an assessment, with the American Association of Motor 
Vehicle Administrators, of available technologies to improve 
access to and exchange of such information. The assessment may 
consider alternatives to facilitate matching drivers and their 
records.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 3102. The Senate bill contains a nearly identical 
provision, but does not include the assessment and evaluation 
of alternatives to improve the exchange of driver information.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                       sec. 2007. safety studies

House bill
      Sec. 208. Subsection (a) authorizes the Secretary to 
conduct a study on the benefit to public safety of blowout-
resistant tires on commercial motor vehicles.
      Subsection (b) authorizes the Secretary to conduct a 
study to assess occupant safety in school buses.
      Subsection (c) requires the Secretary to report the 
results of each study to Congress not later than two years 
after the date of enactment.
      Subsection (d) authorizes the Secretary to expend no more 
than $200,000 to conduct each study.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification that the funds for these studies shall come from 
funds authorized for highway safety research and development.

  sec. 2008. effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
                             concentrations

House bill
      Sec. 209. Subsection (a) directs the Comptroller General 
to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of State .08 
and .02 BAC laws in reducing the number and severity of 
alcohol-related crashes.
      Subsection (b) requires the Comptroller General to report 
to the Congress within two years the results of the BAC study.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification to the Senate committee receiving the report.

              sec. 2009. authorizations of appropriations

House bill
      Sec. 210. This section provides authorizations for the 
section 402 program; the section 403 program; the occupant 
protection, alcohol-impaired driving, and highway safety data 
incentive grants; and the NDR.
      For the NHTSA section 402 safety program, in fiscal year 
1998, $128.2 million is provided; for fiscal year 1999, $150.7 
million is provided; for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
2003, $195.7 million is provided.
      For the FHWA section 402 safety program, in fiscal year 
1998, $12 million is provided; for fiscal year 1999, $20 
million is provided; and for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
2003, $25 million is provided.
      For NHTSA section 403 research and development, $55 
million is authorized for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
2003.
      For FHWA section 403 research and development, $20 
million is authorized for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
2003.
      For occupant protection incentive grants, in fiscal year 
1998, $9 million is provided; in each of fiscal years 1999 
through 2003, $20 million is provided.
      For alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
grants, in fiscal year 1998, $35 million is provided; in each 
of fiscal years 1999 through 2003; $45 million is provided.
      For state highway safety data incentive grants, in fiscal 
year 1998, $2.5 million is provided; in each of fiscal years 
1999 through 2003, $12 million is provided.
      For the National Driver Register, $2.3 million is 
provided for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
      The Secretary may transfer unallocated incentive grant 
amounts among the various grant programs to ensure that each 
State receives the maximum funding to which it is entitled.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 3103. The section authorizes funds for the section 
402 program; the alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures 
incentive grants; the occupant protection incentive grants; the 
State highway safety data and traffic records improvements 
incentive grants; highway safety research; public education; 
and the NDR.
      For the section 402 safety program, in fiscal year 1998, 
$117.9 million is provided; for fiscal year 1999, $123.5 
million is provided; for fiscal year 2000, $126.9 million is 
provided; for fiscal year 2001, $130.4 million is provided; for 
fiscal year 2002, $133.8 million is provided; for fiscal year 
2003, $141.8 million is provided.
      For alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
grants, in fiscal year 1998, $30.6 million is provided; for 
fiscal year 1999, $28.5 million is provided; for fiscal year 
2000, $29.3 million is provided; for fiscal year 2001, $30.1 
million is provided; for fiscal year 2002, $38.7 million is 
provided; for fiscal year 2003, $39.8 million is provided.
      For occupant protection program incentive grants, in 
fiscal year 1998, $13.9 million is provided; for fiscal year 
1999, $14.6 million is provided; for fiscal year 2000, $15.0 
million is provided; for fiscal year 2001, $15.4 million is 
provided; for fiscal year 2002, $17.6 million is provided; for 
fiscal year 2003, $17.7 million is provided.
      For state highway safety data improvements incentive 
grants, in fiscal year 1998, $8.4 million is provided; for 
fiscal year 1999, $8.8 million is provided; for fiscal year 
2000, $9.0 million is provided; for fiscal year 2001, $9.2 
million is provided.
      For drugged driving research and demonstration programs, 
$2.0 million is provided for each fiscal year, 1999 through 
2003.
      For highway safety research, $60.1 million is provided 
for each fiscal year, 1998 through 2002; and $61.7 million is 
provided for fiscal year 2003.
      For programs to educate the motoring public on how to 
share the road safety with commercial motor vehicles, $500,000 
is provided for each fiscal year 1998 through 2003.
      For the National Driver Register, in fiscal year 1998, 
$1.6 million is provided; for fiscal year 1999, $1.7 million is 
provided; for fiscal year 2000, $1.7 million is provided; for 
fiscal year 2001, $1.8 million is provided; for fiscal year 
2002, $1.8 million is provided; and for fiscal year 2003, $1.9 
million is provided.
      The Secretary may transfer unallocated incentive grant 
amounts among the various grant programs to ensure that each 
State receives the maximum funding to which it is entitled.
Conference substitute
      The section authorizes funds for the section 402 program; 
highway safety research and development; the occupant 
protection incentive grants; the alcohol-impaired driving 
countermeasures incentive grants; the State highway safety data 
and traffic records improvements incentive grants; the NDR; and 
public education.
      For the NHTSA and FHWA section 402 safety program, a 
total of $932.5 million is provided for fiscal years 1998 
through 2003.
      For NHTSA and FHWA highway safety research, $72 million 
is provided for each fiscal year, 1998 through 2003.
      For occupant protection incentive grants, a total of $68 
million is provided for each fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
      For alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
grants, a total of $219.5 million is provided for fiscal years 
1998 through 2003.
      For state highway safety data improvements incentive 
grants, a total of $32 million for fiscal years 1999 through 
2002 is provided.
      For the National Driver Register, a total of $12 million 
is provided for fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
      For research related to the effects of drugs and driver 
behavior and measures to deter drugged driving $2 million per 
fiscal year is available.
      For programs to train law enforcement officers on motor 
vehicle pursuits $1 million per fiscal year is available.
      For programs to educate the motoring public on how to 
share the road safely with commercial motor vehicles, $500,000 
is provided for each fiscal year 1998 through 2003. Because 
many motorists are unaware of the limitations of large 
commercial vehicles and the driving practices that could help 
improve their safety, the Committee believes it is essential to 
support a national public education program on sharing the road 
safely. Recognizing that such a national program has been 
undertaken by the Federal Highway Administration, the Committee 
believes the greatest safety benefit and efficiency would be 
achieved by FHWA continuing and improving its current ``share 
the road'' public education campaign. The Committee expects 
that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will 
transfer $500,000 each year from Section 403 funds as 
designated under this section to the Federal Highway 
Administration for this purpose.
      The Secretary may transfer unallocated incentive grant 
amounts among the various grant programs to ensure that each 
State receives the maximum funding to which it is entitled.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

                         sec. 3001. short title

House provision
      No provision in House bill.
Senate amendment
      This title to be cited as the Federal Transit Act of 
1997.
Conference report
      The title to be cited as the Federal Transit Act of 1998.

                   sec. 3002. amendments to title 49

House provision
      Section 301 provides that, unless stated otherwise, all 
references in this title to a section or other provision of law 
are to title 49 of the United States Code.
Senate amendment
      No provision included.
Conference report
      Adopts House proposal.

                         sec. 3003. definitions

House provision
      Section 302 amends section 5302 of title 49 to expand the 
definition of ``capital project'' to include transit-related 
intelligent transportation systems, preventive maintenance, 
leasing of equipment or facilities for use in mass 
transportation under certain circumstances, and certain mass 
transportation improvements that enhance economic development 
or incorporate private investment. It also defines preventive 
maintenance, public transportation, transit, and transit 
enhancement.
Senate amendment
      Section 5003 expands and clarifies the definition of 
capital project under section 5302(a)(1) to add preventive 
maintenance and intelligent transportation systems. It also 
brings together existing capital provisions on leasing of 
transit equipment and facilities, the deployment of new 
technology, and joint development activities into the broadened 
capital definition. Joint development is expanded to include 
safety elements and community services as eligible activities.
      Making preventive maintenance an eligible capital expense 
gives transit operators greater flexibility and helps to ensure 
that the federal investment is properly maintained. Preventive 
maintenance does not include routine or servicing activities or 
repairing damage caused by an accident.
      This section also enables small urbanized areas, which 
are defined as having a population between 50,000 and 200,000, 
to use any funding distributed under the urbanized area formula 
program for either operating or capital expenses. This enhanced 
flexibility mirrors that which is currently provided to rural 
areas (populations under 50,000).
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision for preventive maintenance, 
deployment of new technology, and joint development. Adopts 
House provision for transit-related intelligent transportation 
systems and leasing.

                    sec. 3004. metropolitan planning

House provision
      Section 303 amends section 5303(b) of title 49 to repeal 
the current planning factors and replace them with goals and 
objectives of the metropolitan planning process. The 
metropolitan planning organization shall cooperatively 
determine with the State and mass transit operators how the 
goals and objectives considered are translated into 
metropolitan goals and objectives and factored into decision 
making.
      This section allows the metropolitan planning 
organization to include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
projects that would be included in the long range 
transportation plan if reasonable additional resources were 
available. It also amends section 5303(f) to add freight 
shippers and providers of freight transportation services to 
the list of persons metropolitan planning organizations are 
required to give an opportunity to comment on the long range 
transportation plan.
Senate amendment
      Section 5004 amends the current metropolitan planning 
provisions in sections 5303, 5304, and 5305 and adds a new 
section 5305a on Statewide Planning. This new section largely 
parallels the statewide planning provisions in the highway 
laws, and is included as a separate provision in the transit 
laws.
      This section retains the requirement that MPOs follow the 
ISTEA planning process outlined in the law. It replaces the 16 
individual planning factors in current law with a broader list 
of seven national goals and factors for the MPOs to consider, 
and retains consideration of land use. This section clarifies 
that consideration of these seven factors applies to the 
planning process as a whole, not separately to each project 
under review.
      This section adds language directing the MPOs to 
cooperate with the state and transit operators, through a 
public process, to establish goals and propose programs 
relating to these factors. It adds freight shippers to the list 
of those who can comment on plans and transportation 
improvement programs. These same changes are included in the 
Statewide Planning provisions.
      This section retains the requirement that the 
transportation plans be fiscally constrained. It requires MPOs 
to identify the funding source for projects that are proposed 
for the regional transportation plan.
      There is new language directing MPOs to bring together 
the wide range of transportation services being provided within 
the region, many of which are funded either directly or 
indirectly by federal programs other than the Department of 
Transportation (DOT). The intent of the Committee is to 
encourage the participation of these non-DOT funded 
transportation services, either through individual or 
representative organizations, in coordinating regional 
transportation services. An analogous provision is included in 
the Statewide Planning provisions. The Committee recognizes 
elsewhere in the bill the importance of coordinating these 
transportation services. Indeed, the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) and DOT have a long-standing Coordinating 
Council which is evaluating the departments' current 
coordination strategies. The objectives of this coordination 
include: joint identification of human service client 
transportation needs and the appropriate mix of transportation 
services to meet those needs; the expanded use of public 
transit services to deliver human services program 
transportation; and cost-sharing arrangements for HHS program 
clients transported by ADA paratransit systems based on a 
uniform accounting system.
      This section adds new language for publication of 
information in the 3-year transportation improvement program 
and the annual selection of projects.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate proposal on metropolitan planning and 
includes the representatives of the users of public transit 
among those to be consulted in the planning process and for 
enhanced publication of information on project selection. The 
Senate proposal for a separate statewide planning provision in 
the transit laws is not adopted.

             sec. 3005. transportation improvement program

House provision
      This section amends section 5304 of title 49 to require 
that the transportation improvement program (TIP) be updated at 
least once every three years. It also provides that the TIP may 
include, for illustrative purposes, projects that would be 
included in the plan if reasonable additional resources were 
available.
Senate amendment
      This section of the legislation requires that any 
metropolitan planning organization that is classified as a 
transportation management area and is redesignated after the 
enactment of this Act, shall include representatives of the 
users of public transit.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision to include representatives of the 
users of public transit to be consulted in the planning 
process, and adopts House provision for illustrative list.

               sec. 3006. transportation management areas

House provision
      This section amends section 5305 to add projects under 
the high risk road safety program to the list of projects 
selected by the State in consultation with the metropolitan 
planning organization. This section also makes a technical 
amendment to section 5305.
Senate amendment
      Section 5004 makes technical changes to section 5305 and 
permits the Secretary to make conditional certifications of 
metropolitan planning organizations.
Conference report
      Provisions substantially the same.

                SEC. 3007. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS

House provision
      Section 306 amends section 5307 of title 49 to change the 
name of the section and to make a conforming amendment to the 
table of sections. It makes technical amendments to section 
5307(a) of title 49, and amends section 5307(b)(1) to provide 
that the Secretary may make grants to finance the operating 
cost of equipment and facilities only to urbanized areas with 
populations of less than 200,000. It repeals sections 
5307(b)(3) and 5307(b)(5). It also provides that of the funds 
apportioned each fiscal year to urbanized areas with 
populations of 200,000 or more under section 5336, at least two 
percent shall only be for transit enhancement activities.
Senate amendment
      Section 5003 provides flexibility for small urbanized 
areas to use their formula funds for either capital or 
operating assistance.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

              SEC. 3008. CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM

House provision
      No provision in House bill.
Senate amendment
      Section 5007 creates a new Clean Fuels formula grant 
program, with an annual funding authorization of $200 million. 
This program will assist transit systems in purchasing low 
emissions buses and related equipment, constructing alternative 
fuel fueling facilities, modifying existing garage facilities 
to accommodate clean fuel vehicles and assisting in the 
utilization of biodiesel fuel.
      Annual grants to any one recipient are capped at $25 
million for recipients in urbanized areas over one million 
population and $15 million for recipients in urbanized areas 
under one million population. Eligible technologies include 
compressed natural gas (CNG), liquified natural gas (LNG), 
biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol-based fuel, hybrid electric, 
fuel cell or other zero emissions technology.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision.

             SEC. 3009. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS AND LOANS

House provision
      Section 308 makes technical changes to section 5309.
      The section reforms the New Starts evaluation process and 
requires the Secretary to make fiscally constrained 
recommendations to Congress. Not more than eight percent of the 
funds made available in each fiscal year for new fixed guideway 
systems and extensions to existing systems are available for 
activities other than final design and construction.
      This section also clarifies that the Secretary shall 
consider the age of buses, bus fleets, and related equipment 
and facilities in making grants for buses and related 
facilities. This section also provides funding for the bus 
testing facility for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003. 
This section requires that a certain percentage of the funds 
made available for bus and bus-related facilities be available 
to carry out the bus technology pilot program and for non-
urbanized areas. This section establishes a pilot program for 
the testing and deployment of new bus technology.
Senate amendment
      Section 5008 amends section 5309(e)(3)(B) to add the 
benefits of transit-oriented land use as one of the factors to 
be considered by the Secretary in reviewing New Starts 
projects. There is a growing awareness and agreement that mass 
transit investment produces economic benefits, partly through 
reduced local infrastructure costs. This change is intended to 
reflect the importance of these considerations in evaluating 
New Starts.
      This section similarly amends section 5309(m) to limit 
the amount of New Starts funding that can be used for purposes 
other than final design and construction to 8 percent of 
amounts made available for this program.
Conference report
      Provisions substantially the same.
      Houston Regional Bus Plan, Westpark Corridor--The 
conferees note that under existing law, Houston Metro may apply 
for, and FTA may approve, the transfer of sums previously 
appropriated under Metro's Full Funding Grant Agreement from 
the development of the Westpark Corridor HOV facility to any 
other section 5309 project, with no effect on any other 
provision of the Full Funding Grant Agreement. Accordingly the 
conferees encourage the Administrator, upon a receipt of such a 
transfer request (if so requested by Houston Metro), to work 
with Houston Metro officials to consider approval of such 
request.

            SEC. 3010. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS

House provision
      Section 309 directs the Secretary to study the dollar 
value of mobility improvements and report to Congress on the 
results.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                         SEC. 3011. LOCAL SHARE

House provision
      No provision in House bill.
Senate amendment
      Section 5006 provides that the proceeds from the issuance 
of revenue bonds can be used as a local match.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision with modification. If the 
Secretary finds that the operation of this provision benefits 
the transit operators, he shall recommend to Congress that a 
permanent change in the Federal Transit laws be made no later 
than the reauthorization of this Act to make the proceeds from 
the issuance of revenue bonds eligible for local share under 
sections 5307 and 5309 of title 49. All Federal grant 
requirements apply, including the requirement that the 
recipient has the financial capacity to carry out the project.

       SEC. 3012. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS APPLICATION

House provision
      Section 312 makes research grants for fixed guideway 
technology.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

   SEC. 3013. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY 
             INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

House provision
      Section 310 makes technical changes.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

       SEC. 3014. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS

House provision
      Section 311 makes technical changes.
Senate provision
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

 SEC. 3015. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING PROJECTS

House provision
      Section 312 makes technical changes. It establishes a 
program for Joint Partnerships for Deployment of Innovation and 
International Mass Transportation activities. This section also 
establishes a mass transportation technology development and 
deployment program. It also provides funding for the fuel cell 
transit bus program and maintenance facility, and establishes 
an Advanced Technology Pilot Project for the development of 
low-speed magnetic levitation technology for public 
transportation.
Senate amendment
      Section 5011 establishes a Joint Partnership Program for 
Deployment of Innovation to implement major research 
activities.
Conference report
      Senate recedes to fuel cell bus, low speed mag lev 
proposals, and International Mass Transportation Program. 
Conferees adopt Joint Partnership for Deployment of Innovation.

           SEC. 3016. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS

House provision
      Section 313 provides additional funding for activities to 
help transit providers comply with the Americans With 
Disabilities Act.
Senate provision
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                 SEC. 3017. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE

House provision
      Section 314 changes the name of the Institute and expands 
the list of subjects that may be taught at the National Transit 
Institute.
Senate amendment
      Senate amendment amends section 5315(a) to add workplace 
safety to the list of subjects that may be taught at the 
National Transit Institute.
Conference report
      Adopts House and Senate provisions.

                   SEC. 3018. BUS TESTING FACILITIES

House provision
      Section 317 clarifies that the Secretary may enter into 
either a contract or cooperative agreement to operate and 
maintain the bus testing facility.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                     SEC. 3019. BICYCLE FACILITIES

House provision
      Section 318 increases the federal share for bicycle 
projects that are related to transit enhancement activities.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

              SEC. 3020. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE

House provision
      Section 319 clarifies that the incremental cost of 
vehicle-related equipment necessary for complying with or 
maintaining compliance with the Clean Air Act is reimbursable 
at a federal share of 90 percent.
      It also provides that the Secretary may allow a 
manufacturer or supplier to correct an inadvertent or clerical 
error in a Buy America Act certification after bid opening. 
This section encourages coordination in the design and delivery 
of transportation services among governmental agencies and non-
profit organizations that provide such services. It 
consolidates certifications required by FTA.
Senate amendment
      Section 5016 requires coordination in providing 
transportation services among governmental agencies and 
nonprofit organizations that receive federal government funds.
Conference report
      Coordinated transportation provisions substantially the 
same. Adopts House provision on consolidated certification and 
on inadvertent error with modification.

 SEC. 3021. PILOT PROGRAM FOR INTERCITY RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT 
            FROM MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND

House provision
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 5021 permits non-Amtrak states to use their 
formula funds for inter-city rail.
Conference report
      Adopt Senate provision with modification to establish a 
pilot program to support Amtrak activities in Oklahoma.

                    SEC. 3022. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

House provision
      Section 320 makes technical amendments relating to 
contracts.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                    SEC. 3023. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS

House provision
      Section 321 makes changes to the definition of a turnkey 
system project.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

           SEC. 3024. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW

House provision
      Section 322 clarifies that the Secretary may provide 
technical assistance to correct deficiencies identified as part 
of project management oversight.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                  SEC. 3025. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

House provision
      Section 324 authorizes the Senate to collect fees to 
cover the costs of training and conferences sponsored by the 
Federal Transit Administration, and makes technical changes to 
this section.
Senate amendment
      Section 5017 allows grantees to sell assets, including 
land, that are acquired with federal funds and to keep the 
proceeds for use in mass transportation.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision.

                     SEC. 3026. REPORTS AND AUDITS

House provision
      Section 325 repeals certain reports that are no longer 
necessary.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

     SEC. 3027. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS

House provision
      Section 326 gives urbanized areas with populations under 
200,000 flexibility to use their apportionments for either 
capital or operating expenses and caps the total annual amount 
at $400 million both operating assistance and preventive 
maintenance.
Senate amendment
      Section 5019 directs the Secretary, in distributing 
operating assistance to large urban areas, to consider the 
impact of any operating assistance reduction on smaller transit 
authorities operating within the area. This section retains 
operating assistance for areas over 200,000 in population.
Conference report
      Conferees eliminate the cap on preventive maintenance and 
operating assistance, and eliminates operating assistance for 
areas over 200,000.

     SEC. 3028. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                             MODERNIZATION

House provision
      Section 327 amends the fixed guideway modernization 
formula.
Senate amendment
      Section 5019 amends the fixed guideway modernization 
formula.
Conference report
      Senate amendment modified on the floor. Conferees adopt 
compromise formula allocation.

                       SEC. 3029. AUTHORIZATIONS

House provision
      Section 328 provides authorizations for the transit 
programs.
Senate amendment
      Section 5002 provides authorizations for the transit 
programs.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.
      It is the intent of the Conferees that authorizations for 
Budget Authority in 49 USC 5338(h), as amended by this section 
shall be scored against current discretionary spending limits 
and not the Mass transit category established by Title VIII of 
this Act.

 SEC. 3030. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO 
                            EXISTING SYSTEMS

House provision
      Section 332 authorizes New Starts projects.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Senate adopts House provision.
      New Orleans Canal Street--The Federal Transit 
Administration shall establish and credit as local share a 
value of the ``neutral ground'' (median strip), which will be 
utilized by the project as the right of way, an amount equal to 
50% of the appraised average value of the adjacent property.
      Dulles Corridor--The Dulles Corridor project is for the 
preliminary engineering, design and construction of the locally 
preferred alternative along the Dulles Corridor in the 
Washington D.C. metropolitan area and may include construction 
of a bus rapid transit system and preliminary engineering and 
design of other fixed guideway systems to serve the needs of 
the corridor.
      Westlake Commuter Rail--The project authorized in this 
section includes 8 rail cars.

         SEC. 3031. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES

House provision
      Section 333 authorizes bus and bus-facilities projects.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Senate adopts House provision.

                    SEC. 3032. CONTRACTING OUT STUDY

House report
      Section 335 directs the Secretary to enter into an 
agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effect 
of privatization or contracting out mass transportation 
services.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference agreement
      Adopts House provision. Funding for the study is 
$200,000. The additional $50,000 is available for 
administrative expenses associated with the study.

                SEC. 3033. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY

House provision
      Section 337 directs the Secretary to conduct a study on 
whether the current formula for apportioning funds to urbanized 
areas reflects the transit needs of the urbanized areas.
Senate amendment
      Section 5020 directs the Secretary to conduct a study on 
the current urbanized area formula to determine whether changes 
in apportioning formula funds are needed for small urban areas 
with populations under 200,000.
Conference report
      Adopts both House and Senate provisions.

             sec. 3034. coordinated transportation services

House provision
      Section 338 directs the Comptroller General to conduct a 
study of Federal departments and agencies other than the 
Department of Transportation that receive federal financial 
assistance for non-emergency transportation services.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference agreement
      Adopts House provision.

                   sec. 3035. final assembly of buses

House provision
      Section 339 directs the Comptroller General to review the 
Federal Transit Administration's monitoring of pre-award and 
post-delivery audits for compliance with the requirements of 
final assembly of buses under section 5323(j).
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference agreement
      House recedes. Provision adopted that requires compliance 
with final assembly requirements by a date certain.

                     sec. 3036. clean fuel vehicles

House provision
      Section 340 directs the Comptroller General to study the 
various low and zero emission fuel technologies for transit 
vehicles.
Senate provision
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopt House provision.

            sec. 3037. job access and reverse commute grants

House provision
      Section 330 establishes an Access to Jobs pilot program 
to fund the transportation of welfare recipients to and from 
jobs and job-related activities.
Senate amendment
      Section 5014 establishes an Access to Jobs and Reverse 
Commute program to assist welfare recipients and other low-
income individuals get to and from jobs.
      Sixty percent of funds appropriated under this program 
must be awarded to projects in large urbanized areas, 20 
percent to projects in small urbanized areas, and 20 percent to 
projects in non-urbanized areas. Grants require a 50 percent 
local match. Other federal funds, notably those provided 
through programs at the Department of Health and Human 
Services, may be used to meet the matching requirements.
      Under this section, private transportation providers are 
eligible to submit proposals with states, local governments, 
and nonprofit organizations for grants under this section. In 
addition, under this section, a private transportation provider 
shall also be considered an existing transportation service 
provider when the requirements of the section are met.
Conference report
      Adopts Senate provision with modification. The conferees 
anticipate that this grant program will encourage recipients to 
implement long-term and self-sustaining plans to address the 
transportation needs of welfare recipients and eligible low-
income individuals who live in areas devoid of job 
opportunities.

    sec. 3038. rural transportation accessibility incentive program

House provision
      No provision in House bill.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts provision making available funds to finance the 
incremental cost of complying with the Department of 
Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of over-
the-road buses.

sec. 3039. study of transit needs in national parks and related public 
                                 lands

House provision
      No provision in House bill.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts provision directing the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior, to study transit needs in national parks.

                   sec. 3040. obligation limitations

House provision
      Section 329 sets obligation limitations for the transit 
programs.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.

  sec. 3041. adjustments for the surface transportation extension act

House provision
      Section 331 directs the Secretary to reduce 1998 
apportionments and allocations to account for the six months of 
funding already apportioned and allocated pursuant to the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act.
Senate amendment
      No provision in Senate amendment.
Conference report
      Adopts House provision.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

         sec. 4001. amendments to title 49, united states code

House bill
      Section 401 provides that, except as otherwise 
specifically provided, an amendment or repeal of a section or 
provision of law in this title shall be a reference to a 
section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment includes an equivalent provision 
(Sec. 3002).
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision.

                    Sec. 4002. Statement of Purposes

House bill
      Section 402 (a) provides for national objectives for the 
motor carrier safety grant program, including promoting safety, 
developing and enforcing effective and cost-beneficial safety 
regulations, assessing and measuring performance, ensuring 
adequate training of drivers and enforcement personnel, and 
advancing new technologies and safe operational practices.
Senate amendment
      Section 3401 proposes to establish a statement of 
descriptive purposes of the Motor Carrier Safety Act. These 
purposes are to: improve commercial motor vehicle and driver 
safety; facilitate the ability to focus resources on strategic 
safety investments; increase administrative flexibility; 
strengthen enforcement activities; invest in activities related 
to areas of the greatest crash reduction; identify high risk 
carriers and drivers; and, improve information and analysis 
systems.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the ``statement of purposes'' 
approach as outlined in the Senate provision and incorporates 
descriptive provisions from both bills.

                        Sec. 4003. State Grants

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Sec. 402 amends section 31101 to revise 
the definition of ``commercial motor vehicle'' to include 
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds 
(in addition to the gross vehicle weight rating).
      Subsection (b) amends section 31102 to include reference 
to the ``improvement'' of motor carrier safety and includes 
references to hazardous materials transportation safety as a 
part of the state grant programs.
      Subsection (c) amends section 31102(b)(1) of make 
technical changes in the state plans required as a condition of 
receiving federal motor carrier safety grants. Requirements 
that the state plan implement performance-based activities by 
fiscal year 2003, that States establish programs to ensure 
proper and timely correction of safety violations, and that 
States ensure roadside inspections are done at a safe distance 
from the roadway are added.
      Subsection (d) amends section 31102 to include a 
reference to improving commercial vehicle safety, in addition 
to enforing regulations, as activities eligible for 
reimbusement.
      Subsection (e) amends section 31104(a) to provide annual 
authorization for federal motor carrier safety grants. In 
fiscal year 1998, $78 million is provided; in fiscal year 1999, 
$110 million is provided; and in each of fiscal years 2000 
through 2003, $130 million is provided.
      Subsection (f) amends section 31104(b) to delete an 
outdated provision.
      Subsection (g) amends section 31104(f) to provide that 
the Secretary shall allocate amounts to States with approved 
state plans and shall determine criteria for allocation. The 
Secretary may designate up to 5 percent of funds made available 
under the state grant program for reimbursement of State and 
local government high priority activities which improve 
commercial vehicle safety. Section 31104(g) is deleted to 
provide greater flexibility to states in activities to be 
funded with federal safety grants. Other technical and 
conforming changes are made.
      Subsection (h) makes a conforming amendment to the table 
of sections for chapter 311.
Senate amendment
      Sections 3402-3404 of the Senate bill contain similar 
provisions. Section 3402 provides that states implement by 2000 
performance-based motor carrier safety components in the motor 
carrier safety assistance program (MCSAP) plans they submit to 
the Department of Transportation (DOT). The section further 
requires DOT to ensure that: State motor carrier safety 
programs are consistent, effective, and contain reasonable 
sanctions; data collection and information systems are 
coordinated with State highway safety programs; and, the 
participation in SAFETYNET by all jurisdictions receiving motor 
carrier safety assistance grant funds.
      Section 3403 allows motor carrier safety assistance 
grants to be used to enforce rules aimed at improving hazardous 
materials transportation safety.
      Section 3404(a) amends section 31104(a) to provide annual 
authorizations for federal motor carrier safety grants. The 
funding levels authorized are: $80 million for fiscal year 
1998; $100 million for fiscal year 1999; $97 million for fiscal 
year 2000; $94 million for fiscal year 2001; and, $90.5 million 
in fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
      Section 3404(c) amends section 31104(f) to provide that 
the Secretary shall allocate amounts to States with approved 
state plans and shall determine the criteria for allocation. 
The Secretary may designate up to 5 percent of funds made 
available under the state grant program for reimbursement of 
State and local government high priority activities which 
improve commercial vehicle safety. Section 31104(g) is deleted 
to provide greater flexibility to states in activities to be 
funded with federal safety grants. Other technical and 
conforming changes are made.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House approach, with 
modifications. The conference includes the Senate provision for 
states to implement performance-based MCSAP plans by 2000. The 
conference accepts the House bill's concept that States ensure 
roadside inspections are performed at a safe distance from the 
roadway, but substitutes the word ``location'' for 
clarification. The conference authorizes the following funding 
levels for the program: $79 million for fiscal year 1998; $90 
million for fiscal year 1999; $95 million for fiscal year 2000; 
$100 million for fiscal year 2001; $105 million for fiscal year 
2002; and, $110 million for fiscal year 2003. The conference 
agreement modifies the High Priority and Border discretionary 
programs by allowing the Secretary to designate up to 5 percent 
of MCSAP funds for States, local governments, and other persons 
for carrying out activities and programs that improve 
commercial motor vehicle safety and compliance with safety 
regulations. A similar designation is permitted for States, 
local governments, and other persons to carry out border 
commercial motor vehicle safety programs and enforcement 
activities and projects.

                     Sec. 4004. Information Systems

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 403 replaces the current 
section 31106 to provide greater authority and flexibility to 
the Secretary in establishing and operating motor carrier, 
commercial motor vehicle, and driver information systems and 
data analysis programs to support safety activities. The 
Secretary shall work in coordination with the States in 
developing and maintaining systems which identify and collect 
data; evaluate the safety fitness of carriers, vehicles, and 
drivers; develop strategies to mitigate safety problems and 
measure effectiveness; determine cost-effectiveness of Federal 
and State safety programs; and adapt, improve and incorporate 
other information and systems as determined appropriate. The 
Secretary may prescribe technical and operational standards. 
The Secretary is directed to include as part of the information 
systems authorized, a clearinghouse and repository of 
information related to State registration and licensing of 
commercial motor vehicles and the motor carriers operating the 
vehicles. The Secretary is authorized to establish a program to 
improve commercial motor vehicle driving safety to enhance the 
exchange of driver licensing information, provide information 
to the judicial system on drivers, and develop strategies and 
countermeasures to improve driver safety. This section includes 
provisions relating to cooperative agreements, grants and 
contracts and sets forth the availability of information 
collected in the systems toStates, local officials, and the 
public.
      The current section 31107, an outdated provision, is 
deleted and replaced with authorizations for the information 
systems under section 31106. In fiscal year 1998, $7 million is 
provided; in fiscal year 1999, $15 million is provided; and in 
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003, $20 million is 
provided. Other technical and conforming amendments to title 49 
are made.
Senate amendment
      Section 3405 substitutes the existing Commercial Motor 
Vehicle information system with a new information system. The 
section requires the new information network to be capable of 
identifying motor carriers and drivers, tracking commercial 
motor vehicle registration and commercial motor vehicle driver 
licensing, and providing motor carrier and driver safety 
performance data. The section requires the system to have the 
capability to utilize the information in order to develop 
strategies to address safety problems and to measure the 
effectiveness of those strategies. The section further requires 
the Secretary to prescribe technical and operation standards to 
ensure the uniform, timely and accurate information collection 
and reporting by the States.
      This section also authorizes the Secretary to establish a 
commercial motor vehicle safety program that enhances the 
exchange of driver licensing information, provides information 
to the judicial system on the program, and evaluates 
appropriate driver performance and safety aspects. The section 
permits the Secretary to enter into agreements with other 
Federal agencies and other parties to carry out the new 
information and commercial motor vehicle safety program.
Conference substitute
      The conference merges the House and Senate language on 
the information systems and data analysis program elements. The 
conference requires the Secretary to prescribe technical and 
operational standards to ensure uniform, timely, and accurate 
information collection and reporting by the States and other 
entities. The conference authorizes assistance to help States 
develop or implement the information systems established under 
the section. The conference authorizes the following funding 
levels for the information systems and data analysis program: 
$6 million for fiscal year 1998; $10 million for each of fiscal 
years 1999 and 2000; $12 million for each of fiscal years 2001 
and 2002; and, $15 million for fiscal year 2003. The conference 
further authorizes the Secretary to allocate up to 50 percent 
of the authorized funding to establish the information 
clearinghouse directed under this section, and encourages the 
Secretary to focus its resources on assisting those states that 
have not previously received such assistance to develop or 
implement information systems.
      The conference is providing separate funding for 
information systems and analysis because they are critical to 
the successful adoption of performance-based regulations and 
oversight. The Secretary should ensure that the data in these 
systems is accurate and timely. In addition, the conference 
expects the Secretary to develop systems that are linked, 
providing complete information rapidly to inspectors and safety 
officers.
      Finally, while the conference recognizes the benefits 
such information systems can provide, the conference also 
recognizes the need for safeguards to protect individuals and 
companies' privacy. Therefore, the Secretary should carefully 
develop the information availability policy called for in the 
new subsection (e).

               sec. 4005. automobile transporter defined

House bill
      Section 404 amends section 31111(a) to define 
``automobile transporter'' as any vehicle combination designed 
and used specifically for the transport of assembled highway 
vehicles.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment includes a similar provision. 
Section 3410 defines automobile transporter to mean any vehicle 
combination designed and used specifically for the transport of 
assembled highway vehicles, including truck camper units.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision. The 
conference notes that the phrase ``truck camper units'' is 
defined in the ANSI A119.2/NFPA 501C standard on recreational 
vehicles as ``a portable unit constructed to provide temporary 
living quarters for recreational, travel, or camping use, 
consisting of a roof, floor, and sides, designed to be loaded 
onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck'' (1996 
edition).

                   sec. 4006. Inspections and reports

House bill
      Subsection (a) amends section 31133(a)(1) to allow the 
Secretary to make contracts for inspections and investigations.
      Subsection (b) amends section 504 to allow a contractor, 
designated by the Secretary, to make inspections of equipment 
of a carrier and make inspections of records of carriers.
Senate amendment
      Section 3411 of the Senate amendment provides for an 
identical provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the provision.

           sec. 4007. waivers, exemptions, and pilot programs

House bill
      Section 406 establishes a new process for granting 
regulatory exemptions, coupled with a process for the Secretary 
to carry out pilot programs. Subsection (a) replaces the 
current waiver authority in section 31315 with a new provision 
relating to authority and standards for exemptions (to replace 
waiver authority provided in section 31136(e) and 31315) and 
pilot programs.
      New subsection 31315(a) provides that the Secretary may 
grant to a person or class of persons a temporary exemption 
from regulations issued under chapter 313 or section 31136 if 
the Secretary finds such exemption would likely achieve a level 
of safety equal to or greater than the level that would be 
achieved absent such exemption. Exemptions shall be for a 2-
year period and may be renewed. An exemption may be revoked if 
the terms and conditions are not met or if the exemption is not 
consistent with safety goals. The Secretary shall specify by 
regulation the procedures for requesting exemptions, but 
certain minimum requirements are set forth. Requests for 
exemptions shall be published in the Federal Register and the 
public shall be given an opportunity to comment. Any exemptions 
granted shall be published in the Federal Register, along with 
terms and conditions of the exemption and effective period. Any 
exemptions denied shall be published in the Federal Register, 
with the reasons for denial. The Secretary shall act on each 
exemption request within 180 days or shall publish in the 
Federal Register why the decision will be delayed and an 
estimate of when the decision will be made. Terms and 
conditions of an exemption may be specified and appropriate 
state compliance and enforcement personnel shall be notified of 
an exemption provided.
      New subsection 31315(b) provides authority to the 
Secretary to conduct pilot programs to evaluate innovative 
approaches to motor carrier, vehicle, and driver safety. Pilots 
may include exemptions from regulations. Proposed pilot 
programs shall be published in the Federal Register and the 
public shall be given an opportunity to comment. Certain 
minimum program elements for pilot programs are specified. The 
Secretary may revoke participation in or terminate a pilot 
program. A report shall be issued to Congress at the conclusion 
of each pilot program.
      New subsection 31315(c) provides that, during the time 
period an exemption or pilot program is in effect, no State 
shall enforce a law or regulation that conflicts with or is 
inconsistent with an exemption or pilot program with respect to 
a person exercising the exemption or participating in the pilot 
program.
      Subsections (b) and (c) make conforming amendments.
Senate amendment
      Section 3421 authorizes the Secretary to initiate 
programs to examine innovative approaches or alternatives to 
certain commercial motor carrier safety regulations. This 
section provides the Secretary broader discretion to grant 
waivers and exemptions from motor carrier and driver safety 
regulations which are necessary to develop performance based 
regulations and evaluate the effectiveness of existing 
regulations.
      This section recognizes that revising the waiver 
provisions in Section 31136 of Subchapter III, Safety 
Regulations and Section 31315 of Chapter 313, Commercial Motor 
Vehicle Operators is necessary because of the strict 
interpretation given to section 31136(e) by the D.C. Circuit 
Court of Appeals in____AHAS v. FHWA,____28 F.3d 1288 (1994), 
limiting theability of the Secretary to issue waivers and 
exemptions. The Court found that the statutory language required the 
Secretary to determine, before issuing any waiver, that no diminution 
in safety would result, i.e., that it be determined beforehand there 
would be absolutely no increase in crashes as a result of the waivers. 
To deal with the decision, this section substitutes the term 
``equivalent'' to describe a reasonable expectation that safety will 
not be compromised. In the absence of greater discretion to deal with 
waivers and exemptions and a new standard by which to judge them, the 
Congress would continue to be the only source to provide regulatory 
exemptions.
      The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (NHS) 
required the establishment of criteria and a program to grant 
and monitor exemptions from a broad range of safety regulations 
for commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds but less than 26,000 
pounds. This approach is a model for the exemption pilot 
program established by this section. The new waiver and 
exemption provision requires the Secretary to issue regulations 
that will outline a process for issuing waivers, procedures for 
conducting pilot projects or demonstration programs to evaluate 
the safety performance of a regulation or part of a regulation, 
and conditions under which exemptions from motor carrier safety 
regulations will be considered.
      This section distinguishes between the terms ``waiver'' 
and ``exemption,'' primarily by scope and duration. It provides 
the Secretary the authority to: issue a waiver for a relatively 
short term, for a specific purpose to a particular person or 
group of persons, under conditions defined in the waivers 
(e.g., circus vehicles under escort from railhead to exhibition 
site for the duration of the appearance); issue an exemption 
for up to two years, with a renewable two-year feature, limited 
to a class of persons, vehicles or circumstances (e.g., relief 
from certain requirements for well-defined operations with low 
risk histories and alternative management controls); and 
perform pilot projects or demonstration projects, using either 
a waiver or exemption or combination, to examine whether 
alternatives to regulatory requirements, particularly record 
keeping, are as effective in producing safety benefits.
      This section permits the Secretary to grant a waiver 
without advance public notice, but a record would have to be 
maintained. An exemption may be granted after notice and 
opportunity for comment and either a safety demonstration 
project or safety analysis was performed. The Secretary could 
initiate pilot projects or demonstration programs to examine 
whether a new requirement should become a regulation, whether 
performance under existing regulations is effective in 
producing the desired safety result, and whether alternative 
methods can produce the same safety benefit with less 
regulatory burden. Before any pilot project or demonstration 
program is undertaken, notice and opportunity for comment must 
be given to the public. It is expected the Secretary would 
issue regulations to provide that safety would be the primary 
consideration in deciding whether any waiver or exemption 
should be issued, or any pilot program initiated.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts a compromise provision, which 
includes basic provisions of both the House and Senate bills.
      Subsection (a) authorizes the Secretary to grant 
regulatory waivers if such action would be in the public 
interest and a level of safety is expected to be achieved that 
is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety obtained 
under regulatory compliance. A waiver would not be permitted to 
be granted beyond a 3 month period, must be limited in scope 
and circumstances for special, non-emergency situations, and 
could include conditions as deemed appropriate by the 
Secretary. The conference expects the Secretary would issue 
guidelines to provide for a reasonable process under which 
waivers may be requested and considered.
      Subsection (b) authorizes the Secretary to grant 
regulatory exemptions and Subsection (c) authorizes the 
Secretary to conduct pilot programs to evaluate innovative 
approaches and alternatives to regulations.
      The conference acknowledges that many motor carrier 
groups have sought statutory exemptions during the development 
of this legislation and such requests should be considered by 
the Secretary after evaluating their merits under this 
provision. The conferees believe the pilots authorized under 
this section should include a reasonable number of participants 
to enable the Secretary to assess the safety impact of the 
pilots' results.
      The conference expects the Secretary to use this 
authority judiciously. Pilot programs should be carefully 
designed and implemented to both protect the participants and 
the public, while yielding useful information to support future 
rulemaking proceedings and improve the efficiency of oversight 
activities.

                      Sec. 4008. Safety Regulation

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 407 amends section 31132(1)(A) 
to include in the definition of commercial motor vehicle those 
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds 
(in addition to those vehicles which have such a rating). 
Section 31132(1)(B) is amended to refer to vehicles designed to 
carry 8 passengers, including the driver.
      Subsection (b) deletes section 31134 relating to the 
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel which 
has completed it responsibilities.
      Subsection (c) deletes section 31140 relating to the 
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel and its 
review of State laws and regulations.
      Subsection (d) amends section 31141 to delete references 
to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review Panel 
and makes conforming and technical changes to the review of 
State laws and regulations by the Secretary.
      Subsections (e) and (f) make technical amendments to 
section 31142.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment includes similar provisions. Section 
3411(f) amends the definition of commercial motor vehicle in 
Section 31132(1) of title 49, U.S.C., to include vehicles with 
a gross vehicle weight of at least 10,001 pounds (in addition 
to the gross vehicle weight rating).
      Section 3411(a) repeals the current review panel process 
that reviews state laws for compatibility with Federal 
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations. Section 3411(b) 
repeals the panel procedures and replaces them with a review 
process to be administered by the Secretary.
Conference substitute
      The conference follows the House approach.

                       Sec. 4009. Safety Fitness

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 419 of the House bill amends 
section 31144 to revise procedures and provisions relating to 
safety fitness determinations of owners and operators. The 
Secretary is directed to determine whether owners and operators 
are fit to safely operate commercial motor vehicles, 
periodically update determinations, make the determinations 
available to the public, and prescribe by regulation penalties 
for violations. The Secretary is to maintain by regulation a 
process to determine fitness.
      An owner or operator who the Secretary determines is not 
fit may not operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate 
commerce beginning on the 61st day after the date of such 
fitness determination and until the Secretary determines the 
owner or operator is fit.
      In the case of those transporting passengers or hazardous 
materials, an owner or operator who the Secretary determines is 
not fit may not operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 
46th day after the date of such fitness determination and until 
the Secretary determines the owner or operator is fit.
      With the exception of those transporting passengers or 
hazardous materials, the Secretary may allow an owner or 
operator to continue to operate beyond the 61st day if the 
owner or operator is making a good faith effort to become fit.
      The Secretary must review the determination that an owner 
or operator is unfit not later than 45 days after the unfit 
owner or operator requests a review, and within 30 days in the 
case of owners or operators transporting passengers or 
hazardous materials.
      A department, agency, or instrumentality of the U.S. 
Government may not use to provide any transportation service an 
owner or operator determined unfit by the Secretary, until the 
Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
      Subsection (b) makes a conforming amendment to section 
5113 of title 49.
Senate amendment
      Section 3411(d) directs the Secretary to maintain in 
regulation a procedure for determining the safety fitness of 
owners and operators of commercial motor vehicles. The section 
requires the procedures to include the requirements that owners 
and operators of commercial motor vehicles must meet to 
demonstrate safety fitness; a means used to decide whether the 
owners, operators, or other persons meet safety fitness 
requirements; and, deadlines for action by the Secretary in 
making fitness determinations. Subsection (d) prohibits a motor 
carrier that fails to meet the safety fitness requirements 
established by the Secretary from operating in interstate 
commerce. The subsection permits the Secretary to extend the 
time limit granted for a motor carrier to come into compliance 
after a determination that the motor carrier fails to meet 
safety fitness requirements.
Conference substitute
      The conference follows the House approach. The conference 
requires the Secretary to periodically update safety fitness 
determinations of owners and operators and to make such final 
safety fitness determinations readily available to the public. 
The publication of final safety fitness determinations does not 
preclude the ability of the Secretary to review the safety 
fitness of owners and operators. However, the conference would 
not expect preliminary data analysis or preliminary safety 
fitness information to be publicly available.

   section 4010. repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities

House bill
      Section 409 repeals subchapter IV (sections 31161 and 
31162) which are unnecessary and burdensome provisions.
Senate amendment
      The Senate bill includes an equivalent provision (Sec. 
3411(c)(2)).
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the provision.

               section 4011. commercial vehicle operators

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 410 amends the definition of 
commercial motor vehicle in section 31301 to include vehicles 
with a gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds (in 
addition to gross vehicle weight rating).
      Subsection (b) amends section 31302 to clarify that an 
individual may operate commercial motor vehicle only if the 
individual has a valid commercial driver's license (CDL) and 
that an operator may have only one driver's license at any 
time.
      Subsection (c) amends section 31308(2) to require that 
CDLs must include unique identifiers to minimize fraud and 
duplication.
      Subsection (d) amends section 31309 to clarify that the 
commercial drivers license information system is maintained by 
the Secretary and shall be maintained in coordination with 
activities carried out under section 31106. Certain other 
clarifying and technical amendments are made.
      Subsection (e) repeals obsolete state grant programs 
regarding testing and licensing of commercial vehicle drivers.
Senate amendment
      The provisions are similar. Section 3212(f)(1) amends the 
definition of commercial motor vehicle in each place it appears 
in section 31301 to include vehicles with a gross vehicle 
weight of at least 26,001 pounds (in addition to gross vehicle 
weight rating).
      Section 3212(f)(2) inserts the word ``is'' at two places 
section 31301 subparagraph (C).
      Section 3416(b) amends the definition with respect to 
motor carriers of passengers and section 3416(c) provides that 
regulations would apply to such carriers 12 months after the 
date of enactment, unless the Secretary determines it would be 
appropriate to exempt them.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House approach.

      sec. 4012. utility service commercial motor vehicle drivers

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3424 provides a process for an emergency 
exemption to allow utility drivers to serve customers during 
times of emergencies declared by elected State or local 
officials and provides for monitoring of any safety impacts 
associated with such exemptions.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision.

    sec. 4013. participation in international registration plan and 
                    international fuel tax agreement

House bill
      Section 413 of the House bill repeals obsolete sections 
of chapter 317 (sections 31702, 31703, and 31708) relating to a 
working group and grants to encourage participation in the 
International Fuel Tax Agreement and International Registration 
Plan.
Senate amendment
      Section 3414 of the Senate bill is identical to the House 
provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the provision.

    sec. 4014. safety Performance history of drivers; limitation on 
                               liability

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3412(g) of the Senate bill amends Chapter 5 of 
Title 49, United States Code. The provision bars an action for 
defamation, invasion of privacy, or interference with a 
contract that is based on the furnishing or use of safety 
performance records of an individual under consideration for 
employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver against a 
person who has complied with such a request or his agents or 
insurers. The bar does not apply to a motor carrier requesting 
the records unless the motor carrier, the person complying with 
the request and their agents have taken all precautions 
reasonably necessary to ensure the accuracy of the records and 
to protect the records from disclosure to any person, except 
for their insurers, not directly involved in forwarding the 
records or deciding whether to hire that individual, and 
complied fully with all the regulations issued by the Secretary 
of Transportation in using and furnishing the records.
      The bar also does not apply to a person complying with a 
request unless the motor carrier requesting the records, the 
complying person, and their agents have taken all reasonably 
necessary precautions to ensure the accuracy of the records and 
to protect the records from disclosure to any person, except 
for their insurers, not directly involved in forwarding the 
records or deciding whether to hire that individual.
      State and local law is preempted to the extent that it 
prohibits, penalizes, or imposes liability for furnishing or 
using safety performance records in accordance with regulations 
issued by the Secretary.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modification. The conference agreement adds a requirement that 
as a part of the rulemaking the Secretary is conducting under 
section 114 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation 
Authorization Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 1677-1678) to amend 
Section 391.23 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, that 
the Secretary provide protection for driver privacy and 
establish procedures for review, correction, and rebuttal of 
the safety performance records of a driver. The conference 
further directs the Secretary to complete the rulemaking by 
January 31, 1999. The liability waiver will become effective on 
the same date.

                          sec. 4015. penalties

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3412 of the Senate bill amends section 521 of 
Title 49, United States Code. This section excepts from the 
penalties provision of section 521(b)(1) ``reporting and record 
keeping violations''. This section also strikes ``fix a 
reasonable time for abatement of the violation'' from 
subparagraph (A).
      Section 521(b)(2) is amended by deleting ``reckless 
disregard'' and ``gross negligence'' from the liability 
standard for the penalty section.
      A new subsection (B) is added entitled ``Recordkeeping 
and Reporting Violations'' which specifies penalties for such 
violations.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision.

          sec. 4016. authority over charter bus transportation

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3417 of the Senate bill amends Section 14501(a) 
of Title 49, United States Code. The provision strikes the 
authority of the states to regulate intrastate and interstate 
charter bus transportation.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modification. A clarifying provision is included to ensure that 
states may continue to regulate safety with respect to motor 
vehicles and to impose highway route controls or limitations 
based on the size or weight of the motor vehicle or with regard 
to minimum amounts of financial responsibility relating to 
insurance requirements. The conference also notes that the 
provision does not limit a State's ability to regulate taxicab 
service or limousine livery service.

      sec. 4017. telephone hotline for reporting safety violations

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 414 directs the Secretary to 
establish, for a period of at least 2 years, a nationwide, 
toll-free telephone system to be used by drivers of commercial 
motor vehicles and others to report potential violations of 
Federal motor carrier safety regulations and other laws and 
regulations relating to safety.
      Subsection (b) provides that information received shall 
be used in setting priorities for safety audits and other 
enforcement activities.
      Subsection (c) provides that a person reporting a 
potential violation shall be provided the protections of 
section 31105.
      Subsection (d) provides that up to $300,000 from 
administrative expenses may be used per fiscal year to carry 
out this section.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision with minor 
modifications and authorizes the Secretary to spend no more 
than $250,000 of funding available for general operating 
expenses in any fiscal year to carry out this directive.

           sec. 4018. insulin treated diabetes mellitus study

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 415 directs the Secretary of 
Transportation to determine within 18 months whether a safe, 
practicable and cost-effective screening, operating, and 
monitoring protocol could likely be developed for insulin 
treated diabetes mellitus individuals who want to operate 
commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce that would 
ensure a level of safety equal to or greater than that achieved 
with the current prohibition on such drivers.
      Subsection (b) directs the Secretary to compile and 
evaluate research and other information, to consult with States 
who have developed and are implementing a screening process, to 
evaluate the Department's policy and actions to permit 
individuals with insulin treated diabetes mellitus to operate 
in other modes of transportation, and to consult with certain 
groups.
      Subsection (c) directs that, if it is determined that a 
protocol can be developed, the Secretary shall report to 
Congress the basis for such determination.
      Subsection (d) directs that, if it is determined that a 
protocol can be developed, the Secretary shall report to 
Congress on the elements to be included in such a protocol and 
promptly initiate a rulemaking implementing the protocol.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision with the 
addition of a requirement that the Secretary of Transportation 
also assess any legal consequences of permitting insulin 
treated diabetes mellitus individuals to drive commercial motor 
vehicles in interstate commerce. The standard in subsection (a) 
is intended to ensure that insulin treated diabetes mellitus 
individuals be held to a level of safety comparable to that 
required of other qualified commercial drivers and not to a 
higher standard.

                sec. 4019. performance-based cdl testing

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 416 directs the Secretary of 
Transportation to review the procedures established and 
implemented by States for testing operators of commercial motor 
vehicles to determine if the system accurately reflects an 
individual's knowledge and skills as a commercial motor vehicle 
operator and to identify methods to improve testing and 
licensing standards, including the benefits and costs of a 
graduated licensing system.
      Subsection (b) provides that, not later than one year 
following such review, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
under section 31305 of title 49, relating to CDLs which reflect 
the results of the review.
Senate amendment
      Section 3412 amends Section 31305(a) by giving the 
Secretary of Transportation the authority to establish 
performance-based testing and licensing standards that more 
accurately measure and reflect an individual's knowledge and 
skills as an operator.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision.

                sec. 4020. post-accident alcohol testing

House bill
      Section 417 requires the Secretary to conduct a study of 
the feasibility of utilizing emergency responders and law 
enforcement officers for conducting post-accident alcohol 
testing of commercial motor vehicle operators under section 
31306 of title 49, United States Code.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision with 
modification. The modifications require the study to address 
the feasibility of utilizing law enforcement officers for 
conductingpost-accident alcohol testing, as well as the ability 
of motor carrier employers to meet the current post-accident alcohol 
testing requirements imposed under section 31306. The reference in the 
House provision to ``emergency responders'' is deleted from the study 
requirements.

                       Sec. 4021. Driver Fatigue

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 418 directs the Secretary, as 
part of ongoing activities relating to fatigue of commercial 
motor vehicle operators, to encourage the development of 
technologies that may aid in reducing fatigue. Subsection 
(a)(2) sets forth factors to be considered, including the 
degree to which the technology will be cost efficient, can be 
used in various climates, and will reduce emissions, conserve 
energy, and further other transportation goals. Subsection 
(a)(3) provides that funds made available under subparagraphs 
(F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of the bill may be used to 
carry out this section.
      Subsection (b) directs the Secretary to review potential 
safety benefits of the use of non-sedating antihistamines by 
operators of commercial vehicles and to consider encouraging 
the use of such antihistamines.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision with minor 
modifications.

        Sec. 4022. Improved Flow of Driver History Pilot Program

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3406 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
carry out a pilot program in cooperation with 1 or more States 
to improve upon the timely exchange of pertinent driver 
performance and safety records data to motor carriers. The 
program shall: (1) determine to what extent driver performance 
records data, including relevant fines, penalties and failure 
to appear for a hearing or trial, should be included as part of 
any information systems; (2) assess the feasibility, costs, 
safety impact, pricing impact, and benefits of record 
exchanges; and (3) assess methods for the efficient exchange of 
driver safety data available from existing State information 
systems and sources.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with the 
proviso that at the end of the pilot program the Secretary 
shall begin, if appropriate, a rulemaking to revise the 
information system under section 31309 of Title 49, United 
States Code.

                    Sec. 4023. Employee Protections

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3411(g) requires the Secretary of Transportation, 
in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor to study the 
effectiveness of existing statutory employee protections 
provided for under section 31105 of title 49, United States 
Code.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision.

            Sec. 4024. Improved Interstate School Bus Safety

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 408 amends section 31136 to 
provide that federal safety regulations apply to interstate 
school bus operations by local educational agencies.
      Subsection (b) directs the Secretary to submit a report 
within two years describing the status of compliance and 
activities of the Secretary or States to enforce the 
requirements.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts an alternative provision to 
instruct the Secretary to begin a rulemaking to determine 
whether or not relevant commercial motor carrier safety 
regulations issued under section 31136 should apply to all 
interstate school transportation operations.

                  Sec. 4025. Truck Trailer Conspicuity

House bill
      Section 421 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue, not more than one year after enactment of this Act, a 
final rule regarding the Conspicuity of trailers manufactured 
before December 1, 1993. In so doing, the Secretary is required 
to consider, at a minimum, the following: (1) the cost-
effectiveness of any requirement to retrofit trailers 
manufactured before December 1, 1993; (2) the extent to which 
motor carriers have voluntarily taken steps to increase 
equipment visibility; regulatory flexibility to accommodate 
differing trailer designs and configurations, such as tank 
trucks.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision. The conference 
however stresses that this provision does not require the 
Secretary to order a retrofit of any trailers manufactured 
before December 1, 1993.

                   Sec. 4026. DOT Implementation Plan

House bill
      Section 422 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
develop and submit to Congress a plan for implementing 
authority (if subsequently provided by law) to: (1) investigate 
and bring civil actions to enforce Chapter 5 of Title 49, 
United States Code when violated by shippers, freight 
forwarders, brokers, consignees, or persons (other than rail 
carriers, motor carriers, motor carriers of migrant workers, or 
motor private carriers); (2) assess civil or criminal penalties 
against a person who knowingly aids, abets, counsels, commands, 
induces, or procures a violation of a regulation or order under 
chapter 311 or section 31502. The development of the plan 
requires the Secretary to consider: in what circumstances the 
Secretary would exercise the new authority; how the Secretary 
would determine that shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, 
consignees, or other persons committed violations; what 
procedures would be necessary during investigation to ensure 
the confidentiality of shipper contract terms; the impact of 
the new authority on the Secretary's resources.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference report directs the Secretary to assess the 
scope of the problem of shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, 
consignees, or other persons encouraging violations of chapter 
5 of title 49 and after the assessment the Secretary may submit 
to Congress a plan for implementing authority (if subsequently 
provided by law) to investigate and bring civil actions to 
enforce chapter 5 of title 49, United States Code. The report 
to Congress will contain the elements required of it in the 
House bill as well as a request of what, if any, educational 
activities the Secretary would conduct for persons who would be 
subject to the new authority.

           Sec. 4027. Study of Adequacy of Parking Facilities

House bill
      Section 132 requires the Secretary of Transportation to 
conduct a study to determine the location and quantity of 
parking facilities at commercial truck stops and travel plazas 
and public rest areas that could be used by motor carriers to 
comply with Federal hours of service rules. The study must be 
reported to Congress within 36 months. The study shall include 
an inventory of current facilities serving the National Highway 
System, analyze where shortages exist or are projected to 
exist, and propose a plan to reduce the shortage. The study is 
funded under Section104(a) of Title 23, United States Code, for 
$500,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1998, 1999 and 2000.
Senate amendment
      Section 3415 is similar to the House bill with the 
exception of the funding provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the House provision. The Secretary 
would be permitted to allocate no more than $500,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001.

          sec. 4028. qualifications of foreign motor carriers

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3419 of the Senate bill requires the Secretary of 
Transportation, within 90 days after enactment of the Act, to 
review the qualifications of foreign carriers whose 
applications for authority to operate in the United States have 
not been processed due to the moratorium on the granting of 
authority to foreign carriers to operate in the United States.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with the 
proviso that the review does not constitute a finding by the 
Secretary under section 13902 of title 49, United States Code, 
that a motor carrier is willing and able to comply with 
requirements of such section.

           sec. 4029. Federal Motor Carrier safety inspectors

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3418 of the Senate bill requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to maintain the level of Federal motor carrier 
safety inspectors for international border commercial vehicle 
inspections as in effect on September 30, 1997, or provide for 
alternative resources and mechanisms to ensure an equivalent 
level of commercial motor vehicle safety inspections.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with minor 
modifications.

                sec. 4030. school transportation safety

House bill
      Section 336 of the House bill requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to begin not later than 3 months after the date 
of the enactment of the Act a study of the safety issues 
attendant to transportation of school and school-related 
activities by various transportation modes.
Senate amendment
      Section 3425 of the Senate bill requires the Secretary to 
agree with the Transportation Research Board on a study of the 
issues attendant to the transportation of school children to 
and from school and school-related activities by various 
transportation modes. The TRB shall consider available crash 
injury data, and vehicle design and driver training in 
conducting the study and the panel conducting the study shall 
include representatives of highway safety organizations, school 
transportation, mass transportation and bicycling 
organizations.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with the 
proviso that a report to the Congress on the results of the 
study is to be transmitted not later than 12 months after the 
Secretary enters into an agreement with the Transportation 
Research Board.

          sec. 4031. designation of new mexico commercial zone

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3703 of the Senate bill establishes a commercial 
zone in New Mexico comprised of Dona Ana and Luna Counties.
Conference substitute
      The conference adopts the Senate provision with the 
proviso that the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with 
other Federal agencies that have responsibilities over traffic 
between the United States and Mexico. The State of New Mexico 
is required to submit within three months of the date of 
enactment a plan to the Secretary describing how the state will 
monitor commercial motor vehicle traffic and enforce safety 
regulations. The conference is particularly concerned that 
motor carriers within the zone comply with hours-of-service and 
drug and alcohol testing requirements and that unauthorized 
carriers do not operate beyond the commercial zone limits.

         sec. 4032. effects of mcsap grant reductions on states

House bill
      No comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3423 of the Senate bill allows States which did 
not receive its full Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 
during fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to enter into cooperative 
agreements with the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the 
safety impact, costs, and benefits of allowing such states to 
continue to participate fully in the Motor Carrier Safety 
Assistance Program, then the Secretary shall allocate to those 
States full amount of funds for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 
2001, 2002 and 2003.
Conference substitute
      The conference report requires the Secretary to study the 
effects of reductions in MCSAP grants due to nonconformity of 
State intrastate laws and regulations with Federal interstate 
requirements. The study is to consider (1) national uniformity 
and the purposes of the MCSAP program; (2) State motor carrier, 
commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety oversight and 
enforcement capabilities; and (3) the safety impact, costs and 
benefits of a State's full participation in the program. A 
report to Congress is to be submitted not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

               Interim Border Safety Improvement Program

House bill
      Section 411 establishes an interim border safety 
improvement program to improve commercial motor vehicle safety 
in the vicinity of the borders between the U.S. and Canada and 
the U.S. and Mexico. The Secretary may expend funds and provide 
grants to States, local governments, organizations and others 
for the employment and training of personnel to enforce safety 
regulations at the border, for the development of data bases 
and communications systems, and for education and outreach 
initiatives. The Federal share shall be 80 percent for the 
first two years that a State receives a grant, 50 percent for 
the third and fourth years, and 25 percent for the fifth and 
sixth years. Subsection (g) provides annual authorizations for 
the program.
      Of the funds made available for the coordinated border 
infrastructure and safety program under section 116 of the 
bill, $20 million in fiscal year 1998 and $15 million in each 
of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available for this 
program.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision. The 
conference addresses border safety matters under Section 4003 
and authorizes the Secretary to dedicate up to five percent of 
funding made available to carry out the Motor Carrier Safety 
Assistance Program for States, local governments, and other 
persons to carry out border commercial motor vehicle safety 
programs and enforcement activities and projects.

Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulation and Farm Service Vehicles

House bill
      Sec. 420. Subsection (a) amends section 5117(d)(2) of 
title 49 regarding the transportation of hazardous materials to 
add a new subparagraph (C) which provides that Statesare not 
prohibited from providing an exception from requirements relating to 
placarding, shipping papers, and emergency telephone numbers for the 
private motor carriage in intrastate transportation of an agricultural 
production material. A State must certify that the exception is in the 
public interest, the need for the exception, and that the State shall 
monitor the exception and take such measures necessary to ensure that 
safety is not compromised.
      Subsection (b) defines the term ``agricultural production 
material.''
Senate amendment
      Section 3208 of the Senate bill as part of the 
reauthorization of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act 
authorizes the Secretary to carry out pilot programs to examine 
innovative approaches or alternatives to regulations for 
private intrastate motor carriage of agricultural production 
materials. The Secretary is prohibited from carrying out a 
pilot program if it would pose an undue risk to public health 
and safety. Furthermore, the Secretary shall require that the 
pilot project contain safety measures designed to achieve a 
level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that 
would otherwise be achieved. The Secretary is directed to 
terminate participation immediately of any carrier that fails 
to comply with the terms and conditions of the pilot or to 
terminate the entire pilot if the Secretary determines it has 
resulted in a lower level of safety.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision.

                Motor Carrier and Driver Safety Research

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3407 of the Senate bill provides not less than 
$10 million per year for programs designed to advance motor 
vehicle and driver safety. The provision requires grants of 
more than $250,000 to be awarded based on a competitive 
selection. The Secretary shall submit annual reports to 
Congress on the activities conducted under this section.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision. The 
Secretary is authorized to conduct motor carrier research in 
the programs established or amended in Title V of this Act.

           Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Committee

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3420 of the Senate bill authorizes the Secretary 
to establish an advisory committee to provide advice and 
recommendations on regulatory issues.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision.

                Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Studies

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3422 of the Senate bill directs the Secretary to 
conduct a study of the impact on safety and infrastructure of 
tandem axle commercial motor vehicle operations in States that 
permit the operation of such vehicles in excess of Interstate 
weight limits. Further, the Secretary should enter into 
cooperative agreements with such States to collect weigh-in-
motion data necessary for the study. The Secretary shall report 
to Congress within 2 years on the results of the studies and 
may not withhold highway construction funds from States for 
violations of grandfathered tandem axle weight limits.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision.

         Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Reauthorization

House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Senate amendment
      Subtitle B reauthorizes the Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Act, as requested by the Administration. The 
Subtitle makes several changes in the hazardous materials 
transportation program as administrated by the DOT Research and 
Special Programs Administration.
Conference substitute
      The conference does not include a provision.

                    TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

            subtitle c--intelligence Transportation Systems

Senate amendment
      Section 2101 designates the name of Subtitle B of chapter 
5 as the ``Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1997'' 
(ITS Act).
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
notification revising the date in the title. The substitute 
language designates the name of Subtitle B as the ``Intelligent 
Transportation Systems Act of 1998.''

                                Findings

Senate amendment
      Sec. 2102 lists Congress' findings with respect to the 
ITS program.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The substitute consolidates the findings in the 
Senate bill into two findings retaining the reference to 
investments in intelligence transportation systems made under 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(105 State. 1914 et seq.) and the principle that continued 
investment is needed in this areas to realize fully the 
benefits of intelligence transportation systems technology.

                           Goals and Purposes

Senate amendment
      Section 521, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, sets forth the 
purposes of the ITS Act of 1997, which are--(1) to provide for 
accelerated deployment of proven technologies and concepts and 
increased Federal commitment to improving surface 
transportation safety, and (2) to expedite deployment and 
integration of basic ITS services for consumers of passenger 
and freight transportation across the nation.
House bill
      Subsection 652(b) establishes the goals of the ITS 
program including enhanced efficiency of the transportation 
system; enhanced safety; enhancement of the environment; a 
program that includes all users; improved accessibility; the 
development of a technology base; improved ability to respond 
to national emergencies; and the promotion of data sharing.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a goals and purposes provision 
incorporating key concepts from both the House goals provision 
and Senate purposes provision. The substitute language 
identifies as goals of the ITS program the following objectives 
most of which were included in both bills: enhancement of 
surface transportation efficiency and facilitation of 
intermodalism and international trade; improvement of national 
transportation safety; protection and enhancement of the 
natural environment; accommodation of the needs of all surface 
transportation systems users; improved responsiveness to 
emergencies and natural disasters. The substitute language also 
identifies ITS program purposes representing objectives with a 
more short-term focus than the goals. The list of purposes, as 
follows: is drawn primarily from the purposes section in the 
Senate bill: to expedite deployment and integration of ITS; to 
ensure local transportation officials have adequate knowledge 
of ITS technologies for transportation planning and ITS 
operations and maintenance purposes; to improve regional 
cooperation; and to promote the use of private resources.

                  General Authorities and Requirements

                                 Scope

Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision
House bill
      Subsection 652(a) directs the Secretary to conduct a 
research, development, and deployment program for ITS.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                                 Policy

Senate amendment
      Subsection 530(b), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, prohibits the 
Secretary from funding any ITS operational test or deployment 
that competes with a similar privately funded project.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The substitute moves this provision from the 
Funding Limitations section in the Senate bill to the General 
Authorities and Requirements section in the substitute. The 
Senate provision is also revised to state that as a general 
policy federally-funded projects shall not displace public-
private partnerships or private sector investment.

    Cooperation with Governmental, Private, and Educational Entities

Senate amendment
      Paragraph 523(b)(2), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, directs the 
Secretary in carrying out the intelligent transportation system 
program to maximize the involvement of the private section, 
college and universities, Federal laboratories, and State and 
local governments.
House bill
      Paragraph 653(a)(1) directs the Secretary to carry out 
the intelligent transportation system program in cooperation 
with State and local governments, the private sector, colleges 
and universities, including historically black colleges an 
universities and other majority institutions of higher 
education.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification. The Federal laboratories are added to the list of 
entities the Secretary is directed to consult with carrying out 
this program.

                  Consultation with Federal Officials

Senate amendment
      Paragraph 523(b)(1), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to consult with heads of other interested Federal 
departments and agencies.
House bill
      Paragraph 653(2) directs the Secretary to consult with 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the 
Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

            Technical Assistance, Training, and Information

Senate amendment
      Subsection 524(a), U.S.C., as proposed, directs the 
Secretary to carry out a comprehensive program of intelligent 
transportation system research, development, operational 
testing, technical assistance and training, and other related 
activities.
House bill
      Subsection 655(a) allows the Secretary to provide 
technical assistance, training, and information to State and 
local governments for intelligent transportation system 
projects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.

                        Transportation Planning

Senate amendment
      The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
House bill
      Subsection 655(b) allows the Secretary to use funds to 
better integrate intelligent transportation systems into State 
and metropolitan planning.
Conference substitute
    The Conference adopts the House provision.

                       Information Clearinghouse

Senate amendment
      Subsection 524(d), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to maintain a repository for technical and safety 
data collected through federally funded intelligent 
transportation system projects. The Secretary may delegate this 
responsibility to an entity outside of the Department of 
Transportation.
House bill
      Subsection 653(d) requires the Secretary to establish and 
maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected 
through federally funded intelligent transportation system 
projects. The Secretary may delegate this responsibility to an 
entity outside of the Department of Transportation.
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds provisions in both the House and 
Senate bills to be substantively equivalent.

                          Advisory Committees

Senate amendment
      Section 532, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to use one or more advisory committees, and specifies 
that any advisory committee so used shall be subject to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
House bill
      Subsection 653(e) allows the Secretary to use advisory 
committees when carrying out the intelligent transportation 
systems program. This subsection also specifies that the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act applies and that any advisory 
committees on intelligent transportation systems shall be 
funded through specific provisions in Appropriations Acts and 
from funds allocated for research, development, and 
implementation of the intelligent transportation systems 
program.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification: the direction regarding funding for advisory 
committees is dropped.

                          Procurement Methods

Senate amendment
      Subsection 523(c), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, directs the 
Secretary to develop technical assistance and guidance to 
assist State and local agencies in selecting appropriate 
methods of procurement for intelligent transportation system 
projects, including innovative and nontraditional methods.
House bill
      Subsection 653(h) directs the Secretary to develop 
technical assistance and guidance to assist State and local 
agencies in selecting appropriate methods of procurement for 
intelligent transportation system projects, including 
innovative and nontraditional methods. This subsection also 
directs contracting officials to use a standard risk assessment 
methodology to reduce the cost, schedule, and performance risks 
associated the development and use of intelligent 
transportation systems software.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
modification: Information Technology Omnibus Procurement is 
listed as a type of innovative or nontraditional procurement 
method addressed by this subsection.

                              Evaluations

Senate amendment
      Subsection 524(c), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, directs the 
Secretary to establish guidelines and requirements for the 
evaluation of intelligent transportation systems operational 
tests and deployment projects. These guidelines and 
requirements are to ensure objectivity and independent of the 
evaluator. This subsection also limits the percentage of test 
or project funds which may be spent on evaluations and 
specifies different percentages for projects and tests of 
different sizes. This subsection also specifies that the 
Paperwork Reduction Act, chapter 35 of title 44, U.S.C., shall 
not apply to any survey, questionnaire, or interview conducted 
in connection with the evaluation of any test or project 
carried out under this program.
House bill
      Subsection 653(d) directs the Secretary to issue 
guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of intelligent 
transportation systems operational tests. These guidelines and 
requirements are to ensure objectivity and independence of the 
evaluator. Operational tests need to be designed for the 
collection of data and the preparation of reports to permit 
objective evaluation of the success of the tests and the 
derivation of cost-benefit information and life-cycle costs 
that will be useful to others contemplating the purchase of 
similar systems.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The Secretary is directed to issue, rather than 
establish, the guidelines and requirements and the funding 
limitation provisions are replaced with a requirement that the 
guidelines and requirements issued under this subsection also 
establish appropriate evaluation funding levels. The exemption 
from the Paperwork Reduction Act is retained.

                       National ITS Program Plan

Senate amendment
      Paragraph 524(b)(5), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to submit a 6-year plan to Congress within 1 year of 
enactment and annually thereafter. This plan is to specify 
program goals, objectives, and milestones and progress made in 
meeting them.
House bill
      Section 654 requires the Secretary to maintain and update 
a National ITS Program Plan developed by the Department and the 
Intelligent Transportation Society of America. This section 
specifies the scope and required components of the plan 
including program goals, objectives, and milestones and how 
specific programs and projects relate to those goals over 5, 
10, and 20-year time frames. The plan is also to provide for 
the development of standards to promote interoperability and 
establish a process for incorporating intelligent 
transportation systems technologies into more broad-based 
surface transportation systems. Reporting to Congress under 
this section may be consolidated with the integrated Surface 
Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision with several 
modifications. The goals, objectives and milestones are to be 
established for both research and deployment of intelligent 
transportation systems and consideration of a 20-year time 
frame for these goals is not required. The plan is to identify 
activities relevant to the development of standards, including 
actions that will lead to the establishment of critical 
standards. The substitute requires that principal findings made 
in carrying out the plan be transmitted and updated as part of 
the Integrated Surface Transportation Research and Development 
Strategic Plan.

                  National Architecture and Standards

Senate amendment
      Section 529, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to develop, implement, and maintain a national 
architecture to guide nationwide deployment of intelligent 
transportation systems and to set standards and protocols to 
promote the widespread use of these technologies and to ensure 
interoperability. The Secretary is authorized to use standards-
setting organizations in carrying out section. The section 
requires the Secretary to identify critical standards needed to 
ensure interoperability on a nationwide basis. If one of these 
critical standards is not adopted by January 1, 2001, the 
Secretary is required to establish a provisional standard, but 
a provisional standard would only remain in effect until the 
appropriate standards-setting organization adopted and 
published a standard concerning the same subject matter. In 
addition, the Secretary may waive this requirement as long as a 
report on the reasons for the waiver and impacts of a delay in 
setting a particular standard is submitted to Congress. For 
each standard subject to a waiver, the Secretary is required to 
submit a progress report to Congress every six months. This 
section also prohibits the use of funds made available from the 
Highway Trust Fund on intelligent transportation system 
technology if the technology does not comply with each relevant 
provisional and completed standard, but exception is made for 
intelligent transportation systems deployments already in 
place. Finally, this section directs the Secretary of Commerce 
and the Federal Communications Commission to allocate spectrum 
for the near-term establishment of a dedicated short-range 
vehicle-to-wayside wireless standard and any other spectrum 
critically needed for the intelligent transportation systems 
program.
House bill
      Subsection 653(b) requires the Secretary to develop, 
implement, and maintain of a national architecture to guide 
nationwide deployment of intelligent transportation systems and 
to set standards and protocols to promote the widespread use of 
these technologies and to ensure interoperability. The 
Secretary is authorized to use standards-setting organizations 
in carrying out this subsection. This subsection directs the 
Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal 
Communications Commission, to take all necessary steps to 
secure spectrum for the near-term establishment of a dedicated 
short-range vehicle to wayside wireless standard.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. In establishing the national architecture along 
with the standards and protocols, the Secretary is to comply 
with section12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 11 Stat. 783). This 
provision requires all Federal agencies and departments to use 
technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary 
consensus standards bodies, unless to do so would be inconsistent with 
applicable law or otherwise impractical. It is clarified that the 
report identifying critical standards and their stage of development is 
to be submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives. The Secretary is 
authorized to establish provisional standards if such action is 
necessary to ensure progress in achieving the purposes identified in 
this section for establishing a national architecture and standards and 
the Secretary is required to adopt a provisional standard if a standard 
identified as critical is not set by January 1, 2001. But, the 
Secretary may waive this requirement upon finding that additional time 
would be productively used or establishment of a provisional standard 
would be counter-productive. Provisional standards are to be published 
and will remain in effect until applicable standards to replace them 
are set by the appropriate standards development organization. Waivers 
of the provisional standard requirement and withdrawals of such waivers 
are also to be published. The requirement that intelligent 
transportation systems projects funded from the Highway Trust Fund must 
conform to the national architecture and applicable standards is 
retained. The exceptions for operations and maintenance of intelligent 
transportation systems projects already in existence is retained as is 
the exception, at the discretion of the Secretary, for the upgrade or 
expansion of such projects. Another exception for projects designed to 
achieve specific research objectives, at the discretion of the 
Secretary, is added. The Federal Communications Commission is directed 
to consider, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the 
spectrum needs of intelligent transportation systems and is required to 
complete a rulemaking considering the allocation of spectrum for 
intelligent transportation systems by January 1, 2000.

                        Research and Development

Senate amendment
      Section 524, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, requires the 
Secretary to undertake comprehensive research, development, 
testing, and technical assistance to carry out the purposes of 
the intelligent transportation systems programs. This research 
and development is to advance development of an integrated 
intelligent vehicle program and an integrated intelligent 
infrastructure program to advance roadway safety and efficiency 
systems, mobility and the quality of the environment. This 
section requires activities to be consistent with the national 
architecture and priorities include crash avoidance and the 
integration of air bag technology with other on-board safety 
systems. The federal share for these projects is 80 percent, 
but the Secretary apply a federal share of 100 percent to high-
risk projects. Subsection (f) includes limitations on the 
amounts of funding that may be used for research activities 
that improve crash avoidance and the integration of airbags and 
other on-board safety systems, advance development of an 
automated highway system, and activities that improve traffic 
management.
House bill
      Subsection 655(c) authorizes the Secretary to fund 
research and operational tests regarding intelligent 
transportation systems technology. Subsection 655(d) allows the 
Secretary to use funds to conduct research and demonstrations 
of integrated vehicle and roadway safety systems, including 
infrastructure-based, in-vehicle, and integrated collision 
avoidance systems. The section includes research on advanced 
traffic management technologies, including the use of fiber 
optic cables and video, to monitor and control traffic flow and 
volume; research on magnetics and advanced materials; 
fundamental research on the science of the driving process and 
other human factors to complement the applied research efforts 
of the industry in this area; and research on the impact of 
cold weather climates on ITS in areas such as traction 
enhancement while on ice and snow, braking, and visibility 
enhancement both of intersections and sign.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a blend incorporating aspects of 
both the House and Senate provisions. This section requires the 
Secretary to carry out a comprehensive program of intelligent 
transportation systems research, development, and operation 
tests and demonstrations of intelligent vehicles and 
infrastructure systems. The list of priorities includes traffic 
management, incident management, crash-avoidance and 
integration of in-vehicle crash protection technologies, human 
factors research, integration of intelligent vehicles and 
infrastructure, and research on the impact of the environment 
on intelligent transportation systems. Operational tests are to 
be designed for the collection of data allowing for objective 
evaluation of the test results. The Federal share of 
operational tests and demonstrations is not to exceed 80 
percent.

         Intelligent Transportation System Integration Program

Senate amendment
      Section 525, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, directs the 
Secretary to conduct a comprehensive program to accelerate the 
integration and interoperability of intelligent transportation 
systems in metropolitan areas by funding deployment projects 
that illustrate the benefits of intelligent transportation 
systems technologies. This section includes a list of 
priorities the Secretary is to consider in selecting projects. 
The Secretary is required to encourage private sector 
involvement through public-private partnerships and other 
innovative financial arrangements. In addition, funding 
recipients are required to submit multi-year financing and 
operations plans describing how the project can be cost-
effectively operated and maintained.
      Section 526, 23 U.S.C., directs the Secretary to conduct 
a comprehensive program to accelerate the integration and 
inteoperability of intelligent transportation systems in rural 
areas by funding deployment projects that illustrate the 
benefits of intelligent transportation systems technologies. 
This section includes a list of priorities the Secretary is to 
consider in selecting projects. The Secretary is required to 
encourage private sector involvement through public-private 
partnerships and other innovative financial arrangements. In 
addition, funding recipients are required to submit multi-year 
financing and operations plans describing how the project can 
be cost-effectively operated and maintained.
House bill
      Section 656 establishes the intelligent transportation 
system deployment program and describes its purposes, with the 
primary purpose being to integrate existing intelligent 
transportation systems components to ensure they work as 
systems. This section also sets goals for the deployment 
program including acceleration of standard-setting processes, 
and lists the specific requirements a project must meet to be 
eligible for funding. This section also requires that at least 
25 percent of funds made available to carry out this section be 
used for commercial vehicle intelligent transportation systems 
projects and that not less than 10 percent be used for projects 
outside of metropolitan areas. In addition, this section sets 
limits on how much funding can be spent on certain types of 
projects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The substitute consolidates sections 525 and 
526, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, from the Senate bill and directs 
the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive program to accelerate 
the integration and interoperability of intelligent 
transportation systems in metropolitan and rural areas by 
funding deployment projects that illustrate the benefits of 
intelligent transportation systems technologies. The substitute 
also includes a list of priorities, based on both the House and 
Senate bills, that the Secretary is to consider in selecting 
projects, including any contribution to national program plan 
goals, demonstration of a cooperation among different agencies, 
jurisdictions, and the private sector, encouragement of private 
sector involvement, inclusion in approved state or metropolitan 
plans, and assurance of continued, long-term operations and 
maintenance without continued reliance on Federal funding. The 
substitute requires that funds for projects in metropolitan 
areas be used primarily for integration purposes, whereas in 
rural areas, funds may be used for installation of intelligent 
transportation systems infrastructure. In addition, the 
substitute includes the House provision requiring that not less 
than 10 percent be used for projects in rural areas. The 
Federal share of projects payable from funds made available 
under this section is set at 50 percent, but the total Federal 
share payable from all eligible sources (including this 
section) may not exceed 80 percent.

  Commercial Vehicle Intelligent Transportation System Infrastructure 
                               Deployment

Senate amendment
      Section 527, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, establishes a 
program to deploy intelligent transportation systems that 
improve the safety and productivity of commercial motor 
vehicles and drivers and that reduce administrative costs 
associated with commercial vehicle operations. This section 
focuses on improving the safety of commercial vehicles 
operations by funding activities that, for example, assist in 
the identification of unsafe carriers, vehicles, and drivers 
and that advance on-board driver and vehicle-safety monitoring 
systems. Other priorities include improving the electronic 
processing of registration, licensing, inspection, tax and 
crash data, the exchange of this information among the States, 
and the effectiveness and efficiency of enforcement efforts.
House bill
      Section 656 establishes the intelligent transportation 
system deployment program and describes its purposes, with the 
primary purpose being to integrate existing intelligent 
transportation systems components to ensure they work as 
systems. This section also sets goals for the deployment 
program including acceleration of standard-setting processes, 
and lists the specific requirements a project must meet to be 
eligible for funding. This section also requires that at least 
25 percent of funds made available to carry out this section be 
used for commercial vehicle intelligent transportation systems 
projects and that not less than 10 percent be used for projects 
outside of metropolitan areas. In addition, this section sets 
limits on how much funding can be spent on certain types of 
projects.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The substitute establishes a deployment program 
to promote intelligent transportation systems that improve the 
safety and productivity of commercial vehicles and drivers and 
that reduce administrative costs. The program's purpose is to 
advance the technological capability and deployment of 
intelligent transportation systems applications to commercial 
vehicle operations, including commercial vehicle information 
systems and networks (CVISN). This section also includes a list 
of priorities the Secretary is to consider in selecting 
projects, including the extent to which a project encourages 
multistate cooperation, improves safety, increases regulatory 
efficiency, advances electronic processing of data, and 
promotes the exchange of information among States. In addition, 
the substitute directs that Federal funds should be used for 
activities that are not being carried out with private funds. 
The Federal share of projects payable from funds made available 
under this section is set at 50 percent, but the total Federal 
share payable from all eligible sources (including this 
section) may not exceed 80 percent.

                     Authorizations and Limitations

                     Outreach and Public Relations

Senate amendment
      Subsection 530(d), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, limits the 
amount of funding available for outreach, public relations, 
training, mainstreaming, shareholder relations, or related 
activities.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The conference report adopts the Senate provision with 
modifications. The limitation on funds is reduced to $5,000,000 
per year, and this limitation applies specifically only to 
outreach, public relations, displays, scholarships, tours, and 
brochures and the substitute provision specifies that this 
limitation does not apply to intelligent transportation systems 
training, the publication or distribution of research finding, 
technical guidance, or similar documents.

                       Infrastructure Development

Senate amendment
      Subsection 530(c), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, prohibits the 
use of intelligent transportation system funds for the 
construction of highway or transit infrastructure unless the 
construction is incidental and critically necessary to the 
implementation of an intelligent transportation system project.
House bill
      The House bill contains no comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provision.

       Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Financing and Operations Plan

Senate amendment
      Subsections 525(d) and 526(d), 23 U.S.C., as proposed, 
recipients funding for projects under the intelligent 
transportation systems integration program and the integration 
program for rural areas are required to submit multi-year 
financing and operations plans describing how each project can 
be cost-effectively operated and maintained.
House bill
      Subsection 653(g) requires life-cycle cost analyses of 
intelligent transportation systems projects costing over $3 
million.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts a provision combining the House and 
Senate provisions. The substitute requires applicants for funds 
under the intelligent transportation systems integration 
program and the commercial vehicle intelligent transportation 
system infrastructure deployment programs to submit life-cycle 
cost analyses of intelligent transportation systems projects 
costing over $3 million and, for every project, multiyear 
financing and operations plans describing how the project will 
be cost-effectively operated and maintained.

                              Definitions

Senate amendment
      Section 522, 23 U.S.C., as proposed, defines the 
following terms for purposes of this subchapter: commercial 
vehicle information systems and networks, commercial vehicle 
operations, completed standard, corridor, intelligent 
transportation system, national architecture, provisional 
standard, and standard.
House bill
      Section 651 defines the following terms for purposes of 
this subtitle: intelligent transportation systems (ITS), 
intelligent transportation infrastructure, Secretary, and 
State.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts both the Senate and House 
provisions with following modifications. Definitions for the 
terms ``completed standard'' and ``provisional standards'' in 
theSenate bill are not adopted and the definition for the term 
``Secretary'' in the House bill is not adopted. The definition for the 
term ``intelligent transportation system'' is substantively equivalent 
in both bills and is adopted.

                                 Repeal

Senate amendment
      Section 2104 repeals the intelligent transportation 
systems programs that were established under the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) as they are 
superseded by the new programs in this [subtitle/subchapter]
House bill
      Subsection 658 repeals the intelligent transportation 
systems programs that were established under the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) as they are 
superseded by the new programs in this [subtitle/subchapter].
Conference substitute
      The Conference finds the provisions in both the House and 
Senate to be substantively equivalent.

                            Project Funding

House bill
      Sec. 632(b)(5) requires the Secretary to carry out a 
transportation technology innovation and demonstration program 
concerning the use of hazardous materials monitoring systems. 
The Secretary is required to conduct research on applying 
methods of deploying and integrating ITS or hazardous materials 
monitoring systems across various modes of transportation. The 
provision makes available for each of the fiscal years 1998 
through 2003 $1.5 million per fiscal year.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the House provision.
      In conducting the research provided for in Section 
5212(a), the Secretary should award funds to develop and deploy 
a fully integrated and unique Hazardous Materials Incident 
Management System designed to facilitate emergency response to 
hazardous materials incidents and safer, more efficient 
movement of hazardous materials across various modes of 
transportation.
      Specifically, the funds authorized in this section are 
intended for further development and use of the Cargo Mate 
cargo identification and monitoring system, which provides for 
interoperability with existing fleet communications and 
management systems, real-time vehicle container, pallet cargo 
identification, location and monitoring. The integrated and 
consolidated Hazardous Materials Incident Management System 
should then be incorporated into current and future Traffic 
Management Centers to support safe movement of hazardous 
materials throughout the intermodal process.
      In developing this system, consideration should be given 
to additional technologies, including advanced information 
processing technologies, which support emergency response, law 
enforcement, and regulatory resources.
House bill

            TITLE VI--OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER STANDARDS

      No provisions comparable.
Sec. 4101 to 4104 of the Senate Amendment
      The Conferees note that in March 1998, the National 
Research Council's Committee on Research Priorities for 
Airborne Particulate Matter issued the first in a series of 
reports on research priorities relevant to settling particulate 
matter standards. This report addresses a number of issues, 
including whether the monitoring network necessary to implement 
the new National Ambient Air Quality Standard fine particulate 
(PM2.5) is designed to
            (1) support relevant health effects, exposure, and 
        atmospheric-modeling research efforts;
            (2) use the appropriate number of continuous 
        (hourly) monitors to determine the time of day and 
        exposure of people who are commuting, working, or 
        exercising outdoors; and
            (3) use sufficient chemical characterization of 
        particulate matter to enable testing of more specific 
        indicators than PM2.5 mass alone.
      The Conferees urge the Administrator to consider the 
recommendations contained in the Committee's March 1998 report. 
The Conferees further urge the Administrator to ensure, as 
appropriate, that the plans for the national monitoring network 
necessary to implement the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for PM2.5 is peer-reviewed by the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee at an early date while the opportunity still 
exists for such review to influence the monitoring network 
design and operations.
      The Conferees are aware that certain nonattainment areas 
in Western Pennsylvania have experienced difficulty in meeting 
the one-hour, 0.12 part per million standard for ozone because 
of pollution which did not originate in the nonattainment area. 
The Conferees urge EPA to continue its efforts to avoid 
``bumping up'' nonattainment areas in Pennsylvania to a higher 
nonattainment status or ozone.
      The Conferees recognize that the Regional Haze regulation 
has not been finalized and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is still considering the 
views of various stakeholders. The Conferees agree with EPA's 
public statements that the schedule for the State 
Implementation Plan due pursuant to section 169B(e)(2) of the 
Clean Airport Act should be harmonized with the Schedule for 
State Implementation Plan submissions required for PM2.5. 
ambient air quality standard promulgated in July, 1997.
Conference substitute
      Adopts the Senate provison.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

             Subtitle A--Automobile Safety and Information

          Automatic Crash Protection Unbelted Testing Standard

House bill
      The House bill contains no similar provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1407 of the Senate amendment ensures that the 
current testing standard for air bags is designed to ensure the 
optimal protection and safety for all occupants, including 
infants, children, and other occupants.
Conference report
      The conference report does not include the provision.

                        Improving Air Bag Safety

House bill
      The House bill contains no similar provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 1407 of the Senate bill directs the Secretary of 
Transportation to undertake rulemaking to improve the 
protection afforded vehicle occupants by Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard No. 208. The purpose of the rulemaking would be to 
improve the efficiency and protection accorded by occupant 
protection devices while attempting to minimize any potential 
risk associated with air bags to infants, children, and other 
occupants. During the development of a rule to improve the 
safety of air bags, the barrier test using unbelted 50th 
percentile adult male dummies would be suspended. The Secretary 
would be required to begin the rulemaking by June 1, 1998, and 
to issue a final rule by June 1, 1999, with a one-year 
extension permitted upon the Secretary's advising Congress of 
the need for an extension. The rule would require such tests as 
the Secretary determines to be reasonable, practicable, and 
appropriate, including tests using dummies of different sizes.
      The requirements of the new standard would become 
effective in phases, beginning between September 1, 2001 and 
September 1, 2002, and concluding not later than September 1, 
2005, with discretion given the Secretary for a one-year 
extension. Any extension would require a joint resolution of 
Congress. The Secretary would be required to report to Congress 
within six months of enactment on the development of technology 
to improve the protection given by air bags and to reduce the 
risks from air bags, including information on the performance 
characteristics of advanced air bags, their estimated cost, 
their estimated benefits, and the time within which they could 
be installed in production vehicles.
Conference report
      The conferees agree to include a new subtitle addressing 
automobile safety and information issues. In addition to 
addressing the Senate bill's provisions regarding air bags, the 
subtitle also includes many of the provisions contained in H.R. 
2691, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 1998, which passed the House on April 
21, 1998, by voice vote.
      Section 7101 establishes the short title for the 
subtitle, the ``National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 1998.''
      Section 7102 authorizes funds for those NHTSA's 
automobile safety and information programs. For Fiscal Years 
1999 through 2001, the legislation authorizes $81.2 million 
each year for motor vehicle safety activities, and $6.2 million 
for motor vehicle information activities. These amounts are 
equivalent to the Administration's budget request.
      Section 7103 contains provisions intended to improve air 
bag safety. Subsection (a) directs the Secretary to issue a 
notice of proposed rulemaking by September 1, 1998 to improve 
occupant protection for occupants of different sizes, belted 
and unbelted, under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
(FMVSS) No. 208 while minimizing the risk to infants, children, 
and other occupants from any risks associated with air bags, by 
means that include advanced air bags. The Secretary is required 
to issue a final rule no later than September 1, 1999, unless 
the Secretary determines that the final rule cannot be 
completed by that date, in which case the Secretary must 
promulgate the final rule no later than March 1, 2000. The 
final rule must be consistent with both the requirements of 
this section and 49 U.S.C. Sec. 30111, which specifies the 
requirements for motor vehicle safety standards. The Conferees 
note that air bags do not substitute for lap and shoulder belts 
and all occupants should always wear lap and shoulder belts 
regardless of whether there is an inflatable restraint in the 
vehicle.
      The Secretary is directed to make the final rule 
effective in phases as rapidly as practicable beginning not 
earlier than September 1, 2002 or at least 30 months after the 
date on which the Secretary promulgates the final rule, but in 
any case, not later than September 1, 2003. The rule is to be 
fully effective for all passenger motor vehicles, multipurpose 
passenger vehicles, and other vehicles identified in 49 U.S.C. 
Sec. 30127(b) manufactured on or after September 1, 2005. If 
the Secretary issues the final rule on September 1, 2003, the 
date for full compliance may be extended to September 1, 2006. 
The availability of the current sled test certification option 
available under FMVSS 208 (S13) remains in effect unless and 
until phased out according to the schedule in the final rule. 
The Secretary is also directed to include in the notice of 
proposed rulemaking means by which manufacturers may earn 
credits for early compliance with the final standard issued by 
the Secretary.
      Subsection (b) provides that any government advisory 
committee, task force, or other entity include representatives 
of consumer and safety organizations, insurers, manufacturers, 
and suppliers.
      Section 7104 prohibits the use of funds appropriated to 
NHTSA for the purpose of urging a State or local legislator to 
favor or oppose the adoption of any specific legislative 
proposal pending before any State or local legislature. 
Subsection (b) clarifies that officers or employees of the 
United States are not prohibited from testifying before any 
state or local legislature in response to the invitation of a 
member of such body or a State executive office. The provision 
is not intended to prohibit the Agency from informing State or 
local legislators about the prudence of a particular policy 
choice, but rather is intended to limit the Agency's ability to 
lobby a particular piece of legislation before a State or local 
legislature. Thus, under this provision, NHTSA could continue 
to testify before any State or local legislative body and 
inform State and local officials about the merits of a 
particular course of action. A NHTSA official could even appear 
before a committee of a State legislature to testify that NHTSA 
believes that enactment of primary enforcement seat belt laws 
results in fewer highway fatalities. NHTSA could, in fact, 
testify that it favors general efforts to enact primary 
enforcement seat belt laws and opposes general efforts to 
repeal such laws. However, a NHTSA official could not, through 
the use of government resources, ask an individual State or 
local legislator, or any group of State or local legislators, 
to vote act on a particular pending measure.
      Subsection 7105(a) is intended to eliminate the need for 
two odometer disclosures in certain transactions involving 
rental car companies, dealers, and automobile manufacturers by 
exempting the transfer of new motor vehicles from a 
manufacturer jointly to a dealer and a rental car company. 
Subsection (b) responds to several recent Federal District 
Court decisions holding the NHTSA does not have authority to 
exempt vehicles from the odometer disclosure requirements, even 
when the purchasers of such vehicles rely on service records 
rather than odometers to indicate wear and tear, such as in the 
care of heavy trucks. This subsection specifically grants NHTSA 
such authority.
      Section 7106 makes several miscellaneous changes to title 
49, United States Code, withrespect to NHTSA's authorizing 
statutes. These changes in subsections (a) through (c) were requested 
by the Administration. Subsection (a) closes a loophole which allows 
auto parts stores and retailers to continue to sell defective equipment 
even though motor vehicle dealers would be prohibited from selling the 
same item. This provision includes retailers of motor vehicle equipment 
in the prohibition on selling defective items of equipment.
      Subsection (b) amends 49 U.S.C. 30123 (``Tires''), to 
repeal subsections (a) (``Labeling Requirement''), (b) 
(``Contents of Label''), and (c) (``Additional Information''). 
Under section 30123(a), the Secretary must require 
manufacturers of pneumatic tires to ``permanently and 
conspicuously'' label their tires with specified information 
under section 30123(b) about the construction of the tires and 
the identity of the manufacturer. Section 30123(c) gives the 
Secretary discretionary authority to require that additional 
safety information be disclosed to a purchaser when a tire is 
sold.
      Subsection (c) amends 49 U.S.C. 30127(g) to increase the 
reporting interval on the effectiveness of occupant restraint 
systems from every six months to annually. The Administration 
expressed concern that the six-month interval was too short a 
time frame in which to provide meaningful data to Congress.
      Subsection (d) amends the American Automobile Labeling 
Act (49 U.S.C. Sec. 30204) to make certain changes in the 
labeling requirement and the domestic content calculations. 
Subparagraph (1)(A) provides that the labor value of engine and 
transmission production is also included in the engine and 
transmission origin determination and subparagraph (1)(B) 
codifies certain regulations which permit labor costs of parts 
manufactured at the same location as final vehicle assembly to 
be included in the vehicle's overall content calculation, 
provided it does not occur during vehicle assembly. 
Subparagraph (1)(C) institutes a tiered system for accounting 
for the domestic content of parts manufactured by outside 
suppliers. Under this subparagraph, supplies would report 
content to the nearest five percent. For instance, 38 percent 
would be reported to the manufacturer as 40 percent, rather 
than zero as under current law.
      Paragraph (2) permits vehicle manufacturers to 
voluntarily add a line to the label stating the country in 
which vehicle final assembly took place. Paragraph (3) permits 
manufacturers, on a voluntary basis, to separately display the 
domestic content of a particular vehicle, based on its assembly 
plant. This information must be reported in addition to the 
carline average percentage. Paragraph (4) codifies existing 
regulations permitting manufacturers to estimate, based upon 
best available information, the content of no more than 10 
percent of the vehicle's parts, when suppliers fail to report 
such information. Paragraph (5) permits manufacturers to 
default the value of certain small parts, such as nuts, bolts, 
clips, screws, and pins, to the country of manufacture.
      Subsection (e) directs NHTSA to conduct a study of the 
benefits to motor vehicle drivers of a regulation to require 
the installation of a device in the trunk compartment to 
release the trunk lid.
      Section 7107 reinstates NHTSA's authority to exempt 
certain motor vehicles imported for the purpose of show or 
display from certain applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 
Such authority was unintentionally deleted when title 49, 
United States Code was recodified in 1988.

                               Subtitle B

                       Sec. 7201. High Speed Rail

House bill
      Subsection (a) of Section 901 authorizes $10 million in 
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001 for high speed rail 
corridor planning activities and $25 million in each of fiscal 
years 1998 through 2001 for high speed rail research and 
development under the Swift Rail Development Act of 1994. 
Subsection (b) defines high speed rail to include maglev 
systems.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      Adopts the House provision. The conferees also reaffirm 
the intention of the Swift Rail Development Act, that planning 
for improvements to rail infrastructure that would provide 
incremental speed increases toward achieving speeds of 125 mph 
or more are fully eligible for federal assistance under the 
conditions specified in the Act. Efforts to plan for near-term 
improvements that would achieve substantial speed increases, 
although not necessarily to a true high speed level of 125 mph, 
fall in this category.

           Sec. 7202. Light Density Rail Line Pilot Projects

House bill
      Section 902 authorizes $25 million for each of fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003 for grants to states to fund pilot 
projects for making capital improvements to publicly and 
privately owned rail line structures on light-density rail 
lines. The purpose of the pilot projects is to demonstrate the 
relationship of light density railroad service to the statutory 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Transportation, including 
those under Title 23.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 3701 is identical to the House provision, except 
funding is authorized at $10 million for each of fiscal years 
1998 through 2003, instead of $25 million.
Conference substitute
      Retains the authorization structure of both the House and 
Senate provisions, but provides for funding at a level of $17.5 
million per fiscal year.

      Sec. 7203. Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing

House bill
      Section 906(a) modifies the existing railroad 
infrastructure loan program contained in Title V of the 
Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
U.S.C. 821 et seq.) to bring the program in line with the 
Credit Reform Act of 1990. Projects eligible for loan 
assistance under the program would include acquisition, 
improvement or rehabilitation of intermodal or rail equipment 
and facilities, refinancing of debt incurred for the 
aforementioned purposes, and development or establishment of 
new intermodal or railroad facilities. Operating expenses would 
not be eligible for loan assistance. Subsection (a) also limits 
the aggregate unpaid principal amounts of obligations under 
direct loans and loan guarantees to $5 billion at any one time. 
One billion dollars of this five billion is to be reserved 
solely for projects primarily benefiting freight railroads 
other than Class I carriers. In addition, subsection (a) allows 
the Secretary of Transportation to accept credit risk premiums 
from non-Federal sources to support loans and loan guarantees 
made under this section.
      Subsection (b) makes technical and conforming changes and 
includes a savings provision requiring that transactions 
entered into under Title V of the Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
before the date of enactment of BESTEA shall be administered 
until completion under its terms prior to the amendments made 
by BESTEA.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      Adopts the structure of the House provision, but with 
revisions to the statement of priorities in section 7202(c), 
technical changes to conform to the 1997 amendments to the 
Credit Reform Act, and with the total authorization for face 
amounts of loans in subsection (d) limited to no more than $3.5 
billion.

                       Sec. 7204. Alaska Railroad

House bill
      Section 904(a) provides that the Secretary may make 
grants to the Alaska Railroad for capital rehabilitation and 
improvement to its passenger service.
      Subsection (b) authorizes $5,250,000 to be appropriated 
for such purposes for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      Adopts the House provision.

                  Miami-Orlando-Tampa Corridor Project

House bill
      Section 903 authorizes a general fund grant of $200 
million to be made available to the Florida Department of 
Transportation to reimburse the Florida Overland Express (FOX) 
project in the Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor for capital costs 
of that project.
      The state of Florida is planning a high-speed rail system 
in the Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor that calls for a 320-mile 
system that would operate on dedicated tracks with no rail/
highway crossings. Operating speeds would be over 185 miles per 
hour.
Senate amendment
      No comparable provision.
Conference substitute
      No provision.

    Railway Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High Speed Rail 
                               Corridors

House bill
      Section 905 authorizes $5,250,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1998 through 2003 to carry out section 104(d)(2) of title 
23.
Senate amendment
      Sec. 1402 authorizes $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1998 through 2003 for hazard elimination in high-speed rail 
corridors.
Conference substitute
      No provision. Funding for grade crossing assistance is 
addressed in the non-rail titles of the legislation.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3506 amends section 20901(a) of Title 49 to 
require railroads to file periodic reports with the Secretary 
on all accidents and incidents resulting in injury or death of 
an individual, or damage to equipment. Eliminates current 
requirement that reports be notarized and allows the 
Administrator to require reports less frequently than monthly.
Conference substitute
      No provision. The conferees contemplate addressing these 
issues in the pending reauthorization of the rail safety 
programs of the Federal Railroad Administration.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      Included at the Administration's request, sections 3501 
through 3504 impose penalties for willful sabotage of or 
interference with railroad equipment, infrastructure or 
personnel. Also imposes penalties on anyone who knowingly 
possesses or causes to be present any firearm or other 
dangerous weapon on board a passenger train.
Conference substitute
      No provision.

            Subtitle C--Comprehensive One-call Notification

House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      Section 3301 contains several findings that unintentional 
damage to underground facilities during excavation is a 
significant cause of disruptions; that excavation performed 
without prior notification or with inaccurate marking causes 
damage that can result in fatalities; and, that protection of 
the public and the environment from the consequences of 
underground facility damage will be enhanced by a coordinated 
national effort to improve one-call notification programs.
      Section 3302 establishes a new chapter, which would be 
chapter 61, in Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code. 
The purposes of chapter 61, as set forth in 6101, are to 
enhance public safety; protect the environment; minimize risks 
to excavators; and prevent disruption of vital public services 
by improving one-call notification programs.
      The new section 6102 defines a one-call notification 
system as a system operated by an organization that has as one 
of its purposes the receipt of notification from excavators of 
their intent to excavate in a specified area and the 
notification of underground facility operators so that they can 
locate and mark their lines in the area scheduled for 
excavation. The definition includes statutes, regulations, 
orders, and other elements of law and policy in effect that 
establish one-call notification system operation requirements 
within a State.
      The new section 6103 also outlines minimum components 
that one-call notification programs should cover, including the 
appropriate participation by all underground facility 
operators, all excavators, and flexible and effective 
enforcement mechanisms governing participation in, and use of, 
one-call notification systems. In making a determination on the 
appropriate extent of participation required by underground 
facilities or excavators, the section requires a State to 
assess, and take into consideration, the risks to public 
safety, excavators, the environment, and vital services posed 
by underground facility damage and the actions of excavators.
      The new section 6103 would further provide that a state 
could allow voluntary participation in one-call notification 
systems when it determines that certain types of underground 
facilities or excavation activities pose a de minimis risk to 
public safety or the environment. The section requires one-call 
notification programs to include administrative or civil 
penalties commensurate with the seriousness of a violation, 
increased penalties for parties that repeatedly damage 
underground facilities because they neglect to use one-call 
notification systems or fail to provide timely and accurate 
marking of underground facilities. The section allows states to 
reduce or waive penalties when underground facility damage is 
promptly reported.
      The new section 6104 establishes a two-year program 
whereby states could apply for grants upon a showing that the 
state's one-call notification program meets the minimum 
standards outlined in the bill. The section further provides 
that a state providing for greater protection than the minimum 
standards criteria established in the legislation would also be 
eligible to receive grants. The new section 6104 would also 
require the Secretary to include, three years after the 
enactment of this legislation, additional information on one-
call notification programs in the biennial report on gas and 
hazardous liquids.
      The new section 6105 requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to initiate a study of the best practices 
employed by one-call notification systems in operation in the 
States. If a study is undertaken, the Secretary is required to 
report on the best practices identified and encourage their 
adoption in the States. The Secretary is authorized to suspend 
with the report if the Secretary determines that the 
information is already readily accessible.
      The new section 6106 would authorize the Secretary to 
make grants to improve one-call notification systems, and 
should take into account the commitment of each state in 
improving its program, in awarding grants. The provision also 
authorizes a state to convey its funds directly to any one-call 
notification system that adopts the best practices established 
under 6105. The new section neither opens nor closes the door 
to having one or more one-call system. Most states have a 
single one-call system, but several have more than one, this 
determination will remain a state's choice.
      The new section 6107 would authorize up to $1,000,000 and 
$5,000,000 in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 out of general revenue 
funds.
      Section 3302 also made conforming changes to the table of 
chapters for subtitle III, and certain conforming changes to 
the existing one-call notification systems language of 49 
United States Code 60114.
Conference substitute
      The Conference adopts the Senate provisions with 
modifications. The Conference stresses that untimely marking of 
underground facilities, as well as the findings contained in 
the Senate provision, also cause underground facility damage.
      The Conference also clarifies that compliance with the 
minimum standards outlined in sections 6103 and 6104 would only 
be required when applying for a grant under the new section 
6106. The Conference also modifies the Senate language to 
require the Secretary to encourage states to adopt the most 
successful practices of one-call notification systems as 
determined the most appropriate by each state. The Conference 
also modifies language in the newly added section 6108 to 
clarify that nothing in the new chapter 61 preempts any 
existing state law, or would require a state to modify or 
revise existing one-call notification systems. The Conference 
also retains 49 U.S.C. 60114.

              Subtitle D--Sportfishing and Boating Safety

House bill
      Title VIII of H.R. 2400, contains amendments related to 
the Coast Guard's Recreational Boating Safety Program. Section 
801 of H.R. 2400 provides that title VIII of H.R. 2400 may be 
cited as the ``Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Act of 
1998.''
      Section 802 of H.R. 2400 contains amendments to chapter 
131 of title 46, United States Code, regarding the recreational 
boating safety state grant program administered by the Coast 
Guard. Section 802(a) of this title amends section 13106(a) of 
title 46, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of 
Transportation to expend each fiscal year the total amount 
transferred to the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)) for 
State recreational boating safety programs. Under amendments 
contained in section 1104(a)(2) of H.R. 2400, the amount 
transferred to the Boat Safety Account is equivalent to one-
half of the total amount received as motorboat fuel taxes 
during the preceding fiscal year. Section 802(a) of this bill 
also amends section 13106(c) of title 46 to establish two 
additional boating safety purposes for which funds are made 
available to the Secretary from amounts transferred to the Boat 
Safety Account. These additional purposes are: (1) up to two 
percent is available to the Secretary for compliance with 
chapter 43 of title 46, relating to safety standards for 
recreational vessels and associated equipment; and (2) up to 
three percent is available to the Secretary to establish, 
operate, and maintain aids to navigation that promote 
recreational boating safety.
      Section 802(b) amends section 13103(c) of title 46 to 
require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct and report 
to Congress the findings of a comprehensive survey of 
recreational boating in the United States, by not later than 
December 1 of 1999, and of every fifth year thereafter. To 
conduct this survey, the Secretary may not use over 50 percent 
of the amounts allocated for national boating safety activities 
of national nonprofit public service organizations under this 
subsection for the fiscal year in which the survey is 
conducted.
      Subsection (c) of section 802 of this title amends 
section 13106 of title 46 by adding a requirement for the 
Secretary of Transportation to make available in each fiscal 
year five percent of the amount appropriated for State boating 
safety programs that is in excess of $35 million for public 
access facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational 
vessels.
      Section 802(d) of this title establishes an effective 
date for this section of October 1, 1998.
Senate amendment
      Subtitle F of S. 1173 contains amendments to the Sport 
Fish Restoration Program administered by the Secretary of 
Interior (Secretary) through the Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
the Recreational Boating Safety Program administered by the 
Secretary of Transportation through the Coast Guard.
      Section 3601 states that amendments in the Act that are 
expressed in terms of an amendment to or a repeal of provisions 
of the ``1950 Act'' shall be considered to be made to 
provisions of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide that the 
United States shall aid the States in fish restoration and 
management projects, and for other purposes,'' approved on 
August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.).
      Section 3602 establishes a new boating and fishing 
outreach and communications initiative. Subsection (a) of this 
section amends section 2 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777a) to 
make technical changes and to establish definitions for the 
terms ``outreach and communications program'' and ``aquatic 
resource education program''. Subsection (b) amends section 4 
of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) to provide funding for a 
National Outreach and Communications Program beginning in 
fiscal year (FY) 1999 through FY 2003. Funding for this program 
is allocated from the Sport Fish Restoration Account of the 
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund. In FY 1999 the program receives 
$5 million, with the amount increasing to $10 million in FY 
2003. Subsection (b) also authorizes the Secretary to use for 
this program up to $2.5 million annually from the funds 
available for administration. In addition, this subsection 
prohibits the Secretary from using funds available for 
administration to replace funding traditionally provided 
through general appropriations. Furthermore, the Secretary is 
required to publish annually in the Federal Register a detailed 
accounting of the projects and programs that receive 
administrative funds.
      Section 3602(c) amends section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 
U.S.C. 777g) to change the percentage of State funding required 
to be used to enhance boating access from 12.5 percent to 15 
percent and to change the percentage of State funding allowed 
to be used for aquatic resource education and outreach and 
communications from 10 percent to 15 percent. This subsection 
also adds new provisions to section 8 that: (1) require the 
Secretary, in cooperation with the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council, to develop and implement a national plan 
for outreach and communications within one year of enactment of 
the bill; (2) require that the plan provide for the 
establishment of a national outreach and communications 
program; (3) authorize the Secretary to provide funding to make 
grants to the States or private entities for the cost of 
carrying out outreach or communications programs under the 
plan; and (4) require the States to develop plans for outreach 
and communications programs within one year of the completion 
of the national plan.
      Section 3603 makes changes to the Clean Vessel Act of 
1992 (P.L. 102-587, title V, subtitle F). Specifically, this 
section amends section 4(b) of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) 
to provide annually in FY 1999 through FY 2003 funding totaling 
$84 million, reduced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated 
for boat safety from the Boat Safety Account. These funds are 
allocated as follows: (1) $10 million for vessel pumpout 
facilities under section 5604 of the Clean Vessel Act (33 
U.S.C. 1322 note); (2) $10 million for a new boating 
infrastructure program established under section 3604 of this 
subtitle; and (3) the remainder for State recreational boating 
safety programs under section 13106 of title 46, U.S. Code. 
This section ensures that States receive between $59 million 
and $72 million annually for State boating safety programs.
      Section 3604 establishes a program to improve boating 
infrastructure. Subsection (a) states that the purpose of this 
section is to provide funds to the States for the development 
and maintenance of public facilities for transient 
nontrailerable recreational vessels. Subsection (b) amends 
section 8 of the 1950 Act (16 U.S.C. 777g) to require the 
Secretary, in consultation with the States, to develop a 
national framework that can be used by the States to conduct 
surveys to determine their boat access needs. Each State 
agreeing to conduct a public boat access needs survey would be 
required to report its findings to the Secretary within 18 
months for use in the development of a comprehensive national 
assessment of recreational boat access needs and facilities.
      Section 3604(c) allows a State, within 6 months of 
submitting a public boat access needs survey to the Secretary, 
to submit to the Secretary plans for the construction, 
renovation, and maintenance of public facilities for transient 
nontrailerable recreational vessels. Subsection (d) directs the 
Secretary to make grants to the States for constructing, 
renovating, or maintaining public facilities for transient 
nontrailerable recreational vessels, and establishes priorities 
for such grants, including projects proposed in accordance with 
a State plan under subsection(c). Grants made to a State under 
this subsection may not exceed 75 percent of the cost incurred 
by the State for these projects. Subsection (e) defines the 
terms ``nontrailerable recreational vessel'' and ``public 
facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.''
      Section 3605 makes changes to the Recreational Boating 
Safety Program administered by the U.S. Coast Guard. Subsection 
(a) of this section amends section 13104(a) of title 46, U.S. 
Code, to reduce the amount of time that States have to obligate 
funds received under the Recreational Boating Safety Program 
from 3 years to 2 years. Subsection (b) amends section 13106 of 
title 46, U.S. Code, to specify that an amount equal to the sum 
of (1) appropriations from the Boat Safety Account and (2) 
transfers to the Secretary of Transportation under the Clean 
Vessel Act (as amended by section 3603 of this bill) will be 
available annually for the Recreational Boating Safety Program. 
Of this amount, $5 million is provided to the Coast Guard 
annually for expenses related to the coordination and 
administration of the program. Subsection (c) makes conforming 
amendments to section 13106 of title 46, U.S. Code.
Conference substitute
      The conference substitute adopts the Senate amendment, 
with technical and other changes described as follows:
      Section 7401 of the conference substitute provides that 
subtitle D of title VI of this Act may be cited as the 
``Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998.''
      Section 7403 eliminates the requirement that the 
Secretary use $10 million in FY 1999 for qualified boating 
infrastructure projects under section 7404(d) of the conference 
substitute, and makes these funds available in FY 1999 for the 
Sport Fish Restoration Program. This section also reduces the 
amount available for these projects in FY 2000 through 2003 
from $10 million annually to $8 million, and makes the $2 
million differential available for the Sport Fish Restoration 
Program.
      Section 7404 of the conference substitute clarifies that 
grants for facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational 
vessels under this section may be available for either publicly 
or privately owned facilities provided that the facilities are 
available to the general public, as determined by the 
Secretary. The conferees intend that, in making this 
determination, the Secretary should develop guidelines which, 
among other things, establish reasonable costs to ensure that 
such facilities are available to the general public.
      Section 7405(b) of the conference substitute provides 
that, of the $5 million available annually for Coast Guard 
administration, $2 million will be used by the Secretary of 
Transportation annually to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of 
title 46, U.S. Code. This funding will enable the Coast Guard 
to improve boating safety by more vigorously enforcing existing 
provisions designed to prevent boating defects.

                             REVENUE TITLE

                I. Highway-Related Taxes and Trust Fund

         A. Extension and Modification of Highway-Related Taxes

1. Highway-related taxes and exemptions
Present law
            Tax rates
      Highway Trust Fund excise taxes are imposed on gasoline, 
diesel fuel, kerosene, special motor fuels, on heavy truck and 
tire sales, and on the use of heavy trucks. The Highway Trust 
Fund tax rates are scheduled to expire after September 30, 
1999, except for 4.3 cents per gallon of the motor fuels excise 
tax (which is permanent).
      The current Highway Trust Fund excise tax rates are as 
follows:

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                   Item                              Tax rate 1         
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  Motor fuels:                                                          
    Gasoline..............................  18.3                        
    Diesel and kerosene...................  24.3                        
    Special motor fuels generally.........  18.3 2                      
    Compressed natural gas (``CNG'')......  4.3 3                       
Retail sales of heavy highway vehicles....  12% of retail price         
Heavy truck tires.........................  Graduated tax on tires      
                                             weighing more than 40 lbs. 
Annual highway vehicle use................  Graduated tax on vehicles of
                                             55,000 lbs. or more        
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\1\ Motor fuel tax rates include the permanent 4.3 cents-per-gallon     
  fuels tax; the rates do not include the 0.1-cent-per-gallon tax on    
  motor fuels for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.      
\2\ The rate is 13.6 cents per gallon for propane, 11.9 cents per gallon
  for liquified natural gas (``LNG'), and 11.3 cents per gallon for     
  methanol fuel from natural gas, each based on the relative energy     
  equivalence of the fuel to gasoline.                                  
\3\ The statutory rate is 48.54 cents per thousand cubic feet (``MCF'). 

Motor fuels exemptions
      Present law provides exemptions (including partial 
exemptions for specified uses of taxable fuels or for specified 
fuels) for governments or for certain uses not involving use of 
the highway system (such as farming).
      LNG, propane, CNG, and methanol derived from natural gas 
are subject to reduced tax rates based on the energy 
equivalence of these fuels to gasoline.
      Ethanol and methanol derived from renewable sources 
(e.g., biomass) are eligible for income tax benefits (the 
``alcohol fuels credit'') equal to 54 cents per gallon for 
ethanol and 60 cents per gallon for methanol. The alcohol fuels 
credit is scheduled to expire after December 31, 2000, or 
earlier if the Highway Trust Fund taxes actually expire before 
that time. In addition, small ethanol producers are eligible 
for a separate 10-cents-per-gallon tax credit. The 54-cents-
per-gallon ethanol and 60-cents-per-gallon renewable-source 
methanol tax credits may be claimed through reduced excise 
taxes paid on gasoline and special motor fuels as well as 
through income tax credits. The authority to claim the ethanol 
and renewable-source methanol tax benefits through excise tax 
reductions is scheduled to expire after September 30, 2000, or 
earlier if the Highway Trust Fund taxes actually expire before 
then.
House bill
            Tax rates
      The House bill extends the Highway Trust Fund excise 
taxes, other than the heavy truck tire tax, through September 
30, 2005. The tire tax is extended through September 30, 2000, 
and then is repealed.
            Motor fuels tax exemptions and alcohol fuels credits
      The House bill extends the current motor fuels tax 
exemptions generally for the period concurrent with the 
extension period for the taxes, except that the present-law 
expirations for the ethanol and renewable-source methanol 
exemptions (and income tax credits) are retained.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
Senate amendment
            Tax rates
      The Senate amendment extends all Highway Trust Fund 
excise taxes through September 30, 2005.
            Motor fuel exemptions and alcohol fuels credits
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill with 
respect to the extension of the general motor fuels tax 
exemptions. The Senate amendment extends the ethanol and 
renewable-source methanol tax provisions through September 30, 
2007 (excise tax reduction) and December 31, 2007 (income tax 
credit), respectively. Further, the Senate amendment reduces 
the ethanol benefit from 54 cents per gallon to 53 cents per 
gallon for 2001-2002, 52 cents per gallon for 2003-2004, and 51 
cents per gallon for 2005-2007.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
Conference agreement
            Tax rates
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment.
            Motor fuel exemptions and alcohol fuels credits
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
2. Motor fuels tax refund procedure
Present law
      Gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax refunds are 
administered separately, subject to separate quarterly minimum 
filing thresholds. For gasoline, the minimum refund claim is 
$1,000 in the calendar quarter to which the claim relates. 
Certain diesel fuel claims are subject to this same standard; 
certain other diesel and aviation fuel claims may be filed in 
any of the first three calendar quarters in which the aggregate 
year-to-date refund equals $750. Fourth quarter refunds must be 
claimed as income tax credits regardless of amount.
House bill
      The House bill combines refund procedures for all taxable 
motor fuels, allowing aggregation of quarterly amounts and 
filing of refund claims once a single $750 minimum amount is 
reached (determined on a year-to-year basis rather than an 
individual quarter basis). Fourth quarter refund claims are 
allowed under the same rules as applicable to the first three 
quarters.
            Effective date
      Claims filed after September 30, 1998.
Senate amendment
      No provision.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the House bill.
3. Requirement that motor fuels terminals offer dyed fuel
Present law
      Diesel fuel and kerosene (after June 30, 1998) are taxed 
on removal from a registered terminal facility unless the fuel 
is destined for a nontaxable use and is indelibly dyed. After 
June 30, 1998, terminals must offer dyed fuel as a condition of 
being allowed to store untaxed fuel.
House bill
      The House bill delays the effective date of the 
requirement that terminals offer dyed fuel for two years, to 
July 1, 2000.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment is the same as in the House bill.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment.

                    B. Highway Trust Fund Provisions

Present law
            Transfers of revenues to Highway Trust Fund
      Gross receipts from current highway excise taxes are 
dedicated to the Highway Trust Fund for taxes imposed through 
September 30, 1999, and received in the Treasury before July 1, 
2000, under provisions of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue 
Code (the ``Code'').
            Interest on Highway Trust Fund balances; unspent balances
      The Highway Trust Fund earns interest on cash balances 
each year from investments in Treasury securities (sec. 9602). 
Cash balances remain in the Highway Trust Fund until expended.
            Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority
      The Code authorizes expenditures (subject to 
appropriations Acts) from the Highway Trust Fund through 
September 30, 1998, for purposes provided in authorizing 
legislation, as in effect on the date of enactment of Public 
Law 105-130. No Highway Trust Fund monies may be spent for a 
purpose not approved as of the last updating of the Code 
reference to the most recent authorizing legislation changes.
      The Highway Trust Fund is divided into two Accounts: a 
Highway Account and a Mass Transit Account, each of which is 
the funding source for specific transportation programs. The 
Highway Account receives revenues from all non-fuel highway-
related excise taxes plus revenues from all but 2.85 cents per 
gallon 4 of the highway motor fuels excise taxes. 
The Mass Transit Account currently receives the 2.85 cents per 
gallon from the highway motor fuels excise taxes.5
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    \4\ A technical correction (to 2.86 cents per gallon) is included 
in this revenue title (H.R. 2400), and also in Title VI of H.R. 2676 as 
passed by the House and the Senate.
    \5\ Ibid.
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            Highway Trust Fund anti-deficit provisions
      Highway Trust Fund spending is limited by two anti-
deficit provisions, which are internal to each of the Accounts. 
The first limits the unfunded Highway Account authorizations at 
the end of any fiscal year to amounts not exceeding the 
unobligated balance plus revenues projected to be collected for 
that Account by the dedicated excise taxes during the following 
two fiscal years. The second provision similarly limits 
unfunded Mass Transit Account authorizations to the dedicated 
excise tax revenues projected to be collected during the next 
fiscal year. If either of these provisions is violated, 
spending for programs funded by the respective Accounts is to 
be reduced proportionately, similar to a Budget Act sequester.
            1997 transfer of 4.3-cents-per-gallon tax revenues not for 
                    direct spending
      The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (the ``1997 Act'') 
transferred revenues from the additional 4.3-cents-per-gallon 
highway fuels taxes to the Highway Trust Fund, effective on 
October 1, 1997. The 1997 Act provided that those revenues 
could not be used to increase direct spending under the 1991 
authorizing legislation.
House bill
            Transfers of revenues to Highway Trust Fund
      The House bill transfers the gross receipts from current 
highway excise taxes (as modified by the House bill repeal of 
the heavy truck tire excise tax on October 1, 2000) through 
September 30, 2005. Consistent with present law, pre-October 1, 
2005 amounts received after September 30, 1999 with respect to 
highway excise tax liabilities will continue to be transferred 
to the Highway Trust Fund through June 30, 2006.
            Interest on Highway Trust Fund balances; unspent balances
      Under the House bill, the Highway Trust Fund earns no 
further interest on its cash balances after September 30, 1998.
      The House bill cancels certain ``excess'' Highway Trust 
Fund's Highway Account balance (the amount in excess of $8 
billion) on October 1, 1998.
            Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority
      The House bill extends the Highway Trust Fund expenditure 
authority through September 30, 2003, and updates the 
expenditure purposes for the Highway and Mass Transit Accounts 
to the purposes as included in the current House bill 
authorizing legislation (H.R. 2400).
      Provisions are incorporated into the Highway Trust Fund 
specifying that expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund may 
occur only as provided in the Internal Revenue Code. The House 
bill clarifies that the expenditure authority expiration date 
does not preclude disbursements to liquidate contracts which 
are validly entered into before the expiration date. 
Expenditures for contracts entered into or for amounts 
otherwise obligated after an expiration date (or for other non-
contract authority purposes under non-Code provisions) are not 
to be permitted, notwithstanding the subsequently enacted 
authorization or appropriations legislation. If any such 
subsequent legislation authorizes such expenditures, or such 
expenditures occur by administrative action in the 
contravention of the Code restrictions, excise tax 
revenuesotherwise to be deposited in the Highway Trust Fund are to be 
retained in the General Fund beginning on the date of such unauthorized 
action.
            Highway Trust Fund anti-deficit provisions
      The House bill conforms the one-year anti-deficit rule in 
the Mass Transit Account to the two-year rule in the Highway 
Account.
Highway Trust Fund technical corrections
      The House bill includes two technical corrections to the 
1997 Act relating to the Highway Trust Fund excise tax 
revenues:
      (1) Excise tax revenues attributable to LNG, CNG, 
propane, and methanol from natural gas are divided between the 
Highway and Mass Transit Accounts in the same proportions as 
gasoline tax revenues are divided between those two accounts; 
and
      (2) The amount of highway motor fuels tax revenues 
transferred to the Mass Transit Account is corrected to 2.86 
cents per gallon (rather than 2.85 cents per gallon as 
erroneously provided in the 1997 Act).
            1997 transfer of 4.3-cents-per-gallon tax revenues
      The House bill deletes a provision of the 1997 Act 
providing that the transfer of the additional 4.3 cents per 
gallon in fuels tax revenues to the Highway Trust Fund and a 
one-time adjustment to fuels tax deposit requirements do not 
affect direct spending under the 1991 authorizing legislation 
as ``deadwood.''
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
Senate amendment
            Transfers of revenues to Highway Trust Fund
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill, 
except that the Senate amendment (as noted above) does not 
repeal the tire tax.
            Interest on Highway Trust Fund balances; unspent balances
      No provision.
            Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill with 
respect to extending the Highway Trust fund expenditure 
authority through September 30, 2003. The Senate amendment 
updates the expenditure purposes for the Highway and Mass 
Transit Accounts to the purposes as included in the current 
Senate authorizing legislation (H.R. 2400 as amended by the 
Senate).
      The Senate amendment also is the same as the House bill 
with respect to specifying that expenditures from the Highway 
Trust Fund may occur only as provided in the Internal Revenue 
Code, and the clarification relating to liquidations of 
contract authority.
            Highway Trust Fund anti-deficit provisions
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill.
            Highway Trust Fund technical corrections
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill.
            1997 transfer of 4.3-cents-per-gallon tax revenues
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.
Conference agreement
            Transfers of revenues to Highway Trust Fund
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment.
            Interest on Highway Trust Fund balances; unspent balances
      The conference agreement follows the House bill, with a 
modification deleting the cancellation of a portion of the Mass 
Transit Account balance.
            Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment by updating the Highway Trust Fund expenditure 
purposes to include the purposes in the current authorizing 
legislation (H.R. 2400) as enacted and as in effect on the date 
of enactment.
            Highway Trust Fund anti-deficit provisions
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment.
            Highway Trust Fund technical corrections
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment.
            1997 transfer of 4.3-cents-per-gallon tax revenues
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment.
            Effective date
      Date of enactment.

                    II. OTHER TRUST FUND PROVISIONS

                    A. Aquatic Resources Trust Fund

Present law
            Revenue transfers
      Gasoline and special motor fuels used in motorboats and 
gasoline used in small engines are subject to excise tax in the 
same manner and at the same rates as gasoline and special motor 
fuels used in highway vehicles. Of the tax revenues from 
motorboat and small-engine use, 6.8 cents per gallon is 
retained in the General Fund; 11.5 cents per gallon is 
transferred to the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (``Aquatic 
Fund'').
      Under present law, transfers of the motorboat fuels tax 
revenues go to the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Fund (up 
to $70 million per fiscal year).6 Of amounts in 
excess of $70 million, $1 million per fiscal year goes to the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund (``Land and Water Fund''), and 
the balance goes to the Sport Fish Restoration Account of the 
Aquatic Fund. The authority to transfer revenues to the Aquatic 
Fund and Land and Water Fund is scheduled to expire after 
September 30, 1998.
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      Revenues from the 11.5-cents-per-gallon tax rate on 
gasoline used in small engines is deposited in a Wetlands sub-
account in the Aquatic Fund for use in wetlands conservation 
efforts.
            Expenditure authority
      Expenditures from the Boat Safety Account and the Land 
and Water Fund are subject to appropriation Acts. The Sport 
Fish Restoration Account has a permanent appropriation, and all 
monies transferred to that Account are automatically 
appropriated in the fiscal year following the fiscal year of 
receipt.
      Under present law, expenditures are authorized from the 
Boat Safety Account as follows:
            (1) One-half of the amount allocated to the Account 
        are for State boating safety programs; and
            (2) One-half of the amount allocated to the Account 
        are for operating expenses of the Coast Guard to defray 
        the costs of services provided for recreational boating 
        safety.
House bill
            Revenue transfers
      The House bill extends the transfer of 11.5 cents per 
gallon of motorboat fuels tax revenues to the Boat Safety 
Account of the Aquatic Fund and of small-engine gasoline tax 
revenues to the Wetlands sub-account of the Aquatic Fund 
through September 30, 2003. In addition, the 6.8-cents-per-
gallon portion of the tax on motorboat fuels and small-engine 
gasoline that currently is retained in the General Fund is 
transferred to the Aquatic Fund. This provision is phased-in, 
with the transfer to the Aquatic Fund of 3.4 cents per gallon 
for the period October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000, and 
at 6.8 cents per gallon for the period October 1, 2000 through 
September 30, 2003.
      Transfers of motorboat fuels tax revenues to the Boat 
Safety Account are changed to equal one-half of such revenues 
each fiscal year, with a limit on the balance in that Account 
equal to no more than one-half of the prior year's motorboat 
fuels tax revenues.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998 for the transfer of the 11.5 cents-per-
gallon rate to the Aquatic Fund, October 1, 1999 for the 
transfer of the 3.4-cents-per-gallon rate, and October 1, 2000 
for the transfer of the 6.8-cents-per-gallon rate.
            Expenditure authority
      Expenditure authority for the Boat Safety Account of the 
Aquatic Fund is extended through September 30, 2003. The 
expenditure purposes of the Aquatic Fund are conformed to those 
in effect in the House bill as of the date of enactment of H.R. 
2400.
      Provisions identical to those described above under the 
House bill for the Highway Trust Fund are incorporated into the 
Aquatic Fund clarifying that expenditures from the Aquatic Fund 
may occur only as provided in the Code.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.
Senate amendment
            Revenue transfers
      The Senate amendment extends the transfers of 11.5 cents 
per gallon of motorboat fuels tax revenues to the Boat Safety 
Account of the Aquatic Fund and of small-engine gasoline tax 
revenues to the Wetlands sub-account of the Aquatic Fund 
through September 30, 2003.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.
            Expenditure authority
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill with 
respect to the extension of the expenditure authority for the 
Boat Safety Account through September 30, 2003. The expenditure 
purposes of the Aquatic Fund are conformed to those in effect 
in the Senate amendment as of the date of enactment.
      The Senate amendment clarifying that expenditures from 
the Aquatic Fund may occur only as provided in the Code is the 
same as the House bill provision.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.
Conference agreement
            Revenue transfers
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment with respect to extension of transfers of 11.5 
cents per gallon of motorboat fuels tax revenues to the Boat 
Safety Account and Wetlands sub-Account of the Aquatic Fund 
through September 30, 2003.
      The conference agreement follows the House bill in 
transferring additional motorboat fuels tax and small-engine 
gasoline revenues to the Aquatic Fund. The conference agreement 
provides that an additional 1.5 cents per gallon of taxes 
imposed during fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and an additional 2 
cents per gallon thereafter, will be transferred to the Aquatic 
Fund.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.
            Expenditure authority
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment with respect to the extension of the 
expenditure authority for the Boat Safety Account through 
September 30, 2003. The expenditure purposes of the Aquatic 
Fund (including those of the Sport Fish Restoration Account) 
are conformed to those purposes in effect in the authorizing 
provisions of the bill as of the date of enactment.
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment with respect to the clarification that 
expenditures from the Aquatic Fund may occur only as provided 
in the Code.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.

               B. National Recreational Trails Trust Fund

Present law
      The National Recreational Trails Trust fund (``Trails 
Fund'') was established in the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (``1991 Act''). Revenues 
from 11.5 cents per gallon of motor fuels taxes from fuel used 
in nonhighway recreational vehicles 7 are authorized 
to be transferred from the Highway Trust Fund to the Trails 
Fund through September 30, 1998. Transfers to the Trails Fund 
are contingent on appropriations occurring from the Trails 
Fund. To date, no such appropriations have been enacted; thus, 
no actual transfers of revenues have been made to the Trails 
Fund.
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fuel used in vehicles and equipment on recreational trails or back 
country terrain, or (2) fuel used in camp stoves and other outdoor 
recreational equipment. Such revenues do not include small-engine 
gasoline tax revenues, which are transferred to the Aquatic Fund.
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      Expenditures are authorized from the Trails Fund, subject 
to appropriations,8 for allocations to States for 
use on trails and trail-related projects as set forth in the 
1991 Act. Authorized expenditure uses include (1) acquisition 
of new trails and access areas, (2) maintenance and restoration 
of existing trails, (3) State environmental protection 
education programs, and (4) related program administrative 
costs.
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an obligational ceiling of $30 million per fiscal year under the 1991 
Act.
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House bill
      The House bill repeals the Trails Fund, and the transfers 
of nonhighway recreational fuels taxes to the Trails Fund.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 1998.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment is the same as the House bill.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the House bill and the 
Senate amendment. (Under authorizing provisions of the bill, 
Highway Trust Fund expenditures are authorized for similar 
purposes to those of the Trails Fund.)

                   III. ADDITIONAL REVENUE PROVISIONS

                        A. Rail Fuels Excise Tax

Present law
      Diesel fuel and gasoline used in trains are subject to a 
5.65-cents-per-gallon excise tax. Of this amount, 0.1 cent per 
gallon is dedicated to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank 
Trust Fund; this rate is scheduled to expire after March 31, 
2005. The remaining 5.55 cents per gallon is a General Fund 
tax, with 4.3 cents per gallon being permanently imposed and 
1.25 cents per gallon being imposed through September 30, 1999.
House bill
      The 4.3-cents-per-gallon General Fund excise tax imposed 
on fuel used in trains is repealed.
            Effective date.
      October 1, 2000.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment repeals the 1.25-cents-per-gallon 
tax on fuel used in trains.
            Effective date.
      March 1, 1999.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment, 
except for the effective date.
            Effective date.
      November 1, 1998.

                        B. Income Tax Provisions

1. Tax-exempt financing of certain highway projects
Present law
      Present law exempts interest on State or local government 
bonds from the regular income tax if the proceeds of the bonds 
are used to finance governmental activities of those entities 
and the bonds are repaid with governmental revenues. Interest 
on bonds issued by States or local governments acting as 
conduits to provide financing for private persons is taxable 
unless a specific exception is provided in the Code. No such 
exception is provided for bonds issued to provide conduit 
financing for privately constructed and/or privately operated 
toll roads and similar highway infrastructure projects.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment authorizes the construction of up to 
15 highway infrastructure projects, such as toll roads 
involving private business participation. These projects are to 
be eligible for tax-exempt private activity bond financing. 
Bonds for these projects generally are to be subject to all 
Code provisions governing issuance of tax-exempt private 
activity bonds except the annual State volume limits (sec. 
146). No proceeds of these bonds may be used to finance the 
acquisition of land. In lieu of the State volume limits, the 
aggregate amount of bonds that can be issued under this pilot 
project is $15 billion (as allocated by the Department of 
Transportation in consultation with the Department of the 
Treasury).
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement does not include the Senate 
amendment.
2. Tax treatment of parking and transit benefits
Present law
      Under present law, qualified transportation fringe 
benefits provided by an employer are excluded from an 
employee's gross income. Qualified transportation fringe 
benefits include parking, transit passes, and vanpool benefits. 
In addition, in the case of employer-provided parking, no 
amount is includible in income of an employee merely because 
the employer offers the employee a choice between cash and 
employer-provided parking. Transit passes and vanpool benefits 
are only excludable if provided in addition to, and not in lieu 
of, any compensation otherwise payable to an employee. Under 
present law, up to $175 per month (for 1998) of employer-
provided parking and up to $65 per month (for 1998) of 
employer-provided transit and vanpool benefits are excludable 
from gross income. These dollar amounts are indexed for 
inflation.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment permits employers to offer employees 
the option of electing cash compensation in lieu of any 
qualified transportation benefit, or a combination of any of 
such benefits. As under present law, qualified transportation 
benefits include employer-provided transit passes, parking, and 
vanpooling. Thus, under the Senate amendment, no amount is 
includible in gross income or wages merely because the employee 
is offered the choice of cash and one or more qualified 
transportation benefits. The amount of cash offered is 
includible in income and wages only to the extent the employee 
elects cash.
      In addition, the Senate amendment increases the exclusion 
for transit passes and vanpooling to $100 per month. The $100 
amount is indexed as under present law.
      Further, the Senate amendment provides that there is no 
indexing of any qualified transportation benefit in 1999.
            Effective date.
      The provision permitting a cash option for any 
transportation benefit is effective for taxable years beginning 
after December 31, 1997; the increase in the exclusion for 
transit passes and vanpooling to $100 per month is effective 
for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001; and 
indexing on the $100 amount for transit passes and vanpooling 
is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2002.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment. 
Thus, as under the Senate amendment, no amount is includible in 
gross income or wages merely because the employee is offered 
the choice of cash in lieu of one or more qualified 
transportation benefits, or a combination of such benefits. In 
addition, no amount is includible in income or wages merely 
because the employee is offered a choice among qualified 
transportation benefits.
            Effective date.
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment.
3. Purposes for which Amtrak NOL monies may be used in non-Amtrak 
        States
Present law
      The 1997 Act provides elective procedures that allow 
Amtrak to consider the tax attributes of its predecessors in 
the use of its net operating losses. The election is 
conditioned on Amtrak agreeing to make payments equal to one 
percent of the amount it receives as a result of the election 
to each of the non-Amtrak States. The non-Amtrak states are 
required to spend these monies to finance qualified expenses. 
Qualified expenses include the capital costs connected with the 
provision of intercity passenger rail and bus service, the 
purchase of intercity rail service from Amtrak, and the payment 
of interest and principle on obligations incurred for a 
qualified purpose. Any amounts not spent for qualified purposes 
by 2010 must be returned to the Treasury.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment expands the list of qualified 
expenses to include: (1) capital expenditures related to State-
owned rail operations in the State; (2) projects eligible to 
receive funding under section 5309, 5310, or 5311 of Title 49; 
(3) projects that are eligible to receive funding under section 
130 or 152 of Title 23; (4) upgrading and maintenance of 
intercity primary and rural air service facilities, including 
the purchase of air service between primary and rural airports 
and regional hubs; and (5) the provision of passenger ferryboat 
service within the State.
            Effective date.
      The provision is effective as if included in the Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997 (effective on August 5, 1997).
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment 
with further additions to the list of qualified expenses. 
Additional qualified purposes added by the conference agreement 
include harbor improvements and certain highway improvements 
that are eligible to receive funding under section 103, 133, 
144, and 149 of Title 23.
            Effective date.
      The conference agreement follows the Senate amendment.
4. Tax treatment of certain Federal environmental grants
Present law
      Certain Federal grants are excluded from income with 
taxpayers receiving no basis in assets financed with the grant 
monies. Other Federal grant programs result in income exclusion 
when the grant is received, but taxpayers receive basis in the 
grant-financed property.
House bill
      No provision.
Senate amendment
      The Senate amendment provides that, to the extent 
provided under present law, grants under the authorizing 
provisions of the Senate amendment relating to a Congestion 
Mitigation and Air Quality (``CMAQ'') Program are not 
includible in taxable income when received, and that no credit 
or other deduction is allowed to taxpayers with respect to the 
property (or other expenditures) financed directly or 
indirectly with the CMAQ funds. The basis of such property is 
to be reduced by the portion of the cost of the property that 
is attributable to the CMAQ payment.
Conference agreement
      The conference agreement does not include the Senate 
amendment.

Limited Tax Benefits in the Revenue Title Subject to the Line Item Veto 
                                  Act

                              Present Law

      The Line Item Veto Act amended the Congressional Budget 
and Impoundment Act of 1974 to grant the President the limited 
authority to cancel specific dollar amounts of discretionary 
budget authority, certain new direct spending, and limited tax 
benefits. The Line Item Veto Act provides that the Joint 
Committee on Taxation is required to examine any revenue or 
reconciliation bill or joint resolution that amends the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 prior to its filing by a 
conference committee in order to determine whether or not the 
bill or joint resolution contains any ``limited tax benefits,'' 
and to provide a statement to the conference committee that 
either (1) identifies each limited tax benefit contained in the 
bill or resolution, or (2) states that the bill or resolution 
contains no limited tax benefits. The conferees determine 
whether or not to include the Joint Committee on Taxation 
statement in the conference report. If the conference report 
includes the information from the Joint Committee on Taxation 
identifying provisions that are limited tax benefits, then the 
President may cancel one or more of those, but only those, 
provisions that have been identified. If such a conference 
report contains a statement from the Joint Committee on 
Taxation that none of the provisions in the conference report 
are limited tax benefits, then the President has no authority 
to cancel any of the specific tax provisions, because there are 
no tax provisions that are eligible for cancellation under the 
Line Item Veto Act.

                          Conference Statement

      The Joint Committee on Taxation has determined that the 
revenue title to H.R. 2400 contains no provision involving 
limited tax benefits within the meaning of the Line Item Veto 
Act.

                Pursuant to the order of the House on April 1, 
                1998, the Speaker appointed the following 
                conferees for consideration of the House bill 
                (except title XI) and the Senate amendment 
                (except title VI), and modifications committed 
                to conference:
                                   Bud Shuster,
                                   Thomas E. Petri,
                                   Sherwood L. Boehlert,
                                   Jay Kim,
                                   Stephen Horn,
                                   Tillie K. Fowler,
                                   Richard H. Baker,
                                   Robert W. Ney,
                                   Jack Metcalf,
                                   James L. Oberstar,
                                   Nick Rahall,
                                   Robert A. Borski,
                                   Robert E. Wise, Jr.,
                                   Jim Clyburn,
                                   Bob Filner,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Commerce, for consideration of provisions in 
                the House bill and Senate amendment relating to 
                the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
                Improvement Program; and sections 124, 125, 
                303, and 502 of the House bill; and sections 
                1407, 1601, 1602, 2103, 3106, 3301-3302, 4101-
                4104, and 5004 of the Senate amendment and 
                modifications committed for conference:
                                   Tom Bliley,
                                   Michael Bilirakis,
                                   John D. Dingell,
                                           Provided that Mr. Tauzin is 
                                               appointed in lieu of Mr. 
                                               Bilirakis for 
                                               consideration of 
                                               sections 1407, 2103, and 
                                               3106 of the Senate 
                                               amendment.
                                   Billy Tauzin,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Ways and Means, for consideration of title XXI 
                of the House bill and title VI of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Jim Nussle,
                                   Kenny C. Hulshof,
                As additional conferees from the Committee on 
                Ways and Means, for consideration of title XXI 
                of the House bill and title VI of the Senate 
                amendment, and modifications committed to 
                conference:
                                   Charles B. Rangel,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                From the Committee on Environment and Public 
                Works:
                                   John H. Chafee,
                                   John Warner,
                                   Bob Smith,
                                   Dirk Kempthorne,
                                   Jim Inhofe,
                                   Craig Thomas,
                                   Christopher S. Bond,
                                   Tim Hutchinson,
                                   Wayne Allard,
                                   Max Baucus,
                                   Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
                                   Harry Reid,
                                   Bob Graham,
                                   Joseph Lieberman,
                                   Barbara Boxer,
                From the Committee on Finance:
                                   William V. Roth, Jr.,
                                   Chuck Grassley,
                                   Orrin Hatch,
                                   John Breaux,
                                   Kent Conrad,
                From the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
                Urban Affairs:
                                   Alfonse D'Amato,
                                   Phil Gramm,
                                   Paul Sarbanes,
                                   Chris Dodd,
                From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation:
                                   Ernest Hollings,
                From the Committee on the Budget:
                                   Pete Domenici,
                                   Don Nickles,
                                   Patty Murray,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.

                                
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