103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4556

AMENDMENTS
In the Senate of the United States,

July 21 (legislative day, July 20), 1994.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4556) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

the Department of Transportation and related agencies for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 2, strike out lines 4 to 14

2 Ω2æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

3 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

5 Secretary, $1,280,000.

6 Ω3æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

7 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

8 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

9 Deputy Secretary, $583,000.

10 Ω4æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

11 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General

13 Counsel, $7,876,000.

14 Ω5æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

2 TRANSPORTATION POLICY

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

4 Secretary for Transportation Policy, $2,309,000.

5 Ω6æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

6 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION

7 AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

9 Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,

10 $7,887,000.

11 Ω7æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

12 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND

13 PROGRAMS

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

15 Secretary for Budget and Programs, $5,100,000, including

16 not to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Department

17 of official reception and representation expenses as the Sec18 retary may determine.

19 Ω8æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

20 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

21 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

23 Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,284,000.

24 Ω9æPage 2, after line 14, insert:
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

4 Secretary for Administration, $23,385,000.

5 Ω10æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

6 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,

8 $1,458,000.

9 Ω11æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

10 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

11 For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,

12 $932,000.

13 Ω12æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

14 CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

15 For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board,

16 $630,000.

17 Ω13æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

18 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,

20 $1,779,000. In addition to this amount and notwithstand21 ing any other provision of law, of the funds provided in

22 this or any other Act for the Department of Transportation,

23 the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $8,104,000 from

24 accounts otherwise available for carrying out civil rights
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1 functions within the Department of Transportation to this

2 account for additional necessary expenses of a consolidated

3 Departmental Office of Civil Rights within the Office of the

4 Secretary: Provided, That of the amount transferred

5 $385,600 shall be available for the Office of General Counsel

6 to provide legal support to a consolidated Departmental Of7 fice of Civil Rights: Provided further, That in addition, for

8 transfer of civil rights and legal support activities related

9 to the Federal Highway Administration $3,283,000 to be

10 derived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ subject to the ‘‘Limi11 tation on General Operating Expenses’’.

12 Ω14æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

13 OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

14 UTILIZATION

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis16 advantaged Business Utilization, $936,000.

17 Ω15æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

18 MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER

19 For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re20 source Center, $4,000,000, of which $3,962,000 shall remain

21 available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding

22 any other provision of law, funds available for the purposes

23 of the Minority Business Resource Center in this or any

24 other Act may be used for business opportunities related to

25 any mode of transportation.
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1 Ω16æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

2 OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and

4 Security, $1,000,000.

5 Ω17æPage 2, after line 14, insert:

6 OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism,

8 $1,050,000.

9 Ω18æPage 2, line 20, strike out ø$2,693,000¿ and insert:

10 $8,293,000

11 Ω19æPage 3, line 1, strike out ø$2,000,000¿ and insert:

12 $3,833,000

13 Ω20æPage 3, line 2, after ‘‘expended’’ insert: : Provided,

14 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there

15 may be credited to this account up to $200,000 received

16 from user fees established for regulatory services

17 Ω21æPage 3, line 6, strike out ø$88,750,000¿ and insert:

18 $94,855,000

19 Ω22æPage 3, line 20, strike out ø$25,600,000¿ and in20 sert: $33,423,000

21 Ω23æPage 3, line 24, strike out ø$25,600,000¿ and in22 sert: $33,423,000
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1 Ω24æPage 4, lines 10 and 11, strike out øand Hawaii¿

2 Ω25æPage 4, line 12, after ‘‘nearest’’ insert: large or me3 dium

4 Ω26æPage 4, line 13, after ‘‘$200’’ insert: unless such

5 point is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the

6 nearest large or medium hub airport

7 Ω27æPage 4, line 15, strike out ø$13,000,000¿ and in8 sert: $4,000,000

9 Ω28æPage 4, line 21, strike out ø$1,872,000¿ and insert:

10 $1,976,000

11 Ω29æPage 4, line 22, strike out ø$38,728,000¿ and in12 sert: $39,426,000

13 Ω30æPage 4, line 23, strike out ø$678,000¿ and insert:

14 $713,000

15 Ω31æPage 4, line 24, strike out ø$172,000¿ and insert:

16 $181,000

17 Ω32æPage 5, line 3, strike out ø$17,688,000¿ and insert:

18 $18,044,000

19 Ω33æPage 5, line 24, strike out ø$2,580,000,000¿ and

20 insert: $2,600,000,000
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1 Ω34æPage 6, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘12839’’ down

2 to and including ‘‘paid’’ in line 23

3 Ω35æPage 7, line 5, strike out ø$385,200,000¿ and in4 sert: $370,400,000

5 Ω36æPage 7, line 7, strike out ø$201,750,000¿ and in6 sert: $185,400,000

7 Ω37æPage 7, line 10, strike out ø$14,900,000¿ and in8 sert: $11,800,000

9 Ω38æPage 7, line 12, strike out ø$31,500,000¿ and in10 sert: $40,700,000

11 Ω39æPage 7, line 14, strike out ø$93,050,000¿ and in12 sert: $87,800,000

13 Ω40æPage 7, line 16, strike out ø$44,000,000¿ and in14 sert: $44,700,000

15 Ω41æPage 7, line 18, strike out ø1995¿ and insert: 1996

16 Ω42æPage 7, line 19, strike out øVC–11A¿ and insert:

17 VC–11A and HU–25

18 Ω43æPage 8, line 2, strike out ø$22,000,000¿ and insert:

19 $24,000,000

20 Ω44æPage 8, line 15, strike out ø$66,000,000¿ and in21 sert: $64,981,000
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1 Ω45æPage 8, line 15, after ‘‘$66,000,000’’ insert: : Pro2 vided, That funds provided under this head shall support

3 a selected reserve force of 8,000 members

4 Ω46æPage 9, line 13, strike out all after ‘‘development,’’

5 down to and including ‘‘note),’’ in line 17

6 Ω47æPage 9, line 24, strike out ø$4,585,000,000¿ and

7 insert: $4,591,440,000

8 Ω48æPage 10, line 9, strike out all after ‘‘forms’’ down

9 to and including ‘‘workforce’’ in line 12

10 Ω49æPage 10, line 20, strike out ø5546(a)¿ and insert:

11 5545 (a), (b), or (d), or 5546

12 Ω50æPage 10, line 22, strike out all after ‘‘pay’’ over to

13 and including ‘‘1995’’ in line 2 on page 11

14 Ω51æPage 11, line 20, strike out ø$2,176,700,000¿ and

15 insert: $2,086,941,000

16 Ω52æPage 11, line 20, strike out ø$1,968,200,000¿ and

17 insert: $1,878,441,000

18 Ω53æPage 11, line 23, strike out ø1995¿ and insert:

19 1996

20 Ω54æPage 12, strike out lines 11 to 15
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1 Ω55æPage 12, line 23, strike out ø$254,000,000¿ and

2 insert: $264,440,000

3 Ω56æPage 13, line 16, strike out ø$1,500,000,000¿ and

4 insert: $1,450,000,000

5 Ω57æPage 14, after line 5 insert:

6 AIRPORT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

7 The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue

8 notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury,

9 in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities,

10 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary

11 of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be is12 sued to pay any necessary expenses required pursuant to

13 any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957,

14 Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note).

15 None of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities

16 under this head the obligations for which are in excess of

17 $9,970,000 during fiscal year 1995. Such obligations shall

18 be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations author19 ized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall

20 purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may

21 use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale

22 of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act,

23 as now or hereafter in force. The purposes for which securi24 ties may be issued under such Act are extended to include

25 any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under the
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1 subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such

2 obligations at such times and price and upon such terms

3 and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All

4 purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by

5 such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions

6 of the United States.

7 Ω58æPage 14, line 11, strike out ø$524,021,000¿ and

8 insert: $539,798,000

9 Ω59æPage 14, line 15, strike out ø$216,805,000¿ and

10 insert: $232,615,000

11 Ω60æPage 14, line 21, after ‘‘INCLUDING’’ insert: RE12 SCISSION AND

13 Ω61æPage 14, line 25, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in14 sert: $11,500,000

15 Ω62æPage 15, line 7, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in16 sert: $11,500,000

17 Ω63æPage 15, line 8, after ‘‘Grants’’ ’’ insert: : Provided

18 further, That of the funds authorized for section 402 high19 way safety programs in section 1003(a)(7) of Public Law

20 102–240, $20,000,000 in unobligated contract authority is

21 rescinded
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1 Ω64æPage 15, line 14, strike out ø$17,160,000,000¿ and

2 insert: $17,543,150,000

3 Ω65æPage 16, line 18, strike out ø$74,000,000¿ and in4 sert: $75,000,000

5 Ω66æPage 17, line 2, strike out ø$299,862,000¿ and in6 sert: $352,055,000

7 Ω67æPage 17, strike out lines 5 to 12

8 Ω68æPage 17, strike out lines 13 to 18

9 Ω69æPage 17, line 23, after ‘‘under’’ insert: the Motor

10 Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92–

11 513, as amended) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehi12 cle Safety Act (Public Law 89–563, as amended),

13 Ω70æPage 17, line 25, strike out ø$46,997,000¿ and in14 sert: $128,887,000

15 Ω71æPage 18, line 1, strike out ø$29,891,000¿ and in16 sert: $70,000,000

17 Ω72æPage 19, line 11, strike out ø$13,650,000¿ and in18 sert: $16,421,000

19 Ω73æPage 19, line 12, strike out ø$1,300,000¿ and in20 sert: $1,508,000
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1 Ω74æPage 20, line 18, strike out ø$47,067,000¿ and in2 sert: $48,079,000

3 Ω75æPage 20, line 19, strike out ø$2,500,000¿ and in4 sert: $2,623,000

5 Ω76æPage 20, line 21, after ‘‘expenses’’ insert: including

6 grants

7 Ω77æPage 20, line 22, strike out ø$17,145,000¿ and in8 sert: $20,985,000

9 Ω78æPage 21, line 6, strike out ø$165,000,000¿ and in10 sert: $230,000,000

11 Ω79æPage 21, line 7, strike out øSeptember 30, 1997¿

12 and insert: expended

13 Ω80æPage 21, line 24, strike out øthis section¿ and in14 sert: title V of such Act

15 Ω81æPage 22, line 21, strike out øand¿

16 Ω82æPage 22, line 22, after ‘‘analyses’’ insert: and track

17 and signal improvements

18 Ω83æPage 23, line 21, strike out ø$771,700,000¿ and

19 insert: $622,000,000

20 Ω84æPage 23, line 21, strike out ø$526,700,000¿ and

21 insert: $392,000,000
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1 Ω85æPage 23, line 23, strike out øfor mandatory pas2 senger rail service payments,¿

3 Ω86æPage 23, line 24, strike out ø$245,000,000¿ and

4 insert: $230,000,000

5 Ω87æPage 24, line 9, strike out øcosts¿ and insert: losses

6 Ω88æPage 24, after line 11 insert:

7 MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS

8 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay obli9 gations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger

10 Corporation, $150,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for

12 the payment of—

13 (1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In14 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1995

15 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for indi16 viduals who retired from the National Railroad Pas17 senger Corporation and for their beneficiaries;

18 (2) obligations of the National Railroad Pas19 senger Corporation under section 358(a) of title 45,

20 United States Code, due in fiscal year 1995 in excess

21 of its obligations calculated on an experience-rated

22 basis; and
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1 (3) obligations of the National Railroad Pas2 senger Corporation due under section 3321 of the In3 ternal Revenue Code of 1986.

4 Ω89æPage 24, after line 11 insert:

5 PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

6 For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor7 poration, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended,

8 for engineering, design and construction activities to enable

9 the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be

10 used as a train station and commercial center: Provided,

11 That the Secretary may retain from these funds such

12 amounts as the Secretary shall deem appropriate to under13 take the environmental and historic preservation analyses

14 associated with this project: Provided further, That none of

15 these funds may be expended for construction activities (ex16 cept for emergency and short-term and related repairs and

17 environmental restoration) until the participants have en18 tered into a binding agreement satisfactory to the Secretary

19 that contains financial and related commitments from the

20 participants sufficient to ensure the completion of the

21 project: Provided further, That no funds provided under

22 this head shall be available for construction until the Sec23 retary submits a report to the House and Senate Commit24 tees on Appropriations regarding the financing of necessary

25 improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station and the
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1 financing of the operating and capital costs accruing to the

2 commuter rail authorities operating in said station as a

3 result of this redevelopment project.

4 Ω90æPage 24, after line 20, insert:

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 Ω91æPage 24, line 23, strike out ø$1,356,050,000¿ and

7 insert: $1,350,000,000

8 Ω92æPage 24, line 24, strike out ø$2,506,050,000¿ and

9 insert: $2,500,000,000

10 Ω93æPage 25, line 2, strike out ø$700,000,000¿ and in11 sert: $730,000,000

12 Ω94æPage 25, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘Act’’ down

13 to and including ‘‘1995’’ in line 19

14 Ω95æPage 25, line 19, after ‘‘1995’’ insert: : Provided

15 further, That of the funds made available under this head,

16 $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Federal Transit Ad17 ministration’s Transit Planning and Research account and

18 be administered in accordance with section 26(b) of the Fed19 eral Transit Act, as amended

20 Ω96æPage 25, line 19, after ‘‘1995’’ insert: : Provided

21 further, That 10 percent of the funds apportioned to each

22 grantee under section 9 of such act shall be available for

23 obligation only after the grantee certifies to the Secretary
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1 that that portion of its funds will only be used for eligible

2 projects that will contribute to decreased traffic congestion

3 in urban areas

4 Ω97æPage 26, line 24, strike out ø$725,000,000¿ and

5 insert: $760,000,000

6 Ω98æPage 27, line 1, strike out ø$353,330,000¿ and in7 sert: $370,000,000

8 Ω99æPage 27, line 3, strike out ø$646,670,000¿ and in9 sert: $595,000,000

10 Ω100æPage 27, strike out lines 4 and 5

11 Ω101æPage 27, strike out lines 6 and 7

12 Ω102æPage 27, strike out lines 8 and 9

13 Ω103æPage 27, strike out lines 10 and 11

14 Ω104æPage 27, strike out lines 12 and 13

15 Ω105æPage 27, strike out lines 14 and 15

16 Ω106æPage 27, strike out lines 16 and 17

17 Ω107æPage 27, strike out lines 20 and 21

18 Ω108æPage 27, line 22, strike out ø$500,000¿ and in19 sert: $146,000,000
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1 Ω109æPage 27, strike out lines 24 and 25

2 Ω110æPage 28, line 1, strike out ø$45,000,000¿ and in3 sert: $62,540,000

4 Ω111æPage 28, strike out lines 3 and 4

5 Ω112æPage 28, strike out lines 5 and 6

6 Ω113æPage 28, strike out lines 7 and 8

7 Ω114æPage 28, line 9, strike out ø$73,500,000¿ and in8 sert: $111,700,000

9 Ω115æPage 28, strike out all after line 10 down to and

10 including ‘‘costs’’ in line 14

11 Ω116æPage 28, strike out lines 19 and 20

12 Ω117æPage 28, strike out lines 21 and 22

13 Ω118æPage 28, strike out lines 23 and 24

14 Ω119æPage 29, line 1, strike out ø$19,500,000¿ and in15 sert: $4,690,000

16 Ω120æPage 29, after line 2 insert:

17 $10,000,000 for the Maryland Central Corridor

18 LRT project;

19 Ω121æPage 29, after line 2 insert:
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1 $37,300,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts to

2 Portland, Maine Transportation Corridor Program,

3 of which $3,600,000 shall be available for the Boston

4 to Portland element of the Program, and $33,700,000

5 shall be available for the Central Artery Rail Link

6 element of the Program;

7 Ω122æPage 29, after line 2 insert:

8 $24,000,000 for the MARC Commuter Rail

9 project;

10 Ω123æPage 29, strike out lines 3 and 4

11 Ω124æPage 29, strike out lines 5 and 6

12 Ω125æPage 29, strike out lines 7 and 8

13 Ω126æPage 29, strike out lines 9 and 10

14 Ω127æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

15 $1,100,000 for the Boston metropolitan ‘‘Urban

16 Ring’’ project;

17 Ω128æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

18 $8,320,000 for the Burlington to Charlotte, Ver19 mont commuter rail project;

20 Ω129æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

21 $2,500,000 for the Burlington to Gloucester, New

22 Jersey line;
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1 Ω130æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

2 $6,000,000 for the Dulles Corridor rail project;

3 Ω131æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

4 $750,000 for the New Bedford and Fall River,

5 Massachusetts commuter rail extensions;

6 Ω132æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

7 $10,000,000 for the New Orleans Riverfront LRT

8 downriver extension; and

9 Ω133æPage 29, after line 10 insert:

10 $5,100,000 for the West Shore Line, New Jersey.

11 Ω134æPage 29, line 22, strike out ø$48,030,000¿ and

12 insert: $38,530,000

13 Ω135æPage 29, line 22, strike out all after ‘‘expended’’

14 over to and including ‘‘102–240’’ in line 2 on page 30

15 Ω136æPage 30, line 24, strike out ø$10,271,000¿ and

16 insert: $10,150,000

17 Ω137æPage 31, line 8, strike out ø$26,074,000¿ and in18 sert: $26,738,000

19 Ω138æPage 32, line 10, strike out ø$32,967,000¿ and

20 insert: $38,877,000
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1 Ω139æPage 32, line 12, strike out ø$30,534,500¿ and

2 insert: $36,445,500

3 Ω140æPage 32, line 14, strike out ø$14,323,000¿ and

4 insert: $17,876,000

5 Ω141æPage 32, line 15, after ‘‘1997’’ insert: : Provided,

6 That from amounts made available herein from the Pipeline

7 Safety Fund not to exceed $1,500,000 to be available until

8 expended, the Secretary may make grants to States as well

9 as operators of one-call notification systems and non-profit

10 organizations for development, establishment, and pro11 motion of pipeline damage prevention programs and one12 call notification systems

13 Ω142æPage 32, line 23, strike out ø$10,550,000¿ and

14 insert: $11,200,000

15 Ω143æPage 33, line 2, strike out all after ‘‘ther,’’ down

16 to and including ‘‘designee’’ in line 4 and insert: That such

17 amounts shall only be available to the Secretary of Trans18 portation and the National Institute of Environmental

19 health Sciences

20 Ω144æPage 33, strike out lines 5 to 9

21 Ω145æPage 33, line 14, strike out ø$40,000,000¿ and

22 insert: $40,500,000
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1 Ω146æPage 33, line 14, after ‘‘$40,000,000’’ insert: :

2 Provided, That of such amount, $180,000 shall be available

3 for employment by the Inspector General of independent

4 legal counsel at the Department of Transportation

5 Ω147æPage 34, line 9, strike out ø$37,392,000¿ and in6 sert: $37,046,000

7 Ω148æPage 34, line 13, before ‘‘$8,300,000’’ insert:

8 For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce

9 Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

10 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31

11 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official recep12 tion and representation expenses, $30,302,000: Provided,

13 That joint board members and cooperating state commis14 sioners may use government transportation requests when

15 traveling in connection with their official duties as such:

16 Provided further, That

17 Ω149æPage 35, line 14, strike out ø1994¿ and insert:

18 1995

19 Ω150æPage 35, strike out all after line 20 over to and

20 including line 4 on page 36

21 Ω151æPage 39, line 7, after ‘‘operation’’ insert: : Pro22 vided further, That employment at the Center shall not ex23 ceed 536 full time equivalent staff years in fiscal year 1995
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1 Ω152æPage 40, line 10, strike out all after ‘‘State’’ down

2 to and including ‘‘Code’’ in line 13

3 Ω153æPage 41, line 21, after ‘‘Interstate’’ insert: Con4 struction

5 Ω154æPage 43, strike out lines 18 and 19 and insert:

6 SEC. 314. For the purpose of carrying out a dem7 onstration of the construction of highways in high priority

8 corridors, authorized by section 1105(f) of Public Law 102–

9 240, there is hereby appropriated $6,000,000 for the Sec10 retary to enter into an agreement to make a loan or loans

11 not to exceed $40,000,000 to the public entity or entities

12 with the statutory duty to construct such facilities: Pro13 vided, That such loan or loans shall be repaid by direct

14 repayment no later than the fifth Federal fiscal year follow15 ing the year in which a loan was made. Funds made avail16 able by this section shall not be subject to any limitation.

17 Ω155æPage 43, line 22, after ‘‘Act’’ insert: or from avail18 able unobligated balances

19 Ω156æPage 45, strike out lines 12 to 14 and insert:

20 SEC. 320. The Secretary of Transportation is author21 ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Of22 fice of the Secretary to any other Office of the Office of the

23 Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be in24 creased or decreased by more than 12 per centum by all
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1 such transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer

2 shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate

3 Committees on Appropriations.

4 Ω157æPage 46, strike out all after line 20 over to and

5 including line 7 on page 47 and insert:

6 SEC. 324. For necessary expenses to carry out a pilot

7 project to provide direct financial assistance by contract,

8 to a community group incorporated for the purpose of pro9 tecting the scenic qualities of a designated scenic byway,

10 to demonstrate the effect of alternative highway designs on

11 the scenic and historic qualities of a scenic byway, a sum

12 of $100,000: Provided, That such amount be derived from

13 moneys available for contract programs for a national sce14 nic byways study made available by Public Law 101–164

15 (Federal Highway Administration Limitation on General

16 Operating Expenses) as further referenced by Conference

17 Report 101–315 and not expended as of the date of this

18 Act.

19 Ω158æPage 47, strike out lines 8 to 12 and insert:

20 SEC. 325. None of the funds provided in this Act for

21 the United States Coast Guard shall be available for the

22 inspection of Department of Defense vessels excluding those

23 under the Ready Reserve Force and the National Defense

24 Reserve Fleet after January 1, 1995.
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1 Ω159æPage 47, strike out all after line 21 over to and

2 including line 2 on page 48 and insert:

3 SEC. 327. Notwithstanding any other provisions of

4 law, tolls collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connect5 ing the boroughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island,

6 New York, shall continue to be collected for only those vehi7 cles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

8 Ω160æPage 48, strike out lines 14 to 22 and insert:

9 SEC. 329. (a) The Secretary of Transportation may

10 enter into grants, cooperative agreements, and other trans11 actions with any person, agency, or instrumentality of the

12 United States, any unit of State or local government, any

13 educational institution, and any other entity in execution

14 of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under

15 the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition As16 sistance Act of 1992 and related legislation.

17 (b) The authority provided in this section may be exer18 cised without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United

19 States Code.

20 Ω161æPage 48, line 25, strike out ø$13,253,000¿ and

21 insert: $6,105,000

22 Ω162æPage 49, line 3, strike out ø$88,750,000¿ and in23 sert: $94,855,000
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1 Ω163æPage 49, line 10, strike out ø$6,012,680¿ and in2 sert: $5,169,000

3 Ω164æPage 49, line 12, strike out ø$25,500,000¿ and

4 insert: $26,344,000

5 Ω165æPage 49, strike out lines 15 to 19 and insert:

6 SEC. 332. The Federal Aviation Administration is di7 rected to install a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar at

8 Charlotte, North Carolina in fiscal year 1995, and to com9 mission that radar no later than December 31, 1995.

10 Ω166æPage 49, line 20, after ‘‘received’’ insert: by the

11 Research and Special Programs Administration

12 Ω167æPage 50, line 1, after ‘‘received’’ insert: by the Fed13 eral Highway Administration, Federal Transit Adminis14 tration, and Federal Railroad Administration

15 Ω168æPage 50, line 3, after ‘‘credited’’ insert: respec16 tively

17 Ω169æPage 50, strike out all after line 10 over to and

18 including line 18 on page 52 and insert:

19 SEC. 335. Section 12(c)(1) of the Federal Transit Act

20 is amended by inserting ‘‘payments for the capital portions

21 of rail trackage rights agreements,’’ after ‘‘rights-of-way,’’.

22 Ω170æPage 55, strike out lines 3 to 9 and insert:
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1 SEC. 337. In addition to amounts otherwise provided

2 by this Act, $5,425,000 shall be available for ‘‘Interstate

3 Commerce Commission, Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for

4 the discharge of liabilities, including severance pay, under

5 title 5 of the United States Code to employees separated

6 from the Interstate Commerce Commission on or after Octo7 ber 1, 1994.

8 Ω171æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

9 SEC. 339. SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLL COLLEC10 TION.—(a) Section 13 of the Act of May 13, 1954, ch. 201

11 (33 U.S.C. 988a), added by section 805(a)(4) of Title XIV

12 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public

13 Law 99–662 (100 Stat. 4272), is amended to read as fol14 lows:

15 ‘‘SEC. 13. WAIVER OF COLLECTION OF CHARGES OR TOLLS.

16 ‘‘(a) Notwithstanding section 12 of this Act or any

17 other provision of law, the Corporation shall not collect any

18 charge or toll established pursuant to section 12 of this Act

19 with respect to a commercial vessel (as defined in section

20 4462(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

21 ‘‘(b) The Corporation will maintain a record of the

22 annual amount of each charge or toll that would have been

23 collected with respect to each such commercial vessel if it

24 were not for paragraph (a) of this section.’’.
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1 (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter

2 19 of title 33 is amended by striking:

‘‘Sec. 988a Rebate of charges and tolls.

‘‘(a) Transfer of revenues to Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

‘‘(b) Certifications to Secretary of the Treasury.’’

3 and adding in lieu thereof:

‘‘Sec. 988a Waiver of Collection of Charges or Tolls.

‘‘(a) Waiver of collection of charges or tolls.

‘‘(b) Record of annual amount.’’.

4 Ω172æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

5 SEC. 340. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

6 the unspent balance of funds previously appropriated for

7 the Meadowbrook Parkway project shall be available for the

8 Loop Parkway Bridge rehabilitation project.

9 Ω173æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

10 SEC. 341. Not more than $1,707,000 of funds provided

11 for Coast Guard Operating Expenses under this Act shall

12 be available for Voluntary Separation Incentive, Special

13 Separation Benefit, early retirement, and other separation

14 and transition benefits under Chapter 58 of title 10, U.S.C.

15 for active duty members in fiscal year 1995: Provided, That

16 funds for such benefits shall only become available if author17 ized in law.

18 Ω174æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

19 SEC. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

20 funds made available under Public Law 103–122, the Fis21 cal Year 1994 Transportation Appropriations Act, for the
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1 domestic fuel cell development program under the Federal

2 Transit Administration’s Discretionary Grants account

3 shall be transferred to that agency’s Transit Planning and

4 Research account and be administered in accordance with

5 section 6 of the Federal Transit Act, as amended.

6 Ω175æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

7 SEC. 343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

8 $33,700,000 of funds provided in this Act for the Portland

9 to Boston Transportation Corridor Program shall be made

10 available to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transpor11 tation and Construction for construction of excavation sup12 port walls and right-of-way for the Central Artery Rail

13 Link connection between North and South Stations. This

14 element of the Program is separate and distinct from the

15 Transportation Corridor element, and shall not affect the

16 environmental, financial, or construction work performed

17 in connection with that element of the Program.

18 Ω176æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

19 SEC. 344. Section 211(b) of the National Driver Reg20 ister Act of 1982 as amended, (23 U.S.C. 401 note), is fur21 ther amended by inserting after ‘‘1994’’ ‘‘and $2,550,000

22 for fiscal year 1995’’.

23 Ω177æPage 55, after line 20, insert:
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1 SEC. 345. Notwithstanding 15 U.S.C. 631, et seq. and

2 10 U.S.C. 2301, et seq. as amended, the United States Coast

3 Guard acquisition of 47-foot Motor Life Boats for fiscal

4 years 1995 through 2000 shall be subject to full and open

5 competition for all U.S. shipyards. Accordingly, the Federal

6 Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (including but not limited

7 to FAR Part 19), shall not apply to the extent they are

8 inconsistent with a full and open competition.

9 Ω178æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

10 SEC. 346. (a) Notwithstanding section 31136(e) of title

11 49, United States Code, and in order to further substantiate

12 research carried out by the Secretary of Transportation in

13 fiscal year 1992 under the Vision Waiver Study Program,

14 the Secretary shall use funds available to the Secretary in

15 the Highway Research Development and Technology ac16 count of the Federal Highway Administration to carry out

17 a follow-up study to such study program.

18 (b) In carrying out the follow-up study, the Secretary

19 shall apply the same criteria and conditions to the study

20 as the Secretary applied in carrying out research under the

21 Vision Waiver Study Program.

22 Ω179æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

23 SEC. 347. Of the funds appropriated in the Depart24 ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropria25 tion Act, 1977 (Public Law 94–387; 90 Stat. 1171) for rail-
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1 road-highway demonstration projects, $486,000 in unobli2 gated balances shall be made available for the rail reloca3 tion project in Lafayette, Indiana.

4 Ω180æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

5 SEC. 348. The Eastport Port Authority facility at

6 Estes Head in Eastport, Maine, is eligible for funding

7 under section 1064 of Public Law 102–240.

8 Ω181æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

9 SEC. 349. No money may be expended by the Depart10 ment of Transportation in fiscal year 1995 to implement

11 or enforce regulatory actions to restrict overflights and

12 landings on National Parks system units, National Forest

13 systems, Fish and Wildlife refuges, and other public lands

14 in the State of Alaska. The term aircraft refers to fixed wing

15 aircraft and helicopters of general, commercial, or military

16 nature.

17 Ω182æPage 55, after line 20, insert:

18 SEC. 350. No funds under this Act for fiscal 1995 may

19 be used to implement recommendations of the Flight Service
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1 Modernization Program to close or reduce services in flight

2 servicestations in Alaska.

Attest:

Secretary.
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