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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2349

To amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National Highway

System, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 18, 1995

Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MINETA, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr.

OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the

National Highway System, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘National Highway System Designation Act of 1995’’.

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

TITLE I—NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Sec. 101. National Highway System designation.

TITLE II—HIGHWAY FUNDING RESTORATION
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Sec. 201. Short title.

Sec. 202. Findings and purposes.

Sec. 203. State high priority project restoration program.

Sec. 204. Rescissions.

Sec. 205. State unobligated balance flexibility.

Sec. 206. Minimum allocation.

Sec. 207. Relief from mandates.

Sec. 208. Definitions.

TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Distribution of transit operating assistance limitation.

Sec. 302. Accountability for high cost Federal-aid projects.

Sec. 303. Letters of intent and full financing grant and early systems work

agreements.

Sec. 304. Report on capital projects.

Sec. 305. Repeal and modification of existing projects.

Sec. 306. Miscellaneous transit projects.

Sec. 307. Metropolitan planning for transit projects.

Sec. 308. Contracting for engineering and design services.

Sec. 309. Ferry boats and terminal facilities.

Sec. 310. Utilization of the private sector for surveying and mapping services.

Sec. 311. Formula grant program.

Sec. 312. Accessibility of over-the-road buses to individuals with disabilities.

Sec. 313. Alaska Railroad.

Sec. 314. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.

Sec. 315. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.

Sec. 316. Safety research initiatives.

Sec. 317. Public transit vehicles exemption.

Sec. 318. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.

Sec. 319. Quality improvement.

Sec. 320. Applicability of transportation conformity requirements.

Sec. 321. Quality through competition.

Sec. 322. Applicability of certain vehicle weight limitations in Wisconsin.

Sec. 323. Treatment of Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, agreement.

Sec. 324. Metric requirements and signs.

Sec. 325. ISTEA technical clarification.

Sec. 326. Metropolitan planning for highway projects.

Sec. 327. Non-Federal share for certain toll bridge projects.

Sec. 328. Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys.

Sec. 329. National recreational trails.

Sec. 330. Identification of high priority corridors.

Sec. 331. High priority corridor feasibility studies.

Sec. 332. High cost bridge projects.

Sec. 333. Congestion relief projects.

Sec. 334. High priority corridors on National Highway System.

Sec. 335. High priority corridor projects.

Sec. 336. Rural access projects.

Sec. 337. Urban access and mobility projects.

Sec. 338. Innovative projects.

Sec. 339. Intermodal projects.

Sec. 340. Miscellaneous revisions to Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

Sec. 341. Eligibility.

Sec. 342. Orange County, California, toll roads.
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Sec. 343. Miscellaneous studies.

Sec. 344. Collection of bridge tolls.

Sec. 345. National driver register.

Sec. 346. Roadside barrier technology.

Sec. 347. Motorist call boxes.

Sec. 348. Repeal of national maximum speed limit compliance program.

Sec. 349. Elimination of penalty for noncompliance for motorcycle helmets.

Sec. 350. Safety rest areas.

Sec. 351. Exemptions from requirements relating to commercial motor vehicles

and their operators.

Sec. 352. Traffic control signs.

Sec. 353. Brightman Street Bridge, Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts.

1 SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Transportation.

4 TITLE I—NATIONAL HIGHWAY

5 SYSTEM

6 SEC. 101. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

7 Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is

8 amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:

9 ‘‘(c) INITIAL DESIGNATION OF NHS.—The National

10 Highway System as submitted by the Secretary of Trans11 portation on the map entitled ‘Official Submission, Na12 tional Highway System, Federal Highway Administra13 tion’, and dated September 1, 1995, is hereby designated

14 within the United States, including the District of Colum15 bia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

16 ‘‘(d) MODIFICATIONS TO THE NHS.—

17 ‘‘(1) PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—The Sec18 retary may submit for approval to the Committee on

19 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and

20 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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1 of the House of Representatives proposed modifica2 tions to the National Highway System. The Sec3 retary may only propose a modification under this

4 subsection if the Secretary determines that such

5 modification meets the criteria and requirements of

6 subsection (b). Proposed modifications may include

7 new segments and deletion of existing segments of

8 the National Highway System.

9 ‘‘(2) APPROVAL OF CONGRESS REQUIRED.—A

10 modification to the National Highway System may

11 only take effect if a law has been enacted approving

12 such modification.

13 ‘‘(3) REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS.—

14 ‘‘(A) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than

15 180 days after the date of the enactment of the

16 National Highway System Designation Act of

17 1995, the Secretary shall submit under para18 graph (1) proposed modifications to the Na19 tional Highway System. Such modifications

20 shall include a list and description of additions

21 to the National Highway System consisting of

22 connections to major ports, airports, inter23 national border crossings, public transportation

24 and transit facilities, interstate bus terminals,
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1 and rail and other intermodal transportation fa2 cilities.

3 ‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL HIGH PRIORITY

4 CORRIDORS.—Upon the completion of feasibility

5 studies, the Secretary shall submit under para6 graph (1) proposed modifications to the Na7 tional Highway System consisting of any con8 gressional high priority corridor or any segment

9 thereof established by section 1105 of the Inter10 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

11 1991 (105 Stat. 2037) which was not identified

12 on the National Highway System designated by

13 subsection (c).

14 ‘‘(4) INTERIM ELIGIBILITY.—

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para16 graph (2), a modification to the National High17 way System which adds to the National High18 way System a connection to a major port, air19 port, international border crossing, public

20 transportation or transit facility, interstate bus

21 terminal, or rail or other intermodal transpor22 tation facility shall be eligible for funds appor23 tioned under section 104(b)(1) for the National

24 Highway System if the Secretary finds that

25 such modification is consistent with criteria de-
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1 veloped by the Secretary for such modifications

2 to the National Highway System.

3 ‘‘(B) PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—A modi4 fication to the National Highway System which

5 is eligible under subparagraph (A) for funds ap6 portioned under section 104(b)(1) may remain

7 eligible for such funds only until the date on

8 which a law has been enacted approving modi9 fications to the National Highway System

10 which connect the National Highway System to

11 facilities referred to in subparagraph (A).’’.

12 TITLE II—HIGHWAY FUNDING

13 RESTORATION

14 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Highway Funding

16 Restoration Act of 1995’’.

17 SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds and declares that—

19 (1) Federal infrastructure spending on high20 ways is critical to the efficient movement of goods

21 and people in the United States;

22 (2) section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface

23 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 has been esti24 mated to result in fiscal year 1996 highway spend25 ing being reduced by as much as $4,200,000,000;
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1 (3) such section 1003(c) will cause every State

2 to lose critical funds from the Highway Trust Fund

3 that can never be recouped; and

4 (4) the funding reduction would have disastrous

5 effects on the national economy, impede interstate

6 commerce, and jeopardize the 40-year Federal in7 vestment in the Nation’s highway system.

8 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—

9 (1) to make the program categories in the cur10 rent Federal-aid highway program more flexible so

11 that States may fund current, high-priority projects

12 in fiscal year 1996;

13 (2) to eliminate programs that are not critical

14 during fiscal year 1996 and to reallocate funds so

15 that the States will be able to continue their core

16 transportation infrastructure programs;

17 (3) to restore funding for exempt highway pro18 grams;

19 (4) to ensure the equitable distribution of funds

20 to urbanized areas with a population over 200,000

21 in a manner consistent with the Intermodal Surface

22 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and

23 (5) to suspend certain penalties that would be

24 imposed on the States in fiscal year 1996.
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1 SEC. 203. STATE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT RESTORATION

2 PROGRAM.

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each of fiscal

4 years 1996 and 1997, or as soon as possible thereafter,

5 the Secretary shall allocate among the States the amounts

6 made available to carry out this section for Interstate

7 highway substitute, National Highway System, surface

8 transportation program, Interstate, congestion mitigation

9 and air quality improvement program, bridge, hazard

10 elimination, and rail-highway crossings projects.

11 (b) ALLOCATION FORMULA.—Funds made available

12 to carry out this section shall be allocated among the

13 States in accordance with the following table:

States: Allocation Percentages

Alabama ............................................................................................. 1.80

Alaska ................................................................................................ 1.20

Arizona ............................................................................................... 1.43

Arkansas ............................................................................................ 1.42

California ........................................................................................... 9.17

Colorado ............................................................................................. 1.27

Connecticut ........................................................................................ 1.74

Delaware ............................................................................................ 0.39

District of Columbia .......................................................................... 0.52

Florida ............................................................................................... 4.04

Georgia ............................................................................................... 2.92

Hawaii ................................................................................................ 0.54

Idaho .................................................................................................. 0.70

Illinois ................................................................................................ 3.88

Indiana ............................................................................................... 2.18

Iowa .................................................................................................... 1.27

Kansas ............................................................................................... 1.13

Kentucky ............................................................................................ 1.53

Louisiana ........................................................................................... 1.52

Maine ................................................................................................. 0.65

Maryland ............................................................................................ 1.68

Massachusetts .................................................................................... 4.11

Michigan ............................................................................................. 2.75

Minnesota ........................................................................................... 1.69

Mississippi .......................................................................................... 1.11

Missouri ............................................................................................. 2.28
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Montana ............................................................................................. 0.93

Nebraska ............................................................................................ 0.79

Nevada ............................................................................................... 0.69

New Hampshire ................................................................................. 0.48

New Jersey ......................................................................................... 2.86

New Mexico ........................................................................................ 1.02

New York ........................................................................................... 5.35

North Carolina ................................................................................... 2.62

North Dakota ..................................................................................... 0.64

Ohio .................................................................................................... 3.64

Oklahoma ........................................................................................... 1.36

Oregon ................................................................................................ 1.23

Pennsylvania ...................................................................................... 4.93

Rhode Island ...................................................................................... 0.56

South Carolina ................................................................................... 1.42

South Dakota ..................................................................................... 0.69

Tennessee ........................................................................................... 2.00

Texas .................................................................................................. 6.21

Utah ................................................................................................... 0.73

Vermont ............................................................................................. 0.43

Virginia .............................................................................................. 2.28

Washington ........................................................................................ 2.05

West Virginia ..................................................................................... 1.15

Wisconsin ........................................................................................... 1.90

Wyoming ............................................................................................ 0.65

Puerto Rico ........................................................................................ 0.46

Territories .......................................................................................... 0.01.

1 (c) EFFECT OF ALLOCATIONS.—Funds distributed to

2 States under subsection (b) shall not affect calculations

3 to determine allocations to States under section 157 of

4 title 23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c),

5 1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Trans6 portation Efficiency Act of 1991.

7 (d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any

8 other provision of law, amounts made available to carry

9 out this section shall be available for obligation for the

10 fiscal year for which such amounts are made available plus

11 the 3 succeeding fiscal years and shall be subject to the

12 provisions of title 23, United States Code. Obligation limi13 tations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety con-
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1 struction programs established by the Intermodal Surface

2 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent

3 laws shall apply to obligations made under this section.

4 (e) SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREAS OF OVER

5 200,000.—

6 (1) GENERAL RULE.—The percentage deter7 mined under paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a

8 State under this section for a fiscal year shall be ob9 ligated in urbanized areas of the State with an ur10 banized population of over 200,000 under section

11 133(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code.

12 (2) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage referred to

13 in paragraph (1) is the percentage determined by di14 viding—

15 (A) the total amount of the reduction in

16 funds which would have been attributed under

17 section 133(d)(3) of title 23, United States

18 Code, to urbanized areas of the State with an

19 urbanized population of over 200,000 for fiscal

20 year 1996 as a result of the application of sec21 tion 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Trans22 portation Efficiency Act of 1991; by

23 (B) the total amount of the reduction in

24 authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 that

25 would have been allocated to the State, and
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1 that would have been apportioned to the State,

2 as a result of the application of such section

3 1003(c).

4 (f) LIMITATION ON PLANNING EXPENDITURES.—

5 One-half of 1 percent of amounts allocated to each State

6 under this section in any fiscal year may be available for

7 expenditure for the purpose of carrying out the require8 ments of section 134 of title 23, United States Code (relating to transportation planning). 11 9 ⁄2 percent of the

10 amounts allocated to each State under this section in any

11 fiscal year may be available for expenditure for the pur12 pose of carrying out activities referred to in subsection (c)

13 of section 307 of such title (relating to transportation

14 planning and research).

15 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

16 are authorized to be appropriated, out of the Highway

17 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to

18 carry out this section $360,420,595 for fiscal year 1996

19 and $155,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.

20 (h) APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 23.—

21 Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds allo22 cated under this section shall be available for obligation

23 in the same manner and for the same purposes as if such

24 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United

25 States Code.
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1 (i) TERRITORIES DEFINED.—In this section, the

2 term ‘‘territories’’ means the Virgin Islands, Guam, Amer3 ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar4 iana Islands.

5 SEC. 204. RESCISSIONS.

6 (a) RESCISSIONS.—Effective October 1, 1995, and

7 after any necessary reductions are made under section

8 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi9 ciency Act of 1991, the following unobligated balances

10 available on September 30, 1995, of funds made available

11 for the following provisions are hereby rescinded:

12 (1) $78,993.92 made available by section

13 131(c) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act

14 of 1982.

15 (2) $798,701.04 made available by section

16 131(j) of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act

17 of 1982.

18 (3) $942,249 made available for section

19 149(a)(66) of the Surface Transportation and Uni20 form Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

21 (4) $88,195 made available for section

22 149(a)(111)(C) of the Surface Transportation and

23 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
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1 (5) $155,174.41 made available for section

2 149(a)(111)(E) of the Surface Transportation and

3 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

4 (6) $36,979.05 made available for section

5 149(a)(111)(J) of the Surface Transportation and

6 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

7 (7) $34,281.53 made available for section

8 149(a)(111)(K) of the Surface Transportation and

9 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

10 (8) $164,532 made available for section

11 149(a)(111)(L) of the Surface Transportation and

12 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

13 (9) $86,070.82 made available for section

14 149(a)(111)(M) of the Surface Transportation and

15 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

16 (10) $52,834 made available for section

17 149(a)(95) of the Surface Transportation and Uni18 form Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

19 (11) $909,131 made available for section

20 149(a)(99) of the Surface Transportation and Uni21 form Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

22 (12) $3,817,000 made available for section

23 149(a)(35) of the Surface Transportation and Uni24 form Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
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1 (13) $797,800 made available for section

2 149(a)(100) of the Surface Transportation and Uni3 form Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.

4 (14) $2 made available by section 149(c)(3) of

5 the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation

6 Assistance Act of 1987.

7 (15) $44,706,878 made available by section

8 1012(b)(6) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor9 tation Efficiency Act of 1991.

10 (16) $15,401,107 made available by section

11 1003(a)(7) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor12 tation Efficiency Act of 1991.

13 (17) $1,000,000 made available by item number

14 38 of the table contained in section 1108(b) of the

15 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

16 1991.

17 (18) $150,000,000 deducted by the Secretary

18 under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.

19 (19) $10,800,000 made available by section

20 5338(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code.

21 (b) REDUCTIONS IN AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS.—

22 (1) MAGNETIC LEVITATION.—Section

23 1036(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor24 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1986) is

25 amended—
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1 (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting

2 ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1994,’’;

3 (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking

4 ‘‘, $125,000,000’’ and all that follows through

5 ‘‘1997’’; and

6 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking

7 ‘‘1996, and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘and 1996’’.

8 (2) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section

9 2005(1) of such Act (105 Stat. 2079) is amended—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the first place it ap11 pears and inserting a comma; and

12 (B) by striking ‘‘, 1995, 1996, and 1997’’

13 and inserting ‘‘and 1995, and $146,000,000 for

14 each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997’’.

15 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

16 by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take effect on the

17 day after the date on which authorized funds for fis18 cal year 1996 are reduced as a result of application

19 of section 1003(c) of such Act.

20 (c) CONGESTION PRICING PILOT PROGRAM TRANS21 FERS.—After the date on which authorized funds for fiscal

22 year 1996 are reduced as a result of application of section

23 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi24 ciency Act of 1991, the amounts made available for fiscal

25 years 1996 and 1997 to carry out section 1012(b) of the
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1 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

2 (105 Stat. 1938) shall be available to carry out section

3 203 of this Act, relating to the State high priority restora4 tion program.

5 SEC. 205. STATE UNOBLIGATED BALANCE FLEXIBILITY.

6 (a) REDUCTION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.—

7 (1) NOTIFICATION OF STATES.—On October 1,

8 1995, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Sec9 retary shall notify each State of the total amount of

10 the reduction in authorized funds for fiscal year

11 1996 that would have been allocated to such State,

12 and that would have been apportioned to such State,

13 as a result of application of section 1003(c) of the

14 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

15 1991.

16 (2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FUNDING.—In de17 termining the amount of any reduction under para18 graph (1), the Secretary shall deduct—

19 (A) the amount allocated to each State in

20 fiscal year 1996 to carry out section 203 of this

21 Act, relating to the State high priority project

22 restoration program; and

23 (B) any amounts made available under sec24 tion 157(a)(4)(B)(iii) of title 23, United States

25 Code, for fiscal year 1996.
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1 (b) UNOBLIGATED BALANCE FLEXIBILITY.—Upon

2 request of a State, the Secretary shall make available to

3 carry out projects described in section 203(a) of this Act

4 in fiscal year 1996 an amount not to exceed the amount

5 determined under subsection (a) for the State. Such funds

6 shall be made available from authorized funds that were

7 allocated or apportioned to such State and were not obli8 gated as of September 30, 1995. The State shall designate

9 on or before November 1, 1995, or as soon as possible

10 thereafter which of such authorized funds are to be made

11 available under this section to carry out such projects. The

12 Secretary shall make available before November 15, 1995,

13 or as soon as possible thereafter funds designated under

14 the preceding sentence to the State.

15 (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREAS OF OVER

16 200,000.—Funds which were apportioned to the State

17 under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code,

18 and attributed to urbanized areas of a State with an ur19 banized population of over 200,000 under section

20 133(d)(3) of such title may only be designated by the

21 State under subsection (b) if the metropolitan planning

22 organization designated for such area concurs, in writing,

23 with such designation.

24 (d) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY

25 BALANCES.—States may designate under subsection (b)
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1 funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) of title 23,

2 United States Code, and not obligated as of September

3 30, 1995, to carry out projects described in section 203(a)

4 of this Act only if such funds will be obligated in areas

5 described in section 104(b)(2) of such title or, in the case

6 of a State which does not include such an area, the funds

7 may be obligated in any area of the State.

8 (e) INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION BALANCES.—A

9 State may not designate under subsection (b) any more

than 1 10 ⁄3 of funds apportioned or allocated to the State for

11 Interstate construction and not obligated as of September

12 30, 1995.

13 (f) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any

14 other provision of law, amounts designated under sub15 section (b) shall be available for obligation for the same

16 period for which such amounts were originally made avail17 able for obligation and shall be subject to the provisions

18 of title 23, United States Code. Obligation limitations for

19 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction

20 programs established by the Intermodal Surface Trans21 portation Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent laws

22 shall apply to obligations made under this section.

23 (g) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—

24 Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect calcula25 tions to determine allocations to States under section 157
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1 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c),

2 1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Trans3 portation Efficiency Act of 1991.

4 (h) STATE.—In this section and section 203, the

5 term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning such term has under sec6 tion 401 of title 23, United States Code.

7 SEC. 206. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

8 (a) FORMULA.—Section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United

9 States Code, is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘In fiscal’’ and inserting the

11 following:

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal’’;

13 (2) by inserting ‘‘funds authorized to be appro14 priated by subsection (f)’’ after ‘‘shall allocate’’;

15 (3) by moving subparagraph (A), as designated

16 by paragraph (1) of this subsection, 2 ems to the

17 right; and

18 (4) by adding at the end the following:

19 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION.—If the

20 aggregate amount allocated to the States under

21 subparagraph (A) after application of section

22 1003(c) the Intermodal Surface Transportation

23 Efficiency Act of 1991 for any fiscal year be24 ginning after September 30, 1995, is less than

25 the amount authorized to be appropriated to
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1 carry out this section for such fiscal year, then

2 the excess of such authorized amount shall be

3 allocated as follows:

4 ‘‘(i) The Secretary shall first allocate

5 to each State such amount as may be nec6 essary to increase the allocation under sub7 paragraph (A) to the amount that would

8 have been allocated to the State for such

9 fiscal year if the full amount of the funds

10 authorized to be appropriated for such fis11 cal year by such Act out of the Highway

12 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit

13 Account) were appropriated without regard

14 to such section 1003(c).

15 ‘‘(ii) If any of such excess remains

16 after the allocation under clause (i), the

17 Secretary shall allocate to each State such

18 amount as may be necessary so that the

19 amount authorized to be appropriated for

20 such fiscal year for each project to be car21 ried out in such State under sections 1103

22 through 1108 of such Act without regard

23 to section 1003(c) of such Act is available

24 for the project.
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1 ‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall allocate

2 among the States any excess remaining

3 after the allocations under clauses (i) and

4 (ii) so that each State is allocated the fol5 lowing percentages of the remaining ex6 cess:

‘‘States: Percentages

Alabama .............................................................................. 1.80

Alaska ................................................................................. 1.20

Arizona ............................................................................... 1.43

Arkansas ............................................................................. 1.42

California ............................................................................ 9.17

Colorado .............................................................................. 1.27

Connecticut ......................................................................... 1.74

Delaware ............................................................................. 0.39

District of Columbia ........................................................... 0.52

Florida ................................................................................ 4.04

Georgia ............................................................................... 2.92

Hawaii ................................................................................ 0.54

Idaho ................................................................................... 0.70

Illinois ................................................................................. 3.88

Indiana ............................................................................... 2.18

Iowa .................................................................................... 1.27

Kansas ................................................................................ 1.13

Kentucky ............................................................................. 1.53

Louisiana ............................................................................ 1.52

Maine .................................................................................. 0.65

Maryland ............................................................................. 1.68

Massachusetts ..................................................................... 4.11

Michigan ............................................................................. 2.75

Minnesota ........................................................................... 1.69

Mississippi .......................................................................... 1.11

Missouri .............................................................................. 2.28

Montana .............................................................................. 0.93

Nebraska ............................................................................. 0.79

Nevada ................................................................................ 0.69

New Hampshire .................................................................. 0.48

New Jersey ......................................................................... 2.86

New Mexico ........................................................................ 1.02

New York ............................................................................ 5.35

North Carolina ................................................................... 2.62

North Dakota ..................................................................... 0.64

Ohio .................................................................................... 3.64

Oklahoma ............................................................................ 1.36

Oregon ................................................................................ 1.23

Pennsylvania ....................................................................... 4.93

Rhode Island ....................................................................... 0.56

South Carolina .................................................................... 1.42
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South Dakota ..................................................................... 0.69

Tennessee ........................................................................... 2.00

Texas .................................................................................. 6.21

Utah .................................................................................... 0.73

Vermont .............................................................................. 0.43

Virginia ............................................................................... 2.28

Washington ......................................................................... 2.05

West Virginia ...................................................................... 1.15

Wisconsin ............................................................................ 1.90

Wyoming ............................................................................. 0.65

Puerto Rico ......................................................................... 0.46

Territories ........................................................................... 0.01.

1 ‘‘(C) TERRITORIES DEFINED.—In this

2 paragraph, the term ‘territories’ means the Vir3 gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the

4 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is5 lands.’’.

6 (b) SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREAS OF OVER

7 200,000 IN FISCAL YEARS 1996 AND 1997.—Section 157

8 of such title is amended—

9 (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as

10 subsection (e) and (f), respectively, and

11 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow12 ing:

13 ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREAS OF

14 OVER 200,000 IN FISCAL YEARS 1996 AND 1997.—

15 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—The percentage deter16 mined under paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a

17 State under subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) for each of fis18 cal years 1996 and 1997 shall be obligated in urban19 ized areas of the State with an urbanized population

20 of over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3).
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1 ‘‘(2) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage referred to

2 in paragraph (1) is the percentage determined by di3 viding—

4 ‘‘(A) the total amount of the reduction in

5 funds which would have been attributed under

6 section 133(d)(3) to urbanized areas of the

7 State with an urbanized population of over

8 200,000 for fiscal year 1996 as a result of the

9 application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal

10 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;

11 by

12 ‘‘(B) the total amount of the reduction in

13 authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 that

14 would have been allocated to the State, and

15 that would have been apportioned to the State,

16 as a result of the application of such section

17 1003(c).’’.

18 (c) FUNDING.—Section 157(f) of such title, as redes19 ignated by subsection (b), is amended by inserting before

20 the period the following: ‘‘and before October 1, 1995,

21 $1,101,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $1,378,000,000 for

22 fiscal year 1997’’.

23 SEC. 207. RELIEF FROM MANDATES.

24 (a) MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.—The Secretary shall

25 not take any action pursuant to or enforce the provisions
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1 of section 303(c) of title 23, United States Code, with re2 spect to any State during fiscal year 1996.

3 (b) ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONTAINING RECYCLED

4 RUBBER.—Section 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Trans5 portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1987–1990)

6 is amended—

7 (1) by striking subsection (d); and

8 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub9 section (d).

10 SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS.

11 In this title, the following definitions apply:

12 (1) AUTHORIZED FUNDS.—The term ‘‘author13 ized funds’’ means funds authorized to be appro14 priated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than

15 the Mass Transit Account) to carry out title 23,

16 United States Code (other than sections 402 and

17 410) and the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef18 ficiency Act of 1991 and subject to an obligation

19 limitation.

20 (2) URBANIZED AREA.—The term ‘‘urbanized

21 area’’ has the meaning such term has under section

22 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
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1 TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS

2 PROVISIONS

3 SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSIT OPERATING ASSIST4 ANCE LIMITATION.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any limitation

6 otherwise imposed on operating assistance under section

7 5307 of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall

8 distribute such limitation so that each urbanized area (as

9 such term is defined under section 5302 of such title) that

10 had a population under the 1990 decennial census of the

11 United States of less than 200,000 will receive, under the

12 distribution of such limitation for fiscal year 1996, 75 per13 cent of the amount the area received under the distribu14 tion of such limitation for fiscal year 1995.

15 (b) CONSIDERATION.—In the distribution of the limi16 tation referred to in subsection (a) to urbanized areas that

17 had a population under the 1990 decennial census of

18 1,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall direct each such

19 area to give priority consideration to the impact of reduc20 tions in operating assistance on smaller transit authorities

21 operating within the area and to consider the needs and

22 resources of such transit authorities when the limitation

23 is distributed among all transit authorities operating in

24 the area.
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1 SEC. 302. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIGH COST FEDERAL-AID

2 PROJECTS.

3 (a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall require

4 each recipient of Federal financial assistance for a high5 way or transit project with an estimated total cost of

6 $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to the Secretary an an7 nual financial plan. Such plan shall be based on detailed

8 annual estimates of the cost to complete the remaining

9 elements of the project and on reasonable assumptions,

10 as determined by the Secretary, of future increases in the

11 cost to complete the project.

12 (b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON WITHHOLDING OF AS13 SISTANCE.—As part of an annual report to be submitted

14 under subsection (c), the Secretary shall make a rec15 ommendation to Congress on whether or not future Fed16 eral assistance should be withheld with respect to any

17 project described in subsection (a) for which an annual

18 financial plan is not submitted under subsection (a) or for

19 which the Secretary determines that the estimates or as20 sumptions referred to in subsection (a) are not reasonable.

21 (c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con22 gress an annual report on the financial plans submitted

23 to the Secretary under this section, and any recommenda24 tion made by the Secretary under subsection (b), in the

25 preceding fiscal year.
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1 SEC. 303. LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FINANCING

2 GRANT AND EARLY SYSTEMS WORK

3 AGREEMENTS.

4 Section 5309(g) of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)

7 down 1 line;

8 (2) by moving all the paragraphs, subpara9 graphs, and clauses of such section 2 ems to the

10 right;

11 (3) by inserting after ‘‘(1)’’ the first place it ap12 pears the following: ‘‘LETTERS OF INTENT.—’’;

13 (4) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘Public

14 Works and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Trans15 portation and Infrastructure’’;

16 (5) by inserting after (2) the first place it ap17 pears ‘‘FULL FINANCING GRANT AGREEMENTS.—’’;

18 (6) by inserting after (3) the first place it ap19 pears ‘‘EARLY SYSTEM WORK AGREEMENTS.—’’;

20 (7) by inserting after (4) the first place it ap21 pears ‘‘TOTAL ESTIMATED FUTURE OBLIGATIONS

22 AND CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS.—’’; and

23 (8) by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(5) PREAUTHORIZATION OF FULL FEDERAL

25 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the

2 enactment of this paragraph and before the

3 date on which Federal-aid highway and transit

4 programs are reauthorized, the Secretary of

5 Transportation may not issue a letter of intent,

6 or enter into a full financing grant agreement

7 or early systems work agreement, under this

8 section for a project or operable segment of a

9 project unless the full amount of Federal finan10 cial responsibility for the project or operable

11 segment of a project has been included in an

12 authorization law.

13 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The prohibition on en14 tering into a full financing grant agreement

15 under this paragraph shall not apply—

16 ‘‘(i) to any project for which a letter

17 of intent was issued before the date of the

18 enactment of this paragraph; and

19 ‘‘(ii) to any project included as an ele20 ment of an interrelated project which also

21 includes another project for which a letter

22 of intent was issued before such date of

23 enactment.’’.
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1 SEC. 304. REPORT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FIXED

2 GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO

3 EXISTING FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.

4 Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)

7 down 1 line;

8 (2) by moving all the paragraphs and subpara9 graphs of such section 2 ems to the right;

10 (3) by inserting ‘‘PERCENTAGES.—’’ after

11 ‘‘(1)’’ the first place it appears;

12 (4) by inserting ‘‘NONURBANIZED AREA ALLO13 CATION.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’ the first place it appears;

14 (5) by inserting ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ after ‘‘(3)’’ the

15 first place it appears;

16 (6) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Public Works

17 and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation

18 and Infrastructure’’;

19 (7) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘a proposal on

20 the allocation’’ and inserting ‘‘a report on the pro21 posed allocation’’;

22 (8) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the

23 following:

24 ‘‘Such report shall include for each such capital

25 project the following:
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1 ‘‘(A) An analysis of the potential funding

2 requirements of the project under paragraph

3 (1)(B) in the succeeding 5 fiscal years.

4 ‘‘(B) A description of the planning and

5 study process undertaken to select the locally

6 preferred alternative for the project.

7 ‘‘(C) A description of efforts undertaken to

8 seek alternative funding sources for the

9 project.’’; and

10 (9) by inserting ‘‘MULTIPLE ALLOCATIONS.—’’

11 after ‘‘(4)’’ the first place it appears.

12 SEC. 305. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING

13 PROJECTS.

14 (a) LONG BEACH METRO LINK FIXED RAIL

15 PROJECT.—Section 3035(o) of the Intermodal Surface

16 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131)

17 is repealed.

18 (b) HONOLULU RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.—Section

19 3035(ww) of such Act (105 Stat. 2136) is amended by

20 striking ‘‘$618,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$541,100,000’’.

21 SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSIT PROJECTS.

22 (a) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section

23 3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi24 ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122–2123) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting after ‘‘Hudson River Water2 front Transportation System’’ the following: ‘‘(in3 cluding corridor connections to and within the city

4 of Bayonne)’’; and

5 (2) by inserting after ‘‘Concourse,’’ the follow6 ing: ‘‘the West Shore Line,’’.

7 (b) NORTH BAY FERRY SERVICE.—Section 3035(c)

8 of such Act (105 Stat. 2129) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘$8,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and in10 serting ‘‘$17,000,000’’.

11 (c) STATEN ISLAND-MIDTOWN MANHATTAN FERRY

12 SERVICE.—Section 3035(d) of such Act is amended by

13 striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and all that follows through

14 ‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’.

15 (d) CENTRAL AREA CIRCULATOR PROJECT.—Section

16 3035(e) of such Act is amended by striking the last sen17 tence which begins ‘‘Such amount’’.

18 (e) SALT LAKE CITY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—Sec19 tion 3035(f) of such Act is amended by inserting after

20 ‘‘including’’ the following: ‘‘related high-occupancy vehicle

21 lane, intermodal corridor design,’’.

22 (f) LOS ANGELES-SAN DIEGO RAIL CORRIDOR IM23 PROVEMENT PROJECT.—Section 3035(g) of such Act is

24 amended by striking ‘‘not less than’’ the 1st place it ap-
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1 pears and all that follows through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘$20,000,000’’.

3 (g) SAN JOSE-GILROY-HOLLISTER COMMUTER RAIL

4 PROJECT.—Section 3035(h) of such Act is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 1994’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and

7 (2) by striking ‘‘August 1, 1994,’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘October 31, 1996,’’.

9 (h) DALLAS LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—

10 (1) MULTIYEAR GRANT AGREEMENT.—Section

11 3035(i) of such Act is amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘6.4 miles’’ and inserting

13 ‘‘9.6 miles’’;

14 (B) by striking ‘‘10 stations’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘not to exceed 14 stations’’;

16 (C) by striking ‘‘such light rail line’’ and

17 inserting ‘‘the program of interrelated projects

18 identified in section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49,

19 United States Code,’’; and

20 (D) by striking ‘‘of such elements’’ and in21 serting ‘‘element of such program of inter22 related projects’’.

23 (2) PROGRAM OF INTERRELATED PROJECTS.—

24 Section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States
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1 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Camp Wisdom’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘Interstate Route 20, L.B.J. Freeway’’.

3 (i) KANSAS CITY LIGHT RAIL LINE.—Section

4 3035(k) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000

5 in fiscal year 1992, and $4,400,000 in fiscal year 1993’’

6 and inserting ‘‘$5,900,000’’.

7 (j) DOWNTOWN ORLANDO CIRCULATOR PROJECT.—

8 Section 3035(l) of such Act is amended—

9 (1) by striking the subsection heading and in10 serting ‘‘DOWNTOWN ORLANDO CIRCULATOR

11 PROJECT’’;

12 (2) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,

13 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;

14 (3) by striking ‘‘for’’ the second place it ap15 pears and all that follows through the period at the

16 end and inserting ‘‘and the completion of final de17 sign, construction, land and equipment acquisition,

18 and related activities for the Downtown Orlando

19 Circulator project.’’.

20 (k) DETROIT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—Section

21 3035(m) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘not less

22 than’’ the first place it appears and all that follows

23 through ‘‘1993,’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’.

24 (l) LAKEWOOD-FREEHOLD-MATAWAN OR JAMES25 BURG RAIL PROJECT.—Section 3035(p) of such Act is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘$1,800,000’’ and all that follows

2 through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,800,000’’.

3 (m) CHARLOTTE LIGHT RAIL STUDY.—Section

4 3035(r) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$125,000’’

5 and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘$500,000’’.

7 (n) SAN DIEGO MID COAST FIXED GUIDEWAY

8 PROJECT.—Section 3035(u) of such Act is amended—

9 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘MID

10 COAST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘MET11 ROPOLITAN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM’’;

12 (2) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,

13 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and

14 (3) by striking ‘‘, $2,000,000’’ and all that fol15 lows through the period and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000

16 for the integrated project financing of the San Diego

17 Mid Coast and Mission Valley East Corridor fixed

18 guideway projects.’’.

19 (o) EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.—Section 3035(z)

20 of such Act is amended by striking the text and inserting

21 the following: ‘‘From funds made available under section

22 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, the Sec23 retary shall make available $63,600 to Eureka Springs

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1 which is accessible to and usable by individuals with dis2 abilities.’’.

3 (p) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IM4 PROVEMENTS PROGRAM.—Section 3035(nn) of such Act

5 is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’

7 and all that follows through ‘‘1994.’’ and inserting

8 ‘‘and shall be $60,000,000.’’;

9 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’

10 and all that follows through the period at the end

11 of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘and shall total

12 $160,000,000.’’; and

13 (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year

14 1993’’.

15 (q) DULLES CORRIDOR RAIL PROJECT.—Section

16 3035(aaa) of such Act is amended—

17 (1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,

18 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and

19 (2) by striking ‘‘the completion’’ and all that

20 follows through ‘‘engineering for’’.

21 (r) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT

22 PROJECT.—Section 3035(bbb) of such Act is amended to

23 read as follows:

24 ‘‘(bbb) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT

25 PROJECT.—From funds made available under section
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1 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the Sec2 retary shall make available $300,000,000 for the Central

3 Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.’’.

4 (s) CANAL STREET CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL.—Section

5 3035(fff) of such Act is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,

7 the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and

8 (2) by striking ‘‘negotiate’’ and all that follows

9 through ‘‘includes’’ and inserting ‘‘make available’’.

10 (t) ADDITIONAL TRANSIT PROJECTS.—

11 (1) CANTON-AKRON-CLEVELAND COMMUTER

12 RAIL.—From funds made available under section

13 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the

14 Secretary shall make available $6,500,000 for the

15 Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail project.

16 (2) CINCINNATI NORTHEAST/NORTHERN KEN17 TUCKY RAIL.—From funds made available under

18 such section, the Secretary shall make available

19 $2,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern

20 Kentucky Rail project.

21 (3) DART NORTH CENTRAL LIGHT RAIL EX22 TENSION.—From funds made available under such

23 section, the Secretary shall make available

24 $2,500,000 for the DART North Central Light Rail

25 Extension project.
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1 (4) DALLAS-FORT WORTH RAILTRAN.—From

2 funds made available under such section, the Sec3 retary shall make available $5,000,000 for the Dal4 las-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project.

5 (5) FLORIDA TRI-COUNTY COMMUTER RAIL.—

6 From funds made available under such section, the

7 Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the

8 Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail project.

9 (6) MIAMI-NORTH 27TH AVENUE.—From funds

10 made available under such section, the Secretary

11 shall make available $2,000,000 for the Miami12 North 27th Avenue project.

13 (7) MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, REGIONAL RAIL

14 PLAN.—From funds made available under such sec15 tion, the Secretary shall make available $2,500,000

16 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Regional Rail Plan

17 project.

18 (8) NEW ORLEANS CANAL STREET CORRIDOR.—

19 From funds made available under such section, the

20 Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the

21 New Orleans Canal Street Corridor project.

22 (9) ORANGE COUNTY TRANSITWAY.—From

23 funds made available under such section, the Sec24 retary shall make available $5,000,000 for the Or25 ange County Transitway project.
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1 (10) WHITEHALL FERRY TERMINAL, NEW

2 YORK, NEW YORK.—From funds made available

3 under such section, the Secretary shall make avail4 able $5,000,000 for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal

5 project.

6 (11) WISCONSIN CENTRAL COMMUTER.—From

7 funds made available under such section, the Sec8 retary shall make available $14,400,000 for the Wis9 consin Central Commuter project.

10 (12) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TREN

11 URBANO.—From funds made available under such

12 section, the Secretary shall make available

13 $15,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren

14 Urbano project.

15 (13) TAMPA TO LAKELAND COMMUTER RAIL.—

16 From funds made available under such section, the

17 Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 for the

18 Tampa to Lakeland Commuter Rail project.

19 SEC. 307. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR TRANSIT

20 PROJECTS.

21 Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is

22 amended by adding at the end the following:

23 ‘‘(16) recreational travel and tourism.’’.
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1 SEC. 308. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

2 SERVICES.

3 Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is

4 amended by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR ENGINEERING AND DE6 SIGN CONTRACTS.—

7 ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE AND AUDITS.—Any con8 tract or subcontract awarded in accordance with

9 subsection (d), whether funded in whole or in part

10 with Federal transit funds, shall be performed and

11 audited in compliance with cost principles contained

12 in the Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of

13 title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

14 ‘‘(2) INDIRECT COST RATES.—Instead of per15 forming its own audits, a recipient of funds under

16 a contract or subcontract awarded in accordance

17 with subsection (d) shall accept indirect cost rates

18 established in accordance with the Federal acquisi19 tion regulations for 1-year applicable accounting pe20 riods by a cognizant Federal or State government

21 agency, if such rates are not currently under dis22 pute. Once a firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted,

23 the recipient of such funds shall apply such rates for

24 the purposes of contract estimation, negotiation, ad25 ministration, reporting, and contract payment and

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1 ceilings of any kind. A recipient of such funds re2 questing or using the cost and rate data described

3 in this paragraph shall notify any affected firm be4 fore such request or use. Such data shall be con5 fidential and shall not be accessible or provided, in

6 whole or in part, to another firm or to any govern7 ment agency which is not part of the group of agen8 cies sharing cost data under this paragraph, except

9 by written permission of the audited firm. If prohib10 ited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be dis11 closed under any circumstances.

12 ‘‘(3) STATE OPTION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2)

13 shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enact14 ment of this subsection with respect to all States;

15 except that if a State, during such 2-year period,

16 adopts by statute an alternative process intended to

17 promote engineering and design quality and ensure

18 maximum competition by professional companies of

19 all sizes providing engineering and design services,

20 such paragraphs shall not apply with respect to such

21 State.’’.

22 SEC. 309. FERRY BOATS AND TERMINAL FACILITIES.

23 Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is

24 amended—
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1 (1) by inserting before the period at the end of

2 the first sentence the following: ‘‘or between a point

3 in a State and a point in the Dominion of Canada’’;

4 and

5 (2) in the second sentence by inserting after

6 ‘‘Puerto Rico’’ the following: ‘‘, between a point in

7 a State and a point in the Dominion of Canada,’’.

8 SEC. 310. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SUR9 VEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES.

10 Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is

11 amended—

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

13 ‘‘In’’; and

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

15 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance

16 to encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent

17 practicable, private sector sources for surveying and map18 ping services for highway projects under this title. In car19 rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall determine

20 appropriate roles for State and private mapping and sur21 veying activities, including—

22 ‘‘(1) preparation of standards and specifica23 tions;
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1 ‘‘(2) research in surveying and mapping instru2 mentation and procedures and technology transfer to

3 the private sector;

4 ‘‘(3) providing technical guidance, coordination,

5 and administration of State surveying and mapping

6 activities; and

7 ‘‘(4) establishing a schedule with quantifiable

8 goals for increasing the use by the States of private

9 sector sources for surveying and mapping activi10 ties.’’.

11 SEC. 311. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

12 (a) TRANSIT SECURITY SYSTEMS.—Section

13 5307(d)(1)(J)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is

14 amended by inserting before ‘‘and any other’’ the follow15 ing: ‘‘employing law enforcement or security personnel in

16 areas within or adjacent to such systems,’’.

17 (b) FERRYBOAT OPERATIONS.—For purposes of cal18 culating apportionments under section 5336 of title 49,

19 United States Code, for fiscal years beginning after Sep20 tember 30, 1995, 50 percent of the ferryboat revenue vehi21 cle miles and 50 percent of the ferryboat route miles at22 tributable to service provided to the city of Avalon, Califor23 nia, for which the operator receives public assistance shall

24 be included in the calculation of ‘‘fixed guideway vehicle

25 revenue miles’’ and ‘‘fixed guideway route miles’’ attrib-
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1 utable to the Los Angeles urbanized area under sections

2 5336(b)(2)(A) and 5335 of such title.

3 SEC. 312. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO IN4 DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

5 Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With Dis6 abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is

7 amended—

8 (1) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘7 years after

9 the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘3 years after the date of issuance of final regula11 tions under subparagraph (B)(ii)’’; and

12 (2) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘6 years after

13 such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years

14 after the date of issuance of such final regulations’’.

15 SEC. 313. ALASKA RAILROAD.

16 Section 5337(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States

17 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The

18 Alaska Railroad is eligible for assistance under this sub19 paragraph with respect to improvements to its passenger

20 operations.’’.

21 SEC. 314. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

22 TESTING.

23 (a) MASS TRANSIT TESTING.—Section

24 5331(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended

25 to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM FOR MASS TRANSPOR2 TATION EMPLOYEES.—(1)(A) In the interest of mass

3 transportation safety, the Secretary shall prescribe regula4 tions that establish a program requiring mass transpor5 tation operations that receive financial assistance under

6 section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of this title or section

7 103(e)(4) of title 23 to conduct preemployment, reason8 able suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of mass

9 transportation employees responsible for safety-sensitive

10 functions (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of a

11 controlled substance in violation of law or a United States

12 Government regulation, and to conduct reasonable sus13 picion, random, and post-accident testing of such employ14 ees for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United

15 States Government regulation. The regulations shall per16 mit such operations to conduct preemployment testing of

17 such employees for the use of alcohol.’’.

18 (b) RAILROAD TESTING.—Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of

19 title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as fol20 lows:

21 ‘‘(A) a railroad carrier to conduct

22 preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and

23 post-accident testing of all railroad employees re24 sponsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided

25 by the Secretary) for the use of a controlled sub-
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1 stance in violation of law or a United States Govern2 ment regulation, and to conduct reasonable sus3 picion, random, and post-accident testing of such

4 employees for the use of alcohol in violation of law

5 or a United States Government regulation; the regu6 lations shall permit such railroad carriers to conduct

7 preemployment testing of such employees for the use

8 of alcohol; and’’.

9 (c) MOTOR CARRIER TESTING.—Section

10 31306(b)(1)(A) of such title is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM FOR OPERATORS OF COM12 MERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.—(1)(A) In the interest of

13 commercial motor vehicle safety, the Secretary of Trans14 portation shall prescribe regulations that establish a pro15 gram requiring motor carriers to conduct preemployment,

16 reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of

17 operators of commercial motor vehicles for the use of con18 trolled substance in violation of law or a United States

19 Government regulation and to conduct reasonable sus20 picion, random, and post-accident testing of such opera21 tors for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United

22 States Government regulation. The regulations shall per23 mit such motor carriers to conduct preemployment testing

24 of such employees for the use of alcohol.’’.

25 (d) AVIATION TESTING.—
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1 (1) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AIR CAR2 RIERS AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—Section

3 45102(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is

4 amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AIR CARRIERS

6 AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—(1) In the interest of avia7 tion safety, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad8 ministration shall prescribe regulations that establish a

9 program requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers to

10 conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random,

11 and post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport

12 security screening contract personnel, and other air carrier

13 employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as de14 cided by the Administrator) for the use of a controlled

15 substance in violation of law or a United States Govern16 ment regulation; and to conduct reasonable suspicion, ran17 dom, and post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers,

18 airport security screening contract personnel, and other

19 air carrier employees responsible for safety-sensitive func20 tions (as decided by the Administrator) for the use of alco21 hol in violation of law or a United States Government reg22 ulation. The regulations shall permit air carriers and for23 eign air carriers to conduct preemployment testing of air24 men, crewmembers, airport security screening contract

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1 safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Adminis2 trator) for the use of alcohol.’’.

3 (2) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FED4 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—Section

5 45102(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is

6 amended to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL

8 AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—(1) The Administrator

9 shall establish a program of preemployment, reasonable

10 suspicion, random, and post-accident testing for the use

11 of a controlled substance in violation of law or a United

12 States Government regulation for employees of the Admin13 istration whose duties include responsibility for safety-sen14 sitive functions and shall establish a program of reason15 able suspicion, random and post-accident testing for the

16 use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States Gov17 ernment regulation for such employees. The Administrator

18 may establish a program of preemployment testing for the

19 use of alcohol for such employees.’’.

20 SEC. 315. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER21 MEASURES.

22 (a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 410(d)(1)(E)

23 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking

24 ‘‘the date of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘De25 cember 18, 1991’’.
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1 (b) BASIC GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 410(d) of

2 such title is further amended—

3 (1) in paragraph (3)—

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and

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

6 ‘‘(B) A State shall be treated as having met the

7 requirement of this paragraph if—

8 ‘‘(i) the State provides to the Secretary a

9 written certification that the highest court of

10 the State has issued a decision indicating that

11 implementation of subparagraph (A) would con12 stitute a violation of the constitution of the

13 State; and

14 ‘‘(ii) the State demonstrates to the satis15 faction of the Secretary—

16 ‘‘(I) that the alcohol fatal crash in17 volvement rate in the State has decreased

18 in each of the 3 most recent calendar years

19 for which statistics for determining such

20 rate are available; and

21 ‘‘(II) that the alcohol fatal crash in22 volvement rate in the State has been lower

23 than the average such rate for all States in

24 each of such calendar years.’’; and

25 (2) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood

2 alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater

3 when driving a motor vehicle shall be deemed to be

4 driving while intoxicated.’’.

5 (c) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—Section 410(f) of

6 such title is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redes7 ignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1)

8 through (6), respectively.

9 SEC. 316. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

10 (a) OLDER DRIVERS AND OTHER SPECIAL DRIVER

11 GROUPS.—

12 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a

13 study of technologies and practices to improve the

14 driving performance of older drivers and other spe15 cial driver groups.

16 (2) DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.—In conduct17 ing the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary

18 shall undertake demonstration activities which incor19 porate and build upon gerontology research related

20 to the study of the normal aging process. The Sec21 retary shall initially implement such activities in

22 those States which have the highest population of

23 aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is

24 their primary mobility mode.
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1 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary

2 shall carry out the study under paragraph (1) by en3 tering into a cooperative agreement with an institu4 tion that has demonstrated competencies in geronto5 logical research, population demographics, human

6 factors related to transportation, and advanced tech7 nology applied to transportation.

8 (b) WORK ZONE SAFETY.—In carrying out the work

9 zone safety program under section 1051 of the Intermodal

10 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Sec11 retary shall utilize a variety of methods to increase safety

12 at highway construction sites, including each of the follow13 ing:

14 (1) Conferences to explore new techniques and

15 stimulate dialogue for improving work zone safety.

16 (2) Creation of a national clearinghouse to as17 semble and disseminate, by electronic and other

18 means, information relating to the improvement of

19 work zone safety.

20 (3) A national promotional campaign in co21 operation with the States to provide timely, site-spe22 cific information to motorists when construction

23 workers are actually present.

24 (c) RADIO AND MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY FOR

25 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM.—
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1 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a

2 study to develop and evaluate radio and microwave

3 technology for a motor vehicle safety warning system

4 in furtherance of safety in all types of motor vehi5 cles.

6 (2) EQUIPMENT.—Equipment developed under

7 the study to be conducted under subsection (a) shall

8 be directed toward, but not limited to, advance

9 warning to operators of all types of motor vehicles

10 of—

11 (A) temporary obstructions in a highway;

12 (B) poor visibility and highway surface

13 conditions caused by adverse weather; and

14 (C) movement of emergency vehicles.

15 (3) SAFETY APPLICATIONS.—In conducting the

16 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall de17 termine whether the technology described in this

18 subsection has other appropriate safety applications.

19 SEC. 317. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.

20 Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Trans21 portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is

22 amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ the first place it ap24 pears and all that follows through ‘‘Act,’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘period beginning on October 6, 1992, and end-
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1 ing on the date on which Federal-aid highway and

2 transit programs are reauthorized after the date of

3 the enactment of the National Highway System Des4 ignation Act of 1995,’’; and

5 (2) by striking the second sentence.

6 SEC. 318. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM7 PROVEMENT PROGRAM.

8 (a) AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section

10 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amend11 ed—

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘if the project or program

13 is for an area in the State that was designated

14 as a nonattainment area under section 107(d)

15 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) dur16 ing any part of fiscal year 1994 and’’ after

17 ‘‘program’’ the 2nd place it appears; and

18 (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘con19 tribute’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; or’’ and

20 inserting the following: ‘‘contribute to—

21 ‘‘(i) the attainment of a national ambient

22 air quality standard; or

23 ‘‘(ii) the maintenance of a national ambi24 ent air quality standard in an area that was

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1 was later redesignated by the Administrator of

2 the Environmental Protection Agency as an at3 tainment area under section 107(d) of the

4 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or’’.

5 (2) APPORTIONMENT.—Section 104(b)(2) of

6 title 23, United States Code, is amended—

7 (A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘is

8 a nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean

9 Air Act) for ozone’’ and inserting ‘‘was a non10 attainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of

11 the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) for

12 ozone during any part of fiscal year 1994’’; and

13 (B) in the third sentence—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘is also’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘was also’’; and

16 (ii) by inserting ‘‘during any part of

17 fiscal year 1994’’ after ‘‘monoxide’’.

18 (b) EFFECT OF LIMITATION ON APPORTIONMENT.—

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of

20 fiscal years 1996 and 1997, any limitation under an

21 amendment made by this section on an apportionment of

22 funds otherwise authorized under section 1003(a)(4) of

23 the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

24 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) shall not affect any hold harmless
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1 apportionment adjustment under section 1015(a) of such

2 Act (105 Stat. 1943).

3 SEC. 319. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

4 (a) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—Section 106 of

5 title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

6 end the following:

7 ‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es9 tablish a program to require States to conduct an

10 analysis of the life-cycle costs of all projects on the

11 National Highway System with an estimated total

12 cost of $25,000,000 or more.

13 ‘‘(2) ANALYSIS OF LIFE-CYCLE COSTS DE14 FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘analysis of

15 life-cycle costs’ means a process for evaluating the

16 total economic worth of one or more projects by ana17 lyzing both initial costs as well as discounted future

18 costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabili19 tation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life

20 of the project or projects.’’.

21 (b) VALUE ENGINEERING.—Such section is further

22 amended by adding at the end the following:

23 ‘‘(f) VALUE ENGINEERING FOR NHS.—

24 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall es25 tablish a program to require States to carry out a
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1 value engineering analysis for all projects on the Na2 tional Highway System with an estimated total cost

3 of $25,000,000 or more.

4 ‘‘(2) VALUE ENGINEERING DEFINED.—For pur5 poses of this subsection, the term ‘value engineering

6 analysis’ means a systematic process of review and

7 analysis of a project or activity during its design

8 phase by a multidisciplined team of persons not

9 originally involved in the project or activity in order

10 to provide suggestions for reducing the total cost of

11 the project or activity and providing a project or ac12 tivity of equal or better quality. Such suggestions

13 may include a combination or elimination of ineffi14 cient or expensive parts of the original proposed de15 sign for the project or activity and total redesign of

16 the proposed project or activity using different tech17 nologies, materials, or methods so as to accomplish

18 the original purpose of the project or activity.’’.

19 SEC. 320. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORM20 ITY REQUIREMENTS.

21 (a) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.—Section 109(j) of

22 title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘plan

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1 to the Clean Air Act, as amended.’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: ‘‘plan for—

3 ‘‘(1) the implementation of a national ambient

4 air quality standard for which an area is designated

5 as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the

6 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or

7 ‘‘(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air

8 quality standard in an area that was designated as

9 a nonattainment area but that was later redesig10 nated by the Administrator as an attainment area

11 for the standard and that is required to develop a

12 maintenance plan under section 175A of the Clean

13 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).’’.

14 (b) CLEAN AIR ACT REQUIREMENTS.—Section

15 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amend16 ed by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall

18 apply only with respect to—

19 ‘‘(A) a nonattainment area and each spe20 cific pollutant for which the area is designated

21 as a nonattainment area; and

22 ‘‘(B) an area that was designated as a

23 nonattainment area but that was later redesig24 nated by the Administrator as an attainment

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1 nance plan under section 175A with respect to

2 the specific pollutant for which the area was

3 designated nonattainment.’’.

4 SEC. 321. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.

5 (a) CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

6 SERVICES.—Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States

7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new

8 subparagraphs:

9 ‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE AND AUDITS.—Any

10 contract or subcontract awarded in accordance

11 with subparagraph (A), whether funded in

12 whole or in part with Federal-aid highway

13 funds, shall be performed and audited in com14 pliance with cost principles contained in the

15 Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of

16 title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

17 ‘‘(D) INDIRECT COST RATES.—Instead of

18 performing its own audits, a recipient of funds

19 under a contract or subcontract awarded in ac20 cordance with subparagraph (A) shall accept in21 direct cost rates established in accordance with

22 the Federal acquisition regulations for 1-year

23 applicable accounting periods by a cognizant

24 Federal or State government agency, if such

25 rates are not currently under dispute. Once a
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1 firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted, the re2 cipient of such funds shall apply such rates for

3 the purposes of contract estimation, negotia4 tion, administration, reporting, and contract

5 payment and shall not be limited by administra6 tive or de facto ceilings of any kind. A recipient

7 of such funds requesting or using the cost and

8 rate data described in this subparagraph shall

9 notify any affected firm before such request or

10 use. Such data shall be confidential and shall

11 not be accessible or provided, in whole or in

12 part, to another firm or to any government

13 agency which is not part of the group of agen14 cies sharing cost data under this subparagraph,

15 except by written permission of the audited

16 firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate

17 data shall not be disclosed under any cir18 cumstances.

19 ‘‘(E) STATE OPTION.—Subparagraphs (C)

20 and (D) shall take effect 2 years after the date

21 of the enactment of this subparagraph with re22 spect to all States; except that if a State, dur23 ing such 2-year period, adopts by statute an al24 ternative process intended to promote engineer25 ing and design quality and ensure maximum
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1 competition by professional companies of all

2 sizes providing engineering and design services,

3 such subparagraphs shall not apply with respect

4 to such State.’’.

5 (b) REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1092 of

6 the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

7 1991 (23 U.S.C. 112 note; 105 Stat. 2024) is repealed.

8 SEC. 322. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN VEHICLE WEIGHT

9 LIMITATIONS IN WISCONSIN.

10 Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is

11 amended by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(f) OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAULING

13 VEHICLES ON CERTAIN WISCONSIN HIGHWAYS.—If the

14 104-mile portion of Wisconsin State Route 78 and United

15 States Route 51 between Interstate Route 94 near Por16 tage, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Route 29 south of

17 Wausau, Wisconsin, is designated as part of the Interstate

18 System under section 139(a), the single axle weight, tan19 dem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula

20 limits set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to the

21 104-mile portion with respect to the operation of any vehi22 cle that could legally operate on the 104-mile portion be23 fore the date of enactment of this subsection.’’.
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1 SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF CENTENNIAL BRIDGE, ROCK IS2 LAND, ILLINOIS, AGREEMENT.

3 For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, United

4 States Code, the agreement concerning the Centennial

5 Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, entered into under the Act

6 entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illi7 nois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate

8 a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock

9 Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Dav10 enport, Iowa’’, approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110,

11 chapter 48), shall be treated as if the agreement had been

12 entered into under section 129 of title 23, United States

13 Code, as in effect on December 17, 1991, and may be

14 modified in accordance with section 129(a)(6) of the title.

15 SEC. 324. METRIC REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS.

16 (a) PLACEMENT OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,

17 1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend

18 any Federal or State funds to construct, erect, or other19 wise place any sign relating to any speed limit, distance,

20 or other measurement on any highway for the purpose of

21 having such sign establish such speed limit, distance, or

22 other measurement using the metric system.

23 (b) MODIFICATION OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,

24 1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend

25 any Federal or State funds to modify any sign relating

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1 on any highway for the purpose of having such sign estab2 lish such speed limit, distance, or measurement using the

3 metric system.

4 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi5 nitions apply:

6 (1) HIGHWAY.—The term ‘‘highway’’ has the

7 meaning such term has under section 101 of title

8 23, United States Code.

9 (2) METRIC SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘metric sys10 tem’’ has the meaning the term ‘‘metric system of

11 measurement’’ has under section 4 of the Metric

12 Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205c).

13 SEC. 325. ISTEA TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.

14 Section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code, is

15 amended by striking the period at the end of the first sen16 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘; except that nothing

17 in this subsection or section 1047 of the Intermodal Sur18 face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall restrict,

19 or otherwise be applied by the Secretary to affect, the au20 thority of a State under subsection (d) of this section with

21 respect to commercial or industrial areas or the authority

22 of a State under subsection (k) of this section to establish

23 standards imposing stricter limitations than those estab24 lished in this subsection.’’.
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1 SEC. 326. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR HIGHWAY

2 PROJECTS.

3 Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is

4 amended by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(16) Recreational travel and tourism.’’.

6 SEC. 327. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN TOLL

7 BRIDGE PROJECTS.

8 Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is

9 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any non10 Federal funds expended for the seismic retrofit of the

11 bridge may be credited toward the non-Federal share re12 quired as a condition of receipt of any Federal funds for

13 seismic retrofit of the bridge made available after the date

14 of the expenditure.’’.

15 SEC. 328. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF

16 CERTAIN REPORTS AND SURVEYS.

17 Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is

18 amended by inserting ‘‘or collected’’ after ‘‘compiled’’.

19 SEC. 329. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

20 (a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1302(c) of the

21 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

22 (33 U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘Act’’ each place it appears and

24 inserting ‘‘part’’;
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1 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph

2 (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)

3 as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and

4 (3) by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(3) SIXTH YEAR PROVISION.—On and after

6 the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact7 ment of this part, a State shall be eligible to receive

8 moneys under this part in a fiscal year only if the

9 State agrees to expend from non-Federal sources for

10 carrying out projects under this part an amount

11 equal to 20 percent of the amount received by the

12 State under this part in such fiscal year.’’.

13 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 1302(d)(1) of

14 such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara16 graph (C);

17 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub18 paragraph (E); and

19 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the

20 following:

21 ‘‘(D) contracting for services with other

22 land management agencies; and’’.

23 (c) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302(e) of such Act

25 (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)) is amended—
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1 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),

2 (7), and (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and

3 (9), respectively; and

4 (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the

5 following:

6 ‘‘(5) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—

7 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent prac8 ticable and consistent with other requirements

9 of this section, in complying with paragraph

10 (4), a State shall give priority to project propos11 als which provide for the redesign, reconstruc12 tion, nonroutine maintenance, or relocation of

13 trails in order to mitigate and minimize the im14 pact to the natural environment.

15 ‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—The State shall re16 ceive guidance for determining compliance with

17 subparagraph (A) from the recreational trail

18 advisory board satisfying the requirements of

19 subsection (c)(2)(A).’’.

20 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

21 1302(e)(4) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is

22 amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) and (8)(B)’’

23 and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)’’.

24 (d) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act,

25 as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(7) SMALL STATE EXCLU2 SION.—’’ and inserting the following:

3 ‘‘(7) EXCLUSIONS.—

4 ‘‘(A) SMALL STATE.—’’;

5 (2) by moving the text of subparagraph (A), as

6 designated by paragraph (1), 2 ems to the right; and

7 (3) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(B) BEST INTEREST OF A STATE.—Any

9 State which determines based on trail needs

10 identified in its State Comprehensive Outdoor

11 Recreation Plan that it is in the best interest

12 of the State to be exempt from the require13 ments of paragraph (4) may apply to the Sec14 retary for such an exemption. Before approving

15 or disapproving an application for such an ex16 emption, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed17 eral Register notice of receipt of the application

18 and provide an opportunity for public comment

19 on the application.’’.

20 (e) RETURN OF MONEYS NOT EXPENDED.—Section

21 1302(e)(9) of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (c),

22 is amended—

23 (1) by inserting ‘‘the State’’ before ‘‘may be ex24 empted’’; and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘and expended or committed’’

2 and all that follows before the period.

3 (f) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 1303(b) of such

4 Act (16 U.S.C. 1262(b)) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘11 members’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘12 members’’;

7 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and

8 (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow10 ing:

11 ‘‘(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary rep12 resenting individuals with disabilities;’’.

13 SEC. 330. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal

15 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.

16 2032) is amended—

17 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the

18 following:

19 ‘‘(5)(A) I–73/74 North-South Corridor from

20 Charleston, South Carolina, through Winston-Salem,

21 North Carolina, to Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati,

22 Ohio, to termini at Detroit, Michigan and Sault Ste.

23 Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie terminus

24 shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian,
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1 Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling,

2 Michigan.

3 ‘‘(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the

4 Corridor shall generally follow—

5 ‘‘(I) United States Route 220 from the

6 Virginia-North Carolina border to I–581 south

7 of Roanoke;

8 ‘‘(II) I–581 to I–81 in the vicinity of Roa9 noke;

10 ‘‘(III) I–81 to the proposed highway to

11 demonstrate intelligent transportation systems

12 authorized by item 29 of the table in section

13 1107(b) in the vicinity of Christiansburg to

14 United States Route 460 in the vicinity of

15 Blacksburg; and

16 ‘‘(IV) United States Route 460 to the

17 West Virginia State line.

18 ‘‘(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky,

19 and Ohio, the Corridor shall generally follow—

20 ‘‘(I) United States Route 460 from the

21 West Virginia State line to United States Route

22 52 at Bluefield, West Virginia; and

23 ‘‘(II) United States Route 52 to United

24 States Route 23 at Portsmouth, Ohio.
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1 ‘‘(iii) In the States of North Carolina and

2 South Carolina, the Corridor shall generally follow—

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of I–73—

4 ‘‘(aa) United States Route 220 from

5 the Virginia State line to State Route 68

6 in the vicinity of Greensboro;

7 ‘‘(bb) State Route 68 to I–40;

8 ‘‘(cc) I–40 to United States Route

9 220 in Greensboro;

10 ‘‘(dd) United States Route 220 to

11 United States Route 1 near Rockingham;

12 ‘‘(ee) United States Route 1 to the

13 South Carolina State line; and

14 ‘‘(ff) South Carolina State line to

15 Charleston, South Carolina; and

16 ‘‘(II) in the case of I–74—

17 ‘‘(aa) I–77 from Bluefield, West Vir18 ginia, to the junction of I–77 and the

19 United States Route 52 connector in Surry

20 County, North Carolina;

21 ‘‘(bb) the I–77/United States Route

22 52 connector to United States Route 52

23 south of Mount Airy, North Carolina;
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1 ‘‘(cc) United States Route 52 to

2 United States Route 311 in Winston3 Salem, North Carolina;

4 ‘‘(dd) United States Route 311 to

5 United States Route 220 in the vicinity of

6 Randleman, North Carolina.

7 ‘‘(ee) United States Route 220 to

8 United States Route 74 near Rockingham;

9 ‘‘(ff) United States Route 74 to

10 United States Route 76 near Whiteville;

11 ‘‘(gg) United States Route 74/76 to

12 the South Carolina State line in Brunswick

13 County; and

14 ‘‘(hh) South Carolina State line to

15 Charleston, South Carolina.’’;

16 (2) in paragraph (18)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’;

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘Arkansas,’’ after ‘‘Ten19 nessee,’’; and

20 (C) by inserting before the period at the

21 end the following: ‘‘, and to the Lower Rio

22 Grande Valley at the border between the United

23 States and Mexico’’;

24 (3) by inserting before the period at the end of

25 paragraph (20) the following: ‘‘, and to include the
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1 Corpus Christi Northside Highway and Rail Cor2 ridor from the existing intersection of United States

3 Route 77 and Interstate Route 37 to United States

4 Route 181’’; and

5 (4) by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor

7 along Alameda Street from the entrance to the ports

8 of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Interstate 10,

9 Los Angeles, California.

10 ‘‘(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from

11 Laredo, Texas, through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,

12 to Wichita, Kansas, to Kansas City, Kansas/Mis13 souri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis, Min14 nesota, to Duluth, Minnesota.

15 ‘‘(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse,

16 Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska.

17 ‘‘(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Bou18 levard), Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to

19 the North Carolina State line.

20 ‘‘(26) The CANNAMEX CORRIDOR from

21 Nogales, Arizona, through Las Vegas, Nevada, to

22 Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to

23 Great Falls, Montana, to the Canadian Border as

24 follows:
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1 ‘‘(A) In the State of Arizona, the

2 CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall generally fol3 low—

4 ‘‘(i) I–19 from Nogales to Tucson;

5 ‘‘(ii) I–10 from Tucson to Phoenix;

6 and

7 ‘‘(iii) United States Route 93 from

8 Phoenix to the Nevada Border.

9 ‘‘(B) In the State of Nevada, the

10 CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall follow—

11 ‘‘(i) United States Route 93 from the

12 Arizona Border to Las Vegas; and

13 ‘‘(ii) I–15 from Las Vegas to the

14 Utah Border.

15 ‘‘(C) From the Utah Border to the Cana16 dian Border, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall

17 follow I–15.’’.

18 (b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON

19 INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e) of such Act (105

20 Stat. 2033) is amended by adding at the end the following:

21 ‘‘(5) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS

22 ON INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Where not a part of the

23 Interstate System, the routes referred to in clauses

24 (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (c)(5)(B) (other than

25 the portion located in the State of West Virginia),
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1 in subsection (c)(9), and in subsections (c)(18) and

2 (c)(20) are hereby designated future parts of the

3 Interstate System. Any segment of such routes shall

4 become a part of the Interstate System at such time

5 as the Secretary determines that the segment—

6 ‘‘(A) meets the Interstate System design

7 standards approved by the Secretary under sec8 tion 109(b) of title 23, United States Code; and

9 ‘‘(B) connects to an existing Interstate

10 System segment and functions as a safe and us11 able segment.’’.

12 SEC. 331. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

13 (a) EVACUATION ROUTES FOR LOUISIANA COASTAL

14 AREAS.—Section 1105(e)(2) of the Intermodal Surface

15 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033)

16 is amended by adding at the end the following new sen17 tence: ‘‘A feasibility study may be conducted under this

18 subsection to identify routes that will expedite future

19 emergency evacuations of coastal areas of Louisiana.’’.

20 (b) EAST-WEST TRANSAMERICA CORRIDOR.—With

21 amounts available to the Secretary under section 1105(h)

22 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

23 of 1991, the Secretary in cooperation with the States of

24 Virginia and West Virginia shall conduct a study to deter25 mine the feasibility of establishing a route for the East-
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1 West Transamerica Corridor (designated pursuant to sec2 tion 1105(c)(3) of such Act) from Beckley, West Virginia,

3 utilizing a corridor entering Virginia near the city of Cov4 ington then moving south from the Allegheny Highlands

5 to serve Roanoke and continuing east to Lynchburg. From

6 there such route would continue across Virginia to the

7 Hampton Roads-Norfolk area.

8 SEC. 332. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.

9 The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Inter10 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

11 (105 Stat. 2027–2028) is amended—

12 (1) in item number 5, relating to Gloucester

13 Point, Virginia, by inserting after ‘‘York River’’ the

14 following: ‘‘and for repair, strengthening, and reha15 bilitation of the existing bridge’’; and

16 (2) in item number 10, relating to Shakopee,

17 Minnesota, by inserting ‘‘project, including the by18 pass of’’ after ‘‘replacement’’.

19 SEC. 333. CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.

20 The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Inter21 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

22 (105 Stat. 2029–2031) is amended—

23 (1) in item number 1, relating to Long Beach,

24 California, by striking ‘‘HOV Lanes on’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘downtown Long Beach access ramps into the

2 southern terminus of’’;

3 (2) in item number 10, relating to San Diego,

4 California, by striking ‘‘1 block of Cut and Cover

5 Tunnel on Rt. 15’’ and inserting ‘‘bridge decking on

6 Route 15’’;

7 (3) in item number 23, relating to Tucson, Ari8 zona, by inserting ‘‘, of which a total of $3,609,620

9 shall be available for the project authorized by item

10 number 74 of the table contained in section

11 1106(b)’’ after ‘‘in Tuscon, Arizona’’; and

12 (4) in item number 43, relating to West Vir13 ginia, by striking ‘‘Coal Fields’’ and inserting ‘‘Coal14 fields’’.

15 SEC. 334. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH16 WAY SYSTEM.

17 Section 1105(c)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Trans18 portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is

19 amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol20 lowing: ‘‘commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hamp21 ton Roads-Norfolk area going westward across Virginia to

22 a West Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to

23 Welch as part of the Coalfields Expressway described in

24 section 1069(v), then to Williamson sharing a common

25 corridor with the I–73/74 Corridor (referred to in item 12
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1 of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a Ken2 tucky Corridor centered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins,

3 Hazard, London, Somerset, Columbia, Bowling Green,

4 Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into Illinois, and into

5 Missouri and exiting Western Missouri and entering the

6 southeast corner of Kansas’’.

7 SEC. 335. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR PROJECTS.

8 The table contained in section 1105(f) of the Inter9 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

10 (105 Stat. 2033–2035) is amended—

11 (1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by in12 serting after ‘‘For’’ the following: ‘‘the segment de13 scribed in item 6 of this table and up to

14 $11,000,000 for’’;

15 (2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia,

16 Mississippi, Tennessee, by inserting after ‘‘Rt. 72’’

17 the following: ‘‘and up to $1,500,000 from the State

18 of Alabama’s share of the project for modification of

19 the Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama, to

20 a pedestrian structure’’; and

21 (3) in item number 26, relating to Indiana,

22 Kentucky, Tennessee, by striking ‘‘Newberry’’ and

23 inserting ‘‘Evansville’’.
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1 SEC. 336. RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.

2 The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the

3 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

4 (105 Stat. 2037–2042) is amended—

5 (1) in item number 34, relating to Illinois, by

6 striking ‘‘Resurfacing’’ and all that follows through

7 ‘‘Omaha’’ and inserting ‘‘Bel-Air Road improvement

8 from south of Carmi to State Route 141 in south9 eastern White County’’;

10 (2) in item number 52, relating to Bedford

11 Springs, Pennsylvania, by striking ‘‘and Hunting12 ton’’ and inserting ‘‘Franklin, and Huntingdon’’;

13 (3) in item number 61, relating to Lubbock,

14 Texas, by striking ‘‘with Interstate 20’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘with Interstate 10 through Interstate 20 and

16 Interstate 27 north of Amarillo to the Texas/Okla17 homa border’’;

18 (4) in item number 71, relating to Chautauqua

19 County, New York, by inserting ‘‘and other improve20 ments’’ after ‘‘expressway lanes’’;

21 (5) in item number 75, relating to Pennsylva22 nia, by striking ‘‘Widen’’ and all that follows

23 through ‘‘lanes’’ and inserting ‘‘Road improvements

24 on a 14-mile segment of U.S. Route 15 in Lycoming

25 County, Pennsylvania’’;
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1 (6) in item number 93, relating to New Mexico,

2 by striking ‘‘Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mex3 ico’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Rt. 64/87 from Raton, New

4 Mexico, through Clayton to the Texas-New Mexico

5 State line’’; and

6 (7) in item number 111, relating to Parker

7 County, Texas (SH199)—

8 (A) by striking ‘‘Parker County’’ and in9 serting ‘‘Parker and Tarrant Counties’’; and

10 (B) by striking ‘‘to four-’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘in Tarrant County, to freeway standards and

12 in Parker County to a 4-’’.

13 SEC. 337. URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.

14 The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the

15 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

16 (105 Stat. 2043–2047) is amended—

17 (1) in item number (9), relating to New York,

18 New York, by striking ‘‘Improvements’’ and all that

19 follows through ‘‘NY’’ and inserting ‘‘Projects in

20 New York City, New York (other than improvements

21 to the Miller Highway)’’;

22 (2) in item number 13, relating to Joliet, Illi23 nois, by striking ‘‘and construction and interchange

24 at Houbolt Road and I–80’’;
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1 (3) in item number 36, relating to Compton,

2 California, by striking ‘‘For a grade’’ and all that

3 follows through ‘‘Corridor’’ and inserting ‘‘For grade

4 separations and other improvements in the city of

5 Compton, California’’; and

6 (4) in item number 52, relating to Chicago, Illi7 nois, by striking ‘‘Right-of-way’’ and all that follows

8 through ‘‘Connector)’’ and inserting ‘‘Reconstruct

9 the Michigan Avenue viaduct’’.

10 SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.

11 The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Inter12 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

13 (105 Stat. 2048–2059) is amended—

14 (1) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Penn15 sylvania—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘Water Street,’’; and

17 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the

18 counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin,

19 and Huntingdon as selected by the State of

20 Pennsylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second

21 place it appears;

22 (2) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Penn23 sylvania—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘Holidaysburg,’’ the first

25 place it appears; and
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the

2 counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin,

3 and Huntingdon as selected by the State of

4 Pennsylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second

5 place it appears;

6 (3) in item number 24, relating to Pennsylva7 nia, by inserting after ‘‘line’’ the following: ‘‘and for

8 the purchase, rehabilitation, and improvement of any

9 similar existing facility within a 150-mile radius of

10 such project, as selected by the State of Pennsylva11 nia’’;

12 (4) in item number 29, relating to Blacksburg,

13 Virginia, by inserting ‘‘methods of facilitating public

14 and private participation in’’ after ‘‘demonstrate’’;

15 (5) in item number 35, relating to Alabama, by

16 striking ‘‘to bypass’’ and all that follows through ‘‘I–

17 85’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on U.S. Route 80 west

18 of Montgomery, Alabama, and connecting to I–65

19 south of Montgomery and I–85 east of Montgom20 ery’’;

21 (6) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New

22 York, by inserting after ‘‘perimeters’’ the following:

23 ‘‘and provide funds to the towns of Brookhaven,

24 Riverhead, Smithtown, East Hampton, Southold,

25 Shelter Island, and Southampton for the purchase of
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1 vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the el2 derly and persons with disabilities’’;

3 (7) in item number 52, relating to Pennsylva4 nia, by striking ‘‘2’’ and all that follows through

5 ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘or rehabilitate (or

6 both) highway and transportation infrastructure

7 projects within 30 miles of I–81 or I–80 in north8 eastern Pennsylvania’’;

9 (8) in item number 61, relating to Mojave, Cali10 fornia, by striking ‘‘Mojave’’ and inserting

11 ‘‘Victorville’’ and by inserting ‘‘Mojave’’ after ‘‘re12 construct’’;

13 (9) in item number 68, relating to Portland/S.

14 Portland, Maine—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘Portland/S. Portland,’’;

16 and

17 (B) by inserting after ‘‘Bridge’’ the follow18 ing: ‘‘and improvements to the Carlton Bridge

19 in Bath-Woolworth’’;

20 (10) in item number 76, relating to Tennessee,

21 by inserting ‘‘Improved access to’’ before ‘‘I–81’’

22 and striking ‘‘Interchange’’ and inserting after

23 ‘‘Tennessee’’ the following: ‘‘via improvements at I–

24 181/Eastern Star Road and I–81/Kendrick Creek

25 Road’’;
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1 (11) in item number 100, relating to Arkansas,

2 by striking ‘‘Thornton’’ and inserting ‘‘Little Rock’’;

3 (12) in item number 113, relating to Durham

4 County, North Carolina, by inserting after ‘‘Route

5 147’’ the following: ‘‘, including the interchange at

6 I–85’’;

7 (13) in item number 114, relating to Corpus

8 Christi to Angleton, Texas, by striking ‘‘Construct

9 new multi-lane freeway’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct a

10 4-lane divided highway’’;

11 (14) in item number 193, relating to Corning,

12 New York, by inserting ‘‘and other improvements’’

13 after ‘‘expressway lanes’’; and

14 (15) in item 196, relating to Orlando, Flor15 ida—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘Orlando,’’; and

17 (B) by striking ‘‘Land’’ and all that fol18 lows through ‘‘project’’ and inserting ‘‘One or

19 more regionally significant, intercity ground

20 transportation projects’’.

21 SEC. 339. INTERMODAL PROJECTS.

22 The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Inter23 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

24 (105 Stat. 2060–2063) is amended—
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1 (1) in item number 12, relating to Buffalo, New

2 York, by inserting after ‘‘Project’’ the following:

3 ‘‘and the Crossroads Arena Project’’; and

4 (2) in item number 31, relating to Los Angeles,

5 California, by striking ‘‘To improve ground access

6 from Sepulveda Blvd. to Los Angeles, California’’

7 and inserting the following: ‘‘For the Los Angeles

8 International Airport central terminal ramp access

9 project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation

10 Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000;

11 for the widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Im12 perial Highway, $1,000,000; and for transportation

13 systems management improvements in the vicinity of

14 the Sepulveda Boulevard/Los Angeles International

15 Airport tunnel, $950,000’’.

16 SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO SURFACE TRANS17 PORTATION AND UNIFORM RELOCATION AS18 SISTANCE ACT OF 1987.

19 (a) CALIFORNIA.—Section 149(a)(69) of the Surface

20 Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of

21 1987 (101 Stat. 191), relating to Burbank-Glendale-Pasa22 dena Airport, California, is amended—

23 (1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘highway’’;
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1 (2) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and con2 struction of terminal and parking facilities at such

3 airport’’; and

4 (3) by striking ‘‘by making’’ in the second sen5 tence and all that follows through the period at the

6 end of such sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘by

7 preparing a feasibility study and conducting prelimi8 nary engineering, design, and construction of a link

9 between such airport and the commuter rail system

10 that is being developed by the Los Angeles County

11 Metropolitan Transportation Authority.’’.

12 (b) LOUISIANA.—

13 (1) RURAL ACCESS PROJECT.—

14 (A) RESCISSION.—Effective October 1,

15 1995, the unobligated balances on September

16 30, 1995, of funds made available for section

17 149(a)(87) of the Surface Transportation and

18 Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987

19 (101 Stat. 194; relating to West Calcasieu Par20 ish, Louisiana) are hereby rescinded.

21 (B) FUNDING.—Item number 17 of the

22 table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the

23 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency

24 Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2038), relating to Lake
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1 Charles, Louisiana, is amended by striking

2 ‘‘4.1’’ and inserting ‘‘8.8’’.

3 (2) I–10 EXIT RAMP AND OTHER PROJECTS.—

4 Section 149(a)(89) of the Surface Transportation

5 and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987

6 (101 Stat. 191) is amended—

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘AND LAKE CHARLES’’

8 after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;

9 and

10 (B) by inserting before the period at the

11 end ‘‘and, of amounts made available to carry

12 out this paragraph, may use up to $456,022 to

13 carry out a comprehensive transportation and

14 land use plan for Lafayette, Louisiana,

15 $1,000,000 to carry out a project to construct

16 an exit ramp from the eastbound side of Inter17 state Route I–10 to Ryan Street in Lake

18 Charles, Louisiana, and $269,661 under this

19 paragraph for projects described in section

20 149(a)(90)’’.

21 (3) CONTRABAND BRIDGE.—Section 149(a)(90)

22 of such Act (101 Stat. 191) is amended—

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘AND LAKE CHARLES’’

24 after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;

25 and
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘and a project to con2 struct the Contraband Bridge portion of the

3 Nelson Access Road Project’’ before the period

4 at the end.

5 (c) PENNYSLVANIA.—Section 149(a)(74) of the Sur6 face Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance

7 Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 192) is amended by inserting be8 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘and other

9 projects in the counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Frank10 lin, and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania’’.

11 (d) MARYLAND.—Section 149(a)(92) of such Act

12 (101 Stat. 194) is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘UNITED STATES ROUTE 48’’

14 and inserting ‘‘WASHINGTON AND FREDERICK

15 COUNTIES’’; and

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘and to construct an inter17 change between Interstate Route I–70 and Inter18 state Route I–270 in Frederick County, Maryland’’

19 after ‘‘Mountain Road’’.

20 (e) BUS TESTING FACILITY.—Section 5318 of title

21 49, United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or coopera23 tive agreement’’ after ‘‘contract’’ each place it ap24 pears; and

25 (2) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(f) CONVERSION OF CONTRACTS.—The Secretary

2 may convert existing contracts entered into under this sec3 tion into cooperative agreements.’’.

4 SEC. 341. ELIGIBILITY.

5 (a) EXISTING PROJECT.—Section 108(b) of the Fed6 eral-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is

7 amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘such costs may be

9 further’’; and

10 (2) by striking ‘‘, and (2) the amount of such

11 costs shall not include the portion of the project be12 tween High Street and Causeway Street’’.

13 (b) OTHER EXISTING PROJECTS.—

14 (1) RECONSTRUCTION AND WIDENING.—The

15 project authorized by section 162 of the Surface

16 Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat.

17 2136) shall include reconstruction and widening to 6

18 lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of the

19 Pennsylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1

20 to the junction with the New Jersey Turnpike.

21 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any

22 other provision of law, the Federal share payable on

23 account of the project referred to in paragraph (1),

24 including the additional through roadway and bridge
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1 travel lanes, shall be 90 percent of the cost of the

2 project.

3 (3) TOLLS.—Notwithstanding section 301 of

4 title 23, United States Code, the project for con5 struction of an interchange between the Pennsylva6 nia Turnpike and Interstate Route 95, including the

7 widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be

8 treated as a reconstruction project described in sec9 tion 129(a)(1)(B) of such title and tolls may be con10 tinued on all traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

11 between United States Route 1 and the New Jersey

12 Turnpike.

13 (c) TYPE II NOISE BARRIERS.—No funds made

14 available out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used

15 to construct Type II noise barriers (as defined by section

16 772.5(i) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursu17 ant to sections 109 (h) and (i) of title 23, United States

18 Code if such barriers were not part of a project approved

19 by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this

20 Act.

21 SEC. 342. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.

22 The Secretary shall enter into an agreement modify23 ing the agreement entered into pursuant to section 339

24 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agen25 cies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–338) to
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1 conform such agreement to the provisions of section 336

2 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agen3 cies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–331).

4 Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the

5 amount of the previous appropriation in such section 339,

6 and the line of credit provided for shall not exceed an

7 amount supported by the previous appropriation. In imple8 menting such sections 336 and 339, the Secretary may

9 enter into an agreement requiring an interest rate that

10 is higher than the rate specified in such sections.

11 SEC. 343. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.

12 (a) PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY.—

13 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a

14 study on the adequacy of and the need for improve15 ments to the Pan American Highway.

16 (2) ELEMENTS.—The study to be conducted

17 under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum,

18 the following elements:

19 (A) Findings on the benefits of construct20 ing a highway at Darien Gap, Panama and Co21 lombia.

22 (B) Recommendations for a self-financing

23 arrangement for completion and maintenance of

24 the Pan American Highway.
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1 (C) Recommendations for establishing a

2 Pan American highway authority to monitor fi3 nancing, construction, maintenance, and oper4 ations of the Pan American Highway.

5 (D) Findings on the benefits to trade and

6 prosperity of a more efficient Pan American

7 Highway.

8 (E) Findings on the benefits to United

9 States industry through the use of United

10 States technology and equipment in construc11 tion of improvements to the Pan American

12 Highway.

13 (F) Findings on environmental consider14 ations, including environmental considerations

15 relating to the Darien Gap.

16 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

18 shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of

19 the study conducted under this subsection.

20 (b) HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYS21 TEM.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine

22 the cost, need, and efficacy of establishing a highway sign

23 for identifying routes on the National Highway System.

24 In conducting such study, the Secretary shall make a de-
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1 termination concerning whether to identify National High2 way System route numbers.

3 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—

4 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a

5 study on compliance with the provisions of the Buy

6 American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c) with respect to

7 contracts entered into using amounts made available

8 from the Highway Trust Fund.

9 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

11 shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of

12 the study conducted under paragraph (1).

13 SEC. 344. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.

14 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls col15 lected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the bor16 oughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New

17 York, shall continue to be collected for only those vehicles

18 exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

19 SEC. 345. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

20 Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

21 amended by striking ‘‘and $2,550,000 for fiscal year

22 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,550,000 for each of fiscal

23 years 1995 and 1996’’.
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1 SEC. 346. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.

2 Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor3 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105

4 Stat. 2003) is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘median’’ and

6 inserting ‘‘or temporary crashworthy’’;

7 (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘crash8 worthy’’ after ‘‘innovative’’;

9 (3) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting

10 ‘‘CRASHWORTHY’’ after ‘‘INNOVATIVE’’;

11 (4) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘crashworthy’’

12 after ‘‘innovative’’;

13 (5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘median’’;

14 (6) by inserting ‘‘or guiderail’’ after ‘‘guard15 rail’’; and

16 (7) by inserting before the period at the end of

17 subsection (c) ‘‘, and meets or surpasses the require18 ments of the National Cooperative Highway Re19 search Program 350 for longitudinal barriers’’.

20 SEC. 347. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.

21 (a) EFFECTIVE CONTROL.—Section 131(c) of title

22 23, United States Code, is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and inserting the fol24 lowing: ‘‘(5) signs, displays, and devices identifying

25 and announcing free motorist aid call boxes and ad-
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1 vertising their sponsorship by corporations or other

2 organizations, and (6)’’; and

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen4 tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that spacing of

5 signs, displays, and devices announcing motorist aid

6 call boxes is reasonable.’’.

7 (b) SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS.—Section 131(f) of

8 title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

9 end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the

10 term ‘specific information in the interest of the traveling

11 public’ includes identification, announcement, and spon12 sorship of motorist aid call boxes.’’.

13 SEC. 348. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT

14 COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.

15 Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States

16 Code, and the item relating to section 154 in the analysis

17 to chapter 1 of such title are repealed.

18 SEC. 349. ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE

19 FOR MOTORCYCLE HELMETS.

20 Subsection (h) of section 153 of title 23, United

21 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a law described in

22 subsection (a)(1) and’’ each place it appears.
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1 SEC. 350. SAFETY REST AREAS.

2 Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is

3 amended by inserting ‘‘safety rest areas,’’ after ‘‘signaliza4 tion,’’.

5 SEC. 351. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING

6 TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND

7 THEIR OPERATORS.

8 (a) EXEMPTIONS.—

9 (1) TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COM10 MODITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.—Regulations pre11 scribed by the Secretary under sections 31136 and

12 31502 of title 49, United States Code, regarding

13 maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used

14 by motor carriers shall not apply to drivers trans15 porting agricultural commodities or farm supplies

16 for agricultural purposes in a State if such transpor17 tation is limited to an area within a 50 air mile ra18 dius from the source of the commodities or the dis19 tribution point for the farm supplies and is during

20 the planting and harvesting seasons within such

21 State, as determined by the State.

22 (2) TRANSPORTATION AND OPERATION OF

23 GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS.—Such regu24 lations shall, in the case of a driver of a commercial

25 motor vehicle who is used primarily in the transpor26 tation and operation of a ground water well drilling
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1 rig, permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end

2 with the beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or

3 more consecutive hours for the purposes of deter4 mining maximum driving and on-duty time.

5 (3) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MA6 TERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.—Such regulations shall,

7 in the case of a driver of a commercial motor vehicle

8 who is used primarily in the transportation of con9 struction materials and equipment, permit any pe10 riod of 8 consecutive days to end with the beginning

11 of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive

12 hours for the purposes of determining maximum

13 driving and on-duty time.

14 (4) SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL.—A State may

15 waive the requirements of chapter 313 of title 49,

16 United States Code, with respect to a vehicle that is

17 being operated within the boundaries of an eligible

18 unit of local government by an employee of such unit

19 for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a

20 roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver

21 authority shall only apply in a case where the em22 ployee is needed to operate the vehicle because the

23 employee of the eligible unit of local government who

24 ordinarily operates the vehicle and who has a com25 mercial drivers license is unable to operate the vehi-
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1 cle or is in need of additional assistance due to a

2 snow emergency.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of subsection

4 (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enact5 ment of this Act.

6 (c) REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary

7 may conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine wheth8 er granting any exemption provided by subsection (a) is

9 not in the public interest and would have a significant ad10 verse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles.

11 If, at any time, the Secretary determines that granting

12 such exemption would not be in the public interest and

13 would have a significant adverse impact on the safety of

14 commercial motor vehicles, then the Secretary may pre15 vent the exemption from going into effect, modify the ex16 emption, or revoke the exemption.

17 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi18 nitions apply:

19 (1) 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.—The term ‘‘8 con20 secutive days’’ means the period of 8 consecutive

21 days beginning on any day at the time designated by

22 the motor carrier for a 24-hour period.

23 (2) 24-HOUR PERIOD.—The term ‘‘24-hour pe24 riod’’ means any 24-consecutive hour period begin25 ning at the time designated by the motor carrier for
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1 the terminal from which the driver is normally dis2 patched.

3 (3) GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIG.—The

4 term ‘‘ground water well drilling rig’’ means any ve5 hicle, machine, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or spe6 cialized mobile equipment propelled or drawn by me7 chanical power and used on highways to transport

8 water well field operating equipment, including

9 water well drilling and pump service rigs equipped to

10 access ground water.

11 (4) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MA12 TERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘transpor13 tation of construction materials and equipment’’

14 means the transportation of construction materials,

15 construction finished related products, construction

16 personnel, and construction equipment by a driver

17 within a 50 air mile radius of the normal work re18 porting location of the driver.

19 (5) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—

20 The term ‘‘eligible unit of local government’’ means

21 a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or

22 other public body created by or pursuant to State

23 law which has a total population of 3,000 individuals

24 or less.
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1 SEC. 352. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

2 Traffic control signs erected under the experimental

3 project conducted in the State of Oregon in December

4 1991 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of

5 section 2B–4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control

6 Devices of the Department of Transportation.

7 SEC. 353. BRIGHTMAN STREET BRIDGE, FALL RIVER HAR8 BOR, MASSACHUSETTS.

9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

10 Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachu11 setts, may be reconstructed to result in a clear channel

12 width of less than 300 feet.

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