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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2349 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2349

   To amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National 
                Highway System, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway 
System Designation Act of 1995''.
    (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

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.
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.
SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
Transportation.

                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

SEC. 101. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

    Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Initial Designation of NHS.--The National Highway System as 
submitted by the Secretary of Transportation on the map entitled 
`Official Submission, National Highway System, Federal Highway 
Administration', and dated September 1, 1995, is hereby designated 
within the United States, including the District of Columbia and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    ``(d) Modifications to the NHS.--
            ``(1) Proposed modifications.--The Secretary may submit for 
        approval to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives proposed 
        modifications to the National Highway System. The Secretary may 
        only propose a modification under this subsection if the 
        Secretary determines that such modification meets the criteria 
        and requirements of subsection (b). Proposed modifications may 
        include new segments and deletion of existing segments of the 
        National Highway System.
            ``(2) Approval of congress required.--A modification to the 
        National Highway System may only take effect if a law has been 
        enacted approving such modification.
            ``(3) Required submissions.--
                    ``(A) Initial submission.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of the enactment of the National Highway 
                System Designation Act of 1995, the Secretary shall 
                submit under paragraph (1) proposed modifications to 
                the National Highway System. Such modifications shall 
                include a list and description of additions to the 
                National Highway System consisting of connections to 
                major ports, airports, international border crossings, 
                public transportation and transit facilities, 
                interstate bus terminals, and rail and other intermodal 
                transportation facilities.
                    ``(B) Congressional high priority corridors.--Upon 
                the completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary 
                shall submit under paragraph (1) proposed modifications 
                to the National Highway System consisting of any 
                congressional high priority corridor or any segment 
                thereof established by section 1105 of the Intermodal 
                Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
                Stat. 2037) which was not identified on the National 
                Highway System designated by subsection (c).
            ``(4) Interim eligibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a 
                modification to the National Highway System which adds 
                to the National Highway System a connection to a major 
                port, airport, international border crossing, public 
                transportation or transit facility, interstate bus 
                terminal, or rail or other intermodal transportation 
                facility shall be eligible for funds apportioned under 
                section 104(b)(1) for the National Highway System if 
                the Secretary finds that such modification is 
                consistent with criteria developed by the Secretary for 
                such modifications to the National Highway System.
                    ``(B) Period of eligibility.--A modification to the 
                National Highway System which is eligible under 
                subparagraph (A) for funds apportioned under section 
                104(b)(1) may remain eligible for such funds only until 
                the date on which a law has been enacted approving 
                modifications to the National Highway System which 
                connect the National Highway System to facilities 
                referred to in subparagraph (A).''.
                 TITLE II--HIGHWAY FUNDING RESTORATION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Highway Funding Restoration Act of 
1995''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
            (1) Federal infrastructure spending on highways is critical 
        to the efficient movement of goods and people in the United 
        States;
            (2) section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 has been estimated to 
        result in fiscal year 1996 highway spending being reduced by as 
        much as $4,200,000,000;
            (3) such section 1003(c) will cause every State to lose 
        critical funds from the Highway Trust Fund that can never be 
        recouped; and
            (4) the funding reduction would have disastrous effects on 
        the national economy, impede interstate commerce, and 
        jeopardize the 40-year Federal investment in the Nation's 
        highway system.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to make the program categories in the current Federal-
        aid highway program more flexible so that States may fund 
        current, high-priority projects in fiscal year 1996;
            (2) to eliminate programs that are not critical during 
        fiscal year 1996 and to reallocate funds so that the States 
        will be able to continue their core transportation 
        infrastructure programs;
            (3) to restore funding for exempt highway programs;
            (4) to ensure the equitable distribution of funds to 
        urbanized areas with a population over 200,000 in a manner 
        consistent with the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991; and
            (5) to suspend certain penalties that would be imposed on 
        the States in fiscal year 1996.

SEC. 203. STATE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT RESTORATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--On October 1 of each of fiscal years 1996 and 
1997, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate 
among the States the amounts made available to carry out this section 
for Interstate highway substitute, National Highway System, surface 
transportation program, Interstate, congestion mitigation and air 
quality improvement program, bridge, hazard elimination, and rail-
highway crossings projects.
    (b) Allocation Formula.--Funds made available to carry out this 
section shall be allocated among the 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 
        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. 
    (c) Effect of Allocations.--Funds distributed to States under 
subsection (b) shall not affect calculations to determine allocations 
to States under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, and 
sections 1013(c), 1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
    (d) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, amounts made available to carry out this section shall be 
available for obligation for the fiscal year for which such amounts are 
made available plus the 3 succeeding fiscal years and shall be subject 
to the provisions of title 23, United States Code. Obligation 
limitations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
programs established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent laws shall apply to obligations 
made under this section.
    (e) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000.--
            (1) General rule.--The percentage determined under 
        paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a State under this section 
        for a fiscal year shall be obligated in urbanized areas of the 
        State with an urbanized population of over 200,000 under 
        section 133(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is the percentage determined by dividing--
                    (A) the total amount of the reduction in funds 
                which would have been attributed under section 
                133(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, to urbanized 
                areas of the State with an urbanized population of over 
                200,000 for fiscal year 1996 as a result of the 
                application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal 
                Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; by
                    (B) the total amount of the reduction in authorized 
                funds for fiscal year 1996 that would have been 
                allocated to the State, and that would have been 
                apportioned to the State, as a result of the 
                application of such section 1003(c).
    (f) Limitation on Planning Expenditures.--One-half of 1 percent of 
amounts allocated to each State under this section in any fiscal year 
may be available for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out the 
requirements of section 134 of title 23, United States Code (relating 
to transportation planning). 1\1/2\ percent of the amounts allocated to 
each State under this section in any fiscal year may be available for 
expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities referred to in 
subsection (c) of section 307 of such title (relating to transportation 
planning and research).
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account), to carry out this section $360,420,595 for fiscal 
year 1996 and $155,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
    (h) Applicability of Chapter 1 of Title 23.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, funds allocated under this section shall be 
available for obligation in the same manner and for the same purposes 
as if such
 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code.
    (i) Territories Defined.--In this section, the term ``territories'' 
means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 204. RESCISSIONS.

    (a) Rescissions.--Effective October 1, 1995, and after any 
necessary reductions are made under section 1003(c) of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the following 
unobligated balances available on September 30, 1995, of funds made 
available for the following provisions are hereby rescinded:
            (1) $78,993.92 made available by section 131(c) of the 
        Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
            (2) $798,701.04 made available by section 131(j) of the 
        Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
            (3) $942,249 made available for section 149(a)(66) of the 
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987.
            (4) $88,195 made available for section 149(a)(111)(C) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (5) $155,174.41 made available for section 149(a)(111)(E) 
        of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (6) $36,979.05 made available for section 149(a)(111)(J) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (7) $34,281.53 made available for section 149(a)(111)(K) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (8) $164,532 made available for section 149(a)(111)(L) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (9) $86,070.82 made available for section 149(a)(111)(M) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (10) $52,834 made available for section 149(a)(95) of the 
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987.
            (11) $909,131 made available for section 149(a)(99) of the 
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987.
            (12) $3,817,000 made available for section 149(a)(35) of 
        the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987.
            (13) $797,800 made available for section 149(a)(100) of the 
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
        1987.
            (14) $2 made available by section 149(c)(3) of the Surface 
        Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
            (15) $44,706,878 made available by section 1012(b)(6) of 
        the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (16) $15,401,107 made available by section 1003(a)(7) of 
        the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (17) $1,000,000 made available by item number 38 of the 
        table contained in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (18) $150,000,000 deducted by the Secretary under section 
        104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
            (19) $10,800,000 made available by section 5338(a)(1) of 
        title 49, United States Code.
    (b) Reductions in Authorized Amounts.--
            (1) Magnetic levitation.--Section 1036(d)(1) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 1986) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and'' after 
                ``1994,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``, 
                $125,000,000'' and all that follows through ``1997''; 
                and
                    (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``1996, and 
                1997'' and inserting ``and 1996''.
            (2) Highway safety programs.--Section 2005(1) of such Act 
        (105 Stat. 2079) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' the first place it appears 
                and inserting a comma; and
                    (B) by striking ``, 1995, 1996, and 1997'' and 
                inserting ``and 1995, and $146,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
        and (2) shall take effect on the day after the date on which 
        authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are reduced as a result 
        of application of section 1003(c) of such Act.
    (c) Congestion Pricing Pilot Program Transfers.--After the date on 
which authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are reduced as a result of 
application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991, the amounts made available for fiscal years 
1996 and 1997 to carry out section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1938) shall be 
available to carry out section 203 of this Act, relating to the State 
high priority restoration program.
SEC. 205. STATE UNOBLIGATED BALANCE FLEXIBILITY.

    (a) Reduction in Federal Funding.--
            (1) Notification of states.--On October 1, 1995, or as soon 
        as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall notify each State 
        of the total amount of the reduction in authorized funds for 
        fiscal year 1996 that would have been allocated to such State, 
        and that would have been apportioned to such State, as a result 
        of application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
            (2) Exclusion of certain funding.--In determining the 
        amount of any reduction under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall deduct--
                    (A) the amount allocated to each State in fiscal 
                year 1996 to carry out section 203 of this Act, 
                relating to the State high priority project restoration 
                program; and
                    (B) any amounts made available under section 
                157(a)(4)(B)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, for 
                fiscal year 1996.
    (b) Unobligated Balance Flexibility.--Upon request of a State, the 
Secretary shall make available to carry out projects described in 
section 203(a) of this Act in fiscal year 1996 an amount not to exceed 
the amount determined under subsection (a) for the State. Such funds 
shall be made available from authorized funds that were allocated or 
apportioned to such State and were not obligated as of September 30, 
1995. The State shall designate on or before November 1, 1995, or as 
soon as possible thereafter which of such authorized funds are to be 
made available under this section to carry out such projects. The 
Secretary shall make available before November 15, 1995, or as soon as 
possible thereafter funds designated under the preceding sentence to 
the State.
    (c) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000.--Funds which 
were apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, 
United States Code, and attributed to urbanized areas of a State with 
an urbanized population of over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3) of such 
title may only be designated by the State under subsection (b) if the 
metropolitan planning organization designated for such area concurs, in 
writing, with such designation.
    (d) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Balances.--States may 
designate under subsection (b) funds apportioned under section 
104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, and not obligated as of 
September 30, 1995, to carry out projects described in section 203(a) 
of this Act only if such funds will be obligated in areas described in 
section 104(b)(2) of such title or, in the case of a State which does 
not include such an area, the funds may be obligated in any area of the 
State.
    (e) Interstate Construction Balances.--A State may not designate 
under subsection (b) any more than \1/3\ of funds apportioned or 
allocated to the State for Interstate construction and not obligated as 
of September 30, 1995.
    (f) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, amounts designated under subsection (b) shall be available for 
obligation for the same period for which such amounts were originally 
made available for obligation and shall be subject to the provisions of 
title 23, United States Code. Obligation limitations for Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs established by the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent 
laws shall apply to obligations made under this section.
    (g) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect calculations to determine allocations to 
States under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 
1013(c), 1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991.
    (h) State.--In this section and section 203, the term ``State'' has 
the meaning such term has under section 401 of title 23, United States 
Code.

SEC. 206. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

    (a) Formula.--Section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``In fiscal'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--In fiscal'';
            (2) by inserting ``funds authorized to be appropriated by 
        subsection (f)'' after ``shall allocate'';
            (3) by moving subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph 
        (1) of this subsection, 2 ems to the right; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Additional allocation.--If the aggregate 
                amount allocated to the States under subparagraph (A) 
                after application of section 1003(c) the Intermodal 
                Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 for any 
                fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1995, is less 
                than the amount authorized to be appropriated to carry 
                out this section for such fiscal year, then the excess 
                of such authorized amount shall be allocated as 
                follows:
                            ``(i) The Secretary shall first allocate to 
                        each State such amount as may be necessary to 
                        increase the allocation under subparagraph (A) 
                        to the amount that would have been allocated to 
                        the State for such fiscal year if the full 
                        amount of the funds authorized to be 
                        appropriated for such fiscal year by such Act 
                        out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
                        Mass Transit Account) were appropriated without 
                        regard to such section 1003(c).
                            ``(ii) If any of such excess remains after 
                        the allocation under clause (i), the Secretary 
                        shall allocate to each State such amount as may 
                        be necessary so that the amount authorized to 
                        be appropriated for such fiscal year for each 
                        project to be carried out in such State under 
                        sections 1103 through 1108 of such Act without 
                        regard to section 1003(c) of such Act is 
                        available for the project.
                            ``(iii) The Secretary shall allocate among 
                        the States any excess remaining after the 
                        allocations under clauses (i) and (ii) so that 
                        each State is allocated the following 
                        percentages of the remaining excess:

                ``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 
                        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. 
                    ``(C) Territories defined.--In this paragraph, the 
                term `territories' means the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
                American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands.''.
    (b) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000 in Fiscal 
Years 1996 and 1997.--Section 157 of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsection 
        (e) and (f), respectively, and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000 in Fiscal 
Years 1996 and 1997.--
            ``(1) General rule.--The percentage determined under 
        paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a State under subsection 
        (a)(4)(B)(iii) for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall be 
        obligated in urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized 
        population of over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3).
            ``(2) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph 
        (1) is the percentage determined by dividing--
                    ``(A) the total amount of the reduction in funds 
                which would have been attributed under section 
                133(d)(3) to urbanized areas of the State with an 
                urbanized population of over 200,000 for fiscal year 
                1996 as a result of the application of section 1003(c) 
                of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
                of 1991; by
                    ``(B) the total amount of the reduction in 
                authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 that would have 
                been allocated to the State, and that would have been 
                apportioned to the State, as a result of the 
                application of such section 1003(c).''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 157(f) of such title, as redesignated by 
subsection (b), is amended by inserting before the period the 
following: ``and before October 1, 1995, $1,101,000,000 for fiscal year 
1996, $1,378,000,000 for fiscal year 1997''.
SEC. 207. RELIEF FROM MANDATES.

    (a) Management Systems.--The Secretary shall not take any action 
pursuant to or enforce the provisions of section 303(c) of title 23, 
United States Code, with respect to any State during fiscal year 1996.
    (b) Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Rubber.--Section 1038 of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
1987-1990) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Authorized funds.--The term ``authorized funds'' means 
        funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
        Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out title 
        23, United States Code (other than sections 402 and 410) and 
        the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
        and subject to an obligation limitation.
            (2) Urbanized area.--The term ``urbanized area'' has the 
        meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23, United 
        States Code.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSIT OPERATING ASSISTANCE LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any limitation otherwise imposed 
on operating assistance under section 5307 of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall distribute such limitation so that each 
urbanized area (as such term is defined under section 5302 of such 
title) that had a population under the 1990 decennial census of the 
United States of less than 200,000 will receive, under the distribution 
of such limitation for fiscal year 1996, 75 percent of the amount the 
area received under the distribution of such limitation for fiscal year 
1995.
    (b) Consideration.--In the distribution of the limitation referred 
to in subsection (a) to urbanized areas that had a population under the 
1990 decennial census of 1,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall direct 
each such area to give priority consideration to the impact of 
reductions in operating assistance on smaller transit authorities 
operating within the area and to consider the needs and resources of 
such transit authorities when the limitation is distributed among all 
transit authorities operating in the area.

SEC. 302. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIGH COST FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS.

    (a) Requirements.--The Secretary shall require each recipient of 
Federal financial assistance for a highway or transit project with an 
estimated total cost of $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to the 
Secretary an annual financial plan. Such plan shall be based on 
detailed annual estimates of the cost to complete the remaining 
elements of the project and on reasonable assumptions, as determined by 
the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete the project.
    (b) Recommendations on Withholding of Assistance.--As part of an 
annual report to be submitted under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
make a recommendation to Congress on whether or not future Federal 
assistance should be withheld with respect to any project described in 
subsection (a) for which an annual financial plan is not submitted 
under subsection (a) or for which the Secretary determines that the 
estimates or assumptions referred to in subsection (a) are not 
reasonable.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual 
report on the financial plans submitted to the Secretary under this 
section, and any recommendation made by the Secretary under subsection 
(b), in the preceding fiscal year.
SEC. 303. LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FINANCING GRANT AND EARLY SYSTEMS 
              WORK AGREEMENTS.

    Section 5309(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1) down 1 line;
            (2) by moving all the paragraphs, subparagraphs, and 
        clauses of such section 2 ems to the right;
            (3) by inserting after ``(1)'' the first place it appears 
        the following: ``Letters of intent.--'';
            (4) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``Public Works and 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Transportation and 
        Infrastructure'';
            (5) by inserting after (2) the first place it appears 
        ``Full financing grant agreements.--'';
            (6) by inserting after (3) the first place it appears 
        ``Early system work agreements.--'';
            (7) by inserting after (4) the first place it appears 
        ``Total estimated future obligations and contingent 
        commitments.--''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Preauthorization of full federal financial 
        responsibility.--
                    ``(A) In general.--After the date of the enactment 
                of this paragraph and before the date on which Federal-
                aid highway and transit programs are reauthorized, the 
                Secretary of Transportation may not issue a letter of 
                intent, or enter into a full financing grant agreement 
                or early systems work agreement, under this section for 
                a project or operable segment of a project unless the 
                full amount of Federal financial responsibility for the 
                project or operable segment of a project has been 
                included in an authorization law.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The prohibition on entering into 
                a full financing grant agreement under this paragraph 
                shall not apply--
                            ``(i) to any project for which a letter of 
                        intent was issued before the date of the 
                        enactment of this paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) to any project included as an 
                        element of an interrelated project which also 
                        includes another project for which a letter of 
                        intent was issued before such date of 
                        enactment.''.
SEC. 304. REPORT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND 
              EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.

    Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1) down 1 line;
            (2) by moving all the paragraphs and subparagraphs of such 
        section 2 ems to the right;
            (3) by inserting ``Percentages.--'' after ``(1)'' the first 
        place it appears;
            (4) by inserting ``Nonurbanized area allocation.--'' after 
        ``(2)'' the first place it appears;
            (5) by inserting ``Reports.--'' after ``(3)'' the first 
        place it appears;
            (6) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Public Works and 
        Transportation'' and inserting ``Transportation and 
        Infrastructure'';
            (7) in paragraph (3) by striking ``a proposal on the 
        allocation'' and inserting ``a report on the proposed 
        allocation'';
            (8) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``Such report shall include for each such capital project the 
        following:
                    ``(A) An analysis of the potential funding 
                requirements of the project under paragraph (1)(B) in 
                the succeeding 5 fiscal years.
                    ``(B) A description of the planning and study 
                process undertaken to select the locally preferred 
                alternative for the project.
                    ``(C) A description of efforts undertaken to seek 
                alternative funding sources for the project.''; and
            (9) by inserting ``Multiple allocations.--'' after ``(4)'' 
        the first place it appears.

SEC. 305. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS.

    (a) Long Beach Metro Link Fixed Rail Project.--Section 3035(o) of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2131) is repealed.
    (b) Honolulu Rapid Transit Project.--Section 3035(ww) of such Act 
(105 Stat. 2136) is amended by striking ``$618,000,000'' and inserting 
``$541,100,000''.
SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSIT PROJECTS.

    (a) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3031(d) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2122-2123) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``Hudson River Waterfront 
        Transportation System'' the following: ``(including corridor 
        connections to and within the city of Bayonne)''; and
            (2) by inserting after ``Concourse,'' the following: ``the 
        West Shore Line,''.
    (b) North Bay Ferry Service.--Section 3035(c) of such Act (105 
Stat. 2129) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' and all that follows 
through ``1993'' and inserting ``$17,000,000''.
    (c) Staten Island-Midtown Manhattan Ferry Service.--Section 3035(d) 
of such Act is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and all that follows 
through ``1993'' and inserting ``$12,000,000''.
    (d) Central Area Circulator Project.--Section 3035(e) of such Act 
is amended by striking the last sentence which begins ``Such amount''.
    (e) Salt Lake City Light Rail Project.--Section 3035(f) of such Act 
is amended by inserting after ``including'' the following: ``related 
high-occupancy vehicle lane, intermodal corridor design,''.
    (f) Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Improvement Project.--
Section 3035(g) of such Act is amended by striking ``not less than'' 
the 1st place it appears and all that follows through ``1994'' and 
inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (g) San Jose-Gilroy-Hollister Commuter Rail Project.--Section 
3035(h) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``July 1, 1994'' and inserting ``September 
        30, 1996''; and
            (2) by striking ``August 1, 1994,'' and inserting ``October 
        31, 1996,''.
    (h) Dallas Light Rail Project.--
            (1) Multiyear grant agreement.--Section 3035(i) of such Act 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``6.4 miles'' and inserting ``9.6 
                miles'';
                    (B) by striking ``10 stations'' and inserting ``not 
                to exceed 14 stations'';
                    (C) by striking ``such light rail line'' and 
                inserting ``the program of interrelated projects 
                identified in section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United 
                States Code,''; and
                    (D) by striking ``of such elements'' and inserting 
                ``element of such program of interrelated projects''.
            (2) Program of interrelated projects.--Section 
        5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States
         Code, is amended by striking ``Camp Wisdom'' and inserting 
``Interstate Route 20, L.B.J. Freeway''.
    (i) Kansas City Light Rail Line.--Section 3035(k) of such Act is 
amended by striking ``$1,500,000 in fiscal year 1992, and $4,400,000 in 
fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``$5,900,000''.
    (j) Downtown Orlando Circulator Project.--Section 3035(l) of such 
Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
        ``Downtown Orlando Circulator Project'';
            (2) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
        inserting ``The'';
            (3) by striking ``for'' the second place it appears and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``and 
        the completion of final design, construction, land and 
        equipment acquisition, and related activities for the Downtown 
        Orlando Circulator project.''.
    (k) Detroit Light Rail Project.--Section 3035(m) of such Act is 
amended by striking ``not less than'' the first place it appears and 
all that follows through ``1993,'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (l) Lakewood-Freehold-Matawan or James- burg Rail Project.--Section 
3035(p) of such Act is amended by striking ``$1,800,000'' and all that 
follows through ``1994'' and inserting ``$7,800,000''.
    (m) Charlotte Light Rail Study.--Section 3035(r) of such Act is 
amended by striking ``$125,000'' and all that follows through ``1993'' 
and inserting ``$500,000''.
    (n) San Diego Mid Coast Fixed Guideway Project.--Section 3035(u) of 
such Act is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Mid Coast Light 
        Rail Project'' and inserting ``Metropolitan Transit Improvement 
        Program'';
            (2) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''; and
            (3) by striking ``, $2,000,000'' and all that follows 
        through the period and inserting ``$27,000,000 for the 
        integrated project financing of the San Diego Mid Coast and 
        Mission Valley East Corridor fixed guideway projects.''.
    (o) Eureka Springs, Arkansas.--Section 3035(z) of such Act is 
amended by striking the text and inserting the following: ``From funds 
made available under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall make available $63,600 to Eureka Springs 
Transit for the purchase of an alternative fueled vehicle which is 
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.''.
    (p) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements Program.--
Section 3035(nn) of such Act is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``as follows:'' and all 
        that follows through ``1994.'' and inserting ``and shall be 
        $60,000,000.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``as follows:'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
        and inserting ``and shall total $160,000,000.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``for fiscal year 1993''.
    (q) Dulles Corridor Rail Project.--Section 3035(aaa) of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''; and
            (2) by striking ``the completion'' and all that follows 
        through ``engineering for''.
    (r) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.--Section 
3035(bbb) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(bbb) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.--From funds 
made available under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary shall make available $300,000,000 for the Central 
Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.''.
    (s) Canal Street Corridor Light Rail.--Section 3035(fff) of such 
Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
        inserting ``The''; and
            (2) by striking ``negotiate'' and all that follows through 
        ``includes'' and inserting ``make available''.
    (t) Additional Transit Projects.--
            (1) Canton-akron-cleveland commuter rail.--From funds made 
        available under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United 
        States Code, the Secretary shall make available $6,500,000 for 
        the Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail project.
            (2) Cincinnati northeast/northern kentucky rail.--From 
        funds made available under such section, the Secretary shall 
        make available $2,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern 
        Kentucky Rail project.
            (3) DART north central light rail extension.--From funds 
        made available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $2,500,000 for the DART North Central Light Rail 
        Extension project.
            (4) Dallas-fort worth railtran.--From funds made available 
        under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
        $5,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project.
            (5) Florida tri-county commuter rail.--From funds made 
        available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail 
        project.
            (6) Miami-north 27th avenue.--From funds made available 
        under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
        $2,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project.
            (7) Memphis, tennessee, regional rail plan.--From funds 
        made available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $2,500,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Regional Rail 
        Plan project.
            (8) New orleans canal street corridor.--From funds made 
        available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $10,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street Corridor 
        project.
            (9) Orange county transitway.--From funds made available 
        under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
        $5,000,000 for the Orange County Transitway project.
            (10) Whitehall ferry terminal, new york, new york.--From 
        funds made available under such section, the Secretary shall 
        make available $5,000,000 for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal 
        project.
            (11) Wisconsin central commuter.--From funds made available 
        under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
        $14,400,000 for the Wisconsin Central Commuter project.
            (12) San juan, puerto rico, tren urbano.--From funds made 
        available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $15,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren 
        Urbano project.
            (13) Tampa to lakeland commuter rail.--From funds made 
        available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
        available $1,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland Commuter Rail 
        project.

SEC. 307. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR TRANSIT PROJECTS.

    Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) recreational travel and tourism.''.

SEC. 308. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

    Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Special Rules for Engineering and Design Contracts.--
            ``(1) Performance and audits.--Any contract or subcontract 
        awarded in accordance with subsection (d), whether funded in 
        whole or in part with Federal transit funds, shall be performed 
        and audited in compliance with cost principles contained in the 
        Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of title 48 of the 
        Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(2) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own 
        audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract 
        awarded in accordance with subsection (d) shall accept indirect 
        cost rates established in accordance with the Federal 
        acquisition regulations for 1-year applicable accounting 
        periods by a cognizant Federal or State government agency, if 
        such rates are not currently under dispute. Once a firm's 
        indirect cost rates are accepted, the recipient of such funds 
        shall apply such rates for the purposes of contract estimation, 
        negotiation, administration, reporting, and contract payment 
        and shall not be limited by administrative or de facto ceilings 
        of any kind. A recipient of such funds requesting or using the 
        cost and rate data described in this paragraph shall notify any 
        affected firm before such request or use. Such data shall be 
        confidential and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole 
        or in part, to another firm or to any government agency which 
        is not part of the group of agencies sharing cost data under 
        this paragraph, except by written permission of the audited 
        firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not 
        be disclosed under any circumstances.
            ``(3) State option.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take 
        effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
        subsection with respect to all States; except that if a State, 
        during such 2-year period, adopts by statute an alternative 
        process intended to promote engineering and design quality and 
        ensure maximum competition by professional companies of all 
        sizes providing engineering and design services, such 
        paragraphs shall not apply with respect to such State.''.
SEC. 309. FERRY BOATS AND TERMINAL FACILITIES.

    Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
        sentence the following: ``or between a point in a State and a 
        point in the Dominion of Canada''; and
            (2) in the second sentence by inserting after ``Puerto 
        Rico'' the following: ``, between a point in a State and a 
        point in the Dominion of Canada,''.

SEC. 310. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SURVEYING AND MAPPING 
              SERVICES.

    Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue guidance to encourage 
States to utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, private sector 
sources for surveying and mapping services for highway projects under 
this title. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall 
determine appropriate roles for State and private mapping and surveying 
activities, including--
            ``(1) preparation of standards and specifications;
            ``(2) research in surveying and mapping instrumentation and 
        procedures and technology transfer to the private sector;
            ``(3) providing technical guidance, coordination, and 
        administration of State surveying and mapping activities; and
            ``(4) establishing a schedule with quantifiable goals for 
        increasing the use by the States of private sector sources for 
        surveying and mapping activities.''.

SEC. 311. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Transit Security Systems.--Section 5307(d)(1)(J)(i) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before ``and any 
other'' the following: ``employing law enforcement or security 
personnel in areas within or adjacent to such systems,''.
    (b) Ferryboat Operations.--For purposes of calculating 
apportionments under section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, for 
fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1995, 50 percent of the 
ferryboat revenue vehicle miles and 50 percent of the ferryboat route 
miles attributable to service provided to the city of Avalon, 
California, for which the operator receives public assistance shall be 
included in the calculation of ``fixed guideway vehicle revenue miles'' 
and ``fixed guideway route miles'' attributable to the Los Angeles 
urbanized area under sections 5336(b)(2)(A) and 5335 of such title.

SEC. 312. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              DISABILITIES.

    Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I) by striking ``7 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``3 years after 
        the date of issuance of final regulations under subparagraph 
        (B)(ii)''; and
            (2) in subclause (II) by striking ``6 years after such date 
        of enactment'' and inserting ``2 years after the date of 
        issuance of such final regulations''.

SEC. 313. ALASKA RAILROAD.

    Section 5337(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``The Alaska Railroad is eligible 
for assistance under this subparagraph with respect to improvements to 
its passenger operations.''.

SEC. 314. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING.

    (a) Mass Transit Testing.--Section 5331(b)(1)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Testing Program for Mass Transportation Employees.--(1)(A) In 
the interest of mass transportation safety, the Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations that establish a program requiring mass 
transportation operations that receive financial assistance under 
section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of this title or section 103(e)(4) of title 
23 to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-
accident testing of mass transportation employees responsible for 
safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of 
a controlled substance in violation of law or a United States 
Government regulation, and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and 
post-accident testing of such employees for the use of alcohol in 
violation of law or a United States Government regulation. The 
regulations shall permit such operations to conduct preemployment 
testing of such employees for the use of alcohol.''.
    (b) Railroad Testing.--Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) a railroad carrier to conduct preemployment, 
        reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of all 
        railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions 
        (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of a controlled 
        substance in violation of law or a United States Government 
        regulation, and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and 
        post-accident testing of such employees for the use of alcohol 
        in violation of law or a United States Government regulation; 
        the regulations shall permit such railroad carriers to conduct 
        preemployment testing of such employees for the use of alcohol; 
        and''.
    (c) Motor Carrier Testing.--Section 31306(b)(1)(A) of such title is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Testing Program for Operators of Commercial Motor Vehicles.--
(1)(A) In the interest of commercial motor vehicle safety, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations that establish 
a program requiring motor carriers to conduct preemployment, reasonable 
suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of operators of commercial 
motor vehicles for the use of controlled substance in violation of law 
or a United States Government regulation and to conduct reasonable 
suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of such operators for the 
use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States Government 
regulation. The regulations shall permit such motor carriers to conduct 
preemployment testing of such employees for the use of alcohol.''.
    (d) Aviation Testing.--
            (1) Program for employees of air carriers and foreign air 
        carriers.--Section 45102(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Program for Employees of Air Carriers and Foreign Air 
Carriers.--(1) In the interest of aviation safety, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations that 
establish a program requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers to 
conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident 
testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening contract 
personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for safety-
sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) for the use of a 
controlled substance in violation of law or a United States Government 
regulation; and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and post-
accident testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening 
contract personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for 
safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) for the 
use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States Government 
regulation. The regulations shall permit air carriers and foreign air 
carriers to conduct preemployment testing of airmen, crewmembers, 
airport security screening contract personnel, and other air carrier 
employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the 
Administrator) for the use of alcohol.''.
            (2) Program for employees of the federal aviation 
        administration.--Section 45102(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Program for Employees of the Federal Aviation 
Administration.--(1) The Administrator shall establish a program of 
preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing 
for the use of a controlled substance in violation of law or a United 
States Government regulation for employees of the Administration whose 
duties include responsibility for safety-sensitive functions and shall 
establish a program of reasonable suspicion, random and post-accident 
testing for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States 
Government regulation for such employees. The Administrator may 
establish a program of preemployment testing for the use of alcohol for 
such employees.''.

SEC. 315. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

    (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 410(d)(1)(E) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``the date of enactment of this 
section'' and inserting ``December 18, 1991''.
    (b) Basic Grant Eligibility.--Section 410(d) of such title is 
further amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) A State shall be treated as having met the 
        requirement of this paragraph if--
                    ``(i) the State provides to the Secretary a written 
                certification that the highest court of the State has 
                issued a decision indicating that implementation of 
                subparagraph (A) would constitute a violation of the 
                constitution of the State; and
                    ``(ii) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction 
                of the Secretary--
                            ``(I) that the alcohol fatal crash 
                        involvement rate in the State has decreased in 
                        each of the 3 most recent calendar years for 
                        which statistics for determining such rate are 
                        available; and
                            ``(II) that the alcohol fatal crash 
                        involvement rate in the State has been lower 
                        than the average such rate for all States in 
                        each of such calendar years.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood alcohol 
        concentration of 0.02 percent or greater when driving a motor 
        vehicle shall be deemed to be driving while intoxicated.''.
    (c) Supplemental Grants.--Section 410(f) of such title is amended 
by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) 
as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.

SEC. 316. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

    (a) Older Drivers and Other Special Driver Groups.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
        technologies and practices to improve the driving performance 
        of older drivers and other special driver groups.
            (2) Demonstration activities.--In conducting the study 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall undertake 
        demonstration activities which incorporate and build upon 
        gerontology research related to the study of the normal aging 
        process. The Secretary shall initially implement such 
        activities in those States which have the highest population of 
        aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is their 
        primary mobility mode.
            (3) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall carry out 
        the study under paragraph (1) by entering into a cooperative 
        agreement with an institution that has demonstrated 
        competencies in gerontological research, population 
        demographics, human factors related to transportation, and 
        advanced technology applied to transportation.
    (b) Work Zone Safety.--In carrying out the work zone safety program 
under section 1051 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991, the Secretary shall utilize a variety of methods to 
increase safety at highway construction sites, including each of the 
following:
            (1) Conferences to explore new techniques and stimulate 
        dialogue for improving work zone safety.
            (2) Creation of a national clearinghouse to assemble and 
        disseminate, by electronic and other means, information 
        relating to the improvement of work zone safety.
            (3) A national promotional campaign in cooperation with the 
        States to provide timely, site-specific information to 
        motorists when construction workers are actually present.
    (c) Radio and Microwave Technology for Motor Vehicle Safety Warning 
System.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to develop 
        and evaluate radio and microwave technology for a motor vehicle 
        safety warning system in furtherance of safety in all types of 
        motor vehicles.
            (2) Equipment.--Equipment developed under the study to be 
        conducted under subsection (a) shall be directed toward, but 
        not limited to, advance warning to operators of all types of 
        motor vehicles of--
                    (A) temporary obstructions in a highway;
                    (B) poor visibility and highway surface conditions 
                caused by adverse weather; and
                    (C) movement of emergency vehicles.
            (3) Safety applications.--In conducting the study under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the 
        technology described in this subsection has other appropriate 
        safety applications.

SEC. 317. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.

    Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2-year'' the first place it appears and 
        all that follows through ``Act,'' and inserting ``period 
        beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on the date on which 
        Federal-aid highway and transit programs are reauthorized after 
        the date of the enactment of the National Highway System 
        Designation Act of 1995,''; and
            (2) by striking the second sentence.

SEC. 318. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Areas Eligible for Funds.--
            (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 149(b) of 
        title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``if the project or program is for 
                an area in the State that was designated as a 
                nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean 
                Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) during any part of fiscal 
                year 1994 and'' after ``program'' the 2nd place it 
                appears; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``contribute'' 
                and all that follows through ``; or'' and inserting the 
                following: ``contribute to--
                    ``(i) the attainment of a national ambient air 
                quality standard; or
                    ``(ii) the maintenance of a national ambient air 
                quality standard in an area that was designated as a 
                nonattainment area but that was later redesignated by 
                the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                Agency as an attainment area under section 107(d) of 
                the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or''.
            (2) Apportionment.--Section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United 
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``is a 
                nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean Air Act) 
                for ozone'' and inserting ``was a nonattainment area 
                (as defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 
                U.S.C. 7501(2))) for ozone during any part of fiscal 
                year 1994''; and
                    (B) in the third sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``is also'' and inserting 
                        ``was also''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``during any part of 
                        fiscal year 1994'' after ``monoxide''.
    (b) Effect of Limitation on Apportionment.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, any 
limitation under an amendment made by this section on an apportionment 
of funds otherwise authorized under section 1003(a)(4) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
1919) shall not affect any hold harmless
 apportionment adjustment under section 1015(a) of such Act (105 Stat. 
1943).

SEC. 319. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        program to require States to conduct an analysis of the life-
        cycle costs of all projects on the National Highway System with 
        an estimated total cost of $25,000,000 or more.
            ``(2) Analysis of life-cycle costs defined.--In this 
        subsection, the term `analysis of life-cycle costs' means a 
        process for evaluating the total economic worth of one or more 
        projects by analyzing both initial costs as well as discounted 
        future costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, 
        rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life 
        of the project or projects.''.
    (b) Value Engineering.--Such section is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Value Engineering for NHS.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
        to require States to carry out a value engineering analysis for 
        all projects on the National Highway System with an estimated 
        total cost of $25,000,000 or more.
            ``(2) Value engineering defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `value engineering analysis' means a 
        systematic process of review and analysis of a project or 
        activity during its design phase by a multidisciplined team of 
        persons not originally involved in the project or activity in 
        order to provide suggestions for reducing the total cost of the 
        project or activity and providing a project or activity of 
        equal or better quality. Such suggestions may include a 
        combination or elimination of inefficient or expensive parts of 
        the original proposed design for the project or activity and 
        total redesign of the proposed project or activity using 
        different technologies, materials, or methods so as to 
        accomplish the original purpose of the project or activity.''.

SEC. 320. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Highway Construction.--Section 109(j) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``plan for the implementation of 
any ambient air quality standard for any air quality control region 
designated pursuant to the Clean Air Act, as amended.'' and inserting 
the following: ``plan for--
            ``(1) the implementation of a national ambient air quality 
        standard for which an area is designated as a nonattainment 
        area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7407(d)); or
            ``(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
        standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment area 
        but that was later redesignated by the Administrator as an 
        attainment area for the standard and that is required to 
        develop a maintenance plan under section 175A of the Clean Air 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).''.
    (b) Clean Air Act Requirements.--Section 176(c) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply only with 
        respect to--
                    ``(A) a nonattainment area and each specific 
                pollutant for which the area is designated as a 
                nonattainment area; and
                    ``(B) an area that was designated as a 
                nonattainment area but that was later redesignated by 
                the Administrator as an attainment area and that is 
                required to develop a maintenance plan under section 
                175A with respect to the specific pollutant for which 
                the area was designated nonattainment.''.

SEC. 321. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.

    (a) Contracting for Engineering and Design Services.--Section 
112(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) Performance and audits.--Any contract or 
                subcontract awarded in accordance with subparagraph 
                (A), whether funded in whole or in part with Federal-
                aid highway funds, shall be performed and audited in 
                compliance with cost principles contained in the 
                Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of title 48 
                of the Code of Federal Regulations.
                    ``(D) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing 
                its own audits, a recipient of funds under a contract 
                or subcontract awarded in accordance with subparagraph 
                (A) shall accept indirect cost rates established in 
                accordance with the Federal acquisition regulations for 
                1-year applicable accounting periods by a cognizant 
                Federal or State government agency, if such rates are 
                not currently under dispute. Once a firm's indirect 
                cost rates are accepted, the recipient of such funds 
                shall apply such rates for the purposes of contract 
                estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, and 
                contract payment and shall not be limited by 
                administrative or de facto ceilings of any kind. A 
                recipient of such funds requesting or using the cost 
                and rate data described in this subparagraph shall 
                notify any affected firm before such request or use. 
                Such data shall be confidential and shall not be 
                accessible or provided, in whole or in part, to another 
                firm or to any government agency which is not part of 
                the group of agencies sharing cost data under this 
                subparagraph, except by written permission of the 
                audited firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate 
                data shall not be disclosed under any circumstances.
                    ``(E) State option.--Subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
                shall take effect 2 years after the date of the 
                enactment of this subparagraph with respect to all 
                States; except that if a State, during such 2-year 
                period, adopts by statute an alternative process 
                intended to promote engineering and design quality and 
                ensure maximum
                 competition by professional companies of all sizes 
providing engineering and design services, such subparagraphs shall not 
apply with respect to such State.''.
    (b) Repeal of Pilot Program.--Section 1092 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 112 note; 105 
Stat. 2024) is repealed.

SEC. 322. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN 
              WISCONSIN.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Operation of Certain Specialized Hauling Vehicles on Certain 
Wisconsin Highways.--If the 104-mile portion of Wisconsin State Route 
78 and United States Route 51 between Interstate Route 94 near Portage, 
Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Route 29 south of Wausau, Wisconsin, is 
designated as part of the Interstate System under section 139(a), the 
single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and 
bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
the 104-mile portion with respect to the operation of any vehicle that 
could legally operate on the 104-mile portion before the date of 
enactment of this subsection.''.

SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF CENTENNIAL BRIDGE, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 
              AGREEMENT.

    For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, United States Code, 
the agreement concerning the Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, 
entered into under the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the city of 
Rock Island, Illinois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and 
operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock 
Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Davenport, 
Iowa'', approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110, chapter 48), shall be 
treated as if the agreement had been entered into under section 129 of 
title 23, United States Code, as in effect on December 17, 1991, and 
may be modified in accordance with section 129(a)(6) of the title.
SEC. 324. METRIC REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS.

    (a) Placement of Signs.--Before September 30, 1997, the Secretary 
may not require the States to expend any Federal or State funds to 
construct, erect, or otherwise place any sign relating to any speed 
limit, distance, or other measurement on any highway for the purpose of 
having such sign establish such speed limit, distance, or other 
measurement using the metric system.
    (b) Modification of Signs.--Before September 30, 1997, the 
Secretary may not require the States to expend any Federal or State 
funds to modify any sign relating to any speed limit, any distance, or 
other measurement on any highway for the purpose of having such sign 
establish such speed limit, distance, or measurement using the metric 
system.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning such 
        term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
            (2) Metric system.--The term ``metric system'' has the 
        meaning the term ``metric system of measurement'' has under 
        section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
        205c).

SEC. 325. ISTEA TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.

    Section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the period at the end of the first sentence and inserting the 
following: ``; except that nothing in this subsection or section 1047 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall 
restrict, or otherwise be applied by the Secretary to affect, the 
authority of a State under subsection (d) of this section with respect 
to commercial or industrial areas or the authority of a State under 
subsection (k) of this section to establish standards imposing stricter 
limitations than those established in this subsection.''.

SEC. 326. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

    Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) Recreational travel and tourism.''.

SEC. 327. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN TOLL BRIDGE PROJECTS.

    Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``Any non-Federal funds expended for 
the seismic retrofit of the bridge may be credited toward the non-
Federal share required as a condition of receipt of any Federal funds 
for seismic retrofit of the bridge made available after the date of the 
expenditure.''.

SEC. 328. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN REPORTS AND 
              SURVEYS.

    Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``or collected'' after ``compiled''.

SEC. 329. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

    (a) State Eligibility.--Section 1302(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (33 U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Act'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``part'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C), respectively; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Sixth year provision.--On and after the date that is 
        5 years after the date of the enactment of this part, a State 
        shall be eligible to receive moneys under this part in a fiscal 
        year only if the State agrees to expend from non-Federal 
        sources for carrying out projects under this part an amount 
        equal to 20 percent of the amount received by the State under 
        this part in such fiscal year.''.
    (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 1302(d)(1) of such Act (33 
U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) contracting for services with other land 
                management agencies; and''.
    (c) Environmental Mitigation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1302(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1261(e)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and 
                (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
                    ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
                consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
                complying with paragraph (4), a State shall give 
                priority to project proposals which provide for the 
                redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or 
                relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize 
                the impact to the natural environment.
                    ``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance 
                for determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from 
                the recreational trail advisory board satisfying the 
                requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1302(e)(4) of such Act 
        (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs (6) 
        and (8)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)''.
    (d) Exclusions.--Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act, as redesignated by 
subsection (c), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(7) Small state exclusion.--'' and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(7) Exclusions.--
                    ``(A) Small state.--'';
            (2) by moving the text of subparagraph (A), as designated 
        by paragraph (1), 2 ems to the right; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Best interest of a state.--Any State which 
                determines based on trail needs identified in its State 
                Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan that it is in the 
                best interest of the State to be exempt from the 
                requirements of paragraph (4) may apply to the 
                Secretary for such an exemption. Before approving or 
                disapproving an application for such an exemption, the 
                Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
                of receipt of the application and provide an 
                opportunity for public comment on the application.''.
    (e) Return of Moneys Not Expended.--Section 1302(e)(9) of such Act, 
as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``the State'' before ``may be exempted''; 
        and
            (2) by striking ``and expended or committed'' and all that 
        follows before the period.
    (f) Advisory Committee.--Section 1303(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
1262(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``11 members'' and inserting ``12 
        members'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
        paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing 
        individuals with disabilities;''.

SEC. 330. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5)(A) I-73/74 North-South Corridor from Charleston, 
        South Carolina, through Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to 
        Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to termini at Detroit, 
        Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie 
        terminus shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian, 
        Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling, Michigan.
            ``(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Corridor 
        shall generally follow--
                    ``(I) United States Route 220 from the Virginia-
                North Carolina border to I-581 south of Roanoke;
                    ``(II) I-581 to I-81 in the vicinity of Roanoke;
                    ``(III) I-81 to the proposed highway to demonstrate 
                intelligent transportation systems authorized by item 
                29 of the table in section 1107(b) in the vicinity of 
                Christiansburg to United States Route 460 in the 
                vicinity of Blacksburg; and
                    ``(IV) United States Route 460 to the West Virginia 
                State line.
            ``(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, 
        the Corridor shall generally follow--
                    ``(I) United States Route 460 from the West 
                Virginia State line to United States Route 52 at 
                Bluefield, West Virginia; and
                    ``(II) United States Route 52 to United States 
                Route 23 at Portsmouth, Ohio.
            ``(iii) In the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, 
        the Corridor shall generally follow--
                    ``(I) in the case of I-73--
                            ``(aa) United States Route 220 from the 
                        Virginia State line to State Route 68 in the 
                        vicinity of Greensboro;
                            ``(bb) State Route 68 to I-40;
                            ``(cc) I-40 to United States Route 220 in 
                        Greensboro;
                            ``(dd) United States Route 220 to United 
                        States Route 1 near Rockingham;
                            ``(ee) United States Route 1 to the South 
                        Carolina State line; and
                            ``(ff) South Carolina State line to 
                        Charleston, South Carolina; and
                    ``(II) in the case of I-74--
                            ``(aa) I-77 from Bluefield, West Virginia, 
                        to the junction of I-77 and the United States 
                        Route 52 connector in Surry County, North 
                        Carolina;
                            ``(bb) the I-77/United States Route 52 
                        connector to United States Route 52 south of 
                        Mount Airy, North Carolina;
                            ``(cc) United States Route 52 to United 
                        States Route 311 in Winston-Salem, North 
                        Carolina;
                            ``(dd) United States Route 311 to United 
                        States Route 220 in the vicinity of Randleman, 
                        North Carolina.
                            ``(ee) United States Route 220 to United 
                        States Route 74 near Rockingham;
                            ``(ff) United States Route 74 to United 
                        States Route 76 near Whiteville;
                            ``(gg) United States Route 74/76 to the 
                        South Carolina State line in Brunswick County; 
                        and
                            ``(hh) South Carolina State line to 
                        Charleston, South Carolina.'';
            (2) in paragraph (18)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'';
                    (B) by inserting ``Arkansas,'' after 
                ``Tennessee,''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``, and to the Lower Rio Grande Valley at 
                the border between the United States and Mexico'';
            (3) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph 
        (20) the following: ``, and to include the Corpus Christi 
        Northside Highway and Rail Corridor from the existing 
        intersection of United States Route 77 and Interstate Route 37 
        to United States Route 181''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor along Alameda 
        Street from the entrance to the ports of Los Angeles and Long 
        Beach to Interstate 10, Los Angeles, California.
            ``(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, 
        through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas, to Kansas 
        City, Kansas/Missouri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis, 
        Minnesota, to Duluth, Minnesota.
            ``(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse, Alaska to 
        Fairbanks, Alaska.
            ``(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Boulevard), 
        Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to the North Carolina 
        State line.
            ``(26) The CANNAMEX CORRIDOR from Nogales, Arizona, through 
        Las Vegas, Nevada, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, 
        Idaho, to Great Falls, Montana, to the Canadian Border as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) In the State of Arizona, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR 
                shall generally follow--
                            ``(i) I-19 from Nogales to Tucson;
                            ``(ii) I-10 from Tucson to Phoenix; and
                            ``(iii) United States Route 93 from Phoenix 
                        to the Nevada Border.
                    ``(B) In the State of Nevada, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR 
                shall follow--
                            ``(i) United States Route 93 from the 
                        Arizona Border to Las Vegas; and
                            ``(ii) I-15 from Las Vegas to the Utah 
                        Border.
                    ``(C) From the Utah Border to the Canadian Border, 
                the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall follow I-15.''.
    (b) Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate System.--
Section 1105(e) of such Act (105 Stat. 2033) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(5) Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate 
        system.--Where not a part of the Interstate System, the routes 
        referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection 
        (c)(5)(B) (other than the portion located in the State of West 
        Virginia), in subsection (c)(9), and in subsections (c)(18) and 
        (c)(20) are hereby designated future parts of the Interstate 
        System. Any segment of such routes shall become a part of the 
        Interstate System at such time as the Secretary determines that 
        the segment--
                    ``(A) meets the Interstate System design standards 
                approved by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 
                23, United States Code; and
                    ``(B) connects to an existing Interstate System 
                segment and functions as a safe and usable segment.''.

SEC. 331. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

    (a) Evacuation Routes for Louisiana Coastal Areas.--Section 
1105(e)(2) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2033) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``A feasibility study may be conducted under this subsection 
to identify routes that will expedite future emergency evacuations of 
coastal areas of Louisiana.''.
    (b) East-West Transamerica Corridor.--With amounts available to the 
Secretary under section 1105(h) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Secretary in cooperation 
with the States of Virginia and West Virginia shall conduct a study to 
determine the feasibility of establishing a route for the East-West 
Transamerica Corridor (designated pursuant to section 1105(c)(3) of 
such Act) from Beckley, West Virginia, utilizing a corridor entering 
Virginia near the city of Covington then moving south from the 
Allegheny Highlands to serve Roanoke and continuing east to Lynchburg. 
From there such route would continue across Virginia to the Hampton 
Roads-Norfolk area.
SEC. 332. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027-2028) is 
amended--
            (1) in item number 5, relating to Gloucester Point, 
        Virginia, by inserting after ``York River'' the following: 
        ``and for repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of the 
        existing bridge''; and
            (2) in item number 10, relating to Shakopee, Minnesota, by 
        inserting ``project, including the bypass of'' after 
        ``replacement''.

SEC. 333. CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2029-2031) is 
amended--
            (1) in item number 1, relating to Long Beach, California, 
        by striking ``HOV Lanes on'' and inserting ``downtown Long 
        Beach access ramps into the southern terminus of'';
            (2) in item number 10, relating to San Diego, California, 
        by striking ``1 block of Cut and Cover Tunnel on Rt. 15'' and 
        inserting ``bridge decking on Route 15'';
            (3) in item number 23, relating to Tucson, Arizona, by 
        inserting ``, of which a total of $3,609,620 shall be available 
        for the project authorized by item number 74 of the table 
        contained in section 1106(b)'' after ``in Tuscon, Arizona''; 
        and
            (4) in item number 43, relating to West Virginia, by 
        striking ``Coal Fields'' and inserting ``Coalfields''.

SEC. 334. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    Section 1105(c)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ``commencing on the Atlantic Coast 
in the Hampton Roads-Norfolk area going westward across Virginia to a 
West Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to Welch as part of the 
Coalfields Expressway described in section 1069(v), then to Williamson 
sharing a common corridor with the I-73/74 Corridor (referred to in 
item 12
 of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a Kentucky Corridor 
centered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, Somerset, 
Columbia, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into 
Illinois, and into Missouri and exiting Western Missouri and entering 
the southeast corner of Kansas''.

SEC. 335. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1105(f) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033-2035) is 
amended--
            (1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by inserting after 
        ``For'' the following: ``the segment described in item 6 of 
        this table and up to $11,000,000 for'';
            (2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, 
        Tennessee, by inserting after ``Rt. 72'' the following: ``and 
        up to $1,500,000 from the State of Alabama's share of the 
        project for modification of the Keller Memorial Bridge in 
        Decatur, Alabama, to a pedestrian structure''; and
            (3) in item number 26, relating to Indiana, Kentucky, 
        Tennessee, by striking ``Newberry'' and inserting 
        ``Evansville''.
SEC. 336. RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2037-2042) is 
amended--
            (1) in item number 34, relating to Illinois, by striking 
        ``Resurfacing'' and all that follows through ``Omaha'' and 
        inserting ``Bel-Air Road improvement from south of Carmi to 
        State Route 141 in southeastern White County'';
            (2) in item number 52, relating to Bedford Springs, 
        Pennsylvania, by striking ``and Huntington'' and inserting 
        ``Franklin, and Huntingdon'';
            (3) in item number 61, relating to Lubbock, Texas, by 
        striking ``with Interstate 20'' and inserting ``with Interstate 
        10 through Interstate 20 and Interstate 27 north of Amarillo to 
        the Texas/Oklahoma border'';
            (4) in item number 71, relating to Chautauqua County, New 
        York, by inserting ``and other improvements'' after 
        ``expressway lanes'';
            (5) in item number 75, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
        striking ``Widen'' and all that follows through ``lanes'' and 
        inserting ``Road improvements on a 14-mile segment of U.S. 
        Route 15 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania'';
            (6) in item number 93, relating to New Mexico, by striking 
        ``Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mexico'' and inserting ``U.S. 
        Rt. 64/87 from Raton, New Mexico, through Clayton to the Texas-
        New Mexico State line''; and
            (7) in item number 111, relating to Parker County, Texas 
        (SH199)--
                    (A) by striking ``Parker County'' and inserting 
                ``Parker and Tarrant Counties''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to four-'' and inserting ``in 
                Tarrant County, to freeway standards and in Parker 
                County to a 4-''.

SEC. 337. URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2043-2047) is 
amended--
            (1) in item number (9), relating to New York, New York, by 
        striking ``Improvements'' and all that follows through ``NY'' 
        and inserting ``Projects in New York City, New York (other than 
        improvements to the Miller Highway)'';
            (2) in item number 13, relating to Joliet, Illinois, by 
        striking ``and construction and interchange at Houbolt Road and 
        I-80'';
            (3) in item number 36, relating to Compton, California, by 
        striking ``For a grade'' and all that follows through 
        ``Corridor'' and inserting ``For grade separations and other 
        improvements in the city of Compton, California''; and
            (4) in item number 52, relating to Chicago, Illinois, by 
        striking ``Right-of-way'' and all that follows through 
        ``Connector)'' and inserting ``Reconstruct the Michigan Avenue 
        viaduct''.

SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2048-2059) is 
amended--
            (1) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Pennsylvania--
                    (A) by striking ``Water Street,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the 
                counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and 
                Huntingdon as selected by the State of Pennsylvania'' 
                after ``Pennsylvania'' the second place it appears;
            (2) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania--
                    (A) by striking ``Holidaysburg,'' the first place 
                it appears; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the 
                counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and 
                Huntingdon as selected by the State of Pennsylvania'' 
                after ``Pennsylvania'' the second place it appears;
            (3) in item number 24, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
        inserting after ``line'' the following: ``and for the purchase, 
        rehabilitation, and improvement of any similar existing 
        facility within a 150-mile radius of such project, as selected 
        by the State of Pennsylvania'';
            (4) in item number 29, relating to Blacksburg, Virginia, by 
        inserting ``methods of facilitating public and private 
        participation in'' after ``demonstrate'';
            (5) in item number 35, relating to Alabama, by striking 
        ``to bypass'' and all that follows through ``I-85'' and 
        inserting ``beginning on U.S. Route 80 west of Montgomery, 
        Alabama, and connecting to I-65 south of Montgomery and I-85 
        east of Montgomery'';
            (6) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New York, by 
        inserting after ``perimeters'' the following: ``and provide 
        funds to the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Smithtown, East 
        Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, and Southampton for the 
        purchase of
         vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the elderly and 
persons with disabilities'';
            (7) in item number 52, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
        striking ``2'' and all that follows through ``Pennsylvania'' 
        and inserting ``or rehabilitate (or both) highway and 
        transportation infrastructure projects within 30 miles of I-81 
        or I-80 in northeastern Pennsylvania'';
            (8) in item number 61, relating to Mojave, California, by 
        striking ``Mojave'' and inserting ``Victorville'' and by 
        inserting ``Mojave'' after ``reconstruct'';
            (9) in item number 68, relating to Portland/S. Portland, 
        Maine--
                    (A) by striking ``Portland/S. Portland,''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``Bridge'' the following: 
                ``and improvements to the Carlton Bridge in Bath-
                Woolworth'';
            (10) in item number 76, relating to Tennessee, by inserting 
        ``Improved access to'' before ``I-81'' and striking 
        ``Interchange'' and inserting after ``Tennessee'' the 
        following: ``via improvements at I-181/Eastern Star Road and I-
        81/Kendrick Creek Road'';
            (11) in item number 100, relating to Arkansas, by striking 
        ``Thornton'' and inserting ``Little Rock'';
            (12) in item number 113, relating to Durham County, North 
        Carolina, by inserting after ``Route 147'' the following: ``, 
        including the interchange at I-85'';
            (13) in item number 114, relating to Corpus Christi to 
        Angleton, Texas, by striking ``Construct new multi-lane 
        freeway'' and inserting ``Construct a 4-lane divided highway'';
            (14) in item number 193, relating to Corning, New York, by 
        inserting ``and other improvements'' after ``expressway 
        lanes''; and
            (15) in item 196, relating to Orlando, Florida--
                    (A) by striking ``Orlando,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Land'' and all that follows 
                through ``project'' and inserting ``One or more 
                regionally significant, intercity ground transportation 
                projects''.

SEC. 339. INTERMODAL PROJECTS.

    The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2060-2063) is 
amended--
            (1) in item number 12, relating to Buffalo, New York, by 
        inserting after ``Project'' the following: ``and the Crossroads 
        Arena Project''; and
            (2) in item number 31, relating to Los Angeles, California, 
        by striking ``To improve ground access from Sepulveda Blvd. to 
        Los Angeles, California'' and inserting the following: ``For 
        the Los Angeles International Airport central terminal ramp 
        access project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation 
        Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000; for the 
        widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Imperial Highway, 
        $1,000,000; and for transportation systems management 
        improvements in the vicinity of the Sepulveda Boulevard/Los 
        Angeles International Airport tunnel, $950,000''.

SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND UNIFORM 
              RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987.

    (a) California.--Section 149(a)(69) of the Surface Transportation 
and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 191), relating 
to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, California, is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``highway'';
            (2) in the first sentence by striking ``and construction of 
        terminal and parking facilities at such airport''; and
            (3) by striking ``by making'' in the second sentence and 
        all that follows through the period at the end of such sentence 
        and inserting the following: ``by preparing a feasibility study 
        and conducting preliminary engineering, design, and 
        construction of a link between such airport and the commuter 
        rail system that is being developed by the Los Angeles County 
        Metropolitan Transportation Authority.''.
    (b) Louisiana.--
            (1) Rural access project.--
                    (A) Rescission.--Effective October 1, 1995, the 
                unobligated balances on September 30, 1995, of funds 
                made available for section 149(a)(87) of the Surface 
                Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 
                1987 (101 Stat. 194; relating to West Calcasieu Parish, 
                Louisiana) are hereby rescinded.
                    (B) Funding.--Item number 17 of the table contained 
                in section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal Surface 
                Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2038), 
                relating to Lake Charles, Louisiana, is amended by 
                striking ``4.1'' and inserting ``8.8''.
            (2) I-10 exit ramp and other projects.--Section 149(a)(89) 
        of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
        Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 191) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after 
                ``lafayette'' in the paragraph heading; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end 
                ``and, of amounts made available to carry out this 
                paragraph, may use up to $456,022 to carry out a 
                comprehensive transportation and land use plan for 
                Lafayette, Louisiana, $1,000,000 to carry out a project 
                to construct an exit ramp from the eastbound side of 
                Interstate Route I-10 to Ryan Street in Lake Charles, 
                Louisiana, and $269,661 under this paragraph for 
                projects described in section 149(a)(90)''.
            (3) Contraband bridge.--Section 149(a)(90) of such Act (101 
        Stat. 191) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after 
                ``lafayette'' in the paragraph heading; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and a project to construct the 
                Contraband Bridge portion of the Nelson Access Road 
                Project'' before the period at the end.
    (c) Pennyslvania.--Section 149(a)(74) of the Surface Transportation 
and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 192) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
other projects in the counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and 
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania''.
    (d) Maryland.--Section 149(a)(92) of such Act (101 Stat. 194) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``United states route 48'' and inserting 
        ``Washington and frederick counties''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and to construct an interchange between 
        Interstate Route I-70 and Interstate Route I-270 in Frederick 
        County, Maryland'' after ``Mountain Road''.
    (e) Bus Testing Facility.--Section 5318 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or cooperative 
        agreement'' after ``contract'' each place it appears; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Conversion of Contracts.--The Secretary may convert existing 
contracts entered into under this section into cooperative 
agreements.''.
SEC. 341. ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) Existing Project.--Section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway 
Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``such costs may be 
        further''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and (2) the amount of such costs shall 
        not include the portion of the project between High Street and 
        Causeway Street''.
    (b) Other Existing Projects.--
            (1) Reconstruction and widening.--The project authorized by 
        section 162 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
        1982 (96 Stat. 2136) shall include reconstruction and widening 
        to 6 lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of the 
        Pennsylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1 to the 
        junction with the New Jersey Turnpike.
            (2) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Federal share payable on account of the project 
        referred to in paragraph (1), including the additional through 
        roadway and bridge travel lanes, shall be 90 percent of the 
        cost of the project.
            (3) Tolls.--Notwithstanding section 301 of title 23, United 
        States Code, the project for construction of an interchange 
        between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate Route 95, 
        including the widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be 
        treated as a reconstruction project described in section 
        129(a)(1)(B) of such title and tolls may be continued on all 
        traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between United States 
        Route 1 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
    (c) Type II Noise Barriers.--No funds made available out of the 
Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct Type II noise barriers (as 
defined by section 772.5(i) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) 
pursuant to sections 109 (h) and (i) of title 23, United States Code if 
such barriers were not part of a project approved by the Secretary 
before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 342. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.

    The Secretary shall enter into an agreement modifying the agreement 
entered into pursuant to section 339 of the Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public 
Law 102-338) to conform such agreement to the provisions of section 336 
of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-331). Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to change the amount of the previous appropriation in such 
section 339, and the line of credit provided for shall not exceed an 
amount supported by the previous appropriation. In implementing such 
sections 336 and 339, the Secretary may enter into an agreement 
requiring an interest rate that is higher than the rate specified in 
such sections.

SEC. 343. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.

    (a) Pan American Highway.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
        adequacy of and the need for improvements to the Pan American 
        Highway.
            (2) Elements.--The study to be conducted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
                    (A) Findings on the benefits of constructing a 
                highway at Darien Gap, Panama and Colombia.
                    (B) Recommendations for a self-financing 
                arrangement for completion and maintenance of the Pan 
                American Highway.
                    (C) Recommendations for establishing a Pan American 
                highway authority to monitor financing, construction, 
                maintenance, and operations of the Pan American 
                Highway.
                    (D) Findings on the benefits to trade and 
                prosperity of a more efficient Pan American Highway.
                    (E) Findings on the benefits to United States 
                industry through the use of United States technology 
                and equipment in construction of improvements to the 
                Pan American Highway.
                    (F) Findings on environmental considerations, 
                including environmental considerations relating to the 
                Darien Gap.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress 
        a report on the results of the study conducted under this 
        subsection.
    (b) Highway Signs for National Highway System.--The Secretary shall 
conduct a study to determine the cost, need, and efficacy of 
establishing a highway sign for identifying routes on the National 
Highway System. In conducting such study, the Secretary shall make a 
determination concerning whether to identify National Highway System 
route numbers.
    (c) Compliance With Buy American Act.--
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
        compliance with the provisions of the Buy American Act (41 
        U.S.C. 10a-10c) with respect to contracts entered into using 
        amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress 
        a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
        (1).

SEC. 344. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.

    Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls collected for 
motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn, New 
York, and Staten Island, New York, shall continue to be collected for 
only those vehicles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

SEC. 345. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

    Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and $2,550,000 for fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``and 
$2,550,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996''.
SEC. 346. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat. 2003) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``median'' and inserting 
        ``or temporary crashworthy'';
            (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after 
        ``innovative'';
            (3) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting 
        ``Crashworthy'' after ``Innovative'';
            (4) in subsection (c) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after 
        ``innovative'';
            (5) in subsection (c) by striking ``median'';
            (6) by inserting ``or guiderail'' after ``guardrail''; and
            (7) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
        (c) ``, and meets or surpasses the requirements of the National 
        Cooperative Highway Research Program 350 for longitudinal 
        barriers''.

SEC. 347. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.

    (a) Effective Control.--Section 131(c) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting the following: 
        ``(5) signs, displays, and devices identifying and announcing 
        free motorist aid call boxes and advertising their sponsorship 
        by corporations or other organizations, and (6)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
        Secretary shall ensure that spacing of signs, displays, and 
        devices announcing motorist aid call boxes is reasonable.''.
    (b) Specific Service Signs.--Section 131(f) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For 
purposes of this subsection, the term `specific information in the 
interest of the traveling public' includes identification, 
announcement, and sponsorship of motorist aid call boxes.''.

SEC. 348. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.

    Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States Code, and the 
item relating to section 154 in the analysis to chapter 1 of such title 
are repealed.
SEC. 349. ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE FOR MOTORCYCLE 
              HELMETS.

    Subsection (h) of section 153 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``a law described in subsection (a)(1) and'' each 
place it appears.

SEC. 350. SAFETY REST AREAS.

    Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting ``safety rest areas,'' after ``signalization,''.

SEC. 351. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR 
              VEHICLES AND THEIR OPERATORS.

    (a) Exemptions.--
            (1) Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm 
        supplies.--Regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 
        sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, 
        regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used by 
        motor carriers shall not apply to drivers transporting 
        agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural 
        purposes in a State if such transportation is limited to an 
        area within a 50 air mile radius from the source of the 
        commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies and 
        is during the planting and harvesting seasons within such 
        State, as determined by the State.
            (2) Transportation and operation of ground water well 
        drilling rigs.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a driver 
        of a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in the 
        transportation and operation of a ground water well drilling 
        rig, permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end with the 
        beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours 
        for the purposes of determining maximum driving and on-duty 
        time.
            (3) Transportation of construction materials and 
        equipment.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a driver of 
        a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in the 
        transportation of construction materials and equipment, permit 
        any period of 8 consecutive days to end with the beginning of 
        an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours for the 
        purposes of determining maximum driving and on-duty time.
            (4) Snow and ice removal.--A State may waive the 
        requirements of chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
        with respect to a vehicle that is being operated within the 
        boundaries of an eligible unit of local government by an 
        employee of such unit for the purpose of removing snow or ice 
        from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver 
        authority shall only apply in a case where the employee is 
        needed to operate the vehicle because the employee of the 
        eligible unit of local government who ordinarily operates the 
        vehicle and who has a commercial drivers license is unable to 
        operate the vehicle or is in need of additional assistance due 
        to a snow emergency.
    (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall take 
effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Review by the Secretary.--The Secretary may conduct a 
rulemaking proceeding to determine whether granting any exemption 
provided by subsection (a) is not in the public interest and would have 
a significant adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor 
vehicles. If, at any time, the Secretary determines that granting such 
exemption would not be in the public interest and would have a 
significant adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles, 
then the Secretary may prevent the exemption from going into effect, 
modify the exemption, or revoke the exemption.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) 8 consecutive days.--The term ``8 consecutive days'' 
        means the period of 8 consecutive days beginning on any day at 
        the time designated by the motor carrier for a 24-hour period.
            (2) 24-hour period.--The term ``24-hour period'' means any 
        24-consecutive hour period beginning at the time designated by 
        the motor carrier for the terminal from which the driver is 
        normally dispatched.
            (3) Ground water well drilling rig.--The term ``ground 
        water well drilling rig'' means any vehicle, machine, tractor, 
        trailer, semi-trailer, or specialized mobile equipment 
        propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on highways to 
        transport water well field operating equipment, including water 
        well drilling and pump service rigs equipped to access ground 
        water.
            (4) Transportation of construction materials and 
        equipment.--The term ``transportation of construction materials 
        and equipment'' means the transportation of construction 
        materials, construction finished related products, construction 
        personnel, and construction equipment by a driver within a 50 
        air mile radius of the normal work reporting location of the 
        driver.
            (5) Eligible unit of local government.--The term ``eligible 
        unit of local government'' means a city, town, borough, county, 
        parish, district, or other public body created by or pursuant 
        to State law which has a total population of 3,000 individuals 
        or less.

SEC. 352. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

    Traffic control signs erected under the experimental project 
conducted in the State of Oregon in December 1991 shall be deemed to 
comply with the requirements of section 2B-4 of the Manual on Uniform 
Traffic Control Devices of the Department of Transportation.

SEC. 353. BRIGHTMAN STREET BRIDGE, FALL RIVER HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Brightman Street 
Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts, may be reconstructed to 
result in a clear channel width of less than 300 feet.
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