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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 440

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of

the National Highway System, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 16 (legislative day, JANUARY 30), 1995

Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr.

BOND, Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mr. KEMPTHORNE, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr.

LIEBERMAN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. REID, Mr. SMITH, Mr. LUGAR, Mrs.

BOXER, Mr. GRAHAM, and Mr. PELL) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public

Works

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the

designation of the National Highway System, and for

other purposes.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Highway Sys5 tem Designation Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

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

8 amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
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1 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.—

2 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The most recent National

3 Highway System (as of the date of enactment of this

4 Act) as submitted by the Secretary of Transpor5 tation pursuant to this section is designated as the

6 National Highway System.

7 ‘‘(2) MODIFICATIONS.—

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a

9 State, the Secretary may—

10 ‘‘(i) add a new route segment to the

11 National Highway System, including a new

12 intermodal connection; or

13 ‘‘(ii) delete a route segment in exist14 ence on the date of the request and any

15 connection to the route segment;

16 if the total mileage of the National Highway

17 System (including any route segment or connec18 tion proposed to be added under this subpara19 graph) does not exceed 165,000 miles (265,542

20 kilometers).

21 ‘‘(B) PROCEDURES FOR CHANGES RE22 QUESTED BY STATES.—Each State that makes

23 a request for a change in the National Highway

24 System pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall es25 tablish that each change in a route segment or
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1 connection referred to in the subparagraph has

2 been identified by the State, in cooperation with

3 local officials, pursuant to applicable transpor4 tation planning activities for metropolitan areas

5 carried out under section 134 and statewide

6 planning processes carried out under section

7 135.

8 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL BY THE SECRETARY.—The Sec9 retary may approve a request made by a State for

10 a change in the National Highway System pursuant

11 to paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines that

12 the change—

13 ‘‘(A) meets the criteria established for the

14 National Highway System under this title; and

15 ‘‘(B) enhances the national transportation

16 characteristics of the National Highway Sys17 tem.’’.

18 SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY

19 SYSTEM.

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(i) of title 23, United

21 States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and

22 inserting the following:

23 ‘‘(8) Capital and operating costs for traffic

24 monitoring, management, and control facilities and

25 programs.’’.
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1 (b) DEFINITION.—Section 101(a) of title 23, United

2 States Code, is amended by striking the undesignated

3 paragraph defining ‘‘startup costs for traffic management

4 and control’’ and inserting the following:

5 ‘‘The term ‘operating costs for traffic monitoring,

6 management, and control’ includes labor costs, adminis7 trative costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other costs

8 associated with the continuous operation of traffic control

9 activities, such as integrated traffic control systems, inci10 dent management programs, and traffic control centers.’’.

11 SEC. 4. TRANSFERABILITY OF APPORTIONMENTS.

12 The third sentence of section 104(g) of title 23, Unit13 ed States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and

14 inserting ‘‘60 percent’’.

15 SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE FOR HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND

16 TUNNELS.

17 Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is

18 amended by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol19 lowing:

20 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.—The

21 Federal share payable for an activity described in

22 paragraph (1) shall be a percentage determined by

23 the State, but not to exceed 80 percent.’’.
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1 SEC. 6. FEDERAL SHARE FOR BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION

2 FACILITIES AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

3 Section 217(f) of title 23, United States Code, is

4 amended by striking ‘‘80 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘deter5 mined in accordance with section 120(b)’’.

6 SEC. 7. DONATIONS OF FUNDS, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES

7 FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED ACTIVITIES.

8 Section 323 of title 23, United States Code, is

9 amended—

10 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub11 section (d); and

12 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the follow13 ing:

14 ‘‘(c) CREDIT FOR DONATIONS OF FUNDS, MATE15 RIALS, OR SERVICES.—Nothing in this title or any other

16 law shall prevent a person from offering to donate funds,

17 materials, or services in connection with an activity eligible

18 for Federal assistance under this title. In the case of such

19 an activity with respect to which the Federal Government

20 and the State share in paying the cost, any donated funds,

21 or the fair market value of any donated materials or serv22 ices, that are accepted and incorporated into the activity

23 by the State highway agency shall be credited against the

24 State share.’’.
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1 SEC. 8. METRIC CONVERSION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

2 Notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Metric Conver3 sion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205b(2)) or any other law,

4 no State shall be required to—

5 (1) erect any highway sign that establishes any

6 speed limit, distance, or other measurement using

7 the metric system; or

8 (2) modify any highway sign that establishes

9 any speed limit, distance, or other measurement so

10 that the sign uses the metric system.

11 SEC. 9. TIME LIMIT FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR IN12 TELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS

13 PROJECTS.

14 Section 6058 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor15 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 23

16 U.S.C. 307 note) is amended by adding at the end the

17 following:

18 ‘‘(f) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available pur20 suant to subsections (a) and (b) after the date of en21 actment of this subsection, and other funds made

22 available after that date to carry out specific intel23 ligent vehicle-highway systems projects, shall be obli24 gated not later than the last day of the fiscal year

25 following the fiscal year with respect to which the

26 funds are made available.
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1 ‘‘(2) REALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—If funds de2 scribed in paragraph (1) are not obligated by the

3 date described in the paragraph, the Secretary may

4 make the funds available to carry out any other ac5 tivity with respect to which funds may be made

6 available under subsection (a) or (b).’’.

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