103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750

AMENDMENTS
In the Senate of the United States,

October 6 (legislative day, September 27), 1993.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2750) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

the Department of Transportation and related agencies for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

2 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

3 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

4 Secretary, $1,173,000.

5 Ω2æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

6 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

7 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

8 Deputy Secretary, $481,000.

9 Ω3æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

10 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General

12 Counsel, $7,667,000.

13 Ω4æPage 2, after line 2, insert:
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1 For the necessary legal expenses of the 5 former em2 ployees of the White House Travel Office who were placed

3 on paid administrative leave during calendar year 1993,

4 $150,000 to be made available to the Office of the General

5 Counsel: Provided, That such funds shall be deposited in

6 a Fund established by the General Counsel: Provided fur7 ther, That the General Counsel shall disburse a portion of

8 such funds to any such employee—

9 (1) after submission of a valid claim for reim10 bursement of necessary legal expenses incurred as a

11 result of an investigation conducted by the Federal

12 Bureau of Investigation of the operations of the White

13 House Travel Office during calendar year 1993; and

14 (2) upon notification or finding by the Depart15 ment of Justice that such employee is not a subject of

16 such investigation.

17 Ω5æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

18 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

19 TRANSPORTATION POLICY

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

21 Secretary for Transportation Policy, $2,410,000.

22 Ω6æPage 2, after line 2, insert:
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION AND

2 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

4 Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,

5 $8,000,000.

6 Ω7æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

7 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND

8 PROGRAMS

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

10 Secretary for Budget and Programs, $2,826,000, including

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

12 for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec13 retary may determine.

14 Ω8æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

15 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

16 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

18 Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,225,000.

19 Ω9æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

20 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

23 Secretary for Administration, $33,794,000, of which

24 $6,417,000 shall remain available until expended.
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1 Ω10æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

2 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,

4 $1,388,000.

5 Ω11æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

6 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

7 For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,

8 $901,000.

9 Ω12æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

10 CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

11 For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board,

12 $602,000.

13 Ω13æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

14 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,

16 $1,430,000.

17 Ω14æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

18 OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

19 UTILIZATION

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis21 advantaged Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided, That,

22 notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available

23 for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center
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1 in this or any other Act may be used for business opportuni2 ties related to any mode of transportation.

3 Ω15æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

4 OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and

6 Security, $1,214,000.

7 Ω16æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

8 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

9 DEVELOPMENT

10 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation

11 planning, research, and development activities, including

12 the collection of national transportation statistics, to re13 main available until expended, $2,815,000.

14 Ω17æPage 2, after line 2, insert:

15 OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION

16 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

17 For necessary expenses for operations and research ac18 tivities related to commercial space transportation,

19 $4,990,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available

20 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other

21 provision of law, there may be credited to this account up

22 to $200,000 received from user fees established for regu23 latory services.
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1 Ω18æPage 2, line 6, strike out ø$92,220,000¿ and insert:

2 $93,000,000

3 Ω19æPage 2, line 19, strike out ø$15,540,000¿ and in4 sert: $33,423,077

5 Ω20æPage 2, line 23, after ‘‘programs’’ insert: in excess

6 of $33,423,077

7 Ω21æPage 3, line 7, after ‘‘provision’’ insert: : Provided

8 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available

9 for service to communities in the forty-eight contiguous

10 States that are located fewer than seventy highway miles

11 from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that re12 quire a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200, un13 less such point is greater than two hundred and ten miles

14 from the nearest large or medium hub airport

15 Ω22æPage 3, line 24, strike out ø$180,000¿ and insert:

16 $300,000

17 Ω23æPage 3, line 25, after ‘‘Provided,’’ insert: That of

18 this amount, $120,000 shall be derived from unobligated

19 balances of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business

20 Utilization: Provided further,

21 Ω24æPage 4, line 5, strike out ø$4,500,000¿ and insert:

22 $7,500,000
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1 Ω25æPage 4, line 6, strike out ø$220,000¿ and insert:

2 $400,000

3 Ω26æPage 4, line 6, after ‘‘$220,000’’ insert: : Provided

4 further, That of this amount $180,000 shall be derived from

5 unobligated balances of the Office of Small and Disadvan6 taged Business Utilization

7 Ω27æPage 4, line 15, strike out ø$2,555,695,000¿ and

8 insert: $2,590,083,000

9 Ω28æPage 4, line 20, strike out øtwenty-three¿ and in10 sert: twenty-one

11 Ω29æPage 5, line 4, strike out all after ‘‘further,’’ down

12 to and including ‘‘shipyards’’ in line 9 and insert: That

13 the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian

14 employment levels for the purpose of complying with Execu15 tive Order No. 12839

16 Ω30æPage 5, line 14, strike out ø$310,700,000¿ and in17 sert: $354,690,000

18 Ω31æPage 5, line 16, strike out ø$79,200,000¿ and in19 sert: $103,690,000

20 Ω32æPage 5, line 18, strike out ø$27,100,000¿ and in21 sert: $64,285,000
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1 Ω33æPage 5, line 21, strike out ø$47,700,000¿ and in2 sert: $50,200,000

3 Ω34æPage 5, line 23, strike out ø$119,200,000¿ and in4 sert: $95,900,000

5 Ω35æPage 5, line 25, strike out ø$37,500,000¿ and in6 sert: $40,615,000

7 Ω36æPage 6, line 2, after ‘‘1994’’ insert: : Provided, That

8 funds received from the sale of the VC–11A and VC–4 air9 craft shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose

10 of acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity

11 Ω37æPage 6, strike out lines 3 to 5

12 Ω38æPage 6, line 10, strike out ø$22,100,000¿ and in13 sert: $23,000,000

14 Ω39æPage 6, line 13, strike out ø$5,940,000¿ and insert:

15 $12,940,000

16 Ω40æPage 7, line 8, strike out ø$22,500,000¿ and insert:

17 $25,000,000

18 Ω41æPage 8, line 8, strike out ø$4,568,219,000¿ and in19 sert: $4,584,584,000

20 Ω42æPage 8, line 8, strike out ø$2,294,500,000¿ and in21 sert: $2,292,292,000
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1 Ω43æPage 8, line 17, strike out all after ‘‘forms’’ down

2 to and including ‘‘program’’ in line 21

3 Ω44æPage 8, line 24, strike out all after ‘‘standards’’

4 over to and including ‘‘aircraft’’ in line 3 on page 9

5 Ω45æPage 9, line 3, after ‘‘aircraft’’ insert: : Provided

6 further, That none of the funds provided shall be made

7 available for pay raises or bonuses in fiscal year 1994 for

8 Federal Aviation Administration employees whose respon9 sibilities include noise abatement policy function, manag10 ing aircraft route design or changes, and responsibility for

11 preparing, managing, and overseeing the environmental

12 impact statement mandated by section 9199 of Public Law

13 91–508, until the final report on such impact statement is

14 issued

15 Ω46æPage 9, line 23, strike out ø$2,142,000,000¿ and

16 insert: $2,162,578,000

17 Ω47æPage 9, line 23, strike out ø$1,945,500,000¿ and

18 insert: $1,988,488,000

19 Ω48æPage 9, line 25, strike out ø$196,500,000¿ and in20 sert: $201,662,000

21 Ω49æPage 10, line 13, strike out ø$240,000,000¿ and

22 insert: $254,000,000
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1 Ω50æPage 11, line 7, strike out ø$1,500,000,000¿ and

2 insert: $1,800,000,000

3 Ω51æPage 13, line 6, strike out ø$462,961,000¿ and in4 sert: $475,731,000

5 Ω52æPage 13, line 10, strike out ø$166,460,000¿ and

6 insert: $173,850,000

7 Ω53æPage 14, strike out lines 7 to 11

8 Ω54æPage 14, line 17, strike out ø$17,482,663,000¿ and

9 insert: $18,020,000,000

10 Ω55æPage 15, strike out line 6

11 Ω56æPage 15, line 8, after ‘‘100–457’’ insert: and Public

12 Law 101–516

13 Ω57æPage 16, strike out lines 18 to 23

14 Ω58æPage 17, strike out lines 1 to 4

15 Ω59æPage 17, strike out lines 5 to 8

16 Ω60æPage 17, strike out lines 11 to 17

17 Ω61æPage 17, line 23, after ‘‘1991,’’ insert: the Motor

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

19 513, as amended) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehi20 cle Safety Act,
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1 Ω62æPage 17, line 24, strike out ø$46,780,000¿ and in2 sert: $128,311,000

3 Ω63æPage 19, line 4, strike out ø$5,153,000¿ and insert:

4 $4,800,000

5 Ω64æPage 19, line 6, after ‘‘for’’ insert: all costs, includ6 ing salary costs associated with

7 Ω65æPage 19, line 18, strike out ø$14,865,000¿ and in8 sert: $9,990,000

9 Ω66æPage 19, line 19, strike out ø$2,485,000¿ and in10 sert: $1,435,000

11 Ω67æPage 20, line 21, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in12 sert: $20,000,000

13 Ω68æPage 20, line 25, strike out ø$43,927,000¿ and in14 sert: $44,434,000

15 Ω69æPage 21, line 1, strike out ø$1,357,000¿ and insert:

16 $2,711,000

17 Ω70æPage 21, line 11, strike out ø$20,166,000¿ and in18 sert: $17,113,000

19 Ω71æPage 21, line 24, strike out ø$130,000,000¿ and

20 insert: $250,000,000, to remain available until expended
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1 Ω72æPage 22, line 6, strike out ø$431,000,000¿ and in2 sert: $559,580,000

3 Ω73æPage 22, line 6, strike out ø$331,000,000¿ and in4 sert: $351,000,000

5 Ω74æPage 22, line 8, strike out ø$100,000,000¿ and in6 sert: $208,580,000, not to become available until July 1,

7 1994,

8 Ω75æPage 22, line 15, strike out all after ‘‘status’’ down

9 to and including ‘‘1994’’ in line 18

10 Ω76æPage 22, line 18, strike out all after ‘‘1994’’ down

11 to and including ‘‘601(e)’’ in line 20

12 Ω77æPage 22, line 20, strike out all after ‘‘601(e)’’ down

13 to and including ‘‘services’’ in line 24

14 Ω78æPage 22, line 24, strike out all after ‘‘services’’ over

15 to and including ‘‘herein’’ in line 3 on page 23

16 Ω79æPage 24, line 12, strike out øno new¿ and insert:

17 not more than $5,000,000 in

18 Ω80æPage 24, line 13, after ‘‘1994’’ insert: and $250,000

19 is hereby made available for the cost of such loan guarantee

20 commitments
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1 Ω81æPage 25, line 6, after ‘‘of’’ insert: programs the obli2 gation of which are in excess of $27,900,000 for

3 Ω82æPage 25, after line 9, insert:

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

7 the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development

8 program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and

9 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

10 Efficiency Act of 1991, $27,900,000, to remain available

11 until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust

12 Fund.

13 Ω83æPage 25, strike out lines 10 to 23

14 Ω84æPage 25, after line 23, insert:

15 HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

16 For necessary expenses for high-speed ground transpor17 tation development, to remain available until expended,

18 $2,091,000: Provided, That no more than $79,191,000 of

19 budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

20 Ω85æPage 25, after line 23, insert:
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1 TRUST FUND SHARE OF HIGH-SPEED GROUND

2 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

3 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

4 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

5 In addition to amounts otherwise available under this

6 heading, and subject to the same terms and conditions,

7 $77,100,000 for payment of obligations incurred in carry8 ing out section 1036 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor9 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 and other High-Speed Ground

10 Transportation Development activities, to remain available

11 until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust

12 Fund: Provided, That $77,100,000 shall be paid from the

13 Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Railroad Administra14 tion High-Speed Ground Transportation Development Ac15 count.

16 Ω86æPage 26, line 8, strike out ø$19,569,000¿ and in17 sert: $21,295,000

18 Ω87æPage 26, line 8, strike out ø$37,731,000¿ and in19 sert: $39,457,000

20 Ω88æPage 26, line 14, strike out ø$2,404,867,000¿ and

21 insert: $2,336,000,000

22 Ω89æPage 26, line 17, strike out ø$752,278,000¿ and

23 insert: $802,278,000
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1 Ω90æPage 27, line 4, strike out ø$37,000,000¿ and in2 sert: $50,875,000

3 Ω91æPage 27, line 5, strike out ø$76,125,000¿ and in4 sert: $95,000,000

5 Ω92æPage 27, line 15, strike out ø$1,140,000,000¿ and

6 insert: $1,076,133,000

7 Ω93æPage 27, line 21, strike out ø$1,079,951,000¿ and

8 insert: $1,011,084,000

9 Ω94æPage 28, line 1, strike out ø$39,125,000¿ and in10 sert: $44,125,000

11 Ω95æPage 28, line 10, strike out ø$1,707,425,000¿ and

12 insert: $1,785,000,000

13 Ω96æPage 28, line 17, strike out ø$354,315,000¿ and

14 insert: $357,000,000

15 Ω97æPage 28, line 19, strike out ø$593,050,000¿ and

16 insert: $667,940,000

17 Ω98æPage 28, line 22, strike out ø$55,000,000¿ and in18 sert: $5,000,000

19 Ω99æPage 28, strike out lines 24 and 25 and insert:

20 $14,500,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts to

21 Portland, Maine Commuter Rail Project;
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1 Ω100æPage 29, line 1, strike out ø$60,000,000¿ and in2 sert: $38,720,000

3 Ω101æPage 29, line 3, strike out ø$40,500,000¿ and in4 sert: $14,500,000

5 Ω102æPage 29, strike out lines 5 and 6 and insert:

6 $64,800,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core;

7 Ω103æPage 29, line 7, strike out ø$163,050,000¿ and

8 insert: $190,000,000

9 Ω104æPage 29, line 9, strike out ø$2,400,000¿ and in10 sert: $4,800,000

11 Ω105æPage 29, line 9, strike out øonly¿ and insert: pre12 liminary engineering, and environmental analysis

13 Ω106æPage 29, strike out lines 11 and 12 and insert:

14 $500,000 for the South Jersey alternatives analy15 sis;

16 Ω107æPage 29, line 13, strike out ø$13,000,000¿ and

17 insert: $25,000,000

18 Ω108æPage 29, line 13, strike out øfor design only¿

19 Ω109æPage 29, strike out lines 15 and 16 and insert:

20 $70,000,000 for the New York Queens Connection

21 Project;
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1 Ω110æPage 29, after line 16, insert:

2 $3,800,000 for the Orlando Streetcar Project;

3 Ω111æPage 29, line 17, strike out ø$70,000,000¿ and

4 insert: $99,000,000

5 Ω112æPage 29, line 19, strike out ø$1,500,000¿ and in6 sert: $1,000,000

7 Ω113æPage 29, line 21, strike out ø$28,200,000¿ and

8 insert: $44,820,000

9 Ω114æPage 29, line 24, strike out ø$2,000,000¿ and in10 sert: $6,000,000

11 Ω115æPage 29, line 24, strike out øpreliminary engineer12 ing only for¿

13 Ω116æPage 30, line 1, strike out ø$19,600,000¿ and in14 sert: $15,200,000

15 Ω117æPage 30, line 3, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in16 sert: $12,000,000

17 Ω118æPage 30, strike out lines 5 and 6 and insert:

18 $25,000,000 for the Maryland Commuter Rail

19 Project;

20 Ω119æPage 30, line 7, strike out ø$10,000,000¿ and in21 sert: $8,000,000
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1 Ω120æPage 30, line 8, strike out øand¿

2 Ω121æPage 30, after line 8, insert:

3 $3,000,000 for the Lakewood Freehold and

4 Matawan or Jamesburg Commuter Rail Project;

5 Ω122æPage 30, after line 8, insert:

6 $6,700,000 for the Hawthorne-Warwick Com7 muter Rail Project;

8 Ω123æPage 30, after line 8, insert:

9 $3,150,000 for the Baltimore LRT Extensions

10 Project;

11 Ω124æPage 30, after line 8, insert:

12 $1,850,000 for alternatives analysis for Cin13 cinnati, Ohio Commuter Rail; and

14 Ω125æPage 30, after line 8, insert:

15 $600,000 for Memphis, Tennessee Regional Rail

16 Plan

17 Ω126æPage 30, strike out all after line 8 down to and

18 including ‘‘Transportation’’ in line 10

19 Ω127æPage 30, line 16, strike out all after ‘‘proviso,’’

20 down to and including ‘‘$50,000,000’’ in line 18 and in21 sert: $4,000,000 shall be for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin East22 West Corridor Project and $3,200,000 shall be for the
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1 RAILTRAN Corridor project of Dallas, Texas and Fort

2 Worth, Texas, and $69,300,000

3 Ω128æPage 31, after line 2 insert:

4 INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANT—TRANSIT

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of

6 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects, $45,000,000,

7 to remain available until expended.

8 Ω129æPage 31, line 24, strike out ø$10,901,000¿ and

9 insert: $10,265,000

10 Ω130æPage 32, line 6, strike out øKentucky Corridor B¿

11 and insert: West Virginia Corridor L

12 Ω131æPage 32, line 8, strike out ø$3,800,000¿ and in13 sert: $62,200,000

14 Ω132æPage 32, strike out lines 9 to 12

15 Ω133æPage 32, after line 12, insert:

16 PITTSBURGH BUSWAY

17 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Pitts18 burgh Busway, as authorized by section 1069(e) of Public

19 Law 102–240, $28,000,000.

20 Ω134æPage 32, after line 12, insert:
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1 MINEOLA GRADE CROSSING

2 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Min3 eola, New York grade crossing, as authorized by Public Law

4 99–591, $7,800,000.

5 Ω135æPage 32, after line 12, insert:

6 CONGESTION MITIGATION

7 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Syra8 cuse, New York congestion mitigation project, as authorized

9 by section 1069(bb) of Public Law 102–240, $2,000,000.

10 Ω136æPage 32, after line 12, insert:

11 CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPRESSWAY

12 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the I–287

13 Cross Westchester, New York Expressway high occupancy

14 vehicle lane project, as authorized by section 1069(ff) of

15 Public Law 102–240, $15,000,000.

16 Ω137æPage 32, after line 12, insert:

17 SCHENECTADY BRIDGE

18 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for construc19 tion of the Exit 26 bridge in Schenectady County, New

20 York, as authorized by section 1069(b) of Public Law 102–

21 240, $4,000,000.

22 Ω138æPage 32, after line 12, insert:
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1 COLUMBIA GORGE HIGHWAY

2 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Hood

3 River to Mosier Connection project, as authorized by section

4 16(b)3 of Public Law 99–663, $2,800,000.

5 Ω139æPage 32, after line 12, insert:

6 MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD BYPASS

7 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Manas8 sas Battlefield highway projects, as authorized by section

9 10004(d) of Public Law 100–647, $3,200,000.

10 Ω140æPage 32, after line 14, insert:

11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

12 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

13 Hazardous Materials Safety and for expenses for conduct14 ing research and development, $12,721,000, of which

15 $1,334,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,

16 That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected under section

17 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

18 (49 U.S.C. App. 1805(c)(11)) shall be deposited in the gen19 eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided

20 further, That there may be credited to this appropriation

21 funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other

22 public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred

23 for training, and for reports publication and dissemination.
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1 Ω141æPage 32, line 17, strike out ø$2,533,000¿ and in2 sert: $2,521,000

3 Ω142æPage 33, line 9, strike out ø$915,000¿ and insert:

4 $884,000

5 Ω143æPage 33, line 17, strike out ø$1,863,000¿ and in6 sert: $1,781,000

7 Ω144æPage 33, line 25, strike out ø$6,160,000¿ and in8 sert: $6,283,000

9 Ω145æPage 34, line 18, strike out ø$19,479,000¿ and

10 insert: $19,146,000

11 Ω146æPage 34, line 18, strike out ø$2,449,000¿ and in12 sert: $2,313,000

13 Ω147æPage 34, line 21, strike out ø$17,030,000¿ and

14 insert: $16,833,000

15 Ω148æPage 35, line 7, strike out ø$10,350,000¿ and in16 sert: $11,000,000

17 Ω149æPage 35, line 13, after ‘‘Transportation’’ insert:

18 and the National Institute of Environmental Health

19 Sciences

20 Ω150æPage 35, after line 13, insert:
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1 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector

4 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General

5 Act of 1978, as amended, $36,595,000: Provided, That not

6 more than $1,000,000 of the funds made available under

7 this head shall be available for implementation of Public

8 Law 101–576.

9 Ω151æPage 36, line 18, strike out ø$44,904,000¿ and

10 insert: $44,960,000

11 Ω152æPage 38, line 2, after ‘‘vehicle’’ insert: : Provided

12 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,

13 none of these funds shall be used for the planning or execu14 tion of annuity payments to the government of Panama in

15 excess of $50,000,000 until the Secretary of State and the

16 Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Com17 mandant, United States Coast Guard, certifies in writing

18 that the government of Panama has taken adequate steps

19 to investigate and, when appropriate, penalize Panama20 nian flag ships which have been reported by other nations

21 to have violated the provisions of Annex V of the Inter22 national Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from

23 Ships (MARPOL 73/78) and that the government of Pan24 ama has taken sufficient steps so as to ensure improved
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1 compliance with the provisions of Annex V of said treaty

2 on the part of Panamanian flag ships

3 Ω153æPage 40, strike out lines 10 to 13

4 Ω154æPage 41, line 4, after ‘‘Center’’ insert: : Provided,

5 That the Secretary may plan for further development of the

6 Volpe National Transportation Systems Center and for

7 other compatible uses of the Center’s real property

8 Ω155æPage 41, line 4, after ‘‘Center’’ insert: : Provided

9 further, That any such planning does not alter the Federal

10 status of the Center’s research and development operation

11 Ω156æPage 42, line 22, strike out øand¿

12 Ω157æPage 43, line 4, strike out ø$1,107,124¿ and in13 sert: $1,050,000

14 Ω158æPage 43, line 5, after ‘‘240’’ insert: and $458,629

15 for the National Commission on Intermodal Transportation

16 authorized by section 5005 of Public Law 102–240, and

17 $15,000,000 for administrative costs and allocation to

18 States under section 1302(d) of the Symms National Rec19 reational Trails Act of 1991 and $5,000,000 for Lock and

20 Dam No. 4 located at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Amounts for

21 section 5002 and section 5005 of Public Law 102–240 and

22 amounts for section 1302(d) of the Symms National Rec23 reational Trails Act of 1991 shall be deemed necessary for
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1 administration under section 104(a) of title 23, United

2 States Code; and

3 (4) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any other

4 provision of law, the Secretary shall withhold from

5 initial distribution the fiscal year 1994 Federal-aid

6 highways obligation limitation set aside for Interstate

7 Construction Discretionary projects: Provided further,

8 That the Secretary shall distribute only after August

9 1, 1994, such obligation limitation withheld in ac10 cordance with this section to those States receiving

11 Interstate Discretionary allocations

12 Ω159æPage 43, strike out lines 6 to 20, and insert:

13 (d)(1) During the period October 1 through December

14 31, 1993, the aggregate amount of obligations under section

15 157 of title 23, United States Code for projects covered

16 under section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance

17 Act of 1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of

18 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97–

19 424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, and

20 6023(b)(8) and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240, and

21 for projects authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public

22 Law 100–17, shall not exceed $302,551,350.

23 (2) The limitation on obligations for Federal-aid high24 ways for fiscal year 1994 shall apply, notwithstanding any

25 other provision of law, to obligations for priority corridor
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1 feasibility studies under section 1105(h) of Public Law

2 102–240; obligations for the Priority Corridor Revolving

3 Loan Fund under section 1105(i) of Public Law 102–240;

4 and obligations for the Applied Research and Technology

5 Program under section 307(e) of title 23, United States

6 Code.

7 Ω160æPage 44, line 20, strike out ø$800,000¿ and in8 sert: $1,500,000

9 Ω161æPage 46, strike out lines 16 to 18

10 Ω162æPage 47, strike out lines 20 to 25

11 Ω163æPage 47, after line 25, insert:

12 SEC. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

13 and except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds

14 made available by this Act or previous Acts under ‘‘Federal

15 Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants’’ for projects

16 specified in this Act or previous Acts or identified in reports

17 accompanying this Act or previous Acts not obligated by

18 September 30, 1996, shall be made available for other

19 projects under section 3 of the Federal Transit Act, as

20 amended.

21 Ω164æPage 48, strike out lines 4 to 10

22 Ω165æPage 48, strike out lines 16 to 20
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1 Ω166æPage 48, after line 20, insert:

2 SEC. 328. Sec. 373 of the Fiscal Year 1993 Department

3 of Transportation Appropriations Act is amended by strik4 ing the period in the last line, inserting a comma, and add5 ing: ‘‘and Provided further, That improvements identified

6 as highest priority by section 1069(t) of Public Law 102–

7 240 and funded pursuant to section 118(c)(2) of title 23,

8 United States Code, in fiscal years 1993 through 1997 shall

9 not be treated as allocations for Interstate maintenance for

10 such fiscal year under section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United

11 States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a)(1), and

12 1015(b)(1) of Public Law 102–240’’.

13 Ω167æPage 48, strike out lines 21 to 24

14 Ω168æPage 49, strike out lines 1 to 9

15 Ω169æPage 49, after line 9, insert:

16 SEC. 330. Funds made available for Federal-aid high17 ways pursuant to the provisions of the Surface Transpor18 tation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Surface Transpor19 tation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 shall

20 not be available for obligation after September 30, 1997.

21 Ω170æPage 49, strike out lines 13 to 18

22 Ω171æPage 49, strike out all after line 18 over to and

23 including line 3 on page 51
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1 Ω172æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

2 SEC. 335. Notwithstanding any other provisions of

3 law, tolls collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connect4 ing the boroughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island,

5 New York, shall continue to be collected for only those vehi6 cles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

7 Ω173æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

8 SEC. 336. None of the funds provided in this Act or

9 prior Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard Acquisition,

10 Construction, and Improvements shall be available after the

11 fifteenth day of any quarter of any fiscal year beginning

12 after October 1, 1993, unless the Commandant of the Coast

13 Guard first submits a quarterly report to the House and

14 Senate Appropriations Committees on all major Coast

15 Guard acquisition projects including projects executed for

16 the Coast Guard by the United States Navy and vessel traf17 fic service projects: Provided, That such reports shall in18 clude an acquisition schedule, estimated current and future

19 year funding requirements, and a schedule of anticipated

20 obligations and outlays for each major acquisitions project:

21 Provided further, That such reports shall rate on a relative

22 scale the cost risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associ23 ated with each acquisition project and include a table de24 tailing unobligated balances to date and anticipated unobli25 gated balances at the close of the fiscal year and the close
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1 of the following fiscal year should the Administration’s

2 pending budget request for the acquisition, construction,

3 and improvements account be fully funded: Provided fur4 ther, That such reports shall also provide abbreviated infor5 mation on the status of shore facility construction and ren6 ovation projects: Provided further, That all information

7 submitted in such reports shall be current as of the last day

8 of the preceding quarter.

9 Ω174æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

10 SEC. 337. Section 705 of Public Law 94–210 is amend11 ed by adding:

12 ‘‘(c) For the purpose of any State or local requirement

13 for permit or other approval for construction of any im14 provement undertaken under this title, the exemptions and

15 procedures applicable to a project undertaken by the Fed16 eral Government or agency thereof shall apply.’’.

17 Ω175æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

18 SEC. 338. None of the funds provided in this or any

19 other Act shall be used to remote radar coverage from the

20 Roswell, New Mexico, airport prior to the Federal Aviation

21 Administration obtaining congressional approval based

22 upon a cost study applying (1) actual personnel staffing

23 levels used at comparable facilities such as Moses Lake,

24 Washington, and Waterloo, Iowa, and (2) the actual equip25 ment costs based on integration with existing systems rather
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1 than acquisition of wholly redundant systems. The Federal

2 Aviation Administration will report back to the committee

3 with an appropriate study not later than December 31,

4 1993.

5 Ω176æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

6 SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

7 monies previously appropriated for the Chattanooga fixed

8 rail project out of the section 3 ‘‘New Construction’’ account

9 shall be made available for the Chattanooga electric vehicle

10 project through the ‘‘Bus and Bus Facilities’’ account.

11 Ω177æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

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

13 funds previously appropriated for Project Breakeven in

14 Portland, Oregon, may, upon application by Tri-Met to the

15 Federal Transit Administration, be expended on other eligi16 ble transit projects in the Portland metropolitan region.

17 Ω178æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

18 SEC. 341. Amend section 201 of the Act (45 U.S.C.

19 181) by adding to the end thereof the following sentence:

20 ‘‘As used in this title, the term ‘foreign commerce’ shall in21 clude flight operations (excluding ground operations per22 formed by persons other than flight crew members) con23 ducted in whole or in part outside the United States and
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1 its territories by air carriers within the meaning of 49

2 U.S.C. 1301(3).’’.

3 Amend section 202 of the Act, 45 U.S.C. 182, by add4 ing to the end thereof the following sentence: ‘‘As used in

5 this title, the term ‘employment’ shall also include flight

6 crew members employed by air carriers within the meaning

7 of 49 U.S.C. 1301(3) while such flight crew members per8 form work in whole or in part outside the United States

9 and its territories.

10 Ω179æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

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

12 of the funds made available by this Act under Federal Tran13 sit Administration, Discretionary Grants, $3,100,000 shall

14 be made available to the County of Kauai, Hawaii, for the

15 payment of operating expenses incurred in connection with

16 Hurricane Iniki, and $1,750,000 shall be made available

17 to construct maintenance facilities for the vehicles used to

18 provide such services: Provided, That these funds shall re19 main available until expended.

20 Ω180æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

21 SEC. 343. NEXRAD INSTALLATION.—Notwithstand22 ing any other provision of law, the Administrator of the

23 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), pursuant to the

24 FAA’s participation in the National Implementation Plan

25 for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring of the
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1 National Weather Service, shall install nine standard FAA

2 redundant configuration NEXRAD radar, to provide cov3 erage to each of the following areas in Alaska, by the date

4 indicated: Anchorage by June 1995; Sitka by July 1995;

5 King Salmon by July 1995; Middleton Island by August

6 1995; Fairbanks by September 1995; Nome by October

7 1995; Bethel by October 1995; McGrath by September 1996;

8 and the Bering Sea near Cold Bay or Sand Point by Sep9 tember 1996.

10 Ω181æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

11 SEC. 344. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that, within

12 12 months following the date of the enactment of this Act,

13 each motor vehicle department of a State, rather than Con14 gress, should establish a program requiring every applicant

15 for an original, duplicate, or renewal driver’s license or

16 identification card to produce the documents specified in

17 subdivision (b) sufficient to establish the applicant’s citizen18 ship or residence status.

19 (b) Under such a program, each department would ac20 cept any one of the following documents, but no other docu21 ments, as proof of the person’s citizenship or residence sta22 tus:

23 (1) An original or certified copy of a birth cer24 tificate issued in the United States.

25 (2) A currently valid United States passport.
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1 (3) Official immigration documents issued by the

2 United States Immigration and Naturalization Serv3 ice that either contain the person’s alien registration

4 number or provide reasonable evidence of current im5 migration status.

6 (c) Under the program, an applicant who declares

7 himself or herself to be a lawful resident in compliance with

8 such program would have that status verified by the Immi9 gration and Naturalization Service of the United States

10 based on documents presented to the department by the ap11 plicant. Verification would be either through an automated

12 system utilizing the applicant’s alien registration or file

13 number, known as the Systematic Alien Verification for

14 Entitlements or ‘‘SAVE’’ system, or by the department

15 sending a copy of the original document the applicant sub16 mits as evidence of his or her immigration status to the

17 Immigration and Naturalization Service for inspection,

18 verification, and return to the department.

19 (d) Under the program, the department would not

20 issue or renew a driver’s license or identification card to

21 any person who does not establish proof that he or she is

22 a citizen or a legal resident of the United States pursuant

23 to subdivision (b).

24 Ω182æPage 51, after line 14, insert:
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1 SEC. 345. TRANSFER OF APPORTIONED TITLE 23

2 FUNDING.—The Secretary of Transportation shall permit

3 the obligation of not to exceed $4,000,000, apportioned

4 under title 23, United States Code, section 104(b)(5)(B) for

5 the State of Florida for operating expenses of the Tri-county

6 Commuter Rail project in the area of Dade, Broward, and

7 Palm Beach Counties, Florida, during each year that Inter8 state 95 is under reconstruction in such area.

9 Ω183æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

10 SEC. 346. (a) Congress finds that:

11 (1) The Federal Aviation Administration is in

12 the process of testing alternatives to the microwave

13 landing system, which might prove more cost effective

14 and capable of supporting category I, II, and III

15 landings.

16 (2) Proceeding with full scale production of the

17 microwave landing system, without seriously consid18 ering alternatives, could result in a waste of Govern19 ment resources.

20 (b) It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should

21 not fund full production of the microwave landing system

22 in the future until the Federal Aviation Administration de23 termines whether other alternatives to the current system

24 can meet its needs in a more cost effective manner.

25 Ω184æPage 51, after line 14, insert:
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1 SEC. 347. It is the sense of the Senate that the Sec2 retary of Transportation should take such action as may

3 be necessary to revise the Department of Transportation’s

4 cost/benefit analyses process to fully take projected military

5 enplanement and cost savings figures into consideration

6 with regard to radar installations at joint-use civilian/mili7 tary airports. It is further the sense of the Senate that the

8 Secretary of Transportation shall require the Federal Avia9 tion Administration to reevaluate the radar needs at the

10 Cheyenne, Wyoming Airport, and enter into an immediate

11 dialogue with officials of the Wyoming Air Guard, F.E.

12 Warren Air Force Base, and Cheyenne area leaders in the

13 phase II radar installation reevaluation of the Federal

14 Aviation Administration and adjust cost/benefit determina15 tions based to some appropriate degree on already provided

16 military figures and concerns and other enplanement pro17 jections in the region. The Senate further believes that the

18 Secretary of Transportation should report the results of this

19 reevaluation concerning the Cheyenne Airport’s and South20 east Wyoming’s aircraft radar needs to Congress within 60

21 days following the date of the enactment of this Act and

22 explain how military figures and concerns will be appro23 priately solicited and fully utilized in future radar deci24 sions involving joint-use airport facilities.

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1 SEC. 348. None of the funds appropriated by this Act

2 shall be available for use for closing or otherwise reducing

3 the services of any flight service station in the State of Alas4 ka in operation on the date of the enactment of this Act,

5 until after the expiration of the 90-day period following the

6 date that the Secretary of Transportation has reported to

7 Congress regarding the effects on safety of the flight service

8 station closing and reduction in services plan being carried

9 out by the Federal Aviation Administration in the State

10 of Alaska on the date immediately preceding the date of

11 the enactment of this Act. Such report shall be submitted

12 no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.

13 Ω186æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

14 SEC. 349. If any State or local interest, within one

15 year following the date of the enactment of this Act, can

16 demonstrate to the satisfaction of the National Railroad

17 Passenger Corporation that such State or local interest can

18 cover any potential operating losses including the cost of

19 equipment depreciation, or that the National Railroad Pas20 senger Corporation will not incur or absorb any part of

21 operational losses including the cost of equipment deprecia22 tion due to the initiation of new State-supported service,

23 the Corporation shall initiate such new service: Provided,

24 That the corporation determines equipment is available to

25 initiate such service.
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1 Ω187æPage 51, after line 14, insert:

2 SEC. 350. Paragraph (18) of section 1105(c) of the

3 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

4 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat. 2032) is amended to read

5 as follows:

6 ‘‘(18) Corridor from Indianapolis, Indiana,

7 through Evansville, Indiana, and Memphis, Ten8 nessee, traversing Arkansas and Louisiana, to Hous9 ton, Texas.’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
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