Union Calendar No. 108

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750

[Report No. 103–190]

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of

purposes.year ending September 30, 1994, and for otherTransportation and related agencies for the fiscal

JULY 27, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 108

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750

[Report No. 103–190]

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related

agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 27, 1993

Mr. CARR, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill;

which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State

of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation

and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1994, 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 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the

5 Department of Transportation and related agencies for
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1 the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other

2 purposes, namely:

3 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

4 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

5 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

6 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of

7 the Secretary, $1,173,000.

8 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

9 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of

10 the Deputy Secretary, $481,000.

11 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

12 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General

13 Counsel, $7,867,000.

14 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

15 TRANSPORTATION POLICY

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

18 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION

19 AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

21 Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,

22 $8,082,000.
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET

2 AND PROGRAMS

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

4 Secretary for Budget and Programs, $2,826,000, includ5 ing not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Depart6 ment for official reception and representation expenses as

7 the Secretary may determine.

8 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

9 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

12 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

15 Secretary for Administration, $33,623,000, of which

16 $6,417,000 shall remain available until expended.

17 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Af19 fairs, $1,353,440.

20 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

21 For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,

22 $850,000.

23 CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

24 For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals

25 Board, $602,000.
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1 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,

3 $9,998,000.

4 OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

5 UTILIZATION

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and

7 Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided,

8 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds

9 available for the purposes of the Minority Business Re10 source Center in this or any other Act may be used for

11 business opportunities related to any mode of transpor12 tation.

13 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

14 DEVELOPMENT

15 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation

16 planning, research, and development activities, including

17 the collection of national transportation statistics, to re18 main available until expended, $6,815,000.

19 OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION

20 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

21 For necessary expenses for operations and research

22 activities related to commercial space transportation,

23 $4,400,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available

24 until expended.
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1 WORKING CAPITAL FUND

2 Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital

3 outlays of the Department of Transportation Working

4 Capital Fund not to exceed $92,220,000 shall be paid, in

5 accordance with law, from appropriations made available

6 by this Act and prior appropriations Acts to the Depart7 ment of Transportation, together with advances and reim8 bursements received by the Department of Transpor9 tation.

10 PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

11 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

12 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

13 For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments

14 to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and

15 determined under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act

16 of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1389), as is payable by

17 the Department of Transportation, $15,540,000, to re18 main available until expended and to be derived from the

19 Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of

20 the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementa21 tion or execution of programs for the Payments to Air

22 Carriers program in fiscal year 1994: Provided further,

23 That none of the funds in this Act shall be used by the

24 Secretary of Transportation to make payment of com25 pensation under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act

26 of 1958, as amended, in excess of the appropriation in
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1 this Act for liquidation of obligations incurred under the

2 ‘‘Payments to air carriers’’ program: Provided further,

3 That none of the funds in this Act shall be used for the

4 payment of claims for such compensation except in accord5 ance with this provision.

6 RENTAL PAYMENTS

7 For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters

8 and field space and related services assessed by the Gen9 eral Services Administration, $149,605,000: Provided,

10 That of this amount, $3,262,000 shall be derived from the

11 Highway Trust Fund, $37,114,000 shall be derived from

12 the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $576,000 shall be

13 derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $175,000

14 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust

15 Fund: Provided further, That in addition, for assessments

16 by the General Services Administration related to the

17 space needs of the Federal Highway Administration,

18 $17,524,000, to be derived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’,

19 subject to the ‘‘Limitation on General Operating Ex20 penses’’.

21 MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

22 For the cost of direct loans, $180,000, as authorized

23 by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including

24 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in

25 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
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1 vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize

2 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans

3 not to exceed $4,500,000. In addition, for administrative

4 expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $220,000.

5 COAST GUARD

6 OPERATING EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte8 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur9 chase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for

10 replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of

11 Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),

12 and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

13 429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,555,695,000, of

14 which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li15 ability Trust Fund; and of which $32,250,000 shall be ex16 pended from the Boat Safety Account: Provided, That the

17 number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not ex18 ceed two hundred and twenty-three, exclusive of aircraft

19 and parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided further,

20 That none of the funds appropriated in this or any other

21 Act shall be available for pay or administrative expenses

22 in connection with shipping commissioners in the United

23 States: Provided further, That none of the funds provided

24 in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred for

25 yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to
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1 the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and cred2 ited to this appropriation: Provided further, That of the

3 funds provided under this head, not less than $8,000,000

4 in vessel maintenance and overhaul work currently sched5 uled to be conducted at the Coast Guard Yard is to be

6 awarded based upon a competitive solicitation of both pub7 lic and private shipyards.

8 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

9 For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,

10 rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore

11 facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related

12 thereto, $310,700,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de13 rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which

14 $79,200,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate

15 or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to

16 remain available until September 30, 1998; $27,100,000

17 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase

18 aviation capability, to remain available until September

19 30, 1996; $47,700,000 shall be available for other equip20 ment, to remain available until September 30, 1996;

21 $119,200,000 shall be available for shore facilities and

22 aids to navigation facilities, to remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 1996; and $37,500,000 shall be available for

24 personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to

25 remain available until September 30, 1994.
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1 (RESCISSION)

2 Of the funds provided under this heading in Public

3 Law 102–388, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

4 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast

6 Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func7 tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,

8 $22,100,000, to remain available until expended.

9 ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

10 For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of

11 obstructive bridges, $5,940,000, to remain available until

12 expended.

13 RETIRED PAY

14 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations

15 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for

16 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service17 man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and

18 for payments for medical care of retired personnel and

19 their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act

20 (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $548,774,000.

21 RESERVE TRAINING

22 For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Re23 serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation

24 of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services;

25 $64,000,000.
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1 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

2 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

3 for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval4 uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of

5 facilities and equipment, as authorized by law,

6 $22,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which

7 $4,457,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability

8 Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this

9 appropriation funds received from State and local govern10 ments, other public authorities, private sources, and for11 eign countries, for expenses incurred for research, develop12 ment, testing, and evaluation.

13 BOAT SAFETY

14 (AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)

15 For payment of necessary expenses incurred for rec16 reational boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–

17 75, as amended, $32,250,000, to be derived from the Boat

18 Safety Account and to remain available until expended.

19 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

20 OPERATIONS

21 For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad22 ministration, not otherwise provided for, including admin23 istrative expenses for research and development, establish24 ment of air navigation facilities and the operation (includ25 ing leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, and carrying out
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1 the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act,

2 as amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the ob3 ligation of funds for similar programs of airport and air4 way development or improvement, lease or purchase of

5 four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,

6 $4,568,219,000, of which $2,294,500,000 shall be derived

7 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That

8 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received

9 from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities,

10 other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses

11 incurred in the maintenance and operation of air naviga12 tion facilities and for issuance, renewal or modification of

13 certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station

14 certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing

15 major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That,

16 of the funds available under this head, $2,000,000 shall

17 be made available for the Mid-American Aviation Resource

18 Consortium in Minnesota to operate an air traffic control19 ler training program: Provided further, That funds may

20 be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit

21 standard setting organization to assist in the development

22 of aviation safety standards: Provided further, That no

23 funds under this head may be used for the implementa24 tion, execution or enforcement of section 91.21 of title 14

25 of the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining to the use
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1 of portable electronic devices on aircraft: Provided further,

2 That none of these funds shall be available for new appli3 cants for the second career training program.

4 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

7 for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con8 tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi9 mental facilities and equipment as authorized by the Fed10 eral Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App.

11 1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary

12 sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing in13 cluding construction of test facilities and acquisition of

14 necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and

15 furnishing of quarters and related accommodations of offi16 cers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration

17 stationed at remote localities where such accommodations

18 are not available; and the purchase, lease or transfer of

19 aircraft from funds available under this head; to be de20 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,

21 $2,142,000,000, of which $1,945,500,000 shall remain

22 available until September 30, 1996, and of which

23 $196,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,

24 1995: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro25 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
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1 ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex2 penses incurred in the establishment and modernization

3 of air navigation facilities.

4 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

7 for research, engineering, and development, in accordance

8 with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,

9 as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including con10 struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of nec11 essary sites by lease or grant, $240,000,000, to be derived

12 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain

13 available until expended: Provided, That there may be

14 credited to this appropriation funds received from States,

15 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri16 vate sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineer17 ing, and development.

18 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

19 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

20 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

21 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in22 aid for airport planning and development, and for noise

23 compatibility planning and programs under the Airport

24 and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, and

25 under other law authorizing such obligations,
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1 $2,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air2 way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:

3 Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail4 able for the planning or execution of programs the com5 mitments for which are in excess of $1,500,000,000 in fis6 cal year 1994 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and

7 development, and noise compatibility planning and pro8 grams, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4) of the Airport

9 and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended: Pro10 vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be

11 available for planning, approving, or administering new

12 airport letters of intent signed after the date of enactment

13 of this Act.

14 AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND

15 The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized

16 to make such expenditures and investments, within the

17 limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the

18 Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C.

19 App. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the

20 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31

21 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the

22 program for aviation insurance activities under title XIII

23 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
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1 AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

2 The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue

3 notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treas4 ury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such matu5 rities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec6 retary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations

7 may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required pur8 suant to any guarantee issued under the Act of

9 September 7, 1957, Public Law 85–307, as amended (49

10 U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the funds in this Act shall

11 be available for activities under this head the obligations

12 for which are in excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal year

13 1994. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary

14 from appropriations authorized by this section. The Sec15 retary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations,

16 and for such purpose he may use as a public debt trans17 action the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued

18 under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter

19 in force. The purposes for which securities may be issued

20 under such Act are extended to include any purchase of

21 notes or other obligations issued under the subsection. The

22 Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations

23 at such times and price and upon such terms and condi24 tions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases,

25 redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Sec-
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1 retary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the

2 United States.

3 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

4 LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

5 Necessary expenses for administration, operation, in6 cluding motor carrier safety program operations, and re7 search of the Federal Highway Administration not to ex8 ceed $462,961,000 shall be paid in accordance with law

9 from appropriations made available by this Act to the Fed10 eral Highway Administration together with advances and

11 reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Admin12 istration: Provided, That not to exceed $166,460,000 of

13 the amount provided herein shall remain available until

14 expended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any

15 other provision of law, there may be credited to this ac16 count funds received from States, counties, municipalities,

17 other public authorities, and private sources, for training

18 expenses incurred for non-Federal employees.

19 HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS

20 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

24 the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402

25 administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to

26 remain available until expended, $10,000,000 to be de-
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1 rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not

2 to exceed $100,000 of the amount appropriated herein

3 shall be available for ‘‘Limitation on general operating ex4 penses’’: Provided further, That none of the funds in this

5 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro6 grams the obligations for which are in excess of

7 $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for ‘‘Highway-Related

8 Safety Grants’’.

9 RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROJECTS

10 For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway

11 crossings projects as authorized by section 163 of the Fed12 eral-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended, to remain

13 available until expended, $12,828,000.

14 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

15 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

16 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

17 None of the funds in this Act shall be available for

18 the implementation or execution of programs the obliga19 tions for which are in excess of $17,198,000,000 for Fed20 eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro21 grams for fiscal year 1994.

22 (RESCISSION)

23 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

24 Of the amounts made available for Federal-aid high25 ways pursuant to provisions of the Surface Transportation

26 Assistance Act of 1982, $1,596,386 are rescinded.
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1 (RESCISSION)

2 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

3 Of the amounts made available for Federal-aid high4 ways pursuant to provisions of the Surface Transportation

5 and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987,

6 $54,014,000 are rescinded.

7 (RESCISSION)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 Of the funds made available for the functional re10 placement of publicly-owned facilities located within the

11 proposed right-of-way of Interstate Route 170 in Public

12 Law 96–131, $200,000 are rescinded.

13 (RESCISSION)

14 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

15 Of the funds made available under this heading in

16 Public Law 100–71, $364,180 are rescinded.

17 (RESCISSION)

18 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

19 Of the authority made available for the intersection

20 safety demonstration project in Public Law 100–457,

21 $3,059,960 are rescinded.

22 (RESCISSION)

23 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

24 Of the authority made available for bridges on Fed25 eral dams pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 320, $9,478,139 are

26 rescinded.
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1 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United

5 States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high6 ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational

7 Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise

8 provided, including reimbursements for sums expended

9 pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308,

10 $18,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available

11 in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain

12 available until expended.

13 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND

14 (LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)

15 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

16 During fiscal year 1994 and with the resources and

17 authority available, gross obligations for the principal

18 amount of direct loans shall not exceed $42,500,000.

19 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

20 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

23 the provisions of section 402 of Public Law 97–424,

24 $68,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund

25 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That

26 none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
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1 implementation or execution of programs the obligations

2 for which are in excess of $65,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier

3 Safety Grants’’.

4 BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to

6 carry out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act

7 of 1970 and section 1069 of Public Law 102–240 for the

8 Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available until

9 expended, $16,000,000.

10 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

11 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

12 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

13 certain ongoing highway and surface transportation

14 projects that improve safety, reduce congestion, or other15 wise improve surface transportation, $92,610,000, to be

16 derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

17 available until September 30, 1997.

18 ONGOING HIGHWAY PROJECTS

19 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

20 For up to 80 percent of the expenses for certain on21 going highway, road, and bridge projects that improve

22 safety, reduce congestion, or otherwise improve transpor23 tation methods, $6,300,000, to be derived from the High24 way Trust Fund and to remain available until September

25 30, 1997.
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1 KENTUCKY BRIDGE PROJECT

2 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

3 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

4 continuing construction to replace the Glover Cary Bridge

5 in Owensboro, Kentucky, $12,000,000, to be derived from

6 the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until

7 September 30, 1997.

8 77TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, RICHFIELD,

9 MINNESOTA

10 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

11 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

12 continuing construction of the 77th Street Reconstruction

13 Project in Richfield, Minnesota, $7,000,000, to be derived

14 from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available

15 until September 30, 1997.

16 34TH STREET CORRIDOR PROJECT, MOORHEAD,

17 MINNESOTA

18 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

19 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

20 continuing construction of the 34th Street Corridor

21 Project in Moorhead, Minnesota, $5,750,000, to be de22 rived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain avail23 able until September 30, 1997.
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1 MCCLELLAN AVENUE PROJECT MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN

2 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

3 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necssary for

4 continuing construction of the McClellan Avenue Project

5 in Marquette, Michigan, $2,900,000, to be derived from

6 the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until

7 September 30, 1997.

8 OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

9 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

10 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

11 certain highway and surface transportation projects and

12 parking facilities, including feasibility and environmental

13 studies, that improve safety, reduce congestion, or other14 wise improve transportation methods, $48,003,000, to be

15 derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

16 available until September 30, 1997.

17 OTHER HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND FACILITIES

18 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

19 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

20 other highway projects and facilities, including feasibility

21 and environmental studies, that improve safety, reduce

22 congestion, or otherwise improve transportation methods,

23 $85,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund

24 and to remain available until September 30, 1997.
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1 BORDER HIGHWAY PROJECT

2 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

3 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

4 the border highway project authorized in Public Law 89–

5 795, $8,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust

6 Fund and to remain available until September 30, 1997.

7 HIGHWAY WIDENING PROJECT

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

10 the continuation of the widening of State highway 35 from

11 Houston to Alvin and Angelton, Texas, $9,400,000, to be

12 derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

13 available until September 30, 1997.

14 HIGHWAY PROJECT STUDIES

15 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

16 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

17 feasibility and environmental studies for certain highway

18 and surface transportation projects and parking facilities

19 that improve safety, reduce congestion, or otherwise im20 prove surface transportation, $7,150,000, to be derived

21 from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available

22 until September 30, 1996.
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1 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

4 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

5 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety

6 under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings

7 Act (Public Law 92–513, as amended) and the National

8 Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, $74,221,000, to re9 main available until September 30, 1996.

10 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

11 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

12 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

13 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety

14 under 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal

15 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, to be de16 rived from the Highway Trust Fund, $46,780,000, to re17 main available until September 30, 1996.

18 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

19 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

20 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

21 For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the

22 provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 406, 408, and 410, sec23 tion 2007 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi24 ciency Act of 1991, and section 209 of Public Law 95–

25 599, as amended, to remain available until expended,

26 $138,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
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1 Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection

2 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi3 ciency Act of 1991, none of the funds in this Act shall

4 be available for the planning or execution of programs the

5 total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1994, are in ex6 cess of $163,500,000 for programs authorized under 23

7 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended, of which $123,000,000

8 shall be for ‘‘State and community highway safety

9 grants’’, $12,000,000 shall be for section 153 ‘‘Safety belt

10 and motorcycle helmet use’’ grants, $3,500,000 shall be

11 for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’, and $25,000,000 shall

12 be for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving counter13 measures programs’’: Provided further, That none of these

14 funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or re15 modeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for

16 State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided

17 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail18 able for the planning or execution of programs the total

19 obligations for which are in excess of $10,500,000 for ‘‘Al20 cohol safety incentive grants’’ authorized under 23 U.S.C.

21 408: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,153,000 of

22 the funds made available for section 402 may be available

23 for administering ‘‘State and community highway safety

24 grants’’: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000

25 of the funds made available for section 410 may be avail-
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1 able for technical assistance to the States: Provided fur2 ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available

3 for the planning or execution of programs authorized

4 under section 209 of Public Law 95–599, as amended, the

5 total obligations for which are in excess of $4,750,000 in

6 fiscal years 1982 through 1994.

7 (RESCISSION)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 Of the funds available for ‘‘Alcohol safety incentive

10 grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 408(g), the amounts in excess

11 of the funds made available for obligation in this Act, esti12 mated to be $6,493,000, are rescinded.

13 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

14 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad16 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $14,865,000, of

17 which $2,485,000 shall remain available until expended:

18 Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail19 able for the planning or execution of a program making

20 commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emer21 gency Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, and that

22 no new commitments to guarantee loans under section

23 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act

24 of 1973, as amended, shall be made: Provided further,

25 That, as part of the Washington Union Station trans26 action in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of
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1 trust on the property and, where the Union Station Rede2 velopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to

3 make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s

4 behalf, including payments on and after September 30,

5 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments

6 directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corpora7 tion, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first

8 deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of

9 trust with those funds: Provided further, That such addi10 tional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first

11 deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from

12 unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Ad13 ministration, to be reimbursed from payments received

14 from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.

15 LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE

16 For necessary expenses for rail assistance under

17 section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act,

18 as amended, $10,000,000, to remain available until

19 expended.

20 RAILROAD SAFETY

21 For necessary expenses in connection with railroad

22 safety, not otherwise provided for, $43,927,000, of which

23 $1,357,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro24 vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation

25 funds received from non-Federal sources for expenses in-
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1 curred in training safety employees of private industry,

2 State and local authorities, or other public authorities

3 other than State rail safety inspectors participating in

4 training pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Railroad

5 Safety Act of 1970.

6 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

7 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de8 velopment, $20,166,000, to remain available until ex9 pended: Provided, That up to $100,000 shall be made

10 available to support, by financial assistance agreement,

11 railroad-highway grade crossing safety programs, includ12 ing Operation Lifesaver: Provided further, That $100,000

13 is available until expended to support by financial assist14 ance agreement railroad metallurgical and welding studies

15 at the Oregon Graduate Institute.

16 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

17 For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor

18 improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi19 talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend20 ed (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improve21 ment Act of 1988, $130,000,000.

22 GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

23 CORPORATION

24 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make

25 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
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1 authorized by 45 U.S.C. 601, to remain available until ex2 pended, $431,000,000, of which $331,000,000 shall be

3 available for operating losses incurred by the Corporation

4 and for labor protection costs, and of which $100,000,000

5 shall be available for capital improvements: Provided, That

6 none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for

7 lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the

8 hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other

9 than the president of the Corporation, excluding the lease

10 of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees

11 while in official travel status: Provided further, That the

12 Secretary shall make no commitments to guarantee new

13 loans or loans for new purposes under 45 U.S.C. 602 in

14 fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That no funds are re15 quired to be expended or reserved for expenditure pursu16 ant to 45 U.S.C. 601(e): Provided further, That funds pro17 vided to cover operating losses incurred by the Corporation

18 shall be utilized only for the following expense categories:

19 train operations, maintenance of equipment, maintenance

20 of way, on-board services, and station services: Provided

21 further, That the Corporation shall maintain adequate in22 formation in its financial management systems to monitor

23 and account for the specific uses of funds appropriated

24 herein: Provided further, That no funds in this Act may

25 be used, either directly or indirectly, to support intercity
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1 bus routes unconnected by a rail segment provided by the

2 National Railroad Passenger Corporation Thruway Bus

3 Service Program.

4 MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS

5 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay ob6 ligations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger

7 Corporation, $137,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for

9 the payment of: (1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of

10 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1994

11 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for individ12 uals who retired from the National Railroad Passenger

13 Corporation and for their beneficiaries; (2) obligations of

14 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under sec15 tion 358(a) of title 45, United States Code, due in fiscal

16 year 1994 in excess of its obligations calculated on an ex17 perience-rated basis; and (3) obligations of the National

18 Railroad Passenger Corporation due under section 3321

19 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

20 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

21 PROGRAM

22 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to

23 issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli24 gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza25 tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
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1 210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as

2 may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant

3 to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations

4 under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author5 ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is

6 outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee com7 mitments shall be made during fiscal year 1994: Provided

8 further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,

9 for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all

10 amounts realized from the sale of notes or securities sold

11 under authority of this section shall be considered as cur12 rent year domestic discretionary outlay offsets and not as

13 ‘‘asset sales’’ or ‘‘loan prepayments’’ as defined by section

14 257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

15 Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That

16 any underwriting fees and related expenses shall be de17 rived solely from the proceeds of the sales.

18 NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE

19 DEVELOPMENT

20 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 None of the funds in this Act shall be available for

23 the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levita24 tion Prototype Development program as defined in sub25 sections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal

26 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
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1 HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

5 the provisions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation

6 program as defined in subsections 1036(c) and

7 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

8 Efficiency Act of 1991, $4,000,000, to be derived from

9 the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until

10 expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act

11 shall be available for the implementation or execution of

12 programs the obligations for which are in excess of

13 $3,500,000 for the ‘‘High-Speed Ground Transportation’’

14 program.

15 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

16 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

17 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal

18 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by the Fed19 eral Transit Act and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection

20 with these activities, including hire of passenger motor ve21 hicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,

22 $19,569,000: Provided, That no more than $37,731,000

23 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

24 FORMULA GRANTS

25 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

26 of sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act,
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1 to remain available until expended, $1,324,916,000: Pro2 vided, That no more than $2,404,867,000 of budget au3 thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur4 ther, That of the funds provided under this head for for5 mula grants no more than $752,278,000 may be used for

6 operating assistance under section 9(k)(2) of the Federal

7 Transit Act.

8 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

9 For necessary expenses for university transportation

10 centers as authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal

11 Transit Act, to remain available until expended,

12 $3,238,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of

13 budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

14 TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH

15 For necessary expenses for transit planning and re16 search as authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit

17 Act, to remain available until expended, $37,000,000: Pro18 vided, That no more than $76,125,000 of budget authority

19 shall be available for these purposes: Provided further,

20 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds

21 received from States, counties, municipalities, other public

22 authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for

23 training.
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1 TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

5 section 21(a) of the Federal Transit Act, $1,140,000,000,

6 to remain available until expended and to be derived from

7 the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $18,162,000

8 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the High9 way Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s

10 administrative expenses account: Provided further, That

11 $1,079,951,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Ac12 count of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit

13 Administration’s formula grants account: Provided fur14 ther, That $2,762,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit

15 Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Tran16 sit Administration’s university transportation centers ac17 count: Provided further, That $39,125,000 shall be paid

18 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust

19 Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s transit

20 planning and research account.

21 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

22 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

23 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

24 None of the funds in this Act shall be available for

25 the implementation or execution of programs the obliga26 tions for which are in excess of $1,707,425,000 in fiscal
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1 year 1994 for grants under the contract authority in sec2 tion 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act: Provided, That not3 withstanding any provision of law, there shall be available

4 for fixed guideway modernization, $760,060,000; there

5 shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and

6 purchase of buses and related equipment and the con7 struction of bus-related facilities, $354,315,000; and there

8 shall be available for new fixed guideway systems,

9 $593,050,000, as follows—

10 $10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for

11 the South Boston Piers Transitway Project;

12 $55,000,000 for the Chicago Central Area

13 Circulator Project;

14 $1,600,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Cor15 ridor Project;

16 $60,000,000 for the Dallas South Oak Cliff

17 LRT Project;

18 $40,500,000 for the Houston Regional Bus

19 Plan Program of Projects;

20 $2,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the

21 Kansas City South Corridor LRT Project;

22 $163,050,000 for the Los Angeles Metro Rail

23 MOS–2 and MOS–3 Projects;

24 $2,400,000 for alternatives analysis only for the

25 New Orleans Canal Street Corridor Project;
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1 $1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Commuter

2 Rail Project;

3 $13,000,000 for design only for the Orange

4 County Transitway System Project;

5 $50,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway

6 Projects;

7 $70,000,000 for the Portland Westside LRT

8 Project;

9 $1,500,000 for the Sacramento LRT Extension

10 Project;

11 $2,000,000 for preliminary engineering only for

12 the Salt Lake City South LRT Project;

13 $19,600,000 for the St. Louis METRO Link

14 LRT to Airport Project;

15 $10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Com16 muter Rail Project;

17 $3,200,000 for preliminary engineering only for

18 the Twin Cities Central Corridor Project;

19 $10,000,000 for the Wisconsin Central Com20 muter Line Project; and

21 $78,200,000 which shall be allocated at the dis22 cretion of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided

23 further, That Public Law 102–388 is amended under

24 Federal Transit Administration, ‘‘Discretionary

25 grants’’ by deleting ‘‘not less than $76,500,000 for
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1 the Honolulu Rapid Transit Starter Line of

2 Projects;’’: Provided further, That of the funds af3 fected by the preceding proviso, $26,500,000 shall

4 be for the South Boston Piers Transitway and

5 $50,000,000 shall be allocated at the discretion of

6 the Secretary.

7 MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND

8 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

9 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

10 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

11 section 21 (b) of the Federal Transit Act, administered

12 by the Federal Transit Administration, $1,000,000,000,

13 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

14 available until expended.

15 INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANTS—TRANSIT

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

17 of 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects,

18 $45,000,000, to remain available until expended.

19 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

20 AUTHORITY

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

22 of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–

23 551, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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1 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

2 CORPORATION

3 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora4 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with5 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available

6 to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make

7 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal

8 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern9 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be

10 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the

11 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.

12 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

13 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

14 For necessary expenses for operation and mainte15 nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op16 erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De17 velopment Corporation, $10,901,000, to be derived from

18 the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public

19 Law 99–662.

20 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

23 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

24 Hazardous Materials Safety and for expenses for conduct25 ing research and development, $12,320,000, of which
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1 $1,334,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro2 vided, That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected under sec3 tion 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transpor4 tation Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1805(c)(11)) shall be depos5 ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re6 ceipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to this

7 appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu8 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources

9 for expenses incurred for training, and for reports publica10 tion and dissemination.

11 AVIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

12 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

13 Aviation Information Management, $2,533,000: Provided,

14 That there may be credited to this appropriation funds

15 received from States, counties, municipalities, other public

16 authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for

17 training, for reports publication and dissemination, and

18 for aviation information management: Provided further,

19 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there

20 may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000

21 in funds received from user fees established to support the

22 electronic tariff filing system: Provided further, That there

23 may be credited to this appropriation funds received from

24 user fees established to defray the costs of obtaining, pre25 paring, and publishing in automatic data processing tape
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1 format the United States International Air Travel Statis2 tics data base published by the Department.

3 EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION

4 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

5 Emergency Transportation and for expenses for conduct6 ing research and development, $915,000: Provided, That

7 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received

8 from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori9 ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train10 ing, and for reports publication and dissemination.

11 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

12 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

13 Research and Technology and for expenses for conducting

14 research and development, $1,863,000, of which $585,000

15 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That

16 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received

17 from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori18 ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train19 ing, and for reports publication and dissemination.

20 PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

21 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

22 Program and Administrative Support, $6,160,000, of

23 which $180,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety

24 Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro25 priation funds received from States, counties, municipali26 ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
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1 penses incurred for training, and for reports publication

2 and dissemination: Provided further, That no employees

3 other than those compensated under this appropriation

4 shall serve in the Office of the Administrator, the Office

5 of Policy and Programs, the Office of Management and

6 Administration, and the Office of the Chief Counsel.

7 PIPELINE SAFETY

8 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

9 For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of

10 the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out

11 a pipeline safety program, as authorized by section 5 of

12 the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Haz13 ardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and to dis14 charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol15 lution Act of 1990, $19,479,000; of which $2,449,000

16 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund,

17 to remain available until expended; and of which

18 $17,030,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety

19 Fund, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until

20 expended.

21 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

22 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

23 For necessary expenses to carry out section

24 117A(i)(3)(B) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation

25 Act, as amended, $400,000 to be derived from the Emer-
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1 gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until ex2 pended: Provided, That not more than $10,350,000 shall

3 be made available for obligation in fiscal year 1994 for

4 amounts made available by section 117A(h)(6)(B) and

5 (i)(1), (2) and (4) and section 118 of the Hazardous Mate6 rials Transportation Act, as amended: Provided further,

7 That such amounts shall only be available to the Secretary

8 of Transportation.

9 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector

12 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen13 eral Act of 1978, as amended, $39,000,000: Provided,

14 That not more than $1,000,000 of the funds made avail15 able under this head shall be available for implementation

16 of Public Law 101–576.

17 TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

18 ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION

19 BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for the Architectural and

22 Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized

23 by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as

24 amended, $3,348,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding

25 any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
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1 appropriation funds received for publications and training

2 expenses.

3 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor6 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve7 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

8 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per

9 diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms,

10 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.

11 5901–5902), $37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000

12 may be used for official reception and representation

13 expenses.

14 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce

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

18 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by

19 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official

20 reception and representation expenses, $44,904,000: Pro21 vided, That joint board members and cooperating State

22 commissioners may use Government transportation re23 quests when traveling in connection with their official du24 ties as such: Provided further, That $7,300,000 in fees col25 lected in fiscal year 1994 by the Interstate Commerce
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1 Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made

2 available to this appropriation in fiscal year 1994.

3 PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE

4 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

5 None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail6 able for the execution of programs the obligations for

7 which can reasonably be expected to exceed $475,000 for

8 directed rail service authorized under 49 U.S.C. 11125 or

9 any other Act.

10 PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

11 PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND

12 For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal

13 Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official

14 reception and representation expenses of the Board; not

15 to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation

16 expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for

17 official reception and representation expenses of the Ad18 ministrator, $51,742,000, to be derived from the Panama

19 Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds

20 may be used for the planning or execution of

21 nonadministrative and capital programs the obligations

22 for which are in excess of $540,000,000 in fiscal year

23 1994: Provided further, That funds available to the Pan24 ama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase

25 of not to exceed thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for
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1 replacement only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used

2 to transport Commission personnel across the Isthmus of

3 Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed

4 $19,000 per vehicle.

5 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

6 REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS

7 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

8 For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid

9 for use of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public

10 Law 99–662, $9,707,000, to remain available until ex11 pended and to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance

12 Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $225,000 shall be

13 available for expenses of administering the rebates.

14 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

15 AUTHORITY

16 INTEREST PAYMENTS

17 For necessary expenses for interest payments, to re18 main available until expended, $51,663,569: Provided,

19 That these funds shall be disbursed pursuant to terms and

20 conditions established by Public Law 96–184 and the Ini21 tial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement.

22 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable

25 appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
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1 be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;

2 hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of

3 liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign

4 countries on official department business; and uniforms,

5 or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.

6 5901–5902).

7 SEC. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission

8 may be apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to

9 the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in10 creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by

11 administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex12 cess of statutory increases granted for the same period

13 in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ14 ees of the Government in comparable positions.

15 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex16 penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall

17 be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act

18 of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), for expenses

19 of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Fed20 eral Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside

21 the continental United States at costs for any given area

22 not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for

23 the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that

24 the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to

25 provide adequately for the education of such dependents,
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1 and (2) for transportation of said dependents between

2 schools serving the area that they attend and their places

3 of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations

4 as may be prescribed, determines that such schools are

5 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regu6 lar basis.

7 SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for

8 the Department of Transportation shall be available for

9 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for

10 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to

11 the rate for a GS–18.

12 SEC. 305. None of the funds for the Panama Canal

13 Commission may be expended unless in conformance with

14 the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law imple15 menting those treaties.

16 SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used

17 for the planning or execution of any program to pay the

18 expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties

19 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings

20 funded in this Act.

21 SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

22 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current

23 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria24 tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
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1 SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail2 able for the planning or implementation of any change in

3 the current Federal status of the Volpe National Trans4 portation Systems Center, and none of the funds in this

5 Act shall be available for the implementation of any

6 change in the current Federal status of the Turner7 Fairbank Highway Research Center.

8 SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation

9 under this Act for any consulting service through procure10 ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United

11 States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such

12 expenditures are a matter of public record and available

13 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided

14 under existing law, or under existing Executive order is15 sued pursuant to existing law.

16 SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1994 the Secretary of

17 Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation

18 for Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which

19 sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high20 ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for

21 such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized

22 to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap23 portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.

24 (b) During the period October 1 through December

25 31, 1993, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum
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1 of the amount distributed to such State under subsection

2 (a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe3 riod shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount

4 distributed to all States under such subsection.

5 (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec6 retary shall—

7 (1) provide all States with authority sufficient

8 to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro9 priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap10 portioned to a State, except in those instances in

11 which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums

12 apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23,

13 United States Code;

14 (2) after August 1, 1994, revise a distribution

15 of the funds made available under subsection (a) if

16 a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur17 ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient

18 amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in

19 addition to those previously distributed during that

20 fiscal year giving priority to those States having

21 large unobligated balances of funds apportioned

22 under sections 103(e)(4), 104 and 144 of title 23,

23 United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and

24 1015 of Public Law 102–240; and
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1 (3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad2 ministrative expenses, the Federal lands highway

3 program, the intelligent vehicle highway systems

4 program, and amounts made available under sec5 tions 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and

6 6024 of Public Law 102–240, and not more than

7 $1,107,124 for section 5002 of Public Law 102–

8 240.

9 (d) The limitation on obligations for Federal-aid

10 highways for fiscal year 1994 shall not apply to obligations

11 for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United

12 States Code; obligations under section 157 of title 23,

13 United States Code; projects covered under section 147

14 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, sec15 tion 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections

16 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97–424, and sec17 tions 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, 6023(b)(8) and

18 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240; projects authorized

19 by Public Law 99–500, Public Law 99–591 and Public

20 Law 100–202; or projects covered under subsections 149

21 (b) and (c) of Public Law 100–17: Provided, That during

22 the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, the ag23 gregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title

24 23, United States Code for projects covered under section

25 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978,
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1 section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sec2 tions 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97–424, sec3 tions 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, and 6023(b)(8)

4 and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240, and for projects

5 authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 100–

6 17, shall not exceed $302,551,350.

7 (e) Subject to paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a

8 State which after August 1 and on or before September

9 30 of fiscal year 1994 obligates the amount distributed

10 to such State in that fiscal year under paragraphs (a) and

11 (c) of this section may obligate for Federal-aid highways

12 on or before September 30, 1994, an additional amount

13 not to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds

14 apportioned or allocated to such State—

15 (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23,

16 United States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public

17 Law 102–240, and

18 (2) for highway assistance projects under sec19 tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,

20 which are not obligated on the date such State completes

21 obligation of the amount so distributed.

22 (f) During the period August 2 through September

23 30, 1994, the aggregate amount which may be obligated

24 by all States pursuant to paragraph (e) shall not exceed
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1 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned

2 or allocated to all States—

3 (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23,

4 United States Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public

5 Law 102–240, and

6 (2) for highway assistance projects under sec7 tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,

8 which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1994 if the

9 total amount of the obligation limitation provided for such

10 fiscal year in this Act were utilized.

11 (g) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which

12 on or after August 1, 1994, has the amount distributed

13 to such State under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1994

14 reduced under paragraph (c)(2).

15 SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail16 able for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred

17 and ten political and Presidential appointees in the De18 partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the

19 personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on

20 temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor21 tation.

22 SEC. 312. Not to exceed $800,000 of the funds pro23 vided in this Act for the Department of Transportation

24 shall be available for the necessary expenses of advisory

25 committees.
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1 SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the pro2 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not

3 apply to any authority under section 21 of the Federal

4 Transit Act, previously made available for obligation, or

5 to any other authority previously made available for obli6 gation under the Discretionary Grants program.

7 SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail8 able for the construction of, or any other costs related to,

9 the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People

10 Mover) in Detroit, Michigan.

11 SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used

12 to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.

13 SEC. 316. None of the funds made available in this

14 Act may be obligated or expended for any transit project

15 that has a cost-effectiveness index higher than $20 per

16 new trip.

17 SEC. 317. The Secretary of Transportation is author18 ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the

19 Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office

20 of the Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be

21 increased or decreased by more than 12 per centum by

22 all such transfers: Provided further, That any such trans23 fer shall be submitted for approval to the House and Sen24 ate Committees on Appropriations.
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1 SEC. 318. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

2 year 1994 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall

3 be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

4 SEC. 319. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail5 able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would

6 establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles

7 wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation

8 Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation

9 Scheme.

10 SEC. 320. Notwithstanding any other provision of

11 law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the

12 Federal Aviation Administration instrument landing sys13 tems (along with associated approach lighting equipment

14 and runway visual range equipment) which conform to

15 Federal Aviation Administration design and performance

16 specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a

17 Federal airport aid program, airport development aid pro18 gram or airport improvement program grant. The Federal

19 Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment,

20 which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the

21 Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with agen22 cy criteria.

23 SEC. 321. None of the funds made available in this

24 Act may be used by the Federal Aviation Administration

25 for a new national weather graphics system.
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1 SEC. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail2 able to award a multiyear contract for production end

3 items that (1) includes economic order quantity or long

4 lead time material procurement in excess of $10,000,000

5 in any one year of the contract or (2) includes a cancella6 tion charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time

7 of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of

8 the government’s liability or (3) includes a requirement

9 that permits performance under the contract during the

10 second and subsequent years of the contract without con11 ditioning such performance upon the appropriation of

12 funds: Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a

13 contract in which the Federal Government incurs no fi14 nancial liability from not buying additional systems, sub15 systems, or components beyond the basic contract require16 ments.

17 SEC. 323. None of the funds provided in this Act

18 shall be made available for planning and executing a pas19 senger manifest program by the Department of Transpor20 tation that only applies to United States flag carriers.

21 SEC. 324. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail22 able for the planning or implementation of any change in

23 the current Federal status of the Federal Aviation Admin24 istration’s flight service stations at Red Bluff Airport in
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1 Red Bluff, California, and Tri-City Airport in Bristol,

2 Tennessee.

3 SEC. 325. Of the funds provided for ‘‘Research, devel4 opment, test, and evaluation’’ in this Act, the Coast Guard

5 shall utilize $1,000,000 to enter into a grant agreement

6 with the International Oceanographic Foundation, Inc. for

7 research activities at the South Florida oil spill research

8 center.

9 SEC. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of

10 law, and except for fixed guideway modernization projects,

11 funds made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit

12 Administration, Discretionary Grants’’ for projects speci13 fied in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this

14 Act not obligated by September 30, 1996, shall be made

15 available for other projects under section 3 of the Federal

16 Transit Act, as amended.

17 SEC. 327. Notwithstanding any other provision of

18 law, before apportionment of funds made available by this

19 Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Formula

20 Grants’’, $21,176,000 shall be made available for metro21 politan planning activities under section 8(n) of the Fed22 eral Transit Act, as amended.

23 SEC. 328. The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

24 Regulatory Review Panel established pursuant to section

25 209 of Public Law 98–554 is hereby terminated.
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1 SEC. 329. None of the funds made available in this

2 Act may be used to prohibit the obligation of up to

3 $9,000,000 apportioned under title 23, United States

4 Code, section 104(b)(3) for the State of North Carolina

5 for capital improvements for their rail impact project in

6 the Interstate 40/85 corridor from Raleigh to Charlotte

7 during reconstruction of Interstate 40/85.

8 SEC. 330. None of the funds made available in this

9 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the

10 provisions of section 1038(d) of Public Law 102–240.

11 SEC. 331. None of the funds made available in this

12 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the

13 labeling and marking requirements relating to bulk

14 packagings containing oil established by the rule published

15 by the Research and Special Programs Administration of

16 the Department of Transportation on February 2, 1993

17 (58 Fed. Reg. 6864).

18 SEC. 332. Funds appropriated in Public Laws 101–

19 516, 102–143, and 102–388 for a structure to replace the

20 bridge over the 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale,

21 Florida, may be used either for a replacement bridge or

22 a tunnel.

23 SEC. 333. None of the funds provided by this Act

24 shall be made available to any State, municipality or sub25 division thereof that diverts revenue generated by a public
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1 airport in violation of the provisions of the Airport and

2 Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.

3 SEC. 334. None of the funds in this Act may be used

4 by the Federal Aviation Administration to support re5 search, engineering or other activities conducted by a lim6 ited liability corporation.

7 SEC. 335. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail8 able to implement or enforce regulations that would result

9 in the withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O’Hare

10 International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of

11 the Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots

12 withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993

13 if such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier

14 or foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of

15 the Code of Federal Regulations.

16 SEC. 336. None of the funds provided by this Act

17 shall be made available for any airport development

18 project, or projects, proposed in any grant application sub19 mitted in accordance with title V of Public Law 97–248

20 (96 Stat. 671; 49 U.S.C. App 2201 et seq.) to any public

21 agency, public authority, or airport that imposes a fee for

22 any passenger enplaning at the airport in any instance

23 where the passenger did not pay for the air transportation

24 which resulted in such enplanement, including any case
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1 in which the passenger obtained the ticket for the air

2 transportation with a frequent flyer award coupon.

3 SEC. 337. None of the funds in this Act may be used

4 for the planning, design or construction of an additional

5 air carrier runway at Tulsa International Airport.

6 SEC. 338. Notwithstanding any other provision of

7 law, authority made available on October 1, 1993 for sec8 tions 1069 and 1103–1108 of Public Law 102–240 shall

9 remain available for obligation until September 30, 1997.

10 SEC. 339. None of the funds made available by this

11 Act may be obligated or expended to design, construct,

12 erect, modify or otherwise place any sign in any State re13 lating to any speed limit, distance, or other measurement

14 on any highway if such sign establishes such speed limit,

15 distance, or other measurement using the metric system.

16 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans17 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

18 1994’’.

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