Calendar No. 215

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750

[Report No. 103–150]

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Department of

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 1993

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on

Appropriations

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 27), 1993

Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 215

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750

[Report No. 103–150]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 27, 1993

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

SEPTEMBER 29 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 27), 1993

Reported by Mr. LAUTENBERG, with amendments

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

AN ACT

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

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

7 purposes, namely:
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1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

2 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

3 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

4 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

5 Secretary, $1,173,000.

6 IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

7 For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the

8 Deputy Secretary, $481,000.

9 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General

11 Counsel, $7,667,000.

12 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

13 TRANSPORTATION POLICY

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

16 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION AND

17 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

19 Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs,

20 $8,000,000.

21 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND

22 PROGRAMS

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

25 not to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Department
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1 for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec2 retary may determine.

3 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

4 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

7 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

8 ADMINISTRATION

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant

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

11 $6,417,000 shall remain available until expended.

12 OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,

14 $1,538,000.

15 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

16 For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,

17 $901,000.

18 CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD

19 For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board,

20 $602,000.

21 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,

23 $1,430,000.
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1 OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS

2 UTILIZATION

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis4 advantaged Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided, That,

5 notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds available

6 for the purposes of the Minority Business Resource Center

7 in this or any other Act may be used for business opportuni8 ties related to any mode of transportation.

9 OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and

11 Security, $1,214,000.

12 TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND

13 DEVELOPMENT

14 For necessary expenses for conducting transportation

15 planning, research, and development activities, including

16 the collection of national transportation statistics, to re17 main available until expended, $2,815,000.

18 OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION

19 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

20 For necessary expenses for operations and research ac21 tivities related to commercial space transportation,

22 $4,990,000, of which $1,500,000 shall remain available

23 until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other

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

25 to $200,000 received from user fees established for regu26 latory services.
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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 $93,000,000 shall

5 be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made

6 available by this Act and prior appropriations Acts to the

7 Department of Transportation, together with advances

8 and reimbursements received by the Department of Trans9 portation.

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

18 $33,423,077, to remain available until expended and to be

19 derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Pro20 vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available

21 for the implementation or execution of programs in excess

22 of $33,423,077 for the Payments to Air Carriers program

23 in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That none of the

24 funds in this Act shall be used by the Secretary of Trans25 portation to make payment of compensation under section

26 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, in
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1 excess of the appropriation in this Act for liquidation of

2 obligations incurred under the ‘‘Payments to air carriers’’

3 program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this

4 Act shall be used for the payment of claims for such com5 pensation except in accordance with this provision: Pro6 vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be

7 available for service to communities in the forty-eight con8 tiguous States that are located fewer than seventy highway

9 miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that

10 require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200,

11 unless such point is greater than two hundred and ten miles

12 from the nearest large or medium hub airport.

13 RENTAL PAYMENTS

14 For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters

15 and field space and related services assessed by the Gen16 eral Services Administration, $149,605,000: Provided,

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

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

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

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

21 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust

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

23 by the General Services Administration related to the

24 space needs of the Federal Highway Administration,

25 $17,524,000, to be derived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’,
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1 subject to the ‘‘Limitation on General Operating Ex2 penses’’.

3 MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

4 For the cost of direct loans, $180,000 $300,000, as

5 authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That of this

6 amount, $120,000 shall be derived from unobligated bal7 ances of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business

8 Utilization: Provided further, That such costs, including

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

10 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro11 vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize

12 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans

13 not to exceed $4,500,000 $7,500,000. In addition, for ad14 ministrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,

15 $220,000 $400,000: Provided further, That of this amount

16 $180,000 shall be derived from unobligated balances of the

17 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

18 COAST GUARD

19 OPERATING EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte21 nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur22 chase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for

23 replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of

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

25 and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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1 429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,555,695,000

2 $2,590,083,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived

3 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and of which

4 $32,250,000 shall be expended from the Boat Safety Ac5 count: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at

6 any one time shall not exceed two hundred and twenty7 three twenty-one, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to

8 meet future attrition: Provided further, That none of the

9 funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be avail10 able for pay or administrative expenses in connection with

11 shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided

12 further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall

13 be available for expenses incurred for yacht documentation

14 under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are col15 lected from yacht owners and credited to this appropria16 tion: Provided further, That of the funds provided under

17 this head, not less than $8,000,000 in vessel maintenance

18 and overhaul work currently scheduled to be conducted at

19 the Coast Guard Yard is to be awarded based upon a com20 petitive solicitation of both public and private shipyards

21 That the Commandant shall reduce both military and civil22 ian employment levels for the purpose of complying with

23 Executive Order No. 12839.
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1 ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS

2 For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,

3 rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore

4 facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related

5 thereto, $310,700,000 $354,690,000, of which

6 $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability

7 Trust Fund; of which $79,200,000 $103,690,000 shall be

8 available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve vessels,

9 small boats and related equipment, to remain available

10 until September 30, 1998; $27,100,000 $64,285,000 shall

11 be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation

12 capability, to remain available until September 30, 1996;

13 $47,700,000 $50,200,000 shall be available for other

14 equipment, to remain available until September 30, 1996;

15 $119,200,000 $95,900,000 shall be available for shore fa16 cilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available

17 until September 30, 1996; and $37,500,000 $40,615,000

18 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits

19 and related costs, to remain available until September 30,

20 1994: Provided, That funds received from the sale of the

21 VC–11A and VC–4 aircraft shall be credited to this appro22 priation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and in23 creasing aviation capacity.

24 (RESCISSION)

25 Of the funds provided under this heading in Public

26 Law 102–388, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast

3 Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func4 tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,

5 $22,100,000 $23,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended.

7 ALTERATION OF BRIDGES

8 For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of

9 obstructive bridges, $5,940,000 $12,940,000, to remain

10 available until expended.

11 RETIRED PAY

12 For retired pay, including the payment of obligations

13 therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for

14 this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service15 man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and

16 for payments for medical care of retired personnel and

17 their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act

18 (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $548,774,000.

19 RESERVE TRAINING

20 For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Re21 serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation

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

23 $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 $25,000,000, to remain available until ex7 pended, of which $4,457,000 shall be derived from the Oil

8 Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be

9 credited to this appropriation funds received from State

10 and local governments, other public authorities, private

11 sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for

12 research, development, 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 $4,584,584,000, of which $2,294,500,000

7 $2,292,292,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air8 way Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited

9 to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,

10 municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori11 ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the

12 maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities and

13 for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, in14 cluding airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or

15 for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair

16 or alteration forms: Provided further, That, of the funds

17 available under this head, $2,000,000 shall be made avail18 able for the Mid-American Aviation Resource Consortium

19 in Minnesota to operate an air traffic controller training

20 program: Provided further, That funds may be used to

21 enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard

22 setting organization to assist in the development of avia23 tion safety standards: Provided further, That no funds

24 under this head may be used for the implementation, exe25 cution or enforcement of section 91.21 of title 14 of the
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1 Code of Federal Regulations pertaining to the use of port2 able electronic devices on aircraft Provided further, That

3 none of the funds provided shall be made available for pay

4 raises or bonuses in fiscal year 1994 for Federal Aviation

5 Administration employees whose responsibilities include

6 noise abatement policy function, managing aircraft route

7 design or changes, and responsibility for preparing, manag8 ing, and overseeing the environmental impact statement

9 mandated by section 9199 of Public Law 91–508, until the

10 final report on such impact statement is issued: Provided

11 further, That none of these funds shall be available for

12 new applicants for the second career training program.

13 FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

14 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

15 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

16 for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con17 tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi18 mental facilities and equipment as authorized by the Fed19 eral Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App.

20 1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary

21 sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing in22 cluding construction of test facilities and acquisition of

23 necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and

24 furnishing of quarters and related accommodations of offi25 cers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration
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1 stationed at remote localities where such accommodations

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

3 aircraft from funds available under this head; to be de4 rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,

5 $2,142,000,000 $2,162,578,000, of which $1,945,500,000

6 $1,988,488,000 shall remain available until September 30,

7 1996, and of which $196,500,000 $201,662,000 shall re8 main available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That

9 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received

10 from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori11 ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the es12 tablishment and modernization of air navigation facilities.

13 RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

14 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

15 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

16 for research, engineering, and development, in accordance

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

18 as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including con19 struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of nec20 essary sites by lease or grant, $240,000,000 $254,000,000,

21 to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund

22 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That

23 there may be credited to this appropriation funds received

24 from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
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1 ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred for re2 search, engineering, and development.

3 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in7 aid for airport planning and development, and for noise

8 compatibility planning and programs under the Airport

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

10 under other law authorizing such obligations,

11 $2,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air12 way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:

13 Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail14 able for the planning or execution of programs the com15 mitments for which are in excess of $1,500,000,000

16 $1,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants-in-aid for

17 airport planning and development, and noise compatibility

18 planning and programs, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4)

19 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as

20 amended.

21 AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND

22 The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized

23 to make such expenditures and investments, within the

24 limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the

25 Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C.
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1 App. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the

2 Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31

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

4 program for aviation insurance activities under title XIII

5 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.

6 AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM

7 The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue

8 notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treas9 ury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such matu10 rities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Sec11 retary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations

12 may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required pur13 suant to any guarantee issued under the Act of

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

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

16 be available for activities under this head the obligations

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

18 1994. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary

19 from appropriations authorized by this section. The Sec20 retary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations,

21 and for such purpose he may use as a public debt trans22 action the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued

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

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

25 under such Act are extended to include any purchase of
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1 notes or other obligations issued under the subsection. The

2 Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations

3 at such times and price and upon such terms and condi4 tions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases,

5 redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Sec6 retary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the

7 United States.

8 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

9 LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

10 Necessary expenses for administration, operation, in11 cluding motor carrier safety program operations, and re12 search of the Federal Highway Administration not to ex13 ceed $462,961,000 $475,731,000 shall be paid in accord14 ance with law from appropriations made available by this

15 Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with

16 advances and reimbursements received by the Federal

17 Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed

18 $166,460,000 $173,850,000 of the amount provided herein

19 shall remain available until expended: Provided further,

20 That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there

21 may be credited to this account funds received from

22 States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,

23 and private sources, for training expenses incurred for

24 non-Federal employees.
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1 HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS

2 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

5 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

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

7 administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to

8 remain available until expended, $10,000,000 to be de9 rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not

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

11 shall be available for ‘‘Limitation on general operating ex12 penses’’: Provided further, That none of the funds in this

13 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro14 grams the obligations for which are in excess of

15 $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for ‘‘Highway-Related

16 Safety Grants’’.

17 RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROJECTS

18 For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway

19 crossings projects as authorized by section 163 of the Fed20 eral-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended, to remain

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

22 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

23 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

24 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

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

26 the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
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1 tions for which are in excess of $17,482,663,000

2 $18,020,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway

3 safety construction programs for fiscal year 1994.

4 (RESCISSION)

5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

6 Of the funds made available for the functional re7 placement of publicly-owned facilities located within the

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

9 Law 96–131, $200,000 are rescinded.

10 (RESCISSION)

11 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

12 Of the funds made available under this heading in

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

14 (RESCISSION)

15 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

16 Of the authority made available for the intersection

17 safety demonstration project in Public Law 100–457,

18 $3,059,960 are rescinded.

19 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

20 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United

23 States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high24 ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational

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

26 provided, including reimbursements for sums expended
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1 pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308,

2 $18,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available

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

4 available until expended.

5 RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND

6 (LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)

7 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

8 During fiscal year 1994 and with the resources and

9 authority available, gross obligations for the principal

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

11 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS

12 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

13 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

14 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

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

16 $68,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund

17 and to remain available until expended: Provided, That

18 none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the

19 implementation or execution of programs the obligations

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

21 Safety Grants’’.

22 BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to

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

25 of 1970 and section 1069 of Public Law 102–240 for the
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1 Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available until

2 expended, $16,000,000.

3 KENTUCKY BRIDGE PROJECT

4 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

5 continuing construction to replace the Glover Cary Bridge

6 in Owensboro, Kentucky, $12,000,000.

7 BORDER HIGHWAY PROJECT

8 For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for

9 the border highway project authorized in Public Law 89–

10 795, $8,000,000.

11 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY

12 ADMINISTRATION

13 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

14 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

15 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety

16 under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings

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

18 Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, $74,221,000, to re19 main available until September 30, 1996.

20 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

23 the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety

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

25 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Motor
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1 Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92–

2 513, as amended) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehi3 cle Safety Act, to be derived from the Highway Trust

4 Fund, $46,780,000 $128,311,000, to remain available until

5 September 30, 1996.

6 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS

7 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

8 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

9 For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the

10 provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 406, 408, and 410, sec11 tion 2007 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi12 ciency Act of 1991, and section 209 of Public Law 95–

13 599, as amended, to remain available until expended,

14 $138,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust

15 Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection

16 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi17 ciency Act of 1991, none of the funds in this Act shall

18 be available for the planning or execution of programs the

19 total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1994, are in ex20 cess of $163,500,000 for programs authorized under 23

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

22 shall be for ‘‘State and community highway safety

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

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

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

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

2 funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or re3 modeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for

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

5 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail6 able for the planning or execution of programs the total

7 obligations for which are in excess of $10,500,000 for ‘‘Al8 cohol safety incentive grants’’ authorized under 23 U.S.C.

9 408: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,153,000

10 $4,800,000 of the funds made available for section 402

11 may be available for all costs, including salary costs associ12 ated with administering ‘‘State and community highway

13 safety grants’’: Provided further, That not to exceed

14 $500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 may

15 be available for technical assistance to the States: Pro16 vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be

17 available for the planning or execution of programs au18 thorized under section 209 of Public Law 95–599, as

19 amended, the total obligations for which are in excess of

20 $4,750,000 in fiscal years 1982 through 1994.

21 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

22 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

23 For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad24 ministration, not otherwise provided for, $14,865,000

25 $9,990,000, of which $2,485,000 shall remain available
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1 until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this

2 Act shall be available for the planning or execution of a

3 program making commitments to guarantee new loans

4 under the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970, as

5 amended, and that no new commitments to guarantee

6 loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail

7 Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be made:

8 Provided further, That, as part of the Washington Union

9 Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the

10 first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union

11 Station Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is

12 obligated to make payments on such deed of trust on the

13 Secretary’s behalf, including payments on and after Sep14 tember 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive

15 such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelop16 ment Corporation, credit them to the appropriation

17 charged for the first deed of trust, and make payments

18 on the first deed of trust with those funds: Provided fur19 ther, That such additional sums as may be necessary for

20 payment on the first deed of trust may be advanced by

21 the Administrator from unobligated balances available to

22 the Federal Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed

23 from payments received from the Union Station Redevel24 opment Corporation.
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1 LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE

2 For necessary expenses for rail assistance under

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

4 as amended, $10,000,000 $20,000,000, to remain available

5 until expended.

6 RAILROAD SAFETY

7 For necessary expenses in connection with railroad

8 safety, not otherwise provided for, $43,927,000

9 $44,434,000, of which $1,357,000 shall remain available

10 until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to

11 this appropriation funds received from non-Federal

12 sources for expenses incurred in training safety employees

13 of private industry, State and local authorities, or other

14 public authorities other than State rail safety inspectors

15 participating in training pursuant to section 206 of the

16 Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.

17 RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

18 For necessary expenses for railroad research and de19 velopment, $20,166,000 $17,113,000, to remain available

20 until expended: Provided, That up to $100,000 shall be

21 made available to support, by financial assistance agree22 ment, railroad-highway grade crossing safety programs,

23 including Operation Lifesaver: Provided further, That

24 $100,000 is available until expended to support by finan-
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1 cial assistance agreement railroad metallurgical and weld2 ing studies at the Oregon Graduate Institute.

3 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

4 For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor

5 improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi6 talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend7 ed (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improve8 ment Act of 1988, $130,000,000 $250,000,000, to remain

9 available until expended.

10 GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER

11 CORPORATION

12 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make

13 grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

14 authorized by 45 U.S.C. 601, to remain available until

15 expended, $431,000,000 $559,580,000, of which

16 $331,000,000 $351,000,000 shall be available for operat17 ing losses incurred by the Corporation and for labor pro18 tection costs, and of which $100,000,000 $208,580,000,

19 not to become available until July 1, 1994, shall be avail20 able for capital improvements: Provided, That none of the

21 funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or pur22 chase of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle

23 operators for any officer or employee, other than the presi24 dent of the Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger

25 motor vehicles for those officers or employees while in offi-
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1 cial travel status: Provided further, That the Secretary

2 shall make no commitments to guarantee new loans or

3 loans for new purposes under 45 U.S.C. 602 in fiscal year

4 1994: Provided further, That no funds are required to be

5 expended or reserved for expenditure pursuant to 45

6 U.S.C. 601(e): Provided further, That funds provided to

7 cover operating losses incurred by the Corporation shall

8 be utilized only for the following expense categories: train

9 operations, maintenance of equipment, maintenance of

10 way, on-board services, and station services: Provided fur11 ther, That the Corporation shall maintain adequate infor12 mation in its financial management systems to monitor

13 and account for the specific uses of funds appropriated

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

15 be used, either directly or indirectly, to support intercity

16 bus routes unconnected by a rail segment provided by the

17 National Railroad Passenger Corporation Thruway Bus

18 Service Program.

19 MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS

20 To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay ob21 ligations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger

22 Corporation, $137,000,000, to remain available until ex23 pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for

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

25 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1994
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1 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for individ2 uals who retired from the National Railroad Passenger

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

4 the National Railroad Passenger Corporation under sec5 tion 358(a) of title 45, United States Code, due in fiscal

6 year 1994 in excess of its obligations calculated on an ex7 perience-rated basis; and (3) obligations of the National

8 Railroad Passenger Corporation due under section 3321

9 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

10 RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT

11 PROGRAM

12 The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to

13 issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli14 gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza15 tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–

16 210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as

17 may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant

18 to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations

19 under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author20 ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is

21 outstanding: Provided, That no new not more than

22 $5,000,000 in loan guarantee commitments shall be made

23 during fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That, notwith24 standing any other provision of law, for fiscal year 1989

25 and each fiscal year thereafter all amounts realized from
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1 the sale of notes or securities sold under authority of this

2 section shall be considered as current year domestic dis3 cretionary outlay offsets and not as ‘‘asset sales’’ or ‘‘loan

4 prepayments’’ as defined by section 257(12) of the Bal5 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,

6 as amended: Provided further, That any underwriting fees

7 and related expenses shall be derived solely from the pro8 ceeds of the sales.

9 NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE

10 DEVELOPMENT

11 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

12 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

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

14 the planning or execution of programs the obligation of

15 which are in excess of $27,900,000 for the National Mag16 netic Levitation Prototype Development program as de17 fined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the

18 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

19 1991.

20 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

21 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

22 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

23 the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development

24 program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and

25 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

26 Efficiency Act of 1991, $27,900,000, to remain available
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1 until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust

2 Fund.

3 HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

7 the provisions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation

8 program as defined in subsections 1036(c) and

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

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

11 the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until

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

13 shall be available for the implementation or execution of

14 programs the obligations for which are in excess of

15 $3,500,000 for the ‘‘High-Speed Ground Transportation’’

16 program.

17 HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

18 For necessary expenses for high-speed ground transpor19 tation development, to remain available until expended,

20 $2,091,000: Provided, That no more than $79,191,000 of

21 budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
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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 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

17 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

18 For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal

19 Transit Administration’s programs authorized by the Fed20 eral Transit Act and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection

21 with these activities, including hire of passenger motor ve22 hicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,

23 $19,569,000 $21,295,000: Provided, That no more than

24 $37,731,000 $39,457,000 of budget authority shall be

25 available for these purposes.
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1 FORMULA GRANTS

2 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

3 of sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act,

4 to remain available until expended, $1,324,916,000: Pro5 vided, That no more than $2,404,867,000 $2,336,000,000

6 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes:

7 Provided further, That of the funds provided under this

8 head for formula grants no more than $752,278,000

9 $802,278,000 may be used for operating assistance under

10 section 9(k)(2) of the Federal Transit Act.

11 UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

12 For necessary expenses for university transportation

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

14 Transit Act, to remain available until expended,

15 $3,238,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of

16 budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

17 TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH

18 For necessary expenses for transit planning and re19 search as authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit

20 Act, to remain available until expended, $37,000,000

21 $50,875,000: Provided, That no more than $76,125,000

22 $95,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these

23 purposes: Provided further, That there may be credited to

24 this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
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1 municipalities, other public authorities, and private

2 sources, for expenses incurred for training.

3 TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS

4 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

5 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

6 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

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

8 $1,076,133,000, to remain available until expended and to

9 be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That

10 $18,162,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account

11 of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Ad12 ministration’s administrative expenses account: Provided

13 further, That $1,079,951,000 $1,011,084,000 shall be paid

14 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust

15 Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s formula

16 grants account: Provided further, That $2,762,000 shall

17 be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway

18 Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s uni19 versity transportation centers account: Provided further,

20 That $39,125,000 $44,125,000 shall be paid from the

21 Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the

22 Federal Transit Administration’s transit planning and re23 search account.
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1 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

2 (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

3 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

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

5 the implementation or execution of programs the obliga6 tions for which are in excess of $1,707,425,000

7 $1,785,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants under the

8 contract authority in section 21(b) of the Federal Transit

9 Act: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of law,

10 there shall be available for fixed guideway modernization,

11 $760,060,000; there shall be available for the replacement,

12 rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equip13 ment and the construction of bus-related facilities,

14 $354,315,000 $357,000,000; and there shall be available

15 for new fixed guideway systems, $593,050,000

16 $667,940,000, as follows—

17 $10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for

18 the South Boston Piers Transitway Project;

19 $55,000,000 $5,000,000 for the Chicago Central

20 Area Circulator Project;

21 $1,600,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Cor22 ridor Project $14,500,000 for the Boston, Massachu23 setts to Portland, Maine Commuter Rail Project;

24 $60,000,000 $38,720,000 for the Dallas South

25 Oak Cliff LRT Project;
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1 $40,500,000 $14,500,000 for the Houston Re2 gional Bus Plan Program of Projects;

3 $2,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the

4 Kansas City South Corridor LRT Project

5 $64,800,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core;

6 $163,050,000 $190,000,000 for the Los Angeles

7 Metro Rail MOS–2 and MOS–3 Projects;

8 $2,400,000 $4,800,000 for alternatives analysis

9 only preliminary engineering, and environmental

10 analysis for the New Orleans Canal Street Corridor

11 Project;

12 $1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Commuter

13 Rail Project $500,000 for the South Jersey alter14 natives analysis;

15 $13,000,000 $25,000,000 for design only for the

16 Orange County Transitway System Project;

17 $50,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway

18 Projects $70,000,000 for the New York Queens Con19 nection Project;

20 $3,800,000 for the Orlando Streetcar Project;

21 $70,000,000 $99,000,000 for the Portland

22 Westside LRT Project;

23 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 for the Sacramento LRT

24 Extension Project;
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1 $28,200,000 $44,820,000 for the San Francisco

2 Airport BART Extension Project and the Tasman

3 Corridor LRT Project;

4 $2,000,000 $6,000,000 for preliminary engineer5 ing only for the Salt Lake City South LRT Project;

6 $19,600,000 $15,200,000 for the St. Louis

7 METRO Link LRT to Airport Project;

8 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 for the Florida Tri9 County Commuter Rail Project;

10 $3,200,000 for preliminary engineering only for

11 the Twin Cities Central Corridor Project $25,000,000

12 for the Maryland Commuter Rail Project;

13 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 for the Wisconsin

14 Central Commuter Line Project; and

15 $3,000,000 for the Lakewood Freehold and

16 Matawan or Jamesburg Commuter Rail Project;

17 $6,700,000 for the Hawthorne-Warwick Com18 muter Rail Project;

19 $3,150,000 for the Baltimore LRT Extensions

20 Project;

21 $1,850,000 for alternatives analysis for Cin22 cinnati, Ohio Commuter Rail; and

23 $600,000 for Memphis, Tennessee Regional Rail

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1 $50,000,000 which shall be allocated at the dis2 cretion of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided

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

4 Federal Transit Administration, ‘‘Discretionary

5 grants’’ by deleting ‘‘not less than $76,500,000 for

6 the Honolulu Rapid Transit Starter Line of

7 Projects;’’: Provided further, That of the funds af8 fected by the preceding proviso, $26,500,000 shall

9 be for the South Boston Piers Transitway and

10 $50,000,000 $4,000,000 shall be for the Milwaukee,

11 Wisconsin East-West Corridor Project and

12 $72,500,000 shall be allocated at the discretion of the

13 Secretary.

14 MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND

15 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

16 (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

17 For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out

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

19 the Federal Transit Administration, $1,000,000,000, to

20 be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain

21 available until expended.

22 INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANT—TRANSIT

23 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of

24 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects, $45,000,000,

25 to remain available until expended.
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1 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

2 AUTHORITY

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

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

5 551, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.

6 SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT

7 CORPORATION

8 The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora9 tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with10 in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available

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

12 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal

13 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern14 ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be

15 necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the

16 Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.

17 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

18 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

19 For necessary expenses for operation and mainte20 nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op21 erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De22 velopment Corporation, $10,901,000 $10,265,000, to be

23 derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursu24 ant to Public Law 99–662.
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1 ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

2 APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

3 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to continue

4 construction on Kentucky Corridor B West Virginia Cor5 ridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System,

6 as authorized by section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240,

7 $3,800,000 $62,200,000.

8 CUMBERLAND GAP TUNNEL PROJECT

9 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the

10 Cumberland Gap Tunnel Project, as authorized by

11 1069(c) of Public Law 102–240, $10,000,000.

12 PITTSBURGH BUSWAY

13 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Pitts14 burgh Busway, as authorized by section 1069(e) of Public

15 Law 102–240, $28,000,000.

16 MINEOLA GRADE CROSSING

17 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Min18 eola, New York grade crossing, as authorized by Public Law

19 99–591, $7,800,000.

20 CONGESTION MITIGATION

21 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Syra22 cuse, New York congestion mitigation project, as authorized

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

24 CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPRESSWAY

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

26 Cross Westchester, New York Expressway high occupancy
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1 vehicle lane project, as authorized by section 1069(ff) of

2 Public Law 102–240, $15,000,000.

3 SCHENECTADY BRIDGE

4 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for construc5 tion of the Exit 26 bridge in Schenectady County, New

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

7 240, $4,000,000.

8 COLUMBIA GORGE HIGHWAY

9 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Hood

10 River to Mosier Connection project, as authorized by section

11 16(b)3 of Public Law 99–663, $2,800,000.

12 MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD BYPASS

13 For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Manas14 sas Battlefield highway projects, as authorized by section

15 1004(d) of Public Law 100–647, $3,200,000.

16 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY

19 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

20 Hazardous Materials Safety and for expenses for conduct21 ing research and development, $12,721,000, of which

22 $1,334,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,

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

24 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

25 (49 U.S.C. App. 1805(c)(11)) shall be deposited in the gen26 eral fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided
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1 further, That there may be credited to this appropriation

2 funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other

3 public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred

4 for training, and for reports publication and dissemination.

5 AVIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

6 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

7 Aviation Information Management, $2,533,000

8 $2,521,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this

9 appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu10 nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources

11 for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication

12 and dissemination, and for aviation information manage13 ment: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other

14 provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria15 tion up to $1,000,000 in funds received from user fees

16 established to support the electronic tariff filing system:

17 Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro18 priation funds received from user fees established to de19 fray the costs of obtaining, preparing, and publishing in

20 automatic data processing tape format the United States

21 International Air Travel Statistics data base published by

22 the Department.

23 EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION

24 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

25 Emergency Transportation and for expenses for conduct26 ing research and development, $915,000 $884,000: Pro-
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1 vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation

2 funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other

3 public authorities, and private sources for expenses in4 curred for training, and for reports publication and dis5 semination.

6 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

7 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

8 Research and Technology and for expenses for conducting

9 research and development, $1,863,000 $1,781,000, of

10 which $585,000 shall remain available until expended:

11 Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation

12 funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other

13 public authorities, and private sources for expenses in14 curred for training, and for reports publication and dis15 semination.

16 PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

17 For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of

18 Program and Administrative Support, $6,160,000

19 $6,283,000, of which $180,000 shall be derived from the

20 Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That there may be cred21 ited to this appropriation funds received from States,

22 counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri23 vate sources for expenses incurred for training, and for

24 reports publication and dissemination: Provided further,

25 That no employees other than those compensated under

26 this appropriation shall serve in the Office of the Adminis-
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1 trator, the Office of Policy and Programs, the Office of

2 Management and Administration, and the Office of the

3 Chief Counsel.

4 PIPELINE SAFETY

5 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)

6 For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of

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

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

9 the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Haz10 ardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and to dis11 charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol12 lution Act of 1990, $19,479,000 $19,146,000; of which

13 $2,449,000 $2,313,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill

14 Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended;

15 and of which $17,030,000 $16,833,000 shall be derived

16 from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $8,400,000 shall

17 remain available until expended.

18 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS

19 (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)

20 For necessary expenses to carry out section

21 117A(i)(3)(B) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation

22 Act, as amended, $400,000 to be derived from the Emer23 gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until ex24 pended: Provided, That not more than $10,350,000

25 $11,000,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal
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1 year 1994 for amounts made available by section

2 117A(h)(6)(B) and (i)(1), (2) and (4) and section 118 of

3 the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended:

4 Provided further, That such amounts shall only be avail5 able to the Secretary of Transportation and the National

6 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

7 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector

10 General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General

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

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

13 this head shall be available for implementation of Public

14 Law 101–576.

15 TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES

16 ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION

17 BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For expenses necessary for the Architectural and

20 Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized

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

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

23 any other provision of law, there may be credited to this

24 appropriation funds received for publications and training

25 expenses.
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1 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the National Transpor4 tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve5 hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

6 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per

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

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

9 5901–5902), $37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000

10 may be used for official reception and representation

11 expenses.

12 INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce

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

16 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by

17 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official

18 reception and representation expenses, $44,904,000

19 $44,960,000: Provided, That joint board members and co20 operating State commissioners may use Government

21 transportation requests when traveling in connection with

22 their official duties as such: Provided further, That

23 $7,300,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 1994 by the

24 Interstate Commerce Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
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1 9701 shall be made available to this appropriation in fiscal

2 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: Provided further, That notwithstand5 ing any other provision of law, none of these funds shall

6 be used for the planning or execution of annuity payments

7 to the government of Panama inexcess of $50,000,000

8 until the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transpor9 tation, in consultation with the Commandant, United

10 States Coast Guard, certifies in writing that the govern11 ment of Panama has taken adequate steps to investigate

12 and, when appropriate, penalize Panamanian flag ships

13 which have been reported by other nations to have violated

14 the provisions of Annex V of the International Convention

15 for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/

16 78) and that the government of Panama has taken sufficient

17 steps so as to ensure improved compliance with the provi18 sions of Annex V of said treaty on the part of Panamanian

19 flag ships.

20 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

21 REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS

22 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)

23 For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid

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

25 Law 99–662, $9,707,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended and to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance

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

3 available for expenses of administering the rebates.

4 WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT

5 AUTHORITY

6 INTEREST PAYMENTS

7 For necessary expenses for interest payments, to re8 main available until expended, $51,663,569: Provided,

9 That these funds shall be disbursed pursuant to terms and

10 conditions established by Public Law 96–184 and the Ini11 tial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement.

12 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable

15 appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall

16 be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;

17 hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of

18 liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign

19 countries on official department business; and uniforms,

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

21 5901–5902).

22 SEC. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission

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

24 the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in25 creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by
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1 administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex2 cess of statutory increases granted for the same period

3 in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ4 ees of the Government in comparable positions.

5 SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex6 penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall

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

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

9 of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Fed10 eral Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside

11 the continental United States at costs for any given area

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

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

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

15 provide adequately for the education of such dependents,

16 and (2) for transportation of said dependents between

17 schools serving the area that they attend and their places

18 of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations

19 as may be prescribed, determines that such schools are

20 not accessible by public means of transportation on a regu21 lar basis.

22 SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for

23 the Department of Transportation shall be available for

24 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
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1 individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to

2 the rate for a GS–18.

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

4 Commission may be expended unless in conformance with

5 the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law imple6 menting those treaties.

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

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

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

10 intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings

11 funded in this Act.

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

13 shall remain available for obligation beyond the current

14 fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria15 tions, unless expressly so provided herein.

16 SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail17 able for the planning or implementation of any change in

18 the current Federal status of the Volpe National Trans19 portation Systems Center, and none of the funds in this

20 Act shall be available for the implementation of any

21 change in the current Federal status of the Turner22 Fairbank Highway Research Center: Provided, That the

23 Secretary may plan for further development of the Volpe

24 National Transportation Systems Center and for other com25 patible uses of the Center’s real property: Provided further,
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1 That any such planning does not alter the Federal status

2 of the Center’s research and development operation.

3 SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation

4 under this Act for any consulting service through procure5 ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United

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

7 expenditures are a matter of public record and available

8 for public inspection, except where otherwise provided

9 under existing law, or under existing Executive order is10 sued pursuant to existing law.

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

12 Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation

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

14 sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high15 ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for

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

17 to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap18 portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.

19 (b) During the period October 1 through December

20 31, 1993, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum

21 of the amount distributed to such State under subsection

22 (a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe23 riod shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount

24 distributed to all States under such subsection.
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1 (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec2 retary shall—

3 (1) provide all States with authority sufficient

4 to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro5 priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap6 portioned to a State, except in those instances in

7 which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums

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

9 United States Code;

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

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

12 a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur13 ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient

14 amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in

15 addition to those previously distributed during that

16 fiscal year giving priority to those States having

17 large unobligated balances of funds apportioned

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

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

20 1015 of Public Law 102–240; and

21 (3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad22 ministrative expenses, the Federal lands highway

23 program, the intelligent vehicle highway systems

24 program, and amounts made available under sec25 tions 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and
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1 6024 of Public Law 102–240, and not more than

2 $1,107,124 $1,050,000 for section 5002 of Public

3 Law 102–240 and $458,629 for the National Com4 mission on Intermodal Transportation authorized by

5 section 5005 of Public Law 102–240, and $15,000,000

6 for administrative costs and allocation to States

7 under section 1302(d) of the Symms National Rec8 reational Trails Act of 1991. Amounts for section

9 5002 and section 5005 of Public Law 102–240 and

10 amounts for section 1302(d) of the Symms National

11 Recreational Trails Act of 1991 shall be deemed nec12 essary for administration under section 104(a) of title

13 23, United States Code; and

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

15 provision of law, the Secretary shall withhold from

16 initial distribution the fiscal year 1994 Federal-aid

17 highways obligation limitation set aside for Interstate

18 Construction Discretionary projects: Provided further,

19 That the Secretary shall distribute only after August

20 1, 1994, such obligation limitation withheld in ac21 cordance with this section to those States receiving

22 Interstate Discretionary allocations.

23 (d) Subject to paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a

24 State which after August 1 and on or before September

25 30 of fiscal year 1994 obligates the amount distributed
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1 to such State in that fiscal year under paragraphs (a) and

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

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

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

5 apportioned or allocated to such State—

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

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

8 Law 102–240, and

9 (2) for highway assistance projects under sec10 tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,

11 which are not obligated on the date such State completes

12 obligation of the amount so distributed.

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 (e) During the period August 2 through September

8 30, 1994, the aggregate amount which may be obligated

9 by all States pursuant to paragraph (e) shall not exceed

10 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned

11 or allocated to all States—

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

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

14 Law 102–240, and

15 (2) for highway assistance projects under sec16 tion 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code,

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

18 total amount of the obligation limitation provided for such

19 fiscal year in this Act were utilized.

20 (f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which

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

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

23 reduced under paragraph (c)(2).

24 SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail25 able for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred
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1 and ten political and Presidential appointees in the De2 partment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the

3 personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on

4 temporary detail outside the Department of Transpor5 tation.

6 SEC. 312. Not to exceed $800,000 $1,500,000 of the

7 funds provided in this Act for the Department of Trans8 portation shall be available for the necessary expenses of

9 advisory committees.

10 SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the pro11 grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not

12 apply to any authority under section 21 of the Federal

13 Transit Act, previously made available for obligation, or

14 to any other authority previously made available for obli15 gation under the Discretionary Grants program.

16 SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail17 able for the construction of, or any other costs related to,

18 the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown People

19 Mover) in Detroit, Michigan.

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

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

22 SEC. 316. The Secretary of Transportation is author23 ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the

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

25 of the Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be
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1 increased or decreased by more than 12 per centum by

2 all such transfers: Provided further, That any such trans3 fer shall be submitted for approval to the House and Sen4 ate Committees on Appropriations.

5 SEC. 317. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

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

7 be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

8 SEC. 318. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail9 able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would

10 establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles

11 wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation

12 Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation

13 Scheme.

14 SEC. 319. Notwithstanding any other provision of

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

16 Federal Aviation Administration instrument landing sys17 tems (along with associated approach lighting equipment

18 and runway visual range equipment) which conform to

19 Federal Aviation Administration design and performance

20 specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by a

21 Federal airport aid program, airport development aid pro22 gram or airport improvement program grant. The Federal

23 Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment,

24 which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the
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1 Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with agen2 cy criteria.

3 SEC. 320. None of the funds made available in this

4 Act may be used by the Federal Aviation Administration

5 for a new national weather graphics system.

6 SEC. 321. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail7 able to award a multiyear contract for production end

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

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

10 in any one year of the contract or (2) includes a cancella11 tion charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time

12 of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of

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

14 that permits performance under the contract during the

15 second and subsequent years of the contract without con16 ditioning such performance upon the appropriation of

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

18 contract in which the Federal Government incurs no fi19 nancial liability from not buying additional systems, sub20 systems, or components beyond the basic contract require21 ments.

22 SEC. 322. None of the funds provided in this Act

23 shall be made available for planning and executing a pas24 senger manifest program by the Department of Transpor25 tation that only applies to United States flag carriers.
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1 SEC. 323. 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 Federal Aviation Admin4 istration’s flight service stations at Red Bluff Airport in

5 Red Bluff, California, and Tri-City Airport in Bristol,

6 Tennessee.

7 SEC. 324. Of the funds provided for ‘‘Research, devel8 opment, test, and evaluation’’ in this Act, the Coast Guard

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

10 with the International Oceanographic Foundation, Inc. for

11 research activities at the South Florida oil spill research

12 center.

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

14 and except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds

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

16 Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants’’ for projects

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

18 accompanying this Act or previous Acts not obligated by

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

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

21 amended.

22 SEC. 325. None of the funds made available in this

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

24 provisions of section 1038(d) of Public Law 102–240.
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1 SEC. 326. None of the funds made available in this

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

3 labeling and marking requirements relating to bulk

4 packagings containing oil established by the rule published

5 by the Research and Special Programs Administration of

6 the Department of Transportation on February 2, 1993

7 (58 Fed. Reg. 6864).

8 SEC. 327. Funds appropriated in Public Laws 101–

9 516, 102–143, and 102–388 for a structure to replace the

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

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

12 a tunnel.

13 SEC. 328. None of the funds provided by this Act

14 shall be made available to any State, municipality or sub15 division thereof that diverts revenue generated by a public

16 airport in violation of the provisions of the Airport and

17 Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.

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

19 of Transportation Appropriations Act is amended by strik20 ing the period in the last line, inserting a comma, and add21 ing: ‘‘and Provided further, That improvements identified

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

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

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

25 not be treated as allocations for Interstate maintenance for
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1 such fiscal year under section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United

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

3 1015(b)(1) of Public Law 102–240’’.

4 SEC. 329. None of the funds in this Act may be used

5 by the Federal Aviation Administration to support re6 search, engineering or other activities conducted by a lim7 ited liability corporation.

8 SEC. 330. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail9 able to implement or enforce regulations that would result

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

11 International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of

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

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

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

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

16 the Code of Federal Regulations.

17 SEC. 330. Funds made available for Federal-aid high18 ways pursuant to the provisions of the Surface Transpor19 tation Assistance Act of 1982 and the Surface Transpor20 tation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 shall

21 not be available for obligation after September 30, 1995.

22 SEC. 331. None of the funds in this Act may be used

23 for the planning, design or construction of an additional

24 air carrier runway at Tulsa International Airport.
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1 SEC. 332. None of the funds made available by this

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

3 erect, modify or otherwise place any sign in any State re4 lating to any speed limit, distance, or other measurement

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

6 distance, or other measurement using the metric system.

7 SEC. 333. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN

8 ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may

9 be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in

10 expending the funds the entity will comply with sections

11 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–

12 10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).

13 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD14 ING NOTICE.—

15 (1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT

16 AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or

17 product that may be authorized to be purchased

18 with financial assistance provided using funds made

19 available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress

20 that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex21 pending the assistance, purchase only American22 made equipment and products.

23 (2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—

24 In providing financial assistance using funds made

25 available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
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1 cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance

2 a notice describing the statement made in paragraph

3 (1) by the Congress.

4 (c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS

5 FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—

6 If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal

7 agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear8 ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription

9 with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped

10 to the United States that is not made in the United

11 States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con12 tract or subcontract made with funds made available in

13 this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli14 gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through

15 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

16 SEC. 334. 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 public airport that imposes a

22 fee for any passenger enplaning at the airport in any in23 stance where the passenger did not pay for the air trans24 portation which resulted in such enplanement, including
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1 any case in which the passenger obtained the ticket for

2 the air transportation with a frequent flyer award coupon.

3 SEC. 335. Notwithstanding any other provisions of

4 law, tolls collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connect5 ing the boroughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island,

6 New York, shall continue to be collected for only those vehi7 cles exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

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 SEC. 337. No funds provided in this Act or any other

10 Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1994 shall be available

11 for payments to Coast Guard personnel above the pay grade

12 W–4 under 37 U.S.C. 301a, 37 U.S.C. 305a, and 37 U.S.C.

13 306.

14 SEC. 338. Section 705 of Public Law 94–210 is amend15 ed by adding:

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

17 for permit or other approval for construction of any im18 provement undertaken under this title, the exemptions and

19 procedures applicable to a project undertaken by the Fed20 eral Government or agency thereof shall apply.’’.

21 SEC. 339. None of the funds provided in this or any

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

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

24 Administration obtaining congressional approval based

25 upon a cost study applying (1) actual personnel staffing
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1 levels used at comparable facilities such as Moses Lake,

2 Washington, and Waterloo, Iowa, and (2) the actual equip3 ment costs based on integration with existing systems rather

4 than acquisition of wholly redundant systems. The Federal

5 Aviation Administration will report back to the committee

6 with an appropriate study not later than December 31,

7 1993.

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

9 monies previously appropriated for the Chattanooga fixed

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

11 shall be made available for the Chattanooga electric vehicle

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

13 SEC. 341. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

14 funds previously appropriated for Project Breakeven in

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

16 Federal Transit Administration, be expended on other eligi17 ble transit projects in the Portland metropolitan region.

18 SEC. 342. 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

24 its territories by air carriers within the meaning of 49

25 U.S.C. 1301(3).’’.
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1 Amend section 202 of the Act, 45 U.S.C. 182, by add2 ing to the end thereof the following sentence: ‘‘As used in

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

4 crew members employed by air carriers within the meaning

5 of 49 U.S.C. 1301(3) while such flight crew members per6 form work in whole or in part outside the United States

7 and its territories.

8 SEC. 343. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,

9 of the funds made available by this Act under Federal Tran10 sit Administration, Discretionary Grants, $3,100,000 shall

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

12 payment of operating expenses incurred in connection with

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

14 to construct maintenance facilities for the vehicles used to

15 provide such services: Provided, That these funds shall re16 main available until expended.

17 SEC. 344. NEXRAD INSTALLATION.—Notwithstand18 ing any other provision of law, the Administrator of the

19 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), pursuant to the

20 FAA’s participation in the National Implementation Plan

21 for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring of the

22 National Weather Service, shall install nine standard FAA

23 redundant configuration NEXRAD radar, to provide cov24 erage to each of the following areas in Alaska, by the date

25 indicated: Anchorage by June 1995; Sitka by July 1995;
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1 King Salmon by July 1995; Middleton Island by August

2 1995; Fairbanks by September 1995; Nome by October

3 1995; Bethel by October 1995; McGrath by September 1996;

4 and the Bering Sea near Cold Bay or Sand Point by Sep5 tember 1996.

6 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans7 portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

8 1994’’.

Passed the House of Representatives September 23,

1993.

Attest: DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.

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