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(6) Every year more than $100,000,000,000 in
Federal funds are allocated based on the data collected
by the Census Bureau.
(7) Recorded data on marital status provides a
basic foundation for the development of Federal pol-
icy.
(8) Census data showing an exact account of the
numbers of persons who are married, single, or di-
vorced provides critical information which serves as
an indicator on the prevalence of marriage in society.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that the United States Census Bureau—
(1) has wrongfully decided not to include mar-
ital status on the census questionnaire to be distrib-
uted to the majority of Americans for the 2000 decen-
nial census; and
(2) should include marital status on the short
form census questionnaire to be distributed to the ma-
jority of American households for the 2000 decennial
census.
SEC. 344. It is the sense of the Senate that the Sec-
retary should expeditiously amend title 14, chapter II, part
250, Code of Federal Regulations, so as to double the appli-
cable penalties for involuntary denied boardings and allow
those passengers that are involuntarily denied boarding the
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option of obtaining a prompt cash refund for the full value
of their airline ticket.
SEC. 345. For purposes of section 5117(b)(5) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, the cost
sharing provisions of section 5001(b) of that Act shall not
apply.
SEC. 346. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that the
Village of Bourbonnais, Illinois and Kankakee County, Illi-
nois, have incurred significant costs for the rescue and
cleanup related to the Amtrak train accident of March 15,
1999. These costs have created financial burdens for the Vil-
lage, the County, and other adjacent municipalities.
(b) NTSB INVESTIGATION.—The National Transpor-
tation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted a thorough inves-
tigation of the accident and opened the public docket on
the matter on September 7, 1999. To date, NTSB has made
no conclusions or determinations of probable cause.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the Village of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Kankakee
County, Illinois, and any other related municipalities
should, consistent with applicable laws against any party,
including the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak), found to be responsible for the accident, be able
to recover all necessary costs of rescue and cleanup efforts
related to the March 15, 1999 accident.
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SEC. 347. Of funds made available in this Act, the Sec-
retary shall make available not less than $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for planning, engineering,
and construction of the runway extension at Eastern West
Virginia Regional Airport, Martinsburg, West Virginia:
Provided, That the Secretary shall make available not less
than $400,000 for the Concord, New Hampshire transpor-
tation planning project: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall make available not less than $2,000,000 for an
explosive detection system demonstration at a cargo facility
at Huntsville International Airport.
SEC. 348. Section 656(b) of division C of the Omnibus
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 is repealed.
SEC. 349. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount made available pursuant to Public Law 105–
277 for the Pittsburgh North Shore central business district
transit options MIS project may be used to fund any aspect
of preliminary engineering, costs associated with an envi-
ronmental impact statement, or a major investment study
for that project.
SEC. 350. For necessary expenses for engineering, de-
sign and construction activities to enable the James A. Far-
ley Post Office in New York City to be used as a train sta-
tion and commercial center, to become available on October
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1 of the fiscal year specified and remain available until
expended: fiscal year 2001, $20,000,000.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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