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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4328
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 1998
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Ω1æThat the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Secretary, $1,623,800.
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IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Deputy Secretary, $585,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $8,895,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, $2,667,200.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary
for
Aviation
and
International
Affairs,
$7,002,200: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,000,000 in funds received in user fees.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET
AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,069,300, includ-
ing not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as
the Secretary may determine.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $1,672,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $19,147,100.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Af-
fairs, $1,377,600.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,046,900.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $675,500.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $839,200.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence
and Security, $961,100.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $4,400,000.
OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermod-
alism, $1,018,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$6,966,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, and development
activities, to remain available until expended, $3,035,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $109,124,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on
a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limita-
tion on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT
entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in
this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
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ferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be lev-
ied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $13,775,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2000: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
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AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL
For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Coun-
cil authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105–134,
$450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,700,000,000, of
which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for the establish-
ment and operating costs of a Caribbean international
support tender, to train and support foreign coast guards
in the Caribbean region; of which $300,000,000 shall be
available for defense-related activities; and of which
$25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund: Provided, That the number of aircraft on
hand at any one time shall not exceed 212, exclusive of
aircraft and parts stored to meet future attrition: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this or
any other Act shall be available for pay or administrative
expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in the
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United States: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided in this Act shall be available for expenses in-
curred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109,
except to the extent fees are collected from yacht owners
and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, That
the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian
employment levels for the purpose of complying with Exec-
utive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to
$615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111
of Public Law 104–324 shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections in fiscal year 1999: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or implement
any regulation that would promulgate new maritime user
fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of
enactment of this Act.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $389,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$227,913,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
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ment, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
$39,400,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001; $30,314,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2001;
$42,923,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2001; and $48,450,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That
funds received from the sale of HU–25 aircraft shall be
credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring
new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided
further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real
property by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited
to this appropriation, of which not more than $3,000,000
shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account,
to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided
further, That the amount herein appropriated from the
General Fund shall be reduced by such amount: Provided
further, That any proceeds from the sale or lease of Coast
Guard surplus real property in excess of $3,000,000 shall
be retained and remain available until expended, but shall
not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999.
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, $12,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and
for payments for medical care of retired personnel and
their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $684,000,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of
facilities;
and
supplies,
equipment,
and
services;
$69,000,000: Provided, That no more than $20,000,000
of funds made available under this heading may be trans-
ferred to Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise
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made available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial
support of the Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used by the
Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast Guard
Reserves for items or activities which were not so charged
during fiscal year 1997.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities
and
equipment,
as
authorized
by
law,
$12,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space
transportation, administrative expenses for research and
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development, establishment of air navigation facilities and
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of air-
craft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps
sold to the public, and carrying out the provisions of sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code,
or other provisions of law authorizing the obligation of
funds for similar programs of airport and airway develop-
ment or improvement, lease or purchase of passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to
amounts
made
available
by
Public
Law
104–264,
$5,532,558,000 of which $1,972,500,000 shall be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
Federal Aviation Administration to plan, finalize, or im-
plement any regulation that would promulgate new avia-
tion user fees not specifically authorized by law after the
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation
facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing
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major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That
funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with
a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the
development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for new applicants for the second career training program:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C.
5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee
unless such employee actually performed work during the
time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated
or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service
station in the contiguous United States: Provided further,
That no more than $28,600,000 of funds appropriated to
the Federal Aviation Administration in this Act may be
used for activities conducted by, or coordinated through,
the
Transportation
Administrative
Service
Center
(TASC): Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration
to enter into a multiyear lease greater than three years
in length or greater than $100,000,000 in value unless
such lease is specifically authorized by the Congress and
appropriations have been provided to fully cover the Fed-
eral Government’s contingent liabilities: Provided further,
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That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or
expenses of personnel who carry out an essential air serv-
ice program under section 41742 of title 49, United States
Code, from amounts not credited to the account estab-
lished under section 45303 of such title: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used for the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to sign a lease for
satellite services related to the global positioning system
(GPS) wide area augmentation system until the adminis-
trator of the FAA certifies in writing to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations that FAA has con-
ducted a lease versus buy analysis which indicates that
such lease will result in the lowest overall cost to the agen-
cy.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con-
tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi-
mental facilities and equipment as authorized under part
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including
initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; en-
gineering and service testing, including construction of
test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease
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or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and
related accommodations for officers and employees of the
Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote local-
ities where such accommodations are not available; and
the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds
available under this head; to be derived from the Airport
and
Airway
Trust
Fund,
$2,000,000,000,
of
which
$1,749,350,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2001, and of which $250,650,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1999: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment
and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated for bulk explosive detection systems until 30 days
after the FAA administrator certifies to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, in writing, that the
major air carriers responsible for providing aircraft secu-
rity at Category X airports have agreed to: (1) begin as-
suming the operation and maintenance costs of such ma-
chines beginning in fiscal year 1999; and (2) substantially
increase the usage of such machines above the level experi-
enced as of April 1, 1998: Provided further, That of the
funds provided under this heading, up to $4,680,000 is
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to reimburse the sponsor of Louisville Standiford Field in
Kentucky for costs related to acquisition and installation
of an instrument landing system.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and
acquisition
of
necessary
sites
by
lease
or
grant,
$145,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop-
ment.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs as authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter
475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be de-
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rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or
execution of programs the obligations for which are in ex-
cess of $1,800,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs, notwithstanding section
47117(h) of title 49, United States Code.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the
limits of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Cor-
poration Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as
may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation
insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under this heading during fiscal year 1999.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FRANCHISE FUND
None of the funds in this Act may be used for the
FAA to conduct, monitor, or otherwise continue oper-
ations of the Administrative Services Franchise Fund in
fiscal year 1999.
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tions for which are in excess of $25,511,000,000 for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 1999.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise
provided, including reimbursement for sums expended
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
U.S.C.
308,
$24,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code
and
chapter
301
of
title
49,
United
States
Code,
$87,400,000, of which $58,558,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2001: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to
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add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading
standard that is different from the three grading stand-
ards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) al-
ready in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payments of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until
expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1999,
are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized
under section 403 of title 23, United States Code.
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
$2,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
and to remain available until expended.
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HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to
remain available until expended, $200,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
or execution of programs the total obligations for which,
in fiscal year 1999, are in excess of $200,000,000 for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411
of which $150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $10,000,000 shall be for
‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C.
405, $35,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures
Grants’’
under
U.S.C.
410,
$5,000,000 shall be for the ‘‘State Highway Safety Data
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That
none of these funds shall be used for construction, reha-
bilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings
and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $9,943,000 of
the funds made available for Highway Safety Programs
under 23 U.S.C. 402 shall be available to NHTSA for ad-
ministering ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’: Provided fur-
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ther, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made avail-
able for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Counter-
measures Grants’’ shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $100,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams
the
obligations
for
which
are
in
excess
of
$100,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $21,367,000, of
which $1,784,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That, as part of the Washington Union Station
transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Re-
development Corporation or any successor is obligated to
make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s
behalf, including payments on and after September 30,
1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments
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directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corpora-
tion, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first
deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of
trust with those funds: Provided further, That such addi-
tional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first
deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from
unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, to be reimbursed from payments received
from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, not otherwise provided for, $60,948,000, of which
$3,825,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated under this heading are available for
the reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per diem
costs incurred by employees of State governments directly
supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including
regulatory development and compliance-related activities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $20,477,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to sell
aluminum reaction rail, power rail base, and other related
materials located at the Transportation Technology Cen-
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ter, near Pueblo, Colorado and shall credit the receipts
from such sale to this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302, to remain available until expended.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is
outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of
such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guaran-
tee commitments shall be made using Federal funds dur-
ing fiscal year 1999.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-
Speed Rail program, as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101
and 26102, $15,294,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds under this heading may be
made available for grants to States for high-speed rail cor-
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ridor design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses,
and track and signal improvements.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third
track on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and
Central Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to
accommodate double stack freight cars, $2,000,000 be
matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on
a dollar-for-dollar basis and to remain available until ex-
pended.
CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of capital improvements of
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a) $609,230,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funding
under this heading shall be available only after: (1) deposit
in the Treasury of the sums made available to the Cor-
poration pursuant to section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997; and (2) approval of a comprehensive capital
plan for use of section 977 funds and amounts provided
under this heading by the Secretary of Transportation, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter
53 of title 49, United States Code, $10,800,000: Provided,
That no more than $54,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
the funds in this Act available for the execution of con-
tracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States
Code, $750,000 shall be transferred to the Department
of Transportation Inspector General for costs associated
with the audit and review of new fixed guideway systems.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307,
5308, 5310, 5311, and 5327, $570,000,000: Provided,
That no more than $2,850,000,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505,
$1,200,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303,
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and
5322,
$19,800,000:
Provided,
That
no
more
than
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$98,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes: Provided further, That $5,250,000 is
available to provide rural transportation assistance (49
U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to carry out
programs under the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C.
5315); $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit cooper-
ative
research
programs
(49
U.S.C.
5313(a));
$43,841,600 is available for metropolitan planning (49
U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305); $9,158,400 is available for
state planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $27,500,000 is
available for the national planning and research program
(49 U.S.C. 5314).
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327,
and 5334, $2,446,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account
of
the
Highway
Trust
Fund:
Provided,
That
$2,280,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s formula grants account: Provided further,
That $78,200,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s transit planning and research account: Pro-
vided further, That $43,200,000 shall be paid to the Fed-
eral Transit Administration’s administrative expenses ac-
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count: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to
the Federal Transit Administration’s university transpor-
tation
research
account:
Provided
further,
That
$40,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration’s job access and reverse commute grants program.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308,
5309, 5318, and 5327, $451,400,000: Provided, That no
more than $2,257,000,000 of budget authority shall be
available for these purposes: Provided further, That there
shall be available for fixed guideway modernization,
$902,800,000; there shall be available for the replacement,
rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equip-
ment
and
the
construction
of
bus-related
facilities,
$451,400,000; and there shall be available for new fixed
guideway systems, $902,800,000, to be available as fol-
lows:
$10,400,000
for
Alaska
or
Hawaii
ferry
projects;
$52,110,000 for the Atlanta North Springs
project;
$1,000,000
for
the
Austin
Capital
metro
project;
$3,000,000
for
the
Canton-Akron-Cleveland
commuter rail project;
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$2,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina
North-South corridor transitway project;
$4,000,000 for Chicago Metra commuter rail
extensions and upgrades;
$2,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority
Ravenswood line project;
$4,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed
guideway project;
$1,000,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line
extension to the Hopkins International Airport;
$2,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor
improvement project;
$10,698,000
for
the
Dallas-Fort
Worth
RAILTRAN project;
$8,000,000 for the DART North Central light
rail extension project;
$1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio light rail
study;
$40,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor
project;
$17,000,000 for the Dulles Corridor project;
$4,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tri-County commuter rail project;
$500,000 for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania cap-
ital area transit/corridor one project;
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$2,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Transit
Program;
$59,670,000 for the Houston Regional Bus
project;
$1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas I–
35 commuter rail project;
$1,500,000 for the Knoxville, Tennessee electric
transit project;
$46,000,000
for
the
Los
Angeles
MOS–3
project;
$17,041,000 for MARC commuter rail improve-
ments;
$1,500,000 for the Maryland Route 5 corridor
project;
$2,200,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee Medi-
cal Center rail extension project;
$3,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade Transit
east-west corridor project;
$1,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade North
27th Avenue corridor project;
$2,000,000 for the Mission Valley East light
rail transit project;
$500,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee regional
commuter rail project;
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$70,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core
Hudson-Bergen LRT project;
$43,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street
corridor project;
$2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Street-
car project;
$2,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach re-
gional rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South
Shore commuter rail project;
$5,500,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light
rail project;
$4,000,000 for the Orange County, California
transitway project;
$17,500,000 for the Orlando Lynx Light rail
project;
$2,000,000
for
the
Philadelphia-Reading
SEPTA Schuylkill Valley Metro project;
$1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA Cross
County Metro project;
$8,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area
transit project;
$3,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Allegheny Coun-
ty busway and light rail projects;
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$25,718,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hills-
boro and South-North light rail projects;
$1,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link
light rail project;
$19,500,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sound-
er commuter rail project;
$8,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
Triangle Transit project;
$23,480,000 for the Sacramento south corridor
LRT project;
$70,000,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT
project;
$3,000,000 for the Salt Lake City/Airport to
University (West-East) light rail project;
$2,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink
extension project;
$3,000,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast cor-
ridor project;
$74,000,000 for the San Francisco BART ex-
tension to the airport project;
$500,000 for the San Jacinto-Branch Line
(Riverside County) project;
$35,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT
project;
$60,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
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$53,983,000 for the South Boston Piers MOS–
2 project;
$1,000,000 for the South De Kalb-Lindbergh
Corridor LRT project;
$1,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington light
rail project;
$35,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair County
LRT extension project;
$500,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail
project;
$22,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways
project;
$2,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fred-
ericksburg to Washington commuter rail project;
$1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey
rail project; and
$1,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal
project: Provided further, That funds provided in
Public Law 105–66 for the Pennsylvania Strawberry
Hill/Diamond Branch rail project shall be available
for the Laurel Rail line project in Lackawanna
County, Pennsylvania.
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MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit
Administration, $1,805,600,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of
the Federal Transit Act of 1998, $10,000,000: Provided,
That no more than $50,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
the amounts appropriated under this head, not more than
$10,000,000 shall be used for grants for reverse commute
projects.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $11,496,000, to be derived from
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public
Law 99–662.
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RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the
Research
and
Special
Programs
Administration,
$34,379,000, of which $574,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $8,460,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That
$5,000,000 shall be available for activities authorized
under 49 U.S.C. 5506: Provided further, That up to
$1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may be
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in per-
formance of hazardous materials exemptions and approv-
als functions.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C.
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available for obligation by individuals other than the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or his designee.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $43,495,000.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $16,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed $2,600,000 from fees
established by the Chairman of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and used for necessary and authorized
expenses under this heading: Provided further, That the
sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be
reduced on a dollar for dollar basis as such offsetting col-
lections are received during fiscal year 1999, to result in
a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at
no more than $16,000,000: Provided further, That any
fees received in excess of $2,600,000 in fiscal year 1999
shall remain available until expended, but shall not be
available for obligation until October 1, 1999.
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TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $3,847,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902), $53,300,000, of which not to exceed $2,000
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
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EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board for accident investigations, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $1,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign
countries on official department business; and uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1999 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or
previous appropriations Acts.
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SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available: (1) except as otherwise authorized by title
VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Avia-
tion Administration personnel stationed outside the con-
tinental United States at costs for any given area not in
excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same
area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the
schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to pro-
vide adequately for the education of such dependents; and
(2) for transportation of said dependents between schools
serving the area that they attend and their places of resi-
dence when the Secretary, under such regulations as may
be prescribed, determines that such schools are not acces-
sible by public means of transportation on a regular basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for
the Department of Transportation shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the rate for an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 88 political
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
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portation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered
by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail out-
side the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter
into grants, cooperative agreements, and other trans-
actions with any person, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States, any unit of State or local government, any
educational institution, and any other entity in execution
of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under
the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition As-
sistance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided,
That the authority provided in this section may be exer-
cised without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
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ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously
made available for obligation, or to any other authority
previously made available for obligation under the discre-
tionary grants program.
SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would
establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles
wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation
Scheme
and
the
San
Francisco
Traffic
Separation
Scheme.
SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, airports may transfer, without consideration, to the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument land-
ing systems (along with associated approach lighting
equipment and runway visual range equipment) which
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conform to FAA design and performance specifications,
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport-
aid program, airport development aid program or airport
improvement program grant. The FAA shall accept such
equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and main-
tained by the FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to award a multiyear contract for production end
items that: (1) includes economic order quantity or long
lead time material procurement in excess of $10,000,000
in any one year of the contract; (2) includes a cancellation
charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of obli-
gation has not been appropriated to the limits of the Gov-
ernment’s liability; or (3) includes a requirement that per-
mits performance under the contract during the second
and subsequent years of the contract without conditioning
such performance upon the appropriation of funds: Pro-
vided, That this limitation does not apply to a contract
in which the Federal Government incurs no financial li-
ability from not buying additional systems, subsystems, or
components beyond the basic contract requirements.
SEC. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, and except for fixed guideway modernization projects,
funds made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit
Administration, Capital Investments Grants’’ for projects
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specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying
this Act not obligated by September 30, 2001, shall be
made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
SEC. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 1998, under
any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,
that remain available for expenditure may be transferred
to and administered under the most recent appropriation
heading for any such section.
SEC. 317. None of the funds in this Act may be used
to compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 318. Funds provided in this Act for the Trans-
portation Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be
reduced by $20,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1999
TASC obligational authority for elements of the Depart-
ment of Transportation funded in this Act to no more
than $89,124,000: Provided, That such reductions from
the budget request shall be allocated by the Department
of Transportation to each appropriations account in pro-
portion to the amount included in each account for the
Transportation Administrative Service Center.
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SEC. 319. Funds received by the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Fed-
eral Railroad Administration from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses incurred for training may be credited respec-
tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s ‘‘Limita-
tion on General Operating Expenses’’ account, the Federal
Transit Administration’s ‘‘Transit Planning and Re-
search’’ account, and to the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Railroad Safety’’ account, except for State rail
safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 320. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations
pursuant to title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and
Cost Savings Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing
corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles,
as defined in such title, in any model year that differs
from standards promulgated for such automobiles prior to
enactment of this section.
SEC. 321. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary of Transportation shall convey, without
consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to the parcels of real property described in
this section, together with any improvements thereon, as
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the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the
conveyance, to the entities described in this section, name-
ly: (1) United States Coast Guard Pass Manchac Light
in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, to the State of Louisi-
ana; and (2) Tchefuncte River Range Rear Light in Mad-
isonville, Louisiana, to the Town of Madisonville, Louisi-
ana.
SEC. 322. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-
aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the
Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall
be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety construction.
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be obli-
gated or expended for employee training which: (1) does
not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities
bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;
(2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emo-
tional response or psychological stress in some partici-
pants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of
the content and methods to be used in the training and
written end of course evaluations; (4) contains any meth-
ods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious
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belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems as defined in
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (5) is offensive to, or
designed to change, participants’ personal values or life-
style outside the workplace; or (6) includes content related
to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune defi-
ciency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary
to make employees more aware of the medical ramifica-
tions of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-posi-
tive employees.
SEC. 324. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the
absence of express authorization by Congress, be used di-
rectly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, adver-
tisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written
matter, or other device, intended or designed to influence
in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose,
by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by
Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any
bill or resolution proposing such legislation or appropria-
tion: Provided, That this shall not prevent officers or em-
ployees of the Department of Transportation or related
agencies funded in this Act from communicating to Mem-
bers of Congress on the request of any Member or to Con-
gress, through the proper official channels, requests for
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legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary
for the efficient conduct of the public business.
SEC. 325. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided in this Act for the Department of Transportation
shall be available for the necessary expenses of advisory
committees.
SEC. 326. No funds other than those appropriated
to the Surface Transportation Board or fees collected by
the Board shall be used for conducting the activities of
the Board.
SEC. 327. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity
unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the
entity will comply with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C.
10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
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made equipment and products to the greatest extent
practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, col-
lected from users of fitness centers operated by or for the
Department of Transportation shall be available to sup-
port the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
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SEC. 329. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to implement or enforce regulations that would result
in the withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O’Hare
International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of
the Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots
withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993
if such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier
or foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 330. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no es-
sential air service shall be provided to communities in the
48 contiguous States that are located fewer than 70 high-
way miles from the nearest large and medium hub airport,
or that require a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess
of $200 unless such point is greater than 210 miles from
the nearest large or medium hub airport.
SEC. 331. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments,
minor fees and other funds received by the Department
from travel management centers, charge card programs,
the
subleasing
of
building
space,
and
miscellaneous
sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Depart-
ment and allocated to elements of the Department using
fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be avail-
able until December 31, 1999.
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SEC. 332. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred
stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or re-
purchase such stock upon the payment to the Department
of an amount determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 333. The unobligated balances of the funds
made available in previous appropriations Acts for the Na-
tional Civil Aviation Review Commission and for Urban
Discretionary Grants are rescinded.
SEC. 334. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law—
(1) the land and improvements thereto compris-
ing the Coast Guard Reserve Training Facility in
Jacksonville, Florida, is deemed to be surplus prop-
erty; and
(2) the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall
dispose of all right, title, and interest of the United
States in and to that property, by sale, at fair mar-
ket value.
(b) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—Before a sale is
made under subsection (a) to any other person, the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard shall give to the City of Jack-
sonville, Florida, the right of first refusal to purchase all
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or any part of the property required to be sold under that
subsection.
SEC. 335. Of the funds provided under Coast Guard
‘‘Operating expenses’’, $1,000,000 is only for the Sec-
retary of Transportation, in consultation with the Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, to establish a blue-ribbon
panel to study the future capital requirements, roles, and
missions of the United States Coast Guard, the activities
of which shall not be subject to section 325 of this Act.
SEC. 336. Of the funds provided under Federal Avia-
tion Administration ‘‘Operations’’, $250,000 is only for
activities and operations of the Centennial of Flight Com-
mission.
SEC. 337. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the
Secretary of Transportation shall waive repayment of any
Federal-aid highway funds expended on the construction
of high occupancy lanes or auxiliary lanes on I–287 in the
State of New Jersey if the Secretary is assured by the
State of New Jersey that removal of the high occupancy
vehicle restrictions on I–287 is in the public interest.
SEC. 338. Funds made available in previous appro-
priations Acts for a railroad-highway crossing project in
Augusta, Georgia shall be available for other street, rail,
and related improvements in the vicinity of the grade
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crossing of the CSX railroad and 15th Street in Augusta,
Georgia.
SEC. 339. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds
made available by this Act or subsequent Acts may be used
by the Coast Guard to issue, implement, or enforce a regu-
lation or to establish an interpretation or guideline under
the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (Public Law 104–
55), or the amendments made by that Act, that does not
recognize and provide for, with respect to fats, oils, and
greases (as described in that Act, or the amendments
made by that Act) differences in—
(1) physical, chemical, biological and other rel-
evant properties; and
(2) environmental effects.
(b) DEADLINE
FOR PROMULGATION
OF REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than March 31, 1999, the Secretary of
Transportation shall issue regulations amending 33 CFR
154 to comply with the requirements of Public Law 104–
55.
SEC. 340. Funding made available in Public Law
105–174 for emergency railroad rehabilitation and repair
shall be available for repairs resulting from natural disas-
ters occurring from September 1996 through July 10,
1998.
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SEC. 341. For purposes of evaluating environmental
impacts of the toll road in Orange and San Diego counties,
California, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration shall consider only those transportation alter-
natives previously identified by regional planning proc-
esses and shall restrict agency comments to those matters
over which the agency has direct jurisdiction.
SEC. 342. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any
other law, the Commandant, United States Coast Guard,
shall convey to the University of South Alabama (in this
section referred to as ‘‘the recipient’’), the right, title, and
interest of the United States Government in and to a de-
commissioned vessel of the Coast Guard, as determined
appropriate by the Commandant and the recipient, if—
(1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel for the
purposes of supporting archaeological and historical
research in the Mobile Bay Delta;
(2) the recipient agrees not to use the vessel for
commercial transportation purposes, except as inci-
dent to the provision of logistics services in connec-
tion with the Old Mobile Archaeological Project;
(3) The recipient agrees to make the vessel
available to the Government if the Commandant re-
quires use of the vessel by the Government in times
of war or national emergency;
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(4) the recipient agrees to hold the Government
harmless for any claims arising from exposure to
hazardous materials including, but not limited to,
asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after
conveyance of the vessel, except for claims arising
from use by the Government under paragraph (3);
(5) the recipient has funds available to be com-
mitted for use to restore the vessel to operation and
thereafter maintain it in good working condition, in
the amount of at least $400,000; and
(6) the recipient agrees to any other conditions
that the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—If a conveyance is made
under this section, the Commandant shall deliver the ves-
sel at the place where the vessel is located, in its present
condition, without cost to the Government. The convey-
ance of this vessel shall not be considered a distribution
in commerce for purposes of section 2605(e) of title 15,
United States Code.
(c) OTHER UNNEEDED EQUIPMENT.—The Com-
mandant may convey to the recipient any unneeded equip-
ment or parts from other decommissioned vessels pending
disposition for use to restore the vessel to operability. The
Commandant may require compensation from the recipi-
ent for such items.
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(d) APPLICABLE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS.—The
vessel shall at all times remain subject to applicable vessel
safety laws and regulations.
SEC. 343. Item 1132 in section 1602 of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
298), relating to Mississippi, is amended by striking ‘‘Pi-
rate Cove’’ and inserting ‘‘Pirates’ Cove and 4-lane con-
nector to Mississippi Highway 468’’.
SEC. 344. (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY COAST GUARD
PROPERTY TO JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY IN JACKSON-
VILLE, FLORIDA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may convey to Jacksonville University, located
in Jacksonville, Florida, without consideration, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the property comprising the Long Branch Rear
Range Light, Jacksonville, Florida.
(2) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary may identify, describe, and determine the
property to be conveyed under this section.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any conveyance of
any property under this section shall be made—
(1) subject to such terms and conditions as the
Commandant may consider appropriate; and
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(2) subject to the condition that all right, title,
and interest in and to the property conveyed shall
immediately revert to the United States if the prop-
erty, or any part thereof, ceases to be used by Jack-
sonville University.
SEC. 345. None of the funds made available in title
I under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL’’ may be used for payments
to outside consultants.
SEC. 346. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for improvements to the Miller Highway
in New York City, except for funds resulting from obliga-
tions pursuant to sections 1601 and 1602 of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law
105–178).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation
and
Related
Agencies
Appropriations
Act,
1999’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Secretary, $1,768,600: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, there may be credited to this appro-
priation up to $1,000,000 in funds received from user fees.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Deputy Secretary, $554,700.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $8,645,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, $2,479,500.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary 
for 
Aviation 
and 
International 
Affairs,
$6,686,300: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this Act or otherwise made available may be used
to maintain custody of airline tariffs that are already
available for public and departmental access at no cost; to
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secure them against detection, alteration, or tampering; and
open to inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND
PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $5,687,800, including
not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Department
for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $1,600,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $19,570,200.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,
$1,656,600.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,088,500.
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BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $460,000.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, $1,000,000.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and
Security, $935,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $4,652,700.
OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism,
$1,000,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$5,562,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, and development
activities, to remain available until expended, $8,328,400.
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TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital out-
lays of the Transportation Administrative Service Center,
not to exceed $158,468,000, shall be paid from appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Transportation:
Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competi-
tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the
Transportation Administrative Service Center without the
approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided fur-
ther, That no assessments may be levied against any pro-
gram, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this
Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor
are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and are approved by such Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized
by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
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ceed $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses
to carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource
Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided,
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be
used for business opportunities related to any mode of
transportation.
AMTRAK REFORM COUNCIL
For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Council
authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105–134,
$450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000:
Provided, That none of the funds provided under this head-
ing shall be for payments to outside consultants: Provided
further, That the duties of the Amtrak Reform Council de-
scribed in section 203(g)(1) of Public Law 105–134 shall
include the identification of Amtrak routes which are can-
didates for closure or realignment, based on performance
rankings developed by Amtrak which incorporate informa-
tion on each route’s fully allocated costs and ridership on
core intercity passenger service, and which assume, for pur-
poses of closure or realignment candidate identification,
that federal subsidies for Amtrak will decline over the 4-
year period from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2002: Pro-
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vided further, That these closure or realignment rec-
ommendations shall be included in the Amtrak Reform
Council’s annual report to the Congress required by section
203(h) of Public Law 105–134.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public
Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section
229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and
recreation 
and 
welfare; 
$2,761,603,000, 
of 
which
$300,000,000 shall be available for national security-related
activities and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That the
number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed
212, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to meet future
attrition: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay
or administrative expenses in connection with shipping
commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46
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U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected from
yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided
further, That the Commandant shall reduce both military
and civilian employment levels for the purpose of complying
with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up
to $615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111
of Public Law 104–324 shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections in fiscal year 1998: Provided
further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to this ac-
count, from Federal Aviation Administration ‘‘Oper-
ations’’, not to exceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal
year, fifteen days after written notification to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, solely for the
purpose of providing additional funds for drug interdiction
activities: Provided further, That not less than $2,000,000
shall be available to support restoration of enhanced
counter-narcotics operations around the island of His-
paniola: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize,
or implement any regulation that would promulgate new
maritime user fees not specifically authorized by law after
the date of enactment of this Act.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
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facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $426,173,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$234,553,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 2003; $55,131,000
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase avia-
tion capability, to remain available until September 30,
2001; $44,789,000 shall be available for other equipment,
to remain available until September 30, 2001; $43,250,000
shall be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation
facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2001;
and $48,450,000 shall be available for personnel compensa-
tion and benefits and related costs, to remain available
until September 30, 2000: Provided, That funds received
from the sale of HU–25 aircraft shall be credited to this
appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft
and increasing aviation capacity: Provided further, That
the Commandant may dispose of surplus real property by
sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited to this appro-
priation, of which not more than $1,000,000 shall be cred-
ited as offsetting collections to this account, to be available
for the purposes of this account: Provided further, That the
amount herein appropriated from the General Fund shall
be reduced by such amount: Provided further, That any pro-
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ceeds from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real
property in excess of $1,000,000 shall be retained and re-
main available until expended, but shall not be available
for obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided further, That
the Secretary, with funds made available under this head-
ing, acting through the Commandant, may enter into a
long-term Use Agreement with the City of Homer for dedi-
cated pier space on the Homer dock necessary to support
Coast Guard vessels when such vessels call on Homer, Alas-
ka.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s
environmental compliance and restoration functions under
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob-
structive bridges, $20,000,000, to be derived from the high-
way account of the highway trust fund, to remain available
until expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
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Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for
payments for medical care of retired personnel and their
dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10
U.S.C. ch. 55); $684,000,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve,
as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facili-
ties; and supplies, equipment, and services; $67,000,000:
Provided, That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made
available under this heading may be transferred to Coast
Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise made available
to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial support of the
Coast Guard Reserve.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
applied scientific research, development, test, and evalua-
tion; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $17,461,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund:
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from State and local governments, other pub-
lic authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for
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expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and
evaluation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, including operations
and research activities related to commercial space trans-
portation, administrative expenses for research and develop-
ment, establishment of air navigation facilities and the op-
eration (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter
471 of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of
law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar pro-
grams of airport and airway development or improvement,
lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replace-
ment only, in addition to amounts made available by Pub-
lic Law 104–264, $5,538,259,000, of which $2,158,930,135
shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the Federal Aviation Administration to plan, final-
ize, or implement any regulation that would promulgate
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law
after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, foreign au-
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thorities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, in-
cluding receipts for the maintenance and operation of air
navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modifica-
tion of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair
station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for proc-
essing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$6,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing pro-
gram: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter
into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety
standards: Provided further, That the Secretary may trans-
fer funds to this account, from Coast Guard ‘‘Operating ex-
penses’’, not to exceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal
year, fifteen days after written notification to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, solely for the
purpose of providing additional funds for air traffic control
operations and maintenance to enhance aviation safety and
security: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for new applicants for the second ca-
reer training program: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium
pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
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formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be obligated or expended to operate a manned aux-
iliary flight service station in the contiguous United States.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or
purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental fa-
cilities and equipment as authorized under part A of sub-
title VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering
and service testing, including construction of test facilities
and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and
construction and furnishing of quarters and related accom-
modations for officers and employees of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration stationed at remote localities where
such accommodations are not available; and the purchase,
lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this
head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund, $2,044,683,269, to remain available until September
30, 2001: Provided, That there may be credited to this ap-
propriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization
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of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the Prompt Payment Act or any other provision
of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may not make pay-
ments from this account in excess of $1,516,000,000 in fis-
cal year 1999, except for payments for salaries and benefits:
Provided further, That no action may be brought in any
court of law for delay of payment pursuant to the preceding
proviso: Provided further, That no funds may be transferred
out of this account in fiscal year 1999: Provided further,
That any obligation of funds that results in an expenditure
in excess of $1,736,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall be
deemed to be an obligation in violation of section 1341 of
title 31 of the United States Code: Provided further, That
the Secretary shall submit monthly reports to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations to ensure com-
pliance with the preceding provisos and such reports shall
include an analysis of cumulative obligations and expendi-
tures from October 1, 1998, through the first day of the
month in which the report is due and specific actions taken
by the Secretary to ensure that the outlays in fiscal year
1999 resulting from the use of funds in this account shall
not exceed $1,736,000,000: Provided further, That no funds
shall be available for the Wide Area Augmentation System
until notification by the Secretary that outlays in fiscal
year 1999 resulting from the use of funds in this account
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shall not exceed $1,736,000,000: Provided further, That no
funds shall be available for the Wide Area Augmentation
System until certification to the House of Representatives
Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee
on Appropriations by the Secretary of Transportation and
the Administrator of the FAA that the Wide Area Aug-
mentation System will provide a sole means of navigation
for aviation users, the Wide Area Augmentation System
continuity problems will be solved without additional facili-
ties or funding, and the cost/benefit ratio of the Wide Area
Augmentation System exceeds the cost/benefit ratio of other
landing and navigational aid programs: Provided further,
That no funds shall be available for the Wide Area Aug-
mentation System until the Department of Transportation
Inspector General validates and concurs in the certification
of the Secretary and the Administrator to the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Appropriations and the Senate
Committee on Appropriations.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
research, engineering, and development, as authorized
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
including construction of experimental facilities and acqui-
sition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $173,627,000, to
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be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and
to remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds re-
ceived from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
research, engineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs as authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter
475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, to be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution
of programs the obligations for which are in excess of
$2,100,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and noise compatibility
planning and programs, notwithstanding section 47117(h)
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That dis-
cretionary funds available for noise planning and mitiga-
tion shall not exceed $225,000,000 and discretionary funds
available for the military airport program shall not exceed
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$26,000,000: Provided further, That up to $100,000,000
shall be available for the procurement of explosive detection
systems.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the lim-
its of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may
be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation in-
surance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under this heading during fiscal year 1999.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation
of the Federal Highway Administration not to exceed
$320,413,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion.
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APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM
For carrying out the provisions of section 1069(y) of
Public Law 102–240, relating to construction of, and im-
provements to, corridors of the Appalachian Development
Highway System, $200,000,000 to remain available until
expended.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $25,511,000,000 for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs for
fiscal year 1999: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, within the $25,511,000,000 obligation
limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs, not more than $200,000,000 shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams for Intelligent Transportation Systems (Sections
5204, 5205, 5206, 5207, 5208, and 5209 of Public Law 105–
178) for fiscal year 1999; not more than $178,150,000 shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams for transportation research (Sections 502, 503, 504,
506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as
amended; section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended; and section 5112 of Public Law 105–178) for fis-
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cal year 1999; not more than $38,000,000 shall be available
for the implementation or execution of programs for Ferry
Boat and Ferry Terminal Facility Program (Section 1064
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat. 2005) as amended))
for fiscal year 1999; not more than $15,000,000 shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs
for the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology De-
ployment Program (Section 1218 of Public Law 105–178)
for fiscal year 1999; not more than $31,000,000 shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs
for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (Section 111
of title 49, United States Code) for fiscal year 1999: Pro-
vided further, That within the $20,000,000 made available
for refuge roads in fiscal year 1999 by section 204 of title
23, United States Code, as amended, $700,000 shall be
made available to the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers to study rural access issues in Alaska, and $1,500,000
shall be made available for improvements to the Crooked
Creek access road in the Charles M. Russell National Wild-
life Refuge, Montana: Provided further, That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, within the $25,511,000,000
obligation limitation, $5,000,000 of the amounts made
available as contract authority under section 1221(e) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public
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Law 105–178) shall be made available to carry out section
5113 of that Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, within the $200,000,000 obliga-
tion limitation on Intelligent Transportation Systems, not
less than the following sums shall be made available for In-
telligent Transportation System projects in the specified
areas:
Atlanta, GA, $4,000,000
Brandon, VT, $750,000
Buffalo, NY, $1,750,000
Columbus, OH, $2,000,000
Corpus Christi, TX, $900,000
Delaware River, PA, $4,000,000
Huntington Beach, CA, $1,000,000
Inglewood, CA, $1,000,000
Jackson, MS, $4,000,000
Kansas City, MO, $1,000,000
Mobile, AL, $5,000,000
Monroe County, NY, $1,000,000
Montgomery, AL, $2,500,000
Nashville, TN, $1,000,000
New York/Long Island, NY, $5,000,000
Oakland County, MI, $2,000,000
Onondaga County, NY, $1,000,000
Raleigh-Wake County, NC, $4,000,000
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Spokane, WA, $900,000
St. Louis, MO, $1,500,000
State of Alaska, $3,000,000
State of Idaho, $1,000,000
State of Maryland, $2,000,000
State of Missouri ITS project, $1,000,000
State of Montana, $2,000,000
State of Nevada, $1,150,000
State of New Jersey, $6,000,000
State of New Mexico, $2,000,000
State of North Dakota, $1,450,000
State of Pennsylvania, $4,000,000
State of Texas, $2,000,000
State of Utah, $7,200,000
State of Washington, $3,000,000
State of Wisconsin, $3,000,000
Westchester 
and 
Putnam 
Counties, 
NY,
$1,000,000.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways,
including the National Scenic and Recreational Highway
as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, in-
cluding reimbursements for sums expended pursuant to the
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provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $24,000,000,000 or so much
thereof as may be available in and derived from the High-
way Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $100,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$100,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
$87,400,000 for traffic and highway safety under chapter
301 of title 49, U.S.C., and part C of subtitle VI of title
49, U.S.C., of which $58,558,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2001; $2,000,000 for chapter 303 of
title 49, U.S.C., to remain available until September 30,
2001: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this
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Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or im-
plement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement per-
taining to a grading standard that is different from the
three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and tempera-
ture resistance) already in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until
expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1999, are in
excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 403.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to re-
main available until expended, $200,000,000, to be derived
from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the
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funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or exe-
cution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal
year 1999, are in excess of $200,000,000 for programs au-
thorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 of which
$150,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’
under 23 U.S.C. 402, $10,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant
Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405,
$35,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410, $5,000,000 shall
be for the ‘‘State Highway Safety Data Grants’’ under 23
U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That none of these funds shall
be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs,
or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or pri-
vate buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to
exceed $5,434,000 of the funds made available for Highway
Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 402 shall be available
to NHTSA for administering ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’:
Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds
made available for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be available for technical
assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $21,020,000, of which
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$1,389,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That, as part of the Washington Union Station transaction
in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of trust on
the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments
on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s behalf, including
payments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary
is authorized to receive such payments directly from the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to
the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and
make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds:
Provided further, That such additional sums as may be nec-
essary for payment on the first deed of trust may be ad-
vanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be re-
imbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation: Provided further, That of the
funds provided under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be
made available for grants authorized under title 49, United
States Code, section 22301.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, not otherwise provided for, $61,876,000, of which
$3,825,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
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propriated under this heading are available for the reim-
bursement of out-of-state travel and per diem costs incurred
by employees of State governments directly supporting the
Federal railroad safety program, including regulatory de-
velopment and compliance-related activities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $25,760,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to sell aluminum reaction rail, power rail base, and
other related materials located at the Transportation Tech-
nology Center, near Pueblo, Colorado, and shall credit the
receipts from such sale to this account, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, to remain available until expended.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-
Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 United States
Code sections 26101 and 26102, $28,494,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds under this
heading may be made available for grants to States for
high-speed rail corridor design, feasibility studies, environ-
mental analyses, and track and signal improvements.
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 shall be for cap-
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ital rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its pas-
senger operations.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third
track on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and
Central Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to ac-
commodate double stack freight cars, $7,500,000 to be
matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on
a dollar for dollar basis and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting such
funds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reimburse
Amtrak and/or the Federal Railroad Administration, on a
dollar for dollar basis, up to the first $28,000,000 in dam-
ages resulting from the legal action initiated by the P&W
Railroad under its existing contracts with Amtrak relating
to the provision of vertical clearances between Davisville
and Central Falls in excess of those required for present
freight operations.
CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, $555,000,000; of
which not less than $200,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2001, shall be for Northeast Corridor im-
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provements authorized by chapter 249 of title 49, United
States Code, and 49 U.S.C. 24104(a); and of which no more
than $355,000,000, to become available on October 1, 1998
and remain available until expended, shall be for capital
grants authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a): Provided further,
That the term ‘‘capital improvements’’ includes projects
for—(A)(i) acquisition, construction, supervision, or in-
spection, of a facility or equipment, for use in intercity rail
transportation; (ii) expenses incidental to the acquisition
or construction (including designing, engineering, location
survey, mapping, acquiring rights of way, associated pre-
revenue startup costs, and environmental mitigation), pay-
ments for rail trackage rights, Intelligent Transportation
Systems; (B) rehabilitating rolling stock; (C) remanufactur-
ing rolling stock; (D) overhauling rolling stock; and (E)
preventive maintenance: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not obligate more than $222,000,000 prior to
September 30, 1999.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter
53 of title 49, United States Code, $10,800,000: Provided,
That no more than $54,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
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the funds in this Act available for the execution of contracts
under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code,
$1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Trans-
portation Inspector General for costs associated with the
audit and review of new fixed guideway systems projects
of national significance or that experience extensive changes
in financial scope or system design.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States
Code 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, and 5327, $570,000,000: Pro-
vided, That no more than $2,850,000,000 of budget author-
ity shall be available for these purposes: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under section 5308, up
to $10,000,000 may be used for the projects that include
payments for the incremental costs of biodiesel fuels: Pro-
vided further, That such incremental costs shall be limited
to the cost difference between the cost of alternative fuels
and their petroleum-based alternatives.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States
Code 5505, $1,200,000: Provided, That no more than
$6,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these
purposes.
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TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States
Code 5303, 5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314,
5315, and 5322, $19,800,000: Provided, That no more than
$98,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these
purposes: Provided further, That $5,250,000 is available to
provide rural transportation assistance (49 U.S.C.
5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to carry out programs
under the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315);
$8,250,000 is available to carry out transit cooperative re-
search programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)); $43,841,600 is avail-
able for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and
5305); $9,158,400 is available for state planning (49 U.S.C.
5313(b)); and $27,500,000 is available for the national
planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314): Provided
further, That of the total budget authority made available
for the national planning and research program, the Fed-
eral Transit Administration shall provide the following
amounts to the projects listed below:
Santa Barbara Electric Transportation Institute
and 
San 
Diego 
Clean 
Fuel 
Ferry 
program,
$1,000,000;
City of Branson, MO congestion study, $450,000;
1999 Special Olympics World Summer Games
planning and assistance, $1,500,000;
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Skagit County, WA North Sound connecting
communities project, Skagit County Council of Gov-
ernments, $50,000;
2002 Winter Olympics security training and as-
sistance, $1,000,000;
Desert air quality comprehensive analysis, Las
Vegas, NV, $500,000;
Vegetation control on rail rights-of-way survey,
$250,000;
Zinc-air battery bus technology demonstration,
$1,000,000;
Virtual transit enterprise distributed informa-
tion technology demonstration, $1,400,000;
North Orange-South Seminole County, FL fixed
guideway ITS application, $750,000;
Galveston, TX fixed guideway ITS activities,
$750,000;
Washoe 
County, 
NV 
transit 
technology,
$1,250,000;
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority advanced
electric transit buses and related infrastructure,
$1,500,000;
Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses, $1,000,000;
Gloucester, MA intermodal technology center,
$1,500,000; and
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
advanced propulsion control system, $2,000,000.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5303 through 5308, 5310 through 5315, 5317(b),
5322, 5327 and 5334, $2,446,200,000, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That
$2,280,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Admin-
istration’s formula grants account: Provided further, That
$78,200,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration’s transit planning and research account: Provided
further, That $43,200,000 shall be paid to the Federal Tran-
sit Administration’s administrative expenses account: Pro-
vided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal
Transit Administration’s university transportation re-
search account: Provided further, That $40,000,000 shall be
paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s job access and
reverse commute grants program.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 United States
Code 5308, 5309, 5318, and 5327, $451,400,000: Provided,
That no more than $2,257,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That there
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shall be available for fixed guideway modernization,
$902,800,000; there shall be available for the replacement,
rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment
and the construction of bus-related facilities, $451,400,000;
and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems
$902,800,000: Provided further, That, within the total
funds provided for buses and bus-related facilities to carry
out 49 U.S.C. section 5309, the following projects shall be
considered eligible for these funds: Provided further, That
the Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration
shall, not later than 60 days after the enactment of this
Act, individually submit to the congressional transit appro-
priations and authorization committees the recommended
grant funding levels for the respective projects from the fol-
lowing projects here listed:
AC Transit electric bus program, CA
Albany, NY paratransit buses and facilities
Albuquerque, NM buses and bus facilities
Alexandria, VA King Street Station access
Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility
Allegheny County, PA buses and intermodal sta-
tion
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses
Altoona, PA pedestrian crossover
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Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan
Valley Mall suburban transfer center
Anacortes, WA ferry terminal information sys-
tem
Anchorage, AK Ship Creek intermodal facility
Arkansas statewide bus needs
Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus facilities
and buses
Atlanta, GA MARTA buses
Austin, TX Capital Metro bus replacement
Babylon, NY intermodal center
Beaver County, PA transit facility
Bellingham, WA Whatcom Transit Authority bus
maintenance facility
Berlin, NH Tri-County Community Action tran-
sit garage
Birmingham, AL intermodal facility
Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses
Boston, MA Logan Airport intermodal buses
Boston, MA Charles Street/MA General Hospital
‘‘T’’ Station Rehabilitation
Boston, MA South Station intermodal center
connection link
Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses
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Bradford County, PA Endless Mountain Trans-
portation Authority buses
Brattleboro, VT Union Station multimodal cen-
ter
Brazos, TX Transit Authority buses and facili-
ties
Bremerton, WA Sinclair’s Landing, multimodal
center
Brockton, MA intermodal transportation center
Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans
Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY mobility enhance-
ment buses
Broome County, NY buses and fare collection
equipment
Broward County, FL buses
Buffalo, NY Crossroads intermodal station
Buffalo, NY Auditorium intermodal center
Burlington, VT ferry terminal improvements
Burlington, VT multimodal center
Butte, MT bus replacements
California I–5 corridor intermodal transit cen-
ters
Cambria County, PA bus facilities and buses
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Carroll County, NH transportation alliance
buses
Cedar Rapids, IA Ground Transportation Center
Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority buses
Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses and
intermodal center
Chelan, WA Chelan-Douglas multimodal center
Chester County, PA Paoli transportation center
Clark County, NV RTC CNG fueling facility
Clark County, NV Regional Transportation
Commission buses
Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus maintenance
facility
Clinton, WA ferry terminal
Colorado statewide buses
Columbia, SC bus replacement
Concord Area Transit, NH buses
Corpus Christi, TX transit authority buses and
facilities
Crawford Area, PA buses
Culver City, CA CityBus buses
Dade County, FL Metro-Dade Transit Agency
replacement buses
Dallas, TX Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses
Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance facility
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Fairbanks, AK intermodal rail/bus transfer facil-
ity
Fayette County, PA intermodal facilities and
buses
Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas Transit
System buses
Folsom, CA Railroad block project
Fort Ord, CA multi-modal transportation center
Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility
Fort Worth, TX buses
Frankford, PA Septa transportation center
Galveston, TX alternative fuel buses
Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses
Georgetown University fuel cell bus development
and manufacturing
Gloucester, MA intermodal transportation center
Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck-Mandan and
Minot, ND buses
Grant County, WA buses and vans
Greater Laconia, NH Transit Agency buses
Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses and
vans
Greensboro, NC multimodal center
Harrison County, MS multimodal center/hybrid
electric shuttle buses
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Harrisonburg, VA buses
Hartford, CT transportation access project
Healdsburg, CA intermodal facility
Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses
Hot Springs, AR transportation depot and plaza
Humboldt, CA intermodal facility
Huntington Beach, CA senior center shuttle
buses
Huntington, WV intermodal facility
Huntsville, AL intermodal space centers—East
and West
Hyannis, MA intermodal transportation center
Illinois statewide buses and bus-related equip-
ment
Indianapolis, IN buses
Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety and
security
Iowa statewide bus request
Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology improvements
Jackson, MS buses and facilities
Jacksonville, FL Transit Authority buses and
mini transit center
Jasper, AL buses
Johnson County, KS bus maintenance/operations
facility
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Kansas City, MO Union Station redevelopment
Kansas City, MO two-way radios; farebox sys-
tem; facility repair
Keene, NH HCS Community Care buses and
equipment
King County/Kingdome, WA pedestrian bridges
King County, WA Metro transit transfer facili-
ties
Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses
Lake Tahoe, CA intermodal terminal
Lake Tahoe, CA alternative fuels station
Lake Tahoe, CA coordinated transit system
Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit vehicles/
equipment
Lane County, OR bus rapid transit
Lansing, MI CATA bus technology improvements
Las Cruces, NM buses, facilities and park and
ride
Las Vegas, NV RTC South Resort Corridor tran-
sit center
Las Vegas, NV Citizen Area Transit System
Lebanon, NH Advance Transit buses
Lee County, AL buses
Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit buses
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Little Rock, AR New Harbor Inlet intermodal
center
Livermore-Ardmore Valley, CA automatic vehicle
locator program
Long Beach, NY central bus facility
Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and facili-
ties
Long Island, NY bus replacement
Los Angeles County, CA Foothills transit buses
Los Angeles County, CA Metropolitan Transpor-
tation Authority bus replacement
Los Angeles, CA Foothills transit bus mainte-
nance facility
Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart
shuttle buses
Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway inter-
modal transit center
Los Angeles, CA municipal transit operators
consortium
Louisiana statewide bus request
Louisville, Kentucky University of Louisville
and River City buses
Lynchburg, VA buses
Market Street, NJ bus maintenance facility
Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
statewide bus replacement
Mercer County, PA buses
Miami Beach, FL electric shuttle service
Miami-Dade, FL buses
Michigan statewide buses
Milwaukee, WI train station improvements
Milwaukee County, WI buses
Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR intermodal centers
Minnesota Metro transit buses
Minnesota I–35 corridor transit stations
Missouri statewide bus and bus facilities
Mobile, AL bus replacement
Mobile, AL intermodal facilities
Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility
Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority
buses
Monroe, LA maintenance facility
Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses
Montgomery, AL Union Station intermodal cen-
ter and buses
Morongo Basin, CA Transit Authority bus facil-
ity
Mount Vernon, WA multimodal center
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New Bedford/Fall River, MA mobile access to
health care
New Hampshire statewide transit systems
New Haven, CT bus facility
New Jersey statewide buses and bus facilities
New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses
New Mexico statewide buses and bus facilities in-
cluding northern New Mexico park and ride
New Orleans, LA RTA maintenance facility
New Rochelle, NY intermodal center
New York City, CNG buses and refueling station
New York City, NY Midtown west ferry terminal
New York, NY West 72nd St. intermodal station
Newark, NJ Morris and Essex Station access
and buses
Niagara 
Frontier 
Transportation 
Authority
Hublink, NY
North Carolina statewide buses and bus facilities
North Dakota statewide buses and bus-related fa-
cilities
North Slope Borough, AK buses
Northern Kentucky Area Development District
senior citizen buses
Northstar Corridor, MN intermodal facilities
and buses
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Norwich, CT buses
Oak Park, IL Marion Street multimodal transit
center
OATS Transit, MO
Ogden, UT Intermodal Center
Ohio statewide buses and bus facilities
Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses
Olympia, WA bus replacement
Olympic Peninsula, WA International Gateway
transportation center
Omnitrans, CA replacement buses
Oneida County, NY Union Station intermodal
facility
Oneida County, NY buses and equipment
Orlando, FL Lynx buses and bus facilities
Orlando, FL Downtown intermodal facility
Pee Dee, SC Regional Transportation Authority
Pennsylvania statewide request for small com-
munities
Perris, CA bus maintenance facility
Phenix City, AL express transit system
Philadelphia, PA Market Street bus maintenance
facility
Philadelphia, PA Frankford transportation cen-
ter
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Philadelphia, PA SEPTA ADA bus acquisition
Philadelphia, PA 30th Street intermodal station
Philadelphia, PA regional transportation system
for elderly and disabled
Phoenix, AZ alternatively fueled buses
Pittsfield, MA intermodal center
Portland, OR Tri-Met buses
Potomac and Rappahannock, VA Trans Com-
mission buses
Poughkeepsie, NY intermodal facility
Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility
Providence, RI buses and bus maintenance facil-
ity
Rankin County, MI Intermodal Connector
Reading, PA BARTA intermodal transportation
facility
Red Rose, PA transit bus terminal
Reno, NV RTC transit passenger and facility se-
curity improvements
Rensselear, NY intermodal facility
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses
Rialto, CA Metrolink depot
Richland, WA Ben Franklin Transit mainte-
nance, operation, and administration facility
Richmond, VA Main Street station
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Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility
Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans
Riverside, CA Transit Agency buses, facilities
and ITS applications
Roanoke, VA buses
Robinson, PA Towne Center intermodal facility
Rochester-Genessee, NY CNG buses
Rochester, NY Rochester central bus facility
Rogue Valley, OR transit district bus purchase
Rome, NY intermodal center
Rural Texas bus replacement
Sacramento, CA intermodal station
Sacramento, CA CNG buses
Salem, OR area mass transit buses
San Francisco, CA Islais Creek maintenance fa-
cility
San Joaquin, CA buses and facilities
San Juan, Puerto Rico intermodal access
Santa Clara, CA Valley Transportation Author-
ity buses
Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses
Santa Cruz, CA bus facility
Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA intermodal transpor-
tation facilities
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Savannah, GA Chatham buses and bus facilities
Savannah, GA downtown multimodal center
Seattle RTA buses
Seattle, WA intermodal transportation terminal
Seward, AK intermodal facility
Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans
Sinclair Landing transit facility, WA
Sioux Falls, SD buses
Sioux City, IA park and ride bus facility
Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans
Solano Links, CA intercity transit consortium
Solano County, CA automated vehicle locator
Somerset County, PA bus facilities and buses
Sonoma County, CA intermodal center
South Amboy, NJ regional intermodal transpor-
tation initiative
South Bend, IN urban intermodal transpor-
tation facility
South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit Enter-
prise
South Dakota computerized bus dispatch system,
radios, money boxes, and lift replacements
South Dakota statewide bus facilities and buses
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Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans
Southeast Missouri transportation services
Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans
Spartanburg, SC intermodal facility
Springfield, MA Union Station
Springfield/Branson, MO bus terminal
St. Louis, MO Bi-state intermodal center
St. Louis, MO Care-Cab
St. Louis, MO Bi-State development agency bus
replacement
Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans
Syracuse, NY CNG buses and facilities
Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome station
Tampa, FL Hartline buses
Tampa, 
FL 
Ybor 
intermodal 
station
(Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority)
Tennessee statewide bus and facility replacement
Texas statewide small urban and rural buses
Tompkins County, NY new technology project
Towamencin Township, PA intermodal bus
transportation center
Tucson, AZ alternatively fueled buses
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Tuscaloosa, AL intermodal center
Ukiah, CA transportation center
Ulster County, NY bus garage and equipment
University of North Alabama, pedestrian walk-
ways
Utah Olympics park and ride lots
Utah Olympics intermodal transportation cen-
ters
Utah Hybrid electric vehicle bus purchase
Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, UT
buses
Utah Transit Authority, UT intermodal facili-
ties
Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and buses
Utica, NY Union Station
Vancouver, WA C-Tran Seventh Street transit
center expansion
Vancouver, WA I–5 park and ride lots
Vermont statewide bus needs
Volusia County, FL bus systems integrated fleet
operations system
Washington County, PA intermodal facilities
Washington, Community Transit bus replace-
ment
Washington statewide bus
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Washington RTA buses
Washington, D.C. intermodal transportation cen-
ter
Washoe County, NV transit improvements
Waterbury, CT bus facility
Waukesha, WI downtown transit center
West Virginia statewide intermodal facility and
buses
Westchester County, NY DOT articulated buses
Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit system
shuttle buses and fareboxes
Westfield, MA intermodal center
Westmoreland County, PA intermodal facility
Whittier, AK intermodal facility and pedistrian
overpass
Wilkes-Barre, PA intermodal facility
Williamsport, PA bus facility
Wilsonville, OR buses and bus shelters
Windsor, CA intermodal facility
Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses
Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center transpor-
tation hub
Worcester, MA Union Station intermodal trans-
portation center
Yonkers, NY intermodal facility
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Yosemite area, CA regional transportation strat-
egies:
Provided further, That, the funds provided for new fixed
guideway systems shall be made available as follows:
$10,400,000 for Alaska and/or Hawaii ferry
projects;
$2,500,000 for the Albuquerque/Santa Fe re-
gional multimodal transportation project;
$10,000,000 for the Albuquerque light rail
project;
$55,000,000 for the Atlanta MARTA North
Springs project;
$2,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project;
$1,000,000 for the Baltimore central downtown
transit alternatives major investment study;
$2,000,000 for the Baltimore light rail double-
track project;
$37,600,000 for the BART San Francisco Air-
port and San Jose Tasman West extensions projects;
$1,000,000 for the Birmingham, AL light rail
project feasibility study;
$1,000,000 for the Boston North-South rail link
project;
$53,983,000 for the Boston-South Boston Piers
MOS–2 project;
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$1,500,000 for the Boston urban ring project;
$4,000,000 for the Burlington-Essex, Vermont
commuter rail project;
$3,000,000 for the Charleston, SC monobeam rail
project;
$3,000,000 for the Charlotte, NC North-South
corridor transitway project;
$19,000,000 for Chicago Metra commuter rail ex-
tensions and upgrades;
$4,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority
Ravenswood and Douglas branch lines projects;
$3,600,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern
Kentucky rail line project;
$1,000,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line
MIS;
$4,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor im-
provement project;
$500,000 for the Colorado-North Front Range
corridor feasibility study;
$20,500,000 for the Dallas DART North Central
light rail extension project;
$40,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor
project;
$1,000,000 for the Denver Southeast Corridor
multimodal corridor project;
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$10,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, FL Tri-
County commuter rail project;
$12,000,000 for the Fort Worth, TX Railtran
project;
$1,000,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley
system extension project;
$2,000,000 for the Harrisburg, PA capitol area
transit/corridor one project;
$1,000,000 for the Hartford, CT light rail
project;
$1,000,000 for a major investment analysis of
Honolulu transit alternatives;
$59,670,000 for the Houston Metro Regional Bus
plan project;
$1,000,000 for a Jacksonville, FL light rail and
bus corridors study;
$1,500,000 for the Johnson County, KS I–35
commuter rail project;
$500,000 for the Kansas City, MO commuter
rail study;
$1,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee,
WI commuter rail project;
$250,000 for the King County, WA Elliott Bay
water taxi;
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$2,000,000 for the Knoxville, TN transit pro-
gram project;
$2,000,000 for the Largo, MD Metro Blue Line
extension project;
$4,000,000 for the Las Vegas resort corridor
fixed guideway system project;
$40,000,000 for the LIRR East Side access
project, New York;
$4,000,000 for the Little Rock, AR Arkansas
River rail project;
$30,000,000 for the Los Angeles MOS–3 project,
of which $24,000,000 shall be made available from
funds provided in Public Law 105–66 under this
head for this project: Provided further, That such sum
shall be available to the grantee without restriction;
$17,000,000 for MARC commuter rail improve-
ments;
$2,200,000 for the Memphis Medical Center rail
extension project;
$3,000,000 for the Miami Metrorail Palmetto ex-
tension project;
$4,000,000 for the Miami Metro-Dade Transit
east-west corridor project;
$8,000,000 
for 
the 
Miami-North 
corridor
transitway to Broward County project;
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$4,500,000 for the Morgantown, WV fixed guide-
way modernization project;
$2,500,000 for the Nashville regional commuter
rail project;
$70,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core Hud-
son-Bergen LRT project;
$12,000,000 for the New Jersey urban core New-
ark-Elizabeth rail link project;
$1,000,000 for the New London, CT waterfront
access project;
$12,000,000 for the New York City, Kennedy
class ferryboat replacement project;
$2,000,000 for the Niagara Frontier Transpor-
tation Authority light rail car rebuild project;
$6,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South
Shore commuter rail project;
$20,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail
project;
$500,000 for the Philadelphia to Pittsburgh high-
speed magnetic levitation project;
$6,500,000 for the Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA
Schuylkill Valley Metro project;
$1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA Cross
County Metro project;
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$5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Allegheny County
Stage II light rail project;
$5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle
System project;
$1,000,000 for the Pittsburgh North Shore cen-
tral business district transit options major investment
study;
$26,700,000 for the Portland Westside and
South-North light rail projects;
$13,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link light
rail project;
$47,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder
commuter rail project;
$14,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill
Triangle Transit project;
$23,480,000 for the Sacramento south corridor
LRT project;
$70,000,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT
project: Provided further, That the non-governmental
share for these funds and for funds made available for
this project under Public Law 105–66, shall be deter-
mined in accordance with section 3030(c)(2)(B)(ii) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century,
as amended (Public Law 105–178);
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$8,000,000 for the Salt Lake City/Airport to
University (West-East) light rail project: Provided
further, That the non-governmental share for these
funds shall be determined in accordance with Section
3030(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century, as amended (Public Law 105–
178);
$1,000,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley and
Mid-Coast Corridors;
$19,967,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
$2,000,000 for the Santa Fe rail link project;
$250,000 for the Sioux City micro rail trolley
system;
$1,000,000 for the South DeKalb-Lindbergh Cor-
ridor LRT project;
$200,000 for the Southeast Michigan commuter
rail viability study;
$10,000,000 for the St. George Ferry, NY termi-
nal project;
$35,000,000 for the St. Louis Metro link/St.
Clair County LRT extension project;
$500,000 for the St. Louis-Jefferson City-Kansas
City, MO commuter rail project;
$1,000,000 for the Stamford, CT fixed guideway
connector;
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$1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail
project; and
$15,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal
project.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration, $1,805,600,000, to be derived from the High-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND, MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the unobligated balances authorized in Public Law
102–240 under 49 U.S.C. 5338(b)(1), $392,000,000 are re-
scinded.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out Section 3037 of
the Federal Transit Act of 1998, $10,000,000: Provided,
That no more than $50,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
the amounts appropriated under this head, not more than
$10,000,000 shall be used for grants for reverse commute
projects.
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WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–551,
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to
the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s
budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance
of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, $11,496,000, to be derived from the Har-
bor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–
662.
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RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Research 
and 
Special 
Programs 
Administration,
$29,000,000, of which $574,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $3,460,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That
up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may be
credited to this appropriation, to be available until ex-
pended, funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in perform-
ance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals
functions.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OILSPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107,
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $32,500,000, of which
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$3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30,
2001; and of which $29,000,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $16,919,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That in addi-
tion to amounts made available for the Pipeline Safety
Fund, $1,000,000 shall be available for grants to States for
the development and establishment of one-call notification
systems and shall be derived from amounts previously col-
lected under 49 U.S.C. 60301, and that an additional
$659,000 in amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C.
60301 is available to conduct general functions of the pipe-
line safety program.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c),
$200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2001: Pro-
vided, That not more than $11,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 1999 from amounts made
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided fur-
ther, That no such funds shall be made available for obliga-
tion by individuals other than the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, or his designee.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $42,720,000.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$13,853,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 in fees collected in
fiscal year 1999 by the Surface Transportation Board pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available to this
appropriation in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That
any fees received in excess of $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1999
shall remain available until expended, but shall not be
available for obligation until October 1, 1999.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amend-
ed, $3,847,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
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provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received for publications and training expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation
Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms, or allowances
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902)
$53,473,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for
official reception and representation expenses.
EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of
the National Transportation Safety Board for accident in-
vestigations, and for oversight and provision of services to
families of victims of transportation disasters, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
a GS–18; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire
of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liabil-
ity insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign coun-
tries on official department business; and uniforms, or al-
lowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1999 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or
previous appropriations Acts.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be
available: (1) except as otherwise authorized by title VIII
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for expenses of primary and second-
ary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration personnel stationed outside the continental United
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those
of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it
is determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any,
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available in the locality are unable to provide adequately
for the education of such dependents; and (2) for transpor-
tation of said dependents between schools serving the area
that they attend and their places of residence when the Sec-
retary, under such regulations as may be prescribed, deter-
mines that such schools are not accessible by public means
of transportation on a regular basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the
Department of Transportation shall be available for services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than 91 political and
Presidential appointees in the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this
provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the
Department of Transportation.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings fund-
ed in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fis-
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cal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter
into grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions
with any person, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States, any unit of State or local government, any edu-
cational institution, and any other entity in execution of
the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the
Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assist-
ance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided, That
the authority provided in this section may be exercised
without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States
Code.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the Secretary of
Transportation shall—
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for ad-
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ministrative expenses and programs funded from the
administrative takedown authorized by section 104(a)
of title 23, United States Code, and amounts author-
ized for the highway use tax evasion program and the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to
the unobligated balance of amounts made available
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) for Federal-aid highway and high-
way safety programs for the previous fiscal year the
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
(3) determine the ratio that—
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
Highways less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highway and high-
way safety construction programs (other than
sums authorized to be appropriated for sections
set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
section (b) and sums authorized to be appro-
priated for section 105 of title 23, United States
Code, equal to the amount referred to in sub-
section (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggre-
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gate of the amounts not distributed under para-
graph (1) of this subsection;
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 117
of title 23, United States Code (relating to high prior-
ity projects program), section 201 of the Appalachian
Regional Development Act of 1965, the Woodrow Wil-
son Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995, and
$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105
of the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Cen-
tury (relating to minimum guarantee) so that the
amount of obligation authority available for each of
such sections is equal to the amount determined by
multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph
(3) by the sums authorized to be appropriated for
such section (except in the case of section 105,
$2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided
for Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and
amounts distributed under paragraph (4) for each of
the programs that are allocated by the Secretary
under title 23, United State Code (other than activi-
ties to which paragraph (1) applies and programs to
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which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the
ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums
authorized to be appropriated for such program for
such fiscal year; and
(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided
for Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and
amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
programs (other than the minimum guarantee pro-
gram, but only to the extent that amounts appor-
tioned for the minimum guarantee program for such
fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalach-
ian development highway system program) that are
apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United
States Code, in the ratio that—
(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apportioned to each
State for such fiscal year, bear to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for such programs that are appor-
tioned to all States for such fiscal year.
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall
not apply to obligations (1) under section 125 of title 23,
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United States Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section
9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sec-
tions 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1982; (5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c)
of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987; (6) under section 1103 through 1108
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991; (7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code,
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century; and (8)
under section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, only
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for such fiscal year).
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary
shall after August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution
of the obligation limitation made available under subsection
(a) if a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to
those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those
previously distributed during that fiscal year giving prior-
ity to those States having large unobligated balances of
funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144, of title 23,
United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on the day
before the enactment of the Transportation Efficiency Act
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for the 21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and
under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943–1945).
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation
limitation shall apply to transportation research programs
carried out under chapters 3 and 5 of title 23, United States
Code, except that obligation authority made available for
such programs under such limitation shall remain available
for a period of 3 fiscal years.
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED
FUNDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the dis-
tribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (1) that
are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for
Federal-aid highway programs (other than the program
under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and for
carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United
States Code, and chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code,
and (2) that the Secretary determines will not be allocated
to the States, and will not be available for obligation, in
such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation lim-
itation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States
shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of obliga-
tion authority under subsection (a)(6). The funds so distrib-
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uted shall be available for any purposes described in section
133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
(f) SPECIAL RULE.—Obligation limitation distributed
for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for a section set
forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used
for obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addi-
tion to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction
programs for future fiscal years.
SEC. 311. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would
establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles
wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation
Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing sys-
tems (along with associated approach lighting equipment
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and runway visual range equipment) which conform to
FAA design and performance specifications, the purchase
of which was assisted by a Federal airport-aid program,
airport development aid program or airport improvement
program grant. The FAA shall accept such equipment,
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the
FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to award a multiyear contract for production end
items that: (1) includes economic order quantity or long
lead time material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in
any one year of the contract; or (2) includes a cancellation
charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of obliga-
tion has not been appropriated to the limits of the Govern-
ment’s liability; or (3) includes a requirement that permits
performance under the contract during the second and sub-
sequent years of the contract without conditioning such per-
formance upon the appropriation of funds: Provided, That
this limitation does not apply to a contract in which the
Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not
buying additional systems, subsystems, or components be-
yond the basic contract requirements.
SEC. 316. Section 218 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the
south Alaskan border’’ and inserting ‘‘Haines’’
in lieu thereof;
(B) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘high-
way’’ and inserting ‘‘highway or the Alaska Ma-
rine Highway System’’ in lieu thereof;
(C) in the fourth sentence by striking ‘‘any
other fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘any
other fiscal year thereafter, including any por-
tion of any other fiscal year thereafter, prior to
the date of the enactment of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century’’ in lieu thereof;
(D) in the fifth sentence by striking ‘‘con-
struction of such highways until an agreement’’
and inserting ‘‘construction of the portion of
such highways that are in Canada until an
agreement’’ in lieu thereof; and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘in Canada’’
after ‘‘undertaken’’.
SEC. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds
made available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Admin-
istration, capital investment grants’’ for projects specified
in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act
not obligated by September 30, 2001 and other recoveries,
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shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C.
5309.
SEC. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any funds appropriated before October 1, 1998, under any
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that
remain available for expenditure may be transferred to and
administered under the most recent appropriation heading
for any such section.
SEC. 319. None of the funds in this Act may be used
to compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during
fiscal year 1999.
SEC. 320. Funds provided in this Act for the Transpor-
tation Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be re-
duced by $17,247,000, which limits fiscal year 1999 TASC
obligational authority for elements of the Department of
Transportation funded in this Act to no more than
$165,215,000: Provided, That such reductions from the
budget request shall be allocated by the Department of
Transportation to each appropriations account in propor-
tion to the amount included in each account for the Trans-
portation Administrative Service Center.
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SEC. 321. Funds received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration and Federal Railroad Administration from
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
and private sources for expenses incurred for training may
be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Adminis-
tration’s ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ account
and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Railroad
Safety’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors par-
ticipating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 322. None of the funds in this or any other Act
may be used to compel, direct, or require agencies of the
Department of Transportation in their own construction
contract awards, or recipients of financial assistance for
construction projects under this Act, to use a project labor
agreement on any project, nor to preclude use of a project
labor agreement in such circumstances.
SEC. 323. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the purpose of promulgating or enforc-
ing any regulation that has the practical effect of (a) re-
quiring more than one attendant during unloading of lique-
fied compressed gases, or (b) preventing the attendant from
monitoring the customer’s liquefied compressed gas storage
tank during unloading.
SEC. 324. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
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sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid
highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bu-
reau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall not
be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways and highway safety construction.
SEC. 325. None of the funds made available in this
or any other Act may be used for grants to the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided, That this provi-
sion shall not apply upon the public disclosure by Amtrak
of its national average per passenger loss during the pre-
vious fiscal year for which a full fiscal year’s data is avail-
able: Provided further, That Amtrak shall determine the na-
tional average per passenger loss by using revenues and
fully allocated expenses of core intercity passenger rail serv-
ice and such determination shall be verified by the United
States General Accounting Office: Provided further, That
the national average per passenger loss figure for each year
shall be prominently displayed on every passenger ticket
sold by any means or mechanism along with a specific ref-
erence to the American taxpayers’ support for Amtrak: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall
by January 1, 1999, take such actions as may be necessary
to ensure that each air carrier (as that term is defined in
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section 40102 of title 49 U.S.C.) prominently displays on
every passenger ticket sold by any means or mechanism a
statement that reflects the national average per passenger
general fund subsidy based on the fiscal year 1997 general
fund appropriation from the Federal Government to the
Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the admin-
istrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall take
such actions as may be necessary to ensure the placement
of signs, on each Federal-aid highway (as that term is de-
fined in section 101 of title 23, U.S.C.) that states that,
during fiscal year 1997, the Federal Government provided
a general fund appropriation at a level verified by the De-
partment of Transportation, for the subsidy of State and
local highway construction and maintenance.
SEC. 326. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the
absence of express authorization by Congress, be used di-
rectly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, adver-
tisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written mat-
ter, or other device, intended or designed to influence in
any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose, by
vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Con-
gress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill
or resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation:
Provided, That this shall not prevent officers or employees
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of the Department of Transportation or related agencies
funded in this Act from communicating to Members of Con-
gress on the request of any Member or to Congress, through
the proper official channels, requests for legislation or ap-
propriations which they deem necessary for the efficient
conduct of the public business.
SEC. 327. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds pro-
vided in this Act for the Department of Transportation
shall be available for the necessary expenses of advisory
committees.
SEC. 328. BULK FUEL STORAGE TANKS. (a) TRANS-
FER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the remainder of the balance in the Trans-Alaska Pipe-
line Liability Fund that is transferred and deposited into
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund under section
8102(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (43
U.S.C. 1653 note) after June 16, 1998 shall be used in ac-
cordance with this section.
(b) USE OF INTEREST ONLY.—The interest produced
from the investment of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability
Fund balance that is transferred and deposited into the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund under section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii)
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (43 U.S.C. 1653 note) after
June 16, 1998 shall be transferred annually by the National
Pollution Funds Center to the Denali Commission for a
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program, to be developed in consultation with the Coast
Guard, to repair or replace bulk fuel storage tanks in Alas-
ka which are not in compliance with federal law, including
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, or State law.
(c) TAPS PAYMENT TO ALASKA DEDICATED TO BULK
FUEL STORAGE TANK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.—Sec-
tion 8102(a)(2)(B)(i) of Public Law 101–380 (43 U.S.C.
1653 note) is amended by inserting immediately before the
semicolon, ‘‘, which shall be used to repair and replace bulk
fuel storage tanks in Alaska so that such tanks comply with
this Act and with other applicable federal and state laws’’.
SEC. 329. No funds other than those appropriated to
the Surface Transportation Board or fees collected by the
Board shall be used for conducting the activities of the
Board.
SEC. 330. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING
NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased with
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financial assistance provided using funds made avail-
able in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending
the assistance, purchase only American-made equip-
ment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agency
shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a no-
tice describing the statement made in paragraph (1)
by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agen-
cy that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with
the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to
the United States that is not made in the United States,
the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or sub-
contract made with funds made available in this Act, pur-
suant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility proce-
dures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48,
Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 331. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, collected