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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, 2000, and for other
purposes, 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, $1,867,000.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Deputy Secretary, $612,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $9,000,000.
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,
$7,632,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET
AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,770,000, includ-
ing not to exceed $40,000 for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as
the Secretary may determine.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,039,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $17,767,000.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Af-
fairs, $1,836,000.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,102,000.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $520,000.
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OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence
and Security, $1,454,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $5,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND INTERMODALISM
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Transportation Policy and Intermodalism,
$3,781,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$7,742,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $2,950,000.
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TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $157,965,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That the preceding limitation shall not
apply to activities associated with departmental Year 2000
conversion activities: Provided further, That such services
shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within
the Department of Transportation: Provided further, That
the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply
to non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no funds ap-
propriated 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 further, That no assessments may
be levied 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
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
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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,
2001: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
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, $2,791,000,000, 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 none
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of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be available for pay or administrative expenses in connec-
tion 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 docu-
mentation 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 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 appropriation as offsetting
collections in fiscal year 2000: 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
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $410,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$205,560,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
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ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2004,
$38,310,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002, $59,400,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2002,
$55,800,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002; and $50,930,000 shall be available for
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to
remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That the Commandant may dispose of surplus real prop-
erty by sale or lease and the proceeds shall be credited
to this appropriation: Provided further, That upon initial
submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2001 Presi-
dent’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall trans-
mit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment
plan for the United States Coast Guard which includes
funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2001
through 2005, with total funding for each year of the plan
constrained to the funding targets for those years as esti-
mated and approved by the Office of Management and
Budget.
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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,
$18,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, $15,000,000, 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), $721,000,000.
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,
$72,000,000: Provided, That no more than $23,000,000
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,
$21,039,000, 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
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-
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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
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, $2,200,000,000, of which
$1,917,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2002, and of which $283,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2000: 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 upon initial submission to the Congress of
the fiscal year 2001 President’s budget, the Secretary of
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a com-
prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Avia-
tion Administration which includes funding for each budg-
et line item for fiscal years 2001 through 2005, with total
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funding for each year of the plan constrained to the fund-
ing targets for those years as estimated and approved by
the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used for the
Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a capital
lease agreement unless appropriations have been provided
to fully cover the Federal Government’s contingent liabil-
ities at the time the lease agreement is signed.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for nec-
essary 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, $173,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to re-
main available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred for re-
search, engineering, and development.
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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, $1,867,000,000, to be de-
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 $2,250,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 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.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under section
48103 of title 49, United States Code, $300,000,000 are
rescinded.
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation
of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed
$356,380,000, 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: Provided, That $70,484,000 shall be available to
carry out the functions and operations of the office of
motor carriers.
LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Necessary expenses for transportation research of the
Federal 
Highway 
Administration, 
not 
to 
exceed
$422,450,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration: Provided, That this limitation
shall not apply to any authority previously made available
for obligation.
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 $27,701,350,000 for Fed-
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eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2000.
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,
$26,125,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $105,000,000, 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
$105,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’.
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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 chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and
part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code,
$87,400,000 of which $62,928,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to
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 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 pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2000
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are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 403.
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.
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, $206,800,000, 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 2000, are in excess of $206,800,000 for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and
411, of which $152,800,000 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, $36,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures 
Grants’’ 
under 
U.S.C. 
410,
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$8,000,000 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 $7,500,000 of
the funds made available for section 402, not to exceed
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 405, not
to exceed $1,750,000 of the funds made available for sec-
tion 410, and not to exceed $223,000 of the funds made
available for section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for
administering highway safety grants under Chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code: 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
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $94,448,000, of
which $6,800,000 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
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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 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 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $21,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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
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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 guar-
antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for
the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2000.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation
High-Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C.
26101 and 26102, $22,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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, $10,000,000, to
be matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee
on a dollar-for-dollar basis and to remain available until
expended.
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), $570,976,000 to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
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shall not obligate more than $228,400,000 prior to Sep-
tember 30, 2000.
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, $12,000,000: Provided,
That no more than $60,000,000 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, $800,000 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, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law
105–178, $619,600,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no more than $3,098,000,000 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, to remain available until expended: 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 U.S.C. 5303,
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and
5322, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no more than $107,000,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,250,000 is available to provide rural trans-
portation 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 avail-
able to carry out transit cooperative research programs
(49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), $49,632,000 is available for metro-
politan planning (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305),
$10,368,000 is available for state planning (49 U.S.C.
5313(b)); and $29,500,000 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,
5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public Law
105–178, $4,638,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account
of 
the 
Highway 
Trust 
Fund: 
Provided, 
That
$2,478,400,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
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ministration’s formula grants account: Provided further,
That $86,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration’s transit planning and research account: Pro-
vided further, That $48,000,000 shall be paid to the Fed-
eral Transit Administration’s administrative expenses ac-
count: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to
the Federal Transit Administration’s university transpor-
tation 
research 
account: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$60,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration’s job access and reverse commute grants program:
Provided further, That $1,960,800,000 shall be paid to the
Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment
Grants account.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308,
5309, 5318, and 5327, $490,200,000, to remain available
until 
expended: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than
$2,451,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes: Provided further, That there shall be avail-
able for fixed guideway modernization, $980,400,000;
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation,
and purchase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities, $490,200,000; and there
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shall be available for new fixed guideway systems,
$980,400,000, to be available as follows:
$10,400,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry
projects;
$45,142,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia, North
line extension project;
$5,000,000 for the Baltimore central LRT dou-
ble track project;
$4,000,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland
commuter rail project;
$3,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina,
north-south corridor transitway project;
$25,000,000 for the Chicago METRA com-
muter rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority
Douglas branch line project;
$2,000,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority
Ravenswood branch line project;
$2,000,000 for the Cincinnati northeast/north-
ern Kentucky corridor project;
$2,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada, fixed
guideway project;
$1,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor
improvement project;
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$1,000,000 for the Colorado Roaring Fork Val-
ley project;
$35,000,000 for the Dallas north central light
rail extension project;
$1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio, light rail
study;
$35,000,000 for the Denver Southwest corridor
project;
$25,000,000 for the Dulles corridor project;
$12,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Tri-County commuter rail project;
$4,000,000 for the Houston advanced transit
program;
$52,770,000 for the Houston regional bus
project;
$1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas, I–
35 commuter rail project;
$1,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee
rail extension project;
$4,000,000 for the Long Island Railroad East
Side access project;
$5,000,000 for the Los Angeles Mid-City and
East side corridors projects;
$50,000,000 for the Los Angeles North Holly-
wood extension project;
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$1,000,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego
LOSSAN corridor project;
$703,000 for the MARC commuter rail project;
$1,000,000 for the Massachusetts North Shore
corridor project;
$5,000,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Med-
ical Center rail extension project;
$3,000,000 for the Miami-Dade Transit east-
west multimodal corridor project;
$3,000,000 for the Miami-Dade Transit North
27th corridor project;
$1,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee, com-
muter rail project;
$99,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson Ber-
gen project;
$2,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street
corridor project;
$6,000,000 for the Newark rail link MOS–1
project;
$1,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach cor-
ridor project;
$4,000,000 for the Northern Indiana south
shore commuter rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido, Cali-
fornia light rail system;
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$5,000,000 for Olympic transportation infra-
structure investments: Provided, That these funds
shall be allocated by the Secretary based on the ap-
proved transportation management plan for the Salt
Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games: Provided
further, That none of these funds shall be made
available for the Salt Lake City west-east light rail
project, any segment thereof, or a downtown con-
nector in Salt Lake City, Utah;
$1,000,000 for the Orange County, California,
transitway project;
$20,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail
project (phase 1);
$1,000,000 
for 
the 
Philadelphia-Reading
SETPA Schuylkill Valley metro project;
$7,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area
transit project;
$3,000,000 for the Pinellas County, Florida,
mobility initiative project;
$11,062,000 for the Portland Westside light
rail transit project;
$2,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link
light rail project;
$12,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sound-
er commuter rail project;
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$12,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel
Hill Triangle transit project;
$25,000,000 for the Sacramento south corridor
LRT project;
$1,000,000 for the San Bernardino, California
Metrolink project;
$7,000,000 for the San Diego Mid Coast cor-
ridor project;
$23,000,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley
East light rail transit project;
$84,000,000 for the San Francisco BART ex-
tension to the airport project;
$20,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman West
light rail project;
$82,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano
project;
$53,962,000 for the South Boston piers
transitway;
$1,000,000 for the South DeKalb-Lindbergh,
Georgia, corridor project;
$3,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington,
South Valley corridor light rail project;
$3,000,000 
for 
the 
St. 
Louis, 
Missouri,
MetroLink cross county corridor project;
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$50,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair County
MetroLink light rail (phase II) extension project;
$1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail
project;
$5,433,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways
projects;
$46,000,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways—
Hiawatha corridor project;
$37,928,000 for the Utah north/south light rail
project;
$2,000,000 for the Virginia Railway Express
Woodbridge station improvements project;
$1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey,
rail project; and
$3,000,000 for the Whitehall terminal recon-
struction project.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of previous obligations incurred in car-
rying out 49 U.S.C. 5338(b), $1,500,000,000, to remain
available until expended and to be derived from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of
the Federal Transit Act of 1998, $15,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That no more than
$75,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes.
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 operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $12,042,000, 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,
$32,361,000, of which $645,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $3,704,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2002: 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 expended, funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses 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.
60107, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $36,092,000, of
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which $5,494,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li-
ability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2002; and of which $30,598,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which
$17,074,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That in addition to amounts made avail-
able from the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,300,000 shall be
available for grants to States for the development and es-
tablishment of one-call notification systems, emergency
notification, damage prevention, and public education ac-
tivities, and shall be derived from amounts previously col-
lected under 49 U.S.C. 60301.
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, 2002: Provided, That not more than $14,300,000 shall
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2000 from
amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and
5127(d): Provided further, That none of the funds made
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be made
available for obligation by individuals other than the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or his designee.
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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, $44,840,000.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $17,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed $1,600,000 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 2000, to result in
a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at
no more than $15,400,000.
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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, $4,633,000: 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) $57,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
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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
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 2000 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 secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Avia-
tion Administration personnel stationed outside the conti-
nental 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
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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 100 political
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Trans-
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