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year to the State for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs for carry-
ing out projects under section 402.
‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of obligation
authority referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
be determined by multiplying—
‘(i) the amount of funds transferred
under subparagraph (A) to the apportion-
ment of the State under section 402 for
the fiscal year; by
‘(ii) the ratio that—
‘(I) the amount of obligation au-
thority distributed for the fiscal year
to the State for Federal-aid highways
and highway safety construction pro-
grams; bears to
‘(II) the total of the sums appor-
tioned to the State for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety con-
struction programs (excluding sums
not subject to any obligation limita-
tion) for the fiscal year.
‘(7) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGA-
TION LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no limitation on the total of obligations
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for highway safety programs under section 402 shall
apply to funds transferred under this subsection to
the apportionment of a State under such section.’.
‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 153 the following:
‘154. Open container requirements.’.
‘‘SEC. 1406. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS
FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED OR DRIV-
ING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘§ 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for
driving 
while 
intoxicated 
or 
driving
under the influence
‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following
definitions apply:
‘(1) ALCOHOL
CONCENTRATION.—The term
‘‘alcohol concentration’’ means grams of alcohol per
100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol per 210
liters of breath.
‘(2) DRIVING
WHILE
INTOXICATED; DRIVING
UNDER THE INFLUENCE.—The terms ‘‘driving while
intoxicated’’ and ‘‘driving under the influence’’ mean
driving or being in actual physical control of a motor
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vehicle while having an alcohol concentration above
the permitted limit as established by each State.
‘(3) LICENSE SUSPENSION.—The term ‘‘license
suspension’’ means the suspension of all driving
privileges.
‘(4) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi-
cle’’ means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical
power and manufactured primarily for use on public
highways, but does not include a vehicle operated
solely on a rail line or a commercial vehicle.
‘(5) REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVER LAW.—The
term ‘‘repeat intoxicated driver law’’ means a State
law that provides, as a minimum penalty, that an in-
dividual convicted of a second or subsequent offense
for driving while intoxicated or driving under the in-
fluence after a previous conviction for that offense
shall—
‘(A) receive a driver’s license suspension
for not less than 1 year;
‘(B) be subject to the impoundment or im-
mobilization of each of the individual’s motor
vehicles or the installation of an ignition inter-
lock system on each of the motor vehicles;
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‘(C) receive an assessment of the individ-
ual’s degree of abuse of alcohol and treatment
as appropriate; and
‘(D) receive—
‘(i) in the case of the second offense—
‘(I) an assignment of not less
than 30 days of community service; or
‘(II) not less than 5 days of
imprisonment; and
‘(ii) in the case of the third or subse-
quent offense—
‘(I) an assignment of not less
than 60 days of community service; or
‘(II) not less than 10 days of
imprisonment.
‘(b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—
‘(1) FISCAL YEARS 2001 AND 2002.—On October
1, 2000, and October 1, 2001, if a State has not en-
acted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver
law, the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to
11⁄2 percent of the funds apportioned to the State on
that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)
of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State
under section 402—
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‘(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving
countermeasures; or
‘(B) to be directed to State and local law
enforcement agencies for enforcement of laws
prohibiting driving while intoxicated or driving
under the influence and other related laws (in-
cluding regulations), including the purchase of
equipment, the training of officers, and the use
of additional personnel for specific alcohol-im-
paired driving countermeasures, dedicated to
enforcement of the laws (including regulations).
‘(2) FISCAL
YEAR
2003
AND
FISCAL
YEARS
THEREAFTER.—On October 1, 2002, and each Octo-
ber 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is not
enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Sec-
retary shall transfer an amount equal to 3 percent
of the funds apportioned to the State on that date
under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section
104(b) to the apportionment of the State under sec-
tion 402 to be used or directed as described in sub-
paragraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
‘(3) USE
FOR
HAZARD
ELIMINATION
PRO-
GRAM.—A State may elect to use all or a portion of
the funds transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) for
activities eligible under section 152.
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‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of
the cost of a project carried out with funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1) or (2), or used under
paragraph (3), shall be 100 percent.
‘(5) DERIVATION OF AMOUNT TO BE TRANS-
FERRED.—The amount to be transferred under
paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 1 or more
of the following:
‘(A) The apportionment of the State under
section 104(b)(1).
‘(B) The apportionment of the State under
section 104(b)(3).
‘(C) The apportionment of the State under
section 104(b)(4).
‘(6) TRANSFER OF OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary trans-
fers under this subsection any funds to the ap-
portionment of a State under section 402 for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer an
amount, determined under subparagraph (B),
of obligation authority distributed for the fiscal
year to the State for Federal-aid highways and
highway safety construction programs for carry-
ing out projects under section 402.
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‘(B) AMOUNT.—The amount of obligation
authority referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
be determined by multiplying—
‘(i) the amount of funds transferred
under subparagraph (A) to the apportion-
ment of the State under section 402 for
the fiscal year; by
‘(ii) the ratio that—
‘(I) the amount of obligation au-
thority distributed for the fiscal year
to the State for Federal-aid highways
and highway safety construction pro-
grams; bears to
‘(II) the total of the sums appor-
tioned to the State for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety con-
struction programs (excluding sums
not subject to any obligation limita-
tion) for the fiscal year.
‘(7) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGA-
TION LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no limitation on the total of obligations
for highway safety programs under section 402 shall
apply to funds transferred under this subsection to
the apportionment of a State under such section.’.
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‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or
driving under the influence.’.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 1403 the
following:
‘‘Sec. 1404. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by intoxi-
cated persons.
‘‘Sec. 1405. Open container laws.
‘‘Sec. 1406. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated
or driving under the influence.’’.
(c) ROADSIDE
SAFETY
TECHNOLOGIES.—Section
1402(a)(2) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘directive’’
and inserting ‘‘redirective’’.
SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.
(a) SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.—Section
1113 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen-
tury is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d).
(b) VALUE
PRICING
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section
1216(a) of such Act is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(8) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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‘‘(A) Section 1012(b)(6) of such Act (as
amended by paragraph (5) of this subsection) is
amended by striking ‘146(c)’ and inserting
‘102(a)’.
‘‘(B) Section 1012(b)(8) of such Act (as
added by paragraph (7) of this subsection) is
amended—
‘‘(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking
‘under this subsection’ and inserting ‘to
carry out this subsection’;
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (D)—
‘‘(I) by striking ‘under this para-
graph’ and inserting ‘to carry out this
subsection’; and
‘‘(II) by striking ‘by this para-
graph’ and inserting ‘to carry out this
subsection’;
‘‘(iii) by striking subparagraph (A);
and
‘‘(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C), respectively.’’.
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS OUTSIDE THE
UNITED STATES.—Section 1214(e) of such Act is amend-
ed to read as follows:
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‘‘(e) MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION HISTORY NET-
WORK.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award
a grant to the Minnesota Historical Society for the
establishment of the Minnesota Transportation His-
tory Network to include major exhibits, interpretive
programs at national historic landmark sites, and
outreach programs with county and local historical
organizations.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with offi-
cials of the Minnesota Historical Society.
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Funds au-
thorized by this subsection shall be available for obli-
gation in the same manner as if such funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that such funds shall remain available
until expended.’’.
(d) ENTRANCE PAVING
AT NINIGRET NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE.—Section 1214(i) of such Act is
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amended by striking ‘‘$750,000’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’.
SEC. 7. HIGHWAY FINANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1503 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 188 of title
23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this
section), is amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘1998’ and
inserting ‘1999’; and
‘‘(2) in subsection (c)—
‘‘(A) by striking ‘1998’ and inserting
‘1999’; and
‘‘(B) by striking the table and inserting
the following:
Maximum amount
‘Fiscal year:
of credit:
1999 ......................................................................................$1,600,000,000
2000 ......................................................................................$1,800,000,000
2001 ......................................................................................$2,200,000,000
2002 ......................................................................................$2,400,000,000
2003 ......................................................................................$2,600,000,000.’.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of con-
tents contained in section 1(b) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century is amended—
(1) in the item relating to section 1119 by
striking ‘‘and safety’’; and
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(2) by striking the items relating to subtitle E
of title I and inserting the following:
‘‘Subtitle E—Finance
‘‘CHAPTER 1—TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND
INNOVATION
‘‘Sec. 1501. Short title.
‘‘Sec. 1502. Findings.
‘‘Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
‘‘Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.
‘‘CHAPTER 2—STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM
‘‘Sec. 1511. State infrastructure bank pilot program.’’.
SEC. 8. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TECHNICAL CORREC-
TIONS.
The table contained in section 1602 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended—
(1) in item 1 by striking ‘‘1.275’’ and inserting
‘‘1.7’’;
(2) in item 82 by striking ‘‘30.675’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘32.4’’;
(3) in item 107 by striking ‘‘1.125’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1.44’’;
(4) in item 121 by striking ‘‘10.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5.0’’;
(5) in item 140 by inserting ‘‘-VFHS Center’’
after ‘‘Park’’;
(6) in item 151 by striking ‘‘5.666’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘8.666’’;
(7) in item 164—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘, and $3,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be
made available to carry out section 1217(j)’’
after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘25’’ and inserting
‘‘24.78’’;
(8) by striking item 166 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘166.
Michigan ...........
Improve Tenth Street, Port Huron ...................................
1.8’’;
(9) by striking item 242 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘242.
Minnesota .........
Construct Third Street North, CSAH 81, Waite Park
and St. Cloud ................................................................
1.0’’;
(10) by striking item 250 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘250.
Indiana .............
Reconstruct Old Merridan Corridor from Pennsylvania
Avenue to Gilford Road .............................................
1.35’’;
(11) in item 255 by striking ‘‘2.25’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.0’’;
(12) in item 263 by striking ‘‘Upgrade High-
way 99 between State Highway 70 and Lincoln
Road, Sutter County’’ and inserting ‘‘Upgrade High-
way 99, Sutter County’’;
(13) in item 288 by striking ‘‘3.75’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5.0’’;
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(14) in item 290 by striking ‘‘3.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.0’’;
(15) in item 345 by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting
‘‘19.4’’;
(16) in item 418 by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting
‘‘2.5’’;
(17) in item 421 by striking ‘‘11’’ and inserting
‘‘6’’;
(18) in item 508 by striking ‘‘1.8’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2.4’’;
(19) by striking item 525 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘525.
Alaska ...............
Construct Bradfield Canal Road .......................................
1’’;
(20) in item 540 by striking ‘‘1.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2.0’’;
(21) in item 576 by striking ‘‘0.52275’’ and in-
serting ‘‘0.69275’’;
(22) in item 588 by striking ‘‘2.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.0’’;
(23) in item 591 by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting
‘‘5’’;
(24) in item 635 by striking ‘‘1.875’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2.15’’;
(25) in item 669 by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting
‘‘3.5’’;
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(26) in item 702 by striking ‘‘10.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘10’’;
(27) in item 746 by inserting ‘‘, and for the
purchase of the Block House in Scott County, Vir-
ginia’’ after ‘‘Forest’’;
(28) in item 755 by striking ‘‘1.125’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1.5’’;
(29) in item 769 by striking ‘‘Construct new I–
95 interchange with Highway 99W, Tehama Coun-
ty’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct new I–5 interchange
with Highway 99W, Tehama County’’;
(30) in item 770 by striking ‘‘1.35’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1.0’’;
(31) in item 789 by striking ‘‘2.0625’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1.0’’;
(32) in item 803 by striking ‘‘Tomahark’’ and
inserting ‘‘Tomahawk’’;
(33) in item 836 by striking ‘‘Construct’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘for’’ and inserting ‘‘To the
National Park Service for construction of the’’;
(34) in item 854 by striking ‘‘0.75’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1’’;
(35) in item 863 by striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting
‘‘4.75’’;
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(36) in item 887 by striking ‘‘0.75’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.21’’;
(37) in item 891 by striking ‘‘19.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘25.0’’;
(38) in item 902 by striking ‘‘10.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘14.0’’;
(39) by striking item 1065 and inserting the
following:
‘‘1065.
Texas ................
Construct a 4-lane divided highway on Artcraft Road
from I–10 to Route 375 in El Paso ..........................
5’’;
(40) in item 1192 by striking ‘‘24.97725’’ and
inserting ‘‘24.55725’’;
(41) in item 1200 by striking ‘‘Upgrade (all
weather) on U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 35’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Upgrade (all weather) on Delta County’s re-
route of U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 35’’;
(42) in item 1245 by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting
‘‘3.5’’;
(43) in item 1271 by striking ‘‘Spur’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘U.S. 59’’ and inserting ‘‘rail-
grade separations (Rosenberg Bypass) at U.S.
59(S)’’;
(44) in item 1278 by striking ‘‘28.18’’ and in-
serting ‘‘22.0’’;
(45) in item 1288 by inserting ‘‘30’’ after
‘‘U.S.’’;
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(46) in item 1338 by striking ‘‘5.5’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3.5’’;
(47) in item 1383 by striking ‘‘0.525’’ and in-
serting ‘‘0.35’’;
(48) in item 1395 by striking ‘‘Construct’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘Road’’ and inserting ‘‘Up-
grade Route 219 between Meyersdale and Somer-
set’’;
(49) in item 1468 by striking ‘‘Reconstruct’’
and all that follows through ‘‘U.S. 23’’ and inserting
‘‘Conduct engineering and design and improve I–94
in Calhoun and Jackson Counties’’;
(50) in item 1474—
(A) by striking ‘‘in Euclid’’ and inserting
‘‘and London Road in Cleveland’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘3.75’’ and inserting
‘‘8.0’’;
(51) in item 1535 by striking ‘‘Stanford’’ and
inserting ‘‘Stamford’’;
(52) in item 1538 by striking ‘‘and Winchester’’
and inserting ‘‘, Winchester, and Torrington’’;
(53) by striking item 1546 and inserting the
following:
‘‘1546.
Michigan ...........
Construct Bridge-to-Bay bike path, St. Clair County ..
0.450’’;
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(54) by striking item 1549 and inserting the
following:
‘‘1549.
New York .........
Center for Advanced Simulation and Technology, at
Dowling College .........................................................
0.6’’;
(55) in item 1663 by striking ‘‘26.5’’ and in-
serting ‘‘27.5’’;
(56) in item 1703 by striking ‘‘I–80’’ and in-
serting ‘‘I–180’’;
(57) in item 1726 by striking ‘‘I–179’’ and in-
serting ‘‘I–79’’;
(58) by striking item 1770 and inserting the
following:
‘‘1770.
Virginia ............
Operate and conduct research on the ‘Smart Road’ in
Blacksburg .................................................................
6.025’’;
(59) in item 1810 by striking ‘‘Construct Rio
Rancho Highway’’ and inserting ‘‘Northwest Albu-
querque/Rio Rancho high priority roads’’;
(60) in item 1815 by striking ‘‘High’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘projects’’ and inserting ‘‘High-
way and bridge projects that Delaware provides for
by law’’;
(61) in item 1844 by striking ‘‘Prepare’’ and
inserting ‘‘Repair’’;
(62) by striking item 1850 and inserting the
following:
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‘‘1850.
Missouri ............
Resurface and maintain roads located in Missouri
State parks ................................................................
5’’;
(63) in item 661 by striking ‘‘SR 800’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SR 78’’;
(64) in item 1704 by inserting ‘‘, Pittsburgh,’’
after ‘‘Road’’; and
(65) in item 1710 by inserting ‘‘, Bethlehem’’
after ‘‘site’’.
SEC. 9. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3003 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘Section 5302’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5302 (as
amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended in
subsection (a)(1)(G)(i) by striking ‘daycare and’ and in-
serting ‘daycare or’.’’.
(b) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—Section 3004 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) by striking ‘general local government
representing’ and inserting ‘general purpose
local government that together represent’; and’’;
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article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning Com-
pact, as set forth in the first section of Public
Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3234).
‘(B) TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING
PROC-
ESS.—The Secretary shall—
‘(i) establish with the Federal land
management agencies that have jurisdic-
tion over land in the Lake Tahoe region a
transportation planning process for the re-
gion; and
‘(ii) coordinate the transportation
planning process with the planning process
required of State and local governments
under this chapter and sections 134 and
135 of title 23.
‘(C) INTERSTATE COMPACT.—
‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii) and notwithstanding subsection (b), to
carry out the transportation planning proc-
ess required by this section, the consent of
Congress is granted to the States of Cali-
fornia and Nevada to designate a metro-
politan planning organization for the Lake
Tahoe region, by agreement between the
Governors of the States of California and
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for the Lake Tahoe region under this
subparagraph.
‘(D) ACTIVITIES.—Highway projects in-
cluded in transportation plans developed under
this paragraph—
‘(i) shall be selected for funding in a
manner that facilitates the participation of
the Federal land management agencies
that have jurisdiction over land in the
Lake Tahoe region; and
‘(ii) may, in accordance with chapter
2 of title 23, be funded using funds allo-
cated under section 202 of title 23.’.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 5303(f) is
amended—
‘‘(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by sub-
section (e)(1) of this subsection)—
‘‘(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘and’
at the end;
‘‘(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘; and’;
‘‘(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘(E) the financial plan may include, for illus-
trative purposes, additional projects that would be
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included in the adopted long-range plan if reasonable
additional resources beyond those identified in the fi-
nancial plan were available, except that, for the pur-
pose of developing the long-range plan, the metro-
politan planning organization and the State shall co-
operatively develop estimates of funds that will be
available to support plan implementation.’; and
‘‘(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘(6) SELECTION OF PROJECTS FROM ILLUSTRATIVE
LIST.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(E), a State or
metropolitan planning organization shall not be required
to select any project from the illustrative list of additional
projects included in the financial plan under paragraph
(1)(B).’.’’.
(c) METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM.—Section 3005 of the Federal Transit
Act of 1998 is amended—
(1) in the section heading by inserting ‘‘MET-
ROPOLITAN’’ before ‘‘TRANSPORTATION’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 5304 is
amended—
‘‘(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section)—
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‘‘(A) by striking ‘In cooperation with’ and
inserting the following:
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with’; and
‘‘(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘(2) FUNDING ESTIMATE.—For the purpose of
developing the transportation improvement program,
the metropolitan planning organization, public tran-
sit agency, and the State shall cooperatively develop
estimates of funds that are reasonably expected to
be available to support program implementation.’;
‘‘(2) in subsection (b)(2)—
‘‘(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘and’
at the end; and
‘‘(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by
subsection (b) of this section) by striking ‘strat-
egies which may include’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘strategies; and
‘(D) may include’; and
‘‘(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4)
(as amended by subsection (c) of this section) and
inserting the following:
‘(4) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS
FROM
ILLUS-
TRATIVE LIST.—
‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (b)(2)(D), a State or metropolitan plan-
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ning organization shall not be required to select
any project from the illustrative list of addi-
tional projects included in the financial plan
under subsection (b)(2)(D).
‘(B) ACTION BY SECRETARY.—Action by
the Secretary shall be required for a State or
metropolitan planning organization to select
any project from the illustrative list of addi-
tional projects included in the plan under sub-
section (b)(2) for inclusion in an approved
transportation improvement plan.’.’’.
(d) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.—Sec-
tion 3006(d) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(d) PROJECT SELECTION.—Section 5305(d)(1) is
amended to read as follows: ‘(1)(A) All federally funded
projects carried out within the boundaries of a transpor-
tation management area under title 23 (excluding projects
carried out on the National Highway System and projects
carried out under the bridge and interstate maintenance
program) or under this chapter shall be selected from the
approved transportation improvement program by the
metropolitan planning organization designated for the
area in consultation with the State and any affected public
transit operator.
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‘(B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a
transportation management area on the National Highway
System and projects carried out within such boundaries
under the bridge program or the interstate maintenance
program shall be selected from the approved transpor-
tation improvement program by the State in cooperation
with the metropolitan planning organization designated
for the area.’.’’.
(e) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section
3007 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS.—
‘‘(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 5307(b)
(as amended by subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section)
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘The
Secretary may make grants under this section from
funds made available for fiscal year 1998 to finance
the operating costs of equipment and facilities for
use in mass transportation in an urbanized area
with a population of at least 200,000.’.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Section 5307(k)(3) (as amend-
ed by subsection (f) of this section) is amended by
inserting ‘preceding’ before ‘fiscal year’.’’.