H. R. 2299
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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, 2002,
and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$67,778,000, of which not to exceed $1,929,000 shall be available
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $619,000
shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary;
not to exceed $13,355,000 shall be available for the Office of the
General Counsel; not to exceed $3,058,000 shall be for the Office
of the Assistant Secretary for Policy; not to exceed $7,421,000
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Aviation and International Affairs; not to exceed $7,728,000 shall
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget
and Programs; not to exceed $2,282,000 shall be available for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Government Affairs; not to
exceed $19,250,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $1,723,000 shall be
available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,204,000
shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not
to exceed $507,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract
Appeals; not to exceed $1,240,000 shall be available for the Office
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed
$1,321,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence and
Security; not to exceed $6,141,000 shall be available for the Office
of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That not to exceed
$60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official
reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may deter-
mine: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71, there
may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds
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received in user fees: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for
any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of
the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 7
percent by all such transfers: Provided further, That any such
transfer shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $8,500,000.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration related to providing civil aviation security services pursuant
to Public Law 107–71, $1,250,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That, security service fees authorized under
49 U.S.C. 44940 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting
collections and used for providing civil aviation security services
authorized by that section: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2002 so as
to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General
Fund estimated at not more than $0.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, development activities, and making
grants, to remain available until expended, $11,993,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed
$125,323,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available
to the Department of Transportation: Provided, 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 enti-
ties: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Transpor-
tation 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 assessments
and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Commit-
tees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $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 further, That these
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funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition,
for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan pro-
gram, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center
outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2003: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these
funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode
of transportation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to funds made available from any other source
to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C.
41731 through 41742, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, $13,000,000, to remain available until expended.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of
the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase 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, $3,382,000,000, of
which $440,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities;
and of which $24,945,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
in this or any other Act shall be available for pay of 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 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected
from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading,
not less than $14,541,000 shall be used solely to increase staffing
at Search and Rescue stations, surf stations and command centers,
increase the training and experience level of individuals serving
in said stations through targeted retention efforts, revise personnel
policies and expand training programs, and to modernize and
improve the quantity and quality of personal safety equipment,
including survival suits, for personnel assigned to said stations:
Provided further, That the Department of Transportation Inspector
General shall audit and certify to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations that the funding described in the preceding pro-
viso is being used solely to supplement and not supplant the Coast
Guard’s level of effort in this area in fiscal year 2001.
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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, $636,354,000,
of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which $89,640,000 shall be available to acquire,
repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2006; $9,500,000
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation
capability, to remain available until September 30, 2004;
$79,293,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2004; $73,100,000 shall be available for
shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available
until September 30, 2004; $64,631,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003; and $320,190,000 shall be available
for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, to remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the Commandant of the
Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real property,
by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and made available only for the
National Distress and Response System Modernization program,
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided under this heading
may be obligated or expended for the Integrated Deepwater Systems
(IDS) system integration contract until the Secretary or Deputy
Secretary of Transportation and the Director, Office of Management
and Budget jointly certify to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations that funding for the IDS program for fiscal
years 2003 through 2007, funding for the National Distress and
Response System Modernization program to allow for full deploy-
ment of said system by 2006, and funding for other essential search
and rescue procurements, are fully funded in the Coast Guard
Capital Investment Plan and within the Office of Management
and Budget’s budgetary projections for the Coast Guard for those
years: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under
this heading may be obligated or expended for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems (IDS) integration contract until the Secretary or
Deputy Secretary of Transportation and the Director, Office of
Management and Budget jointly approve a contingency procurement
strategy for the recapitalization of assets and capabilities envisioned
in the IDS: Provided further, That upon initial submission to the
Congress of the fiscal year 2003 President’s budget, the Secretary
of Transportation shall transmit 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 2003
through 2007, with total funding for each year of the plan con-
strained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and
approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by
$100,000 per day for each day after initial submission of the Presi-
dent’s budget that the plan has not been submitted to the Congress:
Provided further, That the Director, Office of Management and
Budget shall submit the budget request for the IDS integration
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contract delineating sub-headings which include the following: sys-
tems integrator, ship construction, aircraft, equipment, and commu-
nications, providing specific assets and costs under each sub-
heading.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of
title 14, United States Code, $16,927,000, to remain available until
expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive
bridges, $15,466,000, to remain available until expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose,
payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and
Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status bonuses under
the National Defense Authorization Act, and for payments for med-
ical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the
Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $876,346,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and
supplies, equipment, and services, $83,194,000: Provided, That no
more than $25,800,000 of funds made available under this heading
may be transferred to Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or other-
wise 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 evaluation; maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as
authorized by law, $20,222,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $3,492,000 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 authorities, private sources,
and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation.
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activi-
ties related to commercial space transportation, administrative
expenses for research and development, establishment of air naviga-
tion facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance
of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps
sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles
for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by
Public Law 104–264, $6,886,000,000, of which $5,773,519,000 shall
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which
not to exceed $5,452,871,000 shall be available for air traffic services
program activities; not to exceed $768,769,000 shall be available
for aviation regulation and certification program activities; not to
exceed $150,154,000 shall be available for civil aviation security
program activities; not to exceed $195,799,000 shall be available
for research and acquisition program activities; not to exceed
$12,456,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation
program activities; not to exceed $50,284,000 shall be available
for financial services program activities; not to exceed $69,516,000
shall be available for human resources program activities; not to
exceed $85,943,000 shall be available for regional coordination pro-
gram activities; and not to exceed $109,208,000 shall be available
for staff offices: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize
or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation
user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, munici-
palities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private
sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services,
including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air naviga-
tion facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certifi-
cates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates,
or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alter-
ation forms: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for the contract
tower cost-sharing program: 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 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 further, 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 none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical
charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by,
or coordinated through, the Transportation Administrative Service
Center.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and
hire of air navigation and experimental 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; engineering and service testing, including construction
of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant;
construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations
for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration
stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not
available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from
funds available under this heading; to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund, $2,914,000,000, of which $2,536,900,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2004, and of which
$377,100,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private 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
2003 President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan
for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding
for each budget line item for fiscal years 2003 through 2007, with
total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding
targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office
of Management and Budget: Provided further, That the amount
herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after initial submission of the President’s budget that the
plan has not been submitted to the Congress.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading, $15,000,000 are
rescinded.
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 construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites
by lease or grant, $195,000,000, to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September
30, 2004: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research,
engineering, and development.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and 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; for procurement,
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention
devices and systems at airports of such title; for implementation
of section 203 of Public Law 106–181; and for inspection activities
and administration of airport safety programs, including those
related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title
49, United States Code, $1,800,000,000, to be derived from the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this heading
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the
obligations for which are in excess of $3,300,000,000 in fiscal year
2002, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, not more than $57,050,000 of funds limited under this
heading shall be obligated for administration and not less than
$20,000,000 shall be for the Small Community Air Service Develop-
ment Pilot Program.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 48103,
as amended, $301,720,000 are rescinded.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make
such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds avail-
able pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with section
104 of the Government Corporation 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.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the
Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed $311,000,000, shall
be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made available
by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway
Administration: Provided, That of the funds available under section
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104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code: $7,500,000 shall be
available for ‘‘Child Passenger Protection Education Grants’’ under
section 2003(b) of Public Law 105–178, as amended; $4,000,000
shall be available for motor carrier safety research; $841,000 shall
be available for the motor carrier crash data improvement program;
$6,000,000 shall be available for the nationwide differential global
positioning system program; and $1,500,000 for environmental
streamlining activities.
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 obligations for which
are in excess of $31,799,104,000 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 2002: Provided,
That within the $31,799,104,000 obligation limitation on Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs, not more
than $447,500,000 shall be available for the implementation or
execution of programs 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 sections 5112 and 5204–5209 of Public Law 105–178) for fiscal
year 2002: Provided further, That this limitation on transportation
research programs shall not apply to any funds authorized under
section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and allocated to these
programs, or to any authority previously made available for obliga-
tion: Provided further, That within the $225,000,000 obligation
limitation on Intelligent Transportation Systems, the following
sums shall be made available for Intelligent Transportation System
projects that are designed to achieve the goals and purposes set
forth in section 5203 of the Intelligent Transportation Systems
Act of 1998 (subtitle C of title V of Public Law 105–178; 112
Stat. 453; 23 U.S.C. 502 note) in the following specified areas:
Alameda-Contra Costa, California, $500,000;
Alaska statewide, $2500,000;
Alexandria, Virginia, $750,000;
Arizona statewide EMS, $500,000;
Army trail road traffic signal coordination project, Illinois,
$300,000;
Atlanta smart corridors, Georgia, $1,000,000;
Austin, Texas, $125,000;
Automated crash notification, UAB, Alabama, $2,500,000;
Bay County Area wide traffic signal system, Florida,
$500,000;
Beaver County transit mobility manager, Pennsylvania,
$800,000;
Brownsville, Texas, $250,000;
Carbondale technology transfer center, Pennsylvania,
$1,000,000;
Cargo mate logistics and intermodal management, New
York, $1,250,000;
Central Ohio, $1,500,000;
Chattanooga, Tennessee, $2,000,000;
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Chinatown intermodal transportation center, California,
$1,750,000;
Clark County, Washington, $1,000,000;
Commercial vehicle information systems and networks,
New York, $450,000;
Dayton, Ohio, $1,250,000;
Detroit, Michigan (airport), $1,500,000;
Durham, Wake Counties, North Carolina, $500,000;
Eastern Kentucky rural highway information, $2,000,000;
Fargo, North Dakota, $1,000,000;
Forsyth, Guilford Counties, North Carolina, $1,000,000;
Genesee County, Michigan, $1,000,000;
Great Lakes, Michigan, $1,500,000;
Guidestar, Minnesota, $6,000,000;
Harrison County, Mississippi, $500,000;
Hawaii statewide, $1,000,000;
Hoosier SAFE-T, Indiana, $2,000,000;
Houma, Louisiana, $1,000,000;
I–90 connector testbed, New York, $1,000,000;
Illinois statewide, $2,000,000;
Inglewood, California, $500,000;
Integrated transportation management system, Delaware
statewide, $2,000,000;
Iowa statewide, $562,000;
Jackson Metropolitan, Mississippi, $500,000;
James Madison University, Virginia, $1,500,000;
Kansas City, Kansas, $500,000;
Kittitas County workzone traffic safety system, Wash-
ington, $450,000;
Lansing, Michigan, $750,000;
Las Vegas, Nevada, $1,450,000;
Lexington, Kentucky, $750,000;
Libertyville traffic management center, Illinois, $760,000;
Long Island rail road grade crossing deployment, New York,
$1,000,000;
Macomb, Michigan (border crossing), $1,000,000;
Maine statewide (rural), $500,000;
Maryland statewide, $1,000,000;
Miami-Dade, Florida, $1,000,000;
Monterey-Salinas, California, $750,000;
Montgomery County ECC & TMC, Maryland, $1,000,000;
Moscow, Idaho, $1,000,000;
Nebraska statewide, $4,000,000;
New York statewide information exchange systems, New
York, $500,000;
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut (TRANSCOM),
$2,500,000;
North Greenbush, New York, $1,000,000;
Oklahoma statewide, $3,000,000;
Oxford, Mississippi, $500,000;
Pennsylvania statewide (turnpike), $500,000;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $1,033,000;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Drexel), $1,500,000;
Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, $1,500,000;
Port of Long Beach, California, $500,000;
Port of Tacoma trucker congestion notification system,
Washington, $200,000;
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Roadside animal detection test-bed, Montana, $500,000;
Rochester-Genesse, New York, $800,000;
Rutland, Vermont, $750,000;
Sacramento, California, $3,000,000;
San Diego joint transportation operations center, Cali-
fornia, $1,500,000;
San Francisco central control communications, California,
$250,000;
Santa Anita, California, $300,000;
Santa Teresa, New Mexico, $750,000;
Shreveport, Louisiana, $750,000;
Silicon Valley transportation management center, Cali-
fornia, $700,000;
South Carolina DOT, $3,000,000;
Southeast Corridor, Colorado, $7,000,000;
Southern Nevada (bus), $1,100,000;
Spillway road incident management system, Mississippi,
$600,000;
St. Louis, Missouri, $1,000,000;
Statewide transportation operations center, Kentucky,
$2,000,000;
Superior, I–39 corridor, Wisconsin, $2,500,000;
Texas statewide, $2,000,000;
Travel network, South Dakota, $2,325,000;
University of Arizona ATLAS Center, Arizona, $500,000;
Utah Statewide, $560,000;
Vermont statewide (rural), $1,500,000;
Washington statewide, $4,500,000;
Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, $2,000,000;
Wayne County road information management system,
Michigan, $1,500,000;
Wichita, Kansas, $1,200,000;
Wisconsin communications network, $310,000;
Wisconsin statewide, $1,000,000; and
Yakima County adverse weather operations, Washington,
$475,000:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds authorized under section 110 of title 23, United States Code,
for fiscal year 2002 shall be apportioned to the States in accordance
with the distribution set forth in section 110(b)(4)(A) and (B) of
title 23, United States Code, except that before such apportionments
are made, $35,565,651 shall be set aside for the program authorized
under section 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century, as amended, and section 204 of title 23, United
States Code; $31,815,091 shall be set aside for the program author-
ized under section 1101(a)(8)(B) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century, as amended, and section 204 of title 23,
United States Code; $21,339,391 shall be set aside for the program
authorized under section 1101(a)(8)(C) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century, as amended, and section 204 of title
23, United States Code; $2,586,593 shall be set aside for the pro-
gram authorized under section 1101(a)(8)(D) of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended, and section 204
of title 23, United States Code; $25,579,000 shall be set aside
for the program authorized under section 129(c) of title 23, United
States Code, and section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991, as amended; $352,256,000 shall be
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set aside for the programs authorized under sections 1118 and
1119 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as
amended; $3,348,128 shall be set aside for the program authorized
under section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century, as amended and section 162 of title 23, United
States Code; $76,025,000 shall be set aside for the program author-
ized under section 118(c) of title 23, United States Code; $62,450,000
shall be set aside for the program authorized under section 144(g)
of title 23, United States Code; $251,092,600 shall be set aside
for the program authorized under section 1221 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended; $10,000,000 shall
be set aside for the program authorized under section 502(e) of
title 23, United States Code; $56,300,000 shall be available for
border infrastructure improvements; $45,122,600 shall be available
for allocation by the Secretary for public lands highways; and
$23,896,000 shall be set aside and transferred to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration as authorized by section 102 of Public
Law 106–159: Provided further, That, of the funds to be apportioned
to each State under section 110 for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary
shall ensure that such funds are apportioned for the programs
authorized 
under 
sections 
1101(a)(1), 
1101(a)(2), 
1101(a)(3),
1101(a)(4), and 1101(a)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century, as amended, in the same ratio that each State
is apportioned funds for such programs in fiscal year 2002 but
for this section.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for carrying out
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, that are attributable
to Federal-aid highways, including the National Scenic and Rec-
reational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise
provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant
to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $30,000,000,000 or so much
thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway
Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM
For necessary expenses for the Appalachian Development High-
way System as authorized under section 1069(y) of Public Law
102–240, as amended, $200,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds made available for State Infrastructure Banks
in Public Law 104–205, $5,750,000 are rescinded.
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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for administration of motor carrier
safety programs and motor carrier safety research, pursuant to
section 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, not to exceed
$110,000,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from appropria-
tions made available by this Act and from any available take-
down balances to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Provided, That such amounts
shall be available to carry out the functions and operations of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 23 U.S.C.
104(a)(1)(B), $6,665,342 are rescinded.
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 31102, 31106 and
31309, $205,896,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation
or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess
of $182,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’, and ‘‘Information
Systems’’: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, of the $23,896,000 provided under 23 U.S.C. 110,
$18,000,000 shall be for border State grants and $4,837,000 shall
be for State commercial driver’s license program improvements.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, 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, $127,780,000, of which $95,835,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or
expended 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 standards (treadwear, traction, and tempera-
ture resistance) already in effect.
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions 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 2002, are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403,
$1,516,000 are rescinded.
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary 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)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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,
$223,000,000, 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 2002, are in excess of $223,000,000 for programs
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 of which
$160,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23
U.S.C. 402, $15,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405, $38,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-
Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410,
and $10,000,000 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 private
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed
$8,000,000 of the funds made available for section 402, not to
exceed $750,000 of the funds made available for section 405, not
to exceed $1,900,000 of the funds made available for section 410,
and not to exceed $500,000 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
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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 Administration,
not otherwise provided for, $110,857,000, of which $6,509,000 shall
remain available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
$29,000,000, 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 obligations pursuant to
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization 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 authority 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 guarantee commitments shall be made
using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year
2002.
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,
$32,300,000, to remain available until expended.
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to
the Alaska Railroad, $20,000,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation
and improvements benefiting its passenger operations, 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 authorized by 49 U.S.C.
24104(a), $521,476,000, to remain available until expended.
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, $13,400,000: Provided, That no more than
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$67,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these pur-
poses: Provided further, That of the funds in this Act available
for the execution of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49,
United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reimbursed to the Depart-
ment of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs associ-
ated with audits and investigations of transit-related issues,
including reviews of new fixed guideway systems: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,600,000 for the National transit database
shall remain available until expended.
FORMULA GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308,
5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105–178,
$718,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
no more than $3,592,000,000 of budget authority shall be available
for these purposes: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, of the funds provided under this heading,
$5,000,000 shall be available for grants for the costs of planning,
delivery, and temporary use of transit vehicles for special transpor-
tation needs and construction of temporary transportation facilities
for the VIII Paralympiad for the Disabled, to be held in Salt
Lake City, Utah: Provided further, That in allocating the funds
designated in the preceding proviso, the Secretary shall make grants
only to the Utah Department of Transportation, and such grants
shall not be subject to any local share requirement or limitation
on operating assistance under this Act or the Federal Transit Act,
as amended: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 3008
of Public Law 105–178 and 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(3)(C), $50,000,000
of the funds to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred
to and merged with funding provided for the replacement,
rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment and
the construction of bus-related facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit
Administration, Capital investment grants’’.
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.
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, $23,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than
$116,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these pur-
poses: 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 
research 
programs 
(49 
U.S.C. 
5313(a)),
$55,422,400 is available for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 5303,
5304, and 5305), $11,577,600 is available for State planning (49
U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $31,500,000 is available for the national plan-
ning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314).
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TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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, $5,397,800,000, to remain available until
expended, and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of
the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $2,873,600,000 shall be
paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants
account: Provided further, That $93,000,000 shall be paid to the
Federal Transit Administration’s transit planning and research
account: Provided further, That $53,600,000 shall be paid to the
Federal Transit Administration’s administrative expenses account:
Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal
Transit 
Administration’s 
university 
transportation 
research
account: Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall be paid to the
Federal Transit Administration’s job access and reverse commute
grants program: Provided further, That $2,272,800,000 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, $568,200,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no more than $2,841,000,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That there
shall be available for fixed guideway modernization, $1,136,400,000;
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and
purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction
of bus-related facilities, $568,200,000, together with $50,000,000
transferred from ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Formula Grants’’;
and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems
$1,136,400,000, together with $1,488,840 of the funds made avail-
able under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment
grants’’ in Public Law 105–277; to be available as follows:
$10,296,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
$1,000,000 for the Albuquerque, New Mexico, light rail
project;
$25,000,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia, North line extension
project;
$13,000,000 for the Baltimore, Maryland, central light rail
transit double track project;
$1,500,000 for the Baltimore, Maryland, rail transit project;
$2,000,000 for the Birmingham, Alabama, transit corridor
project;
$10,631,245 for the Boston, Massachusetts, South Boston
Piers transitway project;
$500,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts, urban ring transit
project;
$7,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina, South cor-
ridor light rail transit project;
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$32,750,000 for the Chicago, Illinois, Douglas branch
reconstruction project;
$55,000,000 for the Chicago, Illinois, METRA commuter
rail and line extension projects;
$3,000,000 
for 
the 
Chicago, 
Illinois, 
Ravenswood
reconstruction project;
$6,000,000 for the Cleveland, Ohio, Euclid corridor
transportation project;
$70,000,000 for the Dallas, Texas, North Central light rail
transit extension project;
$55,000,000 for the Denver, Colorado, Southeast corridor
light rail transit project;
$192,492 for the Denver, Colorado, Southwest corridor light
rail transit project;
$150,000 for the Des Moines, Iowa, DSM bus feasibility
project;
$200,000 for the Dubuque, Iowa, light rail feasibility
project;
$25,000,000 for the Dulles corridor, Virginia, bus rapid
transit project;
$27,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tri-County
commuter rail upgrades project;
$2,000,000 for the Fort Worth, Texas, Trinity railway
express project;
$750,000 for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, ITP metro area,
major corridor project;
$12,000,000 for Honolulu, Hawaii, bus rapid transit project;
$10,000,000 for the Houston, Texas, Metro advanced transit
project;
$300,000 for the Iowa, Metrolink light rail feasibility
project;
$1,500,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas-Kansas City,
Missouri, I–35 commuter rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
commuter rail extension project;
$55,000,000 for the Largo, Maryland, metrorail extension
project;
$2,000,000 for the Little Rock, Arkansas, river rail project;
$14,744,420 for the Long Island Rail Road, New York,
East Side access project;
$9,289,557 for the Los Angeles, California, North Holly-
wood extension project;
$7,500,000 for the Los Angeles, California, East Side cor-
ridor light rail transit project;
$3,000,000 for the Lowell, Massachusetts-Nashua, New
Hampshire commuter rail extension project;
$12,000,000 for the Maryland (MARC) commuter rail
improvements projects;
$19,170,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Medical center
rail extension project;
$5,000,000 for the Miami, Florida, South Miami-Dade
busway extension project;
$10,000,000 for the Minneapolis-Rice, Minnesota, Northstar
corridor commuter rail project;
$50,000,000 for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, Hia-
watha corridor light rail transit project;
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$4,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee, East corridor com-
muter rail project;
$141,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson-Bergen light rail
transit project;
$15,000,000 for the New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Street
car line project;
$1,200,000 for the New Orleans, Louisiana, Desire corridor
streetcar project;
$2,000,000 for the New York, New York, Second Avenue
subway project;
$20,000,000 for the Newark-Elizabeth, New Jersey, rail
link project;
$2,500,000 for the Northeast Indianapolis, Indiana, down-
town corridor project;
$2,500,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter
rail project;
$6,500,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido, California, light
rail extension project;
$500,000 for the Ohio, Central Ohio North corridor rail
(COTA) project;
$5,000,000 for the Pawtucket-TF Green, Rhode Island, com-
muter rail and maintenance facility project;
$9,000,000 for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Schuykill
Valley metro project;
$10,000,000 for the Phoenix, Arizona, Central Phoenix/East
Valley corridor project;
$8,000,000 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, North Shore
connector light rail transit project;
$18,000,000 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage II light
rail transit reconstruction project;
$64,000,000 for the Portland, Oregon, Interstate MAX light
rail transit extension project;
$20,000,000 for the Puget Sound, Washington, RTA
Sounder commuter rail project;
$9,000,000 for the Raleigh, North Carolina, Triangle transit
project;
$328,000 for the Sacramento, California, light rail transit
extension project;
$14,000,000 for the Salt Lake City, Utah, CBD to Univer-
sity light rail transit project;
$3,000,000 for the Salt Lake City, Utah, University Medical
Center light rail transit extension project;
$60,000,000 for the San Diego, California, Mission Valley
East light rail project;
$1,000,000 for the San Diego, California, Mid Coast corridor
project;
$75,673,790 for the San Francisco, California, BART exten-
sion to the airport project;
$113,336 for the San Jose, California, Tasman West light
rail transit project;
$40,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren Urbano
project;
$1,700,000 for the Sioux City, Iowa, light rail project;
$28,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair, Missouri, metrolink
extension project;
$5,000,000 for the Stamford, Connecticut, urban transitway
project;
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$3,000,000 for the Stockton, California, Altamont commuter
rail project;
$3,000,000 for the Virginia Railway Express station
improvements project;
$500,000 for the Washington County, Oregon, Wilsonville
to Beaverton commuter rail project;
$2,500,000 for the Wasilla, Alaska, alternative route
project; and
$400,000 for the Yosemite, California, area regional
transportation system project.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
Notwithstanding section 3037(l)(3) of Public Law 105–178, as
amended, for necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the
Federal Transit Act of 1998, $25,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That no more than $125,000,000 of budget
authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided further,
That up to $250,000 of the funds provided under this heading
may be used by the Federal Transit Administration for technical
assistance and support and performance reviews of the Job Access
and Reverse Commute Grants program.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 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 commit-
ments 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 operations and maintenance of those
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained
by 
the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation,
$13,345,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Research and Special Programs Administration, $37,279,000, of
which $645,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund,
and of which $2,170,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2004: 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,
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funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training,
for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses
incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and
approvals 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 responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$58,250,000, of which $7,864,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004; of which $50,386,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $30,828,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2004.
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, 2004: Provided, That not more than
$14,300,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year
2002 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 Secretary 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 General Act of 1978,
as amended, $50,614,000: Provided, That the Inspector General
shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties speci-
fied in the Inspector General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.
3) to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements
to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that
is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided further, That
the funds made available under this heading shall be used to
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States
Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of com-
petition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents;
and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with
respect to item (1) of this proviso.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $18,457,000: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed $950,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the
Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation
as offsetting 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 collections are received during
fiscal year 2002, to result in a final appropriation from the general
fund estimated at no more than $17,507,000.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transpor-
tation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $5,015,000: 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 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–
15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902) $68,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropria-
tions 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 busi-
ness; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
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SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002
pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.
SEC. 303. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Depart-
ment 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. 304. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
for salaries and expenses of more than 105 political and Presidential
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That
none of the personnel covered by this provision or political and
Presidential appointees in an independent agency funded in this
Act may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department
of Transportation or such independent agency except to the Office
of Homeland Security.
SEC. 305. 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. 306. 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 appropriations, unless expressly
so provided herein.
SEC. 307. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursu-
ant 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. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 309. The limitations on obligations for the programs 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.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2002, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall—
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative expenses
and programs funded from the administrative takedown author-
ized by section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code,
for the highway use tax evasion program, amounts provided
under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and for
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways
and highway 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 distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction
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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 appropriated for
section 105 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the
amount referred to in subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal
year less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed
under paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid High-
ways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of section 117 of title 23, United States
Code (relating to high priority projects program), section 201
of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995, and
$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of title
23, United States Code (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 author-
ized 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 para-
graph (4) for each of the programs that are allocated by the
Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than activi-
ties to which paragraph (1) applies and programs to 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 para-
graphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs (other than the minimum guarantee pro-
gram, but only to the extent that amounts apportioned for
the minimum guarantee program for such fiscal year exceed
$2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian 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 pro-
grams 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 apportioned 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, 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 sections 131(b) and 131( j) of the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of
the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act
of 1987; (6) under sections 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 the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for
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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 AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding 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 during 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 priority 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 enact-
ment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) of
title 23, United States Code, and under section 1015 of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
1943–1945).
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall apply
to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 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 distribution of obligation limita-
tion 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 highways 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 highway-related programs under 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
limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the States shall
be made in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority
under subsection (a)(6). The funds so distributed 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) of this section for a section set forth
in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used and shall
be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction pro-
grams for future fiscal years.
SEC. 311. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this
Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C.
2725(3)) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connec-
tion with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1),
except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under
18 U.S.C. 2721.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not with-
hold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in
noncompliance with this provision.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish
a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between
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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 landing systems (along with asso-
ciated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range equip-
ment) which conform to FAA design and performance specifications,
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport-aid pro-
gram, airport development aid program or airport improvement
program grant: Provided, That, the Federal Aviation Administration
shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter be operated
and maintained by FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made avail-
able by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital
investment grants’’ for projects specified in this Act or identified
in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30,
2004, and other recoveries, shall be made available for other projects
under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
SEC. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
funds appropriated before October 1, 2001, 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. 316. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 335 technical staff-years under the federally
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation
Systems Development during fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 317. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Federal Transit Administration, 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 Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal Transit
Administration’s ‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’ account, and to
the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in
training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 318. Of the funds made available under section 1101(a)(12)
and section 1503 of Public Law 105–178, as amended, $52,973,000
are rescinded.
SEC. 319. Beginning in fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, the
Secretary may use up to 1 percent of the amounts made available
to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 for oversight activities under 49 U.S.C.
5327.
SEC. 320. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry
boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B)
may be used to construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve
existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and
vehicle-related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair
facilities: Provided, That not more than $3,000,000 of the funds
made available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used
by the State of Hawaii to initiate and operate a passenger ferryboat
services demonstration project to test the viability of different intra-
island and inter-island ferry routes.
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SEC. 321. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant 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. 322. Section 3030(a) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178) is amended by adding
at the end, the following line: ‘‘Washington County—Wilsonville
to Beaverton commuter rail.’’.
SEC. 323. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ‘‘Detroit, Michigan Metropolitan Airport
rail project.’’.
SEC. 324. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated
or expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet identi-
fied needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly upon
the performance of official duties; (b) contains elements likely to
induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress
in some participants; (c) does not require prior employee notification
of the content and methods to be used in the training and written
end of course evaluations; (d) contains any methods or content
associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new
age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (e) is
offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values
or lifestyle outside the workplace; or (f) includes content related
to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syn-
drome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to make employees
more aware of the medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the
workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.
SEC. 325. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the absence
of express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly
to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegraph, telephone,
letter, printed or written material, radio, television, video presen-
tation, electronic communications, or other device, intended or
designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress or
of a State legislature to favor or oppose by vote or otherwise,
any legislation or appropriation by Congress or a State legislature
after the introduction of any bill or resolution in Congress proposing
such legislation or appropriation, or after the introduction of any
bill or resolution in a State legislature proposing such legislation
or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not prevent officers
or employees of the Department of Transportation or related agen-
cies funded in this Act from communicating to Members of Congress
or to Congress, on the request of any Member, or to members
of State legislature, or to a State legislature, through the proper
official channels, requests for legislation or appropriations which
they deem necessary for the efficient conduct of business.
SEC. 326. (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
REGARDING
NOTICE.—
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(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PROD-
UCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may
be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance pro-
vided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense
of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should,
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-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 agency 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 inten-
tionally 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
subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described
in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 327. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees
and other funds received by the Department from travel manage-
ment centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building
space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department and allocated to elements of the Depart-
ment using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be
available until December 31, 2002.
SEC. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule
or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow
the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department
to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Depart-
ment of an amount determined by the Secretary.
SEC. 329. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Council
authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105–134, $225,000.
SEC. 330. In addition to amounts otherwise made available
in this Act, to enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants for surface transportation projects, $144,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
SEC. 331. During fiscal year 2002, for providing support to
the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard Yard and other Coast
Guard specialized facilities designated by the Commandant shall
qualify as components of the Department of Defense for competition
and workload assignment purposes: Provided, That in addition,
for purposes of entering into joint public-private partnerships and
other cooperative arrangements for the performance of work, the
Coast Guard Yard and other Coast Guard specialized facilities
may enter into agreements or other arrangements, receive and
retain funds from and pay funds to such public and private entities,
and may accept contributions of funds, materials, services, and
the use of facilities from such entities: Provided further, That
amounts received under this section may be credited to appropriate
Coast Guard accounts for fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 332. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make
a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House
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and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full
business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent,
or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is
announced by the department or its modal administrations from:
(1) any discretionary grant program of the Federal Highway
Administration other than the emergency relief program; (2) the
airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion; or (3) any program of the Federal Transit Administration
other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization
programs: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that
are not available for obligation.
SEC. 333. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
shall be available for the design or construction of a light rail
system in Houston, Texas.
(b) Notwithstanding (a), amounts made available in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Capital invest-
ment grants’’ for a Houston, Texas, Metro advanced transit plan
project shall be available for obligation or expenditure subject to
the following conditions:
(1) Sufficient amounts shall be used for major investment
studies in 4 major corridors.
(2) The Texas Department of Transportation shall review
and comment on the findings of the studies under paragraph
(1). Any comments by such department on such findings shall
be included in any final report on such studies.
(3) If a final report on the studies under paragraph (1)
is not available for at least the 1-month period preceding the
date of any referendum held by the City of Houston, Texas,
or by a county of Texas, regarding approval of the issuance
of bonds for funding a light rail system in Houston, Texas,
all information developed by such studies regarding passenger
and cost estimates for such a system shall be made available
to the public at least 1 month before the date of the referendum.
SEC. 334. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used for engineering work related to an additional runway at
New Orleans International Airport.
SEC. 335. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic
control, air navigation or weather reporting: Provided, That the
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the
FAA for air traffic control facilities.
SEC. 336. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever
an allocation is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated
for expenditure on the Federal lands highway program, and when-
ever an apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be appro-
priated for expenditure on the surface transportation program, the
congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the
National Highway System, the Interstate maintenance program,
the bridge program, the Appalachian development highway system,
and the minimum guarantee program, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall deduct a sum in such amount not to exceed two-
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fifths of 1 percent of all sums so made available, as the Secretary
determines necessary, to administer the provisions of law to be
financed from appropriations for motor carrier safety programs
and motor carrier safety research. The sum so deducted shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That any deduction
by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with this para-
graph shall be deemed to be a deduction under section 104(a)(1)(B)
of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 337. For an airport project that the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) determines will add
critical airport capacity to the national air transportation system,
the Administrator is authorized to accept funds from an airport
sponsor, including entitlement funds provided under the ‘‘Grants-
in-Aid for Airports’’ program, for the FAA to hire additional staff
or obtain the services of consultants: Provided, That the Adminis-
trator is authorized to accept and utilize such funds only for the
purpose of facilitating the timely processing, review, and completion
of environmental activities associated with such project.
SEC. 338. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to further any efforts toward developing a new regional
airport for southeast Louisiana until a comprehensive plan is sub-
mitted by a commission of stakeholders to the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration and that plan, as approved
by the Administrator, is submitted to and approved by the Senate
Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on Appro-
priations.
SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States
may use funds provided in this Act under section 402 of title
23, United States Code, to produce and place highway safety public
service messages in television, radio, cinema and print media, and
on the Internet in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary
of Transportation: Provided, That any State that uses funds for
such public service messages shall submit to the Secretary a report
describing and assessing the effectiveness of the messages: Provided
further, That $8,000,000 of the funds allocated for innovative seat
belt projects under section 157 of title 23, United States Code,
shall be used by the States, as directed by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administrator, to purchase advertising in broadcast
or print media to publicize the States’ seat belt enforcement efforts
during one or more of the Operation ABC National Mobilizations:
Provided further, That up to $2,000,000 of the funds allocated
for innovative seat belt projects under section 157 of title 23, United
States Code, shall be used by the Administrator to evaluate the
effectiveness of State seat belt programs that purchase advertising
as provided by this section.
SEC. 340. Item 1348 of the table contained in section 1602
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended
by striking ‘‘Extend West Douglas Road’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct
Gastineau Channel Second Crossing to Douglas Island’’.
SEC. 341. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assess-
ments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated
to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities under-
way on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments
or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process
for Congressional notification.