H. R. 4818—422
capital projects authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5307 and 5309 subject
to the agreements, obligations, and responsibilities as set forth
in the contracts of assistance applicable to these grants.
SEC. 178. Hereafter, fixed guideway extensions and new seg-
ments included in Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County,
Texas, resolutions 2003–77 and 2003–93, and approved by the voters
on November 4, 2003, shall be considered as the preferred alter-
natives for purposes of 49 U.S.C. 5390(e)(1)(A), 23 CFR 771.123,
and 49 CFR 611.7.
SEC. 179. Of the funds made available under the heading
‘‘Federal Transit Administration—Discretionary Grants’’ in Public
Laws 102–388 and 103–122 for the Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter
Rail Project, $4,000,000 shall be available for the Scranton, Pennsyl-
vania, NY City Rail Service Fixed Guideway Project to be carried
out in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5309, $1,100,000 shall be made
available to study the feasibility of utilizing diesel multiple unit
rolling stock on MOS–3 of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail Transit
System to be carried out in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5309, and
$6,000,000 shall be transferred to the Federal Railroad Administra-
tion and made available for the New York and Susquehanna and
Western Rail Road Diesel Multiple Unit Compliance and Dem-
onstration Project to be carried out under terms and conditions
as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That the Federal share
shall be 80 percent of the net project cost of that demonstration
project and funds for that project shall remain available until
expended.
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,
$15,900,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662: Provided, That, of this
amount, $1,500,000 shall be for the concrete replacement project
and related expenses at the Eisenhower and Snell Locks.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United
States, $98,700,000, to remain available until expended.
H. R. 4818—423
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities
authorized by law, $109,478,000, of which $23,753,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2005, for salaries and benefits of
employees of the United States Merchant Marine Academy; of which
$13,138,000 shall remain available until expended for capital
improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
and of which $8,090,000 shall remain available until expended
for the State Maritime Schools Schoolship Maintenance and Repair.
SHIP DISPOSAL
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete ves-
sels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, $21,616,000, to remain available until expended.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan
program, not to exceed $4,764,000, which shall be transferred to
and merged with the appropriation for Operations and Training:
Provided, That of the $25,000,000 authorized for the cost of guaran-
teed loans in chapter 10 of Public Law 108–11, Making Emergency
Wartime Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2003,
and for Other Purposes, available until September 30, 2005, and
pursuant to the Department of Transportation Inspector General
report CR–2004–095 certifying that the recommendations of report
CR–2003–031 have been implemented to the Inspector General’s
satisfaction, up to $2,000,000 shall be used by the Department
of Transportation to develop a comprehensive computer based finan-
cial monitoring system.
NATIONAL DEFENSE TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the program of financial
assistance for the construction of new product tank vessels as
authorized by section 53101 of title 46, United States Code, as
amended, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$1,979,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 180. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and
services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease,
contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control
of the Maritime Administration, and payments received therefore
shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof:
Provided, That rental payments under any such lease, contract,
or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.