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Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed fifteen 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; Ω33æ$2,580,000,000
$2,600,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and of which
$25,000,000 shall be expended from the Boat Safety Ac-
count: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at
any one time shall not exceed two hundred and eighteen,
exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to meet future attri-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay
or administrative expenses in connection with shipping
commissioners in the United States: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
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able 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: Pro-
vided further, That the Commandant shall reduce both
military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of
complying with Executive Order No. 12839Ω34æ:–Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for special and incentive pay under section 301
of title 37, United States Code, to any Coast Guard mem-
ber assigned to a skill, rating, or specialty to which special
separation benefits under section 1174 of title 10, United
States Code, or voluntary separation benefits under sec-
tion 1175 of such title will be paid.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, 
Ω35æ$385,200,000
$370,400,000, 
of 
which
$32,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which Ω36æ$201,750,000 $185,400,000
shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve
vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain
available until September 30, 1999; Ω37æ$14,900,000
$11,800,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 1997; Ω38æ$31,500,000 $40,700,000 shall be
available for other equipment, to remain available until
September 30, 1997; Ω39æ$93,050,000 $87,800,000 shall
be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation fa-
cilities, to remain available until September 30, 1997; and
Ω40æ$44,000,000 $44,700,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main available until September 30, Ω41æ1995 1996: Pro-
vided, That funds received from the sale of the Ω42æVC–
11A VC–11A and HU–25 aircraft shall be credited to this
appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft
and increasing aviation capacity.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
Ω43æ$22,000,000 $24,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and
for payments for medical care of retired personnel and
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their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $562,585,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services;
Ω44æ$66,000,000 $64,981,000Ω45æ: Provided, That funds
provided under this head shall support a selected reserve
force of 8,000 members.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities 
and 
equipment, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law,
$20,310,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,150,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received from State and local govern-
ments, other public authorities, private sources, and for-
eign countries, for expenses incurred for research, develop-
ment, testing, and evaluation.
BOAT SAFETY
(AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)
For payment of necessary expenses incurred for rec-
reational boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–
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75, as amended, $25,000,000, to be derived from the Boat
Safety Account and to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including admin-
istrative expenses for research and development, Ω46æthe
payment of obligations for the Aircraft Purchase Loan
Guarantee Program required pursuant to guarantees is-
sued under Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C.
1324 note), establishment of air navigation facilities and
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of air-
craft, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and
Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, or other
provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for
similar programs of airport and airway development or im-
provement, lease or purchase of four passenger motor ve-
hicles 
for 
replacement 
only, 
Ω47æ$4,585,000,000
$4,591,440,000, of which $2,450,250,000 shall be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities,
other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses
incurred in the provision of aviation services, including the
maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities and
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for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, in-
cluding airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or
for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair
or alteration formsΩ48æ: Provided further, That, of the
funds available under this head, $23,000,000 is available
only for permanent change of station moves for members
of the air traffic workforce: Provided further, That funds
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-
profit standard setting organization to assist in the devel-
opment 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.
Ω49æ5546(a) 5545 (a), (b), or (d), or 5546 to any Federal
Aviation Administration employee unless such employee
actually performed work during the time corresponding to
such premium payΩ50æ:–Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be available for activities under
the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program the obli-
gations for which are in excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal
year 1995.
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con-
tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi-
mental facilities and equipment as authorized by the Fed-
eral Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App.
1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing in-
cluding construction of test facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and
furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for of-
ficers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion stationed at remote localities where such accommoda-
tions are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer
of aircraft from funds available under this head; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
Ω51æ$2,176,700,000
$2,086,941,000, 
of 
which
Ω52æ$1,968,200,000 $1,878,441,000 shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
1997, 
and 
of 
which
$208,500,000 shall remain available until September 30,
Ω53æ1995 1996: Provided, That there may be credited to
this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private
sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and
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modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further,
That none of the funds under this head for the Advanced
Automation System may be obligated until the Federal
Aviation Administration submits to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and the House Committee
on Public Works and Transportation and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation a com-
prehensive program plan and up to date estimate of the
fiscal year 1995 budget requirement for this program.
Ω54æ(RESCISSION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Of the total unobligated balance from appropriations
under this head for fiscal year 1994 and prior years,
$51,700,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for research, engineering, and development, in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including con-
struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant, Ω55æ$254,000,000
$264,440,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
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funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred for research, engineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs under the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, and
under 
other 
law 
authorizing 
such 
obligations,
$1,500,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or execution of programs the com-
mitments for which are in excess of Ω56æ$1,500,000,000
$1,450,000,000 in fiscal year 1995 for grants-in-aid for
airport planning and development, and noise compatibility
planning and programs, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4)
of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as
amended.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the
limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the
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Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C.
App. 1536), 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 title XIII
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
Ω57æAIRPORT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue
notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury,
in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities,
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be is-
sued to pay any necessary expenses required pursuant to
any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957,
Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note).
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities
under this head the obligations for which are in excess of
$9,970,000 during fiscal year 1995. Such obligations shall
be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations author-
ized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may
use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale
of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act,
as now or hereafter in force. The purposes for which securi-
ties may be issued under such Act are extended to include
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any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under the
subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such
obligations at such times and price and upon such terms
and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All
purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by
such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions
of the United States.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, in-
cluding motor carrier safety program operations, and re-
search of the Federal Highway Administration not to ex-
ceed Ω58æ$524,021,000 $539,798,000 shall be paid in ac-
cordance with law from appropriations made available by
this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed Ω59æ$216,805,000 $232,615,000 of the amount pro-
vided herein shall remain available until September 30,
1997.
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HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING Ω60æRESCISSION AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402
administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
Ω61æ$10,000,000
$11,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:
Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 of the amount ap-
propriated herein shall be available for ‘‘Limitation on
general operating expenses’’: Provided further, That none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
or execution of programs the obligations for which are in
excess of Ω62æ$10,000,000 $11,500,000 in fiscal year
1995 for ‘‘Highway-Related Safety Grants’’Ω63æ: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds authorized for section 402
highway safety programs in section 1003(a)(7) of Public
Law 102–240, $20,000,000 in unobligated contract author-
ity is rescinded.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
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tions for which are in excess of Ω64æ$17,160,000,000
$17,543,150,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1995.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise
provided, including reimbursements for sums expended
pursuant 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
U.S.C. 
308,
$17,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
During fiscal year 1995 and with the resources and
authority available, gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans shall not exceed $42,500,000.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of section 402 of Public Law 97–424,
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$73,000,000, 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 Ω65æ$74,000,000 $75,000,000
for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for
certain highway and surface transportation projects and
parking facilities, including feasibility and environmental
studies, that advance methods of improving safety, reduc-
ing congestion, or otherwise improving surface transpor-
tation, Ω66æ$299,862,000 $352,055,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
Ω67æOPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings
Act (Public Law 92–513, as amended), the National Traf-
fic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, (Public Law 89–563,
as amended) $74,352,000, of which $38,327,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 1997.
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Ω68æ(RESCISSIONS)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public
Law 102–388, $103,929 are rescinded.
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public
Law 101–516 and Public Law 101–164, $3,268,700 are
rescinded.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under Ω69æthe Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Sav-
ings Act (Public Law 92–513, as amended) and the Na-
tional Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, (Public Law
89–563, as amended), 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
Ω70æ$46,997,000
$128,887,000, 
of 
which
Ω71æ$29,891,000 $70,000,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 1997.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, section
211(b) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982, as
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amended, and section 209 of Public Law 95–599, as
amended, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended,
$151,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: 
Provided, 
That, 
notwithstanding 
subsection
2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991, 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 1995, are in ex-
cess of $151,400,000 for programs authorized under 23
U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended, of which $123,000,000
shall be for ‘‘State and community highway safety
grants’’, $3,400,000 shall be for the ‘‘National Driver
Register’’, and $25,000,000 shall be for section 410 ‘‘Al-
cohol-impaired driving countermeasures programs’’: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
construction, rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for of-
fice furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $5,153,000 of the funds made available for section
402 may be available for administering ‘‘State and com-
munity highway safety grants’’: Provided further, That not
to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section
410 may be available for technical assistance to the
States.
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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for,
Ω72æ$13,650,000 $16,421,000, of which Ω73æ$1,300,000
$1,508,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the planning or execution of a program making com-
mitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency
Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, and that no new
commitments to guarantee loans under section 211(a) or
211(h) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973,
as amended, shall be made: Provided further, That, as part
of the Washington Union Station transaction in which the
Secretary assumed the first deed of trust on the property
and, where the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
or any successor is obligated to make payments on such
deed of trust on the Secretary’s behalf, including pay-
ments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary
is authorized to receive such payments directly from the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to
the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and
make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds:
Provided further, That such additional sums as may be
necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be
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advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be re-
imbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation.
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses for rail assistance under
section 5(q) of the Department of Transportation Act, as
amended, $17,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, not otherwise provided for, Ω74æ$47,067,000
$48,079,000, of which Ω75æ$2,500,000 $2,623,000 shall re-
main available until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses Ω76æincluding grants for rail-
road 
research 
and 
development, 
Ω77æ$17,145,000
$20,985,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor
improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend-
ed (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail Safety Improve-
ment Act of 1988, Ω78æ$165,000,000 $230,000,000, to re-
main available until Ω79æSeptember 30, 1997 expended.
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RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is
outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee com-
mitments shall be made during fiscal year 1995: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all
amounts realized from the sale of notes or securities sold
under authority of Ω80æthis section title V of such Act shall
be considered as current year domestic discretionary out-
lay offsets and not as ‘‘asset sales’’ or ‘‘loan prepayments’’
as defined by section 257(12) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That any underwriting fees and related ex-
penses shall be derived solely from the proceeds of the
sales.
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NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levita-
tion Prototype Development program as defined in sub-
sections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High
Speed Rail studies, corridor planning, development, dem-
onstration, and implementation, $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds under this
head may be made available for grants to states for high
speed rail corridor design, feasibility studies, Ω81æand en-
vironmental analyses Ω82æand track and signal improve-
ments.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF NEXT GENERATION HIGH
SPEED RAIL
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For grants and payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of the High-Speed Ground
Transportation program as defined in subsections 1036(c)
and 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
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tation Efficiency Act of 1991, including planning and en-
vironmental analyses, $3,400,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$5,000,000.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
authorized by 45 U.S.C. 601, to remain available until ex-
pended, 
Ω83æ$771,700,000
$622,000,000, 
of 
which
Ω84æ$526,700,000 $392,000,000 shall be available for op-
erating losses incurred by the Corporation, Ω85æfor man-
datory passenger rail service payments, and for labor pro-
tection 
costs, 
and 
of 
which 
Ω86æ$245,000,000
$230,000,000, not to become available until July 1, 1995,
shall be available for capital improvements: Provided, That
none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for
lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the
hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other
than the president of the Corporation, excluding the lease
of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees
while in official travel status: Provided further, That of
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the funds provided under this head for operating losses,
$8,000,000 is available only for the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation’s share of short-term avoidable
Ω87æcosts losses for state-supported rail services author-
ized under section 403(b) of the Rail Passenger Service
Act, as amended.
Ω88æMANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay obli-
gations and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation, $150,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That this amount is available only for
the payment of—
(1) tax liabilities under section 3221 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 1995
in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for indi-
viduals who retired from the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation and for their beneficiaries;
(2) obligations of the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation under section 358(a) of title 45,
United States Code, due in fiscal year 1995 in excess
of its obligations calculated on an experience-rated
basis; and
(3) obligations of the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation due under section 3321 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986.
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Ω89æPENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for engineering, design and construction activities to enable
the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be
used as a train station and commercial center: Provided,
That the Secretary may retain from these funds such
amounts as the Secretary shall deem appropriate to under-
take the environmental and historic preservation analyses
associated with this project: Provided further, That none of
these funds may be expended for construction activities (ex-
cept for emergency and short-term and related repairs and
environmental restoration) until the participants have en-
tered into a binding agreement satisfactory to the Secretary
that contains financial and related commitments from the
participants sufficient to ensure the completion of the
project: Provided further, That no funds provided under
this head shall be available for construction until the Sec-
retary submits a report to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations regarding the financing of necessary
improvements to the existing Pennsylvania Station and the
financing of the operating and capital costs accruing to the
commuter rail authorities operating in said station as a
result of this redevelopment project.
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by the Fed-
eral Transit Act and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection
with these activities, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$43,060,000.
FORMULA GRANTS
Ω90æ(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act,
to remain available until expended, Ω91æ$1,356,050,000
$1,350,000,000: 
Provided, 
That 
no 
more 
than
Ω92æ$2,506,050,000 $2,500,000,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further,
That of the funds provided under this head for formula
grants no more than Ω93æ$700,000,000 $730,000,000 may
be used for operating assistance under section 9(k)(2) of
the Federal Transit Act: Provided further, That of the
funds provided under this head, $16,000,000 shall be
available for grants for the costs of planning, delivery and
temporary use of transit vehicles for special transportation
needs of the XXVth Summer Olympiad and the Xth
Paralympiad for the Disabled, to be held in Atlanta, Geor-
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gia, of which $5,600,000 shall be available for the
Paralympic Games: Provided further, That in allocating
the funds designated in the preceding proviso, the Sec-
retary may make grants to any public body the Secretary
deems appropriate, 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
Ω94æ:–Provided further, That none of the funds made
available for the XXVth Olympiad or the Xth Paralympiad
for the Disabled shall be expended before October 1, 1995
Ω95æ: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this head, $10,000,000 shall be transferred to the Fed-
eral Transit Administration’s Transit Planning and Re-
search account and be administered in accordance with sec-
tion 26(b) of the Federal Transit Act, as amendedΩ96æ:
Provided further, That 10 percent of the funds apportioned
to each grantee under section 9 of such Act shall be available
for obligation only after the grantee certifies to the Sec-
retary that that portion of its funds will only be used for
eligible projects that will contribute to decreased traffic con-
gestion in urban areas.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation
centers as authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal
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Transit Act, to remain available until expended,
$6,000,000.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and re-
search as authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit
Act, to remain available until expended, $92,250,000.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 21(a) of the Federal Transit Act, $1,150,000,000,
to remain available until expended and to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $1,150,000,000
shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s
formula grants account.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $1,725,000,000 in fiscal
year 1995 for grants under the contract authority in sec-
tion 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act: Provided, That not-
withstanding any provision of law, there shall be available
for fixed guideway modernization, Ω97æ$725,000,000
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$760,000,000; there shall be available for the replacement,
rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equip-
ment and the construction of bus-related facilities,
Ω98æ$353,330,000 $370,000,000; and there shall be avail-
able for new fixed guideway systems, Ω99æ$646,670,000
$595,000,000, to be available as follows:
Ω100æ$48,000,000 for the South Boston Piers
transitway project;
Ω101æ$50,000,000 for the Chicago central area
circulator project;
Ω102æ$33,770,000 for the Dallas South Oak
Cliff LRT project;
Ω103æ$5,000,000 for the DART North Central
light rail extension project;
Ω104æ$6,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth
RAILTRAN project;
Ω105æ$20,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County
commuter rail project;
Ω106æ$60,000,000 for the Houston Regional
Bus Plan program;
$165,000,000 for the Los Angeles Metro Rail
(MOS–3) project;
Ω107æ$2,000,000
for
the
Miami
Metrorail
north corridor extension project;
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Ω108æ$500,000 $146,000,000 for the New Jer-
sey Urban Core project;
Ω109æ$10,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal
Street Corridor project;
Ω110æ$45,000,000 $62,540,000 for the New
York Queens Connection project;
Ω111æ$2,400,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/
Northern Kentucky rail line project;
Ω112æ$10,000,000
for
the
Orange
County
Transitway project;
Ω113æ$10,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway
projects;
Ω114æ$73,500,000 $111,700,000 for the Port-
land Westside LRT project;
Ω115æ$10,000,000 for the Salt Lake City light
rail project:–Provided, That such funding may be
made available for related high-occupancy vehicle
lane and intermodal corridor design costs: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the provisions of Pub-
lic Law 103–122, funds provided for the Salt Lake
City light rail project in that Act may be used for
final design;
Ω116æ$40,300,000
for
the
San
Francisco
BART Extension/Tasman corridor project;
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Ω117æ$10,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto
Rico Tren Urbano project;
Ω118æ$4,700,000 for the Seattle-Renton-Ta-
coma commuter rail project;
Ω119æ$19,500,000 $4,690,000 for the St. Louis
Metro Link LRT project;
Ω120æ$10,000,000 for the Maryland Central
Corridor LRT project;
Ω121æ$37,300,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts
to Portland, Maine Transportation Corridor Pro-
gram, of which $3,600,000 shall be available for the
Boston to Portland element of the Program, and
$33,700,000 shall be available for the Central Artery
Rail Link element of the Program;
Ω122æ$24,000,000 for the MARC Commuter
Rail project;
Ω123æ$1,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland
commuter rail project;
Ω124æ$10,000,000 for the Twin Cities central
corridor project;
Ω125æ$5,000,000
for
the
Wisconsin
central
commuter project; and
Ω126æ$5,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry termi-
nal, New York, New York
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Ω127æ$1,100,000 for the Boston metropolitan
‘‘Urban Ring’’ project;
Ω128æ$8,320,000 for the Burlington to Char-
lotte, Vermont commuter rail project;
Ω129æ$2,500,000 for the Burlington to Glouces-
ter, New Jersey line;
Ω130æ$6,000,000 for the Dulles Corridor rail
project;
Ω131æ$750,000 for the New Bedford and Fall
River, Massachusetts commuter rail extensions;
Ω132æ$10,000,000 
for 
the 
New 
Orleans
Riverfront LRT downriver extension; and
Ω133æ$5,100,000 for the West Shore Line, New
Jersey.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 21 (b) of the Federal Transit Act, administered
by the Federal Transit Administration, $1,500,000,000,
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain
available until expended.
INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANTS—TRANSIT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects,
Ω134æ$48,030,000 $38,530,000, to remain available until
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expendedΩ135æ:–Provided, That notwithstanding the for-
mula for apportionment under 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4)(J), of
the
amount
made
available
under
this
head,
only
$9,500,000 shall be available for the substitute transit
project approved under section 1045 of Public Law 102–
240.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, Ω136æ$10,271,000 $10,150,000,
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,
Ω137æ$26,074,000 $26,738,000, of which $185,000 shall
be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which
$2,468,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1997: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected
under section 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. App.
1805(c)(11)) shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be
credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds
received from user fees established to support the elec-
tronic tariff filing system: Provided further, That there
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may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
user fees established to defray the costs of obtaining, pre-
paring, and publishing in automatic data processing tape
format the United States International Air Travel Statis-
tics data base published by the Department.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY 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 section 5 of
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended,
and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979,
as amended, and to discharge the pipeline program re-
sponsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
Ω138æ$32,967,000 $38,877,000; of which $2,432,500 shall
be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and
shall remain available until September 30, 1997; and of
which Ω139æ$30,534,500 $36,445,500 shall be derived
from 
the 
Pipeline 
Safety 
Fund, 
of 
which
Ω140æ$14,323,000 $17,876,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1997Ω141æ: Provided, That from
amounts made available herein from the Pipeline Safety
Fund not to exceed $1,500,000 to be available until ex-
pended, the Secretary may make grants to States as well
as operators of one-call notification systems and non-profit
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organizations for development, establishment, and pro-
motion of pipeline damage prevention programs and one-
call notification systems.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out section
117A(i)(3)(B) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, as amended, $400,000 to be derived from the Emer-
gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1997: Provided, That not more than
Ω142æ$10,550,000 $11,200,000 shall be made available
for obligation in fiscal year 1995 from amounts made
available by section 117A (h)(6)(B) and (i) (1), (2) and
(4) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as
amended: Provided further, Ω143æThat no such funds
shall be made available for obligation by individuals other
than the Secretary of Transportation or his designee That
such amounts shall only be available to the Secretary of
Transportation and the National Institute of Environ-
mental Health Sciences.
Ω144æAlaska Pipeline Task Force
(RESCISSION)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
Of the funds made available under this heading in
Public Law 102–388, $544,000 are rescinded.
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, Ω145æ$40,000,000
$40,500,000Ω146æ: Provided, That of such amount,
$180,000 shall be available for employment by the Inspector
General of independent legal counsel at the Deaprtment of
Transportation .
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $3,350,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
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hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902), Ω147æ$37,392,000 $37,046,000, of which
not to exceed $1,000 may be used for official reception
and representation expenses.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Ω148æFor necessary expenses of the Interstate Com-
merce Commission, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, $30,302,000: Pro-
vided, That joint board members and cooperating state com-
missioners may use government transportation requests
when traveling in connection with their official duties as
such: Provided further, That $8,300,000 in fees collected
in fiscal year 1995 by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available
to this appropriation in fiscal year 1995.
PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the execution of programs the obligations for
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which can reasonably be expected to exceed $475,000 for
directed rail service authorized under 49 U.S.C. 11125 or
any other Act.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND
For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal
Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official
reception and representation expenses of the Board; not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for
official reception and representation expenses of the Ad-
ministrator, $50,030,000, to be derived from the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds
may be used for the planning or execution of
nonadministrative and capital programs the obligations
for which are in excess of $540,000,000 in fiscal year
Ω149æ1994 1995: Provided further, That funds available
to the Panama Canal Commission shall be available for
the purchase of not to exceed forty-three passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only (including large heavy-duty
vehicles used to transport Commission personnel across
the Isthmus of Panama), the purchase price of which shall
not exceed $19,500 per vehicle.
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Ω150æDEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid
for use of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public
Law 99–662, $9,319,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $132,000 shall be
available for expenses of administering the rebates.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
INTEREST PAYMENTS AND REPAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
For payment of obligations incurred pursuant to
Public Law 96–184 and the Initial Bond Repayment Par-
ticipation Agreement, $664,666,667, to remain available
until expended, which shall be used only to repay principal
to the Federal Financing Bank for the Washington Metro-
rail construction loan; and in addition, such amounts as
are necessary for payment to the Federal Financing Bank,
of accrued interest and premium, if any, for such loan.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
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be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign
countries on official department business; and uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
SEC. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission
may be apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to
the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in-
creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by
administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex-
cess of statutory increases granted for the same period
in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ-
ees of the government in comparable positions.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act
of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), for expenses
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Fed-
eral Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside
the continental United States at costs for any given area
not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for
the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that
the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to
provide adequately for the education of such dependents,
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and (2) for transportation of said dependents between
schools serving the area that they attend and their places
of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations
as may be prescribed, determines that such schools are
not accessible by public means of transportation on a regu-
lar basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for
the Department of Transportation shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the rate for a Executive Level IV.
SEC. 305. None of the funds for the Panama Canal
Commission may be expended unless in conformance with
the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law imple-
menting those treaties.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or implementation of any change in
the current federal status of the Volpe National Transpor-
tation Systems Center, and none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the implementation of any change
in the current federal status of the Turner-Fairbank
Highway Research Center: Provided, That the Secretary
may plan for further development of the Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center and for other compatible
uses of the Center’s real property: Provided further, That
any such planning does not alter the federal status of the
Center’s research and development operationΩ151æ: Pro-
vided further, That employment at the Center shall not ex-
ceed 536 full time equivalent staff years in fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order is-
sued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1995 the Secretary of
Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which
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sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high-
ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for
such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized
to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap-
portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December
31, 1994, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum
of the amount distributed to such State under subsection
(a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe-
riod shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount
distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient
to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro-
priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap-
portioned to a StateΩ152æ,–except in those instances
in which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums
apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23,
United States Code;
(2) after August 1, 1995, revise a distribution
of the funds made available under subsection (a) if
a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient
amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in
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addition to those previously distributed during that
fiscal year giving priority to those States having
large unobligated balances of funds apportioned
under sections 103(e)(4), 104, 144, of title 23,
United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and
1015 of Public Law 102–240;
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses and funded from the adminis-
trative takedown authorized by section 104(a), Title
23 U.S.C., the Federal lands highway program, the
intelligent vehicle highway systems program, and
amounts made available under sections 1040, 1047,
1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023, and 6024, of Public
Law 102–240: Provided, That amounts made avail-
able under section 6005 of Public Law 102–240
shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction
programs under the head ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’
in this Act; and
(4) notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall withhold from initial distribution the fis-
cal year 1995 Federal-aid highways obligation limi-
tation set aside for Interstate Construction Discre-
tionary projects: Provided, That the Secretary shall
distribute only after August 1, 1995, such obligation