which Federal-aid highway and transit pro-
grams are reauthorized, the Secretary of Trans-
portation may not issue a letter of intent, or
enter into a full financing grant agreement or
early systems work agreement, under this section
for a project or operable segment of a project un-
less the full amount of Federal financial respon-
sibility for the project or operable segment of a
project has been included in an authorization
law.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The prohibition on en-
tering into a full financing grant agreement
under this paragraph shall not apply—
‘‘(i) to any project for which a letter of
intent was issued before the date of the en-
actment of this paragraph; and
‘‘(ii) to any project included as an ele-
ment of an interrelated project which also
includes another project for which a letter of
intent was issued before such date of enact-
ment.’’.
SEC. 304. REPORT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FIXED
GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO EX-
ISTING FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.
Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)
down 1 line;
(2) by moving all the paragraphs and subpara-
graphs of such section 2 ems to the right;
(3) by inserting ‘‘PERCENTAGES.—’’ after ‘‘(1)’’
the first place it appears;
(4) by inserting ‘‘NONURBANIZED AREA ALLOCA-
TION.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’ the first place it appears;
(5) by inserting ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ after ‘‘(3)’’ the
first place it appears;
(6) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Public Works
and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation
and Infrastructure’’;
(7) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘a proposal on
the allocation’’ and inserting ‘‘a report on the pro-
posed allocation’’;
(8) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘Such report shall include for each such capital
project the following:
‘‘(A) An analysis of the potential funding
requirements of the project under paragraph
(1)(B) in the succeeding 5 fiscal years.
‘‘(B) A description of the planning and
study process undertaken to select the locally pre-
ferred alternative for the project.
‘‘(C) A description of efforts undertaken to
seek alternative funding sources for the project.’’;
and
(9) by inserting ‘‘MULTIPLE ALLOCATIONS.—’’
after ‘‘(4)’’ the first place it appears.
SEC. 
305. 
REPEAL 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
EXISTING
PROJECTS.
(a) LONG
BEACH
METRO
LINK
FIXED
RAIL
PROJECT.—Section 3035(o) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131) is
repealed.
(b) HONOLULU RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.—Section
3035(ww) of such Act (105 Stat. 2136) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$618,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$541,100,000’’.
SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSIT PROJECTS.
(a) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section
3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122–2123) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘Hudson River Waterfront
Transportation System’’ the following: ‘‘(including
corridor connections to and within the city of Ba-
yonne)’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Concourse,’’ the following:
‘‘the West Shore Line,’’.
(b) NORTH BAY FERRY SERVICE.—Section 3035(c) of
such Act (105 Stat. 2129) is amended by striking
‘‘$8,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$17,000,000’’.
(c) STATEN ISLAND-MIDTOWN MANHATTAN FERRY
SERVICE.—Section 3035(d) of such Act is amended by
striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’
and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’.
(d) CENTRAL AREA CIRCULATOR PROJECT.—Section
3035(e) of such Act is amended by striking the last sentence
which begins ‘‘Such amount’’.
(e) SALT LAKE CITY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—Section
3035(f) of such Act is amended by inserting after ‘‘includ-
ing’’ the following: ‘‘related high-occupancy vehicle lane,
intermodal corridor design,’’.
(f) LOS ANGELES-SAN DIEGO RAIL CORRIDOR IM-
PROVEMENT PROJECT.—Section 3035(g) of such Act is
amended by striking ‘‘not less than’’ the 1st place it appears
and all that follows through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(g) SAN JOSE-GILROY-HOLLISTER COMMUTER RAIL
PROJECT.—Section 3035(h) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘August 1, 1994,’’ and inserting
‘‘October 31, 1996,’’.
(h) DALLAS LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—
(1) MULTIYEAR
GRANT
AGREEMENT.—Section
3035(i) of such Act is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘6.4 miles’’ and inserting
‘‘9.6 miles’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘10 stations’’ and inserting
‘‘not to exceed 14 stations’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘such light rail line’’ and
inserting ‘‘the program of interrelated projects
identified in section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49,
United States Code,’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘of such elements’’ and in-
serting ‘‘element of such program of interrelated
projects’’
(2) PROGRAM OF INTERRELATED PROJECTS.—
Section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code,
by striking ‘‘$1,800,000’’ and all that follows through
‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,800,000’’.
(m) 
CHARLOTTE
LIGHT
RAIL
STUDY.—Section
3035(r) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$125,000’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’.
(n) SAN
DIEGO
MID
COAST
FIXED
GUIDEWAY
PROJECT.—Section 3035(u) of such Act is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘MID
COAST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘MET-
ROPOLITAN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘, $2,000,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000
for the integrated project financing of the San Diego
Mid Coast and Mission Valley East Corridor fixed
guideway projects.’’.
(o) EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.—Section 3035(z) of
such Act is amended by striking the text and inserting the
following: ‘‘From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary
shall make available $63,600 to Eureka Springs Transit for
the purchase of an alternative fueled vehicle which is acces-
sible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.’’.
(p) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IM-
PROVEMENTS PROGRAM.—Section 3035(nn) of such Act is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’
and all that follows through ‘‘1994.’’ and inserting
‘‘and shall be $60,000,000.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’
and all that follows through the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘and shall total
$160,000,000.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year
1993’’.
(q) DULLES
CORRIDOR
RAIL
PROJECT.—Section
3035(aaa) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the completion’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘engineering for’’.
(r) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
PROJECT.—Section 3035(bbb) of such Act is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(bbb) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
PROJECT.—From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary
shall make available $300,000,000 for the Central Puget
Sound Regional Transit Project.’’.
(s) CANAL STREET CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL.—Section
3035(fff) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘negotiate’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘includes’’ and inserting ‘‘make available’’.
(t) ADDITIONAL TRANSIT PROJECTS.—
(1) 
CANTON-AKRON-CLEVELAND
COMMUTER
RAIL.—From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the
Secretary shall make available $6,500,000 for the
Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail project.
(2) CINCINNATI
NORTHEAST/NORTHERN
KEN-
TUCKY RAIL.—From funds made available under such
section, the Secretary shall make available $2,000,000
for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky Rail
project.
(3) DART NORTH CENTRAL LIGHT RAIL EXTEN-
SION.—From funds made available under such sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make available $2,500,000
for the DART North Central Light Rail Extension
project.
(4) DALLAS-FORT
WORTH
RAILTRAN.—From
funds made available under such section, the Sec-
retary shall make available $5,000,000 for the Dallas-
Fort Worth RAILTRAN project.
(5) FLORIDA
TRI-COUNTY
COMMUTER
RAIL.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the
Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail project.
(6) MIAMI-NORTH
27TH
AVENUE.—From funds
made available under such section, the Secretary shall
make available $2,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th
Avenue project.
(7) MEMPHIS, 
TENNESSEE, 
REGIONAL
RAIL
PLAN.—From funds made available under such sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make available $2,500,000
for the Memphis, Tennessee, Regional Rail Plan
project.
(8) NEW ORLEANS CANAL STREET CORRIDOR.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the
New Orleans Canal Street Corridor project.
(9) ORANGE COUNTY TRANSITWAY.—From funds
made available under such section, the Secretary shall
make available $5,000,000 for the Orange County
Transitway project.
(10) WHITEHALL FERRY TERMINAL, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK.—From funds made available under such
section, the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000
for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal project.
(11) WISCONSIN
CENTRAL
COMMUTER.—From
funds made available under such section, the Sec-
retary shall make available $14,400,000 for the Wis-
consin Central Commuter project.
(12) SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TREN URBANO.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $15,000,000 for the
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren Urbano project.
(13) TAMPA TO LAKELAND COMMUTER RAIL.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 for the
Tampa to Lakeland Commuter Rail project.
SEC. 
307. 
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING 
FOR 
TRANSIT
PROJECTS.
Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(16) recreational travel and tourism.’’.
SEC. 308. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
SERVICES.
Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE AND AUDITS.—Any contract
or subcontract awarded in accordance with subsection
(d), whether funded in whole or in part with Federal
transit funds, shall be performed and audited in com-
pliance with cost principles contained in the Federal
acquisition regulations of part 31 of title 48 of the
Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(2) INDIRECT
COST
RATES.—Instead of per-
forming its own audits, a recipient of funds under a
contract or subcontract awarded in accordance with
subsection (d) shall accept indirect cost rates estab-
lished in accordance with the Federal acquisition reg-
ulations for 1-year applicable accounting periods by
a cognizant Federal or State government agency, if
such rates are not currently under dispute. Once a
firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted, the recipient of
such funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of
contract estimation, negotiation, administration, re-
porting, and contract payment and shall not be lim-
ited by administrative or de facto ceilings of any
kind. A recipient of such funds requesting or using
the cost and rate data described in this paragraph
shall notify any affected firm before such request or
use. Such data shall be confidential and shall not be
accessible or provided, in whole or in part, to another
firm or to any government agency which is not part
of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this
paragraph, except by written permission of the au-
dited firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate
data shall not be disclosed under any circumstances.
‘‘(3) STATE OPTION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection with respect to all States; ex-
cept that if a State, during such 2-year period, adopts
by statute an alternative process intended to promote
engineering and design quality and ensure maximum
competition by professional companies of all sizes
providing engineering and design services, such para-
graphs shall not apply with respect to such State.’’.
SEC. 309. FERRY BOATS AND TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence the following: ‘‘or between a point
in a State and a point in the Dominion of Canada’’;
and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting after
‘‘Puerto Rico’’ the following: ‘‘, between a point in a
State and a point in the Dominion of Canada,’’.
SEC. 310. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SUR-
VEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES.
Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘In’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance
to encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, private sector sources for surveying and mapping
services for highway projects under this title. In carrying
out this subsection, the Secretary shall determine appro-
priate roles for State and private mapping and surveying
activities, including—
‘‘(1) preparation of standards and specifications;
‘‘(2) research in surveying and mapping instru-
mentation and procedures and technology transfer to
the private sector;
‘‘(3) providing technical guidance, coordination,
and administration of State surveying and mapping
activities; and
‘‘(4) establishing a schedule with quantifiable
goals for increasing the use by the States of private
sector sources for surveying and mapping activities.’’.
SEC. 311. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) 
TRANSIT
SECURITY
SYSTEMS.—Section
5307(d)(1)(J)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by inserting before ‘‘and any other’’ the following: ‘‘employ-
ing law enforcement or security personnel in areas within
or adjacent to such systems,’’.
(b) FERRYBOAT OPERATIONS.—For purposes of cal-
culating apportionments under section 5336 of title 49,
United States Code, for fiscal years beginning after Septem-
ber 30, 1995, 50 percent of the ferryboat revenue vehicle
miles and 50 percent of the ferryboat route miles attrib-
utable to service provided to the city of Avalon, California,
for which the operator receives public assistance shall be
included in the calculation of ‘‘fixed guideway vehicle reve-
nue miles’’ and ‘‘fixed guideway route miles’’ attributable
to the Los Angeles urbanized area under sections
5336(b)(2)(A) and 5335 of such title.
SEC. 312. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is
amended—
(1) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘7 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘3
years after the date of issuance of final regulations
under subparagraph (B)(ii)’’; and
(2) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘6 years after
such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years after
the date of issuance of such final regulations’’.
SEC. 313. ALASKA RAILROAD.
Section 5337(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Alaska
Railroad is eligible for assistance under this subparagraph
with respect to improvements to its passenger operations.’’.
SEC. 
314. 
ALCOHOL 
AND 
CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES
TESTING.
(a) MASS TRANSIT TESTING.—Section 5331(b)(1)(A)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM FOR MASS TRANSPORTATION
EMPLOYEES.—(1)(A) In the interest of mass transportation
safety, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations that estab-
lish a program requiring mass transportation operations
that receive financial assistance under section 5307, 5309,
or 5311 of this title or section 103(e)(4) of title 23 to con-
duct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and
post-accident testing of mass transportation employees re-
sponsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the
Secretary) for the use of a controlled substance in violation
of law or a United States Government regulation, and to
conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident
testing of such employees for the use of alcohol in violation
of law or a United States Government regulation. The regu-
lations 
shall 
permit 
such 
operations 
to 
conduct
preemployment testing of such employees for the use of
alcohol.’’.
(b) RAILROAD TESTING.—Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) 
a 
railroad 
carrier 
to 
conduct
preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and
post-accident testing of all railroad employees respon-
sible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the
Secretary) for the use of a controlled substance in vio-
lation of law or a United States Government regula-
tion, and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random,
and post-accident testing of such employees for the use
of alcohol in violation of law or a United States Gov-
ernment regulation; the regulations shall permit such
railroad carriers to conduct preemployment testing of
such employees for the use of alcohol; and’’.
(c) 
MOTOR
CARRIER
TESTING.—Section
31306(b)(1)(A) of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM FOR OPERATORS OF COMMER-
CIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.—(1)(A) In the interest of commer-
cial motor vehicle safety, the Secretary of Transportation
shall prescribe regulations that establish a program requir-
ing motor carriers to conduct preemployment, reasonable
suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of operators
of commercial motor vehicles for the use of controlled sub-
stance in violation of law or a United States Government
regulation and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random,
and post-accident testing of such operators for the use of
alcohol in violation of law or a United States Government
regulation. The regulations shall permit such motor carriers
to conduct preemployment testing of such employees for the
use of alcohol.’’.
(d) AVIATION TESTING.—
(1) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AIR CARRIERS
AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—Section 45102(a)(1) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AIR CARRIERS
AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—(1) In the interest of avia-
tion safety, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall prescribe regulations that establish a
program requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers to
conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and
post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport secu-
rity screening contract personnel, and other air carrier em-
ployees responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided
by the Administrator) for the use of a controlled substance
in violation of law or a United States Government regula-
tion; and to conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and
post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport secu-
rity screening contract personnel, and other air carrier em-
ployees responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided
by the Administrator) for the use of alcohol in violation
of law or a United States Government regulation. The regu-
lations shall permit air carriers and foreign air carriers
to conduct preemployment testing of airmen, crewmembers,
airport security screening contract personnel, and other air
carrier employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions
(as decided by the Administrator) for the use of alcohol.’’.
(2) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL
AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION.—Section 45102(b)(1) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—(1) The Administrator shall
establish a program of preemployment, reasonable sus-
picion, random, and post-accident testing for the use of a
controlled substance in violation of law or a United States
Government regulation for employees of the Administration
whose duties include responsibility for safety-sensitive func-
tions and shall establish a program of reasonable suspicion,
random and post-accident testing for the use of alcohol in
violation of law or a United States Government regulation
for such employees. The Administrator may establish a pro-
gram of preemployment testing for the use of alcohol for
such employees.’’.
SEC. 
315. 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED 
DRIVING 
COUNTER-
MEASURES.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 410(d)(1)(E)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the
date of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘December
18, 1991’’.
(b) BASIC GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 410(d) of
such title is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) A State shall be treated as having met the
requirement of this paragraph if—
‘‘(i) the State provides to the Secretary a
written certification that the highest court of the
State has issued a decision indicating that im-
plementation of subparagraph (A) would con-
stitute a violation of the constitution of the
State; and
‘‘(ii) the State demonstrates to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary—
‘‘(I) that the alcohol fatal crash in-
volvement rate in the State has decreased in
each of the 3 most recent calendar years for
which statistics for determining such rate
are available; and
‘‘(II) that the alcohol fatal crash in-
volvement rate in the State has been lower
than the average such rate for all States in
each of such calendar years.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood
alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater when
driving a motor vehicle shall be deemed to be driving
while intoxicated.’’.
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—Section 410(f) of such
title is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignat-
ing paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through
(6), respectively.
SEC. 316. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) OLDER DRIVERS AND OTHER SPECIAL DRIVER
GROUPS.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
of technologies and practices to improve the driving
performance of older drivers and other special driver
groups.
(2) DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.—In conducting
the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
undertake demonstration activities which incorporate
and build upon gerontology research related to the
study of the normal aging process. The Secretary
shall initially implement such activities in those
States which have the highest population of aging
citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is their pri-
mary mobility mode.
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary
shall carry out the study under paragraph (1) by en-
tering into a cooperative agreement with an institu-
tion that has demonstrated competencies in geronto-
logical research, population demographics, human
factors related to transportation, and advanced tech-
nology applied to transportation.
(b) WORK ZONE SAFETY.—In carrying out the work
zone safety program under section 1051 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Sec-
retary shall utilize a variety of methods to increase safety
at highway construction sites, including each of the follow-
ing:
(1) Conferences to explore new techniques and
stimulate dialogue for improving work zone safety.
(2) Creation of a national clearinghouse to as-
semble and disseminate, by electronic and other
means, information relating to the improvement of
work zone safety.
(3) A national promotional campaign in co-
operation with the States to provide timely, site-spe-
cific information to motorists when construction
workers are actually present.
(c) RADIO AND MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY FOR MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
to develop and evaluate radio and microwave tech-
nology for a motor vehicle safety warning system in
furtherance of safety in all types of motor vehicles.
(2) EQUIPMENT.—Equipment developed under
the study to be conducted under subsection (a) shall
be directed toward, but not limited to, advance warn-
ing to operators of all types of motor vehicles of—
(A) temporary obstructions in a highway;
(B) poor visibility and highway surface
conditions caused by adverse weather; and
(C) movement of emergency vehicles.
(3) SAFETY APPLICATIONS.—In conducting the
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall deter-
mine whether the technology described in this sub-
section has other appropriate safety applications.
SEC. 317. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.
Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ the first place it ap-
pears and all that follows through ‘‘Act,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘period beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending
on the date on which Federal-aid highway and tran-
sit programs are reauthorized after the date of the en-
actment of the National Highway System Designation
Act of 1995,’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 318. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘if the project or program
is for an area in the State that was designated
as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) during
any part of fiscal year 1994 and’’ after ‘‘pro-
gram’’ the 2nd place it appears; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘con-
tribute’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; or’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘contribute to—
‘‘(i) the attainment of a national ambient
air quality standard; or
‘‘(ii) the maintenance of a national ambient
air quality standard in an area that was des-
ignated as a nonattainment area but that was
later redesignated by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency as an attain-
ment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or’’.
(2) APPORTIONMENT.—Section 104(b)(2) of title
23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘is
a nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean
Air Act) for ozone’’ and inserting ‘‘was a non-
attainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) for ozone
during any part of fiscal year 1994’’; and
(B) in the third sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘is also’’ and inserting
‘‘was also’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during any part of
fiscal year 1994’’ after ‘‘monoxide’’.
(b) EFFECT OF LIMITATION ON APPORTIONMENT.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of fis-
cal years 1996 and 1997, any limitation under an amend-
ment made by this section on an apportionment of funds
otherwise authorized under section 1003(a)(4) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 1919) shall not affect any hold harmless apportion-
ment adjustment under section 1015(a) of such Act (105
Stat. 1943).
SEC. 319. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
(a) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—Section 106 of title
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to require States to conduct an
analysis of the life-cycle costs of all projects on the
National Highway System with an estimated total
cost of $25,000,000 or more.
‘‘(2) ANALYSIS
OF
LIFE-CYCLE
COSTS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘analysis of life-
cycle costs’ means a process for evaluating the total
economic worth of one or more projects by analyzing
both initial costs as well as discounted future costs,
such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life of the
project or projects.’’.
(b) VALUE ENGINEERING.—Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) VALUE ENGINEERING FOR NHS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to require States to carry out a value
engineering analysis for all projects on the National
Highway System with an estimated total cost of
$25,000,000 or more.
‘‘(2) VALUE ENGINEERING DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘value engineering
analysis’ means a systematic process of review and
analysis of a project or activity during its design
phase by a multidisciplined team of persons not origi-
nally involved in the project or activity in order to
provide suggestions for reducing the total cost of the
project or activity and providing a project or activity
of equal or better quality. Such suggestions may in-
clude a combination or elimination of inefficient or
expensive parts of the original proposed design for the
project or activity and total redesign of the proposed
project or activity using different technologies, mate-
rials, or methods so as to accomplish the original pur-
pose of the project or activity.’’.
SEC. 320. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORM-
ITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.—Section 109(j) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘plan for
the implementation of any ambient air quality standard
for any air quality control region designated pursuant to
the Clean Air Act, as amended.’’ and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘plan for—
‘‘(1) the implementation of a national ambient
air quality standard for which an area is designated
as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
‘‘(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air
quality standard in an area that was designated as
a nonattainment area but that was later redesignated
by the Administrator as an attainment area for the
standard and that is required to develop a mainte-
nance plan under section 175A of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7505a).’’.
(b) CLEAN AIR ACT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 176(c)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection 
shall
apply only with respect to—
‘‘(A) a nonattainment area and each spe-
cific pollutant for which the area is designated
as a nonattainment area; and
‘‘(B) an area that was designated as a non-
attainment area but that was later redesignated
by the Administrator as an attainment area and
that is required to develop a maintenance plan
under section 175A with respect to the specific
pollutant for which the area was designated non-
attainment.’’.
SEC. 321. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.
(a) CONTRACTING
FOR ENGINEERING
AND DESIGN
SERVICES.—Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE
AND
AUDITS.—Any
contract or subcontract awarded in accordance
with subparagraph (A), whether funded in whole
or in part with Federal-aid highway funds, shall
be performed and audited in compliance with
cost principles contained in the Federal acquisi-
tion regulations of part 31 of title 48 of the Code
of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(D) INDIRECT
COST
RATES.—Instead of
performing its own audits, a recipient of funds
under a contract or subcontract awarded in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A) shall accept in-
direct cost rates established in accordance with
the Federal acquisition regulations for 1-year
applicable accounting periods by a cognizant
Federal or State government agency, if such
rates are not currently under dispute. Once a
firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted, the recipi-
ent of such funds shall apply such rates for the
purposes of contract estimation, negotiation, ad-
ministration, reporting, and contract payment
and shall not be limited by administrative or de
facto ceilings of any kind. A recipient of such
funds requesting or using the cost and rate data
described in this subparagraph shall notify any
affected firm before such request or use. Such
data shall be confidential and shall not be acces-
sible or provided, in whole or in part, to another
firm or to any government agency which is not
part of the group of agencies sharing cost data
under this subparagraph, except by written per-
mission of the audited firm. If prohibited by law,
such cost and rate data shall not be disclosed
under any circumstances.
‘‘(E) STATE
OPTION.—Subparagraphs (C)
and (D) shall take effect 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this subparagraph with re-
spect to all States; except that if a State, during
such 2-year period, adopts by statute an alter-
native process intended to promote engineering
and design quality and ensure maximum com-
petition by professional companies of all sizes
providing engineering and design services, such
subparagraphs shall not apply with respect to
such State.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1092 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(23 U.S.C. 112 note; 105 Stat. 2024) is repealed.
SEC. 322. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN VEHICLE WEIGHT
LIMITATIONS IN WISCONSIN.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAULING
VEHICLES
ON CERTAIN WISCONSIN HIGHWAYS.—If the
104-mile portion of Wisconsin State Route 78 and United
States Route 51 between Interstate Route 94 near Portage,
Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Route 29 south of Wausau,
Wisconsin, is designated as part of the Interstate System
under section 139(a), the single axle weight, tandem axle
weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula limits set
forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to the 104-mile por-
tion with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could
legally operate on the 104-mile portion before the date of
enactment of this subsection.’’.
SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF CENTENNIAL BRIDGE, ROCK IS-
LAND, ILLINOIS, AGREEMENT.
For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, United
States Code, the agreement concerning the Centennial
Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, entered into under the Act
entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illi-
nois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a
toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock Is-
land, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Dav-
enport, Iowa’’, approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110,
chapter 48), shall be treated as if the agreement had been
entered into under section 129 of title 23, United States
Code, as in effect on December 17, 1991, and may be modi-
fied in accordance with section 129(a)(6) of the title.
SEC. 324. METRIC REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS.
(a) PLACEMENT
OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,
1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend
any Federal or State funds to construct, erect, or otherwise
place any sign relating to any speed limit, distance, or
other measurement on any highway for the purpose of hav-
ing such sign establish such speed limit, distance, or other
measurement using the metric system.
(b) MODIFICATION OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,
1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend
any Federal or State funds to modify any sign relating to
any speed limit, any distance, or other measurement on any
highway for the purpose of having such sign establish such
speed limit, distance, or measurement using the metric
system.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) HIGHWAY.—The term ‘‘highway’’ has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23,
United States Code.
(2) METRIC SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘metric system’’
has the meaning the term ‘‘metric system of measure-
ment’’ has under section 4 of the Metric Conversion
Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205c).
SEC. 325. ISTEA TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.
Section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking the period at the end of the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘; except that nothing in
this subsection or section 1047 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall restrict, or oth-
erwise be applied by the Secretary to affect, the authority
of a State under subsection (d) of this section with respect
to commercial or industrial areas or the authority of a
State under subsection (k) of this section to establish stand-
ards imposing stricter limitations than those established in
this subsection.’’.
SEC. 
326. 
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING 
FOR 
HIGHWAY
PROJECTS.
Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(16) Recreational travel and tourism.’’.
SEC. 327. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN TOLL BRIDGE
PROJECTS.
Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any non-
Federal funds expended for the seismic retrofit of the bridge
may be credited toward the non-Federal share required as
a condition of receipt of any Federal funds for seismic retro-
fit of the bridge made available after the date of the expendi-
ture.’’.
SEC. 328. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF
CERTAIN REPORTS AND SURVEYS.
Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘or collected’’ after ‘‘compiled’’.
SEC. 329. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.
(a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1302(c) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (33
U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Act’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘part’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph
(B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) SIXTH YEAR PROVISION.—On and after the
date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this part, a State shall be eligible to receive moneys
under this part in a fiscal year only if the State
agrees to expend from non-Federal sources for carry-
ing out projects under this part an amount equal to
20 percent of the amount received by the State under
this part in such fiscal year.’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 1302(d)(1) of
such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
‘‘(D) contracting for services with other
land management agencies; and’’.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302(e) of such Act
(33 U.S.C. 1261(e)) is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
‘‘(5) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent prac-
ticable and consistent with other requirements of
this section, in complying with paragraph (4), a
State shall give priority to project proposals
which provide for the redesign, reconstruction,
nonroutine maintenance, or relocation of trails
in order to mitigate and minimize the impact to
the natural environment.
‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—The State shall receive
guidance for determining compliance with sub-
paragraph (A) from the recreational trail advi-
sory board satisfying the requirements of sub-
section (c)(2)(A).’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1302(e)(4) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) and (8)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)’’.
(d) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act, as
redesignated by subsection (c), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(7) SMALL STATE EXCLUSION.—
’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(7) EXCLUSIONS.—
‘‘(A) SMALL STATE.—’’;
(2) by moving the text of subparagraph (A), as
designated by paragraph (1), 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) BEST INTEREST OF A STATE.—Any
State which determines based on trail needs
identified in its State Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan that it is in the best interest of
the State to be exempt from the requirements of
paragraph (4) may apply to the Secretary for
such an exemption. Before approving or dis-
approving an application for such an exemption,
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister notice of receipt of the application and pro-
vide an opportunity for public comment on the
application.’’.
(e) RETURN OF MONEYS NOT EXPENDED.—Section
1302(e)(9) of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (c),
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘the State’’ before ‘‘may be ex-
empted’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and expended or committed’’
and all that follows before the period.
(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 1303(b) of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1262(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘11 members’’ and inserting ‘‘12
members’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary rep-
resenting individuals with disabilities;’’.
SEC. 330. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2032) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5)(A) I–73/74 North-South Corridor from
Charleston, South Carolina, through Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, to Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati,
Ohio, to termini at Detroit, Michigan and Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie terminus shall
be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian, Jackson,
Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling, Michigan.
‘‘(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the
Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) United States Route 220 from the Vir-
ginia-North Carolina border to I–581 south of
Roanoke;
‘‘(II) I–581 to I–81 in the vicinity of Roa-
noke;
‘‘(III) I–81 to the proposed highway to
demonstrate intelligent transportation systems
authorized by item 29 of the table in section
1107(b) in the vicinity of Christiansburg to
United States Route 460 in the vicinity of
Blacksburg; and
‘‘(IV) United States Route 460 to the West
Virginia State line.
‘‘(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky,
and Ohio, the Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) United States Route 460 from the West
Virginia State line to United States Route 52 at
Bluefield, West Virginia; and
‘‘(II) United States Route 52 to United
States Route 23 at Portsmouth, Ohio.
‘‘(iii) In the States of North Carolina and South
Carolina, the Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) in the case of I–73—
‘‘(aa) United States Route 220 from
the Virginia State line to State Route 68 in
the vicinity of Greensboro;
‘‘(bb) State Route 68 to I–40;
‘‘(cc) I–40 to United States Route 220
in Greensboro;
‘‘(dd) United States Route 220 to
United States Route 1 near Rockingham;
‘‘(ee) United States Route 1 to the
South Carolina State line; and
‘‘(ff) South Carolina State line to
Charleston, South Carolina; and
‘‘(II) in the case of I–74—
‘‘(aa) I–77 from Bluefield, West Vir-
ginia, to the junction of I–77 and the Unit-
ed States Route 52 connector in Surry
County, North Carolina;
‘‘(bb) the I–77/United States Route 52
connector to United States Route 52 south
of Mount Airy, North Carolina;
‘‘(cc) United States Route 52 to United
States Route 311 in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina;
‘‘(dd) United States Route 311 to
United States Route 220 in the vicinity of
Randleman, North Carolina.
‘‘(ee) United States Route 220 to Unit-
ed States Route 74 near Rockingham;
‘‘(ff) United States Route 74 to United
States Route 76 near Whiteville;
‘‘(gg) United States Route 74/76 to the
South Carolina State line in Brunswick
County; and
‘‘(hh) South Carolina State line to
Charleston, South Carolina.’’;
(2) in paragraph (18)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘Arkansas,’’ after ‘‘Ten-
nessee,’’; and
(C) by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ‘‘, and to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley at the border between the United States
and Mexico’’;
(3) by inserting before the period at the end of
paragraph (20) the following: ‘‘, and to include the
Corpus Christi Northside Highway and Rail Corridor
from the existing intersection of United States Route
77 and Interstate Route 37 to United States Route
181’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor
along Alameda Street from the entrance to the ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Interstate 10, Los
Angeles, California.
‘‘(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from La-
redo, Texas, through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to
Wichita, Kansas, to Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri, to
Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Du-
luth, Minnesota.
‘‘(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse,
Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska.
‘‘(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Boule-
vard), Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to the
North Carolina State line.
‘‘(26) The CANNAMEX CORRIDOR from
Nogales, Arizona, through Las Vegas, Nevada, to Salt
Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Great
Falls, Montana, to the Canadian Border as follows:
‘‘(A) 
In 
the 
State 
of 
Arizona, 
the
CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall generally follow—
‘‘(i) I–19 from Nogales to Tucson;
‘‘(ii) I–10 from Tucson to Phoenix;
and
‘‘(iii) United States Route 93 from
Phoenix to the Nevada Border.
‘‘(B) 
In 
the 
State 
of 
Nevada, 
the
CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall follow—
‘‘(i) United States Route 93 from the
Arizona Border to Las Vegas; and
‘‘(ii) I–15 from Las Vegas to the Utah
Border.
‘‘(C) From the Utah Border to the Cana-
dian Border, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall
follow I–15.’’.
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON
INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e) of such Act (105
Stat. 2033) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS
ON INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Where not a part of the
Interstate System, the routes referred to in clauses (i),
(ii), and (iii) of subsection (c)(5)(B) (other than the
portion located in the State of West Virginia), in sub-
section (c)(9), and in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)
are hereby designated future parts of the Interstate
System. Any segment of such routes shall become a
part of the Interstate System at such time as the Sec-
retary determines that the segment—
‘‘(A) meets the Interstate System design
standards approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 109(b) of title 23, United States Code; and
‘‘(B) connects to an existing Interstate Sys-
tem segment and functions as a safe and usable
segment.’’.
SEC. 331. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
(a) EVACUATION ROUTES FOR LOUISIANA COASTAL
AREAS.—Section 1105(e)(2) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033) is
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘A feasibility study may be conducted under this subsection
to identify routes that will expedite future emergency evacu-
ations of coastal areas of Louisiana.’’.
(b) EAST-WEST
TRANSAMERICA
CORRIDOR.—With
amounts available to the Secretary under section 1105(h)
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991, the Secretary in cooperation with the States of Vir-
ginia and West Virginia shall conduct a study to determine
the feasibility of establishing a route for the East-West
Transamerica Corridor (designated pursuant to section
1105(c)(3) of such Act) from Beckley, West Virginia, utiliz-
ing a corridor entering Virginia near the city of Covington
then moving south from the Allegheny Highlands to serve
Roanoke and continuing east to Lynchburg. From there
such route would continue across Virginia to the Hampton
Roads-Norfolk area.
SEC. 332. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2027–2028) is amended—
(1) in item number 5, relating to Gloucester
Point, Virginia, by inserting after ‘‘York River’’ the
following: ‘‘and for repair, strengthening, and reha-
bilitation of the existing bridge’’; and
(2) in item number 10, relating to Shakopee,
Minnesota, by inserting ‘‘project, including the bypass
of’’ after ‘‘replacement’’.
SEC. 333. CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2029–2031) is amended—
(1) in item number 1, relating to Long Beach,
California, by striking ‘‘HOV Lanes on’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘downtown Long Beach access ramps into the
southern terminus of’’;
(2) in item number 10, relating to San Diego,
California, by striking ‘‘1 block of Cut and Cover
Tunnel on Rt. 15’’ and inserting ‘‘bridge decking on
Route 15’’;
(3) in item number 23, relating to Tucson, Ari-
zona, by inserting ‘‘, of which a total of $3,609,620
shall be available for the project authorized by item
number 74 of the table contained in section 1106(b)’’
after ‘‘in Tuscon, Arizona’’; and
(4) in item number 43, relating to West Vir-
ginia, by striking ‘‘Coal Fields’’ and inserting ‘‘Coal-
fields’’.
SEC. 334. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH-
WAY SYSTEM.
Section 1105(c)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amend-
ed by inserting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hampton Roads-
Norfolk area going westward across Virginia to a West Vir-
ginia corridor centered around Beckley to Welch as part
of the Coalfields Expressway described in section 1069(v),
then to Williamson sharing a common corridor with the
I–73/74 Corridor (referred to in item 12 of the table con-
tained in subsection (f)), then to a Kentucky Corridor cen-
tered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London,
Somerset, Columbia, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton,
and Paducah, into Illinois, and into Missouri and exiting
Western Missouri and entering the southeast corner of
Kansas’’.
SEC. 335. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1105(f) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2033–2035) is amended—
(1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by in-
serting after ‘‘For’’ the following: ‘‘the segment de-
scribed in item 6 of this table and up to $11,000,000
for’’;
(2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, Tennessee, by inserting after ‘‘Rt. 72’’ the
following: ‘‘and up to $1,500,000 from the State of
Alabama’s share of the project for modification of the
Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama, to a
pedestrian structure’’; and
(3) in item number 26, relating to Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, by striking ‘‘Newberry’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Evansville’’.
SEC. 336. RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2037–2042) is amended—
(1) in item number 34, relating to Illinois, by
striking ‘‘Resurfacing’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Omaha’’ and inserting ‘‘Bel-Air Road improvement
from south of Carmi to State Route 141 in southeast-
ern White County’’;
(2) in item number 52, relating to Bedford
Springs, Pennsylvania, by striking ‘‘and Hunting-
ton’’ and inserting ‘‘Franklin, and Huntingdon’’;
(3) in item number 61, relating to Lubbock,
Texas, by striking ‘‘with Interstate 20’’ and inserting
‘‘with Interstate 10 through Interstate 20 and Inter-
state 27 north of Amarillo to the Texas/Oklahoma
border’’;
(4) in item number 71, relating to Chautauqua
County, New York, by inserting ‘‘and other improve-
ments’’ after ‘‘expressway lanes’’;
(5) in item number 75, relating to Pennsylvania,
by striking ‘‘Widen’’ and all that follows through
‘‘lanes’’ and inserting ‘‘Road improvements on a 14-
mile segment of U.S. Route 15 in Lycoming County,
Pennsylvania’’;
(3) in item number 36, relating to Compton,
California, by striking ‘‘For a grade’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘Corridor’’ and inserting ‘‘For grade
separations and other improvements in the city of
Compton, California’’; and
(4) in item number 52, relating to Chicago, Illi-
nois, by striking ‘‘Right-of-way’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘Connector)’’ and inserting ‘‘Reconstruct the
Michigan Avenue viaduct’’.
SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2048–2059) is amended—
(1) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Penn-
sylvania—
(A) by striking ‘‘Water Street,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and
Huntingdon as selected by the State of Penn-
sylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second place
it appears;
(2) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Penn-
sylvania—
(A) by striking ‘‘Holidaysburg,’’ the first
place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and
Huntingdon as selected by the State of Penn-
sylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second place
it appears;
(3) in item number 24, relating to Pennsylvania,
by inserting after ‘‘line’’ the following: ‘‘and for the
purchase, rehabilitation, and improvement of any
similar existing facility within a 150-mile radius of
such project, as selected by the State of Pennsylva-
nia’’;
(4) in item number 29, relating to Blacksburg,
Virginia, by inserting ‘‘methods of facilitating public
and private participation in’’ after ‘‘demonstrate’’;
(5) in item number 35, relating to Alabama, by
striking ‘‘to bypass’’ and all that follows through ‘‘I–
85’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on U.S. Route 80 west
of Montgomery, Alabama, and connecting to I–65
south of Montgomery and I–85 east of Montgomery’’;
(6) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New
York, by inserting after ‘‘perimeters’’ the following:
‘‘and provide funds to the towns of Brookhaven,
Riverhead, Smithtown, East Hampton, Southold,
Shelter Island, and Southampton for the purchase of
vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the elderly
and persons with disabilities’’;
(7) in item number 52, relating to Pennsylvania,
by striking ‘‘2’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Penn-
sylvania’’ and inserting ‘‘or rehabilitate (or both)
highway and transportation infrastructure projects
within 30 miles of I–81 or I–80 in northeastern
Pennsylvania’’;
(8) in item number 61, relating to Mojave, Cali-
fornia, 
by 
striking 
‘‘Mojave’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘Victorville’’ and by inserting ‘‘Mojave’’ after ‘‘recon-
struct’’;
(9) in item number 68, relating to Portland/S.
Portland, Maine—
(A) by striking ‘‘Portland/S. Portland,’’;
and
(B) by inserting after ‘‘Bridge’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘and improvements to the Carlton Bridge in
Bath-Woolworth’’;
(10) in item number 76, relating to Tennessee,
by inserting ‘‘Improved access to’’ before ‘‘I–81’’ and
striking ‘‘Interchange’’ and inserting after ‘‘Ten-
nessee’’ the following: ‘‘via improvements at I–181/
Eastern Star Road and I–81/Kendrick Creek Road’’;
(11) in item number 100, relating to Arkansas,
by striking ‘‘Thornton’’ and inserting ‘‘Little Rock’’;
(12) in item number 113, relating to Durham
County, North Carolina, by inserting after ‘‘Route
147’’ the following: ‘‘, including the interchange at I–
85’’;
(13) in item number 114, relating to Corpus
Christi to Angleton, Texas, by striking ‘‘Construct
new multi-lane freeway’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct a
4-lane divided highway’’;
(14) in item number 193, relating to Corning,
New York, by inserting ‘‘and other improvements’’
after ‘‘expressway lanes’’; and
(15) in item 196, relating to Orlando, Florida—
(A) by striking ‘‘Orlando,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Land’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘project’’ and inserting ‘‘One or more
regionally significant, intercity ground transpor-
tation projects’’.
SEC. 339. INTERMODAL PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2060–2063) is amended—
(1) in item number 12, relating to Buffalo, New
York, by inserting after ‘‘Project’’ the following: ‘‘and
the Crossroads Arena Project’’; and
(2) in item number 31, relating to Los Angeles,
California, by striking ‘‘To improve ground access
from Sepulveda Blvd. to Los Angeles, California’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘For the Los Angeles Inter-
national Airport central terminal ramp access
project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation Bou-
levard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000; for the
widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Imperial
Highway, $1,000,000; and for transportation systems
management improvements in the vicinity of the Se-
pulveda Boulevard/Los Angeles International Airport
tunnel, $950,000’’.
SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION AND UNIFORM RELOCATION AS-
SISTANCE ACT OF 1987.
(a) CALIFORNIA.—Section 149(a)(69) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987 (101 Stat. 191), relating to Burbank-Glendale-Pasa-
dena Airport, California, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘highway’’;
(2) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and con-
struction of terminal and parking facilities at such
airport’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘by making’’ in the second sen-
tence and all that follows through the period at the
end of such sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘by
preparing a feasibility study and conducting prelimi-
nary engineering, design, and construction of a link
between such airport and the commuter rail system
that is being developed by the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.’’.
(b) LOUISIANA.—
(1) RURAL ACCESS PROJECT.—
(A) 
RESCISSION.—Effective 
October 
1,
1995, the unobligated balances on September 30,
1995, of funds made available for section
149(a)(87) of the Surface Transportation and
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101
Stat. 194; relating to West Calcasieu Parish,
Louisiana) are hereby rescinded.
(B) FUNDING.—Item number 17 of the table
contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (105 Stat. 2038), relating to Lake Charles,
Louisiana, is amended by striking ‘‘4.1’’ and in-
serting ‘‘8.8’’.
(2) I–10 EXIT RAMP AND OTHER PROJECTS.—
Section 149(a)(89) of the Surface Transportation and
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat.
191) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND
LAKE
CHARLES’’
after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;
and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end
‘‘and, of amounts made available to carry out
this paragraph, may use up to $456,022 to carry
out a comprehensive transportation and land use
plan for Lafayette, Louisiana, $1,000,000 to
carry out a project to construct an exit ramp
from the eastbound side of Interstate Route I–10
to Ryan Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and
$269,661 under this paragraph for projects de-
scribed in section 149(a)(90)’’.
(3) CONTRABAND
BRIDGE.—Section 149(a)(90)
of such Act (101 Stat. 191) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND
LAKE
CHARLES’’
after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and a project to construct
the Contraband Bridge portion of the Nelson Ac-
cess Road Project’’ before the period at the end.
(c) PENNYSLVANIA.—Section 149(a)(74) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987 (101 Stat. 192) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘and other projects in the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Hunting-
don, Pennsylvania’’.
(d) MARYLAND.—Section 149(a)(92) of such Act (101
Stat. 194) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘UNITED STATES ROUTE 48’’ and
inserting ‘‘WASHINGTON AND FREDERICK COUNTIES’’;
and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and to construct an inter-
change between Interstate Route I–70 and Interstate
Route I–270 in Frederick County, Maryland’’ after
‘‘Mountain Road’’.
(e) BUS TESTING FACILITY.—Section 5318 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or cooperative
agreement’’ after ‘‘contract’’ each place it appears;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) CONVERSION OF CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may
convert existing contracts entered into under this section
into cooperative agreements.’’.
SEC. 341. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) EXISTING PROJECT.—Section 108(b) of the Fed-
eral-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘such costs may be
further’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and (2) the amount of such
costs shall not include the portion of the project be-
tween High Street and Causeway Street’’.
(b) OTHER EXISTING PROJECTS.—
(1) 
RECONSTRUCTION
AND
WIDENING.—The
project authorized by section 162 of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat.
2136) shall include reconstruction and widening to 6
lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of the Penn-
sylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1 to the
junction with the New Jersey Turnpike.
(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Federal share payable on
account of the project referred to in paragraph (1),
including the additional through roadway and bridge
travel lanes, shall be 90 percent of the cost of the
project.
(3) TOLLS.—Notwithstanding section 301 of title
23, United States Code, the project for construction of
an interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike
and Interstate Route 95, including the widening of
the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be treated as a re-
construction project described in section 129(a)(1)(B)
of such title and tolls may be continued on all traffic
on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between United States
Route 1 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
(c) TYPE II NOISE BARRIERS.—No funds made avail-
able out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used to con-
struct Type II noise barriers (as defined by section 772.5(i)
of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursuant to sec-
tions 109(h) and (i) of title 23, United States Code if such
barriers were not part of a project approved by the Sec-
retary before the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 342. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.
The Secretary shall enter into an agreement modifying
the agreement entered into pursuant to section 339 of the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–338) to conform
such agreement to the provisions of section 336 of the De-
partment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–331). Nothing in this
section shall be construed to change the amount of the pre-
vious appropriation in such section 339, and the line of
credit provided for shall not exceed an amount supported
by the previous appropriation. In implementing such sec-
tions 336 and 339, the Secretary may enter into an agree-
ment requiring an interest rate that is higher than the rate
specified in such sections.
SEC. 343. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.
(a) PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
on the adequacy of and the need for improvements to
the Pan American Highway.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study to be conducted
under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum,
the following elements:
(A) Findings on the benefits of constructing
a highway at Darien Gap, Panama and Colom-
bia.
(B) Recommendations for a self-financing
arrangement for completion and maintenance of
the Pan American Highway.
(C) Recommendations for establishing a
Pan American highway authority to monitor fi-
nancing, construction, maintenance, and oper-
ations of the Pan American Highway.
(D) Findings on the benefits to trade and
prosperity of a more efficient Pan American
Highway.
(E) Findings on the benefits to United
States industry through the use of United States
technology and equipment in construction of im-
provements to the Pan American Highway.
(F) Findings on environmental consider-
ations, including environmental considerations
relating to the Darien Gap.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
study conducted under this subsection.
(b) HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the
cost, need, and efficacy of establishing a highway sign for
identifying routes on the National Highway System. In
conducting such study, the Secretary shall make a deter-
mination concerning whether to identify National Highway
System route numbers.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study
on compliance with the provisions of the Buy Amer-
ican Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c) with respect to con-
tracts entered into using amounts made available
from the Highway Trust Fund.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
study conducted under paragraph (1).
SEC. 344. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls col-
lected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the bor-
oughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York,
shall continue to be collected for only those vehicles exiting
from such bridge in Staten Island.
SEC. 345. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.
Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘and $2,550,000 for fiscal year 1995’’
and inserting ‘‘and $2,550,000 for each of fiscal years 1995
and 1996’’.
SEC. 346. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.
Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat.
2003) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘median’’ and
inserting ‘‘or temporary crashworthy’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘crashworthy’’
after ‘‘innovative’’;
(3) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting
‘‘CRASHWORTHY’’ after ‘‘INNOVATIVE’’;
(4) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘crashworthy’’
after ‘‘innovative’’;
(5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘median’’;
(6) by inserting ‘‘or guiderail’’ after ‘‘guard-
rail’’; and
(7) by inserting before the period at the end of
subsection (c) ‘‘, and meets or surpasses the require-
ments of the National Cooperative Highway Research
Program 350 for longitudinal barriers’’.
SEC. 347. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.
(a) EFFECTIVE CONTROL.—Section 131(c) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(5) signs, displays, and devices identifying
and announcing free motorist aid call boxes and ad-
vertising their sponsorship by corporations or other
organizations, and (6)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that spacing of
signs, displays, and devices announcing motorist aid
call boxes is reasonable.’’.
(b) SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS.—Section 131(f) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘specific information in the interest of the traveling public’
includes identification, announcement, and sponsorship of
motorist aid call boxes.’’.
SEC. 348. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.
Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States
Code, and the item relating to section 154 in the analysis
to chapter 1 of such title are repealed.
SEC. 349. ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
FOR MOTORCYCLE HELMETS.
Subsection (h) of section 153 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a law described in subsection
(a)(1) and’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 350. SAFETY REST AREAS.
Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘safety rest areas,’’ after ‘‘signaliza-
tion,’’.
SEC. 351. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO 
COMMERCIAL 
MOTOR 
VEHICLES 
AND
THEIR OPERATORS.
(a) EXEMPTIONS.—
(1) TRANSPORTATION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
COM-
MODITIES
AND
FARM
SUPPLIES.—Regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary under sections 31136 and
31502 of title 49, United States Code, regarding max-
imum driving and on-duty time for drivers used by
motor carriers shall not apply to drivers transporting
agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agri-
cultural purposes in a State if such transportation is
limited to an area within a 50 air mile radius from
the source of the commodities or the distribution point
for the farm supplies and is during the planting and
harvesting seasons within such State, as determined
by the State.
(2) 
TRANSPORTATION
AND
OPERATION
OF
GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS.—Such regula-
tions shall, in the case of a driver of a commercial
motor vehicle who is used primarily in the transpor-
tation and operation of a ground water well drilling
rig, permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end
with the beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or
more consecutive hours for the purposes of determin-
ing maximum driving and on-duty time.
(3) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATE-
RIALS AND EQUIPMENT.—Such regulations shall, in
the case of a driver of a commercial motor vehicle who
is used primarily in the transportation of construc-
tion materials and equipment, permit any period of
8 consecutive days to end with the beginning of an
off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours for the
purposes of determining maximum driving and on-
duty time.
(4) SNOW
AND
ICE
REMOVAL.—A State may
waive the requirements of chapter 313 of title 49,
United States Code, with respect to a vehicle that is
being operated within the boundaries of an eligible
unit of local government by an employee of such unit
for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a road-
way by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver au-
thority shall only apply in a case where the employee
is needed to operate the vehicle because the employee
of the eligible unit of local government who ordinarily
operates the vehicle and who has a commercial drivers
license is unable to operate the vehicle or is in need
of additional assistance due to a snow emergency.
(5) VEHICLES
WEIGHING
LESS
THAN
26,000
POUNDS.—The provisions of subtitle VI of title 49,
United States Code (and regulations promulgated
thereunder), applicable to commercial motor vehicles
shall not be enforced with respect to a vehicle with
gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,000 pounds.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of subsection
(a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary may
conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether
granting any exemption provided by subsection (a) is not
in the public interest and would have a significant adverse
impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles. If, at
any time, the Secretary determines that granting such ex-
emption would not be in the public interest and would have
a significant adverse impact on the safety of commercial
motor vehicles, then the Secretary may prevent the exemp-
tion from going into effect, modify the exemption, or revoke
the exemption.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.—The term ‘‘8 consecu-
tive days’’ means the period of 8 consecutive days be-
ginning on any day at the time designated by the
motor carrier for a 24-hour period.
(2) 24-HOUR PERIOD.—The term ‘‘24-hour pe-
riod’’ means any 24-consecutive hour period begin-
ning at the time designated by the motor carrier for
the terminal from which the driver is normally dis-
patched.
(3) GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIG.—The
term ‘‘ground water well drilling rig’’ means any ve-
hicle, machine, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or spe-
cialized mobile equipment propelled or drawn by me-
chanical power and used on highways to transport
water well field operating equipment, including water
well drilling and pump service rigs equipped to access
ground water.
(4) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MATE-
RIALS AND EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘transportation of
construction materials and equipment’’ means the
transportation of construction materials, construction
finished related products, construction personnel, and
construction equipment by a driver within a 50 air
mile radius of the normal work reporting location of
the driver.
(5) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
The term ‘‘eligible unit of local government’’ means a
city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or other
public body created by or pursuant to State law
which has a total population of 3,000 individuals or
less.
SEC. 352. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.
Traffic control signs erected under the experimental
project conducted in the State of Oregon in December 1991
shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of section
2B–4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
of the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 353. BRIGHTMAN STREET BRIDGE, FALL RIVER HAR-
BOR, MASSACHUSETTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachu-
setts, may be reconstructed to result in a clear channel
width of less than 300 feet.
TITLE IV—TRUTH IN BUDGETING
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Truth in Budgeting
Act’’.
SEC. 402. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST
FUND, AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND,
INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND, AND HAR-
BOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
The receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust
Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Wa-
terways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund—
(1) shall not be included in the totals of—
(A) the budget of the United States Govern-
ment as submitted by the President, or
(B) the congressional budget (including al-
locations of budget authority and outlays pro-
vided therein),
(2) shall be exempt from any general budget lim-
itation imposed by statute on expenditures and net
lending (budget outlays) of the United States Govern-
ment, and
(3) shall be exempt from any order issued under
part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Defi-
cit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 403. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DEFICIT SPENDING OUT
OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 481 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 48110
the following new section:
‘‘§ 48111. Safeguards against deficit spending
‘‘(a) ESTIMATES OF UNFUNDED AVIATION AUTHOR-
IZATIONS AND NET AVIATION RECEIPTS.—Not later than
March 31 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, shall estimate—
‘‘(1) the amount which would (but for this sec-
tion) be the unfunded aviation authorizations at the
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close of the first fiscal year that begins after that
March 31, and
‘‘(2) the net aviation receipts at the close of such
fiscal year.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE IF EXCESS UNFUNDED AVIATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the Secretary determines for any fis-
cal year that the amount described in subsection (a)(1) ex-
ceeds the amount described in subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall determine the amount of such excess.
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATIONS IF UNFUNDED
AUTHORIZATIONS EXCEED RECEIPTS.—
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE.—If the
Secretary determines that there is an excess referred
to in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary
shall determine the percentage which—
‘‘(A) such excess, is of
‘‘(B) the total of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502)
for the next fiscal year.
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the
Secretary determines a percentage under paragraph
(1), each amount authorized to be appropriated from
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the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the next fis-
cal year shall be reduced by such percentage.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY WITH-
HELD.—
‘‘(1) ADJUSTMENT
OF
AUTHORIZATIONS.—If,
after a reduction has been made under subsection
(c)(2), the Secretary determines that the amount de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) does not exceed the
amount described in subsection (a)(2) or that the ex-
cess referred to in subsection (b) is less than the
amount previously determined, each amount author-
ized to be appropriated that was reduced under sub-
section (c)(2) shall be increased, by an equal percent-
age, to the extent the Secretary determines that it
may be so increased without causing the amount de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) to exceed the amount de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2) (but not by more than the
amount of the reduction).
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall ap-
portion amounts made available for apportionment
by paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Any funds ap-
portioned under paragraph (2) shall remain available
for the period for which they would be available if
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such apportionment took effect with the fiscal year in
which they are apportioned under paragraph (2).
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Any estimate under subsection (a)
and any determination under subsection (b), (c), or (d)
shall be reported by the Secretary to Congress.
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:
‘‘(1) NET AVIATION RECEIPTS.—The term ‘net
aviation receipts’ means, with respect to any period,
the excess of—
‘‘(A) the receipts (including interest) of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund during such pe-
riod, over
‘‘(B) the amounts to be transferred during
such period from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund under section 9502(d) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (other than paragraph (1)
thereof).
‘‘(2) UNFUNDED
AVIATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—
The term ‘unfunded aviation authorization’ means, at
any time, the excess (if any) of—
‘‘(A) the total amount authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund which has not been appropriated, over
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‘‘(B) the amount available in the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund at such time to make
such appropriation (after all other unliquidated
obligations at such time which are payable from
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund have been
liquidated).’’.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 481 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘48111. Safeguards against deficit spending.’’.
SEC. 404. SAFEGUARDS AGAINST DEFICIT SPENDING OUT
OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND
AND HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.
(a) ESTIMATES OF UNFUNDED INLAND WATERWAYS
AUTHORIZATIONS
AND NET INLAND WATERWAYS RE-
CEIPTS.—Not later than March 31 of each year, the Sec-
retary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of
the Treasury, shall estimate—
(1) the amount which would (but for this sec-
tion) be the unfunded inland waterways authoriza-
tions and unfunded harbor maintenance authoriza-
tions at the close of the first fiscal year that begins
after that March 31; and
(2) the net inland waterways receipts and net
harbor maintenance receipts at the close of such fiscal
year.
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(b) PROCEDURE IF EXCESS UNFUNDED INLAND WA-
TERWAYS AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the Secretary of the Army
determines with respect to the Inland Waterways Trust
Fund or the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for any fiscal
year that the amount described in subsection (a)(1) exceeds
the amount described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary
shall determine the amount of such excess.
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATIONS IF UNFUNDED
AUTHORIZATIONS EXCEED RECEIPTS.—
(1) DETERMINATION
OF
PERCENTAGE.—If the
Secretary of the Army determines that there is an ex-
cess referred to in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the
Secretary of the Army shall determine the percentage
which—
(A) such excess, is of
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated from the Inland Waterways
Trust Fund or the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund, as the case may be, for the next fiscal
year.
(2) ADJUSTMENT OF AUTHORIZATIONS.—If the
Secretary of the Army determines a percentage under
paragraph (1), each amount authorized to be appro-
priated from the Trust Fund for the next fiscal year
shall be reduced by such percentage.
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(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY WITH-
HELD.—If, after an adjustment has been made under sub-
section (c)(2), the Secretary of the Army determines with
respect to the Inland Waterways Trust Fund or the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund that the amount described in sub-
section (a)(1) does not exceed the amount described in sub-
section (a)(2) or that the excess referred to in subsection
(b) with respect to the Trust Fund is less than the amount
previously determined, each amount authorized to be appro-
priated that was reduced under subsection (c)(2) with re-
spect to the Trust Fund shall be increased, by an equal per-
centage, to the extent the Secretary of the Army determines
that it may be so increased without causing the amount
described in subsection (a)(1) to exceed with respect to the
Trust Fund the amount described in subsection (a)(2) (but
not by more than the amount of the reduction).
(e) REPORTS.—Any estimate under subsection (a) and
any determination under subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall
be reported by the Secretary of the Army to Congress.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this title, the fol-
lowing definitions apply:
(1) AIRPORT
AND
AIRWAY
TRUST
FUND.—The
term ‘‘Airport and Airway Trust Fund’’ means the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund established by sec-
tion 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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(2) HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.—The
term ‘‘Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund’’ means the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by sec-
tion 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(3) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—The term ‘‘High-
way Trust Fund’’ means the Highway Trust Fund es-
tablished by section 9503 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
(4) INLAND
WATERWAYS
TRUST
FUND.—The
term ‘‘Inland Waterways Trust Fund’’ means the In-
land Waterways Trust Fund established by section
9506 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(5) NET HARBOR MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS.—The
term ‘‘net harbor maintenance receipts’’ means, with
respect to any period, the receipts (including interest)
of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund during such
period.
(6) NET
INLAND
WATERWAYS
RECEIPTS.—The
term ‘‘net inland waterways receipts’’ means, with re-
spect to any period, the receipts (including interest)
of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund during such pe-
riod.
(7) UNFUNDED INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—The term ‘‘unfunded inland waterways au-
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thorizations’’ means, at any time, the excess (if any)
of—
(A) the total amount authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Inland Waterways Trust
Fund which has not been appropriated, over
(B) the amount available in the Inland Wa-
terways Trust Fund at such time to make such
appropriations.
(8) UNFUNDED HARBOR MAINTENANCE AUTHOR-
IZATIONS.—The term ‘‘unfunded harbor maintenance
authorizations’’ means, at any time, the excess (if
any) of—
(A) the total amount authorized to be ap-
propriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund which has not been appropriated, over
(B) the amount available in the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund at such time to make
such appropriations.
SEC. 405. APPLICABILITY.
This title (including the amendments made by this
title) shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1995.
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