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ties related to such buses, and intermodal terminal in Albu-
querque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, subject to the require-
ments under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 167. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds made available for the ‘‘Las Vegas Resort Corridor 
Fixed Guideway Project’’, the ‘‘CATRAIL RTC Rail 
Project’’, and the ‘‘Las Vegas, Nevada Monorail Project’’ in 
Nevada in Public Laws 107–87, 108–7, 108–199 and 108– 
447 may be made available to the Regional Transportation 
Commission of Southern Nevada for bus or bus facilities 
projects eligible under section 5307 or section 5309 of title 
49, United States Code, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 168. The Administrator of the Federal Transit 
Administration may conduct a study of the public trans-
portation agencies in the urbanized areas described in sec-
tion 5337(a) of title 49, United States Code (referred to in 
this section as ‘‘agencies’’). 
(a) The study conducted under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) analyze the state of repair of the agencies’ 
rail infrastructure, including bridges, ties, and rail 
cars; 
(2) calculate the amount of Federal funding re-
ceived by the agencies during the 9-year period end-
ing September 30, 2007, pursuant to— 
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(A) the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240); 
(B) the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (Public Law 105–178); and 
(C) the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity: A Legacy for Users 
(Public Law 109–59); 
(3) estimate the minimum amount of funding 
necessary to bring all of the infrastructure described 
in paragraph (1) into a state of good repair; and 
(4) determine the changes to the rail moderniza-
tion formula program that would be required to bring 
all of the infrastructure described in paragraph (1) 
into a state of good repair. 
(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
a report that contains the results of the study conducted 
under this section. 
SEC. 169. The second sentence of section 321 of the De-
partment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1986 (99 Stat. 1287) is repealed. 
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SEC. 170. None of the funds provided or limited under 
this Act may be used to issue a final regulation under sec-
tion 5309 of title 49, United States Code. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to 
the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses for operations and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway oper-
ated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Devel-
opment Corporation, $17,392,000, to be derived from the 
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99–662. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
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of the United States, $156,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $122,890,545, of which 
$24,720,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008, for salaries and benefits of employees of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy; of which $13,850,000 
shall remain available until expended for capital improve-
ments at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; and 
of which $10,500,000 shall remain available until expended 
for maintenance and repair of Schoolships at State Mari-
time Schools. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obso-
lete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Mar-
itime Administration, $18,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants for capital improvements and related 
infrastructure improvements at qualified shipyards that 
will facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality 
of domestic ship construction for commercial and Federal 
Government use as authorized under section 3506 of Public 
Law 109–163, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That to be considered for assistance, a 
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qualified shipyard shall submit an application for assist-
ance no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That from applications submitted under the 
previous proviso, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
make grants no later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act in such amounts as the Secretary determines: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 2 percent of the funds appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for necessary 
costs of grant administration. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized, 
$13,408,000, of which $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That the Inspector General shall report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by 
March 30, 2007, on whether the Maritime Administration 
is in compliance with the recommendations contained in 
the Inspector General’s audit reports on the title XI pro-
gram: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,408,000 shall 
be available for administrative expenses to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, which shall be transferred to and 
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merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Operations and Train-
ing’’, Maritime Administration. 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $4,614,545 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish 
utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connec-
tion with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Gov-
ernment property under control of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, and payments received therefor shall be credited to 
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, 
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or 
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or 
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
SEC. 171. No obligations shall be incurred during the 
current fiscal year from the construction fund established 
by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 
et seq.), or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and 
limitations contained in this Act or in any prior appro-
priations Act. 
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PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Pipeline 
and 
Hazardous 
Materials 
Safety 
Administration, 
$18,130,000, of which $639,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous ma-
terials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Ma-
terials Safety Administration, $27,003,000, of which 
$1,761,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected 
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general 
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, 
That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be 
available until expended, funds received from States, coun-
ties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publi-
cation and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred 
in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and ap-
provals functions. 
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PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of 
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $82,404,000, of which 
$18,810,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 
2010; of which $63,594,000 shall be derived from the Pipe-
line Safety Fund, of which $32,967,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not less than 
$1,043,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall 
be for the one-call State grant program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5128(b), 
$188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness 
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2009: Pro-
vided, That not more than $28,318,000 shall be made avail-
able for obligation in fiscal year 2008 from amounts made 
available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5128(b)–(c): Provided 
further, That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 
5116(i), 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for ob-
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ligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Trans-
portation, or her designee. 
RESEARCH AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY 
ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Research and Innovative 
Technology 
Administration, 
$12,000,000, 
of 
which 
$6,036,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation, to be available until expended, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources for expenses incurred for training. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $66,400,000: Provided, That the 
Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in car-
rying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3), to investigate allegations 
of fraud, including false statements to the government (18 
U.S.C. 1001), by any person or entity that is subject to 
regulation by the Department: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading shall be used to 
investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United 
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States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair 
methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers 
and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and 
foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation 
Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$25,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees estab-
lished by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation 
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses 
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are re-
ceived during fiscal year 2008, to result in a final appro-
priation from the general fund estimated at no more than 
$23,750,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF 
TRANSPORTATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 180. During the current fiscal year applicable 
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall 
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire 
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