(provided by section 336 of Public Law 103–331). No ad-
ditional appropriation is made by this section. In imple-
menting this section, the Secretary may enter into an
agreement requiring an interest rate, on both the original
line of credit and the additional amount provided for here-
in, higher than that currently in force and higher than
that specified in the original appropriation. An agreement
entered into pursuant to this section may not obligate the
Secretary to make any funds available until all remaining
contingency reserves are exhausted, and in no event shall
any funds be made available before October 1, 1998.
Ω164æSEC. 405. Public Law 100–202 is amended in
the item relating to ‘‘Traffic Improvement Demonstration
Project’’ by inserting after ‘‘project’’ the following: ‘‘or up-
grade existing local roads’’.
Ω165æSEC. 405. The amount appropriated for the
Lake Shore Drive extension study, Whiting, Indiana, under
the matter under the heading ‘‘SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION’’ in title I of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1995 (Public Law 103–331; 108 Stat. 2478), shall be
made available to carry out the congestion relief project
for the construction of a 4-lane road and overpass at
Merrillville, Indiana, authorized by item 35 of section
1104(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240; 105 Stat.
2030).
Ω166æSEC. 406. HIGHWAY
SAFETY
IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT, MICHIGAN.
Of the amount appropriated for the highway safety
improvement project, Michigan, under the matter under the
heading ‘‘SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS’’ under the
heading ‘‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’’ in
title I of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–331;
108 Stat. 2478), for the purposes of right-of-way acquisition
for Baldwin Road, and engineering, right-of-way acquisi-
tion, and construction between Walton Boulevard and Dixie
Highway, $2,000,000 shall be made available for construc-
tion of Baldwin Road.
Ω167æSEC. 407. TRANSFER OF FUNDS AMONG MIN-
NESOTA HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Such portions of the amounts ap-
propriated for the Minnesota highway projects described in
subsection (b) that have not been obligated as of December
31, 1996, may, at the option of the Minnesota Department
of Transportation, be made available to carry out the 34th
Street Corridor Project in Moorhead, Minnesota, authorized
by section 149(a)(5)(A)(iii) of the Surface Transportation
and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (Public
Law 100–17; 101 Stat. 181) (as amended by section 340(a)
of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995
(Public Law 104–59; 109 Stat. 607)).
(b) PROJECTS.—The Minnesota highway projects de-
scribed in this subsection are—
(1) the project for Saint Louis County author-
ized by section 149(a)(76) of the Surface Transpor-
tation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
(Public Law 100–17; 101 Stat. 192); and
(2) the project for Nicollet County authorized by
item 159 of section 1107(b) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law
102–240; 105 Stat. 2056).
Ω168æTITLE V—ADDITIONAL GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Ω169æSEC. 501. (a) LIMITATION
ON NEW LOAN
GUARANTEES FOR CERTAIN RAILROAD PROJECTS.—None
of the funds made available in this Act may be used for
the cost of any new loan guarantee commitment for any
railroad project, when it is made known to the Federal
official having authority to obligate or expend such funds
that such railroad project is an international railroad
project of the United States and another country, or a
railroad project in the United States in the vicinity of the
United States border with another country.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply
when it is made known to the Federal official having au-
thority to obligate or expend such funds that—
(1) a comprehensive study has been conducted
after the date of the enactment of this Act regarding
criminal activities that have occurred on existing
railroads of such type, including—
(A) the use of such railroads to facilitate
the smuggling of illegal aliens and illegal drugs
into the United States, and the impact of such
smuggling on the total number of illegal aliens,
and the total amount of illegal drugs, entering
the United States; and
(B) the commission of robberies against
such railroads; and
(2) a detailed report setting forth the results of
such study has been issued and made available to
the public.
Ω170æSEC. 502. None of the funds made available
in this Act may be used by the National Transportation
Safety Board to plan, conduct, or enter into any contract
for a study to determine the feasibility of allowing individ-
uals who are more than 60 years of age to pilot commer-
cial aircraft.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Trans-
portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 28 (legis-
lative day of June 27), 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
By LINDA NAVE,
Deputy Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 31, 1996.
Attest:
KELLY D. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.