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to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative 
subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, 
That, if the funds under this heading are insufficient to 
meet the costs of the essential air service program in the 
current fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the essential air service 
program from any available amounts appropriated to or 
directly administered by the Office of the Secretary for 
such fiscal year. 
COMPENSATION FOR AIR CARRIERS 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the remaining unobligated balances under section 
101(a)(2) of Public Law 107–42, $22,000,000 are can-
celled. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—OFFICE OF THE 
SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 
SEC. 101. The Secretary of Transportation is author-
ized to transfer the unexpended balances available for the 
bonding assistance program from ‘‘Office of the Secretary, 
Salaries and expenses’’ to ‘‘Minority Business Outreach’’. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated 
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to ap-
prove assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining 
to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this 
Act, except for activities underway on the date of enact-
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ment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements 
have completed the normal reprogramming process for 
Congressional notification. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds made available under 
this Act may be obligated or expended to establish or im-
plement a program under which essential air service com-
munities are required to assume subsidy costs commonly 
referred to as the EAS local participation program. 
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space 
transportation, administrative expenses for research and 
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold 
to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made 
available by Public Law 108–176, $8,716,606,000, of 
which $6,317,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 
$6,958,413,000 shall be available for air traffic organiza-
tion activities; not to exceed $1,076,103,000 shall be avail-
able for aviation safety activities; not to exceed 
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$12,549,000 shall be available for commercial space trans-
portation activities; not to exceed $100,593,000 shall be 
available for financial services activities; not to exceed 
$89,101,000 shall be available for human resources pro-
gram activities; not to exceed $286,848,000 shall be avail-
able for region and center operations and regional coordi-
nation activities; not to exceed $162,349,000 shall be 
available for staff offices; and not to exceed $38,650,000 
shall be available for information services: Provided, That 
not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for 
aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any 
budget activity under this heading: Provided further, That 
no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation 
by more than 2 percent: Provided further, That any trans-
fer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
available for the Federal Aviation Administration to final-
ize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, for-
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eign authorities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency 
services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal 
or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, 
and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, 
or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
heading, not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the contract 
tower cost-sharing program: Provided further, That funds 
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-
profit standard-setting organization to assist in the devel-
opment of aviation safety standards: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
new applicants for the second career training program: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 
5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the 
time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical 
charting and cartography are available for activities con-
ducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital 
Fund: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the 
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Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift 
card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued 
credit card. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, 
improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navi-
gation and experimental facilities and equipment, as au-
thorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United 
States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, includ-
ing construction of test facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and 
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration sta-
tioned at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of air-
craft from funds available under this heading; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$2,515,000,000, of which $2,055,027,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2010, and of which 
$459,973,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
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penses incurred in the establishment and modernization 
of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That upon ini-
tial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2009 
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
2009 through 2013, with total funding for each year of 
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years 
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget. 
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized 
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States 
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and 
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$140,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation as offsetting collections, funds received from 
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, 
and private sources, which shall be available for expenses 
incurred for research, engineering, and development. 
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in- 
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, 
and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices 
and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and 
for inspection activities and administration of airport safe-
ty programs, including those related to airport operating 
certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
Code, $4,399,000,000 to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of 
$3,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2008, notwithstanding sec-
tion 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall 
be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor sys-
tems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other 
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airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk ex-
plosive detection systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, of funds limited under 
this heading, not more than $80,676,000 shall be obli-
gated for administration, not less than $10,000,000 shall 
be available for the airport cooperative research program, 
not less than $18,712,000 shall be for Airport Technology 
Research and $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of 
the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the 
Small Community Air Service Development Program. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, and prior years under sections 
48103 and 48112 of title 49, United States Code, 
$185,500,000 are rescinded. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, airports may transfer without consideration to the 
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument land-
ing systems (along with associated approach lighting 
equipment and runway visual range equipment) which 
conform to FAA design and performance specifications, 
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport- 
aid program, airport development aid program or airport 
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improvement program grant: Provided, That the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, 
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA 
in accordance with agency criteria. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to compensate in excess of 375 technical staff-years under 
the federally funded research and development center con-
tract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development dur-
ing fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds in this Act shall be used 
to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring air-
port sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost building construction, maintenance, 
utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned 
buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air 
navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the pro-
hibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotia-
tions between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve 
agreement on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to 
grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide 
land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facili-
ties. 
SEC. 113. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may reimburse amounts made available to 
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satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 
49 U.S.C. 45303: Provided, That during fiscal year 2008, 
49 U.S.C. 41742(b) shall not apply, and any amount re-
maining in such account at the close of that fiscal year 
may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for 
the subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 114. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the 
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be 
merged with and available for the same purposes of such 
appropriation. 
SEC. 115. (a) Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2006,’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2008,’’. 
(b) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘2008,’’. 
(c) Section 44310 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘March 30, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2008’’. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds appropriated or limited 
by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or 
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, 
New Jersey. 
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FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $384,556,000, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be paid in accordance with law from 
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
Highway Administration for necessary expenses for ad-
ministration and operation. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $40,216,051,359 for Fed-
eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2008: Provided, That within the 
$40,216,051,359 obligation limitation on Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction programs, not 
more than $429,800,000 shall be available for the imple-
mentation or execution of programs for transportation re-
search (chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; sections 
111, 5505, and 5506 of title 49, United States Code; and 
title 5 of Public Law 109–59) for fiscal year 2008: Pro-
vided further, That this limitation on transportation re-
search programs shall not apply to any authority pre-
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viously made available for obligation: Provided further, 
That the funds authorized pursuant to section 110 of title 
23, United States Code, for the motor carrier safety grant 
program, and the obligation limitation associated with 
such funds provided under this heading, shall be trans-
ferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra-
tion: Provided further, That the Secretary may, as author-
ized by section 605(b) of title 23, United States Code, col-
lect and spend fees to cover the costs of services of expert 
firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and 
project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing 
of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the 
costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit 
instruments: Provided further, That such fees are available 
until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further, 
That such amounts are in addition to administrative ex-
penses that are also available for such purpose, and are 
not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation 
on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United 
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, not otherwise provided, including reimbursement for 
sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
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308, $40,955,051,359 or so much thereof as may be avail-
able in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until 
expended. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the unobligated balances of funds apportioned to 
each State under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, $3,000,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That such 
rescission shall be distributed within each State, as de-
fined in section 101 of such title, among all programs for 
which funds are apportioned under such chapter for such 
fiscal year, to the extent sufficient funds remain available 
for obligation, in the ratio that the amount of funds appor-
tioned for each program under such chapter for such fiscal 
year, bears to the amount of funds apportioned for all 
such programs under such chapter for such fiscal year: 
Provided further, That funds set aside under sections 
133(d)(2) and 133(d)(3) of such title shall be treated as 
being apportioned under chapter 1 of such title for the 
purposes of this provision. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
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(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses and programs by section 
104(a) of title 23, United States Code; programs 
funded from the administrative takedown authorized 
by section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on the date before the date of enact-
ment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users); the 
highway use tax evasion program; and the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obliga-
tion limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal 
to the unobligated balance of amounts made avail-
able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways and 
highway safety programs for previous fiscal years 
the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary; 
(3) determine the ratio that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways, less the aggregate of amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears 
to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for Federal-aid highways and 
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highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for 
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (9) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount 
referred to in subsection (b)(10) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this subsection; 
(4)(A) distribute the obligation limitation for 
Federal-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts 
not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for 
sections 1301, 1302, and 1934 of the Safe, Account-
able, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users; sections 117 (but individually 
for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in 
the table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users) and section 144(g) of title 
23, United States Code; and section 14501 of title 
40, United States Code, so that the amount of obli-
gation authority available for each of such sections 
is equal to the amount determined by multiplying 
the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the 
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sums authorized to be appropriated for that section 
for the fiscal year; and 
(B) distribute $2,000,000,000 for section 105 
of title 23, United States Code; 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation provided 
for 
Federal-aid 
highways, 
less 
the 
aggregate 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and amounts distributed under paragraph (4), 
for each of the programs that are allocated by the 
Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Ef-
ficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users and title 23, United States Code (other than 
to programs to which paragraphs (1) and (4) apply), 
by multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph 
(3) by the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for each such program for such fiscal year; and 
(6) distribute the obligation limitation provided 
for 
Federal-aid 
highways, 
less 
the 
aggregate 
amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and amounts distributed under paragraphs (4) 
and (5), for Federal-aid highways and highway safe-
ty construction programs (other than the amounts 
apportioned for the equity bonus program, but only 
to the extent that the amounts apportioned for the 
equity bonus program for the fiscal year are greater 
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than $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian develop-
ment highway system program) that are apportioned 
by the Secretary under the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users and title 23, United States Code, in the 
ratio that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for such programs that are apportioned to each 
State for such fiscal year, bear to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for such programs that are ap-
portioned to all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations: (1) under section 125 of title 23, 
United States Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface 
Transportation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 
9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sub-
sections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Trans-
portation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under subsections 
(b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation 
and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under 
sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 
157 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the 
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day before the date of the enactment of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century; (8) under section 
105 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect for fiscal 
years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal 
to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years; (9) for 
Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation au-
thority was made available under the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws 
for multiple years or to remain available until used, but 
only to the extent that the obligation authority has not 
lapsed or been used; (10) under section 105 of title 23, 
United States Code, but only in an amount equal to 
$639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008; 
and (11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users, to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
with that section were not subject to a limitation on obli-
gations at the time at which the funds were initially made 
available for obligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year, revise a distribu-
tion of the obligation limitation made available under sub-
section (a) if the amount distributed cannot be obligated 
during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts 
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to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to 
those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving 
priority to those States having large unobligated balances 
of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 
23, United States Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obliga-
tion limitation shall apply to transportation research pro-
grams carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, United 
States Code, and title V (research title) of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made 
available for such programs under such limitation shall re-
main available for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be 
in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on 
obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the distribution of obligation limitation 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute 
to the States any funds that— 
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(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highways pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be 
allocated to the States, and will not be available 
for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the im-
position of any obligation limitation for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same ratio as the distribution 
of obligation authority under subsection (a)(6). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under 
paragraph (1) shall be available for any purposes de-
scribed in section 133(b) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obli-
gation limitation distributed for a fiscal year under sub-
section (a)(4) for the provision specified in subsection 
(a)(4) shall— 
(1) remain available until used for obligation of 
funds for that provision; and 
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limita-
tion imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway 
and highway safety construction programs for future 
fiscal years. 
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(g) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT FLEXIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
obligation authority distributed for such fiscal year 
under subsection (a)(4) for each project numbered 1 
through 3676 listed in the table contained in section 
1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users may 
be obligated for any other project in such section in 
the same State. 
(2) RESTORATION.—Obligation authority used 
as described in paragraph (1) shall be restored to 
the original purpose on the date on which obligation 
authority is distributed under this section for the 
next fiscal year following obligation under paragraph 
(1). 
(h) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the dis-
tribution of obligation authority under subsection 
(a)(4)(A) for each of the individual projects numbered 
greater than 3676 listed in the table contained in section 
1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Trans-
portation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
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suant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal- 
aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the 
Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall 
be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways and highway safety construction. 
SEC. 122. Of the unobligated balances made available 
under sections 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106(a), 1106(b), 1107, 
and 1108 of Public Law 102–240, $1,292,287.73 are re-
scinded. 
SEC. 123. Of the unobligated balances made available 
under 
section 
1602 
of 
Public 
Law 
105–178, 
$6,138,880.54 are rescinded. 
SEC. 124. Of the unobligated balances made available 
under section 188(a)(1) of title 23, United States Code, 
as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
Public Law 109–59, and under section 608(a)(1) of such 
title, $162,253,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 125. Of the amounts made available under sec-
tion 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, $43,358,601 
are rescinded. 
SEC. 126. Of the unobligated balances made available 
under title 5 of Public Law 109–59, for the implementa-
tion or execution of programs for transportation research, 
$172,242,964 are rescinded. 
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