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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
transit programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2005
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MICA, Mr. MENENDEZ, 
Mr. HOEKSTRA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. FIL-
NER, Mr. BACHUS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
LATOURETTE, 
Mr. 
TAYLOR
of 
Mississippi, 
Mrs. 
KELLY, 
Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BAKER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. NEY, Mr. 
BLUMENAUER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
HAYES, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. 
PLATTS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. WEINER, Mr. 
BOOZMAN, Ms. CARSON, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
GERLACH, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. 
DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. PORTER, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. SODREL, Ms. SCHWARTZ 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. DENT, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. POE, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. 
MACK, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. FORTUN˜O, Mr. WESTMORELAND, 
and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of programs 
Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations. 
Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling. 
Sec. 1103. Apportionments. 
Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee. 
Sec. 1105. Project approval and oversight. 
Sec. 1106. Temporary traffic control devices. 
Sec. 1107. Revenue aligned budget authority. 
Sec. 1108. Emergency relief. 
Sec. 1109. Surface transportation program. 
Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects. 
Sec. 1111. Appalachian development highway system. 
Sec. 1112. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities. 
Sec. 1113. Interstate maintenance discretionary. 
Sec. 1114. Highway bridge. 
Sec. 1115. Transportation and community and system preservation program. 
Sec. 1116. Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects. 
Sec. 1117. Recreational trails. 
Sec. 1118. Federal lands highways. 
Sec. 1119. Conservation measures. 
Sec. 1120. Pedestrian and cyclist equity. 
Sec. 1121. National commissions. 
Sec. 1122. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
Part V. 
Sec. 1123. Roadway safety. 
Sec. 1124. Equity requirement. 
Subtitle B—Congestion Relief 
Sec. 1201. Motor vehicle congestion relief. 
Sec. 1202. Transportation systems management and operations. 
Sec. 1203. Real-time system management information program. 
Sec. 1204. Expedited national intelligent transportation systems deployment 
program. 
Sec. 1205. Intelligent transportation systems deployment.
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Sec. 1206. Environmental review of activities that support deployment of intel-
ligent transportation systems. 
Sec. 1207. State assumption of responsibilities for certain programs and 
projects. 
Sec. 1208. HOV facilities. 
Sec. 1209. Congestion pricing pilot program. 
Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program eligi-
bility. 
Sec. 1211. Special rules for State assumption of responsibilities. 
Subtitle C—Mobility and Efficiency 
Sec. 1301. National corridor infrastructure improvement program. 
Sec. 1302. Coordinated border infrastructure program. 
Sec. 1303. Freight intermodal connectors. 
Sec. 1304. Projects of national and regional significance. 
Sec. 1305. Dedicated truck lanes. 
Sec. 1306. Truck parking facilities. 
Subtitle D—Highway Safety 
Sec. 1401. Highway safety improvement program. 
Sec. 1402. Worker injury prevention and free flow of vehicular traffic. 
Sec. 1403. High risk rural road safety improvement program. 
Sec. 1404. Transfers of apportionments to safety programs. 
Sec. 1405. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts. 
Sec. 1406. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by intoxi-
cated persons. 
Sec. 1407. Repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated. 
Sec. 1408. Repair or replacement of highway features on National Highway 
System. 
Subtitle E—Construction and Contract Efficiencies 
Sec. 1501. Design–build. 
Sec. 1502. Warranty highway construction project pilot program. 
Sec. 1503. Private investment study. 
Sec. 1504. Highways for LIFE pilot program. 
Subtitle F—Finance 
Sec. 1601. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. 
Sec. 1602. State infrastructure banks. 
Sec. 1603. Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation toll pilot pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1604. Interstate System construction toll pilot program. 
Sec. 1605. Use of excess funds. 
Sec. 1606. Special rules relating to State infrastructure bank program. 
Subtitle G—High Priority Projects 
Sec. 1701. High priority projects program. 
Sec. 1702. Project authorizations. 
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous provisions 
Sec. 1801. Budget justification. 
Sec. 1802. Motorist information.
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Sec. 1803. Motorist information concerning full-service restaurants. 
Sec. 1804. High priority corridors on the National Highway System. 
Sec. 1805. Additions to Appalachian region. 
Sec. 1806. Transportation assets and needs of Delta region. 
Sec. 1807. Toll facilities workplace safety study. 
Sec. 1808. Pavement marking systems demonstration projects. 
Sec. 1809. Work zone safety grants. 
Sec. 1810. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling. 
Sec. 1811. America’s Byways Resource Center. 
Sec. 1812. Technical adjustment. 
Sec. 1813. Road user charge evaluation pilot project. 
Sec. 1814. Thomas P. ‘‘Tip’’ O’Neill, Jr. Tunnel. 
Sec. 1815. Conforming amendment for transportation planning sections. 
Sec. 1816. Distribution of metropolitan planning funds within States. 
Sec. 1817. Treatment of off ramp. 
Sec. 1818. Loan forgiveness. 
Sec. 1819. Lead agency designation. 
Sec. 1820. Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses. 
Sec. 1821. Hubzone program. 
Sec. 1822. Technical amendments to TEA 21 projects. 
Sec. 1823. National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 1824. Transportation conformity. 
Sec. 1825. Eligibility to participate in western Alaska community development 
quota program. 
Sec. 1826. Metropolitan regional freight and passenger transportation study. 
Sec. 1827. Intermodal transportation facility expansion. 
Sec. 1828. Advanced truck stop electrification system. 
Sec. 1829. Technology. 
Sec. 1830. Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle weight re-
strictions. 
Sec. 1831. Motorcyclist Advisory Council. 
Sec. 1832. Sharing of monetary recoveries. 
Sec. 1833. Eligibility under CMAQ. 
Sec. 1834. Special rule for fiscal year 2004. 
TITLE II—HIGHWAY SAFETY 
Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2002. Occupant protection incentive grants. 
Sec. 2003. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures. 
Sec. 2004. State traffic safety information system improvements. 
Sec. 2005. High visibility enforcement program. 
Sec. 2006. Motorcycle crash causation study. 
Sec. 2007. Child safety and child booster seat incentive grants. 
Sec. 2008. Motorcyclist safety. 
Sec. 2009. Driver fatigue. 
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations for highway safety research and de-
velopment. 
Sec. 2011. Safety data. 
TITLE III—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 3001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code. 
Sec. 3002. Policies, findings, and purposes. 
Sec. 3003. Definitions. 
Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning.
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Sec. 3005. Statewide planning. 
Sec. 3006. Planning programs. 
Sec. 3007. Private enterprise participation. 
Sec. 3008. Urbanized area formula grants. 
Sec. 3009. Clean fuels formula grant program. 
Sec. 3010. Capital investment grants. 
Sec. 3011. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and individ-
uals with disabilities. 
Sec. 3012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas. 
Sec. 3013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment projects. 
Sec. 3014. Cooperative research program. 
Sec. 3015. National research and technology programs. 
Sec. 3016. National Transit Institute. 
Sec. 3017. Job access and reverse commute formula grants. 
Sec. 3018. New Freedom program. 
Sec. 3019. Bus testing facility. 
Sec. 3020. Bicycle facilities. 
Sec. 3021. Transit in the parks pilot program. 
Sec. 3022. Human resource programs. 
Sec. 3023. General provisions on assistance. 
Sec. 3024. Special provisions for capital projects. 
Sec. 3025. Contract requirements. 
Sec. 3026. Project management oversight and review. 
Sec. 3027. Investigations of safety and hazards. 
Sec. 3028. State safety oversight. 
Sec. 3029. Controlled substances and alcohol misuse testing. 
Sec. 3030. Employee protective arrangements. 
Sec. 3031. Administrative procedures. 
Sec. 3032. National transit database. 
Sec. 3033. Apportionments based on fixed guideway factors. 
Sec. 3034. Authorizations. 
Sec. 3035. Over-the-road bus accessibility program. 
Sec. 3036. Updated terminology. 
Sec. 3037. Project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital projects. 
Sec. 3038. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities. 
Sec. 3039. National fuel cell bus technology development program. 
Sec. 3040. High-intensity small-urbanized area formula grant program. 
Sec. 3041. Allocations for national research and technology programs. 
Sec. 3042. Relationship to other laws. 
Sec. 3043. Cooperative procurement. 
Sec. 3044. Obligation ceiling. 
Sec. 3045. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
Part V. 
Sec. 3046. Special rule for fiscal year 2004. 
TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY 
Subtitle A—Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety 
Sec. 4101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4102. Motor carrier safety grants. 
Sec. 4103. Border enforcement grants. 
Sec. 4104. Commercial driver’s license improvements. 
Sec. 4105. Hobbs Act. 
Sec. 4106. Penalty for denial of access to records. 
Sec. 4107. Medical Review Board.