I
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3775
To authorize funds for construction of highways, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 10, 1996
Mr. DELAY (for himself, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. MICA, Mr.
MYERS of Indiana, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. BUYER, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. JOHNSTON of
Florida, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BEREUTER,
Mr. WARD, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. TAYLOR of North Caro-
lina, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. JACOBS, Ms. BROWN of Florida,
Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. PETE GEREN of
Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. FROST, Mr. BATEMAN,
Mr. SISISKY, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, Mr.
MORAN, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. BENTSEN, and Mr. STUMP) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize funds for construction of highways, and for
other purposes.
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
‘‘ISTEA Integrity Restoration Act’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
Sec. 4. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 5. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6. National Highway System.
Sec. 7. Interstate maintenance activities.
Sec. 8. Streamlined surface transportation program.
Sec. 9. Population determinations.
Sec. 10. Highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation activities.
Sec. 11. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement activities.
Sec. 12. Apportionment adjustment program.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion of law, the reference shall be considered to be made
to a section or other provision of title 23, United States
Code.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall apply only to fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1997.
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act
shall be construed as affecting funds made available for
a fiscal year ending before October 1, 1997.
SEC. 4. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Congress finds and declares the following:
(1) The National Highway System is the foun-
dation for the Nation’s unified, connected transpor-
tation system. National policy for the National
Highway System should be broadly focused, consid-
ering all vital economic and mobility resources.
(2) The national policy will direct our common
resources toward preservation and management of
our present transportation infrastructure. National
surface transportation policy should be directed to-
ward maintaining a safe, mobile, and economically
competitive transportation system for the Nation.
(3) While the National Highway System links
the Nation for enhanced economic and social mobil-
ity, the surface transportation needs of each State
and region differ greatly. The surface transportation
program should focus on the fundamental needs of
the Nation’s transportation network, while refrain-
ing from prescribing the form of that network for all
parts of the country.
(4) The national surface transportation policy
must provide sufficient flexibility for States and lo-
calities to respond to diverse local needs.
(5) National funding for surface transportation
should be based on current, reasonable, and appro-
priate revenue distribution formulas. Appropriate
and adequate funding will enhance the ability of all
States to meet common goals in safety, mobility, and
economic development.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
For the purpose of carrying out title 23, United
States Code, the following sums are authorized to be ap-
propriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account):
(1) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—For the Na-
tional Highway System $8,626,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998, $8,740,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$8,906,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000,
$9,077,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
and
$9,249,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(2) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM.—
For 
the 
surface 
transportation 
program
$12,938,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1998,
$13,109,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
1999,
$13,358,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000,
$13,615,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
and
$13,873,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(3) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY PROGRAM.—
(A) INDIAN
RESERVATION
ROADS.—For
Indian reservation roads $197,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1998, $202,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$214,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
and
$220,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—For pub-
lic lands highways $177,000,000 for fiscal year
1998, $182,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$187,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000,
$192,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
and
$198,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(C) PARKWAYS
AND
PARK
HIGHWAYS.—
For parkways and park highways $86,000,000
for fiscal year 1998, $89,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$94,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2001, 
and
$97,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 6. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM DEFINED.—Section
101(a) is amended by striking the undesignated
paragraph relating to the term ‘‘Federal-aid system’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘The term ‘Federal-aid system’ means the National
Highway System.’’.
(2) NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DEFINED.—
Section 101(a) is amended by striking the undesig-
(4) 
HIGHWAY
FUNDS
DEFINED.—Section
101(a) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘The term ‘highway funds’ means, with respect to
any fiscal year, the funds apportioned to a State for such
fiscal year, and the funds allocated to a State for the pre-
ceding fiscal year, for Federal-aid highway and highway
safety construction (other than funds made available for
the Federal lands highway program and for emergency re-
lief).’’.
(b) PROGRAM
SPECIFICATIONS.—Section 103 is
amended—
(1) by striking the section designation and
heading and inserting the following:
‘‘§ 103. National Highway System’’;
(2) by striking subsections (a), (f), (g), and (h);
and
(3) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(f).
(c) APPORTIONMENTS.—Section 104(b) is amended
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) NATIONAL
HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.—For the
National Highway System, 1 percent to the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the re-
maining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
‘‘(A) For States with an average popu-
lation density of 20 persons per square mile or
fewer, and for States with a population of
1,500,000 or fewer and with a land area of
10,000 square miles or less, either a percentage
share of apportionments equal to the percent-
age listed for such State in section 157(d) of
this title or a share determined under subpara-
graph (B), whichever is greater.
‘‘(B) For all other States, a share of the
apportionments remaining determined according
to the following formula:
‘‘(i) One-ninth in the ratio which total
rural lane miles in each State bears to
those of all States of average population
density greater than 20 persons per square
mile and all States with populations of
more than 1,500,000 and land area of
more than 10,000 square miles.
‘‘(ii) One-ninth in the ratio which
total rural vehicle miles traveled in each
State bears to those of all States described
in clause (i).
‘‘(iii) Two-ninths in the ratio which
total urban lane miles in each State bears
to those of all States described in clause
(i).
‘‘(iv) Two-ninths in the ratio which
total urban vehicle miles traveled in each
State bears to those of all States described
in clause (i).
‘‘(v) Three-ninths in the ratio which
total diesel fuel purchased in each State
bears to that consumed in all States de-
scribed in clause (i).’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 103 and inserting the following:
‘‘103. National Highway System.’’.
SEC. 7. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
(a) ELIMINATION
OF APPORTIONMENTS.—Section
104(b)(5)(B) is repealed.
(b) FUNDING
OF
ACTIVITIES.—Section 119 is
amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘activities’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘sections 103 and 139(c)
of this title and routes on the Interstate System
designated before the date of enactment of this
sentence under section 139 (a) and (b) of’’;
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Sums used for these ac-
tivities shall be out of the funds apportioned in
accordance 
with 
sections 
104(b)(1) 
and
104(b)(3) of this title.’’;
(3) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘If a State
fails to certify’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end of the subsection;
(4) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
(5) by striking subsections (f) and (g).
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 119 and inserting the following:
‘‘119. Interstate maintenance activities.’’.
SEC. 8. STREAMLINED SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 133 is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(12) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUAL-
ITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In areas of a State
which are nonattainment for ozone or carbon mon-
oxide, or for PM–10 resulting from transportation
activities, or for any combination of these sub-
stances, the State may obligate such funds for any
congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
project or program without regard to any limitation
of the Department of Transportation relating to the
type of ambient air quality standard such project or
program addresses.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsections (b) (3) and
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b)(3), (b)(4),
(b)(8), and (b)(12)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘unless such roads are on
a Federal-aid highway system on January 1,
1991, and’’;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (1) and (2), respectively;
(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—
(i) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(A) GENERAL RULE.—Except as provided
by subparagraph (C), a State shall obligate in
a fiscal year in areas of the State with an ur-
banized area population of over 200,000 an