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of Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that shall be
in compliance within 90 days following the day of issuance
of a final decision on Reno vs. Condon by the United States
Supreme Court if the State legislature is in session, or within
90 days of the next convening of the State legislature following
the issuance of such final decision if the State legislature is
not in session.
SEC. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, within
the funds provided in this Act for the Federal Highway Administra-
tion and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
$10,000,000 may be made available for completion of the National
Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS): Provided, That such funds
shall be subject to reprogramming guidelines.
SEC. 352. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
1107(b) of Public Law 102–240 is amended by striking ‘‘Construction
of a replacement bridge at Watervale Bridge #63, Harford County,
MD’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘For improvements to Bottom
Road Bridge, Vinegar Hill Road Bridge and Southampton Road
Bridge, Harford County, MD’’.
SEC. 353. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following
findings:
(1) The survival of American culture is dependent upon
the survival of the sacred institution of marriage.
(2) The decennial census is required by section 2 of article
1 of the Constitution of the United States, and has been con-
ducted in every decade since 1790.
(3) The decennial census has included marital status among
the information sought from every American household since
1880.
(4) The 2000 decennial census will mark the first decennial
census since 1880 in which marital status will not be a question
included on the census questionnaire distributed to the majority
of American households.
(5) The United States Census Bureau has removed marital
status from the short form census questionnaire to be distrib-
uted to the majority of American households in the 2000 decen-
nial census and placed that category of information on the
long form census questionnaire to be distributed only to a
sample of the population in that decennial census.
(6) Every year more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal
funds are allocated based on the data collected by the Census
Bureau.
(7) Recorded data on marital status provides a basic founda-
tion for the development of Federal policy.
(8) Census data showing an exact account of the numbers
of persons who are married, single, or divorced provides critical
information which serves as an indicator on the prevalence
of marriage in society.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that
the United States Census Bureau—
(1) has wrongfully decided not to include marital status
on the census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority
of Americans for the 2000 decennial census; and
(2) should include marital status on the short form census
questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American
households for the 2000 decennial census.
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SEC. 354. It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary
should expeditiously amend title 14, chapter II, part 250, Code
of Federal Regulations, so as to double the applicable penalties
for involuntary denied boardings and allow those passengers that
are involuntarily denied boarding the option of obtaining a prompt
cash refund for the full value of their airline ticket.
SEC. 355. Section 656(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act of 1997 is repealed.
SEC. 356. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
amount made available pursuant to Public Law 105–277 for the
Pittsburgh North Shore central business district transit options
MIS project may be used to fund any aspect of preliminary
engineering, costs associated with an environmental impact state-
ment, or a major investment study for that project.
SEC. 357. (a) Notwithstanding the January 4, 1977, decision
of the Secretary of Transportation that approved construction of
Interstate Highway 66 between the Capital Beltway and Rosslyn,
Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, in accordance with existing
Federal and State law, shall hereafter have authority for operation,
maintenance, and construction of Interstate Route 66 between
Rosslyn and the Capital Beltway, except as noted in paragraph
(b).
(b) The conditions in the Secretary’s January 4, 1997 decision,
that exclude heavy duty trucks and permit use by vehicles bound
to or from Washington Dulles International Airport in the peak
direction during peak hours, shall remain in effect.
SEC. 358. NOISE BARRIERS, GEORGIA. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall approve
the use of funds apportioned under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section
104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for construction of Type
II noise barriers at the locations identified in section 1215(h) and
items 540 and 967 of the table contained in section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 211,
292), and at the following locations: On the east side of I–285
extending from Northlake Parkway to Chamblee Tucker Road in
Dekalb County, Georgia; and on the east side of I–185 between
Macon Road and Airport Thruway.
SEC. 359. Item 44 of the table contained in section 1602 of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
258) is amended by striking ‘‘Saratoga’’ and inserting ‘‘North Creek’’.
SEC. 360. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry
boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B)
may be used to construct new vessels and facilities or to improve
existing vessels and facilities, including both the passenger and
vehicle-related elements of such vessels and facilities, and for repair
facilities.
SEC. 361. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS. (a) PROJECT AUTHORIZA-
TIONS.—The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 257–323) is amended—
(1) in item 174 by striking ‘‘5.375’’ and inserting ‘‘5.25’’;
(2) in item 478 by striking ‘‘2.375’’ and inserting ‘‘2.25’’;
(3) in item 948 by striking ‘‘5.375’’ and inserting ‘‘5.25’’;
(4) in item 1008 by striking ‘‘3.875’’ and inserting ‘‘3.75’’;
(5) in item 1210 by striking ‘‘6.875’’ and inserting ‘‘6.75’’;
(6) by striking item 1289 and inserting the following:
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‘‘1289.
Arkansas ...............
Improve Highway 167 from Fordyce,
Arkansas, to Saline County line .........
1.0’’;
(7) in item 1319 by striking ‘‘0.875’’ and inserting ‘‘0.75’’;
(8) in item 1420—
(A) by inserting ‘‘and development’’ after ‘‘Conduct
planning’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘0.875’’ and inserting ‘‘0.75’’; and
(9) by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘1851.
Arkansas ...............
Construction of and improvements to
highway projects in the corridor des-
ignated by section 1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of
the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 ...............
5.25’’.
(b) HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.—Section 1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (112 Stat.
190) is amended by striking ‘‘in the vicinity of’’ and inserting
‘‘east of Wilmar, Arkansas, and west of’’.
SEC. 362. Section 3030(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(D) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania intermodal facility.’’.
SEC. 363. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 373–375) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(71) Dane County Corridor—East-West Madison Metropolitan
Area.’’.
SEC. 364. Notwithstanding the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
5309(e)(6), funds appropriated under this Act for the Douglas
Branch project may be used for any purpose except construction:
Provided, That in evaluating the Douglas Branch project under
5309(e), the Federal Transit Administration shall use a ‘‘no-build’’
alternative that assumes the current Douglas Branch has been
closed due to poor condition, and a ‘‘TSM’’ alternative which
assumes the Douglas Branch has been closed due to poor condition
and enhanced bus service is provided.
SEC. 365. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’)
shall make a grant for the purpose of conducting a study for
the following purposes:
(1) To develop and evaluate methods for calculating reduc-
tions in emissions of precursors of ground level ozone that
are achieved within a geographic area as a result of reduced
vehicle-miles-traveled in the geographic area.
(2) To develop a design for the following proposal for a
pilot program:
(A) For the purpose of reducing such emissions,
employers electing to participate in the pilot program would
authorize and encourage telecommuting by their employees.
Pursuant to methods developed and evaluated under para-
graph (1), credits would be issued to the participating
employers reflecting the amount of reductions in such emis-
sions achieved through reduced vehicle-miles-traveled by
their telecommuting employees.
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(B) For purposes of compliance with the Clean Air
Act, entities that are regulated under such Act with respect
to such emissions would obtain the credits through a
commercial trading and exchange forum (established for
such purpose) and through direct trades and exchanges
with participating employers and other persons who hold
the credits.
(3) To determine whether, if the proposed pilot program
were to be carried out, the program—
(A) could provide significant incentives for increasing
the use of telecommuting, thereby reducing vehicle-miles-
traveled and improving air quality; and
(B) could have positive effects on national, State, and
local transportation and infrastructure policies, and on
energy conservation and consumption.
(b) The Administrator shall ensure that the design developed
under subsection (a)(2) includes recommendations for carrying out
the proposed pilot program described in such subsection in each
of the following geographic areas (which recommendations for an
area shall be developed in consultation with State and local govern-
ments and business leaders and organizations in the designated
areas): (1) The greater metropolitan region of the District of
Columbia (including areas in the State of Maryland and the
Commonwealth of Virginia). (2) The greater metropolitan region
of Los Angeles, in the State of California. (3) The greater metropoli-
tan region of Philadelphia, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(including areas in the State of New Jersey). (4) Two additional
areas to be selected by the grantee under subsection (a), after
consultation with the Administrator (or the designee of the Adminis-
trator).
(c) The grant under subsection (a) shall be made to the National
Environmental Policy Institute (a nonprofit private entity incor-
porated under the laws of and located in the District of Columbia).
The grant may not be made in an amount exceeding $500,000.
(d) The Administrator shall make the grant under subsection
(a) not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act. The Administrator shall require that, not later than 180
days after receiving the first payment under the grant, the grantee
under subsection (a) complete the study under such subsection
and submit to the Administrator a report describing the methods
developed and evaluated under paragraph (1) of such subsection,
and containing the design required in paragraph (2) of such sub-
section and the determinations required in paragraph (3) of such
subsection.
(e) The Administrator shall carry out this section (including
subsection (b)(3)) in collaboration with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation and the Secretary of Energy.
(f ) To carry out this section, $500,000 is hereby appropriated
to the Department of Transportation, ‘‘Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Policy’’, to be transferred to and administered by the
Environmental Protection Agency, to be available until expended.
SEC. 366. Notwithstanding the Federal Airport Act (as in effect
on April 3, 1956) or sections 47125 and 47153 of title 49, United
States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
Transportation may waive any term contained in the deed of convey-
ance dated April 3, 1956, by which the United States conveyed
lands to the City of Safford, Arizona, for use by the city for airport
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purposes: Provided, That no waiver may be made under subsection
(a) if the waiver would result in the closure of an airport.
SEC. 367. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make
a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than three full
business days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent,
or full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is
announced by the department or its modal administrations from:
(1) any discretionary grant program of the Federal Highway
Administration other than the emergency relief program; (2) the
airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion; or (3) any program of the Federal Transit Administration
other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization
programs: Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that
are not available for obligation.
SEC. 368. Funds provided in the Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts for fiscal years 1998
and 1999 for an intermodal facility in Eureka, California, shall
be available for the expansion and rehabilitation of a bus mainte-
nance facility in Humboldt County, California.
SEC. 369. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
previously expended by the City of Moorhead and Moorhead Town-
ship on studies related to the 34th Street Corridor Project in Moor-
head, Minnesota, shall be considered as the non-Federal match
for obligation of funds available under section 1602, item 1404
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended,
associated with a study of alternatives to rail relocation.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.