In the Senate of the United States, 
April 17, 2008. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1195) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other 
purposes.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—HIGHWAY PROVISIONS 
Sec. 101. Surface transportation technical corrections. 
Sec. 102. MAGLEV. 
Sec. 103. Projects of national and regional significance and national corridor in-
frastructure improvement projects. 
Sec. 104. Idling reduction facilities. 
Sec. 105. Project authorizations. 
Sec. 106. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program. 
Sec. 107. Correction of Interstate and National Highway System designations. 
Sec. 108. Budget justification; buy America. 
Sec. 109. Transportation improvements.
Sec. 110. I–95/Contee Road interchange design. 
Sec. 111. Highway research funding. 
Sec. 112. Rescission. 
Sec. 113. TEA–21 technical corrections. 
Sec. 114. High priority corridor and innovative project technical corrections. 
Sec. 115. Definition of repeat intoxicated driver law. 
Sec. 116. Research technical correction. 
Sec. 117. Buy America waiver notification and annual reports. 
Sec. 118. Efficient use of existing highway capacity. 
Sec. 119. Future interstate designation. 
Sec. 120. Project flexibility. 
Sec. 121. Effective date. 
TITLE II—TRANSIT PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Transit technical corrections. 
TITLE III—OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Technical amendments relating to motor carrier safety. 
Sec. 302. Technical amendments relating to hazardous materials transportation. 
Sec. 303. Highway safety. 
Sec. 304. Correction of study requirement regarding on-scene motor vehicle colli-
sion causation. 
Sec. 305. Motor carrier transportation registration. 
Sec. 306. Applicability of Fair Labor Standards Act requirements and limitation 
on liability. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Conveyance of GSA Fleet Management Center to Alaska Railroad Cor-
poration. 
Sec. 402. Conveyance of retained interest in St. Joseph Memorial Hall. 
TITLE V—OTHER PROVISIONS 
Sec. 501. De Soto County, Mississippi. 
Sec. 502. Department of Justice review.
TITLE I—HIGHWAY PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL CORREC-
TIONS. 
(a) CORRECTION OF INTERNAL REFERENCES IN DIS-
ADVANTAGED
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES.—Paragraphs 
(3)(A) and (5) of section 1101(b) of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (119 Stat. 1156) are amended by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(b) CORRECTION OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION 
AUTHORITY.—Section 1102(c)(5) of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users (119 Stat. 1158) is amended by striking ‘‘among the 
States’’. 
(c) CORRECTION OF FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—
Section 1119 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
1190) is amended by striking subsection (m) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(m) FOREST HIGHWAYS.—Of the amounts made 
available for public lands highways under section 1101—
‘‘(1) not more than $20,000,000 for each fiscal 
year may be used for the maintenance of forest high-
ways; 
‘‘(2) not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal 
year may be used for signage identifying public hunt-
ing and fishing access; and 
‘‘(3) not more than $10,000,000 for each fiscal 
year shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
pay the costs of facilitating the passage of aquatic 
species beneath forest roads (as defined in section 
101(a) of title 23, United States Code), including the
costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, and re-
moving culverts and bridges, as appropriate.’’. 
(d) CORRECTION OF DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL COR-
RIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.—Item 
number 1 of the table contained in section 1302(e) of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq-
uity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended 
in the State column by inserting ‘‘LA,’’ after ‘‘TX,’’. 
(e) CORRECTION OF HIGH PRIORITY DESIGNATIONS.—
(1) KENTUCKY HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR DES-
IGNATION.—Section 1105(c)(18)(E) of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2032; 112 Stat. 189; 115 Stat. 872) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, follow Interstate Route 24 to the Wendell H. Ford 
Western Kentucky Parkway, then utilize the existing 
Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway and Ed-
ward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway to Hender-
son’’. 
(2) INTERSTATE ROUTE 376 HIGH PRIORITY DES-
IGNATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(c)(79) of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 119 Stat.
1213) is amended by striking ‘‘and on United 
States Route 422’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1105(e)(5)(B)(i)(I) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2033; 119 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking 
‘‘and United States Route 422’’. 
(f) CORRECTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE SEC-
TION.—Section 1602(d)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users (119 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking ‘‘through 189 
as sections 601 through 609, respectively’’ and inserting 
‘‘through 190 as sections 601 through 610, respectively’’. 
(g) CORRECTION OF PROJECT FEDERAL SHARE.—Sec-
tion 1964(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
1519) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘only for the States of Alaska, 
Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and South 
Dakota,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 120(b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 120’’. 
(h) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
AND 
OPERATIONS DEFINED.—Section 101(a) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(39) TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 
AND OPERATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘transpor-
tation systems management and operations’ 
means an integrated program to optimize the 
performance of existing infrastructure through 
the implementation of multimodal and inter-
modal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and 
projects designed to preserve capacity and im-
prove security, safety, and reliability of the 
transportation system. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘transpor-
tation systems management and operations’ in-
cludes—
‘‘(i) regional operations collaboration 
and coordination activities between trans-
portation and public safety agencies; and 
‘‘(ii) improvements to the transpor-
tation system, such as traffic detection and 
surveillance, arterial management, freeway 
management, demand management, work 
zone management, emergency management, 
electronic toll collection, automated enforce-
ment, traffic incident management, road-
way weather management, traveler infor-
mation services, commercial vehicle oper-
ations, traffic control, freight management, 
and coordination of highway, rail, transit, 
bicycle, and pedestrian operations.’’. 
(i) CORRECTION OF REFERENCE IN APPORTIONMENT 
OF HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS.—
Effective October 1, 2007, section 104(b)(5)(A)(iii) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Fed-
eral-aid system’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral-aid highways’’. 
(j) CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT TO ADVANCE CON-
STRUCTION.—Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(c). 
(k) CORRECTION OF HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS.—Sec-
tion 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating the second subsection (c) 
(relating to Federal share) as subsection (d); 
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘(112 
Stat. 257)’’ after ‘‘21st Century’’; and 
(4) in subsection (a)(2)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘SAFETEA–LU’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(119 Stat. 1256)’’. 
(l) CORRECTION OF TRANSFER OF UNUSED PROTEC-
TIVE-DEVICE FUNDS TO OTHER HIGHWAY SAFETY IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.—Section 130(e)(2) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘pur-
poses under this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘highway safety 
improvement program purposes’’. 
(m) CORRECTION OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 144 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the section heading by striking ‘‘re-
placement and rehabilitation’’; 
(B) in subsections (b), (c)(1), and (e) by 
striking ‘‘Federal-aid system’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Federal-aid highway’’; 
(C) in subsections (c)(2) and (o) by striking 
‘‘the Federal-aid system’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Federal-aid highways’’; 
(D) in the heading to paragraph (4) of sub-
section (d) by inserting ‘‘SYSTEMATIC’’ before 
‘‘PREVENTIVE’’;
(E) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘off-system 
bridges’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘bridges not on Federal-aid highways’’; 
(F) by striking subsection (f); 
(G) by redesignating subsections (g) through 
(s) as subsections (f) through (r), respectively; 
(H) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi) of subsection 
(f) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G) of this 
paragraph) by inserting ‘‘and the removal of the 
Missisquoi Bay causeway’’ after ‘‘Bridge’’; 
(I) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as re-
designated by subparagraph (G) of this para-
graph) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘BRIDGES NOT ON FEDERAL-AID HIGH-
WAYS’’; 
(J) in subsection (m) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by striking 
the subsection heading and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM 
FOR BRIDGES NOT
ON FEDERAL-AID HIGH-
WAYS’’; and 
(K) in subsection (n)(4)(B) (as redesignated 
by subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by 
striking ‘‘State highway agency’’ and inserting 
‘‘State transportation department’’.
(2) SPECIAL CONDITIONS.—Section 1114 of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 
119 Stat. 1172) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(h) SPECIAL CONDITIONS.—Any unobligated or unex-
pended funds remaining on completion of the project car-
ried out under section 144(f)(1)(A)(vi) of title 23, United 
States Code, shall be made available to carry out the project 
described in section 144(f)(1)(A)(vii) of that title after the 
date on which the Vermont Agency of Transportation cer-
tifies to the Federal Highway Administration the final de-
termination of the agency regarding the removal of the 
Missisquoi Bay causeway.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) 
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING.—Section 
104(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘replacement and rehabili-
tation’’. 
(B) EQUITY BONUS PROGRAM.—Subsections 
(a)(2)(C) and (b)(2)(C) of section 105 of such 
title are amended by striking ‘‘replacement and 
rehabilitation’’ each place it appears. 
(C) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 1 
of such title is amended in the item relating to
section 144 by striking ‘‘replacement and reha-
bilitation’’. 
(n) METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.—
Section 134 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (f)(3)(C)(ii) by striking sub-
clause (II) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) FUNDING.—For fiscal year 
2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, in 
addition to other funds made available 
to the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion for the Lake Tahoe region under 
this title and chapter 53 of title 49, 
prior to any allocation under section 
202 of this title and notwithstanding 
the allocation provisions of section 202, 
the Secretary shall set aside 1⁄2 of 1 
percent of all funds authorized to be 
appropriated for such fiscal year to 
carry out section 204 and shall make 
such funds available to the metropoli-
tan planning organization for the Lake 
Tahoe region to carry out the transpor-
tation planning process, environmental 
reviews, preliminary engineering, and 
design to complete environmental docu-
mentation for transportation projects 
for the Lake Tahoe region under the 
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact as 
consented to in Public Law 96–551 (94 
Stat. 3233) and this paragraph.’’; 
(2) in subsection (j)(3)(D) by inserting ‘‘or the 
identified phase’’ after ‘‘the project’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(3) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ‘‘a metropoli-
tan planning area serving’’. 
(o) CORRECTION OF NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PRO-
GRAM COVERAGE.—Section 162 of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘a Na-
tional Scenic Byway under subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a National Scenic Byway, an All-Amer-
ican Road, or one of America’s Byways under para-
graph (1)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘or All-Amer-
ican Road’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘All-
American Road, or one of America’s Byways’’. 
(p) CORRECTION
OF REFERENCE
IN TOLL PROVI-
SION.—Section 166(b)(5)(C) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (4)’’.
(q) CORRECTION OF RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM 
APPORTIONMENT EXCEPTIONS.—Section 206(d)(3)(A) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(B), 
(C), and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) and (C)’’. 
(r) CORRECTION
OF INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE.—
Section 601(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘bbb minus, BBB (low),’’ after ‘‘Baa3,’’. 
(s) CORRECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS TYPOGRAPHICAL 
ERRORS.—
(1) Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexi-
ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users (119 Stat. 1226) is amended by redesig-
nating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and 
(d), respectively. 
(2) Section 1404(e) of such Act (119 Stat. 1229) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘tribal,’’ after ‘‘local,’’. 
(3) Section 10211(b)(2) of such Act (119 Stat. 
1937) is amended by striking ‘‘plan administer’’ and 
inserting ‘‘plan and administer’’. 
(4) Section 10212(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 
1937) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘equity bonus,’’ after 
‘‘minimum guarantee,’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘freight intermodal connec-
tors’’ and inserting ‘‘railway-highway cross-
ings’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘high risk rural road,’’; and 
(D) by inserting after ‘‘highway safety im-
provement programs’’ the following: ‘‘(and sepa-
rately the set aside for the high risk rural road 
program)’’. 
SEC. 102. MAGLEV. 
(a) FUNDING.—Section 1101(a)(18) of the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1155) is amended by striking 
‘‘Act—’’ and all that follows through the end of the para-
graph and inserting ‘‘Act, $45,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2008 and 2009.’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 1307 of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1217) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under 
section 1101(a)(18) shall be available for obligation in the 
same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the funds 
shall not be transferable and shall remain available until