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210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is
outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee com-
mitments shall be made during fiscal year 1994: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all
amounts realized from the sale of notes or securities sold
under authority of this section shall be considered as cur-
rent year domestic discretionary outlay offsets and not as
‘‘asset sales’’ or ‘‘loan prepayments’’ as defined by section
257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That
any underwriting fees and related expenses shall be de-
rived solely from the proceeds of the sales.
NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levita-
tion Prototype Development program as defined in sub-
sections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
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HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation
program 
as 
defined 
in 
subsections 
1036(c) 
and
1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, $4,000,000, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs the obligations for which are in excess of
$3,500,000 for the ‘‘High-Speed Ground Transportation’’
program.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by the Fed-
eral Transit Act and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection
with these activities, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$19,569,000: Provided, That no more than $37,731,000
of budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of sections 9, 16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act,
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to remain available until expended, $1,324,916,000: Pro-
vided, That no more than $2,404,867,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided under this head for for-
mula grants no more than $752,278,000 may be used for
operating assistance under section 9(k)(2) of the Federal
Transit Act.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation
centers as authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal
Transit Act, to remain available until expended,
$3,238,000: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and re-
search as authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit
Act, to remain available until expended, $37,000,000: Pro-
vided, That no more than $76,125,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
training.
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TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 21(a) of the Federal Transit Act, $1,140,000,000,
to remain available until expended and to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That $18,162,000
shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s
administrative expenses account: Provided further, That
$1,079,951,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit
Administration’s formula grants account: Provided fur-
ther, That $2,762,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Tran-
sit Administration’s university transportation centers ac-
count: Provided further, That $39,125,000 shall be paid
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s transit
planning and research account.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
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 $1,707,425,000 in fiscal
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year 1994 for grants under the contract authority in sec-
tion 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act: Provided, That not-
withstanding any provision of law, there shall be available
for fixed guideway modernization, $760,060,000; there
shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and
purchase of buses and related equipment and the con-
struction of bus-related facilities, $354,315,000; and there
shall be available for new fixed guideway systems,
$593,050,000, as follows—
$10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for
the South Boston Piers Transitway Project;
$55,000,000 for the Chicago Central Area
Circulator Project;
$1,600,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Cor-
ridor Project;
$60,000,000 for the Dallas South Oak Cliff
LRT Project;
$40,500,000 for the Houston Regional Bus
Plan Program of Projects;
$2,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the
Kansas City South Corridor LRT Project;
$163,050,000 for the Los Angeles Metro Rail
MOS–2 and MOS–3 Projects;
$2,400,000 for alternatives analysis only for the
New Orleans Canal Street Corridor Project;
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$1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Commuter
Rail Project;
$13,000,000 for design only for the Orange
County Transitway System Project;
$50,000,000 
for 
the 
Pittsburgh 
Busway
Projects;
$70,000,000 for the Portland Westside LRT
Project;
$1,500,000 for the Sacramento LRT Extension
Project;
$2,000,000 for preliminary engineering only for
the Salt Lake City South LRT Project;
$19,600,000 for the St. Louis METRO Link
LRT to Airport Project;
$10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Com-
muter Rail Project;
$3,200,000 for preliminary engineering only for
the Twin Cities Central Corridor Project;
$10,000,000 for the Wisconsin Central Com-
muter Line Project; and
$78,200,000 which shall be allocated at the dis-
cretion of the Secretary of Transportation: Provided
further, That Public Law 102–388 is amended under
Federal 
Transit 
Administration, 
‘‘Discretionary
grants’’ by deleting ‘‘not less than $76,500,000 for
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the Honolulu Rapid Transit Starter Line of
Projects;’’: Provided further, That of the funds af-
fected by the preceding proviso, $26,500,000 shall
be for the South Boston Piers Transitway and
$50,000,000 shall be allocated at the discretion of
the Secretary.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
section 21 (b) of the Federal Transit Act, administered
by the Federal Transit Administration, $1,000,000,000,
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain
available until expended.
INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANTS—TRANSIT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4) related to transit projects,
$45,000,000, to remain available until expended.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the
Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and mainte-
nance of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway op-
erated and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway De-
velopment Corporation, $10,901,000, to be derived from
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public
Law 99–662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Hazardous Materials Safety and for expenses for conduct-
ing research and development, $12,320,000, of which
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$1,334,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected under sec-
tion 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transpor-
tation Act (49 U.S.C. App. § 1805(c)(11)) shall be depos-
ited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting re-
ceipts: Provided further, That there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received from States, counties, mu-
nicipalities, other public authorities, and private sources
for expenses incurred for training, and for reports publica-
tion and dissemination.
AVIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Aviation Information Management, $2,533,000: Provided,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for
training, for reports publication and dissemination, and
for aviation information management: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there
may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000
in funds received from user fees established to support the
electronic tariff filing system: Provided further, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
user fees established to defray the costs of obtaining, pre-
paring, and publishing in automatic data processing tape
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format the United States International Air Travel Statis-
tics data base published by the Department.
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Emergency Transportation and for expenses for conduct-
ing research and development, $915,000: Provided, That
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train-
ing, and for reports publication and dissemination.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Research and Technology and for expenses for conducting
research and development, $1,863,000, of which $585,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for train-
ing, and for reports publication and dissemination.
PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
Program and Administrative Support, $6,160,000, of
which $180,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund: 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 for training, and for reports publication
and dissemination: Provided further, That no employees
other than those compensated under this appropriation
shall serve in the Office of the Administrator, the Office
of Policy and Programs, the Office of Management and
Administration, and the Office of the Chief Counsel.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of
the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by section 5 of
the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Haz-
ardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and to dis-
charge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pol-
lution Act of 1990, $19,479,000; of which $2,449,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund,
to remain available until expended; and of which
$17,030,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until
expended.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out section
117A(i)(3)(B) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act, as amended, $400,000 to be derived from the Emer-
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gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not more than $10,350,000 shall
be made available for obligation in fiscal year 1994 for
amounts made available by section 117A(h)(6)(B) and
(i)(1), (2) and (4) and section 118 of the Hazardous Mate-
rials Transportation Act, as amended: Provided further,
That such amounts shall only be available to the Secretary
of Transportation.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $39,000,000: Provided,
That not more than $1,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able under this head shall be available for implementation
of Public Law 101–576.
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $3,348,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, there may be credited to this
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appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902), $37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000
may be used for official reception and representation
expenses.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed $1,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, $44,904,000: Pro-
vided, That joint board members and cooperating State
commissioners may use Government transportation re-
quests when traveling in connection with their official du-
ties as such: Provided further, That $7,300,000 in fees col-
lected in fiscal year 1994 by the Interstate Commerce
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Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made
available to this appropriation in fiscal year 1994.
PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the execution of programs the obligations for
which can reasonably be expected to exceed $475,000 for
directed rail service authorized under 49 U.S.C. 11125 or
any other Act.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND
For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal
Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official
reception and representation expenses of the Board; not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for
official reception and representation expenses of the Ad-
ministrator, $51,742,000, to be derived from the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds
may be used for the planning or execution of
nonadministrative and capital programs the obligations
for which are in excess of $540,000,000 in fiscal year
1994: Provided further, That funds available to the Pan-
ama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase
of not to exceed thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for
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replacement only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used
to transport Commission personnel across the Isthmus of
Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed
$19,000 per vehicle.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid
for use of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public
Law 99–662, $9,707,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $225,000 shall be
available for expenses of administering the rebates.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
INTEREST PAYMENTS
For necessary expenses for interest payments, to re-
main available until expended, $51,663,569: Provided,
That these funds shall be disbursed pursuant to terms and
conditions established by Public Law 96–184 and the Ini-
tial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
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be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign
countries on official department business; and uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
SEC. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission
may be apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to
the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in-
creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by
administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex-
cess of statutory increases granted for the same period
in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ-
ees of the Government in comparable positions.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act
of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), for expenses
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Fed-
eral Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside
the continental United States at costs for any given area
not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for
the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that
the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to
provide adequately for the education of such dependents,
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and (2) for transportation of said dependents between
schools serving the area that they attend and their places
of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations
as may be prescribed, determines that such schools are
not accessible by public means of transportation on a regu-
lar basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for
the Department of Transportation shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to
the rate for a GS–18.
SEC. 305. None of the funds for the Panama Canal
Commission may be expended unless in conformance with
the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and any law imple-
menting those treaties.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for the planning or implementation of any change in
the current Federal status of the Volpe National Trans-
portation Systems Center, and none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the implementation of any
change in the current Federal status of the Turner-
Fairbank Highway Research Center.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order is-
sued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1994 the Secretary of
Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which
sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high-
ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for
such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized
to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap-
portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December
31, 1993, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum
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of the amount distributed to such State under subsection
(a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe-
riod shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount
distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient
to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro-
priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap-
portioned to a State, except in those instances in
which a State indicates its intention to lapse sums
apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23,
United States Code;
(2) after August 1, 1994, revise a distribution
of the funds made available under subsection (a) if
a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient
amounts 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 103(e)(4), 104 and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and
1015 of Public Law 102–240; and
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(3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses, the Federal lands highway
program, the intelligent vehicle highway systems
program, and amounts made available under sec-
tions 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and
6024 of Public Law 102–240, and not more than
$1,107,124 for section 5002 of Public Law 102–
240.
(d) The limitation on obligations for Federal-aid
highways for fiscal year 1994 shall not apply to obligations
for emergency relief under section 125 of title 23, United
States Code; obligations under section 157 of title 23,
United States Code; projects covered under section 147
of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, sec-
tion 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections
131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97–424, and sec-
tions 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, 6023(b)(8) and
6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240; projects authorized
by Public Law 99–500, Public Law 99–591 and Public
Law 100–202; or projects covered under subsections 149
(b) and (c) of Public Law 100–17: Provided, That during
the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, the ag-
gregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title
23, United States Code for projects covered under section
147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978,