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Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
8.
Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus facili-
ties and buses ....................................................
0.150
0.150
9.
Atlanta, GA MARTA buses ..................................
9.000
13.500
10.
Austin, TX buses ..................................................
1.250
1.250
11.
Babylon, NY Intermodal Center ..........................
1.250
1.250
12.
Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses ...........
1.250
1.250
13.
Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses ..........................
0.625
0.625
14.
Bradford County, Endless Mountain Transpor-
tation Authority buses ......................................
1.000
0.000
15.
Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans ..................................................
0.225
0.000
16.
Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility Enhance-
ment buses .........................................................
0.800
0.000
17.
Broward County, FL buses ..................................
1.000
0.000
18.
Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center .......
2.000
2.000
19.
Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Station .......
1.000
0.000
20.
Cambria County, PA bus facilities and buses ....
0.575
0.575
21.
Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority
buses ..................................................................
1.250
1.250
22.
Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses ......
0.300
0.000
23.
Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority Inter-
modal Center .....................................................
1.000
0.000
24.
Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation Cen-
ter .......................................................................
1.000
1.000
25.
Altoona, PA Pedestrian Crossover ......................
.800
0.000
26.
Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus mainte-
nance facility .....................................................
0.625
0.625
27.
Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses ..........
0.500
0.000
28.
Culver City, CA CityBus buses ...........................
1.250
1.250
29.
Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance facil-
ity .......................................................................
0.625
0.625
30.
Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation Center
0.625
0.625
31.
Daytona, FL Intermodal Center ..........................
2.500
2.500
32.
Duluth, MN Transit Authority community cir-
culation vehicles ................................................
1.000
1.000
33.
Duluth, 
MN 
Transit 
Authority 
intelligent
transportation systems .....................................
0.500
0.500
34.
Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub ......
0.500
0.500
35.
Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses ..........
0.521
0.521
36.
East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ............................................................
0.100
0.000
37.
Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority buses
1.000
1.000
38.
Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center
1.950
1.950
39.
Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities and
buses ..................................................................
1.270
1.270
40.
Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas Transit
System buses .....................................................
0.500
0.500
41.
Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility (Phase II) ...
0.885
0.885
42.
Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses ...................
1.250
1.250
43.
Grant County, WA buses and vans .....................
0.600
0.000
44.
Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center ...................
3.340
3.339
45.
Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses ...........
1.500
1.500
46.
Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small buses
and vans ............................................................
0.321
0.000
47.
Hartford, CT Transportation Access Project ......
0.800
0.000
48.
Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility ...................
1.000
1.000
49.
Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses ...................
2.250
2.250
50.
Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and
Plaza ..................................................................
0.560
0.560
51.
Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility .....................
1.000
0.000
52.
Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility ..................
8.000
12.000
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Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
53.
Illinois statewide buses and bus-related equip-
ment ...................................................................
6.800
8.200
54.
Indianapolis, IN buses .........................................
5.000
5.000
55.
Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety and
security ..............................................................
1.000
1.000
56.
Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology improvements
1.250
1.250
57.
Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses
0.600
0.600
58.
Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit vehi-
cles and related equipment ..............................
1.250
1.250
59.
Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit ..................
4.400
4.400
60.
Lansing, MI CATA bus technology improve-
ments .................................................................
0.600
0.000
61.
Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit
buses ..................................................................
0.300
0.300
62.
Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator ...........
1.000
1.000
63.
Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and fa-
cilities .................................................................
1.250
1.250
64.
Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit buses
1.625
1.250
65.
New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal Sta-
tion .....................................................................
1.750
1.750
66.
Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart
shuttle buses .....................................................
0.300
0.000
67.
Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway Inter-
modal Transit Center .......................................
1.250
1.250
68.
Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses .....
7.000
11.500
69.
Rensslear, NY Rensslear Intermodal Bus Facil-
ity .......................................................................
1.000
6.000
70.
Mercer County, PA buses ....................................
0.750
0.000
71.
Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service .........
0.750
0.750
72.
Miami-Dade, FL buses .........................................
2.250
2.250
73.
Michigan statewide buses ....................................
10.000
13.500
74.
Milwaukee County, WI buses ..............................
4.000
6.000
75.
Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal Cen-
ters .....................................................................
1.250
1.250
76.
Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility ...............
0.625
0.625
77.
Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority
buses ..................................................................
1.000
0.000
78.
Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses ...............
0.625
0.625
79.
Morongo Basin, CA Transit Authority bus facil-
ity .......................................................................
0.650
0.000
80.
New Haven, CT bus facility .................................
2.250
2.250
81.
New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses ............
1.750
1.750
82.
Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access and
buses ..................................................................
1.250
1.250
83.
Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal Facilities
and buses ...........................................................
6.000
10.000
84.
Norwich, CT buses ...............................................
2.250
2.250
85.
Ogden, UT Intermodal Center .............................
0.800
0.800
86.
Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses ....
5.000
5.000
87.
Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility ......
2.500
2.500
88.
Providence, RI buses and bus maintenance fa-
cility ...................................................................
2.250
3.294
89.
Perris, CA bus maintenance facility ...................
1.250
1.250
90.
Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transportation
Center ................................................................
5.000
5.000
91.
Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street Sta-
tion .....................................................................
1.250
1.250
92.
Portland, OR Tri-Met buses ................................
1.750
1.750
93.
Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility ......................
0.500
0.000
94.
Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal Transpor-
tation Facility ....................................................
1.750
1.750
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Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
95.
Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal ...................
1.000
0.000
96.
Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility
1.250
1.250
97.
Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans ....................................................................
0.125
0.000
98.
Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal Facil-
ity .......................................................................
1.500
1.500
99.
Rome, NY Intermodal Center ..............................
0.400
0.000
100.
Sacramento, CA CNG buses ................................
1.250
1.250
101.
San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Maintenance
Facility ...............................................................
1.250
1.250
102.
San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access ..........
0.600
0.600
103.
Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses ................
1.250
1.250
104.
Santa Cruz, CA bus facility .................................
0.625
0.625
105.
Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal Transpor-
tation Facilities .................................................
0.750
0.750
106.
Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation Termi-
nal ......................................................................
1.250
1.250
107.
Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ............................................................
0.100
0.000
108.
Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans ....................................................................
0.125
0.000
109.
Somerset County, PA bus facilities and buses ...
0.175
0.175
110.
South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal Trans-
portation Initiative ...........................................
1.250
1.250
111.
South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal Transpor-
tation Facility ....................................................
1.250
1.250
112.
South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit En-
terprise ...............................................................
1.220
1.220
113.
South Dakota statewide bus facilities and buses
1.500
1.500
114.
Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ............................................................
0.125
0.000
115.
Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses and
vans ....................................................................
0.100
0.000
116.
Springfield, MA Union Station ............................
1.250
1.250
117.
St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center .........
1.250
1.250
118.
Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center ..........
1.250
1.250
119.
Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ............................................................
0.100
0.000
120.
Texas statewide small urban and rural buses ...
4.000
4.500
121.
Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus
Transportation Center ......................................
1.500
1.500
122.
Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center .....................
1.000
0.000
123.
Ukiah, CA Transportation Center ......................
0.500
0.000
124.
Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal Facili-
ties ......................................................................
1.500
1.500
125.
Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, UT
buses ..................................................................
6.500
6.500
126.
Utica, NY Union Station ......................................
2.100
2.100
127.
Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and buses ....
0.500
0.000
128.
Washington County, PA Intermodal Facilities ..
0.630
0.630
129.
Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation
Center ................................................................
2.500
2.500
130.
Washoe County, NV transit improvements ........
2.250
2.250
131.
Waterbury, CT bus facility ..................................
2.250
2.250
132.
West Virginia statewide Intermodal Facility
and buses ...........................................................
5.000
5.000
133.
Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit sys-
tem fareboxes ....................................................
0.979
0.979
134.
Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit sys-
tem shuttle buses ..............................................
1.000
1.000
135.
Westchester County, NY DOT articulated buses
1.250
1.250
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Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
136.
Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal Facility
0.200
0.200
137.
Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility ................
1.250
1.250
138.
Williamsport, PA Bus Facility .............................
1.200
1.200
139.
Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility ........................
0.750
0.750
140.
Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses .....
8.000
12.000
141.
Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center Transpor-
tation Hub .........................................................
0.325
0.625
142.
Worcester, 
MA 
Union 
Station 
Intermodal
Transportation Center ......................................
2.500
2.500
143.
Lynchburg, VA buses ...........................................
0.200
0.000
144.
Harrisonburg, VA buses .......................................
0.200
0.000
145.
Roanoke, VA buses ...............................................
0.200
0.000
146.
Allegheny County, PA buses ................................
0.000
1.500
147.
Mount Vernon, WA Multimodal Center .............
1.750
1.750
148.
New Bedford/Fall River, MA Mobile Access to
health care .........................................................
0.250
0.000
149.
Philadelphia, PA Regional Transportation Sys-
tem for Elderly and Disabled ...........................
0.750
0.000
150.
Clark County, NV Regional Transportation
Commission .......................................................
1.250
1.250
(b) GENERAL FUND AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title
49, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000,
there are authorized to be appropriated for the following projects:
Project
FY 1999 (in
millions)
FY 2000 (in
millions)
1.
Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation Center
1.000
1.000
2.
Rennslear, NY Rennslear Intermodal Bus Facil-
ity .......................................................................
4.000
0.000
3.
Rochester, NY Rochester Central Bus Facility ..
12.500
12.500
4.
Long Beach, NY Long Beach Central Bus Facil-
ity .......................................................................
0.750
0.750
5.
Broome County, NY Buses and Related Equip-
ment ...................................................................
2.700
2.700
6.
Long Island, NY CNG Transit Vehicles and Fa-
cilities .................................................................
3.050
3.050
SEC. 3032. CONTRACTING OUT STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences
to conduct a study of the effect of contracting out mass transpor-
tation operation and administrative functions on cost, availability
and level of service, efficiency, safety, quality of services provided
to transit-dependent populations, and employer-employee relations.
(b) TERMS
OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement entered into in
subsection (a) shall provide that—
(1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the
study, consider the number of grant recipients that have con-
tracted out services, the size of the population served by such
grant recipients, the basis for decisions regarding contracting
out, and the extent to which contracting out was affected by
the integration and coordination of resources of transit agencies
and other Federal agencies and programs; and
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(2) the panel conducting the study shall include representa-
tives of transit agencies, employees of transit agencies, private
contractors, academic and policy analysts, and other interested
persons.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the date of entry
into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall trans-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results
of the study.
(d) FUNDING.—There shall be available from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section
$250,000 for fiscal year 1998.
(e) CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.—Entry into an agreement to
carry out this section that is financed with amounts made available
under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of the United States
to pay the Government’s share of the cost of the study.
SEC. 3033. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine
whether the formula for apportioning funds to urbanized areas
under section 5336 of title 49, United States Code, accurately
reflects the transit needs of the urbanized areas and, if not, whether
any changes should be made either to the formula or through
some other mechanism to reflect the fact that some urbanized
areas with a population between 50,000 and 200,000 have transit
systems that carry more passengers per mile or hour than the
average of those transit systems in urbanized areas with a popu-
lation over 200,000.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the
results of the study conducted under this section, together with
any proposed changes to the method for apportioning funds to
urbanized areas with a population over 50,000.
SEC. 3034. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
of Federal departments and agencies (other than the Department
of Transportation) that receive Federal financial assistance for non-
emergency transportation services.
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall—
(1) identify each Federal department and agency (other
than the Department of Transportation) that has received Fed-
eral financial assistance for non-emergency transportation serv-
ices in any of the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of enactment
of this Act;
(2) identify the amount of such assistance received by each
Federal department and agency in such fiscal years; and
(3) identify the projects and activities funded using such
financial assistance.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
of the Senate a report containing the results of the study and
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any recommendations for enhanced coordination between the
Department of Transportation and other Federal departments and
agencies that provide funding for non-emergency transportation.
SEC. 3035. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—All buses manufactured on or after September
1, 1999, that are purchased with Federal funds by recipients of
assistance from the Federal Transit Administration shall conform
with the Federal Transit Administration Guidance on Buy America
Requirements, dated March 18, 1997.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of this section, a
bus shall be considered to be manufactured on or after September
1, 1999, if the manufacturing process for that bus is not completed
on or before August 31, 1999.
SEC. 3036. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
of the various low and zero emission fuel technologies for transit
vehicles, including compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas,
biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, hybrid electric, fuel cell,
and clean diesel to determine—
(1) the status of the development and use of such tech-
nologies;
(2) the environmental benefits of such technologies under
the Clean Air Act; and
(3) the cost of such technologies and any associated equip-
ment.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2000, the Comptroller
General shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report
on the results of the study, together with recommendations for
incentives to encourage the use of low and zero emission fuel
technology for transit vehicles.
SEC. 3037. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) two-thirds of all new jobs are in the suburbs, whereas
three-quarters of welfare recipients live in rural areas or central
cities;
(2) even in metropolitan areas with excellent public transit
systems, less than half of the jobs are accessible by transit;
(3) in 1991, the median price of a new car was equivalent
to 25 weeks of salary for the average worker, and considerably
more for the low-income worker;
(4) not less than 9,000,000 households and 10,000,000
Americans of driving age, most of whom are low-income work-
ers, do not own cars;
(5) 94 percent of welfare recipients do not own cars;
(6) nearly 40 percent of workers with annual incomes below
$10,000 do not commute by car;
(7) many of the 2,000,000 Americans who will have their
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families grants (under the
State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)) terminated by the year
2002 will be unable to get to jobs they could otherwise hold;
(8) increasing the transit options for low-income workers,
especially those who are receiving or who have recently received
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welfare benefits, will increase the likelihood of those workers
getting and keeping jobs; and
(9) many residents of cities and rural areas would like
to take advantage of mass transit to gain access to suburban
employment opportunities.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible
low-income individual’’ means an individual whose family
income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as
that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision
required by that section) for a family of the size involved.
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECT AND RELATED TERMS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible project’’ means
an access to jobs project or a reverse commute project.
(B) ACCESS TO JOBS PROJECT.—The term ‘‘access to
jobs project’’ means a project relating to the development
of transportation services designed to transport welfare
recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and from
jobs and activities related to their employment. The Sec-
retary may make access to jobs grants for—
(i) capital projects and to finance operating costs
of equipment, facilities, and associated capital mainte-
nance items related to providing access to jobs under
this section;
(ii) promoting the use of transit by workers with
nontraditional work schedules;
(iii) promoting the use by appropriate agencies
of transit vouchers for welfare recipients and eligible
low-income individuals under specific terms and condi-
tions developed by the Secretary; and
(iv) promoting the use of employer-provided
transportation, including the transit pass benefit pro-
gram under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
(C) REVERSE COMMUTE PROJECT.—The term ‘‘reverse
commute project’’ means a project related to the develop-
ment of transportation services designed to transport resi-
dents of urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas other
than urbanized areas to suburban employment opportuni-
ties, including any project to—
(i) subsidize the costs associated with adding
reverse commute bus, train, carpool, van routes, or
service from urban areas, urbanized areas, and areas
other than urbanized areas, to suburban workplaces;
(ii) subsidize the purchase or lease by a nonprofit
organization or public agency of a van or bus dedicated
to shuttling employees from their residences to a subur-
ban workplace; or
(iii) otherwise facilitate the provision of mass
transportation 
services 
to 
suburban 
employment
opportunities.
(3) EXISTING
TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE
PROVIDERS.—The
term ‘‘existing transportation service providers’’ means mass
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transportation operators and governmental agencies and non-
profit organizations that receive assistance from Federal, State,
or local sources for nonemergency transportation services.
(4) 
QUALIFIED
ENTITY.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified 
entity’’
means—
(A) with respect to any proposed eligible project in
an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000,
the applicant or applicants selected by the appropriate
metropolitan planning organization that meets the require-
ments of this section, including the planning and coordina-
tion requirements in subsection (i), from among local
governmental authorities and agencies and nonprofit
organizations; and
(B) with respect to any proposed eligible project in
an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000,
or an area other than an urbanized area, the applicant
or applicants selected by the chief executive officer of the
State in which the area is located that meets the require-
ments of this section, including the planning and coordina-
tion requirements in subsection (i), from among local
governmental authorities and nonprofit organizations.
(5) WELFARE
RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘welfare recipient’’
means an individual who receives or received aid or assistance
under a State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or after the
effective date of the amendments made by title I of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2110)) at any time during
the 3-year period before the date on which the applicant applies
for a grant under this section.
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make access to jobs
grants and reverse commute grants under this section to assist
qualified entities in financing eligible projects.
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate activi-
ties under this section with related activities under programs
of other Federal departments and agencies.
(d) APPLICATIONS.—Each qualified entity seeking to receive a
grant under this section for an eligible project shall submit to
the Secretary an application in such form and in accordance with
such requirements as the Secretary shall establish.
(e) PROHIBITION.—Grants awarded under this section may not
be used for planning or coordination activities.
(f) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In awarding grants under
this section to applicants under subsection (d), the Secretary shall
consider—
(1) the percentage of the population in the area to be
served by the applicant that are welfare recipients;
(2) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to finance
an access to jobs project, the need for additional services in
the area to be served by the applicant (including bicycling)
to transport welfare recipients and eligible low-income individ-
uals to and from specified jobs, training, and other employment
support services, and the extent to which the proposed services
will address those needs;
(3) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates—
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(A) coordination with, and the financial commitment
of, existing transportation service providers; and
(B) coordination with the State agency that administers
the State program funded under part A of title IV of
the Social Security Act;
(4) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates maxi-
mum utilization of existing transportation service providers
and expands transit networks or hours of service, or both;
(5) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates an
innovative approach that is responsive to identified service
needs;
(6) the extent to which the applicant—
(A) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to
finance an access to jobs project, presents a regional
transportation plan for addressing the transportation needs
of welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals;
and
(B) identifies long-term financing strategies to support
the services under this section;
(7) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates that
the community to be served has been consulted in the planning
process; and
(8) in the case of an applicant seeking assistance to finance
a reverse commute project, the need for additional services
identified in a regional transportation plan to transport individ-
uals to suburban employment opportunities, and the extent
to which the proposed services will address those needs.
(g) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a national solicitation for applications for grants under this
section. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis.
(h) COST SHARING.—
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under this
section may not exceed 50 percent of the total project cost.
(2) NONGOVERNMENTAL SHARE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the total cost of an
eligible project that is not funded under this section—
(i) shall be provided in cash from sources other
than revenues from providing mass transportation, but
may include amounts received under a service agree-
ment; and
(ii) may be derived from amounts appropriated
to or made available to a department or agency of
the Federal Government (other than the Department
of Transportation) that are eligible to be expended
for transportation.
(B) INAPPLICABILITY.—For purposes of subparagraph
(A)(ii), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching
requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(ii) of the Social
Security Act shall not apply to Federal or State funds
to be used for transportation services.
(i) PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements of sections 5303
through 5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to any
grant made under this section.
(2) COORDINATION.—Each application for a grant under
this section shall reflect coordination with and the approval
of affected transit grant recipients. The eligible access to jobs
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projects financed under this section shall be part of a coordi-
nated public transit-human services transportation planning
process.
(j) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this section shall
be subject to—
(1) all of the terms and conditions to which a grant made
under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is subject;
and
(2) such other terms and conditions as are determined
by the Secretary.
(k) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
(1) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Beginning 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter,
the Comptroller General of the United States shall—
(A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant program
authorized under this section; and
(B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate a report describing the results of each study
under subparagraph (A).
(2) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—Not later than 2
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall—
(A) conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs
grant program authorized under this section; and
(B) submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate a report describing the results of the study
under subparagraph (A).
(l) AUTHORIZATION AND ALLOCATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—
(A) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be available
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund
to carry out this section—
(i) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(ii) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(iii) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(iv) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
(v) $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(B) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—In addition to amounts
made available under subparagraph (A), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(i) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(ii) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(iii) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
(v) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(C) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—
In addition to amounts made available under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), there are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section—
(i) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
(ii) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
(iii) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
(iv) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
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(2) SET-ASIDE
FOR
REVERSE
COMMUTE
PROJECTS.—Of
amounts made available by or appropriated under subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) to carry out this section
in each fiscal year, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used
for grants for reverse commute projects.
(3) ALLOCATION.—The amounts made available by or appro-
priated under paragraph (1) to carry out this section in each
fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
(A) 60 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects
in urbanized areas with populations of at least 200,000.
(B) 20 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects
in urbanized areas with populations of at least 200,000.
(C) 20 percent shall be allocated for eligible projects
in areas other than urbanized areas.
SEC. 3038. RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) INTERCITY, FIXED-ROUTE OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SERVICE.—
The term ‘‘intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service’’
means regularly scheduled bus service for the general public,
using an over-the-road bus, that—
(A) operates with limited stops over fixed routes
connecting 2 or more urban areas not in close proximity;
(B) has the capacity for transporting baggage carried
by passengers; and
(C) makes meaningful connections with scheduled
intercity bus service to more distant points.
(2) OTHER OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SERVICE.—The term ‘‘other
over-the-road bus service’’ means any other transportation
using over-the-road buses including local fixed-route service,
commuter service, and charter or tour service (including tour
or excursion service that includes features in addition to bus
transportation such as meals, lodging, admission to points of
interest or special attractions or the services of a tour guide).
(3) OVER-THE-ROAD
BUS.—The term ‘‘over-the-road bus’’
means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck
located over a baggage compartment.
(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall make grants
under this section to operators of over-the-road buses to finance
the incremental capital and training costs of complying with the
Department of Transportation’s final rule regarding accessibility
of over-the-road buses required by section 306(a)(2)(B) of the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)).
(c) GRANT CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants for grants under
this section, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) the identified need for over-the-road bus accessibility
for persons with disabilities in the areas served by the
applicant;
(2) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates innova-
tive strategies and financial commitment to providing access
to over-the-road buses to persons with disabilities;
(3) the extent to which the over-the-road bus operator
acquires equipment required by the final rule prior to any
required timeframe in the final rule;
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(4) the extent to which financing the costs of complying
with the Department of Transportation’s final rule regarding
accessibility of over-the-road buses presents a financial hard-
ship for the applicant; and
(5) the impact of accessibility requirements on the continu-
ation of over-the-road bus service, with particular consideration
of the impact of the requirements on service to rural areas
and for low-income individuals.
(d) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a national solicitation for applications for grants under this
section. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE
OF COSTS.—The Federal share of costs
under this section shall be provided from funds made available
to carry out this section. The Federal share of the costs for a
project shall not exceed 50 percent of the project cost.
(f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this section shall
be subject to all of the terms and conditions applicable to subrecipi-
ents who provide intercity bus transportation under section 5311(f)
of title 49, United States Code, and such other terms and conditions
as the Secretary may prescribe.
(g) FUNDING.—
(1) INTERCITY, FIXED-ROUTE OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SERVICE.—
Of amounts made available by or appropriated under section
5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code (before allocation
under section 5338(a)(2)(C) of that title), the following amounts
shall be available for operators of intercity, fixed-route over-
the-road bus service to finance the incremental capital and
training costs of the Department of Transportation’s final rule
regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses:
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(D) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2002.
(E) $5,250,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(2) OTHER OVER-THE-ROAD BUS SERVICE.—Of amounts made
available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of title
49, United States Code (before allocation under section
5338(a)(2)(C) of that title), $6,800,000 shall be available for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 for operators of other
over-the-road bus service to finance the incremental capital
and training costs of the Department of Transportation’s final
rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses.
SEC. 3039. STUDY OF TRANSIT NEEDS IN NATIONAL PARKS AND
RELATED PUBLIC LANDS.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to encourage
and promote the development of transportation systems for the
betterment of the national parks and other units of the National
Park System, national wildlife refuges, recreational areas, and other
public lands in order to conserve natural, historical, and cultural
resources and prevent adverse impact, relieve congestion, minimize
transportation fuel consumption, reduce pollution (including noise
and visual pollution), and enhance visitor mobility and accessibility
and the visitor experience.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Interior, shall undertake a comprehensive
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study of alternative transportation needs in national parks
and related public lands managed by Federal land management
agencies in order to carry out the purposes described in sub-
section (a). The study shall be submitted to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than January 1, 2000.
(2) STUDY ELEMENTS.—The study required by paragraph
(1) shall—
(A) identify transportation strategies that improve the
management of the national parks and related public lands;
(B) identify national parks and related public lands
with existing and potential problems of adverse impact,
high congestion, and pollution, or which can benefit from
alternative transportation modes;
(C) assess the feasibility of alternative transportation
modes; and
(D) identify and estimate the costs of alternative
transportation modes for each of the national parks and
related public lands referred to in paragraph (1).
SEC. 3040. OBLIGATION CEILING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all
obligations from amounts made available from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts appropriated
under, subsections (a) through (f) of section 5338 of title 49, United
States Code, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 3037(l)(1)
of this Act, shall not exceed—
(1) $5,315,000,000 in fiscal year 1999;
(2) $5,798,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;
(3) $6,271,000,000 in fiscal year 2001;
(4) $6,746,000,000 in fiscal year 2002; and
(5) $7,226,000,000 in fiscal year 2003.
SEC. 3041. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
EXTENSION ACT OF 1997.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments and alloca-
tions made to a designated grant recipient under section 5338
of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 shall be reduced
by the amount apportioned to such designated recipient pursuant
to section 8 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997
(111 Stat. 2559).
(b) FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION ADJUSTMENT.—In making
the apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall
adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area for fixed
guideway modernization for fiscal year 1998 to reflect the method
for apportioning funds in section 5337(a) of title 49, United States
Code.
TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
SEC. 4001. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this
title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amend-
ment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the
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reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 4002. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 311 is amended by inserting before
section 31101 the following:
‘‘§ 31100. Purpose
‘‘The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure that the Secretary,
States, and other political jurisdictions work in partnership to estab-
lish programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle,
and driver safety to support a safe and efficient transportation
system by—
‘‘(1) focusing resources on strategic safety investments to
promote safe for-hire and private transportation, including
transportation of passengers and hazardous materials, to iden-
tify high-risk carriers and drivers, and to invest in activities
likely to generate maximum reductions in the number and
severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes;
‘‘(2) increasing administrative flexibility and developing and
enforcing effective, compatible, and cost-beneficial motor car-
rier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations
and practices, including improving enforcement of State and
local traffic safety laws and regulations;
‘‘(3) assessing and improving statewide program perform-
ance by setting program outcome goals, improving problem
identification and countermeasures planning, designing appro-
priate performance standards, measures, and benchmarks,
improving performance information and analysis systems, and
monitoring program effectiveness;
‘‘(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor vehicles
and enforcement personnel obtain adequate training in safe
operational practices and regulatory requirements; and
‘‘(5) advancing promising technologies and encouraging
adoption of safe operational practices.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 311
is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 31101
the following:
‘‘31100. Purpose.’’.
SEC. 4003. STATE GRANTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 31101 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or gross vehicle weight’’ after ‘‘rating’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘10,000 pounds’’ and inserting ‘‘10,001
pounds, whichever is greater’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ‘‘and transported in
a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary under section 5103’’ after ‘‘title’’.
(b) PERFORMANCE-BASED GRANTS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.—Section 31102 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘improving motor carrier safety and’’
after ‘‘programs for’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, hazardous materials transportation
safety,’’ after ‘‘commercial motor vehicle safety’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘adopt and assume responsibility for
enforcing’’ and inserting ‘‘assume responsibility for improv-
ing motor carrier safety and to adopt and enforce’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, hazardous materials transportation
safety,’’ after ‘‘commercial motor vehicle safety’’.
(c) CONTENTS
OF
STATE
PLANS.—Section 31102(b)(1) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’;
(2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), and (M) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(K) ensures that the State agency will coordinate the
plan, data collection, and information systems with State high-
way safety programs under title 23;
‘‘(L) ensures participation in SAFETYNET and other
information systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving
funding under this section;
‘‘(M) ensures that information is exchanged among the
States in a timely manner;’’;
(3) in subparagraph (O)—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘activities’’ the following: ‘‘in
support of national priorities and performance goals, includ-
ing’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘to remove’’ in clause (i) and inserting
‘‘activities aimed at removing’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ in clause (ii) and inserting
‘‘activities aimed at providing’’;
(D) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end
of clause (ii); and
(E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(iii) interdiction activities affecting the transportation
of controlled substances by commercial motor vehicle driv-
ers and training on appropriate strategies for carrying
out those interdiction activities;’’;
(4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(P) provides that the State will establish a program to
ensure the proper and timely correction of commercial motor
vehicle safety violations noted during an inspection carried
out with funds authorized under section 31104;’’;
(5) in subparagraph (Q)—
(A) by striking ‘‘31140 and 31146’’ and inserting ‘‘31138
and 31139’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
a semicolon;
(6) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (Q) as sub-
paragraphs (B) through (R), respectively;
(7) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated
by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following:
‘‘(A) implements performance-based activities by fiscal
year 2000;’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(S) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable sanctions;
and
‘‘(T) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted
at a location that is adequate to protect the safety of drivers
and enforcement personnel.’’.
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(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 31103 is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY
PROGRAMS
AND ENFORCEMENT.—’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of
Transportation’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘improve commercial motor vehicle safety
and’’ before ‘‘enforce’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary may reimburse State
agencies, local governments, or other persons up to 100 percent
for public education activities authorized by section 31104(f)(2).’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 31104(a) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are made available
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to incur obligations
to carry out section 31102:
‘‘(1) Not more than $79,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(2) Not more than $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(3) Not more than $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
‘‘(4) Not more than $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(5) Not more than $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
‘‘(6) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 31104(b) is amended
by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and by striking paragraph (2).
(g) ALLOCATION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY.—Section 31104 is
further amended—
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal year or
as soon after that date as practicable and after making the
deduction under subsection (e), the Secretary shall allocate
amounts made available to carry out section 31102 for such
fiscal year among the States with plans approved under section
31102. Such allocation shall be made under such criteria as
the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
‘‘(2) HIGH-PRIORITY AND BORDER ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(A) HIGH-PRIORITY
ACTIVITIES
AND
PROJECTS.—The
Secretary may designate up to 5 percent of amounts avail-
able for allocation under paragraph (1) for States, local
governments, and other persons for carrying out high prior-
ity activities and projects that improve commercial motor
vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor
vehicle safety regulations, including activities and projects
that are national in scope, increase public awareness and
education, or demonstrate new technologies. The amounts
designated under this subparagraph shall be allocated by
the Secretary to State agencies, local governments, and
other persons that use and train qualified officers and
employees in coordination with State motor vehicle safety
agencies.
‘‘(B) BORDER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS.—The Secretary may designate
up to 5 percent of amounts available for allocation under
paragraph (1) for States, local governments, and other per-
sons for carrying out border commercial motor vehicle
safety programs and enforcement activities and projects.
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The amounts designated under this subparagraph shall
be allocated by the Secretary to State agencies, local
governments, and other persons that use and train quali-
fied officers and employees in coordination with State motor
vehicle safety agencies.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);
(3) by striking subsection (i); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (h).
(h) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Amendments made by this section shall
not affect any funds made available before the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 4004. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31106 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 31106. Information systems
‘‘(a) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DATA ANALYSIS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this section,
the Secretary shall establish and operate motor carrier,
commercial motor vehicle, and driver information systems and
data analysis programs to support safety regulatory and
enforcement activities required under this title.
‘‘(2) NETWORK
COORDINATION.—In cooperation with the
States, the information systems under this section shall be
coordinated into a network providing accurate identification
of motor carriers and drivers, commercial motor vehicle reg-
istration and license tracking, and motor carrier, commercial
motor vehicle, and driver safety performance data.
‘‘(3) DATA ANALYSIS CAPACITY AND PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary shall develop and maintain under this section data analy-
sis capacity and programs that provide the means to—
‘‘(A) identify and collect necessary motor carrier,
commercial motor vehicle, and driver data;
‘‘(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor carriers and
drivers;
‘‘(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety problems and
to use data analysis to address and measure the effective-
ness of such strategies and related programs;
‘‘(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of Federal and
State safety compliance and enforcement programs and
other countermeasures; and
‘‘(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other information
and information systems as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
‘‘(4) STANDARDS.—To implement this section, the Secretary
shall prescribe technical and operational standards to ensure—
‘‘(A) uniform, timely, and accurate information collec-
tion and reporting by the States and other entities as
determined appropriate by the Secretary;
‘‘(B) uniform Federal, State, and local policies and
procedures necessary to operate the information system;
and
‘‘(C) the reliability and availability of the information
to the Secretary and States.
‘‘(b) 
PERFORMANCE
AND
REGISTRATION
INFORMATION
PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.—The Secretary shall
include, as part of the motor carrier information system author-
ized by this section, a program to establish and maintain a
clearinghouse and repository of information related to State
registration and licensing of commercial motor vehicles, the
registrants of such vehicles, and the motor carriers operating
such vehicles. The clearinghouse and repository may include
information on the safety fitness of each of the motor carriers
and registrants and other information the Secretary considers
appropriate, including information on motor carrier, commercial
motor vehicle, and driver safety performance.
‘‘(2) DESIGN.—The program shall link Federal motor carrier
safety information systems with State driver and commercial
vehicle registration and licensing systems and shall be designed
to enable a State to—
‘‘(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier
or registrant when licensing or registering the registrant
or motor carrier or while the license or registration is
in effect; and
‘‘(B) decide, in cooperation with the Secretary, whether
and what types of sanctions or operating limitations to
impose on the motor carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary shall
require States, as a condition of participation in the program,
to—
‘‘(A) comply with the uniform policies, procedures, and
technical and operational standards prescribed by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a)(4); and
‘‘(B) possess or seek authority to impose commercial
motor vehicle registration sanctions on the basis of a Fed-
eral safety fitness determination.
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—The Secretary may make available up to
50 percent of the amounts available to carry out this section
by section 31107 in each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, and 2003 to carry out this subsection. The Secretary
is encouraged to direct no less than 80 percent of amounts
made available to carry out this subsection to States that
have not previously received financial assistance to develop
or implement the information systems authorized by this sec-
tion.
‘‘(c) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM.—
In coordination with the information system under section 31309,
the Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve
commercial motor vehicle driver safety. The objectives of the pro-
gram shall include—
‘‘(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing information
among the States, the Federal Government, and foreign coun-
tries;
‘‘(2) providing information to the judicial system on
commercial motor vehicle drivers;
‘‘(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance that the
Secretary determines appropriate; and
‘‘(4) developing appropriate strategies and countermeasures
to improve driver safety.
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS.—
The Secretary may carry out this section either independently or
in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and
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instrumentalities, or by making grants to, and entering into con-
tracts and cooperative agreements with, States, local governments,
associations, institutions, corporations, and other persons.
‘‘(e) INFORMATION AVAILABILITY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION POL-
ICY.—The Secretary shall develop a policy on making information
available from the information systems authorized by this section
and section 31309. The policy shall be consistent with existing
Federal information laws, including regulations, and shall provide
for review and correction of such information in a timely manner.’’.
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY FUNDING.—Section 31107 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 31107. Contract authority funding for information systems
‘‘(a) FUNDING.—There shall be available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
sections 31106 and 31309 of this title—
‘‘(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000;
and
‘‘(3) $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2002.
‘‘(4) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain
available until expended.
‘‘(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Approval by the Secretary of a
grant with funds made available under this section imposes upon
the United States Government a contractual obligation for payment
of the Government’s share of costs incurred in carrying out the
objectives of the grant.’’.
(c) SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading for subchapter I of
chapter 311 is amended by inserting after ‘‘GRANTS’’ the following:
‘‘AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for chapter 311
is amended—
(1) by striking
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS’’
and inserting
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR
VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’;
and
(2) by striking the items relating to sections 31106 and
31107 and inserting the following:
‘‘31106. Information systems.
‘‘31107. Contract authority funding for information systems.’’.
SEC. 4005. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.
Section 31111(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and inserting ‘‘section, the follow-
ing definitions apply:’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘(1)’’ the following: ‘‘MAXI-CUBE
VEHICLE.—The term’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘(2)’’ the following: ‘‘TRUCK TRACTOR.—
The term’’;
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following: