118 
man Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improve-
ment Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note; 118 Stat. 2427) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘(including delegations by the Secretary 
of Transportation)’’ after ‘‘All orders’’. 
(i) SHIPPING PAPERS.—Section 5110(d)(1) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1)
in
the
subsection
heading
by
striking 
‘‘SHIPPERS’’ and inserting ‘‘OFFERORS’’; and 
(2)
by
striking
‘‘shipper’s’’
and
inserting 
‘‘offeror’s’’. 
(j) NTSB RECOMMENDATIONS.—Section 19(1) of 
the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and 
Safety Act of 2006 (49 U.S.C. 60102 note; 120 Stat. 
3498) is amended by striking ‘‘165’’ and inserting 
‘‘1165’’. 
SEC. 303. HIGHWAY SAFETY. 
(a) STATE MINIMUM APPORTIONMENTS FOR HIGH-
WAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Effective October 1, 2007, sec-
tion 402(c) of the title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘The annual apportionment to each State shall 
not be less than one-half of 1 per centum’’ and inserting 
‘‘The annual apportionment to each State shall not be less 
than three-quarters of 1 percent’’. 
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(b) CONSOLIDATION
OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.— 
Section 402(m) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘through’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
which’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘is appropriate’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) Section 2002(b) of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1521) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as (2) and (3), respectively. 
(2) Section 2007(b)(1) of such Act (119 Stat. 
1529) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of subparagraph (A); 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(3)
Effective
August
10,
2005,
section 
410(c)(7)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘clause (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’. 
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(4) Section 411 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by redesignating the second subsection 
(c), relating to administration expenses, and sub-
section (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AT 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HEADQUARTERS 
BUILDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 
Services shall install a photovoltaic system, as set forth 
in the Sun Wall Design Project, for the headquarters 
building of the Department of Energy located at 1000 
Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., com-
monly known as the Forrestal Building. 
(b) FUNDING.—There shall be available from the 
Federal Buildings Fund established by section 592 of title 
40, United States Code, $30,000,000 to carry out this sec-
tion. Such sums shall be derived from the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts made available from the Fund for fiscal 
year 2007, and prior fiscal years, for repairs and alter-
ations and other activities (excluding amounts made avail-
able for the energy program). Such sums shall remain 
available until expended. 
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(c) OBLIGATION
OF FUNDS.—None of the funds 
made available pursuant to subsection (b) may be obli-
gated prior to September 30, 2007. 
SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF GSA FLEET MANAGEMENT CEN-
TER TO ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements of 
this section, the Administrator of General Services shall 
convey, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, by quitclaim deed, to the Alaska Railroad Cor-
poration, an entity of the State of Alaska (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’), all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the parcel of real 
property described in subsection (b), known as the GSA 
Fleet Management Center. 
(b) GSA FLEET MANAGEMENT CENTER.—The par-
cel to be conveyed under subsection (a) is the parcel lo-
cated at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Christensen 
Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, consisting of approximately 
78,000 square feet of land and the improvements thereon. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the par-
cel to be conveyed under subsection (a), the Admin-
istrator shall require the Corporation to— 
(A) convey replacement property in accord-
ance with paragraph (2); or 
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(B) pay the purchase price for the parcel 
in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) REPLACEMENT PROPERTY.—If the Admin-
istrator requires the Corporation to provide consider-
ation
under
paragraph
(1)(A),
the
Corporation 
shall— 
(A) convey, and pay the cost of conveying, 
to the United States, acting by and through the 
Administrator, fee simple title to real property, 
including a building, that the Administrator de-
termines to be suitable as a replacement facility 
for the parcel to be conveyed under subsection 
(a); and 
(B) provide such other consideration as the 
Administrator and the Corporation may agree, 
including payment of the costs of relocating the 
occupants vacating the parcel to be conveyed 
under subsection (a). 
(3) PURCHASE PRICE.—If the Administrator re-
quires
the
Corporation
to
provide
consideration 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Corporation shall pay 
to the Administrator the fair market value of the 
parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) based on 
its highest and best use as determined by an inde-
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pendent appraisal commissioned by the Adminis-
trator and paid for by the Corporation. 
(d) APPRAISAL.—In the case of an appraisal under 
subsection (c)(3)— 
(1) the appraisal shall be performed by an ap-
praiser mutually acceptable to the Administrator 
and the Corporation; and 
(2) the assumptions, scope of work, and other 
terms and conditions related to the appraisal assign-
ment shall be mutually acceptable to the Adminis-
trator and the Corporation. 
(e) PROCEEDS.— 
(1) DEPOSIT.—Any proceeds received under 
subsection (c) shall be paid into the Federal Build-
ings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, 
United States Code. 
(2) EXPENDITURE.—Funds paid into the Fed-
eral Buildings Fund under paragraph (1) shall be 
available to the Administrator, in amounts specified 
in appropriations Acts, for expenditure for any law-
ful
purpose
consistent
with
existing
authorities 
granted to the Administrator; except that the Ad-
ministrator
shall
provide
to
the
Committee
on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
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and Public Works of the Senate 30 days advance 
written notice of any expenditure of the proceeds. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator may require such additional terms and condi-
tions to the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
(g) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY AND SURVEY.—The 
exact acreage and legal description of the parcels to be 
conveyed under subsections (a) and (c)(2) shall be deter-
mined by surveys satisfactory to the Administrator and 
the Corporation. 
SEC. 403. CONVEYANCE OF RETAINED INTEREST IN ST. JO-
SEPH MEMORIAL HALL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and condi-
tions of subsection (c), the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall convey to the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, by 
quitclaim deed, any interest retained by the United States 
in St. Joseph Memorial Hall. 
(b) ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL HALL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘St. Joseph Memorial Hall’’ means the 
property subject to a conveyance from the Secretary of 
Commerce to the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, by quit-
claim deed dated May 9, 1936, recorded in Liber 310, at 
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page 404, in the Register of Deeds for Berrien County, 
Michigan. 
(c)
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The
conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following 
terms and conditions: 
(1) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), the city of St. Jo-
seph, Michigan, shall pay $10,000 to the United 
States. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.— 
The
Administrator
may
require
such
additional 
terms and conditions for the conveyance under sub-
section (a) as the Administrator considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
TITLE V—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. DE SOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 
Section 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 
Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 
2257) is amended by striking ‘‘$55,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$75,000,000’’. 
SECTION 1. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS; TRANSPORTATION 
IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.—The table contained in 
section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
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Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
1256) is amended— 
(1) in item number 30 by striking the project de-
scription and inserting ‘‘Establish ferry service in 
New York City region’’; 
(2) in item number 44 by striking the project de-
scription and inserting ‘‘White Heather Street area 
storm drainage improvements’’; 
(3) in item number 161 by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000’’; 
(4) in item number 228 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘DeBary Intermodal Facil-
ity enhancements and connectors, Volusia County’’; 
(5) in item number 273 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Improvements to on/off 
ramp system from I–10 to Ryan Street (LA 385), in-
cluding installation of an exit ramp for eastbound 
traffic on I–10, incorporating, as necessary, portions 
of Front Street and Ann Street, and including repair 
and realignment of Lakeshore Drive and the expan-
sion of Contraband Bayou Bridge’’; 
(6) in item number 277 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Resurfacing of East 
Herrin Avenue from IL Route 148 (Park Ave) East 
to 5th St., Williamson County’’; 
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(7) in item number 334 by striking ‘‘at intersec-
tion of Clinton Street and Keith Avenue’’; 
(8) in item number 400 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Improve roads, sidewalks, 
and road drainage, City of Unalaska’’; 
(9) in item number 722 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Resurfacing S.R. A1A 
from 41st Street to 26th Street’’; 
(10) 
in 
item 
number 
777 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,500,000’’; 
(11) in item number 1015 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Mississippi River Crossing 
connecting I–94 and US 10 between US 169 and TH 
101’’; 
(12) in item number 1049 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Bicycle or pedestrian im-
provements in New York City’’; 
(13) in item number 1152 by striking ‘‘Recon-
struction’’ and inserting ‘‘Preventive maintenance, re-
pair, and reconstruction’’; 
(14) in item number 1328 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Construct public access 
roadways and pedestrian safety improvements in and 
around Montclair State University’’; 
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(15) in item number 1573 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Central Avenue improve-
ment project, Portage’’; 
(16) in item number 1866 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Eastern Boulevard cor-
ridor improvements, Hagerstown’’; 
(17) in item number 2025 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Resurface Elston Avenue 
from Milwaukee to Pulaski, Chicago, resurface ramps 
from Foster Ave. to North Ave. on Lake Shore Drive, 
traffic signal repairs/construction at Foster and Troy, 
and other high-priority projects, as designated by the 
city of Chicago’’; 
(18) item number 2269 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Preconstruction and con-
struction activities of US 67 from 0.5 miles north of 
IL 101 to 0.2 miles east of Concord/Arenzville Road’’; 
(19) in item number 2406 by striking ‘‘in Fort 
Worth’’ and inserting ‘‘, or construct S.H. 199 (Hen-
derson St.) through the Trinity Uptown Project be-
tween the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity 
River, in Fort Worth’’; 
(20) in item number 2410 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Lighting and signalization 
on S.R. 972, Miami’’; 
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(21) in item number 2441 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Study, design, and imple-
ment traffic calming measures in the neighborhoods of 
Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Clinton Hill in 
Brooklyn’’; 
(22) in item number 2565 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Bicycle or pedestrian im-
provements in New York City’’; 
(23) in item number 2578 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘For construction of the 
Grand Avenue underpass, Village of Franklin Park, 
and for projects identified by the Village of Franklin 
that are of the highest priority’’; 
(24) in item number 3076 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Bicycle or pedestrian im-
provements in New York City’’; 
(25) in item number 3301 by striking ‘‘Pave’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Improvements to’’; 
(26) in item number 3414 by striking the project 
description 
and 
inserting 
‘‘Improve 
S.R. 
105 
(Hecksher Drive) from Drummond Point to August 
Road, including bridges across the Broward River 
and Dunns Creek, Jacksonville’’; 
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(27) in item number 3417 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Lighting and signalization 
on S.R. 972, Miami’’; 
(28) in item number 3438 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Study and implement 
traffic improvements to the area surrounding the 
Stillwell Avenue train station or study and imple-
ment traffic improvements, transportation enhance-
ments, or bike or pedestrian improvements in New 
York City’’; 
(29) in item number 3544 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Construction of access 
road including sidewalks, bike lanes, and railroad 
crossing from Highway 99W to Cascade View Indus-
trial Properties, and/or construction of transportation 
improvements for the Airport Industrial Park, Cor-
vallis’’; 
(30) in item number 3634 (as amended by sec-
tion 105(a)(65) of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Cor-
rections Act of 2008) by striking the project descrip-
tion and inserting ‘‘West Avenue Connector Bridge, 
city of Miami Beach’’; 
(31) in item number 3735 by striking the project 
description and inserting ‘‘Widening existing High-
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