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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4475
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 15, 2000
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Ω1æThat the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes, namely:
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Secretary, $1,756,000.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of
the Deputy Secretary, $587,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $9,760,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, $3,131,500.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary
for
Aviation
and
International
Affairs,
$7,182,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropria-
tion up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET
AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $7,241,000, includ-
ing not to exceed $60,000 for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as
the Secretary may determine.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $18,359,000.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Af-
fairs, $1,454,000.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,181,000.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $496,000.
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OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,192,000.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence
and Security, $1,490,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $6,279,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$8,140,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $3,300,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $119,387,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on
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a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limita-
tion on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT
entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in
this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
ferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be lev-
ied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $1,500,000, as au-
thorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $13,775,000. In addition, for
administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan
program, $400,000.
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MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare, $3,192,000,000, of
which $341,000,000 shall be available for defense-related
activities; and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be available for pay for administrative expenses in connec-
tion with shipping commissioners in the United States:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent
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fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this
appropriation: Provided further, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the Coast Guard to plan,
finalize, or implement any regulation that would promul-
gate new maritime user fees not specifically authorized by
law after the date of the enactment of this Act.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $515,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de-
rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$252,640,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, ren-
ovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2005,
$42,300,000 shall be available for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems program, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003, $43,650,000 shall be available to acquire
new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain
available until September 30, 2003, $60,113,000 shall be
available for other equipment, to remain available until
September 30, 2003, $61,606,000 shall be available for
shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain
available until September 30, 2003; and $54,691,000 shall
be available for personnel compensation and benefits and
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related costs, to remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That the Commandant of the Coast
Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real property,
by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this
appropriation as offsetting collections and made available
only for the National Distress and Response System Mod-
ernization program, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2003: Provided further, That upon
initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2002
President’s budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital invest-
ment plan for the United States Coast Guard which in-
cludes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years
2002 through 2006, with total funding for each year of
the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years
as estimated and approved by the Office of Management
and Budget: Provided further, That the amount herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each
day after initial submission of the President’s budget that
the plan has not been submitted to the Congress.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
$16,700,000, to remain available until expended.
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, $14,740,000, to remain available until
expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans,
payments for 15–year career status bonuses under the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000, and
for payments for medical care of retired personnel and
their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $778,000,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of
facilities;
and
supplies,
equipment,
and
services,
$80,375,000: Provided, That no more than $21,500,000
of funds made available under this heading may be trans-
ferred to Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise
made available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial
support of the Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used by the
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Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast Guard
Reserves for items or activities which were not so charged
during fiscal year 1997.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities
and
equipment,
as
authorized
by
law,
$19,691,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and
used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received
from State and local governments, other public authori-
ties, private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses
incurred for research, development, testing, and evalua-
tion.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space
transportation, administrative expenses for research and
development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold
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to the public, and lease or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made
available by Public Law 104–264, $6,544,235,000, includ-
ing $4,414,869,000 to be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the pro-
vision of agency services, including receipts for the mainte-
nance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for
tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or al-
teration forms: Provided further, That of the funds appro-
priated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the
contract tower cost-sharing program and $750,000 shall
be for the Centennial of Flight Commission: Provided fur-
ther, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agree-
ment with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to as-
sist in the development of aviation safety standards: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for new applicants for the second career training
program: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for paying premium pay under 5
U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration
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employee unless such employee actually performed work
during the time corresponding to such premium pay: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be
obligated or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight
service station in the contiguous United States: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used
for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a
multiyear lease greater than 5 years in length or greater
than $100,000,000 in value unless such lease is specifi-
cally authorized by the Congress and appropriations have
been provided to fully cover the Federal Government’s
contingent liabilities: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartog-
raphy are available for activities conducted by, or coordi-
nated through, the Transportation Administrative Service
Center.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con-
tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi-
mental facilities and equipment as authorized under part
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including
initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; en-
gineering and service testing, including construction of
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test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease
or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and
related accommodations for officers and employees of the
Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote local-
ities where such accommodations are not available; and
the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds
available under this heading; to be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund, $2,656,765,000 of which
$2,334,112,400 shall remain available until September 30,
2003, and of which $322,652,600 shall remain available
until September 30, 2001: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment
and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided
further, That upon initial submission to the Congress of
the fiscal year 2002 President’s budget, the Secretary of
Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a com-
prehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Avia-
tion Administration which includes funding for each budg-
et line item for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, with total
funding for each year of the plan constrained to the fund-
ing targets for those years as estimated and approved by
the Office of Management and Budget.
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RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and
acquisition
of
necessary
sites
by
lease
or
grant,
$184,366,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30,
2003: 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-
penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop-
ment.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and noise com-
patibility planning and programs as authorized under sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law au-
thorizing such obligations; for administration of such pro-
grams; for administration of programs under section
40117; for procurement, installation, and commissioning
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of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at air-
ports; and for inspection activities and administration of
airport safety programs, including those related to airport
operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49,
United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
under this heading shall be available for the planning or
execution of programs the obligations for which are in ex-
cess of $3,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, notwith-
standing section 47117(h) of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, not more than $53,000,000 of funds limited
under this heading shall be obligated for administration.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49
U.S.C. 48103, as amended, $579,000,000 are rescinded.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the
limits of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Cor-
poration Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as
may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation
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insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation
of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed
$290,115,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion.
LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Necessary expenses for transportation research of the
Federal
Highway
Administration,
not
to
exceed
$437,250,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration: Provided, That this limitation
shall not apply to any authority previously made available
for obligation.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(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 $29,661,806,000 for Fed-
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eral-aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
grams for fiscal year 2001.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise
provided, including reimbursement for sums expended
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
U.S.C.
308,
$28,000,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for administration of motor
carrier safety programs and motor carrier safety research,
pursuant to section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
not to exceed $92,194,000 shall be paid in accordance
with law from appropriations made available by this Act
to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, to-
gether with advances and reimbursements received by the
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Provided,
That such amounts shall be available to carry out the
functions and operations of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration.
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $177,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams
the
obligations
for
which
are
in
excess
of
$177,000,000 for the National Motor Carrier Safety Pro-
gram.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety
under chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and
part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code,
$107,876,000, of which $77,671,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or
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expended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking
to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Fed-
eral Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading
standard that is different from the three grading stand-
ards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) al-
ready in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until
expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2001,
are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 403.
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
$2,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
and to remain available until expended.
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HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411, to
remain available until expended, $213,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning
or execution of programs the total obligations for which,
in fiscal year 2001, are in excess of $213,000,000 for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and
411, of which $155,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety
Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $13,000,000 shall be for
‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C.
405, $36,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410, and
$9,000,000 shall be for the ‘‘State Highway Safety Data
Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That
none of these funds shall be used for construction, reha-
bilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings
and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,750,000 of
the funds made available for section 402, not to exceed
$650,000 of the funds made available for section 405, not
to exceed $1,800,000 of the funds made available for sec-
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tion 410, and not to exceed $450,000 of the funds made
available for section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for
administering highway safety grants under chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That not
to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section
410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’
shall be available for technical assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $102,487,000, of
which $5,249,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That, as part of the Washington Union Station
transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Re-
development Corporation or any successor is obligated to
make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s
behalf, including payments on and after September 30,
1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments
directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corpora-
tion, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first
deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of
trust with those funds: Provided further, That such addi-
tional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first
deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from
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unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, to be reimbursed from payments received
from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $26,300,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
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 pursuant to section 502 of
such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar-
antee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for
the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2001.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third
track on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and
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Central Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to
accommodate double stack freight cars, $17,000,000 to be
matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on
a dollar-for-dollar basis and to remain available until ex-
pended.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation
High-Speed Rail program as authorized under 49 U.S.C.
26101 and 26102, $22,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORPORATION
For necessary expenses of capital improvements of
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a), $521,476,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary
shall not obligate more than $208,590,000 prior to Sep-
tember 30, 2001.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter
53 of title 49, United States Code, $12,800,000: Provided,
That no more than $64,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
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the funds in this Act available for the execution of con-
tracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, United States
Code, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department
of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General for costs
associated with the audit and review of new fixed guideway
systems.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307,
5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law
105–178, $669,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That no more than $3,345,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Pro-
vided further, That of the funds provided under this head-
ing, $40,000,000 shall be available for grants for the costs
of planning, delivery, and temporary use of transit vehicles
for special transportation needs and construction of tem-
porary transportation facilities for the XIX Winter Olym-
piad and the VIII Paralympiad for the Disabled, to be held
in Salt Lake City, Utah: Provided further, That in allo-
cating the funds designated in the preceding proviso, the
Secretary shall make grants only to the Utah Department
of Transportation, and such grants shall not be subject
to any local share requirement or limitation on operating
assistance under this Act or the Federal Transit Act, as
amended.
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UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505,
$1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall
be available for these purposes.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303,
5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and
5322, $22,200,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no more than $110,000,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That $5,250,000 is available to provide rural trans-
portation assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), $4,000,000
is available to carry out programs under the National
Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315), $8,250,000 is avail-
able to carry out transit cooperative research programs
(49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), $52,113,600 is available for metro-
politan planning (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305),
$10,886,400 is available for State planning (49 U.S.C.
5313(b)); and $29,500,000 is available for the national
planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314).