H. R. 2169
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 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, 1998,
and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$61,000,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be available
as the Secretary may determine for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be
credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received
in user fees: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
in this Act or otherwise made available may be used to maintain
custody of airline tariffs that are already available for public and
departmental access at no cost; to secure them against detection,
alteration, or tampering; and open to inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $5,574,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, and development activities, to
remain available until expended, $4,400,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of
the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed
$121,800,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available
to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That such services
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shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the
Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the above
limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT enti-
ties: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Transpor-
tation Administrative Service Center without the approval of the
agency modal administrator: Provided further, That no assessments
may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments
and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Commit-
tees.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Of the budgetary resources provided for ‘‘Small Community
Air Service’’ by Public Law 101–508, for fiscal year 1998,
$38,600,000 are rescinded.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition,
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center
outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 1999: 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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of
the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase 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; $2,715,400,000, of
which $300,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities
and $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one
time shall not exceed 212, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored
to meet future attrition: Provided further, That none of the funds
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appropriated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay
or administrative expenses in connection with shipping commis-
sioners in the United States: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided in this Act shall be available for expenses incurred
for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the
extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant shall reduce
both military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of
complying with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That
$34,300,000 of the funds provided under this heading for increased
drug interdiction activities are not available for obligation until
the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews
the specific activities and associated costs and benefits proposed
by the Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other drug
interdiction efforts Government-wide; and (3) certifies, in writing,
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that such
expenditures represent the best investment relative to other options:
Provided further, That should the Director, Office of National Drug
Control Policy decline to make such certification, after notification
in writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,
the Director may transfer, at his discretion, up to $34,300,000
of funds provided herein for Coast Guard drug interdiction activities
to any other entity of the Federal Government for drug interdiction
activities: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in user fees
collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 104–324 shall
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections in fiscal
year 1998.
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, $397,850,000,
of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which $212,100,000 shall be available to acquire,
repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2002; $25,800,000
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation
capability, to remain available until September 30, 2000;
$44,650,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2000; $68,300,000 shall be available for
shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available
until September 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be available for
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain
available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That funds received
from the sale of HU–25 aircraft shall be credited to this appropria-
tion for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing
aviation capacity: Provided further, That the Commandant may
dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds
shall be credited to this appropriation, of which not more than
$9,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account,
to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided further,
That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund shall
be reduced by such amount: Provided further, That any proceeds
from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in
excess of $9,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October
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1, 1998: Provided further, That the Secretary, acting through the
Commandant, may enter into a long-term Use Agreement with
the City of Unalaska for dedicated pier space on the municipal
dock necessary to support Coast Guard enforcement vessels when
such vessels call on the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of
title 14, United States Code, $21,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive
bridges, $17,000,000, 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 Serviceman’s Family Protection
and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care
of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55); $653,196,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and
supplies, equipment, and services; $67,000,000: Provided, That no
more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under this heading
may be transferred to Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or other-
wise made available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial
support of the Coast Guard Reserve.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as
authorized by law, $19,000,000, 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 this appropria-
tion funds received from State and local governments, other public
authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses
incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
BOAT SAFETY
(AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)
For payment of necessary expenses incurred for recreational
boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–75, as amended,
$35,000,000, to be derived from the Boat Safety Account and to
remain available until expended.
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activi-
ties related to commercial space transportation, administrative
expenses for research and development, establishment of air naviga-
tion facilities and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance
of aircraft, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter
471 of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of law
authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport
and airway development or improvement, lease or purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts
made available by Public Law 104–264, $5,301,934,000, of which
$1,901,628,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the Federal Aviation Administration to plan, finalize, or imple-
ment any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user
fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of enactment
of this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources,
for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including
receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facili-
ties, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, includ-
ing airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests
related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms:
Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a grant
agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist
in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided 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 employee unless such employee actually performed
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided
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 derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund may be
used to support the operations and activities of the Associate
Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $5,000 of funds appropriated under this heading
may be used for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan
Guarantee Program.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and
hire of air navigation and experimental 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; engineering and service testing, including construction
of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant;
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and construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommoda-
tions for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are
not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from
funds available under this head; to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund, $1,875,477,000, of which $1,656,367,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2000, and of which
$219,110,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1998: Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment
and modernization of air navigation facilities.
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 construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites
by lease or grant, $199,183,000, to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September
30, 2000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research,
engineering, and development: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for the ‘‘Flight
2000’’ Program.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and for noise compatibility planning
and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471
and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code,
and under other law authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000,
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $1,700,000,000
in fiscal year 1998 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and
development, and noise compatibility planning and programs,
notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, United States Code:
Provided further, That discretionary funds available for noise plan-
ning and mitigation shall not exceed $200,000,000 and discretionary
funds available for the military airport program shall not exceed
$26,000,000.
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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, $412,000,000 are rescinded.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make
such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds avail-
able pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with section
104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31
U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program
for aviation insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49,
United States Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Act, none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities under
this heading during fiscal year 1998.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including
motor carrier safety program operations, and research of the Federal
Highway Administration not to exceed $552,266,000 shall be paid
in accordance with law from appropriations made available by
this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway
Administration: Provided, That $241,708,000 of the amount pro-
vided herein shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM
For carrying out the provisions of section 1069(y) of Public
Law 102–240, relating to construction of, and improvements to,
corridors of the Appalachian Development Highway System,
$300,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That
none of the funds provided under this heading shall be available
for engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, or major construc-
tion of the Appalachian Development Highway System between
I–81 in Virginia and the community of Wardensville, West Virginia.
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 obligations for which
are in excess of $21,500,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998.
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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 highways, including the
National Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23
U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including reimbursements for
sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308,
$20,800,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and
derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until
expended.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds under this heading are available for obliga-
tions for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal year 1998.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
31102, $85,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation
or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess
of $84,825,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Grants’’.
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 part
C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 301
of title 49, United States Code, $74,901,000, of which $40,674,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or
expended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add
to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
any requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is different
from the three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and tempera-
ture resistance) already in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23
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U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240), to be derived
from the Highway Trust Fund, $72,061,000, of which $49,520,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, and chapter 303 of title
49, United States Code, to remain available until expended,
$186,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided,
That, notwithstanding subsection 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, 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 1998, are in excess
of $186,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 410,
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, of which
$149,700,000 shall be for ‘‘State and community highway safety
grants’’, $2,300,000 shall be for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’,
and $34,500,000 shall be for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving
counter-measures programs’’: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling
costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed
$5,268,000 of the funds made available for section 402 may be
available for administering ‘‘State and community highway safety
grants’’: Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 of the funds
made available for section 402 may be available for administering
the highway safety grants authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of Public
Law 102–240: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of
the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving
counter-measures programs’’ shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration,
not otherwise provided for, $20,290,000, of which $1,389,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
a program making commitments to guarantee new loans under
the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970, as amended, and no
new commitments to guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h)
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall
be made: Provided further, 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 Redevelop-
ment 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
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receive such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelop-
ment Corporation, 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 additional sums
as may be necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may
be advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed
from payments received from the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not
otherwise provided for, $57,067,000, of which $5,511,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading
are available for the reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per
diem costs incurred by employees of State governments directly
supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including regu-
latory development and compliance-related activities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
$20,758,000, to remain available until expended.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improve-
ments authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et
seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $250,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2000, of which $12,000,000 shall be for the
Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization 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 authority to
exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding:
Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be made
during fiscal year 1998.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail
studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and
implementation, $20,395,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That funds under this heading may be made available
for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor design, feasibility
studies, environmental analyses, and track and signal improve-
ments.
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ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to
the Alaska Railroad, $15,280,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation
and improvements benefiting its passenger operations.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third track
on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central Falls,
Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate double stack
freight cars, $10,000,000, to be matched by the State of Rhode
Island or its designee on a dollar-for-dollar basis and to remain
available until expended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting
such funds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak
and/or the Federal Railroad Administration, on a dollar-for-dollar
basis, up to the first $23,000,000 in damages resulting from the
legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing con-
tracts with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical clearances
between Davisville and Central Falls in excess of those required
for present freight operations.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49
U.S.C. 24104, $543,000,000, to remain available until expended,
of which $344,000,000 shall be available for operating losses, and
$199,000,000 shall be for capital improvements: Provided, That
if Amtrak reform legislation as required by section 977(f) of the
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is enacted into law prior to the distribu-
tion by the Secretary of any of the funds appropriated above for
capital improvements, then the portion of this appropriation made
available for capital improvements shall not be available for
obligation and the Secretary shall not transfer any of the funds
appropriated under this heading for capital improvements to
Amtrak: Provided further, That in the event Amtrak reform legisla-
tion required by section 977(f) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
is enacted into law after the distribution of some or all of the
funds appropriated under this account for capital improvements
are transferred by the Secretary to Amtrak, then the Secretary
of the Treasury shall reduce the amount refunded to Amtrak under
section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 by an amount
equal to the funds distributed to Amtrak under this heading for
capital improvements and the portion of this appropriation made
available for capital improvements shall not be available for obliga-
tion and no additional funds appropriated under this heading shall
be transferred by the Secretary to Amtrak for capital improvements:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided for capital
improvements may be transferred to operating losses to pay for
debt service interest unless specifically authorized by law after
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the incur-
ring of any obligation or commitment by the Corporation for the
purchase of capital improvements with funds appropriated herein
which is prohibited by this Act shall be deemed a violation of
31 U.S.C. 1341: Provided further, That funding under this heading
for capital improvements shall not be made available before July
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1, 1998: Provided further, That none of the funds herein appro-
priated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any officer or
employee, other than the president of the Corporation, excluding
the lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees
while in official travel status.
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, $45,738,000: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the execution of contracts under
section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, in an aggregate
amount that exceeds $15,000,000.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5310(a)(2),
5311, and 5336, to remain available until expended, $240,000,000:
Provided, That no more than $2,500,000,000 of budget authority
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That of
the funds provided under this heading for formula grants, no more
than $150,000,000 may be used for operating assistance under
49 U.S.C. 5336(d): Provided further, That the limitation on operat-
ing assistance provided under this heading shall, for urbanized
areas of less than 200,000 in population, be no less than 75 percent
of the amount of operating assistance such areas are eligible to
receive under Public Law 103–331: Provided further, That in the
distribution of the limitation provided under this heading to urban-
ized areas that had a population under the 1990 census of 1,000,000
or more, the Secretary shall direct each such area to give priority
consideration to the impact of reductions in operating assistance
on smaller transit authorities operating within the area and to
consider the needs and resources of such transit authorities when
the limitation is distributed among all transit authorities operating
in the area.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation centers
as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain available until
expended, $6,000,000.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313, 5314, and 5315, to
remain available until expended, $92,000,000, of which $39,500,000
shall be for activities under Metropolitan Planning (49 U.S.C. 5303);
$4,500,000 for activities under Rural Transit Assistance (49 U.S.C.
5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 for activities under State Planning and
Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); $36,750,000 for activities including
National Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5313(a));
and $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315).
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TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
5338(a), $2,210,000,000, to remain available until expended and
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That
$2,210,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of
the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s
formula grants account.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which
are in excess of $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for grants under
the contract authority in 49 U.S.C. 5338(b): Provided, That there
shall be available for fixed guideway modernization, $800,000,000;
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and
purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction
of bus-related facilities, $400,000,000; and there shall be available
for new fixed guideway systems $800,000,000, to be available as
follows:
$44,600,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs project;
$1,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project;
$46,250,000 for the Boston Piers MOS–2 project;
$1,000,000 for the Boston urban ring project;
$5,000,000 for the Burlington-Essex, Vermont commuter
rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail
project;
$1,500,000 for the Charleston monobeam rail project;
$1,000,000 for the Charlotte South corridor transitway
project;
$500,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky
rail line project;
$5,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway
project;
$800,000 for the Cleveland Blue Line extension to Highland
Hills project;
$700,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to
Hopkins International Airport;
$1,000,000 for the Cleveland Waterfront Line extension
project;
$8,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project;
$11,000,000 for the DART North Central light rail exten-
sion project;
$1,000,000 for the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail
project;
$23,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project;
$20,000,000 for the New York East Side access project;
$8,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County commuter rail
project;
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$2,000,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley system
project;
$1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Regional Bus project;
$51,100,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project;
$1,250,000 for the Indianapolis Northeast corridor project;
$3,000,000 for the Jackson, Mississippi intermodal corridor
project;
$61,500,000 for the Los Angeles MOS–3 project;
$31,000,000 for MARC commuter rail improvements;
$1,000,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee regional rail
project;
$5,000,000 for the Metro-Dade Transit east-west corridor
project;
$5,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project;
$1,000,000 for the Mission Valley East corridor project;
$500,000 for the Nassau Hub rail link EIS project;
$60,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson-Bergen LRT
project;
$27,000,000 for the New Jersey Secaucus project;
$6,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor
project;
$2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project;
$12,000,000 for the North Carolina Research Triangle Park
project;
$4,000,000 for the Northern Indiana South Shore commuter
rail project;
$3,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light rail project;
$1,600,000 for the Oklahoma City MAPS corridor transit
project;
$2,000,000 for the Orange County transitway project;
$31,800,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project;
$500,000 for the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond
Branch rail project;
$4,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit
project;
$5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh airport busway project;
$63,400,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro project;
$2,000,000 for the Roaring Fork Valley rail project;
$20,300,000 for the Sacramento LRT project;
$63,400,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project;
$4,000,000 for the Salt Lake City regional commuter sys-
tem project;
$1,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink project;
$1,500,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project;
$29,900,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the
airport project;
$15,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano;
$21,400,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project;
$18,000,000 for the Seattle-Tacoma light rail and commuter
rail projects;
$30,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair LRT extension
project;
$2,500,000 for the St. George Ferry terminal project;
$500,000 for the Springfield-Branson, Missouri commuter
rail project;
$1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
$2,000,000 for the Tidewater, Virginia rail project;
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$1,000,000 for the Toledo, Ohio rail project;
$12,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways projects;
$2,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fredericksburg
to Washington commuter rail project;
$2,500,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal project; and
$3,000,000 for the Wisconsin central commuter rail project.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit Administration,
$2,350,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and
to remain available until expended.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–551, $200,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits
of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation,
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as
amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance of those
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained
by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, including
the Great Lakes Pilotage functions delegated by the Secretary of
Transportation, $11,200,000, to be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Research and Special Programs Administration, $28,450,000, of
which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund,
and of which $4,950,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2000: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under
49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the
Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may
be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended,
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
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authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training,
for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses
incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and
approvals functions.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OILSPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the
pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$31,300,000, of which $3,300,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000; and of which $28,000,000 shall be derived from
the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $14,839,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2000: Provided, That in addition to
amounts made available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,100,000
shall be available for grants to States for the development and
establishment of one-call notification systems and shall be derived
from amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301, and
that an additional $365,000 in amounts previously collected under
49 U.S.C. 60301 is available to conduct general functions of the
pipeline safety program.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), $200,000,
to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of the
funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be
made available for obligation by individuals other than the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or his designee.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to
carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978,
as amended, $42,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds under
this heading shall be for the conduct of contract audits.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $13,853,000: Pro-
vided, That $2,000,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 1998 by
the Surface Transportation Board pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall
be made available to this appropriation in fiscal year 1998: Provided
further, That any fees received in excess of $2,000,000 in fiscal
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year 1998 shall remain available until expended, but shall not
be available for obligation until October 1, 1998.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transpor-
tation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $3,640,000: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and
training expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft;
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–
18; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902) $48,371,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses.
EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety
Board for accident investigations, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiva-
lent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms, or allowances therefor,
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $1,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropria-
tions to the Department of Transportation shall be available for
maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor
vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor
vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department busi-
ness; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998
pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within
the levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditures
by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be available: (1) except
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as otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for expenses
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Avia-
tion Administration personnel stationed outside the continental
United States at costs for any given area not in excess of those
of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is deter-
mined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the
locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such
dependents; and (2) for transportation of said dependents between
schools serving the area that they attend and their places of
residence when the Secretary, under such regulations as may be
prescribed, determines that such schools are not accessible by public
means of transportation on a regular basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Depart-
ment of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
for salaries and expenses of more than 107 political and Presidential
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That
none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned
on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for
the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses
of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor
may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly
so provided herein.
SEC. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into
grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any
person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, any unit
of State or local government, any educational institution, and any
other entity in execution of the Technology Reinvestment Project
authorized under the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and
Transition Assistance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided,
That the authority provided in this section may be exercised without
regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursu-
ant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1998, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allo-
cated to each State for such fiscal year bear to the total of the
sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that
are apportioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997,
no State shall obligate more than 25 percent of the amount distrib-
uted to such State under subsection (a), and the total of all State
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obligations during such period shall not exceed 12 percent of the
total amount distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary
shall—
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent
lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid
highways that have been apportioned to a State;
(2) after August 1, 1998, revise a distribution of the funds
made available under subsection (a) if a State will not obligate
the amount distributed during that fiscal year and redistribute
sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts
in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal
year giving priority to those States having large unobligated
balances of funds apportioned under sections 103(e)(4), 104,
144, and 160 of title 23, United States Code, and under sections
1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102–240; and
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and funded from the administrative takedown author-
ized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, the
Federal lands highway program, the intelligent transportation
systems program, the Truman-Hobbs bridges funded under the
discretionary bridge program, and amounts made available
under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023, and
6024 of Public Law 102–240, and 49 U.S.C. 5316, 5317, and
5338: Provided, That amounts made available under section
6005 of Public Law 102–240 shall be subject to the obligation
limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction programs under the heading ‘‘Federal-Aid High-
ways’’ in this Act.
(d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997,
the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title
23, United States Code, for projects covered under section 147
of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9
of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j),
and 404 of Public Law 97–424, sections 1061, 1103–1108, 4008,
6023(b)(8), and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102–240, and for projects
authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 100–17, shall
not exceed $277,431,840.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for the distribution of bonus
limitation under the Federal-aid highways program.
SEC. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs of
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation,
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation
under the discretionary grants program.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish
a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between
the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco
Traffic Separation Scheme.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports
may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems (along with
associated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range
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equipment) which conform to FAA design and performance specifica-
tions, the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal
airport-aid program, airport development aid program or airport
improvement program grant. The FAA shall accept such equipment,
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the FAA
in accordance with agency criteria.
SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to award a multiyear contract for production end items that: (1)
includes economic order quantity or long lead time material procure-
ment in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract;
or (2) includes a cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which
at the time of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits
of the Government’s liability; or (3) includes a requirement that
permits performance under the contract during the second and
subsequent years of the contract without conditioning such perform-
ance upon the appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation
does not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government
incurs no financial liability from not buying additional systems,
subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract requirements.
SEC. 316. For the purposes of funds made available under
the heading ‘‘Formula Grants’’, the term ‘‘Capital Project’’ includes
a project for—
(A)(i) acquisition, construction, supervision, or inspection
of a facility or equipment, including inspection thereof, for
use in mass transportation; and
(ii) expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction
(including designing, engineering, location survey, mapping,
acquiring rights-of-way, associated pre-revenue startup costs,
and environmental mitigation), payments for rail trackage
rights, intelligent transportation systems, relocation assistance,
acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, construct-
ing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing;
(B) rehabilitating a bus;
(C) remanufacturing a bus;
(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
(E) preventive maintenance; and
(F) financing the operating costs of equipment and facilities
used in mass transportation in urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000.
SEC. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made
available by this Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Discre-
tionary grants’’ for projects specified in this Act or identified in
reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2000,
shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.
SEC. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
funds appropriated before October 1, 1993, under any section of
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available
for expenditure may be transferred to and administered under
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.
SEC. 319. None of the funds in this Act may be used to
compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under the federally
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation
Systems Development during fiscal year 1998.
SEC. 320. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation
Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by
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$3,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1998 TASC obligational author-
ity for elements of the Department of Transportation funded in
this Act to no more than $118,800,000: Provided, That such reduc-
tions from the budget request shall be allocated by the Department
of Transportation to each appropriations account in proportion to
the amount included in each account for the Transportation
Administrative Service Center.
SEC. 321. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad
Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training
may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administra-
tion’s ‘‘Limitation on General Operating Expenses’’ account, the
Federal Transit Administration’s ‘‘Transit Planning and Research’’
account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration’s ‘‘Railroad
Safety’’ account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
SEC. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant to
title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act
(49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average fuel economy
standards for automobiles, as defined in such title, in any model
year that differs from standards promulgated for such automobiles
prior to enactment of this section.
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be used for
planning, engineering, design, or construction of a sixth runway
at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: Provided,
That this provision shall not apply in any case where the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration determines, in
writing, that safety conditions warrant obligation of such funds:
Provided further, That funds may be used for activities related
to planning or analysis of airport noise issues related to the sixth
runway project.
SEC. 324. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111
may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such
funds shall not be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction.
SEC. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated
or expended for employee training which: (1) does not meet identi-
fied needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly upon
the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to
induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress
in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification
of the content and methods to be used in the training and written
end of course evaluations; (4) contains any methods or content
associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ‘‘new
age’’ belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (5) is
offensive to, or designed to change, participants’ personal values
or lifestyle outside the workplace; or (6) includes content related
to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syn-
drome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to make employees
more aware of the medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the
workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.