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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Dwight D. Eisen-
hower National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways within the United States (including
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), con-
sists of highways—
‘‘(i) designed—
‘‘(I) in accordance with the stand-
ards of section 109(b); or
‘‘(II) in the case of highways in
Alaska and Puerto Rico, in accordance
with such geometric and construction
standards as are adequate for current
and probable future traffic demands
and the needs of the locality of the
highway; and
‘‘(ii) located so as—
‘‘(I) to connect by routes, as direct
as practicable, the principal metropoli-
tan areas, cities, and industrial cen-
ters;
‘‘(II) to serve the national defense;
and
‘‘(III) to the maximum extent
practicable, to connect at suitable bor-
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der points with routes of continental
importance in Canada and Mexico.
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF ROUTES.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, each route of the Inter-
state System shall be selected by joint action of
the State transportation departments of the State
in which the route is located and the adjoining
States, in cooperation with local and regional of-
ficials, and subject to the approval of the Sec-
retary.
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM MILEAGE.—The mileage of high-
ways on the Interstate System shall not exceed 43,000
miles, exclusive of designations under paragraph (4).
‘‘(3) MODIFICATIONS.—The Secretary may ap-
prove or require modifications to the Interstate Sys-
tem in a manner consistent with the policies and pro-
cedures established under this subsection.
‘‘(4) INTERSTATE SYSTEM DESIGNATIONS.—
‘‘(A) ADDITIONS.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a highway on the National Highway
System meets all standards of a highway on the
Interstate System and that the highway is a log-
ical addition or connection to the Interstate Sys-
tem, the Secretary may, upon the affirmative
recommendation of the State or States in which
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the highway is located, designate the highway as
a route on the Interstate System.
‘‘(B) DESIGNATIONS
AS
FUTURE
INTER-
STATE SYSTEM ROUTES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a highway on the National
Highway System would be a logical addi-
tion or connection to the Interstate System
and would qualify for designation as a
route on the Interstate System under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary may, upon the
affirmative recommendation of the State or
States in which the highway is located, des-
ignate the highway as a future Interstate
System route.
‘‘(ii) 
WRITTEN
AGREEMENT
OF
STATES.—A designation under clause (i)
shall be made only upon the written agree-
ment of the State or States described in that
clause that the highway will be constructed
to meet all standards of a highway on the
Interstate System by the date that is 12
years after the date of the agreement.
‘‘(iii) REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION.—
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‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If the State or
States described in clause (i) have not
substantially completed the construc-
tion of a highway designated under
this subparagraph within the time pro-
vided for in the agreement between the
Secretary and the State or States
under clause (ii), the Secretary shall
remove the designation of the highway
as a future Interstate System route.
‘‘(II) EFFECT OF REMOVAL.—Re-
moval of the designation of a highway
under subclause (I) shall not preclude
the Secretary from designating the
highway as a route on the Interstate
System under subparagraph (A) or
under any other provision of law pro-
viding for addition to the Interstate
System.
‘‘(iv) PROHIBITION ON REFERRAL AS
INTERSTATE SYSTEM ROUTE.—No law, rule,
regulation, map, document, or other record
of the United States, or of any State or po-
litical subdivision of a State, shall refer to
any highway designated as a future Inter-
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state System route under this subpara-
graph, nor shall any such highway be
signed or marked, as a highway on the
Interstate System until such time as the
highway is constructed to the geometric and
construction standards for the Interstate
System and has been designated as a route
on the Interstate System.
‘‘(C) FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided
in clause (ii), the designation of a highway
under this paragraph shall create no addi-
tional Federal financial responsibility with
respect to the highway.
‘‘(ii) CERTAIN HIGHWAYS.—Subject to
section 119(b)(1)(B), a State may use funds
available 
to 
the 
State 
under 
section
104(b)(1) for the resurfacing, restoration,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction of a high-
way—
‘‘(I) designated before March 9,
1984, as a route on the Interstate Sys-
tem under subparagraph (A) or as a
future Interstate System route under
subparagraph (B); or
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‘‘(II) designated under subpara-
graph (A) and located in Alaska or
Puerto Rico.
‘‘(d) TRANSFER
OF
INTERSTATE
CONSTRUCTION
FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS NOT IN
SURPLUS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon application by a
State and approval by the Secretary, the Sec-
retary may transfer to the apportionment of the
State under section 104(b)(1) any amount of
funds apportioned to the State under section
104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998), if the
amount does not exceed the Federal share of the
costs of construction of segments of the Interstate
System in the State included in the most recent
Interstate System cost estimate.
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF TRANSFER.—Upon trans-
fer of an amount under subparagraph (A), the
construction on which the amount is based, as
included in the most recent Interstate System
cost estimate, shall be ineligible for funding
under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the
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day before the date of enactment of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1998) or 104(k).
‘‘(2) 
SURPLUS
INTERSTATE
CONSTRUCTION
FUNDS.—Upon application by a State and approval
by the Secretary, the Secretary may transfer to the
apportionment of the State under section 104(b)(1)
any amount of surplus funds apportioned to the State
under section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998), if the State
has fully financed all work eligible under the most re-
cent Interstate System cost estimate.
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.—Funds
transferred under this subsection shall be subject to
the laws (including regulations, policies, and proce-
dures) relating to the apportionment to which the
funds are transferred.
‘‘(e) UNOBLIGATED BALANCES OF INTERSTATE SUB-
STITUTE FUNDS.—Unobligated balances of funds appor-
tioned to a State under section 103(e)(4)(H) (as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1998) shall be
available for obligation by the State under the law (includ-
ing regulations, policies, and procedures) relating to the ob-
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ligation and expenditure of the funds in effect on that
date.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1)(A) Section 101(a) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended in the undesignated paragraph de-
fining ‘‘Interstate System’’ by striking ‘‘subsection (e)
of section 103 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section
103(c)’’.
(B) Section 104(f)(1) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, except that’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘programs’’.
(C) Section 115(a) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘SUBSTITUTE,’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking
‘‘103(e)(4)(H),’’;
(D) Section 118 of title 23, United States Code
(as amended by section 1118(b)), is amended—
(i) by striking subsection (d); and
(ii) by redesignating subsections (e), (f),
and (g) (as added by section 1103(d)) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
(E) Section 129(b) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking
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‘‘which has been’’ and all that follows through ‘‘and
has not’’ and inserting ‘‘which is a public road and
has not’’.
(2)(A) Section 139 of title 23, United States
Code, is repealed.
(B) The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to section 139.
(C) Section 119(a) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘sections 103 and 139(c) of
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘section 103(c)(1) and,
in Alaska and Puerto Rico, under section
103(c)(4)(A)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘section 139 (a) and (b) of
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of section 103(c)(4)’’.
(D) Section 127(f) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 139(a)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 103(c)(4)(A)’’.
(E) Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat.
597) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
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‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF SEGMENTS.—Subject
to subparagraph (C), segments designated as
parts of the Interstate System under this para-
graph shall be treated in the same manner as
segments designated under section 103(c)(4)(A)
of title 23, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 1702. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.—
(1) CREATION OF POLICY SECTION.—Section 102
of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following:
‘‘§ 102. Declaration of policy’’;
(B) by redesignating subsection (a) as sub-
section (c) and moving that subsection to the end
of section 146; and
(C) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (f) and moving that subsection to the end
of 
section 
118 
(as 
amended 
by 
section
1701(b)(1)(D)(ii)).
(2) TRANSFER OF POLICY PROVISIONS.—Section
101 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following:
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‘‘§ 101. Definitions’’;
(B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(a)’’;
(C) by striking subsection (b); and
(D) by redesignating subsections (c) through
(e) as subsections (a) through (c), respectively,
and moving those subsections to section 102 (as
amended by paragraph (1)).
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking the
items relating to sections 101 and 102 and in-
serting the following:
‘‘101. Definitions.
‘‘102. Declaration of policy.’’.
(B) Section 47107(j)(1)(B) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 101(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 101’’.
(b) ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION.—Section 115 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘PROJECTS’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘When a State’’ and inserting
‘‘PROJECTS.—When a State’’;
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
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(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively,
and indenting appropriately;
(2) by striking subsection (c);
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘section 135(f)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 135’’; and
(4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection
(c).
(c) MAINTENANCE.—Section 116 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sen-
tence;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘fur-
ther projects’’ and inserting ‘‘further expenditure
of Federal-aid highway funds’’; and
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
(d) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.—Section
119(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the
first sentence by striking ‘‘the date of enactment of this sen-
tence’’ and inserting ‘‘March 9, 1984’’.
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(e) ADVANCES TO STATES.—Section 124 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(f) DIVERSION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 126 of title 23,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 126.
(g) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS.—Section 130(f) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘AP-
PORTIONMENT’’ and all that follows through the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘FEDERAL SHARE.—’’.
(h) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—Section
133(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish’’ and
inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out’’.
(i) CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS.—Section 136 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (m)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(m) PRIMARY SYSTEM DEFINED.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘primary system’ means the Federal-
aid primary system in existence on June 1, 1991, and any
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highway which is not on such system but which is on the
National Highway System.’’.
(j) FRINGE AND CORRIDOR PARKING FACILITIES.—
Section 137(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘on the Federal-aid urban
system’’ and inserting ‘‘on a Federal-aid highway’’.
(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 140 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a) of section 105 of this title,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 106(a),’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’;
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘He’’
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’;
(D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘In
approving programs for projects on any of the
Federal-aid systems,’’ and inserting ‘‘Before ap-
proving any project under section 106(a),’’; and
(E) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘him’’
and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’’;
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in the subsection heading of subsection (d),
by striking ‘‘AND CONTRACTING’’; and
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(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (b) and (c), respectively.
(l) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.—Section 142(a)(2) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the
the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’.
(m) PRIORITY PRIMARY ROUTES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 147 of title 23,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 147.
(n) DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL SCENIC AND REC-
REATIONAL HIGHWAY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 148 of title 23,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 148.
(o) HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.—Section 152(e)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ap-
portioned to’’ in the first sentence and all that follows
through ‘‘shall be’’ in the second sentence.
(p) ACCESS
HIGHWAYS
TO
PUBLIC
RECREATION
AREAS ON CERTAIN LAKES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 155 of title 23,
United States Code, is repealed.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking the item relating to section 155.
SEC. 1703. NONDISCRIMINATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMI-
NATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX.—’’ before ‘‘No per-
son’’; and
(2) by moving subsection (d) (as designated by
paragraph (1)) to the end of section 140 (as amended
by section 1702(k)).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 324 of title 23, United States Code,
is repealed.
(2) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to section 324.
SEC. 1704. STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’;
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(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Compliance with this section shall have no ef-
fect on the eligibility of costs.’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘State highway depart-
ment’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘State transportation department’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘State highway depart-
ments’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘State transportation departments’’.
(2) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended in the item relating to sec-
tion 302 by striking ‘‘highway’’ and inserting ‘‘trans-
portation’’.
(3) Section 302 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended in the section heading by striking ‘‘high-
way’’ and inserting ‘‘transportation’’.
(4) Section 410(h)(5) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended in the paragraph heading by strik-
ing ‘‘HIGHWAY’’ and inserting ‘‘TRANSPORTATION’’.
(5) Section 201(b) of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amend-
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ed in the second sentence by striking ‘‘State highway
department’’ and inserting ‘‘State transportation de-
partment’’.
(6) Section 138(c) of the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act of 1978 (40 U.S.C. App. note to section
201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965; Public Law 95–599) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘State highway department’’ and
inserting ‘‘State transportation department’’.
Subtitle H—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 1801. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 17
IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA AS INTER-
STATE ROUTE 86.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b)(2), not-
withstanding section 103(c), the portion of State Route 17
located between the junction of State Route 17 and Inter-
state Route 87 in Harriman, New York, and the junction
of State Route 17 and Interstate Route 90 near Erie, Penn-
sylvania, is designated as Interstate Route 86.
(b) SUBSTANDARD FEATURES.—
(1) UPGRADING.—Each segment of State Route
17 described in subsection (a) that does not substan-
tially meet the Interstate System design standards
under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code,
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in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall be
upgraded in accordance with plans and schedules de-
veloped by the applicable State.
(2) DESIGNATION.—Each segment of State Route
17 that on the date of enactment of this Act is not
at least 4 lanes wide, separated by a median, access-
controlled, and grade-separated shall—
(A) be designated as a future Interstate Sys-
tem route; and
(B) become part of Interstate Route 86 at
such time as the Secretary determines that the
segment substantially meets the Interstate Sys-
tem design standards described in paragraph
(1).
(c) TREATMENT OF ROUTE.—
(1) MILEAGE LIMITATION.—The mileage of Inter-
state Route 86 designated under subsection (a) shall
not be charged against the limitation established by
section 103(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
(2) FEDERAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the designation of Interstate Route 86 under
subsection (a) shall not create increased Federal
financial responsibility with respect to the des-
ignated Route.
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(B) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—A State may
use funds available to the State under para-
graphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of title 23,
United States Code, to eliminate substandard
features of, and to resurface, restore, rehabilitate,
or reconstruct, any portion of the designated
Route.
SEC. 1802. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR
ROUTES IN LOUISIANA.
Section 1105 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2031) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Corridor from Kansas’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘Corridor—
‘‘(A) from Kansas’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated),
by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) from Shreveport, Louisiana, along
Interstate Route 49 to Lafayette, Louisiana, and
along United States Route 90 to the junction
with Interstate Route 10 in New Orleans, Lou-
isiana.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (e)(5)(A), by inserting ‘‘in sub-
section (c)(1)(B),’’ after ‘‘routes referred to’’.
SEC. 1803. SENSE OF SENATE CONCERNING THE OPER-
ATION OF LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) section 127(d) of title 23, United States Code,
contains a prohibition that took effect on June 1,
1991, concerning the operation of certain longer com-
bination vehicles, including certain double-trailer and
triple-trailer trucks;
(2) reports on the results of recent studies con-
ducted by the Federal Government describe, with re-
spect to longer combination vehicles—
(A) problems with the adequacy of rearward
amplification braking;
(B) the difficulty in making lane changes;
and
(C) speed differentials that occur while
climbing or accelerating; and
(3) surveys of individuals in the United States
demonstrate that an overwhelming majority of resi-
dents of the United States oppose the expanded use of
longer combination vehicles.
(b) LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘longer combination vehicle’’ has the
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meaning given that term in section 127(d)(4) of title 23,
United States Code.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the prohibitions and restrictions under section
127(d) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act, should not be amended so
as to result in any less restrictive prohibition or restriction.
SEC. 1804. INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE, SAULT STE. MARIE,
MICHIGAN.
The International Bridge Authority, or its successor
organization, shall be permitted to continue collecting tolls
for maintenance of, operation of, capital improvements to,
and future expansions to the International Bridge, Sault
Ste. Marie, Michigan, and its approaches, plaza areas, and
associated structures.
SEC. 1805. AMENDMENT TO NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT.
Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act (43
U.S.C. 1247(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘(1) The’’;
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) Consistent with the terms and conditions
imposed under paragraph (1), the Surface Transpor-
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tation Board shall approve a proposal for interim
trail use of a railroad right-of-way unless—
‘‘(A) at least half of the units of local gov-
ernment located within the rail corridor for
which the interim trail use is proposed pass a
resolution opposing the proposed trail use; and
‘‘(B) the resolution is transmitted to the
Surface Transportation Board within the appli-
cable time requirements for rail line abandon-
ment proceedings.
‘‘(3) The limitation in paragraph (2) shall not
apply if a State has assumed responsibility for the
management of such right-of-way.’’.
SEC. 1806. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23.
(a) Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in each of subsections (d) and (g)(3) by in-
serting after ‘‘magnesium acetate’’ the following: ‘‘or
agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable,
minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing composi-
tions’’; and
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘or such anti-
icing or de-icing composition’’ after ‘‘such acetate’’.
(b) Section 133(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after ‘‘magnesium acetate’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘or agriculturally derived, environmentally accept-
able, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing composi-
tions’’.
SEC. 1807. LIMITATIONS.
(a) PROHIBITION
ON
LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES.—No
funds authorized in this title shall be available for any ac-
tivity to build support for or against, or to influence the
formulation, or adoption of State or local legislation, unless
such activity is consistent with previously-existing Federal
mandates or incentive programs.
(b) TESTIFYING.—Nothing in this section shall pro-
hibit officers or employees of the United States or its depart-
ments or agencies from testifying before any State or local
legislative body upon the invitation of such legislative body.
SEC. 1808. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED EXPENSES AVAILABLE
TO NONAMTRAK STATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 977(e)(1)(B) of the Tax-
payer Relief Act of 1997 (defining qualified expenses) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii)
and all that follows through ‘‘clauses (i) and (iv).’’,
and
(2) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
‘‘(iv) capital expenditures related to
State-owned rail operations in the State,
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‘‘(v) any project that is eligible to re-
ceive funding under section 5309, 5310, or
5311 of title 49, United States Code,
‘‘(vi) any project that is eligible to re-
ceive funding under section 130 or 152 of
title 23, United States Code,
‘‘(vii) the upgrading and maintenance
of intercity primary and rural air service
facilities, and the purchase of intercity air
service between primary and rural airports
and regional hubs,
‘‘(viii) the provision of passenger ferry-
boat service within the State, and
‘‘(ix) the payment of interest and prin-
cipal on obligations incurred for such ac-
quisition, upgrading, maintenance, pur-
chase, 
expenditures, 
provision, 
and
projects.’’
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of
section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
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SEC. 1809. CONTINUANCE OF COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AT
CERTAIN SERVICE PLAZAS IN THE STATE OF
MARYLAND.
(a) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding section 111 of title 23,
United States Code, and the agreements described in sub-
section (b), at the request of the Maryland Transportation
Authority, the Secretary shall allow the continuance of com-
mercial operations at the service plazas on the John F. Ken-
nedy Memorial Highway on Interstate Route 95.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—The agreements referred to in sub-
section (a) are agreements between the Department of
Transportation of the State of Maryland and the Federal
Highway Administration concerning the highway described
in subsection (a).
SEC. 1810. PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT COR-
PORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Section 1069(gg) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2011) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) In furtherance of
the redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office Build-
ing in the city of New York, New York, into an intermodal
transportation facility and commercial center, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Adminis-
trator, and their designees are authorized to serve as ex offi-
cio members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania
Station Redevelopment Corporation.
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SEC. 1811. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORA-
TION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Subchapter I of chapter 18 of title 40 of the United
States Code is amended by adding a new section at the end
thereof as follows:
‘‘§ 820. Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
‘‘To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment and op-
eration of the Union Station complex, the Secretary of
Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administrator, and
their designees are authorized to serve as ex officio members
of the Board of Directors of the Union Station Redevelop-
ment Corporation.’’.
SEC. 1812. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.
Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional Development
Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in the undesignated paragraph relating to
Alabama, by inserting ‘‘Hale,’’ after ‘‘Franklin,’’;
(2) in the undesignated paragraph relating to
Georgia—
(A) by inserting ‘‘Elbert,’’ after ‘‘Douglas,’’;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘Hart,’’ after ‘‘Haralson,’’;
(3) in the undesignated paragraph relating to
Mississippi, by striking ‘‘and Winston’’ and inserting
‘‘Winston, and Yalobusha’’; and
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(4) in the undesignated paragraph relating to
Virginia—
(A) by inserting ‘‘Montgomery,’’ after
‘‘Lee,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘Rockbridge,’’ after ‘‘Pu-
laski,’’.
SEC. 1813. SOUTHWEST BORDER TRANSPORTATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE ASSESSMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a com-
prehensive assessment of the state of the transportation in-
frastructure on the southwest border between the United
States and Mexico (referred to in this section as the ‘‘bor-
der’’).
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a),
the Secretary shall consult with—
(1) the Secretary of State;
(2) the Attorney General;
(3) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(4) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;
(5) the Administrator of General Services;
(6) the American Commissioner on the Inter-
national Boundary Commission, United States and
Mexico;
(7) State agencies responsible for transportation
and law enforcement in border States; and
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(8) municipal governments and transportation
authorities in sister cities in the border area.
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the assessment,
the Secretary shall—
(1) assess—
(A) the flow of commercial and private traf-
fic through designated ports of entry on the bor-
der;
(B) the adequacy of transportation infra-
structure in the border area, including highways,
bridges, railway lines, and border inspection fa-
cilities;
(C) the adequacy of law enforcement and
narcotics abatement activities in the border area,
as the activities relate to commercial and private
traffic; and
(D) future demands on transportation in-
frastructure in the border area; and
(2) make recommendations to facilitate legiti-
mate cross-border traffic in the border area, while
maintaining the integrity of the border.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the assessment conducted under this sec-
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tion, including any related legislative and administrative
recommendations.
SEC. 1814. MODIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR.
Section 1105(c)(18) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘(18) Corridor from Indianap-
olis,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(18)(A) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Can-
ada, through Port Huron, Michigan, southwesterly
along Interstate Route 69 through Indianapolis,’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada,
southwesterly along Interstate Route 94 to the Ambas-
sador Bridge interchange in Detroit, Michigan.
‘‘(C) Corridor from Windsor, Ontario, Canada,
through Detroit, Michigan, westerly along Interstate
Route 94 to Chicago, Illinois.’’.
SEC. 1815. DESIGNATION OF CORRIDORS IN MISSISSIPPI
AND ALABAMA AS ROUTES ON THE INTER-
STATE SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to subsection (b)(2),
notwithstanding section 103(c) of title 23, United
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States Code, the segments described in paragraph (2)
are designated as routes on the Interstate System.
(2) SEGMENTS.—The segments referred to in
paragraph (1) are—
(A) the portion of Corridor V of the Appa-
lachian development highway system from Inter-
state Route 55 near Batesville, Mississippi, to
the intersection with Corridor X of the Appa-
lachian development highway system near Ful-
ton, Mississippi; and
(B) the portion of Corridor X of the Appa-
lachian development highway system from near
Fulton, Mississippi, to the intersection with
Interstate Route 65 near Birmingham, Alabama.
(b) SUBSTANDARD FEATURES.—
(1) UPGRADING.—Each portion of the segments
described in subsection (a)(2) that does not substan-
tially meet the Interstate System design standards
under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code,
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall be
upgraded in accordance with plans and schedules de-
veloped by the applicable State.
(2) DESIGNATION.—Each portion of the segments
described in subsection (a)(2) that on the date of en-
actment of this Act does not meet the Interstate Sys-
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tem design standards under section 109(b) of that
title and does not connect to a segment of the Inter-
state System shall—
(A) be designated as a future Interstate Sys-
tem route; and
(B) become part of the Interstate System at
such time as the Secretary determines that the
portion of the segment—
(i) meets the Interstate System design
standards; and
(ii) connects to another segment of the
Interstate System.
(c) TREATMENT OF ROUTES.—
(1) MILEAGE LIMITATION.—The mileage of the
routes on the Interstate System designated under sub-
section (a) shall not be charged against the limitation
established by section 103(c)(2) of title 23, United
States Code.
(2) FEDERAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the designation of the routes on the Inter-
state System under subsection (a) shall not cre-
ate increased Federal financial responsibility
with respect to the designated segments.
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(B) USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—A State may
use funds available to the State under para-
graphs (1)(C) and (3) of section 104(b) of title
23, United States Code, to eliminate substandard
features of, and to resurface, restore, rehabilitate,
or reconstruct, any portion of the designated seg-
ments.
(3) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
FUNDING.—(A)
This section shall not affect the amount of funding
that a State shall be entitled to receive under any
other section of this Act or under any other law.
(B) EFFECT OF PROVISION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall result in an increase in a State’s estimated
cost to complete the Appalachian development high-
way system or in the amount of assistance that the
State shall be entitled to receive from the Appalachian
Development Highway System under this Act or any
other Act.
SEC. 1816. REAUTHORIZATION OF FERRY AND FERRY TER-
MINAL PROGRAM.
(a) Section 1064(c) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘$14,000,000’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘this section’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $25,000,000 for fiscal
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year 1999, $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $30,000,000
for fiscal year 2001, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 in carrying out this sec-
tion, at least $12,000,000 of which in each such fiscal year
shall be obligated for the construction of ferry boats, termi-
nal facilities and approaches to such facilities within ma-
rine highway systems that are part of the National High-
way System’’.
(b) In addition to the obligation authority provided
in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$20,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
and 2003 for the ferry boat and ferry terminal facility pro-
gram under section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note).
SEC. 1817. REPORT ON UTILIZATION POTENTIAL.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall
conduct a study of ferry transportation in the United States
and its possessions—
(1) to identify existing ferry operations, includ-
ing—
(A) the locations and routes served;
(B) the name, United States official num-
ber, and a description of each vessel operated as
a ferry;
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(C) the source and amount, if any, of funds
derived from Federal, State, or local government
sources supporting ferry construction or oper-
ations;
(D) the impact of ferry transportation on
local and regional economies; and
(E) the potential for use of high-speed ferry
services.
(2) identify potential domestic ferry routes in the
United States and its possessions and to develop in-
formation on those routes, including—
(A) locations and routes that might be
served;
(B) estimates of capacity required;
(C) estimates of capital costs of developing
these routes;
(D) estimates of annual operating costs for
these routes;
(E) estimates of the economic impact of
these routes on local and regional economies; and
(F) the potential for use of high-speed ferry
services.
(b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report the results of
the study under subsection (a) within one year after the
date of enactment of this Act to the Committee on Com-
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merce, Science, and Transportation of the United States
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the United States House of Representatives.
(c) FINDINGS.—After reporting the results of the study
required by paragraph (b), the Secretary of Transportation
shall meet with the relevant State and municipal planning
organizations to discuss the results of the study and the
availability of resources, both Federal and State, for provid-
ing marine ferry service.
TITLE II—RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY
Subtitle A—Research and Training
SEC. 2001. STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLAN.
Subtitle III of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(1) in the table of chapters, by inserting after the
item relating to chapter 51 the following:
‘‘52.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ...........................................
5201’’;
and
(2) by inserting after chapter 51 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 52—RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
‘‘Sec.
‘‘5201. Definitions.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘5211. Transactional authority.
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—STRATEGIC PLANNING
‘‘5221. Strategic planning.
‘‘5222. Authorization of contract authority.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
‘‘5231. Multimodal Transportation Research and Development Program.
‘‘5232. Authorization of contract authority.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION
CENTERS
‘‘5241. National university transportation centers.
‘‘§ 5201. Definitions
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’
means the Department of Transportation.
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
the Secretary of Transportation.
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘§ 5211. Transactional authority
‘‘To further the objectives of this chapter, the Secretary
may make grants to, and enter into contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other transactions with—
‘‘(1) any person or any agency or instrumental-
ity of the United States;
‘‘(2) any unit of State or local government;
‘‘(3) any educational institution;
‘‘(4) any Federal laboratory; and
‘‘(5) any other entity.
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‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—STRATEGIC PLANNING
‘‘§ 5221. Strategic planning
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall establish a
strategic planning process to—
‘‘(1) determine national transportation research,
development, and technology deployment priorities,
strategies, and milestones over the next 5 years;
‘‘(2) coordinate Federal transportation research,
development, and technology deployment activities;
and
‘‘(3) measure the impact of the research, develop-
ment, and technology investments described in para-
graph (2) on the performance of the transportation
system of the United States.
‘‘(b) CRITERIA.—In developing strategic plans for
intermodal, multimodal, and mode-specific research, devel-
opment, and technology deployment, the Secretary shall
consider the need to—
‘‘(1) coordinate and integrate Federal, regional,
State, and metropolitan planning research, develop-
ment, and technology activities in urban and rural
areas;
‘‘(2) promote standards that facilitate a seamless
and interoperable transportation system;
‘‘(3) encourage innovation;
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‘‘(4) identify and facilitate initiatives and part-
nerships to deploy technology with the potential for
improving transportation systems during the next 5-
year and 10-year periods;
‘‘(5) identify core research to support the long-
term transportation technology and system needs of
urban and rural areas of the United States, including
safety;
‘‘(6) ensure the ability of the United States to
compete on a global basis; and
‘‘(7) provide a means of assessing the impact of
Federal research and technology investments on the
performance of the transportation system of the
United States.
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection
(a), the Secretary shall adopt such policies and proce-
dures as are appropriate—
‘‘(A) to provide for integrated planning, co-
ordination, and consultation among the Admin-
istrators of the operating administrations of the
Department and other Federal officials with re-
sponsibility for research, development, and tech-
nology transfer important to national transpor-
tation needs;
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‘‘(B) to promote the exchange of informa-
tion on transportation-related research and de-
velopment activities among the operating ele-
ments of the Department, other Federal depart-
ments and agencies, Federal laboratories, State
and local governments, colleges and universities,
industry, and other private and public sector or-
ganizations engaged in the activities;
‘‘(C) to ensure that the research and devel-
opment programs of the Department do not du-
plicate other Federal and, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, private sector research and de-
velopment programs; and
‘‘(D) to ensure that the research and devel-
opment activities of the Department—
‘‘(i) make appropriate use of the tal-
ents, skills, and abilities at the Federal lab-
oratories; and
‘‘(ii) leverage, to the maximum extent
practicable, the research, development, and
technology transfer capabilities of institu-
tions of higher education and private indus-
try.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The procedures and poli-
cies adopted under paragraph (1) shall include con-
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sultation with State officials and members of the pri-
vate sector.
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Concurrent with the submis-
sion to Congress of the budget of the President for
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives a report
on the strategic plans, goals, and milestones developed
under subsections (a) and (b) to help guide research,
development, and technology transfer activities during
the 5-year period beginning on the date of the report.
‘‘(2) COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS REPORT.—The
report shall include a delineation of the progress
made with respect to each of the plans, goals, and
milestones specified in the previous report.
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON OBLIGATION FOR FAILURE
TO SUBMIT REPORT.—Beginning on the date of the
submission to Congress of the budget of the President
for fiscal year 2000, and on the date of the submis-
sion for each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds
made available under this chapter or chapter 5 of
title 23 may be obligated until the report required
under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year is submitted.
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‘‘§ 5222. Authorization of contract authority
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to carry out this subchapter $1,500,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
‘‘(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under
this section shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1
of title 23, except that—
‘‘(1) any Federal share of the cost of an activity
under this subchapter shall be determined in accord-
ance with this subchapter; and
‘‘(2) the funds shall remain available for obliga-
tion for a period of 2 years after the last day of the
fiscal year for which the funds are authorized.
‘‘(c) USE OF UNALLOCATED FUNDS.—To the extent
that the amounts made available for any fiscal year under
subsection (a) exceed the amounts used to carry out section
5221 for the fiscal year, the excess amounts—
‘‘(1) shall be apportioned in accordance with sec-
tion 104(b)(3) of title 23;
‘‘(2) shall be considered to be sums made avail-
able for expenditure on the surface transportation
program, except that the amounts shall not be subject
to section 133(d) of that title; and
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‘‘(3) shall be available for any purpose eligible
for funding under section 133 of that title.’’.
SEC. 2002. MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Chapter 52 of title 49, United States Code (as added
by section 2001), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER 
III—MULTIMODAL 
TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM
‘‘§ 5231. Multimodal Transportation Research and De-
velopment Program
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
a program to be known as the ‘Multimodal Transportation
Research and Development Program’.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Multimodal
Transportation Research and Development Program are
to—
‘‘(1) enhance the capabilities of Federal agencies
to meet national transportation needs, as defined by
the missions of the agencies, through support for long-
term and applied research and development that
would benefit the various modes of transportation, in-
cluding research and development in safety, security,
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mobility, energy and the environment, information
and physical infrastructure, and industrial design;
‘‘(2) identify and apply innovative research per-
formed by the Federal Government, Federal labora-
tories, academia, and the private sector to the inter-
modal and multimodal transportation research, devel-
opment, and deployment needs of the Department and
the transportation enterprise of the United States;
‘‘(3) identify and leverage research, technologies,
and other information developed by the Federal Gov-
ernment for national defense and nondefense purposes
for the benefit of the public, commercial, and defense
transportation sectors; and
‘‘(4) share information and analytical and re-
search capabilities among the Federal Government,
State and local governments, colleges and universities,
and private organizations to advance their ability to
meet their transportation research, development, and
deployment needs.
‘‘(c) PROCESS
FOR CONSULTATION.—To advise the
Secretary in establishing priorities within the Program, the
Secretary shall establish a process for consultation among
the Administrators of the operating administrations of the
Department and other Federal officials with responsibility
for research.
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‘‘§ 5232. Authorization of contract authority
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to carry out this subchapter $2,500,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
‘‘(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under
this section shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1
of title 23, except that—
‘‘(1) any Federal share of the cost of an activity
under this subchapter shall be determined in accord-
ance with this subchapter; and
‘‘(2) the funds shall remain available for obliga-
tion for a period of 2 years after the last day of the
fiscal year for which the funds are authorized.’’.
SEC. 2003. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CEN-
TERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 52 of title 49, United
States Code (as amended by section 2002), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
‘‘§ 5241. National university transportation centers
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
to, or enter into contracts with, the nonprofit institutions
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of higher learning selected under section 5317 (as in effect
on the day before the date of enactment of this section)—
‘‘(1) to operate 1 university transportation cen-
ter in each of the 10 Federal administrative regions
that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Bound-
ary System; and
‘‘(2) to continue operation of university trans-
portation centers at the Mack-Blackwell National
Rural Transportation Study Center, the National
Center for Transportation and Industrial Productiv-
ity, the Institute for Surface Transportation Policy
Studies, the Urban Transit Institute at the Univer-
sity of South Florida, the National Center for Ad-
vanced Transportation Technology, and the Univer-
sity of Alabama Transportation Research Center.
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL CENTERS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make
grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to
establish and operate not more than 4 additional uni-
versity transportation centers to address—
‘‘(A) transportation management, research,
and development, with special attention to in-
creasing the number of highly skilled minority
individuals and women entering the transpor-
tation workforce;
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‘‘(B) transportation and industrial produc-
tivity;
‘‘(C) rural transportation;
‘‘(D) advanced transportation technology;
‘‘(E) international transportation policy
studies;
‘‘(F) transportation infrastructure tech-
nology;
‘‘(G) urban transportation research;
‘‘(H) transportation and the environment;
‘‘(I) surface transportation safety; or
‘‘(J) infrastructure finance studies.
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—
‘‘(A) APPLICATION.—A nonprofit institu-
tion of higher learning that desires to receive a
grant under paragraph (1) shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary in such manner and
containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall select each grant recipient under
paragraph (1) on the basis of—
‘‘(i) the demonstrated research and ex-
tension resources available to the recipient
to carry out this section;
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‘‘(ii) the capability of the recipient to
provide leadership in making national and
regional contributions to the solution of im-
mediate and long-term transportation prob-
lems;
‘‘(iii) the establishment by the recipi-
ent of a surface transportation program
that encompasses several modes of transpor-
tation;
‘‘(iv) the demonstrated ability of the
recipient to disseminate results of transpor-
tation research and education programs
through a statewide or regionwide continu-
ing education program;
‘‘(v) the strategic plan that the recipi-
ent proposes to carry out using the grant
funds; and
‘‘(vi) the extent to which private funds
have been committed to a university and
public-private partnerships established to
fulfill the objectives specified in paragraph
(1).
‘‘(c) OBJECTIVES.—Each university transportation
center shall use grant funds under subsection (a) or (b) to
carry out—
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‘‘(1) multimodal basic and applied research, the
products of which are judged by peers or other experts
in the field to advance the body of knowledge in
transportation;
‘‘(2) an education program that includes multi-
disciplinary course work and participation in re-
search; and
‘‘(3) an ongoing program of technology transfer
that makes research results available to potential
users in a form that can be readily implemented,
used, or otherwise applied.
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—Before making a
grant under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary shall re-
quire the grant recipient to enter into an agreement with
the Secretary to ensure that the recipient will maintain,
during the period of the grant, a level of total expenditures
from all other sources for establishing and operating a uni-
versity transportation center and carrying out related re-
search activities that is at least equal to the average level
of those expenditures in the 2 fiscal years of the recipient
prior to the award of a grant under subsection (a) or (b).
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS
OR
CONTRACTS.—In addition to
grants under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary may
make grants to, or enter into contracts with, univer-
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sity transportation centers without the need for a
competitive process.
‘‘(2) USE OF GRANTS OR CONTRACTS.—A non-
competitive grant or contract under paragraph (1)
shall be used for transportation research, development,
education, or training consistent with the strategic
plan approved as part of the selection process for the
center.
‘‘(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of establishing and operating a university transportation
center and carrying out related research activities under
this section shall be not more than 50 percent.
‘‘(g) PROGRAM COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) coordinate research, education, train-
ing, and technology transfer activities carried
out by grant recipients under this section;
‘‘(B) disseminate the results of the research;
and
‘‘(C) establish and operate a clearinghouse
for disseminating the results of the research.
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less often than an-
nually, the Secretary shall review and evaluate
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programs carried out by grant recipients under
this section.
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF DEFICIENCIES.—In
carrying out subparagraph (A), if the Secretary
determines that a university transportation cen-
ter is deficient in meeting the objectives of this
section, the Secretary shall notify the grant re-
cipient operating the center of each deficiency
and provide specific recommendations of meas-
ures that should be taken to address the defi-
ciency.
‘‘(C) DISQUALIFICATION.—If, after the end
of the 180-day period that begins on the date of
notification to a grant recipient under subpara-
graph (B) with respect to a center, the Secretary
determines that the recipient has not corrected
each deficiency identified under subparagraph
(B), the Secretary may, after notifying the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives of the determination—
‘‘(i) disqualify the university transpor-
tation center from further participation
under this section; and
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‘‘(ii) make a grant for the establish-
ment of a new university transportation
center, in lieu of the disqualified center,
under subsection (a) or (b), as applicable.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use not
more than 1 percent of Federal funds made available
under this section to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) to carry out this section $12,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized
under this subsection shall be made available for obli-
gation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, except that the
Federal share of the cost of a project under this sec-
tion shall be determined in accordance with this sec-
tion.
‘‘(3) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—For
each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent of the
amounts made available to carry out this section
shall be available to carry out technology transfer ac-
tivities.
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‘‘(i) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds
authorized under this section shall remain available for ob-
ligation for a period of 2 years after the last day of the
fiscal year for which the funds are authorized.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Sections 5316 and 5317 of title 49, United
States Code, are repealed.
(2) The analysis for chapter 53 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking the items
relating to sections 5316 and 5317.
SEC. 2004. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking the second
sentence;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (J), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (K), by striking
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
(iii) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
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‘‘(L) transportation-related variables that
influence global competitiveness.’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in the first sentence, by striking
‘‘national transportation system’’ and in-
serting ‘‘transportation systems of the
United States’’;
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure
outputs and outcomes of the Department of
Transportation and the transportation systems
of the United States under the Government Per-
formance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law
103–62) and the amendments made by that
Act;’’; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting
‘‘, made relevant to the States and metro-
politan planning organizations,’’ after ‘‘ac-
curacy’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘The Bureau shall review and re-
port to the Secretary of Transportation on the
sources and reliability of the statistics proposed
by the heads of the operating administrations of
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the Department to measure outputs and out-
comes as required by the Government Perform-
ance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–
62), and the amendments made by that Act, and
shall carry out such other reviews of the sources
and reliability of other data collected by the
heads of the operating administrations of the De-
partment as shall be requested by the Sec-
retary.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) SUPPORTING
TRANSPORTATION
DECISION-
MAKING.—Ensuring that the statistics compiled under
paragraph (1) are relevant for transportation deci-
sionmaking by the Federal Government, State and
local governments, transportation-related associations,
private businesses, and consumers.’’;
(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f)
as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively;
(4) by striking subsection (g);
(5) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(d) TRANSPORTATION DATA BASE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the As-
sociate Deputy Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries,
and the heads of the operating administrations of the
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Department of Transportation, the Director shall es-
tablish and maintain a transportation data base for
all modes of transportation.
‘‘(2) USE.—The data base shall be suitable for
analyses carried out by the Federal Government, the
States, and metropolitan planning organizations.
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The data base shall include—
‘‘(A) information on the volumes and pat-
terns of movement of goods, including local,
interregional, and international movement, by
all modes of transportation and intermodal com-
binations, and by relevant classification;
‘‘(B) information on the volumes and pat-
terns of movement of people, including local,
interregional, and international movements, by
all modes of transportation (including bicycle
and pedestrian modes) and intermodal combina-
tions, and by relevant classification;
‘‘(C) information on the location and
connectivity of transportation facilities and serv-
ices; and
‘‘(D) a national accounting of expenditures
and capital stocks on each mode of transpor-
tation and intermodal combination.
‘‘(e) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LIBRARY.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish
and maintain a National Transportation Library,
which shall contain a collection of statistical and
other information needed for transportation decision-
making at the Federal, State, and local levels.
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—The Bureau shall facilitate and
promote access to the Library, with the goal of im-
proving the ability of the transportation community
to share information and the ability of the Bureau to
make statistics readily accessible under subsection
(c)(5).
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Bureau shall work
with other transportation libraries and other trans-
portation information providers, both public and pri-
vate, to achieve the goal specified in paragraph (2).
‘‘(f) 
NATIONAL
TRANSPORTATION
ATLAS
DATA
BASE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall develop
and maintain geospatial data bases that depict—
‘‘(A) transportation networks;
‘‘(B) flows of people, goods, vehicles, and
craft over the networks; and
‘‘(C) social, economic, and environmental
conditions that affect or are affected by the net-
works.
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‘‘(2) INTERMODAL
NETWORK
ANALYSIS.—The
data bases shall be able to support intermodal net-
work analysis.
‘‘(g) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.—The
Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative
agreements or contracts with, public and nonprofit private
entities (including State departments of transportation,
metropolitan planning organizations, and institutions of
higher education) for—
‘‘(1) investigation of the subjects specified in sub-
section (c)(1) and research and development of new
methods of data collection, management, integration,
dissemination, interpretation, and analysis;
‘‘(2) development of electronic clearinghouses of
transportation data and related information, as part
of the National Transportation Library under sub-
section (e); and
‘‘(3) development and improvement of methods
for sharing geographic data, in support of the na-
tional transportation atlas data base under subsection
(f) and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure de-
veloped under Executive Order No. 12906.’’;
(6) by striking subsection (i) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3)) and inserting the following:
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN DISCLOSURES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An officer or employee of the
Bureau may not—
‘‘(A) make any disclosure in which the data
provided by an individual or organization under
subsection (c)(2) can be identified;
‘‘(B) use the information provided under
subsection (c)(2) for a nonstatistical purpose; or
‘‘(C) permit anyone other than an individ-
ual authorized by the Director to examine any
individual report provided under subsection
(c)(2).
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON REQUESTS FOR CERTAIN
DATA.—
‘‘(A) GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.—No depart-
ment, bureau, agency, officer, or employee of the
United States (except the Director in carrying
out this section) may require, for any reason, a
copy of any report that has been filed under sub-
section (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained by an
individual respondent.
‘‘(B) COURTS.—Any copy of a report de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) that has been re-
tained by an individual respondent or filed with
the Bureau or any of its employees, contractors,
or agents—
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‘‘(i) shall be immune from legal proc-
ess; and
‘‘(ii) shall not, without the consent of
the individual concerned, be admitted as
evidence or used for any purpose in any ac-
tion, suit, or other judicial or administra-
tive proceeding.
‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall
apply only to information that permits informa-
tion concerning an individual or organization to
be reasonably inferred by direct or indirect
means.
‘‘(3) DATA
COLLECTED
FOR
NONSTATISTICAL
PURPOSES.—In a case in which the Bureau is au-
thorized by statute to collect data or information for
a nonstatistical purpose, the Director shall clearly
distinguish the collection of the data or information,
by rule and on the collection instrument, so as to in-
form a respondent that is requested or required to
supply the data or information of the nonstatistical
purpose.’’;
(7) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3)), by striking ‘‘On or before January 1,
1994, and annually thereafter, the’’ and inserting
‘‘The’’; and
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(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) STUDY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out
a study—
‘‘(A) to measure the ton-miles and value-
miles of international trade traffic carried by
highway for each State;
‘‘(B) to evaluate the accuracy and reliabil-
ity of such measures for use in the formula for
highway apportionments;
‘‘(C) to evaluate the accuracy and reliabil-
ity of the use of diesel fuel data as a measure of
international trade traffic by State; and
‘‘(D) to identify needed improvements in
long-term data collection programs to provide
accurate and reliable measures of international
traffic for use in the formula for highway appor-
tionments.
‘‘(2) BASIS FOR EVALUATIONS.—The study shall
evaluate the accuracy and reliability of measures for
use as formula factors based on statistical quality
standards developed by the Bureau in consultation
with the Committee on National Statistics of the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences.
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‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this subsection, the Director shall
submit to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the results of the study carried out
under paragraph (1), including recommendations for
changes in law necessary to implement the identified
needs for improvements in long-term data collection
programs.
‘‘(l) PROCEEDS OF DATA PRODUCT SALES.—Notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds
received by the Bureau from the sale of data products, for
necessary expenses incurred, may be credited to the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for the expenses.
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Tran-
sit Account) to carry out this section $26,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998, $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
$28,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $29,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2001, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and
$31,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, except that not more