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the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used to eliminate the Contract Weather 
Observers program at any airport. 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, technical support services, improvement by 
contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems 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 acquisi-
tion of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing 
of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees 
of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities 
where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this 
heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; 
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
$3,250,000,000, of which $498,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2019, $2,602,000,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2020, and $150,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national 
airspace systems: Provided further, That no later than March 31, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress 
an investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which 
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2019 
through 2023, with total funding for each year of the plan con-
strained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget. 
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, $188,926,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which 
shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, 
and development.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for air-
port planning and development, and 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; for procurement, 
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention 
devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized 
under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspec-
tion activities and administration of airport safety programs, 
including those related to airport operating certificates under sec-
tion 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,000,000,000, to be 
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 
in fiscal year 2018, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, 
United States Code: Provided further, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage 
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or 
other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explo-
sive detection systems: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s 
share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants 
or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project 
at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive 
phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project 
sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction 
project: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than 
$111,863,000 shall be available for administration, not less than 
$15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research 
Program, not less than $33,210,000 shall be available for Airport 
Technology Research, and $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available and transferred to ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary, Salaries and Expenses’’ to carry out the Small Community 
Air Service Development Program: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to airports eligible under section 41743 of title 49, such program 
may include the participation of an airport that serves a community 
or consortium that is not larger than a small hub airport, according 
to FAA hub classifications effective at the time the Office of the 
Secretary issues a request for proposals. 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Airports’’, to 
enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for projects 
as authorized by subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and subchapter 1 
of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, $1,000,000,000,
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to remain available through September 30, 2020: Provided, That 
amounts made available under this heading shall be derived from 
the general fund, and such funds shall not be subject to apportion-
ment formulas, special apportionment categories, or minimum 
percentages under chapter 471: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary 
grants to airports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall give 
priority consideration to projects at (a) nonprimary airports that 
are classified as Regional, Local, or Basic airports and are not 
located within a Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area as 
defined by the Office of Management and Budget, or (b) primary 
airports that are classified as Small or Nonhub airports: Provided 
further, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which 
a grant is made under this heading to a nonprimary airport shall 
be 100 percent: Provided further, That the amount made available 
under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation on obliga-
tions for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports program set forth in any 
Act: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration may retain up to 0.5 percent of the funds 
provided under this heading to fund the award and oversight by 
the Administrator of grants made under this heading. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to com-
pensate in excess of 600 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 2018. 
SEC. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors 
to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost 
building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space 
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided, That the 
prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations 
between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement 
on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or to grant assurances 
that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the 
Federal Aviation Administration for air traffic control facilities. 
SEC. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 
41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any 
amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year 
may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subse-
quent fiscal year. 
SEC. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 
49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation 
current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available 
for the same purposes of such appropriation. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee 
unless such employee actually performed work during the time 
corresponding to such premium pay. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration
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to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of 
a Government-issued credit card. 
SEC. 116. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal 
Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of 
Transportation. 
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may 
be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation 
on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to 
obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, a blocking of that owner’s or operator’s aircraft 
registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that 
is made available to the public, except data made available to 
a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner 
or operator. 
SEC. 118. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than eight political and Presi-
dential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 119. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 
49, United States Code, until the Federal Aviation Administration 
provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation 
products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive 
Order 13642. 
SEC. 119A. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
90 full business days in advance. 
SEC. 119B. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this 
Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission 
rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 
SEC. 119C. None of the funds provided under this Act may 
be used by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to withhold from consideration and approval any application for 
participation in the Contract Tower Program, or for reevaluation 
of Cost-share Program participants, pending as of January 1, 2016, 
as long as the Federal Aviation Administration has received an 
application from the airport, and as long as the Administrator 
determines such tower is eligible using the factors set forth in 
the Federal Aviation Administration report, Establishment and Dis-
continuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers (FAA–APO– 
90–7 as of August, 1990). 
SEC. 119D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended 
to limit the use of an Organization Designation Authorization’s 
(ODA) delegated functions documented in its procedures manual 
on a type certification project unless the Administrator documents 
a systemic airworthiness noncompliance performance issue as a 
result of inspection or oversight that the safety of air commerce 
requires a limitation with regard to a specific authorization or 
where an ODA’s capability has not been previously established 
in terms of a new compliance method or design feature: Provided,
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That in such cases FAA shall work with the ODA holder if requested 
to develop the capability to execute that function safely, efficiently 
and effectively. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $439,443,925, together with advances and 
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, 
shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and 
operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, 
$3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional 
Commission in accordance with section 104(a) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution of Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 
under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act shall not exceed 
total obligations of $44,234,212,000 for fiscal year 2018: Provided, 
That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 
title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert 
firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance 
to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Govern-
ment of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further, That 
such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Pro-
vided further, That such amounts are in addition to administrative 
expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not 
subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administra-
tive expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction programs authorized 
under title 23, United States Code, $44,973,212,000 derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
to remain available until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation 
$2,525,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in
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addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2018 in this or 
any other Act for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, and shall not affect the distribution or 
amount of funds provided in any other Act: Provided further, That 
section 1101(b) of Public Law 114–94 shall apply to funds made 
available under this heading: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $1,980,000,000 shall be set 
aside for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code, $15,800,000 shall be set aside for activities 
eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as described in 
section 165(b)(2)(C) of such title, $4,200,000 shall be set aside 
for activities eligible under the Territorial Highway Program, as 
described in section 165(c)(6) of such title, and $300,000,000 shall 
be set aside for the nationally significant Federal lands and tribal 
projects program under section 1123 of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation (FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94): Provided further, 
That the funds made available under this heading for activities 
eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
shall be apportioned to the States in the same ratio as the obligation 
limitation for fiscal year 2018 is distributed among the States 
in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, That the funds 
made available under this heading for activities eligible under 
section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, shall be suballo-
cated in the manner described in section 133(d) of such title, except 
that the set-aside described in section 133(h) of such title shall 
not apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of such title shall be 
administered as if apportioned under chapter 1 of such title and 
shall remain available through September 30, 2021: Provided fur-
ther, That, except as provided in the following proviso, the funds 
made available under this heading for activities eligible under 
the Puerto Rico Highway Program and activities eligible under 
the Territorial Highway Program shall be administered as if allo-
cated under sections 165(b) and 165(c), respectively, of such title 
and shall remain available through September 30, 2021: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program shall 
not be subject to the requirements of sections 165(b)(2)(A) or 
165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 1123(h) of the FAST Act, the funds made available under 
this heading for the nationally significant Federal lands and tribal 
projects program in section 1123 of such Act shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $225,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021, shall be set aside for a competitive highway 
bridge program for States that have a population density of less 
than 100 individuals per square mile: Provided further, That the 
funds made available by the previous proviso shall be (1) used 
for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public 
roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple highway 
bridge projects and (2) administered as if apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That for purpose 
of the previous two provisos, the Secretary shall calculate population 
density figures based on the latest available data from the decennial 
census conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States 
Code.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses 
and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transpor-
tation Statistics; 
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways that is equal to the unobligated bal-
ance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid high-
way and highway safety construction programs for previous 
fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Sec-
retary (or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 
or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was provided in 
a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways, 
less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated 
for the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs (other than sums authorized to be appro-
priated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be 
appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, 
equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(12) for 
such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not 
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than pro-
grams to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by 
the Secretary under the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned 
by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); 
by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each 
such program for such fiscal year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid high-
ways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under para-
graph (4), for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construc-
tion programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under 
title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts appor-
tioned for the National Highway Performance Program in sec-
tion 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from
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the limitation under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion 
that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the pro-
grams that are apportioned under title 23, United States 
Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.—The obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways shall not apply to obligations 
under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 
Stat. 1701); 
(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface 
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface 
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
(101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 
on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect 
for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts 
for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but 
only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed 
or been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in 
effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 118 note; 
119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance 
with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations 
at the time at which the funds were initially made available 
for obligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, only in an amount 
equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made 
available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot 
be obligated during that fiscal year; and 
(2) 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 
144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment
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of Public Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall apply to 
contract authority for transportation research programs carried 
out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made available under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; 
and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation 
imposed on obligations for Federal-aid highway and high-
way safety construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding 
funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 
23, United States Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highway programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under 
section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not 
be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because 
of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal 
year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each State under 
paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described 
in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 121. 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 chapter 63 of 
title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid 
highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for 
such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
obligation limitation for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his 
or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Fed-
eral-aid highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the 
intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted 
under the Buy America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds provided in this Act to the Depart-
ment of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance 
unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to
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provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, 
United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides 
notification in writing to the following committees: the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided, 
That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the 
name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether 
credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, 
or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, United States 
Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days before making a grant 
under that section, provides written notification to the House and 
Senate Committees on Appropriations of the proposed grant, 
including an evaluation and justification for the project and the 
amount of the proposed grant award: Provided, That the written 
notification required in the previous proviso shall be made no 
later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 125. For this fiscal year, the Federal Highway Administra-
tion shall reinstate Interim Approval IA–5, relating to the provi-
sional use of an alternative lettering style on certain highway 
guide signs, as it existed before its termination, as announced 
in the Federal Register on January 25, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 4083). 
SEC. 126. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 165 
of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project eligible 
under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of title 23 and 
located within the boundary of the State or territory any earmarked 
amount, and any associated obligation limitation: Provided, That 
the Department of Transportation for the State or territory for 
which the earmarked amount was originally designated or directed 
notifies the Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its 
authority under this section and submits a quarterly report to 
the Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding would 
be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of availability of 
funds to be obligated under this section, such funds and associated 
obligation limitation shall remain available for obligation for a 
period of 3 fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Transportation is notified. The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out with funds made available under this section 
shall be the same as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined in rule 
XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, identified in a 
prior law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was 
authorized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 
fiscal years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered 
by the Federal Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule XXI of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives identified in a prior 
law, report, or joint explanatory statement, which was author-
ized to be appropriated or appropriated more than 10 fiscal 
years prior to the current fiscal year, and administered by 
the Federal Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exercised only 
for those projects or activities that have obligated less than 10
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percent of the amount made available for obligation as of October 
1 of the current fiscal year, and shall be applied to projects within 
the same general geographic area within 50 miles for which the 
funding was designated, except that a State or territory may apply 
such authority to unexpended balances of funds from projects or 
activities the State or territory certifies have been closed and for 
which payments have been made under a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of the 
information provided by the States and territories each quarter 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 127. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) VEHICLES IN NORTH DAKOTA.—A vehicle limited or prohib-
ited under this section from operating on a segment of the Interstate 
System in the State of North Dakota may operate on such a segment 
if such vehicle— 
‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds or less; 
‘‘(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies with the 
single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula limits set forth 
in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment under North 
Dakota State law.’’. 
SEC. 128. Section 1105(c)(89) of Public Law 102–240, as 
amended, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(89) I–57 Corridor Extension as follows: In Arkansas, the 
corridor shall follow United States Route 67 in North Little 
Rock, Arkansas, from I–40 to United States Route 412, then 
continuing generally northeast to the State line, and in Mis-
souri, the corridor shall continue generally north from the 
Arkansas State line to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and then follow 
United States Route 60 to I–57.’’. 
SEC. 129. Section 1012(e) of Public Law 102–240 is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(2) Upon the request of any State Department of Transpor-
tation that was authorized to enter into a tolling agreement 
under section 120(c) of Public Law 100–17 (101 STAT. 159), 
the Secretary is authorized to modify the agreement entered 
into under Public Law 100–17, as follows. The Secretary shall 
authorize the use of excess toll revenues for any other purpose 
for which Federal funds may be obligated under title 23, United 
States Code, provided the State— 
‘‘(A) certifies annually that the tolled facility is being 
adequately maintained; and 
‘‘(B) agrees to comply with the audit requirements 
in section 129(a)(3)(B) of title 23, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), ‘excess toll revenues’ 
means revenues in excess of amounts necessary for operation 
and maintenance; debt service; reasonable return on investment 
of any private person or entity that may be authorized by 
the State to operate and maintain the facility; and any cost 
necessary for improvement, including reconstruction, resur-
facing, restoration, and rehabilitation.’’. 
SEC. 129A. Section 127(a)(10) of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended to read— 
‘‘(10) With respect to Interstate Routes 89, 93, and 95 
in the State of New Hampshire—
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‘‘(A) State laws (including regulations) concerning 
vehicle weight limitations that were in effect on January 
1, 1987, and are applicable to State highways other than 
the Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of the 
requirements of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) effective June 30, 2016, a combination of truck- 
tractor and dump trailer equipped with 6 axles or more 
with a gross weight of up to 99,000 pounds shall be per-
mitted if the distances between the extreme axles, 
excluding the steering axle, is 28 feet or more.’’. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, 
execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations 
and programs pursuant to section 31110 of title 49, United States 
Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $283,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and 
programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $283,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2018, of which $9,073,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, is 
for the research and technology program, and of which $34,824,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2020, is 
for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 
31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United States Code, 
as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 
$374,800,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds available for the implementation 
or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed 
total obligations of $374,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $298,900,000 shall be available
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for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $31,800,000 shall 
be 
available 
for 
the 
commercial 
driver’s 
license 
program 
implementation program, $43,100,000 shall be available for the 
high priority activities program, and $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the commercial motor vehicle operators grant program: Provided 
further, That of the unobligated amounts provided for Commercial 
Vehicle Information Systems Network Development or other Motor 
Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 
109–59), or other appropriation or authorization acts prior to fiscal 
year 2017, $87,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is pro-
vided for the modernization and maintenance of border facilities, 
and shall remain available until September 30, 2022: Provided 
further, That of the unobligated amounts provided for Commercial 
Vehicle Information Systems Network Development or other Motor 
Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 
109–59), or other appropriation or authorization acts prior to fiscal 
year 2017, $100,000,000 in additional obligation limitation is pro-
vided for a highly automated vehicle research and development 
program and shall remain available until expended, of which not 
less than $60,000,000 shall be for demonstration grants, and of 
which not less than $38,000,000 shall be for research activities: 
Provided further, That the activities funded by the previous proviso 
may be accomplished through direct expenditure, direct research 
activities, grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, intra or inter-
agency agreements, or other agreements with public organizations: 
Provided further, That such amounts, payments, and obligation 
limitation as may be necessary to carry out highly automated 
vehicle research and development program activities may be trans-
ferred and credited to appropriate accounts of other participating 
Federal agencies: Provided further, That $187,000,000 for payment 
of obligations incurred in carrying out this section shall be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account), to be available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be 
subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of 
Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified 
mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records 
the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or any 
other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, administer, 
or enforce the requirements of section 31137 of title 49, United 
States Code, or any regulation issued by the Secretary pursuant 
to such section, with respect to the use of electronic logging devices 
by operators of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 
31132(1) of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 
602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471) or insects.
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under 
chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States 
Code, $189,075,000, of which $40,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2019. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 403, section 4011 of the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94), and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
$149,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other 
than the Mass Transit Account) 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 total obliga-
tions for which, in fiscal year 2018, are in excess of $149,000,000, 
of which $143,700,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 
U.S.C. 403 and $5,300,000 shall be for the National Driver Register 
authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That within the $149,000,000 obligation limitation 
for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2019, and shall be in addition to the amount 
of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, to remain available until 
expended, $597,629,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal 
year 2018, are in excess of $597,629,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) of the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, of which $261,200,000 
shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$280,200,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405; $29,900,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement 
Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,329,000 shall be for ‘‘Adminis-
trative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s 
Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That none of these
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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 
$500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety 
Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Counter-
measures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall 
be available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further, 
That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provision under 23 U.S.C. 
405(a)(8), any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made 
available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority 
for such amounts: Provided further, That the Administrator shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or 
under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the 
amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, 
to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews 
and to pay for core competency development training and related 
expenses for highway safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this 
Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority 
was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent 
that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in 
private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appro-
priate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 
5, subchapter II. 
SEC. 144. In addition to the amounts made available under 
the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquidation of Contract 
Authorization) (Limitation on Obligations) (Highway Trust Fund)’’ 
for carrying out the provisions of section 403 of title 23, United 
States Code, $11,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2019, shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration from the general fund, of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be available to provide funding for grants, pilot 
program activities, and innovative solutions to reduce alcohol- 
impaired-driving fatalities and other causes of the recent increase 
in highway fatalities from impaired driving in collaboration with 
eligible entities under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 
and not to exceed $6,500,000 shall be available to continue a high 
visibility enforcement paid-media campaign regarding highway-rail 
grade crossing safety in collaboration with the Federal Railroad 
Administration.
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FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Partnership 
for State of Good Repair Grants as authorized by section 24911 
of title 49, United States Code, $250,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may withhold up 
to one percent of the amount provided under this heading for 
the costs of award and project management oversight of grants 
carried out under section 24911 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That section 24911(e)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘transportation’’ and inserting 
‘‘transportation at the eligible project location’’. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail Infrastruc-
ture and Safety Improvements Grants, as authorized by section 
24407 of title 49, United States Code, $592,547,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be available 
for eligible projects under section 24407(c)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, for the implementation of positive train control sys-
tems, and of which $35,547,000 shall be available for eligible 
projects under section 24407(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
that contribute to the initiation or restoration of intercity passenger 
rail service: Provided, That the Secretary shall not preclude projects 
from consideration for funding under the previous proviso due to 
a lack of agreement among the funding recipients, operator, and 
host railroad regarding access to and use of the host railroad 
facilities, if an agreement or order for the use of such facilities 
may occur under section 24308 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That section 24405(f) of title 49, United States 
Code, shall not apply to projects for the implementation of positive 
train control systems otherwise eligible under section 24407(c)(1) 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That amounts 
available under this heading for projects selected for commuter 
rail passenger transportation may be transferred by the Secretary, 
after selection, to the appropriate agencies to be administered in 
accordance with chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall not limit eligible projects from 
consideration for funding for planning, engineering, environmental, 
construction, and design elements of the same project in the same 
application: Provided further, That unobligated balances remaining 
after four years from the date of enactment may be used for any 
eligible project under section 24407(c) of title 49, United States 
Code: Provided further, That the Secretary may withhold up to 
one percent of the amount provided under this heading for the 
costs of award and project management oversight of grants carried 
out under section 24407 of title 49, United States Code. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and Enhance-
ment Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 49, United 
States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent of the 
funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of award 
and project management and oversight.
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NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associ-
ated with the Northeast Corridor as authorized by section 11101(a) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (division A 
of Public Law 114–94), $650,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to one- 
half of 1 percent of the funds provided under both this heading 
and the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Railroad Pas-
senger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs of project manage-
ment and oversight of activities authorized by section 11101(c) 
of division A of Public Law 114–94: Provided further, That in 
addition to the project management oversight funds authorized 
under section 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94, the 
Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds 
provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with the 
Northeast Corridor Commission established under section 24905 
of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading and the ‘‘National 
Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation’’ 
heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to 
bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with 
the Americans with Disabilities Act. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 
CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for activities associ-
ated with the National Network as authorized by section 11101(b) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (division A 
of Public Law 114–94), $1,291,600,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary may retain up to an addi-
tional $2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with the State-Supported Route Committee 
established under section 24712 of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading shall be available for costs associated with 
any matters Amtrak may elect to bring before the Surface Transpor-
tation Board related to passenger rail service: Provided further, 
That at least $50,000,000 of the amount provided under this 
heading shall be available for the development, installation and 
operation of railroad safety technology, including the implementa-
tion of a positive train control system, on State-supported routes 
as defined under section 24102(13) of title 49, United States Code, 
on which positive train control systems are not required by law 
or regulation. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs 
in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided, That 
the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous 
proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak deter-
mines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency
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of the system: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak 
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter within 30 days of such quarter of the calendar year 
on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the 
cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons 
each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President 
of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations within 60 days of enactment of this Act, a summary 
of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2017 
and the three prior calendar years: Provided further, That such 
summary shall include the total number of employees that received 
waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid 
to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2017 and 
for the three prior calendar years. 
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, $113,165,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent 
office of transit security under this heading: Provided further, That 
upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2019 President’s 
budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations 
for fiscal year 2019. 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public 
Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment 
of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 
5339, and 5340, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, 
and section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, $10,300,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account 
of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, and 
section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not exceed 
total obligations of $9,733,353,407 in fiscal year 2018: Provided 
further, That the Federal share of the cost of activities carried 
out under section 5312 shall not exceed 80 percent, except that 
if there is substantial public interest or benefit, the Secretary 
may approve a greater Federal share.
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TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities grants 
under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, state of good 
repair grants under section 5337 of such title, high density state 
apportionments under section 5340(d) of such title, and the bus 
testing facilities under sections 5312 and 5318 of such title, 
$834,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$400,000,000 shall be available for grants as authorized under 
section 5339 of such title, of which $209,104,000 shall be available 
for the buses and bus facilities formula grants as authorized under 
section 5339(a) of such title, $161,446,000 shall be available for 
the buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under 
section 5339(b) of such title, and $29,450,000 shall be available 
for the low or no emission grants as authorized under section 
5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That $400,000,000 shall 
be available for the state of good repair grants as authorized under 
section 5337 of such title: Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall 
be available for the high density state apportionments as authorized 
under section 5340(d) of such title: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the bus testing facility as author-
ized under section 5318 of such title: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 5318(a) of such title, $2,000,000 shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of bus testing facilities by institu-
tions of higher education selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of 
such title: Provided further, That the Secretary shall enter into 
a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, 
each institution of higher education selected pursuant to section 
5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain a facility to conduct 
the testing of low or no emission vehicle new bus models using 
the standards established pursuant to section 5318(e)(2) of such 
title: Provided further, That the term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 5312(e)(6) of such title: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the 
cost of testing a low or no emission vehicle new bus model at 
each selected institution of higher education: Provided further, That 
the entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 percent of the 
cost of testing: Provided further, That a low or no emission vehicle 
new bus model tested that receives a passing aggregate test score 
in accordance with the standards established under section 
5318(e)(2) of such title, shall be deemed to be in compliance with 
the requirements of section 5318(e) of such title: Provided further, 
That amounts made available by this heading shall be derived 
from the general fund: Provided further, That the amounts made 
available under this heading shall not be subject to any limitation 
on obligations for transit programs set forth in any Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, $5,000,000. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital 
investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, $2,644,960,000 to remain available until September 30, 2021: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,252,508,586 shall be obligated by December 31, 2019: Provided