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project implementation for intelligent transportation system
projects.
(2) GREAT LAKES ITS IMPLEMENTATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
under this subsection to the State of Wisconsin to continue
ITS activities in the corridor serving the Greater Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana, areas
initiated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 and other areas of the State.
(B) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available for each
of 
fiscal 
years 
1998 
through 
2003 
under 
section
5001(c)(4)(A) of this Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall
be available to carry out this paragraph.
(3) NORTHEAST ITS IMPLEMENTATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants
under this subsection to the States to continue ITS activi-
ties in the Interstate Route I–95 corridor in the north-
eastern United States initiated under the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(B) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available for each
of 
fiscal 
years 
1998 
through 
2003 
under 
section
5001(c)(4)(A) of this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall
be available to carry out this paragraph.
SEC. 5209. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a comprehen-
sive program to deploy intelligent transportation systems that—
(1) improve the safety and productivity of commercial
vehicles and drivers; and
(2) reduce costs associated with commercial vehicle oper-
ations and Federal and State commercial vehicle regulatory
requirements.
(b) PURPOSE.—The program shall advance the technological
capability and promote the deployment of intelligent transportation
system applications to commercial vehicle operations, including
commercial vehicle, commercial driver, and carrier-specific informa-
tion systems and networks.
(c) PRIORITY AREAS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary shall give priority to projects that—
(1) encourage multistate cooperation and corridor develop-
ment;
(2)(A) improve the safety of commercial vehicle operations;
and
(B) increase the efficiency of regulatory inspection processes
to reduce administrative burdens by advancing technology to
facilitate inspections and generally increase the effectiveness
of enforcement efforts;
(3)(A) advance electronic processing of registration informa-
tion, driver licensing information, fuel tax information, inspec-
tion and crash data, and other safety information; and
(B) promote communication of the information among the
States; or
(4) enhance the safe passage of commercial vehicles across
the United States and across international borders.
(d) LEVERAGING OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—Federal funds used to
carry out the program shall, to the maximum extent practicable—
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(1) be leveraged with non-Federal funds; and
(2) be used for activities not carried out through the use
of private funds.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the
project payable from funds made available to carry out this section
shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Federal share of the cost
of the project payable from all eligible sources shall not exceed
80 percent.
SEC. 5210. USE OF FUNDS.
(a) OUTREACH AND PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, not more than
$5,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle
shall be used for intelligent transportation system outreach,
public relations, displays, scholarships, tours, and brochures.
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to intel-
ligent transportation system training or the publication or dis-
tribution of research findings, technical guidance, or similar
documents.
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.—Funds made available to
carry out this subtitle for operational tests and deployment
projects—
(1) shall be used primarily for the development of intel-
ligent transportation system infrastructure; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used
for the construction of physical highway and transit infrastruc-
ture unless the construction is incidental and critically nec-
essary to the implementation of an intelligent transportation
system project.
(c) LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS AND FINANCING AND OPERATIONS
PLAN.—The Secretary shall require an applicant for funds made
available under sections 5208 and 5209 to submit to the Secretary—
(1) an analysis of the life-cycle costs of operation and
maintenance of intelligent transportation system elements, if
the total initial capital costs of the elements exceed $3,000,000;
and
(2) a multiyear financing and operations plan that describes
how the project will be cost-effectively operated and maintained.
SEC. 5211. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
(1) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NET-
WORKS.—The term ‘‘Commercial Vehicle Information Systems
and Networks’’ means the information systems and communica-
tions networks that support commercial vehicle operations.
(2) COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS.—The term ‘‘commer-
cial vehicle operations’’—
(A) means motor carrier operations and motor vehicle
regulatory activities associated with the commercial move-
ment of goods, including hazardous materials, and pas-
sengers; and
(B) with respect to the public sector, includes the
issuance of operating credentials, the administration of
motor vehicle and fuel taxes, and roadside safety and bor-
der crossing inspection and regulatory compliance oper-
ations.
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(3) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means any major
transportation route that includes parallel limited access high-
ways, major arterials, or transit lines.
(4) INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The
term ‘‘intelligent transportation infrastructure’’ means fully
integrated public sector intelligent transportation system
components, as defined by the Secretary.
(5) INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM.—The term
‘‘intelligent transportation system’’ means electronics, commu-
nications, or information processing used singly or in combina-
tion to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface transpor-
tation system.
(6) NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE.—The term ‘‘national architec-
ture’’ means the common framework for interoperability
adopted by the Secretary that defines—
(A) the functions associated with intelligent transpor-
tation system user services;
(B) the physical entities or subsystems within which
the functions reside;
(C) the data interfaces and information flows between
physical subsystems; and
(D) the communications requirements associated with
the information flows.
(7) STANDARD.—The term ‘‘standard’’ means a document
that—
(A) contains technical specifications or other precise
criteria for intelligent transportation systems that are to
be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions
of characteristics so as to ensure that materials, products,
processes, and services are fit for their purposes; and
(B) may support the national architecture and pro-
mote—
(i) the widespread use and adoption of intelligent
transportation system technology as a component of
the surface transportation systems of the United
States; and
(ii) interoperability among intelligent transpor-
tation system technologies implemented throughout
the States.
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given the
term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 5212. PROJECT FUNDING.
(a) USE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MONITORING SYSTEMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct research on
improved methods of deploying and integrating existing ITS
projects to include hazardous materials monitoring systems
across various modes of transportation.
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available for each
of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(6) of this
Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this paragraph.
(b) OUTREACH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall continue to support
the Urban Consortium’s ITS outreach and technology transfer
activities.
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(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available for each
of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 5001(a)(5) of this
Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this paragraph.
(c) TRANSLINK.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants to the
Texas Transportation Institute to continue the Translink
Research program.
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal
years 1999 through 2001 by section 5001(a)(6) of this Act,
$1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out this
paragraph.
SEC. 5213. REPEAL.
The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
is amended by striking part B of title VI (23 U.S.C. 307 note;
105 Stat. 2189).
TITLE VI—OZONE AND PARTICULATE
MATTER STANDARDS
SEC. 6101. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) The Congress finds that—
(1) there is a lack of air quality monitoring data for fine
particle levels, measured as PM2.5, in the United States and
the States should receive full funding for the monitoring efforts;
(2) such data would provide a basis for designating areas
as attainment or nonattainment for any PM2.5 national ambient
air quality standards pursuant to the standards promulgated
in July 1997;
(3) the President of the United States directed the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in
this title as the ‘‘Administrator’’) in a memorandum dated July
16, 1997, to complete the next periodic review of the particulate
matter national ambient air quality standards by July 2002
in order to determine ‘‘whether to revise or maintain the stand-
ards’’;
(4) the Administrator has stated that 3 years of air quality
monitoring data for fine particle levels, measured as PM2.5
and performed in accordance with any applicable Federal ref-
erence methods, is appropriate for designating areas as attain-
ment or nonattainment pursuant to the July 1997 promulgated
standards; and
(5) the Administrator has acknowledged that in drawing
boundaries for attainment and nonattainment areas for the
July 1997 ozone national air quality standards, Governors
would benefit from considering implementation guidance from
EPA on drawing area boundaries.
(b) The purposes of this title are—
(1) to ensure that 3 years of air quality monitoring data
regarding fine particle levels are gathered for use in the deter-
mination of area attainment or nonattainment designations
respecting any PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards;
(2) to ensure that the Governors have adequate time to
consider implementation guidance from EPA on drawing area