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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, $46,007,596,000 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 
$3,250,000,000: Provided, That the amounts made available under 
this heading shall be derived from the general fund, shall be in 
addition to any funds provided for fiscal year 2019 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, $2,729,000,000 shall be set 
aside for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code, and for the elimination of hazards and the 
installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, 
$16,000,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible under the Puerto 
Rico Highway Program as described in section 165(b)(2)(C) of such 
title, $5,000,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible under the 
Territorial Highway Program, as described in section 165(c)(6) of 
such title, $25,000,000 shall be set aside for the nationally signifi-
cant Federal lands and tribal projects program under section 1123 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Public 
Law 114–94), and $475,000,000 shall be set aside for a bridge 
replacement and rehabilitation program for qualifying States: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of this heading, (1) the term ‘‘State’’ 
means any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia and (2) 
the term ‘‘qualifying State’’ means a State for which the percentage 
of total deck area of bridges classified as in poor condition in 
such State is at least 7.5 percent: 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, and for the 
elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices 
at railway-highway crossings, shall be suballocated 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 (1) activities eligible 
under section 133(b)(1)(A) of such title and for the elimination 
of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railways- 
highway crossings, and (2) a bridge replacement and rehabilitation 
program shall be administered as if apportioned under chapter 
1 of such title and shall remain available through September 30, 
2022: Provided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title
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23, United States Code, and for the elimination of hazards and 
the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, 
shall be apportioned to the States in the same ratio as the obligation 
limitation for fiscal year 2019 is distributed among the States 
in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Provided further, 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 Pro-
gram shall be administered as if allocated under sections 165(b) 
and 165(c), respectively, of such title and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2022: 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 the funds made available under this heading 
for the nationally significant Federal lands and tribal projects pro-
gram under section 1123 of the FAST Act shall remain available 
through September 30, 2022: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall distribute funds made available under this heading for a 
bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to each qualifying 
State by the proportion that the percentage of total deck area 
of bridges classified as in poor condition in each qualifying State 
bears to the sum of the percentages of total deck area of bridges 
classified as in poor condition in all qualifying States: Provided 
further, That the funds made available under this heading for 
a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program shall be used 
for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public 
roads: Provided further, That except as provided in the following 
proviso the funds made available under this heading for a bridge 
replacement and rehabilitation program shall be used in areas 
of a qualifying State that have a population of 200,000 or fewer 
individuals: Provided further, That if a qualifying State has no 
bridges located in areas with a population of 200,000 or fewer 
individuals, or if a qualifying State has insufficient bridge replace-
ment or rehabilitation needs in areas of the State with a population 
of 200,000 or fewer individuals, the funds made available under 
this heading for a bridge replacement and rehabilitation program 
may be used for highway bridge replacement or rehabilitation 
projects on public roads in any area of the State: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this heading for a bridge replacement and 
rehabilitation program, the Secretary shall (1) calculate population 
based on the latest available data from the decennial census con-
ducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States Code, and 
(2) calculate the percentages of total deck area of bridges classified 
as in poor condition based on the National Bridge Inventory as 
of December 31, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2019, 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
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(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 
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.
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(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 2019, 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 
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
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(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 
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
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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. (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 
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.
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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, $284,000,000, 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 $284,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 
Operations and Programs’’ for fiscal year 2019, of which $9,073,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2021, is 
for the research and technology program, and of which $34,824,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2021, 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, 
$382,800,000, 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 $382,800,000 in fiscal year 2019 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’; of which $304,300,000 shall be available 
for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,500,000 shall 
be 
available 
for 
the 
commercial 
driver’s 
license 
program 
implementation program, $44,000,000 shall be available for the 
high priority activities program, and $2,000,000 shall be made 
available for commercial motor vehicle operators grants, of which 
$1,000,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated 
contract authority provided for 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 appropriations 
or authorization acts.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. 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. 131. 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. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, 
enforce or in any other way make effective the final rule published 
by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on May 27, 
2015, entitled ‘‘Lease and Interchange of Vehicles; Motor Carriers 
of Passengers’’. 
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, $190,000,000, of which $40,000,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020. 
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 Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94), and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, $152,100,000, to be derived from the High-
way 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 obligations for which, in fiscal year 2019, are 
in excess of $152,100,000, of which $146,700,000 shall be for pro-
grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 4011 of the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (Public Law 114–94) 
and $5,400,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized 
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That within the $152,100,000 obligation limitation for operations 
and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September
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30, 2020, 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, $610,208,000, 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 2019, are in excess of $610,208,000 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 $270,400,000 
shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; 
$283,000,000 shall be for ‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 
23 U.S.C. 405; $30,200,000 shall be for the ‘‘High Visibility Enforce-
ment Program’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,608,000 shall be for 
‘‘Administrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided further, That none 
of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or 
remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, 
local or private buildings or structures: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for ‘‘National 
Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired 
Driving Countermeasures’’ (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 mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in
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private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appro-
priate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 
5, subchapter II. 
SEC. 143. 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, $14,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2020, shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration from the general fund, of which not to exceed 
$7,000,000 shall be available to provide funding for grants, pilot 
program activities, and innovative solutions to reduce impaired- 
driving fatalities in collaboration with eligible entities under section 
403 of title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed $7,000,000 
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. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $221,698,000, of which $18,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$40,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct 
loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 
of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
(Public Law 94–210), as amended, such authority shall exist as 
long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding. 
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, $400,000,000, 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 the Secretary shall issue the Notice of 
Funding Opportunity that encompasses funds provided under this 
heading in this Act and previously unawarded funds provided under 
this heading in fiscal year 2017 by Public Law 115–31 and fiscal 
year 2018 by Public Law 115–141, no later than 30 days after 
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
announce the selection of projects to receive awards for the funds 
in the previous proviso no later than 180 days after enactment 
of this Act.
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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, $255,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, 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 trans-
ferred 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 4 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 pro-
vided under this heading for the costs of award and project manage-
ment oversight of grants carried out under section 24407 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity that encompasses pre-
viously unawarded funds provided under this heading in fiscal 
year 2018 by Public Law 115–141 and funds provided under this 
heading in this Act no later than 30 days after enactment of 
this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce the 
selection of projects to receive awards for the funds in the previous 
proviso no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and Enhance-
ment Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 49, United 
States Code, $5,000,000, 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: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall issue the Notice of Funding Opportunity for funds 
provided under this heading no later than 30 days after enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall announce 
the selection of projects to receive awards for the funds in the 
previous proviso no later than 120 days after enactment of this 
Act. 
MAGNETIC LEVITATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses related to the deployment of magnetic 
levitation transportation projects, consistent with language in 
1307(a) through (c) of Public Law 109–59, as amended by section 
102 of Public Law 110–244 (section 322 of title 23, United States 
Code), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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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 at least $50,000,000 of the amount provided 
under this heading shall be available for the development, installa-
tion and operation of railroad safety technology, including the 
implementation of a positive train control system, on State-sup-
ported 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: Provided further, That not less than 
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall be 
for capital expenses related to safety improvements, maintenance, 
and the non-Federal match for discretionary Federal grant programs 
to enable continued passenger rail operations on long-distance 
routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) 
on which Amtrak is the sole operator on a host railroad’s line 
and a positive train control system is not required by law or 
regulation: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under 
this heading shall be used by Amtrak to give notice under subsection 
(a) or (b) of section 24706 of title 49, United States Code, with 
respect to long-distance routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 
49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole operator 
on a host railroad’s line and a positive train control system is
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not required by law or regulation, or, except in an emergency 
or during maintenance or construction outages impacting such 
routes, to otherwise discontinue, reduce the frequency of, suspend, 
or substantially alter the route of rail service on any portion of 
such route operated in fiscal year 2018, including implementation 
of service permitted by section 24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, in lieu of rail service. 
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 
of the system: 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 2018 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 2018 and for the three prior 
calendar years. 
SEC. 151. It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) long-distance passenger rail routes provide much-needed 
transportation access for 4,700,000 riders in 325 communities 
in 40 States and are particularly important in rural areas; 
and 
(2) long-distance passenger rail routes and services should 
be sustained to ensure connectivity throughout the National 
Network (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States 
Code). 
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, of which up to $1,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out the provisions of section 5326 of such 
title: 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 2020 President’s budget, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual 
report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 
2020.
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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, section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and 
section 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, 
$9,900,000,000, 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, sec-
tion 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 $9,939,380,030 in fiscal year 2019: Provided further, 
That the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
49 U.S.C. 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. 
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, formula grants for 
rural areas under section 5311 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, 
$700,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
$350,000,000 shall be available for grants as authorized under 
section 5339 of such title, of which $160,000,000 shall be available 
for the buses and bus facilities formula grants as authorized under 
section 5339(a) of such title, $160,000,000 shall be available for 
the buses and bus facilities competitive grants as authorized under 
section 5339(b) of such title, and $30,000,000 shall be available 
for the low or no emission grants as authorized under section 
5339(c) of such title: Provided further, That $263,000,000 shall 
be available for the state of good repair grants as authorized under 
section 5337 of such title: Provided further, That $40,000,000 shall 
be available for formula grants for rural areas as authorized under 
section 5311 of such title: Provided further, That $40,000,000 shall 
be available for the high density state apportionments as authorized 
under section 5340(d) of such title: Provided further, That 
$1,000,000 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, $6,000,000 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
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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, 
of which not less than $1,500,000 shall be for a cooperative agree-
ment through which the Federal Transit Administration assists 
small-urban, rural and tribal public transit recipients and planning 
organizations with applied innovation and capacity-building: Pro-
vided, That the assistance provided under this heading not duplicate 
the activities of 49 U.S.C. 5311(b) or 49 U.S.C. 5312. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway capital 
investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, United States 
Code, and section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act, $2,552,687,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $2,169,783,950 shall be obligated by December 31, 
2020: Provided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $1,265,670,000 shall be available for projects author-
ized under section 5309(d) of title 49, United States Code, 
$635,000,000 shall be available for projects authorized under section 
5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, $526,500,000 shall be avail-
able for projects authorized under section 5309(h) of title 49, United 
States Code, and $100,000,000 shall be available for projects author-
ized under section 3005(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall continue 
to administer the capital investment grants program in accordance 
with the procedural and substantive requirements of section 5309 
of title 49, United States Code, and of section 3005(b) of the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit 
Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public
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Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation shall approve grants 
for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving 
and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further, 
That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making 
progress to improve its safety management system in response 
to the Federal Transit Administration’s 2015 safety management 
inspection: Provided further, That the Secretary shall determine 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has 
placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve 
the safety of the system before approving such grants: Provided 
further, That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout 
the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) 
of division B of Public Law 110–432. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority 
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, 
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading ‘‘Fixed Guide-
way Capital Investment’’ of the Federal Transit Administration 
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accom-
panying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2022, and other 
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds 
for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 
SEC. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
funds appropriated before October 1, 2018, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available 
for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under 
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter 
into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New 
Starts share greater than 51 percent. 
SEC. 164. Of the unobligated amounts made available for fiscal 
years 2005 or prior fiscal years to ‘‘Transit Formula Grants’’, a 
total of $46,560,000 is hereby permanently rescinded. 
SEC. 165. None of the funds made available under this Act 
may be used for the implementation or furtherance of new policies 
detailed in the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ letter distributed by the Federal 
Transit Administration to capital investment grant program project 
sponsors on June 29, 2018. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as
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amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set 
forth in the Corporation’s budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, 
and capital asset renewal activities on those portions of the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $36,000,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to 
Public Law 99–662: Provided, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, not less than $16,000,000 shall be used on 
capital asset renewal activities. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United 
States, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities 
authorized by law, $149,442,000, of which $70,593,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2020 for the operations of the United 
States Merchant Marine Academy, and of which $18,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the maintenance and repair, 
equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Mer-
chant Marine Academy: Provided, That not later than January 
12, 2019, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall 
transmit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
the annual report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at 
the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant 
to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417: Provided further, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2020 for the Maritime 
Environment and Technology Assistance program authorized under 
section 50307 of title 46, United States Code: Provided further, 
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $7,000,000, 
shall remain available until expended for the Short Sea Transpor-
tation Program (America’s Marine Highways) to make grants for 
the purposes authorized under sections 55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 
46, United States Code: Provided further, That available balances 
under this heading for the Short Sea Transportation Program 
(America’s Marine Highways) from prior year recoveries shall be 
available to carry out activities authorized under sections 
55601(b)(1) and (3) of title 46, United States Code: Provided further, 
That from funds provided under the previous two provisos, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall make grants no later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act in such amounts as the Secretary
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determines: Provided further, That any unobligated balances avail-
able from previous appropriations for programs and activities sup-
porting State Maritime Academies shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriations for ‘‘Maritime Administration, State 
Maritime Academy Operations’’ and shall be made available for 
the same purposes. 
STATE MARITIME ACADEMY OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of operations, support and training 
activities for State Maritime Academies, $345,200,000, of which 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for mainte-
nance, repair, life extension, and capacity improvement of National 
Defense Reserve Fleet training ships in support of State Maritime 
Academies, of which $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for expenses related to training mariners for costs associ-
ated with training vessel sharing pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 51504(g)(3) 
for costs associated with mobilizing, operating and demobilizing 
the vessel, including travel costs for students, faculty and crew, 
the costs of the general agent, crew costs, fuel, insurance, oper-
ational fees, and vessel hire costs, as determined by the Secretary, 
of which $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel Program, 
including funds for construction, planning, administration, and 
design of school ships, of which $2,400,000 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020, for the Student Incentive Program, 
of which $3,800,000 shall remain available until expended for 
training ship fuel assistance, and of which $6,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2020, for direct payments for State 
Maritime Academies. 
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL SHIPYARDS 
To make grants to qualified shipyards as authorized under 
section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by Public 
Law 113–281, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete ves-
sels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Adminis-
tration, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan 
program, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriations for ‘‘Operations and Training’’, Maritime 
Administration. 
PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 
To make grants to improve port facilities as authorized under 
section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, $200,000,000 to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That projects eligible 
for funding provided under this heading shall be projects for coastal
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seaports: Provided further, That in addition, $92,730,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for grants to the 15 coastal 
seaports that handled the greatest number of loaded foreign and 
domestic twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo in 2016, 
as identified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, 
That the Maritime Administration shall distribute funds provided 
under this heading as discretionary grants to port authorities or 
commissions or their subdivisions and agents under existing 
authority, as well as to a State or political subdivision of a State 
or local government, a tribal government, a public agency or publicly 
chartered authority established by one or more States, a special 
purpose district with a transportation function, a multistate or 
multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity described above 
jointly with a private entity or group of private entities: Provided 
further, That projects eligible for funding provided under this 
heading shall be either within the boundary of a port, or outside 
the boundary of a port, and directly related to port operations 
or to an intermodal connection to a port that will improve the 
safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods into, out 
of, around, or within a port, as well as the unloading and loading 
of cargo at a port: Provided further, That in awarding grants from 
funds made available by the second proviso under this heading 
for the 15 coastal seaports referred to, the Maritime Administration 
shall give priority consideration for proposed projects that construct 
treatment facilities defined in section 305.1 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to meet the phytosanitary treatment require-
ments of sections 305.5 through 305.8 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations: Provided further, That the Federal share of the costs 
for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be 
up to 80 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 2 percent 
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for necessary costs of grant administration: Provided further, That 
the proceeds of Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 
23, United States Code or sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad 
and Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–210), as amended, shall be considered to be part of the non- 
Federal share of project costs if the loan is repayable from non- 
Federal funds, unless otherwise requested by the project sponsor. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
in addition to any existing authority, the Maritime Administration 
is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary 
repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy 
involving Government property under control of the Maritime 
Administration: Provided, That payments received therefor shall 
be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for 
items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered 
into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.