In the Senate of the United States,
September 16, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2084) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Secretary, $1,900,000.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the
Deputy Secretary, $600,000.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $9,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, $2,900,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary 
for 
Aviation 
and 
International 
Affairs,
$7,700,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation
up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND
PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,870,000, including
not to exceed $45,000 for allocation within the Department
for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration, $18,600,000.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs,
$1,800,000.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat,
$1,110,000.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Ap-
peals, $560,000.
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OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $5,100,000.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$7,200,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $3,300,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital out-
lays of the Transportation Administrative Service Center,
not to exceed $169,953,000, shall be paid from appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Transportation:
Provided, That the preceding limitation shall not apply to
activities associated with departmental Year 2000 conver-
sion activities: Provided further, That such services shall
be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the
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Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the
above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to
non-DOT entities: Provided further, That no funds appro-
priated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall
be transferred to the Transportation Administrative Service
Center without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be levied
against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and
the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such
Committees.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized
by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans not to ex-
ceed $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses
to carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource
Center outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
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That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be
used for business opportunities related to any mode of
transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public
Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section
229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and
recreation 
and 
welfare; 
$2,772,000,000, 
of 
which
$534,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities;
and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this or any other Act shall be available for
pay for administrative expenses in connection with ship-
ping commissioners in the United States: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under
46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected from
yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided
further, That the Commandant shall reduce both military
and civilian employment levels for the purpose of complying
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with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up
to $615,000 in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111
of Public Law 104–324 shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections in fiscal year 2000: Provided
further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to this ac-
count, from Federal Aviation Administration ‘‘Oper-
ations’’, not to exceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal
year, fifteen days after written notification to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations, for the purpose
of providing additional funds for drug interdiction activi-
ties and/or the Office of Intelligence and Security activities:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or imple-
ment any regulation that would promulgate new maritime
user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the United
States Coast Guard will reimburse the Department of
Transportation Inspector General $5,000,000 for costs asso-
ciated with audits and investigations of all Coast Guard-
related issues and systems: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall use any surplus funds that
are made available to the Secretary, to the maximum extent
practicable, to provide for the operation and maintenance
of the Coast Guard.
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may dispose of by sale at fair market value all rights, title,
and interests of any United States entity on behalf of the
Coast Guard in and to the land of, and improvements to,
South Haven, Michigan; ESMT Manasquan, New Jersey;
Petaluma, California; ESMT Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Station Clair Flats, Michigan; and, Aids to navigation
team Huron, Ohio: Provided further, That there is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a special ac-
count to be known as the Deepwater Replacement Project
Revolving Fund and proceeds from the sale of said specified
properties and improvements shall be deposited in that ac-
count, from which the proceeds shall be available until ex-
pended for the purposes of replacing or modernizing Coast
Guard ships, aircraft, and other capital assets necessary to
conduct its deepwater statutory responsibilities: Provided
further, That, if balances in the Deepwater Replacement
Project Revolving Fund permit, the Commandant of the
Coast Guard is authorized to obligate up to $60,000,000.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard’s
environmental compliance and restoration functions under
chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $12,450,000, to
remain available until expended.
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of ob-
structive bridges, $14,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman’s
Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for
payments for medical care of retired personnel and their
dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10
U.S.C. ch. 55), $730,327,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve,
as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facili-
ties; and supplies, equipment, and services; $72,000,000:
Provided, That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made
available under this heading may be transferred to Coast
Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise made available
to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial support of the
Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act may be used by the Coast Guard to assess
direct charges on the Coast Guard Reserves for items or ac-
tivities which were not so charged during fiscal year 1997.
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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
applied scientific research, development, test, and evalua-
tion; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of fa-
cilities and equipment, as authorized by law, $17,000,000,
to remain available until expended, of which $3,500,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund:
Provided, That there may be credited to and used for the
purposes of this appropriation funds received from State
and local governments, other public authorities, private
sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for re-
search, development, testing, and evaluation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for nec-
essary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not
otherwise provided for, including operations and research
activities related to commercial space transportation, ad-
ministrative expenses for research and development, estab-
lishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (includ-
ing leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the
cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, and
carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 471
of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of law
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authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of
airport and airway development or improvement, lease or
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only,
in addition to amounts made available by Public Law 104–
264, $5,857,450,000 from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to
plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would pro-
mulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized
by law after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to this ac-
count, from Coast Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’, not to ex-
ceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days
after written notification to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing
additional funds for air traffic control operations and
maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security, and/
or the Office of Intelligence and Security activities: Pro-
vided further, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private
sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency
services, including receipts for the maintenance and oper-
ation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal
or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft,
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and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto,
or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
$5,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing pro-
gram: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter
into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety
standards: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for new applicants for the second ca-
reer training program: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium
pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration employee unless such employee actually per-
formed work during the time corresponding to such pre-
mium pay: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be obligated or expended to operate a manned aux-
iliary flight service station in the contiguous United States:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may
be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter
into a multiyear lease greater than five years in length or
greater than $100,000,000 in value unless such lease is spe-
cifically authorized by the Congress and appropriations
have been provided to fully cover the Federal Government’s
contingent liabilities: Provided further, That the Federal
Aviation Administration will reimburse the Department of
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Transportation Inspector General $19,000,000 for costs as-
sociated with audits and investigations of all aviation-re-
lated issues and systems: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the FAA Adminis-
trator may contract out the entire function of Oceanic flight
services.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition,
establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase,
and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and
equipment as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of
title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition
of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service
testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisi-
tion of necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction
and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for
officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion stationed at remote localities where such accommoda-
tions are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer
of aircraft from funds available under this head; to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
$2,045,652,000, of which $1,721,086,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2002, and of which
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$274,566,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred in the establishment and modernization of
air navigation facilities.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSIONS)
Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public
Law 104–205, $17,500,000 are rescinded: Provided, That
of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law
105–66, $282,000,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for nec-
essary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, en-
gineering, and development, as authorized under part A of
subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including con-
struction of experimental facilities and acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant, $150,000,000, to be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain
available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities,
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and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, en-
gineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs as authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter
475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
authorizing such obligations, and for administration of
such programs, $1,750,000,000, to be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this head-
ing shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, notwithstanding section
47117(h) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further,
That discretionary grant funds available for noise planning
and mitigation shall not exceed $60,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
more than $47,891,000 of the funds limited under this head-
ing shall be obligated for administration.
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GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
The obligation limitation under this heading in Public
Law 105–277 is hereby reduced by $290,000,000.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the lim-
its of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may
be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation in-
surance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United
States Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under this heading during fiscal year 2000.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration and operation
of the Federal Highway Administration not to exceed
$370,000,000 shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal
Highway Administration together with advances and reim-
bursements received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion: Provided further, That $55,418,000 shall be available
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to carry out the functions and operations of the office of
motor carriers: Provided further, That $14,500,000 of the
funds available under section 104(a) of title 23, United
States Code, shall be made available and transferred to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration oper-
ations and research to carry out the provisions of chapter
301 of title 49, United States Code, part C of subtitle VI
of title 49, United States Code, and section 405(b) of title
23, United States Code: Provided further, That of the
$14,500,000 made available for traffic and highway safety
programs, $8,300,000 shall be made available to carry out
the provisions of chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code
and $6,200,000 shall be made available to carry out the
provisions of part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States
Code: Provided further, That $7,500,000, of the funds avail-
able under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
shall be made available and transferred to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Highway Traffic
Safety Grants, for ‘‘Child Passenger Protection Education
Grants’’ under section 405(b) of title 23, United States
Code: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the funds made
available under section 104(a) of title 23, United States
Code, shall be made available to carry out section 5113 of
Public Law 105–178: Provided further, That, the Federal
Highway Administration will reimburse the Department of
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Transportation Inspector General $9,000,000 from funds
available within this limitation on obligations for costs as-
sociated with audits and investigations of all highway-re-
lated issues and systems.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs, the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $27,701,350,000 for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs for
fiscal year 2000: Provided, That within the $27,701,350,000
obligation limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs, not more than $391,450,000
shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs for transportation research (Sections 502, 503,
504, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as
amended; section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, as
amended; and sections 5112 and 5204–5209 of Public Law
105–178) for fiscal year 2000; not more than $20,000,000
shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs for the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Tech-
nology Deployment Program (Section 1218 of Public Law
105–178) for fiscal year 2000, of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available to the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration for administrative expenses and technical assist-
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ance in connection with such program; not more than
$31,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or
execution of programs for the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (Section 111 of title 49, United States Code) for
fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That of the funds made
available in fiscal year 2000 to carry out section 144(g)(1)
of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 shall be made
available to carry out section 1224 of Public Law 105–178:
Provided further, That within the $211,200,000 obligation
limitation 
on 
Intelligent 
Transportation 
Systems,
$5,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the Nation-
wide Differential Global Positioning System program, and
the following sums shall be made available for Intelligent
Transportation system projects in the following specified
areas:
Committee
ITS deployment projects
recommendation
Southeast Michigan ........................................................................
$4,000,000
Salt Lake City, UT ........................................................................
6,500,000
Branson, MO ...................................................................................
1,500,000
St. Louis, MO .................................................................................
2,000,000
Shreveport, LA ................................................................................
2,000,000
State of Montana ............................................................................
3,500,000
State of Colorado ............................................................................
4,000,000
Arapahoe County, CO ....................................................................
2,000,000
Grand Forks, ND ............................................................................
500,000
State of Idaho .................................................................................
2,000,000
Columbus, OH ................................................................................
2,000,000
Inglewood, CA .................................................................................
2,000,000
Fargo, ND .......................................................................................
2,000,000
Albuquerque/State of New Mexico interstate projects ..................
2,000,000
Dothan/Port Saint Joe ...................................................................
2,000,000
Santa Teresa, NM ...........................................................................
1,500,000
State of Illinois ...............................................................................
4,800,000
Charlotte, NC ..................................................................................
2,500,000
Nashville, TN ..................................................................................
2,000,000
Tacoma Puyallup, WA ...................................................................
500,000
Spokane, WA ...................................................................................
1,000,000
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Committee
ITS deployment projects
recommendation
Puget Sound, WA ...........................................................................
2,200,000
State of Washington .......................................................................
4,000,000
State of Texas .................................................................................
6,000,000
Corpus Christi, TX .........................................................................
2,000,000
State of Nebraska ............................................................................
1,500,000
State of Wisconsin rural systems ..................................................
1,000,000
State of Wisconsin ..........................................................................
2,400,000
State of Alaska ................................................................................
3,700,000
Cargo Mate, Northern NJ ..............................................................
2,000,000
Statewide Transcom/Transmit upgrades, NJ ..............................
6,000,000
State of Vermont rural systems .....................................................
2,000,000
State of Maryland ..........................................................................
4,500,000
Washoe County, NV ........................................................................
2,000,000
State of Delaware ...........................................................................
2,000,000
Reno/Tahoe, CA/NV ........................................................................
1,000,000
Towamencin, PA ............................................................................
1,100,000
State of Alabama ............................................................................
1,300,000
Huntsville, AL ................................................................................
3,000,000
Silicon Valley, CA ..........................................................................
2,000,000
Greater Yellowstone, MT ................................................................
2,000,000
Pennslyvania Turnpike, PA ..........................................................
7,000,000
Portland, OR ..................................................................................
1,500,000
Delaware River, PA .......................................................................
1,500,000
Kansas City, MO ............................................................................
1,000,000:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105–
178 as amended, or any other provision of law, funds au-
thorized under section 110 of title 23, United States Code,
for fiscal year 2000 shall be apportioned based on each
State’s percentage share of funding provided for under sec-
tion 105 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year
2000. Of these funds to be apportioned under section 110
for fiscal year 2000, the Secretary shall ensure that such
funds are apportioned for the Interstate Maintenance pro-
gram, the National Highway System program, the bridge
program, the surface transportation program, and the con-
gestion mitigation and air quality improvement program
in the same ratio that each State is apportioned funds for
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such programs in fiscal year 2000 but for this section: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary shall, at the request of the State of Nevada,
transfer up to $10,000,000 of Minimum Guarantee appor-
tionments, and an equal amount of obligation authority,
to the State of California for use on High Priority Project
No. 829 ‘‘Widen I–15 in San Bernardino County’’, section
1602 of Public Law 105–178.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, U.S.C., that
are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the Na-
tional Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by
23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including reimburse-
ment for sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23
U.S.C. 308, $26,300,000,000 or so much thereof as may be
available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 31102,
$50,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That no
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more than $155,000,000 of budget authority shall be avail-
able for these purposes: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $105,000,000 is for
payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
31102 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to
remain available until expended.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
$72,900,000 for traffic and highway safety under chapter
301 of title 49, United States Code, of which $48,843,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any
rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations any requirement pertaining to a
grading standard that is different from the three grading
standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance)
already in effect.
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OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding Public Law 105–178 or any other
provision of law, for payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain
available until expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund: 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
2000, are in excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized
under 23 U.S.C. 403.
NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register
under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
$2,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund,
and to remain available until expended.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
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of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to remain available
until expended, $206,800,000, to be derived from the High-
way Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2000,
are in excess of $206,800,000 for programs authorized under
23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 of which $152,800,000
shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C.
402, $10,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incen-
tive Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405, $36,000,000 shall be for
‘‘Alcohol-Impaired 
Driving 
Countermeasures 
Grants’’
under 23 U.S.C. 410, $8,000,000 shall be for the ‘‘State
Highway Safety Data Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 411: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used for
construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for of-
fice furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private
buildings or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed
$7,500,000 of the funds made available for section 402, not
to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for section
405, not to exceed $1,750,000 of the funds made available
for section 410, and not to exceed $223,000 of the funds
made available for section 411 shall be available to NHTSA
for administering highway safety grants under Chapter 4
of title 23, U.S.C.: Provided further, That not to exceed
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Alco-
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hol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be
available for technical assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $91,789,000, of which
$6,700,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That, as part of the Washington Union Station transaction
in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of trust on
the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments
on such deed of trust on the Secretary’s behalf, including
payments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary
is authorized to receive such payments directly from the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them to
the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and
make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds:
Provided further, That such additional sums as may be nec-
essary for payment on the first deed of trust may be ad-
vanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be re-
imbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation: Provided further, That the
Federal Railroad Administration will reimburse the De-
partment of Transportation Inspector General $1,000,000
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for costs associated with audits and investigations of all
rail-related issues and systems: Provided further, That the
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration is
authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office
under this heading to any other office funded under this
heading: Provided further, That no appropriation shall be
increased or decreased by more than 10 percent by such
transfers unless it is approved by both the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $22,364,000, to remain available until expended.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue
to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations
pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as
amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be
necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sec-
tions 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist
as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding:
Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as
amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commit-
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Solano Links intercity transit OTR bus pur-
chase, California
Somerset County bus facilities and buses, Penn-
sylvania
South Amboy, Regional Intermodal Transpor-
tation Initiative, New Jersey
South Bend, Urban Intermodal Transportation
Facility, Indiana
South Carolina statewide bus and bus facility.
South Carolina Virtual Transit Enterprise,
South Carolina
South Dakota statewide bus facilities and buses,
South Dakota
South Metro Area Rapid Transit (SMART)
maintenance facility, Oregon
Southeast Missouri transportation service rural,
elderly, disabled service, Missouri
Springfield Metro/VRE pedestrian link, Virginia
Springfield, Union Station, Massachusetts
St. Joseph buses and vans, Missouri
St. Louis, Bi-state Intermodal Center, Missouri
St. Louis Bi-state Metro Link buses
Sunset Empire Transit District intermodal
transit facility, Oregon
Syracuse CNG buses and facilities, New York