SEC. 303. LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FINANCING
GRANT 
AND 
EARLY 
SYSTEMS 
WORK
AGREEMENTS.
Section 5309(g) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)
down 1 line;
(2) by moving all the paragraphs, subpara-
graphs, and clauses of such section 2 ems to the
right;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘(1)’’ the first place it ap-
pears the following: ‘‘LETTERS OF INTENT.—’’;
(4) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘Public
Works and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Trans-
portation and Infrastructure’’;
(5) by inserting after (2) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘FULL FINANCING GRANT AGREEMENTS.—’’;
(6) by inserting after (3) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘EARLY SYSTEM WORK AGREEMENTS.—’’;
(7) by inserting after (4) the first place it ap-
pears ‘‘TOTAL
ESTIMATED
FUTURE
OBLIGATIONS
AND CONTINGENT COMMITMENTS.—’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) PREAUTHORIZATION
OF
FULL
FEDERAL
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—After the date of the
enactment of this paragraph and before the
date on which Federal-aid highway and transit
programs are reauthorized, the Secretary of
Transportation may not issue a letter of intent,
or enter into a full financing grant agreement
or early systems work agreement, under this
section for a project or operable segment of a
project unless the full amount of Federal finan-
cial responsibility for the project or operable
segment of a project has been included in an
authorization law.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The prohibition on en-
tering into a full financing grant agreement
under this paragraph shall not apply—
‘‘(i) to any project for which a letter
of intent was issued before the date of the
enactment of this paragraph; and
‘‘(ii) to any project included as an ele-
ment of an interrelated project which also
includes another project for which a letter
of intent was issued before such date of
enactment.’’.
SEC. 304. REPORT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FIXED
GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO
EXISTING FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.
Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1)
down 1 line;
(2) by moving all the paragraphs and subpara-
graphs of such section 2 ems to the right;
(3) by inserting ‘‘PERCENTAGES.—’’ after
‘‘(1)’’ the first place it appears;
(4) by inserting ‘‘NONURBANIZED AREA ALLO-
CATION.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’ the first place it appears;
(5) by inserting ‘‘REPORTS.—’’ after ‘‘(3)’’ the
first place it appears;
(6) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘Public Works
and Transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘Transportation
and Infrastructure’’;
(7) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘a proposal on
the allocation’’ and inserting ‘‘a report on the pro-
posed allocation’’;
(8) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘Such report shall include for each such capital
project the following:
‘‘(A) An analysis of the potential funding
requirements of the project under paragraph
(1)(B) in the succeeding 5 fiscal years.
‘‘(B) A description of the planning and
study process undertaken to select the locally
preferred alternative for the project.
‘‘(C) A description of efforts undertaken to
seek alternative 
funding 
sources 
for 
the
project.’’; and
(9) by inserting ‘‘MULTIPLE ALLOCATIONS.—’’
after ‘‘(4)’’ the first place it appears.
SEC. 
305. 
REPEAL 
AND 
MODIFICATION 
OF 
EXISTING
PROJECTS.
(a) LONG
BEACH
METRO
LINK
FIXED
RAIL
PROJECT.—Section 3035(o) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131)
is repealed.
(b) HONOLULU RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT.—Section
3035(ww) of such Act (105 Stat. 2136) is amended by
striking ‘‘$618,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$541,100,000’’.
SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSIT PROJECTS.
(a) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section
3031(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122–2123) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘Hudson River Water-
front Transportation System’’ the following: ‘‘(in-
cluding corridor connections to and within the city
of Bayonne)’’; and
(2) by inserting after ‘‘Concourse,’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘the West Shore Line,’’.
(b) NORTH BAY FERRY SERVICE.—Section 3035(c)
of such Act (105 Stat. 2129) is amended by striking
‘‘$8,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$17,000,000’’.
(c) STATEN ISLAND-MIDTOWN MANHATTAN FERRY
SERVICE.—Section 3035(d) of such Act is amended by
striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and all that follows through
‘‘1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’.
(d) CENTRAL AREA CIRCULATOR PROJECT.—Section
3035(e) of such Act is amended by striking the last sen-
tence which begins ‘‘Such amount’’.
(e) SALT LAKE CITY LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 3035(f) of such Act is amended by inserting after
‘‘including’’ the following: ‘‘related high-occupancy vehicle
lane, intermodal corridor design,’’.
(f) LOS ANGELES-SAN DIEGO RAIL CORRIDOR IM-
PROVEMENT PROJECT.—Section 3035(g) of such Act is
amended by striking ‘‘not less than’’ the 1st place it ap-
pears and all that follows through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(g) SAN JOSE-GILROY-HOLLISTER COMMUTER RAIL
PROJECT.—Section 3035(h) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 1994’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘August 1, 1994,’’ and inserting
‘‘October 31, 1996,’’.
(h) DALLAS LIGHT RAIL PROJECT.—
(1) MULTIYEAR GRANT AGREEMENT.—Section
3035(i) of such Act is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘6.4 miles’’ and inserting
‘‘9.6 miles’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘10 stations’’ and inserting
‘‘not to exceed 14 stations’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘such light rail line’’ and
inserting ‘‘the program of interrelated projects
identified in section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49,
United States Code,’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘of such elements’’ and in-
serting ‘‘element of such program of inter-
related projects’’.
(2) PROGRAM OF INTERRELATED PROJECTS.—
Section 5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Camp Wisdom’’ and
inserting ‘‘Interstate Route 20, L.B.J. Freeway’’.
(i) KANSAS
CITY
LIGHT
RAIL
LINE.—Section
3035(k) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$1,500,000
in fiscal year 1992, and $4,400,000 in fiscal year 1993’’
and inserting ‘‘$5,900,000’’.
(j) DOWNTOWN ORLANDO CIRCULATOR PROJECT.—
Section 3035(l) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking the subsection heading and in-
serting 
‘‘DOWNTOWN
ORLANDO
CIRCULATOR
PROJECT’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘for’’ the second place it ap-
pears and all that follows through the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘and the completion of final de-
sign, construction, land and equipment acquisition,
and related activities for the Downtown Orlando
Circulator project.’’.
(k) DETROIT
LIGHT
RAIL
PROJECT.—Section
3035(m) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘not less
than’’ the first place it appears and all that follows
through ‘‘1993,’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’.
(l) LAKEWOOD-FREEHOLD-MATAWAN
OR
JAMES-
BURG RAIL PROJECT.—Section 3035(p) of such Act is
amended by striking ‘‘$1,800,000’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,800,000’’.
(m) CHARLOTTE
LIGHT
RAIL
STUDY.—Section
3035(r) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘$125,000’’
and all that follows through ‘‘1993’’ and inserting
‘‘$500,000’’.
(n) SAN DIEGO MID COAST FIXED GUIDEWAY
PROJECT.—Section 3035(u) of such Act is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘MID
COAST LIGHT RAIL PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘MET-
ROPOLITAN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘, $2,000,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000
for the integrated project financing of the San Diego
Mid Coast and Mission Valley East Corridor fixed
guideway projects.’’.
(o) EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.—Section 3035(z)
of such Act is amended by striking the text and inserting
the following: ‘‘From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall make available $63,600 to Eureka Springs
Transit for the purchase of an alternative fueled vehicle
which is accessible to and usable by individuals with dis-
abilities.’’.
(p) BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON TRANSPORTATION IM-
PROVEMENTS PROGRAM.—Section 3035(nn) of such Act
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’
and all that follows through ‘‘1994.’’ and inserting
‘‘and shall be $60,000,000.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘as follows:’’
and all that follows through the period at the end
of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘and shall total
$160,000,000.’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year
1993’’.
(q) DULLES CORRIDOR RAIL PROJECT.—Section
3035(aaa) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘the completion’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘engineering for’’.
(r) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
PROJECT.—Section 3035(bbb) of such Act is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(bbb) CENTRAL PUGET SOUND REGIONAL TRANSIT
PROJECT.—From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the Sec-
retary shall make available $300,000,000 for the Central
Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.’’.
(s) CANAL STREET CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL.—Section
3035(fff) of such Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘No later than April 30, 1992,
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘negotiate’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘includes’’ and inserting ‘‘make available’’.
(t) ADDITIONAL TRANSIT PROJECTS.—
(1) 
CANTON-AKRON-CLEVELAND
COMMUTER
RAIL.—From funds made available under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, the
Secretary shall make available $6,500,000 for the
Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail project.
(2) CINCINNATI
NORTHEAST/NORTHERN
KEN-
TUCKY
RAIL.—From funds made available under
such section, the Secretary shall make available
$2,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern
Kentucky Rail project.
(3) DART NORTH CENTRAL LIGHT RAIL EX-
TENSION.—From funds made available under such
section, 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
make 
available
$2,500,000 for the DART North Central Light Rail
Extension project.
(4) DALLAS-FORT
WORTH
RAILTRAN.—From
funds made available under such section, the Sec-
retary shall make available $5,000,000 for the Dal-
las-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project.
(5) FLORIDA TRI-COUNTY COMMUTER RAIL.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the
Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail project.
(6) MIAMI-NORTH 27TH AVENUE.—From funds
made available under such section, the Secretary
shall make available $2,000,000 for the Miami-
North 27th Avenue project.
(7) MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, REGIONAL
RAIL
PLAN.—From funds made available under such sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make available $2,500,000
for the Memphis, Tennessee, Regional Rail Plan
project.
(8) NEW ORLEANS CANAL STREET CORRIDOR.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $10,000,000 for the
New Orleans Canal Street Corridor project.
(9) ORANGE
COUNTY
TRANSITWAY.—From
funds made available under such section, the Sec-
retary shall make available $5,000,000 for the Or-
ange County Transitway project.
(10) WHITEHALL
FERRY
TERMINAL, 
NEW
YORK, NEW
YORK.—From funds made available
under such section, the Secretary shall make avail-
able $5,000,000 for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal
project.
(11) WISCONSIN CENTRAL COMMUTER.—From
funds made available under such section, the Sec-
retary shall make available $14,400,000 for the Wis-
consin Central Commuter project.
(12) 
SAN
JUAN, 
PUERTO
RICO, 
TREN
URBANO.—From funds made available under such
section, 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
make 
available
$15,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren
Urbano project.
(13) TAMPA TO LAKELAND COMMUTER RAIL.—
From funds made available under such section, the
Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 for the
Tampa to Lakeland Commuter Rail project.
SEC. 
307. 
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING 
FOR 
TRANSIT
PROJECTS.
Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(16) recreational travel and tourism.’’.
SEC. 308. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
SERVICES.
Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR ENGINEERING AND DE-
SIGN CONTRACTS.—
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE
AND
AUDITS.—Any con-
tract or subcontract awarded in accordance with
subsection (d), whether funded in whole or in part
with Federal transit funds, shall be performed and
audited in compliance with cost principles contained
in the Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of
title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(2) INDIRECT COST RATES.—Instead of per-
forming its own audits, a recipient of funds under
a contract or subcontract awarded in accordance
with subsection (d) shall accept indirect cost rates
established in accordance with the Federal acquisi-
tion regulations for 1-year applicable accounting pe-
riods by a cognizant Federal or State government
agency, if such rates are not currently under dis-
pute. Once a firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted,
the recipient of such funds shall apply such rates for
the purposes of contract estimation, negotiation, ad-
ministration, reporting, and contract payment and
shall not be limited by administrative or de facto
ceilings of any kind. A recipient of such funds re-
questing or using the cost and rate data described
in this paragraph shall notify any affected firm be-
fore such request or use. Such data shall be con-
fidential and shall not be accessible or provided, in
whole or in part, to another firm or to any govern-
ment agency which is not part of the group of agen-
cies sharing cost data under this paragraph, except
by written permission of the audited firm. If prohib-
ited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be dis-
closed under any circumstances.
‘‘(3) STATE OPTION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall take effect 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection with respect to all States;
except that if a State, during such 2-year period,
adopts by statute an alternative process intended to
promote engineering and design quality and ensure
maximum competition by professional companies of
all sizes providing engineering and design services,
such paragraphs shall not apply with respect to such
State.’’.
SEC. 309. FERRY BOATS AND TERMINAL FACILITIES.
Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence the following: ‘‘or between a point
in a State and a point in the Dominion of Canada’’;
and
(2) in the second sentence by inserting after
‘‘Puerto Rico’’ the following: ‘‘, between a point in
a State and a point in the Dominion of Canada,’’.
SEC. 310. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SUR-
VEYING AND MAPPING SERVICES.
Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘In’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue guidance
to encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent
practicable, private sector sources for surveying and map-
ping services for highway projects under this title. In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall determine
appropriate roles for State and private mapping and sur-
veying activities, including—
‘‘(1) preparation of standards and specifica-
tions;
‘‘(2) research in surveying and mapping instru-
mentation and procedures and technology transfer to
the private sector;
‘‘(3) providing technical guidance, coordination,
and administration of State surveying and mapping
activities; and
‘‘(4) establishing a schedule with quantifiable
goals for increasing the use by the States of private
sector sources for surveying and mapping activi-
ties.’’.
SEC. 311. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) 
TRANSIT
SECURITY
SYSTEMS.—Section
5307(d)(1)(J)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before ‘‘and any other’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘employing law enforcement or security personnel in
areas within or adjacent to such systems,’’.
(b) FERRYBOAT OPERATIONS.—For purposes of cal-
culating apportionments under section 5336 of title 49,
United States Code, for fiscal years beginning after Sep-
tember 30, 1995, 50 percent of the ferryboat revenue vehi-
cle miles and 50 percent of the ferryboat route miles at-
tributable to service provided to the city of Avalon, Califor-
nia, for which the operator receives public assistance shall
be included in the calculation of ‘‘fixed guideway vehicle
revenue miles’’ and ‘‘fixed guideway route miles’’ attrib-
utable to the Los Angeles urbanized area under sections
5336(b)(2)(A) and 5335 of such title.
SEC. 312. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO IN-
DIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is
amended—
(1) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘7 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘3 years after the date of issuance of final regula-
tions under subparagraph (B)(ii)’’; and
(2) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘6 years after
such date of enactment’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years
after the date of issuance of such final regulations’’.
SEC. 313. ALASKA RAILROAD.
Section 5337(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The
Alaska Railroad is eligible for assistance under this sub-
paragraph with respect to improvements to its passenger
operations.’’.
SEC. 
314. 
ALCOHOL 
AND 
CONTROLLED 
SUBSTANCES
TESTING.
(a) 
MASS
TRANSIT
TESTING.—Section
5331(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM
FOR MASS TRANSPOR-
TATION EMPLOYEES.—(1)(A) In the interest of mass
transportation safety, the Secretary shall prescribe regula-
tions that establish a program requiring mass transpor-
tation operations that receive financial assistance under
section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of this title or section
103(e)(4) of title 23 to conduct preemployment, reason-
able suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of mass
transportation employees responsible for safety-sensitive
functions (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of a
controlled substance in violation of law or a United States
Government regulation, and to conduct reasonable sus-
picion, random, and post-accident testing of such employ-
ees for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United
States Government regulation. The regulations shall per-
mit such operations to conduct preemployment testing of
such employees for the use of alcohol.’’.
(b) RAILROAD TESTING.—Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(A) 
a 
railroad 
carrier 
to 
conduct
preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and
post-accident testing of all railroad employees re-
sponsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided
by the Secretary) for the use of a controlled sub-
stance in violation of law or a United States Govern-
ment regulation, and to conduct reasonable sus-
picion, random, and post-accident testing of such
employees for the use of alcohol in violation of law
or a United States Government regulation; the regu-
lations shall permit such railroad carriers to conduct
preemployment testing of such employees for the use
of alcohol; and’’.
(c) 
MOTOR
CARRIER
TESTING.—Section
31306(b)(1)(A) of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) TESTING PROGRAM FOR OPERATORS OF COM-
MERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.—(1)(A) In the interest of
commercial motor vehicle safety, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall prescribe regulations that establish a pro-
gram requiring motor carriers to conduct preemployment,
reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of
operators of commercial motor vehicles for the use of con-
trolled substance in violation of law or a United States
Government regulation and to conduct reasonable sus-
picion, random, and post-accident testing of such opera-
tors for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United
States Government regulation. The regulations shall per-
mit such motor carriers to conduct preemployment testing
of such employees for the use of alcohol.’’.
(d) AVIATION TESTING.—
(1) PROGRAM
FOR
EMPLOYEES
OF
AIR
CAR-
RIERS
AND
FOREIGN
AIR
CARRIERS.—Section
45102(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF AIR CARRIERS
AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.—(1) In the interest of avia-
tion safety, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall prescribe regulations that establish a
program requiring air carriers and foreign air carriers to
conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random,
and post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport
security screening contract personnel, and other air carrier
employees responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as de-
cided by the Administrator) for the use of a controlled
substance in violation of law or a United States Govern-
ment regulation; and to conduct reasonable suspicion, ran-
dom, and post-accident testing of airmen, crewmembers,
airport security screening contract personnel, and other
air carrier employees responsible for safety-sensitive func-
tions (as decided by the Administrator) for the use of alco-
hol in violation of law or a United States Government reg-
ulation. The regulations shall permit air carriers and for-
eign air carriers to conduct preemployment testing of air-
men, crewmembers, airport security screening contract
personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for
safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Adminis-
trator) for the use of alcohol.’’.
(2) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FED-
ERAL
AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION.—Section
45102(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL
AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION.—(1) The Administrator
shall establish a program of preemployment, reasonable
suspicion, random, and post-accident testing for the use
of a controlled substance in violation of law or a United
States Government regulation for employees of the Admin-
istration whose duties include responsibility for safety-sen-
sitive functions and shall establish a program of reason-
able suspicion, random and post-accident testing for the
use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States Gov-
ernment regulation for such employees. The Administrator
may establish a program of preemployment testing for the
use of alcohol for such employees.’’.
SEC. 
315. 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED 
DRIVING 
COUNTER-
MEASURES.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 410(d)(1)(E)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
‘‘the date of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 18, 1991’’.
(b) BASIC GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 410(d) of
such title is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) A State shall be treated as having met the
requirement of this paragraph if—
‘‘(i) the State provides to the Secretary a
written certification that the highest court of
the State has issued a decision indicating that
implementation of subparagraph (A) would con-
stitute a violation of the constitution of the
State; and
‘‘(ii) the State demonstrates to the satis-
faction of the Secretary—
‘‘(I) that the alcohol fatal crash in-
volvement rate in the State has decreased
in each of the 3 most recent calendar years
for which statistics for determining such
rate are available; and
‘‘(II) that the alcohol fatal crash in-
volvement rate in the State has been lower
than the average such rate for all States in
each of such calendar years.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood
alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater
when driving a motor vehicle shall be deemed to be
driving while intoxicated.’’.
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANTS.—Section 410(f) of
such title is amended by striking paragraph (1) and redes-
ignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1)
through (6), respectively.
SEC. 316. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.
(a) OLDER DRIVERS AND OTHER SPECIAL DRIVER
GROUPS.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study of technologies and practices to improve the
driving performance of older drivers and other spe-
cial driver groups.
(2) DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES.—In conduct-
ing the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall undertake demonstration activities which incor-
porate and build upon gerontology research related
to the study of the normal aging process. The Sec-
retary shall initially implement such activities in
those States which have the highest population of
aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is
their primary mobility mode.
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary
shall carry out the study under paragraph (1) by en-
tering into a cooperative agreement with an institu-
tion that has demonstrated competencies in geronto-
logical research, population demographics, human
factors related to transportation, and advanced tech-
nology applied to transportation.
(b) WORK ZONE SAFETY.—In carrying out the work
zone safety program under section 1051 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Sec-
retary shall utilize a variety of methods to increase safety
at highway construction sites, including each of the follow-
ing:
(1) Conferences to explore new techniques and
stimulate dialogue for improving work zone safety.
(2) Creation of a national clearinghouse to as-
semble and disseminate, by electronic and other
means, information relating to the improvement of
work zone safety.
(3) A national promotional campaign in co-
operation with the States to provide timely, site-spe-
cific information to motorists when construction
workers are actually present.
(c) RADIO
AND
MICROWAVE
TECHNOLOGY
FOR
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study to develop and evaluate radio and microwave
technology for a motor vehicle safety warning system
in furtherance of safety in all types of motor vehi-
cles.
(2) EQUIPMENT.—Equipment developed under
the study to be conducted under subsection (a) shall
be directed toward, but not limited to, advance
warning to operators of all types of motor vehicles
of—
(A) temporary obstructions in a highway;
(B) poor visibility and highway surface
conditions caused by adverse weather; and
(C) movement of emergency vehicles.
(3) SAFETY APPLICATIONS.—In conducting the
study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall de-
termine whether the technology described in this
subsection has other appropriate safety applications.
SEC. 317. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.
Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ the first place it ap-
pears and all that follows through ‘‘Act,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘period beginning on October 6, 1992, and end-
ing on the date on which Federal-aid highway and
transit programs are reauthorized after the date of
the enactment of the National Highway System Des-
ignation Act of 1995,’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 318. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AREAS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section
149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed—
(A) by inserting ‘‘if the project or program
is for an area in the State that was designated
as a nonattainment area under section 107(d)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) dur-
ing any part of fiscal year 1994 and’’ after
‘‘program’’ the 2nd place it appears; and
(B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘con-
tribute’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; or’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘contribute to—
‘‘(i) the attainment of a national ambient
air quality standard; or
‘‘(ii) the maintenance of a national ambi-
ent air quality standard in an area that was
designated as a nonattainment area but that
was later redesignated by the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency as an at-
tainment area under section 107(d) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or’’.
(2) APPORTIONMENT.—Section 104(b)(2) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘is
a nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean
Air Act) for ozone’’ and inserting ‘‘was a non-
attainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) for
ozone during any part of fiscal year 1994’’; and
(B) in the third sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘is also’’ and inserting
‘‘was also’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during any part of
fiscal year 1994’’ after ‘‘monoxide’’.
(b) EFFECT OF LIMITATION ON APPORTIONMENT.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of
fiscal years 1996 and 1997, any limitation under an
amendment made by this section on an apportionment of
funds otherwise authorized under section 1003(a)(4) of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (105 Stat. 1919) shall not affect any hold harmless
apportionment adjustment under section 1015(a) of such
Act (105 Stat. 1943).
SEC. 319. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
(a) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—Section 106 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(e) LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to require States to conduct an
analysis of the life-cycle costs of all projects on the
National Highway System with an estimated total
cost of $25,000,000 or more.
‘‘(2) ANALYSIS
OF
LIFE-CYCLE
COSTS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘analysis of
life-cycle costs’ means a process for evaluating the
total economic worth of one or more projects by ana-
lyzing both initial costs as well as discounted future
costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, rehabili-
tation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the life
of the project or projects.’’.
(b) VALUE ENGINEERING.—Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) VALUE ENGINEERING FOR NHS.—
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to require States to carry out a
value engineering analysis for all projects on the Na-
tional Highway System with an estimated total cost
of $25,000,000 or more.
‘‘(2) VALUE ENGINEERING DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘value engineering
analysis’ means a systematic process of review and
analysis of a project or activity during its design
phase by a multidisciplined team of persons not
originally involved in the project or activity in order
to provide suggestions for reducing the total cost of
the project or activity and providing a project or ac-
tivity of equal or better quality. Such suggestions
may include a combination or elimination of ineffi-
cient or expensive parts of the original proposed de-
sign for the project or activity and total redesign of
the proposed project or activity using different tech-
nologies, materials, or methods so as to accomplish
the original purpose of the project or activity.’’.
SEC. 320. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORM-
ITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.—Section 109(j) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘plan
for the implementation of any ambient air quality stand-
ard for any air quality control region designated pursuant
to the Clean Air Act, as amended.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘plan for—
‘‘(1) the implementation of a national ambient
air quality standard for which an area is designated
as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
‘‘(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air
quality standard in an area that was designated as
a nonattainment area but that was later redesig-
nated by the Administrator as an attainment area
for the standard and that is required to develop a
maintenance plan under section 175A of the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).’’.
(b) CLEAN
AIR
ACT
REQUIREMENTS.—Section
176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall
apply only with respect to—
‘‘(A) a nonattainment area and each spe-
cific pollutant for which the area is designated
as a nonattainment area; and
‘‘(B) an area that was designated as a
nonattainment area but that was later redesig-
nated by the Administrator as an attainment
area and that is required to develop a mainte-
nance plan under section 175A with respect to
the specific pollutant for which the area was
designated nonattainment.’’.
SEC. 321. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.
(a) CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
SERVICES.—Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE
AND
AUDITS.—Any
contract or subcontract awarded in accordance
with subparagraph (A), whether funded in
whole or in part with Federal-aid highway
funds, shall be performed and audited in com-
pliance with cost principles contained in the
Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 of
title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(D) INDIRECT COST RATES.—Instead of
performing its own audits, a recipient of funds
under a contract or subcontract awarded in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (A) shall accept in-
direct cost rates established in accordance with
the Federal acquisition regulations for 1-year
applicable accounting periods by a cognizant
Federal or State government agency, if such
rates are not currently under dispute. Once a
firm’s indirect cost rates are accepted, the re-
cipient of such funds shall apply such rates for
the purposes of contract estimation, negotia-
tion, administration, reporting, and contract
payment and shall not be limited by administra-
tive or de facto ceilings of any kind. A recipient
of such funds requesting or using the cost and
rate data described in this subparagraph shall
notify any affected firm before such request or
use. Such data shall be confidential and shall
not be accessible or provided, in whole or in
part, to another firm or to any government
agency which is not part of the group of agen-
cies sharing cost data under this subparagraph,
except by written permission of the audited
firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate
data shall not be disclosed under any cir-
cumstances.
‘‘(E) STATE OPTION.—Subparagraphs (C)
and (D) shall take effect 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this subparagraph with re-
spect to all States; except that if a State, dur-
ing such 2-year period, adopts by statute an al-
ternative process intended to promote engineer-
ing and design quality and ensure maximum
competition by professional companies of all
sizes providing engineering and design services,
such subparagraphs shall not apply with respect
to such State.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1092 of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (23 U.S.C. 112 note; 105 Stat. 2024) is repealed.
SEC. 322. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN VEHICLE WEIGHT
LIMITATIONS IN WISCONSIN.
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) OPERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIALIZED HAULING
VEHICLES ON CERTAIN WISCONSIN HIGHWAYS.—If the
104-mile portion of Wisconsin State Route 78 and United
States Route 51 between Interstate Route 94 near Por-
tage, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin State Route 29 south of
Wausau, Wisconsin, is designated as part of the Interstate
System under section 139(a), the single axle weight, tan-
dem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, and bridge formula
limits set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to the
104-mile portion with respect to the operation of any vehi-
cle that could legally operate on the 104-mile portion be-
fore the date of enactment of this subsection.’’.
SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF CENTENNIAL BRIDGE, ROCK IS-
LAND, ILLINOIS, AGREEMENT.
For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, United
States Code, the agreement concerning the Centennial
Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, entered into under the Act
entitled ‘‘An Act authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illi-
nois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate
a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock
Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Dav-
enport, Iowa’’, approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110,
chapter 48), shall be treated as if the agreement had been
entered into under section 129 of title 23, United States
Code, as in effect on December 17, 1991, and may be
modified in accordance with section 129(a)(6) of the title.
SEC. 324. METRIC REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS.
(a) PLACEMENT OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,
1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend
any Federal or State funds to construct, erect, or other-
wise place any sign relating to any speed limit, distance,
or other measurement on any highway for the purpose of
having such sign establish such speed limit, distance, or
other measurement using the metric system.
(b) MODIFICATION OF SIGNS.—Before September 30,
1997, the Secretary may not require the States to expend
any Federal or State funds to modify any sign relating
to any speed limit, any distance, or other measurement
on any highway for the purpose of having such sign estab-
lish such speed limit, distance, or measurement using the
metric system.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) HIGHWAY.—The term ‘‘highway’’ has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title
23, United States Code.
(2) METRIC SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘metric sys-
tem’’ has the meaning the term ‘‘metric system of
measurement’’ has under section 4 of the Metric
Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 205c).
SEC. 325. ISTEA TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.
Section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking the period at the end of the first sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘; except that nothing
in this subsection or section 1047 of the Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall restrict,
or otherwise be applied by the Secretary to affect, the au-
thority of a State under subsection (d) of this section with
respect to commercial or industrial areas or the authority
of a State under subsection (k) of this section to establish
standards imposing stricter limitations than those estab-
lished in this subsection.’’.
SEC. 
326. 
METROPOLITAN 
PLANNING 
FOR 
HIGHWAY
PROJECTS.
Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(16) Recreational travel and tourism.’’.
SEC. 
327. 
NON-FEDERAL 
SHARE 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
TOLL
BRIDGE PROJECTS.
Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any non-
Federal funds expended for the seismic retrofit of the
bridge may be credited toward the non-Federal share re-
quired as a condition of receipt of any Federal funds for
seismic retrofit of the bridge made available after the date
of the expenditure.’’.
SEC. 328. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF
CERTAIN REPORTS AND SURVEYS.
Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘or collected’’ after ‘‘compiled’’.
SEC. 329. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.
(a) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1302(c) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(33 U.S.C. 1261(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Act’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘part’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph
(B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D)
as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) SIXTH
YEAR
PROVISION.—On and after
the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this part, a State shall be eligible to receive
moneys under this part in a fiscal year only if the
State agrees to expend from non-Federal sources for
carrying out projects under this part an amount
equal to 20 percent of the amount received by the
State under this part in such fiscal year.’’.
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Section 1302(d)(1) of
such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
following:
‘‘(D) contracting for services with other
land management agencies; and’’.
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1302(e) of such Act
(33 U.S.C. 1261(e)) is amended—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),
(7), and (8) as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and
(9), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the
following:
‘‘(5) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—To the extent prac-
ticable and consistent with other requirements
of this section, in complying with paragraph
(4), a State shall give priority to project propos-
als which provide for the redesign, reconstruc-
tion, nonroutine maintenance, or relocation of
trails in order to mitigate and minimize the im-
pact to the natural environment.
‘‘(B) COMPLIANCE.—The State shall re-
ceive guidance for determining compliance with
subparagraph (A) from the recreational trail
advisory board satisfying the requirements of
subsection (c)(2)(A).’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
1302(e)(4) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (6) and (8)(B)’’
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)’’.
(d) EXCLUSIONS.—Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act,
as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(7) SMALL
STATE
EXCLU-
SION.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(7) EXCLUSIONS.—
‘‘(A) SMALL STATE.—’’;
(2) by moving the text of subparagraph (A), as
designated by paragraph (1), 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) BEST INTEREST OF A STATE.—Any
State which determines based on trail needs
identified in its State Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan that it is in the best interest
of the State to be exempt from the require-
ments of paragraph (4) may apply to the Sec-
retary for such an exemption. Before approving
or disapproving an application for such an ex-
emption, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register notice of receipt of the application
and provide an opportunity for public comment
on the application.’’.
(e) RETURN OF MONEYS NOT EXPENDED.—Section
1302(e)(9) of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (c),
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘the State’’ before ‘‘may be ex-
empted’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘and expended or committed’’
and all that follows before the period.
(f) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 1303(b) of such
Act (16 U.S.C. 1262(b)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘11 members’’ and inserting
‘‘12 members’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary rep-
resenting individuals with disabilities;’’.
SEC. 330. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2032) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(5)(A) I–73/74 North-South Corridor from
Charleston, South Carolina, through Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, to Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati,
Ohio, to termini at Detroit, Michigan and Sault Ste.
Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie terminus
shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian,
Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling,
Michigan.
‘‘(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the
Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) United States Route 220 from the
Virginia-North Carolina border to I–581 south
of Roanoke;
‘‘(II) I–581 to I–81 in the vicinity of Roa-
noke;
‘‘(III) I–81 to the proposed highway to
demonstrate intelligent transportation systems
authorized by item 29 of the table in section
1107(b) in the vicinity of Christiansburg to
United States Route 460 in the vicinity of
Blacksburg; and
‘‘(IV) United States Route 460 to the
West Virginia State line.
‘‘(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky,
and Ohio, the Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) United States Route 460 from the
West Virginia State line to United States Route
52 at Bluefield, West Virginia; and
‘‘(II) United States Route 52 to United
States Route 23 at Portsmouth, Ohio.
‘‘(iii) In the States of North Carolina and
South Carolina, the Corridor shall generally follow—
‘‘(I) in the case of I–73—
‘‘(aa) United States Route 220 from
the Virginia State line to State Route 68
in the vicinity of Greensboro;
‘‘(bb) State Route 68 to I–40;
‘‘(cc) I–40 to United States Route
220 in Greensboro;
‘‘(dd) United States Route 220 to
United States Route 1 near Rockingham;
‘‘(ee) United States Route 1 to the
South Carolina State line; and
‘‘(ff) South Carolina State line to
Charleston, South Carolina; and
‘‘(II) in the case of I–74—
‘‘(aa) I–77 from Bluefield, West Vir-
ginia, to the junction of I–77 and the
United States Route 52 connector in Surry
County, North Carolina;
‘‘(bb) the I–77/United States Route
52 connector to United States Route 52
south of Mount Airy, North Carolina;
‘‘(cc) United States Route 52 to
United States Route 311 in Winston-
Salem, North Carolina;
‘‘(dd) United States Route 311 to
United States Route 220 in the vicinity of
Randleman, North Carolina.
‘‘(ee) United States Route 220 to
United States Route 74 near Rockingham;
‘‘(ff) United States Route 74 to
United States Route 76 near Whiteville;
‘‘(gg) United States Route 74/76 to
the South Carolina State line in Brunswick
County; and
‘‘(hh) South Carolina State line to
Charleston, South Carolina.’’;
(2) in paragraph (18)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’;
(B) by inserting ‘‘Arkansas,’’ after ‘‘Ten-
nessee,’’; and
(C) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, and to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley at the border between the United
States and Mexico’’;
(3) by inserting before the period at the end of
paragraph (20) the following: ‘‘, and to include the
Corpus Christi Northside Highway and Rail Cor-
ridor from the existing intersection of United States
Route 77 and Interstate Route 37 to United States
Route 181’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor
along Alameda Street from the entrance to the ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Interstate 10,
Los Angeles, California.
‘‘(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from
Laredo, Texas, through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
to Wichita, Kansas, to Kansas City, Kansas/Mis-
souri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis, Min-
nesota, to Duluth, Minnesota.
‘‘(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse,
Alaska to Fairbanks, Alaska.
‘‘(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Bou-
levard), Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to
the North Carolina State line.
‘‘(26) The CANNAMEX CORRIDOR from
Nogales, Arizona, through Las Vegas, Nevada, to
Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, Idaho, to
Great Falls, Montana, to the Canadian Border as
follows:
‘‘(A) In the State of Arizona, the
CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall generally fol-
low—
‘‘(i) I–19 from Nogales to Tucson;
‘‘(ii) I–10 from Tucson to Phoenix;
and
‘‘(iii) United States Route 93 from
Phoenix to the Nevada Border.
‘‘(B) In the State of Nevada, the
CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall follow—
‘‘(i) United States Route 93 from the
Arizona Border to Las Vegas; and
‘‘(ii) I–15 from Las Vegas to the
Utah Border.
‘‘(C) From the Utah Border to the Cana-
dian Border, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall
follow I–15.’’.
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS ON
INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Section 1105(e) of such Act (105
Stat. 2033) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ROUTE SEGMENTS
ON INTERSTATE SYSTEM.—Where not a part of the
Interstate System, the routes referred to in clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (c)(5)(B) (other than
the portion located in the State of West Virginia),
in subsection (c)(9), and in subsections (c)(18) and
(c)(20) are hereby designated future parts of the
Interstate System. Any segment of such routes shall
become a part of the Interstate System at such time
as the Secretary determines that the segment—
‘‘(A) meets the Interstate System design
standards approved by the Secretary under sec-
tion 109(b) of title 23, United States Code; and
‘‘(B) connects to an existing Interstate
System segment and functions as a safe and us-
able segment.’’.
SEC. 331. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
(a) EVACUATION ROUTES FOR LOUISIANA COASTAL
AREAS.—Section 1105(e)(2) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘A feasibility study may be conducted under this
subsection to identify routes that will expedite future
emergency evacuations of coastal areas of Louisiana.’’.
(b) EAST-WEST TRANSAMERICA CORRIDOR.—With
amounts available to the Secretary under section 1105(h)
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991, the Secretary in cooperation with the States of
Virginia and West Virginia shall conduct a study to deter-
mine the feasibility of establishing a route for the East-
West Transamerica Corridor (designated pursuant to sec-
tion 1105(c)(3) of such Act) from Beckley, West Virginia,
utilizing a corridor entering Virginia near the city of Cov-
ington then moving south from the Allegheny Highlands
to serve Roanoke and continuing east to Lynchburg. From
there such route would continue across Virginia to the
Hampton Roads-Norfolk area.
SEC. 332. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2027–2028) is amended—
(1) in item number 5, relating to Gloucester
Point, Virginia, by inserting after ‘‘York River’’ the
following: ‘‘and for repair, strengthening, and reha-
bilitation of the existing bridge’’; and
(2) in item number 10, relating to Shakopee,
Minnesota, by inserting ‘‘project, including the by-
pass of’’ after ‘‘replacement’’.
SEC. 333. CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2029–2031) is amended—
(1) in item number 1, relating to Long Beach,
California, by striking ‘‘HOV Lanes on’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘downtown Long Beach access ramps into the
southern terminus of’’;
(2) in item number 10, relating to San Diego,
California, by striking ‘‘1 block of Cut and Cover
Tunnel on Rt. 15’’ and inserting ‘‘bridge decking on
Route 15’’;
(3) in item number 23, relating to Tucson, Ari-
zona, by inserting ‘‘, of which a total of $3,609,620
shall be available for the project authorized by item
number 74 of the table contained in section
1106(b)’’ after ‘‘in Tuscon, Arizona’’; and
(4) in item number 43, relating to West Vir-
ginia, by striking ‘‘Coal Fields’’ and inserting ‘‘Coal-
fields’’.
SEC. 334. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGH-
WAY SYSTEM.
Section 1105(c)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hamp-
ton Roads-Norfolk area going westward across Virginia to
a West Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to
Welch as part of the Coalfields Expressway described in
section 1069(v), then to Williamson sharing a common
corridor with the I–73/74 Corridor (referred to in item 12
of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a Ken-
tucky Corridor centered on the cities of Pikeville, Jenkins,
Hazard, London, Somerset, Columbia, Bowling Green,
Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into Illinois, and into
Missouri and exiting Western Missouri and entering the
southeast corner of Kansas’’.
SEC. 335. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1105(f) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2033–2035) is amended—
(1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by in-
serting after ‘‘For’’ the following: ‘‘the segment de-
scribed in item 6 of this table and up to
$11,000,000 for’’;
(2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, Tennessee, by inserting after ‘‘Rt. 72’’
the following: ‘‘and up to $1,500,000 from the State
of Alabama’s share of the project for modification of
the Keller Memorial Bridge in Decatur, Alabama, to
a pedestrian structure’’; and
(3) in item number 26, relating to Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee, by striking ‘‘Newberry’’ and
inserting ‘‘Evansville’’.
SEC. 336. RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2037–2042) is amended—
(1) in item number 34, relating to Illinois, by
striking ‘‘Resurfacing’’ and all that follows through
‘‘Omaha’’ and inserting ‘‘Bel-Air Road improvement
from south of Carmi to State Route 141 in south-
eastern White County’’;
(2) in item number 52, relating to Bedford
Springs, Pennsylvania, by striking ‘‘and Hunting-
ton’’ and inserting ‘‘Franklin, and Huntingdon’’;
(3) in item number 61, relating to Lubbock,
Texas, by striking ‘‘with Interstate 20’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘with Interstate 10 through Interstate 20 and
Interstate 27 north of Amarillo to the Texas/Okla-
homa border’’;
(4) in item number 71, relating to Chautauqua
County, New York, by inserting ‘‘and other improve-
ments’’ after ‘‘expressway lanes’’;
(5) in item number 75, relating to Pennsylva-
nia, by striking ‘‘Widen’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘lanes’’ and inserting ‘‘Road improvements
on a 14-mile segment of U.S. Route 15 in Lycoming
County, Pennsylvania’’;
(6) in item number 93, relating to New Mexico,
by striking ‘‘Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mex-
ico’’ and inserting ‘‘U.S. Rt. 64/87 from Raton, New
Mexico, through Clayton to the Texas-New Mexico
State line’’; and
(7) in item number 111, relating to Parker
County, Texas (SH199)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Parker County’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Parker and Tarrant Counties’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘to four-’’ and inserting
‘‘in Tarrant County, to freeway standards and
in Parker County to a 4-’’.
SEC. 337. URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2043–2047) is amended—
(1) in item number (9), relating to New York,
New York, by striking ‘‘Improvements’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘NY’’ and inserting ‘‘Projects in
New York City, New York (other than improvements
to the Miller Highway)’’;
(2) in item number 13, relating to Joliet, Illi-
nois, by striking ‘‘and construction and interchange
at Houbolt Road and I–80’’;
(3) in item number 36, relating to Compton,
California, by striking ‘‘For a grade’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘Corridor’’ and inserting ‘‘For grade
separations and other improvements in the city of
Compton, California’’; and
(4) in item number 52, relating to Chicago, Illi-
nois, by striking ‘‘Right-of-way’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘Connector)’’ and inserting ‘‘Reconstruct
the Michigan Avenue viaduct’’.
SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2048–2059) is amended—
(1) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Penn-
sylvania—
(A) by striking ‘‘Water Street,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin,
and Huntingdon as selected by the State of
Pennsylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second
place it appears;
(2) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Penn-
sylvania—
(A) by striking ‘‘Holidaysburg,’’ the first
place it appears; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or other projects in the
counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin,
and Huntingdon as selected by the State of
Pennsylvania’’ after ‘‘Pennsylvania’’ the second
place it appears;
(3) in item number 24, relating to Pennsylva-
nia, by inserting after ‘‘line’’ the following: ‘‘and for
the purchase, rehabilitation, and improvement of any
similar existing facility within a 150-mile radius of
such project, as selected by the State of Pennsylva-
nia’’;
(4) in item number 29, relating to Blacksburg,
Virginia, by inserting ‘‘methods of facilitating public
and private participation in’’ after ‘‘demonstrate’’;
(5) in item number 35, relating to Alabama, by
striking ‘‘to bypass’’ and all that follows through ‘‘I–
85’’ and inserting ‘‘beginning on U.S. Route 80 west
of Montgomery, Alabama, and connecting to I–65
south of Montgomery and I–85 east of Montgom-
ery’’;
(6) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New
York, by inserting after ‘‘perimeters’’ the following:
‘‘and provide funds to the towns of Brookhaven,
Riverhead, Smithtown, East Hampton, Southold,
Shelter Island, and Southampton for the purchase of
(1) in item number 12, relating to Buffalo, New
York, by inserting after ‘‘Project’’ the following:
‘‘and the Crossroads Arena Project’’; and
(2) in item number 31, relating to Los Angeles,
California, by striking ‘‘To improve ground access
from Sepulveda Blvd. to Los Angeles, California’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘For the Los Angeles
International Airport central terminal ramp access
project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation
Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000;
for the widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Im-
perial Highway, $1,000,000; and for transportation
systems management improvements in the vicinity of
the Sepulveda Boulevard/Los Angeles International
Airport tunnel, $950,000’’.
SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO SURFACE TRANS-
PORTATION AND UNIFORM RELOCATION AS-
SISTANCE ACT OF 1987.
(a) CALIFORNIA.—Section 149(a)(69) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of
1987 (101 Stat. 191), relating to Burbank-Glendale-Pasa-
dena Airport, California, is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘highway’’;
(2) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and con-
struction of terminal and parking facilities at such
airport’’; and
(3) by striking ‘‘by making’’ in the second sen-
tence and all that follows through the period at the
end of such sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘by
preparing a feasibility study and conducting prelimi-
nary engineering, design, and construction of a link
between such airport and the commuter rail system
that is being developed by the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.’’.
(b) LOUISIANA.—
(1) RURAL ACCESS PROJECT.—
(A) RESCISSION.—Effective October 1,
1995, the unobligated balances on September
30, 1995, of funds made available for section
149(a)(87) of the Surface Transportation and
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
(101 Stat. 194; relating to West Calcasieu Par-
ish, Louisiana) are hereby rescinded.
(B) FUNDING.—Item number 17 of the
table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2038), relating to Lake
Charles, Louisiana, is amended by striking
‘‘4.1’’ and inserting ‘‘8.8’’.
(2) I–10 EXIT RAMP AND OTHER PROJECTS.—
Section 149(a)(89) of the Surface Transportation
and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987
(101 Stat. 191) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND
LAKE
CHARLES’’
after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;
and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end ‘‘and, of amounts made available to carry
out this paragraph, may use up to $456,022 to
carry out a comprehensive transportation and
land 
use 
plan 
for 
Lafayette, 
Louisiana,
$1,000,000 to carry out a project to construct
an exit ramp from the eastbound side of Inter-
state Route I–10 to Ryan Street in Lake
Charles, Louisiana, and $269,661 under this
paragraph for projects described in section
149(a)(90)’’.
(3) CONTRABAND BRIDGE.—Section 149(a)(90)
of such Act (101 Stat. 191) is amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND
LAKE
CHARLES’’
after ‘‘LAFAYETTE’’ in the paragraph heading;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘and a project to con-
struct the Contraband Bridge portion of the
Nelson Access Road Project’’ before the period
at the end.
(c) PENNYSLVANIA.—Section 149(a)(74) of the Sur-
face Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance
Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 192) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘and other
projects in the counties of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Frank-
lin, and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania’’.
(d) MARYLAND.—Section 149(a)(92) of such Act
(101 Stat. 194) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘UNITED STATES ROUTE 48’’
and inserting ‘‘WASHINGTON
AND
FREDERICK
COUNTIES’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and to construct an inter-
change between Interstate Route I–70 and Inter-
state Route I–270 in Frederick County, Maryland’’
after ‘‘Mountain Road’’.
(e) BUS TESTING FACILITY.—Section 5318 of title
49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘or coopera-
tive agreement’’ after ‘‘contract’’ each place it ap-
pears; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) CONVERSION OF CONTRACTS.—The Secretary
may convert existing contracts entered into under this sec-
tion into cooperative agreements.’’.
SEC. 341. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) EXISTING PROJECT.—Section 108(b) of the Fed-
eral-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘such costs may be
further’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘, and (2) the amount of such
costs shall not include the portion of the project be-
tween High Street and Causeway Street’’.
(b) OTHER EXISTING PROJECTS.—
(1) RECONSTRUCTION
AND
WIDENING.—The
project authorized by section 162 of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat.
2136) shall include reconstruction and widening to 6
lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1
to the junction with the New Jersey Turnpike.
(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Federal share payable on
account of the project referred to in paragraph (1),
including the additional through roadway and bridge
travel lanes, shall be 90 percent of the cost of the
project.
(3) TOLLS.—Notwithstanding section 301 of
title 23, United States Code, the project for con-
struction of an interchange between the Pennsylva-
nia Turnpike and Interstate Route 95, including the
widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be
treated as a reconstruction project described in sec-
tion 129(a)(1)(B) of such title and tolls may be con-
tinued on all traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
between United States Route 1 and the New Jersey
Turnpike.
(c) TYPE II NOISE BARRIERS.—No funds made
available out of the Highway Trust Fund may be used
to construct Type II noise barriers (as defined by section
772.5(i) of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations) pursu-
ant to sections 109 (h) and (i) of title 23, United States
Code if such barriers were not part of a project approved
by the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 342. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.
The Secretary shall enter into an agreement modify-
ing the agreement entered into pursuant to section 339
of the Department of Transportation and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–338) to
conform such agreement to the provisions of section 336
of the Department of Transportation and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–331).
Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the
amount of the previous appropriation in such section 339,
and the line of credit provided for shall not exceed an
amount supported by the previous appropriation. In imple-
menting such sections 336 and 339, the Secretary may
enter into an agreement requiring an interest rate that
is higher than the rate specified in such sections.
SEC. 343. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.
(a) PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study on the adequacy of and the need for improve-
ments to the Pan American Highway.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study to be conducted
under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum,
the following elements:
(A) Findings on the benefits of construct-
ing a highway at Darien Gap, Panama and Co-
lombia.
(B) Recommendations for a self-financing
arrangement for completion and maintenance of
the Pan American Highway.
(C) Recommendations for establishing a
Pan American highway authority to monitor fi-
nancing, construction, maintenance, and oper-
ations of the Pan American Highway.
(D) Findings on the benefits to trade and
prosperity of a more efficient Pan American
Highway.
(E) Findings on the benefits to United
States industry through the use of United
States technology and equipment in construc-
tion of improvements to the Pan American
Highway.
(F) Findings on environmental consider-
ations, including environmental considerations
relating to the Darien Gap.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of
the study conducted under this subsection.
(b) HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine
the cost, need, and efficacy of establishing a highway sign
for identifying routes on the National Highway System.
In conducting such study, the Secretary shall make a de-
termination concerning whether to identify National High-
way System route numbers.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—
(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a
study on compliance with the provisions of the Buy
American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c) with respect to
contracts entered into using amounts made available
from the Highway Trust Fund.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of
the study conducted under paragraph (1).
SEC. 344. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls col-
lected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the bor-
oughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New
York, shall continue to be collected for only those vehicles
exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.
SEC. 345. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.
Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘and $2,550,000 for fiscal year
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,550,000 for each of fiscal
years 1995 and 1996’’.
SEC. 346. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.
Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105
Stat. 2003) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘median’’ and
inserting ‘‘or temporary crashworthy’’;
(2) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘crash-
worthy’’ after ‘‘innovative’’;
(3) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting
‘‘CRASHWORTHY’’ after ‘‘INNOVATIVE’’;
(4) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘crashworthy’’
after ‘‘innovative’’;
(5) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘median’’;
(6) by inserting ‘‘or guiderail’’ after ‘‘guard-
rail’’; and
(7) by inserting before the period at the end of
subsection (c) ‘‘, and meets or surpasses the require-
ments of the National Cooperative Highway Re-
search Program 350 for longitudinal barriers’’.
SEC. 347. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.
(a) EFFECTIVE CONTROL.—Section 131(c) of title
23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(5) signs, displays, and devices identifying
and announcing free motorist aid call boxes and ad-
vertising their sponsorship by corporations or other
organizations, and (6)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that spacing of
signs, displays, and devices announcing motorist aid
call boxes is reasonable.’’.
(b) SPECIFIC SERVICE SIGNS.—Section 131(f) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, the
term ‘specific information in the interest of the traveling
public’ includes identification, announcement, and spon-
sorship of motorist aid call boxes.’’.
SEC. 348. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.
Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States
Code, and the item relating to section 154 in the analysis
to chapter 1 of such title are repealed.
SEC. 349. ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
FOR MOTORCYCLE HELMETS.
Subsection (h) of section 153 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a law described in
subsection (a)(1) and’’ each place it appears.
SEC. 350. SAFETY REST AREAS.
Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘safety rest areas,’’ after ‘‘signaliza-
tion,’’.
SEC. 351. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND
THEIR OPERATORS.
(a) EXEMPTIONS.—
(1) TRANSPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.—Regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary under sections 31136 and
31502 of title 49, United States Code, regarding
maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used
by motor carriers shall not apply to drivers trans-
porting agricultural commodities or farm supplies
for agricultural purposes in a State if such transpor-
tation is limited to an area within a 50 air mile ra-
dius from the source of the commodities or the dis-
tribution point for the farm supplies and is during
the planting and harvesting seasons within such
State, as determined by the State.
(2) TRANSPORTATION
AND
OPERATION
OF
GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS.—Such regu-
lations shall, in the case of a driver of a commercial
motor vehicle who is used primarily in the transpor-
tation and operation of a ground water well drilling
rig, permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end
with the beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or
more consecutive hours for the purposes of deter-
mining maximum driving and on-duty time.
(3) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MA-
TERIALS AND EQUIPMENT.—Such regulations shall,
in the case of a driver of a commercial motor vehicle
who is used primarily in the transportation of con-
struction materials and equipment, permit any pe-
riod of 8 consecutive days to end with the beginning
of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive
hours for the purposes of determining maximum
driving and on-duty time.
(4) SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL.—A State may
waive the requirements of chapter 313 of title 49,
United States Code, with respect to a vehicle that is
being operated within the boundaries of an eligible
unit of local government by an employee of such unit
for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a
roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver
authority shall only apply in a case where the em-
ployee is needed to operate the vehicle because the
employee of the eligible unit of local government who
ordinarily operates the vehicle and who has a com-
mercial drivers license is unable to operate the vehi-
cle or is in need of additional assistance due to a
snow emergency.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of subsection
(a) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(c) REVIEW
BY
THE SECRETARY.—The Secretary
may conduct a rulemaking proceeding to determine wheth-
er granting any exemption provided by subsection (a) is
not in the public interest and would have a significant ad-
verse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles.
If, at any time, the Secretary determines that granting
such exemption would not be in the public interest and
would have a significant adverse impact on the safety of
commercial motor vehicles, then the Secretary may pre-
vent the exemption from going into effect, modify the ex-
emption, or revoke the exemption.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.—The term ‘‘8 con-
secutive days’’ means the period of 8 consecutive
days beginning on any day at the time designated by
the motor carrier for a 24-hour period.
(2) 24-HOUR PERIOD.—The term ‘‘24-hour pe-
riod’’ means any 24-consecutive hour period begin-
ning at the time designated by the motor carrier for
the terminal from which the driver is normally dis-
patched.
(3) GROUND WATER WELL DRILLING RIG.—The
term ‘‘ground water well drilling rig’’ means any ve-
hicle, machine, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or spe-
cialized mobile equipment propelled or drawn by me-
chanical power and used on highways to transport
water well field operating equipment, including
water well drilling and pump service rigs equipped to
access ground water.
(4) TRANSPORTATION OF CONSTRUCTION MA-
TERIALS
AND
EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘transpor-
tation of construction materials and equipment’’
means the transportation of construction materials,
construction finished related products, construction
personnel, and construction equipment by a driver
within a 50 air mile radius of the normal work re-
porting location of the driver.
(5) ELIGIBLE UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—
The term ‘‘eligible unit of local government’’ means
a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, or
other public body created by or pursuant to State
law which has a total population of 3,000 individuals
or less.
SEC. 352. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.
Traffic control signs erected under the experimental
project conducted in the State of Oregon in December
1991 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of
section 2B–4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices of the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 353. BRIGHTMAN STREET BRIDGE, FALL RIVER HAR-
BOR, MASSACHUSETTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachu-
setts, may be reconstructed to result in a clear channel
width of less than 300 feet.
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