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that will employ a variety of technologies and will be
performed in a variety of geographic areas of the
country with populations under 50,000, between
50,000 and 200,000, and over 200,000.
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than April 30, 2000,
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report
on the results of the pilot program, including a de-
scription of the projects carried out, the amounts ob-
ligated, and the status of the test and deployment
activities undertaken.’’.
(k) REPORTS.—Section 5309 is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) FUNDING LEVELS AND ALLOCATIONS OF
FUNDS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.—
‘‘(A) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than
the first Monday in February of each year, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Bank-
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report that includes a proposal on the alloca-
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tion of amounts to be made available to finance
grants and loans for capital projects for new
fixed guideway systems and extensions to exist-
ing fixed guideway systems among applicants
for those amounts.
‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUNDING.—
The annual report under this paragraph shall
include evaluations and ratings, as required
under subsection (e), for each project that is
authorized or has received funds under this sec-
tion since the date of the enactment of this Act
or October 1 of the preceding fiscal year, which-
ever date is earlier. The report shall also in-
clude recommendations of projects for funding
based on the evaluations and ratings and on ex-
isting commitments and anticipated funding
levels for the next 3 fiscal years and for the
next 10 fiscal years based on information cur-
rently available to the Secretary.
‘‘(2) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORT
ON
NEW
STARTS.—The Secretary shall submit a report to
Congress on the 31st day of August of each year
that describes the Secretary’s evaluation and rating
of each project that has completed alternatives anal-
ysis or preliminary engineering since the date of the
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last report. The report shall include all relevant in-
formation that supports the evaluation and rating of
each project, including a summary of each project’s
financial plan.
‘‘(3) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—the General Ac-
counting Office shall—
‘‘(A) conduct an annual review of—
‘‘(i) the processes and procedures for
evaluating and rating projects and rec-
ommending projects; and
‘‘(ii) the Secretary’s implementation
of such processes and procedures; and
‘‘(B) shall report to Congress on the re-
sults of such review by April 30 of each year.’’.
(l) PROJECT DEFINED.—Section 5309 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(q) PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘project’ means, with respect to a new fixed guideway sys-
tem or extension to an existing fixed guideway system, a
minimum operable segment of the project.’’.
SEC. 309. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not consider
the dollar value of mobility improvements, as specified in
the report required under section 5309(m)(1)(C) or sec-
tion 5309(p) (as added by this Act), in evaluating projects
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under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, in de-
veloping regulations, or in carrying out any other duty of
the Secretary.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Comptroller General
shall conduct a study of the dollar value of mobility
improvements and the relationship of mobility im-
provements to the overall transportation justification
of a new fixed guideway system or extension to an
existing system.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2000,
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report
on the results of the study, including an analysis of
the factors relevant to determining the dollar value
of mobility improvements.
SEC. 310. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL
NEEDS OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDI-
VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) SECTION HEADING.—Section 5310 is amended in
the section heading by striking ‘‘Grants’’ and inserting
‘‘Formula grants’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating
to section 5310 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is
amended by inserting ‘‘formula’’ before ‘‘grants’’.
SEC. 311. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBAN-
IZED AREAS.
(a) INTERCITY
BUS
TRANSPORTATION.—Section
5311 is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Finan-
cial assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘Formula
grants’’; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ‘‘10 percent
of the amount made available in the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1993, and’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating
to section 5311 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is
amended by striking ‘‘Financial assistance’’ and inserting
‘‘Formula grant’’.
SEC. 312. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION,
AND TRAINING PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5312 is amended—
(1) in each of subsections (a) and (b) by strik-
ing the first parenthetical phrase; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) JOINT PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEPLOYMENT OF
INNOVATION.—
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‘‘(1) CONSORTIUM
DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘consortium’ means one or more
public or private organizations located in the United
States which provide mass transportation service to
the public and one or more businesses, including
small and medium sized businesses, incorporated in
a State, offering goods or services or willing to offer
goods or services to mass transportation operators.
It may include as additional members public or pri-
vate research organizations located in the United
States, or State or local governmental authorities.
‘‘(2) GRANTS
AND
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may make grants and enter into contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other agreements with
consortia selected competitively from among public
and private partnerships to promote the early de-
ployment of innovation in mass transportation tech-
nology, services, management, or operational prac-
tices. Any such grant, contract, or agreement shall
provide for the sharing of costs, risks, and rewards
of early deployment of innovation. Such grants, con-
tracts, and agreements shall be subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary prescribes.
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‘‘(3) 
CONSULTATION
REQUIREMENT.—This
subsection shall be carried out in consultation with
the transit industry.
‘‘(4) COST SHARING.—Any consortium that re-
ceives a grant or enters into a contract or agreement
under this subsection shall provide at least 50 per-
cent of the cost of any joint partnership project. Any
business, organization, person, or governmental body
may contribute funds to such project.
‘‘(5) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall pe-
riodically give public notice of—
‘‘(A) the technical areas for which joint
partnerships are solicited under this subsection;
‘‘(B) required qualifications of consortia
desiring to participate in such partnerships;
‘‘(C) the method of selection and evalua-
tion criteria to be used in selecting participating
consortia and projects under this subsection;
and
‘‘(D) the process by which projects will be
awarded under this subsection.
‘‘(6) ACCEPTANCE
OF
REVENUES.—The Sec-
retary may accept a portion of the revenues result-
ing from sales of an innovation supported under this
subsection and deposit any revenues accepted into a
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special account of the Treasury of the United States
to be established for purposes of carrying out this
subsection.
‘‘(e) INTERNATIONAL MASS TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary is authorized
to engage in activities to inform the United States
domestic mass transportation community about tech-
nological innovations available in the international
marketplace and activities that may afford domestic
businesses the opportunity to become globally com-
petitive in the export of mass transportation prod-
ucts and services. These activities may include—
‘‘(A) development, monitoring, assessment,
and dissemination domestically of information
about worldwide mass transportation market
opportunities;
‘‘(B) cooperation with foreign public sector
entities in research, development, demonstra-
tion, training, and other forms of technology
transfer and exchange of experts and informa-
tion;
‘‘(C) advocacy, in international mass trans-
portation markets, of firms, products, and serv-
ices available from the United States;
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‘‘(D) informing the international market
about the technical quality of mass transpor-
tation products and services through participa-
tion in seminars, expositions, and similar activi-
ties; and
‘‘(E) offering those Federal Transit Ad-
ministration technical services which cannot be
readily obtained from the United States private
sector to foreign public authorities planning or
undertaking mass transportation projects if the
cost of these services will be recovered under
the terms of each project.
‘‘(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary may carry
out activities under this subsection in cooperation
with other Federal agencies, State or local agencies,
public and private nonprofit institutions, government
laboratories, foreign governments, or any other orga-
nization the Secretary determines is appropriate.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—The funds available to carry
out this subsection shall include funds paid to the
Secretary by any cooperating organization or person
and shall be deposited by the Secretary in a special
account in the Treasury of the United States to be
established for purposes of carrying out this sub-
section. The funds shall be available for promotional
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materials, travel, reception, and representation ex-
penses necessary to carry out the activities author-
ized by this subsection. Reimbursement for services
provided under this subsection shall be credited to
the appropriation account concerned.’’.
(b) MASS TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEVEL-
OPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT.—
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may
make grants and enter into contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other agreements with eligible con-
sortia to promote the development and early deploy-
ment of innovation in mass transportation tech-
nology, services, management, or operational prac-
tices. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under
this section with related activities under programs of
other Federal departments and agencies.
(2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be qualified to
receive funding under this section, an eligible consor-
tium shall—
(A) be organized for the purpose of design-
ing, developing, and deploying advanced mass
transportation technologies that address identi-
fied technological impediments in the mass
transportation field;
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(B) have an established mechanism for de-
signing, developing, and deploying advanced
mass transportation technologies as evidenced
by participation in a Federal program such as
the consortia funded pursuant to Public Law
102–396;
(C) facilitate the participation in the con-
sortium of small- and medium-sized businesses
in conjunction with large established manufac-
turers, as appropriate;
(D) be designed to use State and Federal
funding to attract private capital in the form of
grants or investments to further the purposes of
this section; and
(E) provide for the sharing of costs, risks,
and rewards of early deployment of innovation
in mass transportation technologies.
(3) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Grants, contracts,
and agreements under paragraph (1) shall be eligible
under and consistent with section 5312 of title 49,
United States Code, and shall be subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary prescribes.
(4) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—The Federal
share of costs for a grant, contract, or agreement
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with a consortium under this subsection shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the net project cost.
(5) ELIGIBLE
CONSORTIUM
DEFINED.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘eligible consor-
tium’’ means a consortium of—
(A) businesses incorporated in the United
States;
(B) public or private educational or re-
search organizations located in the United
States;
(C) entities of State or local governments
in the United States;
(D) Federal laboratories; or
(E) existing consortia funded pursuant to
Public Law 103–396.
(6) FUNDING.—
(A) SET-ASIDE OF AMOUNTS MADE AVAIL-
ABLE UNDER SECTION 5338(d).—Of the funds
made available by or appropriated under section
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for a
fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be available to
carry out this subsection.
(B) SET-ASIDE OF AMOUNTS MADE AVAIL-
ABLE UNDER SECTION 5309(o).—Of the funds
made available to carry out the bus technology
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pilot program under section 5309(o) of title 49,
United 
States 
Code, 
for 
a 
fiscal 
year
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out this
subsection.
(c) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds made available for a fiscal year to
carry out the bus technology pilot program under section
5309(o) of title 49, United States Code, $4,850,000 shall
be available to carry out the fuel cell powered transit bus
program and the intermodal transportation fuel cell bus
maintenance facility.
(d) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make
grants for the development of low speed magnetic
levitation technology for public transportation pur-
poses in urban areas to demonstrate energy effi-
ciency, congestion mitigation, and safety benefits.
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by sec-
tion 127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal
year shall be available to carry out this subsection.
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share pay-
able on account of activities carried out using a
grant made under this subsection shall be 80 per-
cent of the cost of such activities.
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(e) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS APPLI-
CATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make
grants for the study, design, and demonstration of
fixed guideway technology in North Orange-South
Seminole County, Florida, and in Galveston, Texas.
(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available
pursuant to section 5338(d) of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal year 1999, $1,500,000 shall
be available to carry out this subsection. Of such
sums, $750,000 shall be available for fixed guideway
activities in North Orange-South Seminole County,
Florida, and $750,000 shall be available for fixed
guideway activities in Galveston, Texas.
SEC. 313. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 
5314(a)(2) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000,000’’.
SEC. 314. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5315 is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘mass
transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘transit’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘mass transportation’’ in
the first sentence and inserting ‘‘transit’’;
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(B) by inserting ‘‘and architectural de-
sign’’ before the semicolon at the end of para-
graph (5);
(C) by striking ‘‘carrying out’’ in para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘delivering’’;
(D) by inserting ‘‘, construction manage-
ment, insurance, and risk management’’ before
the semicolon at the end of paragraph (11);
(E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (13);
(F) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(15) innovative finance.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The item relating
to section 5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is
amended by striking ‘‘mass transportation’’ and inserting
‘‘transit’’.
SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES.
Section 5316, and the item relating to section 5316
in the table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.
SEC. 316. TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.
Section 5317, and the item relating to section 5317
in the table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.
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SEC. 317. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.
(a) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Section
5318(b) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘make a contract with’’ and in-
serting ‘‘enter into a contract or cooperative agree-
ment with, or make a grant to,’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘or organization’’ after ‘‘per-
son’’;
(3) by inserting ‘‘, cooperative agreement, or
grant’’ after ‘‘The contract’’; and
(4) by inserting ‘‘mass transportation’’ after
‘‘and other’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Section 5318(d) is
amended by striking ‘‘make a contract with’’ and inserting
‘‘enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or
make a grant to,’’.
SEC. 318. BICYCLE FACILITIES.
Section 5319 is amended by striking ‘‘under this sec-
tion is for 90 percent of the cost of the project’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘made eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the
cost of the project; except that, if the grant or any portion
of the grant is made with funds required to be expended
under section 5307(k) and the project involves providing
bicycle access to mass transportation, that grant or por-
tion of that grant shall be at a Federal share of 95 per-
cent’’.
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SEC. 319. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5323(d) is
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘BUYING
AND
OPERATING
BUSES.—’’and inserting ‘‘CONDITION ON CHARTER BUS
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—’’.
(b) GOVERNMENT’S
SHARE.—Section 5323(i) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(i) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS.—A grant for a project to be assisted under
this chapter that involves acquiring vehicle-related equip-
ment required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or vehicle-related equip-
ment (including clean fuel or alternative fuel vehicle-relat-
ed equipment) for purposes of complying with or maintain-
ing compliance with the Clean Air Act, is for 90 percent
of the net project cost of such equipment attributable to
compliance with such Acts. The Secretary shall have dis-
cretion to determine, through practicable administrative
procedures, the costs of such equipment attributable to
compliance with such Acts.’’.
(c) BUY AMERICA.—Section 5323(j)(7) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(7) OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT INADVERTENT
ERROR.—The Secretary may allow a manufacturer
or supplier of steel, iron, or manufactured goods to
correct after bid opening any certification made
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under this subsection if the Secretary is satisfied
that the manufacturer or supplier submitted an in-
correct certification as a result of an inadvertent or
clerical error.’’.
(d) PARTICIPATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
IN DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF TRANSPORTATION SERV-
ICES.—Section 5323 is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m) and by in-
serting after subsection (j) the following:
‘‘(k) PARTICIPATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
IN DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF TRANSPORTATION SERV-
ICES.—To the extent feasible, governmental agencies and
nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Gov-
ernment sources (other than the Department of Transpor-
tation) for nonemergency transportation services shall
participate and coordinate with recipients of assistance
under this chapter in the design and delivery of transpor-
tation services and shall be included in the planning for
such services.’’.
(e) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5323
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) SUBMISSION OF CERTIFICATIONS.—A certifi-
cation required under this chapter and any additional cer-
tification or assurance required by law or regulation to
be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated into
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a single document to be submitted annually as part of a
grant application under this chapter. The Secretary shall
publish annually a list of all certifications required under
this chapter with the publication required under section
5336(e)(2).’’.
(f) REQUIRED PAYMENTS AND ELIGIBLE COSTS.—
Section 5323 is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(o) REQUIRED PAYMENTS AND ELIGIBLE COSTS OF
PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR
INCORPORATE PRIVATE INVESTMENT.—
‘‘(1) REQUIRED
PAYMENTS.—Each grant or
loan under this chapter for a capital project de-
scribed in section 5302(a)(1)(G) shall require that a
person making an agreement to occupy space in a
facility funded under this chapter pay a reasonable
share of the costs of the facility through rental pay-
ments and other means.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
COSTS.—Eligible costs for a
capital project described in section 5302(a)(1)(G)—
‘‘(A) include property acquisition, demoli-
tion of existing structures, site preparation,
utilities, building foundations, walkways, open
space, and a capital project for, and improving,
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equipment or a facility for an intermodal trans-
fer facility or transportation mall; but
‘‘(B) do not include construction of a com-
mercial revenue producing facility or a part of
a public facility not related to mass transpor-
tation.’’.
SEC. 320. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT.—Section 5325 is
amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) EFFICIENT PROCUREMENT.—A recipient may
award a procurement contract under this chapter to other
than the lowest bidder when the award furthers an objec-
tive consistent with the purposes of this chapter, including
improved long-term operating efficiency and lower long-
term costs.’’.
(b) ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND DESIGN
CONTRACTS.—Section 5325(b), as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(2), is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘or requirement’’ after ‘‘A con-
tract’’; and
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(2) by inserting before the last sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘When awarding such contracts, recipients
of assistance under this chapter shall maximize effi-
ciencies of administration by accepting nondisputed
audits conducted by other government agencies, as
provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of sec-
tion 112(b)(2) of title 23.’’.
SEC. 321. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.
(a) TURNKEY SYSTEM PROJECTS.—Section 5326(a)
is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) TURNKEY SYSTEM PROJECT DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘turnkey system project’
means a project under which a recipient enters into
a contract with a seller, firm, or consortium of firms
to design and build a mass transportation system or
an operable segment thereof that meets specific per-
formance criteria. Such project may also include an
option to finance, or operate for a period of time,
the system or segment or any combination of design-
ing, building, operating, or maintaining such system
or segment.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘SELECTION OF TURNKEY
PROJECTS.—’’ after ‘‘(2)’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or an operable segment
of a mass transportation system’’ after ‘‘trans-
portation system’’;
(3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘DEM-
ONSTRATIONS.—’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and
(4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with
paragraph (1) of such section, as amended by para-
graph (1) of this section.
(b) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 5326 is
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) ACQUIRING ROLLING STOCK.—A recipient of fi-
nancial assistance of the United States Government under
this chapter may enter into a contract to expend that as-
sistance to acquire rolling stock—
‘‘(1) based on—
‘‘(A) initial capital costs; or
‘‘(B) performance, standardization, life
cycle costs, and other factors; or
‘‘(2) with a party selected through a competi-
tive procurement process.
‘‘(d) PROCURING ASSOCIATED CAPITAL MAINTE-
NANCE ITEMS.—A recipient of a grant under section 5307
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of this title procuring an associated capital maintenance
item under section 5307(b) may enter into a contract di-
rectly with the original manufacturer or supplier of the
item to be replaced, without receiving prior approval of
the Secretary, if the recipient first certifies in writing to
the Secretary that—
‘‘(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only
source for the item; and
‘‘(2) the price of the item is no more than the
price similar customers pay for the item.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5334(b)(4)
is amended by striking ‘‘5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c),
and 5325 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘5323(a)(2),
5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c), 5325(a), 5325(b), 5326(c),
and 5326(d)’’.
SEC. 322. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND RE-
VIEW.
Section 5327(c)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘make contracts’’ and inserting
‘‘enter into contracts’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of
the first sentence the following: ‘‘and to provide
technical assistance to correct deficiencies identified
in compliance reviews and audits carried out under
this section’’.
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SEC. 323. STUDY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUB-
STANCES RANDOM TESTING RATE CALCULA-
TION.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine how the alcohol and controlled substances ran-
dom testing rate under section 5331 of title 49, United
States Code, should be calculated.
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study
under this section, the Secretary shall consider—
(1) the differences in random testing results
among employers subject to section 5331 of title 49,
United States Code;
(2) the differences in random testing results
among employers subject to such section in areas
with populations of at least 200,000, in areas with
populations less than 200,000, and in other than ur-
banized areas;
(3) the deterrent effect of random testing; and
(4) the effect of random testing on public safe-
ty.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1999, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study conducted under this section, together
with any proposed changes to the calculation of the ran-
dom alcohol and controlled substances testing rate.
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SEC. 324. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
(a) TRAINING AND CONFERENCE COSTS.—Section
5334(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training
or conferences, including costs of promotional mate-
rials, sponsored by the Federal Transit Administra-
tion to promote mass transportation and credit
amounts collected to the appropriation concerned.’’.
(b) FLEXIBILITY FOR AREAS WITH POPULATIONS
UNDER 200,000.—Section 5334(i) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(i) FLEXIBILITY FOR AREAS WITH POPULATIONS
UNDER 200,000.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Trans-
portation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall seek
public comment on ways to simplify and streamline the
administration of the formula program for urbanized
areas with populations of less than 200,000 and shall
make, to the extent feasible and consistent with statutory
requirements, every effort to ease any administrative bur-
dens thereby identified.’’.
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(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for sec-
tion 5334 is amended by inserting ‘‘provisions’’
after ‘‘Administrative’’.
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to
section 5334 in the table of sections for chapter 53
is amended by inserting ‘‘provisions’’ after ‘‘Admin-
istrative’’.
SEC. 325. REPORTS AND AUDITS.
(a) 
NATIONAL
TRANSIT
DATABASE.—Section
5335(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘REPORTING SYSTEM AND UNI-
FORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS’’ and
inserting ‘‘NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE’’; and
(2) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘by uniform categories,’’
and inserting ‘‘using uniform categories’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and a uniform system of
accounts and records’’ and inserting ‘‘and using
a uniform system of accounts’’.
(b) REPORTS.—Section 5335 is further amended—
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b).
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SEC. 326. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOR-
MULA GRANTS.
Section 5336 is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘block
grants’’ and inserting ‘‘formula grants’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON OPERATING ASSISTANCE AND
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.—Of the funds apportioned
under this section for urbanized areas, such sums as may
be necessary shall be available for operating assistance for
urbanized areas with populations under 200,000, except
that the total amount of such funds made available for
such operating assistance and for urbanized areas for pre-
ventive maintenance activities that become eligible for cap-
ital assistance under section 5307 on the date of the en-
actment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation
and Equity Act of 1998 may not exceed $400,000,000 for
any fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 327. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR
FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.
(a) DISTRIBUTION.—Section 5337(a) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall apportion amounts made available for fixed
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guideway modernization under section 5309 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 as follows:
‘‘(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be appor-
tioned in the following urbanized areas as follows:
‘‘(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
‘‘(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
‘‘(C) 
Chicago/Northwestern 
Indiana,
$78,169,000.
‘‘(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
‘‘(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
‘‘(F) New York, $176,034,461.
‘‘(G) 
Northeastern 
New 
Jersey,
$50,604,653.
‘‘(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey,
$58,924,764.
‘‘(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
‘‘(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
‘‘(K) 
Southwestern 
Connecticut,
$27,755,000.
‘‘(2) The next $74,849,950 shall be apportioned
as follows:
‘‘(A) $4,849,950 to the Alaska Railroad
for improvements to its passenger operations.
‘‘(B) Of the remaining $70,000,000—
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‘‘(i) 50 percent in the urbanized areas
listed in paragraph (1) as provided in sec-
tion 5336(b)(2)(A); and
‘‘(ii) 50 percent in other urbanized
areas eligible for assistance under section
5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were ap-
portioned under this section for fiscal year
1997, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A)
and subsection (e) of this section.
‘‘(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned
in the following urbanized areas as follows:
‘‘(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
‘‘(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
‘‘(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
‘‘(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to
which paragraph (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided
in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of
this section.
‘‘(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be appor-
tioned in each urbanized area to which paragraph
(1) applies and in each urbanized area to which
paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
‘‘(5) The next $140,000,000 shall be appor-
tioned as follows:
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‘‘(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas
listed in paragraph (1) as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas
eligible 
for 
assistance 
under 
section
5336(b)(2)(A) of this title if the areas contain
fixed guideway systems placed in revenue serv-
ice at least 7 years before the fiscal year in
which amounts are made available and in any
urbanized area if, before the first day of the fis-
cal year, the area satisfies the Secretary that
the area has modernization needs that cannot
adequately be met with amounts received under
section 5336(b)(2)(A), as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(6) The next $100,000,000 shall be appor-
tioned as follows:
‘‘(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas
listed in paragraph (1) as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to
which paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in
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section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this
section.
‘‘(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned
as follows:
‘‘(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas
listed in paragraph (1) as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this sec-
tion.
‘‘(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to
which paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in
section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this
section.’’.
(b) ROUTE SEGMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN APPOR-
TIONMENT FORMULAS.—Section 5337 is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) ROUTE SEGMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN APPOR-
TIONMENT FORMULAS.—(1) Amounts apportioned under
paragraphs (2)(B), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall
have attributable to each urbanized area only the number
of fixed guideway revenue miles of service and number of
fixed guideway route miles for segments of fixed guideway
systems used to determine apportionments for fiscal year
1997.
‘‘(2) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (5)
through (7) of subsection (a) shall have attributable to
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each urbanized area only the number of fixed guideway
revenue miles of service and number of fixed guideway
route-miles for segments of fixed guideway systems placed
in revenue service at least 7 years before the fiscal year
in which amounts are made available.’’.
SEC. 328. AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5338 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 5338. Authorizations
‘‘(a) FORMULA GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5307,
5310, and 5311—
‘‘(A) $2,697,600,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(B) $3,213,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
and
‘‘(C) $3,553,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
‘‘(2) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—In addition
to amounts made available under paragraph (1),
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
sections 5307 and 5311—
‘‘(A) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
and
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‘‘(B) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the aggre-
gate of amounts made available by and appropriated
under this subsection for a fiscal year—
‘‘(A) 2.4 percent shall be available to pro-
vide transportation services to elderly individ-
uals and individuals with disabilities under sec-
tion 5310;
‘‘(B) 5.37 percent shall be available to pro-
vide financial assistance for other than urban-
ized areas under section 5311; and
‘‘(C) 92.23 percent shall be available to
provide financial assistance for urbanized areas
under section 5307.
‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS
AND LOANS.—
There shall be available from the Mass Transit Account
of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5309:
‘‘(1) $2,197,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
‘‘(2) $2,412,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(3) $2,613,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2003.
‘‘(c) PLANNING.—
‘‘(1) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections 5303,
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5304, 5305, and 5313(b) $54,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
‘‘(2) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections
5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b)—
‘‘(A) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
‘‘(B) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds
made available by or appropriated under this sub-
section for a fiscal year—
‘‘(A) 82.72 percent shall be available for
metropolitan planning under sections 5303,
5304, and 5305; and
‘‘(B) 17.28 percent shall be available for
State planning under section 5313(b).
‘‘(d) RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out sections
5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322
$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
‘‘(2) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections
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5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322
$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds
made available by or appropriated under this sub-
section for a fiscal year—
‘‘(A) not less than $5,250,000 shall be
available for providing rural transportation as-
sistance under section 5311(b)(2);
‘‘(B) not less than $8,250,000 shall be
available for carrying out transit cooperative re-
search programs under section 5313(a);
‘‘(C) not less than $3,000,000 shall be
available to carry out programs under the Na-
tional Transit Institute under section 5315; and
‘‘(D) the remainder shall be available for
carrying out national planning and research
programs under sections 5311(b)(2), 5312,
5313(a), 5314, and 5322.
‘‘(e) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—
‘‘(1) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund to carry out section 5505
$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
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‘‘(2) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out section
5505 $6,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years
1998 and 1999.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) FROM THE TRUST FUND.—There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the
Highway Trust Fund for administrative expenses to
carry out section 5334 $52,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2000 through 2003.
‘‘(2) FROM THE GENERAL FUND.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated for administrative ex-
penses to carry out section 5334—
‘‘(A) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
‘‘(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
‘‘(g) GRANTS AS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS FINANCED FROM THE HIGHWAY
TRUST FUND.—A grant or contract approved by the
Secretary, that is financed with amounts made avail-
able under subsection (a)(1), (b), (c)(1), (d)(1),
(e)(1), or (f)(1) is a contractual obligation of the
United States Government to pay the Government’s
share of the cost of the project.
‘‘(2) 
GRANTS
FINANCED
FROM
GENERAL
FUNDS.—A grant or contract, approved by the Sec-
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retary, that is financed with amounts made available
under subsection (a)(2), (c)(2), (d)(2), (e)(2), or
(f)(2) is a contractual obligation of the Government
to pay the Government’s share of the cost of the
project only to the extent amounts are provided in
advance in an appropriations law.
‘‘(h) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made
available by or appropriated under subsections (a) through
(e) shall remain available until expended.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 53 is
amended as follows:
(1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and
5303(h)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘5338(g)(1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5338(c)(3)(A)’’.
(2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ‘‘–5306’’
and inserting ‘‘and 5305’’.
(3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ‘‘5338(g)’’
and inserting ‘‘5338(c)(3)(A)’’.
(4) In section 5309(f)(4), as redesignated by
section 308(i)(1)(B) of this Act, by striking
‘‘5338(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘5338(b)’’.
(5) In section 5310(b) by striking ‘‘5338(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘5338(a)(3)(A)’’.
(6) In section 5311(c) by striking ‘‘5338(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘5338(a)(3)(B)’’.
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(7) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ‘‘section
5338(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 5338(d)(3)(B)
and 5338(d)(3)(D)’’.
(8) 
In 
section 
5313(b)(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘5338(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘5338(c)(3)(B)’’.
(9) 
In 
section 
5314(a)(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘5338(g)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘5338(d)(3)(D)’’.
(10) 
In 
section 
5318(d) 
by 
striking
‘‘5338(j)(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘5309(m)(3)(B)’’.
(11) 
In 
section 
5333(b) 
by 
striking
‘‘5338(j)(5)’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘5338(b)’’.
(12) In section 5336(a) by striking ‘‘5338(f)’’
and inserting ‘‘5338(a)(3)(C)’’.
(13) 
In 
section 
5336(e)(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘5338(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘5338(a)(3)(C)’’.
SEC. 329. OBLIGATION CEILING.
(a) CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS AND LOANS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the total of all
obligations from amounts made available from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by section
5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed—
(1) $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
(2) $2,412,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
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(3) $2,613,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
(b) FORMULA GRANTS, PLANNING, RESEARCH, AD-
MINISTRATION, 
AND
STUDIES.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the total of all obligations from
amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account
of the Highway Trust Fund by subsections (a), (c), (d),
(e), and (f) of section 5338 of title 49, United States Code,
and sections 331 and 332 of this Act shall not exceed—
(1) $2,260,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
(2) $3,213,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
(3) $3,703,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
SEC. 330. ACCESS TO JOBS CHALLENGE GRANT PILOT PRO-
GRAM.
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may
make grants under this section to assist States, local gov-
ernmental authorities, and nonprofit organizations in fi-
nancing transportation services designed to transport wel-
fare recipients to and from jobs and activities related to
their employment. The Secretary shall coordinate activi-
ties under this section with related activities under pro-
grams of other Federal departments and agencies.
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(b) GRANT CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants for
grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the
following:
(1) The percentage of the population in the
area to be served that are welfare recipients.
(2) The need for additional services (including
bicycling) to transport welfare recipients to and from
specified jobs, training, and other employment sup-
port services, and the extent to which the proposed
services will address those needs.
(3) The extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates coordination with, and the financial com-
mitment of, existing transportation service providers
and the extent to which the applicant demonstrates
coordination with the State agency or department
that administers the State program funded under
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
(4) The extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates maximum utilization of existing transpor-
tation service providers and expands existing transit
networks or hours of service or both.
(5) The extent to which the applicant dem-
onstrates an innovative approach that is responsive
to identified service needs.
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(6) The extent to which the applicant presents
a comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of
welfare recipients and identifies long-term financing
strategies to support the services under this section.
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may make
grants under this section for—
(1) capital projects and to finance operating
costs of equipment, facilities, and associated capital
maintenance items related to providing access to
jobs under this section;
(2) promoting the use of transit by workers
with nontraditional work schedules;
(3) promoting the use by appropriate agencies
of transit vouchers for welfare recipients under spe-
cific terms and conditions developed by the Sec-
retary; and
(4) promoting the use of employer-provided
transportation including the transit pass benefit pro-
gram under subsections (a) and (f) of section 132 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
No planning or coordination activities are eligible for as-
sistance under this section.
(d) COMPETITIVE GRANT SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall conduct a national solicitation for applications
for grants under this section. Grantees shall be selected
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on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall select not more
than 10 demonstration projects for the pilot program, in-
cluding 6 projects from urbanized areas with populations
of at least 200,000, 2 projects from urbanized areas with
populations less than 200,000, and 2 projects from other
than urbanized areas.
(e) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—The Federal share
of costs under this section shall be provided from funds
appropriated to carry out this section. The Federal share
of the costs for a project under this section shall not ex-
ceed 50 percent of the net project cost. The remainder
shall be provided in cash from sources other than revenues
from providing mass transportation. Funds appropriated
to a Federal department or agency (other than the De-
partment of Transportation) and eligible to be used for
transportation may be used toward the nongovernment
share payable on a project under this section.
(f) PLANNING REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements
of sections 5303 through 5306 of title 49, United States
Code, apply to grants made under this section. Applica-
tions must reflect coordination with and the approval of
affected transit grant recipients and the projects financed
must be part of a coordinated public transit-human serv-
ices transportation planning process.
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(g) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions
of grants made under section 5307 of title 49, United
States Code, and such terms and conditions as determined
by the Secretary.
(h) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—
(1) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—Six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and each
6 months thereafter, the Comptroller General shall
conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs pro-
gram conducted under this section and transmit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen-
ate the results of the study.
(2) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.—The
Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the ac-
cess to jobs program conducted under this section
and transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate the results of the study
within 2 years of the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
(1) 
CAPITAL
PROJECT
AND
URBANIZED
AREA.—The terms ‘‘capital project’’ and ‘‘urbanized
area’’ have the meaning such terms have under sec-
tion 5302 of title 49, United States Code.
(2) EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PRO-
VIDERS.—The term ‘‘existing transportation service
providers’’ means mass transportation operators and
governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations
that receive assistance from Federal, State, or local
sources for nonemergency transportation services.
(3) WELFARE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘welfare
recipient’’ means an individual who receives or re-
ceived aid or assistance under a State program fund-
ed under part A of title IV of the Social Security
Act (whether in effect before or after the effective
date of the amendments made by title I of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Rec-
onciliation Act of 1996) at any time during the 3-
year period ending on the date the applicant applies
for a grant under this section.
(j) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $150,000,000 per fiscal
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year for fiscal years 1998 through 2003. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 331. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION EXTENSION ACT OF 1997.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total ap-
portionments and allocations made to a designated grant
recipient under section 5338 of this Act for fiscal year
1998 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such
designated recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
(b) FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION ADJUST-
MENT.—In making the apportionments described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall adjust the amount appor-
tioned to each urbanized area for fixed guideway mod-
ernization for fiscal year 1998 to reflect the method for
apportioning funds in section 5337(a).
SEC. 332. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS
AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.
(a) FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—The fol-
lowing projects are authorized for final design and con-
struction for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code:
(1) Atlanta—Athens Commuter Rail.
(2) Atlanta—Griffin Commuter Rail.
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(3) Atlanta—North Line Extension.
(4) Austin—NW/North Central/SE—Airport
LRT.
(5) Baltimore—Central LRT Extension to Glen
Burnie.
(6) 
Boston—Massport 
Airport 
Intermodal
Transit Connector.
(7) Boston—North Shore Blue Line Extension
to Beverly.
(8) Charlotte—South Corridor Transitway.
(9) 
Chicago—Navy 
Pier-McCormick 
Place
Busway.
(10) Chicago—North Central Upgrade Com-
muter Rail.
(11) Chicago—Ravenswood Line Extension.
(12) Chicago—Southwest Extension.
(13) Chicago—West Line Expansion.
(14) Cleveland—Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
(15) Cleveland—Berea Metroline Extension.
(16) Cleveland—Blue Line Extension.
(17) Cleveland—Euclid Corridor Extension.
(18) Cleveland—I–90 Corridor to Ashtabula
County.
(19) Cleveland—Waterfront Line Extension.
(20) Dallas—North Central Extension.
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(21) Dallas—Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase
II).
(22) Denver—East Corridor (Airport).
(23) Denver—Southeast LRT (I–25 between
6th & Lincoln).
(24) Denver—Southwest LRT.
(25) Denver—West Corridor LRT.
(26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County—Mid-
America Airport Corridor.
(27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami
Tri-County Commuter Rail.
(28) Galveston—Trolley Extension.
(29) Hartford—Griffin Line.
(30) Hollis—Ketchikan Ferry.
(31) Houston—Regional Bus Plan—Phase I.
(32) Kansas City—I–35 Commuter Rail.
(33) Kansas City—Southtown Corridor.
(34) Las Vegas Corridor.
(35) Little Rock—River Rail.
(36) Los Angeles—Metrolink San Bernadino
Line.
(37) Los Angeles—MOS–3.
(38) Los Angeles—Metrolink (Union Station-
Fullerton).
(39) Louisville—Jefferson County Corridor.
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(40) MARC—Commuter Rail Improvements.
(41) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
(42) Memphis—Medical Center Extension.
(43) Miami—East-West Intermodal Corridor.
(44) Miami—North 27th Avenue Corridor.
(45) Miami—South Busway Extension.
(46) Milwaukee—East-West Corridor.
(47) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
(48) Nashua, NH—Lowell, MA Commuter
Rail.
(49) Nashville—Commuter Rail.
(50) New Orleans—Canal Streetcar.
(51) New York—8th Avenue Subway Connec-
tor.
(52) 
New 
York—Brooklyn—Staten 
Island
Ferry.
(53) New York—Long Island Railroad East
Side Access.
(54) New York—Staten Island Ferry—White-
hall Intermodal Terminal.
(55) New York Susquehanna and Western
Commuter Rail.
(56) New Jersey Urban Core.
(57) Norfolk—Virginia Beach Corridor.
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(58) Orange County—Fullerton—Irvine Cor-
ridor.
(59) Orlando—I–4 Central Florida Light Rail
System.
(60) Philadelphia—Schuykill Valley Metro.
(61) Phoenix—Fixed Guideway.
(62) Colorado—Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
(63) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
(64) Pittsburgh—MLK Busway Extension.
(65) Portland—South-North Corridor.
(66) Portland—Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
(67) Raleigh-Durham—Regional Transit Plan.
(68) Sacramento—Folsom Extension.
(69) Sacramento—Placer County Corridor.
(70) Sacramento—South Corridor.
(71) Salt Lake City—Light Rail (Airport to
University of Utah).
(72) Salt Lake City—Ogden-Provo Commuter
Rail.
(73) Salt Lake City—South LRT.
(74) San Diego—Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
(75) San Diego—Mission Valley East Corridor.
(76) San Diego—Oceanside—Escondido Cor-
ridor.
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(77) San Francisco—BART to San Francisco
International Airport Extension.
(78) San Francisco—Bayshore Corridor.
(79) San Jose—Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
(80) San Juan—Tren Urbano.
(81) San Juan—Tren Urbano Extension to
Minellas.
(82) Santa Cruz—Fixed Guideway.
(83) Seattle—Southworth High Speed Ferry.
(84) Seattle—Sound Move Corridor.
(85) South Boston—Piers Transitway.
(86) St. Louis—Cross County Corridor.
(87) Stockton—Altamont Commuter Rail.
(88) Tampa Bay—Regional Rail.
(89) Twin Cities—Northstar Corridor (Down-
town, Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud).
(90) Twin Cities—Transitways Corridors.
(91) Washington—Richmond Rail Corridor Im-
provements.
(92) Washington, D.C.—Dulles Corridor Exten-
sion.
(93) Washington, D.C.—Largo Extension.
(94) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-New-
ark).
(95) Westlake—Commuter Rail Link.
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(96) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business
District Corridor.
(97) Pittsburgh—Stage II Light Rail.
(98) Boston—North-South Rail Link.
(99) Spokane—South Valley Corridor Light
Rail.
(100) Miami—Palmetto Metrorail.
(b) ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
AND PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING.—The following projects are authorized for
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for fiscal
years 1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of
title 49, United States Code:
(1) Albuquerque—High Capacity Corridor.
(2) Atlanta—Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
(3) Atlanta—MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-
Lindbergh).
(4) Atlanta—MARTA I–285 Transit Corridor.
(5) Atlanta—MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville
Corridor.
(6) Atlanta—MARTA South DeKalb Com-
prehensive Transit Program.
(7) Baltimore—Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
(8) Baltimore—People Mover.
(9) Bergen County Cross—County Light Rail.
(10) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
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(11) Boston—Urban Ring.
(12) Charleston—Monobeam.
(13) Chicago—Cominsky Park Station.
(14) Chicago—Inner Circumferential Commuter
Rail.
(15) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1
Commuter Rail.
(16) Dallas—DART LRT Extensions.
(17) Dallas—Las Colinas Corridor.
(18) Dayton—Regional Riverfront Corridor.
(19) El Paso—International Fixed Guideway
(El Paso-Juarez).
(20) Fremont—South Bay Corridor.
(21) 
Georgetown 
Branch 
(Bethesda-Silver
Spring).
(22) Houston—Advanced Transit Program.
(23) Jacksonville—Fixed Guideway Corridor.
(24) Kenosha-Racine—Milwaukee Rail Exten-
sion.
(25) Knoxville—Electric Transit.
(26) Lorain—Cleveland Commuter Rail.
(27) Los Angeles—MOS–4 East Side Extension
(II).
(28) Los Angeles—MOS–4 San Fernando Val-
ley East-West.
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(29) Los Angeles—LOSSAN (Del Mar-San
Diego).
(30) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
(31) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
(32) Memphis—Regional Rail Plan.
(33) Miami—Kendall Corridor.
(34) Miami—Northeast Corridor.
(35) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Cor-
ridor.
(36) New Orleans—Airport—CBD Commuter
Rail.
(37) New Orleans—Desire Streetcar.
(38) New York—Astoria—East Elmhurst Ex-
tension.
(39) 
New 
York—Broadway—Lafayette 
&
Bleecker St Transfer.
(40) New York—Brooklyn—Manhattan Access.
(41) New York—Lower Manhattan Access.
(42) New York—Manhattan East Side Link.
(43) New York—Midtown West Intermodal
Terminal.
(44) New York—Nassau Hub.
(45) New York—North Shore Railroad.
(46) New York—Queens West Light Rail Link.
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(47) New York—St. George’s Ferry Intermodal
Terminal.
(48) Newburgh—LRT System.
(49) North Front Range Corridor.
(50) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
(51) Oakland Airport—BART Connector.
(52) Philadelphia—Broad Street Line Exten-
sion.
(53) Philadelphia—Cross County Metro.
(54) Philadelphia—Lower Marion Township.
(55) 
Pinellas 
County—Mobility 
Initiative
Project.
(56) Redlands—San Bernardino Transportation
Corridor.
(57) Riverside—Perris rail passenger service.
(58) Salt Lake City—Draper Light Rail Exten-
sion.
(59) Salt Lake City—West Jordan Light Rail
Extension.
(60) San Francisco—CalTrain Extension to
Hollister.
(61) Scranton—Laurel Line Intermodal Cor-
ridor.
(62) SEATAC—Personal Rapid Transit.
(63) Toledo—CBD to Zoo.
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(64) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley
Line).
(65) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St.
Paul).
(66) Washington, D.C.—Georgetown-Ft. Lin-
coln.
(67) Williamsburg—Newport News-Hampton
LRT.
(68) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky—Northeast Cor-
ridor.
(69) Northeast Ohio—commuter rail.
(70) California—North Bay Commuter Rail.
(c) EFFECT OF AUTHORIZATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Projects authorized by sub-
section (a) for final design and construction are also
authorized for alternatives analysis and preliminary
engineering.
(2) FIXED
GUIDEWAY
AUTHORIZATION.—The
project authorized by subsection (a)(3) includes an
additional 28 rapid rail cars and project scope
changes from amounts authorized by the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(3) INTERMODAL
CENTER
AUTHORIZATION.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Huntington, West Virginia Intermodal Facility
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project is eligible for funding under section
5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
(d) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—
(1) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 3031(a) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(3) ALLOCATIONS.—
‘‘(A) RAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN PENN
STATION
NEWARK
AND
BROAD
STREET
STA-
TION, NEWARK.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for the New Jersey Urban Core Project
under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United
States Code, for fiscal years 1998 through
2003, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent,
but not more than $5,000,000, per fiscal year
for preliminary engineering, design, and con-
struction of the rail connection between Penn
Station, Newark and Broad Street Station,
Newark.
‘‘(B) NEWARK—NEWARK INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT—ELIZABETH TRANSIT LINK.—Of the
amounts made available for the New Jersey
Urban 
Core 
Project 
under 
section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
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for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Sec-
retary, after making the set aside under sub-
paragraph (A), shall set aside 10 percent, but
not more than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for
preliminary engineering, design, and construc-
tion of the Newark—Newark International Air-
port—Elizabeth Transit Link, including con-
struction of the auxiliary New Jersey Transit
station, described in subsection (d).
‘‘(C) LIGHT RAIL CONNECTION AND ALIGN-
MENT WITHIN AND SERVING THE CITY OF ELIZ-
ABETH.—Of amounts made available for the
New Jersey Urban Core Project under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Sec-
retary, after making the set-aside under sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), shall set aside 10 per-
cent but not more than $5,000,000 per fiscal
year for preliminary engineering, design, and
construction of the light rail connection and
alignment within and serving the city of Eliza-
beth as described in subsection (d).’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
3031(c) of such Act is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘section 3(i) of the Federal
Transit Act (relating to criteria for new
starts)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5309(e) of title
49, United States Code,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘; except’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘such element’’.
(3) ELEMENTS OF NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE
PROJECT.—Section 3031(d) of such Act is amend-
ed—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘Secaucus Transfer’’
the following: ‘‘(including relocation and con-
struction of the Bergen County and Pascack
Valley Rail Lines and the relocation of the
Main/Bergen Connection with construction of a
rail station and associated components to and
at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands
Sports Complex)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘, Newark-Newark Inter-
national Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link’’ and
inserting the following: ‘‘(including a connection
from 
the 
Vince 
Lombardi 
Station 
to
Saddlebrook), 
Newark-Newark 
International
Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link (including con-
struction of an auxiliary New Jersey Light Rail
Transit station directly connected to and inte-
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grated with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Station at Newark International Airport, pro-
viding access from the Newark-Newark Inter-
national Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit
Link to the Newark International Airport)’’;
and
(C) by inserting after ‘‘New York Penn
Station Concourse,’’ the following: ‘‘the restora-
tion of commuter rail service in Lakewood to
Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jer-
sey, as described in section 3035(p) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131), a light rail ex-
tension of the Newark-Newark International
Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link from
Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the towns of
Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, and Plainfield in
Union County, New Jersey, and any appro-
priate light rail connections and alignments
within the city of Elizabeth to be determined by
the city of Elizabeth and the New Jersey De-
partment of Transportation (and which shall in-
clude connecting midtown Elizabeth to Route 1
Park and Ride, the Elizabeth Car House Mu-
seum, Division Street, Singer Place, Ferry Ter-
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minal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port to
Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate
fixed guideway system in Passaic County,’’.
SEC. 333. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILI-
TIES.
Of the amounts made available to carry out section
5309(m)(1)(C) for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000,
the Secretary shall make funds available for the following
projects in not less than the amounts specified for the fis-
cal year:
Project
FY 1999
(in millions)
FY 2000
(in millions)
1.
Albuquerque, NM buses ...........................
1.250
1.250
2.
Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility
1.000
1.000
3.
Alexandria, VA King Street Station
access ....................................................
1.100
0.000
4.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority
buses and transit system improvements
0.842
0.842
5.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority
Logan Valley Mall Suburban Transfer
Center ...................................................
0.080
0.000
6.
Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority
Transit Center improvements ...............
0.424
0.000
7.
Arkansas Highway and Transit Depart-
ment buses ............................................
0.200
2.000
8.
Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus
facilities and buses ...............................
0.150
0.150
9.
Atlanta, GA MARTA buses .....................
9.000
13.500
10.
Austin, TX buses .....................................
1.250
1.250
11.
Babylon, NY Intermodal Center ..............
1.250
1.250
12.
Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses
1.250
1.250
13.
Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses ..............
0.625
0.625
14.
Bradford 
County, 
Endless 
Mountain
Transportation Authority buses ...........
1.000
0.000
15.
Brookhaven 
Town, 
NY 
elderly 
and
disabled buses and vans .......................
0.225
0.000
16.
Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility
Enhancement buses ..............................
0.800
0.000
17.
Broward County, FL buses ......................
1.000
0.000
18.
Buffalo, 
NY 
Auditorium 
Intermodal
Center ...................................................
2.000
2.000
19.
Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Sta-
tion .......................................................
1.000
0.000
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Project
FY 1999
(in millions)
FY 2000
(in millions)
20.
Cambria County, PA bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
0.575
0.575
21.
Centre Area, PA Transportation Author-
ity buses ................................................
1.250
1.250
22.
Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority
buses .....................................................
0.300
0.000
23.
Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority
Intermodal Center ................................
1.000
0.000
24.
Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation
Center ...................................................
1.000
1.000
25.
Clark County, NV Regional Transpor-
tation Commission buses ......................
1.250
1.250
26.
Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus
maintenance facility ..............................
0.625
0.625
27.
Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses
0.500
0.000
28.
Culver City, CA CityBus buses ................
1.250
1.250
29.
Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance
facility ...................................................
0.625
0.625
30.
Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation
Center ...................................................
0.625
0.625
31.
Daytona, FL Intermodal Center ..............
2.500
2.500
32.
Duluth, MN Transit Authority commu-
nity circulation vehicles ........................
1.000
1.000
33.
Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent
transportation systems .........................
0.500
0.500
34.
Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit
Hub .......................................................
0.500
0.500
35.
Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses
0.521
0.521
36.
East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans .....................................
0.100
0.000
37.
Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority
buses .....................................................
1.000
1.000
38.
Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation
Center ...................................................
1.950
1.950
39.
Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities
and buses ..............................................
1.270
1.270
40.
Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas
Transit System buses ...........................
0.500
0.500
41.
Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility
(Phase II) .............................................
0.885
0.885
42.
Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses ........
1.250
1.250
43.
Grant County, WA buses and vans ..........
0.600
0.000
44.
Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center .........
3.340
3.339
45.
Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses
1.500
1.500
46.
Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small
buses and vans .....................................
0.321
0.000
47.
Hartford, 
CT 
Transportation 
Access
Project ..................................................
0.800
0.000
48.
Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility ........
1.000
1.000
49.
Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses ........
2.250
2.250
50.
Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot
and Plaza ..............................................
0.560
0.560
51.
Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility ..........
1.000
0.000
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Project
FY 1999
(in millions)
FY 2000
(in millions)
52.
Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility .......
8.000
12.000
53.
Illinois statewide buses and bus-related
equipment .............................................
6.800
8.200
54.
Indianapolis, IN buses .............................
5.000
5.000
55.
Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus
safety and security ...............................
1.000
1.000
56.
Ithaca, 
NY 
TCAT 
bus 
technology
improvements ........................................
1.250
1.250
57.
Lackawanna County, PA Transit System
buses .....................................................
0.600
0.600
58.
Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit
vehicles and related equipment .............
1.250
1.250
59.
Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit ......
4.400
4.400
60.
Lansing, 
MI 
CATA 
bus 
technology
improvements ........................................
0.600
0.000
61.
Little 
Rock, 
AR 
Central 
Arkansas
Transit buses ........................................
0.300
0.300
62.
Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator
1.000
1.000
63.
Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles
and facilities .........................................
1.250
1.250
64.
Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit
buses .....................................................
1.625
1.250
65.
New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal
Station ..................................................
1.750
1.750
66.
Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley
smart shuttle buses ..............................
0.300
0.000
67.
Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway
Intermodal Transit Center ...................
1.250
1.250
68.
Louisiana statewide bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
8.000
12.000
69.
Maryland statewide bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
7.000
11.500
70.
Mercer County, PA buses .........................
0.750
0.000
71.
Miami 
Beach, 
FL 
Electric 
Shuttle
Service ..................................................
0.750
0.750
72.
Miami-Dade, FL buses .............................
2.250
2.250
73.
Michigan statewide buses .........................
10.000
13.500
74.
Milwaukee County, WI buses ...................
4.000
6.000
75.
Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal
Centers .................................................
1.250
1.250
76.
Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility .....
0.625
0.625
77.
Monroe 
County, 
PA 
Transportation
Authority buses ....................................
1.000
0.000
78.
Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses .....
0.625
0.625
79.
Morango Basin, CA Transit Authority
bus facility ............................................
0.650
0.000
80.
New Haven, CT bus facility .....................
2.250
2.250
81.
New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses ..
1.750
1.750
82.
Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station
access and buses ...................................
1.250
1.250
83.
Northstar 
Corridor, 
MN 
Intermodal
Facilities and buses ..............................
6.000
10.000
84.
Norwich, CT buses ...................................
2.250
2.250
377
Project
FY 1999
(in millions)
FY 2000
(in millions)
85.
Ogden, UT Intermodal Center .................
0.800
0.800
86.
Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
5.000
5.000
87.
Orlando, 
FL 
Downtown 
Intermodal
Facility .................................................
2.500
2.500
88.
Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses .............
1.000
1.000
89.
Perris, CA bus maintenance facility ........
1.250
1.250
90.
Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transpor-
tation Center ........................................
5.000
5.000
91.
Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street
Station ..................................................
1.250
1.250
92.
Portland, OR Tri-Met buses ....................
1.750
1.750
93.
Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility ..........
0.500
0.000
94.
Reading, 
PA 
BARTA 
Intermodal
Transportation Facility ........................
1.750
1.750
95.
Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal .......
1.000
0.000
96.
Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance
facility ...................................................
1.250
1.250
97.
Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ...............................................
0.125
0.000
98.
Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal
Facility .................................................
1.500
1.500
99.
Rome, NY Intermodal Center ..................
0.400
0.000
100.
Sacramento, CA CNG buses ....................
1.250
1.250
101.
San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Mainte-
nance Facility .......................................
1.250
1.250
102.
San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access
0.600
0.600
103.
Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses .....
1.250
1.250
104.
Santa Cruz, CA bus facility .....................
0.625
0.625
105.
Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal Trans-
portation Facilities ...............................
0.750
0.750
106.
Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation
Terminal ...............................................
1.250
1.250
107.
Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans .....................................
0.100
0.000
108.
Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans .....................................
0.125
0.000
109.
Somerset County, PA bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
0.175
0.175
110.
South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal
Transportation Initiative ......................
1.250
1.250
111.
South 
Bend, 
IN 
Urban 
Intermodal
Transportation Facility ........................
1.250
1.250
112.
South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit
Enterprise .............................................
1.220
1.220
113.
South Dakota statewide bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
1.500
1.500
114.
Southampton, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans .....................................
0.125
0.000
115.
Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans ...............................................
0.100
0.000
116.
Springfield, MA Union Station ................
1.250
1.250
378
Project
FY 1999
(in millions)
FY 2000
(in millions)
117.
St. 
Louis, 
MO 
Bi-state 
Intermodal
Center ...................................................
1.250
1.250
118.
Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center
1.250
1.250
119.
Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans .....................................
0.100
0.000
120.
Texas statewide small urban and rural
buses .....................................................
4.000
4.500
121.
Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal
Bus Transportation Center ..................
1.500
1.500
122.
Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center ..........
1.000
0.000
123.
Ukiah, CA Transportation Center ...........
0.500
0.000
124.
Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal
Facilities ...............................................
1.500
1.500
125.
Utah 
Transit 
Authority/Park 
City
Transit, UT buses ................................
6.500
6.500
126.
Utica, NY Union Station .........................
2.100
2.100
127.
Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
0.500
0.000
128.
Washington 
County, 
PA 
Intermodal
Facilities ...............................................
0.630
0.630
129.
Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transpor-
tation Center ........................................
2.500
2.500
130.
Washoe County, NV transit improve-
ments ....................................................
1.250
1.250
131.
Waterbury, CT bus facility ......................
2.250
2.250
132.
West 
Virginia 
statewide 
Intermodal
Facility and buses ................................
5.000
5.000
133.
Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit
system fareboxes ...................................
0.979
0.979
134.
Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit
system shuttle buses .............................
1.000
1.000
135.
Westchester County, NY DOT articulated
buses .....................................................
1.250
1.250
136.
Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal
Facility .................................................
0.200
0.200
137.
Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility .....
1.250
1.250
138.
Williamsport, PA Bus Facility .................
1.200
1.200
139.
Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility .............
0.750
0.750
140.
Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and
buses .....................................................
8.000
12.000
141.
Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center
Transportation Hub .............................
0.325
0.625
142.
Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal
Transportation Center ..........................
2.500
2.500
143.
Lynchburg, VA buses ...............................
0.200
0.000
144.
Harrisonburg, VA buses ...........................
0.200
0.000
145.
Roanoke, VA buses ...................................
0.200
0.000
146.
Allegheny County, PA buses ....................
0.000
1.500
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SEC. 334. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct
a study of the Secretary of Transportation’s implementa-
tion of project management oversight under section 5327
of title 49, United States Code.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include the follow-
ing:
(1) A listing of the amounts made available
under section 5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, for project management oversight in each of
fiscal years 1992 through 1997 and a description of
the activities funded using such amounts.
(2) A description of the major capital projects
subject to project management oversight, including
the grant amounts for such projects.
(3) A description of the contracts entered into
for project management oversight, including the
scope of work and dollar amounts of such contracts.
(4) A determination of whether the project
management oversight activities conducted by the
Secretary are authorized under section 5327.
(5) A description of any cost savings or pro-
gram improvements resulting from project manage-
ment oversight.
380
(6) Recommendations regarding any changes
that would improve the project management over-
sight function.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
SEC. 335. PRIVATIZATION.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 3 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into
an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of
the effect of privatization or contracting out mass trans-
portation operation and administrative functions on cost,
availability and level of service, efficiency, safety, quality
of services provided to transit-dependent populations, and
employer-employee relations.
(b) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement entered
into in subsection (a) shall provide that—
(1) the Transportation Research Board, in con-
ducting the study, consider the number of grant re-
cipients that have privatized or contracted out serv-
ices, the size of the population served by such grant
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recipients, the basis for decisions regarding privat-
ization or contracting out, and the extent to which
contracting out was affected by the integration and
coordination of resources of transit agencies and
other Federal agencies and programs; and
(2) the panel conducting the study shall include
representatives of transit agencies, employees of
transit agencies, private contractors, academic and
policy analysts, and other interested persons.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the
date of entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the
study.
(d) FUNDING.—There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to
carry out this section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, sub-
ject to the obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
(e) CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION.—Entry into an
agreement to carry out this section that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (c) is a contrac-
tual obligation of the United States to pay the Govern-
ment’s share of the cost of the study.
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SEC. 336. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 3 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into
an agreement with the Transportation Research Board of
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of
the safety issues attendant to transportation of school chil-
dren to and from school and school-related activities by
various transportation modes.
(b) TERMS OF AGREEMENT.—The agreement entered
into in subsection (a) shall provide that—
(1) the Transportation Research Board, in con-
ducting the study, consider—
(A) in consultation with the National
Transportation Safety Board, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, and other relevant
entities, available crash injury data, and if un-
available or insufficient, recommend a new data
collection regimen and implementation guide-
lines; and
(B) vehicle design and driver training re-
quirements, routing, and operational factors
that affect safety and other factors that the
Secretary considers appropriate; and
(2) the panel conducting the study shall include
representatives of highway safety organizations,
school transportation, mass transportation opera-
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tors, employee organizations, bicycling organizations,
academic and policy analysts, and other interested
parties.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the
date of entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the
study.
(d) FUNDING.—There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to
carry out this section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, sub-
ject to the obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
(e) CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION.—Entry into an
agreement to carry out this section that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (c) is a contrac-
tual obligation of the United States to pay the Govern-
ment’s share of the cost of the study.
SEC. 337. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine whether the current formula for apportioning
funds to urbanized areas accurately reflects the transit
needs of the urbanized areas and if not whether any
changes should be made either to the formula or through
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some other mechanism to reflect the fact that some urban-
ized areas with a population between 50,000 and 200,000
have transit systems that carry more passengers per mile
or hour than the average of those transit systems in ur-
banized areas with a population over 200,000.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1999,
the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the study
conducted under this section together with any proposed
changes to the method for apportioning funds to urbanized
areas with a population over 50,000.
SEC. 338. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct
a study of Federal departments and agencies (other than
the Department of Transportation) that receive Federal
financial assistance for non-emergency transportation
services.
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall—
(1) identify each Federal department and agen-
cy (other than the Department of Transportation)
that has received Federal financial assistance for
non-emergency transportation services in any of the
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3 fiscal years preceding the date of the enactment
of this Act;
(2) identify the amount of such assistance re-
ceived by each Federal department and agency in
such fiscal years; and
(3) identify the projects and activities funded
using such financial assistance.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate a report containing the results of the study and
any recommendations for enhanced coordination between
the Department of Transportation and other Federal de-
partments and agencies that provide funding for non-
emergency transportation.
SEC. 339. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct
a study to review monitoring by the Federal Transit Ad-
ministration of preaward and post-delivery audits for com-
pliance with the requirements for final assembly of buses
of section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
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transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate a report containing the results of the study.
SEC. 340. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct
a study of the various low and zero emission fuel tech-
nologies for transit vehicles, including compressed natural
gas, liquified natural gas, biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol
based fuel, hybrid electric, fuel cell, and clean diesel to
determine the status of the development and use of such
technologies, the environmental benefits of such tech-
nologies under the Clean Air Act, and the cost of such
technologies and any associated equipment.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1, 2000, the
Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the
study, together with recommendations for incentives to en-
courage the use of low and zero emission fuel technology
for transit vehicles.
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TITLE IV—MOTOR CARRIER
SAFETY
SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES
CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion of law, the reference shall be considered to be made
to a section or other provision of title 49, United States
Code.
SEC. 402. STATE GRANTS.
(a) OBJECTIVE AND DEFINITIONS.—Section 31101
is amended—
(1) by striking
‘‘§ 31101. Definitions’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘§ 31101. Objective and definitions’’;
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or gross vehicle weight’’
after ‘‘rating’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘10,000 pounds’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10,001 pounds, whichever is greater’’;
(3) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ‘‘and
transported in a quantity requiring placarding under
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regulations prescribed by the Secretary under sec-
tion 5103’’ after ‘‘title’’;
(4) by striking ‘‘In this subchapter—’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this subchapter the following
definitions apply:’’; and
(5) by inserting after the section heading the
following:
‘‘(a) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of this subchapter
is to ensure that the Secretary, States, and other political
jurisdictions establish programs to improve motor carrier,
commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a
safe and efficient transportation system by—
‘‘(1) promoting safe for-hire and private trans-
portation, including transportation of passengers
and hazardous materials, to reduce the number and
severity of commercial motor vehicle crashes;
‘‘(2) developing and enforcing effective, compat-
ible, and cost-beneficial motor carrier, commercial
motor vehicle, and driver safety regulations and
practices, including enforcement of State and local
traffic safety laws and regulations;
‘‘(3) assessing and improving statewide pro-
gram performance by setting program outcome
goals, improving problem identification and counter-
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measures planning, designing appropriate perform-
ance standards, measures, and benchmarks, improv-
ing performance information, and monitoring pro-
gram effectiveness;
‘‘(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor
vehicles and enforcement personnel obtain adequate
training in safe operational practices and regulatory
requirements; and
‘‘(5) advancing promising technologies and en-
couraging adoption of safe operational practices.’’.
(b) PERFORMANCE-BASED GRANTS AND HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.—Section 31102
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘improving motor carrier
safety and’’ after ‘‘programs for’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, hazardous material
transportation safety,’’ after ‘‘commercial motor
vehicle safety’’; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘adopt and assume respon-
sibility for enforcing’’ and inserting ‘‘assume re-
sponsibility for improving motor carrier safety
and to adopt and enforce’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘, hazardous material
transportation safety,’’ after ‘‘commercial motor
vehicle safety’’.
(c) 
CONTENTS
OF
STATE
PLANS.—Section
31102(b)(1) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’
after ‘‘(c)’’;
(2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), (M),
and (N) and inserting the following:
‘‘(K) ensures consistent, effective, and reason-
able sanctions;
‘‘(L) ensures that the State agency will coordi-
nate the plan, data collection, and information sys-
tems with State highway safety programs under title
23;
‘‘(M) ensures participation in motor carrier,
commercial motor vehicle, and driver information
systems by all appropriate jurisdictions receiving
funding under this section;
‘‘(N) implements performance-based activities
by fiscal year 2003;’’;
(3) in subparagraph (O)—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘activities’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘in support of national priorities and
performance goals, including’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘to remove’’ in clause (i)
and inserting ‘‘activities aimed at removing’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘to provide’’ in clause (ii)
and inserting ‘‘activities aimed at providing’’;
and
(D) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon
at the end of clause (ii); and
(E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(iii) interdiction activities affecting the
transportation of controlled substances by com-
mercial motor vehicle drivers and training on
appropriate strategies for carrying out those
interdiction activities;’’;
(4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(P) provides that the State will establish a
program to ensure the proper and timely correction
of commercial motor vehicle safety violations noted
during an inspection carried out with funds author-
ized under section 31104;’’;
(5) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (Q) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(R) ensures that roadside inspections will be
conducted only at a distance that is adequate to pro-
tect the safety of drivers and enforcement person-
nel.’’.
(d) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT’S SHARE
OF
COSTS.—The first sentence of section 31103 is amended
by inserting ‘‘improve commercial motor vehicle safety
and’’ before ‘‘enforce’’.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Section 31104(a)
of such title is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are made
available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to incur obligations to carry out section 31102:
‘‘(1) Not more than $78,000,000 for fiscal year
1998.
‘‘(2) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal
year 1999.
‘‘(3) Not more than $130,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.’’
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 31104(b) is
amended by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and by striking paragraph (2).
(g) ALLOCATION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY.—Sec-
tion 31104 is further amended—
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(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(f) ALLOCATION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal
year or as soon after that date as practicable and
after making the deduction under subsection (e), the
Secretary shall allocate amounts made available to
carry out section 31102 for such fiscal year among
the States with plans approved under section 31102.
Such allocation shall be made under such criteria as
the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
‘‘(2) 
HIGH-PRIORITY
ACTIVITIES
AND
PROJECTS.—The Secretary may designate up to 5
percent of amounts available for allocation under
paragraph (1) to reimburse—
‘‘(A) States for carrying out high priority
activities and projects that improve commercial
motor vehicle safety and compliance with com-
mercial motor vehicle safety regulations, includ-
ing activities and projects that are national in
scope, increase public awareness and education,
or demonstrate new technologies; and
‘‘(B) local governments and other persons
that use trained and qualified officers and em-
ployees, for carrying out activities and projects
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described in subparagraph (A) in coordination
with State motor vehicle safety agencies.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (g);
(3) by striking subsection (i);
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (h); and
(5) in the first sentence of subsection (h), as so
redesignated, by striking ‘‘tolerance’’.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 311 is amended by striking the item re-
lating to section 31101 and inserting the following:
‘‘31101. Objective and definitions.’’.
SEC. 403. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31106 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 31106. Information systems
‘‘(a) INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AND DATA ANALY-
SIS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of
this section, the Secretary shall establish and oper-
ate motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and
driver information systems and data analysis pro-
grams to support safety activities required under
this title.
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‘‘(2) COORDINATION
INTO
NETWORK.—In co-
operation with the States, the information systems
under this section shall be coordinated into a net-
work providing identification of motor carriers and
drivers, commercial motor vehicle registration and li-
cense tracking, and motor carrier, commercial motor
vehicle, and driver safety performance data.
‘‘(3) DATA
ANALYSIS
CAPACITY
AND
PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary shall develop and maintain
under this section data analysis capacity and pro-
grams that provide the means to—
‘‘(A) identify and collect necessary motor
carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver
data;
‘‘(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor
carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and driv-
ers;
‘‘(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety
problems and to measure the effectiveness of
such strategies and related programs;
‘‘(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of
Federal and State safety and enforcement pro-
grams and other countermeasures; and
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‘‘(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other
information and information systems as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
‘‘(4) STANDARDS.—To implement this section,
the Secretary may prescribe technical and oper-
ational standards to ensure—
‘‘(A) uniform, timely, and accurate infor-
mation collection and reporting by the States
and other entities;
‘‘(B) uniform Federal, State, and local
policies and procedures; and
‘‘(C) the reliability and availability of the
information to the Secretary, States, and others
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMA-
TION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) 
INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.—The
Secretary shall include, as part of the information
systems authorized by this section, a program to es-
tablish and maintain a clearinghouse and repository
of information related to State registration and li-
censing of commercial motor vehicles and the motor
carriers operating the vehicles. The clearinghouse
and repository shall include information on the safe-
ty fitness of each motor carrier and registrant and
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other information the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including information on motor carrier, com-
mercial motor vehicle, and driver safety perform-
ance.
‘‘(2) DESIGN.—The program shall link Federal
safety information systems with State registration
and licensing systems and shall be designed to en-
able a State to—
‘‘(A) determine the safety fitness of a
motor carrier or registrant when licensing or
registering the motor carrier or commercial
motor vehicle or while the license or registration
is in effect; and
‘‘(B) decide, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary, whether and what types of sanctions or
operating limitations to impose on the motor
carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
‘‘(3) CONDITIONS
FOR
PARTICIPATION.—The
Secretary shall require States, as a condition of par-
ticipation in the program, to—
‘‘(A) comply with the technical and oper-
ational standards prescribed by the Secretary
under subsection (a)(4); and
‘‘(B) possess or seek authority to impose
commercial motor vehicle registration sanctions
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or operating limitations on the basis of a Fed-
eral safety fitness determination.
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under section 31107, not more than $6,000,000
in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 may be
used to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(c) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER SAFETY
PROGRAM.—In coordination with the information system
under section 31309, the Secretary is authorized to estab-
lish a program to improve commercial motor vehicle driver
safety. The objectives of the program shall include—
‘‘(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing
information among the States and among the
States, the Federal Government, and foreign coun-
tries;
‘‘(2) providing information to the judicial sys-
tem on commercial motor vehicle drivers;
‘‘(3) evaluating any aspect of driver perform-
ance that the Secretary determines appropriate; and
‘‘(4) developing appropriate strategies and
countermeasures to improve driver safety.
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, GRANTS, AND
CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may carry out this section
either independently or in cooperation with other Federal
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, or by mak-
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ing grants to, and entering into contracts and cooperative
agreements with, States, local governments, associations,
institutions, corporations, and other persons.
‘‘(e) INFORMATION
AVAILABILITY
AND
PRIVACY
PROTECTION.—
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.—The
Secretary shall make data collected in systems and
through programs under this section available to the
public to the maximum extent permissible under the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Free-
dom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
‘‘(2) REVIEW OF DATA.—The Secretary shall
allow individuals and motor carriers to whom the
data pertains to review periodically such data and to
request corrections or clarifications.
‘‘(3) STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS.—State and
local safety and enforcement officials shall have ac-
cess to data made available under this subsection to
the same extent as Federal safety and enforcement
officials.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
31107 is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 31107. Authorization of appropriations for infor-
mation systems
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to carry out sections 31106 and 31309 of this
title—
‘‘(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
‘‘(3) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
The amounts made available under this subsection shall
remain available until expended.
‘‘(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Approval by the Sec-
retary of a grant with funds made available under this
section imposes upon the United States Government a
contractual obligation for payment of the Government’s
share of costs incurred in carrying out the objectives of
the grant.’’.
(c) SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading for sub-
chapter I of chapter 311 is amended by inserting after
‘‘GRANTS’’ the following: ‘‘AND OTHER COMMER-
CIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 311 is amended—
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(1) by striking
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS’’
and inserting
‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL
MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS’’;
(2) by striking the item relating to section
31106 and inserting the following:
‘‘31106. Information systems.’’; and
(3) by striking the item relating to section
31107 and inserting the following:
‘‘31107. Authorization of appropriations for information systems.’’.
SEC. 404. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.
Section 31111(a) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion, the following definitions apply:’’;
(2) by inserting after ‘‘(1)’’ the following:
‘‘MAXI-CUBE VEHICLE.—The term’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘(2)’’ the following:
‘‘TRUCK TRACTOR.—The term’’;
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
(5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so re-
designated, the following:
‘‘(1) AUTOMOBILE
TRANSPORTER.—The term
‘automobile transporter’ means any vehicle combina-
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tion designed and used specifically for the transport
of assembled highway vehicles.’’.
SEC. 405. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.
(a) GENERAL POWERS OF THE SECRETARY.—Sec-
tion 31133(a)(1) is amended by inserting ‘‘and make con-
tracts for’’ after ‘‘conduct’’.
(b) REPORTS
AND RECORDS.—Section 504(c) is
amended by inserting ‘‘(and, in the case of a motor car-
rier, a contractor)’’ before the second comma.
SEC. 406. EXEMPTIONS AND PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 31315 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘§ 31315. Exemptions and pilot programs
‘‘(a) EXEMPTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of a request
pursuant to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Trans-
portation may grant to a person or class of persons
an exemption from a regulation prescribed under
this chapter or section 31136 if the Secretary finds
such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety
equal to or greater than the level that would be
achieved absent such exemption. An exemption may
be granted for no longer than 2 years from its ap-
proval date and may be renewed upon application to
the Secretary.
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‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
TO
REVOKE
EXEMPTION.—
The Secretary shall immediately revoke an exemp-
tion if the person fails to comply with the terms and
conditions of such exemption or if continuation of
the exemption would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as
the case may be.
‘‘(3) REQUESTS
FOR
EXEMPTION.—Not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this section and after notice and an opportunity for
public comment, the Secretary shall specify by regu-
lation the procedures by which a person may request
an exemption. Such regulations shall, at a minimum,
require the person to provide the following informa-
tion for each exemption request:
‘‘(A) The provisions from which the person
requests exemption.
‘‘(B) The time period during which the ex-
emption would apply.
‘‘(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the
exemption may cause.
‘‘(D) The specific countermeasures the
person would undertake, if the exemption were
granted, to ensure an equal or greater level of
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safety than would be achieved absent the ex-
emption.
‘‘(4) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—
‘‘(A) UPON
RECEIPT
OF
A
REQUEST.—
Upon receipt of an exemption request, the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice explaining the request that has been filed
and shall give the public an opportunity to in-
spect the safety analysis and any other relevant
information known to the Secretary and to com-
ment on the request. This subparagraph does
not require the release of information protected
by law from public disclosure.
‘‘(B) UPON GRANTING A REQUEST.—Upon
granting a request for exemption, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register the name
of the person granted the exemption, the provi-
sions from which the person will be exempt, the
effective period, and all terms and conditions of
the exemption.
‘‘(C) UPON DENYING A REQUEST.—Upon
denying a request for exemption, the Secretary
shall publish in the Federal Register the name
of the person denied the exemption and the rea-
sons for such denial.
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‘‘(5) APPLICATIONS
TO
BE
DEALT
WITH
PROMPTLY.—The Secretary shall grant or deny an
exemption request after a thorough review of its
safety implications, but in no case later than 180
days after the filing date of such request, or the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register the rea-
son for the delay in the decision and an estimate of
when the decision will be made.
‘‘(6) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary
shall establish terms and conditions for each exemp-
tion to ensure that it will likely achieve a level of
safety equal to or greater than the level that would
be achieved absent such exemption. The Secretary
shall monitor the implementation of the exemption
to ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.
‘‘(7) NOTIFICATION
OF
STATE
COMPLIANCE
AND ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.—Before granting
a request for exemption, the Secretary shall notify
State safety compliance and enforcement personnel,
including roadside inspectors, and the public that a
person will be operating pursuant to an exemption
and any terms and conditions that will apply to the
exemption.
‘‘(b) PILOT PROGRAMS.—