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aside for a competitive highway bridge program for States 
that have a population density of less than 100 individuals 
per square mile: Provided further, That the funds made 
available by the previous proviso shall be (1) used for high-
way bridge replacement or rehabilitation projects on public 
roads that demonstrate cost savings by bundling multiple 
highway bridge projects and (2) administered as if appor-
tioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code: Pro-
vided further, That for purpose of the previous two provisos, 
the Secretary shall calculate population density figures 
based on the latest available data from the decennial census 
conducted under section 141(a) of title 13, United States 
Code. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL HIGHWAY 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 120. (a) For fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall— 
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highways— 
(A) amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code; and 
(B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics;
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(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways that is equal to 
the unobligated balance of amounts— 
(A) made available from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for 
Federal-aid highway and highway safety con-
struction programs for previous fiscal years the 
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary 
(or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 
202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) for which obligation limitation was 
provided in a previous fiscal year; 
(3) determine the proportion that— 
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways, less the aggregate of amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; bears to 
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other 
than sums authorized to be appropriated for pro-
visions of law described in paragraphs (1) 
through (11) of subsection (b) and sums author-
ized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 
23, United States Code, equal to the amount re-
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ferred to in subsection (b)(12) for such fiscal 
year), less the aggregate of the amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection; 
(4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the 
programs (other than programs to which paragraph 
(1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act and 
title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the 
Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by 
multiplying— 
(A) the proportion determined under para-
graph (3); by 
(B) the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each such program for such fiscal 
year; and 
(5) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed-
eral-aid highways, less the aggregate amounts not dis-
tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the 
amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Fed-
eral-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary 
under title 23, United States Code (other than the
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amounts apportioned for the National Highway Per-
formance Program in section 119 of title 23, United 
States Code, that are exempt from the limitation 
under subsection (b)(12) and the amounts appor-
tioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the 
proportion that— 
(A) amounts authorized to be appropriated 
for the programs that are apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, to each State for such 
fiscal year; bears to 
(B) the total of the amounts authorized to 
be appropriated for the programs that are ap-
portioned under title 23, United States Code, to 
all States for such fiscal year. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways shall 
not apply to obligations under or for— 
(1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; 
(2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation As-
sistance Act of 1978 (23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 
2714); 
(3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
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(4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the 
Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 
Stat. 2119); 
(5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the 
Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation As-
sistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); 
(6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2027); 
(7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect on June 8, 1998); 
(8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but 
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(9) Federal-aid highway programs for which ob-
ligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to 
remain available until expended, but only to the ex-
tent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or 
been used; 
(10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code 
(as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but
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only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years); 
(11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 
118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds ob-
ligated in accordance with that section were not sub-
ject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for ob-
ligation; and 
(12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code 
(but, for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018, only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000). 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AU-
THORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— 
(1) revise a distribution of the obligation limita-
tion made available under subsection (a) if an 
amount distributed cannot be obligated during that 
fiscal year; and 
(2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States 
able to obligate amounts in addition to those pre-
viously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated bal-
ances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of Pub-
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lic Law 112–141) and 104 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO 
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways shall apply to contract authority for trans-
portation research programs carried out under— 
(A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States 
Code; and 
(B) title VI of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Obligation authority made 
available under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal 
years; and 
(B) be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- 
aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs for future fiscal years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION
OF
CERTAIN
AUTHORIZED 
FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of distribution of obligation limitation under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the
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States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the 
program under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code) that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for 
such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway pro-
grams; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be al-
located to the States (or will not be apportioned 
to the States under section 204 of title 23, 
United States Code), and will not be available 
for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the 
imposition of any obligation limitation for such 
fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under 
paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribu-
tion of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). 
(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed to each 
State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any 
purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds re-
ceived by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the 
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pur-
suant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may 
be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the pur-
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pose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, 
That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation 
for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs. 
SEC. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, 
under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America re-
quirement for Federal-aid highways projects, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and 
comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and 
the reasons therefor: Provided, That the Secretary shall pro-
vide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees 
on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy 
America requirements. 
SEC. 123. None of the funds provided in this Act to 
the Department of Transportation may be used to provide 
credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any ap-
plication approval to provide credit assistance under sec-
tions 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of Transportation provides notification in writing 
to the following committees: the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives: Provided, That such notification shall include, but not
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be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description 
of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as 
a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the 
amount of credit assistance. 
SEC. 124. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to make a grant for a project under section 117 of title 23, 
United States Code, unless the Secretary, at least 60 days 
before making a grant under that section, provides written 
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appro-
priations of the proposed grant, including an evaluation 
and justification for the project and the amount of the pro-
posed grant award: Provided, That the written notification 
required in the previous proviso shall be made no later than 
180 days after enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 125. For this fiscal year, the Federal Highway 
Administration shall reinstate Interim Approval IA–5, re-
lating to the provisional use of an alternative lettering style 
on certain highway guide signs, as it existed before its ter-
mination, as announced in the Federal Register on Janu-
ary 25, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 4083). 
SEC. 126. (a) A State or territory, as defined in section 
165 of title 23, United States Code, may use for any project 
eligible under section 133(b) of title 23 or section 165 of 
title 23 and located within the boundary of the State or 
territory any earmarked amount, and any associated obli-
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gation limitation: Provided, That the Department of Trans-
portation for the State or territory for which the earmarked 
amount was originally designated or directed notifies the 
Secretary of Transportation of its intent to use its authority 
under this section and submits a quarterly report to the 
Secretary identifying the projects to which the funding 
would be applied. Notwithstanding the original period of 
availability of funds to be obligated under this section, such 
funds and associated obligation limitation shall remain 
available for obligation for a period of 3 fiscal years after 
the fiscal year in which the Secretary of Transportation 
is notified. The Federal share of the cost of a project carried 
out with funds made available under this section shall be 
the same as associated with the earmark. 
(b) In this section, the term ‘‘earmarked amount’’ 
means— 
(1) congressionally directed spending, as defined 
in rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
identified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration; or 
(2) a congressional earmark, as defined in rule 
XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives iden-
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tified in a prior law, report, or joint explanatory 
statement, which was authorized to be appropriated 
or appropriated more than 10 fiscal years prior to 
the current fiscal year, and administered by the Fed-
eral Highway Administration. 
(c) The authority under subsection (a) may be exer-
cised only for those projects or activities that have obligated 
less than 10 percent of the amount made available for obli-
gation as of October 1 of the current fiscal year, and shall 
be applied to projects within the same general geographic 
area within 50 miles for which the funding was designated, 
except that a State or territory may apply such authority 
to unexpended balances of funds from projects or activities 
the State or territory certifies have been closed and for 
which payments have been made under a final voucher. 
(d) The Secretary shall submit consolidated reports of 
the information provided by the States and territories each 
quarter to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions. 
SEC. 127. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) VEHICLES IN NORTH DAKOTA.—A vehicle limited 
or prohibited under this section from operating on a seg-
ment of the Interstate System in the State of North Dakota 
may operate on such a segment if such vehicle—
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‘‘(1) has a gross vehicle weight of 129,000 pounds 
or less; 
‘‘(2) other than gross vehicle weight, complies 
with the single axle, tandem axle, and bridge formula 
limits set forth in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(3) is authorized to operate on such segment 
under North Dakota State law.’’. 
SEC. 128. Section 1105(c)(89) of Public Law 102–240, 
as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(89) I–57 Corridor Extension as follows: In Ar-
kansas, the corridor shall follow United States Route 
67 in North Little Rock, Arkansas, from I–40 to 
United States Route 412, then continuing generally 
northeast to the State line, and in Missouri, the cor-
ridor shall continue generally north from the Arkan-
sas State line to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and then fol-
low United States Route 60 to I–57.’’. 
SEC. 129. Section 1012(e) of Public Law 102–240 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Upon the request of any State Department 
of Transportation that was authorized to enter into a 
tolling agreement under section 120(c) of Public Law 
100–17 (101 STAT. 159), the Secretary is authorized 
to modify the agreement entered into under Public
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Law 100–17, as follows. The Secretary shall authorize 
the use of excess toll revenues for any other purpose 
for which Federal funds may be obligated under title 
23, United States Code, provided the State— 
‘‘(A) certifies annually that the tolled facil-
ity is being adequately maintained; and 
‘‘(B) agrees to comply with the audit re-
quirements in section 129(a)(3)(B) of title 23, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), ‘excess 
toll revenues’ means revenues in excess of amounts 
necessary for operation and maintenance; debt serv-
ice; reasonable return on investment of any private 
person or entity that may be authorized by the State 
to operate and maintain the facility; and any cost 
necessary for improvement, including reconstruction, 
resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation.’’. 
SEC. 129A. Section 127(a)(10) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended to read— 
‘‘(10) With respect to Interstate Routes 89, 93, 
and 95 in the State of New Hampshire— 
‘‘(A) State laws (including regulations) con-
cerning vehicle weight limitations that were in 
effect on January 1, 1987, and are applicable to 
State highways other than the Interstate System,
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shall be applicable in lieu of the requirements of 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) effective June 30, 2016, a combination 
of truck-tractor and dump trailer equipped with 
6 axles or more with a gross weight of up to 
99,000 pounds shall be permitted if the distances 
between the extreme axles, excluding the steering 
axle, is 28 feet or more.’’. 
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the implemen-
tation, execution and administration of motor carrier safe-
ty operations and programs pursuant to section 31110 of 
title 49, United States Code, as amended by the Fixing 
America’s Surface Transportation Act, $283,000,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account), together with advances and reimburse-
ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration, the sum of which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds available for implementation, 
execution or administration of motor carrier safety oper-
ations and programs authorized under title 49, United
1545 
States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$283,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2018, of which $9,073,000, to re-
main available for obligation until September 30, 2020, is 
for the research and technology program, and of which 
$34,824,000, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2020, is for information management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, United 
States Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act, $374,800,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obli-
gations of $374,800,000 in fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Motor Car-
rier Safety Grants’’; of which $298,900,000 shall be avail-
able for the motor carrier safety assistance program, 
$31,800,000 shall be available for the commercial driver’s 
license program implementation program, $43,100,000
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shall be available for the high priority activities program, 
and $1,000,000 shall be available for the commercial motor 
vehicle operators grant program: Provided further, That of 
the unobligated amounts provided for Commercial Vehicle 
Information Systems Network Development or other Motor 
Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA-LU 
(Public Law 109–59), or other appropriation or authoriza-
tion acts prior to fiscal year 2017, $87,000,000 in addi-
tional obligation limitation is provided for the moderniza-
tion and maintenance of border facilities, and shall remain 
available until September 30, 2022: Provided further, That 
of the unobligated amounts provided for Commercial Vehicle 
Information Systems Network Development or other Motor 
Carrier Safety grants in the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), SAFETEA–LU 
(Public Law 109–59), or other appropriation or authoriza-
tion acts prior to fiscal year 2017, $100,000,000 in addi-
tional obligation limitation is provided for a highly auto-
mated vehicle research and development program and shall 
remain available until expended, of which not less than 
$60,000,000 shall be for demonstration grants, and of which 
not less than $38,000,000 shall be for research activities: 
Provided further, That the activities funded by the previous 
proviso may be accomplished through direct expenditure,
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direct research activities, grants, cooperative agreements, 
contracts, intra or interagency agreements, or other agree-
ments with public organizations: Provided further, That 
such amounts, payments, and obligation limitation as may 
be necessary to carry out highly automated vehicle research 
and development program activities may be transferred and 
credited to appropriate accounts of other participating Fed-
eral agencies: Provided further, That $187,000,000 for pay-
ment of obligations incurred in carrying out this section 
shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
the Mass Transit Account), to be available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act 
shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in 
section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Pub-
lic Law 110–28. 
SEC. 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 viola-
tions by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner 
of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the 
persons responsible for the violations. 
SEC. 132. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Transportation by this 
Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to imple-
1548 
ment, administer, or enforce the requirements of section 
31137 of title 49, United States Code, or any regulation 
issued by the Secretary pursuant to such section, with re-
spect to the use of electronic logging devices by operators 
of commercial motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) 
of such title, transporting livestock as defined in section 602 
of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 
U.S.C. 1471) or insects. 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety au-
thorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of 
title 49, United States Code, $189,075,000, of which 
$40,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 
2019. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, section 4011 of the FAST 
Act (Public Law 114–94), and chapter 303 of title 49, 
United States Code, $149,000,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
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count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
the planning or execution of programs the total obligations 
for which, in fiscal year 2018, are in excess of $149,000,000, 
of which $143,700,000 shall be for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,300,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That within the 
$149,000,000 obligation limitation for operations and re-
search, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2019, and shall be in addition to the amount of any 
limitation imposed on obligations for future years. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 
4001(a)(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, to remain available until expended, $597,629,000, to 
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account): Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution 
of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 
2018, are in excess of $597,629,000 for programs authorized
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under 23 U.S.C. 402, 404, and 405, and section 4001(a)(6) 
of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, of 
which $261,200,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402; $280,200,000 shall be for 
‘‘National Priority Safety Programs’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405; 
$29,900,000 shall be for ‘‘High Visibility Enforcement Pro-
gram’’ under 23 U.S.C. 404; $26,329,000 shall be for ‘‘Ad-
ministrative Expenses’’ under section 4001(a)(6) of the Fix-
ing America’s Surface Transportation Act: Provided fur-
ther, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings 
and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the 
funds made available for ‘‘National Priority Safety Pro-
grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 405 for ‘‘Impaired Driving Coun-
termeasures’’ (as described in subsection (d) of that section) 
shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Pro-
vided further, That with respect to the ‘‘Transfers’’ provi-
sion under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8), any amounts transferred 
to increase the amounts made available under section 402 
shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: 
Provided further, That the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any 
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso 
or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(8) within 5 days.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made avail-
able to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, 
United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses 
for State management reviews and to pay for core com-
petency development training and related expenses for high-
way safety staff. 
SEC. 141. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which 
obligation authority was made available in previous public 
laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority 
has not lapsed or been used. 
SEC. 142. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Road-
side Survey. 
SEC. 143. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to mandate global positioning system 
(GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without 
providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy 
concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
1552 
SEC. 144. In addition to the amounts made available 
under the heading, ‘‘Operations and Research (Liquidation 
of Contract Authorization) (Limitation on Obligations) 
(Highway Trust Fund)’’ for carrying out the provisions of 
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, $11,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2019, shall be made 
available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration from the general fund, of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be available to provide funding for grants, 
pilot program activities, and innovative solutions to reduce 
alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities and other causes of the 
recent increase in highway fatalities from impaired driving 
in collaboration with eligible entities under section 403 of 
title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed $6,500,000 
shall be available to continue a high visibility enforcement 
paid-media campaign regarding highway-rail grade cross-
ing safety in collaboration with the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, $221,698,000, of which 
$15,900,000 shall remain available until expended, and of 
which up to $350,000 shall be available for the Secretary 
of Transportation to assist Class II and Class III railroads
1553 
in preparing to apply and applying for direct loans and 
loan guarantees for eligible projects pursuant to sections 
501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regu-
latory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210) to also re-
main available until expended. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and devel-
opment, $40,600,000, to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING 
PROGRAM 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pursu-
ant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94– 
210), as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Transportation is au-
thorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant 
to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization 
and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), 
as amended, such authority shall exist as long as any such 
direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided fur-
ther, That, for direct loans and loan guarantees issued pur-
suant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revital-
1554 
ization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 
94–210), as amended, the Secretary, in consultation with 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
shall define each cohort as the loans provided for that fiscal 
year, creating individual fiscal year cohorts for each fiscal 
year in which a loan was provided from the date of enact-
ment of Public Law 105–178 to the date of enactment of 
Public Law 114–94: Provided further, That, when all obli-
gations attached to a cohort as defined under the previous 
proviso have been satisfied, the Secretary shall repay the 
credit risk premiums of loans in the cohort, with interest 
accrued thereon, not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act or, for a cohort with obligations that 
have not yet been satisfied, not later than 60 days after 
the date on which all obligations attached to the cohort have 
been satisfied: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
not treat the repayment of a loan after the date of enact-
ment of Public Law 114–94 as precluding, limiting, or neg-
atively affecting the satisfaction of the obligation of its co-
hort for a fiscal year prior to the enactment of Public Law 
114–94.
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FEDERAL-STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR STATE OF GOOD 
REPAIR 
For necessary expenses related to Federal-State Part-
nership for State of Good Repair Grants as authorized by 
section 24911 of title 49, United States Code, $250,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Sec-
retary may withhold up to one percent of the amount pro-
vided under this heading for the costs of award and project 
management oversight of grants carried out under section 
24911 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That section 24911(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘transportation’’ and inserting 
‘‘transportation at the eligible project location’’. 
CONSOLIDATED RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses related to Consolidated Rail 
Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grants, as author-
ized by section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, 
$592,547,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$250,000,000 shall be available for eligible projects under 
section 24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for the 
implementation of positive train control systems, and of 
which $35,547,000 shall be available for eligible projects 
under section 24407(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
that contribute to the initiation or restoration of intercity
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passenger rail service: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
not preclude projects from consideration for funding under 
the previous proviso due to a lack of agreement among the 
funding recipients, operator, and host railroad regarding 
access to and use of the host railroad facilities, if an agree-
ment or order for the use of such facilities may occur under 
section 24308 of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That section 24405(f) of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not apply to projects for the implementation of posi-
tive train control systems otherwise eligible under section 
24407(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That amounts available under this heading for projects 
selected for commuter rail passenger transportation may be 
transferred by the Secretary, after selection, to the appro-
priate agencies to be administered in accordance with chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall not limit eligible projects from con-
sideration for funding for planning, engineering, environ-
mental, construction, and design elements of the same 
project in the same application: Provided further, That un-
obligated balances remaining after four years from the date 
of enactment may be used for any eligible project under sec-
tion 24407(c) of title 49, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary may withhold up to one percent 
of the amount provided under this heading for the costs of
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award and project management oversight of grants carried 
out under section 24407 of title 49, United States Code. 
RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
For necessary expenses related to Restoration and En-
hancement Grants, as authorized by section 24408 of title 
49, United States Code, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may withhold 
up to one percent of the funds provided under this heading 
to fund the costs of award and project management and 
oversight. 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL 
RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the Northeast Corridor as author-
ized by section 11101(a) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$650,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 
percent of the funds provided under both this heading and 
the ‘‘National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ heading to fund the costs of project 
management and oversight of activities authorized by sec-
tion 11101(c) of division A of Public Law 114–94: Provided 
further, That in addition to the project management over-
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sight funds authorized under section 11101(c) of division 
A of Public Law 114–94, the Secretary may retain up to 
an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this 
heading to fund expenses associated with the Northeast Cor-
ridor Commission established under section 24905 of title 
49, United States Code: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading and the ‘‘Na-
tional Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation’’ heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be 
made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and sta-
tions into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities 
Act. 
NATIONAL NETWORK GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD 
PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make 
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for 
activities associated with the National Network as author-
ized by section 11101(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (division A of Public Law 114–94), 
$1,291,600,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary may retain up to an additional 
$2,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund 
expenses associated with the State-Supported Route Com-
mittee established under section 24712 of title 49, United 
States Code: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the
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amount provided under this heading shall be available for 
costs associated with any matters Amtrak may elect to 
bring before the Surface Transportation Board related to 
passenger rail service: Provided further, That at least 
$50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading 
shall be available for the development, installation and op-
eration of railroad safety technology, including the imple-
mentation of a positive train control system, on State-sup-
ported routes as defined under section 24102(13) of title 49, 
United States Code, on which positive train control systems 
are not required by law or regulation. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL RAILROAD 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 150. None of the funds provided to the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any 
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual em-
ployee: Provided, That the President of Amtrak may waive 
the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees 
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses 
a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: 
Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
each quarter within 30 days of such quarter of the calendar 
year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid 
above the cap for each month within such quarter and de-
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lineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided fur-
ther, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act, a summary of all overtime pay-
ments incurred by the Corporation for 2017 and the three 
prior calendar years: Provided further, That such summary 
shall include the total number of employees that received 
waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation 
paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month 
for 2017 and for the three prior calendar years. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
Transit Administration’s programs authorized by chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code, $113,165,000: Provided, 
That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may 
be used to create a permanent office of transit security 
under this heading: Provided further, That upon submission 
to the Congress of the fiscal year 2019 President’s budget, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress 
the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allo-
cations for fiscal year 2019.
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TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, 
and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 
5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as 
amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act, and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and sec-
tion 3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transpor-
tation Act, $10,300,000,000, to be derived from the Mass 
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That funds available for 
the implementation or execution of programs authorized 
under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5312, 5314, 5318, 
5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, and section 
20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, and section 3006(b) of 
the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, shall not 
exceed total obligations of $9,733,353,407 in fiscal year 
2018: Provided further, That the Federal share of the cost 
of activities carried out under section 5312 shall not exceed 
80 percent, except that if there is substantial public interest
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or benefit, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal 
share. 
TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS 
For an additional amount for buses and bus facilities 
grants under section 5339 of title 49, United States Code, 
state of good repair grants under section 5337 of such title, 
high density state apportionments under section 5340(d) of 
such title, and the bus testing facilities under sections 5312 
and 5318 of such title, $834,000,000 to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That $400,000,000 shall be avail-
able for grants as authorized under section 5339 of such 
title, of which $209,104,000 shall be available for the buses 
and bus facilities formula grants as authorized under sec-
tion 5339(a) of such title, $161,446,000 shall be available 
for the buses and bus facilities competitive grants as author-
ized under section 5339(b) of such title, and $29,450,000 
shall be available for the low or no emission grants as au-
thorized under section 5339(c) of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That $400,000,000 shall be available for the state of 
good repair grants as authorized under section 5337 of such 
title: Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall be available 
for the high density state apportionments as authorized 
under section 5340(d) of such title: Provided further, That 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the bus testing facility as 
authorized under section 5318 of such title: Provided fur-
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ther, That notwithstanding section 5318(a) of such title, 
$2,000,000 shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of bus testing facilities by institutions of higher edu-
cation selected pursuant to section 5312(h) of such title: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall enter into a con-
tract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, 
each institution of higher education selected pursuant to 
section 5312(h) of such title, to operate and maintain a fa-
cility to conduct the testing of low or no emission vehicle 
new bus models using the standards established pursuant 
to section 5318(e)(2) of such title: Provided further, That 
the term ‘‘low or no emission vehicle’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 5312(e)(6) of such title: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall pay 80 percent of the cost 
of testing a low or no emission vehicle new bus model at 
each selected institution of higher education: Provided fur-
ther, That the entity having the vehicle tested shall pay 20 
percent of the cost of testing: Provided further, That a low 
or no emission vehicle new bus model tested that receives 
a passing aggregate test score in accordance with the stand-
ards established under section 5318(e)(2) of such title, shall 
be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of sec-
tion 5318(e) of such title: Provided further, That amounts 
made available by this heading shall be derived from the 
general fund: Provided further, That the amounts made
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available under this heading shall not be subject to any lim-
itation on obligations for transit programs set forth in any 
Act. 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
$5,000,000. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out fixed guideway 
capital investment grants under section 5309 of title 49, 
United States Code, $2,644,960,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $2,252,508,586 shall be 
obligated by December 31, 2019: Provided further, That 
$5,050,000 from unobligated amounts appropriated for the 
buses and bus facilities program under section 5309 of such 
title from fiscal years 2000 to 2005 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2021 to carry out section 5309: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $1,506,910,000 shall be available for projects 
authorized under section 5309(d) of such title, $715,700,000 
shall be available for projects authorized under section 
5309(e) of such title, $400,900,000 shall be available for 
projects authorized under section 5309(h) of such title: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall continue to admin-
ister the capital investment grant program in accordance
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with the procedural and substantive requirements of section 
5309 of such title. 
GRANTS TO THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA 
TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran-
sit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division 
B of Public Law 110–432, $150,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall approve grants for capital and preventive 
maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing 
a request for each specific project: Provided further, That 
prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify 
that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
is making progress to improve its safety management sys-
tem in response to the Federal Transit Administration’s 
2015 safety management inspection: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest pri-
ority on those investments that will improve the safety of 
the system before approving such grants: Provided further, 
That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the 
rail system, may waive the requirements of section 
601(e)(1) of division B of Public Law 110–432.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 160. The limitations on obligations for the pro-
grams of the Federal Transit Administration shall not 
apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously 
made available for obligation, or to any other authority pre-
viously made available for obligation. 
SEC. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any funds appropriated before October 1, 2017, under any 
section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that 
remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and 
administered under the most recent appropriation heading 
for any such section. 
SEC. 162. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds in this or any other Act may be available 
to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project 
towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 
U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Har-
ris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is con-
structed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Ave-
nue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boule-
vard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 
(b) The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris 
County, Texas, may attempt to construct or construct a new
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fixed guideway capital project, including light rail, in the 
locations referred to in subsection (a) if— 
(1) voters in the jurisdiction that includes such 
locations approve a ballot proposition that specifies 
routes on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd 
Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond 
Avenue in Houston, Texas; and 
(2) the proposed construction of such routes is 
part of a comprehensive, multi-modal, service-area 
wide transportation plan that includes multiple addi-
tional segments of fixed guideway capital projects, in-
cluding light rail for the jurisdiction set forth in the 
ballot proposition. The ballot language shall include 
reasonable cost estimates, sources of revenue to be used 
and the total amount of bonded indebtedness to be in-
curred as well as a description of each route and the 
beginning and end point of each proposed transit 
project. 
SEC. 163. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used 
to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
with a New Starts share greater than 51 percent. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within
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the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to 
the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation’s 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, 
maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those 
portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and 
maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation, $40,000,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662: 
Provided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $19,500,000 shall be used on asset 
renewal activities and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a 
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs 
of the United States, $300,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.