Calendar No. 163
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2002
[Report No. 104–126]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JULY 26 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AUGUST 4 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Reported by Mr. HATFIELD, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$55,011,500 $56,500,000, of which not to exceed $40,000
$60,000 shall be available as the Secretary may determine
for allocation within the Department for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there may be credited
to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received
in user fees established to support the electronic tariff fil-
ing system: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this Act or otherwise made available may
be used to maintain duplicate physical copies custody of
airline tariffs that are already available for public and de-
partmental access at no cost; to secure them against detec-
tion, alteration, or tampering; or open them and open to
inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$6,554,000 $12,083,000, and in addition, $809,000, to be
derived from ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ subject to the
‘‘Limitation on General Operating Expenses’’.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, and development
activities, to remain available until expended, $3,309,000
$9,710,000.
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Department of Transportation Working
Capital Fund associated with the provision of services to
entities within the Department of Transportation, not to
exceed $102,231,000 $104,364,000 shall be paid, in ac-
cordance with law, from appropriations made available to
the Department of Transportation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments
to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and
determined under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, as is payable by the Department of
Transportation, $15,000,000 $26,738,536, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be derived from the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for the implementation or
execution of programs in excess of $15,000,000
$26,738,536 for the Payments to Air Carriers program in
fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be used by the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to make payment of compensation under subchapter
II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, in excess
of the appropriation in this Act for liquidation of obliga-
tions incurred under the ‘‘Payments to air carriers’’ pro-
gram: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be used for the payment of claims for such com-
pensation except in accordance with this provision: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for service to communities in the forty-eight con-
tiguous States and Hawaii that are located fewer than
seventy seventy-five highway miles from the nearest large
or medium or small hub airport, or that require a rate
of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such
point is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the
nearest large or medium hub airport: Provided further,
That of funds provided for ‘‘Small Community Air Serv-
ice’’ by Public Law 101–508, $23,600,000 $11,861,464 in
fiscal year 1996 is hereby rescinded:–Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective
January 1, 1996 no point in the 48 contiguous States and
Hawaii eligible for compensated transportation in fiscal
year 1996 under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49,
United States Code, including 49 U.S.C. 41734(d), shall
receive such transportation unless a State, local govern-
ment, or other non-Federal entity agrees to pay at least
fifty percent of the cost of providing such transportation,
as determined by the Secretary of Transportation: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may require the entity
or entities agreeing to pay such amounts to make advance
payments or provide other security to ensure that timely
payments are made: Provided further, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, points covered by the cost-
sharing provisions under this head for which no State,
local government, or non-Federal entity agrees to pay at
least fifty percent of the cost of providing such transpor-
tation shall receive a reduced level of service in fiscal year
1996, to be determined by the Secretary as follows: The
Secretary shall subtract from the funds made available in
this Act so much as is needed to provide compensation
to all eligible points for which a State, local government,
or other non-Federal entity agrees to pay at least fifty
percent of the cost of providing such transportation, and,
with remaining funds, allocate to each other point an
amount reduced by the ratio of the remainder calculated
above to all funds made available in this Act: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall allocate any funds that
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan program,
$400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Re-
source Center outreach activities, $2,900,000 $2,100,000,
of which $2,642,000 $1,842,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1997: Provided, That notwithstanding
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business oppor-
tunities related to any mode of transportation.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SUNSET
For necessary expenses, of the Office of the Secretary,
not otherwise provided for, $4,705,000, to transfer residual
rail and motor carriers functions from the Interstate Com-
merce Commission to the Department of Transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of
Public Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note),
and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,565,607,000
$2,286,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund;–and of which
$25,000,000 shall be expended from the Boat Safety Ac-
count: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at
any one time shall not exceed two hundred and eighteen,
exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to meet future attri-
tion: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay
or administrative expenses in connection with shipping
commissioners in the United States: Provided further,
That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for expenses incurred for yacht documentation under
46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected
from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That the Commandant shall reduce both
military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of
complying with Executive Order No. 12839:–Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided for operating expenses
for fiscal year 1996, in this or any other Act, not less
than $314,200,000 shall be available for drug enforcement
activities.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, 
$375,175,000
$366,800,000, 
of 
which
$32,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which $191,200,000 $178,000,000 shall be
available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve vessels,
small boats and related equipment, to remain available
until September 30, 2000; $16,500,000 $14,500,000 shall
be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation
capability, to remain available until September 30, 1998;
$42,200,000 $47,600,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 1998;
$82,275,000 $80,200,000 shall be available for shore facili-
ties and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available
until September 30, 1998; and $43,000,000 $46,500,000
shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits
and related costs, to remain available until September 30,
1996: Provided, That funds received from the sale of the
VC–11A and HU–25 aircraft shall be credited to this ap-
propriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and
increasing aviation capacity:–Provided further, That the
Secretary may transfer funds between projects under this
head, not to exceed $50,000,000 in total for the fiscal
year, thirty days after notification to the House and Sen-
ate Committees on Appropriations, solely for the purpose
of providing funds for facility renovation, construction,
exit costs, and other implementation costs associated with
Coast Guard streamlining plans: Provided further, That
the Commandant shall dispose of surplus real property by
sale or lease and the proceeds of such sale or lease shall
be credited to this appropriation.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast
Guard’s environmental compliance and restoration func-
tions under chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code,
$21,000,000, to remain available until expended.
PORT SAFETY DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for debt retirement of the Port
of Portland, Oregon, $15,000,000 to remain available until
expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, $16,000,000 $2,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for
this purpose, and payments under the Retired Service-
man’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and
for payments for medical care of retired personnel and
their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $582,022,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Re-
serve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation
of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services;
$61,859,000 $62,000,000.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for applied scientific research, development, test, and eval-
uation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of
facilities 
and 
equipment, 
as 
authorized 
by 
law,
$18,500,000 $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $3,150,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from State
and local governments, other public authorities, private
sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for
research, development, testing, and evaluation.
BOAT SAFETY
(AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)
For payment of necessary expenses incurred for rec-
reational boating safety assistance under Public Law 92–
75, as amended, $20,000,000, to be derived from the Boat
Safety Account and to remain available until expended.
EMERGENCY FUND
(LIMITATION ON PERMANENT APPROPRIATION)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
Except as provided in emergency supplemental appro-
priations provided in other appropriations Acts for fiscal
year 1996, not more than $3,000,000 shall be obligated
or expended in fiscal year 1996 pursuant to section
6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to carry out the
provisions of section 1012(a)(4) of that Act.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, including oper-
ations and research activities related to commercial space
transportation, administrative expenses for research and
development, establishment of air navigation facilities and
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of air-
craft, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of
chapter 471 of title 49, U.S. Code, or other provisions of
law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar pro-
grams of airport and airway development or improvement,
lease or purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only, $4,600,000,000 $4,550,000,000, of which
$1,871,500,000 $1,865,000,000 shall be derived from the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the provision of aviation agency services, includ-
ing receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navi-
gation facilities and for issuance, renewal or modification
of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair sta-
tion certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for process-
ing major repair or alteration forms and in addition
$10,000,000, to be credited to this appropriation from fees
established and collected to cover the cost of safety and secu-
rity regulation under the jurisdiction of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration: Provided further, That funds may be
used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit
standard setting organization to assist in the development
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by con-
tract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experi-
mental facilities and equipment as authorized under part
A of subtitle VII of title 49, U.S. Code, including initial
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineer-
ing and service testing, including construction of test fa-
cilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant;
and construction and furnishing of quarters and related
accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities
where such accommodations are not available; and the
purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds avail-
able under this head; to be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund, $2,000,000,000 $1,890,377,000, of
which $1,784,000,000 $1,674,377,000 shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
1998, 
and
of 
which
$216,000,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1996, and of which $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended, is for funding noncompetitive cooperative agree-
ments with air carriers to assist them in acquiring and
installing the following advanced security equipment: (1)
hardened unit load devices, (2) explosive detection systems
certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and (3)
computer-aided screener training and proficiency systems,
in order to evaluate such equipment’s operational feasibility
and effectiveness in improving civil aviation security): Pro-
vided, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses in-
curred in the establishment and modernization of air navi-
gation facilities.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(RESCISSION)
Of the available balances under this heading,
$60,000,000 $70,000,000 are rescinded.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for research, engineering, and development, as authorized
under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, U.S.C., including
construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant, $143,000,000
$215,886,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30,
1998: Provided, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for ex-
penses incurred for research, engineering, and develop-
ment.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs as authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter
475 of title 49, U.S. Code, and under other law authoriz-
ing such obligations, $1,500,000,000, to be derived from
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in
this Act shall be available for the planning or execution
of programs the obligations for which are in excess of
$1,600,000,000 $1,250,000,000 in fiscal year 1996 for
grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and
noise compatibility planning and programs, notwithstand-
ing section 47117(h) of title 49, U.S. Code: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the planning and execution of programs the obligations
for which are in excess of $20,000,000 for the ‘‘Military Air-
ports Program’’ and $50,000,000 for the ‘‘Reliever Airports
Program’’: Provided further, That of the available contract
authority balances under this account, $5,000,000 are re-
scinded.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures and investments, within the
limits of funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and
in accordance with section 104 of the Government Cor-
poration Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as
may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation
insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, U.S.
Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under this head the obligations for which are in
excess of $1,600,000 during fiscal year 1996.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, in-
cluding motor carrier safety program operations, and re-
search of the Federal Highway Administration not to ex-
ceed $495,381,000 $548,434,000 shall be paid in accord-
ance with law from appropriations made available by this
Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
Highway Administration: Provided, That $190,667,000
$248,909,000 of the amount provided herein shall remain
available until September 30, 1998.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402
administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to
remain available until expended, $10,000,000 $13,000,000,
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided,
That not to exceed $100,000 of the amount made avail-
able herein shall be available for ‘‘Limitation on general
operating expenses’’: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or
execution of programs the obligations for which are in ex-
cess of $10,000,000 $13,000,000 in fiscal year 1996 for
‘‘Highway-Related Safety Grants’’.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $18,000,000,000
$17,000,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1996.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United
States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid high-
ways, including the National Scenic and Recreational
Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise
provided, including reimbursements for sums expended
pursuant 
to 
the 
provisions 
of 
U.S.C. 
308,
$19,200,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available
in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain
available until expended.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds under this head are available for
obligations for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal year
1996.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $68,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$79,150,000
$75,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety
Grants’’.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
For up to 80 percent, or as specified in authorizing
legislation, of the expenses necessary for certain highway
and surface transportation projects and parking facilities,
including feasibility and environmental studies, that ad-
vance methods of improving safety, reducing congestion, or
otherwise improving surface transportation, $39,500,000, to
remain available until expended.
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
under part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code,
and chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code,
$73,316,570
$71,261,000, 
of 
which 
$37,825,850
$36,770,676 shall remain available until September 30,
1998:–Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by
this Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize,
or implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104
of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any require-
ment pertaining to a grading standard that is different
from the three grading standards (treadwear, traction,
and temperature resistance) already in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety
under 23 U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public
Law 102–240), to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund, $52,011,930 $50,344,000, of which $32,770,670
$31,716,720 shall remain available until September 30,
1998.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(RESCISSIONS)
Of the amounts made available under this heading
in Public Law 103–331, Public Law 102–388, and Public
Law 101–516, $4,547,185 are rescinded from the national
advanced driving simulator project.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the
provisions of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, Chapter
303 of title 49, United States Code, and section 209 of
Public Law 95–599, as amended, to remain available until
expended, $153,400,000 $155,100,000, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That, notwithstand-
ing subsection 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface Trans-
portation Efficiency Act of 1991, none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of pro-
grams the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 1996,
are in excess of $153,400,000 $155,100,000 for programs
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended,
of which $126,000,000 $128,000,000 shall be for ‘‘State
and community highway safety grants’’, $2,400,000
$2,100,000 shall be for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’
(subject to passage hereafter by the House of a bill au-
thorizing appropriations therefor, and only in amounts
provided
therein)
subject 
to 
authorization, 
and
$25,000,000 shall be for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired
driving countermeasures programs’’: Provided further,
That none of these funds shall be used for construction,
rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings
and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or struc-
tures: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be
used to purchase automobiles or motorcycles for state,
local, or private usage: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $5,153,000 $5,211,000 of the funds made available
for section 402 may be available for administering ‘‘State
and community highway safety grants’’: Provided further,
That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available
for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving counter-meas-
ures programs’’ may shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States: Provided further, That not to exceed
$890,000 $777,000 of the funds made available for the
‘‘National Driver Register’’ may be available for adminis-
trative expenses.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, not otherwise provided for, $14,000,000
$14,018,000, of which $1,508,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this
Act shall be available for the planning or execution of a
program making commitments to guarantee new loans
under the Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970, as
amended, and no new commitments to guarantee loans
under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail Reor-
ganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be made: Pro-
vided further, That, as part of the Washington Union Sta-
tion transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first
deed of trust on the property and, where the Union Sta-
tion Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obli-
gated to make payments on such deed of trust on the Sec-
retary’s behalf, including payments on and after Septem-
ber 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such
payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for
the first deed of trust, and make payments on the first
deed of trust with those funds: Provided further, That such
additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the
first deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator
from unobligated balances available to the Federal Rail-
road Administration, to be reimbursed from payments re-
ceived from the Union Station Redevelopment Corpora-
tion.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for, 
$49,940,660
$49,105,000, of which $2,687,000 shall remain available
until expended.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, $21,000,000 $25,775,000, to remain available
until expended.
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor
improvements authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revi-
talization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amend-
ed (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909,
$100,000,000 $130,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1998.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to
issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obli-
gations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitaliza-
tion and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–
210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as
may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such author-
ity to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is
outstanding: Provided, That no new loan guarantee com-
mitments shall be made during fiscal year 1996.
NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVITATION PROTOTYPE
DEVELOPMENT
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the planning or execution of the National Magnetic Levita-
tion Prototype Development program as defined in sub-
sections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High
Speed Rail technology development and demonstrations,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended studies,
corridor planning, development, demonstration, and imple-
mentation, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds under this head may be made
available for grants to States for high speed rail corridor
design, feasibility studies, environmental analyses and
track and signal improvements.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF NEXT GENERATION HIGH
SPEED RAIL
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For grants and payment of obligations incurred in
carrying out the provisions of the High Speed Ground
Transportation program as defined in subsections 1036(c)
and 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991, including planning and en-
vironmental analyses, $5,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams the obligations for which are in excess of
$5,000,000.
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 shall be for cap-
ital rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its pas-
senger operations.
PENNSYLVANIA STATION REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
For grants to the National Railroad Passenger Cor-
poration, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for engineering, design and construction activities to enable
the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be
used as a train station and commercial center: Provided,
That the Secretary may retain from these funds such
amounts as the Secretary shall deem appropriate to under-
take the environmental and historic preservation analyses
associated with this project.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third
track on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and
Central Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to ac-
commodate double stack freight cars, $2,000,000 to be
matched by the State of Rhode Island or its designee on
a dollar for dollar basis and to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting such
funds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reimburse
Amtrak and/or the Federal Railroad Administration, on a
dollar for dollar basis, up to the first $7,000,000 in damages
resulting from the legal action initiated by the P&W Rail-
road under its existing contracts with Amtrak relating to
the provision of vertical clearances between Davisville and
Central Falls in excess of those required for present freight
operations.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make
grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
24104, 
$628,000,000
$605,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$336,000,000 $305,000,000 shall be available for operat-
ing losses and for mandatory passenger rail service pay-
ments, $62,000,000 $100,000,000 shall be for transition
costs incurred by the Corporation, and $230,000,000
$200,000,000 shall be for capital improvements: Provided,
That none of the funds under this head shall be made
available until significant reforms (including labor re-
forms) in authorizing legislation are enacted to restructure
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided
further, That funding under this head for capital improve-
ments shall not be made available before July 1, 1996:
Provided further, That none of the funds herein appro-
priated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger
motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any
officer or employee, other than the president of the Cor-
poration, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles
for those officers or employees while in official travel sta-
tus.
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, $39,260,000
$42,000,000.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307,
5310(a)(2), 5311, and 5336, to remain available until ex-
pended, $890,000,000 $985,000,000: Provided, That no
more than $2,000,000,000 $2,105,850,000 of budget au-
thority shall be available for these purposes: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds provided under this head for for-
mula grants, no more than $400,000,000 may be used for
operating assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5336(d): Provided
further, That the limitation on operating assistance pro-
vided under this heading shall, for urbanized areas of less
than 200,000 in population, be no less than eighty percent
of the amount of operating assistance such areas are eligible
to receive under Public Law 103–331: Provided further,
That before apportionment of funds under this heading,
$29,325,031 shall be apportioned to areas of 200,000 or
greater in population.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation
centers as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain
available until expended, $6,000,000.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and re-
search as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313,
5314, and 5315, to remain available until expended,
$82,250,000 of which $39,436,250 shall be for activities
under 49 U.S.C. 5303, $4,381,250 for activities under 49
U.S.C. 5311(b)(2), $8,051,250 for activities under 49
U.S.C. 5313(b), $19,480,000 for activities under 49
U.S.C. 5314, $8,051,251 for activities under 49 U.S.C.
5313(a), and $2,850,000 for activities under 49 U.S.C.
5315 $90,000,000.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5338(a), $1,120,850,000, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: Provided, That $1,110,000,000
$1,120,850,000
shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the High-
way Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration’s
formula grants account.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
the implementation or execution of programs the obliga-
tions for which are in excess of $1,665,000,000 in fiscal
year 1996 for grants under the contract authority in 49
U.S.C. 5338(b): Provided, That there shall be available for
fixed guideway modernization, $666,000,000; there shall
be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and pur-
chase of buses and related equipment and the construction
of bus-related facilities, $333,000,000; and there shall be
available for new fixed guideway systems, $666,000,000,
to be available as follows, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, and except for fixed guideway modernization
projects, $22,840,000 made available under Public Law
102–388 under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, Discre-
tionary Grants’’ for projects specified in that Act or identi-
fied in reports accompanying that Act, not obligated by
September 30, 1995, shall be made available for new fixed
guideway systems together with the $666,000,000 made
available for new fixed guideway systems under this Act,
to be available as follows:
$42,410,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs
project;
$17,500,000 $22,620,000 for the South Boston
Piers (MOS–2) project;
$6,500,000
for
the
Canton-Akron-Cleveland
commuter rail project (subject to passage hereafter
by the House of a bill authorizing appropriations
therefor, and only in amounts provided therein);
$2,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/North-
ern Kentucky rail line project (subject to passage
hereafter by the House of a bill authorizing appro-
priations therefor, and only in amounts provided
therein);
$16,941,000 for the Dallas South Oak Cliff
LRT project;
$2,500,000 $3,500,000 for the DART North
Central light rail extension project (subject to pas-
sage hereafter by the House of a bill authorizing ap-
propriations therefor, and only in amounts provided
therein);
$5,000,000
$7,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort
Worth RAILTRAN project (subject to passage here-
after by the House of a bill authorizing appropria-
tions therefor, and only in amounts provided there-
in);
$10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County com-
muter rail project (subject to passage hereafter by
the House of a bill authorizing appropriations there-
for, and only in amounts provided therein);
$22,630,000 for the Houston Regional Bus
project;
$12,500,000 for the Jacksonville ASE extension
project;
$125,000,000 $45,000,000 for the Los Angeles
Metro Rail (MOS–3);
$10,000,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego
commuter rail project;
$10,000,000 $15,000,000 for the MARC com-
muter rail project;
$3,000,000
$22,630,000 for the Maryland
Central Corridor LRT project;
$2,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue
project (subject to passage hereafter by the House
of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and
only in amounts provided therein);
$2,500,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee Re-
gional Rail Plan (subject to passage hereafter by the
House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor,
and only in amounts provided therein);
$75,000,000 $85,500,000 for the New Jersey
Urban Core-Secaucus project;
$10,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street
Corridor project (subject to passage hereafter by the
House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor,
and only in amounts provided therein);
$114,989,000 $160,000,000 for the New York
Queens Connection project;
$5,000,000 for the Orange County Transitway
project (subject to passage hereafter by the House
of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and
only in amounts provided therein);
$22,630,000 for the Pittsburgh Airport Phase
1 project;
$85,500,000
$130,140,000 for the Portland
Westside LRT project;
$2,000,000 for the Sacramento LRT extension
project;
$10,000,000
$13,000,000 for the St. Louis
Metro Link LRT project;
$5,000,000 $14,519,000 for the Salt Lake City
light rail project:–Provided, That such funding may
be available only for related high-occupancy vehicle
lane and intermodal corridor design costs;
$10,000,000 $22,620,000 for the San Francisco
BART extension to the San Francisco airport exten-
sion/tasman corridor project;
$15,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tren Urbano project (subject to passage hereafter
by the House of a bill authorizing appropriations
therefor, and only in amounts provided therein);
$1,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland com-
muter rail project (subject to passage hereafter by
the House of a bill authorizing appropriations there-
for, and only in amounts provided therein);
$5,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal,
New York, New York (subject to passage hereafter
by the House of a bill authorizing appropriations
therefor, and only in amounts provided therein); and
$14,400,000 for the Wisconsin central com-
muter project (subject to passage hereafter by the
House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor,
and only in amounts provided therein);
$11,300,000 for the Burlington-Charlotte, Ver-
mont commuter rail project; and
$5,000,000 
for 
the 
Chicago 
central 
area
circulator.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit
Administration, $2,000,000,000 $1,700,000,000 to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 14 of Public Law 96–184 and Public Law 101–
551, $200,000,000 $170,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora-
tion is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, with-
in 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 Govern-
ment 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: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
$26,030,000 $24,281,000, of which $574,000 shall be de-
rived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which
$7,606,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1998: Provided, That $2,322,000 shall be transferred to
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for the expenses
necessary to conduct activities related to Airline Statistics,
and of which $272,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That up to $1,000,000 in fees
collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in
the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts:
Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, municipali-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources for ex-
penses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of
the pipeline safety program for grants-in-aid to carry out
a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C.
60107 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of
1979, as amended, and to discharge the pipeline program
responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$29,941,000 $32,973,000, of which $2,698,000 shall be
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall
remain available until September 30, 1998; and of which
$27,243,000 $30,275,000 shall be derived from the Pipe-
line Safety Fund, of which $19,423,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 1998: Provided, That from
amounts made available herein from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, not to exceed $1,000,000 $1,500,000 shall be avail-
able for grants to States for the development and estab-
lishment of one-call notification systems.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C.
5127(c), $400,000 to be derived from the Emergency Pre-
paredness Fund, to remain available until September 30,
1998: Provided, That not more than $8,890,000
$9,200,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal
year 1996 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C.
5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That no such funds
shall be made available for obligation by individuals other
than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designees.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, as amended, $40,238,000 $39,891,200.
BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
For expenses necessary to conduct activities related to
airline statistics, $2,200,000, of which $272,000 shall re-
main available until expended.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized
by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, $3,656,000 $3,500,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, there may be credited
to this appropriation funds received for publications and
training expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per
diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902), $38,774,000 $37,500,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,000 may be used for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses.
EMERGENCY FUND
For necessary expenses of the National Transpor-
tation Safety Board for accident investigations, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for
a GS–18; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $160,802 $360,802 to re-
main available until expended.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1343(b), $13,379,000, of which $4,984,000
shall be for severance and closing costs: Provided, That
of the fees collected in fiscal year 1996 by the Interstate
Commerce Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701, one-
twelfth of $8,300,000 of those fees collected shall be made
available for each month the Commission remains in exist-
ence during fiscal year 1996.
PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail-
able for the execution of programs the obligations for
which can reasonably be expected to exceed $475,000 for
directed rail service authorized under 49 U.S.C. 11125 or
any other Act.
PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
PANAMA CANAL REVOLVING FUND
For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal
Commission, including not to exceed $11,000 for official
reception and representation expenses of the Board; not
to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation
expenses of the Secretary; and not to exceed $30,000 for
official reception and representation expenses of the Ad-
ministrator, $50,741,000, to be derived from the Panama
Canal Revolving Fund: Provided, That funds available to
the Panama Canal Commission shall be available for the
purchase of not to exceed 38 passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used
to transport Commission personnel across the Isthmus of
Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed
$19,500 per vehicle.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable
appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft;
hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of
liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign
countries on official department business; and uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
SEC. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission
may be apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to
the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay in-
creases for officers or employees as may be authorized by
administrative action pursuant to law that are not in ex-
cess of statutory increases granted for the same period
in corresponding rates of compensation for other employ-
ees of the Government in comparable positions.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act
of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244) title VIII of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20
U.S.C. 7701, et. seq., for expenses of primary and second-