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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3675
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 1, 1996
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1997, 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
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Sec-
retary,Ω1æ$53,816,000 $53,376,000, Ω2æof which such
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital
outlays of the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter, not to exceed $124,812,000, shall be paid from appro-
priations made available to the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided, That such services shall be provided on
a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limita-
tion on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT
entities: Provided further, That no funds appropriated in
this Act to an agency of the Department shall be trans-
ferred to the Transportation Administrative Service Cen-
ter without the approval of the agency modal adminis-
trator: Provided further, That no assessments may be lev-
ied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or
project funded by this Act unless notice of such assess-
ments and the basis therefor are presented to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are ap-
proved by such Committees.
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,Ω3æ$10,000,000 $25,900,000, to remain
available until expended and to be derived from the Air-
port 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 Ω4æ$10,000,000
$25,900,000 for the Payments to Air Carriers program in
fiscal year 1997: 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 that are located fewer than seventy high-
way miles from the nearest large or medium 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 air-
port: Provided further, That of funds provided for ‘‘Small
Community 
Air 
Service’’ 
by 
Public 
Law 
101–
508,Ω5æ$28,600,000 $12,700,000 in fiscal year 1997 is
hereby rescinded.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(RESCISSION)
Of the budgetary resources remaining available under
this heading, $1,133,000 are rescinded.
RENTAL PAYMENTS
For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters
and field space not to exceed 8,580,000 square feet and
for related services assessed by the General Services Ad-
ministration, Ω6æ$127,447,000 $129,500,000: Provided,
That of this amount, $2,022,000 shall be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund, $39,113,000 shall be derived from
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $840,000 shall be
derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $193,000
shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund: Provided further, That in addition, for assessments
by the General Services Administration related to the
space needs of the Federal Highway Administration,
Ω7æ$17,294,000 $17,192,000, to be derived from ‘‘Fed-
eral-aid Highways’’, subject to the ‘‘Limitation on General
Operating Expenses’’.
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, of which
$2,635,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1998: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332,
these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
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; Ω8æ$2,609,100,000
$2,331,350,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: 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 attrition: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated 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 available for expenses incurred for
yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to
the extent fees are collected from yacht owners and cred-
ited to this appropriation: Provided further, That the Com-
mandant shall reduce both military and civilian employ-
ment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive
Order No. 12839.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, 
Ω9æ$358,000,000
$393,100,000, 
of 
which
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund; of which Ω10æ$205,600,000 $227,960,000
shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or improve
vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain
available until September 30, 2001; Ω11æ$18,300,000
$19,040,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1999; Ω12æ$39,900,000 $46,200,000 shall be
available for other equipment, to remain available until
September 30, 1999; Ω13æ$47,950,000 $52,900,000 shall
be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation fa-
cilities, to remain available until September 30, 1999; and
Ω14æ$46,250,000 $47,000,000 shall remain available for
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to
remain available until September 30, 1998: Provided,
That funds received from the sale of the VC–11A and
HU–25 aircraft shall be credited to this appropriation for
the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing avia-
tion capacity: Provided further, That the Commandant
may dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and
the proceeds of such sale or lease shall be credited to this
appropriationΩ15æ:–Provided further, That the property in
Wildwood, New Jersey shall be disposed of in a manner
resulting in a final fiscal year 1997 appropriation esti-
mated at $338,000,000Ω16æ: Provided further, That none
of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to
continue the ‘‘Vessel Traffic Service 2000’’ Program.
Ω17æAcquisition, Construction, and Improvements
(RESCISSIONS)
Of the available balances under this heading provided
in Public Law 104–50, $3,400,000 are rescinded.
Of the available balances under this heading provided
in Public Law 103–331, $355,000 are rescinded.
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,
Ω18æ$21,000,000 $23,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Ω19æPORT SAFETY DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for debt retirement of the Port
of Portland, Oregon, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of
obstructive bridges, Ω20æ$16,000,000 $10,000,000, to re-
main 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) $608,084,000.
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;
$65,890,000.
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,
Ω21æ$19,000,000 $19,550,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $5,020,000 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, Ω22æ$35,000,000 $10,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Boat Safety Account and to remain avail-
able until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
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, United States Code, or other pro-
visions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for simi-
lar programs of airport and airway development or im-
provement, lease or purchase of four passenger motor ve-
hicles 
for 
replacement 
only, 
Ω23æ$4,900,000,000
$4,899,957,000, 
of 
which 
Ω24æ$1,642,500,000
$2,742,602,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed Ω25æ$30,000,000
$75,000,000 from additional user fees to be established by
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collec-
tions and used for necessary and authorized expenses
under this heading: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on
a dollar for dollar basis as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1997, to result in a final fiscal
year 1997 appropriation from the general fund estimated
at 
not 
more 
than 
Ω26æ$2,127,398,000
$2,082,355,000Ω27æ:–Provided further, That the only addi-
tional user fees authorized as offsetting collections are fees
for services provided to aircraft that neither take off from,
nor land in, the United States: Provided further, That
there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities,
other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses
incurred in the provision of agency services, including re-
ceipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation
facilities and, for issuance, renewal or modification of cer-
tificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station cer-
tificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing
major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That
funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with
a nonprofit standard setting organization to assist in the
development of aviation safety standards: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for new applicants for the second career training program:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall
be available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C.
5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration employee
unless such employee actually performed work during the
time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated
or expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service
station in the contiguous United States: Provided further,
That none of the funds derived from the Airport and Air-
way Trust Fund may be used to support the operations
and activities of the Associate Administrator for Commer-
cial Space Transportation.
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, United States Code, including
initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; en-
gineering and service testing, including construction of
test facilities 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 local-
ities where such accommodations are not available; and
the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds
available under this head; to be derived from the Airport
and 
Airway 
Trust 
Fund, 
Ω28æ$1,800,000,000
$1,788,700,000, 
of 
which 
Ω29æ$1,583,000,000
$1,571,700,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1999, and of which $217,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1997: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment
and modernization of air navigation facilities.
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, United States
Code, including construction of experimental facilities and
acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant,
Ω30æ$185,000,000 $188,490,000, to be derived from the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available
until September 30, 1999: Provided, That there may be
credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and pri-
vate sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineer-
ing, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-
aid for airport planning and development, and for noise
compatibility planning and programs as authorized under
subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter
475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
authorizing such obligations, $1,500,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to re-
main available 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 ex-
cess of Ω31æ$1,300,000,000 $1,460,000,000 in fiscal year
1997 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and develop-
ment, and noise compatibility planning and programs, not-
withstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, United States
Code.
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, United
States Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under this heading during fiscal year 1997.
Ω32æADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FRANCHISE FUND
There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund, to
be available without fiscal year limitation, for the costs of
capitalizing and operating such administrative services as
the FAA Administrator determines may be performed more
advantageously as centralized services, including account-
ing, international training, payroll, travel, duplicating,
multimedia and information technology services: Provided,
That any inventories, equipment, and other assets pertain-
ing to the services to be provided by such fund, either on
hand or on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obli-
gations, and any appropriations made prior to the current
year for the purpose of providing capital shall be used to
capitalize such fund: Provided further, That such fund shall
be paid in advance from funds available to the FAA and
other Federal agencies for which such centralized services
are performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses
of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund
plant and equipment, amortization of Automated Data
Processing (ADP) software and systems (either required or
donated), and an amount necessary to maintain a reason-
able operating reserve, as determined by the FAA Adminis-
trator: Provided further, That such fund shall provide serv-
ices on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an
amount not to exceed four percent of the total annual in-
come to such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal
year 1997 and each year thereafter, to remain available
until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital
equipment and for the improvement and implementation
of FAA financial management, ADP, and support systems:
Provided further, That no later than thirty days after the
end of each fiscal year, amounts in excess of this reserve
limitation shall be transferred to miscellaneous receipts in
the Treasury.
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 Ω33æ$510,981,000 $534,846,000 shall be paid in ac-
cordance with law from appropriations made available by
this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together
with advances and reimbursements received by the Fed-
eral 
Highway 
Administration: 
Provided, 
That
Ω34æ$214,698,000 $234,840,000 of the amount provided
herein shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
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, $2,049,000 to be derived
from the Highway Trust Fund.
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 Ω35æ$17,550,000,000
$17,650,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1997.
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,
$19,800,000,000 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)
Ω36æNone of the funds under this head are available
for obligations for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal
year 1997. For the cost of direct loans, $8,000,000, as au-
thorized by section 108 of title 23, United States Code.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out
49 U.S.C. 31102, $74,000,000, 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
Ω37æ$77,425,000 $79,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety
Grants’’.
Ω38æSTATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
To carry out the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Pro-
gram (Public Law 104–59, section 350), $250,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain
available until expended, to be distributed by the Secretary
to more than 10 States: Provided, That these funds shall
be used to advance projects or programs under the terms
and conditions of section 350: Provided further, That any
State that receives such funds may deposit any portion of
those funds into either the highway or transit account of
the State Infrastructure Bank: Provided further, That the
funds appropriated and deposited into transit accounts au-
thorized by section 350(b)(3) shall be drawn from the Mass
Transit account of the Highway Trust Fund and that funds
appropriated and deposited into highway accounts author-
ized by section 350(b)(2) shall be drawn from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that the Fed-
eral disbursements shall be at a rate consistent with historic
rates for the Federal-aid highways program.
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,
Ω39æ$81,895,000 $80,000,000, of which $45,646,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 1999: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be
obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any
rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations any requirement pertaining
to a grading standard that is different from the three
grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature
resistance) already in effect.
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, 
Ω40æ$50,377,000
$53,195,000, 
of 
which
$27,066,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1999.
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, Ω41æ$167,100,000 $169,100,000, to be derived
from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That, notwith-
standing subsection 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, 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
1997, are in excess of Ω42æ$167,100,000 $169,100,000 for
programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as
amended, of which Ω43æ$127,700,000 $129,700,000 shall
be for ‘‘State and community highway safety grants’’,
$2,400,000 shall be for the ‘‘National Driver Register’’,
Ω44æ$11,000,000 $12,000,000 shall be for highway safety
grants as authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of Public Law
102–240, and Ω45æ$26,000,000 $25,000,000 shall be for
section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-impaired driving counter-measures
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 structures: Provided further, That
not to exceed Ω46æ$5,268,000 $5,468,000 of the funds
made available for section 402 may be available for admin-
istering ‘‘State and community highway safety grants’’:
Provided further, That not to exceed $150,000 of the
funds made available for section 402 may be available for
administering the highway safety grants authorized by
section 1003(a)(7) of Public Law 102–240: Provided fur-
ther, That the unobligated balances of the appropriation
‘‘Highway-Related Safety Grants’’ shall be transferred to
and merged with this ‘‘Highway Traffic Safety Grants’’
appropriation: Provided further, That not to exceed
$500,000 of the funds made available for section 410 ‘‘Al-
cohol-impaired driving counter-measures programs’’ shall
be available for technical assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, 
not 
otherwise 
provided 
for,
Ω47æ$16,469,000 $16,739,000, of which $1,523,000 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 guar-
antee new loans under the Emergency Rail Services Act
of 1970, as amended, and no new commitments to guaran-
tee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional
Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be
made: Provided further, That, as part of the Washington
Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed
the first deed of trust on the property and, where the
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation or any succes-
sor is obligated to make payments on such deed of trust
on the Secretary’s behalf, including payments on and after
September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive
such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelop-
ment 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 fur-
ther, 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 Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed
from payments received from the Union Station Redevel-
opment Corporation.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad
safety, not otherwise provided for, $51,407,000, of which
$2,476,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other law, funds appro-
priated under this heading are available for the reimburse-
ment of out-of-state travel and per diem costs incurred
by employees of state governments directly supporting the
Federal railroad safety program, including regulatory de-
velopment and compliance-related activities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and de-
velopment, Ω48æ$20,341,000
$20,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
Ω49æNORTHEAST 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 amended
(45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $200,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 1999.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRAINSETS AND FACILITIES
For the National Railroad Passenger Corporation,
$80,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999, to pursue public/private partnerships for high-speed
rail trainset and maintenance facility financing arrange-
ments.
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 Ω50æ1997.
1997, except for up to $75,000,000 in loan guarantee com-
mitments during such fiscal year (and $4,158,000 is hereby
made available for the cost of such loan guarantee commit-
ments).
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-
Speed Rail studies, corridor planning, development, dem-
onstration, 
and 
implementation, 
Ω51æ$19,757,000
$26,525,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That funds under this head may be made available for
grants to States for high-speed rail corridor design, fea-
sibility studies, environmental analyses, and Ω52ætrack
and signal track, signal and station 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 car-
rying out the provisions of the High-Speed Ground Trans-
portation program as defined in subsections 1036(c) and
1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, including planning and environ-
mental analyses, $2,855,000, to be derived from the High-
way Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.
Ω53æALASKA 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.
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
accommodate double stack freight cars, Ω54æ$4,000,000
$10,000,000 to be matched by the State of Rhode Island
or its designee on a dollar for dollar basis and to remain
available until expended: 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 Rail-
road Administration, on a dollar for dollar basis, up to
the first Ω55æ$10,000,000 $16,000,000 in damages result-
ing from the legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad
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.
Ω56æDIRECT LOAN FINANCING PROGRAM
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
law,
$58,680,000, for direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000
consistent with the purposes of section 505 of the Railroad
Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45
U.S.C. 825) as in effect on September 30, 1988, to the
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority to continue
the Alameda Corridor Project, including replacement of
at-grade rail lines with a below-grade corridor and widen-
ing of the adjacent major highway: Provided, That loans
not to exceed the following amounts shall be made on or
after the first day of the fiscal year indicated:
Fiscal year 1997 .......................................................................
$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1998 .......................................................................
$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1999 .......................................................................
$120,000,000
Provided further, That any loan authorized under this sec-
tion shall be structured with a maximum 30-year repay-
ment after completion of construction at an annual inter-
est rate of not to exceed the 30-year United States Treas-
ury rate and on such terms and conditions as deemed ap-
propriate by the Secretary of Transportation: Provided
further, That specific provisions of section 505(a)(b) and
(d) shall not apply: Provided further, That the Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority shall be deemed to be
a financially responsible person for purposes of section
505 of the Act.
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,Ω57æ$462,000,000
$592,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$342,000,000 shall be available for operating losses and
for mandatory passenger rail service payments, and
Ω58æ$120,000,000 $250,000,000 shall be for capital im-
provements: Provided, That funding under this head for
capital improvements shall not be made available before
July 1, 1997: Provided further, That none of the funds
herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase
of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle oper-
ators for any officer or employee, other than the president
of the Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor
vehicles for those officers or employees while in official
travel status.
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, Ω59æ$41,367,000
$42,147,000.
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, Ω60æ$490,000,000 $218,335,000: Provided, That
no more than Ω61æ$2,052,925,000 $2,149,185,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Pro-
vided further, ThatΩ62æ, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, 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 seventy-five
percent of the amount of operating assistance such areas
are eligible to receive under Public Law 103–331: Pro-
vided further, That in the distribution of the limitation
provided under this heading to urbanized areas that had
a population under the 1990 census of 1,000,000 or more,
the Secretary shall direct each such area to give priority
consideration to the impact of reductions in operating as-
sistance on smaller transit authorities operating within the
area and to consider the needs and resources of such tran-
sit authorities when the limitation is distributed among
all transit authorities operating in the area.
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,
$85,500,000, of which $39,500,000 shall be for activities
under 
Metropolitan 
Planning 
(49 
U.S.C. 
5303);
$4,500,000 for activities under Rural Transit Assistance
(49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 for activities under
State Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(b));
$22,000,000 for activities under National Planning and
Research (49 U.S.C. 5314); $8,250,000 for activities
under Transit Cooperative Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(a));
and $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C.
5315).
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), $1,920,000,000, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund: Provided, That $1,920,000,000 shall be paid from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to
the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants ac-
count.
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 Ω63æ$1,665,000,000
$1,900,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 for grants under the
contract authority in 49 U.S.C. 5338(b): Provided, That
Ω64ænotwithstanding any provision of law, there shall be
available 
for 
fixed 
guideway 
modernization,
Ω65æ$666,000,000 $725,000,000; there shall be available
for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses
and related equipment and the construction of bus-related
facilities, Ω66æ$333,000,000 $375,000,000; and, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, except for fixed guide-
way modernization projects, Ω67æ$10,510,000 $8,890,000
made available under Public Law 102–240 and Public
Law 102–143 under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration,
Discretionary Grants’’ for projects specified in those Acts
or identified in reports accompanying those Acts, not obli-
gated by September 30, 1996; together with, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $744,000 funds made
available for the ‘‘New Bedford and Fall River Massachu-
setts commuter rail extension’’ under Public Law 103–
331; together with, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, $47,322,000 funds made available for the ‘‘Chi-
cago Central Area Circulator Project’’ in Public Law 103–
122 and Public Law 103–331, shall be made available for
new 
fixed 
guideway 
systems 
together 
with 
the
Ω68æ$666,000,000 $800,000,000 made available for new
fixed guideway systems in this Act, to be available as fol-
lows:
Ω69æ$6,390,000 for the Alaska-Hollis to Ketch-
ikan ferry project;
Ω70æ$66,820,000 $62,000,000 for the Atlanta-
North Springs project;
Ω71æ$10,260,000 $5,000,000 for the Baltimore-
LRT Extension project;
$105,530,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core/
Secaucus project;
Ω94æ$1,000,000
for
the
New
Jersey
West
Trenton commuter rail project;
Ω95æ$8,000,000 $10,000,000 for the New Orle-
ans Canal Street Corridor project;
Ω96æ$2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire
Streetcar project;
$35,020,000 for the New York-Queens Connec-
tion project;
Ω97æ$500,000 for the Northern Indiana com-
muter rail project;
Ω98æ$10,000,000 for the Oklahoma City, MAPS
corridor transit system;
Ω99æ$5,000,000
for
the
Orange
County
transitway project;
$2,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail
project;
Ω100æ$15,100,000 for the Pittsburgh Airport
busway project;
Ω101æ$6,000,000 for the Portland South/North
light rail transit project;
Ω102æ$90,000,000 $138,000,000 for the Port-
land-Westside/Hillsboro Extension project;
Ω103æ$5,000,000 for the Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina regional transit plan;
Ω104æ$6,000,000
$7,000,000 for the Sac-
ramento LRT Extension project;
Ω105æ$20,000,000
$58,000,000 for the Salt
Lake City-South LRT projectΩ106æ,–of which not
less than $10,000,000 shall be available only for
high-occupancy vehicle lane and corridor design
costs;
Ω107æ$30,000,000 for St. Louis Metrolink;
Ω108æ$20,000,000
$45,000,000 for the St.
Louis-St. Clair Extension project;
Ω109æ$35,000,000
$20,000,000 for the San
Francisco Area-BART airport extension/San Jose
Tasman West LRT projects;
Ω110æ$3,000,000 for the San Diego-Mid-Coast
Corridor project;
Ω111æ$9,500,000
for
the
San
Juan
Tren
Urbano project;
Ω112æ$5,000,000 for the Seattle-Renton-Tacoma
light rail project;
Ω113æ$375,000 for the Staten Island-Midtown
Ferry service project;
$2,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland com-
muter rail project; Ω114æand
Ω115æ$8,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express
Richmond to Washington commuter rail project; and
Ω116æ$2,500,000 $5,000,000 for the Whitehall
ferry terminal, New York, New York.
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, Ω117æ$2,000,000,000 $2,300,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain
available 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, Ω118æ$200,000,000 $198,510,000, to remain avail-
able 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.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance
of those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated
and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Develop-
ment Corporation, including the Great Lakes Pilotage
functions delegated by the Secretary of Transportation,
Ω119æ$10,037,000 $10,337,000, to be derived from the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law
99–662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of
the Research and Special Programs Administration,
Ω120æ$23,929,000 $27,675,000, of which $574,000 shall
be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which
$7,101,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1999: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected
under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided fur-
ther, That there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources for expenses in-
curred for training, for reports publication and dissemina-
tion.
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 to discharge the pipeline program responsibil-
ities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Ω121æ$30,988,000
$31,278,000, of which $2,528,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain avail-
able 
until 
September 
30, 
1999; 
and 
of 
which
Ω122æ$28,460,000 $28,750,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $15,500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That in ad-
dition to amounts made available for the Pipeline Safety
Fund, $1,000,000 shall be available for grants to States
for the development and establishment of one-call notifica-
tion systems and shall be derived from amounts previously
collected under section 7005 of the Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c),
$200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Prepared-
ness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 1999:
Provided, That none of the funds made available by 49
U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be made available for
obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of
Transportation, or his designee.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, Ω123æ$39,450,000 $39,700,000:
Provided, That Ω124ænone of the funds under this head-
ing shall be for the conduct of contract audits of which
$1,900,000 shall be for the conduct of contract audits.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transpor-
tation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $12,344,000: Provided, That $3,000,000 in fees col-
lected in fiscal year 1997 by the Surface Transportation
Board pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available
to this appropriation in fiscal year 1997: Ω125æProvided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act
or otherwise made available may be used to increase fees
for services in connection with rail maximum rate com-
plaints, pursuant to 49 CFR part 1002, STB Ex Parte No.
542: Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$3,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 shall remain available until
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until
October 1, 1997.
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, $3,540,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding
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), $42,407,000, of which not to exceed $2,000
may be used for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
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. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1997 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or
previous appropriations Acts.
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for ex-
penditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by title
VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, 20 U.S.C. 7701, et seq., for expenses of primary
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Avia-
tion Administration personnel stationed outside the con-
tinental United States at costs for any given area not in
excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same
area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the
schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to pro-
vide adequately for the education of such dependents, and
(2) for transportation of said dependents between schools
serving the area that they attend and their places of resi-
dence when the Secretary, under such regulations as may
be prescribed, determines that such schools are not acces-
sible by public means of transportation on a regular basis.
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for
the Department of Transportation shall be available for
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 an Executive Level IV.
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able for salaries and expenses of more than one hundred
seven political and Presidential appointees in the Depart-
ment of Transportation: Provided, That none of the per-
sonnel covered by this provision may be assigned on tem-
porary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
SEC. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used
for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties
intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
SEC. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropria-
tions, unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter
into grants, cooperative agreements, and other trans-
actions with any person, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States, any unit of State or local government, any
educational institution, and any other entity in execution
of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under
the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition As-
sistance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided,
That the authority provided in this section may be exer-
cised without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order is-
sued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1997 the Secretary of
Transportation shall distribute the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid highways by allocation in the ratio which
sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid high-
ways that are apportioned or allocated to each State for
such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized
to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are ap-
portioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December
31, 1996, no State shall obligate more than 25 per centum
of the amount distributed to such State under subsection
(a), and the total of all State obligations during such pe-
riod shall not exceed 12 per centum of the total amount
distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient
to prevent lapses of sums authorized to be appro-
priated for Federal-aid highways that have been ap-
portioned to a State;
(2) after August 1, 1997, revise a distribution
of the funds made available under subsection (a) if
a State will not obligate the amount distributed dur-
ing that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient
amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in
addition to those previously distributed during that
fiscal year giving priority to those States having
large unobligated balances of funds apportioned
under sections 103(e)(4), 104, and 144 of title 23,
United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and
1015 of Public Law 102–240; and
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for ad-
ministrative expenses and funded from the adminis-
trative takedown authorized by section 104(a), title
U.S.C., 
the 
Federal 
lands 
highway
Ω126æprogram, program; the intelligent transpor-
tation 
systems 
Ω127æprogram,
and
program;
amounts made available under sections 1040, 1047,
1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023, and 6024 of Public
Law 102–240, and 49 U.S.C. 5316, 5317, and
5338Ω128æ; $5,000,000 for activities authorized by
section 140(b) of title 23, United States Code;
$5,000,000 for activities authorized by section 1012(b)
of Public Law 102–240; and $50,000,000 of the obli-
gation limitation established by this Act for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction: Pro-
vided, That $15,000,000 of such undistributed obliga-
tion limitation shall be available for administrative