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‘‘(I) coordination of metropolitan
and statewide transportation activities
with trade and economic interests;
‘‘(II) 
coordination 
with 
other
States, agencies, and organizations to
find regional solutions to freight trans-
portation problems; and
‘‘(III) coordination with local of-
ficials of the Department of Defense
and the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and with other organizations,
to develop regional solutions to mili-
tary and homeland security transpor-
tation needs; and
‘‘(ii) promote programs that build pro-
fessional capacity to better plan, coordinate,
integrate, and understand freight transpor-
tation needs for the State.
‘‘(c) INNOVATIVE FINANCE STRATEGIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—States and localities are en-
couraged to adopt innovative financing strategies for
freight 
transportation 
gateway 
improvements,
including—
‘‘(A) new user fees;
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‘‘(B) modifications to existing user fees, in-
cluding trade facilitation charges;
‘‘(C) revenue options that incorporate pri-
vate sector investment; and
‘‘(D) a blending of Federal-aid and innova-
tive finance programs.
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary
shall provide technical assistance to States and local-
ities with respect to the strategies.
‘‘(d) 
INTERMODAL
FREIGHT
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) USE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAM FUNDS.—A State may obligate funds appor-
tioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) for pub-
licly-owned intermodal freight transportation projects
that provide community and highway benefits by ad-
dressing economic, congestion, system reliability, secu-
rity, safety, or environmental issues associated with
freight transportation gateways.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project eligible for
funding under this section—
‘‘(A) may include publicly-owned inter-
modal freight transfer facilities, access to the fa-
cilities, and operational improvements for the fa-
cilities (including capital investment for intel-
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ligent 
transportation 
systems), 
except 
that
projects located within the boundaries of port
terminals shall only include the surface trans-
portation infrastructure modifications necessary
to facilitate direct intermodal interchange, trans-
fer, and access into and out of the port; and
‘‘(B) may involve the combining of private
and public funds.’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PRO-
GRAM FUNDS.—Section 133(b) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(12) Intermodal freight transportation projects
in accordance with section 325(d)(2).’’.
(c) FREIGHT INTERMODAL CONNECTIONS TO NHS.—
Section 103(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) FREIGHT
INTERMODAL
CONNECTIONS
TO
THE NHS.—
‘‘(A) FUNDING
SET-ASIDE.—Of the funds
apportioned to a State for each fiscal year under
section 104(b)(1), an amount determined in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (B) shall only be
available to the State to be obligated for projects
on—
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‘‘(i) National Highway System routes
connecting to intermodal freight terminals
identified according to criteria specified in
the report to Congress entitled ‘Pulling To-
gether: The National Highway System and
its Connections to Major Intermodal Termi-
nals’ dated May 24, 1996, referred to in
paragraph (1), and any modifications to
the connections that are consistent with
paragraph (4);
‘‘(ii) strategic highway network con-
nectors to strategic military deployment
ports; and
‘‘(iii) projects to eliminate railroad
crossings or make railroad crossing im-
provements.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT.—The
amount of funds for each State for a fiscal year
that shall be set aside under subparagraph (A)
shall be equal to the greater of—
‘‘(i) 
the 
product 
obtained 
by
multiplying—
‘‘(I) the total amount of funds ap-
portioned to the State under section
104(b)(1); by
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‘‘(II) the percentage of miles that
routes specified in subparagraph (A)
constitute of the total miles on the Na-
tional Highway System in the State;
or
‘‘(ii) 2 percent of the annual appor-
tionment to the State of funds under
104(b)(1).
‘‘(C) EXEMPTION
FROM
SET-ASIDE.—For
any fiscal year, a State may obligate the funds
otherwise set aside by this paragraph for any
project that is eligible under paragraph (6) and
is located in the State on a segment of the Na-
tional Highway System specified in paragraph
(2), if the State certifies and the Secretary con-
curs that—
‘‘(i) the designated National Highway
System intermodal connectors described in
subparagraph (A) are in good condition
and provide an adequate level of service for
military vehicle and civilian commercial
vehicle use; and
‘‘(ii) significant needs on the des-
ignated National Highway System inter-
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modal connectors are being met or do not
exist.’’.
(d) FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.—Section 120 of title
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(m) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE
FOR CONNEC-
TORS.—In the case of a project to support a National High-
way System intermodal freight connection or strategic high-
way network connector to a strategic military deployment
port described in section 103(b)(7), except as otherwise pro-
vided in section 120, the Federal share of the total cost of
the project shall be 90 percent.’’.
(e) LENGTH LIMITATIONS.—Section 31111(e) of title
49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) LENGTH LIMITATIONS.—In the interests of
economic competitiveness, security, and intermodal
connectivity, not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, States shall update the
list of those qualifying highways to include—
‘‘(A) strategic highway network connectors
to strategic military deployment ports; and
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‘‘(B) National Highway System intermodal
freight connections serving military and com-
mercial truck traffic going to major intermodal
terminals 
as 
described 
in 
section
103(b)(7)(A)(i).’’.
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis of chap-
ter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘325. Freight transportation gateways.’’.
SEC. 1204. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY
TERMINAL AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES;
COORDINATION OF FERRY CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 147 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 147. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
and maintenance facilities; coordination
of ferry construction and maintenance
‘‘(a) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY
TERMINAL FACILITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry
out a program for construction of ferry boats and
ferry terminal facilities in accordance with section
129(c).
‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the
cost of construction of ferry boats and ferry terminals
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and maintenance facilities under this subsection shall
be 80 percent.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—The Secretary
shall give priority in the allocation of funds under
this subsection to those ferry systems, and public enti-
ties responsible for developing ferries, that—
‘‘(A) carry the greatest number of pas-
sengers and vehicles;
‘‘(B) carry the greatest number of pas-
sengers in passenger-only service; or
‘‘(C) provide critical access to areas that
are not well-served by other modes of surface
transportation.
‘‘(b) NON-CONTRACT AUTHORITY AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) $46,931,447 for each
fiscal year to carry out this section.
‘‘(2) 
AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
section
118(a), funds made available under paragraph (1)
shall not be available in advance of an annual appro-
priation.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to section 147 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘147. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal and maintenance facilities.’’.
(2) Section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
2005) is repealed.
SEC. 1205. DESIGNATION OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
(a) DESIGNATION
OF DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—Interstate Route 86 in the
State of New York, extending from the Pennsylvania
border near Lake Erie through Orange County, New
York, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Daniel
Patrick Moynihan Interstate Highway’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the highway referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Interstate Highway.
(b) DESIGNATION OF AMO HOUGHTON BYPASS.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The 3-mile segment of Inter-
state Route 86 between the interchange of Interstate
Route 86 with New York State Route 15 in the vicin-
ity of Painted Post, New York, and the interchange
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of Interstate Route 86 with New York State Route
352 in the vicinity of Corning, New York, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Amo Houghton By-
pass’’.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the highway referred to in para-
graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amo
Houghton Bypass.
SEC. 1206. STATE-BY-STATE COMPARISON OF HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
(a) COLLECTION OF DATA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Highway Administration (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Administrator’’) shall collect from States
any bid price data that is necessary to make State-
by-State comparisons of highway construction costs.
(2) DATA
REQUIRED.—In determining which
data to collect and the procedures for collecting data,
the Administrator shall take into account the data
collection deficiencies identified in the report pre-
pared by the General Accounting Office numbered
GAO–04–113R.
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall sub-
mit to Congress an annual report on the bid price
data collected under subsection (a).
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report shall include—
(A) State-by-State comparisons of highway
construction costs for the previous fiscal year
(including the cost to construct a 1-mile road
segment of a standard design, as determined by
the Administrator); and
(B) a description of the competitive bidding
procedures used in each State; and
(C) a determination by Administrator as to
whether the competitive bidding procedures de-
scribed under subparagraph (B) are effective.
(c) INNOVATIVE AND COST-EFFECTIVE MATERIALS.—
The Secretary shall encourage and provide incentives to
States to make maximum use of innovative and cost-effec-
tive materials and products in highway construction.
Subtitle C—Finance
SEC. 1301. FEDERAL SHARE.
Section 120 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1)
and inserting the following:
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided
in this chapter, the Federal share payable on account
of any project on the Interstate System (including a
project to add high occupancy vehicle lanes and a
project to add a bridge project auxiliary lanes but ex-
cluding a project to add any other lanes) shall be 90
percent of the total cost of the project.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as otherwise’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘shall be—’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘shall be 80 percent of the
cost of the project.’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) 
STATE-DETERMINED
LOWER
FEDERAL
SHARE.—In the case of any project subject to this
subsection, a State may determine a lower Federal
share than the Federal share determined under para-
graph (1).’’;
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) INCREASED FEDERAL SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share payable
under subsection (a) or (b) may be increased for