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(C) in subsection (b) by inserting after ‘‘50 
percent’’ the following ‘‘or, in the case of funds 
appropriated by subsection (a) to carry out sec-
tion 5201, 5202, or 5203 of this Act, 80 per-
cent’’. 
(2) FUTURE
STRATEGIC
HIGHWAY
RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.—Section 5210 of such Act (119 Stat. 
1804) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(c) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 
under this section shall be available for obligation in the 
same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the Fed-
eral share shall be determined under section 510(f) of that 
title. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 
Funds made available under this section shall be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs under section 
1102 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transpor-
tation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 104 
note; 119 Stat. 1157) or any other Act. 
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(e) EQUITY
BONUS
FORMULA.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, in allocating funds for the eq-
uity bonus program under section 105 of title 23, United 
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall make the required 
calculations under that section as if this section had not 
been enacted. 
(f) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—Of the 
amount made available by section 5101(a)(1) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1779)— 
(1) at least $1,000,000 shall be made available 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry 
out section 502(h) of title 23, United States Code; 
and 
(2) at least $4,900,000 shall be made available 
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry 
out section 502(i) of that title. 
(g) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH.— 
Section 502 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the first subsection (h), relating 
to infrastructure investment needs reports beginning 
with the report for January 31, 1999. 
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(2) ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCE-
DURES PROGRAM.—Section 5512(a)(2) of the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq-
uity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1829) is 
amended by striking ‘‘PROGRAM APPRECIATION.—’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM APPLICATION.—’’. 
(3) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RE-
SEARCH.—Section 5506 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In order to’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE.—Nothing in paragraph 
(1) requires a nonprofit institution of higher learn-
ing designated as a Tier II university transportation 
center to maintain total expenditures as described in 
paragraph (1) in excess of the amount of the grant 
awarded to the institution.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (k)(3) by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to 
carry out this section’’ and inserting ‘‘For each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, the Sec-
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retary shall expend not more than 1.5 percent 
of amounts made available to carry out this sec-
tion’’. 
SEC. 114. RESCISSION. 
Section 10212 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Ef-
ficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (as 
amended by section 1302 of the Pension Protection Act 
of 2006 (Public Law 109–280)) (119 Stat. 1937; 120 
Stat. 780) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,593,000,000’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$8,710,000,000’’. 
SEC. 115. TEA–21 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.—Section 
1108(f)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (23 U.S.C. 133 note; 112 Stat. 141) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 
(b) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.—The table con-
tained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 257) is amended in item 
number 1096 (as amended by section 1703(a)(11) of the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Eq-
uity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1454)) by insert-
ing ‘‘, and planning and construction to Heisley Road,’’ 
before ‘‘in Mentor, Ohio’’. 
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SEC. 116. DEFINITION OF REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVER 
LAW. 
Section 164(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) receive— 
‘‘(i) a driver’s license suspension for 
not less than 1 year; or 
‘‘(ii) a combination of suspension of 
all driving privileges for the first 45 days 
of the suspension period followed by a rein-
statement of limited driving privileges for 
the purpose of getting to and from work, 
school, or an alcohol treatment program if 
an ignition interlock device is installed on 
each of the motor vehicles owned or oper-
ated, or both, by the individual; 
‘‘(B) be subject to the impoundment or im-
mobilization of, or the installation of an ignition 
interlock system on, each motor vehicle owned 
or operated, or both, by the individual;’’. 
SEC. 117. RESEARCH TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 5506(e)(5)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$2,225,000’’and inserting 
‘‘$2,250,000’’. 
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SEC. 118. BUY AMERICA. 
Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(1) WRITTEN
JUSTIFICATIONS.—If the Sec-
retary determines that it is necessary to waive the 
application of subsection (a) in accordance with sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall, before the waiver be-
comes effective— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a de-
tailed written justification as to why the waiver 
is needed; and 
‘‘(B) provide the public with a reasonable 
period of time for notice and comment. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee and Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on the Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report on any waivers granted under 
subsection (b).’’. 
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SEC. 119. EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING HIGHWAY CAPAC-
ITY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a study on the impacts of converting left and right 
highway safety shoulders to travel lanes. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) analyze instances in which safety shoulders 
are used for general purpose vehicle traffic, high oc-
cupancy vehicles, and public transportation vehicles; 
(2) analyze instances in which safety shoulders 
are not part of the roadway design; 
(3) evaluate whether or not conversion of safety 
shoulders or the lack of a safety shoulder in the 
original roadway design has a significant impact on 
the number of accidents or has any other impact on 
highway safety; and 
(4) compile relevant statistics. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 120. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act (including subsection (b)), this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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(b) EXCEPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this Act (other than the amendments made by sec-
tions 103, 105, 110, and 201(o)) to the Safe, Ac-
countable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 
Stat. 1144) shall— 
(A) take effect as of the date of enactment 
of that Act; and 
(B) be treated as being included in that 
Act as of that date. 
(2) EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS.—Each provision 
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Trans-
portation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public 
Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144) (including the amend-
ments made by that Act) (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act) that is 
amended by this Act (other than sections 103, 105, 
110, and 201(o)) shall be treated as not being en-
acted. 
TITLE II—TRANSIT PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. TRANSIT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) SECTION 5302.—Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘charter,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘charter, sightseeing,’’. 
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