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ignated or identified to be secured by the United States 
Secret Service, and for direct and incremental financial 
losses incurred while such airports are closed solely due 
to the actions of the Federal Government: Provided, That 
no funds shall be obligated or distributed to airport spon-
sors that do not provide gateway operations and providers 
of general aviation ground support services until an inde-
pendent audit is completed: Provided further, That losses 
incurred as a result of violations of law, or through fault 
or negligence, of such operators and service providers or 
of third parties (including airports) are not eligible for re-
imbursements: Provided further, That obligation and ex-
penditure of funds are conditional upon full release of the 
United States Government for all claims for financial 
losses resulting from such actions. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed $446,444,304, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for 
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Ad-
ministration. In addition, $3,248,000 shall be transferred 
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to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance 
with section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Funds available for the implementation or execution 
of Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States 
Code, and the provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act shall not exceed total obligations of 
$45,268,596,000 for fiscal year 2019: Provided, That the 
Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by 
title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services 
of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal 
and project finance to assist in the underwriting and serv-
icing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion 
of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such 
credit instruments: Provided further, That such fees are 
available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided 
further, That such amounts are in addition to administra-
tive expenses that are also available for such purpose, and 
are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limita-
tion on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 
23, United States Code. 
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(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, 
$46,007,596,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain avail-
able until expended. 
HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS 
There is hereby appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $3,250,000,000: Provided, That the 
amounts made available under this heading shall be de-
rived from the general fund, shall be in addition to any 
funds provided for fiscal year 2019 in this or any other 
Act for ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’ under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, and shall not affect the distribu-
tion or amount of funds provided in any other Act: Pro-
vided further, That section 1101(b) of Public Law 114– 
94 shall apply to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $2,729,000,000 shall be set aside for activi-
ties eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United 
States Code, and for the elimination of hazards and the 
installation of protective devices at railway-highway cross-
ings, $16,000,000 shall be set aside for activities eligible 
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under the Puerto Rico Highway Program as described in 
section 165(b)(2)(C) of such title, $5,000,000 shall be set 
aside for activities eligible under the Territorial Highway 
Program, as described in section 165(c)(6) of such title, 
$25,000,000 shall be set aside for the nationally signifi-
cant Federal lands and tribal projects program under sec-
tion 1123 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
(FAST) Act (Public Law 114–94), and $475,000,000 
shall be set aside for a bridge replacement and rehabilita-
tion program for qualifying States: Provided further, That 
for purposes of this heading, (1) the term ‘‘State’’ means 
any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia and (2) 
the term ‘‘qualifying State’’ means a State for which the 
percentage of total deck area of bridges classified as in 
poor condition in such State is at least 7.5 percent: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading for activities eligible under section 133(b)(1)(A) 
of title 23, United States Code, and for the elimination 
of hazards and the installation of protective devices at rail-
way-highway crossings, shall be suballocated in the man-
ner described in section 133(d) of such title, except that 
the set-aside described in section 133(h) of such title shall 
not apply to funds made available under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That the funds made available under this 
heading 
for 
(1) 
activities 
eligible 
under 
section 
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133(b)(1)(A) of such title and for the elimination of haz-
ards and the installation of protective devices at railways- 
highway crossings, and (2) a bridge replacement and reha-
bilitation program shall be administered as if apportioned 
under chapter 1 of such title and shall remain available 
through September 30, 2022: Provided further, That the 
funds made available under this heading for activities eli-
gible under section 133(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States 
Code, and for the elimination of hazards and the installa-
tion of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, 
shall be apportioned to the States in the same ratio as 
the obligation limitation for fiscal year 2019 is distributed 
among the States in section 120(a)(5) of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That, except as provided in the following 
proviso, the funds made available under this heading for 
activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Program 
and activities eligible under the Territorial Highway Pro-
gram shall be administered as if allocated under sections 
165(b) and 165(c), respectively, of such title and shall re-
main available through September 30, 2022: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds made available under this heading 
for activities eligible under the Puerto Rico Highway Pro-
gram shall not be subject to the requirements of sections 
165(b)(2)(A) or 165(b)(2)(B) of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the funds made available under this heading 
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