Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994
PL 103-122 (H.R.2750), enacted 10/27/1993

107 STAT. 1198 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
Public Law 103-122 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 27, 1993 
[H.R. 2750] 
Department of 
Transportation 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1994. 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30,1994, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, 1994, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Sec-
retary, $1,173,000. 
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy 
Secretary, $481,000. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$7,667,000. 
For the necessary legal expenses of the 5 former employees 
of the White House Travel Office who were placed on paid adminis-
trative leave during calendar year 1993, $150,000 to be made avail-
able to the Office of the General Counsel: Provided, That such 
funds shall be deposited in a Fund established by the General 
Counsel: Provided further. That the General Counsel shall disburse 
a portion of such funds to any such employee— 
(1) after submission of a valid claim for reimbursement 
of necessary legal expenses incurred as a result of an investiga-
tion conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the 
operations of the White House Travel Office during calendar 
year 1993; and 
(2) upon notification or finding by the Department of Jus-
tice that such employee is not a subject of such investigation. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1199 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Transportation Policy, $2,410,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION AND 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Aviation and International Affairs, $8,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Budget and Programs, $2,826,000, including not to exceed 
$60,000 for allocation within the Department for official reception 
and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Governmental Affairs, $2,100,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, $27,066,000. 
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, 
$1,355,000. 
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT 
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $900,000. 
CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board, 
$602,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $1,430,000. 
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvan-
taged Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, funds available for the purposes 
of the Minority Business Resource Center in this or any other 
Act may be used for business opportunities related to any mode 
of transportation. 
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and Secu-
rity, $1,000,000. 
107 STAT. 1200 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, and development activities, including the collection of 
national 
transportation 
statistics, to remain 
available 
imtil 
expended, $9,232,000. 
OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses for operations and research activities 
related to commercial space transportation, $4,700,000, of which 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited 
to this account up to $200,000 received from user fees established 
for regulatory services. 
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of 
the Department of Transportation Working Capital Fund not to 
exceed $93,000,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from 
appropriations made available by this Act and prior appropriations 
Acts to the Department of Transportation, together with advances 
and reimbursements received by the Department of Transportation. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments to air car-
riers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined under 
section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
U.S.C. 1389), as is payable by the Department of Transportation, 
$33,423,077, to remain available 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 $33,423,077 for the Payments 
to Air Carriers program in fiscal year 1994: Provided further. That 
none of the funds in this Act shall be used by the Secretary 
of Transportation to make pajnnent of compensation under section 
419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, in excess 
of the appropriation in this Act for liquidation of obligations 
incurred under the "Payments to air carriers" program: Provided 
further. That none of the fimds in this Act shall be used for 
the payment of claims for such compensation except in accordance 
with this provision: Provided further. That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available for service to communities in the forty-
eight contiguous States that are located fewer than seventy highway 
miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that require 
a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200, unless such 
f
>oint is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the nearest 
arge or medium hub airport. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1201 
For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters and field 
space and related services assessed by the Greneral Services 
Administration, $149,605,000: Provided, 
TTiat of this amount, 
$3,262,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, 
$37,114,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, $576,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
and $175,000 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, $17,524,000, to be derived from 
"Federal-aid Highways", subject to the "Limitation on Greneral 
Operating Expenses". 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of direct loans, $300,000, as authorized by 49 
U.S.C. 332: Provided, That of this amount, $120,000 shall be derived 
from unobligated balances of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization: Provided further. That such costs, including 
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 subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $7,500,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan program, $400,000: Provided further. That of this amount 
$180,000 shall be derived from unooligated balances of the Office 
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to 
exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; pay-
ments 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; $2,570,000,000, 
of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund; and of which $32,250,000 shall be expended from 
the Boat Safety Account: Provided, That the number of aircraft 14 use 92 note, 
on hand at any one time shall not exceed two hundred and twenty-
three, exclusive of aircrafi; 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 credited to this appropriation: Provided 
further. That of the fluids provided under this head, not less than 
$6,000,000 in work currently scheduled to be conducted at the 
Coast Guard Yard is to be awarded based upon a competitive 
solicitation of both public and private shipyards: Provided 
further. 
That the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian 
107 STAT. 1202 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
employment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive 
Order No. 12839. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, 
and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $327,500,000, 
of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund; of which $95,300,000 shall be available to acquire, 
repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 1998; $49,685,000 
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
capability, 
to remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
1996; 
$44,500,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1996; $96,400,000 shall be available for 
shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available 
imtil September 30, 1996; and $41,615,000 shall be available for 
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain 
available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That funds received 
from the sale of the VC-llA aircraft shall be credited to this 
appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increas-
ing aviation capacity. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the fimds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-
388, $20,000,000 are rescinded. 
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environ-
mental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of 
title 14, United States Code, $22,600,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, $12,940,000, to remain available until expended. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pav, including the payment of obligations therefor 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, 
and payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for pajrments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents 
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), $548,774,000. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and 
supplies, equipment, and services; $64,000,000. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied 
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance, 
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107 STAT. 1203 
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as 
authorized by law, $22,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $4,457,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion 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 recreational 
boating safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended, 
$32,250,000, to be derived from the Boat Safety Account and to 
remain available until expended. 
FEDERAL AVL^TION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for 
research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities 
and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, 
and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway Develop-
ment Act, as amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the 
obligation of funds for similar programs of airport and airway 
development or improvement, lease or purchase of four passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only, $4,580,518,000, of which 
$2,294,500,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, riiunicipalities, foreign authori-
ties, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses 
incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation facili-
ties and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, includ-
ing airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests 
related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: 
Provided further. That, of the funds available under this head, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for the Mid-American Aviation 
Resource Consortium in Minnesota to operate an air traffic control-
ler training program: 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 stand-
ards: Provided further. That none of the funds provided shall be 
made available for pay raises or bonuses in fiscal year 1994 for 
Federal Aviation Administration employees whose responsibilities 
include noise abatement policy function, managing aircraft route 
design or changes, and responsibility for preparing, managing, and 
overseeing the environmental impact statement mandated by sec-
tion 9119 of Public Law 101-508, until the final report on such 
impact statement is issued: Provided further. That none of these 
funds shall be available for new applicants for the second career 
training program. 
107 STAT. 1204 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisi-
tion, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and 
hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment 
as authorized by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended 
(49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of nec-
essary sites by lease or grant; engineering 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 of officers and employees of the Federal 
Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such 
accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease or trans-
fer of aircraft from funds available imder this head; to be derived 
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,120,104,000, of which 
$1,922,104,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1996, 
and of which $198,000,000 shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30,1995: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private 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, in accordance with the 
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rovisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
r.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including construction of experimental 
facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, 
$254,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That there 
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, miuiicipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, 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 air-
port planning and development, and for noise compatibility planning 
and programs under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
of 1982, as amended, and under other law authorizing such obliga-
tions, $2,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 
Trust Fund and to remain available imtil expended: Provided, That 
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning 
or execution of programs the commitments for which are m excess 
of $1,690,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants-in-aid for airport 
planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and 
programs, notwithstanding section 506(eX4) of the Airport and Air-
way Improvement Act of 1982, as amended. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1205 
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND 
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds avail-
able pursuant to section 1306 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1536), and in accordance Math section 
104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program 
for aviation insurance activities under title XIII of the Federal 
Aviation Act of 1958. 
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue notes or 49 USC app. 
other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such forms ^
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and denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such 
terms and conditions £is the Secretary of the Treasury may pre-
scribe. Such obligations may be issued to pay any necessary 
expenses required pursuant to any guarantee issued under the 
Act of September 7, 1957, Public Law 85-307, as amended (49 
U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the ftmds in this Act shall be available 
for activities under this head the obligations for which are in 
excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal year 1994. Such obligations shall 
be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations authorized by 
this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any 
such obligations, and for such purpose he may use as a public 
debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued 
imder the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter in force. 
The purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act 
are extended to include any purchase of notes or other obligations 
issued under the subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may 
sell any such obligations at such times and price and upon such 
terms and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All 
purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Sec-
retary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United 
States. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including 
motor carrier safety program operations, and research of the Federsd 
Highway Administration not to exceed $468,856,000 shall be paid 
in accordance 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 not to exceed $168,475,000 of the 
amount provided herein shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
there may be credited to this accoimt funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources, for training expenses incurred for non-Federal employees. 
107 STAT. 1206 
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HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUROATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of title 23, United States Code, section 402 administered 
by the Federal Highway Administration, to remcdn available until 
expended, $10,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: 
Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 of the amount appropriated 
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 excess of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 
1994 for "Highway-Related Safety Grants". 
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROJECTS 
For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway crossings 
projects as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway 
Act of 1973, as amended, to remain available until expended, 
$30,262,000. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
23USC104note. 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which 
are in excess of $17,590,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 1994. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the fimds made available for the fimctional replacement 
of publicly-owned facilities located within the proposed right-of-
way of Interstate Route 170 in Public Law 96-131, $200,000 are 
rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the fimds made available under this heading in Public 
Law 100-71, $364,180 are rescinded. 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the authority made available for the intersection seifety 
demonstration project in Public Law 100-457 and Public Law 101-
516, $3,059,960 are rescinded. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1207 
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 highways, 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 23 U.S.C. 308, 
$18,000,000,000 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) 
During fiscal year 1994 and with the resources and authority 
available, gross obligations for the principal amoimt of direct loans 
shall not exceed $42,500,000. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations inciured in carrying out the provi-
sions of section 402 of Public Law 97-424, $68,000,000, to be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available 
imtil expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall 
be available for the implementation or execution of programs the 
obligations for which are in excess of $65,000,000 for "Motor Carrier 
Safety Grants". 
BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON PARKWAY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry out 
the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 and section 
1069 of Public Law 102-240 for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, 
to remain available imtil expended, $12,800,000. 
KENTUCKY BRIDGE PROJECT 
For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for continuing 
construction to replace the Glover Gary Bridge in Owensboro, Ken-
tucky, $12,000,000. 
BORDER HIGHWAY PROJECT 
For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the border 
highway project authorized in Public Law 89-795, $6,400,000. 
107 STAT. 1208 
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NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Sec-
retary with respect to traffic and highway safety under the Motor 
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92-513, 
as amended) and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act, $75,909,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessa^^ to discharge the fimctions of the Sec-
retary 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, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund, $48,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred canying out the provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 406, 408, and 410, section 2007 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and sec-
tion 209 of Public Law 95-599, as amended, to remain available 
imtil expended, $138,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding 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 1994, are in excess of $163,500,000 for programs authorized 
under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended, of which $123,000,000 
shall be for "State and community highway safety grants**, 
$12,000,000 shall be for section 153 "Safety belt and motorcycle 
helmet use*' grants, $3,500,000 shall be for the "National Driver 
Register**, 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, rehabilita-
tion or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for 
State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further. 
That none of the fimds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which 
are in excess of $10,500,000 for "Alcohol safety incentive grants** 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 408: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $5,153,000 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 mav be available for 
technical assistance to the States: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or 
execution of programs authorized under section 209 of Public Law 
95-599, as amended, the total obligations for which are in excess 
of $4,750,000 in fiscal years 1982 through 1994. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1209 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $12,011,000, of which $2,435,000 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 that 
no new commitments to guarantee loans xmder 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 40 USC 817 
Union Station treuisaction in which the Secretary assumed the 
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first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union Station 
Redevelopment Corporation or any successor 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 author-
ized 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 fimds: Provided further. That such 
additional sums as may be necessary for pajmient on the first 
deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from unobli-
gated balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration, 
to be reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station 
Redevelopment Corporation. 
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses for rail assistance under section 5(q) 
of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, $17,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
RAILROAD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not 
otherwise provided for, $44,420,000, of which $2,711,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be cred-
ited to this appropriation funds received from non-Federal sources 
for expenses incurred in training safety employees of private indus-
try. State and local authorities, or other public authorities other 
than State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant 
to section 206 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$37,613,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
up to $100,000 shall be made available to support, by financial 
assistance agreement, railroad-highway grade crossing safety pro-
grams, including Operation Lifesaver: Provided 
further. 
That 
$100,000 is available until expended to support by financial assist-
ance agreement railroad metallurgical and welding studies at the 
Oregon Graduate Institute. 
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107 STAT. 1210 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improve-
ments authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and 
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et 
seq.) and the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988, $225,000,000, 
to remain available imtil expended. 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 45 
U.S.C. 601, to remain available until expended, $546,700,000, of 
which $351,700,000 shall be available for operating losses incurred 
by the Corporation and for labor protection costs, and of which 
$195,000,000, not to become available until July 1, 1994, shall 
be available for capital improvements: Provided, That none of the 
funds herein appropriated 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 Corporation, 
excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers 
or employees while in official travel status: Provided further, That 
no funds in this Act may be used, either directly or indirectly, 
to support intercity bus routes unconnected by a rail segment 
grovided by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Thruway 
lus Service Program. 
MANDATORY PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE PAYMENTS 
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To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay obligations 
and liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
$137,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
this amount is available only for the pajmtient of: (1) tax liabilities 
imder section 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 due 
in fiscal year 1994 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits 
for individuals who retired from the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation and for their beneficiaries; (2) obligations of the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation imder section 358(a) of 
title 45, United States Code, due in fiscal year 1994 in excess 
of its obligations calculated on an experience-rated basis; and (3) 
obligations of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation due 
under section 3321 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the 
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to 
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amoimts 
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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 authority to 
exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
Provided, That not more than $5,000,000 in loan guarantee commit-
ments shall be made during fiscal year 1994 and $250,000 is hereby 
made available for the cost of such loan guarantee commitments: 
Provided further. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for fiscal year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all amounts 
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realized from the sale of notes or securities sold under authority 
of this section shall be considered as current year domestic discre-
tionary outlay offsets and not as "asset sales" or "loan prepayments" 
as defined by section 257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That 
any underwriting fees and related expenses shall be derived solely 
from the proceeds of the sales. 
NATIONAL MAGNETIC LEVTTATION PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT 
(UMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning 
or execution of the National Magnetic Levitation Prototjrpe Develop-
ment program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(dXlXA) 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. 
HIGH-SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provi-
sions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation program as defined 
in subsections 1036(c) and 1036(d)(lXB) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, $4,000,000, to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
available for the implementation or execution of programs the 
obligations for which are in excess of $3,500,000 for tne "High-
Speed Groimd Transportation" program. 
FEDERAL. TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
Administration's programs authorized by the Federal Transit Act 
and 23 U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection with these activities, includ-
ing hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,295,000: Provided, That no more than 
$39,457,000 of budget authority shall be available for these 
purposes. 
FORMULA GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 
9, 16(bX2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act, to remain available 
until expended, $1,284,916,000: Provided, 
That no more than 
$2,414,867,000 of budget authority shall be available for these 
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urposes: Provided further. That of the fimds provided imder this 
ead for formula grants no more than $802,278,000 may be used 
for operating assistance under section 9(kX2) of the Federal Transit 
Act. 
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UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS 
For necessary expenses for university transportation centers 
as authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal Transit Act, to remain 
available until expended, $3,238,000: Provided, That no more than 
$6,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these piirposes. 
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as 
authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit Act, to remain 
available until expended, $48,125,000: Provided, That no more than 
$92,250,000 of budget authority shall be available for these pur-
poses: Provided further, That there may be credited to this appro-
priation funds received from States, counties, mimicipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for 
training. 
TRUST FUND SHARE OF TRANSIT PROGRAMS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out section 
21(a) of the Federal Transit Act, $1,195,000,000, to remain available 
until expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: 
Provided, That $18,162,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit 
Accoimt of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration's administrative expenses account: Provided further, That 
$1,129,951,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of 
the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's 
formula grants account: Provided further. That $2,762,000 shall 
be paid n*om the Mass Transit Accoimt of the Highway Trust 
Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's imiversity transpor-
tation centers account: Provided further, That $44,125,000 shall 
be paid from the Mass Transit Accoimt of the Highway Trust 
Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's transit planning and 
research 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 obligations for which 
are in excess of $1,785,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants under 
the contract authority in section 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of law, there shall 
be available for fixed guideway modernization, $760,060,000; there 
shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase 
of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
facilities, $357,000,000; and there shall be available for new fixed 
guideway systems, $667,940,000, as follows— 
$10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the South 
Boston Piers Transitway Project; 
$24,090,000 for the Chicago Central Area Circulator 
Project; 
$800,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project; 
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107 STAT. 1213 
$9,500,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, 
Maine Commuter Rail Project; 
$40,000,000 for the Dallas South Oak Cliff" LRT Project; 
$39,000,000 for the Houston Regional Bus Plan Program 
of Projects; 
$62,500,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core; 
$170,000,000 for the Los Angeles Metro Rail MOS-2 and 
MOS-3 Projects; 
$3,600,000 for alternatives analysis, preliminary engineer-
ing, and environmental analysis for the New Orleans Canal 
Street Corridor Project; 
$1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Commuter Rail Project; 
$500,000 for the South Jersey alternatives analysis; 
$15,500,000 for the Orange County Transitway System 
Project; 
$36,700,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway Projects; 
$65,000,000 for the New York Queens Connection Project; 
$3,000,000 for the Orlando Streetcar Project; 
$83,500,000 for the Portland Westside LRT Project; 
$1,000,000 for the Sacramento LRT Extension Project; 
$28,200,000 for the San Francisco Airport BART Extension 
Project and the Tasman Corridor LRT Project; 
$3,000,000 for preliminary engineering only for the Salt 
Lake City South LRT Project; 
$15,200,000 for the St. Louis METRO Link LRT to Airport 
Project; 
$10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail 
Project; 
$2,800,000 for preliminary engineering only for the Twin 
Cities Central Corridor Project; 
$23,500,000 for the Maryland Commuter Rail Project; 
$8,000,000 for the Wisconsin Central Commuter Line 
Project; 
$3,000,000 for the Lakewood Freehold and Matawan or 
Jamesburg Commuter Rail Project; 
$6,700,000 for the Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter Rail 
Project; 
$1,350,000 for alternatives analysis for Cincinnati, Ohio 
Commuter Rail; and 
$500,000 for Memphis, Tennessee Regional Rail Plan: Pro-
vided further, That Public Law 102-388 is amended under 106 Stat. 1537. 
Federal Transit Administration, "Discretionary grants" by 
deleting "not less than $76,500,000 for the Honolulu Rapid 
Transit Starter Line of Projects;": Provided further. That of 
the fimds affected by the preceding proviso, $10,000,000 shall 
be for the South Boston Piers Transitway, $8,500,000 shall 
be for the Chicago Central Area Circulator Project, $4,000,000 
shall be for the Dallas South Oak Cliff* LRT Project, $1,000,000 
shall be for the Houston Regional Bus Plan Program of Projects, 
$5,000,000 shall be for the Pittsburgh Busway Projects, 
$3,000,000 shall be for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin East-West 
Corridor Project, and $45,000,000 shall be allocated at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
107 STAT. 1214 
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MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For pajnnent of obligations incurred in carrying out section 
21(b) of the Federal Transit Act, administered by tne Federal Tran-
sit Administration, $1,000,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. 
INTERSTATE TRANSFER GRANTS—TRANSIT 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
103(e)(4) related to transit projects, $45,000,000, 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, $200,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is 
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 
section 104 of the Government 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 
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ortions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained 
y 
the 
Saint 
Lawrence 
Seaway 
Development 
Corporation, 
$10,765,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662. 
ADDITIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS 
APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to continue construc-
tion on Kentucky Corridor B and West Virginia Corridor L of 
the Appalachian Development Highway System, as authorized by 
section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240, $57,000,000. 
CUMBERLAND GAP TUNNEL PROJECT 
For expenses necessary for the Cumberland Gap Tunnel Project, 
as authorized by section 1069(c) of Public Law 102-240, $6,000,000. 
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107 STAT. 1215 
LocjK AND DAM NO. 4 BRIDGE 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Lock and 
Dam No. 4 bridge in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, $4,000,000. 
MiNEOLA GRADE CROSSING 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Mineola, 
New York grade crossing project, as authorized by Public Law 
99-591, $7,800,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fimd 
and to remain available until expended. 
CONGESTION MITIGATION 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the Sjrracuse, 
New York congestion mitigation project, as authorized by section 
1069(bb) of Public Law 102-240, $1,600,000. 
CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPRESSWAY 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the 1-287 Cross 
Westchester, New York Expressway high occupancy vehicle lane 
project, as authorized by section 1069(ff) of Public Law 102-240, 
$9,800,000. 
SCHENECTADY BRIDGE 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for construction of 
the Exit 26 bridge in Schenectady County, New York, as authorized 
by section 1069(b) of Public Law 102-240, $3,200,000. 
COLUMBIA GORGE HIGHWAY 
For 80 percent of the expenses necessarv for the Hood River 
to Mosier Connection project, as authorizea by section 16(bX3) 
of Public Law 99-663, $2,500,000. 
MANASSAS BATTLEFIELD BYPASS 
For 75 percent of the expenses necessary for the Manassas 
Battlefield highway projects, as authorized by section 10004(d) of 
Public Law 100-647, $3,000,000. 
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Hazardous 
Materials Safety and for expenses lor conducting research and 
development, $12,600,000, of which $1,364,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 in fees col-
lected under section 106(cXll) of the Hazardous Materials 
Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1805(cXll)) shall be deposited 
in the general fund of the Treasuty as offsetting receipts: Provided 
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, and 
for reports publication and dissemination. 
107 STAT. 1216 
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AVIATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Aviation 
Information Management, $2,521,000: Provided, That there may 
be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, coun-
ties, municipalities, other pubUc authorities, and private sources 
for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and 
dissemination, and for aviation information management: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there 
may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds 
received from user fees established to support the electronic tariff 
filing system: Provided further. That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from user fees established to 
defray the costs of obtaining, preparing, and publishing in automatic 
data processing tape format the United States International Air 
Travel Statistics data base published by the Department. 
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Emergency 
Transportation and for expenses for conducting research and aevel-
opment, $842,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from States, coimties, municipalities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred 
for training, and for reports puolication and dissemination. 
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Research 
and Technology and for expenses for conducting research and devel-
opment, $1,766,000, of which $585,000 shall remain available imtil 
expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropria-
tion funds received from States, coimties, municipalities, other 
public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training, and for reports publication and dissemination. 
PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Program 
and Administrative Support, $6,279,000, of which $180,000 shall 
be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, TTiat there 
may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private 
sources for expenses incurred for training, and for reports publica-
tion and dissemination: Provided further. That no employees other 
than those compensated under this appropriation shall serve in 
the Office of the Administrator, the Office of Policy and Programs, 
the Office of Management and Administration, and the Office of 
the Chief Counsel. 
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 section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline 
Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act 
of 1979, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1217 
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $19,376,000; of which $2,449,000 
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain 
available until expended; and of which $16,927,000 shall be derived 
from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $8,400,000 shall remain 
available until expended. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 117A(i)(3XB) of 
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, $400,000 
to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not more than $11,000,000 
shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 1994 for 
amoimts made available by section 117A (h)(6XB) and (i) (1), (2) 
and (4) and section 118 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation 
Act, as amended: Provided further. That such amounts snail only 
be available to the Secretary of IVansportation and the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary exi>enses of the Office of the Inspector General 
to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $39,000,000: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 
of the funds made available under this head shall be available 
for implementation of Public Law 101-576. 
TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES 
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 
COMPLUNCE BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transpor-
tation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $3,348,000: 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 Transportation Safety 
Board, 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), $37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 may be 
used for official reception and representation expenses. 
note. 
107 STAT. 1218 
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of 
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and 
not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation 
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expenses, $44,960,000: Provided, That joint board members and 
cooperating State commissioners may use Government transpor-
tation requests when traveling in connection with their official 
duties as such: Provided further. That $7,300,000 in fees collected 
in fiscal year 1994 by the Interstate Commerce Commission pursu-
ant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available to this appropriation 
in fiscal year 1994. 
PAYMENTS FOR DIRECTED RAIL SERVICE 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available 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 REVOL\aNG FUND 
For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal Commission, 
including not to exceed $11,000 for official reception and representa-
tion 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 
Administrator, $51,742,000, to be derived from the Panama Canal 
Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds may be used 
for the planning or execution of nonadministrative and capital 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $540,000,000 
in fiscal year 1994: Provided further. That funds available to the 
Panama Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase 
of not to exceed thirty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only (including large heavy-duty vehicles used to transport Commis-
sion personnel across the Isthmus of Panama), the purchase price 
of which shall not exceed $19,000 per vehicle. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
REBATE OF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS 
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) 
For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid for use 
of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, 
$9,707,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived 
from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, of which not to exceed 
$225,000 shall be available for expenses of administering the 
rebates. 
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107 STAT. 1219 
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
INTEREST PAYMENTS 
For necessary expenses for interest payments, to remain avail-
able until expended, $51,663,569: Proviaed, That these fimds shall 
be disbursed pursuant to terms and conditions established by Public 
Law 96-184 and the Initial Bond Repajrment Participation Agree-
ment, 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropria-
tions 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 busi-
ness; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). 
SEC. 302. Fimds for the Panama Canal Commission may be 
apportioned notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to the extent necessary 
to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or employees 
as may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to law 
that are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same 
period in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees 
of the Government in comparable positions. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated imder this Act for expenditures 20 use 241 note, 
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), for expenses of primary and secondary schooling 
for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration personnel sta-
tioned outside the continental 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 provide 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 residence when the Secretary, under 
such regulations as may be prescribed, determines that such schools 
are not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular 
basis. 
SEC. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Depart-
ment 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 a GS-18. 
SEC. 305. None of the fimds for the Panama Canal Commission 
may be expended unless in conformance with the Panama Canal 
Treaties of 1977 and any law implementing; those treaties. 
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 appropriations, unless expressly 
so provided herein. 
107 STAT. 1220 
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SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or implementation of any change in the current 
Federal status of the Volpe National Transportation Systems Cen-
ter, and none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation of any change in the current Federal status of 
the Tumer-Fairbank Highway Research Center: Provided, That 
the Secretary may plan for further development of the Volpe 
National Transportation Systems Center and for other compatible 
uses of the Center's real property: Provided further. That any such 
planning does not alter the Federal status of the Center's research 
and development operation. 
Contracts. 
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
^formation 
^'^ ^°^ ^^^. consulting service through procurement contract pursu-
ant 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 
issued pursuant to existing law. 
23 use 104 note. 
SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1994 the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall distribute the obUgation limitation for Federal-aid 
highways by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be 
appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allo-
cated to each State for such fiscal year bear to the total of the 
sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highways that 
are apportioned or allocated to all the States for such fiscal year. 
(b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, 
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 period shall not exceed 15 per 
centum of the total amount distributed to all States under such 
subsection. 
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
highways that have been apportioned to a State, except in 
those instances in which a State indicates its intention to 
lapse sums apportioned imder section 104(bX5XA) of title 23, 
United States Code; 
(2) after August 1, 1994, revise a distribution of the fimds 
made available under subsection (a) if a State will not obligate 
the amount distributed during 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; 
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses, the Federal lands highway program, the intelligent 
venicle highway systems program, and amounts made available 
under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and 6024 
of Public Law 102-240, and not more than $1,050,000 for 
section 5002 of Public Law 102-240 and $458,629 for the 
National Commission on Intermodal Transportation authorized 
by section 5005 of Public Law 102-240. Amounts for section 
5002 and section 5005 of Public Law 102-240 shall be deemed 
PUBLIC LAW 103-122—OCT. 27, 1993 
107 STAT. 1221 
necessary for administration under section 104(a) of title 23, 
United States Code; and 
(4) notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall with-
hold from initial distribution the fiscal year 1994 Federal-
aid highways obligation limitation set aside for Interstate 
Construction Discretionary projects: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall distribute only £iiter August 1,1994, such obligation 
limitation withheld in accordance with this section to those 
States receiving Interstate Discretionary allocations. 
(d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, 
the aggregate amoimt of obligations under section 157 of title 
23, United States Code, for projects covered under section 147 
of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 
of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), 
and 404 of PubUc Law 97-424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1109, 
4008, and 6023(b)(8) and 6023(bX10) of Public Law 102-240, and 
for projects authorized by Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 100-
17, shall not exceed $302,551,350. 
(e) During the period August 2 through September 30, 1994, 
the aggregate amount which may be obligated by all States pursu-
ant to paragraph (d) shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate 
amount of funds apportioned or allocated to all States— 
(1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240, and 
(2) for highway- assistance projects under section 103(eX4) 
of title 23, United States Code, 
which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1994 if the total amount 
of the obligation limitation provided for such fiscal year in this 
Act were utilized. 
(f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which on or 
after August 1, 1994, has the amount distributed to such State 
under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1994 reduced under paragraph 
(0(2). 
SEC. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than one himdred and ten political 
and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: 
Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this provision 
may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of 
Transportation. 
SEC. 312. Not to exceed $1,500,000 of the funds provided in 
this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available 
for the necessary expenses of advisory committees. 
SEC. 313. The limitation on obligations for the programs of 49USCapp. 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority ^^^'^ "°*®-
under section 21 of the Federal Transit Act, previously made avail-
able for obligation, or to any other authori^ previously made avail-
able for obligation under the Discretionary Grants program. 
SEC. 314. None of the funds in this Act snail be available 
for the construction of, or any other costs related to, the Central 
Automated Transit System (Downtown People Mover) in Detroit, 
Michigan. 
SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 316. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
transfer fimds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Sec-
retary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided, 
That no appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more 
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49 u s e app. 
2205 note. 
Grants. 
than 12 per centum by all such transfers: Provided further, That 
any such transfer shall be submitted for approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 317. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 
pay raises for pro-ams fimded in this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 318. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish 
a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between 
the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco 
Traffic Separation Scheme. 
SEC. 319. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports 
may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation 
Administration instrument landing systems (along with associated 
approach lighting equipment and runway visual range equipment) 
which conform to Federal Aviation Administration design and 
performance specifications, the purchase of which was assisted by 
a Federal airport aid program, airport development aid program 
or airport improvement program grant. The Federal Aviation 
Administration shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter 
be operated and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration 
in accordance with agency criteria. 
SEC. 320. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used by the Federal Aviation Administration for a new national 
weather graphics system. 
SEC. 321. None of the fimds in this Act shall be available 
to award a multiyear contract for production end items that (1) 
includes economic order quantity or long lead time material procure-
ment in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract 
or (2) includes a cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which 
at the time of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits 
of the governments liability or (3) includes a requirement that 
permits performance under the contract during the second and 
subsequent years of the contract without conditioning such perform-
ance upon the appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation 
does not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government 
incurs no nnancial liability from not buying additional systems, 
subsystems, or components bevond the basic contract requirements. 
SEC. 322. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
made available for planning and executing a passenger manifest 
program by the Department of Transportation that only applies 
to United States flag carriers. 
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the planning or implementation of any change in the current 
Federal status of the Federal Aviation Administration's flight serv-
ice stations at Red Bluff Airport in Red Bluff, California, and 
Tri-City Airport in Bristol, Tennessee. 
SEC. 324. Of the funds provided for "Research, development, 
test, and evaluation" in this Act, the Coast Guard shall utilize 
$1,000,000 to enter into a grant agreement with the International 
Oceanographic Foundation, Inc. for research activities at the South 
Florida oil spill research center. 
SEC. 325. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to implement, administer, or enforce the provisions of 
section 1038(d) of Public Law 102-240. 
SEC. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made avail-
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able by this Act or previous Acts under "Federal Transit Administra-
tion, Discretionary Grants" for projects specified in this Act or 
previous Acts or identified in reports accompan3ring this Act or 
previous Acts not obligated by September 30, 1996, shall be made 
available for other projects under section 3 of the Federal Transit 
Act, as amended. 
SEC. 327. Funds appropriated in Public Laws 101-516, 102-
143, and 102-388 for a structure to replace the bridge over the 
17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, may be used 
either for a replacement bridge or a tunnel. 
SEC. 328. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
made available to any State, municipality or subdivision thereof 
that diverts revenue generated by a public airport in violation 
of the provisions of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended. 
SEC. 329. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to implement or enforce regulations that would result in the with-
drawal of a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare International Airport 
under section 93.223 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
in excess of the total slots withdrawn from that air carrier as 
of October 31, 1993 if such additional slot is to be allocated to 
an air carrier or foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 
14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 330. None of the fimds in this Act may be used for 
the planning, design or construction of an additional air carrier 
runway at Tulsa International Airport. 
SEC. 331. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be obligated or expended to design, construct, erect, modify or 
otherwise place any sign in any State relating to any speed limit, 
distance, or other measurement on any highway if such sign estab-
lishes such speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the 
metric system. 
SEC. 332. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending 
the funds the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of 
the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. lOa-lOc; popularly known 
as the "Buy American Act"). 
SEC. 333. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
made available for any airport development project, or projects, 
proposed in any grant application submitted in accordance with 
title V of Public Law 97-248 (96 Stat. 671; 49 U.S.C. App. 2201 
et seq.) to any public agency, public authority, or public airport 
that imposes a fee for any passenger enplaning at the airport 
in any instance where the passenger did not pay for the air 
transportation which resulted in such enplanement, including any 
case in which the passenger obtained the ticket for the air transpor-
tation with a frequent flyer award coupon. 
SEC. 334. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls New York. 
collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs 
of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York, shall continue 
to be collected for only those vehicles exiting from such bridge 
in Staten Island. 
SEC. 335. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
used to remote radar coverage from the Roswell, New Mexico, 
airport unless the Federal Aviation Administration shows a signifi-
cant cost savings by remote radar coverage based upon a cost 
study applying (1) actual personnel staffing levels used at com-
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parable facilities, and (2) the actual equipment costs based on 
integration with existing systems rather than acquisition of wholly 
Reports. 
redundant systems. The Federal Aviation Administration will report 
back to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with 
an appropriate study not later than December 31, 1993. 
SEC. 336. Monies previously appropriated for the Chattanooga 
fixed rail project out of the section 3 "New Construction" account 
shall be made available for the Chattanooga electric vehicle project 
through the "Bus and Bus Facilities" account. 
SEC. 337. Funds previously appropriated for Project Breakeven 
in Portland, Oregon, may, upon application by Tri-Met to the Fed-
eral Transit Administration, be expended on the Westside Light 
Rail Project in the Portland metropolitan region. 
Alaska. 
SEC. 338. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration, pursuant to the Federal Aviation Administration's partici-
pation in the National Implementation Plan for the Modernization 
and Associated Restructuring of the National Weather Service, shall 
install seven standard Federal Aviation Administration redundant 
^ 
configuration NEXRAD radar systems, to provide coverage to each 
of the following areas in Alaska: Anchorage; Sitka; King Salmon; 
Middleton Island; Fairbanks; Nome; and Bethel: Provided, That 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
submit a study to the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions on the adequacy and effect on aviation safety of installing 
fewer than nine NEXRAD systems in Alaska. 
Florida. 
SEC. 339. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall permit 
the obligation of not to exceed $4,000,000, apportioned under title 
23, United States Code, section 104(b)(5)(B) for the State of Florida 
for operating expenses of the Tri-County Commuter Rail pro^'ect 
in the area of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, Fionda, 
during each year that Interstate 95 is imder reconstruction in 
such area. 
(b) The Secretary of Transportation shall permit the obligation 
of not to exceed $9,000,000, apportioned under title 23, United 
States Code, section 104(b)(1) for the State of North Carolina for 
capital improvements for their Rail Impact project in the Interstate 
40/85 corridor from Raleigh to Charlotte during reconstruction of 
Interstate 40/85. 
SEC. 340. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
be available for use for closing or otherwise reducing the services 
of any flight service station in the State of Alaska in operation 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, until after the expiration 
of the 90-day period following the date that the Secretary of 
Transportation has reported to Congress regarding the effects on 
safety of the flight service station closing and reduction in services 
plan being carried out by the Federal Aviation Administration 
in the State of Alaska on the date immediately preceding the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall be submitted 
no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act. 
45 use 563 note. 
SEC. 341. If any State or local interest, within one year following 
the date of the enactment of this Act, can demonstrate to the 
satisfaction of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation that 
such State or local interest can cover any potential operating losses 
including the cost of equipment depreciation, or that the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation will not incur or absorb any part 
of operational losses including the cost of equipment depreciation 
due to the initiation of new State-supported service, the Corporation 
North Carolina. 
Reports. 
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107 STAT. 1225 
shall initiate such new service: Provided, That the corporation 
determines equipment is available to initiate such service. 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994". 
Approved October 27, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2750: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 103-190 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 103-300 (Comm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-150 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
Sept. 22, 23, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 4, 6, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 21, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in certain 
Senate amendments, in others with amendments. Senate agreed to 
conference report; concurred in House amendments.