Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998
PL 105-66 (H.R.2169), enacted 10/27/1997

PUBLIC LAW 105-66—OCT. 27, 1997 
111 STAT. 1425 
*Public Law 105-66 
105th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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, 1998, 
and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office 
of the 
Secretary, 
$61,000,000, of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be available 
as the Secretary may determine for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be 
credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received 
in user fees: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated 
in this Act or otherwise made available may be used to maintain 
custody of airline tariffs that are already available for public and 
departmental access at no cost; to secure them against detection, 
alteration, or tampering; and open to inspection by the Department. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $5,574,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, systems development, and development activities, to 
remain available until expended, $4,400,000. 
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER 
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of 
the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed 
$121,800,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available 
to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That such services 
*Note: This law contains items that were cancelled by the President pursujint to the Line 
Item Veto Act. For more information, see the Federal Register entry under "LEGISLATIVE 
HISTORY" at the end of this law. 
Oct. 27, 1997 
[H.R. 2169] 
Department of 
Transportation 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1998. 
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shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the 
Department of Transportation: Provided further, That the above 
limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT enti-
ties: Provided further. That no funds appropriated in this Act to 
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Transpor-
tation Administrative Service Center without the approval of the 
agency modal administrator: Provided further. That no assessments 
may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity 
or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments 
and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate 
Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Commit-
tees. 
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS 
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
Of the budgetary resources provided for "Small Community 
Air Service" by Public Law 101-508, for fiscal year 1998, 
$38,600,000 are rescinded. 
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM 
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49 
U.S.C. 332: Provided, 
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 $15,000,000. In addition, 
for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program, 
$400,000. 
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 1999: Provided, That notwithstanding 
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities 
related to any mode of transportation. 
COAST GUARD 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to 
exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments 
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and welfare; $2,715,400,000, of 
which $300,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities 
and $25,000,000 shall be derived fi-om the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
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Fund: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one 
time shall not exceed 212, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored 
to meet fiiture attrition: Provided further. That none of the funds 
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111 STAT. 1427 
appropriated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay 
or administrative expenses in connection with shipping commis-
sioners 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 the Commandsint shall reduce 
both military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of 
complying with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That 
Certification. 
$34,300,000 of the fiinds provided under this heading for increased 
drug interdiction activities are not available for obligation until 
the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy: (1) reviews 
the specific activities and associated costs and benefits proposed 
by the Coast Guard; (2) compares those activities to other drug 
interdiction efforts Government-wide; and (3) certifies, in writing, 
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that such 
expenditures represent the best investment relative to other options: 
Provided further. That should the Director, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy decline to make such certification, after notification 
in writing to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, 
the Director may transfer, at his discretion, up to $34,300,000 
of funds provided herein for Coast Guard drug interdiction activities 
to any other entity of the Federal Government for drug interdiction 
activities: Provided further, 
That up to $615,000 in user fees 
collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 104-324 shall 
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections in fiscal 
year 1998. 
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS 
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, 
and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $397,850,000, 
of which $20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill LiabiHty 
Trust Fund; of which $212,100,000 shall be available to acquire, 
repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equip-
ment, to remain available until September 30, 2002; $25,800,000 
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
capability, 
to remain 
available 
until 
September 
30, 2000; 
$44,650,000 shall be available for other equipment, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2000; $68,300,000 shall be available for 
shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain available 
until September 30, 2000; and $47,000,000 shall be available for 
personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain 
available imtil September 30, 1999: Provided, That funds received 
from the sale of HU-25 aircraft shall be credited to this appropria-
tion for the purpose of acquiring new aircraft and increasing 
aviation capacity: Provided further. That the Commandant may 
dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds 
shall be credited to this appropriation, of which not more than 
$9,000,000 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account, 
to be available for the purposes of this account: Provided 
further. 
That the amount herein appropriated from the General Fund shall 
be reduced by such amount: Provided further. That any proceeds 
from the sale or lease of Coast Guard surplus real property in 
excess of $9,000,000 shall be retained and remain available until 
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October 
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1, 1998: Provided further. That the Secretary, acting through the 
Commandant, may enter into a long-term Use Agreement with 
the City of Unalaska for dedicated pier space on the municipal 
dock necessary to support Coast Guard enforcement vessels when 
such vessels call on the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. 
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, $21,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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ALTERATION OF BRIDGES 
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, $17,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RETIRED PAY 
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, 
and payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection 
and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care 
of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents 
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55); $653,196,000. 
RESERVE TRAINING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and 
supplies, equipment, and services; $67,000,000: Provided, That no 
more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under this heading 
may be transferred to Coast Guard "Operating expenses" or other-
wise made available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial 
support of the Coast Guard Reserve. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied 
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as 
authorized by law, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $3,500,000 shall be derived fi-om 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 pa)nnent of necessary expenses incurred for recreational 
boating safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended, 
$35,000,000, to be derived fi-om the Boat Safety Account and to 
remain available until expended. 
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111 STAT. 1429 
FEDERAL A\^ATION ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activi-
ties related to commercial space transportation, administrative 
expenses for research and development, establishment of air naviga-
tion facilities and the operation (including leasing) and maintenance 
of aircraft, smd carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of law 
authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport 
and airway development or improvement, lease or purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts 
made available by Pubhc Law 104-264, $5,301,934,000, of which 
$1,901,628,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the Federal Aviation Administration to plan, finalize, or imple-
ment any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user 
fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of enactment 
of this Act: Provided farther. That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, 
foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including 
receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facili-
ties, and for issuEince, 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 funds may be used to enter into a grant 
agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist 
in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided 
further, 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new 
applicants for the second career training program: Provided further. 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying 
premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation 
Administration employee unless such employee actually performed 
work during the time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in 
the contiguous United States: Provided further, That none of the 
funds derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund may be 
used to support the operations and activities of the Associate 
Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation: Provided fur-
ther. That up to $5,000 of funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan 
Guarantee Program. 
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 under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United 
States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease 
or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction 
of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; 
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and construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommoda-
tions for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are 
not available; £ind the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from 
funds available under this head; to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, $1,875,477,000, of which $1,656,367,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2000, and of which 
$219,110,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1998: Pro-
videdy That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authori-
ties, 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, as authorized under part 
A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construc-
tion of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites 
by lease or grant, $199,183,000, to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 
30, 2000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development: Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for the "Flight 
2000" Program. 
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 as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 
and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
and under other law authorizing such obligations, $1,600,000,000, 
to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the ftuids 
in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $1,700,000,000 
in fiscal year 1998 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and 
development, and noise compatibility planning and programs, 
notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, United States Code: 
Provided further, That discretionary funds available for noise plan-
ning and mitigation shall not exceed $200,000,000 and discretionary 
funds available for the military airport program shall not exceed 
$26,000,000. 
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111 STAT. 1431 
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS 
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 
(RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 48103 
as amended, $412,000,000 are rescinded. 
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 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with 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 chapter 443 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Act, none 49 USC 40113 
of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities under no^-
this heading during fiscal year 1998. 
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including 
motor carrier safety program operations, and research of the Federal 
Highway Administration not to exceed $552,266,000 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 $241,708,000 of the amount pro-
vided herein shall remain available until September 30, 2000. 
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM 
For carrying out the provisions of section 1069(y) of Public 
Law 102-240, relating to construction of, and improvements to, 
corridors of the Appalachian Development Highway System, 
$300,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
none of the funds provided under this heading shall be available 
for engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, or major construc-
tion of the Appalachian Development Highway System between 
1-81 in Virginia and the community of Wardensville, West Virginia. 
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
23 USC 104 note. 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which 
are in excess of $21,500,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and high-
way safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998. 
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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, 
$20,800,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until 
expended. 
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND 
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
None of the funds under this heading are available for obliga-
tions for right-of-way acquisition during fiscal year 1998. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
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For pajnnent of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
31102, $85,000,000, 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 $84,825,000 for "Motor Carrier Safety Grants". 
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under part 
C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 301 
of title 49, United States Code, $74,901,000, of which $40,674,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That 
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or 
expended to plan, finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add 
to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
any requirement pertaining to a grading standard that is different 
from the three grading standards (treadwear, traction, and tempera-
ture resistance) already in effect. 
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23 
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111 STAT. 1433 
U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), to be derived 
from the Highway Trust Fund, $72,061,000, of which $49,520,000 
shall remain available imtil September 30, 2000. 
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the provisions 
of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, and chapter 303 of title 
49, United States Code, to remain available until expended, 
$186,000,000, 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 1998, are in excess 
of $186,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 410, 
and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, of which 
$149,700,000 shall be for "State and commimity highway safety 
grants", $2,300,000 shall be for the "National Driver Register", 
and $34,500,000 shall be for section 410 "Alcohol-impaired driving 
counter-measures programs": Provided further, That none of these 
funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling 
costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private 
buildings or structures: Provided further. 
That not to exceed 
$5,268,000 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 $150,000 of the funds 
made available for section 402 may be available for administering 
the highway safety grants authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of Public 
Law 102-240: Provided further. That not to exceed $500,000 of 
the funds made available for section 410 "Alcohol-impaired driving 
counter-measures programs" shall be available for technical assist-
ance to the States. 
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, $20,290,000, of which $1,389,000 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 no 
new commitments to guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) 
of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall 
be made: Provided further, That, as part of the Washington Union 40 USC 817 note. 
Station tremsaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed 
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Redevelop-
ment Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments 
on such deed of trust on the Secretar5^s behalf, including payments 
on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to 
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receive such pa3anents directly from the Union Station Redevelop-
ment Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for 
the first deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of 
trust with those funds: Provided further, That such additional sums 
as may be necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may 
be advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances 
available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed 
from pa3anents received from the Union Station Redevelopment 
Corporation. 
RAILROAD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not 
otherwise provided for, $57,067,000, of which $5,511,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
are available for the reimbursement of out-of-state travel and per 
diem costs incurred by employees of State governments directly 
supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including regu-
latory development and compliance-related activities. 
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$20,758,000, to remain available until expended. 
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 49 U.S.C. 24909, $250,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2000, of which $12,000,000 shall be for the 
Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project. 
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 amounts 
and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required 
pursuant to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations 
under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to 
exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall be made 
during fiscal year 1998. 
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail 
studies, 
corridor planning, 
development, 
demonstration, 
and 
implementation, $20,395,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds under this heading may be made available 
for grants to States for high-speed rail corridor design, feasibility 
studies, environmental analyses, and track and signal improve-
ments. 
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111 STAT. 1435 
ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the Alaska Railroad, $15,280,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation 
and improvements benefiting its passenger operations. 
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT 
For the costs associated with construction of a third track 
on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central Falls, 
Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate double stack 
freight cars, $10,000,000, to be matched by the State of Rhode 
Island or its designee on a doUar-for-doUar basis and to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That as a condition of accepting Contracts. 
such flinds, the Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall 
enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak 
and/or the Federal Railroad Administration, on a doUar-for-doUar 
basis, up to the first $23,000,000 in damages resulting from the 
legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing con-
tracts with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical clearances 
between Davisville and Central Falls in excess of those required 
for present freight operations. 
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION 
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
the National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49 
U.S.C. 24104, $543,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $344,000,000 shall be available for operating losses, and 
$199,000,000 shall be for capital improvements: Provided, That 
if Amtrak reform legislation as required by section 977(f) of the 
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 is enacted into law prior to the distribu-
tion by the Secretary of any of the fimds appropriated above for 
capital improvements, then the portion of this appropriation made 
available for capital improvements shall not be available for 
obligation and the Secretary shall not transfer any of the funds 
appropriated under this heading for capital improvements to 
.Ajntrak: Provided further, That in the event Amtrak reform legisla-
tion required by section 977(f) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 
is enacted into law after the distribution of some or all of the 
funds appropriated under this account for capital improvements 
are transferred by the Secretary to Amtrak, then the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall reduce the amoimt refunded to Amtrak under 
section 977 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 by an amount 
equal to the funds distributed to Amtrak under this heading for 
capital improvements and the portion of this appropriation made 
available for capital improvements shall not be available for obliga-
tion and no additional funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be transferred by the Secretary to Amtrak for capital improvements: 
Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided for capital 
improvements may be transferred to operating losses to pay for 
debt service interest unless specifically authorized by law after 
the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further. That the incur-
ring of any obligation or commitment by the Corporation for the 
purchase of capital improvements with funds appropriated herein 
which is prohibited by this Act shall be deemed a violation of 
31 U.S.C. 1341: Provided further. That funding under this heading 
for capital improvements shall not be made available before July 
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1, 1998: Provided further. That none of the funds herein appro-
priated 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. 
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, 
United States Code, $45,738,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for the execution of contracts under 
section 5327(c) of title 49, United States Code, in an aggregate 
amount that exceeds $15,000,000. 
FORMULA GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5310(a)(2), 
5311, and 5336, to remain available until expended, $240,000,000: 
Provided, That no more than $2,500,000,000 of budget authority 
shall be available for these purposes: Provided further. That of 
the funds provided under this heading for formula grants, no more 
than $150,000,000 may be used for operating assistance under 
49 U.S.C. 5336(d): Provided further. That the limitation on operat-
ing assistance provided under this heading shall, for urbanized 
areas of less than 200,000 in population, be no less than 75 percent 
of the £unount of operating assistance such areas are eligible to 
receive under Public Law 103-331: Provided further. That in the 
distribution of the limitation provided under this heading to urban-
ized areas that had a population under the 1990 census of 1,000,000 
or more, the Secretary shall direct each such area to give priority 
consideration to the impact of reductions in operating assistance 
on smaller transit authorities operating within the area and to 
consider the needs and resources of such transit authorities when 
the limitation is distributed among all transit authorities operating 
in the area. 
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS 
For necessary expenses for university transportation centers 
as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain available until 
expended, $6,000,000. 
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as 
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313, 5314, and 5315, to 
remain available until expended, $92,000,000, of which $39,500,000 
shall be for activities under Metropolitan Planning (49 U.S.C. 5303); 
$4,500,000 for activities under Rural Transit Assistance (49 U.S.C. 
5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 for activities under State Planning and 
Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); $36,750,000 for activities including 
National Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5313(a)); 
and $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315). 
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111 STAT. 1437 
TRUST FIIND SHARE OF EXPENSES 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrjdng out 49 U.S.C. 
5338(a), $2,210,000,000, to remain available until expended and 
to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, 
That 
$2,210,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of 
the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's 
formula grants 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 $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 for grants under 
the contract authority in 49 U.S.C. 5338(b): Provided, That there 
shall be available for fixed guideway modernization, $800,000,000; 
there shall be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
purchase of buses £ind related equipment and the construction 
of bus-related facilities, $400,000,000; and there shall be available 
for new fixed guideway systems $800,000,000, to be available as 
follows: 
$44,600,000 for the Atlanta-North Springs project; 
$1,000,000 for the Austin Capital metro project; 
$46,250,000 for the Boston Piers MOS-2 project; 
$1,000,000 for the Boston urban ring project; 
$5,000,000 for the Burlington-Essex, Vermont commuter 
rail project; 
$2,000,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
project; 
$1,500,000 for the Charleston monobeam rail project; 
$1,000,000 for the Charlotte South corridor transitway 
project; 
$500,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky 
rail line project; 
$5,000,000 for the Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway 
project; 
$800,000 for the Cleveland Blue Line extension to Highland 
Hills project; 
$700,000 for the Cleveland Berea Red Line extension to 
Hopkins International Airport; 
$1,000,000 for the Cleveland Waterfront Line extension 
project; 
$8,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project; 
$11,000,000 for the DART North Central fight rail exten-
sion project; 
$1,000,000 for the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail 
project; 
$23,000,000 for the Denver Southwest Corridor project; 
$20,000,000 for the New York East Side access project; 
$8,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County commuter rail 
project; 
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$2,000,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley system 
project; 
$1,000,000 for the Houston Advanced Regional Bus project; 
$51,100,000 for the Houston Regional Bus project; 
$1,250,000 for the Indianapolis Northeast corridor project; 
$3,000,000 for the Jackson, Mississippi intermodal corridor 
project; 
$61,500,000 for the Los Angeles MOS-3 project; 
$31,000,000 for MARC commuter rail improvements; 
$1,000,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee regional rail 
project; 
$5,000,000 for the Metro-Dade Transit east-west corridor 
project; 
$5,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project; 
$1,000,000 for the Mission Valley East corridor project; 
$500,000 for the Nassau Hub rail link EIS project; 
$60,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson-Bergen LRT 
project; 
$27,000,000 for the New Jersey Secaucus project; 
$6,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
project; 
$2,000,000 for the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project; 
$12,000,000 for the North Carolina Research Triangle Park 
project; 
$4,000,000 for the Northern Indisma South Shore commuter 
rail project; 
$3,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido light rail project; 
$1,600,000 for the Oklahoma City MAPS corridor transit 
project; 
$2,000,000 for the Orange County transitway project; 
$31,800,000 for the Orlando Lynx hght rail project; 
$500,000 for the Pennsylvania Strawberry Hill/Diamond 
Branch rail project; 
$4,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
project; 
$5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh airport busway project; 
$63,400,000 for the Portland-Westside/Hillsboro project; 
$2,000,000 for the Roaring Fork Valley rail project; 
$20,300,000 for the Sacramento LRT project; 
$63,400,000 for the Salt Lake City South LRT project; 
$4,000,000 for the Salt Lake City regional commuter sys-
tem project; 
$1,000,000 for the San Bernardino Metrolink project; 
$1,500,000 for the San Diego Mid-Coast corridor project; 
$29,900,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
airport project; 
$15,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano; 
$21,400,000 for the San Jose Tasman LRT project; 
$18,000,000 for the Seattle-Tacoma light rail and commuter 
rail projects; 
$30,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair LRT extension 
project; 
$2,500,000 for the St. George Ferry terminal project; 
$500,000 for the Springfield-Bremson, Missouri commuter 
rail project; 
$1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project; 
$2,000,000 for the Tidewater, Virginia rail project; 
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111 STAT. 1439 
$1,000,000 for the Toledo, Ohio rail project; 
$12,000,000 for the Twin Cities transitways projects; 
$2,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Fredericksburg 
to Washington commuter rail project; 
$2,500,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal project; and 
$3,000,000 for the Wisconsin central commuter rail project. 
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in canying out 49 U.S.C. 
5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit Administration, 
$2,350,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and 
to remain available until expended. 
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 
14 of PubHc Law 96-184 and Pubhc 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 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained 
by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, including 
the Great Lakes Pilotage functions delegated by the Secretary of 
Transportation, $11,200,000, to be derived from the Harbor Mainte-
nance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662. 
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
Research and Special Programs Administration, $28,450,000, of 
which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
and of which $4,950,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2000: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees collected under 
49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further. That there may 
be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
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authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, 
for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses 
incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and 
approvals functions. 
PIPELINE SAFETY 
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) 
(OILSPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) 
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline 
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the 
pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 
$31,300,000, of which $3,300,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 2000; and of which $28,000,000 shall be derived from 
the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $14,839,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2000: Provided, That in addition to 
amounts made available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,100,000 
shall be available for grants to States for the development and 
establishment of one-call notification systems and shall be derived 
from amounts previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301, and 
that an additional $365,000 in amounts previously collected under 
49 U.S.C. 60301 is available to conduct general functions of the 
pipeline safety program. 
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS 
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) 
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), $200,000, 
to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain 
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall be 
made available for obligation by individuals other than the Sec-
retary of Transportation, or his designee. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to 
carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
as amended, $42,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds under 
this heading shall be for the conduct of contract audits. 
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $13,853,000: Pro-
vided, That $2,000,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 1998 by 
the Surface Transportation Board pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall 
be made available to this appropriation in fiscal year 1998: Provided 
further, That any fees received in excess of $2,000,000 in fiscal 
PUBLIC LAW 105-66—OCT. 27, 1997 
111 STAT. 1441 
year 1998 shall remain available until expended, but shall not 
be available for obligation until October 1,1998. 
TITLE II 
RELATED AGENCIES 
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 
COMPLIANCE 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, $3,640,000: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be 
credited to this appropriation fiinds 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) $48,371,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be 
used for official reception and representation expenses. 
EMERGENCY FUND 
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety 
Board for accident investigations, 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 equiva-
lent to the rate for a GS-18; uniforms, or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
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. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998 
pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts. 
SEC. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditures 49USCl06note. 
by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be available: (1) except 
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as otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) for expenses 
of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Avia-
tion Administration personnel stationed outside the 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 deter-
mined 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 an Executive Level IV. 
SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for salaries and expenses of more than 107 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. 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. 
SEC. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any 
person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, any unit 
of State or local government, any educational institution, and any 
other entity in execution of the Technology Reinvestment Project 
authorized under the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment 
and 
Transition Assistance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided, 
That the authority provided in this section may be exercised without 
regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States Code. 
Contracts. 
SEC. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
Public 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursu-
mformation. 
^ ^ ^^ 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 1998, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall distribute the obligation 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, 1997, 
no State shall obligate more than 25 percent of the amount distrib-
uted to such State under subsection (a), and the total of all State 
PUBLIC LAW 105-66—OCT. 27, 1997 
111 STAT. 1443 
obligations during such period shall not exceed 12 percent 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; 
(2) after August 1, 1998, revise a distribution of the funds 
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, 
144, and 160 of title 23, United States Code, and under sections 
1013(c) and 1015 of Pubhc Law 102-240; and 
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
expenses and funded fi*om the administrative takedown author-
ized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, the 
Federal lands highway program, the intelligent transportation 
systems program, the Trumsin-Hobbs bridges funded under the 
discretionary bridge program, £ind amounts made available 
under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023, and 
6024 of Public Law 102-240, and 49 U.S.C. 5316, 5317, and 
5338: Provided, That amounts made available under section 
6005 of PubHc Law 102-240 shall be subject to the obhgation 
limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety 
construction programs under the heading "Federal-Aid High-
ways" in this Act. 
(d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1997, 
the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title 
23, United States Code, for projects covered imder section 147 
of the Sxirface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 
of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), 
and 404 of Public Law 97-424, sections 1061, 1103-1108, 4008, 
6023(b)(8), and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102-240, and for projects 
authorized by PubUc Law 99-500 and Pubhc Law 100-17, shall 
not exceed $277,431,840. 
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the distribution of bonus 
limitation under the Federal-aid highways program. 
SEC. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs of 49USC5338 
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority note. 
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, 
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation 
under the discretionary grants program. 
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish 
a vessel traffic safety fsdrway less than five miles wide between 
the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Freincisco 
Traffic Separation Scheme. 
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports 49 USC 44502. 
may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems (along with 
associated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range 
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equipment) which conform to FAA design and performance specifica-
tions, the 
purchase 
of which was 
assisted 
by a 
Federal 
airport-aid program, airport development aid program or airport 
improvement program grant. The FAA shall accept such equipment, 
which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the FAA 
in accordance with agency criteria. 
SEC. 315. None of the funds 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 Government's 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 financial liability from not buying additional systems, 
subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract requirements. 
SEC. 316. For the purposes of funds made available under 
the heading "Formula Grants", the term "Capital Project" includes 
a project for— 
(A)(i) acquisition, construction, supervision, or inspection 
of a facility or equipment, including inspection thereof, for 
use in mass transportation; and 
(ii) expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction 
(including designing, engineering, location survey, mapping, 
acquiring rights-of-way, associated pre-revenue startup costs, 
and environmental mitigation), payments for rail trackage 
rights, intelligent transportation systems, relocation assistance, 
acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring, construct-
ing, relocating, and rehabilitating replacement housing; 
(B) rehabilitating a bus; 
(C) remamufacturing a bus; 
(D) overhauling rail rolling stock; 
(E) preventive maintenance; and 
(F) financing the operating costs of equipment and facilities 
used in mass transportation in urbanized areas with a popu-
lation of less than 200,000. 
SEC. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
available by this Act under "Federal Transit Administration, Discre-
tionary grants" for projects specified in this Act or identified in 
reports accompan5dng this Act not obligated by September 30, 2000, 
shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309. 
SEC. 318. Notwithstanding £iny other provision of law, any 
funds appropriated before October 1, 1993, under any section of 
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available 
for expenditure may be transferred to and administered under 
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 
SEC. 319. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
compensate in excess of 350 technical staff-years under the federally 
funded research and development center contract between the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation 
Systems Development during fiscal year 1998. 
SEC. 320. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
Administrative 
Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced 
by 
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111 STAT. 1445 
$3,000,000, which limits fiscal year 1998 TASC obhgational author-
ity for elements of the Department of Transportation funded in 
this Act to no more than $118,800,000: Provided, That such reduc-
tions from the budget request shall be allocated by the Department 
of Transportation to each appropriations account in proportion to 
the amount included in each account for the Transportation 
Administrative Service Center. 
SEC. 321. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administra-
tion, Federal 
Transit 
Administration, 
and 
Federal 
Railroad 
Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training 
may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administra-
tion's "Limitation on General Operating Expenses" account, the 
Federal Transit Administration's "Transit Planning and Research" 
account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's "Railroad 
Safety" account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating 
in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 
SEC. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant to 
title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act 
(49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average fuel economy 
standards for automobiles, as defined in such title, in any model 
year that differs from standards promulgated for such automobiles 
prior to enactment of this section. 
SEC. 323. None of the funds in this Act may be used for 
planning, engineering, design, or construction of a sixth runway 
at the Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: Provided, 
That this provision shall not apply in any case where the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration determines, in 
writing, that safety conditions warrant obligation of such funds: 
Provided further, That funds may be used for activities related 
to planning or analysis of airport noise issues related to the sixth 
runway project. 
SEC. 324. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. I l l 
may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose 
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such 
funds shall not be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction. 
SEC. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated 
or expended for employee training which: (1) does not meet identi-
fied needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly upon 
the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to 
induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress 
in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification 
of the content and methods to be used in the training and written 
end of course evaluations; (4) contains £iny methods or content 
associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or "new 
age" belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (5) is 
offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values 
or lifestyle outside the workplace; or (6) includes content related 
to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency S3ni-
drome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to make employees 
more aware of the medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the 
workplace rights of HIV-positive employees. 
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SEC. 326. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the absence 
of express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly 
to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, 
letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or 
designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to 
favor or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropria-
tion by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any 
bill or resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation: Pro-
vided, That this shall not prevent officers or employees of the 
Department of Transportation or related agencies funded in this 
Act from communicating to Members of Congress on the request 
of any Member or to Congress, through the proper official channels, 
requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
for the efficient conduct of the public business. 
SEC. 327. None of the funds in this Act may be used to support 
Federal Transit Administration's field operations and oversight of 
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in any location 
other than from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 
SEC. 328. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds provided in 
this Act for the Depsirtment of Transportation shall be available 
for the necessary expenses of advisory committees. 
SEC. 329. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may use funds appropriated under this Act, or any subse-
quent Act, to administer and implement the exemption provisions 
of 49 CFR 580.6 and to adopt or amend exemptions from the 
disclosure requirements of 49 CFR part 580 for any class or category 
of vehicles that the Secretary deems appropriate. 
SEC. 330. No funds other than those appropriated to the Surface 
Transportation Board or fees collected by the Board shall be used 
for conducting the activities of the Board. 
SEC. 
331. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—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 the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-
10c). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.— 
(1) 
PURCHASE 
OF 
AMERICAN-MADE 
EQUIPMENT 
AND 
PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may 
be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance pro-
vided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense 
of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, 
in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable. 
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In providing 
financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient 
of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
paragraph (1) by the Congress. 
(c) 
PROHIBITION OF 
CONTRACTS WITH 
PERSONS 
FALSELY 
LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally 
determined by a court or Federal agency that any person inten-
tionally affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription, 
or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant 
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described 
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111 STAT. 1447 
in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 332. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, receipts, 
in amounts determined by the Secretary, collected from users of 
fitness centers operated by or for the Department of Transportation 
shall be available to support the operation and maintenance of 
those facilities. 
SEC. 333. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
City, New York. 
SEC. 334. 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 
£in air carrier or foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 
14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 335. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of Alaska. 
amounts made available under Federal Aviation Administration 
"Operations", the FAA shall provide personnel at Dutch Harbor, 
Alaska to provide real-time weather and runway observation and 
other such functions to help ensure the safety of aviation operations. 
SEC. 336. Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no essential air 
service shall be provided to communities in the 48 contiguous 
States that are located fewer than 70 highway miles from the 
nearest large and medium hub airport, or that require a rate 
of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such point is 
greater than 210 miles from the nearest large or medium hub 
airport. 
SEC. 337. (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the exception set 
forth in section 29(a)(2) of the International Air Transportation 
Competition Act of 1979 (PubHc Law 96-192; 94 Stat. 48), the 
term "passenger capacity of 56 passengers or less" includes any 
aircraft, except aircraft exceeding gross aircraft weight of 300,000 
pounds, reconfigured to accommodate 56 or fewer passengers if 
the total number of passenger seats installed on the aircraft does 
not exceed 56. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN STATES IN EXEMPTION.—The first 
sentence of section 29(c) of the International Air Transportation 
Competition Act of 1979 (PubHc Law 96-192; 94 Stat. 48 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting "Kansas, Alabama, Mississippi," before 
"and Texas". 
(c) SAFETY ASSURANCE.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Notification. 
Aviation Administration shall monitor the safety of flight operations 
in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area and take such actions 
as may be necessary to ensure safe aviation operations. If the 
Administrator must restrict aviation operations in the Dallas-Fort 
Worth area to ensure safety, the Administrator shall notify the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as soon as possible 
that an unsafe airspace management situation existed requiring 
the restrictions. 
SEC. 338. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
and other funds received by the Department from travel manage-
ment centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building 
space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropria-
tions of the Department £m.d allocated to elements of the 
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Department using fair and equitable criteria £ind such funds shall 
be available until December 31, 1998. 
SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Department of the Navy is directed to transfer the USNS 
EDENTON (ATS-1), currently in Inactive Ship status, to the United 
States Coast Guard. 
49 use 47107 
SEC. 340. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
note. 
(1) Congress has the authority under article I, section 
8 of the Constitution to regulate the air commerce of the United 
States; 
(2) section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, prohibits 
the diversion of certain revenue generated by a public airport 
as a condition of receiving a project grant; 
(3) a grant recipient that uses airport revenues for purposes 
that are not airport-related in a manner inconsistent with 
chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, illegally diverts 
airport revenues; 
(4) illegal diversion of airport revenues undermines the 
interest of the United States in promoting a strong national 
air transportation system; 
(5) the policy of the United States that airports should 
be as self-sustaining as possible and that revenues generated 
at airports should not be diverted from airport purposes was 
stated by Congress in 1982 and reaffirmed and strengthened 
in 1987,1994, and 1996; 
(6) certain airports are constructed on Isinds that may 
have belonged, at one time, to Native AmericEins, Native Hawai-
ians, or Alaska Natives; 
(7) contrary to the prohibition against diverting airport 
revenues from airport purposes under section 47107 of title 
49, United States Code, certain payments from airport revenues 
may have been made for the betterment of Native Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives based upon the claims 
related to lands ceded to the United States; 
(8) Federal law prohibits diversions of airport revenues 
obtained from any source whatsoever to occur in the future 
whether related to claims for periods of time prior to or after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(9) because of the special circumstances surrounding such 
past diversions of airport revenues for the betterment of Native 
Americans, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives, it is in the 
national interest that amounts from airport revenues previously 
received by any entity for the betterment of Native Americans, 
Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives, as specified in subsection 
(b) of this section, should not be subject to repayment. 
(b) 
TERMINATION OF REPAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY.—Notwith-
standing the provisions of 47107 of title 49, United States Code, 
or any other provision of law, monies paid for claims related to 
ceded lands and diverted from airport revenues and received prior 
to April 1, 1996, by any entity for the betterment of Native Ameri-
cans, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives, shall not be subject 
to repayment. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON FURTHER DIVERSION.—There shall be no 
further payment of airport revenues for claims related to ceded 
lands, whether characterized as operating expenses, rent, or other-
wise, and whether related to claims for periods of time prior to 
or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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111 STAT. 1449 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
to affect any existing Federal statutes, enactments, or trust obliga-
tions created thereunder, or any statute of the several States that 
define the obligations of such States to Native Americans, Native 
Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives in connection with ceded lands, except 
to make clear that airport revenues may not be used to satisfy 
such obligations. 
SEC. 341. LIMITATION ON FUNDS USED TO ENFORCE REGULA-
TIONS REGARDING ANIMAL FATS AND VEGETABLE OILS.—None of 
the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Coast 
Guard to issue, implement, or enforce a regulation or to establish 
an interpretation or guideline under the Edible Oil Regulatory 
Reform Act (Public Law 104-55), or the amendments made by 
that Act, that does not recognize and provide for, with respect 
to fats, oils, and greases (as described in that Act, or the amend-
ments made by that Act) differences in— 
(1) physical, chemical, biological, and other relevant 
properties; and 
(2) environmental effects. 
SEC. 342. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, 
rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the 
Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment 
to the Department of an amount determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 343. Subsection (d)(4) of 49 U.S.C. 31112 is amended 
by striking "September 30, 1997" and inserting "February 28, 1998". 
SEC. 344. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
enforce against air carriers, conducting operations under part 135 
of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations (14 CFR 
135.1 et seq.) that are not scheduled operations (as defined in 
14 CFR 119.3), the requirement in section 44936(f)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code that records be checked before hiring an individ-
ual as a pilot, until the FAA determines, in writing, that it can 
furnish to such air carriers the requested records within 30 days, 
as required by section 44936(f)(5) of title 49, United States Code. 
If the Administrator csinnot make the determination, in writing, 
within 150 days after enactment of this Act, then the Administrator 
shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the reasons 
why the determination cannot be made. 
SEC. 345. EXEMPTION AUTHORITY FOR AIR SERVICE TO SLOT-
CONTROLLED AIRPORTS.—Section 41714 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(i) 
EXPEDITIOUS 
CONSIDERATION OF 
CERTAIN EXEMPTION 
REQUESTS.—Within 120 days after receiving an application for an 
exemption under subsection (a)(2) to improve air service between 
a nonhub airport (as defined in section 41731(a)(4)) and a high 
density airport subject to the exemption authority under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall grant or deny the exemption. The Secretary 
Notification. 
shall notify the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the grant or denial within 14 calendar days after 
the determination and state the reasons for the determination.". 
SEC. 346. (a) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
49 USC 301 note, 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting for the Depart-
ment of Transportation, may take receipt of such equipment and 
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sites of the Ground Wave Emergency Network (referred to in this 
section as "GWEN") as the Secretary of Transportation determines 
to be necessary for the estabhshment of a nationwide system 
to be known as the "Nationwide Differential Global Positioning 
System" (referred to in this section as "NDGPS"). 
(b) As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation may establish the NDGPS. 
In establishing the NDGPS, the Secretary of Transportation may— 
(1) if feasible, reuse GWEN equipment and sites transferred 
to the Department of Transportation under subsection (a); 
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, use contractor 
services to install the NDGPS; 
(3) modify the positioning system operated by the Coast 
Guard at the time of the establishment of the NDGPS to 
integrate the reference stations made available pursuant to 
subsection (a); 
(4) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, ensure 
that the reference stations referred to in paragraph (3) are 
compatible with, and 
integrated 
into, the 
Continuously 
Operating Reference Station (commonly referred to as "CORS") 
system of the National Geodetic Survey of the Department 
of Commerce; and 
(5) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, 
investigate the use of the NDGPS reference stations for the 
Global Positioning System Integrated Precipitable Water Vapor 
System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion. 
(c) The Secretary of Transportation may— 
(1) manage and operate the NDGPS; 
(2) ensure that the service of the NDGPS is provided 
without the assessment of any user fee; and 
(3) in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, ensure 
that the use of the NDGPS is denied to any enemy of the 
United States. 
(d) In any case in which the Secretary of Transportation 
determines that contracting for the maintenance of 1 or more 
NDGPS reference stations is cost-effective, the Secretary of 
Transportation may enter into a contract to provide for that mainte-
nance. 
(e) The Secretary of Transportation may— 
(1) in cooperation with appropriate representatives of 
private industries and universities and officials of State govern-
ments— 
(A) investigate improvements 
(including 
potential 
improvements) to the NDGPS; 
(B) develop standards for the NDGPS; and 
(C) sponsor the development of new applications for 
the NDGPS; and 
(2) provide for the continual upgrading of the NDGPS 
to improve performance and address the needs of— 
(A) the Federal Government; 
(B) State and local governments; and 
(C) the general public. 
SEC. 347. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated to the Coast Guard in Public Law 
102-368 in order to pay rent assessments by the General Services 
Administration related to prior year space needs of the Department: 
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111 STAT. 1451 
Provided, That prior to any such transfer, notification shall be Notification, 
provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
SEC. 348. (a) Subsection (b) of section 642 of the Treasury 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended Ante, p. 1318. 
by inserting "other than a Member of Congress," after "Code,". 
(b) Paragraph (1) of section 642(c) of such Act is amended 
by striking "(1)(A) subject to subparagraph (B)," and inserting "(1)", 
and by striking "December 31, 1998" and all that follows through 
the end and inserting "December 31, 1998;". 
This Act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998". 
Approved October 27, 1997. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2169 (S. 1048): 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 105-188 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 105-313 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-55 accompanying S. 1048 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): 
July 23, considered and passed House. 
July 29, 30, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 9, House and Senate aigreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 33 (1997): 
Oct. 27, Presidential statement. 
Nov. 1, President's special message on line item veto. 
FEDERAL REGISTER, Vol. 62 (1997): 
Nov. 4, Cancellation of items piu^uant to the Line Item Veto Act.