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A n o t h e r p r o v i s i o n , d e c l a r i n g t h a t a n o r g a -n iza t ion i s coord ina t ed i f i t ha s engaged in po l icymaking d iscuss ions wi th a can-d i d a t e s c a m p a i g n , c o u l d a p p l y t o r o u t i n ea t t e m p t s b y p u b l i c p o l i c y gr o u p s t o p e r s u a d el a w m a k e r s o f t h e m e r i t s o f t h e o r g a n i z a -t ion s pos i t ions ( i . e . , lobby ing) .

Ano ther p rov is ion would de f ine coord ina-t i o n a s t h e m e r e s h a r i n g o f a s i n g l e p r o f es -s i o n a l v e n d o r ( a p r i n t e r , a r t i s t , o r p o l l s t e r ,f o r e x a m p l e ) , du r i n g a t w o - y e a r p e r i o d , w i t ha c o n g r e s s i on a l c a n d i d a t e .

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5 . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s d e s c r i b e dabove , wi th in 60 days o f a congress iona l p r i -m a r y e l e c t i o n ( w h i c h o c c u r a s e a r l y a sM a r c h 1 ) o r a g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n , S e c t i o n 2 0 1p l a c e s a n a b s o l u t e b a n o n a n y n o n - P A Cg r o u p b r o a d c a s t i n g a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t h a te v e n m e n t i o n s t h e n a m e o f a c a n d i d a t e , w h i c h i n c l u d e s a l l i n c u m b e n t m e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s . T h i s p r o v i s i o n d o e s n o t o n l y r e -qu i re d isc losu re o f fund ing sources fo rs u c h c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . R a t h e r , i t b a n s t h en a m i n g o f p o l i t i c i a n s i n b r o a d c a s t c o m m u -n i c a t i o n s t o t h e p u b l i c , u n l e s s t h e y a r e c o n -d u c t e d u n d e r t h e e n t i r e p a n o p l y o f r e s t r i c -t i o n s t h a t a p p l y t o P A C s i n o t h e r w o r d s ,o n l y f e d e r a l P A C s a r e p e r m i t t e d t o s p o n s o rs u c h p o l i t i c i a n - m e n t i o n i n g c o m m u n i c a -t i o n s . T h i s b a n w o u l d a p p l y e v e n t o a d sa l e r t i n g c i t i z e n s t o u p c o m i n g v o t e s i n C o n -g r e s s . [F o r f u r t h e r d i s c u s s io n o f t h e i m p l i c a -t i o n s o f a l l o w i n g o n l y P A C s t o s p o n s o r p o l i -t i c i a n - m e n t i o n i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , s e e t h eN R L C m e m o r a n d u m , A n A n a l y s i s o f t h eS p e e c h - R e s t r i c t i v e P r o v i s i o n s o f t h e S h a y s -Meehan Bill (HR 3526).]

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6 . S p o n s o r s o f t h e b i l l m a k e m u c h o f a s o -ca l led excep t i on ( in Se c t i on 201) fo r p r in t -e d m a t e r i a l a b o u t v o t i n g r e c o r d s a n d p o s i -t i o n s . B u t l e g a l a n a l y s i s o f t h e s o -c a l l e d e x -c e p t i o n r e v e a l s t h a t i t a c t u a l l y u n d e r s c o r e st h e s w e e p in g r e s t r i c t i o n s i m p l i c it i n t h e u n -der ly ing de f in i t ions . The excep t ion wou ld

n o t a l l o w , b u t r a t h e r e f f e c t i v e l y d e f i n e s a si l l e g a l c o r p o r a t e c a m p a i g n e x p e n d i t u r e s a n dt h e r e b y b a n s ( t o n o n - P A C s ) , a t a n y t i m e o f a n y y e a r , a n y p r i n t e d m a t e r i a l s ( su c h a s t y p -ica l sco recards and vo te r gu ides ) tha t fa i lto confo rm to a se r ies o f speech spec i f ica -t ions .

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t h e r i g h t o f p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s t o s p o n s o r c o m -m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t d i s c u s s i s s u e s , o r t h e p o s i -t ions o f o f f iceho lders o r o f f iceseekers onthose i s sues ( i s sue advocacy ) , wi thou tb e i n g s u b j e c t e d t o t h e r a t i o n i n g l a w s t h a tt h e F E C A a p p l i e s t o c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a tc o n t a i n e x p l i c i t e n d o r s e m e n t s o f c a n d i d a t e s( express advocacy ) . The b i l l wou ld e f fec -t i v e l y n u l l i f y p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s F i r s t A m e n d -m e n t r i g h t t o e n g a g e i n i s s u e a d v o c a c y , b yr e q u i r i n g t h a t a l l p a r t y a d s b e c o n d u c t e du n d e r t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s t h a t c u r r e n t l y a p p l yo n l y t o e x p r e s s a d v o c a c y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s( s i n c e t h e p a r t i e s w o u l d b e p r o h i b i t e d f r o m

r a i s i n g a n y m o n e y t h a t d i d n o t c o n f o r m t othose res t r ic t ions ) . I f re fo rm advoca tess u c c e s s f u l l y o b l i t e r a t e t h e d i s t i n c t i o n b e -t w e e n i s s u e a d v o c a c y a n d e x p r e s s a d v o c a c yw i t h r e s p e c t t o p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , t h e y w i l lt h e n r e d o u b l e t h e i r a t t a c k s o n i s s u e a d v o -c a c y b y c i t i z e n g r o u p s s u c h a s N R L C . T h o s ew h o s u p p o r t f r e e s p e e c h a b o u t p o l i t i c a l f i g -u r e s s h o u l d o p p o s e a l l r e s t r i c t i o n s o n i s s u ea d v o c a c y , w h e t h e r e n g a g e d i n b y p o l i t i c a lp a r t i e s , c i t i z e n g r o u p s , o r o t h e r s .

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n a t i o n a l p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s f r o m r e c e i v i n g s o -c a l l e d s o f t m o n e y a t e r m t h a t r e a l l y r e -f e r s t o a l l f u n d s t h a t a r e n o t r a t i o n e d a n dc o n t r o l l e d b y t h e F e d e r a l E l e c t i o n C a m p a i g nA c t ( F E C A ) . T h i s i s u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l . U n d e rr u l i n g s o f t h e U . S . S u p r e m e C o u r t , t h e F i r s tA m e n d m e n t p r o t e c t s t h e r i g h t o f p o l i t i c a lp a r t i e s t o s p o n s or c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t d i s-c u s s i s s u e s , o r t h e p o s i t i o n s o f o ff i c eh o l d e r so r o f f i c e s e e k e r s o n t h o s e i s s u e s ( c a l l e d i s sue advocacy ) , wi thou t be ing sub jec tedt o t h e r a t i o n i n g l a w s t h a t F E C A a p p l i e s t oc o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t c o n t a i n e x p l i c i t e n -dorsements o f cand ida tes (ca l led expressadvocacy ) . The b i l l wou ld e f fec t ive ly nu l -l i fy p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s F i r s t A m e n d m e n t r i g h t

t o e n g a g e i n i s s u e a d v o c a c y , b y r e q u i r i n gt h a t a l l p a r t y a d s b e c on d u c t e d u n d er t h e r e -s t r i c t i o n s t h a t c u r r e n t l y a p p l y t o e x p r e ss a d -v o c a c y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ( s i n c e t h e p a r t i e sw o u l d b e p r o h i b i t e d f r o m r a i s i n g a n y m o n e yt h a t d i d n ot c o n f o r m t o t h o s e r e st r i c t i o n s ).

I f re fo rm advoca tes success fu l ly ob l i t -e r a t e t h e d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n i s s u e a d v o c a c ya n d e x p r e s s a d v o c a c y w i t h r e s p e c t t o p o l i t i -c a l p a r t i e s , t h e y w i l l t h e n r e d o u bl e t h e i r a t -t a c k s o n i s s u e a d v o c a c y b y c i t i z e n g r o u p ss u c h a s N R L C . T h o s e w h o s u p p o r t f r e es p e e c h a b o u t p o l i t i c a l f i g u r e s s h o u l d o p p o s ea l l r e s t r i c t i o n s o n i s s u e a d v o c a c y , w h e t h e r

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I n o t h e r w o r d s , a n o r g a n i z a t i o n b e c o m e st a i n t e d i f i t i s s u e s a n y c o m m u n i c a t i o n , a ta n y t i m e o f t h e y e a r , t h a t s o m u c h a s m e n -t i o n s t h e n a m e o f a m e m b e r o f Co n g r e s s . F o re x a m p l e , i f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n s p o n s o r s a s i n g l en e w s p a p e r a d o r s e n d s o u t a s i n g l e n e w s -

l e t t e r s a y i n g t h a t a l a w m a k e r w i ll b e vo t i n go r h a s a l r e a d y v o t e d o n a c e r t a i n b i l l , t h i sr e s t r i c t i o n w o u l d b e t r i g g e r e d . S u c h a m e t -t l e s o m e o r g a n i z a t i o n w o u l d n o l o n g e r b e e l i -g i b l e t o r e c e i v e t h e e n d o r s e m e n t o f a n ym e m b e r o f C o n g r e s s . C o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a tm e n t i o n t h e n a m e s o f l a w m a k e r s a r e a p e r -vas ive ing red ien t in NRLCs overa l l p ro - l i fea d v o c a c y , t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r , s o t h e b i l l e f -f e c t i v e l y p r o h i b i t s l a w m a k e r s f r o m e n d o r s -ing NRLCs fundra is ing e f fo r t s , a s Congress -m a n H e n r y H y d e a n d o t h e r s h a v e d on e i n t h ep a s t .

T h e c o n c e p t u n d e r l y i n g t h i s p r o v i s i o n t h a t t h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g c o r r u p t i n g a b o u tM e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s e n d o r s i n g t h e w o r k o f i s s u e - o r i e n t e d o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h w h i c h t h e yagreeis ve ry o f fens ive . Th is p rov is ion in e f -f e c t a p p l i e s a n u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l p e n a l t y t oN R L C f o r e x e r c i s i n g i t s F i r s t A m e n d m e n tr i g h t t o e n g a ge i n c o m m e n t a r y o n a f ed e r a lp o l i t i c i a n , a n d a l s o v i o l a t e s N R L C s c o n -s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t o f a s s o c i a t i o n . M o r e o v e r ,t h i s p r o p o s e d e n d o r s e m e n t b a n i s a n u n c o n -s t i t u t i o n a l i n fr i n g e m e n t o n t h e r i g h t s o f a s -s o c i a t i o n a n d f r e e d o m o f s p e e c h o f e a c h a n de v e r y M e m b e r o f C o n g r e s s.

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a n d t h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e ( M r .P E A S E ) h a v i n g a s s u m e d t h e c h a i r , M r s .E M E R S O N, C h a i r m a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e eo f t h e Wh o l e H ou s e o n t h e S t a t e o f t h e

U n i o n , r e p o r t e d t h a t t h a t C o m m i t t e e ,h a v i n g h a d u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e b i l l(H .R. 2 1 8 3 ) to amen d th e Fed era l E lec-t io n Camp aig n Act o f 1 9 7 1 to r e fo rmt h e f i n a n c i n g o f c a m p a i g n s f o r e l e c -t i o n s f o r F e d e r a l o f f i c e , a n d f o r o t h e rp u r p o s e s , h a d c o m e t o n o r e s o l u t i o nt h e r e o n .

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th e b i l l (H .R. 2 4 0 0 ) to au th o r ize fu n d sf o r F e d e r a l - a i d h i g h w a y s , h i g h w a ys a fe t y p r og r a m s , a n d t r a n s i t p r o gr a m s ,a n d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s:

CO NF E R E N C E R E P O R T (H. R E P T . 105550)

T h e c o m m i t t e e o f c o n f e r e n c e o n t h e d i s -a g r e e i n g v o t e s o f t h e t w o H o u s e s o n t h ea m e n d m e n t o f t h e S e n a t e t o t h e b i l l ( H . R .2400) , to au t hor ize funds fo r F edera l -a id h igh-w a y s , h i g h w a y s a f e t y p r o g r a m s , a n d t r a n s i tp r o g r a m s , a n d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s , h a v i n gm e t , a f t e r f u l l a n d f r e e c o n f e r e n c e , h a v ea g r e e d t o r e c o m m e n d a n d d o r e c o m m e n d t o

t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e H o u s e s a s f o l l o w s:T h a t t h e H o u s e r e c e d e f r o m i t s d i s a g r e e -

m e n t t o t h e a m e n d m e n t o f t h e S e n a t e a n da g r e e t o t h e s a m e w i t h a n a m e n d m e n t a s f ol -lows:

I n l i e u o f t h e m a t t e r p r o p o s e d t o b e i n -s e r t e d b y t h e S e n a t e a m e n d m e n t , i n s e r t t h efo l lowing :

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) S H O RT T I T L E .This Act may be ci ted asthe Transportat ion Equi ty Act for the 21st Century.

(b) T A B L E O F CO N T E N T S .The table of con-tents of th is Act i s as fol lows:

Sec. 1. Shor t t i t le ; t ab le of con t en t s .S e c. 2. D ef i n it i on s .

T I T L E I F ED E R A L - A I D H I GH W A Y S

Subt i t le AAuthorizat ions and Programs

Sec. 1101. Auth ori za t i on o f appropria t ions .Sec. 1102. Obl igat ion ceil ing.Sec. 1103. Appor t ionment s .Sec. 1104. Min imum guaran t ee.Sec. 1105. Revenue a l igned budge t au thor it y .Sec. 1106. Federa l-a id sys t ems .Sec. 1107. In t ersta t e main t enance program.Sec. 1108. Sur face t ranspor ta t i on program.Sec. 1109. Highway bridge program.Sec. 1110. Congest ion mit igat ion and air qual i ty

improvement program.Sec. 1111. Federa l share .Sec. 1112. Recreat ional t rail s program.Sec. 1113. Emergency rel ie f .Sec. 1114. Highway use t ax evas ion proj ec t s .Sec. 1115. Federa l l ands h ighways program.Sec. 1116. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.Sec. 1117. Appalach ian deve lopment h ighway

system.

Sec. 1118. Nat iona l corr idor p lann ing and de-velopment program.

Sec. 1119. Coordinated border infrastructureand safety program.

Subt i t le B General Provisions

Sec. 1201. Def in i t i ons .Sec. 1202. B i cyc le t ransporta t i on and pedes-

t r i an walkways .Sec. 1203. Met ropoli t an p lann ing .Sec. 1204. S ta t ewide p lann ing .Sec. 1205. Contract ing for engineering and de-

sign services.Sec. 1206. Access of motorcycles.Sec. 1207. Construct ion of ferry boats and ferry

terminal facili t ies.S e c. 1208. T r a in i n g .Sec. 1209. Use o f HOV lanes by i nh eren t l y l ow-

emission vehicles.Sec. 1210. Advan ced travel forecast ing proce-

dures program.Sec. 1211. Amendment s t o pr ior sur face t rans-

portat ion laws.Sec. 1212. Mi sce ll aneous .Sec. 1213. S tud i es and report s .Sec. 1214. Federal act ivi t ies.Sec. 1215. Designa t ed t ranspor ta t ion enhance-

ment act ivi t ies.Sec. 1216. Innova t i ve sur face t ranspor ta t i on f i -

nancing methods.Sec. 1217. E l ig ib il it y .Sec. 1218. Magnet i c l ev it a t i on t ranspor ta t i on

technology deployment program.Sec. 1219. Nat iona l scen i c byway s program.Sec. 1220. El iminat ion of regional of f ice respon-

sibili t ies.

Sec. 1221. Transporta t i on and communi t y and system preservation pilot program.

Sec. 1222. Addi t i ons t o A ppalach ian reg ion .

Subt i t le CProgram St reamlining andFlexibili ty

Sec. 1301. Rea l proper t y acqu i s it i on and cor-ridor preservation.

Sec. 1302. Payment s t o S ta t es f or cons t ruc t i on .Sec. 1303. Proceeds f rom the sale or lease of real

property.Sec. 1304. Engineering cost reimbursement .Sec. 1305. Project approval and oversight .S e c. 1306. S t a n d a rd s .Sec. 1307. Design-bu i ld con t rac t ing .

Sec. 1309. Major inves tment s t udy i n t egra t ion .Sec. 1309. Envi ronmenta l s t reaml in ing .Sec. 1310. Uni form transferabi li ty of Federal-

a id h ighway f unds .

Subt i t le DSafety

Sec. 1401. Hazard e l im ina t i on program.Sec. 1402. Roadside safety technologies.Sec. 1403. Sa f e t y i ncen t i ve gran t s f or use o f sea t

belts.

Subt i t le EFinance

Sec. 1501. Shor t t i t l e.S e c. 1502. F i n d in g s.Sec. 1503. Es tabl ishment o f program.Sec. 1504. Dut i es of t he Secretary .

Subt i t le FHigh Priori ty Projects

Sec. 1601. High priori ty projects program.Sec. 1602. Proj ec t au thor iza t i ons .Sec. 1603. Specia l ru l e .

T I T L E I I H I GH W A Y S A F E T Y

Sec. 2001. Highway sa f et y programs.Sec. 2002. Highway sa f et y research an d deve l-

opment .Sec. 2003. Occupant prot ect i on .Sec. 2004. Alcohol-impaired driving counter-

measures.Sec. 2005. S ta t e h ighway sa f et y da ta improve-

ments.Sec. 2006. Nat ional Driver Register.Sec. 2007. Sa f e t y s t ud i es .Sec. 2008. Ef fect iveness of laws establ ishing

maximum blood alcohol con-centrat ions.

Sec. 2009. Auth or iza t i ons o f appropr ia t i ons.

T I T L E I I I F E D ER A L T R A N S I T A D M I N I S T R A T I O N P R O GR A M S

Sec. 3001. Shor t t i t l e.

Sec. 3002. Amendment s t o t i t l e 49, Uni t ed S ta t esCode.Sec. 3003. Def in i t i ons.Sec. 3004. Met ropoli t an p lann ing .Sec. 3005. Transporta t i on improvement pro-

gram.Sec. 3006. Transporta t i on management areas .Sec. 3007. Urbani zed area f ormula gran t s .Sec. 3008. Clean fuels formula grant program.Sec. 3009. Capita l i nvestment gran t s and l oans .Sec. 3010. Dol lar value of mobil i ty improve-

ments.Sec. 3011. Loca l share.Sec. 3012. In t e l igen t t ranspor ta t i on sys t ems ap-

plications.Sec. 3013. Formula grants and loans for special

needs of elderly individuals andindividuals w i th disabil i t ies.

Sec. 3014. Formula program for other t han ur-banized areas.

Sec. 3015. Research, development , demonstra-t ion, an d trainin g projects.

Sec. 3016. Nat iona l p lann ing an d research pro-grams.

Sec. 3017. Nat iona l t rans it i ns t i t u t e .Sec. 3018. Bus t est i ng f ac i li t i es .Sec. 3019. B i cyc le f ac il it i es.Sec. 3020. General provisions on assistance.Sec. 3021. Pi lot program for interci ty rai l infra-

structure investment f rom masst rans i t account o f h ighway t rus t f und .

Sec. 3022. Cont rac t requ i rement s .Sec. 3023. Specia l procurement s .Sec. 3024. Project management oversight and re-

view.

Sec. 3025. Admin istrat ive procedures.Sec. 3026. Report s and aud i t s .Sec. 3027. Appor t ionment o f appropr ia t i ons f or

formula grants.Sec. 3028. Appor t ionment o f appropr ia t i ons f or

f ixed guideway modernizat ion.Sec. 3029. Auth ori za t ions .Sec. 3030. Proj ec t s f or new f i xed gu ideway sys -

tems and extensions in exist ingsystems.

Sec. 3031. Projects for bus and bus-related fa-cili t ies.

Sec. 3032. Cont rac t ing ou t s t udy .Sec. 3033. Urbani zed area f ormula st udy .

Sec. 3034. Coordinated t ransportat ion services.Sec. 3035. F ina l assembly o f buses.Sec. 3036. C lean f u e l veh i cl es .Sec. 3037. Job access and reverse commute

grants.Sec. 3038. Ru ral t ransportat ion accessibi l i ty in-

centive program.Sec. 3039. S tudy o f t rans i t needs i n na t i ona l

parks and related pu bl ic lands.Sec. 3040. Obl igat ion ceil ing.Sec. 3041. Adjus tment f or t he Sur face Transpor-

tation Extension Act of 1997.

T I T L E I V M O T O R C A R R I E R S A F E T Y

Sec. 4001. Amendmen ts to t i t le 49, Uni ted StatesCode.

Sec. 4002. S ta t ement o f pu rposes .Sec. 4003. S ta t e gran t s .Sec. 4004. In format ion sys t ems .Sec. 4005. Au tomobile t ransporter def ined.

Sec. 4006. Inspect i ons and report s .Sec. 4007. Waivers, exempt ions, and pi lot pro-

grams.Sec. 4008. Sa f e t y regu la t i on .Sec. 4009. Sa f e t y f i t ness.Sec. 4010. Repeal of certain obsolete miscel lane-

ous au thori t ies.Sec. 4011. Commercial vehicle operators.Sec. 4012. Exempt ion from certain regulat ions

for util i ty service commercialmotor vehicle drivers.

Sec. 4013. Par t ic ipa t i on i n i n t erna t i ona l reg-istrat ion plan and internat ionalfuel tax a greement .

Sec. 4014. Sa f e t y per formance h i s t ory o f newdrivers; l imitation on liability.

Sec. 4015. Penal t ies.Sec. 4016. Auth ori t y over char t er bus t ranspor-

t a t i on .

Sec. 4017. Telephone hot l ine for report ing safe-ty violat ions.Sec. 4018. Insu l in t reated diabetes mel li tus.Sec. 4019. Performance-based CDL test ing.Sec. 4020. Post -accident alcohol test ing.Sec. 4021. Driver f a t igue .Sec. 4022. Improved f low of driver history pi lot

program.Sec. 4023. Employee prot ect i ons.Sec. 4024. Improved interstate school bus safety .Sec. 4025. Truck t ra il er consp icu i t y .Sec. 4026. DOT implementa t i on p lan .Sec. 4027. S tudy o f adequacy o f park ing f ac il i-

t ies.Sec. 4028. Qual i f icat ions of foreign motor car-

riers.Sec. 4029. Federal motor carrier safety inspec-

tors.Sec. 4030. School t ransporta t i on sa f e t y .Sec. 4031. Designat ion of New Mexico commer-

cial zone.Sec. 4032. E f f ect s o f MCSAP gran t reduc t i ons .

T I T L E V T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R E S E A R CH

Subt i t le AFun ding

Sec. 5001. Auth ori za t ion o f appropr ia t i ons .Sec. 5002. Obl igat ion ceil ing.Sec. 5003. Not ice.

Subt i t le BResearch and Technology

Sec. 5101. Research and t echnology program.Sec. 5102. Sur face t ransporta t i on research .Sec. 5103. Technology dep loyment .Sec. 5104. Tra in ing and educa t ion .Sec. 5105. S ta t e p lann ing and research .Sec. 5106. In t erna t i ona l h ighway t ranspor-

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Sec. 5107. Sur face t ranspor ta t i on-env i ronment cooperative research program.

Sec. 5108. Surface t ransportat ion research stra-tegic plann ing.

Sec. 5109. Bureau o f T ranspor ta t ion S ta t i s t i cs .Sec. 5110. University t ransportat ion research.Sec. 5111. Advan ced vehicle technologies pro-

gram.Sec. 5112. S tudy o f f u ture s t ra t egi c h ighway re-

search program.Sec. 5113. Commercial remote sensing products

and spat ial informat ion tech-nologies.

Sec. 5114. Sense of Congress on th e year 2000

problem.Sec. 5115. In t erna t i ona l t rade t ra f f i c.Sec. 5116. Univers it y gran t s .Sec. 5117. Transporta t i on t echnology i nnova-

t ion an d demonstrat ion program.Sec. 5118. Drexe l Univers i t y In t e ll igen t In f ra-

structure Inst i tute.Sec. 5119. Conforming amendment s .

Subt i t le CIntel l igent T ransportat ion Systems

Sec. 5201. Shor t t i t l e.S e c. 5202. F in d i n gs .Sec. 5203. Goal s and pu rposes .Sec. 5204. General aut hori t ies and require-

ments.Sec. 5205. Nat iona l ITS program p lan .Sec. 5206. Nat iona l arch i t ec ture and s t andards .Sec. 5207. Research and deve lopment .Sec. 5208. In t e l li gen t t ranspor ta t ion sys t em in -

tegration program.

Sec. 5209. Commercial vehicle intel l igent t ransportat ion system infrastructuredeployment .

Sec. 5210. Use o f f unds .Sec. 5211. Def in i t i ons .Sec. 5212. Proj ec t f und ing .S e c. 5213. R e p ea l .

T I T L E V I O Z O NE A N D P A R T I C U L A T E M A T T E R S T A N D A R D S

Sec. 6101. F ind ings and purpose.Sec. 6102. Part iculate mat ter moni toring pro-

gram.Sec. 6103. Ozone designat ion requirements.Sec. 6104. Addi t i ona l prov i s ions .

T I T L E V I I M I S CE L L A N E O U S

Subt i t le AAutomobi le Safety and Informat ion

Sec. 7101. Shor t t i t l e.Sec. 7102. Auth ori za t i ons o f appropr ia t i ons .Sec. 7103. Improv ing a i r bag sa f e t y .

Sec. 7104. Restrict ions on lobbyin g act ivi t ies.Sec. 7105. Odometers.Sec. 7106. Mi sce ll aneous amendment s .Sec. 7107. Importat ion of motor vehicle for show

or display.

Subt i t le BRai lroads

Sec. 7201. High-speed ra il .Sec. 7202. Light densi ty rai l l ine pi lot projects.Sec. 7203. Rai lroad rehabi l itat ion and improve-

ment f i nan c ing .Sec. 7204. A laska Rai l road .

Subt i t le CComprehensive On e-Cal lNotification

S e c. 7301. F in d i n gs .Sec. 7302. One-cal l not i f icat ion programs.

Subt i t le DSport f i shing and Boat ing Safety

Sec. 7401. Short t i t le; amendment of 1950 Act .Sec. 7402. Out reach and communica t ions pro-

grams.Sec. 7403. C lean Vesse l Act f un d ing .Sec. 7404. Boat ing in f ras t ruc ture .S e c. 7405. B o a t s af e t y f u n d s .

T I T L E V I I I T R A N S P O R T A T I O N D I S C R E -TIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET OFFSETS

Subt i t le AT ransportat ion Discret ionarySpending Guarantee

Sec. 8101. Discret ionary spending categories.Sec. 8102. Conforming the Paygo Scorecard

w i th t h i s Ac t .Sec. 8103. Level of obl igat ion limi tat ions.

Subt i t le BVeterans Benef i t s

Sec. 8201. Shor t t i t l e.

Sec. 8202. Prohibit ion on establ ishment of serv-ice-connection for disabilit ies re-lat ing to use of tobacco products.

Sec. 8203. Twenty percen t i ncrease i n ra t es o f basic educat ional assistanceun der Montgomery GI Bi l l .

Sec. 8204. Increase i n ass is t ance amount f or special ly adapted h ousing.

Sec. 8205. Increase i n amount o f ass is t ance f or automobi le and adapt ive equip-ment for certain disabled veter-ans .

Sec. 8206. Increase in a id an d a t t endance ra t esfor veterans eligible for pension.

Sec. 8207. El igibi li ty of certain remarried sur-viving spouses for reinstatement of dependency and indemni tycompensat ion upon terminat ion of that remarriage.

Sec. 8208. Extension of prior revision to of f set rule for department of defensespecial separation benefit pro-gram.

Sec. 8209. Sense of Congress concerning recov-ery from tobacco companies ofcosts of t reatment of veterans fortobacco-related il lnesses.

Subt i t le CTemporary Stu dent L oan Provision.

Sec. 8301. Temporary s t uden t l oan prov i s ion .

Subt i t le DB lock Grants for Social Services

Sec. 8401. Block grants for social services.

T I T L E I X A M E N D M E N T S O F I NT E R N A L

REVENUE CODE OF 1986Sec. 9001. Short t i t le; amendment of 1986 Code.Sec. 9002. Ex t ens ion o f h ighway -rela t ed t axes

and t rus t f und .Sec. 9003. Ex t ens ion and modif i cat i on o f t ax

benefits for alcohol fuels.Sec. 9004. Modi f ica t i ons t o H ighway Trus t

F u n d .Sec. 9005. Provisions relat ing to Aquat ic Re-

sources Trust Fund.Sec. 9006. Repeal of 1.25 cent tax rate on rai l

diesel fuel.Sec. 9007. Addi t ional qual i f ied expenses avai l -

able to non-Amtrak States.Sec. 9008. Delay i n e f f ec t i ve da t e o f new re-

quirement for approved diesel orkerosene terminals.

Sec. 9009. Simpl i f ied fuel tax refund procedures.Sec. 9010. Elect ion to receive taxable cash com-

pensat ion in l ieu of nontaxablequal i f ied t ransportat ion f ringebenef i t s .

Sec. 9011. Repea l o f Nat i ona l R ecrea t i ona lTra i ls Trus t Fu nd .

Sec. 9012. Iden t i f ica t ion o f l im i t ed t ax bene f i t ssubject to line item veto.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act , th e fol lowing def ini t ions apply:(1) I N T E R S T A T E S Y S T E M .Th e term Int erstate

System has the meaning such term has undersection 101 of t i t le 23, Un ited St ates Code.

(2) S E C R E T A R Y .The term Secretary meansthe Secretary of Transportat ion.

T I T L E I F E DE R A L - A I D H I G HW A Y S

Subt i t le AAuthorizat ions and Programs

SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION O F APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) IN G E N E R A L .The fol lowing sums are au-

thorized to be appropriated out of the HighwayTrus t Fund (o ther t han t he Mass Trans i t Ac-count ) :

(1) I N T E R S T A T E M A I N T E N A N CE P R O G R A M .Forthe Interstate maintenance program under sec-tion 119 of t i t le 23, United States Code,$3,427,341,000 for fi scal y ear 1998, $3,957,103,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,994,524,000 for fiscal year2000, $4,073,322,000 for f isca l y ear 2001,$4,139,630,000 for fisca l y ear 2002, an d$4,217,635,000 for fi sca l y ear 2003.

(2) NA T I O N A L H I GH W A Y S Y S T E M .For the Na-t ional Highway System under sect ion 103 of such title $4,112,480,000 for fiscal year 1998,$4,748,523,000 for fi scal y ear 1999, $4,793,429,000 for fiscal year 2000, $4,887,986,000 for fiscal year

2001, $4,967,556,000 for f isca l y ear 2002, an d$5,061,162,000 fo r fis cal y ear 2003.

(3) B R I D G E P R O G R A M .For the bridge programunder section 144 of such title $2,941,454,000 for fiscal year 1998, $3,395,354,000 for fiscal year1999, $3,427,472,000 for f isca l y ear 2000,$3,495,104,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $3,552,016,000 for fi scal y ear 2002, an d $3,618,966,000 for fisca l yea r 2003.

(4) SU R F A C E T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P R O G R A M .Forthe surface t ransportat ion program under sec-tion 133 of such title $4,797,620,000 for fiscal year1998, $5,539,944,000 for f isca l y ear 1999,$5,592,333,000 for fis cal y ear 2000, $5,702,651,000

for fiscal year 2001, $5,795,482,000 for fiscal year2002, an d $5,904,689,000 for fi scal y ear 2003.

(5) CO N GE S T I O N M I T I G A T I O N A N D A I R Q U A L I T Y I M P R O V E M E N T P R O G R A M .For the congestionmit igat ion a nd air qual i ty improvement programunder section 149 of such title $1,192,619,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,345,415,000 for fiscal year1999, $1,358,138,000 for f isca l y ear 2000,$1,384,930,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $1,407,474,000 for fi scal y ear 2002, an d $1,433,996,000 for fisca l yea r 2003.

(6) A P P A L A C H IA N D E V E L O P M E N T H I GH W A Y S Y S -T E M P R O GR A M .For the Appalachian develop-ment h ighway system program u nder sect ion 201of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S. C. A pp. ) $450,000,000 for ea ch of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

(7) R E C R E A T I ON A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M .For therecreational trails program under section 206 of

such title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,$40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $50,000,000for each of f iscal y ears 2000 through 2003.

(8) F E DE R A L L A N D S H I G H W A Y S P R O G R A M .(A) I N D I A N R E S E R V A T I O N R O A D S.For Indian

reservation roads under section 204 of such tit le$225,000,000 for f isca l y ear 1998 an d $275,000,000for each of f iscal y ears 1999 through 2003.

(B) PU B L I C L A N D S H I GH W A Y S .For publ iclands highways under sect ion 204 of such t i t le$196,000,000 for f isca l y ear 1998 an d $246,000,000for each of f iscal y ears 1999 through 2003.

(C) P A R K R O A D S A N D P A R K W A Y S.For parkroads and parkways under sect ion 204 of suchtitle $115,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and$165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through2003.

(D) R E F U GE R O A D S.For refuge roads undersection 204 of such title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.

(9) NA T I O N A L C O R R I DO R P L A N N I NG A N D D E V E L-O P M E N T A N D C O O R D I N A T E D B O R D E R I N F R A S T R U C -T U R E P R O GR A M S .For the nat ional corridorplann ing an d development and coordinated bor-der infrastructure programs under sections 1118and 1119 of this Act $140,000,000 for each of fis-cal years 1999 through 2003.

(10) CO NS T R UCT I ON O F F ER R Y B O A TS A N DF E R R Y T E R M I NA L F A CI L I T IE S.For construct ionof ferry boats and ferry terminal faci l i t ies un dersection 1064 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note;105 Stat. 2005) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal year1998 and $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999th rough 2003.

(11) N A T I O N A L S C E N I C B Y W A Y S P R O G R A M .Forthe nat ional scenic byways program under sec-tion 162 of t i t le 23, United States Code,$23,500,000 for each of f iscal y ears 1998 an d 1999,

$24,500,000 for each of f iscal y ears 2000 an d 2001,and $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and$26,500,000 for f isca l y ear 2003.

(12) VA L U E P R I C IN G P I L O T P R O GR A M .For thevalue pricing pilot program under section1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note;105 St at . 1938) $7,000,000 for fisca l y ear 1999, a nd$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through2003.

(13) H I GH P R I O R I T Y P R O J EC T S P R O G R A M .Forthe high priority projects program under section117 of title 23, United States Code, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,398,675,000 for fiscal year1999, $1,678,410,000 for f isca l y ear 2000,$1,678,410,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $1,771,655,000


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for fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for fiscal ye ar 2003.

(14) H I GH W A Y U S E T A X E V A S IO N P R O JE CT S.For highway use tax evasion projects un der sec-tion 143 of such title $5,000,000 for each of fiscalyears 1998 through 2003.

(15) CO M M O NW E A L T H O F P U ER T O R I CO H I GH -W A Y P R OGR A M .For the Commonweal th of Puerto Rico highway program under sect ion1214(r) of this Act $110,000,000 for fiscal years1998 throu gh 2003.

(b) D I S A D V A N T A G E D B U S I N E S S E N T E R P R I S E S .(1) GE N E R A L R U L E .Excep t t o t he ex t en t t h a t

the Secretary determines otherwise, not less

than 10 percent of the amounts made avai lable for any program un der t i t les I , III , and V of this Act shal l be expended wi th smal l business con-cerns own ed and control led by social ly a nd eco-nomical ly disadvantaged individuals.

(2) D EFI N I T I O N S .In this subsect ion, the fol -lowing def ini t ions apply:

(A) S M A L L B U S IN E SS C ON CE R N .The termsmall business concern has the meaning suchterm has under sect ion 3 of the Smal l Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term shallnot include any concern or group of concernscontrol led by the same social ly and economi-cal ly disadvantaged individual or individualswhich has average annual gross receipts overthe preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of$16,600,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for in- f lat ion.

(B) S O C IA L L Y A N D E C O NO M I C A L L Y D I S A D V A N -T A G E D I N D IV I D U A L S

.The term social ly andeconomical ly disadvantaged individuals hasthe meanin g such term has u nder sect ion 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) andrelevant subcontract ing regulat ions promul-gated pursuan t th ereto; except that w omen shal lbe presumed to be socially and economically dis-advan taged individuals for purposes of this sub-section.

(3) A N N U A L L I S T I N G O F D I S A D V A N T A G E D B U S I - NE S S E N T E R P R I S E S.Each State shal l annual lysurvey and compi le a l i st of the smal l businessconcerns referred to in paragraph (1) and t he lo-cat ion of such concerns in the State and not i fythe Secretary, in wri t ing, of the percentage of such concerns which are control led by women,by social ly and economical ly disadvantaged in-dividuals (other than women), and by individ-uals who are women and are otherwise social lyand economical ly disadvan taged individuals.

(4) U N I F OR M C E R T I F IC A T I O N .The Secretaryshal l establ ish minimum uni form cri teria forState governments to use in cert i fying w heth er aconcern qualifies for purposes of this subsection.Such minimum uni form cri teria shal l includebut not be l imi ted to on-si te visi t s , personalinterviews, l icenses, analysis of stock owner-ship, l i st ing of equipment , analysis of bondingcapaci ty, l i st ing of work completed, resume of principal owners, f inancial capaci ty, and typeof w ork preferred.

(5) CO M P L I A N CE W I T H C O U R T O R D E R S .Noth-ing in this su bsect ion l imi ts the el igibi l ity of anent i ty or person to receive funds ma de avai lableunder t i t les I , III , and V of this Act , i f the en-t i ty or person is prevented, in whole or in part , f rom complying wi th paragraph (1) because aFederal court i ssues a f inal order in which thecourt f inds that the requirement of paragraph

(1), or the program established under paragraph(1), i s unconst i tu t ional .

(6) R E V I EW B Y C OM P T R O L L E R G EN E R A L.Not later than 3 years af ter the dat e of enactment of this Act , the Comptrol ler General of the Uni tedStates shal l conduct a review of , and publ ishand report to Congress f indings and conclusionson, the impact throughout the Uni ted States of administering the requirement of p aragraph (1),including an analysis of

(A) in the case of small business concerns cer-t i f ied in each State under paragraph (4) asowned and control led by social ly and economi-cal ly disadvantaged individuals

(i) the nu mber of the smal l business concerns;an d

(i i ) the part icipat ion rates of the smal l busi -ness concerns in prime contracts and sub-contracts funded under t i t les I , III , and V of t h i s Ac t ;

(B) in the case of small business concerns de-scribed in subparagraph (A) that receive primecontracts and subcontracts funded under t i t lesI , I I I , and V o f t h i s Ac t

(i) the nu mber of th e smal l business concerns;(i i ) the ann ual gross receipts of t he smal l busi -

ness concerns; and(i i i ) the net worth of social ly and economi-

cal ly disadvantaged individuals that own andcontrol the small business concerns;

(C) in the case of small business concerns de-scribed in subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and subcontracts funded undert i t les I , III , and V of this Act

(i) the an nu al gross receipts of th e smal l busi -ness concerns; and

(i i ) the net w orth of social ly and economical lydisadvantaged individuals that own and controlthe small business concerns;

(D) in the case of business concerns that re-ceive prime contracts and subcontracts fundedunder t i t les I , III , and V of this Act , other thansmall business concerns described in subpara-graph (B)

(i) the annual gross receipts of the businessconcerns; and

(i i ) the net worth of individuals that own andcontrol the business concerns;

(E) the rate of graduat ion from any programs

carried out to comply wi th the requirement of paragraph (1) for small business concerns ownedand control led by social ly an d economically d is-advantaged individuals;

(F) the overal l cost of administering the re-quirement of paragraph (1), including adminis-trative costs, certif ication costs, additional con-struct ion costs, and l i t igat ion costs;

(G) any discriminat ion on the basis of race,color, national origin, or sex against small busi-ness concerns owned and control led by social lyand economical ly disadvan taged individuals;

(H)(i ) any other factors l imi t ing the abi l i ty of smal l business concerns owned and control ledby social ly and economical ly disadvantaged in-dividuals to compete for prime contracts andsubcontracts funded under t i t les I , III , and V of this Act ; and

(i i ) the extent to which any of those factors

are caused, in whole or in part , by discrimina-tion based on race, color, national origin, or sex;

(I) any discriminat ion, on the basis of race,color, nat ional origin, or sex, against construc-t ion companies own ed an d control led by social lyand economical ly disadvantaged individuals in publ ic and private t ransportat ion contract ingand the f inancial , credi t , insurance, and bondmarkets;

(J) the impact on smal l business concernsowned and control led by social ly and economi-cal ly disadvantaged individua ls of

(i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph (5) by a Federal court that suspendsa program established under paragraph (1); or

(ii) the repeal or suspension of State or localdisadvantaged business enterprise programs;an d

(K) the impact of the requirement of para-

graph (1), and an y program carried out to comply wi th paragraph (1), on compet i t ion and thecreation of jobs, including the creation of jobs for social ly an d economically d isadvantaged in -dividuals.

SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

(a) G E N E R A L L I M I T A T I O N .Notwi ths tand ingany other provision of law but subject to sub-sections (g) and (h), the obligations for Federal-a id h ighway and h ighway sa f e t y cons t ruc t i onprograms shall not exceed

(1) $21,500,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1998;(2) $25,431,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1999;(3) $26,155,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2000;(4) $26,651,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2001;(5) $27,235,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2002; an d

(6) $27,681,000,000 fo r fi sca l y ear 2003.(b) E X C E P T I O N S.The l imi tat ions under sub-

sect ion (a) shal l n ot apply to obl igat ions(1) under section 125 of t i t le 23, United States

Code;(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transpor-

tation Assistance Act of 1978;(3) under sect ion 9 of the Federal -Aid High-

way Act of 1981;(4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Sur-

face Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;(5) und er sections 149(b) an d 149(c) of th e Su r-

face Transportat ion an d Uni form Relocat ion As-sistan ce Act of 1987;

(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportat ion Ef f iciencyAct of 1991;

(7) under section 157 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode, as in ef fect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act ; and

(8) under section 105 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode but, for each of f iscal years 1998 through2007, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000per fiscal year.

(c) D I S T R I B U T I O N O F O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R - I T Y .For each of f iscal years 1998 throu gh 2003,the Secretary shal l

(1) not distribute obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by subsect ion (a) for such f i scal year foramounts authorized for administrat ive expensesand programs funded from the administrat ivetakedown authorized by sect ion 104(a) of t i t le23, Uni ted St ates Code, and amount s auth orized for the highway use tax evasion program andthe Bureau of Transportat ion Stat i st ics;

(2) not distribute an amount of obl igat ion au-thori ty provided by subsect ion (a) that i s equalto the unobl igated balance of amounts madeavai lable f rom the Highway Trust Fund (otherthan the Mass Transi t Account) for Federal -aidhighway and highway safety programs for pre-vious f i scal years the funds for which are al lo-cated by th e Secretary;

(3) determine th e rat io that(A) the obl igat ion authori ty provided by sub-

section (a) for such fiscal year less the aggregateof amoun ts not distributed un der paragraphs (1)and (2), bears to

(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal -aid highway and high-way safety construct ion programs (other thansums authorized to be appropriated for sect ionsset forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-

sect ion (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode, equal to the amount referred to in sub-section (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggre-gate of the amounts not distributed under para-graph (1) of th is subsect ion;

(4) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)and (2) for section 117 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode (relating to high priority projects pro-gram), sect ion 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995, and$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section105 of such t i t le (relat ing to minimum guaran-tee) so that amount of obl igat ion authori tyavai lable for each of such sect ions i s equal tothe amount determined by mul t iplying the rat io

determined u nder paragraph (3) by th e sums au-thorized to be app ropriated f or such sect ion (ex-cept in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000) forsuch f i scal year;

(5) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)and (2) and amounts distributed under para-graph (4) for each of th e programs th at are al lo-cated by the Secretary under this Act and t i t le23, Uni ted States Code (other than act ivi t ies towhich paragraph (1) appl ies and programs towhich paragraph (4) appl ies) by mul t iplying therat io determined under paragraph (3) by thesums authorized to be appropriated for suchprogram for such fiscal year; and


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(6) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under paragraphs (1)and (2) and amounts distributed under para-graphs (4) and (5) for Federal -aid highway andhighway safety construct ion programs (otherthan the minimum guarantee program, but onlyto t he ex t en t t ha t amount s appor t i oned f or t heminimum guarantee program for such f i scalyear exceed $2,639,000,000, an d th e A ppala chiandevelopment highway system program) that areapport ioned by the Secretary under this Act andt i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, in the rat io that

(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for

such programs that are apport ioned to eachState f or such f i scal year, bear to

(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs that are appor-t ioned to al l Stat es for such f i scal year.

(d) RE D I ST R I B U T I O N O F U N U S ED O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y .Notwi thstanding subsect ion (c),the Secretary shal l af ter Au gust 1 of each of f i s-cal years 1998 through 2003 revise a distributionof the obl igat ion authori ty made avai lableunder subsect ion (c) i f a State wi l l not obl igatethe amount distributed during that f i scal yearand redistribute suf f icient amounts to thoseStates able to obl igate amounts in addi t ion tothose previously distributed during that f i scalyear giving priority to th ose States having largeunobl igated balances of funds apport ionedunder sections 104 and 144 of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code, under section 160 of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code (as in ef fect on the day before thedate of enactment of this Act ), and under sec-t ion 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-ta tion A ct of 1991 (105 Stat . 19431945).

(e) A P P L IC A B IL I T Y O F O B L I G A T I O N L I M I T A -T IO NS T O T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R ES EARC H PR O-G R A M S .Obl igat ion l imi tat ions imposed by sub-sect ion (a) shal l apply to t ransportat ion re-search programs carried out under chapter 3 oft i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, and under t i t le VIof this Act .

(f) R E DI S T R I B U T I O N O F C E R T A I N A U T H O R I Z E DFU N D S .Not later than 30 days af ter the date of the distribut ion of obl igat ion authori ty undersubsection (c) for each of f iscal years 1998through 2003, the Secretary shall distribute tothe States any funds (1) that are authorized tobe appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs (other than the programunder section 160 of t i t le 23, United States Code)

and for carrying ou t subchapt er I of chapter 311of t i t le 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 oft i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, and (2) that theSecretary determines wi l l n ot be al located to th eStates, and wi l l not be avai lable for obl igat ion,in such f i scal year due to the imposi t ion of anyobl igat ion l imi tat ion for such f i scal year. Suchdistribut ion to the States shal l be made in thesame rat io as the distribut ion of obl igat ion au-thori ty under subsect ion (c)(6). The funds sodistributed shal l be avai lable for any purposesdescribed in section 133(b) of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code.

(g) SP E C I A L R UL E.Obl igat ion authori ty dis-tributed for a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth in subsection (c)(4) shallremain avai lable unt i l used for obl igat ion of funds for such sect ion and shal l be in addi t ionto the amoun t of any l imi tat ion imposed on obli -gat ions for Federal -aid highway and highwaysafety construct ion programs for future f i scalyears.

(h) I NC R E A S E I N O B L I G A T I O N L I MI T .Limi ta-tions on obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be increased by anamount equal to the amount determined pursu-ant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Bal-anced Budget and Emergency Def ici t Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) forsuch f i scal year. An y su ch increase shal l be dis-t ributed in accordance wi th th is sect ion.

(i) L I M I T A T I O N S O N O B L I G A T I O N S F O R A D MI N I S -T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.Notwi ths tand ing any o ther provision of law, th e total amoun t of al l obliga-tions under section 104(a) of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code, shal l not exceed

(1) $320,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1998;(2) $350,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1999;(3) $370,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2000;(4) $390,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2001;(5) $410,000,000 fo r fisc al y ear 2002; an d(6) $430,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2003.

SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.

(a) A D M I N I S T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.Section 104 oft i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, i s amended by strik-ing subsect ion (a) a nd insert ing the fol lowing:

(a) A D M I N I S T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.(1) I N G E NE R A L.Whenever an apport ion-

ment i s made of t he sums mad e avai lable for expendi ture on each of the surface t ransportat ion

program under section 133, the bridge programun der sect ion 144, th e congest ion mi t igat ion andair qual i ty improvement program under sect ion149, the Interstate and Nat ional Highway Sys-tem program under sect ion 103, the minimumguarantee program under section 105, the Fed-eral lands highway program under sect ion 204,or the Appalachian development highway sys-tem program un der sect ion 201 of the Appalach-ian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shal l deduct a sum, in anamount not to exceed 112 percent of all sums somade ava i lable, as th e Secretary determines n ec-essary

(A) to a dminister the provisions of law to be f inanced from appropriat ions for the Federal -aid highway program and programs authorizedun der chapter 2; and

(B) to make transfers of such sums as the

Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional Commission for adminis-trat ive act ivi t ies associated wi th the Appalach-ian development highway system.

(2) CO N SI D ER A T I O N O F U NO B L I GA T E D B A L - AN C ES.In making the determinat ion describedin paragraph (1), the Secretary shal l take intoaccount the unobl igated balance of any sumsdeducted under this subsect ion in prior f i scalyears.

(3) A V A I L A B I L I T Y .The sum deduc t ed under paragraph (1) shal l remain avai lable unt i l ex-pended..

(b) A P P O R T I O N M E N T S.Section 104(b) of suchtitle is amended to read as follows:

(b) A P P O R T I O N M E N T S.On October 1 of each f i scal year, the Secretary, af ter making the de-duct ion authorized by subsect ion (a) and theset -aside authorized by subsect ion (f ) , shal l ap-

port ion the remainder of the sums authorized tobe appropriated for expendi ture on the Inter-state and Nat ional Highway System program,the congest ion mi t igat ion and air qual i ty improvement program, and the surface t ranspor-tat ion program for that f i scal year, among theseveral States in t he fol lowing mann er:

(1) N A T I ON A L H IGH W A Y S Y S T EM CO M PO- N EN T .

(A) I N G E N E R A L .For the Nat ional HighwaySystem (excluding funds apport ioned under paragraph (4)), $36,400,000 for each fiscal yearto the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,and the Commonweal th of Northern Mariana Is-lands, $18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999through 2003 for the Alaska Highway, and theremainder apport ioned as fol lows:

(i) 25 percent in the ratio that(I) the total lane miles of principal arterial

routes (excluding Interstate System routes) ineach St ate; bears to

(II) the total lane miles of principal arterialroutes (excluding Interstate System routes) inal l States.

(ii) 35 percent in the ratio that(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes

on principal arterial routes (excluding In terstateSystem routes) in each State; bears to

(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson principal arterial routes (excluding In terstateSystem routes) in al l States.

(ii i) 30 percent in the ratio that(I) the total diesel fuel used on highways in

each St ate; bears to(II) the t otal diesel fuel used on h ighway s in

al l States.

(iv) 10 percent in the ratio that(I) the quot ient obtained by dividing the

total lane mi les on principal arterial highwaysin each State by the total populat ion of theState; bears to

(II) the quot ient obtained by dividing thetotal lane mi les on principal arterial highwaysin al l States by the total populat ion of al lStates.

(B) M I N IM U M A P P OR T I O NM E N T .Notwi th -standing subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4),each State shal l receive a minimum of 12 of 1 percent of the funds apport ioned under sub-paragraph (A ) and paragraph (4).

(2) CO N GE S T I O N M I T I G A T I O N A N D A I R Q U A L I T Y I M P R O V E M E N T P R O G R A M .

(A) I N G E N E R A L.For th e congest ion mi t iga-t ion and air qual i ty improvement program, inthe rat io that

(i ) the total of al l weighted nonat tainment and maintenance area populat ions in eachState; bears to

(i i ) the total of al l weighted nonat tainment and maintenance area populat ions in al l States.

(B) C A L C U L A T I O N O F W E I G HT E D N O N A T T A I N - M E N T A N D M A I N T EN A N CE A R E A P O PU L A T I ON .Subject to subparagraph (C), for the purpose of subparagraph (A), the weighted nonat tainment and maintenance area populat ion shal l be cal -culated by mul t iplying the populat ion of eacharea i n a S ta t e t ha t was a nonat t a inment areaor maintenance area as described in section149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a factor

of (i) 0.8 if(I) at th e t ime of the apport ionment , t he area

is a mainten ance area; or(II) at the t ime of the apport ionment , the

area is classi f ied as a submarginal ozone non-at tainment area under the Clean Air Act (42U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);

(ii) 1.0 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is classi f ied as a marginal ozone non-at tainment area under subpart 2 of part D of t i t le I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511 etseq.);

(ii i) 1.1 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is classi f ied as a moderate ozone non-at tainment area under such subpart ;

(iv) 1.2 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is classified as a serious ozone non-at tainment area under such subpart ;

(v) 1.3 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is classified as a severe ozone non-at tainment area under such subpart ;

(vi ) 1.4 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is classi f ied as an extreme ozone non-at tainment area under such subpart ; or

(vii) 1.0 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is not a nonat tainment or maintenancearea as d escribed in section 149(b) for ozone, butis classified under subpart 3 of part D of t i t le Iof such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a non-attainment area described in section 149(b) forcarbon monoxide.

(C) A D DI T I ON A L A D JU ST M E N T F O R C A R B ON M O N O X I D E A R E A S .

(i) C A R B ON M O NO X ID E N ON A T TA I NM E NT A R E A S .If , in addi t ion to being classi f ied as anonat tainment or maintenance area for ozone,the area was also classified under subpart 3 of part D of t i t le I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et

seq.) as a nonat tainment area described in sec-tion 149(b) for carbon monoxide, the weightednonat tainment or maintenance area populat ionof the area, as determined under clauses (i )through (vi ) of subparagraph (B), shal l be fur-ther mu l t ipl ied by a fa ctor of 1.2.

(ii) C A R B ON M ON OX I DE M A IN TE NA NCE A R E A S .If , in addi t ion to being classi f ied as anonat tainment or maintenance area for ozone,the area was at one t ime also classi f ied undersubpart 3 of part D of t i t le I of such Act (42U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a nonattainment area de-scribed in section 149(b) for carbon mon oxide bu thas been redesignated as a maintenance area,t he weigh t ed nonat t a inment or main t enancearea populat ion of the area, as determined


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under clauses (i ) through (vi ) of subparagraph(B), shal l be further mul t ipl ied by a factor of 1.1.

(D) M I N I M U M A P P O R T I O N M E NT .Notwi th -standing any other provision of this paragraph,each State shal l receive a minimum of 12 of 1 percent of the funds apport ioned under thisparagraph.

(E) D E T E R M I N A T I O N S O F P O P U L A T I O N .In de-termining populat ion f igures for the p urposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shal l use the lat -est avai lable annual est imates prepared by theSecretary of Commerce.

(3) SU R F A C E T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P R O G R A M .

(A) I N G E N E R A L.For the surface t ranspor-tat ion program, in accordance wi th the fol low-ing formula:

(i) 25 percent of the apportionments in therat io that

(I) the total lane miles of Federal-aid high-way s in each Stat e; bears to

(II) the total lane miles of Federal-aid high-way s in al l States.

(ii) 40 percent of the apportionments in therat io that

(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson Federal -aid highways in each State; bears to

(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson Federal -aid highw ays in al l States.

(ii i) 35 percent of the apportionments in therat io that

(I) the est imated tax payments at t ributableto highway users in each State paid into the

H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t han t he MassTransi t Account) in the latest f i scal year forwh ich dat a are ava i lable; bears to

(II) the est imated tax payments at t ributableto highway users in al l States paid into the H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t han t he MassTransi t Account) in the latest f i scal year forwh ich data are avai lable.

(B) M I N IM U M A P P OR T I O NM E N T .Notwi th -standing subparagraph (A), each State shal l re-ceive a minimum of 12 of 1 percent of the fundsapport ioned under this paragraph.

(4) IN T E R S T A T E M A I N T E N A N CE C O M P ON E N T .For resurfacing, restoring, rehabi l i tat ing, andreconstruct ing th e Interstate System

(A ) 3313percent in the rat io that (i ) the total lane mi les on Interstate System

routes open to t raf f ic in each Sta te; bears to(ii) the total of all such lane miles in all

States;(B ) 3313percent in the rat io that (i) the total vehicle miles traveled on lanes

on Interstate System routes designated under(I) section 103;(II) section 139(a) (as in effect on the day be-

fore the date of enactment of the T ransportat ionEqui ty Act f or the 21st Century ) before March 9,1984 (other than routes on toll roads not subjectto a Secretarial agreement under section 105 ofthe Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat.2692)); an d

(III) section 139(c) (as in effect on the daybefore the date of enactment of the Transpor-tat ion Equi ty Act for the 21st Century);in each State; bears to

(ii) the total of all such vehicle miles traveledin al l States; and

(C) 3313percent in the rat io that (i ) the total of each States annu al contribu-

t i ons t o t he H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t hanthe Mass Transi t Account) at t ributable to com-mercial vehicles; bears to

(i i ) the total of such an nu al contribut ions byal l States.

(c) O P E R A T I O N L I F E S A V E R A N D HIGH S P E E DR AI L CO R R I D O R S.Section 104(d) of such tit le isamended

(1) in paragraph (1) by striking The and allth at f ollows th rough $300,000 for each and in-sert ing Before making an apport ionment u ndersubsection (b)(3) of this section for a fiscal year,the Secretary shall set aside $500,000 for such;an d

(2) by strikin g paragraphs (2) and (3) and in -sert ing t he f ol lowing:

(2) R A I L W A Y - H I GH W A Y C R OS S IN G H A Z A R D E L I M I N A T I O N I N H I G H S P E E D R A I L C O R R I D O R S.

(A) IN G E NE R A L .Before making an appor-t ionment of funds under subsect ion (b)(3) for a f i scal year, the Secretary shal l set aside$5,250,000 of the funds made available for thesurface t ransportat ion program for the f i scalyear for el iminat ion of ha zards of rai lway-high-way crossings.

(B) E L I G IB L E C O R R I DO R S.Subject to sub-paragraph (E), fu nds made avai lable under subparagraph (A) shal l be expended for projectsin

(i) 5 railway corridors selected by the Sec-

retary in accordance wi th this subsect ion (as inef fect on the day before the date of enactment of this clause);

(ii) 3 railway corridors selected by the Sec-retary in accordance wi th subparagraphs (C)and (D);

(ii i) a Gulf Coast high speed railway corridor(as designated by th e Secretary);

(iv) a Keystone high speed railway corridor f rom Ph i ladelphia to Harrisburg, Penn sylvania;an d

(v) an Empire State railway corridor fromNew Y ork C i t y t o A lbany t o Bu f f a lo , New York .

(C) R E Q U I R E D I N C L U S I O N O F H I G H S P E E D R A I L L I N ES .A corridor selected by the Secretaryunder subparagraph (B) shal l include rai l l ineswhere railroad speeds of 90 miles or more perhour are occurring or can reasonably be ex-pected to occur in t he fu ture.

(D) CO N SI D ER A T I O NS I N C OR R I D OR S E L EC -T I O N .In selecting corridors under subpara-graph (B), t he Secretary shal l consider

(i) projected rail ridership volume in eachcorridor;

(ii) the percentage of each corridor overwhich a t rain wi l l be capable of operat ing at i t smaximum cruise speed taking into account such factors as topography and other t raf f ic on thel ine;

(ii i) projected benefits to nonriders such ascongestion relief on other modes of transpor-tation serving each corridor (including conges-tion in heavily traveled air passenger corridors);

(iv) the amount of State and local f inancialsupport that can reasonably be ant icipated forthe improvement of the l ine and related faci l i -t ies; and

(v) the cooperat ion of the ow ner of th e right -of -way that can reasonably be expected in theoperation of high speed rail passenger service ineach corridor.

(E) C E R T A I N I M P R O V E M E N T S.Not less than$250,000 of such set-aside shall be available per f iscal year for eligible improvements to the Min-neapol is/St . Paul-Chicago segment of the Mid-west High Speed Rail Corridor.

(F) A U T H OR I Z A T I ON O F A P P R OP R I A T IO N S.There i s authorized to be appropriated$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through2003 to carry out th is subsection..

(d) C E R T I F I C A T I O N O F A P P O R T I O N M E N T S.Sec-tion 104(e) of such tit le is amended

(1) by inserting C E R T I F I CA T I O N O F A P P O R -T I O N M E N T S. af ter (e);

(2) by inserting (1) I N G E NE R A L. beforeOn October 1;

(3) by striking the f i rst parenthet ical phrase;(4) by striking and research the first place

i t appears;(5) by striking th e second sent ence;(6) by adding at t he end th e fol lowing:(2) NO T I CE T O S T A T E S.If the Secretary has

not made an apport ionment under sect ion 104,144, or 157 by t he 21st day of a f iscal year begin-ning after September 30, 1998, the Secretaryshal l t ransmi t , by such 21st day, to the Commit-tee on Transportat ion and Infrastructure of theHouse of R epresentat ives and the Commit tee on Environment and Publ ic Works of the Senate awri t ten statement of the reason for not makingsuch apport ionment in a t imely manner.; and

(7) by indent in g paragraph (1) (as designatedby paragraph (2) of this subsect ion) and al ign-ing such paragraph (1) wi th paragraph (2) of

such sect ion (as added by paragraph (6) of thissubsection).

(e) M E T R O P O L I T A N P L AN N I N G SET-A S I D E.Sec-tion 104(f) of such tit le is amended

(1) in paragraph (1) by striking Interstateconstruct ion and Interstate subst i tute pro-grams and inserting recreational trails pro-gram; an d

(2) in paragraph (3) by striking 120(j) of thistitle and inserting 120(b).

( f ) R E C R E A T I O N A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M .Section104(h) of such tit le is amended to read as fol-lows:

(h) R E C R E A T I O N A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M .

(1) A D M I N I ST R A T I V E C O ST S.Whenever anapport ionment i s made of the sums authorizedto be appropriated to carry out the recreat ionaltrails program under section 206, the Secretaryshal l deduct an amount , not to exceed 112 per-cent of the sums authorized, to cover the cost tothe Secretary for administrat ion of an d researchand technical assistance under the recreat ionaltrai ls program and for admin istrat ion of t he Na-t ional Recreat ional Trai ls Advisory Commit tee.Th e Secretary may ent er into contracts wi th f or- prof i t organizat ions or contracts, partnerships,or cooperative agreements with other govern-ment agencies, inst i tut ions of higher learning,or nonprof i t organizat ions to perform thesetasks.

(2) A P P OR T I O NM E N T T O T H E S T A T E S .Af t er making the deduct ion authorized by paragraph(1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall appor-

t ion the remainder of the sums authorized to beappropriated for expendi ture on the recreat ionaltrai ls program for each f i scal year, among theStates in the fol lowing manner:

(A) 50 percent of th at amou nt shal l be appor-tioned equally among eligible States.

(B) 50 percent of th at amou nt shal l be appor-t ioned among el igible States in amoun ts propor-t ionate to the degree of non-highway rec-reat ional fuel use in each of those States duringthe preceding year.

(3) E L I G I B L E S T A T E D E F I N E D.In t his sect ion,the t erm el igible State means a Sta te th at meetsth e requirement s of section 206(c)..

(g) A U DI T S O F H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Sec-t ion 104 of such t i t le i s amended by striking sub-sect ion (i ) and insert ing the fol lowing:

(i) A U D I T S O F H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Fromadministrat ive funds deducted under subsect ion(a), the Secretary may reimburse the Of f ice of Inspector General of the Department of Trans-portat ion for the conduct of annual audi ts of f i -nancial statements in accordance wi th sect ion3521 of title 31..

(h) R E P O R T O N O B L I G A T I O N S.Section 104 ofsuch t i t le i s amended by striking subsect ion (j )and in sert ing th e fol lowing:

(j) R E P OR T T O CO N G R E S S.The Secretaryshall submit to Congress a report for each fiscalyear on

(1) the amount obl igated, by each State, forFedera l-a id h ighway s and h ighway sa f et y con-struct ion programs during the preceding f i scalyear;

(2) the balan ce, as of the last day of th e pre-ceding f i scal year, of t he u nobl igated apport ion-ment of each St ate by f i scal year un der this sec-tion an d sections 105 an d 144;

(3) the balance of unobligated sums available

for expendi ture at the discret ion of the Sec-retary for such highways and programs for the fiscal year; and

(4) the rates of obligation of funds appor-t ioned or set aside under this sect ion and sec-tions 105, 133, and 144, according to

(A) program;(B) fu ndin g category or subcategory;(C) type of improvement;(D) State; and(E) sub-State geographic area, including ur-

banized and rural areas, on the basis of thepopulat ion of each such area. .

(i) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y A N D T R A N S I T FU N D S .Section 104 of such tit le is amended byinsert ing af ter subsect ion (j ) the f ol lowing:


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(k) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y A N D T R A N S I T FU N D S .

(1) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y F U ND S.Fundsmade avai lable under this t i t le and transferred for transit projects of a type described in section133(b)(2) shall be administered by the Secretaryin accordance with chapter 53 of t i t le 49, exceptthat the provisions of this t i t le relat ing to thenon-Federal share shal l apply to th e t ransferred funds.

(2) T R A N S FE R O F T R A N S IT F U ND S.Fundsmade available under chapter 53 of t i t le 49 andtransferred for highway projects shal l be admin-istered by the Secretary in accordance wi th this

t i t le , except that the provisions of such chapterrelat ing to the non-Federal share shal l apply tothe t ransferred funds.

(3) T R A N S F E R O F O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y .Obl igat ion authori ty provided for projects de-scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be transferred in the same manner and amount as the funds for the projects are transferred..

(j) EF F E CT O F C E R T A I N D E L A Y I N D EPO S I T SI N T O H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Section 104 ofsuch t i t le i s amended by adding at the end thefollowing:

(l) EF F E CT O F C E R T A I N D E L A Y I N D EPO S I T SI N T O H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Notwi ths tand ingany other provision of law, deposi ts into theHighway Tru st Fun d resul t ing f rom the appl ica-t ion of sect ion 901(e) of th e Tax payer R el ief A ct of 1997 (111 Sta t. 872) sha ll not be tak en in to ac-count in determining the apport ionments and

al locat ions tha t an y St ate shal l be ent i t led to re-ceive under the Transportat ion Equi ty Act forthe 21st Centu ry an d th is t i t le . .

(k) T EC H N I C AL A M E N D M E N T S .Section 104(f)of such t i t le i s amended

(1) by striking (f)(1) On and inserting thefollowing:

(f) M E T R O P O L I T A N P L A N N I N G.(1) SE T- AS I D E.On;(2) in paragraph (1) by striking , except

tha t and al l th at f ol lows th rough programs;(3) by striking (2) These and inserting the

following:(2) A P P OR T I O NM E N T T O S T A T E S O F S E T - AS I D E

F U N D S.These;(4) by striking (3) The and inserting the fol-

lowing:(3) US E O F F U N D S .The;(5) by striking (4) The and inserting the fol-

lowing:(4) DI S T R I B U T I O N O F F U N D S W I T H I N S T A T E S .

The; and(6) by al igning the remainder of the text of

each of paragraphs (1) through (4) wi th para-graph (5).

(l) CO N F O R M I N G A M E N D M E N T S .(1) Section 146(a) of such tit le is amended in

the first sentence by striking , 104(b)(2), and104(b)(6) and inserting and 104(b)(3).

(2) Section 158 of such tit le is amended(A) in subsect ion (a)(i) by striking pa ragraph (1);(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as

paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;(ii i) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)(I) by striking AF T E R T H E F I R ST Y E A R and

insertin g I N G E N E R A L ; and(II) by striking 104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and

104(b)(6) and inserting 104(b)(3), and104(b)( 4); an d

(iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated byclause (ii)) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)of this subsection and inserting paragraph(1); an d

(B) by striking subsect ion (b) and insert ingthe fol lowing:

(b) EF F E C T O F W I T H H O L D I N G O F FU N D S .No funds wi thheld under this sect ion f rom appor-tionment to any State after September 30, 1988,shal l be avai lable for apport ionment to that State..

(3)(A) Section 115(b)(1) of such tit le is amend-ed by striking 104(b)(5) and inserting104(b)(4).

(B) Section 137(f)(1) of such tit le is amendedby striking section 104(b)(5)(B) of this t i t leand inserting section 104(b)(4).

(C) Section 141(c) of such tit le is amended bystriking section 104(b)(5) of this t i t le each place it appears and inserting section104(b)(4).

(D) Section 142(c) of such tit le is amended bystrikin g (other t ha n section 104(b)(5)(A)).

(E) Section 159 of such tit le is amended(i) by striking (5) of each place it appears

and insert ing (5) (as in ef f ect on th e day beforethe date of enactment of the Transportat ion Eq-ui ty Act f or the 21st Century ) of ; and

(ii) in subsection (b)(I) in p aragraphs (1)(A)(i ) and (3)(A) by strik-

ing section 104(b)(5)(A) each place it appears

and inserting section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effecton the day before the date of enactment of theTransportat ion Equi ty Act for the 21st Cen-tury);

(II) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking sec-tion 104(b)(5)(B) and inserting section104(b)(5)(B) (as in effect on the day before thedate of enactment of the Transportat ion Equi tyAct for the 21st Century);

(III) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking (5)(B)and insert ing (5)(B) (as in ef fect on th e day be-fore the date of enactment of the T ransportat ionEqui ty Act f or the 21st Centu ry); and

(IV) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by strikingsection 104(b)(5) each place it a ppears a nd in-serting section 104(b)(5) (as in effect on th e daybefore the date of enactment of the Transpor-tat ion Equ i ty A ct for the 21st Century ) .

(F) Section 161(a) of such tit le is amended by

striking paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of sec-tion 104(b) each place it appears and insertingparagraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b).

(4) Section 142(b) of such tit le is amended bystriking paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of sec-tion 104 of this t i t le and inserting section104(b)(4).

(m) A D J US T M E N T S F O R T H E S U R F A C E T R A N S-P O R T A T I O N E X T E N S I O N A C T O F 1997.

(1) IN G E NE R A L .Notwi ths tand ing any o ther provision of law and subject to section 2(c) ofthe Surface Transportat ion Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shal l ensure that the totalapport ionments for a State (other than Massa-chusetts) for fiscal year 1998 made under theTransportat ion Equi ty Act for the 21st Century(including amendments made by such Act) shal lbe reduced by the amount apport ioned to suchState (other than Massachuset ts) under sect ion1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor-

tation Efficiency Act of 1991.(2) RE P A Y M E N T O F T R A N S F E R R E D F U N DS . T h e

Secretary shal l ensure that any apport ionmentsmade to a State for fiscal year 1998 and adjustedun der paragraph (1) shal l f i rst be used to restorein accordance wi th sect ion 3(c) of the SurfaceTransportat ion Extension Act of 1997 any fundsthat a State t ransferred under sect ion 3 of suchAct .

(3) I N SU F F I C I E N T F U N D S F O R R E P A Y M E N T .If aState has insuf f icient funds apport ioned in f i s-cal year 1998 under the Transportat ion Equi tyAct for the 21st Century (including amendmentsmade by such Act) to make the adjustment re-quired by paragraph (1), then the Secretarysha l l make an ad jus tment t o any f unds appor-tioned to such State in fiscal year 1999.

(4) A L L O C A T E D P R O G R A M S.Notwi ths tand ingany other provision of law, amoun ts made avai l -

able for fiscal year 1998 by the Transportation Equi ty Act for the 21st Century (includingamendments made by such Act) for a programtha t i s cont inu ed by both of sect ions 4, 5, 6, and7 of the Surface Transportat ion Extension Act of 1997 (including amendments made by suchsect ions) and the Transportat ion Equi ty Act forthe 21st Century (including amendments madeby such Act) shal l be reduced by the amount made available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 forsuch programs.

(5) TR E A T M E N T O F S T E A O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R - I T Y .The amount of obl igat ion authori ty madeavai lable under sect ion 2(e) of the SurfaceTransportat ion Extension Act of 1997 shal l beconsidered to be an amount of obl igat ion au-

thority made available for fiscal year 1998 undersection 1102(a) of t his A ct.

(n) S T A T E D EFI N ED .For the purposes of ap- portioning funds under sections 104, 105, 144,and 206, the term State means any of the 50States an d th e District of Columbia.

SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

(a) IN G E N E R A L .Section 105 of title 23,Uni ted States Code, i s amended to read as fol -lows:

105. Minim um g uar ant ee

(a) G E N E R A L R UL E.For each of f iscal years1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall allocate

among the States amounts suf f icient to ensurethat each States percentage of the total appor-t ionments for such f i scal year of Interstatemaintenance, nat ional highway system, bridge,congest ion mi t igat ion and air qual i ty improve-ment , surface t ransportat ion, metropol i tan planning, minimum guarantee, high priori ty projects, Appalachian development highwaysystem, and recreat ional t rai l s programs shal lequal the percentage l i sted for each State insubsection (b).

(b) S T A T E P E R C E N T A G E S.Th e percentage foreach Sta te referred to in subsect ion (a) sh al l bedetermined in accordance wi th the fol lowingtable:

States: PercentageA l ab am a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 2. 0269A l a sk a . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1915A r iz o n a . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 1. 5581

A r k a n s a s . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 1. 3214C al if or n ia . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9. 1962C ol or a do . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1673C on n e ct ic u t . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1. 5186 D el a w a re . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 0. 4424D is tr ic t o f C o lu m bi a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 3956 F l or id a . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 4. 6176 G eo rg ia . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 3. 5104H a w a ii . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 5177 I d a h o . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 7718I l li n oi s . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 3. 3819I n d i a n a . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 2. 3588I o w a . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1. 2020K a n s a s . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1717 K e n tu c k y . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1. 7365L o u i si a n a . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1. 5900M a i n e . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 0. 5263M a ry l an d . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1. 5087 M a ss ac h u se tt s . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1. 8638

M i ch i ga n . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3. 1535M i n n es ot a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1. 4993M i s si ss ip p i . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1. 2186 M i s so u ri . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 2. 3615M o n t an a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 9929N e br as k a . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 7768N ev a da . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 7248N ew H a mp sh i re . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 5163 N e w J er se y . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 2. 5816 N e w M e x ic o . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. 0. 9884N ew Y o rk . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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