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TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT: A LEGACY FOR USERS
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill,
H.R. 3550.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 3550) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes,
with Mr. Simpson (Chairman pro tempore) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. When the Committee of the Whole rose
earlier today, all time for initial general debate pursuant to the
order of the House of March 30, 2004, had expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 593, no further general debate, except
for the final period contemplated in the previous order of the House,
is in order.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
bill, modified by the amendments printed in part A of House Report 108-
456, is adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as an
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule and
shall be considered read.
The text of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as
modified, is as follows:
H.R. 3550
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents.
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Subtitle A--Authorization of programs
Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1103. Apportionments.
Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee.
Sec. 1105. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 1106. Temporary traffic control devices.
Sec. 1107. Revenue aligned budget authority.
Sec. 1108. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1109. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 1111. Appalachian development highway system.
Sec. 1112. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1113. Interstate maintenance discretionary.
Sec. 1114. Highway bridge.
Sec. 1115. Transportation and community and system preservation
program.
Sec. 1116. Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects.
Sec. 1117. Recreational trails.
Sec. 1118. Federal lands Highways.
Sec. 1119. Reserved.
Sec. 1120. Pedestrian and cyclist equity.
Sec. 1121. National commissions.
Sec. 1122. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2003.
Sec. 1123. Roadway safety.
Sec. 1124. Equity requirement.
Subtitle B--Congestion relief
Sec. 1201. Motor vehicle congestion relief.
Sec. 1202. Transportation systems management and operations.
Sec. 1203. Real-time system management information program.
Sec. 1204. Expedited national intelligent transportation systems
deployment program.
Sec. 1205. Intelligent transportation systems deployment.
Sec. 1206. Environmental review of activities that support deployment
of intelligent transportation systems.
Sec. 1207. Assumption of responsibility for certain programs and
projects.
Sec. 1208. HOV facilities.
Sec. 1209. Congestion pricing pilot program.
Subtitle C--Mobility and efficiency
Sec. 1301. National corridor infrastructure improvement program.
Sec. 1302. Coordinated border infrastructure program.
Sec. 1303. Freight intermodal connectors.
Sec. 1304. Projects of national and regional significance.
Sec. 1305. Dedicated truck lanes.
Sec. 1306. Truck parking facilities.
Subtitle D--Highway safety
Sec. 1401. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 1402. Worker injury prevention and free flow of vehicular traffic.
Sec. 1403. High risk rural road safety improvement program.
Sec. 1404. Transfers of apportionments to safety programs.
Sec. 1405. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.
Sec. 1406. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by
intoxicated persons.
Sec. 1407. Repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated.
Subtitle E--Construction and contract efficiencies
Sec. 1501. Design-build.
Sec. 1502. Warranty Highway Construction Project Pilot Program.
Sec. 1503. Private investment study.
Sec. 1504. Highways for LIFE pilot program.
Subtitle F--Finance
Sec. 1601. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
Sec. 1602. State infrastructure banks.
Sec. 1603. Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation toll
pilot program.
Sec. 1604. Interstate System construction toll pilot program.
Sec. 1605. Use of excess funds.
Subtitle G--High priority projects
Sec. 1701. High priority projects program.
Sec. 1702. Project authorizations.
Subtitle H--Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 1801. Budget justification.
Sec. 1802. Motorist Information.
Sec. 1803. Motorist information concerning full service restaurants.
Sec. 1804. High priority corridors on the National Highway System.
Sec. 1805. Additions to Appalachian region.
Sec. 1806. Transportation assets and needs of Delta region.
Sec. 1807. Toll facilities workplace safety study.
Sec. 1808. Pavement Marking Systems Demonstration Projects.
Sec. 1809. Work zone safety grants.
Sec. 1810. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling.
Sec. 1811. America's Byways Resource Center.
Sec. 1812. Technical adjustment.
Sec. 1813. Road User Charge Evaluation Pilot Project.
Sec. 1814. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1815. Conforming amendment for transportation planning sections.
Sec. 1816. Distribution of metropolitan planning funds within States.
Sec. 1817. Treatment of off ramp.
Sec. 1818. Loan forgiveness.
TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY
Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2002. Occupant protection incentive grants.
Sec. 2003. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 2004. State traffic safety information system improvements.
Sec. 2005. High visibility enforcement program.
Sec. 2006. Motorcycle crash causation study.
Sec. 2007. Child safety and child booster seat incentive grants.
Sec. 2008. Safety data.
Sec. 2009. Motorcyclist safety.
Sec. 2010. Driver fatigue.
TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 3001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3002. Policies, findings, and purposes.
Sec. 3003. Definitions.
Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 3005. Statewide planning.
Sec. 3006. Planning programs.
Sec. 3007. Private enterprise participation.
Sec. 3008. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 3009. Clean fuels formula grant program.
Sec. 3010. Capital investment grants.
Sec. 3011. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 3012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 3013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment
projects.
Sec. 3014. Cooperative research program.
Sec. 3015. National research and technology programs.
Sec. 3016. National Transit Institute.
Sec. 3017. Job access and reverse commute formula grants.
Sec. 3018. New Freedom program.
Sec. 3019. Bus testing facility.
Sec. 3020. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 3021. Transit in the parks pilot program.
Sec. 3022. Human resource programs.
Sec. 3023. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 3024. Special provisions for capital projects.
Sec. 3025. Contract requirements.
Sec. 3026. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 3027. Investigations of safety and hazards.
Sec. 3028. State safety oversight.
Sec. 3029. Controlled substances and alcohol misuse testing.
Sec. 3030. Employee protective arrangements.
Sec. 3031. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 3032. National transit database.
Sec. 3033. Apportionments based on fixed guideway factors.
Sec. 3034. Authorizations.
Sec. 3035. Over-the-road bus accessibility program.
Sec. 3036. Updated terminology.
Sec. 3037. Project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital
projects.
Sec. 3038. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 3039. National fuel cell bus technology development program.
Sec. 3040. Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle
weight restrictions.
Sec. 3041. High-intensity small-urbanized area formula grant program.
Sec. 3042. Allocations for national research and technology programs.
Sec. 3043. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 3044. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2004.
TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
Subtitle A--Commercial motor vehicle safety
Sec. 4101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4102. Motor carrier safety grants.
Sec. 4103. Border enforcement grants.
Sec. 4104. Commercial driver's license improvements.
Sec. 4105. Hobbs Act.
Sec. 4106. Penalty for denial of access to records.
Sec. 4107. Medical Review Board.
Sec. 4108. Increased penalties for out-of-service violations and false
records.
Sec. 4109. Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
deployment.
Sec. 4110. Safety fitness.
Sec. 4111. Pattern of safety violations by motor carrier or broker
management.
Sec. 4112. Motor carrier research and technology program.
Sec. 4113. International cooperation.
Sec. 4114. Performance and registration information system management.
Sec. 4115. Data quality improvement.
Sec. 4116. Driveaway saddlemount vehicles.
Sec. 4117. Completion of uniform carrier registration.
Sec. 4118. Registration of motor carriers and freight forwarders.
Sec. 4119. Deposit of certain civil penalties into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 4120. Outreach and education.
Sec. 4121. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 4122. Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Sec. 4123. Commercial motor vehicle safety advisory Committee.
Sec. 4124. Safety data improvement program.
Sec. 4125. Commercial driver's license information system
modernization.
Sec. 4126. Maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well
drilling rigs.
Sec. 4127. Safety performance history screening.
Sec. 4128. Intermodal chassis roadability rule-making.
Sec. 4129. Substance abuse professionals.
Sec. 4130. Interstate van operations.
Sec. 4131. Hours of service for operators of utility service vehicles.
Sec. 4132. Technical corrections.
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Subtitle B--Household goods transportation
Sec. 4201. Federal-State relations relating to transportation of
household goods.
Sec. 4202. Arbitration requirements.
Sec. 4203. Civil penalties relating to household goods brokers and
unauthorized transportation.
Sec. 4204. Penalties for holding household goods hostage.
Sec. 4205. Working group for development of practices and procedures to
enhance Federal-State relations.
Sec. 4206. Consumer handbook on dot Web site.
Sec. 4207. Release of household goods broker information.
Sec. 4208. Consumer complaint information.
Sec. 4209. Insurance regulations.
Sec. 4210. Estimating requirements.
Sec. 4211. Application of State consumer protection laws to certain
household goods carriers.
TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Subtitle A--Funding
Sec. 5101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5102. Obligation ceiling.
Subtitle B--Research, technology, and education
Sec. 5201. Research, technology, and education.
Sec. 5202. Long-term bridge performance program; innovative bridge
research and deployment program.
Sec. 5203. Surface transportation environment and planning cooperative
research program.
Sec. 5204. Technology deployment.
Sec. 5205. Training and education.
Sec. 5206. Freight planning capacity building.
Sec. 5207. Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.
Sec. 5208. National cooperative freight transportation research
program.
Sec. 5209. Future strategic highway research program.
Sec. 5210. Transportation safety information management system project.
Sec. 5211. Surface transportation congestion relief solutions research
initiative.
Sec. 5212. Motor carrier efficiency study.
Subtitle C--University transportation research; scholarship
opportunities
Sec. 5301. National university transportation centers.
Sec. 5302. University transportation research.
Sec. 5303. Transportation scholarship opportunities program.
Subtitle D--Advanced technologies
Sec. 5401. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies research program.
Sec. 5402. Commercial remote sensing products and spatial information
technologies.
Subtitle E--Transportation data and analysis
Sec. 5501. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Subtitle F--Intelligent transportation systems research
Sec. 5601. Short title.
Sec. 5602. Goals and purposes.
Sec. 5603. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 5604. National architecture and standards.
Sec. 5605. Research and development.
Sec. 5606. Infrastructure development.
Sec. 5607. Definitions.
Sec. 5608. Rural interstate corridor communications study.
Sec. 5609. Repeal.
TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY
Sec. 6001. Transportation planning.
Sec. 6002. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking.
Sec. 6003. Policy on historic sites.
Sec. 6004. Exemption of interstate system.
TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION
Sec. 7001. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 7002. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 7003. Definitions.
Sec. 7004. General regulatory authority.
Sec. 7005. Chemical or biological materials.
Sec. 7006. Representation and tampering.
Sec. 7007. Technical amendments.
Sec. 7008. Training of certain employees.
Sec. 7009. Registration.
Sec. 7010. Providing shipping papers.
Sec. 7011. Rail tank cars.
Sec. 7012. Unsatisfactory safety rating.
Sec. 7013. Training curriculum for the public sector.
Sec. 7014. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review.
Sec. 7015. Special permits and exclusions.
Sec. 7016. Uniform forms and procedures.
Sec. 7017. International uniformity of standards and requirements.
Sec. 7018. Administrative.
Sec. 7019. Enforcement.
Sec. 7020. Civil penalty.
Sec. 7021. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 7022. Preemption.
Sec. 7023. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 7024. Judicial review.
Sec. 7025. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 7026. Determining amount of undeclared shipments of hazardous
materials entering the United States.
Sec. 7027. Conforming amendments.
TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE
Sec. 8001. Policy.
Sec. 8002.
TITLE IX--TAX PROVISIONS
Sec. 9000. Short title, etc.
Subtitle A--Highway Trust Fund Extension
Sec. 9101. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Subtitle B--Restructuring of Incentives for Alcohol Fuels, etc.
Sec. 9201. Reduced rates of taxes on gasohol replaced with excise tax
credit; repeal of other alcohol-based fuel incentives;
etc.
Sec. 9202. Alcohol fuel subsidies borne by general fund.
Subtitle C--Reduction of Fuel Tax Evasion
Sec. 9301. Exemption from certain excise taxes for mobile machinery.
Sec. 9302. Taxation of aviation-grade kerosene.
Subpart A--Motor and Aviation Fuels.
Subpart B--Special Provisions Applicable to Fuels Tax
Sec. 9303. Dye injection equipment.
Sec. 6715A. Tampering with or failing to maintain security requirements
for mechanical dye injection systems.
Sec. 9304. Authority to inspect on-site records.
Sec. 9305. Registration of pipeline or vessel operators required for
exemption of bulk transfers to registered terminals or
refineries.
Sec. 9306. Display of registration.
Sec. 6717. Failure to display tax registration on vessels.
Sec. 9307. Penalties for failure to register and failure to report.
Sec. 6718. Failure to register.
Sec. 6725. Failure to report information under section 4101.
Sec. 9308. Collection from customs bond where importer not registered.
Sec. 4104. Collection from customs bond where importer not registered.
Sec. 9309. Modifications of tax on use of certain vehicles.
Sec. 9310. Modification of ultimate vendor refund claims with respect
to farming.
Sec. 9311. Dedication of revenues from certain penalties to the highway
trust fund.
Subtitle D--Other Excise Tax Provisions
Sec. 9401. Taxable fuel refunds for certain ultimate vendors.
Sec. 9402. Two-party exchanges.
Sec. 4105. Two-party exchanges.
Sec. 9403. Simplification of tax on tires.
Sec. 4073. Exemptions.
Subtitle E--Small Business Expensing
Sec. 9501. 2-year extension of increased expensing for small business.
Subtitle F--Alternative Minimum Tax Relief
Sec. 9601. Net operating losses and foreign tax credit under
alternative minimum tax.
Sec. 9602 Expansion of exemption from alternative minimum tax for small
corporations.
Sec. 9603. Income averaging for farmers not to increase alternative
minimum tax.
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Subtitle A--Authorization of Programs
SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account):
(1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate
maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United
States Code, $4,323,076,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$4,431,153,000 for fiscal year 2005, $4,541,932,000 for
fiscal year, 2006, $4,655,480,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$4,771,867,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $4,891,164,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(2) National highway system.--For the National Highway
System under section 103 of that title, $5,187,691,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $5,317,383,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$5,450,318,000 for fiscal year 2006, $5,586,576,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $5,726,240,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$5,869,396,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section
144 of that title, $3,709,440,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$3,802,176,000 for fiscal year 2005, $3,897,231,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $3,994,661,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$4,094,528,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $4,196,891,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(4) Highway safety improvement program.--For the highway
safety improvement program under sections 130 and 152 of that
title, $0 for fiscal year 2004, $630,000,000 for fiscal year
2005, $645,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $660,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $680,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$695,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. Of such funds \1/3\ per
fiscal year shall be available to carry out section 130 and
\2/3\ shall be available to carry out section 152.
(5) Surface transportation program.--For the surface
transportation program under section 133 of that title,
$6,052,306,000 for fiscal year 2004, $6,203,614,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $6,358,704,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$6,517,672,000 for fiscal year 2007, $6,680,614,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $6,847,629,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(6) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program under section 149 of that title,
$1,469,846,000 for fiscal year 2004, $1,506,592,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $1,544,257,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$1,582,863,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,622,435,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $1,662,996,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(7) Appalachian development highway system program.--For
the Appalachian development highway system program under
section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, $460,000,000
for fiscal year 2004 and $470,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2009.
(8) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational
trails program under section 206 of
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title 23, United States Code, $53,000,000 for fiscal year
2004, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $110,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(9) Federal lands highways program.--
(A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads
under section 204 of title 23, United States Code,
$325,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $365,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $395,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $420,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$420,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) Park roads and parkways.--For park roads and parkways
roads under section 204 of that title, $170,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $215,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(C) Public lands highway.--For public lands highway under
section 204 of that title, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$260,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $280,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $280,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $290,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(D) Refuge roads.--For refuge roads under section 204 of
that title, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through
2009.
(10) National corridor infrastructure improvement
program.--For the national corridor infrastructure
improvement program under section 1301 of this title,
$333,333,000 for fiscal year 2004, $600,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $600,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(11) Coordinated border infrastructure program.--For the
coordinated border infrastructure program under section 1302
of this title, $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $200,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $200,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(12) Projects of national and regional significance
program.--For the projects of national and regional
significance program under section 1304 of this title,
$600,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,300,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(13) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry
terminal facilities under section 165 of title 23, United
States Code, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $70,000,000
for fiscal year 2005, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $75,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(14) National scenic byways program.--For the national
scenic byways program under section 162 of title 23, United
States Code, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $40,000,000
for fiscal year 2005, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$55,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $55,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(15) Congestion pricing pilot program.--For the congestion
pricing pilot program under section 1209 of this title,
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $15,000,000 for fiscal year
2005, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2007, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(16) Deployment of 511 traveler information program.--For
the 511 traveler information program under section 1204(c)(7)
of this title, $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2009.
(17) High priority projects program.--For the high priority
projects program under section 117 of title 23, United States
Code, $2,176,042,000 for fiscal year 2004, $2,061,242,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $1,809,342,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$1,708,042,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,757,242,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $1,615,242,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(18) Freight intermodal connector program.--For the freight
intermodal connector program under section 1303 of this
title, $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $250,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $250,000,000 for fiscal
year 2008, and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(19) High risk rural road safety improvement program.--For
the high risk rural road safety improvement program under
section 1403 of this title, $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$105,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $110,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $120,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $125,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(20) Highway use tax evasion program.--For highway use tax
evasion projects under section 143 of title 23, United States
Code, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $30,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(21) Pedestrian and cyclist equity.--
(A) Safe routes to school program.--For the safe routes to
school program under section 1120(a) of this title,
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $150,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $175,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) Nonmotorized pilot program.--For the nonmotorized pilot
program under section 1120(b) of this title, $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004 and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009.
(22) Dedicated truck lanes.--For dedicated truck lanes
under section 1305 of this title, $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2004 ,$165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2008, and $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(23) Highways for LIFE program.--For the highways for life
program under section 1504 of this title, $40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
(24) Commonwealth of puerto rico highway program.--For the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico highway program under section
1214(r) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(112 Stat. 209), $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$125,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
(1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary
determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts
made available for any program under titles I, III, and V of
this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code,
shall be expended with small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
(A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
concern'' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term
shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled
by the same socially and economically disadvantaged
individual or individuals which has average annual gross
receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of
$17,420,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
(B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals'' has the meaning such term has under section
8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and
relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially
and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of
this subsection.
(3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
Each State shall annually survey and compile a list of the
small business concerns referred to in paragraph (1) and the
location of such concerns in the State and notify the
Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of such concerns
which are controlled by women, by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals (other than women), and by
individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals.
(4) Uniform certification.--The Secretary shall establish
minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in
certifying whether a concern qualifies for purposes of this
subsection. Such minimum uniform criteria shall include, but
not be limited to, on-site visits, personal interviews,
licenses, analysis of stock ownership, listing of equipment,
analysis of bonding capacity, listing of work completed,
resume of principal owners, financial capacity, and type of
work preferred.
(5) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this
subsection limits the eligibility of an entity or person to
receive funds made available under titles I, III, and V of
this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if
the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from
complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court issues a
final order in which the court finds that the requirement of
paragraph (1), or the program established under paragraph
(1), is unconstitutional.
SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.
(a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law but subject to subsections (g) and (h), the
obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety
construction programs shall not exceed--
(1) $33,644,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $34,641,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $35,668,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $36,725,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(5) $37,813,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(6) $38,934,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall
not apply to obligations--
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act of 1978;
(3) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981;
(4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
(5) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;
(7) under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as
in effect on June 8, 1998;
(8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but,
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2013), only in an
amount equal to $639,000,000 per fiscal year; and
(9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation
authority was made available under the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for
multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to
the extent that such obligation authority has not lapsed or
been used.
(c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall--
(1) not distribute obligation authority provided by
subsection (a) for such fiscal year for amounts authorized
for administrative expenses and amounts authorized for the
highway use tax evasion program and the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics;
(2) not distribute an amount of obligation authority
provided by subsection (a) that is equal
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to the unobligated balance of amounts made available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety programs for previous
fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the
Secretary;
(3) determine the ratio that--
(A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for
such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
(other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections
set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and
sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title
23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in
subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of
the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection;
(4) distribute the obligation authority provided by
subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 117 of title 23,
United States Code (relating to high priority projects
program), section 14501 of title 40, United States Code
(relating to Appalachian development highway system), and
$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of
title 23, United States Code (relating to minimum guarantee)
so that amount of obligation authority available for each of
such sections is equal to the amount determined by
multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the
sums authorized to be appropriated for such section (except
in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal
year;
(5) distribute the obligation authority provided by
subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under
paragraph (4) for each of the programs that are allocated by
the Secretary under this Act and title 23, United States Code
(other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies and
programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the
ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized
to be appropriated for such program for such fiscal year; and
(6) distribute the obligation authority provided by
subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under
paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highway and highway
safety construction programs (other than the minimum
guarantee program, but only to the extent that amounts
apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for such fiscal
year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian development
highway system program) that are apportioned by the Secretary
under this Act and title 23, United States Code, in the ratio
that--
(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs
that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear
to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apportioned to all States for such
fiscal year.
(d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall after
August 1 of each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 revise a
distribution of the obligation authority made available under
subsection (c) if an amount made available under this section
will not be obligated during the fiscal year and redistribute
sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts
in addition to those previously distributed during that
fiscal year. In making the redistribution, the Secretary
shall give priority to those States having large unobligated
balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of
title 23, United States Code.
(e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to
Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations
imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to transportation
research programs carried out under chapter 5 of title 23,
United States Code, and under title V of this Act; except
that obligation authority made available for such programs
under such limitations shall remain available for a period of
3 fiscal years.
(f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later
than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation
authority under subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2009, the Secretary shall distribute to the States
any funds (1) that are authorized to be appropriated for such
fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs, and (2) that
the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States,
and will not be available for obligation, in such fiscal year
due to the imposition of any obligation limitation for such
fiscal year. Such distribution to the States shall be made in
the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority
under subsection (c)(6). The funds so distributed shall be
available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of
title 23, United States Code.
(g) Special Rule.--Obligation authority distributed for a
fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth
in subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for
obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition
to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs
for future fiscal years.
(h) Increase in Obligation Limit.--Limitations on
obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall
be increased by an amount equal to the amount determined
pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for such fiscal year. Any such
increase shall be distributed in accordance with this
section.
(i) Limitations on Obligations for Administrative
Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
total amount of all obligations under section 104(a) of title
23, United States Code, shall not exceed--
(1) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(5) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(6) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.
(a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 104(a) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) for purposes described in paragraph (2) $390,000,000
for fiscal year 2004, $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$395,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $395,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(2) Use of funds.--The amounts authorized to be
appropriated by paragraph (1) are authorized for the
following purposes:
``(A) To administer the provisions of law to be financed
from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and
programs authorized under chapter 2.
``(B) To make transfers of such sums as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional
Commission for administrative activities associated with the
Appalachian development highway system.'';
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``sum deducted under'' and
inserting ``amounts authorized to be appropriated by''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``sums deducted under'' and inserting
``amounts authorized to be appropriated by''; and
(B) by striking ``and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration''.
(b) National Highway System.--Section 104(b) of such title
is amended--
(1) by striking ``the deduction authorized by subsection
(a) and''; and
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``$36,400,000 for each fiscal year'' and
inserting ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $50,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009''; and
(B) by striking ``$18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
through 2002'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year
2004 and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 104 of such title is
amended--
(1) in subsection (f)(1)--
(A) by striking ``, after making the deduction authorized
by subsection (a) of this section,''; and
(B) by striking ``remaining''; and
(2) in subsection (i) by striking ``deducted'' and
inserting ``authorized to be appropriated''.
(d) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--Section 1214(r) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
209; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``(15) for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2004'' and inserting ``(24) for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009 of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(15) of this Act'' and
inserting ``(24) of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users''.
SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
(a) General Rule.--Section 105(a) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``1998 through 2003'' and inserting ``2004
through 2009'';
(2) by striking ``, high priority projects''; and
(3) by striking ``and recreational trails'' and inserting
``recreational trails, coordinated border infrastructure,
freight intermodal connectors, safe routes to school, highway
safety improvement, and high risk rural road safety
improvement''.
(b) Treatment of Funds.--Section 105(c)(1) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``$2,800,000,000'' and inserting
``$2,870,000,000 in fiscal year 2004, $2,941,750,000 in
fiscal year 2005, $3,015,293,750 in fiscal year 2006,
$3,090,676,094 in fiscal year 2007, $3,167,942,996 in fiscal
year 2008, and $3,247,141,571 in fiscal year 2009'';
(2) by striking ``, high priority projects''; and
(3) by striking ``and recreational trails'' each place it
appears and inserting ``recreational trails, coordinated
border infrastructure, freight intermodal connectors, safe
routes to school, highway safety improvement, and high risk
rural road safety improvement''.
(c) Authorization.--Section 105(d) of such title is amended
by striking ``1998 through 2003'' and inserting ``2004
through 2009''.
(d) Special Rule.--Section 105 of such title is further
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
(e) Guaranteed Specified Return.--Section 105(e) of such
title (as redesignated by subsection (d)) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``of 90.5'' and
inserting ``Specified''; and
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1999 through 2003'' and
inserting ``2004 through 2009''.
(f) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 131.--Section 131(m) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``in accordance with the program
of projects approval process of section 105''.
(2) Section 140.--Section 140 of such title is amended--
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(A) in subsection (a) by striking ``programs for projects
as provided for in subsection (a) of section 105 of this
title'' and inserting ``project under this chapter''; and
(B) in subsection (c) by striking ``subsection 104(b)(3) of
this title'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(3)''.
SEC. 1105. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.
Section 106(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' and inserting
``$500,000,000''.
SEC. 1106. TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
(a) Standards.--Section 109(e) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended_
(1) by striking ``(e) No funds'' and inserting the
following:
``(e) Installation of Safety Devices.--
``(1) Highway and railroad grade crossings and
drawbridges.--No funds''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Temporary traffic control devices.--No funds shall be
approved for expenditure on any Federal-aid highway, or
highway affected under chapter 2 of this title, unless proper
temporary traffic control devices to improve safety in work
zones will be installed and maintained during construction,
utility, and maintenance operations on that portion of the
highway with respect to which such expenditures are to be
made. Installation and maintenance of the devices shall be in
accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.''.
(b) Letting of Contracts.--Section 112 of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f);
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Temporary Traffic Control Devices.--
``(1) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary, after
consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials,
shall issue regulations establishing the conditions for the
appropriate use of, and expenditure of funds for, uniformed
law enforcement officers, positive protective measures
between workers and motorized traffic, and installation and
maintenance of temporary traffic control devices during
construction, utility, and maintenance operations.
``(2) Effects of regulations.--Based on regulations issued
under paragraph (1), a State shall--
``(A) develop separate pay items for the use of uniformed
law enforcement officers, positive protective measures
between workers and motorized traffic, and installation and
maintenance of temporary traffic control devices during
construction, utility, and maintenance operations; and
``(B) incorporate such pay items into contract provisions
to be included in each contract entered into by the State
with respect to a highway project to ensure compliance with
section 109(e)(2).
``(3) Limitation.--Nothing in the regulations shall be
construed to prohibit a State from implementing standards
that are more stringent than those required under the
regulations.
``(4) Positive protective measures defined.--In this
subsection, the term `positive protective measures' means
temporary traffic barriers, crash cushions, and other
strategies to avoid traffic accidents in work zones,
including full road closures.''.
SEC. 1107. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Section 110 of title 23, United States
Code, relating to revenue aligned budget authority, will be
continued in such a way as to create greater stability in
program funding level adjustments and maintain a direct
relationship to the receipts in the Highway Account of the
Highway Trust Fund.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 110(b)(1)(A) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``for'' the second
place it appears.
SEC. 1108. EMERGENCY RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Effective October 1, 2004, section
125(c)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$120,000,000''.
(b) Authorizations of Appropriations From General Fund.--
There is authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for allocations by the Secretary
described in subsections (a) and (b) of sections 125 of title
23, United States Code, if the total of those allocations in
such fiscal year are in excess of $120,000,000.
SEC. 1109. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
Section 133(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``1998 through 2000'' and inserting ``2004
through 2006''; and
(2) by striking ``2001 through 2003'' and inserting ``2007
through 2009''.
SEC. 1110. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.
(a) Eligible Activities.--
(1) Intergovernmental enforcement efforts.--Section
143(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the period the following: ``; except that of
funds so made available for each of fiscal years 2004 through
2009, $2,000,000 shall be available only to carry out
intergovernmental enforcement efforts, including research and
training''.
(2) Conditions on funds allocated to internal revenue
service.--Section 143(b)(3) of such title is amended by
striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided
in this section, the''.
(3) Limitation on use of funds.--Section 143(b)(4) of such
title is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) to support efforts between States and Indian tribes
to address issues related to State motor fuel taxes; and
``(I) to analyze and implement programs to reduce tax
evasion associated with foreign imported fuel.''.
(4) Reports.--Section 143(b) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(9) Reports.--The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service and each State shall submit to the Secretary an
annual report that describes the projects, examinations, and
criminal investigations funded by and carried out under this
section. Such report shall specify the annual yield estimated
for each project funded under this section.''.
(b) Excise Fuel Reporting System.--
(1) In general.--Section 143(c)(1) of such title is
amended--
(A) by striking ``August 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``90 days
after the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users,'';
(B) by striking ``development'' and inserting ``completion,
operation,''; and
(C) by striking ``an excise fuel reporting system (in this
subsection referred to as `the system')'' and inserting ``an
excise summary terminal activity reporting system''.
(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--Section
143(c)(2) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``the system'' the first place it appears
and inserting ``the excise summary terminal activity
reporting system'';
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``develop'' and
inserting ``complete'';
(C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(D) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and
project plan for the completion, operation, and maintenance
of the system.''; and
(3) Funding priority.--Section 143(c)(3) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
this section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the
Secretary shall make available to the Internal Revenue
Service such funds as may be necessary to complete, operate,
and maintain the excise summary terminal activity reporting
system in accordance with this subsection.''.
(c) Registration System and Electronic Database.--Section
143 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Pipeline, Vessel, and Barge Registration System.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into
a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of the development,
operation, and maintenance of a registration system for
pipelines, vessels, and barges, and operators of such
pipelines, vessels, and barges, that make bulk transfers of
taxable fuel.
``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The
memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall develop and
maintain the registration system through contracts;
``(B) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and
project plan for development, operation, and maintenance of
the registration system;
``(C) the registration system shall be under the control of
the Internal Revenue Service; and
``(D) the registration system shall be made available for
use by appropriate State and Federal revenue, tax, and law
enforcement authorities, subject to section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
this section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the
Secretary shall make available to the Internal Revenue
Service such funds as may be necessary to complete, operate,
and maintain a registration system for pipelines, vessels,
and barges, and operators of such pipelines, vessels, and
barges, that make bulk transfers of taxable fuel in
accordance with this subsection.
``(e) Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Payment Database.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into
a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of an electronic
database of heavy vehicle highway use tax payments.
``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The
memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall establish and
maintain the electronic database through contracts;
``(B) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and
project plan for establishment, operation, and maintenance of
the electronic database;
``(C) the electronic database shall be under the control of
the Internal Revenue Service; and
``(D) the electronic database shall be made available for
use by appropriate State and Federal revenue, tax, and law
enforcement authorities, subject to section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
this section for each of fiscal
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years 2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall make available
to the Internal Revenue Service such funds as may be
necessary to establish, operate, and maintain an electronic
database of heavy vehicle highway use tax payments in
accordance with this subsection.
``(f) Reports.--Not later than March 30 and September 30 of
each year, the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
shall provide reports to the Secretary on the status of the
Internal Revenue Service projects funded under this section
related to the excise summary terminal activity reporting
system, the pipeline, vessel, and barge registration system,
and the heavy vehicle use tax electronic database.''.
SEC. 1111. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds
made available by section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 among the States based on the latest
available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian
development highway system under section 14501 title 40,
United States Code.
(b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by
section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for the Appalachian
development highway system shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the
Federal share of the cost of any project under this section
shall be determined in accordance with such section 14501 of
title 40, United States Code, and such funds shall be
available to construct highways and access roads under such
section and shall remain available until expended.
(c) Use of Toll Credits.--Section 120(j)(1) of title 23,
United States Code is amended by inserting ``and the
Appalachian development highway system program under section
14501 of title 40'' after ``section 125''.
SEC. 1112. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL
FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program
for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities
in accordance with section 129(c).
``(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable for
construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities
under this section shall be 80 percent of the cost thereof.
``(c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available to
carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
``(d) Set-Aside for Projects on NHS.--
``(1) In general.--$20,000,000 of the amount made available
to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2009 shall be obligated for the construction or
refurbishment of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities
and approaches to such facilities within marine highway
systems that are part of the National Highway System.
``(2) Alaska.--$10,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a fiscal
year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made
available to the State of Alaska.
``(3) New jersey.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a
fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made
available to the State of New Jersey.
``(4) Washington.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a
fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made
available to the State of Washington.
``(e) Applicability.--All provisions of this chapter that
are applicable to the National Highway System, other than
provisions relating to apportionment formula and Federal
share, shall apply to funds made available to carry out this
section, except as determined by the Secretary to be
inconsistent with this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.''.
(c) National Ferry Database.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shall establish and
maintain a national ferry database.
(2) Contents.--The database shall contain current
information regarding ferry systems, including information
regarding routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried,
funding sources and such other information as the Secretary
considers useful.
(3) Update report.-- Using information collected through
the database, the Secretary shall periodically modify as
appropriate the report submitted under section 1207(c) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129
note; 112 Stat. 185-186).
(4) Requirements.--The Secretary shall--
(A) compile the database not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act and update the database every 2
years thereafter;
(B) ensure that the database is easily accessible to the
public;
(C) make available, from the ferry boat and ferry terminal
program authorized under section 165 of title 23, United
States Code, not more than $500,000 for each of fiscal years
2004 through 2009 to establish the database.
SEC. 1113. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE DISCRETIONARY.
(a) In General.--Section 118 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c);
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ``Special Rules.--''
before ``Funds made''; and
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103(d)(1) of such title
is amended by striking ``or 118(c)''.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Section 114.--Section 114(a) of such title is amended
by striking ``Except as provided in section 117 of this
title, such'' and inserting ``Such''.
(2) Section 116.--Section 116(b) of such title is amended
by striking ``highway department'' and inserting
``transportation department''.
(3) Section 120.--Section 120(e) of such title is amended
in the first sentence by striking ``such system'' and
inserting ``such highway''.
(4) Section 126.--Section 126(a) of such title is amended
by inserting ``under'' before ``section 104(b)(3)''.
(5) Section 127.--Section 127 of such title is amended by
striking ``118(b)(1)'' and inserting ``118(b)(2)''.
(6) Bicycle and pedestrian safety grants.--Section 1212(i)
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112
Stat. 196-197) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D)
and (E) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and moving
such paragraphs 2 ems to the left.
(d) Limitation.--The amendments made by this section shall
not apply to, or have any affect with respect to, funds made
available under section 118 of title 23, United States Code,
before the date of enactment of this section.
SEC. 1114. HIGHWAY BRIDGE.
(a) Scour Countermeasures.--Section 144(d) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Applications for and Approval of Assistance.--
``(1) Bridge replacement or rehabilitation.--Whenever any
State or States make application to the Secretary for
assistance in replacing or rehabilitating a highway bridge
which the priority system established under subsections (b)
and (c) shows to be eligible, the Secretary may approve
Federal participation in replacing such bridge with a
comparable facility or in rehabilitating such bridge.
``(2) Preventive maintenance, scour measures, and
applications of certain compositions.--Whenever any State
makes application to the Secretary for assistance in
painting, seismic retrofit, or preventive maintenance of, or
installing scour countermeasures or applying calcium
magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other
environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing
and de-icing compositions to, the structure of a highway
bridge, the Secretary may approve Federal participation in
the painting, seismic retrofit, or preventive maintenance of,
or installation of scour countermeasures or application of
acetate or sodium acetate/formate or such anti-icing or de-
icing composition to, such structure.
``(3) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall determine the
eligibility of highway bridges for replacement or
rehabilitation for each State based upon the unsafe highway
bridges in such State; except that a State may carry out a
project for preventive maintenance on a bridge, seismic
retrofit of a bridge, or installing scour countermeasures to
a bridge under this section without regard to whether the
bridge is eligible for replacement or rehabilitation under
this section.''.
(b) Bridge Discretionary Set-aside.--Section 144(g)(1) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Fiscal years 2004 through 2009.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bridge program
under this section for each of the fiscal years 2004 through
2009, all but $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as provided
in subsection (e). Such $100,000,000 shall be available at
the discretion of the Secretary.''.
(c) Off-System Bridges.--Section 144(g)(3) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20
percent'';
(2) by striking ``1987'' and inserting ``2004'';
(3) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2009'';
(4) by inserting ``, perform systematic preventive
maintenance,'' after ``paint''; and
(5) by inserting a comma before ``to highway bridges''.
(d) Technical Amendment.--Section 144(i) of such title is
amended by striking ``at the same time'' and all that follows
through ``Congress''.
SEC. 1115. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM
PRESERVATION PROGRAM.
(a) Extension.--Section 1221(e)(1) of Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 Stat. 223)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``1999 and'' and inserting ``1999,''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $35,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, $35,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $35,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009''.
(b) Federal Share.--Section 1221(e)(2) of such Act is
amended by inserting before the period at the end ``; except
that such funds shall not be transferable and the Federal
share for projects and activities carried out with such funds
shall be determined in accordance with section 120(b) of
title 23, United States Code''.
SEC. 1116. DEPLOYMENT OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION
PROJECTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Eligible project costs.--The term ``eligible project
costs''--
(A) means the capital cost of the fixed guideway
infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, including land, piers,
guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached
to guideways, power distribution facilities (including
substations), control and communications facilities, access
roads, and storage, repair, and maintenance facilities, but
not including costs incurred for a new station; and
(B) includes the costs of preconstruction planning
activities.
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(2) Full project costs.--The term ``full project costs''
means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including
eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles,
and equipment.
(3) MAGLEV.--The term ``MAGLEV'' means transportation
systems employing magnetic levitation that would be capable
of safe use by the public at a speed in excess of 240 miles
per hour.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
(b) In General.--
(1) Assistance for eligible projects.--The Secretary shall
make available financial assistance to pay the Federal share
of full project costs of eligible projects authorized by this
section.
(2) Use of assistance.--Financial assistance provided under
paragraph (1) shall be used only to pay eligible project
costs of projects authorized by this section.
(3) Applicability of other laws.--Financial assistance made
available under this section, and projects assisted with such
assistance, shall be subject to section 5333(a) of title 49,
United States Code.
(c) Project Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive
financial assistance under subsection (b), a project shall--
(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed ground
transportation corridor;
(2) result in an operating transportation facility that
provides a revenue producing service; and
(3) be approved by the Secretary based on an application
submitted to the Secretary by a State or authority designated
by 1 or more States.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $20,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
(e) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the full project costs
of an eligible project shall be 80 percent, and such funds
shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 1117. RECREATIONAL TRAILS.
(a) Recreational Trails Program Formula.--Section 104(h)(1)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
``research and technical'' and all that follows through
``Committee'' and inserting ``research, technical assistance,
and training under the recreational trails program''.
(b) Permissible Uses.--Section 206(d)(2) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Permissible uses.--Permissible uses of funds
apportioned to a State for a fiscal year to carry out this
section include--
``(A) maintenance and restoration of existing recreational
trails;
``(B) development and rehabilitation of trailside and
trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational
trails;
``(C) purchase and lease of recreational trail construction
and maintenance equipment;
``(D) construction of new recreational trails, except that,
in the case of new recreational trails crossing Federal
lands, construction of the trails shall be--
``(i) permissible under other law;
``(ii) necessary and recommended by a statewide
comprehensive outdoor recreation plan that is required by the
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
4 et seq.) and that is in effect;
``(iii) approved by the administering agency of the State
designated under subsection (c)(1); and
``(iv) approved by each Federal agency having jurisdiction
over the affected lands under such terms and conditions as
the head of the Federal agency determines to be appropriate,
except that the approval shall be contingent on compliance by
the Federal agency with all applicable laws, including the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
``(E) acquisition of easements and fee simple title to
property for recreational trails or recreational trail
corridors;
``(F) assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and
maintenance;
``(G) operation of educational programs to promote safety
and environmental protection as those objectives relate to
the use of recreational trails, but in an amount not to
exceed 5 percent of the apportionment made to the State for
the fiscal year; and
``(H) payment of costs to the State incurred in
administering the program, but in an amount not to exceed 7
percent of the apportionment made to the State for the fiscal
year to carry out this section.''.
(c) Use of Apportionments.--Section 206(d)(3) of such title
is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (C);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
and
(3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by striking
``(2)(F)'' and inserting ``(2)(H)''.
(d) Federal Share.--Section 206(f) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``and the Federal share of the
administrative costs of a State'' after ``project''; and
(B) by striking ``not exceed 80 percent'' and inserting
``be determined in accordance with section 120(b)'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``80 percent of'' and
inserting ``the amount determined in accordance with section
120(b) for'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting ``sponsoring the
project'' after ``Federal agency'';
(4) by striking paragraph (5);
(5) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
(6) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking ``80
percent'' and inserting ``the Federal share as determined in
accordance with section 120(b)''; and
(7) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) Use of recreational trails program funds to match
other federal program funds.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds made available under this section may
be used toward the non-Federal matching share for other
Federal program funds that are--
``(A) expended in accordance with the requirements of the
Federal program relating to activities funded and populations
served; and
``(B) expended on a project that is eligible for assistance
under this section.''.
(e) Planning and Environmental Assessment Costs Incurred
Prior to Project Approval.--Section 206(h)(1) of such title
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Planning and environmental assessment costs incurred
prior to project approval.--The Secretary may allow pre-
approval planning and environmental compliance costs to be
credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a
project described under subsection (d)(2) (other than
subparagraph (I)) in accordance with subsection (f), limited
to costs incurred less than 18 months prior to project
approval.''.
(f) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service
Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter
into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified
youth conservation or service corps to perform construction
and maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of
title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 1118. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.
(a) Contracts and Agreements With Indian Tribes.--Section
202(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(3) Contracts and agreements with indian tribes.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual,
or policy directive, all funds made available to an Indian
tribal government under this title for a highway, road,
bridge, parkway, or transit facility project that is located
on an Indian reservation or provides access to the
reservation or a community of the Indian tribe shall be made
available, on the request of the Indian tribal government, to
the Indian tribal government for use in carrying out, in
accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), contracts and
agreements for the planning, research, engineering, and
construction relating to such project.
``(B) Exclusion of agency participation.--In accordance
with subparagraph (A), all funds for a project to which
subparagraph (A) applies shall be paid to the Indian tribal
government without regard to the organizational level at
which the Department of the Interior has previously carried
out, or the Department of Transportation has previously
carried out under the Federal lands highway programs, the
programs, functions, services, or activities involved.
``(C) Consortia.--Two or more Indian tribes that are
otherwise eligible to participate in a project to which this
title applies may form a consortium to be considered as a
single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in the
project under this section.
``(D) Funding.--The amount an Indian tribal government
receives for a project under subparagraph (A) shall equal the
sum of the funding that the Indian tribal government would
otherwise receive for the project in accordance with the
funding formula established under this subsection and such
additional amount as the Secretary determines equal the
amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the project.
``(E) Eligibility.--An Indian tribal government may receive
funding under subparagraph (A) for a project in a fiscal year
if the Indian tribal government demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary financial stability and
financial management capability as demonstrated in the annual
auditing required under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and, during
the preceding fiscal year, had no uncorrected significant and
material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the
Indian tribe's self-determination contracts or self-
governance funding agreements with any Federal agency.
``(F) Assumption of functions and duties.--An Indian tribal
government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a
project shall assume all functions and duties that the
Secretary of the Interior would have performed with respect
to projects under this chapter, other than those functions
and duties that inherently cannot be legally transferred
under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.).
``(G) Powers.--An Indian tribal government receiving
funding under subparagraph (A) for a project shall have all
powers that the Secretary of the Interior would have
exercised in administering the funds transferred to the
Indian tribal government for such project under this section
if such funds had not been transferred, except to the extent
that such powers are powers that inherently cannot be legally
transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.).
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``(H) Dispute resolution.--In the event of a disagreement
between the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of
the Interior and an Indian tribe over whether a particular
function, duty, or power may be lawfully transferred under
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
(25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.), the Indian tribe shall have the
right to pursue all alternative dispute resolutions and
appeal procedures authorized by such Act, including
regulations issued to carry out such Act.''.
(b) Alaska Native Village Inventory.--Section 202(d)(2) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(E) Alaska native road inventory.--
``(i) In general.--For fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal
year thereafter, any allocation of sums authorized to be
appropriated for Indian reservation roads in Alaska shall be
based on an inventory of roads within the exterior boundaries
of village corporation land selected pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that
includes all routes previously included in such an inventory.
The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the
Interior may include, in the inventory of roads, those
proposed for inclusion by tribal village governments from
among community streets within the village and those proposed
primary access routes for inclusion by tribal village
governments, including roads and trails between villages
(including links over water), roads and trails to landfills,
roads and trails to drinking water sources, roads and trails
to natural resources identified for economic development, and
roads and trails that provide access to intermodal termini,
such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.
``(ii) Limitation on primary access routes.--For purposes
of this subparagraph, a proposed primary access route is the
shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the
proposed route.''.
(c) Grants for Financing Transportation Debt.--Section
202(a) is amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: ``; except that the Secretary may use up to 3
percent of such funds for making grants to Indian tribes for
the purpose of financing transportation debt for individual
Indian reservation roads subject to all requirements
governing Federal assistance for Indian roads under this
section and section 204''.
(d) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Tribal
Government Affairs.--Section 102 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government
Affairs.--The Department of Transportation shall have, within
the office of the Secretary, a Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Tribal Government Affairs appointed by the President to plan,
coordinate, and implement the Department of Transportation
policy and programs serving Indian tribes and tribal
organizations and to coordinate tribal transportation
programs and activities in all offices and administrations of
the Department and to be a participant in any negotiated
rulemaking related to, or has impact on, projects, programs,
or funding associated with the tribal transportation
program.''.
SEC. 1119. RESERVED.
SEC. 1120. PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST EQUITY.
(a) Safe Routes to School Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Subject to the requirements of this
subsection, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a
safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in
primary and middle schools.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
(A) to enable and encourage children, including those with
disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
(B) to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and
more appealing transportation alternative, thereby
encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age;
and
(C) to facilitate the planning, development, and
implementation of projects and activities that will improve
safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air
pollution in the vicinity of schools.
(3) Apportionment of funds.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C),
amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a
fiscal year shall be apportioned among the States in the
ratio that--
(i) the total student enrollment in primary and middle
schools in each State; bears to
(ii) the total student enrollment in primary and middle
schools in all the States.
(B) Minimum apportionment.--No State shall receive an
apportionment under this subsection for a fiscal year of less
than $2,000,000.
(C) Set-aside.--Before apportioning amounts made available
to carry out this subsection under this paragraph for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2
percent of such amounts for the administrative expenses of
the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
(D) Determination of student enrollments.--Determinations
under this paragraph concerning student enrollments shall be
made by the Secretary.
(4) Administration of amounts.--Amounts apportioned to a
State under this subsection shall be administered by the
State's department of transportation.
(5) Eligible recipients.--Amounts apportioned to a State
under this subsection shall be used by the State to provide
financial assistance to State, local, and regional agencies,
including nonprofit organizations, that demonstrate an
ability to meet the requirements of this subsection.
(6) Eligible projects and activities.--
(A) Infrastructure-related projects.--
(i) In general.--Amounts apportioned to a State under this
subsection may be used for the planning, design, and
construction of infrastructure-related projects that will
substantially improve the ability of students to walk and
bike to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic
calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and
bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities,
off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle
parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the
vicinity of schools.
(ii) Location of projects.--Infrastructure-related projects
under subparagraph (A) may be carried out on any public road
or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vicinity
of schools.
(B) Noninfrastructure-related activities.--
(i) In general.--In addition to projects described in
subparagraph (A), amounts apportioned to a State under this
subsection may be used for noninfrastructure-related
activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school,
including public awareness campaigns and outreach to press
and community leaders, traffic education and enforcement in
the vicinity of schools, student sessions on bicycle and
pedestrian safety, health, and environment, and funding for
training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to school
programs.
(ii) Allocation.--Not less than 10 percent and not more
than 30 percent of the amount apportioned to a State under
this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used for
noninfrastructure-related activities under this subparagraph.
(C) Safe routes to school coordinator.--Each State
receiving an apportionment under this subsection for a fiscal
year shall use a sufficient amount of the apportionment to
fund a full-time position of coordinator of the State's safe
routes to school program.
(7) Clearinghouse.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a
national nonprofit organization engaged in promoting safe
routes to schools to--
(i) operate a national safe routes to school clearinghouse;
(ii) develop information and educational programs on safe
routes to school; and
(iii) provide technical assistance and disseminate
techniques and strategies used for successful safe routes to
school programs.
(B) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph
using amounts set aside for administrative expenses under
paragraph (3)(C).
(8) Task force.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national
safe routes to school task force composed of leaders in
health, transportation, and education, including
representatives of appropriate Federal agencies, to study and
develop a strategy for advancing safe routes to school
programs nationwide.
(B) Report.--Not later than March 30, 2005, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of
the study conducted, and a description of the strategy
developed, under subparagraph (A) and information regarding
the use of funds for infrastructure-related and
noninfrastructure-related activities under subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of paragraph (6).
(C) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph
using amounts set aside for administrative expenses under
paragraph (3)(C).
(9) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available
until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project
or activity under this section shall be 100 percent.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects assisted
under this subsection shall be treated as projects on a
Federal-aid system under such chapter.
(10) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
(A) In the vicinity of schools.--The term ``in the vicinity
of schools'' means, with respect to a school, the area within
bicycling and walking distance of the school (approximately 2
miles).
(B) Primary and middle schools.--The term ``primary and
middle schools'' means schools providing education from
kindergarten through eighth grade.
(C) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
(b) Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a nonmotorized transportation pilot program to construct,
in 4 communities selected by the Secretary, a network of
nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities,
including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and
bicycle trails, that connect directly with transit stations,
schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other
community activity centers.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
demonstrate the extent to which bicycling and walking can
carry a significant part of the transportation load, and
represent a major portion of the transportation solution,
within selected communities.
(3) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary may
make grants to State, local, and regional agencies, that the
Secretary determines are suitably equipped and organized to
carry out the objectives and requirements of this subsection.
An agency that receives a grant under this subsection may
suballocate grant funds to a nonprofit organization to carry
out the program under this subsection.
(4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the
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Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this
subsection shall be 80 percent, and such funds shall not be
transferable and shall remain available until expended.
(5) Statistical information.--In carrying out the program,
the Secretary shall develop statistical information on
changes in motor vehicle, nonmotorized transportation, and
public transportation usage in communities participating in
the program and assess how such changes decrease congestion
and energy usage, increase the frequency of biking and
walking, and promote better health and a cleaner environment.
(6) Reports.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress an
interim report not later than September 30, 2007, and a final
report not later than September 30, 2010, on the results of
the program.
SEC. 1121. NATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
(a) National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to
Support the Highway Trust Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established a National
Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway
Trust Fund to conduct--
(A) a study evaluating alternative short-term sources of
Highway Trust Fund revenue to support the requirements of
section 1124; and
(B) a study evaluating alternative long-term sources of
revenue to support the Highway Trust Fund, considering the
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a recent study
by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy
of Sciences on alternatives to the fuel tax to support
highway program financing and other relevant prior research.
(2) Functions.--The Commission shall--
(A) develop recommendations to generate Highway Trust Fund
revenue necessary to accomplish the requirements of section
1124;
(B) oversee a comprehensive investigation of alternatives
to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to
support the Highway Trust Fund over at least the next 30
years;
(C) consult with the Secretary of Transportation and the
Secretary of the Treasury to assure that their views
concerning essential attributes of Highway Trust Fund revenue
alternatives are understood;
(D) assure that State transportation agency views on
alternative revenue sources to support State transportation
improvement programs are appropriately considered and that
any recommended Federal financing strategy take into account
State financial requirements; and
(E) make specific recommendations regarding actions that
need to be taken to develop alternative revenue sources to
support the Highway Trust Fund and when those actions must be
taken.
(3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The study under
paragraph (1)(B)shall address specifically--
(A) advantages and disadvantages of alternative revenue
sources to meet anticipated Federal surface transportation
financial requirements;
(B) the time frame within which actions must be taken to
transition from the fuel tax to alternative revenue sources
to support the Highway Trust Fund;
(C) recommendations concerning the most promising revenue
sources to support long-term Federal surface transportation
financing requirements;
(D) development of a broad transition strategy to move from
the current tax base to new funding mechanisms, including the
time frame for various aspects of the transition strategy;
(E) recommendations for additional research that may be
needed to implement recommended alternatives; and
(F) the extent to which revenues should reflect the
relative use of the highway system.
(4) Matters to consider and evaluate.--To the maximum
extent feasible, the Commission, in conducting the study
under paragraph (1)(B), shall consider and evaluate other
related work that has been done by the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Transportation
Research Board, and others. In developing recommendations
under paragraph (2), the Commission shall consider--
(A) the ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet
anticipated long term surface transportation financing needs;
(B) the roles of the various levels of government and the
private sector in meeting future surface transportation
financing needs;
(C) administrative costs, including enforcement, to
implement each option;
(D) potential taxpayer privacy concerns;
(E) likely technological advances that could ease
implementation of each option;
(F) the equity and economic efficiency of each option;
(G) the flexibility of different options to allow various
pricing alternatives to be implemented; and
(H) potential compatibility issues with States tax
mechanisms under each alternative.
(5) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine
members of whom--
(i) three members shall be appointed by the Secretary;
(ii) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(iii) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives;
(iv) two members shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate; and
(v) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate.
(B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subparagraph
(A) shall have experience in public finance, surface
transportation program administration, managing organizations
that use surface transportation facilities, academic research
into related issues, or other activities that provide unique
perspectives on current and future requirements for revenue
sources to support the Highway Trust Fund.
(C) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(D) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(E) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay but
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of
title 5, United States Code.
(F) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be
elected by the members.
(6) Staff.--
(A) In general.--The Commission may engage the services of
an appropriate organization, agency, or firm to conduct the
studies under this subsection, but the Commission shall
provide strategic guidance for the studies.
(B) Detail staff.--Upon request of the Commission, the
Secretary may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of the Department of Transportation to the
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its
duties under this subsection.
(C) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the
Commission in conducting the studies under this subsection,
including providing the Commission with such nonconfidential
data and information as necessary for conducting and
completing the study.
(7) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of
the Commission, the Secretary shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
support and services necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under this subsection.
(8) Reports and recommendations.----
(A) Revenue actions.--Not later than September 30, 2005,
the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report on revenue
actions that would support the requirements of section 1124.
(B) Alternative long-term sources of revenue.--Not later
than September 30, 2006, the Commission shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1)(B), relating to alternative long-term sources
of revenue to support the Highway Trust Fund, including
recommendations to address the needs identified in the study.
(9) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the
180th day following the date of transmittal of the report
under paragraph (8)(B). By such 180th day, the Commission
shall deliver all records and papers of the Commission to the
Archivist of the United States for deposit in the National
Archives.
(10) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2004 and 2005 to carry out this subsection.
(11) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the
Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under
this subsection shall be 100 percent, and such funds shall
remain available until expended.
(b) Declaration of Policy Regarding Future of the
Interstate Highway System Study.--Section 101(b) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking the last paragraph
and inserting the following: ``It is further declared that it
is in the national interest to preserve and enhance the
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways to meet the Nation's needs for the 21st
century. The current urban and long distance personal travel
and freight movement demands have surpassed the vision of the
original Interstate System and travel demand patterns are
expected to change. Continued planning for and investment in
the Interstate System is critical to assure it adequately
meets the changing travel demands of the future. Among the
foremost needs that the Interstate System must provide are
safe, efficient, and reliable (1) national and interregional
personal mobility, (2) flow of interstate commerce, and (3)
travel movements essential for national security. To the
maximum extent, actions under this title should address
congestion, safety, and freight transportation to provide for
a strong and vigorous national economy. The Interstate System
is hereby declared to be the Nation's premiere highway
system, essential for the Nation's economic vitality,
national security, and general welfare. The Secretary of
Transportation is directed to take appropriate actions to
preserve and enhance the Interstate System to meet the needs
of the 21st century in accordance with this title.''.
(c) National Commission on Future of Interstate Highway
System.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established a National
Commission on the Future of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National
System of Interstate and Defense Highways (in this subsection
referred to as the ``Interstate System'').
(2) Function.--The Commission shall--
(A) conduct a study of the current condition and future of
the Interstate System and develop a conceptual plan with
alternative approaches for the future of the Interstate
System to assure that the Interstate System will continue to
serve the needs of the Nation;
(B) assure that State transportation agency views are
considered; and
(C) make specific recommendations regarding those design
standards, Federal policies, and legislative changes that
must be made to assure the national interests are served in
meeting future Interstate System needs.
(3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The Commission shall
assure that the study under this subsection specifically
addresses the following:
(A) Current condition.--The current condition and
performance of the Interstate System,
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including physical condition of bridges and pavements and
operational characteristics and performance, shall be
examined, relying primarily on existing data sources.
(B) Future assessment.--The future of the Interstate
System, based on a range of legislative and policy approaches
for 15-, 30-, and 50-year horizons.
(4) Specific issues and details to address.--The following
specific issues and details shall be addressed as a part of
the study under this subsection:
(A) Demographics.--Expected demographics and business uses
that impact transportation.
(B) Usage.--Expected system use and effects of changing
vehicle types, fleet size and weights, and traffic volumes.
(C) Natural disaster.--Seismic and other vulnerabilities
and their potential impacts.
(D) Design standards.--Desirable design policies and
standards for future improvements, including safety
improvement and additional access points.
(E) System wide needs.--Identification of both urban and
rural needs.
(F) Potential system expansion, upgrades, or other
changes.--Deployment of advanced materials and intelligent
technologies; critical multi-state rural corridors needing
capacity, safety, and operational enhancements; urban and
multi-state corridor additions; bypasses of major cities that
ensure efficient long-haul travel; improvements to inter-
modal linkages; strategies to enhance asset preservation; and
implementation strategies.
(G) Community values.--Consideration of alternative
approaches to maintaining or enhancing community values in
those neighborhoods adjacent to the Interstate System.
(H) Environmental issues.--Consideration of alternative
approaches to addressing environmental concerns relative to
recommended alternatives.
(I) System performance.--Evaluation and assessment of the
current and future capabilities for conducting system-wide
real-time performance data collection and analysis, traffic
monitoring, system operations and management.
(5) Alternatives.--A range of policy recommendations shall
be developed as a part of the plan under this subsection to
address identified future needs of the Interstate System. The
alternatives shall include funding needs and potential
approaches to provide those funds.
(6) Membership.--
(A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine
members of whom--
(i) three members shall be appointed by the Secretary;
(ii) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(iii) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives;
(iv) two members shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate; and
(v) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of
the Senate.
(B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subparagraph
(A) shall be appointed from among individuals that have a
concern for maintaining a strong role for the Interstate
System in the future of the Nation and may include
representatives from Federal, State, and local governments,
other transportation authorities or agencies, and
organizations representing surface transportation owners and
operators.
(C) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
(D) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(E) Travel expenses.--Member shall serve without pay but
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of
title 5, United States Code.
(F) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be
elected by the members.
(7) Staff.--
(A) In general.--The Commission may engage the services of
an appropriate organization, agency, or firm to conduct the
study under this subsection, but the Commission shall provide
strategic guidance for the study.
(B) Detail staff.--Upon request of the Commission, the
Secretary may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of the Department of Transportation to the
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its
duties under this subsection.
(C) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the
Commission in the study, including providing the Commission
with such nonconfidential data and information as necessary
for conducting and completing the study.
(8) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of
the Commission, the Secretary shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative
support and services necessary for the Commission to carry
out its responsibilities under this subsection.
(9) Report and recommendations.--Not later than September
30, 2006, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a final
report on the results of the study conducted under this
subsection, including recommendations to address the needs
identified in the study.
(10) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the
180th day following the date of transmittal of the report
under paragraph (9). By such 180th day, the Commission shall
deliver all records and papers of the Commission to the
Archivist of the United States for deposit in the National
Archives.
(11) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Funds (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
(12) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of activities
carried out under this subsection shall be 100 percent and
such funds shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 1122. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
EXTENSION ACT OF 2003.
[Reserved]
SEC. 1123. ROADWAY SAFETY.
(a) Road Safety.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement to assist in the activities of a national nonprofit
organization that is dedicated solely to improving public
road safety--
(A) by improving the quality of data pertaining to public
road hazards and design features that affect or increase the
severity of motor vehicle crashes;
(B) by developing and carrying out a public awareness
campaign to educate State and local transportation officials,
public safety officials, and motorists regarding the extent
to which public road hazards and design features are a factor
in motor vehicle crashes; and
(C) by promoting public road safety research and technology
transfer activities.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry
out this subsection.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available by
this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall
remain available until expended.
(b) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a
national, not-for-profit organization engaged in promoting
bicycle and pedestrian safety--
(A) to operate a national bicycle and pedestrian
clearinghouse;
(B) to develop information and educational programs; and
(C) to disseminate techniques and strategies for improving
bicycle and pedestrian safety.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry
out this subsection.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available by
this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 1124. EQUITY REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary may not apportion before
August 1, 2006, any funds for any of the programs referred to
in subsection (b) for fiscal year 2006 unless, after the date
of enactment of this Act, a law has been enacted that--
(1) increases the guaranteed rate of return pursuant to
section 105 of title 23, United States Code, to 92 percent in
fiscal year 2006, 93 percent in fiscal year 2007, 94 percent
in fiscal year 2008, and 95 percent in fiscal year 2009; and
(2) requires that each State receive apportionments for
such programs for each of such fiscal years that in the
aggregate are at least equal to the greater of--
(A) the State's minimum guaranteed rate of return required
under paragraph (1); and
(B) the State's prior fiscal year's apportioned highway
funds for programs referred in subsection (b) plus an amount
equal to the State's prior year apportioned funds for such
programs multiplied by the percentage increase in the
consumer price index during the 12-month period ending June
30 of the calendar year in which the fiscal year begins.
(b) Applicability.--The withholding of apportioned funds
under subsection (a) shall apply to the following programs:
(1) The National Highway System program under section
103(b) of title 23, United States Code.
(2) The high priority projects program under section 117 of
such title.
(3) The Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of
such title.
(4) The surface transportation program under section 133 of
such title.
(5) Metropolitan planning under chapter 52 of title 49,
United States Code.
(6) The highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation
program under section 144 of title 23, United States Code.
(7) The congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program under section 149 of such title.
(8) The recreational trails program under section 206 of
such title.
(9) The Appalachian development highway system under
subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code.
(10) The freight intermodal connectors program under
section 1303 of this Act.
(11) The coordinated border infrastructure program under
section 1302 of this Act.
(12) The high risk rural road safety improvement program
under section 1403 of this Act.
(13) The safe routes to schools program under section 1120
of this Act.
(14) The minimum guarantee program under section 105 of
title 23, United States Code.
(c) Consideration of Commission Findings.--In considering a
law that increases the guaranteed rate of return referred to
in subsection (a), Congress should consider the findings of
the report on alternative short-term sources of Highway Trust
Fund revenue to be published by the National Commission on
Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund
pursuant to section 1121 of this Act.
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Subtitle B--Congestion Relief
SEC. 1201. MOTOR VEHICLE CONGESTION RELIEF.
(a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 138 the following:
``Sec. 139. Motor vehicle congestion relief
``(a) In General.--Each State that has an urbanized area
with an urbanized area population of over 200,000 individuals
shall obligate in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 a
portion of the State's apportionments under section 104(b) in
such fiscal year, as calculated under subsection (b), for
congestion relief activities in such urbanized areas in
accordance with this section.
``(b) Calculation of Amount.--The portion of a State's
apportionments for a fiscal year to be obligated for
congestion relief activities under subsection (a) shall be
determined by multiplying--
``(1) the total of amounts apportioned to the State under
each of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 104(b)
in such fiscal year; by
``(2) 10 percent; by
``(3) the percentage of the State's population residing in
urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area
population of over 200,000 individuals.
``(c) Allocation Between Under One and Under Three
Congestion Relief Activities.--Of the total amount of a
State's apportionments to be obligated for congestion relief
activities for a fiscal year as calculated under subsection
(b)--
``(1) 40 percent shall be obligated for under one
congestion relief activities;
``(2) 35 percent shall be obligated for under three
congestion relief activities; and
``(3) 25 percent shall be obligated at the discretion of
the State department of transportation for 1 or more of the
following:
``(A) Under one congestion relief activities.
``(B) Under three congestion relief activities.
``(C) Capital costs for transit projects that are eligible
for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49.
``(D) Demand relief projects and activities that shift
demand to non-peak hours or to other modes of transportation
or that reduce the overall level of demand for roads through
such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, alternative work
hour programs, and value pricing.
``(d) Obligation of Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--In complying with the requirements of
this section, the amounts obligated by a State for congestion
relief activities under subsection (a) shall be allocated
among the individual programs for which funds are apportioned
under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and
104(b)(4).
``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed as requiring a State to
obligate proportional or equal amounts under sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for any
congestion relief activity under this section.
``(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed as altering or otherwise
affecting the applicability of the requirements of this
chapter (including requirements relating to the eligibility
of a project for assistance under the program, the location
of the project, and the Federal-share payable on account of
the project) to amounts apportioned to a State for a program
under section 104(b) that are obligated by the State for
congestion relief activities under subsection (a).
``(f) Joint Responsibility.--Each State, each affected
metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall
jointly ensure compliance with this section.
``(g) Transfers.--
``(1) In general.--A State may transfer a portion of the
amount that the State must obligate for under one congestion
relief activities in a fiscal year under this section to the
amount the State must obligate for under three congestion
relief activities under this section if the State certifies
to the Secretary that there are no under one congestion
relief activities for which such portion can be obligated in
such fiscal year and the Secretary does not disapprove such
transfer within 30 days after the date of such certification.
``(2) Limitation.--The amount that a State may transfer in
a fiscal year under this subsection may not reduce the amount
the State must obligate for under one congestion relief
activities to less than 10 percent of the total amount of the
State's apportionments to be obligated for congestion relief
activities for such fiscal year as calculated under
subsection (b).
``(3) Treatment.--Amounts transferred by a State under this
subsection for a fiscal year shall be included in the amount
of the State's apportionments allocated for under three
congestion relief activities for such fiscal year under
subsection (c)(2).
``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Congestion relief activities.--
``(A) In general.--The term `congestion relief activity'
means any activity, project, or program that has as its
primary purpose, as determined by the State transportation
department, the relief of motor vehicle congestion.
``(B) Inclusions.--Such term includes the following:
``(i) Relief of motor vehicle congestion through additional
capacity, construction of additional lanes, improvements to
interchanges, improved access to major terminals,
construction of parallel roads, construction of truck only
lanes, and major arterial improvements.
``(ii) Transportation systemwide operational improvements
targeted at increasing motor vehicle travel reliability
through such means as incident management programs, traffic
monitoring and surveillance, and traveler information
initiatives.
``(iii) Maximizing efficient use of existing motor vehicle
travel capacity through such means as reversible lanes,
coordinated traffic signalization, and managed lanes or other
lane management strategies.
``(C) Exclusions.--Such term does not include demand relief
projects and activities that shift demand to non-peak hours
or to other modes of transportation or that reduce the
overall level of demand for roads through such means as
telecommuting, ridesharing, alternative work hour programs,
and value pricing.
``(2) Under one congestion relief activities.--The term
`under one congestion relief activity' means a congestion
relief activity that--
``(A) will be completed within one year after the date of
commencement of onsite improvements;
``(B) has a total projected cost of less than $1,000,000;
and
``(C) will improve conditions in the applicable urbanized
area or is an element of the congestion management system of
the applicable metropolitan planning organization.
``(3) Under three congestion relief activities.--The term
`under three congestion relief activities' means congestion
relief activities that--
``(A) will be completed within 3 years after the date of
commencement of onsite improvements; and
``(B) will improve conditions in the applicable urbanized
area or is an element of the congestion management system of
the applicable metropolitan planning organization.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter I of
such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 138 the following:
``139. Motor vehicle congestion relief.''.
(c) Motor Vehicle Defined.--Title 23, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) in section 154(a)(2), relating to the definition of
motor vehicle, by inserting ``streets, roads, and'' before
``highways'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) of section 154(a) as
paragraph (38);
(3) by moving such redesignated paragraph from section
154(a) to the end of section 101(a);
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) of section
154(a) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(5) in section 153(i)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively;
(6) in section 164(a)(4) by striking ``means'' and all that
follows through ``rail line or'' and inserting ``does not
include''; and
(7) in section 405(f)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5).
SEC. 1202. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--
(1) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and
control.--Section 101(a)(17) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting ``transportation systems management
and operations and'' after ``associated with''.
(2) Operational improvement.--Section 101(a)(18)(A)(i) of
such title is amended--
(A) by inserting ``transportation systems management and
operations, including'' after ``for''; and
(B) by inserting ``equipment and programs for
transportation response to natural disasters,'' after
``incident management programs,''.
(3) Transportation systems management and operations.--
Section 101(a) of such title is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(39) Transportation systems management and operations.--
``(A) In general.--The term `transportation systems
management and operations' means an integrated program to
optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through
the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-
jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to
preserve capacity and improve the security, safety, and
reliability of Federal-aid highways.
``(B) Included activities and improvements.--The term
includes regional operations collaboration and coordination
activities between transportation and public safety agencies
and improvements such as traffic detection and surveillance,
arterial management, freeway management, demand management,
work zone management, emergency management, electronic toll
collection, automated enforcement, traffic operations
measures to improve capacity, traffic signal coordination,
optimization of traffic signal timing, traffic incident
management, roadway weather management, traveler information
services, commercial vehicle operations, traffic control,
freight management, and coordination of highway, rail,
transit, bicycle, and pedestrian operations.''.
(b) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program Eligibility.--Section 149(b)(5) of such title is
amended by inserting ``improve transportation systems
management and operations,'' after ``intersections,''
(c) Surface Transportation Program Eligibility.--Section
133(b) of such title is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs
(12) and (13), respectively; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(14) Regional transportation operations collaboration and
coordination activities that are associated with regional
improvements, including activities for traffic incident
management, technology deployment, emergency management and
response, traveler information, and regional congestion
relief.''.
(d) National Highway System Eligibility.--Section 103(b)(6)
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
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``(Q) Capital, operating, and systems maintenance costs for
transportation systems management and operations.''.
(e) Transportation Systems Management and Operations.--
Subchapter I of chapter 1 of such title is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 166. Transportation systems management and operations
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may--
``(1) encourage transportation system managers, operators,
public safety officials, and transportation planners within
an urbanized area, who are actively engaged in and
responsible for conducting activities relating to day-to-day
management, operations, public safety, and planning of
transportation facilities and services, to collaborate and
coordinate on a regional level in a continuous and sustained
manner for improved transportation systems management and
operations, including, at a minimum--
``(A) developing a regional concept of operations that
defines a regional strategy shared by all transportation and
public safety participants for how the region's systems
should be managed, operated, and measured;
``(B) sharing of information among operators, service
providers, public safety officials, and the general public;
and
``(C) guiding, in a regionally-coordinated manner, the
implementation of regional transportation system management
and operations initiatives, including emergency evacuation
and response, traffic incident management, technology
deployment, and traveler information systems delivery, in a
manner consistent with and integrated into the ongoing
metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes
and regional intelligent transportation system architecture,
if required; and
``(2) encourage States to establish a system of basic real-
time monitoring capability for the surface transportation
system and provide the capability and means to share that
data among agencies (including highway, transit, and public
safety agencies), jurisdictions (including States, cities,
counties, and areas represented by metropolitan planning
organizations), private-sector entities, and the traveling
public.
``(b) Execution.--To support the successful execution of
transportation systems management and operations activities,
the Secretary may undertake the following activities:
``(1) Assist and cooperate with other Federal departments
and agencies, State and local governments, metropolitan
planning organizations, private industry representatives, and
other interested parties to improve regional collaboration
and real-time information sharing between transportation
system managers and operators, public safety officials,
emergency managers, and the general public to increase the
security, safety, and reliability of Federal-aid highways.
``(2) Issue, if necessary, new guidance or regulations for
the procurement of transportation system management and
operations facilities, equipment, and services, including
equipment procured in preparation for natural disasters and
emergencies, system hardware, software, and software
integration services.''.
(f) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``166. Transportation systems management and operations.''.
(g) Intelligent Transportation System Procurement Policy.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall--
(A) conduct a study of the current policies and practices
for the procurement of intelligent transportation system
facilities, equipment, and services; and
(B) develop a conceptual plan with alternative approaches
for expediting and streamlining such procurements at the
State level.
(2) Recommendations.--Based on the results of the study,
the Secretary shall make recommendations in the report under
paragraph (4) regarding procurement standards, including
recommendations regarding any changes in Federal and State
statutes, regulations, and policies necessary to ensure that
national interests are served in meeting future intelligent
transportation system needs.
(3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The study under this
subsection shall specifically address the following:
(A) Current condition.--The current practices and policies
relating to procurement of intelligent transportation system
facilities, equipment, and services, including equipment
procured in preparation for natural disasters and
emergencies, system hardware, software, and software
integration services.
(B) Assessment of need for policy reform.--The ability of
current practices and policies to achieve the successful
implementation of intelligent transportation system goals and
the need for national policy reform to expedite and
streamline procurements necessary to meet such goals.
(C) Alternatives.--The range of legislative, regulatory,
and policy alternatives to address identified needs and
goals, including funding needs.
(D) Recommendations.--Recommendations regarding procurement
standards, including recommendations regarding any changes in
Federal and State statutes, regulations, and policies
necessary for expedited and streamlined procurements.
(4) Report and recommendations.--Not later than September
30, 2005, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a final report regarding the results
of the study conducted under this subsection and
recommendations to address the needs identified in such
study.
(5) Initiation of rulemaking proceeding.--To the extent any
recommendation made by the Secretary under this subsection
may be implemented by regulation, the Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to address such
recommendation not later than the 90th day following the date
of submission of the report under paragraph (4).
(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2004 to
carry out this subsection.
(7) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the
Federal share of the cost of the study under this subsection
shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 1203. REAL-TIME SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a real-time
system management information program to provide, in all
States, the capability to monitor, in real-time, the traffic
and travel conditions of the Nation's major highways and to
share that information to improve the security of the surface
transportation system, to address congestion problems, to
support improved response to weather events and surface
transportation incidents, and to facilitate national and
regional highway traveler information.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the real-time system
management information program are to--
(A) establish, in all States, a system of basic real-time
information for managing and operating the surface
transportation system;
(B) identify longer range real-time highway and transit
monitoring needs and develop plans and strategies for meeting
such needs; and
(C) provide the capability and means to share that data
with State and local governments and the traveling public.
(b) National Steering Committee.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national
steering committee to assist in the development of data
exchange formats under subsection (c).
(2) Representatives.--The national steering committee shall
consist of representatives of State transportation
departments, metropolitan planning organizations, local
governments, nonprofit entities, the private sector, and
academia.
(3) Purpose.--The purpose of the national steering
committee shall be to provide guidance regarding the content
and uniformity of data exchange formats.
(c) Data Exchange Formats.--Not later than 2 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
establish data exchange formats based on recommendations of
the steering committee established under subsection (b) to
ensure that the data provided by highway and transit
monitoring systems, including statewide incident reporting
systems, can readily be exchanged across jurisdictional
boundaries, facilitating nationwide availability of
information.
(d) Regional Intelligent Transportation System
Architecture.--
(1) Addressing information needs.--As State and local
governments develop or update regional intelligent
transportation system architectures, described in section
940.9 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, such
governments shall explicitly address real-time highway and
transit information needs and the systems needed to meet such
needs, including addressing coverage, monitoring systems,
data fusion and archiving, and methods of exchanging or
sharing highway and transit information.
(2) Data exchange.--States shall incorporate the data
exchange formats established by the Secretary under
subsection (c) to ensure that the data provided by highway
and transit monitoring systems may readily be exchanged with
State and local governments and may be made available to the
traveling public.
(e) Eligibility.--Subject to project approval by the
Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the
State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), and 104(b)(3) of
title 23, United States Code, for activities related to the
planning and deployment of real-time monitoring elements that
advance the goals and purposes described in subsection (a).
(f) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this
section shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting
the applicability of the requirements of chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code (including requirements relating to
the eligibility of a project for assistance under the
program, the location of the project, and the Federal-share
payable on account of the project), to amounts apportioned to
a State for a program under section 104(b) that are obligated
by the State for activities and projects under this section.
(g) Statewide Incident Reporting System Defined.--In this
section, the term ``statewide incident reporting system''
means a statewide system for facilitating the real-time
electronic reporting of surface transportation incidents to a
central location for use in monitoring the event, providing
accurate traveler information, and responding to the incident
as appropriate.
SEC. 1204. EXPEDITED NATIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
comprehensive program to accelerate the integration,
interoperability, and deployment of intelligent
transportation systems in order to improve the performance of
the surface transportation system in metropolitan and rural
areas.
(b) Selection of Model Projects.--Under the program, the
Secretary may make grants, through competitive solicitation,
for projects that will serve as models to improve
transportation efficiency, promote surface transportation
safety (including safe freight movement),
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increase traffic flow (including the flow of intermodal
travel at ports of entry), reduce emissions of air
pollutants, improve traveler information, enhance alternative
transportation modes, build on existing intelligent
transportation system projects, and promote tourism.
(c) Other Projects, Programs, and Activities.--Under the
program, the Secretary may make grants for projects,
programs, and activities in metropolitan and rural areas
that--
(1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives
outlined in the national intelligent transportation system
program plan;
(2) promote cooperation among agencies, jurisdictions, and
the private sector, as evidenced by signed memoranda of
understanding that clearly define the responsibilities and
relations of all parties to a partnership arrangement,
including institutional relationships and financial
agreements needed to support deployment of intelligent
transportation systems;
(3) encourage private sector involvement and financial
commitment to such deployment to the maximum extent
practicable through innovative financial arrangements,
especially public-private partnerships, including
arrangements that generate revenue to offset public
investment costs;
(4) enhance fully integrated intelligent transportation
system deployment;
(5) create technical capacity for effective operations and
maintenance of such systems;
(6) improve safety, mobility, geographic and regional
diversity, and economic development in deployment of such
systems;
(7) advance deployment of the 511 traveler information
program; and
(8) advance deployment of other national systems, including
a statewide incident reporting system, wireless e-911 system,
and road weather information system.
(d) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated under section 1101(a)(16) of
this Act shall be available for obligation to carry out
subsection (c)(7) in the same manner and to the same extent
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the
cost of projects carried out under subsection (c)(7) shall be
80 percent and such funds shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 1205. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that
a minimum of $3,000,000,000 of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for the National Highway System, Interstate
maintenance, surface transportation, and congestion
mitigation and air quality improvement programs for fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 is utilized to expand deployment of
intelligent transportation systems.
(b) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 149 the following:
``Sec. 150. Deployment of intelligent transportation systems
``(a) In General.--In each of fiscal years 2004 through
2009, each State shall obligate a portion of the funds
apportioned to the State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2),
104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for such fiscal year, calculated
under subsection (b), for projects described in subsection
(c) that support deployment of intelligent transportation
systems in the State.
``(b) Calculation of Amount.--The portion of a State's
apportionments to be obligated under subsection (a) for
projects described in subsection (c) in a fiscal year shall
be determined by multiplying $500,000,000 by the ratio that--
``(1) the aggregate of amounts apportioned to the State for
such fiscal year under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2),
104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4); bears to
``(2) the aggregate of amounts apportioned to all States
for such fiscal year under such sections.
``(c) Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment
Projects.--Projects for which funds must be obligated under
this section include the following:
``(1) Performance.--Establishment and implementation of
operations systems and services that improve performance in
the areas of traffic operations, emergency response to
surface transportation incidents, surface transportation
incident management, weather event response management by
State and local authorities, surface transportation network
and facility management, construction and work zone
management, and traffic flow information.
``(2) Networks.--Conducting activities that support the
creation of networks that link metropolitan and rural surface
transportation systems into an integrated data network,
capable of collecting, sharing, and archiving transportation
system traffic condition and performance information.
``(3) Safety.--Implementation of intelligent transportation
system technologies that improve highway safety through
linkages connecting the vehicle, the infrastructure, and
information to the driver.
``(4) Operation and management.--Provision of services
necessary to ensure the efficient operation and management of
intelligent transportation systems infrastructure, including
costs associated with communications, utilities, rent,
hardware, software, labor, administrative costs, training,
and technical services.
``(5) Interagency support.--Provision of support for
institutional relationships between transportation agencies,
police, emergency medical services, private emergency
operators, freight operators, and shippers.
``(6) Planning.--Conducting cross-jurisdictional planning
and deployment of regional transportation systems operations
and management approaches.
``(d) Obligation of Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--In complying with the requirements of
this section, the amounts obligated by a State for projects
under subsection (c) that support deployment of intelligent
transportation systems in such State under subsection (a)
shall be allocated among the individual programs for which
funds are apportioned under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2),
104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4).
``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed as requiring a State to
obligate proportional or equal amounts under sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for any
congestion relief activity under this section.
``(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed as altering or otherwise
affecting the applicability of the requirements of this
chapter (including requirements relating to the eligibility
of a project for assistance under the program, the location
of the project, and the Federal-share payable on account of
the project) to amounts apportioned to a State for a program
under section 104(b) that are obligated by the State for
projects under this section.
``(f) Joint Responsibility.--Each State, each affected
metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall
jointly ensure compliance with this section.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 149
the following:
``150. Deployment of intelligent transportation systems.''.
SEC. 1206. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT
DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS.
(a) Categorical Exclusions.--Not later than one year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
initiate a rulemaking process to establish, to the extent
appropriate, categorical exclusions for activities that
support the deployment of intelligent transportation
infrastructure and systems from the requirement that an
environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement
be prepared under section 102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (42 U.S.C. 4332)
in compliance with the standards for categorical exclusions
established by that Act.
(b) Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.--
(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop a nationwide
programmatic agreement governing the review of activities
that support the deployment of intelligent transportation
infrastructure and systems in accordance with section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) and
the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the
agreement under paragraph (1) in consultation with the
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers
and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established
under title II of the National Historic Preservation Act (26
U.S.C. 470i et seq.) and after soliciting the views of other
interested parties
(c) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure and Systems
Defined.--In this section, the term ``intelligent
transportation infrastructure and systems'' means intelligent
transportation infrastructure and intelligent transportation
systems, as such terms are defined in section 5607.
SEC. 1207. ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS
AND PROJECTS.
[Reserved.]
SEC. 1208. HOV FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 167. HOV facilities
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Authority of state agencies.--A State agency that has
jurisdiction over the operation of a HOV facility shall
establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating on
the facility.
``(2) Occupancy requirement.--Except as otherwise provided
by this section, no fewer than 2 occupants per vehicle may be
required for use of a HOV facility.
``(b) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding the occupancy
requirements of subsection (a)(2), the following exceptions
shall apply with respect to a State agency operating a HOV
facility:
``(1) Motorcycles and bicycles.----
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State
agency shall allow motorcycles and bicycles to use the HOV
facility.
``(B) Safety exception.--A State agency may restrict use of
the HOV facility by motorcycles or bicycles (or both) if the
agency certifies to the Secretary that such use would create
a safety hazard and the Secretary accepts the certification.
The Secretary may accept a certification under this
subparagraph only after the Secretary publishes notice of the
certification in the Federal Register and provides an
opportunity for public comment.
``(2) Public transportation vehicles.--The State agency may
allow public transportation vehicles to use the HOV facility
if the agency--
``(A) establishes requirements for clearly identifying the
vehicles; and
``(B) establishes procedures for enforcing the restrictions
on the use of the facility by such vehicles.
``(3) High occupancy toll vehicles.--The State agency may
allow vehicles not otherwise exempt pursuant to this
subsection to use the HOV facility if the operators of such
vehicles pay a toll charged by the agency for use of the
facility and the agency--
``(A) establishes a program that addresses how motorists
can enroll and participate in the toll program;
``(B) develops, manages, and maintains a system that will
automatically collect the toll; and
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``(C) establishes policies and procedures to--
``(i) manage the demand to use the facility by varying the
toll amount that is charged;
``(ii) enforce violations of use of the facility; and
``(iii) permit low-income individuals to pay reduced tolls.
``(4) Low emission and energy-efficient vehicles.--
``(A) Inherently low-emission vehicle.--Before September
30, 2009, the State agency may allow vehicles that are
certified as inherently low-emission vehicles pursuant to
section 88.311-93 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations,
and are labeled in accordance with section 88.312-93 of such
title, to use the HOV facility if the agency establishes
procedures for enforcing the restrictions on the use of the
facility by such vehicles.
``(B) Other low emission and energy-efficient vehicles.--
Before September 30, 2009, the State agency may allow
vehicles certified as low emission and energy-efficient
vehicles under subsection (e), and labeled in accordance with
subsection (e), to use the HOV facility if the operators of
such vehicles pay a toll charged by the agency for use of the
facility and the agency--
``(i) establishes a program that addresses the selection of
vehicles under this paragraph; and
``(ii) establishes procedures for enforcing the
restrictions on the use of the facility by such vehicles.
``(C) Amount of tolls.--Tolls charged under subparagraph
(B) may be less than tolls charged under paragraph (3).
``(c) Requirements Applicable to Tolls.----
``(1) In general.--Tolls may be charged under subsections
(b)(3) and (b)(4) notwithstanding section 301 and, except as
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), subject to the
requirements of section 129.
``(2) HOV facilities on the interstate system.--
Notwithstanding section 129, tolls may be charged under
subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4) on a HOV facility on the
Interstate System.
``(3) Excess toll revenues.--If a State agency makes a
certification under the last sentence of section 129(a)(3)
with respect to toll revenues collected under under
subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4), the State, in the use of tolls
revenues under that sentence, shall give priority
consideration to projects for developing alternatives to
single occupancy vehicle travel and projects for improving
highway safety.
``(d) HOV Facility Management, Operation, Monitoring, and
Enforcement.--
``(1) In general.--A State agency that allows vehicles to
use a HOV facility under subsection (b)(3) or (b)(4) in a
fiscal year shall certify to the Secretary that the agency
will carry out the following responsibilities with respect to
the facility in the fiscal year:
``(A) Establishing, managing, and supporting a performance
monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program for the
facility that provides for continuous monitoring, assessment,
and reporting on the impacts that such vehicles may have on
the operation of the facility and adjacent highways.
``(B) Establishing, managing, and supporting an enforcement
program that ensures that the facility is being operated in
accordance with the requirements of this section.
``(C) Limiting or discontinuing the use of the facility by
such vehicles if the presence of such vehicles has degraded
the operation of the facility.
``(2) Degraded facility.----
``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
operation of a HOV facility shall be considered to be
degraded if vehicles operating on the facility are failing to
maintain a minimum average operating speed 90 percent of the
time over a consecutive 6-month period during morning or
evening weekday peak hour periods (or both).
``(B) Minimum average operating speed defined.--In
subparagraph (A), the term `minimum average operating speed'
means--
``(i) 45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with
a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater; and
``(ii) not more than 10 miles per hour below the speed
limit, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of
less than 50 miles per hour.
``(e) Certification of Low Emission and Energy-Efficient
Vehicles.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a final rule
establishing requirements for certification of vehicles as
low emission and energy-efficient vehicles for purposes of
this section and requirements for the labeling of such
vehicles.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Alternative fuel vehicle.--The term `alternative fuel
vehicle' means a vehicle that operates on--
``(A) methanol, denatured ethanol, or other alcohols;
``(B) a mixture containing at least 85 percent of methanol,
denatured ethanol, and other alcohols by volume with gasoline
or other fuels;
``(C) natural gas;
``(D) liquefied petroleum gas;
``(E) hydrogen;
``(F) coal derived liquid fuels;
``(G) fuels (except alcohol) derived from biological
materials;
``(H) electricity (including electricity from solar
energy); or
``(I) any other fuel that the Secretary prescribes by
regulation that is not substantially petroleum and that would
yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits.
``(2) HOV facility.--The term `HOV facility' means a high
occupancy vehicle facility.
``(3) Low emission and energy efficient vehicle.--The term
`low emission and energy-efficient vehicle' means a vehicle
that--
``(A) has been certified by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency as meeting the Tier II
emission level established in regulations prescribed by the
Administrator under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7521(i)) for that make and model year vehicle; and
``(B)(i) has been certified by the Administrator to have a
45-mile-per-gallon or greater fuel economy highway rating; or
``(ii) is an alternative fuel vehicle.
``(4) Public transportation vehicle.--The term `public
transportation vehicle' means a vehicle that provides public
transportation (as defined in section 5302(a) of title 49).
``(5) State agency.--The term `State agency', as used with
respect to a HOV facility, means an agency of a State or
local government having jurisdiction over the operation of
the facility and includes a State transportation
department.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Program efficiencies.--Section 102 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and
redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and
(b), respectively.
(2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``167. HOV facilities.''.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 102(c) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``10 years'' and
all that follows through ``after'' and inserting ``10 years
(or such longer period as the State requests and the
Secretary determines to be reasonable) after''.
SEC. 1209. CONGESTION PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--Section 1012(b)(1) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149
note; 105 Stat. 1938) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Establishment.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with State and local governments to carry out not
more than 25 congestion pricing pilot projects.
``(B) Previously approved projects.--Projects carried out
under paragraph (1) shall include each project approved under
this subsection before the date of enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and under which
highway tolls are being collected as of such date of
enactment.''.
(b) Low-Income Drivers.--Section 1012(b)(7) of such Act (23
U.S.C. 149 note) is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Reduced tolls for low-income drivers.--Any congestion
pricing pilot project carried out under this subsection that
involves the collection of highway tolls shall include a
program to permit low-income drivers to pay a reduced toll
amount.''.
(c) Set-Aside for Projects not Involving Highway Tolls.--At
the end of section 1012(b)(8) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 149
note), add the following:
``(D) Set-aside for projects not involving highway tolls.--
Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection,
$3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available only for
congestion pricing pilot projects that do not involve highway
tolls.''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1012(b) of such Act (23
U.S.C. 149 note) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Value Pricing''
and inserting ``Congestion Pricing'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``(2) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(2) Federal share; eligible costs.--Notwithstanding'';
(B) in the first sentence by striking ``programs'' and
inserting ``projects''; and
(C) in the second sentence by striking ``program'' and
inserting ``project'';
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``(3) Revenues'' and
inserting the following:
``(3) Use of revenues.--Revenues'';
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``(4) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(4) Use of tolls on interstate system.--
Notwithstanding'';
(B) by striking ``value pricing pilot program'' and
inserting ``congestion pricing pilot project'';
(5) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``(5) The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(5) Monitoring.--The Secretary''; and
(B) by striking ``programs'' the first and second place it
appears and inserting ``projects''; and
(6) in paragraph (6) by striking ``value pricing pilot
program'' and inserting ``congestion pricing pilot project''.
(e) Port Huron, Michigan.----
(1) Traffic study.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary $100,000 for a traffic study to be conducted
in Port Huron, Michigan, in connection with economic
development that may result from the implementation of the
agreement of the State of Michigan resolving a title dispute
concerning certain property, executed on August 23, 2002, and
filed with the Michigan department of State on September 20,
2002.
(2) Ratification of agreement.--The agreement is hereby
ratified.
(3) Treatment of certain lands.--The alternative lands
described in the agreement shall be treated as meeting the
requirements of section 20(b)(1)(B)(i) of Public Law 100-497
(25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(i)).
(4) Trust.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take the
alternative lands into trust for the benefit of the non-State
party within 60 days of the non-State party's acquisition of
the land described in section 4 of the agreement.
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(5) Extinguishment of claim.--Upon implementation, the
claim to the lands of the non-State party described in
section 1 of the agreement is hereby extinguished.
(f) Romulus, Michigan.--
(1) Traffic study.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary $100,000 for a traffic study to be conducted
in Romulus, Michigan, in connection with economic development
that may result from the implementation of the agreement of
the State of Michigan resolving a title dispute concerning
certain property, executed on December 30, 2002, and filed
with the Michigan department of state on December 30, 2002.
(2) Ratification of agreement.--The agreement is hereby
ratified.
(3) Treatment of certain lands.--The alternative lands
described in the agreement are deemed to meet the
requirements of section 20(b)(1)(B)(i) of Public Law 100-497
(25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(B)(i)).
(4) Trust.--The Secretary of the Interior shall take the
alternative lands into trust for the benefit of the non-State
party within 60 days of the non-State party's acquisition of
the land described in section 4(B)(ii) of the agreement, the
non-State party having exercised its options under the
agreement to so limit its alternative lands.
(5) Extinguishment of claim.--Upon implementation, the
claim to the lands of the non-State party described in
section 1 of the agreement is hereby extinguished.
Subtitle C--Mobility and Efficiency
SEC. 1301. NATIONAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) in General.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a program to make allocations to States for highway
construction projects in corridors of national significance
to promote economic growth and international or interregional
trade pursuant to the selection factors provided in this
section. A State must submit an application to the Secretary
in order to receive an allocation under this section.
(b) Selection Process.--
(1) Priority.--In the selection process under this section,
the Secretary shall give priority to projects in corridors
that are a part of, or will be designated as part of, the
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways after completion of the work described in
the application received by the Secretary and to any project
that will be completed within 5 years of the date of the
allocation of funds for the project.
(2) Selection factors.--In making allocations under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
(A) The extent to which the corridor provides a link
between 2 existing segments of the Interstate System.
(B) The extent to which the project will facilitate major
multistate or regional mobility and economic growth and
development in areas underserved by existing highway
infrastructure.
(C) The extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in the
corridor--
(i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (16 U.S.C.
4401 et seq.); and
(ii) is projected to increase in the future.
(D) The extent to which international truck-borne
commodities move through the corridor.
(E) The extent to which the project will make improvements
to an existing segment of the Interstate System that will
result in a decrease in congestion.
(F) The reduction in commercial and other travel time
through a major freight corridor expected as a result of the
project.
(G) The value of the cargo carried by commercial vehicle
traffic in the corridor and the economic costs arising from
congestion in the corridor.
(H) The extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided to
carry out this section, including--
(i) use of innovative financing;
(ii) combination with funding provided under other sections
of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State,
local, or private funding.
(c) Period of Availability.--Funds allocated for a project
to a State under this section shall remain available for
obligation in that State until 6 months from the day on which
they are allocated. Sums not obligated within 6 months of the
day on which they are allocated shall be available to the
Secretary to be allocated for other projects eligible under
this section.
(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project under this section shall be determined in accordance
with section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code.
(e) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as provided in
subsections (c) and (d), funds made available by section
1101(a)(10) of this Act to carry out this section shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code.
(f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has
the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23,
United States Code.
SEC. 1302. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall implement a
coordinated border infrastructure program under which the
Secretary shall distribute funds to border States to improve
the safe movement of motor vehicles at or across the border
between the United States and Canada and the border between
the United States and Mexico.
(b) Eligible Uses.--A State may use funds apportioned under
this section only for--
(1) improvements in a border region to existing
transportation and supporting infrastructure that facilitate
cross-border motor vehicle and cargo movements;
(2) construction of highways and related safety and safety
enforcement facilities in a border region that facilitate
motor vehicle and cargo movements related to international
trade;
(3) operational improvements in a border region, including
improvements relating to electronic data interchange and use
of telecommunications, to expedite cross border motor vehicle
and cargo movement;
(4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite safe
and efficient cross border motor vehicle and cargo movements;
and
(5) international coordination of transportation planning,
programming, and border operation with Canada and Mexico
relating to expediting cross border motor vehicle and cargo
movements.
(c) Apportionment of Funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall apportion among border States sums
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for
such fiscal year as follows:
(1) 20 percent in the ratio that--
(A) the total number of incoming commercial trucks that
pass through the land border ports of entry within the
boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary;
bears to
(B) the total number of incoming commercial trucks that
pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries of all
the border States, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) 30 percent in the ratio that--
(A) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles
and incoming buses that pass through land border ports of
entry within the boundaries of a border State, as determined
by the Secretary; bears to
(B) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles
and incoming buses that pass through such ports of entry
within the boundaries of all the border States, as determined
by the Secretary.
(3) 25 percent in the ratio that--
(A) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks
that pass through land border ports of entry within the
boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary;
bears to
(B) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks
that pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries
of all the border States, as determined by the Secretary.
(4) 25 percent of the ratio that--
(A) the total number of land border ports of entry within
the boundaries of a border State, as determined by the
Secretary; bears to
(B) the total number of land border ports of entry within
the boundaries of all the border States, as determined by the
Secretary.
(d) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available
until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project
under this section shall be 80 percent.
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means any
portion of a border State within 20 miles of an international
land border with Canada or Mexico.
(2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any
State that has an international land border with Canada or
Mexico.
(3) Commercial truck.--The term ``commercial truck'' means
a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 31301(4)
(other than subparagraph (B)) of title 49, United States
Code.
(4) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the
meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23,
United States Code.
(5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has in section 101(a) of such title 23.
SEC. 1303. FREIGHT INTERMODAL CONNECTORS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a freight
intermodal connector program to improve productivity and
improve the efficiency of the transportation of freight,
while mitigating congestion in the area of freight intermodal
connectors.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
(A) to facilitate and support intermodal freight
transportation initiatives at the State and local levels in
order to improve freight intermodal connectors and mitigate
the impact of congestion in the area of such connectors; and
(B) to provide capital funding to address infrastructure
and freight operational needs at freight intermodal
connectors.
(b) State Responsibilities.--Under the program, each State
shall ensure that intermodal freight transportation and trade
facilitation and are adequately addressed integrated into the
project development process, including transportation
planning, through final design and construction of freight
related transportation projects.
(c) Eligible Projects.--
(1) In general.--Projects eligible for funding under this
section may include the construction of and improvements to
publicly owned freight intermodal connectors, the provision
of access to such connectors, and operational improvements
for such connectors (including capital investment for
intelligent transportation systems); except that a project
located within the boundaries of an intermodal freight
facility shall only include highway infrastructure
modifications necessary to facilitate direct intermodal
access between the connector and the facility.
(2) Special rule.--If a State that does not have any
freight intermodal connectors within its boundaries or has
only freight intermodal connectors within its boundaries that
are in good condition and provide an adequate level of
service, projects within the boundaries of the
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State that are eligible for assistance under section
103(b)(6) of title 23, United States Code, relating to the
National Highway System, shall be eligible for funding under
this section.
(d) Priority.--Under the program, a State shall give
priority to projects on freight intermodal connectors to the
National Highway System as identified according to the
criteria set forth in the report of the Department of
Transportation to Congress entitled ``Pulling Together: The
NHS and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals''.
(e) Apportionment.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall apportion among the States sums made
available to carry out this section for such fiscal year as
follows:
(1) 33.3 percent in the ratio that--
(A) the number of freight intermodal connectors identified
in the most recent Intermodal Freight Connectors study of the
Federal Highway Administration within the boundaries of a
State; bears to
(B) the total number of such connectors within the
boundaries of all the States.
(2) 33.3 percent in the ratio that--
(A) the total of each State's annual contributions to the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
attributable to commercial motor vehicles; bears to
(B) the total of such annual contributions by all States.
(3) 33.4 percent in the same ratios as funds are
apportioned for the National Highway System under clauses
(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 104(b)(1)(A) of title
23, United States Code.
(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available
until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project
under this section shall be 80 percent.
(g) Update Report.--Not later than August 1, 2005, the
Secretary shall publish an update to the report entitled
``Pulling Together: the National Highway System and its
Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals''.
(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Freight intermodal connectors.--The term ``freight
intermodal connector'' means the roadway that connects to an
intermodal freight facility that carries or will carry
intermodal traffic.
(2) Intermodal freight facility.--The term ``intermodal
freight facility'' means a port, airport, truck-rail
terminal, and pipeline-truck terminal.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 1304. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Under current law, surface transportation programs rely
primarily on formula capital apportionments to States.
(2) Despite the significant increase for surface
transportation program funding in the Transportation Equity
Act of the 21st Century, current levels of investment are
insufficient to fund critical high-cost transportation
infrastructure facilities that address critical national
economic and transportation needs.
(3) Critical high-cost transportation infrastructure
facilities often include multiple levels of government,
agencies, modes of transportation, and transportation goals
and planning processes that are not easily addressed or
funded within existing surface transportation program
categories.
(4) Projects of national and regional significance have
national and regional benefits, including improving economic
productivity by facilitating international trade, relieving
congestion, and improving transportation safety by
facilitating passenger and freight movement.
(5) The benefits of such projects described in paragraph
(4) accrue to local areas, States, and the Nation as a result
of the effect such projects have on the national
transportation system.
(6) A program dedicated to constructing projects of
national and regional significance is necessary to improve
the safe, secure, and efficient movement of people and goods
throughout the United States and improve the health and
welfare of the national economy.
(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall
establish a program to provide grants to qualified entities
for projects of national and regional significance.
(c) Definitions.--
(1) Eligible project costs.--The term ``eligible project
costs'' means the costs of--
(A) development phase activities, including planning,
feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental
review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other
preconstruction activities; and
(B) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and
acquisition of real property (including land related to the
project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation,
construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and
operational improvements.
(2) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' means
any surface transportation project eligible for Federal
assistance under title 23, United States Code, including
freight railroad projects and activities eligible under such
title.
(3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means
a State as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United
States Code.
(d) Eligibility.--To be eligible for assistance under this
section, a project shall have eligible project costs that are
reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of--
(1) $500,000,000; or
(2) 75 percent of the amount of Federal highway assistance
funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year
to the State in which the project is located.
(e) Applications.--Each qualified entity seeking to receive
a grant under this section for an eligible project shall
submit to the Secretary an application in such form and in
accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall
establish.
(f) Competitive Grant Selection and Criteria for Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) establish criteria for selecting among projects that
meet the eligibility criteria specified in subsection (d);
(B) conduct a national solicitation for applications; and
(C) award grants on a competitive basis.
(2) Criteria for grants.--The Secretary may approve a grant
under this section for a project only if the Secretary
determines that the project--
(A) is based on the results of preliminary engineering;
(B) is justified based on the project's ability--
(i) to generate national economic benefits, including
creating jobs, expanding business opportunities, and
impacting the gross domestic product;
(ii) to reduce congestion, including impacts in the State,
region, and Nation;
(iii) to improve transportation safety, including reducing
transportation accidents, injuries, and fatalities;
(iv) to otherwise enhance the national transportation
system; and
(v) to garner support for non-Federal financial commitments
and provide evidence of stable and dependable financing
sources to construct, maintain, and operate the
infrastructure facility; and
(C) is supported by an acceptable degree of non-Federal
financial commitments, including evidence of stable and
dependable financing sources to construct, maintain, and
operate the infrastructure facility.
(3) Selection considerations.--In selecting a project under
this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to
which the project--
(A) leverages Federal investment by encouraging non-Federal
contributions to the project, including contributions from
public-private partnerships;
(B) uses new technologies, including intelligent
transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the
project.
(C) helps maintain or protect the environment.
(4) Preliminary engineering.--In evaluating a project under
paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall analyze and consider
the results of preliminary engineering for the project.
(5) Non-federal financial commitment.--
(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a project under
paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require that--
(i) the proposed project plan provides for the availability
of contingency amounts that the Secretary determines to be
reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases; and
(ii) each proposed non-Federal source of capital and
operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within
the proposed project timetable.
(B) Considerations.--In assessing the stability,
reliability, and availability of proposed sources of non-
Federal financing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
consider--
(i) existing financial commitments;
(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated to
the purposes proposed;
(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by the
recipient for the proposed project; and
(iv) the extent to which the project has a non-Federal
financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal
share of the cost of the project.
(6) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations
on the manner in which the Secretary will evaluate and rate
the projects based on the results of preliminary engineering,
project justification, and the degree of non-Federal
financial commitment, as required under this subsection.
(7) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project may
advance from preliminary engineering to final design and
construction only if the Secretary finds that the project
meets the requirements of this subsection and there is a
reasonable likelihood that the project will continue to meet
such requirements. In making such findings, the Secretary
shall evaluate and rate the project as ``highly
recommended'', ``recommended'', or ``not recommended'' based
on the results of preliminary engineering, the project
justification criteria, and the degree of non-Federal
financial commitment, as required under this subsection. In
rating the projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition
to the overall project rating, individual ratings for each of
the criteria established under the regulations issued under
paragraph (6).
(g) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
(1) Letter of intent.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may issue a letter of intent
to an applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a
project under this section, an amount from future available
budget authority specified in law that is not more than the
amount stipulated as the financial participation of the
Secretary in the project.
(B) Notification.--At least 60 days before issuing a letter
under subparagraph (A) or entering into a full funding grant
agreement, the Secretary shall notify in writing the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate of the proposed letter or
agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification
a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the
evaluations and ratings for the project.
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(C) Not an obligation.--The issuance of a letter is deemed
not to be an obligation under sections 1108(c) and (d), 1501,
and 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, or an
administrative commitment.
(D) Obligation or commitment.--An obligation or
administrative commitment may be made only when contract
authority is allocated to a project.
(2) Full funding grant agreement.--
(A) In general.--A project financed under this subsection
shall be carried out through a full funding grant agreement.
The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement
based on the evaluations and ratings required under
subsection (f)(7).
(B) Terms.--If the Secretary makes a full funding grant
agreement with an applicant, the agreement shall--
(i) establish the terms of participation by the United
States Government in a project under this section;
(ii) establish the maximum amount of Government financial
assistance for the project;
(iii) cover the period of time for completing the project,
including a period extending beyond the period of an
authorization; and
(iv) make timely and efficient management of the project
easier according to the laws of the United States.
(C) Agreement.--An agreement under this paragraph obligates
an amount of available budget authority specified in law and
may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be
specified in law in advance for commitments under this
paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future
available budget authority specified in law. The agreement
shall state that the contingent commitment is not an
obligation of the Government. Interest and other financing
costs of efficiently carrying out a part of the project
within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the
project under a full funding grant agreement, except that
eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most
favorable financing terms reasonably available for the
project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall
certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the
applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most
favorable financing terms.
(3) Amounts.--The total estimated amount of future
obligations of the Government and contingent commitments to
incur obligations covered by all outstanding letters of
intent and full funding grant agreements may be not more than
the greater of the amount authorized to carry out this
section or an amount equivalent to the last 2 fiscal years of
funding authorized to carry out this section less an amount
the Secretary reasonably estimates is necessary for grants
under this section not covered by a letter. The total amount
covered by new letters and contingent commitments included in
full funding grant agreements may be not more than a
limitation specified in law.
(h) Grant Requirements.--
(1) In general.--A grant for a project under this section
shall be subject to all of the requirements of title 23,
United States Code, and chapter 52 of title 49, United States
Code.
(2) Other terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall
require that all grants under this section be subject to all
terms, conditions, and requirements that the Secretary
decides are necessary or appropriate for purposes of this
section, including requirements for the disposition of net
increases in value of real property resulting from the
project assisted under this section.
(i) Government's Share of Project Cost.--Based on
engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, and
information on the expected use of equipment or facilities,
the Secretary shall estimate the cost of a project receiving
assistance under this section. A grant for the project is for
80 percent of the project cost, unless the grant recipient
requests a lower grant percentage. A refund or reduction of
the remainder may be made only if a refund of a proportional
amount of the grant of the Government is made at the same
time.
(j) Fiscal Capacity Considerations.--If the Secretary gives
priority consideration to financing projects that include
more than the non-Government share required under subsection
(i) the Secretary shall give equal consideration to
differences in the fiscal capacity of State and local
governments.
(k) Reports.--
(1) Annual report.--Not later than the first Monday in
February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a report that includes a proposal
on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance
grants under this section.
(2) Recommendations on funding.--The annual report under
this paragraph shall include evaluations and ratings, as
required under subsection (f). The report shall also include
recommendations of projects for funding based on the
evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and
anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years and
for the next 10 fiscal years based on information currently
available to the Secretary.
(l) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available
until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a
project under this section shall be as provided in this
section.
SEC. 1305. DEDICATED TRUCK LANES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a pilot program to make allocations to States for
the construction of projects that separate commercial truck
traffic from other motor vehicle traffic. A State must submit
an application to the Secretary in order to receive an
allocation under this section.
(b) Selection Process.--
(1) Priority.--In the selection process under this section,
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that provide
additional capacity.
(2) Selection factors.--In making allocations under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
(A) The extent to which the project will improve the safe
and efficient movement of freight.
(B) The extent to which the project provides positive
separation of commercial trucks from other motor vehicle
traffic.
(C) The extent to which the project connects an intermodal
freight facility or an international port of entry to the
Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways by providing limited access lanes that allow
commercial truck traffic to enter the Interstate System at
the posted speed limit.
(D) The extent to which the project will remove truck
traffic from surface streets.
(E) The extent to which travel time is expected to be
reduced as a result of the proposed project.
(F) The extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided to
carry out this section, including--
(i) use of innovative financing;
(ii) combination with funding provided under other sections
of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and
(iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State,
local, or private funding.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project under this section shall be determined in accordance
with section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code.
(d) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as provided in
subsection (d), funds made available by section 1101(a)(22)
of this Act to carry out this section shall be available for
obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(e) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions
apply:
(1) Commercial truck.--The term ``commercial truck'' means
a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on highways in
commerce principally to transport cargo if the vehicle has a
gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at
least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 1306. TRUCK PARKING FACILITIES.
(a) Establishment.--In cooperation with appropriate State,
regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall
establish a pilot program to address the shortage of long-
term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National
Highway System.
(b) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made
available to carry out this section among States,
metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments.
(2) Applications.--To be eligible for an allocation under
this section, a State, metropolitan planning organization, or
local government shall submit to the Secretary an application
at such time and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
(3) Eligible projects.--Funds allocated under this
subsection shall be used by the recipient for projects
described in an application approved by the Secretary. Such
projects shall serve the National Highway System and may
include the following:
(A) Constructing safety rest areas, as defined in section
120(c) of title 23, United States Code, that include parking
for commercial motor vehicles.
(B) Constructing commercial motor vehicle parking
facilities adjacent to commercial truck stops and travel
plazas.
(C) Opening existing facilities to commercial motor vehicle
parking, including inspection and weigh stations and park-
and-ride facilities.
(D) Promoting the availability of publicly or privately
provided commercial motor vehicle parking on the National
Highway System using intelligent transportation systems and
other means.
(E) Constructing turnouts along the National Highway System
for commercial motor vehicles.
(F) Making capital improvements to public commercial motor
vehicle parking facilities currently closed on a seasonal
basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round.
(G) Improving the geometric design of interchanges on the
National Highway System to improve access to commercial motor
vehicle parking facilities.
(4) Priority.--In allocating funds made available to carry
out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to
applicants that--
(A) demonstrate a severe shortage of commercial motor
vehicle parking capacity in the corridor to be addressed;
(B) have consulted with affected State and local
governments, community groups, private providers of
commercial motor vehicle parking, and motorist and trucking
organizations; and
(C) demonstrate that their proposed projects are likely to
have positive effects on highway safety, traffic congestion,
or air quality.
(c) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code.
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(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.
(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project carried out using amounts made available under this
section shall be determined in accordance with sections
120(b) and 120(c) of title 23, United States Code.
(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be
treated as projects on a Federal-aid system under chapter 1
of title 23, United States Code.
Subtitle D--Highway Safety
SEC. 1401. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Safety Improvement Project Defined.--Section 101(a)(30)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting
``installs fluorescent, yellow-green signs at pedestrian or
bicycle crossings or school zones,'' after ``call boxes,''.
(b) Operation Lifesaver.--Section 104(d)(1) of such title
is amended--
(1) by striking ``subsection (b)(3) of this section'' and
inserting ``section 130(f)''; and
(2) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$600,000''.
(c) Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High
Speed Rail Corridors.--
(1) In general.--Section 104(d)(2) of such title is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$5,250,000'' and
inserting ``$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and
2005, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009''; and
(B) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) by striking ``Not less than $250,000 of such set-
aside'' and inserting ``Of such set-aside, not less than
$875,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, $1,500,000
for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and $2,750,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009''; and
(ii) by striking ``per fiscal year''.
(2) Designation of corridors.--Of the rail corridors
selected by the Secretary in accordance with section
104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code--
(A) the Northern New England High Speed Rail Corridor is
expanded to include the train routes from Boston,
Massachusetts, to Albany, New York, and from Springfield,
Massachusetts, to New Haven, Connecticut; and
(B) the South Central Corridor is expanded to include the
train route from Killeen, Texas, to Houston, Texas, via
Bryan-College Station.
(d) Railway-Highway Crossings.--
(1) Funds for protective devices.--Section 130(e) of such
title is amended--
(A) by striking ``At'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--At''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Special rule.--If a State demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its
needs for installation of protective devices at railway-
highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by
this subsection for other purposes by this section.''.
(2) Apportionment.--Section 130(f) of such title is amended
to read as follows:
``(f) Apportionment.--
``(1) Formula.--Fifty percent of the funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section shall be apportioned
to the States in accordance with the formula set forth in
section 104(b)(3)(A), and 50 percent of such funds shall be
apportioned to the States in the ratio that total public
railway-highway crossings in each State bears to the total of
such crossings in all States.
``(2) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent
of the funds apportioned under paragraph (1).
``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account
of any project financed with funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section shall be 90 percent of
the cost thereof.''.
(3) Biennial report to congress.--The third sentence of
section 130(g) of such title is amended by striking ``not
later than April 1 of each year,'' and inserting ``, not
later than April 1, 2005, and every 2 years thereafter,''.
(4) Expenditure of funds.--Section 130 of such title is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Expenditure of Funds.--Not more than 2 percent of
funds apportioned to a State to carry out this section may be
used by the State for compilation and analysis of data in
support of activities carried out under subsection (g).''.
(e) Surface Transportation Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 133(d) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; and
(C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``80 percent'' and
inserting ``90 percent'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``tobe'' and inserting
``to be''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (D) by adding a period at the end.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 133.--Section 133(e) is amended by striking
``(d)(2)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)'' in each of paragraphs
(3)(B)(i), (5)(A), and (5)(B).
(B) Section 126.--Section 126(b) of such title is amended--
(i) by striking ``to the last sentence of section 133(d)(1)
or'';
(ii) by striking ``section 133(d)(3)'' and inserting
``section 133(d)(2)''; and
(iii) by striking ``or 133(d)(2)''.
(f) Hazard Elimination Program.--
(1) Purposes.--Section 152(a)(1) of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' after ``bicyclists,''; and
(B) by inserting after ``pedestrians,'' the following:
``and the disabled, identify roadway safety improvement needs
for such locations, sections, and elements,''.
(2) Hazards.--Section 152(a)(2)(A) of such title is amended
by inserting ``the disabled,'' after ``pedestrians,''.
(3) Approval of projects.--Section 152(b) of such title is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``that reduces the likelihood of crashes involving
road departures, intersections, pedestrians, the disabled,
bicyclists, older drivers, or construction work zones''.
(4) Expenditure of funds.--Section 152(c) of such title is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) police assistance for traffic and speed management in
construction work zones;
``(5) installation of barriers between construction work
zones and traffic lanes for the safety of motorists and
workers; and
``(6) compilation and analysis of data under subsections
(f) and (g) if the funds used for this purpose by a State do
not exceed 2 percent of the amount apportioned to such State
to carry out this section.''.
(5) Apportionment.--Section 152(d) of such title is amended
to read as follows:
``(d) Apportionment.--
``(1) Formula.--Funds authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section shall be apportioned to the States in
accordance with the formula set forth in section
104(b)(3)(A).
``(2) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent
of the funds apportioned under paragraph (1).
``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account
of any project financed with funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section shall be 90 percent of
the cost thereof.''.
(6) Biennial report to congress.--
(A) In general.--Section 152 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(i) Biennial Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 2
years thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the
program under this section. The report shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
``(1) A summary of State projects completed under this
section categorized by the types of hazards and a statement
of the cost of such projects.
``(2) An analysis of the effectiveness of such categories
of projects in reducing the number and severity of crashes at
high hazard locations.
``(3) An assessment of the adequacy of authorized funding
for the program and State use of such funding to address the
national need for such projects.
``(4) Recommendations for funding and program improvements
to reduce the number of high hazard locations.
``(5) An analysis and evaluation of each State program, an
identification of any State found not to be in compliance
with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (a),
and recommendations for future implementation of the hazard
elimination program.''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 152(g) of such title is
amended by striking the third sentence through the last
sentence.
(g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections
(d), (e), and (f) shall take effect on September 30, 2004.
SEC. 1402. WORKER INJURY PREVENTION AND FREE FLOW OF
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to decrease the
likelihood of worker injury and maintain the free flow of
vehicular traffic by requiring workers whose duties place
them on or in close proximity to a Federal-aid highway (as
defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) to
wear high visibility garments. Such regulations may also
require such other worker-safety measures for workers with
those duties as the Secretary determines appropriate.
SEC. 1403. HIGH RISK RURAL ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a high risk rural road safety improvement program
in accordance with this section.
(b) Eligible Projects.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
State may obligate funds apportioned to it under this section
only for construction and operational improvement projects on
high risk rural roads and only if the primary purpose of the
project is to improve highway safety on a high risk rural
road.
(2) Special rule.--A State may use funds apportioned to it
under this section for any project approved by the Secretary
under section 152 of title 23, United States Code, if the
State certifies to the Secretary that it has no projects
described in paragraph (1).
(c) State Allocation System.--Each State shall establish a
system for allocating funds apportioned to it under this
section among projects eligible for assistance under this
section that have the highest benefits to highway safety.
Such system may include a safety management system
established by the State under section 303 of title 23,
United States Code, or a survey established pursuant to
section 152(a) of such title.
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(d) Apportionment of Funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall apportion among States sums
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for
such fiscal year as follows:
(1) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
(A) each State's public road lane mileage for rural minor
collectors and rural local roads; bears to
(B) the total public road lane mileage for rural minor
collectors and rural local roads of all States.
(2) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
(A) the population of areas other than urbanized areas in
each State, as shown by the most recent Government decennial
census of population; bears to
(B) the population of all areas other than urbanized areas
in the United States, as shown by that census.
(3) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
(A) the total vehicle miles traveled on public roads in
each State; bears to
(B) the total number of vehicle miles traveled on public
roads in all States.
(e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available
until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project
under this section shall be 80 percent. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, projects assisted under this section
shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid system under
such chapter.
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) High risk rural road.--The term ``high risk rural
road'' means any roadway functionally classified as a rural
major or minor collector or a rural local road--
(A) on which the accident rate for fatalities and
incapacitating injuries exceeds the statewide average for
these functional classes of roadway; or
(B) which will likely have increases in traffic volume that
are likely to create an accident rate for fatalities and
incapacitating injuries that exceeds the statewide average
for these functional classes of roadway.
(2) State and urbanized area.--The terms ``State'' and
``urbanized area'' have the meaning such terms have under
section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 1404. TRANSFERS OF APPORTIONMENTS TO SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) Use of Safety Belts and Motorcycle Helmets.--Section
153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Thereafter.--''
and inserting ``Fiscal years 1995-2003.--''; and
(B) by inserting ``and ending before October 1, 2003,''
after ``September 30, 1994,'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Fiscal year 2004 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2003,
and each October 1 thereafter, if a State does not have in
effect a law described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary
shall transfer from the funds apportioned to the State on
that date under each of subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and
(b)(3) of section 104 to the apportionment of the State under
section 402 an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds
apportioned to the State under such subsections for fiscal
year 2003.''; and
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``which is determined by multiplying'' and
inserting ``which, for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year
thereafter, is determined by multiplying''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``such fiscal year''
each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.
(b) Open Container Requirements.--Section 154(c) of title
23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``and fiscal years
thereafter''; and
(B) by striking ``and each October 1 thereafter,'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Fiscal year 2004 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2003,
and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or
is not enforcing an open container law described in
subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer from the funds
apportioned to the State on that date under each of
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) an amount
equal to 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the State
under such paragraphs for fiscal year 2003 to be used or
directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph
(1).'';
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking
``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
(5) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) (as so redesignated) by
striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1), (2), or (3)''; and
(6) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``For fiscal
year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount''; and
(B) in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) by striking
``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.
(c) Minimum Penalties for Certain Repeat Offenders.--
Section 164(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``and fiscal years
thereafter''; and
(B) by striking ``and each October 1 thereafter,'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Fiscal year 2004 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2003,
and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or
is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the
Secretary shall transfer from the funds apportioned to the
State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)
of section 104(b) an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds
apportioned to the State under such paragraphs for fiscal
year 2003 to be used or directed as described in subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1).'';
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking
``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
(5) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) (as so redesignated) by
striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1), (2), or (3)''; and
(6) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``For fiscal
year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount''; and
(B) in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) by striking
``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.
SEC. 1405. SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR USE OF SEAT BELTS.
Section 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``each
of fiscal years 2003 and 2004''.
SEC. 1406. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED PERSONS.
(a) Codification of Penalty.--Section 163 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Penalty.--
``(1) In general.--On October 1, 2003, and October 1 of
each fiscal year thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is
not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the
Secretary shall withhold from amounts apportioned to the
State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)
of section 104(b) an amount equal to the amount specified in
paragraph (2).
``(2) Amount to be withheld.--If a State is subject to a
penalty under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall withhold for
a fiscal year from the apportionments of the State described
in paragraph (1) an amount equal to a percentage of the funds
apportioned to the State under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)
of section 104(b) for fiscal year 2003. The percentage shall
be as follows:
``(A) For fiscal year 2004, 2 percent.
``(B) For fiscal year 2005, 4 percent.
``(C) For fiscal year 2006, 6 percent.
``(D) For fiscal year 2007, and each fiscal year
thereafter, 8 percent.
``(3) Failure to comply.--If, within 4 years from the date
that an apportionment for a State is withheld in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary determines that the State
has enacted and is enforcing a law described in subsection
(a), the apportionment of the State shall be increased by an
amount equal to the amount withheld. If, at the end of such
4-year period, any State has not enacted or is not enforcing
a law described in subsection (a) any amounts so withheld
from such State shall lapse.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 163(f)(1) of
such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this
section, is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2003'' and
inserting ``each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004''.
(c) Repeal.--Section 351 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
(23 U.S.C. 163 note; 114 Stat. 1356A-34) is repealed.
SEC. 1407. REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.
Section 164(a)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(A) receive (i) a driver's license suspension for not
less than 1 year, or (ii) a combination of suspension of all
driving privileges of an individual for the first 45 days of
the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited
driving privileges for the propose of getting to and from
work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition
interlock device is installed on each of the motor vehicles
owned or operated, or both, by the individual;''.
Subtitle E--Construction and Contract Efficiencies
SEC. 1501. DESIGN-BUILD.
(a) Qualified Projects.--Section 112(b)(3)(C) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(C) Qualified projects.--A qualified project referred to
in subparagraph (A) is a project under this chapter for which
the Secretary has approved the use of design-build
contracting under criteria specified in regulations issued by
the Secretary.''.
(b) Experimental Procurement.--Section 112(b)(3) of such
title is further amended--
(1) by redesigning subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G);
and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) Experimental procurement.--As part of any
experimental program carried out under this section, the
Secretary shall evaluate the use of procurement procedures
under this paragraph where subjective evaluation criteria
account for the majority of the selection determination.
``(E) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed as effecting the authority to
carry out any experimental program concerning design-build
contracting that is being carried out by the Secretary on the
date of enactment of this subparagraph.
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``(F) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the effectiveness of design-build
contracting procedures in which the majority of the selection
determinations are made based on subjective criteria in
accordance with subparagraph (D). ''.
SEC. 1502. WARRANTY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PILOT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a pilot program designed to encourage States to
incorporate warranties in the letting of contracts for
highway construction projects.
(b) Maximum Number of Projects.--The Secretary may allow
not more than 15 projects a year to be carried out under the
pilot program.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of a
project under the pilot program may not exceed 90 percent.
(d) Minimum Project Cost.--The estimated total cost of a
project to be carried out under the pilot program must be
greater than $15,000,000.
(e) Selection Process.--In the selection process for the
pilot program, the Secretary shall select, to the extent
possible, projects from several different regions of the
United States in order to demonstrate the effects that
different climates and traffic patterns have on warranty
highway construction projects.
(f) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a rule to
implement the pilot program. The rule shall include the
following factors for eligibility of a highway construction
project to be included in the program:
(A) A requirement that the contract for the project must
include a long-term limited warranty that is of a duration
sufficient to ensure that--
(i) the cost to the State of the project that will be
carried out is less than the estimated cost to construct the
project without the warranty plus the estimated costs that
would be incurred by the State and that would otherwise be
covered during the proposed warranty period if a warranty
were in effect; and
(ii) the estimated cost to road users during the warranty
period is less than such estimated cost without a warranty.
(B) In determining the sufficient duration of a long-term
limited warranty under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
establish separate sufficient durations for different types
of projects, such as initial construction, pavement
resurfacing and rehabilitation, and pavement markings.
(C) A requirement that the limited warranty must address,
at a minimum--
(i) the responsibilities of the warranty provider;
(ii) the responsibilities of the Department of
Transportation;
(iii) the terms of the warranty, including duration and, if
applicable, traffic volumes and vehicle classification; and
(iv) performance criteria to be met to determine if
maintenance is required.
(2) Factors to consider.--In issuing the rule, the
Secretary may consider the following factors as requirements
for the warranty contract for eligibility under the pilot
program:
(A) A plan to account for inflation during the warranty
period.
(B) The frequency of performance assessments performed.
(C) The response time for repairs.
(D) A plan for emergency repairs.
(E) Clearly set out limits of liability under the warranty,
if any.
(F) Dispute resolution provisions.
(G) A severability provision.
(H) Other provisions the Secretary considers necessary for
carrying out the program.
(g) Savings.--Section 112 of title 23, United States Code,
shall apply to the projects carried out under this section
unless the Secretary determines that applying such section to
such projects is inconsistent with the provisions of this
section.
(h) Reports.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report outlining activities carried out under the program and
the results of the program.
SEC. 1503. PRIVATE INVESTMENT STUDY.
(a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
comprehensive study of private investment in surface
transportation infrastructure.
(b) Matters to Be Evaluated.--Under the agreement, the
National Academy of Sciences shall evaluate the advantages
and disadvantages of private investment in surface
transportation infrastructure and the impact of such
investment on the ability of State and local authorities to
use innovative financing, including--
(1) preconstruction funding requirements;
(2) integration of private investment in the transportation
planning process;
(3) use of toll revenues by State and local authorities;
(4) use of toll credits by State and local authorities;
(5) requirements for debt financing instruments,
reimbursable expenses, and conditions on payments;
(6) limitation on fees charged at federally funded fringe
and corridor parking facilities;
(7) revenues needed to provide a reasonable rate of return
to private investors;
(8) costs to users of facilities due to imposition of
tolls;
(9) sales-in-lease-out arrangement of transportation
assets; and
(10) such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(c) Report.--
(1) To secretary.--Under the agreement, the National
Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary a report on
the results of the study by such date as the Secretary may
require.
(2) To congress.--Not later than January 1, 2006, the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
copy of the report of the National Academy of Sciences,
together with such recommendations as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
SEC. 1504. HIGHWAYS FOR LIFE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a pilot program to be known as the ``Highways for
LIFE pilot program''.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program shall be to
advance longer-lasting highways using innovative technologies
and practices to accomplish the fast construction of
efficient and safe highways and bridges.
(3) Objectives.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary
shall provide leadership and incentives to demonstrate and
promote state-of-the-art technologies, elevated performance
standards, and new business practices in the highway
construction process that result in improved safety, faster
construction, reduced congestion from construction, and
improved quality and user satisfaction.
(b) Projects.--
(1) Applications.--To be eligible to participate in the
pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application that is in such form and contains such
information as the Secretary requires. Each application shall
contain a description of proposed projects to be carried by
the State under the pilot program.
(2) Eligibility.--A proposed project shall be eligible for
assistance under the pilot program if the project--
(A) constructs, reconstructs, or rehabilitates a route or
connection on a Federal-aid highway eligible for assistance
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code;
(B) uses innovative technologies, manufacturing processes,
financing, or contracting methods that improve safety, reduce
congestion due to construction, and improve quality; and
(C) meets additional criteria as determined by the
Secretary.
(3) Project proposal.--A project proposal submitted under
paragraph (1) shall contain--
(A) an identification and description of the projects to be
delivered;
(B) a description of how the projects will result in
improved safety, faster construction, reduced congestion due
to construction, user satisfaction, and improved quality;
(C) a description of the innovative technologies,
manufacturing processes, financing, and contracting methods
that will be used for the proposed projects; and
(D) such other information as the Secretary may require.
(4) Selection criteria.--In selecting projects for approval
under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the
projects provide an evaluation of a broad range of
technologies in a wide variety of project types and shall
give priority to the projects that--
(A) address achieving the Highways for LIFE performance
standards for quality, safety, and speed of construction;
(B) deliver and deploy innovative technologies,
manufacturing processes, financing, contracting practices,
and performance measures that will demonstrate substantial
improvements in safety, congestion, quality, and cost-
effectiveness;
(C) include innovation that will lead to change in the
administration of the State's transportation program to more
quickly construct long-lasting, high-quality, cost-effective
projects that improve safety and reduce congestion;
(D) are or will be ready for construction within 12 months
of approval of the project proposal; and
(E) meet such other criteria as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(5) Financial assistance.--
(A) Funds for highways for LIFE projects.--Out of amounts
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year,
the Secretary may allocate to a State up to 20 percent, but
not more than $15,000,000, of the total cost of a project
approved under this section. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds allocated to a State under this
subparagraph may be applied to the non-Federal share of the
cost of construction of a project under title 23, United
States Code.
(B) Use of apportioned funds.--A State may obligate not
more than 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State
under 1 or more of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for a fiscal
year for projects approved under this section.
(C) Increased federal share.--Notwithstanding sections 120
and 129 of title 23, United States Code, the Federal share
payable on account of any project constructed with Federal
funds allocated under this section, or apportioned under
section 104(b) of such title, to a State under such title and
approved under this section may amount to 100 percent of the
cost of construction of such project.
(D) Limitation on statutory construction.--Except as
provided in subparagraph (C), nothing in this subsection
shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting the
applicability of the requirements of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code (including requirements relating to the
eligibility of a project for assistance
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under the program and the location of the project), to
amounts apportioned to a State for a program under section
104(b) that are obligated by the State for projects approved
under this subsection.
(6) Project selections.--In the period of fiscal years 2004
through 2009, the Secretary shall approve at least one
project in each State for participation in the pilot program
and for financial assistance under paragraph (5) if the State
submits an application and the project meets the eligibility
requirements and selection criteria under this subsection.
(c) Technology Partnerships.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants or enter
into cooperative agreements or other transactions to foster
the development, improvement, and creation of innovative
technologies and facilities to improve safety, enhance the
speed of highway construction, and improve the quality and
durability of highways.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out under this subsection shall not exceed
80 percent.
(d) Technology Transfer and Information Dissemination.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a Highways for
LIFE technology transfer program.
(2) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall
ensure that the information and technology used, developed,
or deployed under this subsection is made available to the
transportation community and the public.
(e) Stakeholder Input and Involvement.--The Secretary shall
establish a process for stakeholder input and involvement in
the development, implementation, and evaluation of the
Highways for LIFE pilot program. The process may include
participation by representatives of State departments of
transportation and other interested persons.
(f) Project Monitoring and Evaluation.--The Secretary shall
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of any activity
carried out under this section.
(g) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section shall be available for
obligation in the same manner as if the funds were
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(h) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has
the meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23,
United States Code.
Subtitle F--Finance
SEC. 1601. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND
INNOVATION ACT.
(a) Definitions.--Section 181 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``category''; and
(B) by striking ``offered into the capital markets'';
(2) by striking paragraph (7);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (15) as
paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively;
(4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8)(B)
(as so redesignated) and inserting a semicolon; and
(5) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) by striking
``bond'' and inserting ``credit''.
(b) Determination of Eligibility.--Section 182(a) of such
title is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Inclusion in transportation plans and programs.--The
project shall satisfy the applicable planning and programming
requirements of sections 134 and 135 at such time as an
agreement to make available a Federal credit instrument is
entered into under this subchapter.
``(2) Application.--A State, a local government, public
authority, public-private partnership, or any other legal
entity undertaking the project and authorized by the
Secretary, shall submit a project application to the
Secretary.'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$50,000,000'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and
inserting ``$15,000,000''; and
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``Project financing'' and inserting ``The
Federal credit instrument''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end ``that also
secure the project obligations''.
(c) Project Selection.--Section 182(b) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``criteria'' the second
place it appears and inserting ``requirements''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting ``, which may be the
Federal credit instrument,'' after ``obligations''.
(d) Secured Loans.--
(1) Agreements.--Section 183(a)(1) of such title is
amended--
(A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by inserting ``of
any project selected under section 602'' after ``costs''; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph
(B) and all that follows through ``under section 602''.
(2) Investment-grade rating requirement.--Section 183(a)(4)
of such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``The funding'' and inserting ``The
execution''; and
(B) by striking the first comma and all that follows
through ``1 rating agency''.
(3) Terms and limitations.--Section 183(b) of such title is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``the lesser of'' after
``exceed'';
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or the amount of the
senior project obligations'' after ``costs'';
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)(i) by inserting ``that also secure
the senior project obligations'' after ``sources''; and
(D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``marketable''.
(4) Repayment.--Section 183(c) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively.
(e) Lines of Credit.--
(1) Terms and limitations.--Section 184(b) of such title is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking the first comma; and
(ii) by striking ``any debt service reserve fund, and any
other available reserve'' and inserting ``but not including
reasonably required financing reserves'';
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by striking ``marketable'';
(ii) by striking ``on which'' and inserting ``of execution
of''; and
(iii) by striking ``is obligated'' and inserting
``agreement''; and
(C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by inserting ``that also secure
the senior project obligations'' after ``sources''; and
(2) Repayment.--Section 184(c) of such title is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``scheduled'';
(ii) by inserting ``be scheduled to'' after ``shall''; and
(iii) by striking ``be fully repaid, with interest,'' and
inserting ``conclude, with full repayment of principal and
interest,''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (3).
(f) Program Administration.--Section 185 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 185. Program administration
``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish a uniform
system to service the Federal credit instrument made
available under this chapter.
``(b) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a level to
cover all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government
of servicing the Federal credit instrument.
``(c) Services.--The Secretary may identify a financial
entity to assist the Secretary in servicing a Federal credit
instrument. The services--
``(1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary; and
``(2) shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by
the Secretary.
``(d) Assistance From Expert Firms.--The Secretary may
retain the services of one or more expert firms, including
counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to
assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit
instruments.''.
(g) Funding.--Section 188 of such title is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 188. Funding
``(a) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $140,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this
chapter.
``(2) Administrative costs.--From funds made available
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use, for the
administration of this subchapter, not more than $3,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
``(3) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph
(1) shall remain available until expended.
``(b) Contract Authority.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, approval by the Secretary of a Federal credit instrument
that uses funds made available under this chapter shall be
deemed to be acceptance by the United States of a contractual
obligation to fund the Federal credit instrument.
``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized under this section
for a fiscal year shall be available for obligation on
October 1 of the fiscal year.
``(c) Limitations on Credit Amounts.--For each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009, principal amounts of Federal credit
instruments made available under this chapter shall be
limited to $2,600,000,000.''.
SEC. 1602. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS.
(a) In General.--Section 189 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 189. State infrastructure bank program
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' has the
meaning such term has under section 5302 of title 49, United
States Code.
``(2) Other forms of credit assistance.--The term `other
forms of credit assistance' includes any use of funds in an
infrastructure bank--
``(A) to provide credit enhancements;
``(B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond or debt
instrument financing;
``(C) to subsidize interest rates;
``(D) to insure or guarantee letters of credit and credit
instruments against credit risk of loss;
``(E) to finance purchase and lease agreements with respect
to transit projects;
``(F) to provide bond or debt financing instrument
security; and
``(G) to provide other forms of debt financing and methods
of leveraging funds that are approved by the Secretary and
that relate to the project with respect to which such
assistance is being provided.
``(3) State.--The term `State' has the meaning such term
has under section 401 of this title.
``(4) Capitalization.--The term `capitalization' means the
process used for depositing funds as initial capital into a
State infrastructure bank to establish the infrastructure
bank.
``(5) Cooperative agreement.--The term `cooperative
agreement' means written consent between a State and the
Secretary which sets forth the manner in which the
infrastructure bank established by the State in accordance
with this section will be administered.
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``(6) Loan.--The term `loan' means any form of direct
financial assistance from a State infrastructure bank that is
required to be repaid over a period of time and that is
provided to a project sponsor for all or part of the costs of
the project.
``(7) Guarantee.--The term `guarantee' means a contract
entered into by a State infrastructure bank in which the bank
agrees to take responsibility for all or a portion of a
project sponsor's financial obligations for a project under
specified conditions.
``(8) Initial assistance.--The term `initial assistance'
means the first round of funds that are loaned or used for
credit enhancement by a State infrastructure bank for
projects eligible for assistance under this section.
``(9) Leverage.--The term `leverage' means a financial
structure used to increase funds in a State infrastructure
bank through the issuance of debt instruments.
``(10) Leveraged.--The term `leveraged', as used with
respect to a State infrastructure bank, means that the bank
has total potential liabilities that exceed the capital of
the bank.
``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the provisions of
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with States for the establishment of State
infrastructure banks for making loans and providing other
forms of credit assistance to public and private entities
carrying out or proposing to carry out projects eligible for
assistance under this section.
``(c) Interstate Compacts.--Congress grants consent to 2 or
more of the States, entering into a cooperative agreement
under subsection (a) with the Secretary for the establishment
by such States of a multi-State infrastructure bank in
accordance with this section, to enter into an interstate
compact establishing such bank in accordance with this
section.
``(d) Funding.--
``(1) Highway account.--Subject to subsection (j), the
Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative
agreement under this section to establish a State
infrastructure bank to deposit into the highway account of
the bank not to exceed--
``(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 under each of sections
104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144; and
``(B) 10 percent of the funds allocated to the State for
each of such fiscal years under section 105.
``(2) Transit account.--Subject to subsection (j), the
Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative
agreement under this section to establish a State
infrastructure bank, and any other recipient of Federal
assistance under section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of title 49, to
deposit into the transit account of the bank not to exceed 10
percent of the funds made available to the State or other
recipient in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 for
capital projects under each of such sections.
``(3) Rail account.--Subject to subsection (j), the
Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative
agreement under this section to establish a State
infrastructure bank, and any other recipient of Federal
assistance under subtitle V of title 49, to deposit into the
rail account of the bank funds made available to the State or
other recipient in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 for
capital projects under such subtitle.
``(4) Capital grants.--
``(A) Highway account.--Federal funds deposited into a
highway account of a State infrastructure bank under
paragraph (1) shall constitute for purposes of this section a
capitalization grant for the highway account of the bank.
``(B) Transit account.--Federal funds deposited into a
transit account of a State infrastructure bank under
paragraph (2) shall constitute for purposes of this section a
capitalization grant for the transit account of the bank.
``(C) Rail account.--Federal funds deposited into a rail
account of a State infrastructure bank under paragraph 3
shall constitute for purposes of this section a
capitalization grant for the rail account of the bank.
``(5) Special rule for urbanized areas of over 200,000.--
Funds in a State infrastructure bank that are attributed to
urbanized areas of a State with urbanized populations of over
200,000 under section 133(d)(3) may be used to provide
assistance with respect to a project only if the metropolitan
planning organization designated for such area concurs, in
writing, with the provision of such assistance.
``(6) Discontinuance of funding.--If the Secretary
determines that a State is not implementing the State's
infrastructure bank in accordance with a cooperative
agreement entered into under subsection (b), the Secretary
may prohibit the State from contributing additional Federal
funds to the bank.
``(e) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--An
infrastructure bank established under this section may make
loans or provide other forms of credit assistance to a public
or private entity in an amount equal to all or a part of the
cost of carrying out a project eligible for assistance under
this section. The amount of any loan or other form of credit
assistance provided for the project may be subordinated to
any other debt financing for the project. Initial assistance
provided with respect to a project from Federal funds
deposited into an infrastructure bank under this section may
not be made in the form of a grant.
``(f) Eligible Projects.--Subject to subsection (e), funds
in an infrastructure bank established under this section may
be used only to provide assistance for projects eligible for
assistance under this title and capital projects defined in
section 5302 of title 49, and any other projects related to
surface transportation that the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
``(g) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--In order to
establish an infrastructure bank under this section, the
State establishing the bank shall--
``(1) deposit in cash, at a minimum, into each account of
the bank from non-Federal sources an amount equal to 25
percent of the amount of each capitalization grant made to
the State and deposited into such account; except that, if
the deposit is into the highway account of the bank and the
State has a non-Federal share under section 120(b) that is
less than 25 percent, the percentage to be deposited from
non-Federal sources shall be the lower percentage of such
grant;
``(2) ensure that the bank maintains on a continuing basis
an investment grade rating on its debt, or has a sufficient
level of bond or debt financing instrument insurance, to
maintain the viability of the bank;
``(3) ensure that investment income derived from funds
deposited to an account of the bank are--
``(A) credited to the account;
``(B) available for use in providing loans and other forms
of credit assistance to projects eligible for assistance from
the account; and
``(C) invested in United States Treasury securities, bank
deposits, or such other financing instruments as the
Secretary may approve to earn interest to enhance the
leveraging of projects assisted by the bank;
``(4) ensure that any loan from the bank will bear interest
at or below market interest rates, as determined by the
State, to make the project that is the subject of the loan
feasible;
``(5) ensure that repayment of any loan from the bank will
commence not later than 5 years after the project has been
completed or, in the case of a highway project, the facility
has opened to traffic, whichever is later;
``(6) ensure that the term for repaying any loan will not
exceed 30 years after the date of the first payment on the
loan; and
``(7) require the bank to make an annual report to the
Secretary on its status no later than September 30 of each
year and such other reports as the Secretary may require
under guidelines issued to carry out this section.
``(h) Applicability of Federal Law.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements of this title and title
49 that would otherwise apply to funds made available under
this title or such title and projects assisted with those
funds shall apply to--
``(A) funds made available under this title or such title
and contributed to an infrastructure bank established under
this section, including the non-Federal contribution required
under subsection (g); and
``(B) projects assisted by the bank through the use of the
funds;
except to the extent that the Secretary determines that any
requirement of such title (other than sections 113 and 114 of
this title and section 5333 of title 49), is not consistent
with the objectives of this section.
``(2) Repayments.--The requirements of this title and title
49 shall apply to repayments from non-Federal sources to an
infrastructure bank from projects assisted by the bank. Such
a repayment shall be considered to be Federal funds.
``(i) United States not Obligated.--The deposit of Federal
funds into an infrastructure bank established under this
section shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or
obligation on the part of the United States to any third
party, nor shall any third party have any right against the
United States for payment solely by virtue of the
contribution. Any security or debt-financing instrument
issued by the infrastructure bank shall expressly state that
the security or instrument does not constitute a commitment,
guarantee, or obligation of the United States.
``(j) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503
of title 31, shall not apply to funds deposited into an
infrastructure bank under this section.
``(k) Program Administration.--For each of fiscal years
2004 through 2009, a State may expend not to exceed 2 percent
of the Federal funds contributed to an infrastructure bank
established by the State under this section to pay the
reasonable costs of administering the bank.''.
(b) Preparatory Amendments.--
(1) Section 181.--Section 181 of such title is further
amended--
(A) by striking the section designator and heading and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 181. Generally applicable provisions'';
(B) by striking ``In this subchapter'' and inserting ``(a)
Definitions.--In this chapter'';
(C) in paragraph (5) by striking ``184'' and inserting
``604''; and
(D) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by section 1601(a)
of this Act) by striking ``183'' and inserting ``603''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Treatment of Chapter.--For purposes of this title,
this chapter shall be treated as being part of chapter 1.''.
(2) Section 182.--Section 182(b)(2)(A)(viii) of such title
is further amended by inserting ``and chapter 1'' after
``this chapter''.
(3) Section 183.--Section 183(a) of such title is further
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``182'' and inserting
``602''; and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``182(b)(2)(B)'' and
inserting ``602(b)(2)(B)''.
(4) Section 184.--Section 184 of such title is further
amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``182'' and inserting
``602'';
(B) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ``182(b)(2)(B)'' and
inserting ``602(b)(2)(B)''; and
(C) in subsection (b)(10) by striking ``183'' and inserting
``603''.
(5) References in subchapter.--Subchapter II of chapter 1
of such title is amended by striking ``this subchapter'' each
place it appears and inserting ``chapter''.
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(6) Subchapter headings.--Chapter 1 of such title is
further amended--
(A) by striking ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS''
preceding section 101; and
(B) by striking ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE''
preceding section 181.
(c) Chapter 6.--Such title is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``CHAPTER 6--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
``Sec.
``601. Generally applicable provisions.
``602. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
``603. Secured loans.
``604. Lines of credit.
``605. Program administration.
``606. State and local permits.
``607. Regulations.
``608. Funding.
``609. State infrastructure bank program.''.
(d) Moving and Redesignating.--Such title is further
amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 181 through 189 as sections
601 through 609, respectively;
(2) by moving such sections from chapter 1 to chapter 6 (as
added by subsection (c)); and
(3) by inserting such sections after the analysis for
chapter 6.
(e) Analysis for Chapter 1 and Table of Chapters.--
(1) Analysis for chapter 1.--The analysis for chapter 1 of
such title is amended--
(A) by striking the headings for subchapters I and II; and
(B) by striking the items relating to sections 181 through
189.
(2) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for such
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 5 the following:
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``6. Infrastructure and Finance............................ 601''.
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SEC. 1603. INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND
REHABILITATION TOLL PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement an Interstate System reconstruction and
rehabilitation toll pilot program under which the Secretary,
notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United
States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a
highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the
purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating the facility.
(b) Limitation on Number of Facilities.--The Secretary may
permit the collection of tolls under this section on 3
facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities
shall be located in a different State.
(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the
pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An identification of the facility on the Interstate
System proposed to be a toll facility, including the age,
condition, and intensity of use of the facility.
(2) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan
area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning
organization designated under chapter 52 of title 49, United
States Code, for the area has been consulted concerning the
placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
(3) An analysis demonstrating that financing the
reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility with the
collection of tolls under the pilot program is the most
efficient and economical way to advance the project.
(4) A facility management plan that includes--
(A) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the
facility;
(B) a schedule and finance plan for the reconstruction or
rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues;
(C) a description of the public transportation agency that
will be responsible for implementation and administration of
the pilot program;
(D) a description of whether consideration will be given to
privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the
facility, while retaining legal and administrative control of
the portion of the Interstate route; and
(E) such other information as the Secretary may require.
(d) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary may approve the
application of a State under subsection (c) only if the
Secretary determines that--
(1) the State's analysis under subsection (c)(3) is
reasonable;
(2) the facility has a sufficient intensity of use, age, or
condition to warrant the collection of tolls;
(3) the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility
takes into account the interests of local, regional, and
interstate travelers;
(4) the State plan for reconstruction or rehabilitation of
the facility using toll revenues is reasonable;
(5) the State will develop, manage, and maintain a system
that will automatically collect the tolls;
(6) in developing the State plan for implementing tolls on
the facility, the State includes a program to permit low-
income drivers to pay a reduced toll amount; and
(7) the State has given preference to the use of a public
toll agency with demonstrated capability to build, operate,
and maintain a toll expressway system meeting criteria for
the Interstate System.
(e) Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements.--Before the
Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot
program, the State must enter into an agreement with the
Secretary that provides that the State will not enter into an
agreement with a private person under which the State is
prevented from improving or expanding the capacity of public
roads adjacent to the toll facility to address conditions
resulting from traffic diverted to such roads from the toll
facility, including--
(1) excessive congestion;
(2) pavement wear; and
(3) an increased incidence of traffic accidents, injuries,
or fatalities.
(f) Limitations on Use of Revenues; Audits.--Before the
Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot
program, the State must enter into an agreement with the
Secretary that provides that--
(1) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll
facility will be used only for--
(A) debt service;
(B) reasonable return on investment of any private person
financing the project; and
(C) any costs necessary for the improvement of and the
proper operation and maintenance of the toll facility,
including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and
rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
(2) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance
with paragraph (1) and the results of such audits will be
transmitted to the Secretary.
(g) Limitation on Use of Interstate Maintenance Funds.--
During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for
Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23,
United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which
tolls are being collected under the program.
(h) Program Term.--The Secretary may approve an application
of a State for permission to collect a toll under this
section only if the application is received by the Secretary
before the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(i) Interstate System Defined.--In this section, the term
``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has under
section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(j) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2011, the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report on traffic congestion on, pavement wear of, and
incidence of accidents, injuries, and fatalities on public
roads adjacent to toll facilities established under this
section and section 1604.
(k) Repeal.--Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 Stat. 212)
is repealed.
SEC. 1604. INTERSTATE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TOLL PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement an Interstate System construction toll pilot
program under which the Secretary, notwithstanding sections
129 and 301 of title 23, United States Code, may permit a
State or an interstate compact of States to collect tolls on
a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the
purpose of constructing Interstate highways.
(b) Limitation on Number of Facilities.--The Secretary may
permit the collection of tolls under this section on 3
facilities on the Interstate System.
(c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the
pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
(1) An identification of the facility on the Interstate
System proposed to be a toll facility.
(2) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan
area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning
organization designated under chapter 52 of title 49, United
States Code, for the area has been consulted concerning the
placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
(3) An analysis demonstrating that financing the
construction of the facility with the collection of tolls
under the pilot program is the most efficient and economical
way to advance the project.
(4) A facility management plan that includes--
(A) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the
facility;
(B) a schedule and finance plan for the construction of the
facility using toll revenues;
(C) a description of the public transportation agency that
will be responsible for implementation and administration of
the pilot program;
(D) a description of whether consideration will be given to
privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the
facility, while retaining legal and administrative control of
the portion of the Interstate route; and
(E) such other information as the Secretary may require.
(d) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary may approve the
application of a State under subsection (c) only if the
Secretary determines that--
(1) the State's analysis under subsection (c)(3) is
reasonable;
(2) the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility
takes into account the interests of local, regional, and
interstate travelers;
(3) the State plan for construction of the facility using
toll revenues is reasonable;
(4) the State will develop, manage, and maintain a system
that will automatically collect the tolls;
(5) in developing the State plan for implementing tolls on
the facility, the State includes a program to permit low-
income drivers to pay a reduced toll amount; and
(6) the State has given preference to the use of a public
toll agency with demonstrated capability to build, operate,
and maintain a toll expressway system meeting criteria for
the Interstate System.
(e) Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements.--Before the
Secretary may permit a
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State to participate in the pilot program, the State must
enter into an agreement with the Secretary that provides that
the State will not enter into an agreement with a private
person under which the State is prevented from improving or
expanding the capacity of public roads adjacent to the toll
facility to address conditions resulting from traffic
diverted to such roads from the toll facility, including--
(1) excessive congestion;
(2) pavement wear; and
(3) an increased incidence of traffic accidents, injuries,
or fatalities.
(f) Limitations on Use of Revenues; Audits.--Before the
Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot
program, the State must enter into an agreement with the
Secretary that provides that--
(1) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll
facility will be used only for--
(A) debt service;
(B) reasonable return on investment of any private person
financing the project; and
(C) any costs necessary for the improvement of and the
proper operation and maintenance of the toll facility,
including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and
rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
(2) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance
with paragraph (1) and the results of such audits will be
transmitted to the Secretary.
(g) Limitation on Use of Interstate Maintenance Funds.--
During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for
Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23,
United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which
tolls are being collected under the program.
(h) Program Term.--The Secretary may approve an application
of a State for permission to collect a toll under this
section only if the application is received by the Secretary
before the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(i) Interstate System Defined.--In this section, the term
``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has under
section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 1605. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS.
Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(i) Use of Excess Funds.--
``(1) Audits.--A State may audit projects funded with
amounts apportioned under sections 104 and 144 to determine
whether any amounts obligated for a project are excess funds.
``(2) Plans for use of excess funds.--If a State
determines, after conducting an audit under paragraph (1),
that funds obligated for a project are excess funds, the
State may develop a plan for obligating the funds for the
design and construction of one or more projects that are
eligible for funding under the program for which the funds
were originally apportioned.
``(3) Certification to the secretary.--A State that has
developed a plan under paragraph (2) shall transmit to the
Secretary a certification that the State has conducted an
audit under paragraph (1) and developed the plan in
accordance with paragraph (2).
``(4) Implementation of plans.--After transmitting a
certification to the Secretary with respect to a plan under
paragraph (3), the State may carry out the plan.
``(5) Applicability of requirements.--Excess funds used to
carry out a project under this section shall be subject to
the requirements of this title that are applicable to the
program for which the funds were originally apportioned.
``(6) Excess funds defined.--In this subsection, the term
`excess funds' means funds obligated for a project that
remain available for the project after the project has been
completed.''.
Subtitle G--High Priority Projects
SEC. 1701. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.
(a) Authorization of High Priority Projects.--Section
117(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century'' and inserting ``1701 of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users''.
(b) Allocation Percentages.--Section 117(b) of such title
is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and
inserting the following:
``(1) 19.6 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2004;
``(2) 18.5 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2005;
``(3) 16.3 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2006;
``(4) 15.3 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2007;
``(5) 15.8 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2008; and
``(6) 14.5 percent of such amount shall be available for
obligation beginning in fiscal year 2009.''.
(c) Federal Share.--Section 117(c) of such title is amended
by striking ``; except'' and all that follows through ``cost
thereof''.
(d) Advance Construction.--Section 117(e) of such title is
amended by striking ``1602 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century'' each place it appears and inserting
``1701 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users''.
(e) Availability of Obligation Limitation.--Section 117(g)
of such title is amended by striking ``Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.
(f) Federal-State Relationship.--Section 145(b) of such
title is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``described in'' the following:
``section 1702 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users,'';
(2) by inserting after ``for such projects by'' the
following: ``section 1101(a)(17) of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users,''; and
(3) by striking ``117 of title 23, United States Code,''
and inserting ``section 117 of this title,''.
SEC. 1702. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.
Subject to section 117 of title 23, United States Code, the
amount listed for each high priority project in the following
table shall be available (from amounts made available by
section 1101(a)(17) of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users) for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry
out each such project:
High Priority Projects
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No. State Project Description Amount
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1. Alaska................. Bogard/Seldon Extension in $4,000,000.00
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
2. Utah................... Widen and improve Geneva Road/ $2,100,000.00
SR-114 connecting Provo Utah
and Plesant Grove Utah.
3. Mississippi............ Philadelphia Bypass Hwys 15 to $1,500,000.00
19:Four-lane bypass connecting
MS Hwys 15, 16 & 19 south of
Philadelphia with major
interchanges at each connection
point.
4. Virginia............... Town of Pound Riverwalk - $100,000.00
construction of pedestrian
riverwalk, Town of Pound.
5. California............. Construct parking lot and $1,000,000.00
improved museum pedestrian
access from the trolley
station, San Diego.
6. Pennsylvania........... Improve State Route 1001 at $1,000,000.00
Section 601 from the Village of
Lockport to Queensrun.
7. Kansas................. Construct 127th Street bridge $3,000,000.00
over I-35, Olathe.
8. New York............... Improvements to Rt. 32/17/6 and $9,000,000.00
County Route 105 in Orange
County - NY.
9. Missouri............... Resurfacing and shoulder $3,000,000.00
widening on US 136, and
replacement of 2 deficient
bridges.
10. New Hampshire.......... Replace Ash Street, Pillsbury $1,430,000.00
Road bridge over I93 in
Londonderry.
11. Georgia................ Pave portions of CR345, CR44, $370,000.00
and CR 45, Hancock County.
12. Georgia................ Install traffic lights and $500,000.00
pedestrian walkways on Highway
441 at MLK, Jr. Boulevard,
Dublin.
13. Washington............. Construct a multi-jurisdictional $2,000,000.00
non-motorized transportation
project parallel to SR99 called
the Interurban Trail.
14. Virginia............... Green Cove - improvements to $100,000.00
existing Forest Service
facility located at the
trailhead of the Virginia
Creeper Trail.
15. Michigan............... Westland, Reconstruct and Widen $2,500,000.00
Palmer Road.
16. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Port Gibson $600,000.00
(U.S. Hwy 61), Claiborne County.
17. New York............... Build a structural deck that $2,000,000.00
spans the New Haven Railroad
cut to create parking for
commuters, Mount Vernon.
18. California............. Improvement of intersection at $2,000,000.00
Aviation Blvd. and Rosecrans
Ave. to reduce congestion,
Hawthorne.
19. Illinois............... Improvements to Diehl Road $500,000.00
between Eola Road and Route 59.
20. New Jersey............. Streetscape Improvements to $500,000.00
Clements Bridge Road from
Newton Avenue to New Jersey
Turnpike, Barrington.
21. New York............... Design and construct new $3,400,000.00
Interchange 11A on I-87,
connector road extending from I-
87 to Route 9/67, and
interchange between the
connector road and Route 9/67.
22. Massachusetts.......... Planning and construction of $6,000,000.00
East Boston Haul Road, Boston.
23. Arkansas............... Construction of Camden Port $480,000.00
Access Road, Camden.
24. New York............... Construct phase 2 of the Grand $10,000,000.00
Concourse improvements from
East 161st St. to East 166th St.
25. Ohio................... Construct upgrade of SR 16 to 4 $3,000,000.00
lanes from SR 60 to SR 16 in
Coshocton County.
26. California............. Construct Cypress Avenue over- $3,500,000.00
pass to separate Interstate 10
and Union Pacific Railroad
tracks, Fontana.
27. Arkansas............... Improvements to Johnson Road $6,000,000.00
from Hwy 412 to I-540 through
Springdale and Johnson.
28. Minnesota.............. For design of an extension of $2,000,000.00
road from TH10 in the city of
Blaine north to the city of Ham
Lake.
29. California............. 8.5 miles of six and eight lane $5,000,000.00
arterial roadways, building an
essential east-west route
across Santa Clarita Valley.
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30. Iowa................... Completion of Highway 20 from $3,000,000.00
Fort Dodge, Iowa through Sioux
City, Iowa.
31. Alabama................ I-65 interchange at CR-222 $1,000,000.00
between SR-69 and US-278.
32. Minnesota.............. Becker County CR 143 and CR 124 $960,000.00
improvements.
33. South Carolina......... BMW/I-85 Interchange - construct $10,000,000.00
a new interchange on I-85
between the Greenville
Spartanburg Airport and SC
Highway 101 interchanges.
34. Illinois............... Construct bike/pedestrian paths, $350,000.00
Orland Hills.
35. New York............... Rehabilitate a historic $600,000.00
warehouse on the Erie Canal in
the Town of Lyon, NY.
36. Arkansas............... Improvements to the I-540 and SH- $1,420,000.00
102 Interchange in Bentonville.
37. Florida................ Airport Entrance Streetscape, $500,000.00
Sanford.
38. Washington............. East Marine View Drive Widening, $9,000,000.00
Everett.
39. Ohio................... Improvements to the intersection $2,000,000.00
of Fulton Dr. and Wales Ave. in
Jackson Township.
40. Oregon................. Highway 34/Corvallis Bypass $2,100,000.00
Intersection.
41. New Jersey............. Route 82 Union County $1,000,000.00
Streetscape improvements,
including signing and lighting
upgrades in Elizabeth City and
Union Township.
42. Illinois............... Construct connector road between $6,400,000.00
Collinsville Rd to IL 3/North
First Street, St. Clair County.
43. Colorado............... New bridge across Roaring Fork $6,500,000.00
River near S end of Glenwood
Springs, improve roads
connecting Midland Ave/SH 82.
44. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct $3,870,500.00
improvements to the I-81/Route
465 interchange and Route 465
from Walnut Bottom Road to PA
641.
45. Texas.................. Extend and improve Mission $4,000,000.00
Trails Project, San Antonio.
46. Minnesota.............. Improve TH241 in St. Michael, MN $4,000,000.00
by increasing lanes from 2 to 4.
47. Ohio................... Upgrade safety devices at $140,000.00
Sheldon Road Crossing, Berea.
48. Michigan............... Gravel and paving of remaining $430,000.00
3.2 miles in 5.5 mile stretch
of Jacobsville Road, Houghton
County.
49. New York............... Implement safety measures at $1,000,000.00
Railroad grade crossings in
Rockland County.
50. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian underpass $1,000,000.00
at South Shore Drive and 67th
Street, Chicago.
51. Ohio................... Bicycle Trails construction and $1,440,000.00
design in Bainbridge Township.
52. Ohio................... Construct MetroParks Bikeway, $376,000.00
Mahoning County.
53. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $600,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance],
Bainbridge.
54. Nebraska............... Construct an 8.7 mile roadway $14,566,300.00
constituting the first phase of
a comprehensive Beltway System
around the City of Lincoln.
55. Minnesota.............. Design engineering and ROW $1,000,000.00
acquisition to reconstruct TH95
bridge, North Branch.
56. Virginia............... Improve Colorado Street bridge, $1,000,000.00
Salem.
57. California............. Implement streetscape $1,200,000.00
improvements on segments of
Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Victory
Blvd., North Hollywood.
58. New Jersey............. Bicycle and pedestrian paths for $1,000,000.00
New Jersey Underground Railroad.
59. Arizona................ Major widening of SR 95 within $2,000,000.00
Lake Havasu City.
60. Minnesota.............. Lake Street Access to I-35W, $10,000,000.00
Minneapolis.
61. New York............... Implement Improvements for $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in Kings
County.
62. California............. Construct a diamond interchange $12,600,000.00
on State Route 60 at Lemon
Avenue in the city of Diamond
Bar.
63. Arkansas............... Downtown Dickson Street $4,000,000.00
Enhancement - College Avenue
from Dickson Street to
Archibald Yell and School
Avenue to 6th Street in
Fayetteville.
64. Pennsylvania........... Flyover ramp and new interchange $500,000.00
at proposed Town Center in
Cranberry Twp at I-79 and Rte
228.
65. Texas.................. Improvements to RR 1017, $500,000.00
Hebbronville.
66. Arizona................ Construction of a bicycle/ $3,000,000.00
pedestrian bridge to connect
the shores of the Salt River.
67. Pennsylvania........... Germantown Avenue Revitalization $2,600,000.00
Project involving landscaping,
scenic enhancements, and
pedestrian safety improvements
along the heavily traveled
thoroughfare.
68. Georgia................ Widening SR-104 to increase $4,750,000.00
Columbia Co. access to critical
Augusta medical facilities as
well as the Medical College of
GA.
69. California............. Repair Rosecrans Ave and Alondra $50,000.00
Blvd bridges, Bellflower.
70. California............. Study feasibility of Maglev link $1,000,000.00
between San Diego and proposed
San Diego Regional
International Airport, Imperial
County.
71. Illinois............... The addition of turning lanes to $1,100,000.00
US Rt. 14 (Northwest Highway)
at the Arthur Avenue Union
Pacific grade crossing and at
the Prindle Underpass in
Arlington Heights, Illinois.
72. Connecticut............ Improve Route 1 between Belden $2,000,000.00
Ave and East Ave in Norwalk, CT.
73. Maryland............... South Shore Trail. Construct $1,000,000.00
first phase of greenway from
Odenton to Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County.
74. Virginia............... Widening Highway-15 in Prince $5,000,000.00
Edward County.
75. New York............... Rehab of Hornbeck Rd in Town of $426,550.00
Poughkeepsie-NY.
76. Illinois............... Phase II engineering to widen US $1,000,000.00
45/LaGrange Road through Orland
Park, IL.
77. Virginia............... Improve Frederick Street, $1,300,000.00
Staunton.
78. Alabama................ Riverwalk project with $3,000,000.00
continuous river-edge walkway
creating a system of parks and
open spaces in historic
downtown Montgomery, AL.
79. Georgia................ Install landscaping and upgrade $500,000.00
lighting on Fall Line Freeway,
Reynolds.
80. Utah................... 13th East, Sandy City........... $6,300,000.00
81. Ohio................... Construction of rail grade $1,250,000.00
separations at intersections in
Lima to improve motorist and
pedestrian safety.
82. New Jersey............. Observer Highway Operational and $2,500,000.00
Safety Improvements, Hoboken.
83. New York............... Implement ITS system and $100,000.00
apparatus to enhance citywide
truck route system on LIE
Eastbound Service Road at 74th
Street to Caldwell Ave, Grand
Ave from 69th Street to
Flushing Ave, and Eliot Ave
from 69th Street to Woodhaven
Blvd.
84. California............. Construction of interchange on $2,000,000.00
Interstate 10 at Palm Drive.
85. Illinois............... Improve roads and bridges and $1,000,000.00
undertake enhancements, Chicago.
86. New York............... Rehabilitate Tappan Street $1,040,000.00
Bridge in Town of Newark Valley.
87. California............. Widen the Marin- Sonoma Narrows $13,000,000.00
section of Highway 101 to
include a carpool HOV lane in
each direction.
88. Wisconsin.............. Replace Wisconsin Street Bridge $10,000,000.00
(State Highway 44), Oshkosh, WI.
89. Florida................ Construct I-95/N US 1 Business $4,000,000.00
Park Interchange in Ormond
Beach, Florida.
90. New York............... Replacement of the structurally $1,000,000.00
deficient Pleasantville Road
bridge over the Pocantico
River, the Village of
Pleasantville.
91. Arkansas............... Widen Lone Sassafrass Road, Drew $304,000.00
County.
92. Texas.................. Planning, design and engineering $4,000,000.00
for transportation projects in
the I-35 corridor between San
Antonio and Georgetown.
93. California............. State Route 67 (Mapleview to Dye $6,400,000.00
Rd) Project Studies/
Environmental Phase.
94. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to Route 62 in the Village of
Hamburg.
95. Texas.................. Relocation of FM 450 to the west $3,000,000.00
of Hallsville.
96. Oregon................. Upgrade the Interstate 5 Fern $3,000,000.00
Valley Interchange (exit 24).
97. California............. Provide grade separation at the $1,000,000.00
Firestone / Old River School
Road intersection, Downey.
98. Texas.................. Grade separation at US59-SH99 & $5,000,000.00
replace proposed interim ramps.
Complete US59 reconstruction
project. Recommended by the
US59 MIS.
99. Maine.................. Calais/St. Stephen Border $5,000,000.00
Crossing Project.
100. Michigan............... US-127 Completion in Gratiot $5,000,000.00
County.
101. Nebraska............... Construct two Missouri River $3,000,000.00
bridges and their approach
roadways.
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102. New Jersey............. Highway Improvements in Liberty $5,000,000.00
Corridor.
103. New Jersey............. Interstate 195 Allentown, NJ $1,500,000.00
Exit at Sharon Station Road.
104. California............. Expand carsharing pilot program $2,000,000.00
to serve low- and moderate-
income neighborhoods in the
City and County of San
Francisco.
105. Ohio................... Construct the existing $4,100,000.00
industrial park road from local
to state standards near Cadiz.
106. Pennsylvania........... Median, guiderail and sidework $2,000,000.00
improvements to intersection of
SR 51 and Franklin Ave, Beaver
County.
107. New York............... Roadway improvements on Pidgeon $1,500,000.00
Hill Road (NYS Route 25 to Old
Country Road) and Old Country
Road (NYS Route 25 to I-495),
Huntington.
108. Alabama................ Alignment of existing roads $8,000,000.00
along County Road 83 providing
hurricane evacuation from coast
to I10.
109. Texas.................. Construction of SH121 main lanes $9,000,000.00
and interchanges between
Preston Road and US75.
110. Texas.................. SH 114/SH 170 in South Denton $2,500,000.00
County.
111. Oregon................. Repair and recoat logging bridge $150,000.00
over Highway 99E, Canby.
112. North Carolina......... Relocate US 70 to multi-lane $9,000,000.00
facility around Clayton.
113. Ohio................... Construct Morse Road Corridor $1,000,000.00
Improvements Phase I in
Columbus, Ohio.
114. California............. Improve I-8 offramp to the $1,000,000.00
Desert Farming Institute,
Imperial County.
115. Georgia................ Upgrade sidewalks, lighting, $500,000.00
landscaping from Cherry Street
to Hampton Street, Industrial
Park to Dooly Street, Montezuma.
116. New York............... Dolsontown Rd. improvements in $1,400,000.00
Town of Wawayanda.
117. Maryland............... Replace Dover Bridge on MD $4,080,000.00
331Design and Right of Way.
118. Pennsylvania........... Reconstruct PA Route 274, at PA $1,000,000.00
Route11/15, Duncannon.
119. Virginia............... Construct I-64 and Pocahontas $9,000,000.00
Parkway Connector.
120. Texas.................. IH-653 and I-30 interchange $8,000,000.00
improvements.
121. North Carolina......... Widen Berkley Blvd in Goldsboro, $1,000,000.00
NC by constructing an
additional lane, curbs, and
gutters.
122. California............. Replace SR22 Interchanges and $7,300,000.00
Bridges, Garden Grove.
123. Illinois............... Construction of 2 North-South $14,400,000.00
Blvds, and one east-west blvd
in the vicinity of Northern
Illinois University.
124. Illinois............... Improve University Drive, Macomb $500,000.00
125. Tennessee.............. Develop trails, bike paths and $250,000.00
recreational facilities on
Brady Mountain, Cumberland
County for Cumberland Trail
State Park.
126. Minnesota.............. Construct ramps and new bridge $900,000.00
over Interstate 35 at CSAH 17,
and reconstruct CSAH 17 from
west County Line to CSAH 30,
Chisago County.
127. Massachusetts.......... I-93 Interchange, Andover/ $600,000.00
Tewksbury.
128. Pennsylvania........... Two-lane extension of Bristol $1,000,000.00
Road from US 202 to Park
Avenue, Chalfont, New Britian.
129. Michigan............... Reconstruction of Ritchie Road $813,000.00
from village of Lincoln to
Hubbard Lake road and of
Hubbard Lake road to Mt. Maria
Road, Alcona County.
130. Mississippi............ Madison/Ridgeland I-55 $1,500,000.00
Interchange:I-55 Interchange
and connectors at juncture of
Madison and Ridgeland corp.
limits.
131. California............. Construct Daggett Road and $5,000,000.00
Bridge Project, Port of
Stockton, CA.
132. New York............... Construct Wading River bicycle $1,200,000.00
and pedestrian project,
Riverhead.
133. Oregon................. Improve U.S. 97 from Modoc Point $2,000,000.00
to Algoma.
134. New York............... Design, Study and Construct $1,000,000.00
Ferry Terminal Facilities at
Floyd Bennett Field.
135. Minnesota.............. US Highway 10 interchange in the $1,250,000.00
city of Ramsey for necessary
corridor enhancements.
136. Arkansas............... Continued development of Caraway $7,000,000.00
Road Overpass Project,
Jonesboro.
137. New York............... Conduct study on extending the $150,000.00
limited access portion of NYS
Rt. 5 to Auburn.
138. California............. Rehabilitate arterials, Compton. $1,500,000.00
139. Texas.................. US 82--Widen existing 2-lane $5,900,000.00
facility to 4-lane divided
facility from FM 1417 in
Sherman to US 69 in Bells.
140. Maryland............... US 220/MD53 North-South Corridor $1,000,000.00
141. Connecticut............ Improve Route 111 between Purdy $1,500,000.00
Hill Road and Fan Hill Road in
Monroe, CT.
142. Michigan............... Wixom, Beck Road from I-96 to $250,000.00
West Rd. widen to 5 lanes.
143. Pennsylvania........... SR 219-Purchase of right-of-way $20,000,000.00
and the completion of the four-
lane expansion of limited
access highway from Town of
Somerset to Maryland border.
144. New York............... Improvements of concrete curbs, $1,000,000.00
aprons, sidewalks, and asphalt
along Sunrise Highway,
Rockville Centre.
145. North Carolina......... Construction of Interstate 74 $5,000,000.00
from Maxton Bypass to NC 41
near Lumberton.
146. Michigan............... Expansion of US-31 from Nelson $1,500,000.00
Street to Merkey Road.
147. Arizona................ Develop a 4-lane divided roadway $3,000,000.00
on US 60 from Florence to
Superior, Arizona.
148. New York............... Reconstruct Streets and $1,000,000.00
Sidewalks in Middle Village.
149. California............. Improvements for the Watt Avenue $3,000,000.00
corridor between Antelope Road
and the Capital City Freeway.
150. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $500,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of a connector road between the
Valmont Industrial Park and
Pennsylvania State Route 924 at
Cranberry Creek.
151. Minnesota.............. Edge of Wilderness Discovery $471,000.00
Center, Marcell.
152. North Carolina......... Construction of a multi-lane $4,000,000.00
facility on new location from
Beach Drive (SR 1104) to NC
211, Brunswick County.
153. New York............... Bartow Ave Ramp and $1,600,000.00
Reconstruction at the
Hutchinson Parkway.
154. Ohio................... South Connector in Waverly, Ohio $4,100,000.00
for new access to school campus
and new development areas in a
repressed Appalachian region.
155. South Carolina......... Construct grade separation at $1,745,000.00
U.S. 521, Lancaster County.
156. Massachusetts.......... Downtown road revitalization for $4,000,000.00
Pleasant Street, Malden.
157. California............. Widen & realign Cherry Avenue $5,630,000.00
from 19th Street to one block
south of Pacific Coast Highway,
Signal Hill.
158. New York............... Construction of Bikeway Phase $459,895.00
III in Putnam County-NY.
159. Ohio................... Miami St. along St. Route 53 $1,000,000.00
safety enhancement project to
improve access to railroad
crossing.
160. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct access to $2,000,000.00
York County intermodal
facility, York County.
161. California............. Traffic signal upgrade, road $2,500,000.00
reconfiguration, and median
strip improvements to Lakewood
Blvd between Telegraph Rd and
Gardendale St, Downey.
162. New York............... To conduct mitigation measures $600,000.00
associated with the Palisades
Interstate Parkway for the
Village of New Square, Rockland
County.
163. Alabama................ County Road 52 widening from S. $5,000,000.00
Shades Crest Road to U.S. 31 in
Helena and Pelham.
164. Louisiana.............. Improve I-10/LA 95 intersection, $200,000.00
Duson.
165. Michigan............... Reconstruct 4,000 feet of Church $450,000.00
Road from Meridian to East
River Road (excluding canal
Bridge) including widening and
sidewalk construction to
eliminate safety hazards,
Grosse Ile.
166. Michigan............... Construct road improvements to $2,500,840.00
Flushing Road from Ballenger
Highway to I-475, City of Flint.
167. South Carolina......... Airline Road Bridge in Anderson. $170,000.00
168. New Jersey............. Planning for Liberty Corridor... $500,000.00
169. Pennsylvania........... Enhance existing directional $750,000.00
markers and increase wayfinding
signage infrastructure, Monroe
County.
170. California............. Construct Coyote Creek Trail $5,500,000.00
from Kelly Park to Berryessa
station, San Jose.
171. Michigan............... Garden City, Reconstruction $1,000,000.00
Maplewood between Inkster and
Merriman.
172. Missouri............... Study of BNSF Railroad $200,000.00
Reconfiguration Needs to
eliminate Highway Crossings in/
around Springfield, MO.
173. Tennessee.............. Construct new exit on I-75 and $4,500,000.00
connect to U.S. 11, U.S. 411
and State Route 30.
174. Ohio................... Road widening and safety $500,000.00
improvements at Main and Bell
Streets in the Village of
Chagrin Falls.
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175. Utah................... Construct Westside Connector in $2,050,000.00
Provo Utah connecting I-15
University Ave Interchange and
Provo Commercial Sector with
the Provo Airport.
176. California............. Reconstruct I-880/Route 92 $2,000,000.00
Interchange, Hayward.
177. California............. Reconstruct and widen Garfield $4,000,000.00
Ave. bridge over Rio Hondo
River Channel and apply seismic
improvements, South Gate.
178. Massachusetts.......... Somerville bikepath extension $1,000,000.00
and improvements, Somerville.
179. Pennsylvania........... Upgrade of southbound access $1,000,000.00
ramp at Exit 3 on Interstate 81.
180. Oklahoma............... Construct overpass over 2 rail $2,700,000.00
lines and Highway 66, Claremore.
181. Pennsylvania........... Upgrade intersection of SR 30 $1,000,000.00
and SR 981 at Arnold Palmer
Regional Airport.
182. Indiana................ Realign State Road 312, Hammond. $4,200,000.00
183. Pennsylvania........... Replacement of bridge without $250,000.00
pedestrian access in Mount Joy.
184. Georgia................ Highway 78 Corridor Improvement $7,000,000.00
Project: This project consists
of safety enhancements for the
corridor, infrastructure needs,
median upgrades, and lighting.
185. Virgin Islands......... Construct extensions to Routes $7,000,000.00
703 & 70, St. Croix.
186. Illinois............... IL29 from IL 6 to I 180 study $1,000,000.00
and land acquisition.
187. New York............... Construct Northern State Parkway $6,000,000.00
and Long Island Expressway
access at Marcus Avenue and
Lakeville Road and associated
Park and Ride.
188. New York............... Highway Construction I-87 Exit 3 $2,000,000.00
Airport Connector.
189. New York............... Transportation Enhancements in $1,750,000.00
Orleans and/or Niagara Counties
to support development of Erie
Canal.
190. New Jersey............. Addresses congestion, safety, $4,500,000.00
drainage, maintenance, signing,
access, pedestrian circulation
and transit access along Rt. 17
& Rt. 4 in Bergen County.
191. New Jersey............. Safety, traffic and pedestrian $300,000.00
improvements to Newark/1st
Streets, Hoboken.
192. California............. Upgrade Route 4 East from the $15,000,000.00
vicinity of Loveridge Road to G
Street, Contra Costa County.
193. Florida................ Interchange with I-10 to connect $3,000,000.00
to a new north-south highway,
and a second phase extending to
US 90.
194. North Carolina......... Widen and improve US 1 in $10,000,000.00
Richmond County with a bypass
of Rockingham, NC.
195. New York............... Construct pedestrian waterfront $1,000,000.00
walkway, Owego.
196. Kansas................. Rehabilitate Kansas and Oklahoma $5,730,000.00
Rail Line to improve highway
safety, decrease highway
cnogestion, and reduce future
road and bridge repairs.
197. Georgia................ East Point Downtown Streetscape $2,000,000.00
Project.
198. New York............... Improvements to Route 96 Bridges $3,000,000.00
over Seneca River.
199. Illinois............... Reconstruction of Frank Scott $3,000,000.00
Parkway East, St. Clair County.
200. Texas.................. Conduct feasibility study for a $500,000.00
second bridge to Pleasure
Island in Port Arthur.
201. Texas.................. Relocation of 10th Street, $1,000,000.00
relocation of Mission Inlet,
and extension of runway 13/31,
McAllen.
202. New York............... Bridge replacement at Turk Hill $1,800,000.00
Rd in Putnam County-NY.
203. Oregon................. Street improvements to provide $6,000,000.00
better access to the Wayne L.
Morse United States Courthouse.
204. California............. Mid Valley Station Road and $2,500,000.00
Inter-Modal Improvement Project.
205. Alabama................ To provide four lanes on US-80, $14,000,000.00
Perry County, Marengo County,
and Sumter County.
206. Tennessee.............. Construction of visitors center $100,000.00
on Cherohala Skyway, a scenic
byway, in Monroe County.
207. New York............... Improve CR39 from NY27 to NY27A, $3,000,000.00
Suffolk County.
208. Illinois............... Pre-construction activities IL $1,000,000.00
336 from Macomb to Peoria.
209. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 81.
210. Minnesota.............. Cedar Lake Regional Trail $3,000,000.00
Extension, Minneapolis.
211. Tennessee.............. Modification of existing $500,000.00
interchange on I-81 at SR-341/
SR-66 located in Jefferson
County.
212. Louisiana.............. Upgrade 28 West from Alexandria, $1,500,000.00
Louisiana to Ft. Polk.
213. Massachusetts.......... State Street reconstruction from $6,000,000.00
Main Street to Saint Michael's
Cemetery, Springfield.
214. Michigan............... Construct road improvements to $1,600,000.00
North Henry St. from Vermont
Ave. to Wilder Road, Bay City.
215. Illinois............... Improve intersection of McCarthy $350,000.00
Road, Derby Road, and Archer
Avenue in Lemont, IL.
216. Oregon................. Agness Road, Curry County....... $1,000,000.00
217. Illinois............... Upgrade roads in the vicinity of $592,000.00
Robert Taylor Homes, Chicago.
218. Florida................ Widening of US Highway 17 from $2,000,000.00
Zolfo Springs south to the
DeSoto County line.
219. Utah................... Atkinville Interchange, St. $4,000,000.00
George.
220. Tennessee.............. Reconstruct State Route 109 from $1,000,000.00
I-40 in Wilson County to
Portland in Sumner County.
221. Missouri............... I-470 and Strother Road $1,000,000.00
Interchange.
222. New York............... Improve Traffic Flow on Lefferts $500,000.00
Boulevard by Rehabilitating
Facilities Surrounding LIRR/Kew
Gardens Eastbound Station.
223. Maine.................. Maintenance training facilities $500,000.00
and vehicle acquisition for
Kidspeace, Ellsworth.
224. Illinois............... Improve Great River Road, Warsaw $500,000.00
225. Texas.................. Improvements to East 7th Street $2,000,000.00
in Austin from I-35 to US 183.
226. Illinois............... Upgrade I-294 and I-90 and $3,000,000.00
implement ITS projects.
227. California............. Reconstruct interchange at I-10 $2,800,000.00
and Riverside Avenue to improve
traffic, Rialto.
228. New Jersey............. Rahway River Corridor Greenway $400,000.00
Bicycle and Pedestrian Path,
South Orange.
229. California............. Construct multi-use trails at $1,100,000.00
Galster Park that link to other
local Los Angeles County
trails, West Covina.
230. Arkansas............... Improvements on County Roads 18, $500,000.00
32, 33, and 16, Bradley County.
231. Indiana................ Roadway improvements in Downtown $18,775,000.00
Indianapolis.
232. Ohio................... Geauga Co. acquisition of $60,000.00
historic covered bridge.
233. Oregon................. U.S. 199/Laurel Road $2,000,000.00
intersection.
234. New York............... Rt. 32 Corridor access $500,000.00
management & improvement in
Orange County - NY.
235. Missouri............... Construction of interstate $8,000,000.00
flyover at Hughes Road and
Liberty Drive to 76th Street.
Part of Liberty Parkway Project.
236. Maryland............... Widen I-695 from I-83 to MD147. $9,780,000.00
Includes maintenance and
interchange work.
237. Texas.................. Elevate Choate Road over Union $6,600,000.00
Pacific right-of-way and SH
146. system of improvements to
support the proposed Bayport
Terminal Complex.
238. California............. I-580 Castro Valley Interchange $1,200,000.00
Improvements.
239. Illinois............... City of Washington, Mueller Road $280,000.00
Rehabilitation.
240. New York............... Upgrade Route 17 to Interstate $2,000,000.00
Standards from the Route 14
Interchange through Horseheads,
to NY SR 13 Interchange.
241. Tennessee.............. Extension of bicycle and $4,000,000.00
pedestrian trail, Smyrna.
242. Iowa................... Reconstruction and expansion of $5,000,000.00
the East 1st Street interchange
on I 35, Ankeny.
243. Ohio................... Construct transportation museum $250,000.00
(Crawford Museum of
Transportation and Industry at
Aviation High School),
Cleveland.
244. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct Cameron Bypass on $3,000,000.00
State Highway 8.
245. Ohio................... Wetlands Land Preservation & $750,000.00
Enhancements in the Town of
Aurora.
246. New Jersey............. Bridge replacement on Section 6V $3,000,000.00
of Route 1 from Ryders Lane to
Milltown Road, North Brunswick.
247. Arkansas............... For acquisition and construction $800,000.00
of an alternate transportation
(pedestrian/ bicycle) trail
from East Little Rock to
Pinnacle Mountain State Park.
248. New York............... Construct new access road $2,250,000.00
linking North & South sides of
Rt. 17 in Town of Wallkill-NY.
249. Texas.................. SH 349 construction south of $4,000,000.00
Lamesa from Intersection of SH
137.
250. California............. Construct 4,700 ft. of medians $700,000.00
to improve safety/congestion on
Imperial Highway from Valley
View to Telegraph Road, La
Mirada.
251. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct additional $580,000.00
turn lanes, signal upgrades,
and related improvements at
Routes 34 and 174 intersection
in Cumberland County.
252. Maine.................. Construction and snowmobile $4,000,000.00
safety accommodations for Route
116 Bridge. Medway.
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253. Pennsylvania........... Bedford Springs Project, $3,150,000.00
Bedford, PA: Relocation of Old
Route 220 and Sweet Root Road.
Complete preliminary and final
engineering, purchase of right-
of-way, and begin construction.
254. Michigan............... Geddes Road at Superior Road $750,000.00
Roundabout, Washtenaw County.
255. Minnesota.............. Construct Paul Bunyan Trail from $600,000.00
Mississippi River Bridge Trail
to Crow Wing State Park.
256. California............. Improvements (including arterial $1,250,000.00
street rehabilitation) to
enhance traffic and pedestrian
safety in Sylmar, Lake View
Terrace, and Mission, Los
Angeles.
257. Kentucky............... Widen and reconstruct Mason's $500,000.00
Gap Rd. (KY 698), Lincoln
County.
258. Pennsylvania........... Reconstruction of SR 2001 Sec. $2,000,000.00
401 from the intersection of SR
2001 and U.S. 209 Bushkill
Township north. Pike County.
259. Texas.................. Construct a 4-lane urban $4,000,000.00
roadway, along with
reconstructing a bridge over UP
RR on Ritchie Road, McLennan
County.
260. North Carolina......... Construct grade separated $4,000,000.00
crossing at Sugar Creek Road of
NC Railroad-Norfolk Southern
Railroad.
261. Illinois............... Complete Stage III of $2,150,000.00
reconstruction of the
Naperville Road-Warrenville
Road/I-88 interchange.
262. Wisconsin.............. Widen State Highway 10 from City $20,000,000.00
of Marshfield to City of
Stevens Point.
263. Texas.................. Widening of 16-mile two-lane gap $3,000,000.00
on SH 24 to four lanes from SH
19 in Cooper.
264. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct interchange $6,000,000.00
and related improvements at I-
83, Exit 18, or other projects
selected by York County,
Pennsylvania MPO.
265. California............. Implement Manor Drive overpass $800,000.00
improvement, Pacifica.
266. Maryland............... Indian Head Highway Upgrades-- $5,000,000.00
Design for upgrades to MD 210
to replace intersections with
grade separated interchanges
from MD 228 to I-495.
267. Texas.................. Improvements to FM 676, Alton... $500,000.00
268. California............. Construct pedestrian streetscape $1,500,000.00
improvements on Ocean Blvd and
Anaheim Street in Long Beach,
including lighting landscaping
and irrigation, and seating,
drinking fountains, bicycle
racks and trash receptacles.
269. Wisconsin.............. Replace 17th Street Lift Bridge, $6,000,000.00
Two Rivers, WI.
270. California............. Conduct Study and Construct I $1,000,000.00
205/ Chrisman Road Interchange
Project, Tracy, CA.
271. Alabama................ New freeway connector from $5,000,000.00
Dothan, AL to the FL border.
272. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct widening of $3,000,000.00
PA Route 94 from York/Adams
County line to Elm Street,
Hanover.
273. California............. First Street Bridge realignment, $1,250,000.00
Los Angeles.
274. Ohio................... Construct a proposed relocation $10,000,000.00
of US 22 and SR 93 from the
current IR 70, US 40 west of
Zanesville.
275. South Carolina......... Construct Bishopville Bypass, $4,000,000.00
Lee County.
276. Virginia............... Widening I-95 between Fairfax $5,150,000.00
County Pkwy and Rt. 123.
277. Oregon................. Study the feasibility of $750,000.00
widening US 26 from its
interchange with Oregon Highway
217 in Beaverton to the
Cornelius Pass exit.
278. Louisiana.............. Leeville Bridge................. $2,250,000.00
279. New York............... Implement Central NY grade $2,000,000.00
crossing and grade separation
project.
280. Georgia................ Widen Godby road to HWY 314 to $2,500,000.00
widen an east-west corridor to
connect three counties, Clayton
County.
281. Florida................ SR710 Expansion and Improvements $2,000,000.00
in Palm Beach County, FL.
282. Iowa................... Complete final segment of MLK $9,000,000.00
Parkway West Project, and
complete four segments of MLK
Parkway East Project, Des
Moines.
283. Arkansas............... Resurface Jack Creek Road, Logan $200,000.00
County.
284. California............. Upgrade San Fernando Road $7,500,000.00
corridor to include traffic
calming measures, Los Angeles.
285. Georgia................ Sidewalk revitalization project $593,175.00
in downtown Eastman.
286. North Carolina......... Conversion of the American $2,000,000.00
Tobacco Trail for use as bike/
pedestrian trail, Durham/
Chatham counties.
287. Texas.................. Lamesa Bypass - US 87 N to near $6,500,000.00
US180.
288. Michigan............... Bridge connecting to East $300,000.00
Marshall Bypass Road in East
Marshall, crossing the
Kalamazoo River and Norfolk
South Railroad.
289. Texas.................. Widen Washington Blvd. from $2,592,000.00
Langham Rd. to FM 364.
290. Illinois............... Improve roads and bridges, $10,000,000.00
Illinois.
291. New York............... Multi-modal project in Downtown $1,000,000.00
Flushing, Queens.
292. New Jersey............. Rt. 139 Bridge Rehabilitation, $2,000,000.00
Hoboken.
293. Louisiana.............. Belle Chasse Tunnel............. $500,000.00
294. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition and reconstruction
of Main Street in the vicinity
of Parsonage Street, City of
Pittston.
295. Wisconsin.............. Pioneer Road Rail Grade $4,000,000.00
Separation, Fond du Lac, WI.
296. Michigan............... Holmes Road Reconstruction - $2,000,000.00
From Prospect Road to Michigan
Avenue, Charter Township of
Ypsilanti.
297. Georgia................ Improvement and expansion of $1,000,000.00
Camp Creek Road at Enon road,
Fulton County.
298. New York............... Seeks to provide direct access $6,000,000.00
from I-81 to Fort Drum gates;
1st phase of larger Northern
Tier Expressway (linking I-81
to I-87).
299. Tennessee.............. Bicycle and pedestrian trail, $100,000.00
Eagleville.
300. California............. Widen Boulder Avenue Bridge in $1,000,000.00
Highland.
301. Tennessee.............. Reconstruct and Widen US-64 from $5,225,000.00
a two-lane to a four-lane
facility.
302. Wisconsin.............. Widen US 51/State Highway 29.... $8,000,000.00
303. Minnesota.............. Replace and Realign the Sauk $3,000,000.00
Rapids Bridge and approaches in
St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids.
304. Ohio................... Widen Pearl Road, Strongsville.. $1,600,000.00
305. Nevada................. I-80 Interchange at Nevada $1,000,000.00
Pacific Parkway, Fernley,
Nevada. Will benefit commuting
employees of NAS Fallon.
306. Ohio................... Replace and improve Mill Street $2,000,000.00
Bridge, Akron.
307. Pennsylvania........... Complete a half diamond $4,000,000.00
interchange at PA-309 and
Norristown Rd. by the
Montgomery County Planning
Commission.
308. Texas.................. South McColl Extension between $2,500,000.00
Oragewood and Military Highway,
Hidalgo County.
309. New York............... Improve downtown streets, $1,000,000.00
Saugerties.
310. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Arcola, $1,800,000.00
Greenville, and Hollandale
(U.S. Highway 61 and 18),
Washington County.
311. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct the $5,680,000.00
relocation of U.S. 11
northbound between Ridge Hill
and Hempt Roads and around New
Kingstown.
312. New Mexico............. Construct NM 128 from NM 31 to $6,000,000.00
Texas State line.
313. California............. Construct pedestrian, bicycle $300,000.00
and ADA accessible boardwalks
at the Pismo Beach Promenade,
San Luis Obispo County.
314. Tennessee.............. Eliminate blockage of 2 lanes on $2,000,000.00
Gay Street in Knoxville to
accommodate loading dock.
315. Tennessee.............. Construct trail and bike path at $1,600,000.00
S. Chickamauga Creek.
316. California............. Resurface and construct truck $3,000,000.00
lane at CA Hwy. 94 and
Interstate 8 interchange,
Boulevard.
317. Michigan............... Canton, Pave Cherry Hill west of $2,500,000.00
Denton Rd.
318. Minnesota.............. Birch Cove Rest Area, Hoyt Lakes $200,000.00
319. Illinois............... Construct parking facility and $200,000.00
undertake circulation
enhancements at 96th and East
Shore Drive, Oak Lawn.
320. Pennsylvania........... Finish missing ramps and $3,000,000.00
widening at intersection of I-
279 and I-79 in the Pittsburgh
Airport Corridor.
321. Georgia................ Improvements to intersection of $2,000,000.00
SR 196 and US 84 in Liberty
County.
322. Illinois............... Reconstruct Milwaukee Avenue, $1,500,000.00
Chicago.
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323. New York............... Construction of an Intermodal $2,500,000.00
transportation facility just
off of the Bronx River
Parkway's exit 6.
324. Michigan............... Ultra thin demonstration project $60,000.00
resurfacing of Mitchell Road
from the City of Petoskey
limits east to Division, Emmet
County.
325. Florida................ Widen U.S. 17 to 4 lanes in $12,000,000.00
Putnam County, Florida.
326. New York............... Enhance road and transportation $50,000.00
facilities in the vicinity of
the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
327. Alaska................. Point MacKenzie in Matamuska- $1,000,000.00
Susitna Borough plan and design
road access.
328. Nevada................. Construct North Las Vegas Craig $5,500,000.00
Road Overpass at the Union
Pacific Railroad Crossing.
329. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct $1,000,000.00
intersection and related
upgrades on PA Routes 24 and
124 in York County.
330. Pennsylvania........... Rail Bridge Removal and $1,400,000.00
intersection improvements,
Cameron and Paxton Streets,
Harrisburg.
331. Oregon................. Construct sidewalks and improve $1,000,000.00
storm drainage and gutters for
the city of Medford, Oregon's,
Safe Walk Plan.
332. New York............... I-81 Corridor Improvements from $3,000,000.00
Hancock Intl. Airport to and
including the reconstruction of
the Interchange at I-690.
333. Wisconsin.............. Reroute State Highway 11 through $911,000.00
Burlington, Wisconsin.
334. California............. Construct sound barriers at the $150,000.00
I-5/S.R. 54 Interchange,
National City.
335. Illinois............... Reconstruction and widening of $8,010,000.00
the Illinois Route 60 bridge
over Interstate 94 in Lake
Forest, Illinois.
336. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Lovejoy Avenue in Buffalo.
337. Missouri............... Construction of replacement for $16,300,000.00
Interstate 44 & US 65
Interchange, Springfield, MO.
338. New York............... Funds an intermodal $1,000,000.00
transportation facility on
Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn.
339. Michigan............... Novi, Reconstruct Grand River $1,000,000.00
between Novi Rd. and Haggerty.
340. California............. Construct bypass along $8,000,000.00
California Hwy 101 around the
town of Willits.
341. New York............... Rehabilitate bike and pedestrian $124,000.00
path in Utica Marsh.
342. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $57,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Knoxville,
TN.
343. New York............... Develop terminal facilities for $4,600,000.00
water taxi projects, New York
City.
344. Utah................... Northern Corridor, St. George... $6,000,000.00
345. Alaska................. Planning and design of a bridge $3,000,000.00
joining the Island of Gravina
to the community of Ketchikan.
346. Massachusetts.......... Construct 3.5 mile Grand Trunk $750,000.00
Trail, Sturbridge/Southbridge.
347. Illinois............... Provide a four-lane connection $500,000.00
between Rt. 13 and Rt. 45 near
Harrisburg.
348. Indiana................ Construct US 31 Freeway Project $25,000,000.00
for St. Joseph and Marshall
Counties.
349. Virginia............... Reconstruct Route 20 at/adjacent $1,000,000.00
to Montpelier for entryway
project.
350. Michigan............... repave Caseville Road from state $500,000.00
highway M-142 to state highway
M-25.
351. Maine.................. Plan and construct North-South $4,000,000.00
Aroostook highways, to improve
access to St. John Valley,
including Presque Isle Bypass
and other improvements.
352. Illinois............... Village of South Jacksonville, $800,000.00
West Vandalia Road upgrades.
353. Alabama................ US 278, 4-laning 10.5 miles $1,000,000.00
between Sulligent and Crews, AL.
354. New York............... Construct bicycle/pedestrian $1,000,000.00
trail on old Mahopac RR right
of way in Westchester County-
NY.
355. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of intersection improvements
and safety enhancements,
Borough of Throop in Lackawanna
County.
356. Georgia................ Decatur Bikeway................. $200,000.00
357. Virginia............... Repair of Commonwealth Blvd $500,000.00
Bridge in Martinsville.
358. New Mexico............. I-25 Tramway Interchange: I-25 $2,000,000.00
and Tramway Interchange.
359. Wyoming................ Casper West Belt Loop:Construct $2,000,000.00
new connector route between
Highway 220 and US 20-26.
360. Maryland............... Hughesville Bypass--relocation $10,000,000.00
of MD 5 from end of divided
highway south of Hughesville to
end of the divided highway
north of Hughesville.
361. Pennsylvania........... Construct the widening of PA 94 $1,500,000.00
from the Adams/York County line
north to Appler Road in Adams
County.
362. Arkansas............... Upgrade Nevada County Roads 7, $400,000.00
4, 17, and 6.
363. Oregon................. Preliminary engineering and $200,000.00
construction of a railroad
crossing at the intersection of
Havlik Drive and Highway 30,
Scappoose.
364. Tennessee.............. Widen SR-36 to five lanes in $1,000,000.00
Washington County.
365. Ohio................... SR 20/Mentor Rd. road widening $350,000.00
and safety improvements in the
Town of Painesville.
366. Missouri............... Improve intersection of the I-44 $500,000.00
and Missouri Route 100
interchange and the Shaw Nature
Reserve Access near Gray
Summit, Missouri.
367. Georgia................ Resurface and widen Jac-Art Road $200,000.00
as part of Bleckley County
Development Authority project.
368. New Jersey............. Widens the intersection, $2,700,000.00
replaces bridge structures and
improves other road segments
leading to the intersection NJ
Route 57/ CR Route 519 in
Warren County.
369. Illinois............... Widen U.S. Route 67 from Macomb $3,000,000.00
to Illinois 101.
370. Minnesota.............. To expand Stearns County Road 4 $2,000,000.00
from 4 to six lanes and realign
Stearns County Road 134.
371. Tennessee.............. Extension of SR-449 in Sevier $500,000.00
County, now under construction.
372. South Carolina......... Construction to improve Assembly $1,500,000.00
Street between Pendleton Street
and the Williams-Brice stadium
to eliminate roadway-rail.
373. Alabama................ 20 mile limited access corridor $3,000,000.00
from US highway 80 to US
highway 231 and I-85.
374. California............. Roadway surface improvements, $800,000.00
street lighting, and storm
drain improvements to South
Center Street from Baughman
Road to State Route 78/86,
Westmoreland.
375. Georgia................ South Lumpkin Road Trail $1,000,000.00
[pedestrian, bicycle, jogging,
safety upgrades], Columbus.
376. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct State Highway 16 $4,000,000.00
(Columbus to Hwy. 26), Dodge
County, WI.
377. Georgia................ Buford Highway pedestrian safety $2,500,000.00
improvement.
378. New York............... Construct visitor center, access $750,000.00
road and parking at Sam's Point
Preserve, Ellenville.
379. Texas.................. Completion of the 3rd and 4th $16,000,000.00
phases on the Marsha Sharp
Freeway, US 82-62. Construction
between Chicago and Salem
Avenues.
380. Massachusetts.......... Westford Street-Wood Street- $750,000.00
Rourke Bridge Corridor
improvements, Lowell.
381. Texas.................. Interchange of I-10 and SH99 $5,000,000.00
(the Grand Parkway), a multi-
lane highway that will form a
third loop around Houston.
382. New Jersey............. Safety improvements and widening $1,000,000.00
Route 206 and CR 513 Main
Street (Route 24).
383. New York............... Comprehensive traffic congestion $750,000.00
mitigation study of Hauppauge
Industrial Park and surrounding
area, Suffolk County.
384. Georgia................ SR 133 upgrade, Dougherty/ $1,000,000.00
Colquitt Co.
385. New York............... Construction, re-design and $3,000,000.00
improvements to Fargo Street in
Buffalo.
386. Washington............. Spokane Advanced Traffic $500,000.00
Management System Expansion:
Expand existing Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS) in
City of Spokane.
387. Michigan............... M-13 Washington Avenue $1,500,000.00
Streetscape Project - Phase II
of High Priority Project 192 in
PL 105-550, Saginaw.
388. Guam................... Reconstruct Hagatna River $6,000,000.00
Bridges, Municipality of
Hagatna.
389. New York............... Hopewell Junction Bypass Road in $1,000,000.00
Town of East Fishkill- NY.
390. New York............... Implement Improvements for $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in Bronx
County.
391. Illinois............... Upgrade streets and implement $7,740,000.00
traffic and pedestrian safety
signalization improvements, Oak
Lawn.
392. California............. Widening on Bear Valley Pkwy, $2,000,000.00
City of Escondido, Citrus Ave
to Valley Pkwy and to northern
city limit, local arterial.
393. California............. Reconstruction and repair of $784,000.00
pedestrian walkways in and
around the campus of California
State University Northridge to
improve traffic and safety.
394. New York............... Study of goods movement through $1,500,000.00
I-278 in New York City and
Northern New Jersey to be
conducted by Region II
University Transportation
Research Center.
395. Missouri............... Mississippi Riverfront Bicycle/ $300,000.00
Pedestrian trail connecting
with Columbia Bottom
conservation area.
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396. New Jersey............. Route 22 Sustainable Corridor $2,000,000.00
Plan.
397. Minnesota.............. Reconstruct Unorganized Township $1,025,000.00
Road 488 from CSAH 138,
Koochiching County.
398. New York............... Widening and resurfacing of a $275,000.00
one-mile stretch of the bicycle
path from Boston Post Rd. to
Playland Park, Rye.
399. Arkansas............... Construction of roadway for SE $2,080,000.00
Intermodal, Drew/Bradley
Counties.
400. Virginia............... Widen Rt. 33 at High Street, $500,000.00
Harrisonburg.
401. Indiana................ New road construction of Dixon $2,000,000.00
Road from Alto Road to
Greentree Lane and Dixon Road
from Markland Avenue to Judson
Road in Kokomo, Indiana.
402. Georgia................ Design, right of way acquisition $2,000,000.00
and construction of Fulton
County Industrial Blvd.
403. Louisiana.............. Essen Lane at I-12; Perkins $30,000,000.00
Road; Central Thruway; O'Neal
Lane; LA 408 study; and Burbank
Drive; and Essen Park Extension
in East Baton Rouge Parish.
404. Alabama................ Patton Island Bridge Corridor $10,000,000.00
connecting Colbert and
Lauderdale Counties.
405. Pennsylvania........... Improve Route 89 one mile north $300,000.00
of Titusville.
406. South Carolina......... Construction of Safety $2,000,000.00
Improvements and Beautification
along I-385.
407. Illinois............... Engineering and right-of-way $500,000.00
acquisition to widen 95th
Street between Plainfield-
Naperville Road and Boughton
Road.
408. Minnesota.............. Environmental impact statement $1,300,000.00
for improvement along the
entire US 10 corridor.
409. Idaho.................. Widen US-95 from 2 to 4 lanes $6,000,000.00
from Worley to Mica Creek.
410. Kentucky............... Rehabilitate US 127 from US 127 $1,000,000.00
South (Hustonville Rd.) to the
Mercer County line, Danville.
411. California............. Improvements to increase beach $2,000,000.00
access, prevent storm drain
failure and accommodate
increasing pedestrian traffic
on The Stand, Manhattan Beach.
412. Pennsylvania........... Construct a new parking facility $5,000,000.00
for the Cruise Terminal
Transportation Center within
the Philadelphia Naval Business
Center.
413. Washington............. To replace BNSF trestle, $2,000,000.00
Sammamish River bridge and
reconstruct SR202/127th Pl NE
and SR202/180th Ave NE
intersections.
414. New York............... Roadway improvements in Village $4,350,000.00
of Schuylerville, including
Routes 4/32 & 29. Includes
infrastructure, mobility,
safety and streetscape
improvements.
415. New York............... Reconstruction of Route 59 from $1,000,000.00
Sickletown Road to Route 303,
Rockland County.
416. Kansas................. Construction of a 1.5 mile new $500,000.00
roadway truck route in Downs,
KS.
417. Hawaii................. Upgrade Farrington Highway...... $2,800,000.00
418. California............. Upgrade Jepson Parkway at the $2,000,000.00
North and South Access Gates of
Travis Air Force Base and widen
Vanden Road segment, Solano
County.
419. California............. Will add landscaping $2,500,000.00
enhancements along the freeway
for aesthetic purposes in
Ventura County.
420. South Carolina......... Palmetto Trails Project - a $2,000,000.00
statewide bicycle and
pedestrian trails project
connecting historic sites,
important natural landscapes
and many communities.
421. Oklahoma............... Widen US 60 between Bartlesville $2,000,000.00
and Pawhuska, Osage County.
422. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of intersection improvements
and safety enhancements,
Borough of Moosic in Lackawanna
County.
423. California............. Construction of a .2 miles $2,000,000.00
section of Poinsettia Lane in
the City of Carlsbad, local
arterial.
424. Michigan............... Reconstruct Lake road in $805,000.00
Ironwood from Margaret Street
to Airport Road, Gogebic County.
425. Georgia................ Widening of GA SR 400 from 4 $10,000,000.00
lanes to 6 lanes between Haynes
Bridge Road and McFarland Rd.
426. Illinois............... Construct road from Rt.13 to $800,000.00
Carterville Herrin Road, Herrin.
427. Tennessee.............. Construct and Widen State Route $5,000,000.00
33 in Monroe County.
428. Pennsylvania........... Replace traffic signals, $1,200,000.00
optimize signal timing devices,
and install traffic calming
devices and new signage through
construction in Mechanicsburg.
429. Indiana................ 1.5 mile rd ext., Allen Cnty, $11,000,000.00
IN. The project is the 1.5 mile
road extension from Lake Ave.
to State Road 930.
430. New Jersey............. Construct Parking Facility at $2,000,000.00
Union City Intermodal Facility.
431. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Union Road in West Seneca.
432. Alabama................ Birmingham Northern Beltline.... $20,000,000.00
433. Florida................ Removal and replacement of $750,000.00
Columbus Street bridge,
Hillsborough County.
434. North Carolina......... Rerouting of Holly Springs $1,000,000.00
Church Road (NCSR 1815)
beginning near the intersection
with Airport Road (NCSR 1876)
to Janice Drive (NCSR 1894)
near Mount Airy in Surry County.
435. California............. Implement and maintain an $500,000.00
incident management system for
I-880 and I-80, Alameda and
Contra Costa Counties.
436. California............. Replace South Access to Golden $6,000,000.00
Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
437. California............. Construct an auxiliary lane on $12,900,000.00
Highway 17 between Camden and
Hamilton Avenues, Campbell.
438. California............. Cabot-Camino Capistrano Bridge. $838,690.00
Construction of a bridge that
will connect highways Camino
Capistrano and Cabot Road.
439. California............. Realign State Route 79 from $2,000,000.00
Gilman Springs Road to
Domenigoni Parkway in San
Jacinto.
440. Illinois............... Construct bikepath and $3,000,000.00
pedestrian walkway along
Western Avenue; construct
access road for West Ridge
Nature Preserve, Chicago.
441. California............. Pasadena Multi-modal intelligent $2,500,000.00
transportation system: traffic
management center upgrade,
transit management system,
parking guidance system, the
City of Pasadena.
442. New York............... Rehab Rt 35/202 from Bear Mtn $1,575,000.00
Parkway to Taconic Parkway in
New York State DOT.
443. Hawaii................. Construct Waimea Bypass......... $1,000,000.00
444. Kansas................. Construct I-35/Lone Elm Road $1,000,000.00
interchange and widen I-35 from
151st Street to 159th Street,
City of Olathe.
445. Texas.................. Complete State Highway 146, $500,000.00
Baytown.
446. New Jersey............. Rehabilitation of West Broadway $3,500,000.00
Bridge, Paterson.
447. Illinois............... Improve safety of horizontal $80,000.00
curve on 725th St. in Grandview
Twp.
448. Georgia................ New interchange on I-95 at $5,000,000.00
Horsestamp Rd.
449. Michigan............... Implement driveway control along $2,500,000.00
the 3 lane segment of US-31
North and South of Honor,
Michigan.
450. Michigan............... Resurface 3.51 miles of Hamilton $640,000.00
and Wessel Roads, Alpena County.
451. Mississippi............ Pirate Cove Interchange/Access $500,000.00
Rd:I-20 Interchange and access
roads linking I-20 to US Hwy 80.
452. California............. Implement streetscape project on $3,500,000.00
Central Avenue from 103rd
Street to Watts / 103rd Street
Station, Watts.
453. New York............... Improvements on Lower Rd. in $175,000.00
Town of Minisink-NY.
454. Ohio................... Construct SR 104 into a 4 lane $6,000,000.00
facility with a turning lane in
Ross County.
455. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of intersection improvements
and safety enhancements,
Borough of Old Forge in
Lackawanna County.
456. New York............... Reconstruct NYS Rt. 12 (Rt 20 to $4,927,000.00
Waterville North Village Line).
457. Michigan............... Reconstruction of Intersection $960,000.00
at Woodside Avenue and Borton
Avenue,Essexville.
458. Pennsylvania........... US Route 13 corridor $5,000,000.00
reconstruction, redevelopment,
and beautification in Bucks
County.
459. Maryland............... Jones Falls Greenway (hiker/ $4,000,000.00
biker trail). Funding for
Baltimore City to construct
Phase 2 of this urban trail.
460. California............. Construct grade separation at $2,000,000.00
State College Blvd., Fullerton/
Anaheim.
461. New York............... Reconstruction of Herald and $500,000.00
Greeley Squares, New York City.
462. Florida................ Alternate US 19, Tyrone Blvd. at $6,000,000.00
72nd St., St. Petersburg.
463. California............. Reconstruct overcrossing and $4,000,000.00
interchange at Interstate 10 &
Tippecanoe Ave in Loma Linda.
464. Florida................ State Road 9B / I-295 Extension $3,500,000.00
and Connection (Duval County).
465. Illinois............... Construction of a new $550,000.00
intersection of a public road
at U S Route 50 in Olney.
466. Missouri............... Intelligent Transportation $500,000.00
System pilot deployment to
enhance efficiency and security
of cargo in Kansas City region.
467. Connecticut............ Widen Route 34, Derby........... $3,000,000.00
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468. Texas.................. Arlington, IH-30 at FM 157 $2,000,000.00
(Collins) and Center Street
interchange improvements.
469. Tennessee.............. Widen State Route 62 in Knox $6,500,000.00
County, TN.
470. Massachusetts.......... Rehabilitation of Whittier $2,000,000.00
Bridge which carries Route I-95
over the Merrimack between
Amesbury and Newburyport.
471. California............. Port of Hueneme Intermodal $4,700,000.00
Access Improvement Project,
including grade separation at
Rice Avenue/State Route 34;
road widening at Hueneme Road.
472. Arkansas............... Improve County Road 75, Polk $200,000.00
County.
473. Florida................ Construction and four-laning of $3,500,000.00
State Road 80, Hendry County.
474. Ohio................... Improve roads and bridges, City $3,000,000.00
of Youngstown.
475. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct East Washington $7,050,000.00
Avenue, Madison.
476. California............. Widening of State Route 76 from $5,000,000.00
Melrose Drive to I-15.
477. Nebraska............... Planning and design of sections $300,000.00
of the Heartland Expressway
located in and around the
cities of Scottsbluff and
Gering, Nebraska.
478. Illinois............... ITS deployment, Cook County..... $160,000.00
479. South Carolina......... Design, acquire land, and $2,255,000.00
undertake improvements to the
South Corridor project from
York County to City of
Charlotte.
480. Texas.................. Making transportation corridor $1,500,000.00
improvements along I-69 from
Palo Alto to the U.S-Mexico
border at Brownsville
Navigation District.
481. North Carolina......... Upgrade portions of US 220 $2,500,000.00
(future I-73/74) to interstate
standards in Montgomery County,
NC.
482. Kentucky............... Construct the main street $500,000.00
connector between Lisa Lane and
Main Street, Stanton.
483. Pennsylvania........... Construct access ramp from SR $2,000,000.00
247/SR 1012 into Valley View
Business Park, Lackawanna
County.
484. Florida................ Construct I-95/Matanzas Woods $4,000,000.00
Parkway Interchange in Flagler
County, Florida.
485. Michigan............... CR 515 from US2 & US41 in Rapid $320,000.00
River to County Road 446 at
Days River Road - bituminous
overlay and joint repair, Delta
County.
486. California............. Construct truck lane from $4,000,000.00
Britannia Blvd to the Otay Mesa
Port of Entry, San Diego County.
487. New York............... Rehabilitate bridges in Tompkins $2,500,000.00
County-Ithaca Secondary Line.
488. California............. Improve Glendale Freeway $2,500,000.00
Terminus to provide pedestrian
access, construct sound
barriers, and implement
landscaping, Los Angeles.
489. Pennsylvania........... Three at grade rail crossings $500,000.00
along Amtrak Keystone Corridor
need to be closed for safety
reasons.
490. New Mexico............. Planning, design and $2,000,000.00
construction of bikeways,
walkways and underpass at the
City of Santa Fe's downtown
railyard redevelopment project.
491. Indiana................ Construct grade separated $2,000,000.00
interchange at Hively Avenue in
the City of Elkhart.
492. New York............... Erie Canalway National Heritage $500,000.00
Corridor Transportation
Enhancement Project.
493. Texas.................. Hwy 80/123 overpass at Hwy 181, $300,000.00
Karnes County.
494. New York............... Improve uptown streets, Kingston $594,500.00
495. Ohio................... Reconstruct US Route 6, Rocky $2,000,000.00
River.
496. Illinois............... Complete 80,000 lb. truck route $3,000,000.00
between C.H. 2 (Burma Rd.) and
Il Rte 130 in Cumberland County.
497. New York............... Realignment & rehab of Kirk Lane $100,000.00
Drive in Town of Carmel-NY.
498. Florida................ New systems interchange ramps at $5,000,000.00
SR 417 and Boggy Creek Road in
Orange County, Florida.
499. Illinois............... Widen U.S. Route 34 from U.S. 67 $4,000,000.00
to Carmen Road.
500. Washington............. 41st Street Bridge Widening, $3,500,000.00
Everett.
501. New York............... Improvements to Intermodal $1,000,000.00
transportation facility at Fort
Totten, New York.
502. Tennessee.............. Construct pedestrian bridge in $1,000,000.00
Alcoa.
503. Texas.................. Additional right-of-way along US $1,000,000.00
71 north of Texarkana along the
Arkansas-Texas state line.
504. Florida................ Shops of Sherwood Access Road, $1,500,000.00
Jacksonville.
505. Arkansas............... Widen Jefferson Parkway, $500,000.00
Jefferson County.
506. Alaska................. Make necessary improvements to $2,000,000.00
Indian River Road in City and
Borough of Sitka.
507. California............. Construction of new freeway $4,000,000.00
lanes, including HOV lanes at
US HWY 50 and Empire Ranch
Road, Folsom, CA.
508. Arkansas............... Hwy 65 improvements including $1,200,000.00
construction of passing lanes,
bridge improvements,
intersection improvements and
other roadway improvements, Van
Buren County.
509. Missouri............... Relocate this portion of I-44 $2,000,000.00
between Route D and Sugar Tree
Road in West Phelps County.
510. Iowa................... Phase III of the Main Street $1,000,000.00
project, Amana.
511. Florida................ Improvements of segments of US $8,000,000.00
Highway 27 from SR 540 to SR
544 and from I-4 to US 192, in
Polk County, FL.
512. Tennessee.............. Upgrade circuit at gates/lights $100,000.00
for Bristol grade crossing
(USDOT#731120J) to intelligent
systems that eliminate current
variability.
513. New York............... Improvements and restoration at $2,700,000.00
old US Rt 9 & Van Cortlandt
Manor in Village of Croton on
Hudson.
514. Minnesota.............. New Interchange at I-35 and CSAH $3,000,000.00
2 in the city of Forest Lake.
515. West Virginia.......... Construct Coalfields Expressway. $7,200,000.00
516. New Jersey............. Route 46 & Main Street, Lodi - $2,000,000.00
Roadway and Drainage
Improvements.
517. Nevada................. Construct a series of 4 system- $16,500,000.00
to-system interchanges on the
Clark County Beltway.
518. Missouri............... Design, Right of Way and $5,200,000.00
Construction of Highway 13-
Branson West By-Pass, Stone
County, MO.
519. Tennessee.............. Reconfiguration and Removal of I- $1,000,000.00
40 and I-55 ramps to reduce
heavy traffic volumes on
Riverside Drive.
520. Pennsylvania........... PA Route 309 roadway $2,000,000.00
construction and signalization
improvements in Tamaqua Borough.
521. California............. Improve Ave 12-Fwy 99 $1,500,000.00
interchange; create five lanes
and install traffic signals.
Construct Road 29 entrance east
of the interchange.
522. California............. Improve 16 roads, bridge and one $2,000,000.00
bike path in Mariposa County.
523. Pennsylvania........... Swamp Road corridor safety and $3,500,000.00
roadway improvements.
524. Alaska................. Crooked Creek Road to the mine $15,000,000.00
site at Donlin Creek.
525. California............. Widen Wilmington Ave from 223rd $2,000,000.00
street including ramp
modifications, Carson.
526. Florida................ Route 610 Widening, Greensville $500,000.00
County.
527. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of St. Roberts
Bellarmine.
528. Hawaii................. H-1 Counterflow Zipper Lane..... $4,000,000.00
529. Texas.................. SH 205--Widen 2 lane to 6 lane $2,000,000.00
urban divided highway north of
SH 66 to SH 276.
530. California............. Improvements at First Street and $2,000,000.00
Erringer Road. The project will
widen off ramps and surface
streets.
531. Florida................ Construct St. Augustine to $2,900,000.00
Palatka Rail Trail in Northeast
Florida.
532. Ohio................... Construct connector trail $1,000,000.00
connecting Xenia to Jamestown
to Washington Court House.
533. California............. Construct new interchange at I- $2,000,000.00
15 and State Route 18(Falchion
Road) and provide new highway
access to U.S. 395.
534. Illinois............... Construct Streetscape project on $2,000,000.00
Morse Avenue from Clark Avenue
to Sheridan Road, Chicago.
535. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, Borough of
Plymouth in Luzerne County.
536. Ohio................... Road widening and safety $3,000,000.00
improvements to Pettibone Rd.
in the City of Solon.
537. New York............... Improvement of road and bridges $2,000,000.00
between 2 state highways
leading to Stewart
International Airport in New
Windsor-NY.
538. New York............... Re-construction, re-design and $8,000,000.00
improvements to Ohio Street
from Fuhrmann Boulevard to
Michigan Avenue in Buffalo.
539. New York............... Implements traffic calming $800,000.00
measures using streetscape
improvements from Court to
Smith Street.
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540. Illinois............... Extension of Willow Creek Trail, $100,000.00
engineering of an 8-mile trail
from Rock Cut State Park to the
Long Prairie Trail in
Caledonia, Grand Illinois Trail
System.
541. California............. Construct highway connecting $10,000,000.00
State Route 78/86 and State
Route 111, Brawley.
542. New York............... Construct Auburn New ``Connector $2,000,000.00
Road'' - New highway between
Rt. 5 and Rt 34.
543. Kentucky............... Reconstruct Turkeyfoot Road from $2,000,000.00
Autumn to Richardson.
544. Georgia................ Stone Mountain-Lithonia bikeway $1,200,000.00
and sidewalks.
545. Washington............. Roosevelt Extension/SR 538 at $4,000,000.00
Urban Avenue to Cameron Way,
Mount Vernon.
546. Ohio................... Construct Farm Road Project, $550,000.00
Gallia County.
547. California............. Construction of improvements to $3,000,000.00
the Western Placerville
Interchanges on SR 50 between
the Missouri Flat Road Over-
crossing and the Placerville
Drive under-crossing in and
near the City of Placerville in
El Dorado County.
548. New York............... Implement Improvements for $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in Richmond
County.
549. Georgia................ Construction of the U.S. 411 $14,000,000.00
Connector between U.S. 41 and I-
75 in Floyd and Bartow Counties.
550. Illinois............... Construct streetscape project at $2,220,000.00
the intersection of Foster and
Kedzie, Chicago.
551. Pennsylvania........... Construct Campbelltown $2,000,000.00
Connector, Lebanon County.
552. Illinois............... Complete construction of route $625,000.00
from Industrial Park Drive to
Bakery Boulevard, DuQuoin.
553. Iowa................... Extend Muscatine Mississippi $500,000.00
River Levee Trail in Iowa.
554. California............. Project design, environmental $500,000.00
assessment, and roadway
construction of Lonestar Road
from Alta Road to Enrico Fermi
Drive, San Diego County.
555. Minnesota.............. Roadway improvements, City of $1,000,000.00
Federal Dam.
556. American Samoa......... Village road improvements for $3,000,000.00
Launiusaelua and Ituau counties
in the Central District.
557. California............. Elk Horn Boulevard Widening to $1,000,000.00
SR 99, Sacramento, CA.
558. Missouri............... Construction of US 71 to $15,000,000.00
Expressway status, McDonald
County, MO.
559. Pennsylvania........... Construction of University $1,000,000.00
Boulevard interchange on PA 60
Business near Pittsburgh
International Airport.
560. New York............... Rehabilitation of North and $2,160,000.00
South Ridge Street and
Wappanocca Ave. in the Village
of Rye Brook and City of Rye.
561. Ohio................... Construction of a connector road $500,000.00
between Orchard Land and
Factory Rd in Beavercreek, OH.
562. West Virginia.......... Construct I-74/74 Corridor, $11,200,000.00
Mercer Co.
563. Illinois............... Eldamain Road: Construction of $5,000,000.00
the Eldamain Road Bridge over
the Fox River.
564. Kentucky............... Reconstruct I-275/KY 212/KY 20 $2,000,000.00
interchange.
565. South Carolina......... Transportation infrastructure $10,000,000.00
improvements in Orangeburg
County.
566. Georgia................ Phase III Streetscape $1,500,000.00
[pedestrian safety
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance],
Columbus.
567. Alaska................. Planning, design, and EIS of $2,300,000.00
Bradfield Canal Road.
568. Rhode Island........... Restore and expand maritime $1,000,000.00
heritage site, Bristol.
569. New York............... Restores Eastern Parkway by $3,000,000.00
adding a bicycle crossing lane
and traffic lights.
570. Michigan............... Study of direct highway access $900,000.00
between the I-96/36th Street
interchange and the passenger
terminal of the Grand Rapids
airport.
571. Washington............. Construction of .6 mile span to $5,500,000.00
connect trail and I-5.
572. North Carolina......... Construct the US 74 Bypass $5,000,000.00
around Shelby to add additional
traffic-carrying capacity and
enhance safety.
573. Texas.................. Improvements to I-35E/I-635 $1,000,000.00
Interchange.
574. Illinois............... City of Oreana ``Original Town'' $884,000.00
road upgrades.
575. Mississippi............ Popps Ferry Road bridge, Biloxi. $4,000,000.00
576. New York............... Improvement of Hatfield Lane in $400,000.00
Village of Goshen-NY.
577. Florida................ Construct SR20/CR 309C/SR 100 $4,000,000.00
Connnector in Palatka, Florida.
578. New York............... This project involves a full $2,400,000.00
reconstruction of all the
streets in Long Island City
surrounding 11th Street.
579. Washington............. Cultural/Interpretive Center $1,570,000.00
(Hanford Reach National
Monument) facility and highway
offramps near I-182 and SR240,
Richland.
580. Utah................... Reconstruction of State Route $5,000,000.00
158 at Pine View Dam, Weber
County, Utah.
581. American Samoa......... Shoreline protection and $1,000,000.00
drainage mitigation for Nuuli
village roads.
582. Minnesota.............. Construct Pfeifer Road, remove $251,717.00
10 foot raised crossing, Twin
Lakes Township.
583. North Carolina......... Design and construct regional $3,000,000.00
shared use pedestrian and
bicycle pathway along Little
Sugar Creek.
584. Maine.................. Penobscot Riverfront Development $2,000,000.00
for bicycle trails, amenities,
and traffic circulation
improvements, Bangor.
585. Virginia............... Reconstruct 3 deteriorating $2,000,000.00
highway bridges and rebuild 2
interchanges on Arlington
Boulevard and Washington
Boulevard.
586. Tennessee.............. Constuct transportation and $1,000,000.00
heritage museum in Townsend.
587. New Jersey............. Elizabeth Pedestrian Bicycle $546,000.00
Project for the NorthAvenue/
Route 1 transportation corridor.
588. New York............... Construct an access road and $2,700,000.00
make drainage improvements and
aesthetic enhancements to area
between Ocean Parkway and Oak
Beach Park.
589. Virginia............... Blue Ridge Music Center - $2,500,000.00
install lighting/steps, upgrade
existing trail system and equip
interpretative center with
visitor information.
590. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $1,000,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of the widening of Pennsylvania
Route 443 Corridor Widening,
Carbon County.
591. Wisconsin.............. Construct U.S. Highway 41 North $16,400,000.00
of Lake Butte des Morts Bridge,
WI.
592. Missouri............... Extension and rehabilitation of $10,000,000.00
Riverside Road (MO Route AC).
593. Texas.................. Engineering, design and $1,000,000.00
construction of freight
connector roads along F.M. 511
at Brownsville Navigation
District.
594. Nevada................. Widening of US-95 from Craig $5,000,000.00
Road to the Clark County
Beltway.
595. New Jersey............. Improve the US Interstate 78 $1,000,000.00
Interchange at Exit 15 in
Franklin Township, Union
Township and Town of Clinton.
596. Montana................ Build Four Lane Western Bypass $22,000,000.00
on US 93 around Kalispell.
597. North Carolina......... Widen Derita Road from Poplar $2,000,000.00
Tent Road in Concord, NC to the
Cabarrus-Mecklenburg County
line.
598. Ohio................... Replace Fulton Road Bridge, $1,700,000.00
Cleveland.
599. Texas.................. Pedestrian path and sidewalk $500,000.00
improvements along US 83, Rio
Grande City.
600. Texas.................. Widen Hempstead Highway from $2,000,000.00
12th Street to Washington
Avenue from four lanes to six
lanes.
601. California............. Pine Avenue extension from route $8,500,000.00
71 to Pomona Rincon Road in the
city of Chino.
602. Texas.................. Providing preliminary $3,000,000.00
engineering for and
constructing a loop in and
around Texarkana, along the US
71-I-49 corridor.
603. Michigan............... West Michigan Regional Trail $2,950,000.00
Network connector to link two
trail systems together and to
Grand Rapids.
604. New York............... Plan and construct greenway $1,440,000.00
along Red Hook, Brooklyn
waterfront, and conduct
transportation study to improve
pedestrian safety and air
quality.
605. North Carolina......... Installation of ITS devices $2,200,000.00
along I-85 from North of SR
1002 to North of SR 2120 near
Spencer.
606. Wisconsin.............. Construct U.S. Highway 151, Fond $3,000,000.00
du Lac Bypass, WI.
607. Nevada................. Meadowood Interchange: will $2,000,000.00
mitigate traffic congestion on
Interstate and arterials in
Reno's primary retail center.
State Priority.
608. Illinois............... Improve roads, Village of Forest $750,000.00
Park.
609. California............. Reconstruct 152/156 Interception $1,000,000.00
Project, Santa Clara County, CA.
610. Rhode Island........... Restoration of Canal at John $500,000.00
Chafee Blackstone River Valley
Heritage Corridor.
611. Illinois............... Widen and resurface South Wall $700,000.00
St, Carbondale.
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612. New York............... Intermodal transportation $3,600,000.00
improvements, Coney Island.
613. Texas.................. Construct landscaping and other $2,000,000.00
pedestrian amenities in
segments of the Old Spanish
Trail and Griggs Road rights-of-
way.
614. Pennsylvania........... Construct Route 219 Bypass in $2,000,000.00
the City of Bradford.
615. Minnesota.............. Reconstruct Sucker Bay Road, $2,500,000.00
Cass County.
616. Illinois............... Baseline Rd. Improvement $2,080,000.00
(Montgomery): Reconstruction
and realignment of Baseline
Road.
617. New Jersey............. Replace steep grade and $1,000,000.00
dangerous two lane bridge on
Schooley's Mountain Road.
618. South Carolina......... Fire Station Road Bridge in $230,000.00
Anderson County.
619. Georgia................ Uptown Jogging, Bicycle, Trolley $1,425,000.00
Trail [pedestrian, bicycle,
jogging, safety upgrades,
trolley lane, skating trail],
Columbus.
620. Ohio................... Construct turn lane, install $600,000.00
traffic light, and reorient
traffic on SR 146 near Bussemer
Lane in Muskingum County.
621. New York............... Funds an intermodal $1,400,000.00
transportation facility on
Brooklyn Avenue.
622. Missouri............... Highway 350 upgrade through $1,000,000.00
Raytown.
623. Kansas................. Construction of a two-lane on a $12,800,000.00
four-lane right of way bypass
with controlled access on US-
400 at Dodge City.
624. Illinois............... Extends MacArthur Blvd. from $1,500,000.00
Wabash to Iron Bridge Road in
Springfield.
625. Minnesota.............. Upgrade CSAH 21 to a 4 Lane $1,000,000.00
divided roadway with left turn
lanes at public streets in
Scott County.
626. Virginia............... Chestnut Mountain Road - $1,000,000.00
feasibility study, design and
construction start for road
improvement on National Forest
lands.
627. Michigan............... Walled Lake, Decker Rd. between $125,000.00
Maple and S. Commerce.
628. Tennessee.............. Widen State Route 30 from Athens $5,758,000.00
to Etowah.
629. California............. Construction of interchange at $4,500,000.00
State Hwy 86 at Ave 66 in
Coachella, CA.
630. Illinois............... Improve roads and enhance area $5,500,000.00
in the vicinity of South Archer
Avenue and Midway Airport,
Chicago.
631. New Mexico............. Reconstruction of I-40 west of $1,500,000.00
Gallup to maintain safety and
travelability of I-40.
632. California............. Construct off ramp at Interstate $3,000,000.00
8/Imperial Avenue Interchange,
El Centro.
633. Michigan............... Dynamite Hill Road demonstration $200,000.00
whitetoping on rural major
collector leading to industrial
park, Baraga County.
634. Texas.................. Reconstruction of US 277 and $6,800,000.00
curb and gutter from the San
Felipe Bridge to the approach
on Sycamore Creek Bridge in Del
Rio.
635. Texas.................. Completion of US 77 relief route $4,000,000.00
around City of Robstown.
636. Maryland............... Construction of interchange at $2,100,000.00
MD4 and Suitland Parkway and
widening of MD 4.
637. Washington............. Improve Cemetary Road and $190,000.00
rebuild/widen bridge over U.S.
Bureau of Reclamation
irrigation canal, Othello.
638. Oregon................. Regional Trails Program for the $4,500,000.00
first phase of three phases of
trails in the comprehensive
regional system.
639. New York............... Rehab of Village of Kiryas Joel $1,250,000.00
sidewalks, signalization and
roadways.
640. Illinois............... Resurface Trumbull Avenue and $350,000.00
Homan Avenue, Evergreen Park.
641. Indiana................ Replace Samuelson Road $3,200,000.00
underpass, Portage.
642. New Jersey............. Bridge replacement and $500,000.00
realignment on Amwell Road
Bridge over the Neshanic River
in Hillsborough, New Jersey.
643. New Jersey............. Improvement to St. Georges $350,000.00
Avenue from Wood Avenue,
Roselle.
644. Ohio................... Construct roadway improvement $250,000.00
project along State Routes 37
and 78 through Fairfield,
Perry, Morgan, Noble, Monroe
Counties.
645. Michigan............... repave Old State Highway M-51 $500,000.00
from Village of Applegate to
Village of Carsonville.
646. Georgia................ Streetscape project to improve $606,000.00
accessibility and safety for
pedestrians, Mount Vernon.
647. South Carolina......... US & Bowman Road Interchange, $7,000,000.00
Mount Pleasant.
648. Ohio................... Upgrade grade crossing safety $952,000.00
devices in Elyria and North
Ridgeville.
649. Guam................... Construct Route 3A Extension, $3,000,000.00
Municipality of Yigo.
650. California............. I-80 Gilman Street interchange $1,500,000.00
improvements, Berkeley.
651. Texas.................. Reconstruct Ella/Wheatley from $1,250,000.00
Little York to West Gulf Bank.
652. Alaska................. Planning and Design Knik Arm $3,000,000.00
Bridge.
653. Texas.................. Connect Pharr International $10,000,000.00
Bridge to US 83.
654. Michigan............... Pittsfield Greenways Bridge - $275,000.00
Nonmotorized bridge enhancement
onto existing Bemis Road Bridge
over US-23 to connect
Pittsfield Greenways,
Pittsfield Charter Township.
655. Connecticut............ Reconstruct I-95 bridge over the $1,500,000.00
Quinnipiac River.
656. Illinois............... Widening existing 2 lanes to 5 $3,360,000.00
lanes; install closed drainage
system; add additional right of
way and new traffic signals.
657. Illinois............... Widen U.S. Route 51 from Pana to $3,000,000.00
Vandalia.
658. Wyoming................ Widen State Hwy 59:Widen 5 miles $1,000,000.00
of existing 2-lane road to a 4-
lane road, w/ a center turn
lane.
659. Missouri............... Complete environmental impact $500,000.00
study for North Oak
Redevelopment.
660. Michigan............... Hartman-Hammond-Three Mile Road $3,000,000.00
widening and bridge project.
661. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruction of Goddard $2,000,000.00
Memorial Drive from State Route
9 to Airport Drive, Worcester.
662. New Jersey............. Rehabilitation of Route 35 $1,250,000.00
between Point Pleasant and
Mantoloking NJ.
663. California............. Harbor Blvd. Intelligent $1,200,000.00
Transportation System (ITS).
Widen intersections and add
lanes, Garden Grove/Anaheim.
664. New York............... Improvements for pedestrian and $600,000.00
vehicular access to Baychester
Avenue and Bartow Avenue.
665. Minnesota.............. Corridor preservation and right $5,000,000.00
of way acquisition from I-494
to the city of Annandale in
Wright County, MN.
666. New York............... Rehabilitate Route 13 over $1,020,000.00
Tioughnioga River-bridge access
to City of Cortland.
667. Pennsylvania........... Restoration of I-176 from $4,531,000.00
milepost 4 to milepost 7 and
restoration of interchanges in
Cumru and Robeson Townships,
Berks County.
668. Arkansas............... Improvement on County Road 14, $500,000.00
Grapevine.
669. Illinois............... Construct grade separation on $500,000.00
Grand Avenue, Franklin Park.
670. Pennsylvania........... Provide four through lanes on PA $6,000,000.00
100 by constructing two through
lanes to the east of Ludwig's
Corner.
671. Arizona................ Design Concept Study of Rio $2,800,000.00
Salado Parkway West to connect
Loop 202 extension in Phoenix
to Loop 303, Buckeye.
672. Illinois............... Expand US Rte 20 to four lanes $3,000,000.00
from Freeport to Galena, IL.
673. California............. Replace Davis Street Highway I- $1,000,000.00
880 overpass, San Leandro.
674. Texas.................. Add shoulders to FM 156 from $4,000,000.00
Ponder, Texas to Krum, Texas.
675. New Jersey............. Preliminary engineering for $1,500,000.00
connection of Route 23 and I-80.
676. Minnesota.............. Construct bridge for Paul Bunyan $1,200,000.00
Trail over Excelsior Road,
Baxter.
677. South Carolina......... Bobby Jones Expressway (I-520) - $2,000,000.00
To construct a circumferential
route around Augusta, GA, and
N. Augusta, SC, that is part of
a larger system to relieve
traffic congestion.
678. Virginia............... Route 369 - construction of $983,000.00
Route 369 from Southwest
Virginia Community College
campus to Route 19.
679. Florida................ Belleair Causeway Bridge, $19,000,000.00
Pinellas County.
680. New Jersey............. Roadway improvements in vicinity $1,000,000.00
of Exit 12, NJ Turnpike,
Carteret.
681. California............. Widening of two lane SR79 $2,000,000.00
highway to four lanes.
682. Georgia................ Streetscape project to replace $300,000.00
sidewalks in downtown Forsyth.
683. Iowa................... Complete the bicycle and $5,000,000.00
pedestrian trail system for the
Des Moines area through the
development of a signature
Riverwalk project.
684. California............. Improvements (including arterial $3,250,000.00
street rehabilitation) to
enhance traffic and pedestrian
safety in Reseda, Canoga Park,
and Winnetka, Los Angeles.
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685. Maine.................. Plan and construct highway $1,000,000.00
access between Route 161 in
Daigle to US Route 1, Madawaska.
686. Wyoming................ Bike Path from Jackson to Jenny $2,000,000.00
Lake (25 mi).
687. Pennsylvania........... Construct the realignment of $1,000,000.00
Cool Creek Road in York County,
Pennsylvania, or other eligible
projects selected by York
County, Pennsylvania MPO.
688. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $650,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of intersection improvements
and safety enhancements,
Borough of Dunmore in
Lackawanna County.
689. California............. Upgrade roads, traffic signals $1,500,000.00
and turn lanes in order to ease
traffic congestion for the
Willow/Ashlan & Shaw
intersections.
690. New York............... Design and construct pedestrian $544,000.00
and bicycle path (Buttermilk
Falls Trail), Ithaca.
691. Pennsylvania........... Redesign and upgrade of I-70 and $1,000,000.00
I-79 South interchange to
current federal safety
standards.
692. Mississippi............ Martin Bluff Road improvements, $3,000,000.00
Gautier.
693. California............. Improvements to interchange $4,856,000.00
between SR 23 and SR 101. Could
include widening of SR 23 from
2 lanes to 3.
694. Washington............. Extension of Waaga Way W to Old $500,000.00
Frontier Rd to complete a
portion of the SR3, 303
interchange.
695. Pennsylvania........... The French Creek Parkway and $5,000,000.00
Connector Roads.
696. California............. Coastal Corridor Investments $3,000,000.00
Phase II -A - multi-modal
improvements on Rosecrans
Avenue between Sepulveda Blvd
and I-405, El Segundo.
697. New York............... Plan and construct greenway/ $10,000,000.00
bicycle path/esplanades and
ferry landing along New York
Bay in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
698. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Gunnison, Mound $2,400,000.00
Bayou, Beulah, Benoit, and
Shaw, Bolivar County.
699. Alabama................ Study and Design phase of major $1,000,000.00
north-south West Alabama
highway from Muscle Shoals to
Mobile.
700. Ohio................... Call Road Paving, and $67,000.00
construction of access
improvements in Perry Village.
701. California............. Reconstruct and widen Del Amo $3,000,000.00
Blvd to four lanes between
Normandie Ave and New Hampshire
Ave, Los Angeles County.
702. Texas.................. Drainage study and engineering $1,000,000.00
for US 83, Starr County.
703. Iowa................... Construct bypass (US 61) around $5,000,000.00
City of Fort Madison, Iowa.
704. New Jersey............. Replace Rockaway Road Bridge $1,000,000.00
over NJ Transit and Rockaway
River.
705. Florida................ Replacing the outdated signals $7,000,000.00
along US 19 in Pasco County and
linking them together for one
computerized system.
706. Maine.................. Improvements to Route 108 to $1,500,000.00
enhance access to business
park, Rumford.
707. Arkansas............... Development of grade separation $1,000,000.00
on Highway 165, Stuttgart.
708. Illinois............... Resurface Shawnee College Road, $1,264,000.00
Pulaski County.
709. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $500,000.00
acquisition and construction of
surface improvements to the
area adjacent to Exit 168 of
Interstate 81 at the Wachovia
Arena, Wilkes-Barre Township.
710. New York............... Construct Millennium Parkway in $11,500,000.00
the towns of Dunkirk and
Sheridan.
711. Connecticut............ Construct Pomfret Pedestrian $120,000.00
Bridge.
712. Illinois............... Resurface Clifton Park Avenue $350,000.00
and South Louis Avenue,
Evergreen Park.
713. New York............... Buttermilk Falls bridge $250,000.00
replacement in Town of Warwick-
NY.
714. Iowa................... Construction and access between $1,000,000.00
Sioux City, the primary routes
leading to the city (Interstate-
29, U.S. Highway 20, U.S.
Highway 75, U.S. Highway 77,
and Iowa Highway 12.).
715. New Jersey............. Construct United States Avenue $1,000,000.00
bridge, Lindenwold.
716. Ohio................... Land acquisition for $450,000.00
enhancements and pedestrian
paths in Silver Lake Township.
717. Minnesota.............. Construct 3 segments of Cuyuna $1,200,000.00
Lakes Trails, Crow Wing County.
718. Missouri............... Construction of diamond $3,000,000.00
interchange at US 71 and
Business 71. Final project in
US 71 upgrade.
719. Utah................... Reconstruction of Box Elder $3,000,000.00
County Road 523 (Forest
Street), Box Elder County, Utah.
720. Virginia............... Improve Main Street in Covington $500,000.00
721. California............. Realign and make improvements to $1,000,000.00
California Hwy 199 between mile
marker 22.16 and mile marker
23.65.
722. Ohio................... Construct bike/pedestrian path, $200,000.00
Fairview Park.
723. Florida................ Construct Eastern Connector in $1,000,000.00
East Central Florida.
724. Michigan............... Pittsfield Greenways - 2.5 miles $299,000.00
of pathways to existing Ann
Arbor pathways, Pittsfield
Charter Township.
725. Tennessee.............. Interchange improvements to $500,000.00
increase traffic safety on
US25E between I-81 and Cherokee
Lake and bridge improvements to
local roads.
726. Pennsylvania........... This project involves widening $1,322,000.00
the intersection of PA 100 and
Park Road to accommodate left
turn lanes on all approaches
and installation of a new
traffic signal.
727. Florida................ Pedestrian/bike path $500,000.00
improvements and safety
projects in Windermere, Florida.
728. Florida................ Construct high rise replacement $6,000,000.00
bridge and approaches adjacent
to existing moveable bridge
over the Intercoastal Waterway,
Brevard Co, FL.
729. Ohio................... St. Route 8 Safety Improvement $4,000,000.00
and road expansion Project in
Macedonia City.
730. New Jersey............. Route 17 Congestion Improvements $12,000,000.00
and Widening, from Route 46 -
Williams Avenue, Hasbrouck
Heights to Routes 4 & 17
Interchange, Paramus.
731. Iowa................... University Boulevard widening $1,000,000.00
between 73rd St and NW 86th St,
Clive.
732. Minnesota.............. Kandiyohi and Meeker Counties $2,440,000.00
Hwy 7 between TH 71 and TH 22.
733. Texas.................. Improvements to Military Road, $400,000.00
Penitas.
734. Ohio................... Bicycle trail and pedestrian $600,000.00
trail construction in
Willoughby Township.
735. Missouri............... Conduct Study of US 65 & US 60 $2,000,000.00
Interchange Replacement,
Springfield, MO.
736. Connecticut............ Reconstruct I-95/I-91/Rte. 34 $2,000,000.00
Interchange and construct
pedestrian walkway.
737. Florida................ Florida Keys Overseas Heritage $2,000,000.00
Trail bridge rehabilitation.
738. Illinois............... Undertake access improvements to $2,000,000.00
Museum Campus, Chicago.
739. New York............... Implement Intelligent $1,000,000.00
Transportation System Sensor
Technology to Improve Security
at Bridges and Tunnels in
Metropolitan New York City.
740. Louisiana.............. Upgrade LA 28 to four lanes from $2,000,000.00
LA 121 to LA 465.
741. Illinois............... Reconstruct Lakeshore Drive $1,500,000.00
overpass over Wilson Avenue,
Chicago.
742. Missouri............... Access improvements at US 7 and $3,000,000.00
Interstate 70 and safety and
mobility upgrades. Part of Hwy
7 corridor development plan.
743. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct Marquette $10,000,000.00
Interchange.
744. Minnesota.............. CSAH 21 roadway improvements, $1,000,000.00
City of Ely.
745. California............. Improvement of Culver Boulevard $2,300,000.00
between Elenda and Sepulveda;
Sepulveda Blvd between Green
Valley Circle and Jefferson
Boulevard, Culver City.
746. New York............... Improvements on the Cross Island $3,120,000.00
Bridge Overpass/212 Street and
vicinity, Queens, New York.
747. Tennessee.............. Improve State Route 62 in Morgan $2,000,000.00
County near US-27 in Wartburg
to Petit Lane from existing two
lane highway to four lanes.
748. California............. Develop and implement traffic $1,000,000.00
calming measures for traffic
exiting the I-710 into Long
Beach.
749. Ohio................... Safety improvements to 2 $1,500,000.00
intersections at Meese Rd. and
Easton St. in Nimishillen
Township.
750. Hawaii................. Widen Queen Kaahumanu Highway... $4,850,000.00
751. Massachusetts.......... Feasibility and environmental $3,000,000.00
impact study into proposed
relocation of New Bedford -
Fairhaven (Route 6) Bridge.
752. Pennsylvania........... This project involves realigning $1,649,000.00
the intersection of King of
Prussia Road and Upper Gulph
Road and provide turning lanes
and signalization.
753. New York............... Rehab and realign Union Valley $500,000.00
Rd, beginning at Sandy St. in
Town of Carmel-NY.
754. Utah................... Highway 191, Moab............... $400,000.00
755. Idaho.................. New roadway, overpass and $4,000,000.00
connecting intersection to
provide access across I-84 in
Meridian, Ada County.
756. Michigan............... Greenville, Michigan - Fred $2,000,000.00
Meijer Heartland Trail
Completion.
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757. Pennsylvania........... PA Route 183 widening and ramp $1,600,000.00
enhancement, Bern Township.
758. Minnesota.............. North-South Corridor with $1,500,000.00
Railroad Overpass, City of
Staples.
759. California............. Modifies 9 traffic signals $300,000.00
between Willow Road and
Middlefield Road and Hamilton
Avenue, Menlo Park.
760. Arkansas............... New Interchange on I-540 near $7,000,000.00
the existing Perry Road
overpass in Rogers.
761. Illinois............... Upgrade roads, Village of $800,000.00
Berkeley.
762. California............. Develop bicycle paths and public $5,000,000.00
park space adjacent to the New
River, Calexico.
763. Michigan............... Northville, Taft Rd. from 8 mile $500,000.00
north to city limits.
764. Rhode Island........... Route 403 Construction, stage 2 - $6,000,000.00
complete freeway in East
Greenwich and North Kingstown,
and Rt. 4 to Davisville Road.
765. Arkansas............... Improvements to SH 102 in $1,500,000.00
Bentonville from U.S. 71B to
west city limits.
766. Pennsylvania........... Widening of US Route 22 and SR $3,200,000.00
26 in Huntingdon .Upgrades to
the interchange at US 22 and
State Route 26.
767. Texas.................. Feasibility study to examine the $2,000,000.00
southern route of the La
Entrada al Pacifico Trade
Corridor.
768. Delaware............... Operational and capacity $2,500,000.00
improvements to critical
locations along I-95 in New
Castle County.
769. Florida................ Expanding the capacity of a $6,000,000.00
segment of US 19 from Whitney
Road to Drew Street in Pinellas
County.
770. Michigan............... Upgrade Tilson Road between M-28 $1,000,000.00
South to intersection of M-28
at Rudyard, Chippewa County.
771. New York............... Rehabilitate Bridge Street $1,040,000.00
Bridge in Town of Newark Valley.
772. Tennessee.............. Construct State Route 1/US-70 to $11,500,000.00
a four lane divided highway on
new alignment from Centertown
to McMinnville, Warren County.
773. Pennsylvania........... Widen Route 22 to eight lanes $8,000,000.00
from the intersection of Route
22 and I-78 in the west to
Route 33 in the east.
774. Kentucky............... Reconstruct I-471/KY 8 $2,000,000.00
interchange.
775. Illinois............... Construct road to provide access $2,000,000.00
to Belleville's Citizen Park,
Belleville.
776. New York............... Rehabilitate Riis Park Boardwalk $300,000.00
777. California............. Construct right turn lanes, bus $2,400,000.00
turn out lanes, right of way,
traffic signals.
778. Indiana................ Study approximately two miles of $150,000.00
railroad to eliminate in-town
crossing, thus enhancing safety
and reducing congestion in
Delaware County, IN.
779. New York............... Improve Montauk Highway from $8,000,000.00
CR46 to Barnes Road, Suffolk
County.
780. New York............... Improve Ashburton Ave from the $500,000.00
Saw Mill River Parkway to the
waterfront, Yonkers.
781. Arizona................ Widening of I-10 from 40th $4,500,000.00
Street to Baseline Rd. in
Phoenix.
782. Georgia................ Build a bridge across Big Indian $1,500,000.00
Creek, Perry County.
783. Georgia................ Streetscape project to upgrade $500,000.00
sidewalks, lighting, and
streets, Jeffersonville.
784. Florida................ PALM BAY PARK WAY from Malabar $4,000,000.00
Road to Ellis Road located west
of Palm Bay.
785. Pennsylvania........... New interchange off of Rte. 60 $1,000,000.00
into proposed industrial park
in Neshannock Township, PA.
786. Louisiana.............. LA 10/Zachary Taylor Parkway, $4,000,000.00
and LA 1148 in Iberville
Parish, and LA1/I-10 Connector
Study.
787. Illinois............... Improve roads and bridges, $4,000,000.00
Cicero.
788. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $75,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance,
restoration], Quitman.
789. Georgia................ Purchase of 4,000 acres for $2,000,000.00
widening US 441 for mitigation
purposes.
790. Minnesota.............. Stillwater-Oak Park Heights $5,000,000.00
Right of Way acquisition for
approaches to St. Croix River
Crossing.
791. Tennessee.............. Upgrade circuit at gates/lights $100,000.00
for Bristol grade crossing
(Hazelwood Street) to
intelligent systems that
eliminate current variability.
792. Arkansas............... For rail grade separations $12,000,000.00
identified by the MPO for the
Little Rock/North Little Rock
metropolitan area, (which may
include: Edison Avenue; McCain/
Fairfax; Hwy 100; J.P. Wright
Loop; Hwy 89 Extension; Geyer
Springs Road; Confederate
Blvd.).
793. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to Main Street in the Town of
Aurora.
794. Alabama................ US 280 - Urban Interchanges from $10,000,000.00
US 31 (Red Mountain Expressway)
to Shelby CR 47.
795. California............. Rehabilitate the pavement of $450,000.00
Vincent Avenue between
Interstate I-10 and the north
city limit, West Covina.
796. New York............... Realignment of Union Valley Rd. $300,000.00
in Town of Carmel-NY.
797. Texas.................. Grade separation of SH 146 over $11,400,000.00
future Port Terminal Railway
(PTRA) lead track & Red Bluff
Rd. supports proposed Bayport
Terminal Complex.
798. Tennessee.............. Continuation of Shelby Avenue- $6,500,000.00
Demonbreun Street project,
Nashville.
799. Arizona................ Construction of a four lane $1,500,000.00
tunnel to link Butherus Dr. to
Raintree Dr. in Scotsdale.
800. Michigan............... Michigan Intermodal $350,000.00
Transportation Management
Center to administer surface,
highway, transit, and bridge
tunnel intelligent hardware.
801. Pennsylvania........... PA896 between Strasburg Borough $1,000,000.00
and US30 needs to be widened to
reduce congestion and to
improve safety.
802. New York............... Rehabilitate a historic freight $400,000.00
warehouse in the Erie Canal's
Inner Harbor of Syracuse, NY
and develop it into a
transportation museum.
803. Ohio................... Construct connector road between $2,000,000.00
I-680 and I-80, Hubbard.
804. Nevada................. Design and Construct I-15 $500,000.00
Interchange, Mesquite Nevada.
805. North Carolina......... Expand freeway management system $1,700,000.00
on I-540 through video camera
and fiber optic communications
installation, Wake County.
806. Michigan............... Design, ROW acquisition, and $2,200,000.00
construction for road widening/
passing lane on US-127 South
between M-50 and Michigan 223
and on Michigan 223 toUS-23.
807. Illinois............... Intelligent Transportation $540,000.00
System (ITS) demonstration
project. Emphasis will be on
improved incident management
strategies and collecting/
providing real-time travel
information on Lake Cook Road
from US 12 and US 41.
808. California............. Widen Harbor Blvd to 8 lanes in $1,000,000.00
Anaheim Resort Area.
809. Indiana................ Reconstruction from intersection $914,000.00
of County Road 500E and US52 to
the intersection of County Road
500E and County Road 1200N.
810. California............. Upgrade and extend Commerce $1,750,000.00
Avenue, City of Concord.
811. Nebraska............... Completion of the Columbus, $5,000,000.00
Nebraska, North Arterial road.
812. Florida................ West Avenue Connector Bridge, $3,000,000.00
Miami Beach.
813. Connecticut............ Improve roads and bridges, $1,500,000.00
Connecticut.
814. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruct and enhance Melnea $2,000,000.00
Cass Boulevard, Boston.
815. California............. Preliminary engineering and EIS/ $300,000.00
EIR process for 33-mile long
Orange Line mag-lev connecting
Los Angeles with Orange County.
816. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Union Road and Walden Avenue
in Cheektowaga.
817. Indiana................ 126th St. Project is a 3.9 mile $2,000,000.00
roadway between two high
schools in Fisher. St. will
expand to 4 lanes with curb.
818. New York............... Bicycle/Pedestrian trail linking $500,000.00
East & West portions of town in
Town of Warwick-NY.
819. Texas.................. Construct highway improvements $4,000,000.00
on E. Tidwell, Ley Rd, and E.
Little York Rd.
820. California............. Widen and reconstruct Arch- $5,000,000.00
Sperry Road to improve
connection between Interstate 5
and State Route 99, San Joaquin
County.
821. California............. Construct San Leandro-Oakland $750,000.00
biking and hiking path.
822. Mississippi............ Memorial Boulevard improvements, $1,380,000.00
Picayune.
823. Wisconsin.............. Widen State Highway 29 from I-94 $4,000,000.00
to City of Chippewa Falls.
824. Virginia............... Further widen I-66 westbound $5,000,000.00
from Rosslyn Tunnel to Dulles
Access Road.
825. Pennsylvania........... Oakland Portal-Bates Street/I- $1,000,000.00
376 exchange reconfiguration
and resignalization and
replacement of low clearance
bridge carrying the Eliza
Furnace Trail.
826. Texas.................. Engineering, Design, $4,000,000.00
Environmental Studies, and
right-of-way acquisition for a
direct connector interchange
from between I-45 and State
Highway 146.
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827. Illinois............... Construct Leon Pass overpass, $1,000,000.00
Hodgkins.
828. North Carolina......... Lenoir County highway $1,600,000.00
improvements on Crescent Road
to NC 58.
829. California............. Auburn Boulevard Reliever Route $2,000,000.00
Under-grounding construction
along I-80, Sacramento, CA.
830. New York............... Improve pedestrian and bicyclist $500,000.00
safety along Queens Boulevard
in Sunnyside and Woodside,
Queens.
831. California............. Build interchange connecting $18,500,000.00
State Route 99 to newly aligned
State Hwy 132, Modesto.
832. Michigan............... Van Buren, Belleville Rd. widen $1,000,000.00
to 5 lanes between Tyler and
Ecourse.
833. Virginia............... Repair of Starling Av Bridge in $500,000.00
Martinsville.
834. California............. Widen State Route 99 to six $14,000,000.00
lanes between Kingsburg and
Selma, Fresno County.
835. Pennsylvania........... Redesigning the intersection of $1,000,000.00
US 322/High Street and Rosedale
Ave, constructing a new East
Campus Drive.
836. Florida................ Improvements to U.S. 1 between $2,000,000.00
SW 4th street to the south and
George Bush Blvd. To the north,
Delray Beach, Florida.
837. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 200.
838. Massachusetts.......... Extensions and additions to the $6,000,000.00
existing North Worcester County
Bike Path System, including the
Hardwick bike path.
839. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to South Park Avenue and Lake
Avenue in the Village of
Blasdell.
840. Illinois............... Reconstruct Irving Park Road $4,030,000.00
bridge of the North Branch of
the Chicago River, Chicago.
841. Washington............. Tacoma Lincoln Avenue - Elevate $1,000,000.00
Lincoln Ave. by constructing a
viaduct over existing railroad
lines.
842. Ohio................... Road paving, pedestrian traffic $833,000.00
and safety improvements
throughout the Village of
Bentleyville.
843. Michigan............... Reconstruct Bissonette Road from $623,500.00
Lorenz Road to M65 with 12'
lanes and 2'paved shoulders and
gravel shoulders, Iosco County.
844. Illinois............... Improve roads and bridges, $1,000,000.00
Village of River Forest.
845. Virginia............... Rocky Knob Appalachian Heritage $1,500,000.00
Center - feasibility study,
design, site acquisition for
trail system and visitors
center on Blue Ridge Parkway.
846. Connecticut............ Improve Plainfield Cemetery Road $300,000.00
and Drainage.
847. Ohio................... Rehabilitation/replacement of $360,000.00
rail grade separations along
the West Central Ohio Port
Authority route in Champaign
and Clark Counties.
848. Ohio................... St.Route 8 Interchange and Ramp $4,000,000.00
Construction in Summit Co.
849. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Indianola (U.S. $2,300,000.00
Hwy 82 and 49), Ruleville (U.S.
Hwy 82 and 6), Moorehead (U.S.
Hwy 82 and 3), Doddsville (U.S.
Hwy 49), Sunflower (U.S. Hwy
49) and Drew (U.S. Hwy 49),
Sunflower County.
850. California............. Renovation and repair of $100,000.00
Rosemead Blvd-Hwy19 such as new
sidewalks, traffic loops,
pavement, street lights.
851. Illinois............... Connects about a two-mile two $1,000,000.00
lane segment through
Collinsville with IDOT's
current project of widening IL-
159.
852. New York............... Improvements to the Far Rockaway $2,400,000.00
Business District, Queens.
853. New Jersey............. Construct new ramps between I- $5,000,000.00
295 and Route 42.
854. South Carolina......... Simmons Ford/Fork School Road $235,000.00
Bridge in Anderson County.
855. Arkansas............... Improvement of Higdon Ferry $4,000,000.00
Road, Hot Springs.
856. California............. Eucalyptus/ Peyton Drive $7,036,110.00
intersection improvements in
the city of Chino Hills.
857. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Mayersville $200,000.00
(U.S. Hwy 14 and 1), Issaquena
County.
858. New York............... Rehabilitation of Guy Lombardo $1,700,000.00
Avenue in Freeport, New York.
859. Indiana................ Extend and improve the Cardinal $2,000,000.00
Greenway in the City of
Richmond, Indiana.
860. Virginia............... Reconstruction of Robertson $5,970,000.00
Bridge in Danville.
861. Connecticut............ Conduct multimodal study of $1,000,000.00
Route 8 corridor.
862. Ohio................... Construct an access road into $800,000.00
the industrial park near SR 209
and CR 345 in Guernsey County.
863. California............. Widen South Main Street/Soda Bay $4,000,000.00
Road between CR 400A /miler
marker 0.0-mile marker 0.7 and
CR502/mile marker 0.0 and mile
marker 0.9.
864. Ohio................... Construct grade separation at $3,750,000.00
Stearns Road, Cuyahoga County.
865. Illinois............... Construct DuPage River Bike and $100,000.00
Pedestrian Trail linking Grand
Illinois, Midewin, and I&M
Canal Trails.
866. Texas.................. Construct parallel bridge for SH $2,000,000.00
35 over Copano Bay.
867. Pennsylvania........... For the City of Philadelphia to $10,000,000.00
begin construction of a low-
impact, 2-lane roadway serving
the North Delaware Riverfront
corridor.
868. Arkansas............... Improvement of Ryburn road, $500,000.00
Parker Loop, Hill Harper Road,
Rogers Road, and Shady Grove
Road, Cleveland County.
869. Alaska................. Keystone Drive Road Improvements $1,000,000.00
870. New York............... Improve Long and Short Beach $2,100,000.00
Road, Southampton.
871. California............. Widen Avenue P to six lanes to $4,000,000.00
alleviate traffic congestion in
Palm Dale, CA.
872. Colorado............... East 104th and US85 $2,000,000.00
Intersection: Study, design and
construction of needed
improvements to intersection.
873. Alaska................. Construct access road connection $3,000,000.00
from Seward Highway to rail and
airport facilities in Seward.
874. Texas.................. Widen FM 380 West from 2 to 4 $5,000,000.00
lanes from the Denton, Texas
city limits to western Denton
County line.
875. Ohio................... Construct Safety and $100,000.00
Accessibility Improvement
project on U.S. Route 40,
Bridgeport.
876. Michigan............... repave of Frenchline Road from $500,000.00
state highway M-53 to Juhl Road.
877. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, Borough of
Duryea in Luzerne County.
878. Alabama................ Create a US-431 bypass around $1,000,000.00
Eufaula, AL.
879. North Carolina......... New route from US 17 in $1,000,000.00
Brunswick County to
Independence Boulevard in
Wilmington, including new
bridge over Cape Fear River.
880. Washington............. Congestion relief on I-405 with $1,000,000.00
added lanes from SR520-SR522
including 2 lanes each way from
NE 85th-NE 124th.
881. Illinois............... Resurface Internationale Parkway $100,000.00
between Lemont Road and Joliet
Road in Woodridge, IL.
882. Texas.................. Pedestrian walkway improvements $16,000,000.00
for the Main Street Corridor
Revitalization Project, Houston.
883. Wisconsin.............. onstruct State Highway 110 $5,000,000.00
(County Highway G to
Winchester), Winnebago County,
WI.
884. Minnesota.............. Construct 4th Street overpass $199,794.00
grade separation crossing a
BNSF Rail Road, City of Carlton.
885. American Samoa......... Village road improvements for $1,400,000.00
Tau, Ofu, and Olosega-Sili
counties in Manua District.
886. New York............... Remediate road runoff in $1,000,000.00
vicinity of Peconic Estuary
watershed.
887. Texas.................. I35 Replacement Bridge, Dallas.. $10,400,000.00
888. Ohio................... Red Bank Road Widening I-71 to $4,100,000.00
Fair Lane in Hamilton County.
889. Georgia................ Upgrade sidewalks and lighting, $500,000.00
Wrightsville.
890. Louisiana.............. Construct Kansas-Garrett $5,000,000.00
Connector and I-20 Interchange
Improvements, Ouachita Parish.
891. Connecticut............ Construct Enfield Maple Street $1,910,000.00
Bridge Replacement.
892. Texas.................. Anzalduas Bridge Connection from $500,000.00
the proposed bridge GSA
facilities, north 2.4 miles to
connect to Bryan Road, Mission.
893. Ohio................... Paving, access and service road $180,000.00
construction at Gate Lodge site
in the City of Akron.
894. Oregon................. I-5/Beltline Interchange........ $15,000,000.00
895. Texas.................. Construction of the Northeast $4,500,000.00
Parkway from Loop 375 to the
Texas-New Mexico state line on
FM3255, El Paso.
896. Illinois............... Improve streets, Merrionette $500,000.00
Park.
897. Illinois............... For widening from two to four $750,000.00
lanes, the Brookmont Boulevard
Viaduct in the city of Kankakee.
898. Georgia................ Create a greenway trail along $2,000,000.00
the Oconee River connecting
parks, preserving historic
sites, and promoting economic
development.
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899. Nevada................. Widening of I-15 from US-95 to $6,000,000.00
Speedway Blvd.
900. Pennsylvania........... Conducting environmental review $4,000,000.00
and acquire right of way for
preferred alternative to
improve Rt. 41.
901. Georgia................ Construct Peter St. and Olympic $2,000,000.00
Drive access perimeter around
city of Athens.
902. New York............... Rehab Fishkill Road, culvert $1,200,000.00
replacement at Foundry Brook in
Putnam County-NY.
903. Virginia............... Construct Route 29 Bypass in $2,000,000.00
Amherst and Lynchburg.
904. Minnesota.............. Construction of Mesabi Station, $1,300,000.00
City of Virginia.
905. Pennsylvania........... Construction of the Jeannette $1,000,000.00
Truck Route to upgrade access
from SR 30 to the City of
Jeannette and the Jeannette
Industrial Park.
906. Kentucky............... Replace bridge over Stoner Creek $800,000.00
(C-37), 2 miles east of
Junction US 27.
907. Texas.................. Construct Arkansas Avenue $4,500,000.00
railroad grade separation
project, Laredo.
908. Minnesota.............. CSAH 61 improvements, City of $490,000.00
Coleraine, Itasca County.
909. New Jersey............. Rte. 52 Causeway Replacement & $9,000,000.00
Somers Point Circle
Elimination. Replace 4 bridges
with fixed span elevated
structure, replace circle with
intersection.
910. North Carolina......... Study feasibility of widening $2,000,000.00
NC226, initiate preliminary
planning and design and make
operational upgrades to improve
safety.
911. District of Columbia... 11th St. BridgesRehabilitation $32,000,000.00
of structures as well as new
ramps to provide for traffic at
Navy Yard, Southeast Federal
Ctr., and Gateway Government
Ctr.
912. Delaware............... Replacement of Indian River $5,000,000.00
Inlet Bridge along SR-1.
913. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $57,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Niota, TN.
914. Virginia............... Wolf Creek Trail - development $75,000.00
of trail along Wolf Creek,
Washington County.
915. Virginia............... Improve Rt. 221 in Forest, VA... $1,000,000.00
916. Tennessee.............. Widen SR-66 in Sevier County, $2,000,000.00
north of Sevierville to a six-
lane facility.
917. Illinois............... Patch, drain, resurface, $1,000,000.00
reshoulder, and reconstruct
county highways 8 and 29 at
their I-55 interchanges.
918. Mississippi............ State Route 44 rerouting, $3,500,000.00
Columbia.
919. New York............... Pedestrian walkway and bikeway $3,200,000.00
improvements along the NYC
Greenway System in Coney Island.
920. Massachusetts.......... Construct Blackstone River $3,500,000.00
Bikeway between Providence, RI
and Worcester, MA.
921. Washington............. SR 2/ Main Street/Old Owen Road $540,000.00
Intersection, Monroe.
922. Iowa................... Construct SW connector from the $2,000,000.00
interchange of relocated IA 5
to IA 28 in West Des Moines.
923. Florida................ Construction of US 1 Interchange $6,300,000.00
at CR 210 in St. Johns County,
Florida.
924. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruction of the North $8,000,000.00
Washington Street Bridge,
Boston.
925. Oregon................. South Bank Trail, Eugene........ $1,920,000.00
926. Minnesota.............. Construct roadway improvements $600,000.00
to CSAH 76, Little Falls.
927. Illinois............... Widen IL Route 47 thru Huntley, $3,900,000.00
IL.
928. Rhode Island........... Replace Sakonnet Bridge......... $9,500,000.00
929. New Jersey............. Study and preliminary $1,000,000.00
engineering designs for a
boulevard on State Route 440
and .S. Highway Route 1 & 9,
Jersey City.
930. Ohio................... Highway safety construction/ $300,000.00
improvements in Geauga Co on
Merrit Rd.
931. Louisiana.............. Develop master transportation $300,000.00
plan for the New Orleans
Regional Medical Center.
932. Pennsylvania........... Erie Corridor Upgrades: Peach $1,000,000.00
St. - I-90 to Waterford; Rte.
89 - Rte. 6 to Rte. 8; Rte. 6N -
I-79 to Angling Rd.; Rte. 6 -
Rte. 89N to Corry; Rte. 6 at:
Ranges Corner Hill, E. of Union
City, Routes. 89, 8 and 19.
933. Tennessee.............. Create a multi-faceted greenway $8,000,000.00
in downtown Columbia on the
Duck River.
934. Michigan............... M-6 Paul Henry Freeway trail $2,660,000.00
design and construction.
935. Mississippi............ Pearl-Richland Intermodal $1,000,000.00
Connector:Intermodal connector
linking I-20 to US Hwy 49 and
servicing Kansas City Southern
Railroad Intermodal facility.
936. Washington............. Bremerton Pedestrian/Bremerton $20,000,000.00
Transportation Center Access
Improvement project.
937. California............. Construct Silicon Valley $6,000,000.00
Transportation Incident
Management Center, San Jose.
938. New York............... Rehab Rt 9 in City of Peekskill. $1,775,000.00
939. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Niagara Street in Buffalo.
940. Alabama................ Construct interchange on I-59 at $3,000,000.00
49th Street (city of Fort
Payne).
941. West Virginia.......... Constructing four lane $44,250,000.00
improvements on US Route 35 in
Mason County, West Virginia.
942. Pennsylvania........... Replacement of the Blair Creek $1,600,000.00
Bridge (SR 1010) over the
Little Lehigh Creek, just west
of the Maple Grove Bridge, in
Longswamp Township, Berks
County.
943. California............. Improve I-8 offramp at Octotillo $1,000,000.00
to the Imperial Valley College
Desert Museum/Regional Traveler
Visitor Center, Imperial County.
944. California............. Widen State Route 99 between $3,800,000.00
Tulare and Kingsburg,
California.
945. California............. Add carpool lane and truck lane $1,500,000.00
on Interstate 5 in Santa
Clarita Valley, CA.
946. Minnesota.............. Construct full diamond $2,100,000.00
interchange for TH 53 at 6th
Ave, City of Virginia.
947. Florida................ Improvements to Interstate 75 $34,000,000.00
between Daniels Parkway in Lee
County, FL, and Golden Gate
Parkway in Collier County.
948. Virgin Islands......... Reconstruct Scott Free Road, St. $7,000,000.00
Thomas.
949. Connecticut............ Construct Groton Bicycle and $380,000.00
Pedestrian Trails and
Facilities.
950. Pennsylvania........... Logan Sq. transportation $1,250,000.00
enhancements involving
pedestrian, safety, and
landscaping improvements to
area bisected by Benjamin
Franklin Parkway and Logan
Circle.
951. New Hampshire.......... Reconstruction and upgrade of $464,000.00
the intersection of NH 130 and
Broad Street in Hollis, NH.
952. Alabama................ Additional lanes on US-84 from $1,000,000.00
Andalusia to Enterprise.
953. New York............... Implement Improvements for $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in New York
County.
954. Ohio................... Road Construction parallel to $300,000.00
railway crossing to eliminate
use of unsafe grade crossing.
955. Minnesota.............. Construction of primary and $4,000,000.00
secondary access roadways to
the Duluth Air National Guard
Base, City of Duluth.
956. New Jersey............. Project will separate the $500,000.00
intersection of 13th Street and
the Lehigh Rail Line through
bridge or tunnel in Borough of
Manville, NJ.
957. Ohio................... Expand Cuyahoga Tow Path, $3,250,000.00
Brooklyn Heights and Newburg
Heights.
958. Florida................ Improvements to State Road 710, $3,000,000.00
Congress Avenue to Dixie
Highway, Palm Beach County.
959. Nebraska............... Construct an Interchange at $1,000,000.00
Pflug Road and I-80, Sarpy
County.
960. Georgia................ I - 75 widening from 4-8 lanes, $1,000,000.00
Tift/Lowndes/Turner Co.
961. California............. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic $5,000,000.00
Trail -- connect missing
segments of a bike and
pedestrian trail around the
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary.
962. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian walkways $4,210,000.00
and streetscaping projects,
Western Springs.
963. Illinois............... Undertake streetscaping project $5,000,000.00
on Harlem Avenue initiating
from 71st Street to I-80, Cook
County.
964. Pennsylvania........... SR 3003 Bridge, replace bridge $2,000,000.00
with possible roadway
realignment in Mehoopany,
Wyoming County.
965. Arkansas............... Construction of I-49, Arkansas $10,000,000.00
portion of Bella Vista Bypass
to Pineville, Missouri on
current Hwy 71.
966. Ohio................... Improvements to Lauby Rd., an $1,500,000.00
exit off Interstate 77 in the
City of Green.
967. Georgia................ SE DeKalb Arterial Analysis..... $1,000,000.00
968. Oregon................. Study landslides on U.S. Hwy. 20 $1,000,000.00
between Cascadia and Santiam
Pass to develop long-term
repair strategy.
969. Illinois............... Construct connector road from $1,000,000.00
McCormick Blvd. to I-94,
Lincolnwood.
970. New Jersey............. Pedestrian facilities and street $400,000.00
lighting on Route 551 from
Route 130 to Chestnut Street,
Brooklawn.
971. New Hampshire.......... Relocation of the intersection $500,000.00
of Maple Avenue and Charleston
Road (Route 12 and 11) in
Claremont, NH.
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972. Illinois............... Conduct study of Oak Park $1,000,000.00
Environmental Cap.
973. New York............... Construct and improve access $1,500,000.00
roads to Northland Commerce
Park in Buffalo.
974. Florida................ I-75 Interchange Improvements in $9,000,000.00
Pembroke Pines, Broward County,
Florida.
975. Texas.................. Hike and bike trail will tie $1,000,000.00
into the Gellhorn Dr. project
providing an improved multi-
modal transportation facility.
976. Tennessee.............. Widen SR-75 to five lanes in $2,500,000.00
Washington and Sullivan
Counties.
977. Arkansas............... Repair Clear Creek Bridge and $280,000.00
approaches, Lafayette County.
978. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct US Highway 41 in $2,000,000.00
Oconto County, WI.
979. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $96,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in
Sweetwater, TN.
980. Oklahoma............... Construction of Norman Grade $2,000,000.00
Separation.
981. Washington............. U.S.-12, Burbank to Walla Walla: $3,000,000.00
Construct U.S. Highway 12 from
Wallula to Walla Walla,
Washington.
982. Illinois............... Improve roads, Village of $1,328,000.00
Bellwood.
983. Ohio................... Bridge replacement over the $1,300,000.00
Tuscarawas River in Bethlehem
Township.
984. New York............... Improve North Fork Trail, $200,000.00
Southold.
985. Arizona................ Construct railroad grade $7,000,000.00
separations (on 6th St. and
22nd St). and reconstruct
Speedway Blvd. Underpass,
Tucson.
986. California............. Atlantic Blvd Bridge widening, $1,000,000.00
Vernon.
987. Indiana................ Upgrade of US 31 from I-465 to $1,000,000.00
SR 38 in Hamilton County, a
distance of 12.5 miles.
988. Connecticut............ Construct Valley Service Road $1,000,000.00
Project, North Haven.
989. Pennsylvania........... SR 3005 Bridge, replace the $1,000,000.00
existing one span steel truss
bridge with concrete box beam
bridge. In Sterling Township,
Wayne County.
990. Puerto Rico............ To provide for the extension of $5,000,000.00
PR-53 between Yabucoa and
underserved Maunabo. Project
will enhance safety and
efficiency while protecting the
environment.
991. South Carolina......... Murphy Road West Bridge in $150,000.00
Anderson County.
992. California............. Improve farm to market roads in $6,000,000.00
Tulare County.
993. Illinois............... Phase II engineering study for $2,000,000.00
high level bridge linking Caton
Farm Road with Bruce Road.
994. Maine.................. Safety Enhancements on Routes $400,000.00
11, 6, and 16 for Piscataquis
County Industrial Development.
995. Mississippi............ Old Augusta Road project, Perry $3,500,000.00
County.
996. Missouri............... Lane widening and shoulder $4,000,000.00
construction as part of larger
92-10 corridor development.
997. Georgia................ Construct a new Interchange at I- $7,757,976.00
75 and CR 65 and perform
renovations on CR 65.
998. Texas.................. US 59 just south of Nacogdoches, $3,000,000.00
from Loop 224 south to Spradley
Street.
999. New York............... Reconstruct Page Green Road $2,900,000.00
(Starr Road to Congdon Lane).
1000. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruct and enhance $5,000,000.00
Massachusetts Avenue, Boston.
1001. Oregon................. Construct turn lane on Hwy. 101, $200,000.00
Gold Beach.
1002. Florida................ Timucuan Bike Trail in Duval $1,500,000.00
County.
1003. Texas.................. Extension of SH190, the $5,000,000.00
President George Bush Tollway,
in Rowlett to IH-30 in Garland.
1004. Colorado............... Bromley Lane and US 85 $2,000,000.00
interchange feasibility study
and construction of needed
improvements.
1005. Texas.................. SH 158 from US87, N of Sterling $1,500,000.00
City to 9.5 miles west.
1006. Alabama................ Continuous river edge walkway $1,000,000.00
creating a system of parks and
open spaces in historic
downtown Montgomery.
1007. Wyoming................ U.S. 85 Passing Lanes:Add $2,000,000.00
passing lanes on the hills from
Lusk to Mule Creek Junction.
1008. Texas.................. Ennis, US 287 Bypass from US 287 $7,000,000.00
South to IH-45, take from two
lanes to four.
1009. Mississippi............ Airport Parkway Connector:Multi- $2,000,000.00
lane limited access highway
linking downtown Jackson to
Jackson International Airport -
western segment of project
connecting I-55 to MS Hwy 468.
1010. Tennessee.............. Widen State Route 101 in $8,000,000.00
Cumberland County from two lane
highway to five lanes between
State Routes 282 (Dunbar Road)
and 392, Crossville.
1011. Illinois............... Feasibility study to examine $100,000.00
transportation access
improvements related to South
Suburban Airport, Will County.
1012. Florida................ Expansion of SR 35 in Marion $3,000,000.00
County. The Project extends
from SR 40 south to SR 464.
1013. New Jersey............. Expand Interchange at Exit 16 on $10,000,000.00
Interstate 280, Harrison.
1014. Iowa................... Reconstruct U.S. 30 ``Liberty $10,000,000.00
Square Redevelopment'' in City
of Clinton.
1015. Pennsylvania........... Enhance and further build out $4,100,000.00
existing ITIP ITS system, the
Philadelphia region.
1016. California............. Conduct Study and Construct $1,000,000.00
Vasco Road Safety Improvements
Project, Contra Costa County,
CA.
1017. Illinois............... Improve Cottage Grove/South $700,000.00
Chicago Avenue/71st Street
intersection, Chicago.
1018. Florida................ Improvements to Interstate 75 $14,000,000.00
between Daniels Parkway in Lee
County, FL, and Golden Gate
Parkway in Collier County, FL.
1019. Pennsylvania........... Freeport Bridge Rehabilitation $1,500,000.00
for structural improvements,
Armstrong County.
1020. Indiana................ Improve Rt. 100 South, Porter $1,000,000.00
County.
1021. Illinois............... Study, design, and construct a $1,000,000.00
designated truck route through
the City of Monticello.
1022. Florida................ Upgrade US 301 to 4 lanes $3,000,000.00
between CR475 & Jarrell Ave in
Sumter County.
1023. Illinois............... Construct certain segments of $100,000.00
Southern DuPage County Regional
Trail.
1024. Texas.................. Reconstruct the I-30 Bridge over $1,000,000.00
the Trinity River in Dallas,
Texas.
1025. Ohio................... New highway connector linking $14,000,000.00
U.S. Route 36 and I-71 in
Delaware County.
1026. New York............... Conduct corridor study on NYS 5 $80,000.00
in the village of Herkimer.
1027. Texas.................. Reconstruct and elevate FM3005, $500,000.00
Harborside Dr., and Stewart
Rd., Galveston.
1028. Florida................ Construction of a new bridge at $1,000,000.00
Indian Street, Martin County.
1029. Ohio................... Construct pedestrian bridge over $2,000,000.00
I77; tunnel underneath
railroad; bridge over
Tuscarawas River along Ohio and
Erie Canal in Tuscarawas County.
1030. Maine.................. Kennebec River Rail Trail....... $400,000.00
1031. Colorado............... Widen and upgrade US 36 from $5,000,000.00
City of Boulder to I-25.
1032. Illinois............... Engineering studies and $1,500,000.00
construction of Romeoville and/
or Plainfield interchange(s)
approved by FHWA.
1033. Texas.................. US 380 from Throckmorton/Young $1,000,000.00
County line, 7.409 miles west.
1034. Illinois............... Construction and engineering US $1,000,000.00
Rte 30 to four lanes between
Fulton and Rockfalls, IL.
1035. California............. I-5 CIP adds general purpose $5,650,000.00
lanes, HOV lanes & corridor
arterial improvements from SR
91 to I-710.
1036. Florida................ I-95 Interchange at Becker Road $2,000,000.00
in St. Lucie County, Florida.
1037. New York............... Implement Diamond Grinding $700,000.00
Measures to Reduce Noise on I-
95, I-278, Mosholu Parkway, I-
495, Grand Central Parkway, and
Richmond Parkway.
1038. Missouri............... Construct new Missouri Route 19 $1,000,000.00
Bridge at Hermann, Missouri.
1039. Oregon................. Reroute U.S. 97 at Redmond, OR $5,000,000.00
and improve the intersection of
U.S. 97 and Oregon 126.
1040. Texas.................. Improvements to North I Road, $1,900,000.00
north of FM 3461 to SH 495,
Hidalgo County.
1041. Tennessee.............. Proposed State Route 385 from US $3,150,000.00
-72 to I-40 in Shelby and
Fayette Counties. It is part of
an outer loop, around the city
of Memphis.
1042. Florida................ Replacement of a two lane bridge $5,000,000.00
with a four lane bridge
including bicycle and
pedestrian lanes in Bay County.
1043. Pennsylvania........... Intersection improvements at PA $500,000.00
Route 209 and Water Company
Road, construction of a bridge
and access enhancements to
Nature and Arts Center, Upper
Paxton Township.
1044. Ohio................... Upgrade Riversouth street $8,000,000.00
networks between Route 40 and I-
70/71 in Columbus, Ohio.
1045. Maryland............... Design and right of way of an $10,000,000.00
interchange connecting MD 5, MD
373, and Brandywine Road, and
the widening of MD 5 between
Moore's Road and US 301,
Charles County.
1046. Virginia............... Town of St. Paul - restoration $300,000.00
of historic Hillman House to
serve as trail system
information center on and
construction of stations.
1047. Arkansas............... Overlay Lester Road, County Road $500,000.00
25, Ouachita County.
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1048. Indiana................ Extend Interstate 69 from $10,000,000.00
Indianapolis to Evansville.
1049. Louisiana.............. Construct bridge across Ouachita $1,500,000.00
River from Monroe, LA to West
Monroe, LA.
1050. Florida................ Depot Avenue Road Enhancements, $6,000,000.00
Gainesville.
1051. New York............... The Town of North Hempstead's $1,000,000.00
improvements along Prospect
Avenue corridor in the hamlet
of New Cassel.
1052. California............. Reconstruct the interchange of I- $10,000,000.00
5 and Richards Boulevard and
other improvements.
1053. New York............... Rt 17 M Corridor access $500,000.00
management and safety
improvements in Orange County -
NY.
1054. Oregon................. Construct highway and pedestrian $9,000,000.00
access to Macadam and construct
street improvements as part of
South Waterfront development.
1055. Mississippi............ Widening of MS Hwy 15: $1,250,000.00
Reconstruction, relocation, and
widening segment of MS Hwy 15
from Louisville to Philadelphia.
1056. Illinois............... Next phase of the US Route 51 $1,800,000.00
four-lane expressway extension
from Moweaqua to Pana.
1057. California............. Reconstruct 7 miles of Whittier $1,100,000.00
Blvd. from Valley Home to
Rivera Road (State Route 72),
Whittier.
1058. Louisiana.............. New Iberia rail grade separation $250,000.00
1059. Mississippi............ Feasibility Study for MS Hwy $500,000.00
27:Feasibility study for
widening MS Hwy 27 south from
Monticello to Louisiana line.
1060. Georgia................ 7.3 mile recreation and multi- $5,200,000.00
use trail in Hall County,
Georgia.
1061. District of Columbia... South Capitol Street/Fredrick $20,000,000.00
Douglass BridgeRehabilitation
of structures and environmental
studies.
1062. South Carolina......... Construction of SC 9 in $9,000,000.00
Spartanburg County.
1063. Florida................ Upgrade of I-75 between SR52 and $1,000,000.00
SR 50 in Pasco & Hernando
County.
1064. North Carolina......... Widening of US 29 Business $10,000,000.00
(Freeway Drive) from South
Scales Street to NC 14,
Rockingham County.
1065. California............. Realign Route 4 within the City $2,000,000.00
of Oakley to construct a
northerly bypass west of
Vintage Parkway to Main Street
at the intersection of Second
Street.
1066. Ohio................... Upgrade U.S. Route 30 between $10,090,000.00
State Route 235 and Upper
Sandusky in Hancock and Wyandot
Counties.
1067. Michigan............... Highland, Pave Clyde Rd. from $125,000.00
Strathcona to Hickory Ridge.
1068. New York............... Improvements to Lexington Ave. $500,000.00
in Village of Mt. Kisco in
Westchester County.
1069. New Mexico............. Complete design, environmental $1,500,000.00
and cultural resource studies
and initial construction of NM4
around, or improvements
through, Walatowa.
1070. California............. Widen California Hwy 101 and $9,000,000.00
reconstruct off ramps between
Steele Lane and the town of
Windsor.
1071. Virginia............... North Fork of Pound Lake Trail $750,000.00
and Visitors Center -
construction of trails network
and visitors center on Forest
Service land.
1072. Maryland............... Rt. 29 lane widening from Rt. 32 $11,000,000.00
intersection to Johns Hopkins
Rd. to reduce congestion and
increase safety, Howard County.
1073. Alaska................. Construct linking road from $3,000,000.00
airport to port in Akutan.
1074. Pennsylvania........... California University of $2,000,000.00
Pennsylvania Urban Maglev
Demonstration Project.
1075. Virginia............... Engineering and Right-of-Way for $2,000,000.00
Interstate-73 in Henry County.
1076. Indiana................ Widening of 1.2 miles of 4 lane $1,000,000.00
street, with sidewalks in
Carmel, IN.
1077. Arkansas............... Improve Johnny Tate Bridge, $280,000.00
Scott County.
1078. Minnesota.............. Phase III of Devil Track Road $1,200,000.00
Project, Cook County.
1079. New York............... Pedestrian access improvements $2,000,000.00
to Main Street in the central
business district of Hempstead.
1080. Minnesota.............. Construct Paul Bunyan Trail $1,400,000.00
Walker to Bemidji Segment.
1081. California............. Construct exit from SR 78 to San $500,000.00
Diego State University-Brawley
Campus, Brawley.
1082. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Fayette (U.S. $600,000.00
Hwy 61 and 33), Jefferson
County.
1083. Michigan............... grade separation over the $1,000,000.00
Canadian National Railroad at
Wilder Road.
1084. Alaska................. Citywide pavement rehabilitation $1,000,000.00
in City of North Pole.
1085. Pennsylvania........... Construction of 15 mile segment $5,000,000.00
of Mon-Fayette Expressway from
Rt 119, Fayette County to Rt
88, Washington County.
1086. North Dakota........... Replacement of Bismarck Mandan $24,000,000.00
Memorial Bridge. This bridge
spans the Missouri River and
connects two of North Dakota's
largest cities.
1087. Oklahoma............... Construct and widen six lanes on $12,000,000.00
Interstate 44 from the Arkansas
River extending east
approximately 3.7 miles to Yale
Avenue in Tulsa.
1088. Michigan............... Croix Street reconstruction - $1,125,000.00
remove and install new surface,
curb, gutter, sidewalk from US
41 to Mass Street, Negaunee.
1089. Virginia............... Construct I-73 in Roanoke County $2,000,000.00
1090. Texas.................. Complete upgrade of US 290 East $6,000,000.00
of Williamson Creek to West of
RM 1826.
1091. New York............... Deer Avoidance System........... $250,000.00
1092. Mississippi............ Longleaf Trace Rail- $250,000.00
Trail:Expansion and improvement
of Longleaf Trace rails-to-
trail, running from Prentiss to
Hattiesburg.
1093. Pennsylvania........... Rt-422-Complete preliminary $3,000,000.00
engineering and four lane
expansion from Ebensburg to
Kitanning.
1094. Georgia................ 1-mile pedestrian pathway along $2,000,000.00
Spring Road, Cobb County.
1095. Georgia................ US 27 reconstruction and $1,000,000.00
rehabilitation, Colquitt to
CR279/Damascus-Hilton Road.
1096. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Kilmichael, $400,000.00
Montgomery County.
1097. New York............... Rehabilitation of road and $700,000.00
drainage systems on Sequams
Lane Center and Sequams Lane
West in the Town of Islip.
1098. New York............... Improvements to Old Glanham Rd $125,000.00
in Town of Fishkill.
1099. California............. Alhambra Valley Boulevard $2,000,000.00
Enhancement Project, the City
of Alhambra.
1100. California............. Widening of Mount Vernon Avenue $1,250,000.00
bridge to four lanes, Colton.
1101. Ohio................... Continue enhancement of $3,480,000.00
successful riverfront project
to provide valuable pedestrian
and bikeway linkages,
connecting surrounding
neighborhoods and downtown.
1102. Massachusetts.......... Geometric improvements, safety $1,500,000.00
enhancements, and signal
upgrades at Rt. 28 & Rt. 106,
intersection West Bridgewater.
1103. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $158,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Knoxville,
TN.
1104. Indiana................ New road construction of Oak $1,000,000.00
Road Extension in Plymouth,
Indiana.
1105. California............. Implement intelligent management $3,000,000.00
& logistics measures to improve
freight movement, Gateway
Cities.
1106. Indiana................ Modernize traffic signals $600,000.00
throughout the city, reduce
congestion, enhance economy,
ease air pollution in Muncie,
IN.
1107. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads at Coahoma $1,600,000.00
Community College, and roads in
Coahoma and Jonestown, Coahoma
County.
1108. Alabama................ Pedestrian Improvements for the $1,200,000.00
cities of Moody, Leeds,
Homewood, Columbiana,
Northport, Gardendale, Morris,
Centerpoint and Pell City.
1109. Arizona................ Resurface Navajo Mountain Road, $1,000,000.00
Navajo Nation.
1110. Texas.................. Road grade separation at $5,000,000.00
Fairmont Parkway over Southern
Pacific Road.
1111. New York............... Construct smart growth $500,000.00
improvements in the Nepperhan
Valley, Yonkers.
1112. California............. Reconstruct segments of $2,500,000.00
Hollister Avenue between San
Antonio Road and State Route
154, Santa Barbara County.
1113. Indiana................ Interchange of Interstate 64, $600,000.00
Harrison County.
1114. Missouri............... Expand MO Rt. 94 (St. Charles $3,000,000.00
Cnty, MO) to accommodate
increased traffic flow from
completed Page Ave Bridge.
1115. Florida................ Miami River Greenway Roadway $2,000,000.00
Improvements Project.
1116. Michigan............... M-72 Widening in Grand Traverse $2,500,000.00
County.
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1117. Ohio................... Construct bike/pedestrian path, $1,100,000.00
Independence.
1118. Texas.................. I35 East/I-635 Interchange...... $2,500,000.00
1119. Florida................ Park Blvd. (SR 694), Pinellas $5,000,000.00
Park.
1120. Colorado............... Improve US 40 over Berthoud $1,000,000.00
Pass, Clear Creek and Grand
Counties.
1121. Illinois............... Improve streets, Westchester.... $150,000.00
1122. Nevada................. Construct City of Henderson, $21,000,000.00
Nevada Interchanges, I-515.
1123. Arizona................ Construct the Rio Salado Parkway $8,000,000.00
from 7th Street to the planned
loop 202 freeway, Phoenix.
1124. Washington............. 24-hour two-way transit and HOV $10,000,000.00
facility on I-90 between I-5 in
downtown Seattle and I-405 in
Bellevue.
1125. New York............... Restore vehicular traffic to $5,000,000.00
Main Street in downtown Buffalo.
1126. West Virginia.......... Construct Shawnee Parkway....... $1,100,000.00
1127. Pennsylvania........... Upgrades to Business Route 220 $2,100,000.00
(SR 4009) at the entrance of
the Bedford Business Park to
Beldon County Ridge
intersection.
1128. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Michigan Avenue, Buffalo.
1129. Illinois............... Reconstructs and realigns 2.3 $1,875,000.00
miles of Evergreen Avenue
located west of the City of
Effingham, IL.
1130. New York............... Improvements to Brewster Hill $240,000.00
Rd., Starr Ridge Rd.,
Independence Way, Sherwood
Hill, and Shore Dr. in Town of
Southeast.
1131. Puerto Rico............ Project will provide for a $5,000,000.00
central segment of PR-10
between Utuado and Adjuntas.
This will help complete a much
needed north/south artery.
1132. Illinois............... Development of an interchange at $6,000,000.00
Brisbin Rd and Interstate 80.
1133. Arkansas............... Construction of Gilham Lake $1,144,000.00
Access Road, Howard County.
1134. Florida................ Intermodal connector between the $9,000,000.00
Tallahassee Regional Airport
and I-10.
1135. Florida................ New systems interchange ramps at $1,000,000.00
SR 417 and Boggy Creek Road in
Orange County, Florida.
1136. Arkansas............... Development of interchange at $3,000,000.00
state highway 89 and Interstate
40.
1137. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $500,000.00
acquisition and construction of
a connector road between PA 115
and Interstate 81, Luzerne
County.
1138. California............. mitigate current and future $3,000,000.00
congestion and operational
problems occurring daily along
Harbor Boulevard between I-405
southbound onramp and Sunflower
Avenue.
1139. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $57,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Loudon, TN.
1140. Oklahoma............... Enhancements for Highway 19 from $3,000,000.00
Ada to Stratford.
1141. Minnesota.............. Economic Development Corridor $3,000,000.00
planning between Aurora and Ely.
1142. Texas.................. Houston Region Highway $6,000,000.00
Mitigation Demonstration
project to measure impact of
forestation and landscaping
along Houston freeways.
1143. New Jersey............. New Jersey Turnpike/Route 440 $5,000,000.00
Interchange Improvement,
Bayonne.
1144. Iowa................... Construction of roadway south of $1,000,000.00
Cedar Lane to Highways 92 and
southwest to Interstate 29 at
the East Beltway - Council
Bluffs, IA (Pottawattamie
County).
1145. New York............... Improve Traffic Flow on Noel $1,000,000.00
Road between Church and
Crossbay Boulevard Including
Work Necessary to Demolish and
Reconstruct the Firehouse
Facility.
1146. New York............... Conduct ITS study for Intermodal $1,500,000.00
Chassis.
1147. New York............... Improve bicycle and pedestrian $100,000.00
safety on Main Street, Holbrook.
1148. Nevada................. Construct US-95 Interchange with $6,000,000.00
Horse Road, Las Vegas, Nevada.
1149. Texas.................. Waxahachie, build out and $5,000,000.00
improvements to a portion of IH-
35, from US 77 North of
Waxahachie to US 77 South of
Waxahachie.
1150. Ohio................... Wilson Mills Road intersection $940,000.00
construction and enhancement
project in the town of Highland
Heights.
1151. North Carolina......... Relocate US 70 as a four lane $2,000,000.00
divided facility to increase
capacity and safety.
1152. New York............... Rehab of Bedell Road in Town of $481,555.00
Poughkeepsie-NY.
1153. Oregon................. Construct bike/pedestrian path, $440,000.00
Powers.
1154. New York............... Transportation facility for $11,000,000.00
Harlem Hospital Complex.
1155. Georgia................ Upgrade sidewalks, replace $500,000.00
street lights, and landscaping,
Metter.
1156. Indiana................ Construct interchange at I-65 $6,000,000.00
and 109th Avenue, Crown Point.
1157. Michigan............... Realignment of 3200 feet of $500,000.00
County Road 492 from US-41
north to County Road HD.
1158. Illinois............... Relocate US Route 41, Chicago... $6,500,000.00
1159. Georgia................ Replace sidewalks, upgrade $865,200.00
lighting, and install
landscaping, Soperton.
1160. Washington............. SR 2/Kelsey Street Intersection $135,000.00
Improvements, Monroe.
1161. Ohio................... St. Route 8 Service Road $1,303,000.00
Construction in Summit County.
1162. New Jersey............. Hoboken Waterfront Bicycle and $2,000,000.00
Pedestrian Facilities.
1163. Virginia............... Occoquan, VA Mill Street $200,000.00
improvement project.
1164. Ohio................... Reconstruct and widen State $1,000,000.00
Route 82, North Royalton.
1165. New York............... Reconstruct the Niagara Street $600,000.00
culvert/bridge which crosses
over Two Mile Creek, City of
Tonawanda.
1166. Wisconsin.............. Rehabilitate State Highway 51 $4,000,000.00
from County S to State Highway
8.
1167. New Jersey............. Safety and flow improvements for $2,000,000.00
I-287/I-80/Route 202
Interchange.
1168. North Carolina......... Installation of Intelligent $700,000.00
Transp. Systems devices along
US 52 over Norfolk Southern RR,
Winston Salem.
1169. District of Columbia... Metro Branch Trail Construction. $2,000,000.00
1170. Tennessee.............. Expansion of Rutherford County $400,000.00
signage system (visitor's
center and transportation
information hub).
1171. Texas.................. Construct I-69 as an interstate $150,000.00
facility from Texas/Louisiana
to Mexico border.
1172. Oregon................. Sunrise Corridor for planning, $3,000,000.00
engineering, and multimodal
development work in Clackamas
County and the Damascus Area
Concept and Implementation Plan.
1173. Illinois............... Upgrade roads in the vicinity of $1,000,000.00
ABLA Homes, Chicago.
1174. Florida................ To complete improvements to $2,000,000.00
Eller Drive including right-of-
way acquisition and
construction of return loop
connector beginning on I-595
west of U.S. 1 and connecting
U.S. 1 south.
1175. Pennsylvania........... US30 corridor improvements from $3,000,000.00
PA896 to PA897. Connects PA41.
1176. Pennsylvania........... For the development of 9.6 miles $9,288,525.00
of public bicycle and
pedestrian trail along the
Delaware River by the PA
Environmental Council.
1177. Massachusetts.......... Somerville roadway improvements, $2,000,000.00
Somerville.
1178. Texas.................. North Cameron County East-West $500,000.00
Railroad Relocation Project.
1179. California............. Construct truck lane on Baughman $550,000.00
Road from State Route 78/86 to
Forrester Road, Westmoreland.
1180. Connecticut............ Construct UCONN Storrs Campus - $4,500,000.00
Hillside Road Connection.
1181. California............. Upgrade and reconstruct the I-80/ $8,000,000.00
I-680/SR 12 Interchange, Solano
County.
1182. Texas.................. Widen Mile 6 West to four lanes $2,000,000.00
from US 83 to SH 107, Hidalgo
County.
1183. Missouri............... 12th street Viaduct bistate $1,000,000.00
connector, Kansas City.
1184. New York............... Study and Implement Improvements $500,000.00
to Avenue U from Mill Avenue to
East 38th Street and Flatbush
Avenue from Avenue T to Avenue
V.
1185. New York............... Construct Fire Island ferry $2,000,000.00
terminal facility, Patchogue.
1186. New York............... Rehab of Sharon Dr. in Town of $328,000.00
Poughkeepsie-NY.
1187. Florida................ Streetscape improvements on Blue $2,000,000.00
Heron Boulevard from US 1 to SR
A1A, City of Riviera Beach.
1188. California............. Construction of 7 grade $2,150,000.00
separations in cities of Santa
Fe Springs, Pico Rivera, and La
Mirada along BNSF Railway.
1189. Iowa................... Build IA-32 ``Southwest $20,000,000.00
Arterial'' in Dubuque County.
1190. Washington............. U.S.-395, North Spokane $4,380,000.00
Corridor: Construct two-lane
highway from US 2 interchange
to Francis Avenue.
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1191. California............. Reconstruction of Sheldon Road $7,000,000.00
and SR 99 Interchange, Elk
Grove, CA.
1192. Ohio................... I-90/SR 615 bicycle and $5,000,000.00
pedestrian trails expansion in
the City of Mentor.
1193. Minnesota.............. Main Street streetscape $1,700,000.00
reconstruction, 2nd Street from
Ash Ave. to State Hwy 2, and
Grant Utley Ave from 2nd Street
to 6th Street N. across State
Hwy 2, Cass Lake.
1194. Tennessee.............. Connector Road Extending I-75 $12,400,000.00
across to Highway 58.
1195. California............. Transportation enhancements on $2,500,000.00
Slauson Ave and Atlantic Blvd,
Maywood.
1196. Indiana................ Improve Calumet Avenue between $1,200,000.00
Vale Park Road and Bullseye
Lake Road, Valparaiso.
1197. Maine.................. Construct bicycle and pedestrian $1,000,000.00
bridge over Stillwater River,
Orono.
1198. Pennsylvania........... Route 313 turning lanes, truck $1,000,000.00
climbing lanes, Doylestown,
Plumstead, Hilltown Township.
1199. West Virginia.......... Construct I-74/74 Corridor, $12,000,000.00
Mingo Co.
1200. New York............... Construction of median, re- $1,000,000.00
design and improvements to Main
Street in Buffalo.
1201. Michigan............... Widen and reconstruct a 2 lane $3,000,000.00
road into a 4 lane divided road
with landscaped median.
1202. Connecticut............ Undertake improvements $2,000,000.00
associated with Coltsville Area
Redevelopment, Hartford.
1203. Illinois............... Construct parking facility and $150,000.00
pedestrian walkways at 94th and
South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Lawn.
1204. Alabama................ I-65 widening to six lanes in $10,000,000.00
Shelby County from AL 119 to AL
25.
1205. Virginia............... Wheelchair-accessible connector $30,000.00
trail in Charlottesville.
1206. California............. Widen State Route 46 to four $33,461,000.00
lanes between Airport Road and
the Shandon Rest Stop in San
Luis Obispo County.
1207. Colorado............... I-70 and SH58 interchange: $14,000,000.00
Completion of interchange
including reconstruction of
existing ramps, building of
missing ramps and ROW
acquisition.
1208. Texas.................. Tower 55 CMAQ Congestion and $500,000.00
Preliminary Engineering Study.
1209. Texas.................. Hike and Bike lanes on Sunset $600,000.00
Dr., along Clear Creek and
trails along Sunset &
Briarmeadow to two city parks.
1210. Connecticut............ Construct Montville-Preston $2,000,000.00
Mohegan Bridge Expansion.
1211. Illinois............... Conduct study and design of $1,000,000.00
Chicago North Lakefront path
expansion project.
1212. California............. Montclair Ramona Avenue grade $2,000,000.00
separation along Alameda
Corridor East.
1213. Arkansas............... Development of infrastructure to $1,500,000.00
Van Buren's intermodal
facilities.
1214. Ohio................... Lake County MetroParks for $348,000.00
completion of Phase III bicycle
path project.
1215. Oregon................. Widen I-5 between Vancouver,WA, $5,000,000.00
and Portland, OR.
1216. Iowa................... Add two lanes to the existing $8,700,000.00
Highway 63 from Iowa Highway 3
north 18.1 miles to just south
of Highway 18.
1217. California............. widening the Fairview Road $1,900,000.00
bridge over I, widening the
onramp to accommodate three
lanes, and provide one right-
turn lane, one optional through
or right-turn lane and three
through lanes.
1218. New Jersey............. Pedestrian facilities and street $433,000.00
lighting on Haddon Avenue from
Albertson Avenue to Glenwood
Avenue, Haddon Township.
1219. Pennsylvania........... Relocation and upgrade of Beaver $1,500,000.00
Hallow Rd, leading to the
Beaver Medical Center.
1220. California............. Reconstruct 1.5 miles of $1,250,000.00
Paramount Blvd. from Carson
Street to Candlewood St.,
Lakewood.
1221. New York............... Redesign and Reconstruction of $700,000.00
the Putnam Rail trail, the
Bronx.
1222. Oregon................. Construct turn lane on Gateway $90,000.00
Boulevard, Cottage Grove.
1223. New York............... Construction of median, design $1,000,000.00
and improvements to Main
Street, Buffalo.
1224. California............. Diesel Emissions Reduction $3,250,000.00
Program for Gateway Cities
Council of Governments.
1225. Kentucky............... Reconstruct Harrodsburg- $1,000,000.00
Lexington Road from KY 29 north
of Wilmore to 4800's of Brannon
Road.
1226. Michigan............... Resurfacing of Frazho Road, $1,280,000.00
Roseville.
1227. Pennsylvania........... Construct a four lane limited $2,000,000.00
access facility connecting SR
119 north of Mount Pleasant to
the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
1228. New Mexico............. I-40/Coors Interchange: $10,000,000.00
Reconstruction of this major
interchange in Albuquerque.
1229. New York............... Mill Road: NY Rte 261 to North $2,000,000.00
Avenue in the Town of Greece.
1230. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $1,750,000.00
acquisition and construction of
street improvements and safety
enhancements, City of Pittston.
1231. Texas.................. Add 2 lanes from Victoria Co $1,500,000.00
line to 1.9 miles W. of Gin
Road in Pt Lavaca.
1232. Connecticut............ Establish intermodal service at $1,500,000.00
Bridgeport, CT port.
1233. New York............... Construction of pedestrian $100,000.00
walkways, Village of Northport.
1234. Massachusetts.......... Northern Avenue Bridge $3,000,000.00
rehabilitation, Boston.
1235. California............. Grade separation on Lenwood Road $1,500,000.00
in Barstow, CA.
1236. New Jersey............. Pedestrian facilities, street $596,324.00
lighting and streetscaping
improvements in downtown Laurel
Springs.
1237. California............. Realign California State Route $8,000,000.00
299 between the Trinity County
line and mile marker 7.4,
Shasta County.
1238. Nebraska............... Funding for rail grade $4,500,000.00
separation projects located in
the Third Congressional
District of Nebraska as
identified by the Nebraska
State Department of Roads.
1239. New York............... Rehabilitation of Oak Beach Road $515,000.00
in the Town of Babylon.
1240. Texas.................. Construct four-lane urban $4,000,000.00
arterial segment of FM60 from
SH6 to FM158 in Brazos County,
Texas.
1241. New York............... Improvements to Pudding St. at $1,700,000.00
Taconic State Parkway.
1242. Nevada................. Design and Construct Cactus $10,000,000.00
Avenue and I-15 Interchange,
Clark County Nevada.
1243. Pennsylvania........... Restoration of Route 222, $2,500,000.00
including concrete patching and
overlay, in Maxatawny and
Richmond Townships, Berks
County.
1244. Kentucky............... Widen Route 11 from US 460 to $700,000.00
the Mt. Sterling Bypass (KY
686).
1245. Washington............. Lewis and Clark Discovery $146,000.00
Trailhead and Scenic Overlook -
expand size and improve safety.
1246. New York............... Construct highway and ramp $10,000,000.00
improvements at Erie Canal
Harbor in downtown Buffalo.
1247. Indiana................ Star Hill Road project between $4,000,000.00
SR 60 and Starlight.
1248. Texas.................. Construct direct connectors on $4,500,000.00
US 59, 59B, US77.
1249. Maryland............... US1 Corridor enhancements. $1,000,000.00
Partial funding for
comprehensive improvements to
road corridor between Elkridge
and Laurel.
1250. California............. I-238 Widening between I-580 and $1,900,000.00
I-880, Ashland/Cherryland/San
Leandro/San Lorenzo.
1251. Florida................ Springfield Roadway $5,000,000.00
Improvements, Jacksonville.
1252. New Jersey............. East Coast Greenway bicycle and $1,000,000.00
pedestrian path from New
Brunswick to Hudson River.
1253. New York............... Reconstruct Nassau Avenue, $2,400,000.00
improve sidewalks and include
pedestrian amenities in
Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
1254. Missouri............... Improve safety conditions along $2,000,000.00
high traffic area in St.
Francois County.
1255. Washington............. Valley Ave/70th - Widen both $1,000,000.00
70th Avenue and Valley Avenue,
Pierce County.
1256. Florida................ Atlantic Corridor Greenway $1,500,000.00
Roadway Improvements.
1257. Georgia................ Elimination of highway-rail $3,000,000.00
grade crossings in Augusta, GA
by relocating the Norfolk
Southern rail line.
1258. Florida................ For the implementation of $2,000,000.00
Advanced Traffic Management
System, Boca Raton, Florida.
1259. New York............... Route 78 (Transit Road), I-90 to $3,000,000.00
Main Street, Towns of Amherst,
Cheektowaga and Clarence.
1260. Georgia................ Relocate Whitehall Road in Hall $1,042,024.00
County, Georgia.
1261. California............. Construct A 2.8 mile bikeway, $2,500,000.00
working in conjunction with the
city of La Habra, along Lambert
Road from Mills Ave. to Valley
Home Ave.
1262. Pennsylvania........... Finish the installation of sound $5,000,000.00
walls along Route 309 by the
Montgomery County Planning
Commission.
1263. California............. Improve Ben Maddox Bridge $2,000,000.00
crossing State Route 198,
Visalia.
1264. Florida................ Traffic Reconfiguration of SR934 $2,000,000.00
and US Route 1, Miami.
1265. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct interchange at State $2,500,000.00
Highway 21 and I-94.
1266. New York............... Construct pedestrian walkway $1,000,000.00
from 233rd Street to the Bronx
River Greenway and commuter
rail station. Bronx.
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1267. New York............... Conduct studies, if necessary, $5,000,000.00
and construct the High Line
Trail Project, New York City.
1268. New York............... Develop Erie Canal Heritage $2,000,000.00
Project in Port Byron.
1269. New York............... Construct safety improvements $1,050,000.00
for Rt. 12 intersection at
Pamela Drive/River Rd./ Town of
Chenango.
1270. California............. Construct truck lane on Keystone $2,500,000.00
Road from State Route 111 to
Austin Road, Imperial County.
1271. New York............... Congestion reduction, traffic $640,000.00
flow improvement and intermodal
transfer study at Roosevelt
Avenue/74th Street, Queens.
1272. Ohio................... Widening from 2 lanes to 4 lanes $3,000,000.00
between Main St. and SR 43 in
North Canton and Plain Township.
1273. Rhode Island........... Construct 8 lane 1.5 mile $2,000,000.00
segment of I-95 and I-195.
1274. North Carolina......... Monroe Bypass -- Project $2,500,000.00
proposes to construct a
multilane freeway on new
location from the I-485 to the
Monroe bypass.
1275. New York............... Improve Traffic Flow Improvement $3,000,000.00
at Atlantic Yard/ NETS Arena
Development.
1276. Pennsylvania........... SR 1022 Ulster River Bridge, $2,000,000.00
replace 14-span bridge spanning
Susquehanna.
1277. New York............... Funds an intermodal $1,000,000.00
transportation facility on
Clarkson Avenue.
1278. Illinois............... Construct grade separation on $750,000.00
25th Avenue, Melrose Park.
1279. Massachusetts.......... Canalside Rail Trail. $1,900,000.00
Construction of the Canalside
Rail Trail, Deerfield &
Montague.
1280. Oregon................. Planning, design, right-of-way $6,343,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of a bypass around the cities
of Newberg and Dundee, Yamhill
County.
1281. South Carolina......... Berlin G. Meyers Parkway $8,000,000.00
Extension, Summerville.
1282. New York............... Construct improvements in Sight $550,000.00
Distance at Road Grade and
Trail Crossings in Oneida and
Herkimer County.
1283. New Jersey............. Construction of Rowan Boulevard $600,000.00
from US Route 322 to Main
Street, Glassboro.
1284. New Jersey............. The rebuilding of three $1,500,000.00
deteriorated orphan bridges in
Trenton, NJ that cross over the
Northeast Corridor Line. The
East State Street Bridge, the
Chestnut Avenue Bridge, and the
Monmouth Street Bridge.
1285. Texas.................. Develop Intelligent Transport $3,200,000.00
System for the City of San
Antonio.
1286. Louisiana.............. Upgrade highway-rail crossings $200,000.00
at Madison Street, City of
Gretna.
1287. Virginia............... Improve Rt. 42 in Bridgewater... $500,000.00
1288. Arizona................ Upgrade and re-open Main Street, $1,200,000.00
Yuma.
1289. Tennessee.............. Replacing one-lane underpass $500,000.00
with five-lane underpass and
associated roadway realignments
of Knob Creek, Mountainview,
and Claude Simmons Roads.
1290. Michigan............... widen, from 2 to 5 lanes, Romeo $10,000,000.00
Plank Road from M-59 to 23 Mile
Road.
1291. Ohio................... St. Route 44 - Overpass, $4,250,000.00
interchange construction, and
road expansion in the city of
Painesville.
1292. Maryland............... Alt 40 Middletown Bypass........ $1,000,000.00
1293. Alabama................ East Bypass would provide direct $10,000,000.00
access from I-20 to Fort
McClellan, Alabama.
1294. Ohio................... Provide an interchange at Bixby $4,250,000.00
Rd and Route 33, including
construction of necessary
service roads and removal of
signal at Route 33 and Ebright
Road.
1295. Michigan............... Eliminate major roadway that $500,000.00
passes between Cleary and
charter school building and
route a roadway with parking
lots.
1296. Florida................ Construct SR 312 Extension/ $13,000,000.00
Bypass in St. Johns County,
Florida.
1297. California............. Design and implement Intelligent $3,000,000.00
Transportation Systems on Long
Beach Boulevard, Compton
Boulevard, Wilmington Avenue,
Walnut Avenue including
communication interface with
the Los Angeles County ITS
System.
1298. Tennessee.............. Construct shoulder and turn lane $1,500,000.00
on S.R. 35 in Seymour, TN.
1299. Pennsylvania........... Provide trail connects at the $500,000.00
Hot Metal Bridge to reduce the
need for trail users to use
city streets.
1300. Georgia................ Bridge improvements on Cochran $560,000.00
Road at Deep Creek, Fulton Co.
1301. Alabama................ Additional lanes would be added $2,000,000.00
to US-331 from Luverne to
Montgomery.
1302. California............. Phase II of the Alameda Corridor $300,000.00
East Project, constructing
grade separation projects from
E. Los Angeles to Pomona.
1303. New Mexico............. Develop Paseo del Volcan $2,000,000.00
corridor located in Sandoval
County to connect I-40 and I-25.
1304. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $7,000,000.00
acquisition and construction of
Phase II of the South Valley
Parkway from Roberts Street in
Newport Township to Mocanaqua,
Luzerne County.
1305. Maryland............... Dualization of MD 404 in $17,600,000.00
Caroline.
1306. California............. Widen State Route 98, including $3,000,000.00
storm drain improvements, from
Kloke Road to State Route 111,
Calexico.
1307. California............. Provide landscape enhancement of $600,000.00
an existing open culvert on
Atherton Street, Long Beach.
1308. Michigan............... Baldwin St. extension to I-196 $3,000,000.00
and new entrance and exit ramps
on I-196.
1309. North Carolina......... Pavement and bridge $2,000,000.00
rehabilitation on I-85 from the
Granville County line to US 158.
1310. Florida................ West Virginia Corridor Expansion $4,000,000.00
Project between I-95 to US
Highway 1 in St. Lucie County.
1311. Ohio................... Transportation infrastructure $10,000,000.00
improvements in Toledo.
1312. New York............... Pedestrian/Bike Path along $350,000.00
Hudson River in City of Beacon -
NY.
1313. Texas.................. Rehabilitate Yale Street between $1,000,000.00
IH10 to IH610.
1314. North Carolina......... Installation of ITS devices $4,000,000.00
along the Winston-Salem
Northern Beltway (I-40 near
Clemmons to US 52/Future I-74)
in Forsyth County.
1315. Washington............. Cross Base Highway - a new $1,500,000.00
highway from I-5 to SR 7
located between Fort Lewis and
McChord AFB.
1316. Pennsylvania........... Create a direct connection $3,000,000.00
between State Road Route 29 and
State Route 113.
1317. Tennessee.............. Improvements to bridge along SR- $14,000,000.00
21 in Lake County, from Log
Mile 7.0 to Obion County Line.
1318. Missouri............... I-55/Weber Road Improvements, $5,000,000.00
St. Louis City and St. Louis
County.
1319. Colorado............... Construct arterial on W side of $7,500,000.00
Montrose to ease traffic
congestion on SH 550 between
Grand Avenue, N-S of city.
1320. Washington............. SR28 / SR285 George Sellar $5,000,000.00
Bridge Approach Improvements,
Wenatchee/East Wenatchee.
1321. Massachusetts.......... Highspeed catamaran ferry. $2,000,000.00
Increase accessibility to inner-
city public transit and two
federal parks Quincy.
1322. Ohio................... Ashtabula Harbor infrastructure $1,000,000.00
improvements as part of the
Revitalization Project on SR
531 in Ashtabula County.
1323. North Carolina......... Right of way acquisition and $11,000,000.00
construction for segment of the
1-540 Loop from I-40 to NC 55.
1324. New York............... Replace bridge carrying Rt.55 $2,500,000.00
over Fishkill Creek and provide
turn lanes in Town of Beekman-
NY.
1325. Michigan............... Design, right of way acquisition $19,800,000.00
and improvements for the I-196/
Chicago Drive (Baldwin Street)
Interchange modification.
1326. Georgia................ Upgrade sidewalks, parking, $500,000.00
street lighting, and
landscaping, Claxton.
1327. California............. Alameda Corridor East Gateway to $15,500,000.00
America Trade Corridor Project,
Highway-railgrade seperation
along 35-mile corridor from
Alameda Corridor (Hobart
Junction) to Los Angeles/San
Bernardino County line.
1328. New York............... Roadway and Pedestrian $4,200,000.00
Improvements for Times and
Duffy Squares, New York City.
1329. Arizona................ Construct the Querino Bridge in $500,000.00
Apache County, Arizona, on the
Navajo Nation.
1330. California............. FHWA Diesel Emissions Reduction $1,250,000.00
program for the Gateway Cities.
Los Angeles County.
1331. New York............... Construct four lane expressway $2,000,000.00
meeting Interstate standards
from Pennsylvania to Presho.
1332. Florida................ SW 24th Ave.-SW 62nd Blvd., from $3,000,000.00
Archer Rd west to SW 20th
Avenue, Gainesville.
1333. Pennsylvania........... Replace Lycoming Valley Railroad $2,000,000.00
Bridge near Montoursville
Borough.
1334. Texas.................. Extend US90 six main lanes from $5,000,000.00
Hunting Bayou to Wallisville.
1335. Ohio................... SR 91 Road Safety project and $1,950,000.00
overpass construction in the
City of Twinsburg.
1336. Colorado............... Reconstruct US 36/McCaslin $1,000,000.00
interchange.
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1337. Ohio................... Rehabilitation/replacement of $250,000.00
rail grade separations along
the West Central Ohio Port
Authority route in Champaign
and Clark Counties.
1338. South Carolina......... Carolina Bays Parkway (Phase $5,000,000.00
II), Horry County.
1339. Michigan............... Development and construction of $5,000,000.00
new interchange at Marquette
Avenue/US-31.
1340. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 114.
1341. Tennessee.............. Construct interchange on $1,000,000.00
Interstate 40, Wilson County.
1342. Ohio................... Construct new interchange at $3,000,000.00
Gracemont St. and I-77
Interchange in Bethlehem
Township.
1343. New York............... Design and construction of 20th $700,000.00
Avenue from Whitestone
Expressway Service Road to
130th Street in Queens, New
York.
1344. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $500,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance,
restoration], Dawson.
1345. Indiana................ Construct grade separated $1,500,000.00
interchange at Main Street with
Canadian National Railroad in
Mishawaka, Indiana.
1346. California............. Hollister SR25 widening -- 4 $3,660,000.00
lane freeway between San Felipe
Road to the US 101 separation,
Gilroy.
1347. Missouri............... I-29/I-35 reconstruction of $2,000,000.00
Kansas City Downtown/Paseo
Bridge.
1348. California............. Develop bicycle paths and $300,000.00
pedestrian access to Third
Avenue, Chula Vista.
1349. Georgia................ Upgrade Old Petersburg/Old Evans $6,000,000.00
Rd.
1350. Washington............. New County Road, Whidbey Island. $900,000.00
1351. New York............... Highway/Railway crossing $1,600,000.00
improvements in the Town of
Clarkstown and villages of
Haverstraw and West Haverstraw.
1352. California............. Improvements for Folsom $8,000,000.00
Boulevard between Rod Beaudry
Drive and Sunrise Boulevard.
1353. California............. Improvements (including arterial $750,000.00
street rehabilitation) to
enhance traffic and pedestrian
safety in the Van Nuys
community, Los Angeles.
1354. Texas.................. Construct highway - railroad $2,200,000.00
grade separation at Calton Road
in Laredo Texas.
1355. Michigan............... Reconstruct highway under a $1,000,000.00
railroad bridge, Wyoming Ave.
from Eagle Pass to Michigan
Avenue, Wayne County.
1356. Michigan............... Resurfacing of Masonic $1,160,000.00
Boulevard, Fraser.
1357. New York............... Access and Safety improvements $1,500,000.00
to Route 208 in Orange County -
NY.
1358. Pennsylvania........... The project will provide for the $5,000,000.00
reconstruction of US 30 from PA
10 to Business US 30 including
the travel lanes, shoulders and
egress and exist ramps.
1359. Texas.................. Integrate & deploy rural ITS $4,000,000.00
components of the Texas
Hurricane Evacuation
Information System.
1360. New York............... Streetscape improvements to $500,000.00
Sunrise Highway between Guy
Lombardo Avenue and Henry
Street, Freeport.
1361. California............. Interchange expansion at $1,000,000.00
Interstate 10 and Indian Canyon
Drive, City of Palm Springs.
1362. Michigan............... Reconstruction and surfacing of $960,000.00
Valley Road from M-33 west to
Mapes Road, Oscoda County.
1363. Connecticut............ Construct bike/pedestrian path, $1,000,000.00
Shelton.
1364. New York............... Rehabilitation of Frank Street $775,000.00
in the Village of Lindenhurst.
1365. Illinois............... Sullivan Rd. Approaches $1,600,000.00
(Aurora): Construction of
highway approaches to Sullivan
Rd. Bridge.
1366. Virginia............... Widen US 15/29 in Culpeper...... $2,000,000.00
1367. Virginia............... Jamestown 2007 -- to provide $500,000.00
transportation infrastructure
for visitors to Jamestown
Island.
1368. California............. Construct 4-lane connector $1,000,000.00
between I-40 and Arizona Route
95 in Needles.
1369. Oregon................. Construct passing lanes on U.S. $900,000.00
199, Josephine County.
1370. Louisiana.............. Upgrade I-49.................... $1,700,000.00
1371. Minnesota.............. Construct a pedestrian/bicycle/ $1,097,600.00
ATV/snowmobile bridge across
TH169, Onamia.
1372. Colorado............... Wadsworth Blvd. & Bowles Ave. $2,000,000.00
Intersection Improvements:
Ramp, and interchange
improvements, lane improvements
on Wadsworth from Coal Mine
Ave. to W. Cross Dr.
1373. Illinois............... Improve access roads related to $200,000.00
Racehorse Business Park,
Alorton.
1374. Texas.................. For completion of I-35 bypass $7,000,000.00
project - northern 48 miles of
SH 130, from Georgetown, TX to
US 183.
1375. Minnesota.............. Polk, Pennington, Marshall $5,600,000.00
County 10-ton Corridor in
Northwestern Minnesota.
1376. New York............... Construct Route 15/18 $3,000,000.00
Interchange Phases I, II, and
III.
1377. Mississippi............ Star Landing Road - new east- $2,000,000.00
west connector from I-55 in
Desoto County.
1378. Georgia................ Replace sidewalks, meet ADA $800,000.00
guidelines, and install a
crosswalk, McRae.
1379. Georgia................ Construct sidewalks between $500,000.00
Marion Middle School, City
Park, and Community Center,
Buena Vista.
1380. Ohio................... Pedestrian Walkway Safety $289,000.00
Improvements and Road Paving in
Lakeline Village.
1381. Florida................ Reconstruction of Hanford $2,750,000.00
Boulevard, North Miami Beach.
1382. Illinois............... Undertake improvements within $3,200,000.00
West End Business District,
LaGrange.
1383. Arkansas............... Repair Bowen Bridge on Hwy 301, $24,000.00
Pike County.
1384. New Jersey............. Road-widening, new shoulder $6,850,000.00
construction, drainage
improvements and intersection
upgrades in Burlington County.
1385. Florida................ Upgrading of SR 50 in Orange $2,000,000.00
County, Florida.
1386. South Carolina......... Construction of East Washington $1,000,000.00
Connector.
1387. Texas.................. Dyess AFB Access Project........ $8,500,000.00
1388. California............. Upgrade Olympic Blvd between $2,000,000.00
Vermont Ave. and Western Ave.
to improve pedestrian safety
and reduce congestion, Los
Angeles.
1389. Virginia............... New, regional access improvement $2,500,000.00
at I-64 and City Line Road,
Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.
1390. Georgia................ Construct Chase St Elementary to $500,000.00
Botanical Gardens bike/
pedestrian trail.
1391. Illinois............... This project consists of $350,000.00
resurfacing and restriping of
Euclid Avenue between Walnut
Avenue and Douglas Avenue in
Arlington Heights, Illinois. It
also includes curb and gutter
repair as well as pavement base
repair.
1392. Connecticut............ Construct Putnam ADA-compliant $50,000.00
Curb Cut.
1393. Georgia................ Northlake Streetscape in DeKalb. $1,000,000.00
1394. California............. I-880 Federal highway safety $2,500,000.00
improvements, High Street to I-
980, Oakland.
1395. Louisiana.............. Reconstruct I-49/US 190 $500,000.00
interchange, Opelousas.
1396. Michigan............... the Port Huron, MI Highway-Rail $1,000,000.00
Grade Crossing Separation
Project.
1397. Colorado............... Reconstruct US 36/US 287 $2,000,000.00
interchange.
1398. Georgia................ 2.5 mile East Hiram Parkway $5,000,000.00
Project: to complete by-pass
around the City of Hiram.
1399. Washington............. Widening SR527 from 2 lanes to 5 $1,500,000.00
from Bothell to Mill Creek.
1400. New York............... Rehabilitation of North and $875,000.00
South Delaware Avenue in the
Village of Lindenhurst.
1401. Texas.................. Improve SH 199 at intersection $8,000,000.00
of White Settlement Rd., Ft.
Worth.
1402. Missouri............... Upgrade U.S. Highway 36 to four $3,000,000.00
lanes between Macon and
Hannibal, Missouri.
1403. Arkansas............... Improve Colin Ray Blvd, De Queen $500,000.00
1404. Illinois............... Extend Remington Blvd from $500,000.00
Veterans Parkway to Weber Road
in Bolingbrook, IL.
1405. New Hampshire.......... Design and construction of the $140,000.00
project to repaint the bridge
on Main Street in Enfield, NH.
1406. Mississippi............ East Metro Corridor:Four-lane $1,500,000.00
corridor linking I-20 at
Brandon to US Hwy 25 at Flowood
- part of I-20/US Hwy 25/
Jackson International Airport
network.
1407. South Carolina......... Cox Road Bridge in Anderson $405,000.00
County.
1408. Michigan............... repave Sebewaing Road from state $500,000.00
highway M-25 to Caseville Road.
1409. Virginia............... Interchange Improvements along I- $9,500,000.00
264 in Virginia Beach.
1410. Indiana................ Construction of Parkway around $914,000.00
the west side of Shelbyville
from SR9 on the South to SR9 on
the North.
1411. California............. Constructs a Highway and $3,000,000.00
Railroad grade separation at
North Milliken Avenue, Ontario.
1412. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $500,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance,
restoration], Richland.
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1413. New York............... Planning and coordination $1,000,000.00
studies for the Tappan Zee
Bridge/I-287 corridor, Rockland/
Westchester County.
1414. California............. Construction of HOV lanes on I-5 $1,000,000.00
from Vandegrift Blvd to La
Jolla Village Drive.
1415. North Carolina......... Add 6.5 miles to the City of $2,015,000.00
Greeneville's greenway system
by constructing three
additional sections.
1416. California............. Construct left turn lane to ease $1,250,000.00
congestion at Interstate-10
into Rosemead Boulevard and
Telstar Avenue, El Monte.
1417. Ohio................... Planning and Construction of $650,000.00
network of recreational trails
in Perry Township.
1418. Kansas................. Construct highway rail grade $7,000,000.00
separation from Douglas Ave to
17th Street North in Wichita,
KS.
1419. Texas.................. Widen I-35 between SH 81 and FM $3,000,000.00
286 South of Hillsboro.
1420. New York............... Establish an identity and $1,000,000.00
signage program for the Erie
Canalway National Heritage
Corridor.
1421. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian walkways in $750,000.00
Columbus Park, Chicago.
1422. Texas.................. Construction of frontage road $2,700,000.00
between the Harris County Line
and FM 518.
1423. Minnesota.............. Construct third lane on I-494 $5,000,000.00
from Hwy 212 to its Fish Lake
Road terminus in Maple Grove,
MN.
1424. Maryland............... Dualization of US 113 in $13,200,000.00
Worcester.
1425. New York............... Preliminary design and $7,110,000.00
environmental impact study for
a collector-distributor road
along I-95 from Westchester
Ave. to Bartow Ave.
1426. Oklahoma............... Construct US69 and Hereford Lane $8,000,000.00
Interchange, McAlester.
1427. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruction of Pleasant $2,000,000.00
Street to enhance vehicular
safety and capacity, Watertown.
1428. New Jersey............. Safety and operations $1,200,000.00
improvements on Route 73,
Berlin/Voorhees/Evesham.
1429. California............. Repair and replace tunnel lining $3,000,000.00
on Kanan, Kanan Dume, and
Malibu Canyon Roads, Los
Angeles County.
1430. Arkansas............... Downtown Dickson Street $1,750,000.00
Enhancement - Block Avenue and
Downtown Square.
1431. Arkansas............... Improvements to Clear Creek $1,000,000.00
Bridge and surrounding
infrastructure in Washington
County on CR31.
1432. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $400,000.00
enhancements, curb replacement,
sidewalks, restoration
landscaping, ADA compliance],
Ashburn.
1433. Mississippi............ Upgrade Blue Cane Road in $1,000,000.00
Tallahatchie County, and roads
in Webb and Tutwiler.
1434. Pennsylvania........... SR 3027 Bridge, replace posted $1,000,000.00
two span steel I-beam bridge
with one span concrete box beam
bridge in Jessup Township,
Susquehanna County.
1435. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads at Tougaloo $1,000,000.00
College.
1436. Minnesota.............. Construct roadway improvements $6,324,000.00
on the Great River Road on CSAH
10 and CSAH 21, Aiken County.
1437. Mississippi............ State Route 590 extension, $4,000,000.00
Ellisville.
1438. Iowa................... Construct four-lane expressway $500,000.00
on U.S. Highway 60 through
Plymouth, Sioux, O'Brien, and
Osceola Counties, Iowa.
1439. Utah................... SR-92 from I-15 to SR-74, Utah $5,500,000.00
County.
1440. Arizona................ Construction of structure for US $1,000,000.00
60 at 59th Avenue and Glendale
in city of Glendale.
1441. Mississippi............ U.S. Highway 90 and State $250,000.00
Highways 43 and 603 Gateways
Enhancement Project, Hancock
County.
1442. New Mexico............. Construct Sunland Park Road in $5,000,000.00
Sunland Park.
1443. Minnesota.............. Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary $2,000,000.00
Trail Project, St. Paul.
1444. New York............... Improvements to Mearns Ave. & $200,000.00
Fostoria St. in Village of
Highland Falls-NY.
1445. Arkansas............... Construction of Ashdown Bypass, $500,000.00
Ashdown.
1446. Texas.................. Coverage of the state with the $5,000,000.00
ITS systems through
compatibility,
interoperability, and
uniformity of the entire
statewide system.
1447. Minnesota.............. Construct Two Harbors High $891,600.00
School Trail connecting Two
Harbors High School to Two
Harbors City.
1448. Michigan............... Design, right of way $7,000,000.00
acquisition, engineering work
for US-31 bypass.
1449. Indiana................ Added travel lanes on Gordon $14,000,000.00
Road, Sixth Street, and West
Shafer Drive in Monticello, IN.
1450. Indiana................ Upgrade roads, Fowler........... $100,000.00
1451. New Jersey............. Reconstruct Route 168 from Route $658,000.00
41 to Sixth Avenue, Runnemede.
1452. New York............... Install Two Permanent Variable $500,000.00
Message Signs (VMS) on Belt
Parkway.
1453. Arkansas............... Improvement of Jennie Road, $288,000.00
Chicot County.
1454. Georgia................ Construct sidewalks and install $500,000.00
landscaping, Vienna.
1455. Texas.................. FM 2499, Section 4, from $1,000,000.00
Highland Village to Corinth.
1456. Virginia............... Route 104/Dominion Boulevard $6,500,000.00
corridor connects Interstate
464 and Interstate 64 to Route
17/George Washington Highway.
Widening of the existing two-
lane section to four lanes with
a new bridge over the Southern
Branch of the Elizabeth River.
1457. Mississippi............ Old Richton Road and State $1,500,000.00
Highway 42 connector, Petal.
1458. Oklahoma............... Widen US 281 from the New US 281 $5,700,000.00
Spur North to Geary, Canadian
County.
1459. Illinois............... Improve Mill Street, Rock Island $500,000.00
1460. New Jersey............. Interchange improvements and $12,000,000.00
bridge replacements, Route 46,
Passaic County.
1461. New Jersey............. Project involves bridge $1,000,000.00
replacement and State Route 31
widening add left turn lanes
and shoulders in Glen Gardner/
Hampton, Hunterdon County.
1462. Connecticut............ Conduct study of multimodal $1,000,000.00
cargo capacity on Waterfront
Street, New Haven.
1463. California............. Install a traffic signal and $85,000.00
ramps at Interstate-10 and
Walnut Grove Avenue to reduce
congestion, Rosemead.
1464. California............. Citywide traffic signal upgrades $500,000.00
requiring the installation of
hardware and software at 9
major intersections, Palo Alto.
1465. California............. Widen State Route 98 from Route $5,000,000.00
111 to State Route 7, Calexico.
1466. Pennsylvania........... Extension of River Road in $1,500,000.00
Reading Pennsylvania in order
to provide access to major
industrial and brownfields
sites.
1467. Louisiana.............. LA 16 Interchange at I-12 and $13,000,000.00
improvements, and Cook Road.
1468. California............. Construct truck ramp linking $1,500,000.00
Interstate 5 to the National
City Marine Cargo Terminal,
National City.
1469. New York............... Implement ITS system and $100,000.00
apparatus to enhance citywide
truck route system at 9th
Street and 3rd Avenue
intersection in Kings County.
1470. Iowa................... Construction of Outer Drive from $1,000,000.00
Floyd Boulevard to Business
Highway 75 in Sioux City, IA.
1471. Vermont................ Road improvements for the City $3,560,000.00
of Rutland along U.S. Route 7
and U.S. Route 4.
1472. Pennsylvania........... Mitigation of water pollution $1,000,000.00
due to Highway runoff on SR28
as allowed by 23 USC133(b)(14)
and 23USC133(b)(8).
1473. Virginia............... Glen Alton - design and $1,600,000.00
construction of recreation
trails, access and visitor
information center.
1474. Tennessee.............. Develop trails, bike paths and $250,000.00
recreational facilities on Bird
Mountain, Morgan County for
Cumberland Trail State Park.
1475. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian underpass $700,000.00
at East 57th Place, Chicago.
1476. New York............... Construction of and improvements $1,000,000.00
to Michigan Avenue in Buffalo.
1477. New York............... Enhance Battery Park Bikeway $2,000,000.00
Perimeter, New York City.
1478. Texas.................. Construct and rehabilitate $1,000,000.00
pedestrian walkways along the
Main Street Corridor to improve
transit-related accessibility.
1479. Kansas................. Upgrade US-69/135th Street $2,000,000.00
interchange, City of Overland
Park.
1480. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct Highway 141 in $2,000,000.00
Marinette County, WI.
1481. Florida................ Beautify SR A1A in Ormond Beach, $1,000,000.00
Daytona Beach and Daytona Beach
Shores, Florida.
1482. New York............... Enhance road and transportation $5,000,000.00
facilities in the vicinity of
W. 65th St and Broadway, New
York City.
1483. Arizona................ Construct parallel roadway to $2,000,000.00
create divided roadway for US
93, south of I-40 near Kingman.
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1484. Missouri............... Upgrade U.S. Highway 61 to four $8,000,000.00
lanes between Wayland and
Canton, Missouri.
1485. Arkansas............... Construction of Prescott $2,400,000.00
Overpass, Prescott.
1486. Texas.................. Environmental, schematics and $1,000,000.00
right of way acquisition for
Hidalgo County Loop, Hidalgo
County.
1487. Nebraska............... Construction of two Missouri $6,500,000.00
River bridges and their
approach roadways.
1488. New York............... Cedar Swamp Rd. improvements in $800,000.00
Town of Goshen-NY.
1489. North Carolina......... Northwest Corridor - Western $1,000,000.00
Boulevard in Jacksonville, NC:
Construct a 4-mile, 4-lane
divided facility including a
400-foot concrete bridge.
1490. Tennessee.............. Widen Campbell Station Road in $1,800,000.00
Knoxville, TN.
1491. North Carolina......... Development of a Master $3,400,000.00
Transportation Plan for the
Piedmont Triad Research Park
(Idealliance) in Winston-Salem
(Forsyth County).
1492. Maryland............... Safety and operations $1,700,000.00
improvements at Martin Luther
King Blvd. and W. Baltimore
St., Baltimore.
1493. Tennessee.............. Retrofit noise abatement walls, $2,500,000.00
Davidson County.
1494. Virginia............... Improve N. Main Street Bridge in $1,000,000.00
Lexington.
1495. New York............... Mill St. enhancements, $2,000,000.00
realignments and culvert
replacement in Putnam County-NY.
1496. California............. Construct nine rail-highway $14,000,000.00
grade separations along Alameda
Corridor East through the
cities of Fullerton, Placentia,
and Anaheim.
1497. Maryland............... Rehabilitate 5 bridges carrying $10,000,000.00
streets over CSX Railroad,
Baltimore.
1498. New York............... Implement Improvements for $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in Queens
County.
1499. California............. 405 Freeway Widening............ $6,700,000.00
1500. New York............... Highway Construction I-90 Exit 8 $3,900,000.00
Connector Phase II.
1501. Tennessee.............. North Second Street Corridor $4,000,000.00
Upgrade to provide alternate
route around St. Jude's medical
center to downtown, Memphis.
1502. Illinois............... Reconstruction of Quentin Road $5,160,000.00
from existing 2 lanes to 4
lanes with median from Dundee
Road to Lake Cook Road.
1503. Tennessee.............. Widen U.S. 321, Construct new $7,500,000.00
bridge across the Tennessee
River in Loudon County.
1504. Colorado............... Improvements on US 36 corridor $3,000,000.00
from I-25 to Boulder.
Improvements include
interchange and overpass
rebuilding.
1505. California............. San Gabriel Boulevard Highway $1,000,000.00
widening and intersection
improvement project, the City
of San Gabriel.
1506. Georgia................ Replace sidewalks, upgrade $500,000.00
lighting, and install
landscaping, Helena.
1507. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, Borough of
Edwardsville in Luzerne County.
1508. Connecticut............ Upgrade Plainfield Moosup Pond $300,000.00
Road.
1509. Illinois............... Improve North Illinois (Illinois $6,937,000.00
159) and related roads,
Belleville.
1510. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct $4,000,000.00
improvements to mitigate
traffic congestion that
currently exists on the west
side of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
1511. Illinois............... Construct bike path, parking $2,750,000.00
facility, and related
transportation enhancement
projects, North Riverside.
1512. South Carolina......... Construction of West Georgia $9,000,000.00
Road in Greenville County.
1513. Massachusetts.......... Rt. 128/95 off ramp-Northbound $2,000,000.00
to Kendrick Street, Needham.
1514. New York............... Traffic control mitigation for $1,000,000.00
Jericho Turnpike between
Hillside Blvd and New Hyde Park
Road, New Hyde Park.
1515. Maine.................. Improvements to the $500,000.00
Interconnecting Trail System
for bike/pedestrian trails near
Baxter State Park.
1516. California............. Construction of HOV and BRT $2,000,000.00
lanes on I-15 from SR-78 to SR-
163.
1517. Missouri............... Widening, curb, and gutter $3,000,000.00
improvements as part of larger
Hwy 33 development project.
1518. Minnesota.............. Reconstruct CSAH 91 from the $5,000,000.00
D.M. and I.R. Railroad crossing
at 8th Street in Duluth to CSAH
56, St Louis County.
1519. South Carolina......... US Highway 123 - The SCDOT would $2,000,000.00
construct deceleration and
turning lanes to improve safety
in Pickens County, SC.
1520. New Jersey............. Rehabilitation of Hillery Street $2,500,000.00
Bridge connecting Totowa and
West Paterson.
1521. American Samoa......... Upgrade, repair and continue $1,600,000.00
construction of Tau ferry
terminal facility on island of
Manua.
1522. Louisiana.............. Pointe Clair Expressway in $3,000,000.00
Iberville Parish.
1523. Pennsylvania........... Construct Southern Beltway (PA $2,000,000.00
60 to US 22) of the Mon Fayette
Expressway.
1524. Illinois............... Construct intermodal facility, $450,000.00
Cook County.
1525. Georgia................ Renovate Wilcox County Arts $500,000.00
Complex, renovate Train Caboose
as a Welcome Center, and
construct pedestrian trail,
Abbeville.
1526. Tennessee.............. Add third lane on US-27/State $6,000,000.00
Route 29 for truck climbing
lane and realignment of roadway
at Wolf Creek Road to Old US-27
North of Robbins.
1527. California............. Reconstruct Intersection at $7,000,000.00
Highways 152 & 156, Santa Clara
County.
1528. Ohio................... City of Fostoria/Seneca County $7,700,000.00
loop road along rt. 23.
1529. Mississippi............ U.S. Highway 98 access $5,000,000.00
improvement at Interstate 59,
Lamar County.
1530. California............. Design and environmental $1,000,000.00
analysis for State Route 11
connecting State Route 905 to
the new East Otay Mesa Port of
Entry, San Diego.
1531. Michigan............... Resurfacing of Nine Mile Road, $1,040,000.00
Eastpointe.
1532. New York............... Improve Tissle Road/Old Kings $500,000.00
Highway intersection,
Saugerties.
1533. California............. Upgrade existing county highway $2,000,000.00
J59 in Tuolumne, Stanislaus and
Merced Counties.
1534. North Carolina......... Acquire, design and renovate $4,000,000.00
historic rail station into a
multimodal center in downtown
Winston Salem.
1535. California............. Construct Marin-Sonoma Narrows $500,000.00
bicycle and pedestrian walkway.
1536. Oklahoma............... I-40 Crosstown Expressway $13,000,000.00
realignment project from I-44
to I-35 in Oklahoma City, OK.
1537. Colorado............... C-470 & Hwy 85 Interchange $6,000,000.00
Reconstruction: Replace
interchange ramps, bridge
widening, lane improvements.
1538. Tennessee.............. Improve heavy vehicle access to $3,000,000.00
interstate 55 from proposed
Super Terminal distribution
center along Mallory Avenue,
Shelby County.
1539. Idaho.................. To construct a bypass corridor $4,500,000.00
around the City of Twin Falls
for US-93.
1540. Illinois............... Undertake Dempster St. $250,000.00
Commercial corridor
improvements project, Morton
Grove.
1541. Ohio................... Improvements to 4 intersections $2,200,000.00
at Lake Center St. North
through Route 619 in Lake
Township.
1542. Minnesota.............. Design, engineering, and ROW for $800,000.00
the French Rapids Bridge, City
of Brainerd.
1543. Ohio................... Acquire land along US 24, Lucas $1,000,000.00
County.
1544. California............. Conduct a project study to $500,000.00
examine an interchange at State
Route 165 and Bradbury Road,
Merced County.
1545. New York............... Construct parking spaces in $500,000.00
Elmira, NY, on North Main
Street.
1546. Indiana................ Reconstruct 45th Avenue from $2,700,000.00
Colfax Street to Grant Street,
Lake County.
1547. Michigan............... Rebuilding Jackson Road with $5,000,000.00
experimental materials.
1548. Florida................ Expansion from 2 to 4 lanes with $10,000,000.00
grassed median, from Interstate
10 to US 90.
1549. North Carolina......... The reconstruction of US Hwy 19 $7,300,000.00
from Cherokee County, NC to
Maggie Valley, NC.
1550. New York............... Continuation of the public $600,000.00
awareness program about
transportation infrastructure,
Lower Manhattan.
1551. Kentucky............... Rehabilitate I-75 Brent Spence $7,000,000.00
Bridge.
1552. California............. Widen Washington Blvd, Commerce. $3,000,000.00
1553. Pennsylvania........... Route 422 improvement project $1,500,000.00
from Ebensburg to Indiana, PA.
1554. Texas.................. Completion of JBS Parkway by $5,000,000.00
connecting IH-20, the 2
segments of JBS Parkway across
the railroad right-of-way and
BI20.
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1555. Oregon................. North Bend Waterfront District $600,000.00
Bike/Pedestrian project.
1556. Ohio................... SR 82 bridge construction in $3,000,000.00
Macedonia City.
1557. Michigan............... Reconstruction of County Road $800,000.00
612 from W. County Line to
County Road 491, Montmorency
County.
1558. Ohio................... Construct grade separation at $460,000.00
State Route 252, Cuyahoga
County.
1559. New York............... Replace bridge over Mud Pond $400,000.00
Outlet on Spring Lake Road.
1560. Illinois............... Upgrade connector road from I- $2,400,000.00
255 to Rt. 3, Sauget.
1561. New Jersey............. Installation of automatic track $800,000.00
switch, Port Reading/Woodbridge.
1562. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $1,000,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, restoration,
landscaping, ADA compliance,
restoration], Albany.
1563. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct and rebuild bridge $6,000,000.00
over St. Croix River from
Houlton, WI to Stillwater, MN.
1564. Washington............. Replace existing seismically $12,000,000.00
vulnerable viaduct and adjacent
seawall, Seattle.
1565. Illinois............... Expedite engineering studies, $3,500,000.00
land acquisition, and
construction to widen I-55
between I-80 and Naperville
Road.
1566. Oregon................. Gateway Urban Renewal District $7,800,000.00
Development Plan for
reconstruction and/or new
construction of local multi-
modal street projects.
1567. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Anguilla and $1,000,000.00
Rolling Fork, Sharkey County.
1568. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $500,000.00
enhancements, curb replacement,
landscaping, ADA compliance],
Cordele.
1569. California............. Colima Road/ Fullerton Road $1,000,000.00
intersection improvements in
the city of Rowland Heights.
1570. Arizona................ Replace Veterans' Memorial $2,000,000.00
Overpass and upgrade it's
associated roadway approaches,
Pima County.
1571. Illinois............... Upgrade roads, Plainfield....... $500,000.00
1572. New York............... Rehabilitation of Rt. 100 from $1,100,000.00
Virginia Road to Westchester
Community College.
1573. New Mexico............. Widen the US 491 (formerly US $2,000,000.00
666) corridor from Gallup north
to Shiprock.
1574. California............. Reconstruct I-710 southern $1,000,000.00
terminus off ramps, Long Beach.
1575. New Hampshire.......... Design, right-of-way $2,860,000.00
procurement, and construction
from intersection NH 110 and
1st Avenue to Wight Street in
Berlin, NH.
1576. New Jersey............. Improvements to Clove Road and $2,650,000.00
Long Hill Road in Little Falls
& Upper Mountain Avenue in
Montclair.
1577. Texas.................. Port of Corpus Christi Joe $1,000,000.00
Fulton International Trade
Corridor for congestion and
safety enhancements.
1578. New York............... Rehabilitate 125th Street $2,000,000.00
Corridor from Old Broadway to
Marginal Street/Waterfront.
1579. Florida................ Dinky Line Trail from SR 527 to $500,000.00
South Lake Formosa Drive in
Orlando, Florida.
1580. Texas.................. Relief route for US 271 from US $2,000,000.00
67 to FM 3417 around the west
side of Mount Pleasant in Titus
County.
1581. Texas.................. Reconstruct the I-35E Bridge $1,000,000.00
over the Trinity River in
Dallas, Texas.
1582. Pennsylvania........... Independence National Historic $4,500,000.00
Park transportation
enhancements: pedestrian
facilities, and safety
improvements, including
landscaping.
1583. California............. Design and Implement Trails and $5,000,000.00
Bikeways Plan for the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area
and Presidio.
1584. Illinois............... Upgrade roads in the vicinity of $1,000,000.00
Henry Horner Homes, Chicago.
1585. New York............... Construct Lower Falls Pedestrian $1,000,000.00
Bridge and Approaches,
Rochester.
1586. Pennsylvania........... Replace a highway railcrossing $2,000,000.00
in Osborne, PA.
1587. Oklahoma............... Reconstruct US412P East to I-44 $7,250,000.00
from regional port.
1588. Arkansas............... Improvements to Bridge #19032 in $50,000.00
Sulphur Springs.
1589. New York............... Reconstruction of 3.28 miles of $729,000.00
Surrey Meadow subdivision in
Town of Chester- NY.
1590. California............. Construct Inland Empire $1,500,000.00
Transportation Management
Center to better regulate
traffic and dispatch personnel
to incidents, Fontana.
1591. American Samoa......... Village road improvements for $2,000,000.00
Sua Vaifanua, and Saole
counties in the Eastern
District.
1592. Minnesota.............. Reconstruction of CSAH 7 from $2,800,000.00
Itasca County Road 341 to
Scenic State Park entrance,
Itasca County.
1593. Washington............. Renton 405/167 - Rebuild the SR $2,000,000.00
167 and I-405 interchange and
add additional lanes to relieve
congestion.
1594. Michigan............... Convert existing interchange at $1,900,000.00
Cedar Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue off I-96.
1595. Connecticut............ Construct Salem Greenway........ $65,000.00
1596. New York............... Pedestrian walkway improvements $500,000.00
along Sunrise Highway, Lynbrook.
1597. New York............... Roadway improvements to Jackson $2,000,000.00
Avenue between Jericho Turnpike
and Teibrook Avenue, Nassau
County.
1598. Iowa................... Reconstruct 14.3-miles of I-235 $8,000,000.00
mainline roadway through Des
Moines metro area.
1599. Florida................ Church Street Road Improvements, $13,000,000.00
Orlando.
1600. Ohio................... Bridge rehabilitation crossing $335,600.00
the Tuscarawas River in the
City of Massillon.
1601. Michigan............... Nonmotorized Pathway, City of $426,000.00
Rockwood.
1602. Virginia............... Highway Connector Road to Marine $2,000,000.00
Terminal Site, Portsmouth.
1603. Florida................ Upgrade I-75 from 6 to 8 lanes $2,000,000.00
between SR 54 and SR 52 in
Pasco & Hernando County.
1604. Arkansas............... Widening of Highway 118 to four $3,000,000.00
lanes from I-40 interchange
North.
1605. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $57,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Loudon, TN.
1606. Michigan............... I-94 Widening Bt. 12th St/ $14,000,000.00
Sprinkle Rd.
1607. Texas.................. This project will continue the $2,500,000.00
development and integration of
statewide ITS systems.
1608. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Terry (U.S. hwy $1,366,000.00
51 and I-55), Edwards (U.S. Hwy
80, 22 and I-20), Utica (U.S.
Hwy18 and 27), and Bolton (U.S.
Hwy. 80 and I-20), Hinds County.
1609. Connecticut............ Construct Farmington Canal $2,000,000.00
Greenway, New Haven.
1610. Michigan............... Menominee County Road 557 Bridge $280,000.00
Replacement over the Little
Cedar River.
1611. California............. Improvements (including arterial $3,750,000.00
street rehabilitation) to
enhance traffic and pedestrian
safety in Northridge, Granada
Hills, and Porter Ranch, Los
Angeles.
1612. Michigan............... Carpenter Road - 700 feet South $2,000,000.00
of Textile Road to I-94,
Washtenaw County.
1613. Maryland............... MD 30 Hampstead Bypass.......... $1,000,000.00
1614. Massachusetts.......... Relocation of Route 79, creating $5,000,000.00
4-lane urban boulevard with
landscaped median, opening up
8.5 acres of developable
waterfront land, Fall River.
1615. Arkansas............... Upgrade Pedee Creek Bridge and $240,000.00
approaches, Logan County.
1616. New York............... Utica Marsh-Restablish Water $2,650,000.00
Street. Entails various road
openings and improvements.
1617. Wisconsin.............. Widen State Highway 64 between $4,500,000.00
Houlton and New Richmond.
1618. Illinois............... Veterans Drive upgrades in Pekin $800,000.00
1619. Ohio................... Construct the existing IR 70 $12,000,000.00
interchange at US 40, SR 331
west of St Clairsville.
1620. California............. Install signal pre-emption $108,000.00
hardware at 53 traffic signals
throughout Culver City to
improve bus and first responder
travel times.
1621. Arizona................ Construct 73 miles of wheelchair $2,000,000.00
accessible trails on the north
and south rims of the Grand
Canyon.
1622. Louisiana.............. Conduct multimodal corridor $2,500,000.00
study from Louis Armstrong New
Orleans International Airport
to New Orleans Central Business
District.
1623. Tennessee.............. Construction of greenway in $2,000,000.00
Knoxville.
1624. Virginia............... Ceres Recreation Trail and $250,000.00
Center - design and construct
pedestrian/bicycle recreation
trail in the community of Ceres
and establish trail center.
1625. Alabama................ Interchange at I-65 and $1,000,000.00
Limestone County 24/Browns
Ferry Road, Tanner.
1626. Illinois............... Construct access road to $1,636,000.00
Southern Illinois University's
Research Park from Hwy 51.
1627. Illinois............... Construct I-80/Ridgeland Avenue $700,000.00
interchange, Tinley Park.
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1628. New York............... Reconstructs Empire Boulevard $4,000,000.00
from Nostrand Avenue to Utica
Avenue.
1629. Pennsylvania........... Construct Southern Beltway (US $2,000,000.00
22 to Mon Fayette Expressway).
1630. Texas.................. Provide an intermodal roadway $1,500,000.00
connection from SH87 to the
Port of Port Arthur.
1631. Indiana................ New road construction for $1,000,000.00
McClung Road from State Road 39
to Park Street in LaPorte,
Indiana.
1632. New Jersey............. Replacement of Sparta Stanhope $1,000,000.00
Road Bridge.
1633. Arkansas............... Development of infrastructure $2,000,000.00
road to Russellville's
intermodal facilities.
1634. Ohio................... Eastgate Area improvements for $4,100,000.00
Interchange Improvements at
Route 32 & I-275 in Clermont
County.
1635. Texas.................. Extend Munn Street from Demaree $1,000,000.00
Ln to Gellhorn Drive.
1636. California............. Geary Boulevard Improvements, $12,000,000.00
San Francisco.
1637. Illinois............... Upgrades to Cockrell Lane in $800,000.00
Springfield.
1638. Michigan............... Construct railroad grade $250,000.00
separation on M-85 (Fort
Street) North of Van Horn Road,
Trenton.
1639. Illinois............... Improve Great River Road, Mercer $500,000.00
County.
1640. Florida................ Connect Interstate 4 with the $8,000,000.00
Tampa Port.
1641. Illinois............... Municipal Drive (Sugar Grove): $4,760,000.00
Extension North from Rt. 30 to
Wheeler Rd. and Galena Blvd.
Extension west of Rt. 47.
1642. Georgia................ Bicycle and pedestrian trail $1,000,000.00
connecting Dabney-Hunter-
Simmons Park with Davidson
Parkway, City of Stockbridge.
1643. California............. Reconstruct interchange with $3,000,000.00
partial-cloverleaf on-ramp for
south-bound traffic entering I-
80 from Central Avenue, City of
Richmond.
1644. Illinois............... Improve roads and grade $4,000,000.00
separations in the vicinity of
130th Street and Torrance
Avenue, Chicago.
1645. New Jersey............. Construction and rehabilitation $2,500,000.00
of bridges W-7, W-8, and W-9
connecting Manasquan and
Brielle Boroughs.
1646. New York............... Conduct studies to consider $1,000,000.00
transportation planning and
community involvement for
infrastructure projects that
address congestion relief, New
York City.
1647. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in North $500,000.00
Carrollton (U.S. Hwy 35 and 82)
McCain Street, South Street,
Love Street, and Colver Street,
Carroll County.
1648. Louisiana.............. Upgrade the 3.6 mile section of $5,650,000.00
LA 478 from I-49 at exit 132 to
LA 1 south of Natchitoches, LA.
1649. Washington............. Replace I5 exit 79 interchange $2,000,000.00
bridge along Chamber of
Commerce Way to provide more
capacity.
1650. Illinois............... Widen U.S. Route 30 from Rock $500,000.00
Falls to Round Grove, Whiteside
County.
1651. California............. Rosecrans Avenue/Aviation Blvd/ $6,000,000.00
Douglas Street improvements to
reduce congestion and improve
traffic flow, El Segundo.
1652. New York............... Update all county and town $75,000.00
signage in Wayne County, NY.
1653. New Mexico............. Construct the four lane $10,000,000.00
expansion of U.S. 62/180 from
Carlsbad, New Mexico to Texas
State line.
1654. Illinois............... Upgrade 31st Street and Golfview $6,400,000.00
Road intersection and construct
parking facilities, Brookfield.
1655. South Carolina......... Install and improve highway-rail $992,000.00
crossing safety devices,
Richland and Orangeburg
Counties.
1656. North Carolina......... Widen SR 1165 from Parish Mill $960,000.00
Road to Dabney Drive, Henderson.
1657. New York............... Safety enhancements on East $1,000,000.00
Shore Road in Town of Warwick-
NY.
1658. Iowa................... Upgrade Collins Road (Iowa $2,600,000.00
Highway 100) and 1st Avenue in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
1659. Alaska................. Bridge over Fish Creek in $1,000,000.00
Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
1660. Georgia................ Addition of barrier-separated $500,000.00
HOV lanes on SR 316 from the I-
85 interchange to SR 20,
Gwinnett Co.
1661. Arkansas............... Improvement of County Road 32, $500,000.00
Little Garnett/Cane Creek,
Lincoln County.
1662. New York............... Rehabilitate and Improve Erie $1,000,000.00
Station Road, Route 15-I390 in
the Town of Henrietta.
1663. Indiana................ Construct pedestrian islands and $1,000,000.00
narrow campus streets in the
City of Anderson, Indiana.
1664. California............. Technical Feasibility Study for $3,000,000.00
the 710 Tunnel to connect the
710 to the 210.
1665. Ohio................... Multi-use, non-motorized use, $3,000,000.00
recreational trail that will
connect Miami, Montgomery,
Warren, and Butler Counties in
SW Ohio.
1666. Florida................ I-75 Interchange Improvements in $2,000,000.00
Pembroke Pines, Broward County,
Florida.
1667. Louisiana.............. Construct I-20/Tarbutton Road $2,000,000.00
Interchange, Lincoln Parish.
1668. California............. Replace Winters Bridge, Yolo $2,000,000.00
County.
1669. Michigan............... White Pine Trail State Park $1,500,000.00
paving project.
1670. California............. Construct Route 101 Auxiliary $4,200,000.00
Lanes 3rd Ave in the City of
San Mateo to Millbrae Ave in
Millbrae.
1671. New York............... Downtown Flushing traffic & $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian improvements.
1672. Massachusetts.......... Extension, resurfacing and $6,000,000.00
alignment improvements to the
Norwottuck Rail Trail,
Hampshire County.
1673. Indiana................ Widen Wheeling Avenue from $960,000.00
Centennial Road to McGalliard
Road in the City of Muncie,
Indiana.
1674. Ohio................... Construct interchange at CR 80 $5,000,000.00
on IR 77 near Dover.
1675. California............. Repair and realignment of Brahma $600,000.00
Drive and Winnetka Avenue,
which serves the students of
Los Angeles Pierce College.
1676. New York............... Implement ITS system and $100,000.00
apparatus to enhance citywide
truck route system on Avenue P
between Coney Island Avenue and
Ocean Avenue in the 9th
District of New York.
1677. Oregon................. Interstate-5 Trade Corridor for $6,000,000.00
preliminary engineering of
Columbia River vehicle and
transit crossings and
interchange improvements.
1678. Texas.................. Widen 4-lane urban divided $4,000,000.00
roadway with raised median on
FM 1637, McLennan County.
1679. Florida................ Construct US 17-92 Improvements $1,500,000.00
in Maitland, Florida.
1680. California............. Widen State Route 112 to four $8,000,000.00
lanes through Jamieson Canyon
(between Interstate 80 and SR
29).
1681. New York............... Improve Queens Boulevard, New $500,000.00
York.
1682. Vermont................ Construction of the Lamoille $7,268,486.00
Valley Rail Trail for the
Vermont Association of Snow
Travelers.
1683. Florida................ Construct SR 9B Extension in St. $2,800,000.00
Johns County, Florida.
1684. Massachusetts.......... Pedestrian access and $2,100,000.00
streetscape improvements in the
area of Huntington Avenue,
Longwood Avenue, and Palace
Road, Boston.
1685. Pennsylvania........... Improve Route 666 from Henry's $1,000,000.00
Bend in Forest County to
junction with Route 948 in
Warren County.
1686. West Virginia.......... Fairmont Gateway Connector $20,000,000.00
System to provide an improved
highway link between downtown
Fairmont and I-79 in the
vicinity of Fairmont.
1687. Michigan............... Study to determine replacement $750,000.00
options for obsolete and
structurally deteriorating
bridge (Trenton- Grosse Ile
Bridge) including approach
roadways, Charter County of
Wayne.
1688. Illinois............... Construct streetscape project, $350,000.00
Orland Hills.
1689. Kansas................. Deployment of an Intelligent $7,000,000.00
Traffic System within the
Wichita Metropolitan Area.
1690. Indiana................ Realign and depress I-70 to make $10,000,000.00
way for new airport
Interchange, Indianapolis.
1691. Illinois............... Reconstruct Old Madison Rd and $2,000,000.00
interconnected roadways, St.
Clair County.
1692. North Carolina......... Garden Parkway -- Project $2,500,000.00
proposes to construct multilane
freeway that will provide a
high-speed corridor around
south side of Gastonia.
1693. Ohio................... Reconstruct I-75/I-475 $3,000,000.00
Interchange, Toledo.
1694. Illinois............... Upgrade Keystone Avenue and $1,000,000.00
Homan Avenue, Robbins.
1695. Tennessee.............. Develop trails, bike paths and $250,000.00
recreational facilities on the
Crest of Black Mountain,
Cumberland County for
Cumberland Trail State Park.
1696. Nevada................. Improve Lake Mead Parkway $1,500,000.00
Henderson, Nevada.
1697. Louisiana.............. LA 42 in Ascension Parish, and $10,000,000.00
LA 73 improvements.
1698. Tennessee.............. Widen SR35/US-411 beginning in $2,000,000.00
Sevier County an crossing
through Jefferson County,
ending at I-40 in Cocke County.
1699. Texas.................. Construction of Old Hueco Tanks $2,500,000.00
Road from Interstate 10 to
FM76, Socorro.
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1700. Ohio................... Construct full movement $7,500,000.00
interchange on I-75 at Austin
Pike from Wood Road to the west
and SR41 to the east.
1701. New York............... Replace bridge over CSX lines on $400,000.00
Highbridge Road.
1702. Iowa................... Reconstruct NW 70th Avenue from $5,000,000.00
86th Street to NW Beaver Drive.
1703. Georgia................ Upgrade SR141 corridor in the $2,000,000.00
Buckhead Community Improvement
District.
1704. Ohio................... Bridge replacement over the $400,000.00
Nimishillen Creek in the City
of Canton.
1705. Illinois............... US 67 Corridor Concord/ $1,000,000.00
Arenzville Rd. to East of IL
100.
1706. Alabama................ City of Vestavia Hills $500,000.00
pedestrian walkway to cross
U.S. 31.
1707. Mississippi............ State Route 609 to State Highway $3,000,000.00
15 connector, Jackson and
Harrison Counties.
1708. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct State Highway 45, $1,000,000.00
City of Antigo.
1709. California............. Widen Santa Maria River Bridge $3,400,000.00
on U.S. Highway 101 between
Santa Barbara County and San
Luis Obispo County.
1710. Illinois............... Improve 83rd Street from Roberts $5,250,000.00
Road to 83rd Avenue and improve
79th Street/88th Avenue
intersection, Justice.
1711. California............. Improve Central Avenue Historic $1,000,000.00
Corridor Streetscape, Los
Angeles.
1712. Massachusetts.......... Safety and Operational $3,000,000.00
improvements to three Route 128
North exchanges, Town of
Danvers.
1713. Illinois............... Resurface Elston Avenue, Chicago $2,000,000.00
1714. New York............... Atlantic Avenue Highway Access $5,000,000.00
Improvement between Van Wyck
Expressway and Jamaica Station.
1715. Florida................ Construct I-4/GreeneWay Ramp $5,000,000.00
Connector in Seminole County,
Florida.
1716. New York............... Reconstruct pedestrian walkways $1,000,000.00
located in the Bronx.
1717. Illinois............... Metra/Anderson Rd. (Elburn $9,500,000.00
Station): Construction of a new
roadway and grade separation of
the UP West Line east of
Elburn, IL.
1718. South Carolina......... Replacement of Greenville County $2,000,000.00
maintained bridges.
1719. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $600,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of a connector road between
Pennsylvania State Route 93 and
Pennsylvania State Route 309,
Hazle Township.
1720. Oklahoma............... Construction of Midwest City $1,000,000.00
Pedestrian Walkway.
1721. Texas.................. The project is part of the 177- $11,500,000.00
mile Grand Parkway loop being
constructed around the
metropolitan Houston Area.
1722. Massachusetts.......... Rehabilitation of Route 21 $2,030,000.00
bridge over the Chicopee River,
Springfield.
1723. New Jersey............. Replacement of the Magnolia $1,000,000.00
Avenue Bridge over Route 1 & 9,
Elizabeth City.
1724. Illinois............... For engineering, right-of-way $1,750,000.00
acquisition and reconstruction
of two existing lanes on
Arsenal Road from Baseline Rd
to Rt 53.
1725. Iowa................... Construction and replacement of $2,500,000.00
a deficient bridge at U.S.
Highway 34 Missouri River
Bridge at Glenwood, IA (Mills
County).
1726. Illinois............... Upgrade roads and bridges, $1,000,000.00
Chicago.
1727. Illinois............... Upgrade roads in the vicinity of $1,180,000.00
Rockwell Gardens, Chicago.
1728. Virginia............... Upgrade/Widen Route 11 at $1,000,000.00
Maurertown in Shenandoah County.
1729. Michigan............... Reconstruct 3.2 miles of I-96 $2,000,000.00
including all ramps at M-39,
Detroit.
1730. New York............... Road construction at new Town $750,000.00
Hall facility in Town of Kent,
NY.
1731. Illinois............... Upgrade streets, Stickney $5,000,000.00
Township.
1732. Minnesota.............. Construct bike-walk trail $288,602.00
between the cities of Isanti
and Cambridge in the State
Highway 65 Corridor.
1733. Illinois............... Improve Ogden Avenue, Chicago... $13,000,000.00
1734. Pennsylvania........... Improve Route 322 at Halls Run $1,700,000.00
in Venango County.
1735. Colorado............... Construct East Corridor project. $2,000,000.00
1736. California............. Provide widening of the existing $3,000,000.00
two-lane railroad underpass on
SR89 in Nevada County.
1737. New York............... Staten Island Fast Ferry $14,000,000.00
Purchase.
1738. Tennessee.............. Interchange planning on I-65 at $400,000.00
Highland Road.
1739. Oklahoma............... Construct SH3 improvements from $15,000,000.00
Antlers to Broken Bow.
1740. Illinois............... Improve roads and construct $2,790,000.00
pedestrian underpass, Western
Springs.
1741. Arkansas............... Improvement of Sugarloaf Road $500,000.00
and Sugarloaf Bridge
Construction, Clark County.
1742. Ohio................... Road improvements from Elton St. $800,000.00
North to Wooster St. in
Tuscarawas Township.
1743. Missouri............... Hanley Road Improvements, St. $2,000,000.00
Louis County.
1744. Tennessee.............. Construct portion of new State $3,400,000.00
Route 374 Bypass west of
Clarksville.
1745. Florida................ Miami River Greenway Roadway $1,000,000.00
Improvements and 5th Street
Improvements.
1746. Michigan............... Improve Fed Forest HWY 16 from M- $500,000.00
38 to Houghton County Line,
Ontonagon County.
1747. Illinois............... Upgrade Ridge Avenue, Evanston.. $3,000,000.00
1748. New Jersey............. Garden State Parkway Grade $45,000,000.00
Separation, Cape May County.
Eliminates 3 at grade
interchanges (9,10,11) &
replace with grade separations.
1749. Oklahoma............... Improvements to I-235 (Broadway $1,000,000.00
Extension) from 36th St. To
63rd St. in Oklahoma City, OK.
1750. California............. Improve access from I-8 and $1,000,000.00
construct parking lot for the
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Area Visitors Center, Imperial
Valley.
1751. Oklahoma............... HW 60 Pawhuska to Bartlesville, $2,000,000.00
Osage Co.
1752. Maryland............... Upgrade conduit for traffic $1,700,000.00
signal system, street lighting,
and traffic-related video
cameras, Baltimore.
1753. Washington............. Overpass improvement along 3 $1,000,000.00
mile section of SR501, between
MP 0 and MP 3.
1754. Ohio................... Construct Portage Bike and Hike $1,000,000.00
Trail, Portage County.
1755. Tennessee.............. Widen State Route 33 in Knox $6,500,000.00
County, TN.
1756. Illinois............... Upgrade Curtis Rd in conjunction $7,000,000.00
with state plan for I-57
interchange, from Duncan Rd to
1st St in Champaign.
1757. Washington............. Avenue D Reconstruction, $1,800,000.00
Snohomish.
1758. Illinois............... de roads, Village of Hillside... $1,000,000.00
1759. Louisiana.............. North-South Corridor from Houma/ $5,000,000.00
Thibodaux to I-10.
1760. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to Main Street in the Town of
Eden.
1761. California............. State Route 52 East upgrade (SR $6,400,000.00
125 to SR 67).
1762. California............. I-80 at Eureka Road Interchange - $2,000,000.00
Improve access to I-80 by
reducing traffic congestion at
two heavily traveled on-ramps
at Eureka Road and Riverside
Avenue in Placer County.
1763. Massachusetts.......... Study and design I-93 / Mystic $500,000.00
Avenue Interchange at Assembly
Sq, Somerville.
1764. Tennessee.............. Construct roundabout $900,000.00
intersection at Hwy 41A and Hwy
49, Pleasant View.
1765. California............. Bay Road improvements between $4,000,000.00
Clarke Avenue and Cooley
Landing. Northern access
improvements between University
and Illinois Avenues, East Palo
Alto.
1766. Texas.................. Construct new intersection $17,000,000.00
direct connections between IH-
635 and IH-35E, Dallas County,
Texas.
1767. Texas.................. Continuation of item number 92 $2,500,000.00
of the table contained in
section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century.
1768. California............. Transportation enhancements, $75,000.00
Bellflower.
1769. Texas.................. Implement the recommendations of $5,000,000.00
a forthcoming study on reducing
congestion in and around the
Texas Medical Center.
1770. Arkansas............... Improvements to Jenny Lind Road $6,000,000.00
and Ingersoll Road in Fort
Smith.
1771. New York............... Design/Environmental work on the $2,400,000.00
Inner Loop from Clinton Avenue
to East Main Street, Rochester.
1772. New York............... Implement ITS system and $100,000.00
apparatus to enhance citywide
truck route system on Victory
Blvd Between Travis Ave and
West Shore Expressway Travis
Section of SI.
1773. Maine.................. Gorham Village Bypass, Gorham... $9,600,000.00
1774. Michigan............... Street Project for Access Road $23,160.00
to Develop 65-Acre of Municipal
Tract of Industrial Land,
Village of Cass City, Tuscola
County.
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1775. Colorado............... Roadway widening and interchange $14,000,000.00
rebuilding on I-225 from I-70
to Parker road.
1776. Indiana................ Improve Baile Street, Kentland.. $300,000.00
1777. Virginia............... Extension of six-lane section of $3,000,000.00
U.S. Rt. 29 between Eaton Place
at Rt. 123.
1778. Georgia................ Improve sidewalks, upgrade $680,000.00
lighting, and add landscaping
in downtown Glennville.
1779. Georgia................ Construct Effingham bypass, SR $3,500,000.00
21 to SR 275.
1780. Texas.................. SH 114/SH 121 ``Funnel Project'' $4,000,000.00
- Preliminary Engineering Study.
1781. Georgia................ DeKalb schools pedestrian safety $4,500,000.00
upgrades.
1782. Washington............. Install dual left turn lanes and $1,750,000.00
intersection signal
modifications at SR432 and
Columbia Blvd.
1783. Indiana................ Reconstruction of .46 miles of $1,000,000.00
Range Line Rd. and replacement
of Hamilton County Bridge
number 194 in Carmel, IN.
1784. California............. Land acquisition to mitigate $1,000,000.00
impacts to natural habitats and
wetlands caused by highway
projects on US1 and US101 in
areas around Solstice Canyon in
the Santa Monica National
Mountains Recreation Area.
1785. Arizona................ Construct and replace Safford $3,000,000.00
8th Avenue north of Safford,
Arizona.
1786. California............. Construct overpass at Central $1,000,000.00
Avenue Overpass and the Union
Pacific railroad crossing,
Newark.
1787. Oregon................. Widen Oregon Highway 217 between $6,250,000.00
Tualatin Valley Highway and the
US 26 interchange, Beaverton.
1788. South Carolina......... I-73 Interstate from South $10,000,000.00
Carolina State line to Myrtle
Beach Area.
1789. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $99,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Athens, TN.
1790. Texas.................. Extend Dowlen Rd. from College $3,460,000.00
St. to Walden Rd., Beaumont.
1791. Louisiana.............. Peters Road improvements in $1,000,000.00
Plaquemines Parish.
1792. Florida................ Expand I-95/Palm Coast Parkway $3,000,000.00
Interchange in Flagler County,
Florida.
1793. New Mexico............. Improvements to U.S. Highway 87 $2,000,000.00
from Raton to Clayton.
1794. New York............... Implement traffic calming and $400,000.00
safety improvements in the
Gateway to Great Neck area.
1795. Tennessee.............. Increase safety at intersections $500,000.00
on US11E through Russellville,
Whitesburg, Bulls Gap and I-81,
roadway improvements for local
access roads.
1796. Massachusetts.......... Charlemont Bridge, Route 2. $4,800,000.00
Replacement of the Charlemont
Bridge that crosses Deerfield
River, Charlemont.
1797. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of IS 194.
1798. Florida................ Extension of Apopka Bypass- $1,000,000.00
Maitland Boulevard in Orange
County, Florida.
1799. Virginia............... Jamestown 2007, To provide $2,750,000.00
transportation infrastructure
for visitors to Jamestown
Island.
1800. Minnesota.............. Trunk Highway 23 bypass of the $3,000,000.00
city of Paynesville.
1801. New York............... Construct improvements on Rt. 12- $1,205,000.00
Phase I other projects.
1802. Florida................ Widening and improvements to $1,000,000.00
Snake Road (BIA Rt. 1281) in
Hendry County.
1803. Texas.................. Expansion and improvements to $16,000,000.00
Loop 304, Crockett.
1804. South Carolina......... McClellan Road Bridge in $310,000.00
Anderson County.
1805. Michigan............... Construction of I-696 freeway $1,000,000.00
ramps, Southfield.
1806. Georgia................ Revitalization project will $500,000.00
extend and resurface the
Roberta Walker Trail, Roberta.
1807. California............. Provides funding for the $2,000,000.00
construction of auxiliary lanes
in each direction of U.S. 101
from Marsh Road to the Santa
Clara County line.
1808. New York............... Wayne County rails to trails $345,000.00
initiative, creating bicycle/
pedestrian trails.
1809. Arkansas............... Widen and replace bridges on $500,000.00
Hopewell Road, Union County.
1810. New York............... Construct Setauket/Port $5,000,000.00
Jefferson Station Greenway
Trail.
1811. California............. Construct new ramps to Route $3,000,000.00
262, widen 262, reconstruct
railroad bridges, Fremont.
1812. Michigan............... Resurfacing of Eleven Mile Road, $480,000.00
St. Clair Shores.
1813. Illinois............... Construction of new access road $75,000.00
from Hazel Dell Lane to Hope
School in Springfield.
1814. New York............... Construction of a new entrance $1,000,000.00
ramp from 9A Southbound to the
Taconic State Parkway
Southbound near the northbound
Taconic exit ramp to 9A.
1815. New York............... Route 590 Reconstruction Project $4,000,000.00
in the Town of Irondequoit, NY.
1816. New York............... Improve Hospital Road Bridge $6,000,000.00
between CR99 and CR101,
Patchogue.
1817. Minnesota.............. Interchange at CSAH & Hwy 24 in $1,000,000.00
Cannon Falls, project
development cost three
interchange sites & one
overpass along 52.
1818. New York............... Queens and Brooklyn County $4,000,000.00
Graffiti Elimination Program
including Kings Highway from
Ocean Parkway to McDonald
Avenue.
1819. Texas.................. Construction of La Entrada al $5,000,000.00
Pacifico south of Odessa to
relieve traffic from El Paso
and Del Rio.
1820. Alabama................ Additional lanes would be added $1,000,000.00
to SR-167 from Troy to
Enterprise.
1821. Ohio................... Improve SR 14/Washingtonville Rd $824,000.00
Intersection, Washingtonville.
1822. Ohio................... Transportation Museum facility $750,000.00
expansion and improvements,
City of Warren.
1823. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 277.
1824. Kentucky............... Construct the Albany Bypass, $4,000,000.00
Clinton County.
1825. Massachusetts.......... Route 110 & I-93 rotary $1,500,000.00
improvements.
1826. Tennessee.............. Upgrade circuit at gates/lights $50,000.00
for Bristol grade crossing
(Cedar Street) to intelligent
systems that eliminate current
variability.
1827. Massachusetts.......... Improvements to Mass. Ave, $1,000,000.00
Andover Street, Osgood Street,
Salem Street, and Johnson
Street, Town of North Andover.
1828. New York............... Construct W. 79th St. Rotunda, $2,000,000.00
New York City.
1829. California............. Conduct Study and Construct Mc $4,000,000.00
Kinley Interchange at SR 120
Project, Manteca, CA.
1830. Indiana................ Construct Margaret Avenue $4,000,000.00
Underpass in Terre Haute.
1831. Kansas................. Removal of structurally $7,000,000.00
deficient bridge and
construction of a new major
river crossing of Topeka Blvd.
over the Kansas River.
1832. Michigan............... Replacement of the interchange $8,700,000.00
at 44th Street and US-131 in
Grand Rapids.
1833. New Jersey............. Pedestrian, safety, and street $520,000.00
lighting improvements, Edison
National Historic Site.
1834. Maine.................. Construct and plan Lewiston/ $5,800,000.00
Auburn Downtown Connector.
1835. Michigan............... Improve the existing highway- $2,000,000.00
rail crossing at Cogshall
Street, relocate existing
signals.
1836. Illinois............... Improve Sheridan Road, Evanston. $2,000,000.00
1837. South Carolina......... Murphy Road East Bridge in $115,000.00
Anderson County.
1838. Texas.................. Construct 36th Street Extension $6,000,000.00
to connect KellyUSA, San
Antonio.
1839. New York............... Rehabilitate Rt. 12 at Town and $4,852,000.00
Village of Greene.
1840. Kentucky............... Replace bridge and approaches $500,000.00
over Beaver Creek (C14) 1.0
mile SE of JCT CR-1221.
1841. Mississippi............ US Hwy 61 Widening/ $1,500,000.00
ImprovementWidening US Hwy 61
through Natchez and improving 3
major intersections, including
turn lanes, at Devereaux,
Liberty, and Junkin Roads.
1842. Oregon................. Rockwood Town Center for Stark $2,000,000.00
Street from190th to 197th for
pedestrian, bicycle and transit
facilities and safety
mitigation.
1843. Michigan............... Expansion of Cass Avenue, $8,763,000.00
Clinton Township.
1844. Washington............. Port of Tacoma Road - Construct $500,000.00
a second left turn lane from
westbound Pac Hwy to Port of
Tacoma Road.
1845. Georgia................ Bicycle and pedestrian trail 1.5 $960,000.00
miles along Jester Creek, City
of Morrow.
1846. Mississippi............ I-20 Interchange and Connectors $1,000,000.00
at Hawkins Crossing:I-20
Interchange and connectors
linking Meridian and industrial
complex to US Hwys 11 and 45.
1847. Massachusetts.......... Engineering and construction of $2,500,000.00
the Longfellow Bridge, Boston.
1848. California............. Construct A 2.8 mile bikeway, $400,000.00
working in conjunction with the
city of Whittier, that will
connect four other regional
trails and bikeways.
1849. Ohio................... Construct White Pond Dr. $1,000,000.00
project, Akron.
1850. Arkansas............... Resurfacing Grigsby Ford Road, $220,000.00
Hot Spring County.
1851. Oregon................. Lake Road, Milwaukie for $3,000,000.00
improvements in traffic flow,
safety, bicycle and sidewalk
facilities along the length of
the road.
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1852. North Carolina......... Improve US221 to multilane $5,000,000.00
highway resulting in additional
traffic-carrying capacity and
enhanced safety.
1853. Arkansas............... Continued development of $1,000,000.00
connector from relocated
Highway 67 North to Highways 49
and future Interstate 555.
1854. Nevada................. Construct Las Vegas Martin $5,500,000.00
Luther King Blvd. to Industrial
Road Connector.
1855. Ohio................... Grading, paving, roads, and ramp $5,500,000.00
facilities for the transfer of
rail-to-truck for the
intermodel facility at
Rickenbacker Airport.
1856. Illinois............... Upgrade roads, Village of $1,005,000.00
Maywood.
1857. Illinois............... IL Rt. 82 Railroad Underpass $3,000,000.00
(Geneseo): Would raise the
height of a narrow highway
underpass.
1858. Minnesota.............. Hwy 36/McKnight Road Interchange $5,000,000.00
Reconstruction, Ramsey County.
1859. New York............... Rehabilitation of the bridge at $1,000,000.00
Warburton Avenue and Factory
Lane, Yonkers.
1860. Minnesota.............. Skyline Parkway Corridor $4,000,000.00
preservation and roadway
improvements from Seven Bridges
Road to Becks Road, City of
Duluth.
1861. Indiana................ Reconstruct 3.4 miles of 2 lane $500,000.00
rural road as divided parkway
with landscaped median and
recreation paths in Carmel, IN.
1862. Massachusetts.......... Design and engineering of 30- $600,000.00
mile bikeway extending south
from the Town of Salisbury to
the Town of Danvers.
1863. Minnesota.............. Stearns County Bridge no. 73501 $400,000.00
improvements.
1864. Louisiana.............. Improve Zachary Taylor Parkway $1,000,000.00
in LA.
1865. Texas.................. SH 164 in Groesbeck to Sand $2,000,000.00
Branch Creek. Reconstruct a two-
eleven foot main lane roadway
to a two-lane twelve-foot main
lane with eight-foot shoulder
facility. Overall widening of
SH 164 for safety.
1866. Colorado............... Upgrade I-70 from Glenwood $4,000,000.00
Canyon to C-470.
1867. New York............... Phase II Corning Preserve $5,000,000.00
Transportation Enhancement
Project.
1868. Michigan............... Purchase and implementation of $13,100,000.00
various Intelligent
Transportation System
technologies in the Grand
Rapids metro region.
1869. Connecticut............ Upgrade North Stonington, CT - $480,000.00
Westerly, RI Bridge.
1870. California............. Oregon-Page Mill expressway $2,000,000.00
improvements between U.S. 101
and S.R. 82, Palo Alto.
1871. New York............... Pedestrian walkway improvements $1,000,000.00
along Sunrise Highway, Valley
Stream.
1872. California............. Study economic, environmental $100,000.00
and congestion mitigation
benefits of a Hybrid Utility
Vehicle, Santa Barbara County.
1873. Virginia............... Route 613 Bridge over Gold Mine $500,000.00
Creek - Louisa County.
1874. Illinois............... Undertake traffic mitigation and $500,000.00
circulation enhancements on
57th and Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago.
1875. Ohio................... Walnut Ave. Bridge replacement $500,000.00
project in the City of Alliance.
1876. California............. Pedestrian Bridge Over Atlantic $510,000.00
Boulevard, the City of Monterey
Park.
1877. New York............... Emergency vehicle preemption $500,000.00
system at traffic signals,
Smithtown.
1878. New York............... Implement ITS system and $100,000.00
apparatus to enhance citywide
truck route system on Broadway
to Irwin Ave between 232 to 231
in the neighborhood of
Kingsbridge, NY.
1879. Ohio................... Conduct Phase II of U.S. Route $2,300,000.00
68 bypass project in Urbana.
1880. Texas.................. This project will develop a $4,000,000.00
statewide 511 program.
1881. New Jersey............. Intermodal Access Improvements $2,000,000.00
to former MOTBY, Bayonne.
1882. Connecticut............ Construct Route 11 Extension and $15,345,000.00
Greenway from Salem to
Waterford.
1883. New Jersey............. Rowan Boulevard Parking adjacent $1,000,556.00
to Highway 322 Corridor,
Glassboro Township.
1884. Kentucky............... Construct the Northern Bypass of $14,000,000.00
Somerset, Kentucky and
Interstate 66 from the
Cumberland (Louie B. Nunn)
Parkway west of Somerset,
Kentucky to Interstate 75 south
of London, Kentucky.
1885. New York............... Construct sidewalk along $400,000.00
KingsFerry Rd. and Cortlandt
St. in Town of Cortlandt -NY.
1886. Virginia............... Appalachian Traditions - $250,000.00
construction of outdoor
facilities along Music Heritage
Trail, Josephine.
1887. Louisiana.............. Construct US 90/LA 675 $5,000,000.00
interchange, Iberia Parish.
1888. Kentucky............... Widening US 25 from US 421 to $800,000.00
KY876, Richmond.
1889. Washington............. Kent Willis UP Tracks - Provide $1,000,000.00
grade separation at the
existing railroad tracks at the
UP tracks.
1890. New York............... Improvement on Burnt Corners Rd $100,000.00
and Grahamtown Rd. in Town of
Greeneville-NY.
1891. Nebraska............... Construct new E-W and N-S $4,000,000.00
roadways/elevated railroad
crossing to enhance
comprehensive redevelopment of
downtown Lincoln.
1892. Illinois............... Improve roads, Benton........... $2,300,000.00
1893. Pennsylvania........... Northwest Lancaster County River $250,000.00
Trail will parallel 14 miles of
Susquehanna River.
1894. Georgia................ Bridge replacement on County $425,000.00
Road 183-FAS Route 1509, Peach
County.
1895. Florida................ Construction of a new bridge at $4,000,000.00
Indian Street, Martin County,
Florida.
1896. New York............... Improvements to Ashburton Ave. $600,000.00
from the Saw Mill River Parkway
to the waterfront.
1897. Florida................ SW 62nd - SW 24th arteriol $1,000,000.00
connector alleviating traffic
on I-75.
1898. Kentucky............... Make Highway 55 (aka Highway $10,000,000.00
555) into a 4 lane highway.
1899. Missouri............... RiversSouth Development, St. $3,000,000.00
Louis County.
1900. Washington............. Emission reduction kits to be $2,000,000.00
put on diesel vehicles (Diesel
Solution program, Puget Sound
Clean Air Agency).
1901. Alaska................. Variety of road improvements and $5,000,000.00
upgrades to service road areas
and miscellaneous projects
within Northstar Borough.
1902. Indiana................ Louisville/Southern Indiana Ohio $14,400,000.00
River Bridges Project, Indiana.
1903. New York............... Roadway improvements on CR3 $2,000,000.00
between Ruland Rd and I-495,
Suffolk County.
1904. New York............... Improve the Bronx River Greenway $800,000.00
Park Connection.
1905. Illinois............... Resurface Yellow Banks Road, $300,000.00
Franklin County.
1906. Iowa................... Construct a Pedestrian Trail $250,000.00
Bridge adjacent to U.S. Highway
275 across the Southern half of
Council Bluffs, IA between the
Missouri River and the
Interstate 29 interchange.
1907. Florida................ SR 434 to JKF Blvd. Roadway $3,000,000.00
Reconstruction, Eatonville.
1908. California............. Improving the interchanges on I- $2,000,000.00
5 at Genesee Ave and Sorrento
Valley Blvd.
1909. Georgia................ Construct Statesboro North $2,000,000.00
bypass, SR 26 to SR 73.
1910. Washington............. Intersection project at South $3,000,000.00
Access-522 beginning and ending
at the UWB-CCC campus to
improve access and alleviate
congestion.
1911. Michigan............... Plymouth, Repair Auburn St...... $500,000.00
1912. Missouri............... Add 2 lanes to current 2 lane $1,000,000.00
roadway, front street between I-
29, I-35 and Chouteau
Trafficway.
1913. Florida................ Airport Access Road, Gainesville $1,000,000.00
1914. Oregon................. Columbia Intermodal Corridor for $12,000,000.00
rail congestion relief,
improved intersections and
access to Interstate-5 for
trucks, and grade-separate road
from rail, Portland.
1915. California............. This project will widen the $2,000,000.00
northbound ramps and widen the
southbound ramps at the I-15
and SR-79 south interchange.
1916. Washington............. Realign West Main Street through $2,000,000.00
west Kelso.
1917. Washington............. Construct an off-ramp from I-5 $500,000.00
to the intersection of
Alderwood Mall Blvd and
Alderwood Mall Pkwy.
1918. New York............... Resurface Grade Crossing at Old $500,000.00
State Road (County Route 82).
1919. New York............... Reconstruct a historic bridge $580,000.00
crossing Maxwell Creek in the
Town of Sodus, NY.
1920. New York............... Fulton Street Improvements from $5,600,000.00
Pennsylvania Avenue to Eldert
Lane, Brooklyn.
1921. Alabama................ Talledega Mountains Natural $1,000,000.00
Resource Center - an
educational center and hub for
hikers, bicyclists, and
automobiles.
1922. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, Borough of
Dupont in Luzerne County.
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1923. Nebraska............... Construct planned 68-mile, 4- $13,000,000.00
lane expressway on N-35 from
Norfolk to South Sioux City.
1924. Missouri............... Modifications to I-470-US50 $1,000,000.00
Interchange.
1925. Michigan............... West Michigan Regional Planning $500,000.00
Study for transportation and
infrastructure.
1926. Virginia............... Improve State Routes 161 and 315 $1,000,000.00
and construct infrastructure
improvements at/adjacent to
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in
Richmond.
1927. California............. Development study of the $14,000,000.00
Riverside-Orange corridor
through the Community
Environmental Transportation
Acceptability Process (CETAP).
1928. California............. Land acquisition in Sargent $1,000,000.00
Hills to mitigate for road
runoff into water sources and
to protect a wildlife corridor
connecting Santa Cruz Mountains
to Mt. Hamilton Range, Santa
Clara County.
1929. Michigan............... CR 186 from M-35 at Brampton to $240,000.00
US2 & US41 - bituminous overlay
with super elevation,
correction, curb, and gutter,
Delta County.
1930. Oklahoma............... Widen US 60 from approximately 2 $2,000,000.00
miles east of the US 60/US 75
interchange east approximately
5.5 miles.
1931. North Carolina......... Continued development of $1,300,000.00
pedestrian bike paths, Cary.
1932. Massachusetts.......... Warren Street and Blue Hill $2,000,000.00
Avenue street improvements,
Boston.
1933. Pennsylvania........... Construct limited access $3,150,000.00
interchange on I-81 in Guilford
Township.
1934. Michigan............... Construction of improvements of $3,400,000.00
4 miles connecting M40 in
Western Allegan County to
Middleville and a bridge over
Thornapple River.
1935. Georgia................ Historic preservation of a city $134,917.00
bus station in downtown Eastman.
1936. Texas.................. This project will deploy ITS $4,000,000.00
elements in the rural areas of
Texas.
1937. Texas.................. Relocation of FM 156 at Alliance $5,000,000.00
Airport.
1938. Texas.................. Construct a 3 level diamond $2,000,000.00
interchange on IH 35, Bell
County.
1939. Washington............. Improvements in the SR9 $1,500,000.00
corridor, Snohomish County.
1940. Texas.................. Reconstruct State Highway 87 $7,000,000.00
from SH 124 to Sabine Pass.
1941. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of Prospect Park
Yeshiva.
1942. Ohio................... Replace McDonald Industrial $500,000.00
Bridge, Village of McDonald.
1943. Tennessee.............. Plough Boulevard Interchange $2,000,000.00
project to improve access to
Memphis International Airport.
1944. New York............... Rehabilitation of the Ashford $2,600,000.00
Ave. bridge over I-87 in the
Villages of Dobbs Ferry and
Ardsley.
1945. Washington............. Granite Falls Alternate Freight $2,400,000.00
Route, Granite Falls.
1946. New York............... Rebuild Queens Plaza, a 250-foot $8,000,000.00
wide roadway on the astern end
of the Queensborough Bridge.
1947. New Jersey............. Reconfiguration of Bay Avenue $8,000,000.00
and Polaris Street in Newark,
NJ.
1948. Illinois............... Reconstruct Winter Ave, existing $5,400,000.00
1 lane Railroad subway, and 1
lane bridge to provide access
to Winter Park in Danville.
1949. New York............... Eastern Laurelton Area $6,600,000.00
Improvements, Queens.
1950. Texas.................. Construct grade-separation $7,200,000.00
bridges at Wintergreen and
Millers Ferry Roads in Hutchins
and at Pleasant Run and Millers
Ferry Roads, Wilmer.
1951. Pennsylvania........... Engineering, design and $2,000,000.00
construction of an extension of
Park Avenue north to Lakemont
Park in Altoona.
1952. Florida................ Increase four lane road to a six $2,000,000.00
lane segment on Highway 98,
Walton County.
1953. New Jersey............. Pedestrian facilities and street $347,120.00
lighting on Haddon Avenue from
Voorhees Township Line to Bate
Avenue, Berlin Township.
1954. Minnesota.............. Acquire right of way for $12,000,000.00
reconstruction and relocation
of U.S. Highway 14 from CSAH 2
to Owatonna.
1955. New York............... Construct highway improvements $2,000,000.00
necessary to develop an
industrial park in Lackawanna.
1956. Alaska................. Emergency evacuation road at $5,000,000.00
Point Hope in North Slope
Borough.
1957. Michigan............... Rail Consolidation Phase II, $5,250,000.00
City of Monroe.
1958. New York............... Road and pedestrian safety $1,400,000.00
improvements on Main Street,
Village of Patchogue.
1959. Ohio................... Construct connector between $700,000.00
Crocker and Stearns County
Highways, Westlake and North
Olmsted.
1960. Tennessee.............. Improve and relocate section of $2,750,000.00
SR-66 from I-81 in Jefferson
County and extending to SR-34
in Hamblen County via SR-160.
1961. Ohio................... Calming of traffic on Greenfield $1,700,000.00
st. in City of Tiffin and
improving intersection of
Greenfield St. with Routes 18
and 101.
1962. California............. Realignment of La Brea Avenue to $4,240,000.00
reduce congestion, Inglewood.
1963. Minnesota.............. Construct one mile of new $3,280,000.00
roadway and a bridge crossing
the DM&IR railroad tracks, and
construct connector between
CSAH 14 and CSAH 284, Proctor.
1964. Georgia................ Construct 5 ft. bicycle lanes to $1,250,000.00
connect the cities of Elberton
and Lake Russell, and rest
stops for recreational use.
1965. California............. Construct fourth bore of $1,000,000.00
Caldecott Tunnel on Route 24.
1966. Illinois............... Prospect St. Project $1,200,000.00
(Cambridge): Restoration and
reconstruction of the central
business district street.
1967. New York............... Roadway improvements to Woodbury $1,500,000.00
Rd at intersection with Syosset-
Woodbury Rd., Nassau County.
1968. New Jersey............. Rt. 1&9, Roadway Rehabilitation $1,000,000.00
in North Bergen.
1969. New York............... Construct and improve access $1,500,000.00
roads to Northland Commerce
Park, Buffalo.
1970. Massachusetts.......... Meridian Street Bridge. $2,300,000.00
Replacement of the Meridian
Street bridge that crosses the
Green River, Greenfield.
1971. Kansas................. Highway construction project on $13,970,000.00
K-18 in Geary County, south 2.7
miles to Interstate 70.
1972. Pennsylvania........... Schaefferstown Bypass, PA Route $1,000,000.00
501, Lebanon.
1973. North Carolina......... Widen US 401 to multilane $4,000,000.00
facility between Fayetteville
and Fuquay-Varina.
1974. Washington............. North Sound Connecting $1,000,000.00
Communities Project Planning
Funds.
1975. Georgia................ Construct Blue Jay Rd. to $2,500,000.00
Highway 30 in Effingham.
1976. North Carolina......... Widening of US501 from NC 49 in $10,000,000.00
Roxboro, North Carolina to the
Virginia State line, part on
new location.
1977. Maryland............... Reconstruction of roadways in $6,000,000.00
the East Baltimore
Biotechnology Park.
1978. Ohio................... Construct additional lane to $800,000.00
alleviate traffic congestion on
US 40 in and adjacent to St
Clairsville.
1979. Missouri............... Intersection improvement of Hwy $3,000,000.00
45, Hwy K, and Union Chapel
Road, in addition to widening
Hwy 45.
1980. Maryland............... Interchange at Musgrove Road and $3,400,000.00
Fairland Road on US29.
1981. California............. Traffic signal upgrades on $350,000.00
Bellflower Blvd at Alondra Blvd
and Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower.
1982. Utah................... Virgin River Bridge, Washington $2,800,000.00
City.
1983. Nebraska............... Construction of a 2-lane roadway $1,626,400.00
on new alignment south and east
of Louisville.
1984. Florida................ Ludlum Trail.................... $1,000,000.00
1985. New Jersey............. Route 21 Improvements and bridge $1,000,000.00
replacement in vicinity of
Chester Avenue, Newark.
1986. Indiana................ US 231 new road construction in $5,000,000.00
Spencer and Dubois Counties.
1987. South Carolina......... Southern Conway Bypass (701 $5,000,000.00
Connector).
1988. South Carolina......... Railroad Avenue Extension, Road $2,000,000.00
S-732, Berkeley County.
1989. Louisiana.............. Construct Mississippi River $500,000.00
Trail and Bikepath, New Orleans.
1990. Washington............. Preliminary engineering and EIS $10,000,000.00
for I-5 from SR500 WA crossing
the Columbia River, to Marine
Drive in OR.
1991. New York............... Improvements to the intermodal $250,000.00
transportation on the Jacobi
Campus-1400 Pelham Park.
1992. Texas.................. Pedestrian improvements and $2,000,000.00
traffic control projects in the
central business district of
downtown El Paso.
1993. Alabama................ 4-laning of US 278 from I-65 to $3,000,000.00
US 231.
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1994. Kansas................. Construct bike/pedestrian path $500,000.00
along K-10 between Douglas and
Johnson Counties.
1995. Florida................ Construction and four-laning of $1,000,000.00
State Road 80 in Hendry County,
Florida.
1996. Missouri............... Upgrade interchange at I170 & $2,000,000.00
Ladue Road (Ladue, MO).
1997. Maryland............... Funding for Baltimore City to $1,000,000.00
begin development of a City
Transportation Management
Center utilizing ITS.
1998. Texas.................. Environmental Mitigation and $14,000,000.00
wetland protection funding for
US 290 to US 59 (The Grand
Parkway) and Right of Way
funding for US 290 to SH249 and
I-45 to US 59.
1999. Arkansas............... Improvement of Hwy 65b-North, $3,200,000.00
Pine Bluff.
2000. Texas.................. Loop 49--Construct a new $6,100,000.00
location 4-lane divided
controlled access facility from
SH 155 to SH 31.
2001. California............. Construct State Route 905 to $15,000,000.00
connect the Otay Mesa Port of
Entry to Interstate 805, San
Diego.
2002. Washington............. Improvements at I-5 and 134th $12,354,000.00
Street and arterial network
linking I-5 and I-205.
2003. Florida................ North Access Road / $5,000,000.00
International Airport Boulevard
in Duval County.
2004. Ohio................... Construct a 4 lane limited $750,000.00
access road to link
Newcomerstown and Cadiz.
2005. Alaska................. Westside development $5,000,000.00
Williamsport-Pile Bay Road.
2006. Massachusetts.......... Engineering and construction of $8,000,000.00
the Chelsea St Bridge, Boston.
2007. Oregon................. Widen Delauro Road and add a $90,000.00
bike lane in both directions,
Clatsop County.
2008. Iowa................... Build extension to U.S. 20 $25,000,000.00
Mississippi River Bridge in
Dubuque County.
2009. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Attala County $1,300,000.00
District 4 (Roads 4211 and
4204), Kosciusko, Ward 3 (U.S.
Hwy 16), and Ethel (U.S. Hwy
12), Attala County.
2010. California............. Widen the Mountain View Avenue $2,000,000.00
Bridge in Loma Linda.
2011. Alaska................. Construct access road and a $5,000,000.00
bridge crossing the Naknek
River terminus points in South
Naknek-King Salmon Highway.
2012. California............. Construct Illinois Street Bridge/ $5,000,000.00
Amador Street Connection and
Improvements, San Francisco.
2013. Michigan............... Commerce, widen Haggerty Rd. $2,000,000.00
from 14 mile to Richardson.
2014. South Carolina......... North Rhett Boulevard Extension $7,000,000.00
to US Hwy 52, Berkeley County.
2015. Michigan............... Allen Road Highway-Rail Grade $3,000,000.00
Separation under CN Railroad,
City of Woodhaven.
2016. Pennsylvania........... Complete the reconstruction of $1,000,000.00
roadways around the David L.
Lawrence Convention Center.
2017. Oklahoma............... Construct Texanna Road $2,000,000.00
Improvements from Highway 69 to
Highway 71, McIntosh County.
2018. New Mexico............. Construct Fairgrounds Road in $5,000,000.00
Alamogordo.
2019. New York............... Reconstruction of Times and $1,500,000.00
Duffy Squares, New York City.
2020. Florida................ US Highway 19 North, Pinellas $10,000,000.00
County.
2021. Maryland............... MD70/Rowe Boulevard Bridge. $2,000,000.00
Funding to undertake
environmental mitigation work
on Weems Creek associated with
bridge reconstruction.
2022. Alabama................ Extension of I-565 westward from $5,000,000.00
existing interchange to
existing Tennessee River
bridges at Decatur, AL.
2023. Washington............. San Juan Boulevard Project, $4,000,000.00
Bellingham.
2024. Oklahoma............... Reconstruct the I-44/Fort Sill $1,000,000.00
Key Gate Interchange.
2025. New York............... Improve safety measures at $1,000,000.00
railroad grade crossings on the
West Shore River Line, Rockland
County.
2026. Oregon................. Improve Millican/West Butte Road $2,000,000.00
which connects U.S. Highway 20
with U.S. Highway 126.
2027. California............. Construct Alviso Bay Trail $800,000.00
project, a 1.3 mile trail from
Gold Street to San Tomas Aquino
Creek, Santa Clara County.
2028. Kentucky............... Reconstruct KY 750 from KY 3105 $500,000.00
to US 23, Raceland.
2029. Illinois............... Upgrade Missouri Ave from 1st St $2,500,000.00
to 10th St, East St. Louis.
2030. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of IS 72/PS 69.
2031. California............. Improvements (including arterial $214,000.00
street rehabilitation) to
enhance traffic and pedestrian
safety in the Sherman Oaks
community, Los Angeles.
2032. Georgia................ Install walkways, lighting, $4,500,000.00
landscaping in Water Works Park
and south along river through
Ocmulgee National Monument and
Central City Park.
2033. California............. Reconstruct 1.1 miles of Long $2,200,000.00
Beach Blvd from Imperial Hwy.
to Tweedy Blvd., Lynwood.
2034. Michigan............... Overlay of Fairview Road to $369,600.00
improve network of all-season
Truck routes, Ogemaw County.
2035. Washington............. I-90, Spokane to Idaho State $5,000,000.00
Line Widening: Construct two
general purpose lanes from
Sprague Avenue in City of
Spokane to Idaho State Line.
2036. Texas.................. Greater Galveston Bay Area $2,000,000.00
cooperative development for
landscape beautification, hike
& bike trail extension, and
extension of current trails.
2037. Virginia............... Blue Ridge Travel Association - $250,000.00
establishment of website
providing information including
trails and road systems within
the region.
2038. South Carolina......... Construct intersection and $6,500,000.00
corridor improvements to US 278
to include widening and traffic
control improvements.
2039. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $99,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Niota, TN.
2040. Arkansas............... Improvement of Hwy 82 East/West $500,000.00
Project, Ashley County.
2041. Ohio................... Construct proposed connection SR $2,000,000.00
207, SR104, and US 23 in Ross
County.
2042. Indiana................ Construct an economic $2,000,000.00
thoroughfare parallel to I-69
in the City of Anderson,
Indiana.
2043. Washington............. Cascade Gateway Coordination of $1,300,000.00
Binational Planning; The
International Mobility and
Trade Corridor Project.
2044. Illinois............... City of Peoria Riverfront area $800,000.00
street improvements.
2045. New Mexico............. Mesa Del Sol: Improve and $2,000,000.00
renhance access to existing
county recreational complex and
the new Mes Del Sol development.
2046. California............. Replace Route 1 San Pedro Creek $1,500,000.00
bridge, Pacifica.
2047. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruction of Union St and $1,800,000.00
Route 138W, Holbrook.
2048. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to highway / rail grade
crossing at Harrington Road in
the Town of Sheridan.
2049. California............. The Foothill South Project will $10,000,000.00
construct 16 miles of a six
lane limited access highway
system.
2050. Florida................ Roadway and drainage $2,000,000.00
improvements in the city of Key
West to reduce street flooding.
2051. New Jersey............. Route 46 Little Ferry Traffic $1,500,000.00
Circle Elimination, Roadway and
Drainage Improvements.
2052. California............. Planning, engineering, and $5,000,000.00
construction of a tunnel on SR
75/282 to Naval Air Station.
San Diego.
2053. Massachusetts.......... Replace Cross Street Bridge $1,000,000.00
spanning the flood-prone
Aberjona River, Winchester.
2054. Georgia................ Widening of SR 196 in Liberty $1,000,000.00
County.
2055. Illinois............... Annie Glidden Rd. (DeKalb): $8,000,000.00
Widen the two-lane road to five
lanes with intersection
improvements.
2056. Mississippi............ Highway 45 Bypass - Provides a 4- $6,000,000.00
lane alternative to Highway 45
in Columbus.
2057. New York............... Construction of ferry terminals $1,500,000.00
and ferry boats for Haverstraw,
Yonkers, and Manhattan.
2058. California............. Construct road from Mace Blvd in $1,000,000.00
Yolo County to federally
supported Pacific Flyway
wildlife area.
2059. New York............... Construction of roadways to $1,500,000.00
improve access to waterfront at
Erie Street in Buffalo.
2060. Washington............. Route analysis for a planned $50,000.00
community pathway through
Chehalis.
2061. California............. Improve access roads to Beale $6,500,000.00
Air Force Base (Spenceville,
Smartville, Hammonton-
Smartville, and North Beale
Roads).
2062. Mississippi............ Canal Road intermodal connector, $8,000,000.00
Gulfport.
2063. Iowa................... Reconstruction and relocation of $4,000,000.00
US 30 from 4.5 miles west of
Toledo to 1 mile east of Tama.
2064. Nebraska............... Highway grade separation $1,807,300.00
structure across the BNSF/FEVR
railroad corridor in the
western part of the City of
Fremont.
2065. Illinois............... Construct Illinois Route 336 $2,000,000.00
from Macomb to Peoria.
2066. Pennsylvania........... Schuylkill River Gateway project $1,250,000.00
enhancing bridge and roadway
structures connecting Center
City and University City for
pedestrians, bicyclists, and
motorists.
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2067. North Carolina......... Add interchange on I-26 north of $5,000,000.00
NC 146 and south of the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
2068. Virginia............... Widen Route 7 from Reston $6,000,000.00
Parkway to Rolling Holly Drive.
2069. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Beauregard (U. $1,000,000.00
S. Hwy 51), Crystal Springs
(U.S. Hwy 51 and I-55), and
Hazelhurst (U.S. Hwy 51 and I-
55), Copiah County.
2070. California............. Conduct Study and Construct $1,000,000.00
Lammers Rd / I -205 Widening
and Interchange Project, Tracy,
CA.
2071. Maryland............... Design ramp from I-495 to MD 4 $3,500,000.00
and signalized intersection.
2072. Oregon................. Add a southbound lane to section $5,000,000.00
of I-5 between Delta Park and
Lombard.
2073. Minnesota.............. Reconstruction of CSAH 4 and $1,740,000.00
CSAH 5 (Forest Highway 11)
between CSAH 15 and Trunk
Highway 61, Silver Bay.
2074. California............. Upgrade Kanan Road interchange $5,000,000.00
at US101 (Agoura Hills) to
improve safety and
accessibility.
2075. Washington............. U.S.-395, Spokane to Stevens $1,000,000.00
County Line Widening: Construct
US-395 from milepost 172.6 to
Stevens County line just north
of Deer Park, Washington.
2076. Georgia................ Upgrade sidewalks and lighting, $709,098.00
Lyons.
2077. Ohio................... Construction of new roadway $6,004,400.00
intersecting Chestnut St. and
Paradise St. and modifications
to Chestnut St. and Paradise
St. in the City of Orville.
2078. Georgia................ Extend East Greene Street, $500,000.00
install street lights,
utilities, and landscaping,
Milledgeville.
2079. Wisconsin.............. Construct Michigan Street Bridge $5,000,000.00
in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
2080. Missouri............... Complete the upgrade of Hwy. 60 $10,000,000.00
to 4 lanes from Willow Springs
to Van Buren.
2081. Ohio................... Deconstruct the Bellaire Highway $1,700,000.00
Bridge which connects Bellaire,
OH and Benwood, WV.
2082. California............. Construction of interchange at $1,000,000.00
State Hwy 86 and Ave 50 in
Coachella, CA.
2083. Virginia............... Preliminary engineering for $3,000,000.00
Hampton Roads Third Crossing.
2084. Arizona................ Improve 15 miles of Navajo Route $1,000,000.00
16 in the Navajo Mountain
Community.
2085. New Hampshire.......... Construction of interchange on $2,500,000.00
I93. The project is not part of
a larger system. But, will be
compatible with the NHDOT I-93
widening project.
2086. Vermont................ Construction of the St. Albans $1,200,000.00
intermodal connector roadway
with I-89 for the City of St.
Albans.
2087. Illinois............... Widen Algonquin Rd to four-lane $4,000,000.00
divided highway in McHenry
County, IL.
2088. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Itta Bena (U.S. $1,500,000.00
Hwy 82 and 7) and in vicinity
of Viking Range Corp. (U.S. Hwy
7 and 49), Leflore County.
2089. New York............... Improvements to Robinson La and $500,000.00
Lake Walton Rd at Rt 376 in
Town of East Fishkill.
2090. Hawaii................. Conduct study of East Hawaii $250,000.00
Alternative Road, Island of
Hawaii.
2091. Washington............. Tukwila Urban Access - address $1,000,000.00
necessary improvements to
Southcenter Parkway in Tukwila
to relieve congestion.
2092. California............. Quincy-Oroville Highway $1,000,000.00
Rehabilitation - Provides for
9.5 miles of pavement
rehabilitation, culvert
replacements, guardrail
installation, signing and
stripping in Plumas County.
2093. New Jersey............. Rt. 33 from Rt. 35 to Rt. 71 - $2,000,000.00
Widening existing roadway,
sidewalks, left turn lanes,
signage and drainage, Neptune.
2094. Missouri............... Ogden Ave improvements - $400,000.00
property acquisition, design &
engineering, and enhanced
streetscapes for bike and
pedestrian traffic, St. Louis
County.
2095. California............. Interchange improvements at Rice $3,000,000.00
Avenue and U.S. Highway 101,
City of Oxnard.
2096. New Jersey............. Pedestrian walkway improvements $1,000,000.00
across three bridges over I-
280, Orange.
2097. Arizona................ Pave 12 miles of Pine Springs $1,000,000.00
Road, N9010, on the Navajo
Nation.
2098. California............. Utilize funds over a four-year $4,644,000.00
period to reconstruct and deep-
lift asphalt on various roads
throughout the district in
Santa Barbara County.
2099. Minnesota.............. Lyndale Avenue Bridge Project, $7,000,000.00
Richfield.
2100. Virginia............... Route 635 Bridge Over Southern $500,000.00
Railway - Orange County.
2101. New York............... Construct Safe Routes to Schools $3,000,000.00
projects, New York City.
2102. Nevada................. Design and Construct Hoover Dam $6,000,000.00
Bypass Extension, Boulder City,
Nevada.
2103. Texas.................. Construct pedestrian trail from $150,000.00
Pasadena Heritage Park to
Memorial Park, then continue
south along Vince Bayou to
Strawberry Park.
2104. Pennsylvania........... Widening of 4.5 miles of $1,500,000.00
northbound Rte 28 at Yutes Run
Rd for the Frazer Mills Project.
2105. Illinois............... Construct parking facility, $3,700,000.00
LaGrange.
2106. Ohio................... Replace the Edward N. Waldvogel $8,000,000.00
Viaduct.
2107. Georgia................ Install sidewalks on Highway 23 $300,000.00
from Dykes Street to Sarah
Street, Cochran.
2108. North Carolina......... 10th St. Connector in $12,000,000.00
Greenville, NC: Widen Farmville
Blvd. from Memorial Dr. to 14th
St. and extend from 14th St. to
10th St.
2109. Florida................ Construction and Right of Way $6,000,000.00
activities for SR 548, In-Town
Bypass in Lakeland, FL.
2110. Oklahoma............... Construct SH28 Improvements from $2,300,000.00
I-44 to Langley.
2111. Ohio................... Rehabilitate tunnel and bridge $700,000.00
on National Road Bikeway in St
Clairsville.
2112. Ohio................... Ashtabula Co. MetroParks $1,000,000.00
completion of bicycle trails
project.
2113. Hawaii................. Design/engineering of Puainako $1,500,000.00
Street.
2114. Virginia............... Expansion of South Airport Drive $500,000.00
near Richmond International
Airport.
2115. North Carolina......... Construction of a hard surface $3,000,000.00
road that will establish a new
port access point to receive
and dispatch trucks from/to US
74/76, US 421, and US 17S.
2116. Minnesota.............. City of Moorhead SE Main GSI, $2,600,000.00
34th St and I94 Interchange,
and Moorhead Comprehensive Rail
Safety Program.
2117. Nevada................. Enhancement to ReTrac project $1,000,000.00
that provided for separation of
11 street crossings through
downtown Reno.
2118. New York............... Improve NY112 from Old Town Road $10,000,000.00
to NY347.
2119. California............. Construct 213th Street $1,050,000.00
pedestrian bridge to provide
safe passage for pedestrians
and wheelchairs, Carson.
2120. Connecticut............ Construct additional southbound $1,500,000.00
Route 8 Entrance Ramp at Exit
11 in Shelton, CT.
2121. Virginia............... Cranesnest Trail - construction $650,000.00
of 16 mile hiking, biking,
horse trail from Route 83 to
Cranesnest Campground.
2122. Maryland............... Reconstruction of MD 175 from $2,000,000.00
the Baltimore-Washington
Parkway to MD 170 (Telegraph
Road).
2123. Ohio................... City of Tiffin/Sarah st. along $2,600,000.00
St. route 18 and 101 to calm
traffic.
2124. New Jersey............. Road improvement to improve the $1,650,000.00
intersection of Rt. 173,
Pittstown Road, and Interstate
78, Franklin Township of
Hunterdon County.
2125. Alabama................ Huntsville Southern Bypass from $3,000,000.00
I565 through Redstone Arsenal
to US Highway 231.
2126. Michigan............... Widen Maple and Orchard Lake $5,000,000.00
Roads at Northwestern Highway
intersections.
2127. Montana................ Bozeman Parking Facility........ $5,000,000.00
2128. New Hampshire.......... Relocation of the intersection $2,680,000.00
of Route 103 and North Street
and the reconstruction of North
Street in Claremont, NH.
2129. Washington............. SR 35 - Columbia River Crossing $800,000.00
Environmental Impact Statement
completion, Klickitat County.
2130. Utah................... Southern Corridor, St. George... $4,000,000.00
2131. Oregon................. Construction of roadway $60,000.00
facilities at the Tualatin
River National Wildlife Refuge.
2132. Pennsylvania........... State Street and Mulberry Street $4,000,000.00
Bridge Lighting project,
Harrisburg.
2133. Florida................ Widening and improvement of $2,000,000.00
State Road 64 from Lakewood
Ranch Boulevard to Lorraine
Road.
2134. Idaho.................. A widening project at the $4,500,000.00
Sunnyside IC located on I-15
between mileposts 113 and 116.
2135. Indiana................ Riverfront trail, community $500,000.00
gathering space and safe
passage for pedestrians linking
Noblesville to the White River
Trails in Hamilton County.
2136. Louisiana.............. Upgrade I-49 South from $3,500,000.00
Lafayette, Louisiana to New
Orleans, Louisiana.
2137. Tennessee.............. New five-lane connector north of $500,000.00
the city of Elizabethton,
Carter County, located within
Urbanized Area Boundary of
Johnson City.
2138. Georgia................ Link US 84 with Hinesville $1,200,000.00
downtown redevelopment via
Memorial Drive.
2139. Pennsylvania........... PA Route 61 safety improvements, $3,000,000.00
Leesport Borough/Ontelaunee/
Muhlenburg.
2140. California............. Builds a pedestrian bridge from $2,000,000.00
Hiller Street to the Bay Trail,
Belmont.
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2141. Michigan............... Transportation Aesthetics $500,000.00
project in City of Durand,
includes new curb and gutter.
2142. Illinois............... Dixon Riverfront Plan: $3,200,000.00
Development of a coordinated
trail system, parking, and
trial system.
2143. California............. Develop conceptual master plan $215,000.00
including economic analysis and
environmental study to improve
the efficiency of
transportation facilities,
Covina.
2144. California............. Streetscape improvements at E. $1,250,000.00
14th/Mission Blvd., Alameda
County.
2145. Utah................... Cottonwood and Winchester $5,000,000.00
Intersection, Murray City.
2146. Massachusetts.......... Southwick and Westfield Rail $5,000,000.00
Trail. Construction of a 9.5
mile multi-use trail, Southwick
and Westfield.
2147. Florida................ For land acquisition and $4,000,000.00
construction of the Englewood
Interstate Connector, a vital
evacuation route for Sarasota,
Charlotte and Lee Counties.
2148. Illinois............... Engineering and construction of $1,000,000.00
the 15.1-mile Alliance Trail
from LaSalle to Bureau Junction.
2149. Texas.................. Construct Hidalgo County Loop... $2,000,000.00
2150. Pennsylvania........... Flyover ramps at SR837/Center $9,000,000.00
Street to Industrial Drive and
SR148/Coursin Street to
Industrial Drive, McKeesport/
Duquesne.
2151. Virginia............... Widen Rt. 820 in Bergton........ $1,200,000.00
2152. Idaho.................. A project to directly contribute $5,000,000.00
to completed and future
improvements to US-30 from I-15
from milepost 363.8 to milepost
365.9.
2153. New Jersey............. Perth Amboy Rt. 440/State St. $5,000,000.00
Interchange.
2154. District of Columbia... Rock Creek Recreational Trail $1,000,000.00
study to assess feasibility of
constructing recreation trail.
2155. Ohio................... Construction/improvements of $500,000.00
Lake Co Highway Administration
Center in Madison.
2156. Kansas................. Reconstruct US-69 between 87th $2,000,000.00
Street and 119th Street, City
of Overland Park.
2157. Virginia............... Concept design and scope for a $500,000.00
slip ramp from E. Eisenhower
Valley area of Alexandria.
2158. Oregon................. BNSF Intermodal Hub for improved $200,000.00
traffic flow, safety, and the
construction of a turnout lane
parallel to NW Yeon Avenue,
Portland.
2159. Virginia............... Whitetop Station - completion of $100,000.00
renovation of Whitetop Station
(which serves as trailhead
facility), including
construction of trail.
2160. West Virginia.......... Upgrade Route 10, Logan Co...... $5,000,000.00
2161. California............. Construct Guadalupe River Trail $5,500,000.00
project from highway 237 to I-
880, San Jose.
2162. Texas.................. Tower 55 CMAQ Congestion and $2,000,000.00
Preliminary Engineering Study.
2163. Illinois............... Upgrade traffic signalization on $1,500,000.00
Sheridan Road from Hollywood to
Juneway, Chicago.
2164. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruct Route 24 / Route 140 $8,700,000.00
Interchange, replacing bridge
and ramps, widening lanes,
extending acceleration and
deceleration lanes.
2165. New York............... Construct turning lane on Rt 55 $560,000.00
at Gardner Hollow Rd. in Town
of Beekman-NY.
2166. Illinois............... Replace bridge structure over $7,200,000.00
Wabash River between Mt.Carmel,
IL and Princeton, IN.
2167. Kansas................. Construct K-10/ Lone Elm Road $3,000,000.00
interchange, Lenexa.
2168. Oregon................. Barber Road extension, $1,000,000.00
Wilsonville.
2169. Texas.................. Bicycle and pedestrian trail $9,000,000.00
network southeast Austin,
including McKinney Falls Trail,
Pierce Lane Link, Onion Creek
Trail, and Southern Walnut
Creek Trail.
2170. Florida................ Link I-95 in St. Johns County to $3,000,000.00
I-10 in Duval County with a 4-
lane freeway running through
Clay County.
2171. Arizona................ Improve Interstate 40 at the $2,000,000.00
Country Club Interchange in
East Flagstaff, Arizona.
2172. Illinois............... Construct Bike paths, Madison $3,200,000.00
County.
2173. Pennsylvania........... PA72 corridor improvements from $600,000.00
PA283 to PA Turnpike. Connect
with PA 283.
2174. New York............... Bicycle and pedestrian safety $1,200,000.00
improvements on Main Street,
Riverhead.
2175. Georgia................ Pedestrian streetscape project, $1,000,000.00
including curbs, bicycle
parking, and landscaping, to
revitalize downtown Locust
Grove.
2176. New Jersey............. Project will fund improvements $500,000.00
along County Route 523 corridor
from Village of Oldwick south
to US 22 in the Readington-
Tewksbury, Improvement District.
2177. Kentucky............... Newtown Pike extension from West $5,250,000.00
Main Street to South Limestone
Street, Lexington.
2178. Louisiana.............. Construct improvements to I-10 $4,500,000.00
interchange with Ryan Street,
Lake Charles.
2179. New York............... Construction of and improvements $500,000.00
to Route 5 in the Town of
Hamburg.
2180. Minnesota.............. TH 38 reconstruction from Itasca $4,675,942.00
CSAH 19 to Marcell.
2181. Maryland............... Baltimore-Washington Maglev $200,000.00
Demonstration Project will
demonstrate capabilities of
Maglev technology.
2182. Nebraska............... Upgrade Cuming Street and US-75 $4,000,000.00
entrance ramp, Omaha.
2183. Texas.................. South Orient Rail economic & $3,000,000.00
rehabilitation Project.
2184. Illinois............... City of Bartonville, Street $800,000.00
widening and improvements and
sidewalk improvements.
2185. Mississippi............ Interstate 59, U.S. Highway 84, $2,120,000.00
and State Highway 15
interchange, Laurel.
2186. Georgia................ Streetscape project to install $500,000.00
sidewalks and bicycle trails,
Gray.
2187. Massachusetts.......... Realignments and reconstruction $4,000,000.00
of a section of Route 32 in
Palmer to the Ware town line.
2188. Maryland............... I-81 Improvements South of I-70 $1,000,000.00
to North of Halfway Blvd.
2189. Georgia................ Streetscape [pedestrian safety $500,000.00
enhancements, sidewalks, curb
replacement, landscaping,
restoration, ADA compliance,
restoration], Thomasville.
2190. Maryland............... Land acquisition for highway $14,800,000.00
mitigation in Cecil and
Worcester.
2191. Michigan............... Construct Industrial Park $416,000.00
Service Road and Caine Road
Bridge Replacement,Village of
Millington, Tuscola County.
2192. Minnesota.............. 8th Street Right of Way $4,000,000.00
Acquisition for Stearns country
road expansion and realignment.
2193. California............. For environmental review and $5,000,000.00
preliminary engineering for a
freeway-to-freeway interchange
connecting Interstate 5 to
State Route 78.
2194. Pennsylvania........... Identify multi-modal commercial $500,000.00
and military freight corridors
in PA. Part of PA Reg. Agile
Port Intermodel Distribution
Sys. Philadelphia.
2195. California............. The Esplanade improvements to $1,000,000.00
reduce pedestrian/bicycle/
automobile traffic congestion
and improve oceanfront access,
Redondo Beach.
2196. New York............... Create overpass at Peruville $4,432,000.00
Road to address intersection
safety issues.
2197. Missouri............... Rehabilitate and widen Route 71 $2,000,000.00
from Route W to Blue Ridge
Blvd, Grandview Triangle.
2198. Minnesota.............. City of East Grand Forks 13th $1,200,000.00
Street Extension.
2199. Illinois............... Illinois Prairie Path (Wayne): $1,200,000.00
Construction of a new bicucle-
pedestrian bridge.
2200. Illinois............... Upgrade Pioneer Parkway in $800,000.00
Peoria.
2201. New York............... Design and Construction of an $1,500,000.00
enhancement project within the
Erie Canal Aqueduct in downtown
Rochester.
2202. Kentucky............... A 20-mile priority design $2,000,000.00
segment of the route from
Campbellsville to Columbia.
2203. Illinois............... Pre construction activities, IL $800,000.00
8 upgrades from East Peoria to
Washington.
2204. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct interchange $6,000,000.00
improvements including sound
barriers at I-83, Exit 19, or
other projects designated by
York County MPO.
2205. Alabama................ Valleydale Road widening from $5,000,000.00
U.S. 31 to I-65 (Shelby County
Rd 17).
2206. New Jersey............. Route 21 congestion relief $900,000.00
improvements - Murray Street to
Green Street, Newark.
2207. Wisconsin.............. Construct Highway 32/Claude $500,000.00
Allouez Bridge in DePere, WI.
2208. New York............... Construction of a Greenway along $200,000.00
the waterfront, the Village of
Irvington in Westchester.
2209. Michigan............... Repaving a portion of H-58 $1,600,900.00
between Sullivan Creek towards
Little Beaver Road, Alger
County.
2210. Illinois............... The widening of Midlothian Road $480,000.00
including signalization and
pedestrian crosswalk
installation at the entrance of
Lake Zurich High School.
2211. New York............... Improve the Bronx River Greenway $800,000.00
Bronx Park East Pathways.
2212. Florida................ Wekiva Parkway in Orange, $5,000,000.00
Seminole and Lake Counties,
Forida.
2213. Kentucky............... Reconstruct KY 244 from KY 3105 $500,000.00
to the railroad underpass,
Raceland.
2214. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct and upgrade $4,000,000.00
the interchange of U.S. 15 and
U.S. 30 in Adams County.
2215. Iowa................... Acquire right of way, widen, $500,000.00
resurface and replace three
bridges on IA T14, 22 to IA 80.
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2216. Illinois............... Improve roads and bridges, Cook $5,000,000.00
County.
2217. Florida................ Arlington Expressway Access $1,500,000.00
Road, Jacksonville.
2218. California............. Construct a soundwall along $2,000,000.00
Esperanza Road in the city of
Yorba Linda.
2219. Illinois............... Reconstruct Lakeshore Drive $1,500,000.00
overpass over Lawrence Avenue,
Chicago.
2220. New Jersey............. Quinn Road widening, Little $2,500,000.00
Falls.
2221. Virginia............... Study to upgrade U.S. Route 460 $5,500,000.00
in the Petersburg- Hampton
Roads Corridor from
approximately I-295 to Bowers
Hill including an evaluation of
rail.
2222. Louisiana.............. Construct frontage streets along $1,100,000.00
I-10, Crowley.
2223. Oregon................. Connect Boeckman Road to Tooze $3,000,000.00
Road, Wilsonville.
2224. Mississippi............ US Hwy 49 Interchange - $500,000.00
Seminary:US Hwy 49 Interchange
with SR 589 and 590 at Seminary
to significantly reduce
congestion and accidents.
2225. Kansas................. Highway construction project on $12,000,000.00
US-54/400 for four miles west
of Pratt-Kingman County line.
2226. Wyoming................ Casper Bypass:Reconstruct Old $3,000,000.00
Yellowstone Hwy from David to
Poplar St., and 2nd St. from
David St. to E Yellowstone Hwy.
2227. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $59,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Athens, TN.
2228. Pennsylvania........... Deploy an Intelligent $4,000,000.00
Transportation System by the
Montgomery County Planning
Commission.
2229. California............. Montclair Monte Vista Avenue $2,000,000.00
grade separation along Alameda
Corridor East.
2230. Kentucky............... 2 new bridges over Ohio River & $14,000,000.00
reworking I65-I64-I265
interchange.
2231. Illinois............... Undertake traffic mitigation and $3,000,000.00
circulation enhancements on
57th and Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago.
2232. New York............... Construct pedestrian waterfront $1,600,000.00
walkway, Kingston.
2233. Louisiana.............. Plan and construct bike/ $3,000,000.00
pedestrian crossings of
Washington-Palmetto Canal in
the vicinity of Xavier
University, New Orleans.
2234. California............. Study to evaluate traffic $500,000.00
implications resulting from the
proposed re-alignment of
Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton.
2235. New Jersey............. Project will rehabilitate $500,000.00
existing structure at the
Bridge Street bridge over the
CSX Railroad Trenton line in
Manville, Somerset County.
2236. Massachusetts.......... Assabet River Rail Trail design $700,000.00
and construction.
2237. Pennsylvania........... Transportation enhancements $1,000,000.00
along the Delaware Canal
between Yardley, PA and
Bristol, PA.
2238. Texas.................. Construct a loop at 201 $4,000,000.00
beginning at SH 195 and
terminate at connection to FM
3841, Bell County.
2239. Montana................ Pave MT Secondary 323 from $23,000,000.00
Ekalaka to Alzada.
2240. California............. Salinas Airport Boulevard/Hwy $3,670,000.00
101 interchange -- new 4 lane
overpass with 2 lanes each
direction, new approaches, new
southbound on/off ramps,
bicycle lanes.
2241. Illinois............... Eastern Peoria Bypass and Bridge $1,600,000.00
(ring road) study and land
acquisition.
2242. Texas.................. 9-1-1 Crash Demonstration $2,000,000.00
Project providing communication
between crash subject and first
responders/EMS.
2243. Rhode Island........... Replace I-195 Washington Bridge $3,000,000.00
Eastbound.
2244. Arkansas............... Improvements to Rena Road in Van $1,500,000.00
Buren.
2245. Ohio................... Upgrade State Route 82/State $2,000,000.00
Route 46 interchange, Trumbull
County.
2246. New York............... Improve SCCC roads, Fallsburg... $1,500,000.00
2247. New York............... Implement Pedestrian Safety $500,000.00
Improvements on Queens
Boulevard.
2248. Illinois............... Implement ITS and congestion $5,000,000.00
mitigation project on I-294 and
I-90.
2249. California............. Upgrade and reconstruct the I-80/ $13,000,000.00
I-680/SR 12 Interchange, Solano
County.
2250. West Virginia.......... Connect existing RHL Boulevard $750,000.00
to State Route 601 (Jefferson
Road).
2251. North Carolina......... Upgrade US 158 to construct a $2,600,000.00
multilane facility between I85
and I95.
2252. Florida................ Keys Endangered Species Habitat $1,000,000.00
Protection.
2253. Louisiana.............. Widen and improve LaPlaco $3,500,000.00
Boulevard from Bayou Segnette
to US90, Jefferson Parish.
2254. Illinois............... Improve U.S. Route 34 from $500,000.00
Kewanee to Kentville Road.
2255. Florida................ Florida Keys Overseas Heritage $500,000.00
Trail.
2256. Georgia................ Reconstruct roadways to add $2,000,000.00
bicycle lanes or bike-able road
shoulders, Atlanta.
2257. Illinois............... Upgrade county highways 18 and $2,000,000.00
22 in conjunction with state I-
57 interchange plan north of
Mattoon.
2258. Massachusetts.......... Improvements to Kenmore Square $5,000,000.00
Station and Commonwealth Avenue
between Amory Street and
Packard's Corner, Boston.
2259. California............. 4-lane overpass for Mission Blvd $4,400,000.00
grade separation project, City
of Pomona.
2260. Louisiana.............. Construct LA 1 at Port Fourchon, $3,000,000.00
Louisiana.
2261. Tennessee.............. Extension of bicycle and $1,500,000.00
pedestrian trail, LaVergne.
2262. North Carolina......... Upgrade existing US 220 I-73/74 $6,600,000.00
from south of NC 134 US 220
Business to North of Park Drive
Extension.
2263. Hawaii................. Construct access roads to $600,000.00
Kahului Airport.
2264. California............. Improve SR219 to 4-lanes in the $2,000,000.00
cities of Riverbank, Oakdale
and Modesto.
2265. Indiana................ Correct visibility problems and $650,000.00
sharp grade changes at SR 332
and Nebo Road intersection in
Delaware County, Indiana.
2266. Iowa................... Complete construction of Phase 6 $900,000.00
of US Highway 6 in Coralville,
Iowa.
2267. Minnesota.............. MNTH 169 safety improvements $14,300,000.00
from City of Virginia to Ely/
Winton.
2268. New Jersey............. Reconstruct roadways in Union $5,000,000.00
County/Elizabeth - Kapowski
Road Area Project.
2269. Vermont................ Construction and rehabilitation $1,386,000.00
of the Cross Vermont Trail for
the Cross Vermont Trail
Association.
2270. Ohio................... Widening from 2 lanes to 5 lanes $2,000,000.00
between Woodlawn Ave. and
Whipple Ave. in Jackson
Township.
2271. Michigan............... Planning and Engineering for The $1,500,000.00
American Road, The Henry Ford
Museum, Dearborn.
2272. Arkansas............... Sidewalks in Altus.............. $40,000.00
2273. New Jersey............. Provide an alternate Route for $2,000,000.00
traffic passing through
congested State Route 31
corridor in the Flemington Area.
2274. Maryland............... Bridge rehabilitation of Hanover $3,000,000.00
Street and Pennington Avenue
drawbridges, Baltimore.
2275. Connecticut............ Construct Shoreline Greenway, $1,500,000.00
Madison, Guilford, Branford and
East Haven.
2276. Texas.................. Reconstruction of Clinton Dr. $9,500,000.00
from Federal Rd. to N. Wayside
Dr., an intermodal freight
artery near Port of Houston.
2277. Texas.................. Study, design and construct new $2,000,000.00
border crossing and facilities -
Donna/Rio Bravo International
Bridge.
2278. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $99,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in
Philadelphia, TN.
2279. Oklahoma............... Construction of Duncan Bypass $3,000,000.00
Grade Separation.
2280. Florida................ Clark Road Clover Leaf at I-95, $5,000,000.00
Jacksonville.
2281. Pennsylvania........... Improvements to Plank, Otts, $1,000,000.00
Meyers, and Seitz roads in
Mongomery County.
2282. California............. Temecula Winchester Project- $2,000,000.00
This project will require a
partial cloverleaf interchange
on I-15 at exit/entrance ramps
at Winchester Road.
2283. California............. Conduct Study of State Route 130 $2,000,000.00
Realignment Project, San
Joaquin County and Santa Clara
County, CA.
2284. California............. Widen roads, construct bicycle $6,500,000.00
lane and parking facility to
enhance access to Hansen Dam
Recreation Area, Los Angeles.
2285. Pennsylvania........... SR 29 Bridge, replace T-beam $1,000,000.00
bridge in Noxen Township,
Wyoming County.
2286. Minnesota.............. Construct Soo Line Trail from $495,000.00
north of Bowlus to the east
side of Mississippi River.
2287. Ohio................... Construction of an interchange $2,000,000.00
at Interstate 70 and Burnett Rd
and items associated with
construction of interchange.
2288. Indiana................ New road construction of Boston $1,500,000.00
Street intersection with Route
2 in LaPorte, Indiana.
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2289. South Carolina......... Milfred Road Bridge in Anderson $350,000.00
County.
2290. Virginia............... White's Mill Recreation Trail $750,000.00
and Renovation - design and
construction of recreational
trail and preservation of
watermill for use as visitors
center.
2291. Georgia................ Pedestrian and streetscape $500,000.00
improvements, Ellaville.
2292. Alaska................. Various road improvements in $5,000,000.00
City of Fairbanks.
2293. Alabama................ 4 US hwy 84 from Evergreen to $6,000,000.00
Monroeville in Alabama.
2294. California............. Feasibility study, design, $1,000,000.00
engineering, grade separation,
pedestrian improvements, and
traffic calming project, the
City of South Pasadena.
2295. Texas.................. Construct a 4-lane urban roadway $2,000,000.00
at US Bus77 on Loop 574,
McLennan County.
2296. California............. ATIS added to the Magnolia $480,000.00
corridor connecting Riverside,
Corona, Moreno Valley and
portions of Riverside County.
2297. Maryland............... Widen MD 45 from Ridgley to $5,520,000.00
Seminary Roads. Widening
includes addition of a middle
turn lane and to acquire right
of way.
2298. North Carolina......... Upgrade of US321 corridor in $2,000,000.00
Burke, Caldwell and Catawba
counties mitigating severe
congestion near bridge over
Catawba river.
2299. Virginia............... Secure right-of-way and $4,000,000.00
construct improvements along
Jefferson Davis/Route 1
corridor for vehicle traffic
and improved bus service,
Arlington County.
2300. New Jersey............. Pedestrian and bicycle $750,000.00
facilities, and street
lighting, Haddon Heights/
Barrington.
2301. Florida................ PINEDA CAUSEWAY INTERCHANGE at I- $8,000,000.00
95.
2302. Minnesota.............. To study a major river crossing $1,000,000.00
over the Mississippi river
between Monticello and St.
Cloud and TH10 and I-94.
2303. Texas.................. Highway construction to expand $1,000,000.00
SH 71 in Austin to US 281.
2304. New Jersey............. Project will improve State Route $3,000,000.00
22 by improving section of
highway that connects Route 22
and 287 in two locations.
2305. New York............... Construct greenway along East $1,250,000.00
River waterfront between East
River Park (ERP) and Brooklyn
Bridge, and reconstruct South
entrance to ERP.
2306. Wisconsin.............. Resurface State Highway 8 from $1,000,000.00
County C to Town of Monico.
2307. South Carolina......... Construct I-73 from $10,000,000.00
Bennettsville to I-95.
2308. Louisiana.............. Replace Almonaster Bridge, New $500,000.00
Orleans.
2309. Washington............. SR 167 - a new freeway from SR $2,500,000.00
509 (Port of Tacoma) to SR 161
(Puyallup).
2310. Pennsylvania........... Erie - Replacement of Asbury $4,000,000.00
Road underpass; replacement of
Powell Ave. Bridge; Peninsula
Dr. improvements.
2311. Michigan............... Rehabilitate 2 piers and remove $270,000.00
old bridge caissons for
Sturgeon River Road bridge,
Houghton County.
2312. Michigan............... Rebuilding M-99 for flood $2,000,000.00
control in Hillsdale.
2313. Virginia............... Chessie Work Station - $2,736,000.00
renovation of abandoned rail
site to enable intermodal
access at site, Clifton Forge.
2314. Wisconsin.............. Construct State Highway 23 $16,000,000.00
(County Highway OJ to U.S.
Highway 41), WI.
2315. Iowa................... Extend Mormon Trek Boulevard in $5,000,000.00
Iowa City, Iowa.
2316. Ohio................... Construct access roads and $5,000,000.00
freight intermodal facility,
Columbiana County.
2317. Maryland............... Reconstruction of Route 32 to $2,000,000.00
freeway standards from Route
108 to I-70.
2318. Pennsylvania........... SR 22 widening to 4 lanes from $1,300,000.00
Export to Delmont, Westmoreland
County, PA.
2319. American Samoa......... Drainage mitigation for Malaeloa- $1,000,000.00
Leone village roads.
2320. New York............... Design and construct Upper $448,000.00
Delaware Scenic Byway Visitor
Center, Cochecton.
2321. Pennsylvania........... Continued Construction of the $1,000,000.00
Montour Trail which is part of
the Great Allegheny Passage.
2322. Washington............. SR 538 (College Way) and North $175,000.00
26th Street Signal, Mount
Vernon.
2323. Pennsylvania........... Construction of 2 ramps, $1,000,000.00
replacement of 2 ramps on I-79
at SR 3025 in Jackson Township,
PA.
2324. Texas.................. Construct US183-A, a 12 mile $10,000,000.00
turnpike to connect US183 at
SH45 and extend northward to
US183 in Williamson County,
Texas.
2325. Illinois............... Construct Grand Illinois Trail, $1,000,000.00
Cook County.
2326. Ohio................... Construct connector road between $5,000,000.00
SR 79 and Thornwood Drive in
Licking County.
2327. Maryland............... Fringe and Corridor Parking $3,000,000.00
Facility at Clinton Street and
Keith Avenue.
2328. Ohio................... Widen SR 170, Calcutta.......... $2,500,000.00
2329. California............. Replacement of existing 2 lane $10,000,000.00
interchange to full 6 lane
interchange where Cajalco Road
and I-15 meet in Corona, CA.
2330. Oregon................. Highway 22, Polk County......... $1,000,000.00
2331. Pennsylvania........... Final engineering and design to $5,000,000.00
construct a four lane connector
and bridge over the Allegheny
River to link New Kensington to
Rt 28.
2332. South Carolina......... Construct Calhoun Clarendon $14,008,000.00
Connector.
2333. Virginia............... Mayo Bridge, Richmond........... $2,000,000.00
2334. Oklahoma............... Reconstruct US 69 from US 62 $750,000.00
West to the US 69/US 62
intersection, Muskogee.
2335. Maryland............... Engineering and construction of $5,000,000.00
the MD Route 355 at Montrose
Road/Randolph Road Interchange,
Rockville.
2336. Pennsylvania........... PA23 corridor improvements from $3,000,000.00
US30 to US322.
2337. Michigan............... Construct interchange at I-675 $2,000,000.00
and M-13 (Washington Avenue)
and Northbound Exit, Saginaw.
2338. Florida................ To complete design and $5,000,000.00
construction of double-deck
roadway system exiting Ft.
Lauderdale/Hollywood
International airport
connecting U.S. 1 and I-595.
2339. Illinois............... Upgrade roads, Summit........... $1,000,000.00
2340. Kentucky............... Reconstruct Georgetown Northwest $1,000,000.00
Bypass from US-460 W to I-75 N,
Scott County.
2341. Wisconsin.............. Construct Lake Butte des Morts $25,600,000.00
Bridge, U.S. Highway 41,
Winnebago County, WI.
2342. Texas.................. SH 288 at BW 8: construct two $5,000,000.00
direct connectors.
2343. Washington............. Yelm 510/507 - an alternative $2,500,000.00
route to two existing state
highways that bisect Yelm.
2344. Iowa................... Improvements at the IA 146 and I $1,000,000.00
80 interchange.
2345. New Hampshire.......... Crystal Lake Mitigation $1,000,000.00
preservation of 110 acres of
land in Manchester.
2346. Arkansas............... Construction of I-49 from Hwy 22 $5,000,000.00
near Barling to Hwy 71 at Jenny
Lind Road.
2347. Minnesota.............. Right of way acquisition for the $750,000.00
expansion of 3rd street north
in the city of St. Cloud.
2348. Nebraska............... New interchange on Interstate-80 $2,000,000.00
near milepost 275 and
improvements to Cherry Avenue
to provide an east bypass for
Kearney, Nebraska.
2349. Virginia............... UVA-Wise Entrance - second phase $1,000,000.00
of project to address road and
stormwater problems.
2350. Tennessee.............. Improve existing two lane $5,500,000.00
highway to a four lane facility
along the US-412 Corridor west
of Natchez Trace to US-43 at
Mt. Pleasant.
2351. Maryland............... Pedestrian bridge crossing North $1,800,000.00
Avenue and street signage,
Baltimore.
2352. Michigan............... South Lyon, 2nd Street between $125,000.00
Warren and Haggadorn.
2353. Tennessee.............. Continue construction of the $7,500,000.00
Foothills Parkway in the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
2354. Illinois............... Construct bike/pedestrian path $700,000.00
and related facilities in
Spring Rock Park, Western
Springs.
2355. Maryland............... US 219 Oakland Bypass........... $1,000,000.00
2356. Pennsylvania........... Relocation of PA52 on edge of $1,000,000.00
Longwood Gardens.
2357. Michigan............... Construct improvements to $6,700,000.00
existing 68th Avenue bridge
over Grand River.
2358. Illinois............... Construct Cedar Creek Linear $500,000.00
Park Trail, Quincy.
2359. Tennessee.............. Reconstruct connection with $500,000.00
Hermitage Ave. to Cumberland
River bluff, Nashville.
2360. South Carolina......... I-385 and SC14 (Exit 19) - The $1,985,000.00
SCDOT would reconstruct the
existing interchange at I-385
and SC 14 (Exit 19) in Laurens,
Co., SC.
2361. New Mexico............. Ease traffic congestion and $2,000,000.00
improve intersection safety by
identifying alternative
alignment to US 84/285 and NM
68 through Espanola.
2362. Mississippi............ Highway 6 - adds two lanes $6,000,000.00
parallel to existing lanes in
Lee COunty.
2363. New York............... Suffolk County ITS arterial $1,500,000.00
monitoring and performance
measures system.
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2364. Pennsylvania........... Design and construction of $2,500,000.00
Portzer Road connector in
Milford, Quakertown.
2365. Washington............. DesignValley Mall Blvd. from $6,440,000.00
Main Street to I-82 and I-82
interchanges at MPs 36 and 38,
Union Gap.
2366. California............. Acquire approximately 4,000 $1,000,000.00
acres of land at the Desert
Cahuilla Prehistoric Site,
Imperial County.
2367. Michigan............... Ogden Street bridge $200,000.00
rehabilitation project -
replacement of deck, expansion
of joints, sidewalks, railing
and all other joints, Menominee.
2368. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $2,500,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, City of
Scranton.
2369. Georgia................ DeKalb Greenway Trails.......... $1,100,000.00
2370. Missouri............... Route MM Improvements, Jefferson $4,000,000.00
County.
2371. Indiana................ The reconstruction of existing $1,672,000.00
Co. Rds. 400N, 825W and 525N in
Shelby County.
2372. New Jersey............. Safety and operational $3,800,000.00
improvements on Route 23 in
Hardyston and Franklin.
2373. New York............... Rehabilitate pavement and $1,000,000.00
bridges from I-86, Exit 24 to
Allegany County Line.
2374. New York............... Access improvements for terminal $4,000,000.00
located on 12th Ave between W.
44th and W. 54th St in
Manhattan.
2375. Florida................ Construction and engineering of $2,000,000.00
the Central Sarasota Parkway
Interchange at I-75, a
evacuation route for Sarasota
and the barrier islands.
2376. California............. Construct Dry Creek and $700,000.00
Enterprise canal trails in
Clovis.
2377. Texas.................. Widening project on FM 60 from $3,000,000.00
SH 6 to FM 158, Brazos County.
2378. California............. To provide for the preparation $5,000,000.00
of environmental documents and
design for conversion of the
reliquished railroad bridge
over the Feather River between
Yuba City and Marysville.
2379. Colorado............... SH 83 & SH 88 Interchange $6,000,000.00
Reconstruction: Grade
separation of SH 83 over SH 88.
2380. Nevada................. US50A Fernley-Fallon replace $9,000,000.00
UPRR bridge in Fernley, realign
intersection US95A/50A.
2381. California............. Construct safe access to streets $500,000.00
for bicyclists and pedestrians
including crosswalks, sidewalks
and traffic calming measures,
Covina.
2382. Illinois............... Logan County 5th Street Road $800,000.00
upgrades.
2383. Virginia............... Route 50 Traffic Calming at $1,000,000.00
Gilbert's Corner.
2384. California............. Implement Congestion Mitigation $1,000,000.00
and Air Quality Improvement
Project, Orange County.
2385. Georgia................ US 25 widening in Burke, Jenkins $28,000,000.00
Co. and Millen bypass.
2386. Ohio................... Widening from 2 lanes to 5 lanes $5,000,000.00
between 55th St. and Applegrove
St. in Plain Township.
2387. Maryland............... MD 85/I-270 Interchange......... $2,000,000.00
2388. Washington............. Inchelium Bridge Feasibility $120,000.00
Study: Conduct study to
determine whether bridge over
Lake Roosevelt would meet needs
of residents of Gifford and
Inchelium, Washington.
2389. New York............... For the acquisition of ferry $1,000,000.00
boats and ferry terminal
facilities and for the
operation of ferry service from
Rockland County/Yonkers/
Manhattan.
2390. Missouri............... Grading for 4 lanes, lighting, $10,000,000.00
roadways, and bridges on
Highway 5 in Camdenton.
2391. Washington............. Burien SR 518 project - $1,000,000.00
interchange improvements and
the addition of one travel lane
on a portion of corridor.
2392. Georgia................ Install sidewalks, trails, $500,000.00
lighting, and amenities in
Balls Ferry Park, Wilkinson
County.
2393. West Virginia.......... Construct New River Parkway $4,500,000.00
between I-64/Sandstone
Interchange and Sandstone
Falls, Summers and Raleigh
Counties.
2394. Illinois............... Road Construction and $2,300,000.00
Reconstruction in the Village
of Hampshire: Keyes Ave.
Reconstruction; Industrial
Drive Overlay; Mill Ave.
Reconstruction.
2395. Illinois............... Transportation Enhancement and $800,000.00
road improvements necessary for
Downtown Plaza restoration in
Jacksonville, IL.
2396. California............. Construction of a bikeway on the $575,000.00
North bank of the Los Angeles
River between Sepulveda
Boulevard and Kester Avenue in
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.
2397. New York............... Design & Construct a Bicycle and $950,000.00
Pedestrian Walkway along the
Decommissioned Putnam Rail Line.
2398. Pennsylvania........... Greencastle, Pa- Upgrade $1,200,000.00
intersection of SR 0011 and I-
81 at exit 3 (northbound) and
the proposed Grindstone Hill
Road intersection.
2399. California............. Construct auxiliary lanes, $3,500,000.00
bicycle, pedestrian
improvements, signal
modifications on Almaden
Expressway between Branham Lane
and Blossom Hill Road, Santa
Clara County.
2400. Texas.................. Widen SH 36/ US 190 to 4 lanes, $2,000,000.00
Milam County.
2401. Minnesota.............. Bike Trail extensions and $294,745.00
walking trails, connect to
Mesabi Trail, City of Aurora.
2402. Maryland............... Plan, Design, and construct the $9,000,000.00
Intercounty Connector.
2403. Massachusetts.......... Design, permitting, and ROW $500,000.00
acquisition for new on/off
ramps on I-95 between Route 1A
and Route 123 interchanges.
2404. Texas.................. Replaces 3 structures at $1,500,000.00
interchanges of I20, US83, and
US 277 in Abilene.
2405. Texas.................. Improvements to National High $14,000,000.00
Priority Corridor #38 for the
Oklahoma border south through
Amarillo.
2406. Michigan............... Milford Village, Roundabout at $125,000.00
N. Milford Rd. and Summit St.
2407. Kentucky............... Replace bridge #C00004 on Oregon $680,000.00
Road, Mercer County.
2408. North Carolina......... Widen NC 49 from Harrisburg east $10,000,000.00
of SR 2630 to the Yadkin River,
NC.
2409. California............. Santa Cruz Highway 1 widening $3,670,000.00
and HOV lanes-- 8.3 miles from
Morrissey Boulevard to San
Andreas-Larkin Valley Road
south of Aptos.
2410. New York............... Improvements to Harlem River $4,000,000.00
Park and Greenway including
park amenities.
2411. Illinois............... Expansion of Miller Road from 2 - $5,000,000.00
4 lanes; bridge improvements;
further expansion from IL Route
31 to IL Route 120.
2412. Minnesota.............. For design of a new interchange $1,000,000.00
with TH169 over CSAH4.
2413. New Mexico............. Construct the two lane $11,000,000.00
enhancement of U.S. 54 from
Tularosa to Santa Rosa.
2414. Florida................ Widening and improvements to $2,000,000.00
Snake Road (BIA Rt. 1281).
2415. Minnesota.............. Consolidate access, provide $1,000,000.00
supporting roadways and add an
additional lane to CSAH 42 in
Dakota County and Scott County.
2416. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruction of Washington $2,000,000.00
St., Walpole.
2417. Massachusetts.......... Extensions to the Berkshire $5,000,000.00
County Bike Paths, Berkshire
County.
2418. Ohio................... Pleasant Valley Road bridge $260,000.00
renovation over the Chagrin
River in Willoughby Hills
Township.
2419. Arizona................ Upgrade and widen SR85 $1,000,000.00
(mileposts 120.5 --147.6).
2420. California............. Construction of an interchange $7,500,000.00
at the at-grade intersection of
Stillwater Road and State Route
44.
2421. Oregon................. Highway 20, Lincoln County...... $7,000,000.00
2422. Massachusetts.......... Lawrence Canal and Union Street $1,000,000.00
intersection improvements.
2423. Pennsylvania........... Construct Route 219 Bypass in $2,000,000.00
the Borough of Johnsonburg.
2424. New York............... Design and construct pedestrian $1,200,000.00
and bicycle path (Cayuga
Waterfront Trail), Ithaca.
2425. California............. Reconstruct Carson St. with an $400,000.00
on/off ramp to Interstate 605,
Hawaiian Gardens.
2426. Illinois............... Construct North Main St (Il Rte $1,000,000.00
2) Rockford, IL to four lanes.
2427. Ohio................... Construct Chesapeake Bypass/Tri $2,000,000.00
State Metro Outer Belt.
2428. Ohio................... SR 322 roadway safety $520,000.00
improvements in the Village of
Gates Mills.
2429. Missouri............... Expand to six lanes Rt. 141/ $3,000,000.00
Woods Mill Rd (Chesterfield,
MO) from I64 north to Rt. 340.
2430. Alaska................. False Pass Road construction $3,000,000.00
from small boat harbor dock to
airport and town.
2431. Georgia................ Install sidewalks, improve $500,000.00
lighting, and install
landscaping along Riverside
Drive, Macon.
2432. Illinois............... Undertake streetscaping on $1,500,000.00
Ridgeland Avenue, Oak Park
Avenue, and 26th Street, Berwyn.
2433. Massachusetts.......... Roosevelt Avenue intersection $1,500,000.00
improvements from Bay Street to
Page Boulevard, Springfield.
2434. Pennsylvania........... 9th Avenue Project, Altoona, PA: $3,500,000.00
Complete preliminary
engineering study and begin
right of way acquisition.
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2435. New York............... Improve Maple Avenue, Smithtown. $1,000,000.00
2436. New York............... Improve East End roads, Newburgh $1,863,500.00
2437. Ohio................... Relocate SR 149, Bellaire....... $650,000.00
2438. Illinois............... Improve safety of horizontal $320,000.00
curve on 250th Rd. in Grandview
Twp.
2439. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian bridge over $100,000.00
Chicago Ship & Sanitary Canal
to link Centennial Trail to I&M
Canal Trail in Lemont, IL.
2440. Texas.................. Connector Sbound SH 146 to $9,000,000.00
Ebound Port Road, from Wbound
Port Road to Nbound SH 146.
supports proposed Bayport
Terminal Complex.
2441. Pennsylvania........... Tidal Schuylkill Riverfront $3,500,000.00
project consists of eight mile
bike and pedestrian recreation
trail from Locust Street to
Historic Bartram's Garden.
2442. Florida................ Upgrade SR 50 from US 27 to $3,000,000.00
Orange Co. line in Lake County.
2443. New York............... Structural analysis and $400,000.00
feasibility study evaluating
options for rehabilitating the
Bronx River Parkway at Crane
Road over the Bronx River and
Harlem line, Scarsdale.
2444. Massachusetts.......... Cape Cod Bicycle Path with $3,000,000.00
Shining Sea Link: Connects core
to heavily visited national
sites of upper and lower Cape.
2445. Michigan............... Belleville, Repave Main Street.. $125,000.00
2446. Illinois............... Construct the Lisle Township $100,000.00
segment of the East Branch
DuPage River Greenway Trail.
2447. Illinois............... Upgrade roads, Cicero........... $1,010,000.00
2448. North Carolina......... Wayne County road improvements $1,200,000.00
for US 117 to SR 1342.
2449. Pennsylvania........... Linglestown Square, roadway and $3,000,000.00
intersection improvements,
Lower Paxton Township.
2450. Maryland............... Widen MD 295 near BWI airport $8,700,000.00
from 695 to MD 100.
2451. Illinois............... Widen and improve Pulaski Road, $700,000.00
Alsip.
2452. Texas.................. Widening FM 423, from The Colony $8,000,000.00
(crossroad - State Highway 121)
to Little Elm (crossroad - US
380 East).
2453. Indiana................ Construction of the Hoosier $5,000,000.00
Heartland along SR 25, from
Lafayette to Logansport,
Indiana.
2454. Georgia................ Replace sidewalks, upgrade $708,610.00
lighting in downtown Vidalia.
2455. North Carolina......... Construction of a four-lane $4,000,000.00
divided route on new location
that will serve as the US 421
bypass from NC 16 to the Yadkin
River in Wilkes County.
2456. Connecticut............ Construct Madison Shoreline $750,000.00
Greenway Trail.
2457. Connecticut............ Upgrade Mark Twain Drive, $2,000,000.00
Hartford.
2458. New York............... Reconstruction of the Gowanus $500,000.00
Expressway.
2459. New Jersey............. Traffic Signal Upgrade, Union $800,000.00
City.
2460. Florida................ Construct US 1/SR 100 Connector $2,500,000.00
in Bunnell, Florida.
2461. New York............... West Harlem Waterfront-ferry, $7,500,000.00
intermodal and street
improvements and vicinity.
2462. Missouri............... Highway 115 extension - land $1,000,000.00
acquisition & roadway design to
coordinate with Lambert Airport
expansion.
2463. New York............... Improve Front Street, Binghamton $5,000,000.00
2464. Washington............. Centennial Trail Project, $200,000.00
Snohomish.
2465. New Jersey............. Passaic Avenue along Riverbank $2,500,000.00
Park, Kearny: Bikeway, Jogging
and Fitness Trails.
2466. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct inner loop $500,000.00
roadway around Shippensburg,
Pennsylvania, or other
Cumberland County projects
selected by Harrisburg Area
Transportation Study.
2467. Illinois............... Construct interchange at I-255/ $19,000,000.00
Dupo-Columbia.
2468. North Carolina......... Adding passing lanes to Hwy. 64 $1,700,000.00
from NC 107 to US 178.
2469. Kentucky............... I-65 Interchange at Mile Marker $3,000,000.00
32 in Bowling Green.
2470. Illinois............... Improve roads, Village of $850,000.00
Westchester.
2471. New York............... Conduct studies and construct $4,000,000.00
infrastructure projects on
Governor's Island.
2472. Iowa................... Reconstruct 15.3 miles of the US $2,300,000.00
30 corridor from Colo, Iowa to
the beginning of the
Marshalltown bypass and
reconstruct the 7.5 mile
segment from 4.5 miles west of
Toledo to 1 mile east of Tama.
2473. Florida................ State Road A-1-A Corridor from I- $4,000,000.00
95 east to the Amelia River
Bridge (Nassau County).
2474. Iowa................... Reconstruction of the existing $1,000,000.00
IA 945 interchange, with I 80
widened and reconstructed.
2475. California............. Seismic retrofit of Golden Gate $10,000,000.00
Bridge.
2476. Louisiana.............. Construct I-49 North from $3,500,000.00
Shreveport, Louisiana to
Arkansas line.
2477. Indiana................ US 31 Freeway Project for Kokomo $5,000,000.00
Howard County.
2478. Tennessee.............. Improve circuitry on vehicle $104,000.00
protection device installed at
railroad crossing in Lenoir
City, TN.
2479. California............. Arcadia Santa Anita Avenue $3,000,000.00
Corridor Improvement project,
street rehabilitation.
2480. Texas.................. Improvements to FM 716 between $1,000,000.00
Realitos and Conception, Duval
County.
2481. Minnesota.............. Lyon County, City of Marshall $3,700,000.00
Hwy 23 between CSAH 33 and TH19.
2482. Pennsylvania........... Construction of ramps on I-95 $3,000,000.00
and US 322, widening of streets
and intersections, increase
vertical clearance at Amtrak
bridges.
2483. Oregon................. Weaver Road Extension/Bridge $16,259,000.00
Project, Douglas County.
2484. New York............... Improve bicycle and pedestrian $300,000.00
safety on NY25, Jamesport.
2485. Illinois............... Reconstruction of Bus US 20- $1,000,000.00
West State St corridor in
Rockford, IL.
2486. New Hampshire.......... Creation of a footbridge to $150,000.00
connect overflow parking to the
main lot in Pinkham Notch, NH.
As well as provide necessary
backfill and stabilization work.
2487. Alabama................ I-20 widening and safety $5,000,000.00
improvements in St. Clair
County.
2488. Wisconsin.............. Construct the Gateway Boulevard $6,950,000.00
project, Rock County.
2489. California............. Add turn lane and adaptive $1,300,000.00
traffic control system at
intersection of San Tomas
Expressway and Hamilton Avenue,
Campbell.
2490. California............. Conduct Study and Construct I - $5,000,000.00
580 Corridor HOV Improvements
Project, Alameda County, CA.
2491. Pennsylvania........... Transportation improvements to $2,000,000.00
SR 56 and SR 403 through
Johnstown West end to improve
safety, access and traffic
conditions.
2492. New York............... Improve I-87 Exit 18 interchange $2,250,000.00
in Town of Queensbury, Warren
County. Includes ramp
reconfigurations & improvements
to adjacent intersections.
2493. Oklahoma............... Complete Reconstruction of the I- $4,000,000.00
35/SH 9 West Interchange.
2494. Louisiana.............. Fund the 8.28 miles of the El $2,000,000.00
Camino East-West Corridor along
LA 6 from LA 485 near Robeline,
LA to I- 49.
2495. New Jersey............. Bicycle facilities, West $115,000.00
Deptford Township.
2496. Florida................ Upgrade CR491 from Pine Ridge $2,000,000.00
Blvd to US 41.
2497. Washington............. 5th Street/US 2 Signalization $400,000.00
Improvements, Sultan.
2498. New Mexico............. Conduct the development of a $1,000,000.00
transportation access plan for
Santa Teresa.
2499. Kentucky............... Reconstruct KY 70 (KY 259) from $1,000,000.00
Brownsville to Kyrock
Elementary School.
2500. Maine.................. Bike/Ped Trail Construction, $1,000,000.00
Eastern Trail Management
District.
2501. Texas.................. Street Improvements for Willow $360,000.00
Street, between North Street
and Crockett Street, Beaumont.
2502. Illinois............... Upgrade traffic signal system on $500,000.00
87th Street, Chicago.
2503. Ohio................... Widen Hamilton Avenue/U.S. 127.. $2,700,000.00
2504. Nebraska............... Construct 25 miles of $6,000,000.00
recreational trail in Douglas
County.
2505. Washington............. I-5 widening, Lewis County...... $4,000,000.00
2506. Pennsylvania........... Relocate Crow's Run Rd between $2,200,000.00
SR 65 and Freedom Crider Rd in
Beaver County, PA.
2507. New Jersey............. A 521 space parking garage, New $2,000,000.00
Brunswick.
2508. Michigan............... Complete multistage $5,000,000.00
reconstruction of Walton
Boulevard with curb and gutter
improvements.
2509. Virginia............... Heart of Appalachia - $100,000.00
construction of stations for
distribution of informational
brochures along roads and
trailways throughout seven
counties.
2510. Virginia............... Widen Route 7 Leesburg Bypass... $2,000,000.00
2511. New Jersey............. Bicycle route connecting parks $350,000.00
in Irvington to the Irvington
Bus Terminal through the
business center.
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2512. Connecticut............ Construct arterial roadway from $7,000,000.00
Boston Avenue north to proposed
Lake Success Business Park site
in Bridgeport, CT.
2513. Illinois............... Project is part of the overhaul $1,700,000.00
of 230 miles of US 67, near
Jerseyville.
2514. South Carolina......... Reconstruct I-95/SC 327 $7,000,000.00
interchange.
2515. Texas.................. Construct roadway to connect $3,500,000.00
Anzalduas Bridge to US83.
2516. California............. Construct interchange at $1,600,000.00
Interstate-605 and Arrow
Highway and at Live Oak Avenue
including engineering,
surveying, and right-of-way
acquisition, Irwindale.
2517. Mississippi............ Widening of MS Hwy 24:Widening $500,000.00
MS Hwy 24 from I-55 in McComb
to US Hwy 61 in Woodville.
2518. Texas.................. Construct IH-30 replacement $17,000,000.00
bridge, Trinity River, Dallas,
Texas.
2519. Maine.................. I-295/Franklin Street Arterial $3,000,000.00
Interchange, Portland.
2520. Alabama................ American Village - Montevallo $300,000.00
construction of closed loop
Access Road, bus lanes and
parking facility.
2521. Illinois............... Upgrade harbor access at Tri- $832,000.00
City Regional Port District.
2522. Indiana................ Reconstruct Standard Avenue, $1,300,000.00
Whiting.
2523. Minnesota.............. Connect CSAH 48 with MN State $1,000,000.00
Trunk Hwy 210. Complete
portions of Paul Bunyan Trail.
2524. Texas.................. Construct proposed ``super $4,000,000.00
streets'' that are part of the
Houston-Galveston Area
Council's 100% Solution Plan to
reduce regional congestion.
2525. Tennessee.............. Extension of bicycle and $200,000.00
pedestrian trail, Springfield.
2526. Pennsylvania........... Design and construct interchange $3,500,000.00
and related improvements at I-
83, Exit 4, or other projects
selected by York County,
Pennsylvania MPO.
2527. Missouri............... Design, Right of Way and $6,800,000.00
Construction of Highway 465,
from Highway 76 to Highway 376,
Taney Cty, MO.
2528. Connecticut............ Widen and improve Metro North $500,000.00
Railroad Underpasses at
Atlantic, Elm, and Canal
Streets and Route 1 in
Stamford, CT.
2529. Pennsylvania........... Extension of Third Street from $5,000,000.00
Interstate 83 to Chestnut
Street, Harrisburg.
2530. New York............... Reconstruction of West Neck Road $2,000,000.00
from Huntington-Lloyd Harbor
boundary to the end of the
Village-maintained road, Lloyd
Harbor.
2531. New York............... To design/construct safer $1,000,000.00
roadway for high volume
traffic, connecting I-87 in NY
with I-89 in VT, via Cumberland
Head peninsula, NY.
2532. Georgia................ Improvements of St. Marys Road $1,800,000.00
from I-95 to Kings Bay Subbase.
2533. New York............... Pedestrian Bridge to Stony Pt $1,200,000.00
Battlefield. Bicycle and
pedestrian trail rehab &
related improvements in
Rockland County - NY.
2534. New York............... Rehabilitation of Pines Bridge $2,765,000.00
Road/Lake Avenue and Ryder
Road, in Ossining, Yorktown and
New Castle.
2535. Louisiana.............. Kerner Bridge................... $1,000,000.00
2536. North Carolina......... Construct Interstate 73/74 in $18,500,000.00
Montgomery County and Richmond
County, NC.
2537. Massachusetts.......... Replacement of failing bridge / $1,800,000.00
underpass (Route 106) and
concrete support structure,
Town of Mansfield.
2538. Minnesota.............. Acquisition of ROW and $2,200,000.00
environmental review for
additional Mississippi River
crossing, City of Little Falls.
2539. Iowa................... Construct a roadway extending $500,000.00
north from the I 80/US 65
interchange to NE 118th Avenue,
west to I 35 and the Mile Long
Bridge (IA 415).
2540. Pennsylvania........... Central Susquehanna Valley $2,000,000.00
Thruway U.S. 15. Construct 4
lane limited access highway.
Connect SR 147 south of I-80
with US 11/15 south of
Selingsgrove.
2541. Minnesota.............. Munger Trail Extension, City of $3,200,000.00
Duluth.
2542. California............. Interchange improvements at $2,000,000.00
Interstate 215 at Los Alamos
Road, City of Murrieta.
2543. Illinois............... Construct I-57/I-294 interchange $2,900,000.00
2544. Louisiana.............. Widen LA 18 from Northrup $2,500,000.00
Grumman/Avondale Shipyards to
US 90, Jefferson Parish.
2545. Maine.................. Replacement of the Route 201-A $1,000,000.00
``covered'' bridge,
Norridgewock.
2546. New Hampshire.......... Improvements of the intersection $1,700,000.00
of Route 101A and Route 13 in
Milford, NH.
2547. California............. Adds NB lane and auxiliary lanes $6,000,000.00
on I-5 and widens the I-8 west
to I-5 north, San Diego.
2548. Maine.................. Route 2 Improvements from Bethel $500,000.00
to Gilead.
2549. Missouri............... Construct U.S. Highway 54 $1,500,000.00
Expressway near Osage Beach,
Missouri.
2550. Georgia................ Construct road around the high $8,000.00
school, two blocks from SR 42
and SR 80, Crawford County.
2551. Tennessee.............. Proposed State Route 397 $2,225,000.00
extension from State Route 96,
west to US 431 North in
Franklin, Williamson County.
2552. Wisconsin.............. Upgrade State Highway 2, City of $4,000,000.00
Ashland.
2553. California............. Ferrari Interchange Project - $3,000,000.00
Construction of an interchange
located at the intersection of
future State Route 65 and
Ferrari Ranch Road/Westwood in
Placer County.
2554. Illinois............... Construct and improve bike path $250,000.00
network, Evanston.
2555. Michigan............... Reconstruct East Spruce Street $950,000.00
with drainage, curb, gutter,
pavement, traffic control
devices, Sault Ste. Marie.
2556. New York............... Enhance road and transportation $3,000,000.00
facilities in the vicinity of
W. 65th St and Broadway, New
York City.
2557. New York............... Design and reconstruction of $2,000,000.00
roadways & sidewalks, including
Washington Street to Stone
Street, and throughout Public
Square, located in Watertown,
NY.
2558. Georgia................ Rockbridge Road improvements $2,500,000.00
DeKalb.
2559. Georgia................ Construct rail overpass, SR 21 $2,000,000.00
to SR 25.
2560. Florida................ Normandy Blvd. & Cassat Avenue, $1,500,000.00
Jacksonville.
2561. Florida................ Complete Removal and Replacement $750,000.00
of Platt Street Bridge,
Hillsborough County.
2562. Pennsylvania........... State Street Bridge $1,500,000.00
Rehabilitation, Hamburg.
2563. Missouri............... Widening of Chouteau Trafficway $3,000,000.00
to 4 lanes and necessary safety
improvements.
2564. Virginia............... To enhance Main Street (US Route $725,000.00
1 South) in Dumfries, Prince
William County.
2565. Illinois............... Construct pedestrian tunnel $1,700,000.00
under railroad tracks at
commuter lot, Winfield, IL.
2566. Virginia............... Maple Avenue street improvement $1,650,000.00
project in Vienna.
2567. Georgia................ Streetscape project for lighting $300,000.00
and landscaping on Main Street
along Georgia Highway 231,
Davidsboro.
2568. Ohio................... Construct interchange or other $6,935,000.00
appropriate access on IR 70
west of existing mall road exit
in Belmont County.
2569. California............. Design and Construction Camino $1,000,000.00
Tassajara -Crown Canyon to East
Town Project, Danville, CA.
2570. Hawaii................. Construct Kapaa Bypass.......... $3,000,000.00
2571. Arkansas............... Repair and Improvement of East $200,000.00
Patrol Road, Hempstead County.
2572. Florida................ I-95 / Spanish River Blvd. $14,000,000.00
Interchange, Palm Beach County.
2573. Pennsylvania........... Improvements, including a turn $2,430,000.00
lane at, new signing and
markings at intersection of
Route 422 and Route 662 in
Berks County.
2574. Georgia................ Reconstruction of the shoulders $10,000,000.00
of GA SR 400 from mile post
6.65 north to SR 306 for use by
transit vehicles.
2575. Virginia............... Construct Route 262 Bypass at $1,000,000.00
Rt. 252/Rt. 254 in Augusta
County.
2576. Kansas................. Construct K-7/55th St./Johnson $3,000,000.00
Drive interchange and construct
Clear Creek Parkway overpass
over K-7, City of Shawnee.
2577. California............. Multi-year integrated project to $3,520,000.00
develop regional transportation
plan for next 20 yrs for
Riverside County and Orange
County. Major investment study
and PA-ED phase work.
2578. New York............... Orzeck Rd. improvements in Town $500,000.00
of Goshen-NY.
2579. New Jersey............. Replace Haynes Avenue bridges $900,000.00
over Waverly Yards and Routes 1
and 9, Newark.
2580. Ohio................... Construct shared use trail from $500,000.00
Bellbrook to Spring Valley
connecting with the Little
Miami Scenic Trail.
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2581. California............. Reconstruct 1.9 miles of $500,000.00
Paramount Blvd. Major arterial
in region with interchange at
91 Freeway to Del Amo Blvd.,
Long Beach.
2582. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Humphreys $944,000.00
County Districts 1 and 5 and
Isola.
2583. Missouri............... Lewis and Clark Expressway...... $2,000,000.00
2584. Missouri............... Design, Right of Way and $5,000,000.00
Construction of Interstate 44 &
Highway 39 Interchange, Mt.
Vernon, MO.
2585. New York............... Rehabilitation of East and West $1,015,000.00
John Streets in the Village of
Lindenhurst.
2586. Arkansas............... Widen Old Boyd Road and upgrade $500,000.00
associated bridges, Miller
County.
2587. Florida................ Widening I-95, from Ft. Pierce $2,000,000.00
to Melbourne.
2588. Texas.................. Construct Santa Fe Trail DART LR $2,400,000.00
overpass from Hill Street to
Commerce Street along abandoned
Santa Fe Rail right of way.
2589. Alabama................ Decatur/Hartselle Southern $2,000,000.00
Bypass connecting Alabama 67
near Priceville continuing
between Hartselle & Decatur
ending on Alabama Hwy 20.
2590. Ohio................... Study and design of the I-74 / I- $2,000,000.00
75 interchange.
2591. Texas.................. I-30 Bridge over the Trinity $42,000,000.00
River, Dallas.
2592. Illinois............... City of Havana upgrades to $800,000.00
Broadway St.
2593. Massachusetts.......... Engineering, design and $4,650,000.00
restoration of State Route 146
site for Northern Gateway
Visitor Information Center
Blackstone Corridor Worcester.
2594. Georgia................ Reconstructing State Route 316 $2,000,000.00
into a limited-access highway.
2595. Florida................ Reconstruct 40th Street, Tampa.. $4,000,000.00
2596. Virginia............... Craig County Trail - $150,000.00
improvements to trail, Craig
County.
2597. Ohio................... Bicycle trail construction from $500,000.00
Chardon south to East Branch
Reservoir.
2598. Texas.................. State Loop 390 in Marshall, $6,000,000.00
Harrison County.
2599. Ohio................... Widen Western Reserve Road, $2,000,000.00
Mahoning County.
2600. Arkansas............... Relocate Mazarn Bridge, SE $60,000.00
Montgomery County.
2601. California............. Undertake Fernandez Ranch $1,000,000.00
transportation enhancement
project, Contra Costa County.
2602. Michigan............... Build 1.5 mile road between M-66 $1,500,000.00
and B drive N, including
improved drainage.
2603. New York............... Rt. 531 Expansion, Gates- $5,000,000.00
Brockport, 4-Lane Highway is a
Project to Extend Route 531.
2604. Louisiana.............. Widen LA Highway 28 from Vernon/ $5,000,000.00
Rapides line to State Route
121, Rapides Parish.
2605. Tennessee.............. Construction of park access road $300,000.00
and adjacent trails at the
Athens Regional Park in Athens.
2606. Ohio................... Construct Lakefront Plan $3,750,000.00
(pedestrian/bike path and road
improvements), Cleveland.
2607. Tennessee.............. Construct greenway system, $1,100,000.00
Nashville and Davidson County.
2608. Texas.................. Reconstruction of IH 35E/Loop 12 $5,000,000.00
from Spur 408 north to IH 635
thru Grand Prairie, Irving, and
Dallas.
2609. Maryland............... Chestertown Trail, Kent County.. $300,000.00
2610. New York............... Reconstruction of Route 340 and $1,000,000.00
Erie Street Intersections with
Route 303, Rockland County.
2611. North Carolina......... Purchase of two rail corridors $2,000,000.00
for future use as a bike/
pedestrian trail, Durham.
2612. Illinois............... Construct and expand the $400,000.00
Greenway Trail along the East
Branch of the DuPage River in
Bloomingdale and Milton
townships, IL.
2613. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct US Highway 41 in $2,500,000.00
Green Bay, WI.
2614. Mississippi............ Upgrade roads in Canton (U.S. $800,000.00
Hwy 51, 22, 16 and I-55),
Madison County.
2615. Pennsylvania........... Indiana, Pa-Construct 5 mile $2,700,000.00
segment of rail line and
eliminate use of existing line
and 37 grade crossings, Glenn
Lock to Middletown.
2616. Texas.................. Extension of Radio Road from I- $1,000,000.00
30 to SH 11 at FM 2560.
2617. Texas.................. US Route 87 Big Spring Bypass $16,000,000.00
part of the Ports-to-Plains
Corridor, a National High
Priority Corridor from Mexico
to Denver.
2618. California............. Reconstruct I880/Coleman Avenue $10,000,000.00
Interchange to improve traffic
flow, San Jose.
2619. California............. Construct grade separation $1,250,000.00
between State Street and BNSF
tracks along with street
improvements on State Street,
San Bernardino.
2620. New York............... Big Ridge Road: Spencerport $2,000,000.00
Village Line to Gillett Road in
the Town of Ogden.
2621. California............. Rancho Cucamonga I-15/Base Line $5,000,000.00
Interchange, removal and
reconstruction of on and off
ramps, and construction of
auxiliary lanes.
2622. Kansas................. Replacement or Rehabilitation of $2,000,000.00
the Amelia Earhart Bridge over
the Missouri River from Kansas
into Missouri.
2623. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct US Highway 45 in $2,000,000.00
Waupaca County.
2624. Michigan............... Wayne, Laurenwood reconstruct 1/ $125,000.00
4 mile stretch.
2625. Missouri............... Study Needs and Design of $2,500,000.00
Highway 37 & 60 Corridor, from
Republic, MO to Arkansas
stateline.
2626. Maryland............... MD237-right-of-way acquisition $10,000,000.00
to upgrade and wide MD237 to a
multi-lane highway from Pegg
Road to MD235.
2627. Texas.................. US 83 underpass and pedestrian $1,900,000.00
crossing at Abrams Road,
Palmview.
2628. Tennessee.............. Replace Unitia Bridge in Loudon $900,000.00
County.
2629. Minnesota.............. Construct bicycle trails in and $400,000.00
around Aitkin connecting the
Paul Bunyan Trail to the Mesabi
Bike Trail.
2630. Colorado............... Wadsworth Bypass (State Highway $6,000,000.00
121)/Burlington Northern
Railroad and Grandview Grade
separation.
2631. Illinois............... Complete Phase II engineering $1,000,000.00
for reconstruction of 159th
Street/US 6 in Will County.
2632. Illinois............... Construct and replace East $300,000.00
Branch River bridge on Illinois
Prairie Path, Milton Township,
IL.
2633. Nebraska............... Pave 5.5 miles of road north of $1,500,000.00
the Village of Cordova to I-80.
2634. Ohio................... Land acquisition for $710,000.00
construction of bicycle and
pedestrian trails at Mentor
Marsh.
2635. California............. Widen Interstate 8 overpass at $2,500,000.00
Dogwood Road, Imperial County.
2636. Texas.................. Improve Bus 287 between 8th $4,000,000.00
Street and Northside Drive, Ft.
Worth.
2637. Oklahoma............... Widen SH 33 from Cimarron River $6,300,000.00
East to US 177, Payne County.
2638. Georgia................ Bridge improvements on Rico $560,000.00
Tatum Road at Cedar Creek,
Fulton Co.
2639. Michigan............... Expansion of Ten Mile Road, $277,000.00
Hazel Park/Madison Heights.
2640. Texas.................. Widen from 4 to 6 lanes I-35E $14,000,000.00
from Lake Lewisville to Loop
288.
2641. Arizona................ Roadway widening from two lanes $1,000,000.00
to four on US 93 near the town
of Wikieup.
2642. Florida................ Designation of State Road 70 as $4,000,000.00
an I2 corridor connecting the
east and west coasts of Florida.
2643. Kentucky............... Replace bridge and approaches on $500,000.00
KY-1665 over Stony Creek (B48)
west of Jct. US 421.
2644. Oklahoma............... Construct US 59 improvements $5,000,000.00
from Westville to US 412,
Delaware County.
2645. California............. Conduct Study and Construct $5,000,000.00
Contra Costa County Brentwood
Tracy Expressway Project, CA.
2646. Michigan............... Carlysle Road - 2 miles east of $2,000,000.00
city limit to Middlebelt Road,
City of Inkster.
2647. California............. Folsom Boulevard & Power Inn $9,000,000.00
Road improvements and widening.
2648. Florida................ 44th St. Extension to Golfair $1,500,000.00
Blvd., Jacksonville.
2649. Georgia................ Construct two lane bypass from $1,000,000.00
US 1 to SR 88 around Wrens.
2650. California............. Construct Highway 101 bicycle/ $1,000,000.00
pedestrian overpass at Millbrae
Ave for the San Francisco Bay
Trail, Millbrae.
2651. New York............... Design and Construction of $480,000.00
bicycle and pedestrian
facilities in the area of the
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge.
2652. Ohio................... Reconstruction of a urban $1,960,000.00
collector street within the
federal highway system at SR 18
and Smith Rd. in the City of
Medina.
2653. Louisiana.............. Construct LA 143/US 165 $12,000,000.00
Connector and North Ouachita
River Bridge, Ouachita Parish.
2654. Pennsylvania........... Replace an existing stone-arch $9,500,000.00
rail bridge, Upper Dublin
Township.
2655. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $250,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of intersection improvements
and safety enhancements,
Borough of Taylor in Lackawanna
County.
2656. Minnesota.............. Heritage Center at the Grand $1,355,000.00
Portage National Monument.
2657. New Hampshire.......... Public safety improvement by $2,020,000.00
easement, building side-
crosswalks, parking, traffic
calming work. Part of Chocorua
Village Intersect Improvement
project.
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2658. Illinois............... Construct West Corbin Overpass $5,000,000.00
over Illinois 255, Bethalto.
2659. Indiana................ CR 17, Elkhart Cnty, IN. The $3,000,000.00
project is for a new four lane
highway from County Rd. 26 to
County Rd 38.
2660. Virginia............... Construct equestrian enhancement $2,000,000.00
in Mount Rogers NRA adjacent to
Virginia Highlands Horse Trail.
2661. New York............... Rehabilitate the High Bridge $5,000,000.00
over the Harlem River between
Manhattan and the Bronx.
2662. Indiana................ Extend Everbrook Drive from SR $640,000.00
332 to Bethel Avenue in the
City of Muncie, Indiana.
2663. New York............... Continue design phase, including $5,000,000.00
tiered, multi-year
environmental scoping study, &
construction on proposed route
of Northern Tier Expressway
(NTE), connecting I-81 and I-
87, via US Rte.11.
2664. Michigan............... Complete reconstruction of $4,000,000.00
Tienken Road with curb and
gutter improvements.
2665. New Jersey............. Vernon Township Traffic Calming, $3,000,000.00
Pedestrian Safety and Traffic
Congestion Circulation
Improvement Project.
2666. Oregon................. Improvements to Bandon- $4,200,000.00
Charleston State Scenic Tour on
Randolph Road and North Bank
Lane.
2667. Nebraska............... Construct Pflug Road and I-80 $2,000,000.00
Interchange.
2668. Oregon................. Rogue River Bikeway/Pedestrian $600,000.00
Path, Curry County.
2669. Utah................... Widen and improve 800 North/SR - $2,100,000.00
52 a main east-west corridor in
Orem Utah.
2670. New York............... Rehabilitation of East and West $1,020,000.00
Gates Avenue in the Village of
Lindenhurst.
2671. Virginia............... Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail $4,000,000.00
Corridor - design and
construction of interpretive
center and enhancement of trail
corridor.
2672. Minnesota.............. Reconditioning CSAH 61 from $1,480,000.00
Barnum to TH 210 at Carlton,
and improve Munger Trail.
2673. American Samoa......... Village road improvements for $3,000,000.00
Tualauta, Tualatai, Aitulagi,
Fofo,and Alataua counties in
the Western District.
2674. Pennsylvania........... The project involves building an $5,188,000.00
interchange, extending
Lafayette Street, and building
a toll interchange connecting
Lafayette Street with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike.
2675. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $1,000,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of the third phase of the
Marshalls Creek Bypass Project,
Monroe County.
2676. Michigan............... New Interchange at Latson Road $6,000,000.00
on I-96.
2677. Florida................ Coral Way Phase One, City of $3,000,000.00
Miami.
2678. Wisconsin.............. Reconstruct State Highway 32 in $11,900,000.00
Kenosha and Racine Counties,
Wisconsin.
2679. Missouri............... Chain of Rocks Bicycle/ $300,000.00
Pedestrian connector linking
regional network of trails &
greenways.
2680. Illinois............... Pre construction activities for $236,000.00
Sangamon Valley Trail.
2681. Michigan............... Resurfacing and widening of $368,000.00
Parmater Road, Otsego County.
2682. Virginia............... Virginia Creeper Trail - ongoing $1,300,000.00
trail needs, including
construction of restroom
facilities at Watauga and
Alvarado and parking expansion
at Watauga.
2683. Indiana................ Connection of Hazelldell Parkway $500,000.00
to proposed Little Chicago Road
in Hamilton County.
2684. Alaska................. Construction of and improvements $3,000,000.00
to roads at Alaska Pacific
University.
2685. North Carolina......... 3.5 mile extension of Martin $2,000,000.00
Luther King, Jr. Arterial
Boulevard in Monroe, NC.
2686. California............. Widen and add turn lanes to $2,500,000.00
Firestone Blvd, Downey.
2687. Arkansas............... Improvement of Judges Road, $500,000.00
Desha County.
2688. Pennsylvania........... Complete design for Eastern $1,000,000.00
Inner Loop connector between
Business Route 322 and State
Route 3022 in Centre County.
2689. New York............... Highway Construction Selkirk $1,600,000.00
Bypass Truck Route.
2690. Iowa................... Right-of-way and construction of $7,750,000.00
U.S. Highway 20 at Woodbury
County (Interstate 29), Ida
County, Sac County from Ida
County line to U.S. 71 at
Early, IA.
2691. Arizona................ Construction of interim bypass $1,000,000.00
for US 93, circumventing the
town of Wickenburg.
2692. Texas.................. Construct grade separation at $3,800,000.00
the intersection of Medical
Drive and Fredericksburg Road.
2693. Massachusetts.......... Union Square street improvements $500,000.00
and enhancements, Somerville.
2694. Indiana................ I-69 access project connects $4,000,000.00
146th St. to I-69 Interchange
at Exit 10.
2695. Texas.................. Construct IH-35E replacement $5,000,000.00
bridge, Trinity River, Dallas,
Texas.
2696. Mississippi............ Upgrade Alex Gates Road and $2,200,000.00
Walnut Road in Quitman County,
and roads in Falcon, Sledge and
Lambert.
2697. Illinois............... Improve 63rd Street, Chicago.... $2,000,000.00
2698. Pennsylvania........... SR 3003 Bridge, replace one span $1,000,000.00
steel stringer bridge with a
one span concrete box beam
bridge in Auburn Township,
Susquehanna County.
2699. New Jersey............. Widening Routes 1 & 9, $500,000.00
Production Way to East Lincoln
Avenue.
2700. New Jersey............. Rte. 50 Bridge & Road $5,000,000.00
improvements, Cape May &
Atlantic Counties. Replace Rte.
50 bridge over Tuckahoe River
with fixed span.
2701. Florida................ Upgrade SR 50 from US 19 to US $3,000,000.00
41 in Hernando County.
2702. Tennessee.............. Addition of an interchange on I- $3,000,000.00
40 in Roane County at
Buttermilk Road and I-40 to
provide safe, efficient access
to interstate.
2703. New Hampshire.......... Intersection improvements at US $1,000,000.00
Route 3 and the Franklin
Industrial Drive entrance in
Franklin, NH.
2704. Maine.................. Relocation of southbound on-ramp $1,500,000.00
to I-95 at exit 47, Bangor.
2705. New Jersey............. Extend CR Route 605............. $1,000,000.00
2706. Arkansas............... Development of infrastructure to $1,200,000.00
Regional Airport in Fort Smith.
2707. Ohio................... City of Tiffin Kennedy bridge $1,000,000.00
overpass and lighting
improvement along St. Route 53.
2708. Louisiana.............. Construct pedestrian walkways $1,000,000.00
between Caddo Street and Milam
Street along Edwards Street in
Shreveport, LA.
2709. Michigan............... Construct improvements and $6,000,000.00
modifications to M-40/I-196
Interchange.
2710. Massachusetts.......... Rt. 20 - I-95 Interchange, $1,500,000.00
Waltham.
2711. Massachusetts.......... Reconstruct Rutherford Avenue $1,000,000.00
from City Square to Route 99,
Boston.
2712. New York............... Study, design, and $1,000,000.00
reconstruction of pedestrian
walkways, the Bronx.
2713. Michigan............... Construct road improvements to $4,500,000.00
Miller Road from Interstate 75
to Linden Road, Flint Township.
2714. Arkansas............... Relocation of Highway 412 $1,000,000.00
bypass, Paragould.
2715. Georgia................ Construct Coastal Ga Greenway $500,000.00
trail from Bee Road to Lake
Mayer.
2716. Arkansas............... Replacement of bridges #11597, $500,000.00
#11598, and #11590, Columbia
County.
2717. Utah................... Parley's Creek Corridor Project. $5,000,000.00
2718. Kansas................. Improve I-35/95th Street $1,000,000.00
interchange, City of Lenexa.
2719. New Jersey............. Rehabilitation of Benigno $400,000.00
Boulevard from I-295 to Route
168, Bellmawr.
2720. Arizona................ Roadway widening from two lanes $1,000,000.00
to four on US 93 south of the
town of Wikieup.
2721. Ohio................... Construct Riverwalk project $1,500,000.00
(bike/pedestrian path and
facilities), City of Warren.
2722. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $2,000,000.00
acquisition, and construction
of street improvements and
safety enhancements, City of
Nanticoke in Luzerne County.
2723. Massachusetts.......... Pedestrian walkway for the Town $700,000.00
of Norwood.
2724. Maryland............... I-70/MD85/MD355 Interchange..... $3,000,000.00
2725. Missouri............... Study of Needs and Design $2,000,000.00
Highway 160 & Kansas
Expressway, Greene County, MO.
2726. Missouri............... Grand Ave Viaduct replacement of $12,000,000.00
6 lane structure with 5 lanes
plus pedestrian walkways, St.
Louis.
2727. Florida................ Construct I-4 Frontage Road in $2,000,000.00
Volusia County, Florida.
2728. New York............... Reconfiguration of New Rochelle $1,000,000.00
Toll Plaza, including
installation of high-speed
EZPass, at this congested
segment of I-95.
2729. Louisiana.............. Elimination of highway-rail $1,000,000.00
grade crossings along Louisiana
and Delta railroad.
2730. Pennsylvania........... York City Northwest Triangle $1,500,000.00
redevelopment project.
2731. California............. Improve pedestrian and biking $1,000,000.00
trails within East Bay Regional
Park District, Contra Costa
County.
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2732. South Carolina......... SC-81 Turning Lane - The SCDOT $50,000.00
would construct a turning lane
to feed traffic into lakeside
development at Lake Russell, SC.
2733. Kentucky............... Construct priority section 1 of $8,000,000.00
the E.T. Breathitt (Pennyrile)
Parkway Extension from Lovers
Lane North to U.S. 41-A,
Christian County.
2734. Pennsylvania........... Design, engineering, ROW $2,500,000.00
acquisition and construction of
streetscaping enhancements,
including paving, lighting and
safety improvements, in
downtown Wilkes-Barre.
2735. Georgia................ Rehabilitate sidewalks and $500,000.00
replace streetlights,
Swainsboro.
2736. New York............... Construction of and improvements $2,000,000.00
to Seneca Street in Buffalo.
2737. Tennessee.............. Restoration of historic downtown $1,000,000.00
Cobblestone Landing, Memphis.
2738. New Jersey............. Rte. 30 & Pomona Rd. $4,000,000.00
intersection improvements.
Widens road, improves signals
and turn lanes at intersection.
2739. Virginia............... NRV Trail - construction of $56,000.00
multi-use trail between the
Towns of Rich Creek and Glen
Lyn, Giles County.
2740. New Jersey............. Ferry Service Terminal, Carteret $2,100,000.00
2741. California............. Pedestrian calming measures $600,000.00
along Las Tunas Blvd., the City
of San Gabriel.
2742. Tennessee.............. Extension of bicycle and $9,400,000.00
pedestrian trail, Murfreesboro.
2743. Minnesota.............. Construct Final Segment of Hwy $5,000,000.00
610 from TH169 in Brooklyn
Park, MN to its terminus in
Maple Grove, MN.
2744. New York............... Roadway improvements on Woodbine $640,000.00
Avenue between 5th Avenue and
Beach Avenue, Northport.
2745. Texas.................. Construct bicycle and pedestrian $750,000.00
trails in Houston's historic
Third Ward.
2746. Massachusetts.......... Construct 1.5 mile East $720,000.00
Longmeadow Redstone Trailway.
2747. Mississippi............ State Highway 57 widening, $5,000,000.00
Jackson County.
2748. Illinois............... Construction of a highway on new $1,000,000.00
alignment to create a cross
town route across Godfrey, IL
from Illinois Route 3 to US 67.
2749. Nevada................. New Interchange for Industrial $1,000,000.00
Park in Mesquite along I-15
corridor from MP 117.5 @MP
118.5.
2750. Kansas................. Reconstruct grade separation on $6,500,000.00
US-169, Kansas City.
2751. New York............... Roadway, streetscape, $2,000,000.00
pedestrian, transit, and
parking improvements to the
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus,
Buffalo.
2752. Ohio................... Construct replacement of Morgan $3,300,000.00
Township Road 209 between SR 60
and SR 78 in Morgan County.
2753. New York............... Improve intersection of Old Dock $500,000.00
Road and Church Street, Kings
Park.
2754. New York............... Construction of sidewalks along $475,000.00
Rt 9A corridor in Village of
Buchanan-NY.
2755. Texas.................. Port of Beaumont Intermodal $6,488,000.00
Corridor Project.
2756. Maine.................. Replacement of Waldo-Hancock $16,000,000.00
Bridge.
2757. Illinois............... Establish transportation museum $540,000.00
on Navy Pier (Chicago
Children's Museum), Chicago.
2758. California............. Sierra College/I-80 Interchange $2,000,000.00
Project - Correct design
deficiencies at the Sierra
College Boulevard interchange
with I-80 in Placer County.
2759. Washington............. US 2/Sultan Basin Road $400,000.00
Improvements, Sultan.
2760. Mississippi............ Ohr-O'Keefe Welcome Center, $750,000.00
Biloxi.
2761. Illinois............... Replace Interstate 74 Bridge, $4,000,000.00
Moline.
2762. Massachusetts.......... Improve traffic signal $1,500,000.00
operations, pavement markings &
regulatory signage, Milton-
Boston City Line.
2763. Illinois............... Realign Irving Park Road (State $11,600,000.00
Highway 19) and construct grade
separation for RR tracks that
intersect Irving Park and Wood
Dale roads, Wood Dale, IL.
2764. Virginia............... US Rt. 17 (Warrenton Road) $2,000,000.00
Stafford County. To widen road
and alleviate traffic
congestion.
2765. Ohio................... Upgrade Manchester Rd., Akron... $4,000,000.00
2766. Georgia................ Infantry Museum Transportation $1,000,000.00
Network [4-lane connector],
Columbus.
2767. Massachusetts.......... Widen Crosby Drive from north of $1,000,000.00
Route 62 in the Town of Bedford
to Middlesex Turnpike in the
Town of Burlington.
2768. North Carolina......... Expand and replace traffic $16,000,000.00
signal systems and intelligent
transportation systems in the
City of Greensboro.
2769. New York............... Rehabilitation of road and $3,000,000.00
drainage systems on Beach,
Canal, and Sea Breeze Roads in
the Town of Oyster Bay.
2770. Virginia............... High Knob Horse Trails - $1,500,000.00
construction of network of
horse riding trails and
associated facilities in High
Knob area of Jefferson National
Forest.
2771. New York............... Reconstruction of Schenck Avenue $5,000,000.00
from Jamaica Avenue to
Flatlands Avenue, Brooklyn.
2772. Pennsylvania........... Construct new alignment of Route $2,000,000.00
830 from Interstate 80 to
Dubois-Jefferson County Airport.
2773. Pennsylvania........... SR 21 safety and capacity $2,000,000.00
improvements, Greene and
Fayette Counties.
2774. Arkansas............... Improvements on Calhoun County $500,000.00
Roads 64, 73, 81, and 26.
2775. California............. Improve the signal system $125,200.00
infrastructure and timing of 10
traffic signals on Antonio
Parkway.
2776. Idaho.................. Improve and widen US-95. $4,000,000.00
Includes replacement of two
bridges, Copeland to Eastport
in Boundary County.
2777. New Jersey............. Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge over $1,000,000.00
Hackensack River, Bridge
Replacement and Reconstruction
of Route 7 - Fish House Road
Interchange.
2778. Texas.................. Pedestrian improvements and $2,500,000.00
traffic control projects for
Alameda, Dyer, and North Loop,
El Paso.
2779. New Jersey............. Sea Isle Blvd. Reconstruction, $2,000,000.00
Cape May County. Reconstruct
and raise road bed above FEMA
100 year flood level.
2780. Oregon................. Renewal of wooden trestle bridge $6,000,000.00
west of Albany.
2781. Missouri............... Construction of Highway 249 $10,000,000.00
(Range Line By-pass), Jasper
County, MO.
2782. Minnesota.............. Construction of street underpass $2,000,000.00
and 2 bicycle-pedestrian
underpasses of rail-crossing
and grade separated interchange
with U.S. Highway 61.
2783. New York............... Purchase Three Ferries and $15,000,000.00
Establish System for Ferry
Service from Rockaway Peninsula
to Manhattan.
2784. Hawaii................. Ft. Weaver Road Widening........ $10,000,000.00
2785. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 153.
2786. Illinois............... South Chicago Street $145,000.00
Improvements (Geneseo):
Construction of a pedestrian
sidewalk along S. Chicago
Street.
2787. Pennsylvania........... Construct PA Route 61/Schulkill $10,000,000.00
Haven Bypass, Schuylkill Haven.
2788. Ohio................... Construct Front Street grade $500,000.00
separation, Berea.
2789. Michigan............... Widen, pulverize and improve $575,000.00
drainage with new bituminous
pavement surface Nahma Bridge
on CR 497 from US 2 at Nahma
Junction to Village of Nahma.
2790. Mississippi............ Lake Harbour Drive $500,000.00
Extension:Extension of Lake
Harbour Dr at US Hwy 51 to
Highland Colony Pkwy, providing
a major east-west corridor
through Ridgeland.
2791. Alaska................. Realign rail track to eliminate $5,000,000.00
highway-rail crossings and
improve highway safety and
transit times.
2792. Illinois............... Construct 1.5 miles of roadway 750,000.00
from Mississippi River Barge
Dock to the Intersection of IL3
& IL157, Cahokia.
2793. Ohio................... Replace Rock Spring Bridge, $500,000.00
Portage County.
2794. New York............... Install Improvements for $250,000.00
Pedestrian Safety in the
vicinity of PS 124.
2795. Michigan............... ROW acquisition and construction $3,000,000.00
for I-94 widening between
Sargent Road and M-60,
including interchange
improvements at I-94/US-127
North.
2796. California............. Implement ITS on Muni Transit $4,000,000.00
System, San Francisco.
2797. Illinois............... Widen and improve Chain of Rocks $2,156,000.00
Road between IL 111 and I-255.
2798. Pennsylvania........... Improve handicapped $3,000,000.00
accessibility and provide a
pedestrian overpass.
2799. Kentucky............... Replace bridge and approaches on $770,000.00
CR-5230 over North Rolling Fork
River (C20), Danville.
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2800. Tennessee.............. Develop trails, bike paths and $250,000.00
recreational facilities on
Western Slope Black Mountain,
Cumberland County for
Cumberland Trail State Park.
2801. Minnesota.............. Construct Mesabi Trail $2,700,000.00
completion from Grand Rapids to
City of Ely.
2802. Ohio................... Construct transportation $6,000,000.00
enhancements projects, Toledo.
2803. Virginia............... Construct eastbound and $2,000,000.00
westbound ramps with bridges to
provide direct access from
Interstate 95 to Temple Avenue
in Colonial Heights.
2804. New Jersey............. Newark Waterfront pedestrian and $1,784,000.00
bicycle access, Broad Street to
NJPAC to Minish Park.
2805. California............. Upgrade and reconstruct I-580/ $2,500,000.00
Vasco Road Interchange, City of
Livermore.
2806. Michigan............... Livonia, Reconstruct Stark Rd. $1,000,000.00
between Plymouth Rd. and I-96.
2807. Georgia................ Add 5-10 ft. sidewalks in $2,000,000.00
downtown Winder to improve
bicycle/pedestrian
streetscapes, safety, increase
handicap access, and add
bicycle parking.
2808. Utah................... Highway 6 From I-15 to I-70..... $3,000,000.00
2809. California............. Upgrade Save Mart Center $1,500,000.00
intersection at Willow and
Ashlan and Willow and Shaw,
City of Fresno.
2810. Alabama................ US 82 - I-65 connector and/or AL $3,000,000.00
5 improvements in Bibb County.
2811. California............. Undertake Cordelia Hill/Sky $2,000,000.00
Valley transportation
enhancement project including
upgrade of pedestrian and
bicycle corridors, Solano
County.
2812. Michigan............... White Lake, Pave Cooley Lake Rd. $500,000.00
between Hix and Newburgh Roads.
2813. Massachusetts.......... Construct Quinebaug River Rail $1,000,000.00
Trail.
2814. Texas.................. Widen Spur 298 to a six-lane $4,000,000.00
urban roadway, McLennan County.
2815. New Mexico............. Construct the NM524 South truck $7,000,000.00
bypass in Carlsbad.
2816. Michigan............... Pave Braves Avenue to connect $370,000.00
the high school and grade
school for safe bus route,
Gladstone.
2817. Michigan............... Study the development and $1,000,000.00
construction of a new
interchange at Sternberg Road
and I-96.
2818. Georgia................ Truck bypass - I - 75 at $500,000.00
Oakridge Road, Tift County.
2819. Texas.................. Construction of Segment #1 of $2,000,000.00
Morrison Road for the City of
Brownsville.
2820. Florida................ I-275 Roosevelt Blvd. Connector, $10,000,000.00
Pinellas County.
2821. Mississippi............ Upgrade Dog Pen Road and Galilee $1,490,000.00
Road in Holmes County, and
roads in Cruger, Pickens, and
Goodman.
2822. California............. I-5/SR-56 connector construction $4,000,000.00
from westbound SR-56 to north
bound I-5, and from southbound
I-5 to eastbound SR-56.
2823. Connecticut............ Construct Enfield high-speed $2,300,000.00
rail crossing to bike and
pedestrian trails.
2824. Minnesota.............. Aerial Lift Bridge preservation $3,040,000.00
and improvements.
2825. American Samoa......... Drainage mitigation for Pago $1,000,000.00
Pago village roads.
2826. California............. Install new crossing under the $2,000,000.00
BNSF railroad at Ranchero Road
in Hesperia.
2827. Pennsylvania........... Construct 9th and 10th Street $7,000,000.00
bridges over Norfolk Southern
Tracks, Lebanon.
2828. Pennsylvania........... Relocate New Salem Road to $2,000,000.00
create a four lane connection
from SR 21 and Matthew Drive to
US 40.
2829. Arkansas............... Improvement of Dallas County $500,000.00
Roads 101, 124, 209, and 113.
2830. Pennsylvania........... Improve Route 6 from Mansfield $1,000,000.00
Borough to the Village of
Mainesburg.
2831. Washington............. Three Bridge Corridor (Skagit $5,000,000.00
River) Extension Project,
Skagit County.
2832. California............. Add interchange to I-15 and $1,500,000.00
improve connecting roads in
Victorville, CA.
2833. Colorado............... Build Powers/Woodmen Interchange $8,000,000.00
to a grade separated
interchange.
2834. Texas.................. Preston Road will connect air & $1,000,000.00
seaport facilities via
Ellington Air Field and several
Houston Ship Channel industry
locations.
2835. Texas.................. Union Pacific Railroad Bridge $3,000,000.00
Expansion Over U.S. 287.
2836. Washington............. Modernize and study interchange $300,000.00
at I-5 and SR503.
2837. Kansas................. Widening of US 69 from Pittsburg $5,000,000.00
to Baxter Springs, KS.
2838. Georgia................ Flint River Bridge; right of way $1,000,000.00
acquisition, construction,
Albany.
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Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions
SEC. 1801. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.
The Department of Transportation and each agency therein
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a budget
justification concurrently with the President's annual budget
submission to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31,
United States Code.
SEC. 1802. MOTORIST INFORMATION.
Section 124 of of title I of division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2004 (118 Stat. 296-297) is repealed.
SEC. 1803. MOTORIST INFORMATION CONCERNING FULL SERVICE
RESTAURANTS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall initate a rulemaking to determine
whether or not--
(1) full service restaurants should be given priority on
not more than 2 panels of the camping or attractions logo
specific service signs in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices of the Department of Transportation when the
food logo specific service sign is fully utilized; and
(2) full service restaurants should be given priority on
not more than two panels of the food logo specific service
signs in such Manual when the camping or attractions logo
specific service signs are fully utilized.
SEC. 1804. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.
Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following:
``(46) Interstate Route 710 between the terminus at Long
Beach, California, to California State Route 60.
``(47) Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New
York City.
``(48) The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United
States Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo,
Colorado.
``(49) The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route
95 from Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida.
``(50) The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New
York, continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New
Hampshire, and Maine, and terminating in Calais, Maine.
``(51) The SPIRIT Corridor on United States Route 54 from
El Paso, Texas, through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma to
Wichita, Kansas.
``(52) The route in Arkansas running south and parallel to
United States Route 226 from the relocation of United States
Route 67 to the vicinity of United States Route 49 and United
States Route 63.''; and
(2) by aligning paragraph (45) with paragraph (46).
SEC. 1805. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.
(a) Kentucky.--Section 14102(a)(1)(C) of title 40, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``Nicholas,'' after ``Morgan,''; and
(2) by inserting ``Robertson,'' after ``Pulaski,''.
(b) Ohio.--Section 14102(a)(1)(H) of such title is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``Ashtabula,'' after ``Adams,'';
(2) by inserting ``Fayette,'' after ``Coshocton,'';
(3) by inserting ``Mahoning,'' after ``Lawrence,''; and
(4) by inserting ``Trumbull,'' after ``Scioto,''.
(c) Tennessee.--Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of such title is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``Giles,'' after ``Franklin,''; and
(2) by inserting ``Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln,'' after
``Knox,''.
(d) Virginia.--Section 14102(a)(1)(L) of such title is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``Henry,'' after ``Grayson,''; and
(2) by inserting ``Patrick,'' after ``Montgomery,''.
SEC. 1806. TRANSPORTATION ASSETS AND NEEDS OF DELTA REGION.
(a) Agreement.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the Delta Regional Authority (referred to in
this section as the ``DRA'') to conduct a comprehensive study
of transportation assets and needs for all modes of
transportation (including passenger and freight
transportation) in the 8 States comprising the Delta region
(Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee).
(b) Consultation.--Under the agreement, the DRA, in
conducting the study, shall consult with the Department of
Transportation, State transportation departments, local
planning and development districts, local and regional
governments, and metropolitan planning organizations.
(c) Report.--Under the agreement, the DRA, not later than
24 months after the date of entry into the agreement, shall
submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
final report on the results of the study, together with such
recommendation as the DRA considers appropriate.
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(d) Plan.--Under the agreement, the DRA, upon completion of
the report, shall establish a regional strategic plan to
implement the recommendations of the report.
(e) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account), $500,000 for each of the fiscal
years 2005 and 2006 to carry out this section.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this section
shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to
the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such
funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 1807. TOLL FACILITIES WORKPLACE SAFETY STUDY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
safety of highway toll collection facilities, including toll
booths, to determine the safety of the facilities for the
toll collectors who work in and around the facilities,
including consideration of--
(1) the effect of design or construction of the facilities
on the likelihood of vehicle collisions with the facilities;
(2) the safety of crosswalks used by toll collectors in
transit to and from toll booths;
(3) the extent of the enforcement of speed limits in the
vicinity of the facilities;
(4) the use of warning devices, such as vibration and
rumble strips, to alert drivers approaching the facilities;
(5) the use of cameras to record traffic violations in the
vicinity of the facilities;
(6) the use of traffic control arms in the vicinity of the
facilities;
(7) law enforcement practices and jurisdictional issues
that affect safety in the vicinity of the facilities; and
(8) the incidence of accidents and injuries in the vicinity
of toll booths.
(b) Data Collection.--As part of the study, the Secretary
shall collect data regarding the incidence of accidents and
injuries in the vicinity of highway toll collection
facilities.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the
study, together with recommendations for improving toll
facilities workplace safety.
(d) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
$500,000 for fiscal year 2005.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated by this section shall be available for
obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; expect that the Federal share of the cost
of the project shall be 100 percent, and such funds shall
remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 1808. PAVEMENT MARKING SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a
demonstration project in the State of Alaska, and a
demonstration project in the State of Tennessee, to study the
safety impacts, environmental impacts, and cost effectiveness
of different pavement marking systems and the effect of State
bidding and procurement processes on the quality of pavement
marking material employed in highway projects. The
demonstration projects shall each include an evaluation of
the impacts and effectiveness of increasing the width of
pavement marking edge lines from 4 inches to 6 inches.
(b) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2009, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
demonstration projects, together with findings and
recommendations on methods that will optimize the cost-
benefit ratio of the use of Federal funds on pavement
marking.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account),
$1,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 2005
through 2009.
(2) Contract authority.-- Funds authorized to be
appropriated by this section shall be available for
obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; expect that the Federal share of the cost
of the demonstration projects shall be 100 percent, and such
funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 1809. WORK ZONE SAFETY GRANTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a work zone safety grant program under which the
Secretary may make grants to nonprofit organizations to
provide training to prevent or reduce highway work zone
injuries and fatalities.
(b) Eligible Activities.--Grants may be made under the
program for the following purposes:
(1) Training for construction craft workers on the
prevention of injuries and fatalities in highway and road
construction.
(2) Development of guidelines for the prevention of highway
work zone injuries and fatalities.
(3) Training for State and local government transportation
agencies and other groups implementing guidelines for the
prevention of highway work zone injuries and fatalities.
(c) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall
not be transferable.
(d) Construction Work in Alaska.--Section 114 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Construction Work in Alaska.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that a worker
who is employed on a remote project for the construction of a
highway or portion of a highway located on a Federal-aid
system in the State of Alaska and who is not a domiciled
resident of the locality shall receive meals and lodging.
``(2) Lodging.--The lodging under paragraph (1) shall be in
accordance with section 1910.142 of title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (relating to temporary labor camp requirements).
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
``(A) Remote.--The term `remote', as used with respect to a
project, means that the project is 75 miles or more from the
United States Post Office in either Fairbanks, Anchorage,
Juno, or Ketchikan, Alaska, or is inaccessible by road in a
2-wheel drive vehicle.
``(B) Resident.--The term `resident', as used with respect
to a project, means a person living within 75 miles of the
midpoint of the project for at least 12 months.''.
SEC. 1810. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING.
(a) Grants.--Subject to the requirements of this section,
the Secretary shall make grants to a State that--
(1)(A) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits
the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of State laws
regulating the use of Federal-aid highways; and
(B) is maintaining and allows public inspection of
statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a
law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway in the State
regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver and any
passengers; or
(2) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that
the State is undertaking activities to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (1).
(b) Eligible Activities.--A grant received by a State under
subsection (a) shall be used by the State--
(1) in the case of a State eligible under subsection
(a)(1), for costs of--
(A) collecting and maintaining of data on traffic stops;
(B) evaluating the results of the data; and
(C) developing and implementing programs to reduce the
occurrence of racial profiling, including programs to train
law enforcement officers; and
(2) in the case of a State eligible under subsection
(a)(2), for costs of--
(A) activities to comply with the requirements of
subsection (a)(1); and
(B) any eligible activity under paragraph (1).
(c) Racial Profiling.--To meet the requirement of
subsection (a)(1), a State law shall prohibit, in the
enforcement of State laws regulating the use of Federal-aid
highways, a State or local law enforcement officer from using
the race or ethnicity of the driver or passengers to any
degree in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement
decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on Federal-aid
highways. Nothing in this subsection shall alter the manner
in which a State or local law enforcement officer considers
race or ethnicity whenever there is trustworthy information,
relevant to the locality or time frame, that links persons of
a particular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal
incident, scheme, or organization.
(d) Limitations.--
(1) Maximum amount of grants.--The total amount of grants
received by a State under this section in a fiscal year may
not exceed 5 percent of the amount made available to carry
out this section in the fiscal year.
(2) Eligibility.--A State may not receive a grant under
subsection (a)(2) in more than 2 fiscal years.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code, except the Federal share of the
cost of activities carried out using such funds shall be 100
percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended
and shall not be transferable.
SEC. 1811. AMERICA'S BYWAYS RESOURCE CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made
available to carry out this section to the America's Byways
Resource Center established pursuant to section 1215(b)(1) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
209).
(b) Technical Support and Education.--
(1) Use of funds.--The Center shall use funds allocated to
the Center under this section to continue to provide
technical support and conduct educational activities for the
national scenic byways program established under section 162
of title 23, United States Code.
(2) Eligible activities.--Technical support and educational
activities carried out under this subsection shall provide
local officials and organizations associated with National
Scenic Byways and All-American Roads with proactive,
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technical, and on-site customized assistance, including
training, communications (including a public awareness
series), publications, conferences, on-site meetings, and
other assistance considered appropriate to develop and
sustain such byways and roads.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section
$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
(d) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by this
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the
cost of any project or activity carried out under this
subsection shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain
available until expended and shall not be transferable.
SEC. 1812. TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.
(a) In General.--The donee of the vessel with the Unit
Identification Code number 13862 is deemed to be the owner of
that vessel free and clear as of September 1, 2000.
(b) Federal Claims.--All Federal claims arising from the
donation or use of the vessel described in subsection (a) are
permanently extinguished.
SEC. 1813. ROAD USER CHARGE EVALUATION PILOT PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a national
evaluation pilot project to assess how intelligent
transportation system technology can be applied to assess
mileage-based road user charges for the purposes of
collecting revenues for the Highway Trust Fund.
(b) Matters to Be Evaluated.--The following matters shall
be evaluated under the pilot project:
(1) Technical feasibility of imposing mileage-based road
user charges, including cost, reliability, and security of
on-board and intelligent transportation systems.
(2) Compatibility of technology for imposing such charges
with automobile and truck design.
(3) Design and testing of a collection system for such
charges that is secure, low cost, and easy to use.
(4) Methods of ensuring privacy of road users and assessing
public attitudes and views of motorists who participate in
field tests of the equipment and system.
(c) Reports.-- The Secretary shall transmit annual reports
on the status of the pilot project and, not later than June
30, 2009, a final report on the results of the pilot project,
together with findings and recommendations, to the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(d) Authorization of Appropriation.--
(1) In general.--There is authorize from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this
section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 and
$3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.
(2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code; except the Federal share of the
cost of the pilot project shall be 100 percent, and such
funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 1814. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
In honor of his service to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and the United States of America, and in
recognition of his contributions toward the construction of
Central Artery Tunnel project in Boston, it is the sense of
the Congress that the northbound and southbound tunnel of
Interstate Route 93, located in the city of Boston, which
extends north of the intersection of Interstate Route 90 and
Interstate Route 93 to the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill
Bridge, should be designated and known as the ``Thomas P.
`Tip' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel''.
SEC. 1815. CONFORMING AMENDMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
SECTIONS.
(a) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 134 of title 23, United
States Code is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 134. Metropolitan planning
``Metropolitan transportation planning programs funded
under section 104(f) shall be carried out in accordance with
the metropolitan planning provisions of chapter 52, title 49,
United States Code.''.
(b) Statewide Planning.--Section 135 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 135. Statewide planning.
``Statewide transportation planning programs funded under
section 104(f) shall be carried out in accordance with the
statewide planning provisions of chapter 52, title 49, United
States Code.''.
SEC. 1816. DISTRIBUTION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING FUNDS WITHIN
STATES.
Section 104(f)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such
distribution of funds to metropolitan planning organizations
shall be made within 30 days of the date of receipt of such
funds from the Secretary.''.
SEC. 1817. TREATMENT OF OFF RAMP.
The Harbor Boulevard off ramp from Interstate Route 405 in
Costa Mesa, California, is deemed to satisfy the requirements
of title 23, United States Code, that govern the approval of
the placement of ramps off of a Federal-aid highway.
SEC. 1818. LOAN FORGIVENESS.
The right-away revolving fund loan issued for the rail
project that extends from Humbolt County to the San Francisco
Bay Area and secured by the State of California and that was
initiated in 2001 is deemed satisfied.
TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY
SEC. 2001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account):
(1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402
of title 23, United States Code, $165,000,000 for fiscal year
2004, $201,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $202,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $205,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$209,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $212,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(2) Highway safety research and development.--For carrying
out section 403 of title 23, United States Code, $72,000,000
for fiscal year 2004 and $73,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009.
(3) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out
section 405 of title 23, United States Code, $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$120,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $123,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$130,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive
grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of title 23,
United States Code, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$111,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $114,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $117,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $121,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(5) State traffic safety information improvements.--For
carrying out section 412 of title 23, United States Code,
$24,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $28,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $36,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(6) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303
of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, $4,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009.
(7) High visibility enforcement program.--For carrying out
section 2005 of this title, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2009.
(b) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise
provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and
this title, amounts made available under subsection (a) for
each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be available for
obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
(c) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may
transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (3),
(4), or (5) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available
under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the
maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum
incentive funding for which the State is eligible under
sections 405, 410, and 412 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 2002. OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) General Authority.--Section 405(a) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'';
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1997'' and inserting
``2003''; and
(3) in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (4)(C) by inserting
after ``years'' the following: ``beginning after September
30, 2003,''.
(b) Grant Eligibility.--Section 405(b) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``A State shall become
eligible'' and inserting the following: ``A State shall be
eligible for a grant under this section if the State has a
seat belt usage rate of 85 percent or greater as of the date
of the grant, as determined by the Secretary. A State shall
also become eligible''.
(c) Grant Amounts.--Section 405(c) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``100
percent''; and
(2) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003''.
SEC. 2003. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.
(a) General Authority.--Section 410(a) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'';
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1997'' and inserting
``2003''; and
(3) in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (4)(C) by inserting
after ``years'' the following: ``beginning after September
30, 2003,''.
(b) Basic Grant A.--Section 410(b)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``A State shall become eligible'' and
inserting the following: ``A State shall be eligible for a
grant under this paragraph if the State has an alcohol-
related fatality rate per 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled
of 0.5 or less as of the date of the grant, as determined by
the Secretary using the Fatality Analysis Reporting System of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A State
shall also become eligible'';
(2) by striking ``at least 5 of'' and inserting ``at least
6 of'';
(3) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i)(II);
(B) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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``(iii) the suspension referred to under clause (i)(I) may
allow an individual to operate a motor vehicle, after the 15-
day period beginning on the date of the suspension, to and
from employment, school, or an alcohol treatment program if
an ignition interlock device is installed on each of the
motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual;
and
``(iv) the suspension and revocation referred to under
clause (i)(II) may allow an individual to operate a motor
vehicle, after the 45-day period beginning on the date of the
suspension or revocation, to and from employment, school, or
an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device
is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated,
or both, by the individual.'';
(4) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``may include the issuance'' and inserting
the following: ``may include--
``(i) the issuance''; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
and'' and the following:
``(ii) a program provided by a nonprofit organization for
training point of sale personnel concerning, at a minimum,
the following:
``(I) the clinical effects of alcohol;
``(II) methods of preventing second party sales of alcohol;
``(III) recognizing signs of intoxication;
``(IV) methods to prevent underage drinking;
``(V) Federal, State, and local laws that are relevant to
such personnel.'';
(5) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the
following:
``(F) Outreach program.--A judicial and prosecutorial
education, training, and outreach program that provides
information on the appropriateness and effectiveness of
sentencing options.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program.--A
self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program under which
a significant portion of the fines or surcharges collected
from individuals apprehended and fined for operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence of alcohol are returned to
those communities that have comprehensive programs for the
prevention of such operations of motor vehicles.
``(I) Programs for effective alcohol rehabilitation.--A
program for effective inpatient and outpatient alcohol
rehabilitation based on mandatory assessment and appropriate
treatment for repeat offenders described in subparagraph
(A)(i)(II).''.
(c) Basic Grant B.--Section 410(b) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a
grant under this paragraph if the State--
``(A) has an alcohol-related fatality rate per 100,000,000
vehicle miles traveled of 0.8 or more as of the date of the
grant, as determined by the Secretary using the Fatality
Analysis Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration; and
``(B) establishes, subject to such requirements as the
Secretary may prescribe, a task force to evaluate and
recommend changes to the State's drunk driving programs.'';
and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``100
percent''; and
(B) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003''.
(d) Supplemental Grants.--Section 410(c) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Allocation for Basic Grants B.--Not more than
$16,000,000 per fiscal year of amounts made available to
carry out this section shall be available for making grants
under subsection (b)(2).''.
SEC. 2004. STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 412. State traffic safety information system
improvements
``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the
requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants
to States that adopt and implement effective programs to--
``(A) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness,
uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the safety data
of the State that is needed to identify priorities for
national, State, and local highway and traffic safety
programs;
``(B) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such
improvements;
``(C) link these State data systems, including traffic
records, with other data systems within the State, such as
systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data; and
``(D) improve the compatibility and interoperability of the
data systems of the State with national data systems and data
systems of other States and enhance the ability of the
Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash
occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.
``(2) Use of grants.--A State may use a grant received
under this section only to implement such programs.
``(3) Model data elements.--The Secretary, in consultation
with States and other appropriate parties, shall determine
the model data elements necessary to observe and analyze
State and national trends in crash occurrences, rates,
outcomes, and circumstances. In order to become eligible for
a grant under this section, a State shall certify to the
Secretary the State's adoption and use of such model data
elements.
``(4) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a
State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State
enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the
Secretary may require ensuring that the State will maintain
its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for highway
safety data programs at or above the average level of such
expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of
enactment of this section.
``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
implementing in a fiscal year a program of a State pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall not exceed 80 percent.
``(b) First-Year Grants.--To be eligible for a first-year
grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has--
``(1) established a highway safety data and traffic records
coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership
that includes, among others, managers, collectors, and users
of traffic records and public health and injury control data
systems; and
``(2) developed a multiyear highway safety data and traffic
records system strategic plan that addresses existing
deficiencies in the State's highway safety data and traffic
records system and is approved by the highway safety data and
traffic records coordinating committee and--
``(A) specifies how existing deficiencies in the State's
highway safety data and traffic records system were
identified;
``(B) prioritizes, based on the identified highway safety
data and traffic records system deficiencies, the highway
safety data and traffic records system needs and goals of the
State, including the activities described in subsection
(a)(1);
``(C) identifies performance-based measures by which
progress toward those goals will be determined;
``(D) specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of
the State will be used to address needs and goals identified
in the multiyear plan; and
``(E) includes a current report on the progress in
implementing the multiyear plan that documents progress
toward the specified goals.
``(c) Succeeding-Year Grants.--
``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant
under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the first
fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under
subsection (b) if the State, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary--
``(A) submits an updated multiyear plan that meets the
requirements of subsection (b)(2);
``(B) certifies that its highway safety data and traffic
records coordinating committee continues to operate and
supports the multiyear plan;
``(C) specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of
the State will be used to address needs and goals identified
in the multiyear plan;
``(D) demonstrates measurable progress toward achieving the
goals and objectives identified in the multiyear plan; and
``(E) includes a current report on the progress in
implementing the multiyear plan.
``(d) Grant Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of a grant made to a State
for a fiscal year under this section shall equal an amount
determined by multiplying--
``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for
such fiscal year; by
``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State
under section 402 for fiscal year 2003 bears to the funds
apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year
2003.
``(2) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)--
``(A) a State eligible for a first-year grant under this
section shall not receive less than $300,000; and
``(B) a State eligible for a succeeding-year grant under
this section shall not receive less than $500,000.
``(e) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall
be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the
necessary costs of administering the provisions of this
section.
``(f) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained
in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``412. State traffic safety information system improvements.''.
SEC. 2005. HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.
The Secretary shall establish a program to support national
impaired driving mobilization and enforcement efforts and
national safety belt mobilization and enforcement, including
the purchase of national paid advertisement (including
production and placement) to support such efforts.
SEC. 2006. MOTORCYCLE CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.
(a) In General.--Using funds made available to carry out
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary
shall conduct a study of the causes of motorcycle crashes.
(b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study.
SEC. 2007. CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT INCENTIVE
GRANTS.
(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that enact
or have enacted and are enforcing a law requiring that
children riding in passenger motor vehicles who are too large
to be secured in a child safety seat be secured in a child
restraint that meets the requirements prescribed by the
Secretary under section 3 of Anton's Law (116 Stat. 2772).
(b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State
under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters
into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may
require to ensure that the State will maintain its
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aggregate expenditures from all other sources for child
safety seat and child booster seat programs at or above the
average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years
preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of
implementing and enforcing in a fiscal year a law adopted by
a State under subsection (a) shall not exceed--
(1) for the first 3 fiscal years for which a State receives
a grant under this section, 75 percent; and
(2) for the fourth and fifth fiscal years for which a State
receives a grant under this section, 50 percent.
(d) Grant Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--A State is eligible for a grant under this
section if the State has in effect and enforces a law
described in subsection (a).
(2) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may receive
grants under this section in more than 5 fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2004.
(e) Eligible Uses of Funds.--A State may use a grant under
this section only to carry out child safety seat and child
booster seat programs, including the following:
(1) A program to educate the public concerning the proper
use and installation of child safety seats and child booster
seats.
(2) A program to train child passenger safety
professionals, police officers, fire and emergency medical
personnel, and educators concerning all aspects of the use of
child safety seats and booster seats.
(3) A program to purchase and distribute child safety
seats, child booster seats, and other appropriate passenger
motor vehicle child restraints to families that cannot
otherwise afford such seats or restraints.
(4) A program to support enforcement of child restraint
laws.
(f) Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant to a State for a
fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25 percent of
the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2003
under section 402 of title 23, United States Code.
(g) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall
be subject to a deduction not to exceed 2.5 percent for the
necessary costs of administering the provisions of this
section.
(h) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained
in section 402(d) of title 23, United States Code, apply to
this section.
(i) Report.--Each State to which a grant is made under this
section shall transmit to the Secretary a report documenting
the manner in which grant amounts were obligated and expended
and identifying the specific programs carried out with or
supported by grant funds. The report shall be in a form
prescribed by the Secretary and may be combined with other
State grant reporting requirements under of chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code.
(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Child restraint.--The term ``child restraint'' means
any product designed to provide restraint to a child
(including booster seats and other products used with a lap
and shoulder belt assembly) that meets applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards prescribed by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(2) Child safety seat.--The term ``child safety seat'' has
the meaning such term has in section 405(f) of title 23,
United States Code.
(3) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor
vehicle'' has the meaning such term has in such section
405(f).
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term
has in section 101 (a) of such title.
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
SEC. 2008. SAFETY DATA.
(a) In General.--Using funds made available to carry out
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years
2005 through 2009, the Secretary shall collect data and
compile statistics on accidents involving motor vehicles
being backed up that result in fatalities and injuries and
that occur on public and nonpublic roads and residential and
commercial driveways and parking facilities.
(b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on accidents described in subsection (a),
including the data collected and statistics compiled under
subsection (a) and any recommendations regarding measures to
be taken to reduce the number of such accidents and the
resulting fatalities and injuries.
SEC. 2009. MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.
(a) Motorcyclist Advisory Council.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in
consultation with the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate,
shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to coordinate
with and advise the Administrator on infrastructure issues of
concern to motorcyclists, including--
(A) barrier design;
(B) road design, construction, and maintenance practices;
and
(C) the architecture and implementation of intelligent
transportation system technologies.
(2) Composition.--The Council shall consist of not more
than 10 members of the motorcycling community with
professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety
advocacy, including--
(A) at least--
(i) 1 member recommended by a national motorcyclist
association;
(ii) 1 member recommended by a national motorcycle riders
foundation;
(iii) 1 representative of the National Association of State
Motorcycle Safety Administrators;
(iv) 2 members of State motorcyclists' organizations;
(v) 1 member recommended by a national organization that
represents the builders of highway infrastructure;
(vi) 1 member recommended by a national association that
represents the traffic safety systems industry; and
(vii) 1 member of a national safety organization; and
(B) at least 1, and not more than 2, motorcyclists who are
traffic system design engineers or State transportation
department officials.
(b) Authority to Make Grants.--Subject to the requirements
of this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States
that adopt and implement effective programs to reduce the
number of single- and multi-vehicle crashes involving
motorcyclists.
(c) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State
under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters
into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may
require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate
expenditures from all the other sources for motorcyclist
safety training programs and motorcyclist awareness programs
at or above the average level of such expenditures in its 2
fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Maximum Period of Eligibility.--No State may receive
grants under this section in more than 5 fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 2004.
(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a fiscal year
a program adopted by a State in accordance with subsection
(a) shall not exceed--
(1) for the first 3 years for which a State receives a
grant under this section, 75 percent; and
(2) for the next 2 years for which a State receives a grant
under this section, 50 percent.
(f) Grant Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--A State becomes eligible for a grant under
this section by adopting or demonstrating to the satisfaction
of the Secretary--
(A) for the first fiscal year for which the State will
receive a grant under this section, at least 1 of the 6
criteria listed in paragraph (2);
(B) for the second, third, and fourth fiscal years for
which the State will receive a grant under this section, at
least 2 of the 6 criteria listed in paragraph (2); and
(C) for any subsequent fiscal years for which the State
will receive a grant under this section, at least 3 of the 6
criteria listed in paragraph (2).
(2) Criteria.--The criteria for eligibility for a grant
under this section are the following:
(A) Motorcycle rider training courses.--An effective
motorcycle rider training course that is offered throughout
the State, provides a formal program of instruction in
accident avoidance and other safety-oriented operational
skills to motorcyclists, and may include innovative training
opportunities to meet unique regional needs.
(B) Motorcyclists awareness program.--An effective
statewide program to enhance motorist awareness of the
presence of motorcyclists on or near roadways and safe
driving practices that avoid injuries to motorcyclists.
(C) Reduction of fatalities and crashes involving
motorcycles.--A reduction for the preceding calendar year in
the number of motorcycle fatalities and the rate of motor
vehicle crashes involving motorcycles in the State (expressed
as a function of 10,000 motorcycle registrations).
(D) Impaired driving program.--Implementation of a
statewide program to reduce impaired driving, including
specific measures to reduce impaired motorcycle operation.
(E) Reduction of fatalities and accidents involving
impaired motorcyclists.--A reduction for the preceding
calendar year in the number of fatalities and the rate of
reported crashes involving alcohol- or drug-impaired
motorcycle operators (expressed as a function of 10,000
motorcycle registrations).
(F) Fees collected from motorcyclists.--All licensing and
registration fees collected by the State from motorcyclist
are used for motorcycle safety programs.
(g) Eligible Uses.--
(1) In general.--A State may use funds from a grant under
this section only for motorcyclist safety training and
motorcyclist awareness programs, including--
(A) improvements to motorcyclist safety training curricula;
(B) improvements in program delivery of motorcycle training
to both urban and rural areas, including--
(i) procurement or repair of practice motorcycles;
(ii) instructional materials;
(iii) mobile training units; and
(iv) leasing or purchase of facilities for classroom
instruction and closed-course skill training;
(C) measures designed to increase the recruitment or
retention of motorcyclist safety training instructors; and
(D) public awareness, public service announcements, and
other outreach programs to enhance motorcyclist awareness.
(2) Suballocations of funds.--An agency that receives a
grant under this subsection may suballocate funds from the
grant to a nonprofit organization to carry out under this
section.
(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
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(1) Motorcyclist safety training.--The term ``motorcyclist
safety training'' means a formal program of instruction
that--
(A) provides accident avoidance and other safety-oriented
operational skills to motorcyclists; and
(B) is approved for use in a State by the designated State
authority having jurisdiction over motorcyclist safety
issues.
(2) Motorcyclist awareness.--The term ``motorcyclist
awareness'' means individual or collective awareness of--
(A) the presence of motorcycles on or near roadways; and
(B) safe driving practices that avoid injury to
motorcyclists.
(3) Motorcyclist awareness program.--The term
``motorcyclist awareness program'' means an informational or
public awareness program designed to enhance motorcyclist
awareness that is developed by or in coordination with the
designated State authority having jurisdiction over
motorcyclist safety issues.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the same meaning such
term has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
(i) Maximum Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant made to a
State for a fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25
percent of the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal
year 2003 under section 402 of title 23, United States Code.
(j) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall
be subject to a deduction by the Secretary not to exceed 5
percent for the necessary costs of administering the
provisions of this section.
(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(l) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized under this
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; except that such funds shall not be
transferable.
SEC. 2010. DRIVER FATIGUE.
Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' before ``(6)''; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ``; and
(7) to reduce deaths and injuries resulting from persons
driving motor vehicles while fatigued''.
TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES
CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Federal
Public Transportation Act of 2004''.
(b) Amendments to Title 49, United States Code.--Except as
otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to,
or repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 3002. POLICIES, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSES.
(a) In General.--Section 5301(a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Development and Revitalization of Public
Transportation Systems.--It is in the interest of the United
States to foster the development and revitalization of public
transportation systems that--
``(1) maximize the safe, secure, and efficient mobility of
individuals;
``(2) minimize environmental impacts; and
``(3) minimize transportation-related fuel consumption and
reliance on foreign oil.''.
(b) Preserving the Environment.--Section 5301(e) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``an urban'' and inserting ``a''; and
(2) by striking ``under sections 5309 and 5310 of this
title''.
(c) General Purposes.--Section 5301(f) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``mass'' the first place it appears and
inserting ``public''; and
(B) by striking ``public and private mass transportation
companies'' and inserting ``both public transportation
companies and private companies engaged in public
transportation'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``urban mass'' and inserting ``public'';
and
(B) by striking ``public and private mass transportation
companies'' and inserting ``both public transportation
companies and private companies engaged in public
transportation'';
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``urban mass'' and inserting ``public'';
and
(B) by striking ``public or private mass transportation
companies'' and inserting ``public transportation companies
or private companies engaged in public transportation''; and
(4) in paragraph (5) by striking ``urban mass'' and
inserting ``public''.
SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.
(a) Lead-in.--Section 5302(a) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``In this chapter'' and
inserting ``Except as otherwise specifically provided, in
this chapter''.
(b) Capital Project.--Section 5302(a)(1) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (G) by inserting ``construction,
renovation, and improvement of intercity bus stations and
terminals,'' before ``and the renovation and improvement of
historic transportation facilities,'';
(2) in subparagraph (G)(ii) by inserting ``(other than an
intercity bus station or terminal)'' after ``commercial
revenue-producing facility'';
(3) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
(4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(J) crime prevention and security--
``(i) including--
``(I) projects to refine and develop security and emergency
response plans;
``(II) projects aimed at detecting chemical and biological
agents in public transportation;
``(III) the conduct of emergency response drills with
public transportation agencies and local first response
agencies; and
``(IV) security training for public transportation
employees; but
``(ii) excluding all expenses related to operations, other
than such expenses incurred in conducting activities
described in subclauses (III) and (IV);
``(K) establishment of a debt service reserve made up of
deposits with a bondholders' trustee in a noninterest bearing
account for the purpose of ensuring timely payment of
principal and interest on bonds issued by a grant recipient
for purposes of financing an eligible project under this
chapter; or
``(L) mobility management--
``(i) consisting of short-range planning and management
activities and projects for improving coordination among
public transportation and other transportation service
providers carried out by a recipient or subrecipient through
an agreement entered into with a person, including a
governmental entity, under this chapter (other than section
5309); but
``(ii) excluding operating public transportation
services.''.
(c) Individual With a Disability.--Section 5302(a)(5) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Handicapped individual'' in the heading
and inserting ``Individual with a disability''; and
(2) by striking ``handicapped individual'' and inserting
``individual with a disability''.
(d) Mass Transportation.--Section 5302(a)(7) is amended to
read as follows:
``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation'
means public transportation.''.
(e) Public Transportation.--Section 5302(a)(10) is amended
to read as follows:
``(10) Public transportation.--The term `public
transportation' means transportation by a conveyance that
provides regular and continuing general or special
transportation to the public, but does not include schoolbus,
charter, or sightseeing transportation.''.
(f) Urbanized Area.--Section 5302(a)(17) is amended to read
as follows:
``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an
area encompassing a population of at least 50,000 people that
has been defined and designated in the latest decennial
census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce.''.
(g) Authority to Modify Definition.--Section 5302(b) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Handicapped Individual'' in the heading
and inserting ``Individual With a Disability''; and
(2) by striking ``handicapped individual'' and inserting
``individual with a disability''.
SEC. 3004. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.
Section 5303 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5303. Metropolitan planning
``(a) In General.--Grants made under sections 5307, 5308,
5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317 shall be carried out in
accordance with the metropolitan planning provisions of
chapter 52.
``(b) Certification.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure and certify
that each metropolitan planning organization in each
transportation management area is carrying out its
responsibilities under applicable laws of the United States.
The Secretary may make the certification only if the
organization is complying with chapter 52 and other
applicable requirements of laws of the United States and the
organization and chief executive officer have approved a
transportation improvement program for the area.
``(2) Limitation on withholding certification.--The
Secretary may not withhold certification based on the
policies and criteria a metropolitan planning organization or
mass transportation grant recipient establishes under section
5306(a) for deciding the feasibility of private enterprise
participation.''.
SEC. 3005. STATEWIDE PLANNING.
(a) In General.--Section 5304 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5304. Statewide planning
``Grants made under sections 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311,
5316, and 5317 shall be carried out in accordance with the
statewide planning provisions of chapter 52.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5304 and
inserting the following:
``5304. Statewide planning.''.
SEC. 3006. PLANNING PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 5305 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5305. Planning programs
``(a) State Defined.--In this section the term `State'
means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico.
``(b) General Authority.--
``(1) Assistance.--Under criteria to be established by the
Secretary, the Secretary may provide assistance for--
``(A) the development of transportation plans and programs;
``(B) planning, engineering, designing, and evaluating a
public transportation project; and
``(C) for other technical studies.
``(2) Grants, agreements, and contracts.--The Secretary may
provide assistance under paragraph (1)--
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``(A) by making grants to States, authorities of States,
metropolitan planning organizations, and local governmental
authorities; or
``(B) by making agreements with other departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government.
``(3) Eligible activities.--Activities eligible for
assistance under paragraph (1) include the following:
``(A) Studies related to management, planning, operations,
capital requirements, and economic feasibility.
``(B) Evaluating previously financed projects.
``(C) Peer reviews and exchanges of technical data,
information, assistance, and related activities in support of
planning and environmental analyses among metropolitan
planning organizations and other transportation planners.
``(D) Other similar and related activities preliminary to
and in preparation for constructing, acquiring, or improving
the operation of facilities and equipment.
``(c) Purpose.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary
shall ensure that amounts appropriated or made available
under section 5338 to carry out this section and sections
5303 and 5304 are used to support balanced and comprehensive
transportation planning that considers the relationships
among land use and all transportation modes, without regard
to the programmatic source of the planning amounts.
``(d) Metropolitan Planning Program.--
``(1) Apportionment to states.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion 80 percent
of the amounts made available under subsection (g)(1) among
the States to carry out sections 5303 and 5306 in the ratio
that--
``(i) the population of urbanized areas in each State, as
shown by the latest available decennial census of population;
bears to
``(ii) the total population of urbanized areas in all
States, as shown by that census.
``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), a State may not receive less than 0.5 percent of the
amount apportioned under this paragraph.
``(2) Allocation to mpo's.--Amounts apportioned to a State
under paragraph (1) shall be made available within 30 days
after allocation to metropolitan planning organizations in
the State designated under this section under a formula
that--
``(A) considers population of urbanized areas;
``(B) provides an appropriate distribution for urbanized
areas to carry out the cooperative processes described in
this section;
``(C) the State develops in cooperation with the
metropolitan planning organizations; and
``(D) the Secretary approves.
``(3) Supplemental amounts.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion 20 percent
of the amounts made available under subsection (g)(1) among
the States to supplement allocations made under paragraph (1)
for metropolitan planning organizations.
``(B) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts
referred to in subparagraph (A) under a formula that reflects
the additional cost of carrying out planning, programming,
and project selection responsibilities under sections 5303
and 5306 in certain urbanized areas.
``(e) State Planning and Research Program.--
``(1) Apportionment to states.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion the
amounts made available under subsection (g)(2) among the
States for grants and contracts to carry out sections 5303
through 5306, 5312, 5315, and 5322 in the ratio that--
``(i) the population of urbanized areas in each State, as
shown by the latest available decennial census; bears to
``(ii) the population of urbanized areas in all States, as
shown by that census.
``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A), a State may not receive less than 0.5 percent of the
amount apportioned under this paragraph.
``(2) Supplemental amounts.--A State, as the State
considers appropriate, may authorize part of the amount made
available under this subsection to be used to supplement
amounts made available under subsection (d).
``(f) Government's Share of Costs.--The Government's share
of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made
available under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the
cost of the activity unless the Secretary determines that it
is in the interests of the Government not to require a State
or local match.
``(g) Allocation of Funds.--Of the funds made available by
or appropriated to carry out this section under section
5338(c) for fiscal years 2004 through 2009--
``(1) 82.72 percent shall be available for the metropolitan
planning program under subsection (d); and
``(2) 17.28 percent shall be available to carry out
subsection (e).
``(h) Availability of Funds.--Funds apportioned under this
section in a State shall remain available for obligation in
that State for a period of 3 years after the last day of the
fiscal year for which the funds are authorized. Any amounts
so apportioned that remain unobligated at the end of that
period shall be reapportioned among the States.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5305 and
inserting the following:
``5305. Planning programs.''.
SEC. 3007. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION.
(a) Section Heading.--Section 5306 is amended by striking
the section heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5306. Private enterprise participation in planning;
relationship to other limitations''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5306 and
inserting the following:
``5306. Private enterprise participation in planning; relationship to
other limitations.''.
SEC. 3008. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.
(a) Technical Amendments.--Section 5307 is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (h) and (k); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (l), (m), and
(n) as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively.
(b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a)(2)(A) is amended--
(1) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an entity'';
and
(2) by striking ``section 5305(a) of this title'' and
inserting ``chapter 52''.
(c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section for--
``(A) capital projects and associated capital maintenance
items;
``(B) planning;
``(C) transit enhancements; and
``(D) operating costs of equipment and facilities for use
in public transportation in an urbanized area with a
population of less than 200,000.'';
(2) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking ``fiscal
year 2003 and for the period of october 1, 2003, through
april 30, 2004'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2003 through
2005'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``fiscal year 2003''
and all that follows through ``2004'' and inserting ``fiscal
years 2003, 2004, and 2005,'';
(4) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a) of this
title'' and inserting ``chapter 52''; and
(5) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``section 5303 of this
title'' and inserting ``chapter 52''.
(d) Grant Recipient Requirements.--Section 5307(d)(1) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, including safety
and security aspects of the program'' after ``program'';
(2) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``sections 5301(a) and
(d), 5303-5306, and 5310(a)-(d) of this title'' and inserting
``subsections (a) and (d) of section 5301 and sections 5303
through 5306'';
(3) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(K) in the case of a recipient for an urbanized area with
a population of at least 200,000--
``(i) will expend one percent of the amount the recipient
receives each fiscal year under this section for projects for
transit enhancements, as defined in section 5302(a); and
``(ii) will submit an annual report listing projects
carried out in the preceding fiscal year with those funds;
and''.
(e) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5307(e) is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
(including associated capital maintenance items) under this
section shall be for 80 percent of the net project cost of
the project. The recipient may provide additional local
matching amounts.
``(2) Operating expenses.--A grant for operating expenses
under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the net
project cost of the project.
(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project cost shall
be provided--
``(A) in cash from sources other than amounts of the
Government or revenues from providing public transportation
(excluding revenues derived from the sale of advertising and
concessions);
``(B) from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or
depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; and
``(C) from amounts received under a service agreement with
a State or local social service agency or private social
service organization.''.
(f) Reviews, Audits, and Evaluations.--Section
5307(h)(1)(A) (as redesignated by subsection (a) of this
section) is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting
``may''.
(g) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5307(l) (as
redesignated by subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);
(3) by inserting ``This chapter.--'' before ``Sections
5302'';
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Chapter 15 of title 5.--The provision of assistance
under this chapter shall not be construed as bringing within
the application of chapter 15 of title 5 any nonsupervisory
employee of a public transportation system (or any other
agency or entity performing related functions) to which such
chapter is otherwise inapplicable.''; and
(5) by aligning the left margin of paragraph (1) (as so
redesignated) with paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (4)
of this subsection).
(h) Treatment.--At the end of section 5307, add the
following:
``(m) Treatment.--For purposes of this section, the United
States Virgin Islands shall be treated as an urbanized area,
as defined in section 5302.''.
SEC. 3009. CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 5308 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5308. Clean fuels formula grant program
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Clean fuel bus.--The term `clean fuel bus' means a
passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation
that--
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``(A) is powered by--
``(i) compressed natural gas;
``(ii) liquefied natural gas;
``(iii) biodiesel fuels;
``(iv) batteries;
``(v) alcohol-based fuels;
``(vi) hybrid electric;
``(vii) fuel cell;
``(viii) clean diesel, to the extent allowed under this
section; or
``(ix) other low or zero emissions technology; and
``(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency has certified sufficiently reduces harmful emissions.
``(2) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project'--
``(A) means a project in a nonattainment or maintenance
area described in paragraph (4)(A) for--
``(i) purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including
buses that employ a lightweight composite primary structure;
``(ii) constructing or leasing clean fuel buses or
electrical recharging facilities and related equipment for
such buses; or
``(iii) improving existing public transportation facilities
to accommodate clean fuel buses; and
``(B) at the discretion of the Secretary, may include a
project located in a nonattainment or maintenance area
described in paragraph (3)(A) relating to clean fuel,
biodiesel, hybrid electric, or zero emissions technology
buses that exhibit equivalent or superior emissions
reductions to existing clean fuel or hybrid electric
technologies.
``(3) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance area' has
the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23.
``(4) Recipient.--
``(A) In general.--The term `recipient' means a designated
recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for an area
that, and a recipient for an urbanized area with a population
of less than 200,000 that--
``(i) is designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or
carbon monoxide under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
``(ii) is a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide.
``(B) Smaller urbanized areas.--In the case of an urbanized
area with a population of less than 200,000, the State in
which the area is located shall act as the recipient for the
area under this section.
``(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants in
accordance with this section to recipients to finance
eligible projects.
``(c) Apportionment of Funds.--
``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion among
recipients amounts made available to carry out this section
for a fiscal year. Of such amounts--
``(A) two-thirds shall be apportioned to recipients serving
urbanized areas with a population of at least 1,000,000, of
which--
``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such
recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount
equal to the ratio that--
``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the
recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment for the area
served by the recipient; bears to
``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of
all such recipients, weighted by severity of nonattainment
for all areas served by such recipients; and
``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such
recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount
equal to the ratio that--
``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as defined in
section 5336(c)) of the recipient, weighted by severity of
nonattainment of the area served by the recipient; bears to
``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles (as defined
in section 5336(c)) of all such recipients, weighted by
severity of nonattainment of all areas served by such
recipients; and
``(B) one-third shall be apportioned to recipients serving
urbanized areas with a population of less than 1,000,000, of
which--
``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such
recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount
equal to the ratio that--
``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the
recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment for the area
served by the recipient; bears to
``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of
all such recipients, weighted by severity of nonattainment
for all areas served by such recipients; and
``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such
recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount
equal to the ratio that--
``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as defined in
section 5336(c)) of the recipient, weighted by severity of
nonattainment of the area served by the recipient; bears to
``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles (as defined
in section 5336(c)) of all such recipients, weighted by
severity of nonattainment of all areas served by such
recipients.
``(2) Weighting of severity of nonattainment.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), subject
to subparagraph (B), the number of buses in the bus fleet, or
the number of passenger miles, shall be multiplied by a
factor of--
``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide;
``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area
is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under
subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);
``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area
is classified as--
``(I) a moderate ozone nonattainment area under subpart 2
of such part; or
``(II) a moderate carbon monoxide nonattainment area under
subpart 3 of such part;
``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area
is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under
subpart 2 of such part; or
``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is
classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under subpart
2 of such part; or
``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area
is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under
subpart 2 of such part.
``(B) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.--If,
in addition to being classified as a nonattainment or
maintenance area for ozone under subpart 2 of such part, the
area was also classified under subpart 3 of such part as a
nonattainment area for carbon monoxide, the weighted
nonattainment or maintenance area fleet and passenger miles
for the recipient, as calculated under subparagraph (A),
shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2.
``(d) Clean Diesel Buses.--Not more than 35 percent of the
amount made available by or appropriated under section 5338
in each fiscal year to carry out this section may be made
available to fund clean diesel buses.
``(e) Grant Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to the requirements of section 5307.
``(2) Government's share of costs for certain projects.--
Section 5323(i) applies to projects carried out under this
section.
``(f) Availability of Funds.--Any amount made available or
appropriated under this section--
``(1) shall remain available to a project for 1 year after
the fiscal year for which the amount is made available or
appropriated; and
``(2) that remains unobligated at the end of the period
described in paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount made
available in the following fiscal year.''.
SEC. 3010. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.
(a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended by striking
the section heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5309. Capital investment grants''.
(b) Loans for Real Property Interests.--Section 5309 is
amended--
(1) in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) by striking ``and
loans'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
(c) Project as Part of Approved Program of Projects.--
Section 5309(b) (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this
section) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Except as provided in subsections (b)(2)
and (e) of the section, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
(2) by striking ``or loan''.
(d) Criteria and Funding.--Section 5309 is amended by
striking subsections (e) through (p) and inserting the
following:
``(c) Major Capital Investment Grants of $75,000,000 or
More.--
``(1) Full funding grant agreement.--A major new fixed
guideway capital project financed under this subsection shall
be carried out through a full funding grant agreement. The
Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement
based on the evaluations and ratings required under this
subsection. The Secretary shall not enter into a full funding
grant agreement for a project unless that project is
authorized for final design and construction.
``(2) Approval of grants.--The Secretary may approve a
grant under this section for a major new fixed guideway
capital project only if the Secretary, based upon evaluations
and considerations set forth in paragraph (3), determines
that the proposal is--
``(A) based on the results of an alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering;
``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of its
mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost
effectiveness, operating efficiencies, transit supportive
policies, and existing land use; and
``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial
commitment (including evidence of stable and dependable
financing sources) to construct, maintain, and operate the
system or extension.
``(3) Considerations.--
``(A) Results of alternatives analysis and preliminary
engineering.--In evaluating a proposed project for purposes
of making the finding required by paragraph (2)(A), the
Secretary shall analyze and consider the results of the
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for the
project.
``(B) Project justification.--In evaluating a proposed
project for purposes of making the finding required by
paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall--
``(i) consider the direct and indirect costs of relevant
alternatives;
``(ii) consider factors such as congestion relief, improved
mobility, air pollution, noise pollution, energy consumption,
and all associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary
to carry out each alternative analyzed and recognize
reductions in local infrastructure costs achieved through
compact land use development;
``(iii) identify and consider public transportation
supportive existing land use policies and future patterns and
the cost of suburban sprawl;
``(iv) consider the degree to which the project increases
the mobility of the public transportation dependent
population or promotes economic development;
``(v) consider population density and current transit
ridership in the corridor;
``(vi) consider the technical capability of the grant
recipient to construct the project;
``(vii) adjust the project justification to reflect
differences in local land, construction, and operating costs;
and
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``(viii) consider other factors that the Secretary
determines appropriate to carry out this chapter.
``(C) Local financial commitment.--In evaluating a proposed
project under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require
that--
``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the
availability of contingency amounts that the Secretary
determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost
increases;
``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating
financing is stable, reliable, and available within the
proposed project timetable; and
``(iii) local resources are available to operate the
overall proposed public transportation system (including
essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve
the projected ridership levels) without requiring a reduction
in existing public transportation services to operate the
proposed project.
``(D) Assessment of local financing.--In assessing the
stability, reliability, and availability of proposed sources
of local financing under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary
shall consider--
``(i) existing grant commitments;
``(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated
to the purposes proposed;
``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by
the recipient for the proposed project or other public
transportation purpose; and
``(iv) the extent to which the project has a local
financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal
share of the cost of the project.
``(4) Evaluation and rating of projects.--A proposed
project under this subsection may advance from alternatives
analysis to preliminary engineering, and may advance from
preliminary engineering to final design and construction,
only if the Secretary finds that the project meets the
requirements of this section and there is a reasonable
likelihood that the project will continue to meet such
requirements. In making the findings, the Secretary shall
evaluate and rate the project as `highly recommended',
`recommended', or `not recommended' based on the results of
alternatives analysis, the project justification criteria,
and the degree of local financial commitment, as required
under this subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary
shall provide, in addition to the overall project rating,
individual ratings for each of the criteria established by
regulation.
``(5) Major defined.--In this section, the term `major', as
used with respect to a new fixed guideway capital project,
means the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under
this section for the project is $75,000,000 or more.
``(d) Capital Investment Grants Less Than $75,000,000.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this
subsection, if the Federal assistance provided or to be
provided under this section with respect to a new fixed
guideway capital project is less than $75,000,000, and not
less than $25,000,000, the project shall be subject to the
requirements in this subsection.
``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may provide
Federal assistance under this subsection with respect to a
proposed project only if the Secretary finds that the project
is--
``(A) based on the results of planning and alternatives
analysis;
``(B) justified based on a review of its public
transportation supportive land use policies, cost
effectiveness, and effect on local economic development; and
``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial
commitment.
``(3) Planning and alternatives.--In evaluating a project
under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall analyze and
consider the results of planning and alternatives analysis
for the project.
``(4) Project justification.--For purposes of making the
finding under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall--
``(A) determine the degree to which the project is
consistent with local land use policies and is likely to
achieve local developmental goals;
``(B) determine the cost effectiveness of the project at
the time of the initiation of revenue service;
``(C) determine the degree to which the project will have a
positive effect on local economic development;
``(D) consider the reliability of the forecasts of costs
and ridership associated with the project; and
``(E) consider other factors that the Secretary determines
appropriate to carry out this subsection.
``(5) Local financial commitment.--For purposes of
paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require that each
proposed local source of capital and operating financing is
stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project
timetable.
``(6) Advancement of project to development and
construction.--
``(A) General rule.--A proposed project under this
subsection may advance from planning and alternatives
analysis to project development and construction only if--
``(i) the Secretary finds that the project meets the
requirements of this subsection and there is a reasonable
likelihood that the project will continue to meet such
requirements; and
``(ii) the metropolitan planning organization has adopted
the locally preferred alternative for the project into the
long-range transportation plan.
``(B) Evaluation.--In making the findings under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the
project as `recommended' or `not recommended' based on the
results of the analysis of the project justification criteria
and the degree of local financial commitment, as required by
this subsection.
``(7) Contents of project construction grant agreement.--A
project construction grant agreement under this subsection
shall specify the scope of the project to be constructed, the
estimated net project cost of the project, the schedule under
which the project shall be constructed, the maximum amount of
funding to be obtained under this subsection, the proposed
schedule for obligation of future Federal grants, and the
sources of funding from other than the Government. The
agreement may include a commitment on the part of the
Secretary to provide funding for the project in future fiscal
years.
``(8) Limitation on entry into construction grant
agreement.--The Secretary may enter into a project
construction grant agreement for a project under this
subsection only if the project is authorized for construction
and has been rated as `recommended' under this subsection.
``(9) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2004, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing an
evaluation and rating process for proposed projects under
this subsection that is based on the results of project
justification and local financial commitment, as required
under this subsection.
``(10) Fixed guideway capital project.--In this subsection,
the term `fixed guideway capital project' includes a
corridor-based public transportation bus capital project if
the majority of the project's corridor right-of-way is
dedicated alignment for exclusive use by public
transportation vehicles for all or part of the day.
``(e) Previously Issued Letter of Intent or Full Funding
Grant Agreement.--Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to
projects for which the Secretary has issued a letter of
intent or entered into a full funding grant agreement before
the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation
Act of 2004.
``(f) Letters of Intent, Full Funding Grant Agreements, and
Early Systems Work Agreements.--
``(1) Letters of intent.--
``(A) Amounts intended to be obligated.--The Secretary may
issue a letter of intent to an applicant announcing an
intention to obligate, for a capital project under this
section, an amount from future available budget authority
specified in law that is not more than the amount stipulated
as the financial participation of the Secretary in the
project. When a letter is issued for fixed guideway projects,
the amount shall be sufficient to complete at least an
operable segment.
``(B) Treatment.--The issuance of a letter under
subparagraph (A) is deemed not to be an obligation under
sections 1108(c), 1108(d), 1501, and 1502(a) of title 31 or
an administrative commitment.
``(2) Full funding grant agreements.--
``(A) Terms.--The Secretary may make a full funding grant
agreement with an applicant. The agreement shall--
``(i) establish the terms of participation by the
Government in a project under this section;
``(ii) establish the maximum amount of Government financial
assistance for the project;
``(iii) cover the period of time for completing the
project, including a period extending beyond the period of an
authorization; and
``(iv) make timely and efficient management of the project
easier according to the law of the United States.
``(B) Special financial rules.--
``(i) In general.--An agreement under this paragraph
obligates an amount of available budget authority specified
in law and may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to
be specified in law in advance for commitments under this
paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future
available budget authority specified in law.
``(ii) Statement of contingent commitment.--The agreement
shall state that the contingent commitment is not an
obligation of the Government.
``(iii) Interest and other financing costs.--Interest and
other financing costs of efficiently carrying out a part of
the project within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying
out the project under a full funding grant agreement, except
that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most
favorable financing terms reasonably available for the
project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall
certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the
applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most
favorable financing terms.
``(iv) Completion of operable segment.--The amount
stipulated in an agreement under this paragraph for a fixed
guideway project shall be sufficient to complete at least an
operable segment.
``(3) Early system work agreements.--
``(A) Conditions.--The Secretary may make an early systems
work agreement with an applicant if a record of decision
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been issued on the project and the
Secretary finds there is reason to believe--
``(i) a full funding grant agreement for the project will
be made; and
``(ii) the terms of the work agreement will promote
ultimate completion of the project more rapidly and at less
cost.
``(B) Contents.--
``(i) In general.--A work agreement under this paragraph
obligates an amount of available budget authority specified
in law and shall provide for reimbursement of preliminary
costs of carrying out the project, including land
acquisition, timely procurement of system elements for which
specifications are decided, and other activities the
Secretary decides are appropriate to make efficient, long-
term project management easier.
``(ii) Period covered.--A work agreement under this
paragraph shall cover the period of time the Secretary
considers appropriate. The period may extend beyond the
period of current authorization.
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``(iii) Interest and other financing costs.--Interest and
other financing costs of efficiently carrying out the work
agreement within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out
the agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more
than the cost of the most favorable financing terms
reasonably available for the project at the time of
borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a way satisfactory
to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable
diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.
``(iv) Failure to carry out project.--If an applicant does
not carry out the project for reasons within the control of
the applicant, the applicant shall repay all Government
payments made under the work agreement plus reasonable
interest and penalty charges the Secretary establishes in the
agreement.
``(4) Limitation on amounts.--
``(A) Major capital investment grants contingent commitment
authority.--The total estimated amount of future obligations
of the Government and contingent commitments to incur
obligations covered by all outstanding letters of intent,
full funding grant agreements, and early systems work
agreements under this subsection for major new fixed guideway
capital projects may be not more than the greater of the
amount authorized under sections 5338(b) and 5338(h)(1) for
such projects or an amount equivalent to the last 3 fiscal
years of funding allocated under subsections (m)(1)(B) and
(m)(2)(B)(ii) for such projects, less an amount the Secretary
reasonably estimates is necessary for grants under this
section for those of such projects that are not covered by a
letter or agreement. The total amount covered by new letters
and contingent commitments included in full funding grant
agreements and early systems work agreements for such
projects may be not more than a limitation specified in law.
``(B) Other contingent commitment authority.--The total
estimated amount of future obligations of the Government and
contingent commitments to incur obligations covered by all
project construction grant agreements and early system work
agreements under this subsection for small capital projects
described in subsection (d) may be not more than the greater
of the amount allocated under subsection (m)(2)(A) for such
projects or an amount equivalent to the last fiscal year of
funding allocated under subsection (m)(2)(A) for such
projects, less an amount the Secretary reasonably estimates
is necessary for grants under this section for those of such
projects that are not covered by an agreement. The total
amount covered by new contingent commitments included in
project construction grant agreements and early systems work
agreements for such projects may be not more than a
limitation specified in law.
``(C) Inclusion of certain commitments.--Future obligations
of the Government and contingent commitments made against the
contingent commitment authority under section 3032(g)(2) of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(106 Stat. 2125) for the San Francisco BART to the Airport
project for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006
shall be charged against section 3032(g)(2) of that Act.
``(D) Appropriation required.--An obligation may be made
under this subsection only when amounts are appropriated for
the obligation.
``(5) Notification of congress.--At least 60 days before
issuing a letter of intent or entering into a full funding
grant agreement or project construction grant agreement under
this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate of the proposed letter or
agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification
a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the
evaluations and ratings for the project.
``(g) Government's Share of Net Project Cost.--
``(1) Federal share.--Based on engineering studies, studies
of economic feasibility, and information on the expected use
of equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the
net project cost. A grant for the project shall be for 80
percent of the net capital project cost, unless the grant
recipient requests a lower grant percentage.
``(2) Remainder of net project cost.--The remainder of net
project costs shall be provided from an undistributed cash
surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve,
or new capital.
``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this section, including paragraph (1) and subsections
(c)(3)(D)(iv) and (c)(4), shall be construed as authorizing
the Secretary to require a non-Federal financial commitment
for a project that is more than 20 percent of the net capital
project cost.
``(4) Special rule for rolling stock costs.--In addition to
amounts allowed pursuant to paragraph (1), a planned
extension to a fixed guideway system may include the cost of
rolling stock previously purchased if the applicant satisfies
the Secretary that only amounts other than amounts of the
Government were used and that the purchase was made for use
on the extension. A refund or reduction of the remainder may
be made only if a refund of a proportional amount of the
grant of the Government is made at the same time.
``(5) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does
not apply to projects for which the Secretary has entered
into a full funding grant agreement before the date of
enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004.
``(h) Fiscal Capacity Considerations.--If the Secretary
gives priority consideration to financing projects that
include more than the non-Government share required under
subsection (g), the Secretary shall give equal consideration
to differences in the fiscal capacity of State and local
governments.
``(i) Reports on New Starts.--
``(1) Annual dot report.--Not later than the first Monday
in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that includes--
``(A) a proposal of allocations of amounts to be available
to finance grants for new fixed guideway capital projects
among applicants for these amounts;
``(B) evaluations and ratings, as required under subsection
(c), for each such project that is authorized by the Federal
Public Transportation Act of 2004; and
``(C) recommendations of such projects for funding based on
the evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and
anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years and
for the next 10 fiscal years based on information currently
available to the Secretary.
``(2) Annual gao review.--The Comptroller General shall--
``(A) conduct an annual review of--
``(i) the processes and procedures for evaluating, rating,
and recommending new fixed guideway capital projects; and
``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of such processes and
procedures; and
``(B) report to Congress on the results of such review by
May 31 of each year.
``(j) Undertaking Projects in Advance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may pay the Government's
share of the net capital project cost to a State or local
governmental authority that carries out any part of a project
described in this section without the aid of amounts of the
Government and according to all applicable procedures and
requirements if--
``(A) the State or local governmental authority applies for
the payment;
``(B) the Secretary approves the payment; and
``(C) before carrying out the part of the project, the
Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part
in the same way as other projects under this section.
``(2) Financing costs.--
``(A) In general.--The cost of carrying out part of a
project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on
bonds issued by the State or local governmental authority to
the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out
the part.
``(B) Limitation on amount of interest.--The amount of
interest under this paragraph may not be more than the most
favorable interest terms reasonably available for the project
at the time of borrowing.
``(C) Certification.--The applicant shall certify, in a
manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has
shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable
financial terms.
``(3) Capital project cost indices.--The Secretary shall
consider changes in capital project cost indices when
determining the estimated cost under paragraph (2).
``(k) Bus and Bus Facilities Projects.--
``(1) Considerations.--In making grants under subsections
(m)(1)(C) and (m)(2)(B)(iii), the Secretary shall consider
the age of buses, bus fleets, related equipment, and bus-
related facilities.
``(2) Fuel cell bus program.--Of the amounts made available
under subsections (m)(1)(C) and (m)(2)(B)(iii) for a fiscal
year, the following amounts shall be set aside for the
national fuel cell bus technology development program under
section 3039 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2004:
``(A) $4,849,950 for fiscal year 2004.
``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
``(C) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
``(D) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
``(E) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
``(F) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(l) Availability of Amounts.--An amount made available or
appropriated under section 5338(b), 5338(g), or 5338(h) for
replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and
related equipment and construction of bus-related facilities
or for new fixed guideway capital projects shall remain
available for 3 fiscal years, including the fiscal year in
which the amount is made available or appropriated. Any of
such amounts that are unobligated at the end of the 3-fiscal-
year period shall be deobligated and may be used by the
Secretary for any purpose under this section.
``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--Of the amounts made available by
or appropriated under section 5338(b), $85,000,000 shall be
allocated to new fixed guideway capital projects under
subsection (d). Remaining amounts shall be allocated as
follows:
``(A) 40 percent for fixed guideway modernization;
``(B) 40 percent for major new fixed guideway capital
projects; and
``(C) 20 percent to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase
buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related
facilities.
``(2) Fiscal years 2005-2009.--The total amount of funds
made available by section 5338(g), and appropriated under
section 5338(h), for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009
shall be allocated in the fiscal year as follows:
``(A) Small capital projects.--From funds appropriated
under section 5338(h) for new fixed guideway capital projects
described in subsection (d)--
``(i) $135,000,000 in fiscal year 2005;
``(ii) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2006;
``(iii) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2007;
``(iv) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; and
``(v) $225,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
``(B) Remainder.--After the allocation under subparagraph
(A), the remainder of such total amount shall be allocated as
follows:
``(i) 40 percent for fixed guideway modernization, to be
derived from funds made available under section 5338(g).
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``(ii) 40 percent for major new fixed capital guideway
projects, to be derived from funds appropriated under section
5338(h).
``(iii) 20 percent to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase
buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related
facilities, to be derived from funds made available under
section 5338(g).
``(3) Funding for ferry boat systems.--Of the amounts made
available under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)(ii), $10,400,000
shall be available in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009
for new fixed guideway capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii
that are for ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities or that
are for approaches to ferry terminal facilities.
``(n) New Fixed Guideway Capital Project Defined.--In this
section, the term `new fixed guideway capital project' means
a minimum operable segment of a capital project for a new
fixed guideway system or extension to an existing fixed
guideway system.''.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5309 and
inserting the following:
``5309. Capital investment grants.''.
(2) Section 5328.--Section 5328(a) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``5309(e)'' and inserting
``5309(c)''; and
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``under section
5309(o)(1)'' and inserting ``under section 5309(i)(1)''.
SEC. 3011. FORMULA GRANTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) In General.--Section 5310 is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities'';
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (g) and inserting
the following:
``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to States and
local governmental authorities under this section for public
transportation capital projects, and operating costs
associated with public transportation capital projects,
planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs
of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
``(2) Subrecipients.--A State that receives a grant under
this section may allocate the amounts of the grant to--
``(A) a private nonprofit organization if the public
transportation service provided under paragraph (1) is
unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate; or
``(B) a governmental authority that--
``(i) is approved by the State to coordinate services for
elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities; or
``(ii) certifies that there are not any nonprofit
organizations readily available in the area to provide the
services described under paragraph (1).
``(3) Acquiring public transportation services.--A public
transportation capital project under this section may include
acquisition of public transportation services as an eligible
capital expense.
``(4) Administrative expenses.--A State or local
governmental authority may use not more than 10 percent of
the amounts apportioned to the State under this section to
administer, plan, and provide technical assistance for a
project funded under this section.
``(b) Apportionment and Transfers.--
``(1) Apportionment.--
``(A) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made
available to carry out this section under a formula the
Secretary administers that considers the number of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities in each State.
``(B) Low density adjustment.--In administering the
apportionment formula under subparagraph (A)--
``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of
10 or fewer persons per square mile, the Secretary shall
multiply by a factor of 2 the number of elderly individuals
and individuals with disabilities in the State (as determined
using the most recent decennial United States Census); and
``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of
more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 30 persons per square
mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the
number of elderly individuals and individuals with
disabilities in the State (as determined using the most
recent decennial United States Census).
``(2) Transfers.--Any State's apportionment remaining
available for obligation at the beginning of the 90-day
period before the end of the period of availability of the
apportionment is available to the State for transfer to
supplement amounts apportioned to the State under section
5311(c) or 5336(a)(1), or both. Any funds transferred
pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available only for
eligible projects as described in this section.
``(c) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital
costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary; except
that in the case of a State described in section 120(b)(1) of
title 23, such percentage shall be increased in accordance
with such section.
``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of
the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service
agreement with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new capital; and
``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made
available to a department or agency of the Government (other
than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph
(3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching
requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to
Federal or State funds to be used for transportation
purposes.
``(d) Grant Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to all requirements of a grant under section 5307. A
grant to a subrecipient under this section shall be subject
to such requirements to the extent the Secretary considers
appropriate.
``(2) Coordination with nonprofit providers.--A recipient
that transfers funds to an apportionment under section
5336(a)(1) pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall certify that
the project for which the funds are requested under this
section has been coordinated with nonprofit providers of
services.
``(3) Project selection and planning.--A recipient of funds
under this section shall certify that--
``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally
developed, coordinated public transit-human services
transportation plan; and
``(B) the plan was developed through a process that
included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit
transportation and human services providers and participation
by the public.
``(4) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a
grant under this section shall certify that allocations of
the grant to subrecipients are distributed on a fair and
equitable basis.
``(e) State Program.--
``(1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this
section may be used for transportation projects to assist in
providing transportation services for elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities that are included in a State
program of projects.
``(2) Submission and approval.--A program shall be
submitted annually to the Secretary for approval and shall
contain an assurance that the program provides for maximum
feasible coordination of transportation services assisted
under this section with transportation services assisted by
other Government sources.
``(f) Leasing Vehicles.--Vehicles acquired under this
section may be leased to local governmental authorities to
improve transportation services designed to meet the special
needs of elderly individuals and individuals with
disabilities.''; and
(3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) as
subsections (g) through (i), respectively.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5310 and
inserting the following:
``5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities.''.
SEC. 3012. FORMULA GRANTS FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.
(a) Definitions.--Section 5311(a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a State that
receives a Federal transit program grant directly from the
Government.
``(2) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State
or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or
operator of public transportation services that receives a
Federal transit program grant indirectly through a
recipient.''.
(b) General Authority.--Section 5311(b) is amended to read
as follows:
``(b) General Authority.--
``(1) Grants.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary may make grants to other than urbanized areas under
this section for the following:
``(A) Public transportation capital projects.
``(B) Operating costs of equipment and facilities for use
in public transportation.
``(C) Acquisition of public transportation services,
including service agreements with private providers of public
transportation services.
``(2) State program.--
``(A) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this
section shall be used for projects included in a State
program for public transportation projects, including service
agreements with private providers of public transportation.
``(B) Submission.--The program shall be submitted annually
to the Secretary for approval.
``(C) Approval.--The Secretary may approve the program only
if the Secretary finds that the program provides a fair
distribution of amounts in the State, including Indian
reservations, and the maximum feasible coordination of public
transportation service assisted under this section with
transportation service assisted by other Federal sources.
``(3) Rural transportation assistance program.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a rural
transportation assistance program in other than urbanized
areas.
``(B) Grants and contracts.--In carrying out this
paragraph, the Secretary may use not more than 2 percent of
the amount made available to carry out this section to make
grants and contracts for transportation research, technical
assistance, training, and related support services in other
than urbanized areas.
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``(C) Projects of a national scope.--Not more than 15
percent of the amounts available under subparagraph (B) may
be used by the Secretary to carry out projects of a national
scope, with the remaining balance provided to the States.''.
(c) Apportionments.--Section 5311(c) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Apportionments.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts
made available to carry out this section among the States in
the ratio that--
``(A) the population of other than urbanized areas in each
State, as shown by the most recent Government decennial
census of population; bears to
``(B) the population of all other than urbanized areas in
the United States, as shown by that census.
``(2) Low density adjustment.--In administering the
apportionment formula under paragraph (1)--
``(A) in the case of a State with a population density of
10 or fewer persons per square mile in other than urbanized
areas of the State, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor
of 1.5 the population of such other than urbanized areas (as
determined using the most recent decennial United States
Census); and
``(B) in the case of a State with a population density of
more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 12 persons per square
mile in other than urbanized areas of the State, the
Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the population
of such other than urbanized areas (as determined using the
most recent decennial United States Census).
``(3) Availability.--The amount apportioned to a State
under this subsection may be obligated by the State for 2
fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is
apportioned. An amount that is not obligated at the end of
that period shall be reapportioned among the States for the
next fiscal year.''.
(d) Use for Administration, Planning, and Technical
Assistance.--Section 5311(e) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``, planning,''
after ``administration'';
(2) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting ``The
Secretary'';
(3) by striking paragraph (2); and
(4) by striking ``recipient'' and inserting
``subrecipient''.
(e) Intercity Bus Transportation.--Section 5311(f) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``after September 30,
1993,''; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``A State'' and inserting
``After consultation with affected intercity bus service
providers, a State''.
(f) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5311(g) is
amended to read as follows:
``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital
costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary; except
that in the case of a State described in section 120(b)(1) of
title 23, such percentage shall be increased in accordance
with such section.
``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of
the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of net project costs--
``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service
agreement with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new capital; and
``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made
available to a department or agency of the Government (other
than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph
(3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching
requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to
Federal or State funds to be used for transportation
purposes.
``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A State carrying
out a program of operating assistance under this section may
not limit the level or extent of use of the Government grant
for the payment of operating expenses.''.
(g) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5311 is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (h); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections
(h) and (i), respectively.
(h) Correction to Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for
chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5311 and inserting the following:
``5311. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.''.
SEC. 3013. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND
DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
(B) by striking ``or contracts'' and inserting ``,
contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions'';
(C) by striking ``help reduce urban transportation needs,
improve mass transportation service,'' and inserting
``improve transportation service'';
(D) by striking ``urban'' each place it appears; and
(E) by striking ``and demonstration projects'' and
inserting ``, demonstration or deployment projects, or
evaluation of technology of national significance'';
(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(b) and (c), respectively;
(4) in subsection (b)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking
``other agreements'' and inserting ``other transactions'';
and
(5) in subsection (c)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking
``public and'' and inserting ``public or''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--Section 5312 is amended by striking
the section heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5312. Research, development, demonstration, and
deployment projects''.
(2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and
inserting the following:
``5312. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment
projects.''.
SEC. 3014. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 5313 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(1) The amounts made
available under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C)(ii) of section
5338(d) of this title'' and inserting ``The amounts made
available under paragraphs (1)(C)(iv) and (2)(C) of section
5338(d)'';
(2) by striking subsection (b);
(3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``(2) The'' and
inserting ``(b) Federal Assistance.--The''; and
(4) in subsection (c) by striking ``subsection (a) of''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 5313 is amended by striking the
section heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5313. Cooperative research program''.
(2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5313 and
inserting the following:
``5313. Cooperative research program.''.
SEC. 3015. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 5314 is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 5314. National research and technology programs'';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)--
(A) by striking ``subsections (d) and (h)(7) of section
5338 of this title'' and inserting ``section 5338(d)'';
(B) by striking ``and contracts'' and inserting ``,
contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions'';
(C) by striking ``5303-5306,''; and
(D) by striking ``5317,'';
(3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``Of the amounts'' and
all that follows through ``$3,000,000 to'' and inserting
``The Secretary shall'';
(4) by striking subsection (a)(4)(B);
(5) by redesignating subsection (a)(4)(C) as subsection
(a)(4)(B); and
(6) in subsection (b) by striking ``or contract'' and all
that follows through ``section,'' and inserting ``, contract,
cooperative agreement, or other transaction under subsection
(a) or section 5312,''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5314 and
inserting the following:
``5314. National research and technology programs.''.
SEC. 3016. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.
Section 5315 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``public mass
transportation'' and inserting ``public transportation''; and
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ``mass'' each place it
appears.
SEC. 3017. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE FORMULA GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 is amended by inserting after
section 5315 the following:
``Sec. 5316. Job access and reverse commute formula grants
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Access to jobs project.--The term `access to jobs
project' means a project relating to the development and
maintenance of transportation services designed to transport
welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and
from jobs and activities related to their employment,
including--
``(A) transportation projects to finance planning, capital,
and operating costs of providing access to jobs under this
chapter;
``(B) promoting public transportation by low-income
workers, including the use of public transportation by
workers with nontraditional work schedules;
``(C) promoting the use of transit vouchers for welfare
recipients and eligible low-income individuals; and
``(D) promoting the use of employer-provided
transportation, including the transit pass benefit program
under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(2) Eligible low-income individual.--The term `eligible
low-income individual' means an individual whose family
income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as
that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community
Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any
revision required by that section) for a family of the size
involved.
``(3) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a designated
recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) and a State that
receives a grant under this section directly.
``(4) Reverse commute project.--The term `reverse commute
project' means a public transportation project designed to
transport residents of urbanized areas and other than
urbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities,
including any projects to--
``(A) subsidize the costs associated with adding reverse
commute bus, train, carpool, van routes, or service from
urbanized areas and
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other than urbanized areas to suburban workplaces;
``(B) subsidize the purchase or lease by a nonprofit
organization or public agency of a van or bus dedicated to
shuttling employees from their residences to a suburban
workplace; or
``(C) otherwise facilitate the provision of public
transportation services to suburban employment opportunities.
``(5) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State
or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or
operator of public transportation services that receives a
grant under this section indirectly through a recipient.
``(6) Welfare recipient.--The term `welfare recipient'
means an individual who has received assistance under a State
or tribal program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act at any time during the 3-year period
before the date on which the applicant applies for a grant
under this section.
``(b) General Authority.--
``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section to a recipient for access to jobs and reverse commute
projects carried out by the recipient or a subrecipient.
``(2) Administrative expenses.--A recipient may use not
more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the
recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide
technical assistance for a project funded under this section.
``(c) Apportionments.--
``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made
available to carry out this section as follows:
``(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
designated recipients (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for
urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the
ratio that--
``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in each such urbanized area; bears to
``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in all such urbanized areas.
``(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
the States in the ratio that--
``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of
less than 200,000 in each State; bears to
``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of
less than 200,000 in all States.
``(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
the States in the ratio that--
``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in other than urbanized areas in each
State; bears to
``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and
welfare recipients in other than urbanized areas in all
States.
``(2) Use of apportioned funds.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3)--
``(A) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population
of 200,000 or more;
``(B) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population
of less than 200,000; and
``(C) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be
used for projects serving other than urbanized areas.
``(3) Exceptions.--A State may use funds apportioned under
paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C)--
``(A) for projects serving areas other than the area
specified in paragraph (2)(B) or (2)(C), as the case may be,
if the Governor of the State certifies that all of the
objectives of this section are being met in the specified
area; or
``(B) for projects anywhere in the State if the State has
established a statewide program for meeting the objectives of
this section.
``(d) Competitive Process for Grants to Subrecipients.--
``(1) Areawide solicitations.--A recipient of funds
apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall conduct, in
cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning
organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for
grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
``(2) Statewide solicitation.--A recipient of funds
apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C) shall
conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants
to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
``(3) Application.--Recipients and subrecipients seeking to
receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c)
shall submit to the recipient an application in the form and
in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall
establish.
``(4) Grant awards.--The recipient shall award grants under
paragraphs (1) and (2) on a competitive basis.
``(e) Transfers.--
``(1) In general.--A State may transfer any funds
apportioned to it under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C), or
both, to an apportionment under section 5311(c) or 5336, or
both.
``(2) Limited to eligible projects.--Any apportionment
transferred under this subsection shall be made available
only for eligible job access and reverse commute projects as
described in this section.
``(3) Consultation.--A State may make a transfer of an
amount under this subsection only after consulting with
responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of
public transportation in each area for which the amount
originally was awarded under subsection (d)(4).
``(f) Grant Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to the requirements of section 5307.
``(2) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a
grant under this section shall certify to the Secretary that
allocations of the grant to subrecipients are distributed on
a fair and equitable basis.
``(g) Coordination.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate
activities under this section with related activities under
programs of other Federal departments and agencies.
``(2) With nonprofit providers.--A State that transfers
funds to an apportionment under section 5336 pursuant to
subsection (e) shall certify to the Secretary that any
project for which the funds are requested under this section
has been coordinated with nonprofit providers of services.
``(3) Project selection and planning.--A recipient of funds
under this section shall certify to the Secretary that--
``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally
developed, coordinated public transit-human services
transportation plan; and
``(B) the plan was developed through a process that
included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit
transportation and human services providers and participation
by the public.
``(h) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the net
capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of
the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service
agreement with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new capital; and
``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made
available to a department or agency of the Government (other
than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph
(3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching
requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to
Federal or State funds to be used for transportation
purposes.
``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A recipient
carrying out a program of operating assistance under this
section may not limit the level or extent of use of the
Government grant for the payment of operating expenses.
``(i) Program Evaluation.--
``(1) Comptroller general.--Beginning 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2004, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General
shall--
``(A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant program
authorized by this section; and
``(B) transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate a report describing the results of the study under
subparagraph (A).
``(2) Department of transportation.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of Federal Public Transportation
Act of 2004, the Secretary shall--
``(A) conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the
grant program authorized by this section and the
effectiveness of recipients making grants to subrecipients
under this section; and
``(B) transmit to the committees referred to in paragraph
(1)(B) a report describing the results of the study under
subparagraph (A).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5315
the following:
``5316. Job access and reverse commute formula grants.''.
(c) Repeal.--Section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 387) is
repealed.
SEC. 3018. NEW FREEDOM PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 53 is further amended by inserting
after section 5316 the following:
``Sec. 5317. New Freedom program
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a designated
recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) and a State that
receives a grant under this section directly.
``(2) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State
or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or
operator of public transportation services that receives a
grant under this section indirectly through a recipient.
``(b) General Authority.--
``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section to a recipient for new public transportation services
and public transportation alternatives beyond those required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12101 et seq.) that assist individuals with disabilities with
transportation, including transportation to and from jobs and
employment support services.
``(2) Administrative expenses.--A recipient may use not
more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the
recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide
technical assistance for a project funded under this section.
``(c) Apportionments.--
``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made
available to carry out this section as follows:
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``(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
designated recipients (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for
urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the
ratio that--
``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in each
such urbanized area; bears to
``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in all
such urbanized areas.
``(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
the States in the ratio that--
``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in
urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in
each State; bears to
``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in
urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in all
States.
``(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among
the States in the ratio that--
``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in other
than urbanized areas in each State; bears to
``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in other
than urbanized areas in all States.
``(2) Use of apportioned funds.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3)--
``(A) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be
used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population
of 200,000 or more;
``(B) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population
of less than 200,000; and
``(C) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be
used for projects serving other than urbanized areas.
``(3) Low density adjustment.--
``(A) Smaller urbanized areas.--In administering the
apportionment formula under paragraph (1)(B)--
``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of
10 persons per square mile or fewer, the Secretary shall
multiply by a factor of 2 the number of individuals with
disabilities in urbanized areas of the State with a
population of less than 200,000 (as determined using the most
recent decennial United States Census); and
``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of
more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 30 persons per square
mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the
number of individuals with disabilities in urbanized areas of
the State with a population of less than 200,000 (as
determined using the most recent decennial United States
Census).
``(B) Other than urbanized areas.--In administering the
apportionment formula under paragraph (1)(C)--
``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of
10 persons per square mile or fewer, the Secretary shall
multiply by a factor of 1.5 the number of individuals with
disabilities in other than urbanized areas of the State (as
determined using the most recent decennial United States
Census); and
``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of
more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 12 persons per square
mile in other than urbanized areas of the State, the
Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the number of
individuals with disabilities in other than urbanized areas
of the State (as determined using the most recent decennial
United States Census).
``(4) Transfers.--
``(A) In general.--A State may transfer any funds
apportioned to it under paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C), or both,
to an apportionment under section 5311(c) or 5336, or both.
``(B) Limited to eligible projects.--Any funds transferred
pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available only for
eligible projects selected under this section.
``(C) Consultation.--A State may make a transfer of an
amount under this subsection only after consulting with
responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of
public transportation in each area for which the amount
originally was awarded under subsection (d)(4).
``(d) Competitive Process for Grants to Subrecipients.--
``(1) Areawide solicitations.--A recipient of funds
apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall conduct, in
cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning
organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for
grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
``(2) Statewide solicitation.--A recipient of funds
apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C) shall
conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants
to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
``(3) Application.--Recipients and subrecipients seeking to
receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c)
shall submit to the recipient an application in the form and
in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall
establish.
``(4) Grant awards.--The recipient shall award grants under
paragraphs (1) and (2) on a competitive basis.
``(e) Grant Requirements.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a
grant under this section shall be subject to all the
requirements of section 5307.
``(2) Employee protective arrangements.--Section 5333(b)
shall apply to grants under this section, except that the
Secretary of Labor shall utilize, for urbanized areas with a
population of less than 200,000 and for other than urbanized
areas, a special warranty described in section 215.7 of title
29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of
enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004),
that provides a fair and equitable arrangement to protect the
interest of employees.
``(3) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a
grant under this section shall certify that allocations of
the grant to subrecipients are distributed on a fair and
equitable basis.
``(f) Coordination.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate
activities under this section with related activities under
programs of other Federal departments and agencies.
``(2) With nonprofit providers.--A recipient that transfers
funds to an apportionment under section 5336 pursuant to
subsection (c)(2) shall certify that the project for which
the funds are requested under this section has been
coordinated with nonprofit providers of services.
``(3) Project selection and planning.--A recipient of funds
under this section shall certify that--
``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally
developed, coordinated public transit-human services
transportation plan; and
``(B) the plan was developed through a process that
included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit
transportation and human services providers and participation
by the public.
``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project
under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the net
capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of
the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a
replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service
agreement with a State or local social service agency or a
private social service organization, or new capital; and
``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made
available to a department or agency of the Government (other
than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to
be expended for transportation.
``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph
(3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching
requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to
Federal or State funds to be used for transportation
purposes.
``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A recipient
carrying out a program of operating assistance under this
section may not limit the level or extent of use of the
Government grant for the payment of operating expenses.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5316
the following:
``5317. New freedom program.''.
SEC. 3019. BUS TESTING FACILITY.
(a) In General.--Section 5318 is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) Facility.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
maintain one facility for testing a new bus model for
maintainability, reliability, safety, performance (including
braking performance), structural integrity, fuel economy,
emissions, and noise.'';
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ``under section
5309(m)(1)(C) of this title'' and inserting ``to carry out
this section''; and
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Acquiring New Bus Models.--Amounts appropriated or
made available under this chapter may be obligated or
expended to acquire a new bus model only if a bus of that
model has been tested at the facility maintained by the
Secretary under subsection (a).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5323(c) is repealed.
SEC. 3020. BICYCLE FACILITIES.
The first sentence of section 5319 is amended--
(1) by striking ``5309(h),'' and inserting ``5309(g),'';
and
(2) by striking ``and 5311'' and inserting ``5311, and
5320''.
SEC. 3021. TRANSIT IN THE PARKS PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 5320 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5320. Transit in the parks pilot program
``(a) Public Transportation Defined.--In this section, the
term `public transportation' means general or special
transportation to the public by a conveyance that is publicly
or privately owned. Such term does not include schoolbus or
charter transportation but does include sightseeing
transportation.
``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of
2004, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of
the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of understanding
to establish a transit in the parks pilot program in
accordance with the requirements of this section.
``(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program shall be
to encourage and promote the development of transportation
systems described in section 5301(a) within units of the
National Park System to improve visitor mobility and
enjoyment (including visitors with disabilities), reduce
pollution and congestion, and enhance resource protection
through the use of public transportation.
``(d) Administration of Program.--The program shall be
administered by the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
``(e) Memorandum of Understanding.--
``(1) Planning.--The memorandum of understanding under
subsection (b) shall include transportation planning
procedures that are consistent with the metropolitan and
statewide planning processes required under chapter 52.
``(2) Programs.--The memorandum of understanding shall
include descriptions of programs and activities eligible for
assistance under the pilot program.
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``(3) Exceptions.--The memorandum of understanding shall
limit or modify the applicability of the provisions referred
to in subsection (f) to the extent necessary to carry out the
objectives of this section and to be compatible with the laws
and regulations governing units of the National Park System.
``(f) Eligible Use of Funds.--Except as provided under
subsection (e)(3), the Secretary may provide funds made
available to carry out this section to the Secretary of the
Interior under interagency agreements for the following
purposes:
``(1) Planning, engineering, design, and evaluation.--
Planning, engineering, design, and evaluation of public
transportation projects in units of the National Park System,
and for technical studies, in accordance with section
5305(b)(2).
``(2) Public transportation capital projects.--Public
transportation capital projects (as defined in section
5302(a)(1)) for such units in accordance with all the terms
and conditions to which a grant is made under subsections
(a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 5307 and such other terms
and conditions as are determined by the Secretary. The
Secretary of the Interior shall act as the designated
recipient for the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of section
5307.
``(3) Operating costs.--Operating costs of equipment and
facilities used in public transportation for such units.
``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
``(1) Capital projects.--The Government share of the cost
of any capital project or activity under this section shall
be 100 percent of the costs of the project, as determined by
the Secretary.
``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this
section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of
the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
``(h) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as superseding, amending, modifying, or repealing
any provision of law applicable to units of the National Park
System.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
further amended by striking the item relating to section 5320
and inserting the following:
``5320. Transit in the parks pilot program.''.
SEC. 3022. HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS.
Section 5322 is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The
Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Grants to Higher Learning Institutions.--
``(1) Authority to make grants.--The Secretary may make
grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning--
``(A) to conduct research and investigations into the
theoretical or practical problems of public transportation;
and
``(B) to train individuals to conduct further research or
obtain employment in an organization that plans, builds,
operates, or manages a public transportation system.
``(2) Research and investigations.--Research and
investigations under this subsection include--
``(A) the design and use of public transportation systems
and public roads and highways;
``(B) the interrelationship between various modes of urban,
suburban, rural, and intercity transportation;
``(C) the role of transportation planning in overall urban
planning;
``(D) public preferences in transportation;
``(E) the economic allocation of transportation resources;
and
``(F) the legal, financial, engineering, and esthetic
aspects of public transportation.
``(3) Preference.--When making a grant under this
subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to an
institution that brings together knowledge and expertise in
the various social science and technical disciplines related
to public transportation problems.
``(c) Fellowships.--
``(1) Authority to make grants.--The Secretary may make
grants to States, local governmental authorities, and
operators of public transportation systems to provide
fellowships to train personnel employed in managerial,
technical, and professional positions in the public
transportation field.
``(2) Terms.--
``(A) Period of training.--A fellowship under this
subsection may be for not more than one year of training in
an institution that offers a program applicable to the public
transportation industry.
``(B) Selection of individuals.--The recipient of the grant
shall select an individual on the basis of demonstrated
ability and for the contribution the individual reasonably
can be expected to make to an efficient public transportation
operation.
``(C) Amount.--A grant for a fellowship may not be more
than the lesser of $65,000 or 75 percent of--
``(i) tuition and other charges to the fellowship
recipient;
``(ii) additional costs incurred by the training
institution and billed to the grant recipient; and
``(iii) the regular salary of the fellowship recipient for
the period of the fellowship to the extent the salary is
actually paid or reimbursed by the grant recipient.''.
SEC. 3023. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) Interests in Property.--Section 5323(a)(1) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``private mass transportation company''
each place it appears and inserting ``private company engaged
in public transportation'';
(B) by striking ``mass transportation equipment or a mass
transportation facility'' and inserting ``a public
transportation facility or equipment''; and
(C) by striking ``mass transportation company'' and
inserting ``public transportation company''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``private mass
transportation companies'' and inserting ``private companies
engaged in public transportation''.
(b) Notice and Public Hearing.--Section 5323(b) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``(1) An application'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Applications.--An application'';
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
``or loan''; and
(C) by moving subparagraphs (A) through (D) 2 ems to the
right;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(2) Notice of'' and
inserting the following:
``(2) Notice.--Notice of''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Environmental record.--An applicant shall include in
the environmental record for a project under this chapter
evidence that the applicant has complied with the
requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(1).''.
(c) Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.--
Section 5323(d) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(1) Financial assistance'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) Agreements.--Financial assistance''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Violations.--
``(A) Investigations.--On receiving a complaint about a
violation of the agreement required under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall investigate and decide whether a violation
has occurred.
``(B) Enforcement of agreements.--If the Secretary decides
that a violation has occurred, the Secretary shall correct
the violation under terms of the agreement.
``(C) Additional remedies.--In addition to any remedy
specified in the agreement, the Secretary shall bar a
recipient or an operator from receiving Federal transit
assistance in an amount the Secretary considers appropriate
if the Secretary finds a pattern of violations of the
agreement.''.
(d) Bond Proceeds Eligible for Local Share.--Section
5323(e) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Bond Proceeds Eligible for Local Share.--
``(1) Use as local matching funds.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a recipient of assistance under
section 5307 or 5309 may use the proceeds from the issuance
of revenue bonds as part of the local matching funds for a
capital project.
``(2) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary shall approve
of the use of the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds
for the remainder of the net project cost only if the
Secretary finds that the aggregate amount of financial
support for public transportation in the urbanized area
provided by the State and affected local governmental
authorities during the next 3 fiscal years, as programmed in
the State transportation improvement program under chapter 52
is not less than the aggregate amount provided by the State
and affected local governmental authorities in the urbanized
area during the preceding 3 fiscal years.
``(3) Debt service reserve.--The Secretary may reimburse an
eligible recipient for deposits of bond proceeds in a debt
service reserve that recipient established pursuant to
section 5302(a)(1)(K) from amounts made available to the
recipient under section 5307 or 5309, or both; except that
such reimbursement in a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent
of the amounts made available to the recipient under section
5307 in such fiscal year.''.
(e) Schoolbus Transportation.--Section 5323(f) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(1) Financial assistance'' and inserting
the following:
``(1) Agreements.--Financial assistance'';
(2) in paragraph (1) by moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C) 2 ems to the right; and
(3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Violations.--If the Secretary finds that an
applicant, governmental authority, or publicly owned operator
has violated the agreement required under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall bar a recipient or an operator from receiving
Federal transit assistance in an amount the Secretary
considers appropriate.''.
(f) Buying Buses Under Other Laws.--Section 5323(g) is
amended by striking ``103(e)(4)'' each place it appears and
inserting ``133''.
(g) Buy America.--
(1) Public interest waiver.--Section 5323(j) is amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Written justification for public interest waiver.--
When issuing a waiver based on a public interest
determination under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall
issue a detailed written justification as to why the waiver
is in the public interest. The Secretary shall publish such
justification in the Federal Register and provide the public
with a reasonable period of time for notice and comment.''.
(2) Ineligibility for contracts.--Section 5323(j)(6) (as so
redesignated) is amended by striking ``Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240,
105 Stat. 1914)'' and inserting ``Federal Public
Transportation Act of 2004''.
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(3) Administrative review.--Section 5323(j) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(9) Administrative review.--A party adversely affected by
an agency action under this subsection shall have the right
to seek review under section 702 of title 5, United States
Code.''.
(4) Repeal of general waiver.--Subsections (b) and (c) of
Appendix A of section 661.7 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, shall cease to be in effect beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(h) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5323(l) is amended
to read as follows:
``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 1001 of title 18
applies to a certificate, submission, or statement provided
under this chapter. The Secretary may terminate financial
assistance under this chapter and seek reimbursement
directly, or by offsetting amounts, available under this
chapter, when a false or fraudulent statement or related act
within the meaning of section 1001 is made in connection with
a Federal transit program.''.
(i) Grant Requirements.--Section 5323(o) is amended by
striking ``the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and
Innovation Act of 1998'' and inserting ``chapter 6 (other
than section 609) of title 23''.
(j) Transfer of Lands or Interests in Lands Owned by the
United States.--Section 5323 is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(p) Transfer of Lands or Interests in Lands Owned by the
United States.--
``(1) Identification of lands necessary for transit
purposes.--If the Secretary determines that any part of the
lands or interests in lands owned by the United States and
made available as a result of a military base closure is
necessary for public transportation purposes eligible under
this chapter, including corridor preservation, the Secretary
shall file with the Secretary of the Department supervising
the administration of such lands or interests in lands a map
showing the portion of such lands or interests in lands which
is desired to be transferred for public transportation
purposes.
``(2) Deadline for certification.--If, within 4 months of
such filing, the Secretary of such Department has not
certified to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of such
land is contrary to the public interest or inconsistent with
the purposes for which such land has been reserved or has
agreed to the transfer under conditions that the Secretary of
such Department considers necessary for the adequate
protection and utilization of the reserve, then such land and
materials may be appropriated and transferred to a State, or
local government, or public transportation operator for such
purposes and subject to the conditions so specified.
``(3) Reversion.--If at any time such lands are no longer
needed for public transportation purposes, notice shall be
given to the Secretary by the State, local government, or
public transportation operator that received the land, and
such lands shall immediately revert to the control of the
Secretary of the Department from which the land was
originally transferred.''.
SEC. 3024. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5324 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5324. Special provisions for capital projects
``(a) Relocation Program Requirements.--Financial
assistance may be provided under section 5309 only if the
Secretary decides that--
``(1) an adequate relocation program is being carried out
for families displaced by a project; and
``(2) an equal number of decent, safe, and sanitary
dwellings are being, or will be, provided to those families
in the same area or in another area generally not less
desirable for public utilities and public and commercial
facilities, at rents or prices within the financial means of
those families, and with reasonable access to their places of
employment.
``(b) Consideration of Economic, Social, and Environmental
Interests.--
``(1) Cooperation and consultation.--In carrying out the
policy of section 5301(e), the Secretary shall cooperate and
consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, Health and
Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on each
project that may have a substantial impact on the
environment.
``(2) Public participation in environmental reviews.--In
performing environmental reviews, the Secretary shall review
each transcript of a hearing submitted under section 5323(b)
to establish that an adequate opportunity to present views
was given to all parties having a significant economic,
social, or environmental interest in the project, and that
the project application includes a record of--
``(A) the environmental impact of the proposal;
``(B) adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided;
``(C) alternatives to the proposal; and
``(D) irreversible and irretrievable impacts on the
environment.
``(3) Approval of applications for assistance.--
``(A) Findings by the secretary.--The Secretary may approve
an application for financial assistance for a capital project
in accordance with this chapter only if the Secretary makes
written findings, after reviewing the application and the
transcript of any hearing held before a State or local
governmental authority under section 5323(b), that--
``(i) an adequate opportunity to present views was given to
all parties having a significant economic, social, or
environmental interest;
``(ii) the preservation and enhancement of the environment
and the interest of the community in which the project is
located were considered; and
``(iii) no adverse environmental effect is likely to result
from the project, or no feasible and prudent alternative to
the effect exists and all reasonable steps have been taken to
minimize the effect.
``(B) Hearing.--If a hearing has not been conducted or the
Secretary decides that the record of the hearing is
inadequate for making the findings required by this
subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a hearing on an
environmental issue raised by the application after giving
adequate notice to interested persons.
``(C) Availability of findings.--The Secretary's findings
under subparagraph (A) shall be made a matter of public
record.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5324 and
inserting the following:
``5324. Special provisions for capital projects.''.
SEC. 3025. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5325 is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Competition.--Recipients of Federal assistance under
this chapter shall conduct all procurement transactions
involving such assistance in a manner providing full and open
competition, as determined by the Secretary.
``(b) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
``(1) Procedures for awarding contract.--A contract or
requirement for program management, architectural
engineering, construction management, a feasibility study,
and preliminary engineering, design, architectural,
engineering, surveying, mapping, or related services for a
project for which Federal assistance is provided under this
chapter shall be awarded in the same way as a contract for
architectural and engineering services is negotiated under
chapter 11 of title 40 or an equivalent qualifications-based
requirement of a State.
``(2) Effect of state laws.--This subsection does not apply
to the extent a State has adopted, before the date of
enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2004,
by law a formal procedure for procuring those services.
``(3) Administration of contracts.--When awarding such
contracts, recipients of assistance under this chapter shall
maximize efficiencies of administration by accepting
nondisputed audits conducted by other governmental agencies
as follows:
``(A) Performance of audits.--Any contract or subcontract
awarded under this chapter shall be performed and audited in
compliance with cost principles contained in the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (part 31 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations).
``(B) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own
audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract
awarded under this chapter shall accept indirect cost rates
established in accordance with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation for one-year applicable accounting periods by a
cognizant Federal or State government agency, if such rates
are not currently under dispute.
``(C) Application of rates.--Once a firm's indirect cost
rates are accepted under this paragraph, the recipient of the
funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of contract
estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, and
contract payment and shall not be limited by administrative
or de facto ceilings.
``(D) Prenotification; confidentiality of data.--A
recipient of funds requesting or using the cost and rate data
described in paragraph (3) shall notify any affected firm
before such request or use. Such data shall be confidential
and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole or in part,
to another firm or to any government agency that is not part
of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this
paragraph, except by written permission of the audited firm.
If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be
disclosed under any circumstances.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Design-Build System Projects.--
``(1) Definition.--In this section, the term `design-build
system project' means a project under which a recipient
enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or consortium of
firms to design and build a public transportation system or
an operable segment thereof that meets specific performance
criteria. Such project may also include an option to finance,
or operate for a period of time, the system or segment or any
combination of designing, building, operating, or maintaining
such system or segment.
``(2) Financial assistance.--Government financial
assistance under this chapter may be made available for the
capital costs of a design-build system project after the
recipient complies with Government requirements.
``(e) Multiyear Rolling Stock.--
``(1) Contracts.--A recipient procuring rolling stock with
Government financial assistance under this chapter may make a
multiyear contract to buy the rolling stock and replacement
parts under which the recipient has an option to buy
additional rolling stock or replacement parts for not more
than 5 years after the date of the original contract.
``(2) Cooperation among recipients.--The Secretary shall
allow at least 2 recipients to act on a cooperative basis to
procure rolling stock in compliance with this subsection and
other Government procurement requirements.
``(f) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial
assistance under this chapter may enter into a contract to
expend that assistance to acquire rolling stock--
``(1) based on--
``(A) initial capital costs; or
``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and
other factors; or
``(2) with a party selected through a competitive
procurement process.
``(g) Examination of the Records.--Upon request, the
Secretary, the Comptroller General,
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or a representative of the Secretary or the Comptroller
General shall have access to and the right to examine and
inspect all records, documents, papers, including contracts,
related to a project for which a grant is made under this
chapter.
``(h) Grant Prohibitions.--A grant may not be used to
support a procurement that uses an exclusionary or
discriminatory specification.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5326, and the item
relating to section 5326 in the analysis for chapter 53, are
repealed.
SEC. 3026. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.
(a) Project Management Plan Requirements.--Section 5327(a)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (11);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(13) safety and security management.''.
(b) Limitations.--Section 5327(c) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Limitations.--
``(1) Limitations on use of available amounts.--The
Secretary may use not more than .5 percent of amounts made
available for a fiscal year to carry out section 5311, not
more than .75 percent of amounts made available for a fiscal
year to carry out section 5307, and not more than 1 percent
of amounts made available for a fiscal year to carry out
section 5309 to make contracts for the following activities:
``(A) To oversee the construction of a major project.
``(B) To review and audit the safety and security,
procurement, management, and financial compliance of a
recipient or subrecipient of funds under sections 5307, 5309,
and 5311.
``(C) To provide technical assistance to correct
deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and audits
carried out under this section.
``(2) Limitations on applicability.--Subsections (a), (b),
and (e) do not apply to contracts under this section for
activities described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).
``(3) Government's share of costs.--The Government shall
pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this
subsection.''.
SEC. 3027. INVESTIGATIONS OF SAFETY AND HAZARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 5329 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 5329. Investigation of safety and hazards
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may investigate safety and
security risks associated with a condition in equipment, a
facility, or an operation financed under this chapter that
the Secretary believes causes a serious hazard of death or
injury to establish the nature and extent of the condition
and how to eliminate, mitigate, or correct it.
``(b) Plans for Eliminating, Mitigating, or Correcting
Hazards.--If the Secretary establishes that a condition
causes a hazard, the Secretary shall require the local
governmental authority receiving amounts under this chapter
to submit a plan for eliminating, mitigating, or correcting
it.
``(c) Withholding Financial Assistance.--Financial
assistance under this chapter, in an amount to be determined
by the Secretary, may be withheld until a plan is approved
and carried out.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5329 and
inserting the following:
``5329. Investigation of safety and hazards.''.
SEC. 3028. STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT.
(a) In General.--Section 5330 is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and all that follows
through subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5330. State safety oversight
``(a) Application.--This section applies only to--
``(1) States that have rail fixed guideway public
transportation systems not subject to regulation by the
Federal Railroad Administration; and
``(2) States that are designing rail fixed guideway public
transportation systems that will not be subject to regulation
by the Federal Railroad Administration.'';
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``shall ensure uniform
safety standards and enforcement and'' after ``affected
States''; and
(3) by striking subsection (f).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5330 and
inserting the following:
``5330. State safety oversight.''.
SEC. 3029. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL MISUSE TESTING.
(a) Definitions.--Section 5331(a)(3) is amended by striking
the period at the end and inserting the following: ``or
section 2303a, 7101(i), or 7302(e) of title 46. The Secretary
may also decide that a form of public transportation is
covered adequately, for employee alcohol and controlled
substances testing purposes, under the alcohol and controlled
substance statutes or regulations of an agency within the
Department of Transportation or the Coast Guard.''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--Subsections (b)(1) and (g) of
section 5331 are each amended by striking ``or section
103(e)(4) of title 23''.
(c) Regulations.--Section 5331(f) is amended by striking
paragraph (3).
SEC. 3030. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
Section 5333(b)(1) is amended by striking ``5318(d),
5323(a)(1), (b), (d), and (e), 5328, 5337, and 5338(b)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``5316, 5317, 5318, 5320,
5323(a)(1), 5323(b), 5323(d), 5328, 5337, 5338(b), 5338(g),
and 5338(h)''.
SEC. 3031. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Section 5334 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) issue regulations as necessary to carry out the
purposes of this chapter.'';
(2) by striking subsection (i);
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (h) as
subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Prohibitions Against Regulating Operations and
Charges.--
``(1) In general.--Except for purposes of national defense
or in the event of a national or regional emergency, the
Secretary may not regulate the operation, routes, or
schedules of a public transportation system for which a grant
is made under this chapter, nor may the Secretary regulate
the rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other charges prescribed
by any provider of public transportation.
``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to prevent the Secretary
from requiring a recipient of funds under this chapter to
comply with the terms and conditions of its Federal
assistance agreement.'';
(5) in subsection (c)(4) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)
of this section)--
(A) by striking ``subsections (h) and (i)'' and inserting
``subsection (i)''; and
(B) by striking ``5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c),''; and
(6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) (as redesignated
by paragraph (3) of this section) the following:
``(5) Nonregulatory substantive policy statements.--The
Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public
comment at least 60 days before issuing any nonregulatory
substantive policy statements (regardless of the form of
issuance), including guidance, policy statements, and
regulatory interpretations.''.
SEC. 3032. NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.
(a) In General.--Section 5335 is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``Sec. 5335. National transit database'';
(2) by striking subsection (b); and
(3) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(1) To help'' and inserting ``To help'';
and
(B) by striking ``(2) The Secretary'' and inserting ``(b)
Reporting and Uniform Systems.--The Secretary''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5335 and
inserting the following:
``5335. National transit database.''.
SEC. 3033. APPORTIONMENTS BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY FACTORS.
(a) Distribution.--Section 5337 is amended--
(1) by striking the section designation and all that
follows before paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting
the following:
``Sec. 5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors
``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts
made available for fixed guideway modernization under
sections 5338(b) and 5338(g) as follows:'';
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ``(e)(1)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(e)''; and
(3) in subsection (a) by striking ``(e)(2)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``(e)''.
(b) Route Segments to Be Included in Apportionment
Formulas.--Section 5337(e) is amended by striking paragraph
(1) and all that follows through ``(2) Other Standards.--''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section
5337 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to
read as follows:
``5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors.''.
SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5338. Authorizations
``(a) Formula Grants.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318, and 5320
of this chapter, 1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (relating to the nonmotorized transportation
pilot program), and section 3038 of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-
393) $3,132,304,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311,
5316, 5317, and 5318 of this chapter, 1118(b) of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (relating to
the nonmotorized transportation pilot program), and section
3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-393) $783,076,000 for
fiscal year 2004.
``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts
made available by and appropriated under this paragraph for a
fiscal year--
``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad
for improvements to its passenger operations under section
5307;
``(ii) $125,000,000 shall be available to provide job
access and reverse commute formula grants under section 5316;
``(iii) $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out the New
Freedom program under section 5317;
``(iv) $50,000,000 shall be available to provide clean
fuels formula grants under section 5308;
``(v) $8,000,000 shall be available to carry out the
transit in the parks pilot program under section 5320;
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``(vi) $4,000,000 shall be available to carry out the
nonmotorized transportation pilot program under section
1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users;
``(vii) $8,000,000 shall be available to provide over-the-
road bus accessibility grants under section 3038 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C.
5310 note);
``(viii) $3,100,000 shall be available to carry out bus
testing under section 5318;
``(ix) $91,560,751 shall be available to provide
transportation services to elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
``(x) $292,994,404 shall be available to provide financial
assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311;
and
``(xi) $3,277,874,895 shall be available to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307,
subject to section 3041(h) of the Federal Public
Transportation Act of 2004.
``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318, and 5320
of this chapter, section 3038 of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-
393), and section 1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (relating to the nonmotorized transportation
pilot program)--
``(i) $4,181,125,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(ii) $4,464,295,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(iii) $4,766,420,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(iv) $5,089,172,500 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(v) $5,433,667,500 for fiscal year 2009.
``(B) Allocation of funds for bus testing and over-the-road
bus accessibility.--Of the aggregate of amounts made
available by this paragraph for a fiscal year--
``(i) $3,100,000 shall be available to carry out section
5318; and
``(ii) $8,000,000 shall be available to carry out section
3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(49 U.S.C. 5310 note).
``(C) Allocation of funds for clean fuels formula grant
program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by this
paragraph, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $100,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 shall be
available to carry out section 5308.
``(D) Allocation of funds for job access and reverse
commute formula grant program.--Of the aggregate of amounts
made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $200,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry
out section 5316.
``(E) Allocation of funds for new freedom program.--Of the
aggregate of amounts made available by this paragraph,
$95,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $115,000,000
for fiscal year 2008, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2009
shall be available to carry out section 5317.
``(F) Allocation of funds for transit in the parks pilot
program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by this
paragraph, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $16,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$16,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $16,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 5320.
``(G) Allocation of funds for nonmotorized transportation
pilot program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by
this paragraph, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $4,000,000
for fiscal year 2006, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $8,000,000 for fiscal
year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 1118(b) of
the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (relating
to the nonmotorized transportation pilot program).
``(H) Allocation of funds for the alaska railroad.--Of the
aggregate of amounts made available by this paragraph,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $11,000,000 for fiscal year
2006, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $13,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008, and $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall
be available to the Alaska Railroad for improvements to its
passenger operations under section 5307.
``(I) Remainder.--Of the remainder of the aggregate amounts
made available by this paragraph for a fiscal year after the
allocations under subparagraphs (B) through (H) for such
fiscal year--
``(i) 2.5 percent shall be available to provide
transportation services to elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
``(ii) 8.0 percent shall be available to provide financial
assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311;
and
``(iii) 89.5 percent shall be available to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307,
subject to section 3041(h) of the Federal Public
Transportation Act of 2004.
``(b) Capital Program Grants in Fiscal Year 2004.--
``(1) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
section 5309, $2,499,504,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(2) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available by paragraph (1), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 5309, $624,876,200 for
fiscal year 2004.
``(c) Planning.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5303, 5304, and 5305, $72,660,000 for fiscal year
2004.
``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, and 5305,
$18,165,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry
out sections 5303, 5304, and 5305--
``(i) $96,875,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(ii) $103,325,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(iii) $110,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(iv) $117,537,500 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(v) $125,362,500 for fiscal year 2009.
``(B) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by
this paragraph for a fiscal year--
``(i) 82.72 percent shall be available for metropolitan
planning under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305 (other than
5305(e)); and
``(ii) 17.28 percent shall be available for State planning
under section 5305(e).
``(d) Research.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5322, and 5335,
$41,888,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314,
5315, 5322, and 5335, $10,472,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by
or appropriated pursuant to this paragraph for fiscal year
2004--
``(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry
out programs under the National Transit Institute under
section 5315;
``(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to carry
out section 5335;
``(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to
carry out section 5314(a)(2); and
``(iv) not less than $8,860,000 shall be available to carry
out section 5313(a).
``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
``(A) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315,
5322, and 5335--
``(i) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(ii) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(iii) $59,500,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(iv) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(v) $64,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(B) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds appropriated
pursuant to this paragraph for a fiscal year--
``(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry
out programs under the National Transit Institute under
section 5315;
``(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to carry
out section 5335; and
``(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to
carry out section 5314(a)(2).
``(C) Transit cooperative research program.--Of the funds
appropriated pursuant to this paragraph, $9,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $9,500,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,500,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available
to carry out section 5313(a).
``(D) Remainder.--The remainder of the funds appropriated
pursuant to this paragraph for a fiscal year after the
allocations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for such fiscal
year shall be available to carry out national research and
technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, and 5322.
``(e) University Transportation Research.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5505 and 5506, $6,400,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5505 and 5506, $1,600,000
for fiscal year 2004.
``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--Subject to paragraph
(3), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
sections 5505 and 5506, $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009.
``(3) Funding of university transportation centers.--
``(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available by and
appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) $2,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 shall be available for
the institution identified in section 5505(j)(3)(E), as so in
effect.
``(B) Use of funds.--Funds made available for the
institution identified in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be used
to make grants under 5506(f)(5) for that institution.
``(C) Special rule.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed to limit the transportation research conducted by
the centers funded by this section.
``(f) Administration.--
``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
section 5334, $60,044,000 for fiscal year 2004.
``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 5334, $15,011,000 for
fiscal year 2004.
``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out section 5334--
``(A) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(B) $79,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(C) $81,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(D) $83,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(g) Trust Fund Capital Program Grants.--There shall be
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust
Fund to carry out sections 5309(m)(2)(B)(i) and
5309(m)(2)(B)(iii)--
``(1) $1,918,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(2) $2,027,628,000 for fiscal year 2006;
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``(3) $2,154,528,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(4) $2,305,974,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(5) $2,452,482,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(h) General Fund Capital Program Grants.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections
5309(m)(2)(A) and 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii)--
``(1) $1,414,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(2) $1,526,752,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(3) $1,636,352,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(4) $1,737,316,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(5) $1,859,998,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(i) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
``(1) Grants financed from highway trust fund.--A grant or
contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (a)(l)(A), (a)(2),
(b)(1), (c)(2), (d)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), (f)(1)(A), or (g) is a
contractual obligation of the Government to pay the
Government's share of the cost of the project.
``(2) Grants financed from general fund.--A grant or
contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (a)(l)(B), (b)(2),
(c)(1)(B), (d)(1)(B), (d)(2), (e)(1)(B), (e)(2), (f)(1)(B),
(f)(2), or (h) is a contractual obligation of the Government
to pay the Government's share of the cost of the project only
to the extent that amounts are provided in advance in an
appropriations Act.
``(j) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by
or appropriated under subsections (a) through (h) shall
remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 3035. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity
Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392)
is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting the
following:
``SEC. 3038. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM. '';
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs
under this section shall be provided from funds made
available to carry out this section. The Federal share of the
costs for a project shall not exceed 80 percent of the
project cost.''; and
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Funding.--
``(1) Of the amounts made available to carry out this
section in each fiscal year, 75 percent shall be available
for operators of over-the-road buses used substantially or
exclusively in intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus
service to finance the incremental capital and training costs
of the Department of Transportation's final rule regarding
accessibility of over-the-road buses. Such amounts shall
remain available until expended.
``(2) Of the amounts made available to carry out this
section in each fiscal year, 25 percent shall be available
for operators of other over-the-road bus service to finance
the incremental capital and training costs of the Department
of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of
over-the-road buses. Such amounts shall remain available
until expended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained
in section 1(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (112 Stat. 107) is amended by striking the item
relating to section 3038 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 3038. Over-the-road bus accessibility program.''.
SEC. 3036. UPDATED TERMINOLOGY.
(a) Amendments to Chapter 53.--Chapter 53 is amended--
(1) in the chapter heading by striking ``MASS'' and
inserting ``PUBLIC'';
(2) in section 5310(h) by striking ``Mass'' and inserting
``Public'';
(3) in the subsection heading for section 5331(b) by
striking ``Mass'' and inserting ``Public''; and
(4) by striking ``mass'' each place it appears in such
chapter before ``transportation'' and inserting ``public'',
except in sections 5301(f), 5302(a)(7), 5315, 5323(a)(1), and
5323(a)(1)(B).
(b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters for subtitle
III is amended in the item relating to chapter 53 by striking
``mass'' and inserting ``public''.
SEC. 3037. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY
CAPITAL PROJECTS.
(a) Existing Full Funding Grant Agreements.--The following
projects are authorized for final design and construction for
existing full funding grant agreements in not less than the
amount specified for each fiscal year:
(1) Baltimore--Central LRT Double Tracking $39,367,154 for
fiscal year 2004, $29,009,003 for fiscal year 2005, and
$12,424,581 for fiscal year 2006.
(2) Chicago--Chicago Transit Authority Douglas Branch
Reconstruction $83,655,202 for fiscal year 2004, $85,000,000
for fiscal year 2005, and $45,145,190 for fiscal year 2006.
(3) Chicago--Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood Expansion
Project $9,841,789 for fiscal year 2004, $40,000,000 for
fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $40,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, and $64,832,615 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Dallas--North Central LRT Extension $29,684,097 for
fiscal year 2004.
(5) Denver Southeast Corridor LRT $78,734,308 for fiscal
year 2004, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and
$76,552,758 for fiscal year 2008.
(6) Fort Lauderdale--Tri-Rail Commuter Rail Upgrade
$18,118,733 for fiscal year 2004 and $11,210,695 for fiscal
year 2005.
(7) Memphis--Medical Center Extension $9,101,281 for fiscal
year 2004.
(8) Metra North Central Corridor Commuter Rail $19,177,300
for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$20,613,452 for fiscal year 2006.
(9) Metra Southwest Corridor Commuter Rail $15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$7,281,395 for fiscal year 2006.
(10) Metra Union Pacific West Line Extension $17,000,000
for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and
$14,285,749 for fiscal year 2006.
(11) Minneapolis--Hiawatha Corridor LRT $73,793,730 for
fiscal year 2004 and $33,111,257 for fiscal year 2005.
(12) New Jersey Urban Core--Hudson-Bergen LRT MOS-2
$98,417,885 for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000
for fiscal year 2007, and $52,402,995 for fiscal year 2008.
(13) New Jersey Urban Core--Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link MOS-
1 $22,209,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $1,342,076 for fiscal
year 2005.
(14) New Orleans MOS-1 Canal Street $22,922,877 for fiscal
year 2004 and $16,455,206 for fiscal year 2005.
(15) Pittsburgh--Stage II LRT Reconstruction $31,733,314
for fiscal year 2004 and $1,120,914 for fiscal year 2005.
(16) Portland--Interstate MAX LRT Extension $76,273,861 for
fiscal year 2004, $23,480,000 fiscal year 2005, and
$18,104,710 for fiscal year 2006.
(17) Salt Lake City--Medical Center $30,178,231 for fiscal
year 2004 and $8,682,141 for fiscal year 2005.
(18) San Diego--Mission Valley East LRT Extension
$63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004, $81,640,000 fiscal year
2005, and $7,700,304 for fiscal year 2006.
(19) San Diego--Oceanside Escondido Rail Corridor
$47,240,585 for fiscal year 2004, $55,000,000 fiscal year
2005, and $12,211,061 for fiscal year 2006.
(20) San Francisco--BART Extension to San Francisco Airport
$98,417,890 for fiscal year 2004, $100,000,000 fiscal year
2005, and $81,855,680 for fiscal year 2006.
(21) San Juan--Tren Urbano $19,683,577 for fiscal year 2004
and $54,818,940 fiscal year 2005.
(22) Seattle--Central Link Initial Segment LRT $73,813,414
for fiscal year 2004, $80,00,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $24,028,149 for
fiscal year 2009.
(23) Washington DC/MD--Largo Metrorail Extension
$63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004 and $75,432,887 fiscal year
2005.
(b) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects
are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and
(2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States
Code:
(1) Baltimore--MARC Commuter Rail Improvements.
(2) Boston--Silver Line BRT Phase III.
(3) Bridgeport--Intermodal Corridor.
(4) Central Phoenix--East Valley Corridor LRT extensions.
(5) Charlotte--South Corridor LRT.
(6) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Bus Rapid Transit.
(7) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Northwest-Southeast
Extension, Pleasant Grove to Farmers Branch.
(8) Delaware--I-95 Corridor Commuter Rail.
(9) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
(10) El Paso-Juarez--International Fixed Guideway.
(11) Harrisburg--Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-1), East
Mechanicsburg-Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
(12) Kansas City, Kansas--Southtown Commuter Rail.
(13) Las Vegas--Monorail Transit Corridor Project, Phase
II.
(14) Los Angeles--Gold Line Phase 1 Eastside Extension.
(15) Los Angeles--Gold Line Phase II Extension, Pasadena to
Claremont.
(16) Los Angeles MTA--Exposition LRT.
(17) Miami-Dade Transit--North Corridor.
(18) Minneapolis--North Star Corridor.
(19) Missouri/Kansas--Interstate 35 Commuter Rail.
(20) Nashua--Commuter Rail.
(21) Nashville-Franklin, Tennessee Commuter Rail.
(22) New Britain-Hartford Busway Project.
(23) New Jersey Urban Core.
(24) New Orleans--Desire Corridor Streetcar.
(25) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access
Project.
(26) New York--Second Avenue Subway.
(27) Norfolk Regional Light Rail.
(28) Northern Virginia--Dulles Corridor Extension.
(29) Orange County, California--Center Line LRT.
(30) Philadelphia--Schuylkill Valley MetroRail.
(31) Pittsburgh--North Shore Connector.
(32) Portland, Oregon--Interstate MAX South LRT Extensions.
(33) Sacramento--South Corridor (Phase 3), Downtown to Elk
Grove.
(34) Salt Lake City--Airport to University LRT.
(35) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
(36) Salt Lake City--West Jordan LRT extension.
(37) San Francisco MUNI--Third Street LRT-Phase I/II.
(38) Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority--BART Extension
to Santa Clara County.
(39) Triangle Transit Authority, North Carolina--Regional
Rail Project.
(40) Washington County, Oregon--Commuter Rail.
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(41) Wasilla-Girdwood, Alaska--Commuter Rail.
(c) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The
following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis
and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 2004 through
2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of
section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
(1) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
(2) Alburquerque-Santa Fe--New Mexico Commuter Rail.
(3) Ann Arbor/Detroit--Commuter Rail.
(4) Atlanta--GRTA I-75 Corridor, Wade Green Road-Akers Mill
Road BRT/HOV.
(5) Atlanta--North Line Corridor expansion project.
(6) Atlanta--Belt Line C-Loop.
(7) Atlanta--West Line Corridor.
(8) Austin--San Antonio I-35 Commuter Rail.
(9) Austin--Central LRT Line.
(10) Baltimore Light Rail System Extensions.
(11) Baton Rouge Bus Rapid Transit.
(12) Birmingham, Alabama--Transit Corridor.
(13) Boise--Downtown Circulator.
(14) Boston--North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension.
(15) Boston--North/South Rail Link.
(16) Boston--Urban Ring BRT.
(17) Broward County, Florida--Bus Rapid Transit.
(18) Buffalo--Niagara Frontier Transit Authority
Improvements.
(19) Burlington-Clemmons, North Carolina--Piedmont
Authority Regional Rail.
(20) Charles Town-Ranson, West Virginia--MARC Commuter Rail
Spur.
(21) Charlotte--North Corridor Project.
(22) Charlotte--Northeast Corridor Project.
(23) Charlotte--Southeast-West Corridor Project.
(24) Charlotte--Streetcar Loop Project.
(25) Chicago CTA--Red Line Extension (95th Street to 130th
Street/Stony Island).
(26) Chicago CTA--Chicago Transit Hub (Circle Line-Ogden
Streetcar).
(27) Chicago CTA--Orange Line Extension (Midway Airport to
Ford City).
(28) Chicago CTA--Southeast Service-La Salle Street Station
to Baltimore Race Track.
(29) Chicago CTA--Yellow Line Extension (Dempster-Old
Orchard).
(30) Chula Vista, California--Bus Rapid Transit.
(31) Cleveland-Akron-Canton (Northeast Ohio) Commuter Rail.
(32) Coachella Valley--Indio-Palm Desert Bus Rapid Transit
Connector.
(33) Columbia, South Carolina--Light Rail.
(34) Corpus Christi--Downtown Rail Trolley.
(35) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Rowlett LRT Extension.
(36) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Beltline to DFW Airport.
(37) Denton County Transportation Authority, Texas--Fixed
Guideway Project.
(38) Denver--Gold Line Extension to Arvada.
(39) Detroit--Center City Loop.
(40) District of Columbia--Light Rail Starter Line.
(41) Fairfax County, Virginia--Bus Rapid Transit/HOV.
(42) Fitchburg, Massachusetts--Commuter Rail Extensions and
Improvements.
(43) Fort Lauderdale--Downtown Rail Link.
(44) Fort Worth--Trinity Railway Express Commuter Rail
Extension.
(45) Fresno--Transit Corridor.
(46) Galveston--Rail Trolley Extension.
(47) Grand Rapids--Fixed Guideway Corridor Project.
(48) Guam--Tumon Bay-Airport Light Rail.
(49) Harrisburg--Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-2), East
Mechanicsburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
(50) Honolulu--Downtown BRT.
(51) Houston Advanced Transit Program Light Rail.
(52) Indianapolis--System of Metropolitan Area Rapid
Transit.
(53) Kansas City, Missouri-Lawrence, Kansas--Commuter Rail.
(54) Kansas City, Missouri--Regional BRT.
(55) Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra Commuter Rail Extension
(Wisconsin).
(56) King County, Washington--I-405 Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit.
(57) Lakeview, Minnesota--Cedar Avenue Corridor Bus Rapid
Transit.
(58) Lane County, Oregon--Bus Rapid Transit, Phase 2.
(59) Little Rock--River Rail Streetcar Extensions.
(60) Little Rock--West Little Rock Commuter Rail.
(61) Long Island Railroad--Nassau Hub.
(62) Lorain-Cleveland Commuter Rail.
(63) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernardino Line
Improvements.
(64) LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego--Rail Corridor Improvements.
(65) Madison and Dane Counties, Wisconsin--Transport 2020
Commuter Rail.
(66) Maryland--I-270 Corridor Cities Transitway.
(67) Maryland--Route 5 Corridor to Waldorf.
(68) Memphis Regional Rail Plan.
(69) Memphis, Medical Center Rail Extension to Airport.
(70) Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora Corridor Extension and
Improvements.
(71) Metra SouthEast Service Line Commuter Rail.
(72) Metra STAR Line Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail.
(73) Metra UP Northwest Line Core Capacity Upgrades.
(74) Metra UP West Line Core Capacity Upgrades.
(75) Miami-Dade Transit--Douglas Road Extension.
(76) Miami-Dade Transit--East-West Corridor.
(77) Miami-Dade Transit--Kendall Corridor.
(78) Miami-Dade Transit--Northeast Corridor.
(79) Miami-Dade Transit--Rail Extension to Florida City.
(80) Middletown-South Fallsburg, New York, Passenger Rail.
(81) Monterey County, California--Commuter Rail.
(82) Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland--
Purple Line.
(83) Nassau and Queens Counties, New York--LIRR Main Line
Third Track Project.
(84) New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Connecticut-
Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line.
(85) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
(86) New Jersey Transit--Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson
Commuter Rail Improvements.
(87) New Jersey Transit--Morris/Essex/Boonton Trans-Hudson
Commuter Rail Improvements.
(88) New Jersey Transit--New York Susquehanna and Western
RR Commuter Extension.
(89) New Jersey Transit--West Trenton Line Commuter Line
Service Extension.
(90) New Orleans--Airport-CBD Commuter Rail.
(91) New York--Rockaway-Brooklyn Army Terminal-Manhattan
Ferry Service.
(92) New York--Staten Island to Manhattan High-Speed Ferry
Service Extension.
(93) New York--Stewart Airport Rail Access.
(94) Newburg, New York--LRT System.
(95) Northern Indiana--Commuter District Line.
(96) Northern Indiana--West Lake Commuter Rail Link (South
Shore Commuter Rail).
(97) Norfolk--Naval Station Corridor.
(98) Northern Virginia--Jefferson Davis Transitway
(Columbia Pike to Pentagon).
(99) Pittsburgh--Martin Luther King, Jr. Busway Extension.
(100) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Commuter Rail System.
(101) Pawtucket, Rhode Island Commuter Rail Improvement
Program.
(102) Philadelphia--Route 100 Rapid Trolley Extension to
King of Prussia.
(103) Philadelphia--Broad Street Subway Line Extension.
(104) Pittsburgh--East-West Corridor Rapid Transit.
(105) Pittsburgh--Martin Luther King, Jr. Busway Extension.
(106) Portland Streetcar Extension to City of Lake Oswego.
(107) Quakertown-Stoney Creek, Pennsylvania--Rail
Restoration.
(108) Raritan Valley, New Jersey--Commuter Rail.
(109) Reno, Nevada--Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit
Project.
(110) Riverside-Perris, California--Rail Passenger Service.
(111) Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado--Bus Rapid Transit.
(112) Rock Island, Illinois--Quad Cities Rapid Transit
System.
(113) Sacramento--Regional Rail, Dixon to Bowman.
(114) Sacramento--Downtown/Natomas Airport Transit
Corridor.
(115) San Antonio--Bus Rapid Transit.
(116) San Francisco--BART Extension, Pittsburg to Tracy.
(117) San Francisco--BART Extension to Livermore.
(118) San Francisco--BART Extension to Oakland
International Airport.
(119) San Francisco--Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit.
(120) San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter Rail
(Altamont Commuter Express).
(121) San Juan Tren Urbano--Extension from Rio Piedras to
Carolina.
(122) Santa Fe--El Dorado Rail Link.
(123) Seattle--Monorail Project.
(124) Sevierville to Pigeon Ford, Tennessee--Bus Rapid
Transit.
(125) Sonoma/Marin (SMART) Commuter Rail, California.
(126) South Carolina High Speed Rail Corridor.
(127) Southern California High Speed Regional Transit.
(128) St. Louis Metro Link--Scott AFB to Mid America
Airport.
(129) St. Louis--East/West Gateway.
(130) St. Louis--Metro Link Northside Daniel Boone Project.
(131) St. Louis--Metro South Corridor.
(132) St. Louis--University Downtown Trolley.
(133) Stamford, Connecticut--Urban Transitway Phase II.
(134) Toledo, Ohio--CBD to Zoo.
(135) Toledo, Ohio--University Corridor.
(136) Trenton Trolley.
(137) Tri-Rail Dolphin Extension.
(138) Tri-Rail Florida East Coast Commuter Rail Extension.
(139) Tucson--Old Pueblo Trolley Expansion.
(140) Tulsa, Oklahoma, Light Rail.
(141) Vancouver--Interstate MAX Extension to Clark County,
Washington.
(142) Virginia Railway Express Capacity Improvements.
(143) Williamsburg-Newport News--Peninsula Rail Transit.
(d) Other Project Authorizations.--Of the amount authorized
under section 5338(h) in fiscal year 2005 to carry out
section 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall make funds
available to the following projects for final design and
construction in an amount not to exceed the amount specified:
(1) Atlanta--North Springs Extension, $260,785.
(2) Los Angeles--North Hollywood MOS-3, $663,339.
(3) New Jersey Urban Core--Hudson Bergen LRT Phase I,
$313,896.
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(4) Salt Lake City--CBD to University LRT, $1,127,405.
(5) St. Louis-St. Clair--MetroLink Extension Phase IIa,
$59,383.
(e) Rules Relating to Funding.--
(1) Subsection (a) projects.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to expend
funds made available under section 5309(m) of title 49,
United States Code, for final design and construction of
projects authorized by subsection (a) as existing full
funding grant agreements.
(B) Minimum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make
available not less than the following amounts for projects
authorized by subsection (a): $1,042,307,000 for fiscal year
2004, $928,303,000 for fiscal year 2005, $519,622,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$238,956,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $88,861,000 for fiscal
year 2009.
(2) Subsection (b) projects.--
(A) In general.--Projects authorized by subsection (b) for
final design and construction are also authorized for
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.
(B) Minimum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make
available not less than the following amounts for projects
authorized by subsection (b): $132,850,000 for fiscal year
2004, $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $861,376,000 for
fiscal year 2006, $1,180,821,000 for fiscal year 2007,
$1,333,823,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $1,595,648,000 for
fiscal year 2009.
(C) Priority.--In making funds available under subparagraph
(B), the Secretary shall first make such funds available for
any full funding grant agreement executed by the Secretary in
fiscal year 2004 after the date of enactment of this Act and
for any full funding grant agreement executed by the
Secretary in the amount indicated in fiscal years 2005
through 2009 in the amount indicated in the ``Schedule of
Federal Funds for the Project'' included in such agreement.
(3) Subsection (c) projects.--
(A) In general.--Effective October 1, 2006, projects
authorized by subsection (c) for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering are also authorized for final design
and construction.
(B) Maximum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make
available not more than the following amounts for projects
authorized by subsection (c): $102,188,000 for fiscal year
2004, $111,157,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $120,087,000 for
fiscal year 2006.
(C) Maximum funding levels for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering.--In fiscal years 2007, 2008, and
2009, the Secretary shall make available not more than the
following amounts for projects authorized by subsection (b),
and projects authorized by subsection (c), to conduct
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering activities:
$128,767,000 in fiscal year 2007, $136,763,000 in fiscal year
2008, and $146,479,000 in fiscal year 2009.
(f) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3031(d) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (112
Stat. 380; 105 Stat. 2122) is amended--
(1) by striking ``associated components to and at the
contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex),'' and
inserting ``to and at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands
Sports Complex), including a connection to the Hudson River
Waterfront Transportation System, the Lackawanna Cutoff,'';
and
(2) by striking ``in Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or
Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2131)'' and inserting ``from Lakehurst to the
Northeast Corridor or the New Jersey Coast Line''.
(g) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.--Project
elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor
advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds shall be given
consideration by the Federal Transit Administration when
evaluating the local share and mobility improvements of the
project in the new starts rating process, including the
purchase of bilevel rail equipment.
SEC. 3038. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.
Of the amounts made available to carry out section
5309(m)(2)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2007, the Secretary shall make
funds available for the following projects in not less than
the amounts specified for the fiscal year:
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Project FY 05 FY 06 FY 07
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1. Hillsborough County, FL - Replacement buses and vans......... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
2. Winston-Salem, NC - Union Station Intermodal Transfer Center, $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Martin Luther King Drive.......................................
3. Purchase of Buses; North Carolina Statewide Request (NCDOT).. $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
4. Geneva Parking Deck: Construction of a 3-tier commuter $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Parking deck for metra service.................................
5. St. Charles, IL Intermodal Parking Structures................ $1,440,000.00 $1,485,000.00 $1,575,000.00
6. Clinton, NJ Construct an intermodal bus terminal and rail $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
station at the Intersection of I-78, Route 22 and the NJ
Transit Raritan Valley Line in Clinton, NJ (Hunterdon County)..
7. Knoxville, TN intermodal facility............................ $3,264,000.00 $3,366,000.00 $3,570,000.00
8. Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Buses............................ $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
9. Pittburgh, PA - Purchase of new buses for Pittsburgh Port $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Authority......................................................
10. Lake Success, NY intermodal facility........................ $544,000.00 $561,000.00 $595,000.00
11. Charlotte, NC West Trade Street intermodal center........... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
12. Corning, NY Transit Center.................................. $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
13. Burlington County, NJ New Jersey Transit buses.............. $1,008,000.00 $1,039,500.00 $1,102,500.00
14. Hamilton County, OH - Metro Bus Service Enhancements - $544,000.00 $561,000.00 $595,000.00
Neighborhood Transit Centers and Hubs..........................
15. Adams County Transit Authority, PA - Gettysburt transit $287,680.00 $296,670.00 $314,650.00
transfer center or other related projects......................
16. Oneida County, NY - buses and facilities.................... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
17. Utica, NY - Utica Union Station track improvements.......... $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
18. Utica and Thendara, NY - Install Two Handicap Lifts......... $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
19. Myrtle Beach, SC - Regional Multimodal Transit Center....... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
20. Buffalo, NY intermodal facility............................. $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
21. Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus intermodal facility roadway, $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
streetscape, pedestrian, transit, and parking improvements.....
22. Juneau, AK transit bus acquisition and transit center....... $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
23. Roanoke, VA - Improve buses at Commonwealth Coach and $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
Trolley Museum.................................................
24. Roanoke, VA - Improve Virginian Railway Intermodal Station.. $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
25. City of Flagstaff, AZ Purchase of buses and bus related $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
facilities.....................................................
26. City of Sedona, AZ Purchase of buses and bus related $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
facilities.....................................................
27. Parking garage at SEPTA Market Street Elevated Line......... $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
28. Normal, IL Multimodal center that will provide for eight $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
transportation modes and help to redevelop Normal downtown area
29. San Joaquin, CA Altamont Commuter Express Corridor $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
intermodal centers.............................................
30. Cleveland Clinic Intermodal Center and Parking Facility..... $2,720,000.00 $2,805,000.00 $2,975,000.00
31. Cuyahoga County, OH University Hospital Intermodal Center $1,328,000.00 $1,369,500.00 $1,452,500.00
and related improvements.......................................
32. Akron Art Museum, OH enhancements & transit improvements/ $208,000.00 $214,500.00 $227,500.00
safety.........................................................
33. Coffman Cove, AK IFA ferry terminal......................... $1,024,000.00 $1,056,000.00 $1,120,000.00
34. Unalaska, AK Construction of AMHW ferry terminal including $2,400,000.00 $2,475,000.00 $2,625,000.00
approach, staging, and upland improvements.....................
35. St. Johns, MI buses......................................... $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
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36. Eastlake Stadium, OH Transit Improvements................... $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
37. Cleveland Art Museum Intermodal Center and Parking Facility. $2,560,000.00 $2,640,000.00 $2,800,000.00
38. Joliet, IL For the construction of 1,000 commuter car $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
parking structure parking at Joliet Union station..............
39. Grand Rapids, MI Bus replacement expansion.................. $4,797,760.00 $4,947,690.00 $5,247,550.00
40. Ionia County, MI - Vehicle replacement...................... $83,840.00 $86,460.00 $91,700.00
41. Barry County, MI bus maintenance equipment.................. $11,200.00 $11,550.00 $12,250.00
42. Sevierville to Pigeon Forge, TN BRT......................... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
43. Lower Merion Township, PA relocate the SEPTA/AMTRAK Ardmore $2,329,600.00 $2,402,400.00 $2,548,000.00
Station........................................................
44. Mammoth Lakes, CA expanded transit service.................. $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
45. Westmoreland County, PA Buses............................... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
46. Warwick, NY Bus Depot and Shelters.......................... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
47. Tempe/Scottsdale, AZ East Valley Bus Facility............... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
48. Lancaster, PA Job Access buses and services................. $128,000.00 $132,000.00 $140,000.00
49. I-80/Howard Blvd New Jersey Transit Park and Ride........... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
50. Calstart fuel cell buses.................................... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
51. Coachella Valley, CA - Bus rapid transit, Cities of Indio/ $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Palm Desert....................................................
52. Spring Valley, CA Multi-Modal Center........................ $384,000.00 $396,000.00 $420,000.00
53. Escondido, CA Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) operation and $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
maintenance facility...........................................
54. San Diego, CA Off-street multimodal center and service $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
facility.......................................................
55. Roanoke, VA - Improve Link Passenger Rail Intermodal $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Facility.......................................................
56. Zanesville, OH bus system signage and shelters.............. $20,800.00 $21,450.00 $22,750.00
57. Allegheny County, PA Clean Fuel Buses....................... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
58. Mariposa, CA CNG-Hydrogen transit system with fueling $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
stations and buses for Yosemite National Park..................
59. Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, VA multi-modal bus $1,040,000.00 $1,072,500.00 $1,137,500.00
facilities.....................................................
60. Improvements to Metro North Railroad's Beacon Train Station. $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
61. Faquier County, VA Bealeton Station depot rehabilitation.... $88,000.00 $90,750.00 $96,250.00
62. Kearney, NE RYDE transit Bus and maintenance facility....... $608,000.00 $627,000.00 $665,000.00
63. Statewide, NE - Statewide rural transit needs assessment for $96,000.00 $99,000.00 $105,000.00
the state of Nebraska..........................................
64. Trenton, NJ Intermodal Train Station reconstruction......... $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
65. York, PA Rabbittransit transit hubs and communications $886,560.00 $914,265.00 $969,675.00
equipment......................................................
66. Harrison, AR Trolley Barn................................... $12,800.00 $13,200.00 $14,000.00
67. Dakota County, MN - Lakeview - Cedar Avenue Corridor BRT.... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
68. Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Buses........................... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
69. Monrovia, CA multi-modal regional transit center............ $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
70. Cleveland, OH Transit Improvements for the upcoming $48,000.00 $49,500.00 $52,500.00
International Children's Games.................................
71. Hampton Roads, VA Southside Bus Facility.................... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
72. Denver, CO - Regional Transportation District Bus $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Replacement....................................................
73. Foothill Transit, CA commuter park and ride facilities...... $3,040,000.00 $3,135,000.00 $3,325,000.00
74. Salt Lake Community Collage, UT - Intermodal Hub............ $560,000.00 $577,500.00 $612,500.00
75. Fresno, CA low-emission transit vehicles.................... $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
76. Fredericksburg, VA VRE station restoration.................. $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
77. Lakewood, NJ bus route...................................... $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
78. Elmira, NY buses and related transit systems................ $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
79. South Bend, IN Operations Center / Mishawaka Transfer $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Facility.......................................................
80. Atlanta, GA - BRT/HOV project; I-75 from Wade Green road to $3,200,000.00 $3,300,000.00 $3,500,000.00
Akers Mill Road................................................
81. Kodiak, AK Construction of AMHW ferry terminal and approach. $2,400,000.00 $2,475,000.00 $2,625,000.00
82. Utica, NY - Union Station canopy............................ $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
83. Shreveport, LA Intermodal Transit Facility.................. $1,072,000.00 $1,105,500.00 $1,172,500.00
84. Bend, Oregon Replacement of the city's 22 person vans....... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
85. Pasadena to Claremont, CA Gold Line Light Rail Phase II $4,800,000.00 $4,950,000.00 $5,250,000.00
intermodal centers.............................................
86. NC - North Carolina Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities........ $5,952,000.00 $6,138,000.00 $6,510,000.00
87. Triad, NC - Multimodal facility to serve as the central $3,712,000.00 $3,828,000.00 $4,060,000.00
facility for the PART routes throughout the Triad region.......
88. High Point, NC - Home Funishings Market terminals/parking... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
89. Cincinnati Zoo/Uptown Crossing, OH - Intermodal bus facility/ $416,000.00 $429,000.00 $455,000.00
commuter parking garage........................................
90. Florida Keys Bus System Facility Improvements............... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
91. Florida Keys Bus System Improvements, Job Access Reverse $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Commute........................................................
92. Rome, NY - VIP bus system................................... $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
93. Geneva, NY - Intermodal Facility renovations................ $345,600.00 $356,400.00 $378,000.00
94. Oneonta, NY - Heavy Duty Buses.............................. $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
95. Cooperstown, NY - Construct Cooperstown Intermodal Facility. $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
96. Seneca City Public Transit, NY - Develop a transportation $48,000.00 $49,500.00 $52,500.00
service plan for the county....................................
97. Columbus, OH Paratransit and Small Bus Service Facility..... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
98. Erie County, NY Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
rehabilitation.................................................
99. Jamestown, NY intermodal facility........................... $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
100. Dunkirk, NY intermodal facility............................ $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
101. Tinley Park, IL - Commuter rail intermodal station at 80th $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Avenue.........................................................
102. Londonderry, NH - Park and Ride Bus Facility at Exit 5..... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
103. Enfield, CT - Enfield Intermodal Station on New Haven CT - $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Springfield, MA Commuter Rail Line.............................
104. Atlanta, GA Atlanta Transportation Trolley Link clean fuel $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
transit vehicles...............................................
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105. Stonington and Mystic, CT - Construct Stonington-Mystic $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Village Intermodal Center Parking facility and Improve
streetscapes...................................................
106. Atlanta, GA MARTA low- floor clean fuel buses.............. $3,200,000.00 $3,300,000.00 $3,500,000.00
107. Glenwood Park, PA Transit Center and adjacent park & ride $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
facility.......................................................
108. Beaver, PA - Expand and improve 2 park and ride facilities $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
in Beaver County, PA...........................................
109. Vernon, CT - Construct Vernon Intermodal Center, Parking $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
and Streetscapes...............................................
110. New London, CT - Improve New London Intermodal $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Transportation Center Streetscapes and Traffic Flow............
111. Warren, PA intermodal transportation center................ $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
112. Sharon, PA bus facilities, parking lots and bus stops...... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
113. New Orleans, LA Multimodal Riverfront Center............... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
114. Manchester, NH North River Road Intermodal Facility and $288,000.00 $297,000.00 $315,000.00
streetscape improvements.......................................
115. River parishes, LA South Central Planning and Development $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Commission, bus and bus facilities.............................
116. Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans, LA bus and bus $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
facilities.....................................................
117. St. Bernard Parish, LA Intermodal facility improvements.... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
118. Rockville, MD Maryland Avenue and Market Street Intermodal $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Access Project.................................................
119. Detroit, MI Replacement bus facility....................... $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
120. Detroit, MI Replacement buses.............................. $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
121. Oakland, CA San Francisco Bay Trail, Oakland Coliseum - $288,000.00 $297,000.00 $315,000.00
Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline......................
122. Covina/El Monte/Baldwin Park/Upland, CA Improve parking and $1,184,000.00 $1,221,000.00 $1,295,000.00
station access at Metrolink stations...........................
123. Bronx, NY Complete Penn Station/East Side Access Programs. $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Upgrade Metro North stations in the Bronx and construct station
at Yankee Stadium..............................................
124. Nashville, TN Downtown Transit Transfer Facility........... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
125. Sandy Hook National Park, NJ Connect passengers from lower $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Manhattan & other NY/NJ ferry terminals through construction of
a fixed & floating pier........................................
126. Long Beach, CA Acquire property and construct a park and $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
ride structure in Downtown Long Beach..........................
127. Camden County, NJ Intermodal facility serving critical bus $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
and rail lines to East and North Camden Neighborhoods..........
128. New York City, NY Purchase Handicapped-Accessible Livery $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Vehicles.......................................................
129. Glendale, CA CNG Buses..................................... $224,000.00 $231,000.00 $245,000.00
130. Las Vegas, NV Construct Las Vegas Center City Intermodal $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Transportation Terminal........................................
131. Middletown, CT Construct intermodal facility............... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
132. Los Angeles County, CA Develop intermodal centers along the $256,000.00 $264,000.00 $280,000.00
Gold Line phase II rail project................................
133. Los Angeles, CA Implement parking and electronic signage $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
improvements on the Metrolink commuter rail system.............
134. Corvallis, OR Bus Replacement.............................. $396,800.00 $409,200.00 $434,000.00
135. Eugene, OR Purchase new buses for Lane Transit District's $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Bus Rapid Transit service......................................
136. Detroit, MI Mid-Life Vehicle Overhaul...................... $4,608,000.00 $4,752,000.00 $5,040,000.00
137. Torrington, CT Construct bus-related facility (Northwestern $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Connecticut Central Transit District)..........................
138. Bronx, NY For the acquisition of buses to provide service $128,000.00 $132,000.00 $140,000.00
from the Jacobi Intermodal Center to North Central Bronx
Hospital.......................................................
139. Columbia County, OR Purchase buses......................... $44,800.00 $46,200.00 $49,000.00
140. Yamhill County, OR Construction of bus shelters and park $21,440.00 $22,110.00 $23,450.00
and ride facilities in Yamhill County..........................
141. Albany, OR Construct pathway at Multimodal Transit Station. $128,000.00 $132,000.00 $140,000.00
142. Miami-Dade County, FL County Buses......................... $1,888,000.00 $1,947,000.00 $2,065,000.00
143. Brownsville, TX Brownsville Urban System City-Wide Transit $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Improvement project............................................
144. Sandy City, UT Intermodal Hub and Station.................. $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
145. Howard County, MD Design and construct Howard County Bus $832,000.00 $858,000.00 $910,000.00
Operation Repair Facility......................................
146. Carson, CA Purchase one bus................................ $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
147. Carson, CA Purchase two tripper buses...................... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
148. Carson, CA Purchase one trolley-bus vehicle................ $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
149. Des Moines, IA Purchase currently leased 40-foot heavy-duty $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
buses..........................................................
150. Bellflower, CA Conversion of an historic train depot into $88,000.00 $90,750.00 $96,250.00
an intermodal center...........................................
151. Bellflower, CA Bus shelter improvements.................... $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
152. Albany, GA Bus replacement program......................... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
153. Sylvester, GA Intermodal Facility: Construction/restoration $96,000.00 $99,000.00 $105,000.00
of Train Depot for train, intercity bus, local transit, taxi...
154. Thomasville, GA Bus Replacement program.................... $64,000.00 $66,000.00 $70,000.00
155. Quitman County / Clay County / Randolph County / Stewart $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
County, GA Regional Rural Transit Bus Project (initiate joint/
cooperative rural transit program).............................
156. Albany, GA Multi-modal facility (Construction of local $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
transit transfer station/garage/office headquarters, intercity
bus, taxi).....................................................
157. North Carolina expand bus facilities and buses statewide... $1,680,000.00 $1,732,500.00 $1,837,500.00
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158. Charlotte, NC Design and construct new intermodal facility $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
housing intra-city buses, inter-city rail and commuter rail.
(West Trade)...................................................
159. Carson/South Bay, CA Construct a transit center to serve $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
existing routes and additional MTA lines.......................
160. Compton, CA Construct fuel dispensing facility for the $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
transit CNG bus fleet..........................................
161. Compton, CA Expand existing transit center in to a multi $992,000.00 $1,023,000.00 $1,085,000.00
modal transportation building..................................
162. Los Angeles County, CA Construct commuter park-and-ride $256,000.00 $264,000.00 $280,000.00
facilities in the San Gabriel Valley...........................
163. Akron, OH Construct Downtown Multi-modal Transportation $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Center.........................................................
164. Elyria, OH Construct the New York Central Train Station $655,360.00 $675,840.00 $716,800.00
into an intermodal transportation hub..........................
165. Long Beach, CA Purchase ten clean fuel busses.............. $1,440,000.00 $1,485,000.00 $1,575,000.00
166. Los Angeles, CA Mission College Transit Center construction $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
167. Windfall, NC Purchase of buses............................. $40,000.00 $41,250.00 $43,750.00
168. Montgomery County, MD intermodal access programs in the $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Silver Spring and Wheaton Central Business Districts...........
169. Compton, CA Improve 33 bus stops in the local transit $518,400.00 $534,600.00 $567,000.00
system and purchase 7 CNG buses................................
170. St. Lucie County, FL Acquisition of Americans with $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Disabilities Act compliant buses...............................
171. Los Angeles, CA California State University Northridge $104,000.00 $107,250.00 $113,750.00
propane-powered tram service project...........................
172. Jacksonville, FL Bus Facility Expansion.................... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
173. Hampton Roads, VA Develop, design and build new Hampton $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Roads Transit Southside Bus Facility to house bus fleet,
maintenance, warehouse, and administrative functions...........
174. Phoenix, AZ West Phoenix Bus Facility...................... $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
175. Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Heavy Bus Facility..................... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
176. Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Dial-a-Ride Operating Facility......... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
177. Trenton, NJ Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the $2,352,000.00 $2,425,500.00 $2,572,500.00
Trenton Train Station..........................................
178. La Crosse, WI Transit Center and Bus Replacement........... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
179. Eau Claire, WI Transfer Center and Vehicle Replacement..... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
180. Lowell, MA Lowell Regional Transit Authority transit buses. $864,000.00 $891,000.00 $945,000.00
181. Calexico, CA Purchase new buses for the Calexico Transit $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
System.........................................................
182. San Francisco, CA Redesign and renovate intermodal facility $1,056,000.00 $1,089,000.00 $1,155,000.00
at Glen Park Community.........................................
183. Cleveland, OH Buses and bus-related facilities............. $64,000.00 $66,000.00 $70,000.00
184. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal facility................ $288,000.00 $297,000.00 $315,000.00
185. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal facility on Euclid $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Avenue.........................................................
186. Berkeley/Oakland, CA AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit, bus $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
shelters & intelligent systems, Berkeley-Oakland corridor
project........................................................
187. Gardena, CA Purchase of alternate fuel buses for service $1,565,571.84 $1,614,495.96 $1,712,344.20
expansion, on-board security system and bus facility training
equipment......................................................
188. Wilmington, NC A multi-modal center for rail station and $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
downtown hub for city and intercity bus services...............
189. Westchester County, NY Acquisition of clean fuel buses..... $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
190. Pleasant Hill, CA Construct Diablo Valley College Bus $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Transit Center.................................................
191. Rock Island, IL Construct bus and bus-related facilities... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
192. Beckley, WV Beckley Intermodal Gateway, pursuant to the $7,680,000.00 $7,920,000.00 $8,400,000.00
eligibility provisions for projects listed under section
3030(d)(3) of P.L. 105-178.....................................
193. Newark, NJ Newark Penn Station Intermodal Improvements $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
including the rehabilitation of boarding areas.................
194. San Francisco, CA Construct Transbay Terminal.............. $4,480,000.00 $4,620,000.00 $4,900,000.00
195. Bronx, NY Conduct a study to construct an intermodal $112,000.00 $115,500.00 $122,500.00
facility in Riverdale/Kingsbridge..............................
196. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Zoo Intermodal Transportation $2,211,672.00 $2,280,786.75 $2,419,016.25
project entailing parking consolidation, pedestrian walkways,
public transportation complements, and landscape improvements
to surface parking lots........................................
197. Thurston County, WA Purchase buses to replace existing $288,000.00 $297,000.00 $315,000.00
equipment and expand service...................................
198. Gresham, OR Construction of a light rail station, bus, $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
bicycle and parking plaza facilities, and in support of transit-
oriented development...........................................
199. New Jersey, Passaic Valley Intermodal and Parking $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
Facilities.....................................................
200. Denver, CO Construct intermodal center at Denver Union $3,200,000.00 $3,300,000.00 $3,500,000.00
Station........................................................
201. Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Regional Transit Authority for $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
maintenance facility improvements..............................
202. Albany, OR Rehabilitate building at Multimodal Transit $281,600.00 $290,400.00 $308,000.00
Station........................................................
203. Alameda, CA Planning, design, construction of an aerial $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
tramway at the former Naval Air Station on Alameda Point to
Oakland BART...................................................
204. Union City, CA Grade separation to provide new vehicle, $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
pedestrian, and bike access to BART............................
205. Westchester County, NY Replacement of buses in $1,200,000.00 $1,237,500.00 $1,312,500.00
Westchester's Beeline fleet....................................
206. Livermore, CA Construct Bus Facility for Livermore Amador $720,000.00 $742,500.00 $787,500.00
Valley Transit Authority.......................................
207. Martinez, CA Martinez Intermodal Facility Depot restoration $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
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208. San Juan, PR Purchase of 27 new buses for replacement and $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
service expansion..............................................
209. San Juan, PR Purchase of security cameras on board 404 $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
buses..........................................................
210. Flint, MI Purchase new and replacement vehicles for $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
expanded job related service. Flint MTA........................
211. Sonoma County, CA Purchase CNG buses....................... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
212. Arlington, VA Improve pedestrian access, construct $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
shelters, and purchase buses to improve service along Columbia
Pike corridor..................................................
213. Santa Clara County, CA Purchase 6 hydrogen fuel-cell buses, $1,024,000.00 $1,056,000.00 $1,120,000.00
installation of fuel station, and modification of existing
facilities for the new technology..............................
214. Los Angeles, CA Improve Wilshire Vermont transit station to $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
provide improved pedestrian and intermodal access..............
215. Indianapolis, IN Create downtown transit center for the $5,192,000.00 $5,354,250.00 $5,678,750.00
intra-city bus system..........................................
216. Fairfax, VA Construct transit center and improve service $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
and pedestrian and passenger access on Richmond Highway........
217. Alexandria, VA Purchase buses and relocate WMATA's 58-year $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
old Royal Street garage........................................
218. Bar Harbor, ME Purchase new buses to enhance commuting near $96,000.00 $99,000.00 $105,000.00
the Jackson Labs...............................................
219. Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles City College Red Line $400,000.00 $412,500.00 $437,500.00
Pedestrian Connector Project to improve pedestrian access......
220. Stanwood, WA Terry's Corner Park and Ride.................. $336,000.00 $346,500.00 $367,500.00
221. Denver, CO Construct intermodal facility at Stapleton as $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
part of FasTracks project......................................
222. Alexandria, VA Construct shelters, walkways and traffic $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
light signals in Eisenhower Avenue area to increase bus
ridership and improve connectivity to Metrorail stations.......
223. Island County, WA Island Transit Capital Improvements...... $768,000.00 $792,000.00 $840,000.00
224. Kansas City, MO Regional Bus rapid transit system.......... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
225. Pittsburgh, PA For the purchase of clean fuel buses........ $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
226. Burbank, CA Construction of the Empire Area Transit Center $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
near the Burbank/Pasadena/Glendale Airport.....................
227. New Orleans, LA Plan and construct New Orleans Union $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Passenger Terminal intermodal facilities.......................
228. Kansas City, MO Bus transit infrastructure................. $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
229. Dallas, TX Bus Passenger Facilities for Dallas Area Rapid $3,200,000.00 $3,300,000.00 $3,500,000.00
Transit: shelters, benches, and bus stop improvements..........
230. Los Angeles, CA Reseda Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit Route, a $320,640.00 $330,660.00 $350,700.00
small-start project already begun by the LA MTA................
231. Monterey Park, CA Safety improvements at a bus stop $544,000.00 $561,000.00 $595,000.00
including creation of bus loading areas and street improvements
232. Washington, DC Purchase of clean fuel transit buses and $6,400,000.00 $6,600,000.00 $7,000,000.00
improved passenger facilities including bus system maps,
dynamic bus arrival indicators and improved bus stop signage...
233. Cheltenham Township, PA Glenside Rail Station Parking $544,000.00 $561,000.00 $595,000.00
Garage project involving the construction of a 300-400 space
parking lot @ Easton Road and Glenside Avenue..................
234. San Mateo County, CA Install security cameras for buses and $384,000.00 $396,000.00 $420,000.00
passenger stations.............................................
235. Torrance, CA Acquisition of EPA and CARB-certified, low $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
emission replacement buses.....................................
236. Portland, OR Renovation of Union Station, including $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
structural reinforcement and public safety upgrades............
237. Long Beach, CA Install security cameras on busses.......... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
238. Pittsburgh, PA North Shore improvements. Funding for the $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
West End Bridge improvements, Intermodal Transportation Center,
Brighton Road, Canal and Market Streets........................
239. Los Angeles, CA Expand intermodal center at California $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
State University to accommodate additional buses, ADA
improvements, upgrade lighting.................................
240. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal center and bus $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
facilities at Euclid Avenue and East 96th Street...............
241. Brockton, MA Bus replacement for the Brockton Area Transit $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Authority (BA4T)...............................................
242. Sacramento, CA Improvements to bus facilities.............. $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
243. Orange County, CA Purchase inter-county express buses for $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Orange County Transportation Authority.........................
244. New Jersey, Community Shuttle Buses........................ $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
245. Nacogdoches, TX Bus fleet vehicle replacement for the $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Brazos Transit District........................................
246. Lufkin, TX Bus fleet vehicle replacement for the Brazos $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Transit District...............................................
247. Burbank, CA Burbank Regional Intermodal Transportation $252,800.00 $260,700.00 $276,500.00
Center - Chandler Bikeway Extension............................
248. Miramar, FL Miramar Transit Hub............................ $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
249. Atlanta, GA Redevelopment of the Metro Atlanta Rapid $1,894,400.00 $1,953,600.00 $2,072,000.00
Transit Authority Hamilton bus facility to support clean fuel
buses..........................................................
250. Rockport, MA Improvements to Rockport Station including $768,000.00 $792,000.00 $840,000.00
station renovations, barrier free access, and expanded parking.
251. Cleveland, OH Construct intermodal facility, East Side $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
Transit Authority..............................................
252. Grants Pass, OR Purchase vehicles for use by Josephine $54,720.00 $56,430.00 $59,850.00
Community Transit..............................................
253. Plantation, FL Construction of the Central Plantation $512,000.00 $528,000.00 $560,000.00
Transit Greenway System........................................
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254. Oakland, CA Pedestrian and bicycle-oriented improvements at $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
four BART Transit Villages.....................................
255. Santa Monica, CA Purchase and service Liquid Natural Gas $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
buses for Santa Monica Big Blue Bus to service increased
ridership and reduce emissions.................................
256. Broward County, FL Buses and bus facilities................ $3,760,000.00 $3,877,500.00 $4,112,500.00
257. Glendale, CA Glendale Beeline Bus/Trolley System........... $416,000.00 $429,000.00 $455,000.00
258. Baldwin Park, CA Construct vehicle and bicycle parking lot $96,000.00 $99,000.00 $105,000.00
at and pedestrian rest area at transit center..................
259. Baldwin Park, CA Construct new sidewalks, lighting, and $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
curbs between Metrolink station and downtown...................
260. Buses and bus related facilities throughout the state of $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
Connecticut....................................................
261. Hartford, CT Buses and bus-related facilities.............. $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
262. New Jersey, Intermodal passenger transportation deployment $3,200,000.00 $3,300,000.00 $3,500,000.00
initiative for Passaic-Bergen DMU demonstration program........
263. Santa Monica, CA Construction of intermodal facility and $720,000.00 $742,500.00 $787,500.00
purchase and service of buses for joint Santa Monica College
and community transit service..................................
264. Los Angeles, CA Improve transit shelters, sidewalks and $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
landscaping around Cedar's-Sinai Medical Center................
265. Nassau County, NY Intermodal transportation improvements $2,240,000.00 $2,310,000.00 $2,450,000.00
for the Nassau HUB.............................................
266. Memphis, TN Memphis South Intermodal Center will be a major $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
connection point for local bus, intercity bus, automobiles and
airport transportation.........................................
267. Tampa, FL Purchase replacement buses and vanpools.......... $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
268. San Jose, CA Reconstruct Santa Clara Valley Transportation $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
Authority's Cerone Operating Division Facilities...............
269. Belle Glade, FL Construction and Land Acquisition of a $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Combined Passenger Transfer and Maintenance/Operations Facility
270. Denver, CO Construct bus maintenance facility.............. $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
271. Rhode Island Bus purchase and park & ride facilities....... $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
272. Monterey Park, CA Monterey Park Busline Intelligent Transit $192,000.00 $198,000.00 $210,000.00
Information system.............................................
273. Providence, RI Expansion of RIPTA Elmwood Facility for $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Paratransit Maintenance........................................
274. Johnson County, KS Bus and bus-related facilities (I-35 $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Corridor)......................................................
275. Santa Fe, NM Purchase Santa Fe Trails Downtown Transit $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Center buses, support vehicles, paratransit vehicles, and six
trolley buses for downtown shuttle service.....................
276. Milwaukee County, WI Milwaukee County bus replacements..... $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
277. South San Francisco, CA Construct ferry terminal at Oyster $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
Point to provide ferry service from San Francisco by Water
Transit Authority..............................................
278. Niles, OH Bus and bus-related facilities................... $240,000.00 $247,500.00 $262,500.00
279. Rhode Island Bus Replacement............................... $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
280. San Diego, CA Construct intermodal transportation $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
management center to improve coordination, efficiency and
security.......................................................
281. Las Vegas, NV Construct North Las Vegas Boulevard $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Intermodal Transportation Terminal.............................
282. Lawrence, MA Parking and drainage related to a Regional $1,920,000.00 $1,980,000.00 $2,100,000.00
Intermodal Center..............................................
283. Richmond, VA Bus Operation and Maintenance Facility for $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Greater Richmond Transit Company...............................
284. Attleboro, MA Multimodal transit hub, including central bus $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
terminal, commuter park-and-ride garage, and improved access to
commuter rail..................................................
285. Miami Dade County, FL N.W. 7th Avenue Transit Hub.......... $1,440,000.00 $1,485,000.00 $1,575,000.00
286. Haverhill, MA Commuter rail parking........................ $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
287. Los Angeles, CA Install permanent irrigation system and $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
enhanced landscaping on San Fernando Valley bus rapid
transitway.....................................................
288. St. Paul, MN Union Depot Multimodal Transportation Hub..... $2,240,000.00 $2,310,000.00 $2,450,000.00
289. Gainesville, FL Bus Replacement............................ $2,560,000.00 $2,640,000.00 $2,800,000.00
290. Salem, MA Design and Construction of station with 700-1000 $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
parking spaces, bus layover facility, including pedestrian-
vehicle access.................................................
291. Richmond, VA Main Street Station project................... $352,000.00 $363,000.00 $385,000.00
292. Jacksonville, FL Bus Replacement........................... $2,240,000.00 $2,310,000.00 $2,450,000.00
293. Monmouth County, NJ Construction of main bus facility for $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Freehold Township, including a terminal and repair shop........
294. Falls Church, VA Design and build an intermodal transit $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
center in downtown Falls Church................................
295. Beverly, MA Construction of a 500 space parking garage $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
adjacent to the Beverly depot..................................
296. San Fernando, CA Construct CNG fueling station and other $416,000.00 $429,000.00 $455,000.00
related infrastructure.........................................
297. Rialto, CA Expansion parking lot at Metrolink station in $224,000.00 $231,000.00 $245,000.00
Rialto.........................................................
298. El Paso, TX Purchase of buses for the SMART Starter service $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
299. Luzerne County, PA For the acquisition of new public $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
transportation vehicles, includes buses and trolleys...........
300. San Antonio, TX VIA Metropolitan Transit - Purchase of new $2,240,000.00 $2,310,000.00 $2,450,000.00
buses to replace the aging bus fleet and paratransit vans and
upgrade of the bus maintenance facility........................
301. New York City, NY New Urban Center - Broadway Junction $307,200.00 $316,800.00 $336,000.00
Intermodal Facility............................................
302. Jacksonville, FL Paratransit Program....................... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
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303. Las Vegas, NV Construct Las Vegas WestCare Intermodal $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Facility.......................................................
304. Chicago, IL Construct intermodal facility at 35th Street at $1,536,000.00 $1,584,000.00 $1,680,000.00
Metra Red Line.................................................
305. San Diego, CA Widen sidewalks and bus stop entrance, and $64,000.00 $66,000.00 $70,000.00
provide diagonal parking, in the Skyline-Paradise Hills
neighborhood...................................................
306. Culver City, CA Expand natural gas fuel facility, purchase $1,204,049.28 $1,241,675.82 $1,316,928.90
CNG buses......................................................
307. Mukilteo, WA Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal.................. $1,856,000.00 $1,914,000.00 $2,030,000.00
308. S. Amboy, NJ Improvements to the rail, bus passenger, $2,560,000.00 $2,640,000.00 $2,800,000.00
parking facilities at S. Amboy station.........................
309. Detroit, MI Two new garage and fuel facilities for $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Compressed Natural Gas buses...................................
310. Chicago, IL Feasibility study for intermodal station on the $160,000.00 $165,000.00 $175,000.00
Metra Rock Island near Kennedy-King College....................
311. Detroit, MI Timed Transfer Center, providing child care $3,008,000.00 $3,102,000.00 $3,290,000.00
centers at transit transfer facilities.........................
312. Pottsville, PA Union Street Trade and Transfer Center $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
Intermodal Facility............................................
313. Detroit, MI Bus Purchase................................... $416,000.00 $429,000.00 $455,000.00
314. Atlanta, GA Multi Modal Terminal for Amtrak, high speed $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
trains, and commuter buses in downtown Atlanta.................
315. Richmond, CA Design and construct transit structure for $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
Richmond BART station..........................................
316. Baltimore, MD Studies, planning and construction of $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
Intermodal Terminal............................................
317. City of Norwalk, CA EPA and CARB certified low emission $224,000.00 $231,000.00 $245,000.00
replacement & expansion buses; develop parking facility for
users of LAX airport...........................................
318. Los Angeles, CA Expand Bus Rapid Transit on Crenshaw Blvd.. $2,185,390.72 $2,253,684.18 $2,390,271.10
319. City of Montebello, CA Replace 16 eighteen-year-old diesel $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
fueled bus with hybrid gas fueled bus..........................
320. Tidewater, VA Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation $448,000.00 $462,000.00 $490,000.00
Application Center at Hampton University.......................
321. Los Angeles, CA Purchase of clean fuel buses to improve bus $837,628.16 $863,804.04 $916,155.80
service in South Los Angeles...................................
322. Revere, MA Design and construction of an MBTA commuter rail $1,280,000.00 $1,320,000.00 $1,400,000.00
stop and parking garage........................................
323. Woburn, MA Expansion of commuter parking spaces at the MBTA $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
Transit Facility...............................................
324. Charlotte, NC Design and construct new bus garage to $416,000.00 $429,000.00 $455,000.00
support expansion of regional bus system.......................
325. Salem, OR Keizer Transit, bus and bus facilities........... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
326. Tillamook County, OR Construction of a transit facility.... $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
327. Canby, OR bus replacement and bus facilities............... $48,000.00 $49,500.00 $52,500.00
328. Wilsonville, OR South Metro Area Regional Transit, bus and $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
bus facilities.................................................
329. Lincoln County, OR bus replacement......................... $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
330. Molalla, OR South Clackamas Transportation District, bus $32,000.00 $33,000.00 $35,000.00
replacement and expansion of service...........................
331. Chicago, IL Construct intermodal facility at Sheridan Road $96,000.00 $99,000.00 $105,000.00
and Loyola Avenue..............................................
332. Philadelphia, PA PCDC Pedestrian facilities, safety $608,000.00 $627,000.00 $665,000.00
improvements, and motor vehicle access along Market St.
Elevated Rail project..........................................
333. Davis, CA Provide additional parking and enhancement to $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
entrance of the Davis Multi-modal station......................
334. Woodland, CA Improve Yolobus Administration and Maintenance $800,000.00 $825,000.00 $875,000.00
Facilities.....................................................
335. Albany/Schenectady, NY Bus Facility Improvements in NY-5 $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Corridor.......................................................
336. Jersey City, NJ Newport Station Intermodal Improvements.... $640,000.00 $660,000.00 $700,000.00
337. Galveston County, TX Intermodal facility to include bus and $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
car parking....................................................
338. Maywood, IL Purchase buses................................. $14,400.00 $14,850.00 $15,750.00
339. Galveston, TX Galveston Intermodal facility................ $1,440,000.00 $1,485,000.00 $1,575,000.00
340. Elizabeth, NJ Bus Shelters................................. $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
341. Hingham, MA Hingham Marine Intermodal Center Improvements: $2,880,000.00 $2,970,000.00 $3,150,000.00
Enhance public transportation infrastructure/parking...........
342. New York City, NY First Phase Implementation of Bus Rapid $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
Transit System.................................................
343. Galveston, TX Relocation of rail facilities................ $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
344. Bronx, NY Establishment of a new intermodal facility near $80,000.00 $82,500.00 $87,500.00
Exit 6 of the Bronx River Parkway..............................
345. Berkeley, CA Ed Roberts Campus: Intermodal transit center $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
above Ashby BART station providing multiple services for
disabled people................................................
346. Niagara Falls, NY Relocation and Development of Niagara $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Falls International Railway Station/Intermodal Transportation
Center.........................................................
347. Mountlake Terrace, WA Community Transit's Snohomish County $960,000.00 $990,000.00 $1,050,000.00
Park and Ride Expansion Program................................
348. Town of North Hempstead, NY Acquisition and expansion of $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
commuter parking field adjacent to Albertson train station.....
349. Babylon, NY Design and construction of intermodal transit $1,040,000.00 $1,072,500.00 $1,137,500.00
facility in Wyandanch..........................................
350. Suffolk County, NY Purchase four handicapped accessible $83,200.00 $85,800.00 $91,000.00
vans in Northport..............................................
351. Piti, GU Construct Cabras Island Intermodal Facility....... $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
352. Lake Charles, LA Bus and bus related facilities............ $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
353. Normal, IL - Multimodal Transportation Center.............. $1,600,000.00 $1,650,000.00 $1,750,000.00
354. Champaign, IL - University of Illinois Research Park park $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
and ride/daycare facility......................................
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355. Mattoon, IL - historic railroad depot/intermodal center.... $480,000.00 $495,000.00 $525,000.00
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SEC. 3039. NATIONAL FUEL CELL BUS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
national fuel cell bus technology development program (in
this section referred to as the ``program'') to facilitate
the development of commercially viable fuel cell bus
technology and related infrastructure.
(b) General Authority.--The Secretary may enter into
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more
than 4 nonprofit organizations and recipients under chapter
53 of title 49, United States Code, to conduct fuel cell bus
technology and infrastructure projects under the program.
(c) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants
under the program, the Secretary shall consider the
applicant's--
(1) ability to contribute significantly to furthering fuel
cell technology as it relates to transit operations,
including hydrogen production, energy storage, fuel cell
technologies, vehicle systems integration, and power
electronics technologies;
(2) financing plan and cost share potential;
(3) fuel cell technology to ensure that the program
advances different fuel cell technologies, including
hydrogen-fueled and methanol-powered liquid-fueled fuel cell
technologies, that may be viable for public transportation
systems; and
(4) other criteria that the Secretary determines are
necessary to carry out the program.
(d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall
conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants
under the program. Grant recipients shall be selected on a
competitive basis. The Secretary shall give priority
consideration to applicants that have successfully managed
advanced transportation technology projects, including
projects related to hydrogen and fuel cell public
transportation operations for a period of not less than 10
years.
(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of costs of the
program shall be provided from funds made available to carry
out this section. The Federal share of the cost of a project
carried out under the program shall not exceed 50 percent of
such cost.
(f) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall
be subject to--
(1) all terms and conditions applicable to a grant made
under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code; and
(2) such other terms and conditions as are determined by
the Secretary.
SEC. 3040. EXTENSION OF PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE EXEMPTION FROM
AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.
Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note; 106 Stat. 1552)
is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2009''.
SEC. 3041. HIGH-INTENSITY SMALL-URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANT
PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Eligible area.--The term ``eligible area'' means an
urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that
meets or exceeds in one or more performance categories the
industry average for all urbanized areas with a population of
at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999, as determined by
the Secretary in accordance with subsection (c)(2).
(2) Performance category.--The term ``performance
category'' means each of the following:
(A) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue mile.
(B) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue hour.
(C) Vehicle revenue miles per capita.
(D) Vehicle revenue hours per capita.
(E) Passenger miles traveled per capita.
(F) Passengers per capita.
(b) General Authority.--In order to address the needs of
small urbanized areas with unusually high levels of public
transportation service, the Secretary shall make capital and
operating grants under this section to eligible recipients
described in subsection (d) for use in eligible areas.
(c) Apportionment.--
(1) Apportionment formula.--Funds made available for grants
under this section in a fiscal year shall be apportioned
among eligible areas in the ratio that--
(A) the number of performance categories for which each
eligible area meets or exceeds the industry average in
urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but not
more than 999,999; bears to
(B) the aggregate number of performance categories for
which all eligible areas meet or exceed the industry average
in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but
not more than 999,999.
(2) Data used in formula.--The Secretary shall calculate
apportionments under this subsection for a fiscal year using
data from the national transit database used to calculate
apportionments for that fiscal year under section 5336 of
title 49, United States Code.
(d) Eligible Recipient.--Grant amounts apportioned to an
eligible area under this section shall be made available to a
public transportation agency or other governmental entity in
the eligible area for obligation in the eligible area.
(e) Government's Share of Costs.--
(1) Capital grants.--A grant for a capital project under
this section (including associated capital maintenance items)
shall be for 80 percent of the net capital costs of the
project, as determined by the Secretary. The recipient may
provide additional local matching amounts for such projects.
(2) Operating grants.--A grant under this section for
operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of the net
operating costs of the project, as determined by the
Secretary.
(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs may
be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement
or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital.
(f) Period of Availability.--Funds apportioned under this
section to an eligible area shall remain available for
obligation in that eligible area for a period of 3 years
after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are
apportioned. Any amounts so apportioned that remain
unobligated at the end of that period shall be added to the
amount that may be apportioned under this section in the next
fiscal year.
(g) Application of Other Sections.--Sections 5302, 5318,
5323, 5332, 5333, and 5336(e) of title 49, United States
Code, apply to this section and to a grant made under this
section.
(h) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, $35,000,000 for
fiscal year 2004, $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$41,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $44,000,000 for fiscal year
2007, $47,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry out this
section.
(i) Technical Amendments.--Section 5336 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``of this title'' and inserting ``to carry
out section 5307''; and
(B) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``, except that the amount apportioned to
the Anchorage urbanized area under subsection (b) shall be
available to the Alaska Railroad for any costs related to its
passenger operations'';
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ``and the Alaska
Railroad passenger operations'' after ``recipient'';
(3) in subsection (j) by striking ``a grant made under''
each place it appears and inserting ``a grant made with funds
apportioned under''; and
(4) in subsection (k)(1) by striking ``section 5302(a)(13)
of this title'' and inserting ``section 5302(a)''.
SEC. 3042. ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to section
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national
research and technology programs under sections 5312, 5314,
and 5322 of such title shall be allocated by the Secretary as
follows:
(1) Safety and emergency preparedness.--For carrying out
safety and emergency preparedness research activities
consisting of technical assistance, training, and data
analysis and reporting to improve public transportation
system safety and security and emergency preparedness--
(A) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) Equipment and infrastructure.--For carrying out
equipment and infrastructure research activities on public
transportation and infrastructure technologies and methods
and voluntary industry standards development--
(A) $5,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $6,200,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $6,550,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $6,900,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3) Public transportation operations efficiency.--For
carrying out public transportation operations efficiency
research activities on high-performance public transportation
services and other innovations in fleet operations and
maintenance--
(A) $4,350,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $5,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Energy independence and environmental protection.--
(A) In general.--For carrying out energy independence and
environmental protection research activities on improved
public transportation energy use and propulsion systems and
public transportation oriented development--
(i) $3,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $4,150,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(vi) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) Transit-oriented development center.--Of the funds
allocated for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under
subparagraph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be made
available by the Secretary for establishment and operation of
a national center for transit-oriented development--
(i) to develop standards and definitions for transit-
oriented development adjacent to public transportation
facilities;
(ii) to develop system planning guidance, performance
criteria, and modeling techniques for metropolitan planning
agencies and public
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transportation agencies to maximize ridership through land
use planning and adjacent development; and
(iii) to provide research support and technical assistance
to public transportation agencies, metropolitan planning
agencies, and other persons regarding transit-oriented
development.
(5) Mobility management.----
(A) In general.--or carrying out research activities on
mobility management, as described in section 5302(a)(1) of
title 49, United States Code--
(i) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(vi) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) Transportation equity research program.--Of the funds
allocated for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under
subparagraph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be made
available by the Secretary for research and demonstration
activities that focus on the impacts that transportation
planning, investment, and operations have on low-income and
minority populations that are transit dependent. Such
activities shall include the development of strategies to
advance economic and community development in low-income and
minority communities and the development of training programs
that promote the employment of low-income and minority
community residents on Federal-aid transportation projects
constructed in their communities.
(6) Public transportation capacity building.--
(A) In general.--For carrying out public transportation
capacity building activities consisting of workforce and
industry development, the International Mass Transportation
Program, and technology transfer and industry adoption
activities--
(i) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(ii) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(iii) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(iv) $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(v) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(vi) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(B) Transit career ladder training program.--Of the funds
allocated for each fiscal year under subparagraph (A), not
less than $1,000,000 shall be available for a nationwide
career ladder job training partnership program for public
transportation employees to respond to technological changes
in the public transportation industry, especially in the area
of maintenance. Such program shall be carried out by the
Secretary through a contract with a national nonprofit
organization with a demonstrated capacity to develop and
provide such programs.
(7) Strategic planning and performance measures.--For
carrying out strategic planning and performance measures
consisting of policy and program development, research
program planning and performance, evaluation, and industry
outreach--
(A) $3,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(b) Remainder.--After making allocations under subsection
(a) of this section and section 5338(d)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, the remainder of funds made available by
section 5338(d)(2) of such title for national research and
technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, and 5322 for a
fiscal year shall be allocated at the discretion of the
Secretary to other transit research, development,
demonstration and deployment projects authorized by sections
5312, 5314, and 5322 of such title.
SEC. 3043. OBLIGATION CEILING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of
all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts
appropriated under, subsections (a) through (f) of section
5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed--
(1) $7,266,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(2) $7,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(3) $8,266,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(4) $8,816,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(5) $9,403,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(6) $10,029,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
SEC. 3044. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
EXTENSION ACT OF 2004.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments
and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under
section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year
2004 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such
designated recipient pursuant to section 9 of the Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2004.
(b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the
apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area
for fixed guideway modernization for fiscal year 2004 to
reflect the method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a)
of title 49, United States Code.
TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding the following at the
end:
``(i) Administrative Expenses.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of
Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration--
``(A) $196,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
``(B) $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(C) $215,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(D) $221,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(E) $226,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(F) $232,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
``(2) Use of funds.--The funds authorized by this
subsection shall be used for personnel costs; administrative
infrastructure; rent; information technology; programs for
research and technology, information management, regulatory
development (including a medical review board), the
administration of the performance and registration
information system management, and outreach and education;
other operating expenses; and such other expenses as may from
time to time become necessary to implement statutory mandates
of the Administration not funded from other sources.
``(3) Period of availability.--The amounts made available
under this section shall remain available until expended.
``(4) Initial date of availability.--Authorizations from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
to carry out subtitle IV, part B, and subtitle VI, part B, of
this title, or the provisions of title IV of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, shall be
available for obligation on the date of their apportionment
or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which
they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
``(5) Contract authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a
grant with funds made available under paragraph (4) imposes
upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment
of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out
the objectives of the grant.''.
(b) Grant Programs.--There are authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) the following sums for the following Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs:
(1) For commercial driver's license program improvement
grants under section 31313 of title 49, United States Code--
(A) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $23,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007;
(C) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(D) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) For border enforcement grants under section 31107 of
such title--
(A) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(3) For the performance and registration information system
management grant program under section 31109 of such title--
(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(E) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks
deployment.--For carrying out the commercial vehicle
information systems and networks deployment program under
section 4009 of this Act, $22,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2005 through 2009.
(c) Period of Availability.--The amounts made available
under subsection (b) of this section shall remain available
until expended.
(d) Initial Date of Availability.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) by subsection (b) shall be available for
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation
or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are
authorized, whichever occurs first.
(e) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a
grant with funds made available under subsection (b) imposes
upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment
of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out
the objectives of the grant.
SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.
(a) State Plan Contents.--Section 31102(b)(1) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) implements performance-based activities, including
deployment of technology to enhance the efficiency and
effectiveness of commercial motor vehicle safety programs;'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (Q) and inserting the
following:
``(Q) provides that the State has established a program to
ensure accurate, complete, and timely motor carrier safety
data is collected and reported to the Secretary and that the
State will participate in a national motor carrier safety
data correction system prescribed by the Secretary;'';
(3) by aligning subparagraph (R) with subparagraph (S);
(4) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (S);
(5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (T)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(U) provides that the State will include in the training
manual for the licensing examination to drive a noncommercial
motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle, information on
best practices for driving safely in the vicinity of
commercial motor vehicles and in the vicinity of
noncommercial motor vehicles, respectively;
``(V) provides that the State will enforce the registration
requirements of section 13902 by placing out of service any
vehicle discovered to be operated by a motor carrier without
a registration issued under such section or to be operating
beyond the scope of such registration; and
``(W) provides that the State will conduct comprehensive
and highly visible traffic enforcement and commercial motor
vehicle safety inspection programs in high-risk locations and
corridors.''.
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(b) Use of Grants to Enforce Other Laws.--Section 31102 of
such title is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Use of Grants to Enforce Other Laws.--A State may use
amounts received under a grant under subsection (a)--
``(1) for the following activities if the activities are
carried out in conjunction with an appropriate inspection of
the commercial motor vehicle to enforce Government or State
commercial motor vehicle safety regulations:
``(A) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and
weight limitations at locations other than fixed weight
facilities, at specific locations such as steep grades or
mountainous terrains where the weight of a commercial motor
vehicle can significantly affect the safe operation of the
vehicle, or at ports where intermodal shipping containers
enter and leave the United States; and
``(B) detection of the unlawful presence of a controlled
substance (as defined under section 102 of the Comprehensive
Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C.
802)) in a commercial motor vehicle or on the person of any
occupant (including the operator) of the vehicle; and
``(2) for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and
regulations designed to promote the safe operation of
commercial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement
of such laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor
vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of
commercial motor vehicles if the number of roadside safety
inspections conducted in the State is maintained at a level
at least equal to the average number conducted in the State
in fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003; except that the State
may not use more than 5 percent of the aggregate amount the
State receives under the grant under subsection (a) for
enforcement activities relating to noncommercial motor
vehicles described in this paragraph.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation of the Senate an annual report that describes
the effect of activities carried out with funds from grants
made under this section on commercial motor vehicle
safety.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31104(a) of
such title is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (f), there are
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section
31102--
``(1) $168,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
``(2) $183,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(3) $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(4) $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(5) $195,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(6) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.''.
(d) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31104(f) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``deduction under
subsection (e)'' and inserting ``deductions under subsection
(e) and paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
(2) the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``or''; and
(B) by inserting after ``technologies'' the following: ``,
or improve the quality and accuracy of data provided by the
State'';
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``and border activities.--'' and all that
follows through ``5 percent'' and inserting ``activities.--
The Secretary may designate up to 10 percent''; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) New entrant audits.--The Secretary may deduct up to
$15,000,000 of the amounts available under subsection (a) for
a fiscal year for audits of new entrant motor carriers under
section 31144(g).''.
(e) Technical Amendments.--Sections 31102(b)(3) and
31103(a) of such title are amended by striking ``(1)(D)'' and
inserting ``(1)(E)''.
SEC. 4103. BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking:
``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
PROGRAMS''
and inserting:
``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY AND STATE GRANTS''; and
(2) by striking section 31107 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 31107. Border enforcement grants
``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation
may make a grant in a fiscal year to a State that shares a
land border with another country for carrying out border
commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related
enforcement activities and projects.
``(b) Maintenance of Expenditures.--The Secretary may make
a grant to a State under this section only if the State
agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and
political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts
from the United States, for carrying out border commercial
motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement
activities and projects will be maintained at a level at
least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the
State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2
fiscal years of the State ending before the date of enactment
of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
``(c) Government's Share of Costs.--The Secretary shall
reimburse a State under a grant made under this section an
amount that is not more than 100 percent of the costs
incurred by the State in a fiscal year for carrying out
border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related
enforcement activities and projects.
``(d) Availability and Reallocation of Amounts.--
Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in
the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and
for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State
during those 2 fiscal years are available to the Secretary
for reallocation under this section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The analysis for such chapter
is amended--
(1) by striking
``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
PROGRAMS''
and inserting the following:
``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY AND STATE GRANTS''; and
(2) by striking the item relating to section 31107 and
inserting the following:
``31107. Border enforcement grants.''.
SEC. 4104. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) State Grants.--Chapter 313 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 31312 the
following:
``Sec. 31313. Grants for commercial driver's license program
improvements
``(a) Grants for Commercial Driver's License Program
Improvements.--
``(1) General authority.--The Secretary of Transportation
may make a grant to a State in a fiscal year--
``(A) to comply with the requirements of section 31311; and
``(B) in the case of a State that is in substantial
compliance with the requirements of section 31311 and this
section, to improve its implementation of its commercial
driver's license program.
``(2) Purposes for which grants may be used.--A State may
use grants under paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) only for
expenses directly related to its compliance with section
31311; except that a grant under paragraph (1)(B) may be used
for improving implementation of the State's commercial
driver's license program, including expenses for computer
hardware and software, publications, testing, personnel,
training, and quality control. The grant may not be used to
rent, lease, or buy land or buildings.
``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this
section, a State must submit an application for such grant
that is in such form, and contains such information, as the
Secretary may require. The application shall include the
State's assessment of its commercial drivers license program.
``(4) Maintenance of expenditures.--The Secretary may make
a grant to a State under this subsection only if the State
agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and
political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts
from the United States, for the State's commercial driver's
license program will be maintained at a level at least equal
to the average level of that expenditure by the State and
political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal
years of the State ending before the date of enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
``(5) Government share.--The Secretary shall reimburse a
State under a grant made under this subsection an amount that
is not more than 80 percent of the costs incurred by the
State in a fiscal year in complying with section 31311 and
improving its implementation of its commercial driver's
license program. In determining such costs, the Secretary
shall include in-kind contributions by the State. Amounts
required to be expended by the State under paragraph (4) may
not be included as part of the non-Federal share of such
costs.
``(b) High-Priority Activities.--
``(1) Grants for national concerns.--The Secretary may make
a grant to a State agency, local government, or other person
for 100 percent of the costs of research, development,
demonstration projects, public education, and other special
activities and projects relating to commercial driver
licensing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit to all
jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to address
national safety concerns and circumstances.
``(2) Funding.--The Secretary may deduct up to 10 percent
of the amounts made available to carry out this section for a
fiscal year to make grants under this subsection.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31312
the following:
``31313. Grants for commercial driver's license program
improvements.''.
(c) Amounts Withheld.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section
31314 of such title are each amended by inserting ``up to''
after ``withhold''.
SEC. 4105. HOBBS ACT.
(a) Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals Over Commercial Motor
Vehicle Safety Regulation and Operators and Motor Carrier
Safety.--Section 2342(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by inserting before ``of title 49'' the following:
``, subchapter III of chapter 311, chapter 313, or chapter
315''.
(b) Judicial Review.--Section 351(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal Highway
Administration'' and inserting ``Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration''.
(c) Authority to Carry Out Certain Transferred Duties and
Powers.--Section 352 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``Federal Highway Administration'' and
inserting ``Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration''.
SEC. 4106. PENALTY FOR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
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(1) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) If the Secretary'' and
inserting the following:
``(b) Violations Relating to Commercial Motor Vehicle
Safety Regulation and Operators.--
``(1) Notice.--
``(A) In general.--If the Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:
``(E) Copying of records and access to equipment, lands,
and buildings.--A person subject to chapter 51 or part B of
subtitle VI who fails to allow the Secretary, or an employee
designated by the Secretary, promptly upon demand to inspect
and copy any record or inspect and examine equipment, lands,
buildings, and other property in accordance with section
504(c), 5121(c), or 14122(b) shall be liable to the United
States for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each
offense. Each day the Secretary is denied the right to
inspect and copy any record or inspect and examine equipment,
lands, buildings, and other property shall constitute a
separate offense; except that the total of all civil
penalties against any violator for all offenses related to a
single violation shall not exceed $10,000. It shall be a
defense to such penalty that the records did not exist at the
time of the Secretary's request or could not be timely
produced without unreasonable expense or effort. Nothing in
this subparagraph shall be construed as amending or
superseding any remedy available to the Secretary under
section 502(d), section 507(c), or any other provision of
this title.''.
SEC. 4107. MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD.
Section 113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(j) Medical Review Board.--
``(1) Establishment and function.--The Administrator shall
establish a Medical Review Board as an advisory committee to
provide the Administration with medical advice and
recommendations on driver qualification medical standards and
guidelines, medical examiner education, and medical research.
``(2) Composition.--The Medical Review Board shall consist
of 5 members appointed for a term not to exceed 3 years by
the Secretary from medical institutions and private medical
practice. The membership shall reflect expertise in a variety
of medical specialties relevant to the functions of the
Administration.''.
SEC. 4108. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS
AND FALSE RECORDS.
(a) Recordkeeping and Reporting Violations.--Section
521(b)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in clause (i) by striking ``$500'' and inserting
``$1,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$5,000'' each place it appears and
inserting ``$10,000''.
(b) Violations of Out-Of-Service Orders.--Section
31310(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than December 18, 1992, the''
and inserting ``The'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``180 days''; and
(B) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$2,500'';
(3) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``2 years''; and
(B) by striking ``$1,000; and'' and inserting ``$5,000;'';
(4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$10,000.'' and
inserting ``$25,000; and''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) an employer that knowingly and willfully allows or
requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of an out-of-service order shall, upon conviction,
be subject for each offense to imprisonment for a term not to
exceed one year or a fine under title 18, or both.''.
SEC. 4109. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
NETWORKS DEPLOYMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a commercial
vehicle information systems and networks program to--
(1) improve the safety and productivity of commercial
vehicles and drivers; and
(2) reduce costs associated with commercial vehicle
operations and Federal and State commercial vehicle
regulatory requirements.
(b) Purpose.--The program shall advance the technological
capability and promote the deployment of intelligent
transportation system applications for commercial motor
vehicle operations, commercial driver, and carrier-specific
information systems and networks.
(c) Core Deployment Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
eligible States for the core deployment of commercial vehicle
information systems and networks.
(2) Amount of grants.--The maximum aggregate amount the
Secretary may grant to a State for the core deployment of
commercial vehicle information systems and networks under
this subsection and sections 5001(a)(5) and 5001(a)(6) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
420) may not exceed $2,500,000.
(3) Use of funds.--Funds from a grant under this subsection
may only be used for the core deployment of commercial
vehicle information systems and networks. An eligible State
that has either completed the core deployment of commercial
vehicle information systems and networks or completed such
deployment before grant funds are expended under this
subsection may use the grant funds for the expanded
deployment of commercial vehicle information systems and
networks in the State.
(d) Expanded Deployment Grants.--
(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, from the funds
remaining after the Secretary has made grants under
subsection (c), the Secretary may make grants to each
eligible State, upon request, for the expanded deployment of
commercial vehicle information systems and networks.
(2) Eligibility.--Each State that has completed the core
deployment of commercial vehicle information systems and
networks in such State is eligible for an expanded deployment
grant under this subsection.
(3) Amount of grants.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary may
distribute funds available for expanded deployment grants
equally among the eligible States, but not to exceed
$1,000,000 per State.
(4) Use of funds.--A State may use funds from a grant under
this subsection only for the expanded deployment of
commercial vehicle information systems and networks.
(e) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this
section, a State--
(1) shall have a commercial vehicle information systems and
networks program plan approved by the Secretary that
describes the various systems and networks at the State level
that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or built to
accomplish deployment of core capabilities;
(2) shall certify to the Secretary that its commercial
vehicle information systems and networks deployment
activities, including hardware procurement, software and
system development, and infrastructure modifications--
(A) are consistent with the national intelligent
transportation systems and commercial vehicle information
systems and networks architectures and available standards;
and
(B) promote interoperability and efficiency to the extent
practicable; and
(3) shall agree to execute interoperability tests developed
by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to verify
that its systems conform with the national intelligent
transportation systems architecture, applicable standards,
and protocols for commercial vehicle information systems and
networks.
(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a
project payable from funds made available to carry out this
section shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Federal share
of the cost of a project payable from all eligible sources
shall not exceed 80 percent.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks.--
The term ``commercial vehicle information systems and
networks'' means the information systems and communications
networks that provide the capability to--
(A) improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle
operations;
(B) increase the efficiency of regulatory inspection
processes to reduce administrative burdens by advancing
technology to facilitate inspections and increase the
effectiveness of enforcement efforts;
(C) advance electronic processing of registration
information, driver licensing information, fuel tax
information, inspection and crash data, and other safety
information;
(D) enhance the safe passage of commercial motor vehicles
across the United States and across international borders;
and
(E) promote the communication of information among the
States and encourage multistate cooperation and corridor
development.
(2) Commercial motor vehicle operations.--The term
``commercial motor vehicle operations''--
(A) means motor carrier operations and motor vehicle
regulatory activities associated with the commercial motor
vehicle movement of goods, including hazardous materials, and
passengers; and
(B) with respect to the public sector, includes the
issuance of operating credentials, the administration of
motor vehicle and fuel taxes, and roadside safety and border
crossing inspection and regulatory compliance operations.
(3) Core deployment.--The term ``core deployment'' means
the deployment of systems in a State necessary to provide the
State with the following capabilities:
(A) Safety information exchange to--
(i) electronically collect and transmit commercial motor
vehicle and driver inspection data at a majority of
inspection sites in the State;
(ii) connect to the safety and fitness electronic records
system for access to interstate carrier and commercial motor
vehicle data, summaries of past safety performance, and
commercial motor vehicle credentials information; and
(iii) exchange carrier data and commercial motor vehicle
safety and credentials information within the State and
connect to such system for access to interstate carrier and
commercial motor vehicle data.
(B) Interstate credentials administration to--
(i) perform end-to-end processing, including carrier
application, jurisdiction application processing, and
credential issuance, of at least the international
registration plan and international fuel tax agreement
credentials and extend this processing to other credentials,
including intrastate registration, vehicle titling, oversize
vehicle permits, overweight vehicle permits, carrier
registration, and hazardous materials permits;
(ii) connect to such plan and agreement clearinghouses; and
(iii) have at least 10 percent of the credentialing
transaction volume in the State handled electronically and
have the capability to add more carriers and to extend to
branch offices where applicable.
(C) Roadside electronic screening to electronically screen
transponder-equipped commercial vehicles at a minimum of one
fixed or mobile inspection site in the State and to replicate
this screening at other sites in the State.
(4) Expanded deployment.--The term ``expanded deployment''
means the deployment of systems in a State that exceed the
requirements of a core deployment of commercial vehicle
information systems and networks, improve safety
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and the productivity of commercial motor vehicle operations,
and enhance transportation security.
(h) Repeal.--Section 5209 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 460-461)
is repealed.
SEC. 4110. SAFETY FITNESS.
(a) In General.--Section 31144(a) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to
operate safely commercial motor vehicles, utilizing among
other things the accident record of an owner or operator
operating in interstate commerce and the accident record and
safety inspection record of such owner or operator in
operations that affect interstate commerce;
``(2) periodically update such safety fitness
determinations;
``(3) make such final safety fitness determinations readily
available to the public; and
``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of
this section consistent with section 521.''.
(b) Prohibited Transportation.--The first subsection (c) of
such section 31144 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) Transportation affecting interstate commerce.--Owners
or operators of commercial motor vehicles prohibited from
operating in interstate commerce pursuant to paragraphs (1)
through (3) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle that
affects interstate commerce until the Secretary determines
that such owner or operator is fit.''.
(c) Determination of Unfitness by a State.--Such section
31144 is further amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and the second
subsection (c) as subsections (e), (f), and (g),
respectively;
(2) by inserting after the first subsection (c) the
following:
``(d) Determination of Unfitness by a State.--If a State
that receives a grant under section 31102 determines, by
applying the standards prescribed by the Secretary under
subsection (b), that an owner or operator of commercial motor
vehicles that has its principal place of business in that
State and operates in intrastate commerce is unfit under such
standards and prohibits the owner or operator from operating
such vehicles in the State, the Secretary shall prohibit the
owner or operator from operating such vehicles in interstate
commerce until the State determines that the owner or
operator is fit.''; and
(3) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of
this subsection) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Grants for audits.--From amounts deducted under
section 31104(f)(3), the Secretary may make grants to States
and local governments for new entrant motor carrier audits
under this subsection without requiring a matching
contribution from such States or local governments.
``(6) DOT audits.--If the Secretary determines that a State
or local government is unable to use government employees to
conduct new entrant motor carrier audits, the Secretary may
utilize the funds deducted under section 31104(f)(3) to
conduct such audits in areas under the jurisdiction of such
State or local government.''.
SEC. 4111. PATTERN OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS BY MOTOR CARRIER OR
BROKER MANAGEMENT.
(a) Duties of Employers and Employees.--Section 31135 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Each''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Pattern of Noncompliance.--If an officer of a motor
carrier or broker engages in a pattern or practice of
avoiding compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing
noncompliance, with regulations prescribed under this
chapter, the Secretary may suspend, amend, or revoke any part
of the registration of the motor carrier or broker under
section 13905.
``(c) List of Proposed Officers.--Each person seeking
registration as a motor carrier under section 13902 or as a
broker under section 13904 shall submit a list of the
proposed officers of the motor carrier or broker. If the
Secretary determines that any of the proposed officers has
previously engaged in a pattern or practice of avoiding
compliance, or masking or otherwise concealing noncompliance,
with regulations prescribed under this chapter, the Secretary
may deny the person's application for registration as a motor
carrier under section 13902(a)(3) or as a broker under
section 13904(a).
``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall by regulation
establish standards to implement subsections (b) and (c) and
a procedure to allow a person who is denied registration
under subsection (c) or whose registration is suspended,
amended, or revoked under subsection (b) to remedy the
pattern or practice that results in the denial, suspension,
amendment, or revocation.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
``(1) Motor carrier and broker.--The terms `motor carrier'
and `broker' have the meanings such terms have under section
13102.
``(2) Officer.--The term `officer' means an owner, chief
executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial
officer, safety director, vehicle maintenance supervisor, and
driver supervisor of a motor carrier, regardless of the title
attached to those functions.''.
(b) Motor Carrier Registration.--Section 13902(a)(1)(B) of
such title is amended to read as follows:
``(B)(i) any safety regulations imposed by the Secretary;
``(ii) the duties of employers and employees established by
the Secretary under section 31135; and
``(iii) the safety fitness requirements established by the
Secretary under section 31144; and''.
SEC. 4112. MOTOR CARRIER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 31108 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31108. Motor carrier research and technology program
``(a) Research, Technology, and Technology Transfer
Activities.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
establish and carry out a motor carrier research and
technology program.
``(2) Multi-year plan.--The program must include a multi-
year research plan that focuses on nonredundant innovative
research.
``(3) Research, development, and technology transfer
activities.--The Secretary may carry out under the program
research, development, technology, and technology transfer
activities with respect to--
``(A) the causes of accidents, injuries, and fatalities
involving commercial motor vehicles;
``(B) means of reducing the number and severity of
accidents, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial
motor vehicles;
``(C) improving commercial motor vehicle and motor carrier
safety, and industry efficiency, through technological
improvement;
``(D) improving technology used by enforcement officers
when conducting roadside inspections and compliance reviews
to increase efficiency and information transfers; and
``(E) increasing the safety and security of hazardous
materials transportation.
``(4) Tests and development.--The Secretary may test,
develop, or assist in testing and developing any material,
invention, patented article, or process related to the
research and technology program.
``(5) Training.--The Secretary may use the funds made
available to carry out this section for training or education
of commercial motor vehicle safety personnel, including
training in accident reconstruction and detection of
controlled substances or other contraband and stolen cargo or
vehicles.
``(6) Procedures.--The Secretary may carry out this
section--
``(A) independently;
``(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; or
``(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other transactions with, any
Federal laboratory, State agency, authority, association,
institution, for-profit or nonprofit corporation,
organization, foreign country, or person.
``(7) Development and promotion of use of products.--The
Secretary shall use funds made available to carry out this
section to develop, administer, communicate, and promote the
use of products of research, technology, and technology
transfer programs under this section.
``(b) Collaborative Research and Development.--
``(1) In general.--To advance innovative solutions to
problems involving commercial motor vehicle and motor carrier
safety, security, and efficiency, and to stimulate the
deployment of emerging technology, the Secretary may carry
out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and
development with--
``(A) non-Federal entities, including State and local
governments, foreign governments, colleges and universities,
corporations, institutions, partnerships, and sole
proprietorships that are incorporated or established under
the laws of any State; and
``(B) Federal laboratories.
``(2) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary may enter into cooperative research
and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710a)).
``(3) Cost sharing.--
``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
activities carried out under a cooperative research and
development agreement entered into under this subsection
shall not exceed 50 percent; except that, if there is
substantial public interest or benefit associated with any
such activity, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal
share.
``(B) Treatment of directly incurred non-federal costs.--
All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal partners,
including personnel, travel, and hardware or software
development costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal
share of the cost of the activities described in subparagraph
(A).
``(4) Use of technology.--The research, development, or use
of a technology under a cooperative research and development
agreement entered into under this subsection, including the
terms under which the technology may be licensed and the
resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15
U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 of
such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 31108 and inserting the following:
``31108. Motor carrier research and technology program.''.
SEC. 4113. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS
``Sec. 31161. International cooperation
``The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to use
funds made available by section
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31104(i) to participate and cooperate in international
activities to enhance motor carrier, driver, and highway
safety by such means as exchanging information, conducting
research, and examining needs, best practices, and new
technology.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS
``31161. International cooperation.''.
SEC. 4114. PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT.
(a) Design and Conditions for Participation.--Section
31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal motor carrier
safety information systems with State commercial vehicle
registration and licensing systems and shall be designed to
enable a State to--
``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or
registrant when licensing or registering the registrant or
motor carrier or while the license or registration is in
effect; and
``(B) deny, suspend, or revoke the commercial motor vehicle
registrations of a motor carrier or registrant that has been
issued an operations out-of-service order by the Secretary.
``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall
require States, as a condition of participation in the
program, to--
``(A) comply with the uniform policies, procedures, and
technical and operational standards prescribed by the
Secretary under subsection (a)(4); and
``(B) possess or seek the authority to deny, suspend, or
revoke commercial motor vehicle registrations based on the
issuance of an operations out-of-service order by the
Secretary.''.
(b) Performance and Registration Information System
Management Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49,
United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``Sec. 31109. Performance and registration information system
management
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make
a grant to a State to implement the performance and
registration information system management requirements of
section 31106(b).
``(b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available to a
State under this section shall remain available until
expended.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``31109. Performance and registration information system management.''.
SEC. 4115. DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
Section 31106(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E)
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) ensure, to the maximum extent practical, all the data
is complete, timely, and accurate across all information
systems and initiatives; and
``(G) establish and implement a national motor carrier
safety data correction system.''.
SEC. 4116. DRIVEAWAY SADDLEMOUNT VEHICLES.
(a) Definition.--Section 31111(a) of tile 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:
``(4) Drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle
transporter combination.--The term `drive-away saddlemount
with fullmount vehicle transporter combination' means a
vehicle combination designed and specifically used to tow up
to 3 trucks or truck tractors, each connected by a saddle to
the frame or fifth-wheel of the forward vehicle of the truck
or truck tractor in front of it.''.
(b) General Limitations.--Section 31111(b)(1) of such title
is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) imposes a vehicle length limitation of not less than
or more than 97 feet on a driveaway saddlemount with
fullmount vehicle transporter combinations;''.
SEC. 4117. COMPLETION OF UNIFORM CARRIER REGISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Section 14504 of title 49, United States
Code, and the item relating to such section in analysis for
chapter 145 of such title, are repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 13908 of such title is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``the single State
registration system under section 14504,'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
(3) by striking subsection (d); and
(4) by striking ``(e) Deadline for Conclusion;
Modification.--'' and all that follows through ``1996,'' and
inserting the following:
``(d) Deadline for Completion.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users,''.
SEC. 4118. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND FREIGHT
FORWARDERS.
(a) Definitions Relating to Motor Carriers.--Paragraphs
(6), (7), (12), and (13) of section 13102 of title 49, United
States Code, are each amended by striking ``motor vehicle''
and inserting ``commercial motor vehicle (as defined in
section 31132)''.
(b) Freight Forwarders.--Section 13903(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) Household goods.--The Secretary'';
(2) by inserting ``of household goods'' after ``freight
forwarder''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Others.--The Secretary may register a person to
provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III
of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder (other than a freight
forwarder of household goods) if the Secretary finds that
such registration is needed for the protection of shippers
and that the person is fit, willing, and able to provide the
service and to comply with this part and applicable
regulations of the Secretary and Board.''.
SEC. 4119. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES INTO HIGHWAY
TRUST FUND.
Sections 31138(d)(5) and 31139(f)(5) of title 49, United
States Code, are each amended by striking ``Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts'' and inserting ``Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account)''.
SEC. 4120. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct, through any
combination of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements,
an outreach and education program to be administered by the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) A program to promote a more comprehensive and national
effort to educate commercial motor vehicle drivers and
passenger vehicle drivers about how commercial motor vehicle
drivers and passenger vehicle drivers can more safely share
the road with each other.
(2) A program to promote enhanced traffic enforcement
efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of the most common
unsafe driving behaviors that cause or contribute to crashes
involving commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles.
(3) A program to establish a public-private partnership to
provide resources and expertise for the development and
dissemination of information relating to sharing the road
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) to each partner's
constituents and to the general public through the use of
brochures, videos, paid and public advertisements, the
Internet, and other media.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a program or
activity for which a grant is made under this section shall
be 100 percent of the cost of such program or activity.
(d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and
transmit to Congress an annual report on the programs and
activities carried out under this section.
(e) Funding.--From amounts made available under section
31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
make available $1,000,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, and $3,000,000 to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, for each of fiscal years 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 to carry out this section.
SEC. 4121. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.
(a) No Period of Commercial Driving While Using Insulin
Required for Qualification.--The Secretary may not require
individuals with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to have
experience operating commercial motor vehicles while using
insulin in order to qualify to operate a commercial motor
vehicle in interstate commerce.
(b) Minimum Period of Insulin Use.--Subject to subsection
(a), the Secretary shall require individuals with insulin-
treated diabetes mellitus to have a minimum period of insulin
use to demonstrate stable control of diabetes before
operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
For individuals who have been newly diagnosed with type 1
diabetes, the minimum period of insulin use may not exceed 2
months, unless directed by the treating physician. For
individuals who have type 2 diabetes and are converting to
insulin use, the minimum period of insulin use may not exceed
1 month, unless directed by the treating physician.
(c) Limitations.--Insulin-treated individuals may not be
held by the Secretary to a higher standard of physical
qualification in order to operate a commercial motor vehicle
in interstate commerce than other individuals applying to
operate, or operating, a commercial motor vehicle in
interstate commerce; except to the extent that limited
operating, monitoring, and medical requirements are deemed
medically necessary under regulations issued by the
Secretary.
SEC. 4122. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
OPERATORS.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant
program for training operators of commercial motor vehicles
(as defined in section 31301 of title 49, United States
Code). The purpose of the program shall be to train operators
and future operators in the safe use of such vehicle.
(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost for which
a grant is made under this section shall be 80 percent.
(c) Funding.--From amounts made available under section
31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall
make available $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 to carry out this section.
SEC. 4123. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
commercial motor vehicle safety advisory committee to provide
advice and recommendations to the Secretary on commercial
motor vehicle safety regulations and other matters relating
to activities and functions of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration.
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(b) Composition.--The members of the advisory committee
shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall include
representatives of the motor carrier industry, drivers,
safety advocates, manufacturers, safety enforcement
officials, law enforcement agencies of border States, and
other individuals affected by rulemakings under consideration
by the Department of Transportation. Representatives of a
single interest group may not constitute a majority of the
members of the advisory committee.
(c) Termination Date.--The advisory committee shall remain
in effect until September 30, 2009.
SEC. 4124. SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to States
for projects and activities to improve the accuracy,
timeliness, and completeness of commercial motor vehicle
safety data reported to the Secretary.
(b) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant
under this section in a fiscal year if the Secretary
determines that the State has--
(1) conducted a comprehensive audit of its commercial motor
vehicle safety data system within the preceding 2 years;
(2) developed a plan that identifies and prioritizes its
commercial motor vehicle safety data needs and goals; and
(3) identified performance-based measures to determine
progress toward those goals.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(d) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project
or activity carried out using such funds shall be 80 percent
and such funds shall remain available until expended.
(e) Biennial Report.--Not later 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
activities and results of the program carried out under this
section, together with any recommendations the Secretary
determines appropriate.
SEC. 4125. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM
MODERNIZATION.
(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make a grant to a
State or organization representing agencies and officials of
a State in a fiscal year to modernize its commercial driver's
license information system in accordance with subsection (c)
if the State is in substantial compliance with the
requirements of section 31311 of title 49, United States
Code, and this section, as determined by the Secretary. The
Secretary shall establish criteria for the distribution of
grants and notify each State annually of such criteria.
(b) Modernization Plan.--No later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a
comprehensive national plan to modernize the commercial
driver's license information system. The plan shall be
developed in consultation with representatives of the motor
carrier industry, State safety enforcement agencies, and
State licensing agencies designated by the Secretary.
(c) Use of Grant.--A State may use a grant under this
section only to implement improvements that are consistent
with the modernization plan developed by the Secretary.
(d) Pilot Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct with grants
under this section a 3-year pilot program in no more than 3
States to evaluate a system for sharing driver's license
information on all commercial and noncommercial driver's
licenses issued in each participating State.
(2) Funding.--The Secretary may use no more than 50 percent
of the funds available to carry out this section for the
pilot program in any fiscal year.
(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the last day of
the pilot program, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
report on the results of the pilot program.
(e) Government Share.--A grant under this section to a
State or organization may not be for more than 80 percent of
the costs incurred by the State or organization in a fiscal
year in implementing the modernization program developed by
the Secretary. In determining these costs, the Secretary
shall include in-kind contributions of the State.
(f) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
to carry out this section--
(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(4) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(5) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(g) Contract Authority and Availability.--
(1) Period of availability.--The amounts made available
under subsection (f) shall remain available until expended.
(2) Initial date of availability.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) by subsection (f) shall be available for
obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation
or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are
authorized, whichever occurs first.
(3) Contract authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a
grant with funds made available under subsection (f) imposes
upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment
of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out
the objectives of the grant.
SEC. 4126. MAXIMUM HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF GROUND
WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS.
Section 345(a)(2) of the National Highway System
Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 613)
is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Except as
required in section 395.3 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this
sentence, no additional off-duty time shall be required in
order to operate such vehicle.''.
SEC. 4127. SAFETY PERFORMANCE HISTORY SCREENING.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide persons
conducting preemployment screening services for the motor
carrier industry electronic access to the following reports
contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System:
(1) Commercial motor vehicle accident reports.
(2) Inspection reports that contain no driver-related
safety violations.
(3) Serious driver-related safety violation inspection
reports.
(b) Conditions on Providing Access.--Before providing a
person access to the Motor Carrier Management Information
System under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) ensure that any information that is released to such
person will be in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and all other applicable Federal
law;
(2) ensure that such person will not conduct a screening
without the operator-applicant's written consent;
(3) ensure that any information that is released to such
person will not be released to any person or entity, other
than the motor carrier requesting the screening services or
the operator-applicant, unless expressly authorized or
required by law; and
(4) provide a procedure for the operator-applicant to
correct inaccurate information in the System in a timely
manner.
(c) Design.--The process for providing access to the Motor
Carrier Management Information System under subsection (a)
shall be designed to assist the motor carrier industry in
assessing an individual operator's crash and serious safety
violation inspection history as a preemployment condition.
Use of the process shall not be mandatory and may only be
used during the preemployment assessment of an operator-
applicant.
(d) Serious Operator-Related Safety Violation Defined.--In
this section, the term ``serious operator-related violation''
means a violation by an operator of a commercial motor
vehicle (as defined in section 31102 of title 49, United
States Code) that the Secretary determines will result in the
operator being prohibited from continuing to operate a
commercial motor vehicle until the violation is corrected.
SEC. 4128. INTERMODAL CHASSIS ROADABILITY RULE-MAKING.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after providing notice
and opportunity for comment, shall issue regulations
establishing a program to ensure that intermodal equipment
used to transport intermodal containers are safe.
(b) Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.--The regulations
under this section shall be issued as part of the Federal
motor carrier safety regulations of the Department of
Transportation.
(c) Contents.--The regulations issued under this section
shall include, at a minimum--
(1) a requirement to identify providers of intermodal
equipment that is interchanged or intended for interchange to
motor carriers in intermodal transportation;
(2) a requirement to match such intermodal equipment
readily to the intermodal equipment provider through a unique
identifying number;
(3) a requirement to ensure that each intermodal equipment
provider maintains a system of maintenance and repair records
for such equipment;
(4) a requirement to evaluate the compliance of intermodal
equipment providers with the applicable Federal motor carrier
safety regulations;
(5) a provision that--
(A) establishes a civil penalty structure consistent with
section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, for
intermodal equipment providers that fail to attain
satisfactory compliance with applicable Federal motor carrier
safety regulations; and
(B) prohibits intermodal equipment providers from placing
intermodal equipment on the public highways if such providers
are found to pose an imminent hazard;
(6) a process by which motor carriers and agents of motor
carriers may petition the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration to undertake an investigation of a
noncompliant intermodal equipment provider; and
(7) an inspection and audit program of intermodal equipment
providers.
(d) Deadline for Rulemaking Proceeding.--The regulations
under this section shall be issued pursuant to a rulemaking
proceeding initiated not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(e) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Intermodal equipment.--The term ``intermodal
equipment'' means equipment that is commonly used in the
intermodal transportation of freight over public highways in
interstate commerce (as defined in section 31132 of title 49,
United States Code), including trailers, chassis, and any
associated devices.
(2) Intermodal equipment provider.--The term ``intermodal
equipment provider'' means any person with any legal right,
title, or interest in intermodal equipment that interchanges
such equipment to a motor carrier.
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(3) Interchange.--The term ``interchange'' means the act of
providing intermodal equipment to a motor carrier for the
purpose of transporting the equipment for loading or
unloading by any person or repositioning the equipment for
the benefit of the equipment provider. Such term does not
include the leasing of equipment to a motor carrier for use
in the motor carrier's over-the-road freight hauling
operations.
SEC. 4129. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS.
The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to permit State
licensed or certified mental health counselors or addiction
specialists certified by the American Academy of Health Care
Providers in the Addictive Disorders to act as substance
abuse professionals under subpart O of part 40 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 4130. INTERSTATE VAN OPERATIONS.
The Federal motor carrier safety regulations (other than
regulations relating to commercial drivers license and drug
and alcohol testing requirements) shall apply to all
interstate operations of commercial motor vehicles used to
transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver),
regardless of the distance traveled.
SEC. 4131. HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF UTILITY SERVICE
VEHICLES.
Section 345 of the National Highway System Designation Act
of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 sTAT. 613) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:
``(4) Operators of utility service vehicles.--
``(A) Inapplicability of federal regulations .--Such
regulations shall not apply to a driver of a utility service
vehicle.
``(B) Prohibition on state regulations.--A State, a
political subdivision of a State, an interstate agency, or
other entity consisting of 2 or more States, shall not enact
or enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard that
imposes requirements on a driver of a utility service vehicle
that are similar to the requirements contained in such
regulations.''.
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subsection (a)(4), nothing''; and
(3) in the first sentence of subsection (c) by striking
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``an exemption under
paragraph (2) or (4)''.
SEC. 4132. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) Intermodal Transportation Advisory Board.--Section
5502(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.''.
(b) Reference to Agency.--Section 31502(e) of such title is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Regional Director of the
Federal Highway Administration'' and inserting ``Field
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Regional Director'' and
inserting ``Field Administrator''.
Subtitle B--Household Goods Transportation
SEC. 4201. FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
(a) Nonpreemption of Intrastate Transportation of Household
Goods.--Section 14501(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``intrastate'' before
``transportation''.
(b) Enforcement of Consumer Protection With Respect to
Interstate Household Goods Carriers.--Chapter 145 of such
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 14506. Enforcement of Federal regulations by State
attorneys general
``(a) In General.--A State, as parens patriae, may bring a
civil action on behalf of a resident of the State in an
appropriate district court of the United States to enforce a
regulation or order of the Secretary or Board--
``(1) to protect an individual shipper of household goods
if such regulation or order governs the delivery of the
shipper's household goods; or
``(2) to impose a civil penalty under section 14915
whenever the attorney general of the State has reason to
believe that the interests of the residents of the State have
been or are being threatened or adversely affected by--
``(A) a carrier or broker providing transportation of
household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or
III of chapter 135 who is committing repeat violations of
section 14915; or
``(B) a foreign motor carrier providing transportation of
household goods who is registered under section 13902 and who
is committing repeat violations of section 14915.
``(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed--
``(1) as preventing an attorney general from exercising the
powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such
State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or
affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the
production of documentary and other evidence;
``(2) as prohibiting a State official from proceeding in
State court to enforce a criminal statute of the State;
``(3) as authorizing a State or political subdivision of a
State to bring an enforcement action under a consumer
protection law, regulation, or other provision of the State
relating to interstate transportation of household goods (as
defined in section 13102(10)(A)) with respect to an activity
that is inconsistent with Federal laws and regulations
relating to interstate transportation of household goods; or
``(4) as authorizing a State, as parens patriae, to bring a
class civil action on behalf of its residents to enforce a
regulation or order of the Secretary or Board.
``(c) Actions by the Secretary or Board.--Whenever a civil
action has been instituted by or on behalf of the Secretary
or Board for violation of section 14915, no State may, during
the pendency of such action, institute a civil action under
subsection (a) against any defendant named in the complaint
relating to such violation.
``(d) Venue; Service of Process.--Any civil action to be
brought under subsection (a) in a district court of the
United States may be brought in the district in which the
defendant is found, is an inhabitant, or transacts business
or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28.
Process in such an action may be served in any district in
which the defendant is an inhabitant or in which the
defendant may be found.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``14506. Enforcement of Federal regulations by State attorneys
general.''.
SEC. 4202. ARBITRATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Offering Shippers Arbitration.--Section 14708(a) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before
the period at the end the following: ``and to determine
whether carrier charges, in addition to those collected at
delivery, must be paid by the shipper for transportation and
services related to the transportation of household goods''.
(b) Threshold for Binding Arbitration.--Section 14708(b)(6)
of such title is amended by striking ``$5,000'' each place it
appears and inserting ``$10,000''.
(c) Deadline for Decision.--Section 14708(b)(8) of such
title is amended--
(1) by striking ``and''; and
(2) by inserting after ``for damages'' the following: ``,
and an order requiring the payment of additional carrier
charges''.
(d) Attorney's Fees to Shippers.--Section 14708(d)(3) of
such title is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated) the following:
``(A) the shipper was not advised by the carrier during the
claim settlement process that a dispute settlement program
was available to resolve the dispute;''.
SEC. 4203. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS
BROKERS AND UNAUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION.
Section 14901(d) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``If a carrier'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--If a carrier''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Estimate of broker without carrier agreement.--If a
broker for transportation of household goods subject to
jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 makes an
estimate of the cost of transporting any such goods before
entering into an agreement with a carrier to provide
transportation of household goods subject to such
jurisdiction, the broker is liable to the United States for a
civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation.
``(3) Unauthorized transportation.--If a person provides
transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction
under subchapter I of chapter 135 or provides broker services
for such transportation without being registered under
chapter 139 to provide such transportation or services as a
motor carrier or broker, as the case may be, such person is
liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not less
than $25,000 for each violation.''.
SEC. 4204. PENALTIES FOR HOLDING HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOSTAGE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 149 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 14915. Holding household goods hostage
``(a) Holding Household Goods Hostage Defined.--For
purposes of this section, the term `holding household goods
hostage' means the knowing and willful refusal to relinquish
possession of a shipment of household goods described in
section 13102(10)(A) upon payment of not more than 100
percent of a binding estimate (or, in the case of a
nonbinding estimate, not more than 110 percent of the
estimated charges for such shipment).
``(b) Civil Penalty.--Whoever is found holding a household
goods shipment hostage is liable to the United States for a
civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation. If
such person is a carrier or broker, the Secretary may suspend
for a period of not less than 6 months the registration of
such carrier or broker under chapter 139.
``(c) Criminal Penalty.--A motor carrier that has been
convicted of knowingly and willfully holding household goods
hostage by falsifying documents or demanding the payment of
charges for services that were not performed or were not
necessary in the safe and adequate movement of a shipment of
household goods shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned
not more than 2 years, or both.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``14915. Holding household goods hostage.''.
SEC. 4205. WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICES AND
PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
working group of State attorneys general, State consumer
protection administrators, and Federal and local law
enforcement officials for the purpose of developing
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practices and procedures to enhance the Federal-State
partnership in enforcement efforts, exchange of information,
and coordination of enforcement efforts with respect to
interstate transportation of household goods and of making
legislative and regulatory recommendations to the Secretary
concerning such enforcement efforts.
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
working group shall consult with industries involved in the
transportation of household goods.
(c) Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the
working group established under subsection (a).
(d) Termination Date.--The working group shall remain in
effect until September 30, 2009.
SEC. 4206. CONSUMER HANDBOOK ON DOT WEB SITE.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary
to ensure that publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration entitled ``Your Rights and
Responsibilities When You Move'', is prominently displayed,
and available in language that is readily understandable by
the general public, on the Web site of the Department of
Transportation.
SEC. 4207. RELEASE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS BROKER INFORMATION.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall modify the regulations contained in
part 375 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require
a broker that is subject to such regulations to provide
shippers with the following information whenever they have
contact with a shipper or potential shipper:
(1) The Department of Transportation number of the broker.
(2) The ESA 03005 publication referred to in section 4206
of this Act.
(3) A list of all motor carriers providing transportation
of household goods used by the broker and a statement that
the broker is not a motor carrier providing transportation of
household goods.
SEC. 4208. CONSUMER COMPLAINT INFORMATION.
(a) Establishment of System.--Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) establish a system for filing and logging consumer
complaints relating to motor carriers providing
transportation of household goods and for compiling complaint
information gathered by the Department of Transportation and
the States with regard to such carriers, a database of the
complaints, and a procedure for the public to have access to
aggregated information and for carriers to challenge
information in the database; and
(2) issue regulations requiring each motor carrier of
household goods to submit on a quarterly basis a report
summarizing--
(A) the number of shipments that originate and are
delivered for individual shippers during the reporting period
by the carrier;
(B) the number and general category of complaints lodged by
consumers with the carrier;
(C) the number of claims filed with the carrier for loss
and damage in excess of $500;
(D) the number of such claims resolved during the reporting
period;
(E) the number of such claims declined in the reporting
period; and
(F) the number of such claims that are pending at the close
of the reporting period.
(b) Use of Information.--The Secretary shall consider
information in the data base established under subsection (a)
in its household goods compliance and enforcement program.
SEC. 4209. INSURANCE REGULATIONS.
(a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake a review
of the current Federal regulations regarding insurance
coverage provided by motor carriers providing transportation
of household goods and revise such regulations in order to
provide enhanced protection for shippers in the case of loss
or damage as determined necessary.
(b) Determinations.--The review shall include, but not be
limited to, a determination of--
(1) whether the current regulations provide adequate
protection for shippers;
(2) whether an individual shipper should purchase insurance
as opposed to the carrier; and
(3) whether there are abuses of the current regulations
that leave the shipper unprotected in loss and damage claims.
SEC. 4210. ESTIMATING REQUIREMENTS.
Section 14104(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``(1) Required to be in writing.--
``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, every motor carrier providing transportation of
household goods described in section 13102(10)(A) subject to
jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall conduct
a physical survey of the household goods to be transported on
behalf of a prospective individual shipper and shall provide
the shipper with a written estimate of charges for the
transportation and all related services.
``(B) Waiver.--A shipper may elect to waive a physical
survey under this paragraph by written agreement signed by
the shipper before the shipment is loaded. A copy of the
waiver agreement must be retained as an addendum to the bill
of lading and shall be subject to the same record inspection
and preservation requirements of the Secretary as are
applicable to bills of lading.
``(C) Estimate.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding a waiver under
subparagraph (B), a carrier's statement of charges for
transportation must be submitted to the shipper in writing
and must indicate whether it is binding or nonbinding.
``(ii) Binding.--A binding estimate under this paragraph
must indicate that the carrier and shipper are bound by such
charges. The carrier may impose a charge for providing a
written binding estimate.
``(iii) Nonbinding.--A nonbinding estimate under this
paragraph must indicate that the actual charges will be based
upon the actual weight of the individual shipper's shipment
and the carrier's lawful tariff charges. The carrier may not
impose a charge for providing a nonbinding estimate.''.
SEC. 4211. APPLICATION OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS TO
CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
on the current consumer protection authorities and actions of
the Department of Transportation and the impact on shippers
and carriers of houshold goods involved in interstate
transportation of allowing State attorneys general to apply
State consumer protection laws to such transportation.
(b) Matters to Be Considered.--In conducting the study, the
Comptroller General shall consider, at a minimum--
(1) the level of consumer protection being provided to
consumers through Federal household goods regulations and how
household goods regulations relating to consumer protection
compare to regulations relating to consumer protection for
other modes of transportation regulated by the Department of
Transportation;
(2) the history and background of State enforcement of
State consumer protection laws on household goods carriers
providing intrastate transportation and what effects such
laws have on the ability of intrastate household goods
carriers to operate;
(3) what operational impacts, if any, would result on
household goods carriers engaged in interstate commerce being
subject to the State consumer protection laws; and
(4) the potential for States to regulate rates or other
business operations if State consumer protection laws applied
to interstate household goods movements.
(c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller
General shall consult with the Secretary, State attorneys
general, consumer protection agencies, and the household
goods industry.
(d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit
to the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
results of the study.
TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Subtitle A--Funding
SEC. 5101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account):
(1) Surface transportation research, development, and
deployment program.--To carry out sections 502, 503, 506,
507, 509, and 510 of title 23, United States Code, and
sections 5207, 5210, 5211, and 5402 of this title--
(A) $169,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
(B) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(C) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(D) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(E) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(F) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
(2) Training and education.--To carry out section 504 of
title 23, United States Code, and section 5211 of this Act,
$24,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $33,500,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(3) Bureau of transportation statistics.--For the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics to carry out section 111 of title
49, United States Code, $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(4) University transportation research.--To carry out
sections 5505 and 5506 of title 49, United States Code,
$54,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $71,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
(5) Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research.--To
carry out subtitle F of this title, $115,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
(6) ITS deployment.--To carry out sections 5208 and 5209 of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
458; 112 Stat. 460), $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
(b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of a project
or activity carried out using such funds shall be 50 percent,
unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act (including
the amendments made by this Act) or otherwise determined by
the Secretary, and such funds shall remain available until
expended and shall not be transferable.
SEC. 5102. OBLIGATION CEILING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of
all obligations from amounts made available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by sections
5101(a) and 5401 of this Act shall not exceed $483,000,000
for fiscal year 2004, $484,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$485,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $485,000,000 for fiscal
year 2007, $486,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
$487,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
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Subtitle B--Research, Technology, and Education
SEC. 5201. RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION.
(a) Research, Technology, and Education.--Title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the table of chapters by striking the item relating
to chapter 5 and inserting the following:
``5. RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION.......................501''.
(2) by striking the heading for chapter 5 and inserting the
following:
``CHAPTER 5--RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION''.
(b) Statement of Principles Governing Research and
Technology Investments.--Section 502 of such title is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as
subsections (b) through (h), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(a) Basic Principles Governing Research and Technology
Investments.--
``(1) Coverage.--Surface transportation research and
technology development shall include all activities leading
to technology development and transfer, as well as the
introduction of new and innovative ideas, practices, and
approaches, through such mechanisms as field applications,
education and training, and technical support.
``(2) Federal responsibility.--Funding and conducting
surface transportation research and technology transfer
activities shall be considered a basic responsibility of the
Federal Government when the work--
``(A) is of national significance;
``(B) supports research in which there is a clear public
benefit and private sector investment is less than optimal;
``(C) supports a Federal stewardship role in assuring that
State and local governments use national resources
efficiently; or
``(D) presents the best means to support Federal policy
goals compared to other policy alternatives.
``(3) Role.--Consistent with these Federal
responsibilities, the Secretary shall--
``(A) conduct research;
``(B) support and facilitate research and technology
transfer activities by State highway agencies;
``(C) share results of completed research; and
``(D) support and facilitate technology and innovation
deployment.
``(4) Program content.--A surface transportation research
program shall include--
``(A) fundamental, long-term highway research;
``(B) research aimed at significant highway research gaps
and emerging issues with national implications; and
``(C) research related to policy and planning.
``(5) Stakeholder input.--Federally sponsored surface
transportation research and technology development activities
shall address the needs of partners and stakeholders, and
provide for stakeholder input in preparation of a strategic
plan for surface transportation research and technology
development.
``(6) Competition.--To the greatest extent possible,
investment decisions for surface transportation research and
technology development activities shall be based on the well
established principles of competition and merit review.
``(7) Performance review.--Surface transportation research
and technology development activities shall include a
component of performance measurement.''.
(c) Procurement for Research, Development, and Technology
Transfer Activities.--Section 502(b)(3) of such title (as
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to
read as follows:
``(3) Cooperation, grants, and contracts.--The Secretary
may carry out research, development, and technology transfer
activities related to transportation--
``(A) independently;
``(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; or
``(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts,
cooperative agreements, and other transactions with one or
more of the following: the National Academy of Sciences, the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, any Federal laboratory, Federal agency, State
agency, authority, association, institution, for-profit or
nonprofit corporation, organization, foreign country, any
other person.''.
(d) Transportation Pooled Fund Program.--Section 502(b) of
such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this
section), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Pooled funding.--
``(A) Cooperation.--To promote effective utilization of
available resources, the Secretary may cooperate with a State
and an appropriate agency in funding research, development,
and technology transfer activities of mutual interest on a
pooled funds basis.
``(B) Secretary as agent.--The Secretary may enter into
contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and other
transactions as agent for all participating parties in
carrying out such research, development, or technology
transfer.''.
(e) Operations Elements in Research Activities.--Section
502 of such title is further amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) (as redesignated by subsection
(b) of this section) by inserting ``transportation system
management and operations,'' after ``operation,''.
(2) in subsection (d)(5)(C) (as redesignated by subsection
(b) of this section) by inserting ``system management and''
after ``transportation''; and
(3) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) (as
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) the
following:
``(12) Investigation and development of various operational
methodologies to reduce the occurrence and impact of
recurrent congestion and nonrecurrent congestion and increase
transportation system reliability.
``(13) Investigation of processes, procedures, and
technologies to secure container and hazardous material
transport, including the evaluation of regulations and the
impact of good security practices on commerce and
productivity.
``(14) Research, development, and technology transfer
related to asset management.''.
(f) Facilitating Transportation Research and Technology
Deployment Partnerships.--Section 502(c)(2) of such title (as
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to
read as follows:
``(2) Cooperation, grants, contracts, and agreements.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may
directly initiate contracts, cooperative research and
development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C.
3710a)), and other transactions to fund, and accept funds
from, the Transportation Research Board of the National
Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, State
departments of transportation, cities, counties, and their
agents to conduct joint transportation research and
technology efforts.''.
(g) Exploratory Advanced Research Program.--Section 502(e)
of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this
section) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Exploratory Advanced Research.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
exploratory advanced research program, consistent with the
surface transportation research and technology development
strategic plan developed under section 508 that involves and
draws upon basic research results to provide a better
understanding of problems and develop innovative solutions.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall strive to
develop partnerships with public and private sector entities.
``(2) Research areas.--In carrying out the program, the
Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative
agreements and contracts in such areas of surface
transportation research and technology as the Secretary
determines appropriate, including the following:
``(A) Characterization of materials used in highway
infrastructure, including analytical techniques,
microstructure modeling, and the deterioration processes.
``(B) Assessment of the effects of transportation decisions
on human health.
``(C) Development of surrogate measures of safety.
``(D) Environmental research.
``(E) Data acquisition techniques for system condition and
performance monitoring.
``(F) System performance data and information processing
needed to assess the day-to-day operational performance of
the system in support of hour-to-hour operational
decisionmaking.''.
(h) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 502(f) of such title (as
redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to
read as follows:
``(f) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall complete the 20-year
long-term pavement performance program tests initiated under
the strategic highway research program established under
section 307(d) (as in effect on June 8, 1998).
``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under
the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into
cooperative agreements and contracts to--
``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate highway test
sections in existence as of the date of the grant, agreement,
or contract;
``(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph (A); and
``(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and
meet future pavement technology needs.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$21,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 502(f) of title 23, United
States Code.
(i) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.--Section 502
of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(i) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate in the
Federal Highway Administration a Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center.
``(2) Uses of the center.--The Turner-Fairbank Highway
Research Center shall support--
``(A) the conduct of highway research and development
related to new highway technology;
``(B) the development of understandings, tools, and
techniques that provide solutions to complex technical
problems through the development of economical and
environmentally sensitive designs, efficient and quality-
controlled construction practices, and durable materials; and
``(C) the development of innovative highway products and
practices.''.
(j) University Funding.--Except as otherwise provided in
this title and any amendments made by this title, the
Secretary may not provide financial assistance to a
university under section 5101 unless the university is
selected to receive such funds through a competitive process
that incorporates merit-based peer review and the selection
is based on a proposal submitted to the
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Secretary by the university in response to a request for
proposals issued by the Secretary.
SEC. 5202. LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM; INNOVATIVE
BRIDGE RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 502 of title 23, United States
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program.--
``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish a 20-year
long-term bridge performance program.
``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under
the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into
cooperative agreements and contracts to--
``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate test bridges;
``(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph (A); and
``(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and
meet future bridge technology needs.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 502(j) of title 23, United
States Code.
(b) Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 503(b)(1) of such title is amended
to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a program to promote, demonstrate, evaluate, and document
the application of innovative designs, materials, and
construction methods in the construction, repair, and
rehabilitation of bridges and other highway structures.''.
(2) Goals.--Section 503(b)(2) of such title is amended to
read as follows:
``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--
``(A) the development of new, cost-effective, innovative
highway bridge applications;
``(B) the development of construction techniques to
increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic
congestion;
``(C) the development of engineering design criteria for
innovative products, materials, and structural systems for
use in highway bridges and structures;
``(D) the reduction of maintenance costs and life-cycle
costs of bridges, including the costs of new construction,
replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
``(E) the development of highway bridges and structures
that will withstand natural disasters;
``(F) the documentation and wide dissemination of objective
evaluations of the performance and benefits of these
innovative designs, materials, and construction methods;
``(G) the effective transfer of resulting information and
technology; and
``(H) the development of improved methods to detect bridge
scour and economical bridge foundation designs that will
withstand bridge scour.''.
(3) Funding.--
(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2004 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section
503(b) of title 23, United States Code; and
(B) High performance concrete bridge technology research
and deployment.--The Secretary shall obligate $2,000,000 of
the amount described in subparagraph (A) for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 to conduct research and deploy
technology related to high-performance concrete bridges.
SEC. 5203. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 507 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 507. Surface transportation environment and planning
cooperative research program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
carry out a collaborative, public-private surface
transportation environment and planning cooperative research
program.
``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out
administrative and management activities relating to the
governance of the surface transportation environment and
planning cooperative research program.
``(c) Advisory Committee.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
committee that will be responsible for program oversight and
project selection.
``(2) Membership.--The members of the committee shall be
appointed by the Secretary and shall be composed of--
``(A) representatives of State, regional, and local
transportation agencies, including transit agencies;
``(B) representatives of State environmental agencies and
other environmental organizations;
``(C) representatives of the transportation private sector;
``(D) transportation and environmental scientists and
engineers; and
``(E) representatives of the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Environmental
Protection Agency, United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
Corps of Engineers, American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, and American Public Transportation
Association, who shall serve in an ex officio capacity.
``(3) Balance.--The majority of the committee's voting
members shall be representatives of government transportation
agencies.
``(4) Meetings.--The National Academy of Sciences shall
convene meetings of the committee.
``(d) Governance.--The program established under this
section shall include the following administrative and
management elements:
``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in
consultation with interested parties, shall develop,
recommend, and periodically update a national research agenda
for the program. The national research agenda shall include a
multiyear strategic plan.
``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
``(A) submit research proposals;
``(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals
and peer reviews of research products; and
``(C) receive research results.
``(3) Open competition and peer review of research
proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences may award under
the program research contracts and grants through open
competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.
``(4) Evaluation of research.--
``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants may allow
peer review of the research results.
``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National Academy of
Sciences may conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a
regular basis.
``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--The National
Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to
researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through
conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops,
training programs, presentations, testimony to government
officials, World Wide Web, and publications for the general
public.
``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda for the
program required under subsection (d)(1) shall include
research in the following areas for the purposes described:
``(1) Human health.--Human health to establish the links
between transportation activities and human health;
substantiate the linkages between exposure to concentration
levels, emissions, and health impacts; examine the potential
health impacts from the implementation and operation of
transportation infrastructure and services; develop
strategies for avoidance and reduction of these impacts; and
develop strategies to understand the economic value of health
improvements and for incorporating health considerations into
valuation methods.
``(2) Ecology and natural systems.--Ecology and natural
systems to measure transportation's short- and long-term
impact on natural systems; develop ecologically based
performance measures; develop insight into both the spatial
and temporal issues associated with transportation and
natural systems; study the relationship between highway
density and ecosystem integrity, including the impacts of
highway density on habitat integrity and overall ecosystem
health; develop a rapid assessment methodology for use by
transportation and regulatory agencies in determining the
relationship between highway density and ecosystem integrity;
and develop ecologically based performance techniques to
evaluate the success of highway project mitigation and
enhancement measures.
``(3) Environmental and socioeconomic relationships.--
Environmental and socioeconomic relationships to understand
differences in mobility, access, travel behavior, and travel
preferences across socioeconomic groups; develop improved
planning approaches that better reflect and respond to
community needs; improve evaluation methods for examining the
incidence of benefits and costs; examine the differential
impacts of current methods of finance and explore
alternatives; understand the socioeconomic implications of
emerging land development patterns and new transportation
technologies; develop cost-effective applications of
technology that improve the equity of the transport system;
and develop improved methods for community involvement,
collaborative planning, and conflict resolution.
``(4) Emerging technologies.--Emerging technologies to
assist in the transition to environmentally benign fuels and
vehicles for passengers and freight; develop responses to and
demand for new technologies that could offer improved
environmental performance; identify possible applications of
intelligent transportation systems technologies for
environmental benefit; develop policy instruments that would
encourage the development of beneficial new technologies in a
cost-effective manner; and respond to the impact of new
technologies.
``(5) Land use.--Land use to assess land consumption trends
and contributing factors of transportation investment,
housing policies, school quality, and consumer preferences;
incorporate impacts of transportation investments on location
decision and land use; identify the costs and benefits of
current development patterns and their transportation
implications; determine the effect of the built environment
on people's willingness to walk, drive, or take public
transportation; determine the roles of public policy and
institutional arrangements in current and prospective land
use and transportation choices; and develop improved data,
methods, and processes for considering land use,
transportation, and the environment in an integrated,
systematic fashion.
``(6) Planning and performance measures.--Planning and
performance measures to improve understanding of travel needs
and preferences; improve planning methods for system
analysis, forecasting, and decisionmaking; expand information
on consumer choice processes and travel and activity patterns
for both local and long-distance trips and both passenger and
freight transportation analysis of social, environmental, and
economic benefits and cost of
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various transport options; develop tools for measuring and
forecasting complex transportation decisions for all modes
and users; and develop performance measures and policy
analysis approaches that can be used to determine
effectiveness.
``(7) Other research areas.--Other research areas to
identify and address the emerging and future surface
transportation research needs related to planning and
environment.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100
percent, and such funds shall remain available until
expended.
``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, the
National Academy of Sciences may seek and accept additional
funding sources to carry out this section from public and
private entities capable of attracting and accepting funding
from the Department of Transportation, Environmental
Protection Agency, Department of Energy, United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, and other Federal environmental
agencies, States, local governments, nonprofit foundations,
and the private sector.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of
such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 507 and inserting the following:
``507. Surface transportation environment and planning cooperative
research program.''.
(c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 507 of title 23, United
States Code.
SEC. 5204. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT.
(a) Technology Deployment Program.--Section 503(a) of title
23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Initiatives and
Partnerships'';
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop and
administer a national technology deployment program.'';
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
``(7) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall
make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and
contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, universities
and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit
organizations to pay the Federal share of the cost of
research, development, and technology transfer activities
concerning innovative materials.
``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant under this
subsection, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall
submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall
be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary
may require. The Secretary shall select and approve an
application based on whether the project that is the subject
of the grant meets the purpose of the program described in
paragraph (2).''; and
(4) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
``(8) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary
shall ensure that the information and technology resulting
from research conducted under paragraph (7) is made available
to State and local transportation departments and other
interested parties as specified by the Secretary.''.
(b) Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 503 of such title is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment
Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a program to promote, demonstrate, support, and
document the application of innovative pavement technologies,
practices, performance, and benefits.
``(2) Goals.--The goals of the innovative pavement research
and deployment program shall include--
``(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective, innovative
designs, materials, and practices to extend pavement life and
performance and to improve customer satisfaction;
``(B) the reduction of initial costs and life-cycle costs
of pavements, including the costs of new construction,
replacement, maintenance, and rehabilitation;
``(C) the deployment of accelerated construction techniques
to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic
disruption and congestion;
``(D) the deployment of engineering design criteria and
specifications for innovative practices, products, and
materials for use in highway pavements;
``(E) the deployment of new nondestructive and real-time
pavement evaluation technologies and techniques;
``(F) the evaluation, refinement, and documentation of the
performance and benefits of innovative technologies deployed
to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and
customer satisfaction;
``(G) effective technology transfer and information
dissemination to accelerate implementation of innovative
technologies and to improve life, performance, cost
effectiveness, safety, and customer satisfaction; and
``(H) the development of designs and materials to reduce
storm water runoff.
``(3) Research to improve nhs pavement.--The Secretary
shall obligate not less than $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004
and $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009
from funds made available to carry out this subsection to
conduct research to improve asphalt pavement, concrete
pavement, and aggregates used in highways on the National
Highway System.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United
States Code.
(c) Safety Innovation Deployment Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 503 of such title is further
amended by adding the following:
``(d) Safety Innovation Deployment Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement a program to demonstrate the application of
innovative technologies in highway safety.
``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--
``(A) the deployment and evaluation of safety technologies
and innovations at State and local levels; and
``(B) the deployment of best practices in training,
management, design, and planning.
``(3) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall
make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and
contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, universities
and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit
organizations for research, development, and technology
transfer for innovative safety technologies.
``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant under this
subsection, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall
submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall
be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary
may require. The Secretary shall select and approve the
applications based on whether the project that is the subject
of the application meets the goals of the program described
in paragraph (2).
``(4) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary
shall take such action as is necessary to ensure that the
information and technology resulting from research conducted
under paragraph (3) is made available to State and local
transportation departments and other interested parties as
specified by the Secretary.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 503(d) of title 23, United
States Code.
(d) Authority to Purchase Promotional Items.--Section 503
of such title is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(e) Promotional Authority.--Funds authorized to be
appropriated for necessary expenses for administration and
operation of the Federal Highway Administration shall be
available to purchase promotional items of nominal value for
use in the recruitment of individuals and to promote the
programs of the Federal Highway Administration.''.
(e) Wood Composite Materials Demonstration Project.--
(1) Funding.--Of the funds made available to carry out
section 5101(a)(1), $1,000,000 shall be made available by the
Secretary for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for
conducting a demonstration of the durability and potential
effectiveness of wood composite materials in multimodal
transportation facilities.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of the
demonstration under paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.
SEC. 5205. TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
(a) National Highway Institute.--
(1) In general.--Section 504(a)(3) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Courses.--The Institute may develop and administer
courses in modern developments, techniques, methods,
regulations, management, and procedures in areas, including
surface transportation, environmental mitigation, compliance,
stewardship, and streamlining, acquisition of rights-of-way,
relocation assistance, engineering, safety, transportation
system management and operations, construction, maintenance,
contract administration, inspection, and highway finance.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 504(a) of title 23, United
States Code.
(b) Local Technical Assistance Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 504(b) of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) Federal share.--
``(A) Grants.--A grant under this subsection may be used to
pay up to 50 percent of local technical assistance program
costs. Funds available for technology transfer and training
purposes under this title and title 49 may be used to cover
the remaining 50 percent of the program costs.
``(B) Tribal technical assistance centers.--The Federal
share of the cost of activities carried out by the tribal
technical assistance centers under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall
be 100 percent.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 504(b) of title 23, United
States Code.
(c) Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.--Of the
amounts made available by
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section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, $2,000,000 for fiscal year
2004 and $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through
2009 shall be available to carry out section 504(c)(2) of
title 23, United States Code.
(d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures
Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 504 of such title is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation
Futures Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program, to
be known as the `Garrett A. Morgan Technology and
Transportation Futures Program', for the following purposes:
``(1) To attract young people in all levels of education,
from elementary school through college, to careers in
transportation, with a special emphasis on attracting
minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups.
``(2) To enhance the math, science, and technology skills
of young people to prepare them for careers in
transportation.''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for 2004 and $1,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to
carry out section 504(d) of title 23, United States Code.
(e) Surface Transportation Workforce Development, Training,
and Education.--Section 504 of such title is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Surface Transportation Workforce Development,
Training, and Education.--
``(1) Funding.--Subject to project approval by the
Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the
State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3),
104(b)(4), and 144(e) for surface transportation workforce
development, training and education, including--
``(A) tuition and direct educational expenses, excluding
salaries, in connection with the education and training of
employees of State and local transportation agencies;
``(B) employee professional development;
``(C) student internships;
``(D) university or community college support; and
``(E) education activities, including outreach, to develop
interest and promote participation in surface transportation
careers.
``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of
activities carried out in accordance with this subsection
shall be 100 percent.
``(3) Surface transportation workforce development,
training, and education defined.--In this subsection, the
term `surface transportation workforce development, training,
and education' means activities associated with surface
transportation career awareness, student transportation
career preparation, and training and professional development
for surface transportation workers, including activities for
women and minorities.''.
(f) Definitions and Declaration of Policy.--Section
101(a)(3) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) surface transportation workforce development,
training, and education.''.
(g) Transportation Technology Innovations.--
(1) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified
asphalts.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out section
5117(b)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (112 Stat. 450).
(2) Transportation, economic, and land use system.--The
Secretary shall continue to carry out section 5117(b)(7) of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
450).
(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009 by section 5101(a)(1) of this
Act, $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (1)
and $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (2).
(4) Use of rights-of-way.--Section 5117(b)(3) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat.
449; 112 Stat. 864; 115 Stat. 2330) is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as
subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) Use of rights-of-way.--
``(i) In general.--An intelligent transportation system
project described in paragraph (3), and an intelligent
transportation system project described in paragraph (6),
that involves privately owned intelligent transportation
system components and is carried out using funds made
available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) shall not be subject to any law or
regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State
prohibiting or regulating commercial activities in the
rights-of-way of a highway for which funds from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) have been
used for planning, design, construction, or maintenance if
the Secretary determines that such use is in the public
interest.
``(ii) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subparagraph shall be construed to affect the authority
of a State, or political subdivision of a State, to regulate
highway safety.''.
SEC. 5206. FREIGHT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING.
(a) In General.--Section 504 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended further by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Freight Capacity Building Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
freight planning capacity building initiative to support
enhancements in freight transportation planning in order to--
``(A) better target investments in freight transportation
systems to maintain efficiency and productivity; and
``(B) strengthen the decisionmaking capacity of State
transportation departments and local transportation agencies
with respect to freight transportation planning and systems.
``(2) Agreements.--The Secretary shall enter into
agreements to support and carry out administrative and
management activities relating to the governance of the
freight planning capacity initiative.
``(3) Stakeholder involvement.--In carrying out this
section, the Secretary shall consult with the Association of
Metropolitan Planning Organizations, the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and other
freight planning stakeholders, including the other Federal
agencies, State transportation departments, local
governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the private
sector.
``(4) Eligible activities.--The freight planning capacity
building initiative shall include research, training, and
education in the following areas:
``(A) The identification and dissemination of best
practices in freight transportation.
``(B) Providing opportunities for freight transportation
staff to engage in peer exchange.
``(C) Refinement of data and analysis tools used in
conjunction with assessing freight transportation needs.
``(D) Technical assistance to State transportation
departments and local transportation agencies reorganizing to
address freight transportation issues.
``(E) Facilitating relationship building between
governmental and private entities involved in freight
transportation.
``(F) Identifying ways to target the capacity of State
transportation departments and local transportation agencies
to address freight considerations in operations, security,
asset management, and environmental excellence in connection
with long-range multimodal transportation planning and
project implementation.
``(5) Funding.--
``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100
percent, and such funds shall remain available until
expended.
``(B) Use of non-federal funds.--Funds made available for
the program established under this subsection may be used for
research, program development, information collection and
dissemination, and technical assistance. The Secretary may
use such funds independently or make grants to, or enter into
contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions
with, a Federal agency, State agency, local agency, Federally
recognized Indian tribal government or tribal consortium,
authority, association, nonprofit or for-profit corporation,
or institution of higher education, to carry out the purposes
of this subsection.''.
(b) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 504(f) of title 23, United
States Code.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 508(c)(3)(C) of such
title is amended by inserting ``of title 31'' after ``1116''.
SEC. 5207. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCEDURES PROGRAM.
(a) Continuation and Acceleration of TRANSIMS Deployment.--
The Secretary shall accelerate the deployment of the advanced
transportation model known as the ``Transportation Analysis
Simulation System'' (in this section referred to as
``TRANSIMS''), developed by the Los Alamos National
Laboratory. The program shall assist State departments of
transportation and metropolitan planning organizations in the
implementation of TRANSIMS, develop methods for TRANSIMS
applications to transportation planning and air quality
analysis, and provide training and technical assistance for
the implementation of TRANSIMS. The program may support the
development of methods to plan for the transportation
response to chemical and biological terrorism and other
security concerns.
(b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall use funds
made available by section 5101(a)(1) to--
(1) provide funding to State departments of transportation
and metropolitan planning organizations serving
transportation management areas designated under chapter 52
of title 49, United States Code, representing a diversity of
populations, geographic regions, and analytic needs to
implement TRANSIMS;
(2) develop methods to demonstrate a wide spectrum of
TRANSIMS applications to support metropolitan and statewide
transportation planning, including integrating highway and
transit operational considerations into the transportation
planning process; and
(3) provide training and technical assistance with respect
to the implementation and application of TRANSIMS to States,
local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations
with responsibility for travel modeling.
(c) Allocation of Funds.--Not more than 75 percent of the
funds made available to carry out this section may be
allocated to activities described in subsection (b)(1).
(d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out this section.
SEC. 5208. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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``Sec. 509. National cooperative freight transportation
research program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
support a national cooperative freight transportation
research program.
``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to support
and carry out administrative and management activities
relating to the governance of the national cooperative
freight transportation research program.
``(c) Advisory Committee.--The National Academy of Sciences
shall select an advisory committee consisting of a
representative cross-section of freight stakeholders,
including the Department of Transportation, other Federal
agencies, State transportation departments, local
governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the private
sector.
``(d) Governance.--The national cooperative freight
transportation research program established under this
section shall include the following administrative and
management elements:
``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in
consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a
national research agenda for the program. The agenda shall
include a multiyear strategic plan.
``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
``(A) submit research proposals to the advisory committee;
``(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals
and peer reviews of research products; and
``(C) receive research results.
``(3) Open competition and peer review of research
proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences may award
research contracts and grants under the program through open
competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.
``(4) Evaluation of research.--
``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants under the
program may allow peer review of the research results.
``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National Academy of
Sciences may conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a
regular basis of research contracts and grants.
``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--The National
Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to
researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through
conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops,
training programs, presentations, testimony to government
officials, World Wide Web, publications for the general
public, and other appropriate means.
``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda required
under subsection (d)(1) shall include research in the
following areas:
``(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying public
benefits derived from freight transportation projects.
``(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the
contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion on
specific highway segments.
``(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and
destinations for freight movement.
``(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of international
trade into landside transportation planning.
``(5) The use of technology applications to increase
capacity of highway lanes dedicated to truck-only traffic.
``(6) Development of physical and policy alternatives for
separating car and truck traffic.
``(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure improvements with
freight transportation demand.
``(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight movement
on transportation planning decisions relating to rest areas.
``(9) Other research areas to identify and address the
emerging and future research needs related to freight
transportation by all modes.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100
percent, and such funds shall remain available until
expended.
``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds
authorized for this section, the National Academy of Sciences
may seek and accept additional funding sources from public
and private entities capable of accepting funding from the
Department of Transportation, States, local governments,
nonprofit foundations, and the private sector.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``509. National cooperative freight transportation research program.''.
(c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out section 509 of title 23, United
States Code.
SEC. 5209. FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 510. Future strategic highway research program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, shall establish and carry out, acting through the
National Research Council of the National Academy of
Sciences, the future strategic highway research program.
``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may make
grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials and the National Academy of Sciences to carry out
such activities under this subsection as the Secretary
determines are appropriate.
``(c) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall remain available for the fiscal
year in which such funds are made available and the 3
succeeding fiscal years.
``(d) Program Priorities.--
``(1) Program elements.--The program established under this
section shall be based on the National Research Council
Special Report 260, entitled `Strategic Highway Research:
Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life'
and the results of the detailed planning work subsequently
carried out in 2002 and 2003 to identify the research areas
through National Cooperative Research Program Project 20-58.
The research program shall include an analysis of the
following:
``(A) Renewal of aging highway infrastructure with minimal
impact to users of the facilities.
``(B) Driving behavior and likely crash causal factors to
support improved countermeasures.
``(C) Reducing highway congestion due to nonrecurring
congestion.
``(D) Planning and designing new road capacity to meet
mobility, economic, environmental, and community needs.
``(2) Dissemination of results.--The research results of
the program, expressed in terms of technologies,
methodologies, and other appropriate categorizations, shall
be disseminated to practicing engineers for their use, as
soon as practicable.
``(e) Program Administration.--In carrying out the program
under this section, the National Research Council shall
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that--
``(1) projects and researchers are selected to conduct
research for the program on the basis of merit and open
solicitation of proposals and review by panels of appropriate
experts;
``(2) State department of transportation officials and
other stakeholders, as appropriate, are involved in the
governance of the program at the overall program level and
technical level through the use of expert panels and
committees;
``(3) the Council acquires a qualified, permanent core
staff with the ability and expertise to manage the program
and multiyear budget; and
``(4) there is no duplication of research effort between
the program and any other research effort of the Department.
``(f) Report on Implementation of Results.--
``(1) Report.--The Transportation Research Board of the
National Research Council shall complete a report on the
strategies and administrative structure to be used for
implementation of the results of the future strategic highway
research program.
``(2) Components.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
include with respect to the program--
``(A) an identification of the most promising results of
research under the program (including the persons most likely
to use the results);
``(B) a discussion of potential incentives for, impediments
to, and methods of, implementing those results;
``(C) an estimate of costs of implementation of those
results; and
``(D) recommendations on methods by which implementation of
those results should be conducted, coordinated, and supported
in future years, including a discussion of the administrative
structure and organization best suited to carry out those
recommendations.
``(3) Consultation.--In developing the report, the
Transportation Research Board shall consult with a wide
variety of stakeholders, including--
``(A) the Federal Highway Administration;
``(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;
and
``(C) the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials.
``(4) Submission.--Not later than February 1, 2009, the
report shall be submitted to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.
``(g) Limitation of Remedies.--
``(1) Same remedy as if united states.--The remedy against
the United States provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of
title 28 for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or
death shall apply to any claim against the National Academy
of Sciences for money damages for injury, loss of property,
personal injury, or death caused by any negligent or wrongful
act or omission by employees and individuals described in
paragraph (3) arising from activities conducted under or in
connection with this section. Any such claim shall be subject
to the limitations and exceptions which would be applicable
to such claim if such claim were against the United States.
With respect to any such claim, the Secretary shall be
treated as the head of the appropriate Federal agency for
purposes of sections 2672 and 2675 of title 28.
``(2) Exclusiveness of remedy.--The remedy referred to in
paragraph (1) shall be exclusive of any other civil action or
proceeding for the purpose of determining liability arising
from any such act or omission without regard to when the act
or omission occurred.
``(3) Treatment.--Employees of the National Academy of
Sciences and other individuals appointed by the president of
the National Academy of Sciences and acting on its behalf in
connection with activities carried out under this section
shall be treated as if they are employees of the Federal
Government under section 2671 of title 28 for purposes of a
civil action or proceeding with respect to a claim described
in paragraph (1). The civil action or proceeding shall
proceed in the same manner as any proceeding under chapter
171 of title 28 or action against the United States filed
pursuant to section 1346(b) of title 28 and shall be subject
to the
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limitations and exceptions applicable to such a proceeding or
action.
``(4) Sources of payments.--Payment of any award,
compromise, or settlement of a civil action or proceeding
with respect to a claim described in paragraph (1) shall be
paid first out of insurance maintained by the National
Academy of Sciences, second from funds made available to
carry out this section, and then from sums made available
under section 1304 of title 31. For purposes of such section,
such an award, compromise, or settlement shall be deemed to
be a judgment, award, or settlement payable under section
2414 or 2672 of title 28. The Secretary may establish a
reserve of funds made available to carry out this section for
making payments under this paragraph.
``(h) Funding.--
``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity carried out using amounts made available under a
grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be
100 percent, and such funds shall remain available until
expended.
``(2) Advance payments.--The Secretary may make advance
payments as necessary to carry out the program under this
section.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``510. Future strategic highway research program.''.
(c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004,
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $63,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2006 through 2009, shall be available to carry
out section 510 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 5210. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM PROJECT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall fund and carry out a
project to further the development of a comprehensive
transportation safety information management system (in this
section referred to as ``TSIMS'').
(b) Purposes.--The purpose of the TSIMS project is to
further the development of a software application to provide
for the collection, integration, management, and
dissemination of safety data from and for use among State and
local safety and transportation agencies, including driver
licensing, vehicle registration, emergency management system,
injury surveillance, roadway inventory, and motor carrier
databases.
(c) Funding.--
(1) Federal contribution.--Of the amounts made available by
section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year
2004 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 shall be available
to carry out the TSIMS project under this section.
(2) State contribution.--The sums authorized in paragraph
(1) are intended to supplement voluntary contributions to be
made by State departments of transportation and other State
safety and transportation agencies.
SEC. 5211. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION RELIEF SOLUTIONS
RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Establishment.--During fiscal year 2004, the Secretary,
acting through the Federal Highway Administration, shall
establish a surface transportation congestion solutions
research initiative consisting of 2 independent research
programs described in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) and
designed to develop information to assist State
transportation departments and metropolitan planning
organizations measure and address surface transportation
congestion problems.
(b) Surface Transportation Congestion Solutions Research
Program.--
(1) Improved surface transportation congestion management
system measures.--The purposes of the first research program
established under this section shall be--
(A) to examine the effectiveness of surface transportation
congestion management systems since enactment of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1991
(Public Law 102-240);
(B) to identify best case examples of locally designed
reporting methods and incorporate such methods in research on
national models for developing and recommending improved
surface transportation congestion measurement and reporting;
and
(C) to incorporate such methods in the development of
national models and methods to monitor, measure, and report
surface transportation congestion information.
(2) Analytical techniques for action on surface
transportation congestion.--The purposes of the second
research program established under this section shall be--
(A) to analyze the effectiveness of procedures used by
State transportation departments and metropolitan planning
organizations to assess surface transportation congestion
problems and communicate those problems to decisionmakers;
and
(B) to identify methods to ensure that the results of
surface transportation congestion analyses will lead to the
targeting of funding for programs, projects, or services with
demonstrated effectiveness in reducing travel delay,
congestion, and system unreliability.
(c) Technical Assistance and Training.--In fiscal year
2006, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Highway
Administration, shall develop a technical assistance and
training program to disseminate the results of the surface
transportation congestion solutions research initiative for
the purpose of assisting State transportation departments and
local transportation agencies with improving their approaches
to surface transportation congestion measurement, analysis,
and project programming.
(d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by sections
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out subsections (a) and (b). Of the
amounts made available by section 5101(a)(2), $500,000 for
fiscal year 2004 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009 shall be available to carry out subsection (c).
SEC. 5212. MOTOR CARRIER EFFICIENCY STUDY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
motor carrier and wireless technology industry, shall conduct
a study to--
(1) identify inefficiencies in the transportation of
freight;
(2) evaluate the safety, productivity, and reduced cost
improvements that may be achieved through the use of wireless
technologies to address the inefficiencies identified in
paragraph (1); and
(3) conduct, as appropriate, field tests demonstrating the
technologies identified in paragraph (2).
(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include, at a
minimum, the following:
(1) Fuel monitoring and management systems.
(2) Electronic document imaging.
(3) Border pre-clearance systems.
(4) Radio Frequency Identification technology.
(5) Electronic manifest systems.
(6) Cargo theft prevention.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the
study under this section shall be 100 percent.
(d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and
transmit to Congress an annual report on the programs and
activities carried out under this section.
(e) Funding.--From funds made available under section
5101(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 to
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for each of
fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section.
Subtitle C--University Transportation Research; Scholarship
Opportunities
SEC. 5301. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.
(a) In General.--Section 5505 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5505. National university transportation centers
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Establishment and operation.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall make grants under this section to
eligible nonprofit institutions of higher learning to
establish and operate national university transportation
centers.
``(2) Role of centers.--The role of each center shall be to
advance significantly transportation research on critical
national transportation issues and to expand the workforce of
transportation professionals.
``(b) Applicability of Requirements.--A grant received by
an eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning under
this section shall be available for the same purposes, and
shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, as a grant
made to a nonprofit institution of higher learning under
section 5506.
``(c) Eligible Nonprofit Institution of Higher Learning
Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible nonprofit
institution of higher learning' means each of the lead
institutions identified in subsections (j)(4)(A), (j)(4)(B),
and (j)(4)(F) of section 5505 as in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users, the university referred to in section 704
of Public Law 103-206 (107 Stat. 2447), and the university
that, as of the day before such date of enactment, is the
lead institution for the regional university transportation
center for region 5 of the Standard Federal Regional Boundary
System.
``(d) Grants.--In each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009,
the Secretary shall make a grant under this section to each
eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning in an
amount not to exceed $3,500,000.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item
relating to section 5505 and inserting the following:
``5505. National university transportation centers.''.
SEC. 5302. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Section 5506 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5506. University transportation research
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
make grants under this section to nonprofit institutions of
higher learning to establish and operate university
transportation centers.
``(b) Objectives.--Grants received under this section shall
be used by nonprofit institutions of higher learning to
advance significantly the state-of-the-art in transportation
research and expand the workforce of transportation
professionals through the following programs and activities:
``(1) Research.--Basic and applied research, the products
of which are judged by peers or other experts in the field of
transportation to advance the body of knowledge in
transportation.
``(2) Education.--An education program relating to
transportation that includes multidisciplinary course work
and participation in research.
``(3) Technology transfer.--An ongoing program of
technology transfer that makes transportation research
results available to potential users in a form that can be
implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
``(c) Regional, Tier I, and Tier II Centers.--
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``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2004 through
2009, the Secretary shall make grants under subsection (a) to
nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and
operate--
``(A) 10 regional university transportation centers; and
``(B) 10 Tier I university transportation centers.
``(2) Tier II centers.--For each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009, the Secretary shall make grants under
subsection (a) to nonprofit institutions of higher learning
to establish and operate 10 Tier II university transportation
centers.
``(3) Location of regional centers.--One regional
university transportation center shall be located in each of
the 10 United States Government regions that comprise the
Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
``(4) Limitation.--A nonprofit institution of higher
learning may not directly receive a grant under this section
for a fiscal year for more than one university transportation
center.
``(d) Competitive Selection Process.--
``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher
learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is
in such form and contains such information as the Secretary
may require.
``(2) General selection criteria.--Except as otherwise
provided by this section, the Secretary shall select each
recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive
process on the basis of the following:
``(A) The demonstrated research and extension resources
available to the recipient to carry out this section.
``(B) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership
in making national and regional contributions to the solution
of immediate and long-range transportation problems.
``(C) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at least
$400,000 each year in regularly budgeted institutional
amounts to support ongoing transportation research and
education programs.
``(D) The recipient's demonstrated ability to disseminate
results of transportation research and education programs
through a statewide or regionwide continuing education
program.
``(E) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry
out under the grant.
``(e) Regional University Transportation Centers.--
``(1) Competition.--Not later than March 31, 2005, and not
later than March 31st of every 4th year thereafter, the
Secretary shall complete a competition among nonprofit
institutions of higher learning for grants to establish and
operate the 10 regional university transportation centers
referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A).
``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit
institution of higher learning on the basis of--
``(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2);
``(B) the location of the center within the Federal region
to be served; and
``(C) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a
consortium of institutions, the lead institution) can
demonstrate that it has a well-established, nationally
recognized program in transportation research and education,
as evidenced by--
``(i) not less than $2,000,000 in highway or public
transportation research expenditures each year for each of
the preceding 5 years;
``(ii) not less than 10 graduate degrees awarded in
professional fields closely related to highways and public
transportation for year for each of the preceding 5 years;
``(iii) not less than 5 tenured or tenure-track faculty
members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional
fields closely related to highways and public transportation;
and
``(iv) a faculty that has published a total of at least 50
refereed journal publications on highway or public
transportation research during the preceding 5 years.
``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit
institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the
basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the
Secretary shall make a grant to the recipient to establish
and operate a regional university transportation center in
each of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of
the competition.
``(4) Special rule for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.--For
each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the Secretary shall make
a grant under this section to each of the 10 nonprofit
institutions of higher learning that were competitively
selected for grants by the Secretary under this section in
July 1999 to operate regional university transportation
centers.
``(5) Amount of grants.--For each of fiscal years 2004
through 2009, a grant made by the Secretary to a nonprofit
institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to establish
and operate a regional university transportation center shall
not exceed $3,500,000.
``(f) Tier I University Transportation Centers.--
``(1) Competition.--Not later than March 31, 2006, and not
later than March 31st of every 4th year thereafter, the
Secretary shall complete a competition among nonprofit
institutions of higher learning for grants to establish and
operate the 10 Tier I university transportation centers
referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B).
``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit
institution of higher learning on the basis of--
``(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2); and
``(B) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a
consortium of institutions, the lead institution) can
demonstrate that it has an established, recognized program in
transportation research and education, as evidenced by--
``(i) not less than $1,000,000 in highway or public
transportation research expenditures each year for each of
the preceding 5 years or not less than $6,000,000 in such
expenditures during the 5 preceding years;
``(ii) not less than 5 graduate degrees awarded in
professional fields closely related to highways and public
transportation each year for each of the preceding 5 years;
``(iii) not less than 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty
members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional
fields closely related to highways and public transportation;
and
``(iv) a faculty that has published a total of at least 20
refereed journal publications on highway or public
transportation research during the preceding 5 years.
``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit
institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the
basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the
Secretary shall make a grant to the recipient to establish
and operate a Tier I university transportation center in each
of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of the
competition.
``(4) Special rule for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.--
For each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Secretary
shall make a grant under this section to each of the 10
nonprofit institutions of higher learning that were
competitively selected for grant awards by the Secretary
under this section in May 2002 to operate university
transportation centers (other than regional centers).
``(5) Amount of grants.--A grant made by the Secretary to a
nonprofit institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to
establish and operate a Tier I university transportation
center shall not exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
``(g) Tier II University Transportation Centers.--
``(1) Competition.--Not later than August 31, 2004, not
later than March 31, 2008, and not later than March 31st of
every 4th year thereafter, the Secretary shall complete a
competition among nonprofit institutions of higher learning
for grants to establish and operate the 10 Tier II university
transportation centers referred to in subsection (c)(2).
``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit
institution of higher learning on the basis of the criteria
described in subsection (f)(2).
``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit
institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the
basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the
Secretary shall--
``(A) in the case of the competition to be completed not
later than August 31, 2004, make a grant to the recipient to
establish and operate a Tier II university transportation
center in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008; and
``(B) in the case of each subsequent competition, make a
grant to the recipient to establish and operate a Tier II
university transportation center in each of the first 4
fiscal years beginning after the date of the competition.
``(4) Amount of grants.--For each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009, a grant made by the Secretary to a nonprofit
institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to establish
and operate a Tier II university transportation center shall
not exceed $1,000,000.
``(h) Support of National Strategy for Surface
Transportation Research.--In order to be eligible to receive
a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher
learning shall provide assurances satisfactory to the
Secretary that the research and education activities of its
university transportation center will support the national
strategy for surface transportation research, as identified
by--
``(1) the report of the National Highway Research and
Technology Partnership entitled `Highway Research and
Technology: The Need for Greater Investment', dated April
2002; and
``(2) the programs of the National Research and Technology
Program of the Federal Transit Administration.
``(i) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to
receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution
of higher learning shall enter into an agreement with the
Secretary to ensure that the institution will maintain total
expenditures from all other sources to establish and operate
a university transportation center and related research
activities at a level at least equal to the average level of
such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years prior to award of a
grant under this section.
``(j) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of
activities carried out using a grant made under this section
shall be 50 percent of such costs. The non-Federal share may
include funds provided to a recipient under section 503,
504(b), or 505 of title 23.
``(k) Program Coordination.--
``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
research, education, and technology transfer activities that
grant recipients carry out under this section, disseminate
the results of the research, and establish and operate a
clearinghouse to disseminate the results of the research.
``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually, and
consistent with the plan developed under section 508 of title
23, the Secretary shall review and evaluate programs of grant
recipients.
``(3) Management and oversight.--The Secretary shall expend
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 from
amounts made available to carry out this section to carry out
management and oversight of the centers receiving assistance
under this section.
``(l) Program Administration.--The Secretary shall carry
out this section acting through the Administrator of the
Research and Special Programs Administration.
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``(m) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made
available to carry out this section shall remain available
for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 2 years after
the last day of the fiscal year for which such funds are
authorized.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item
relating to section 5506 and inserting the following:
``5506. University transportation research.''.
SEC. 5303. TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--
(1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary may establish
and implement a scholarship program for the purpose of
attracting qualified students for transportation-related
critical jobs.
(2) Partnership.--The Secretary may establish the program
in partnership with appropriate nongovernmental institutions.
(b) Participation and Funding.--An operating administration
of the Department of Transportation and the Office of
Inspector General may participate in the scholarship program.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may
use funds available to an operating administration or from
the Office of Inspector General of the Department of
Transportation for the purpose of carrying out this section.
Subtitle D--Advanced Technologies
SEC. 5401. ADVANCED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 5507. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies
research program
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
conduct research, development, demonstration, and testing to
integrate emerging advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies
in order to provide seamless, safe, secure, and efficient
transportation and to benefit the environment.
``(b) Consultation.--To ensure the activities performed
pursuant to this section achieve the maximum benefit, the
Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Secretary
of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and other relevant Federal agencies on research,
development, and demonstration activities authorized under
this section related to advanced heavy-duty vehicle
technologies.
``(c) Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other
Transactions.--The Secretary may make grants to, and enter
into cooperative agreements and other transactions with,
Federal and other public agencies (including State and local
governments) and persons to carry out subsection (a).
``(d) Cost Sharing.--At least 50 percent of the funding for
projects carried out under this section must be provided by
non-Federal sources.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out subsection
(a) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $3,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
``(f) Contract Authority.--The funds authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (e) shall be available for
obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23 and shall be subject
to any limitation on obligations imposed on funds made
available to carry out title V of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``5507. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies research program.''.
SEC. 5402. COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND SPATIAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry
out a program to validate commercial remote sensing products
and spatial information technologies for application to
national transportation infrastructure development and
construction.
(b) Program.--
(1) National policy.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a national policy for the use of commercial remote
sensing products and spatial information technologies in
national transportation infrastructure development and
construction.
(2) Policy implementation.--The Secretary shall develop new
applications of commercial remote sensing products and
spatial information technologies for the implementation of
the national policy established and maintained under
paragraph (1).
(c) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out this
section in cooperation with the commercial remote sensing
program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
and a consortium of university research centers.
(d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(1) of this Act, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and
$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall
be available to carry out this section.
Subtitle E--Transportation Data and Analysis
SEC. 5501. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking subsections (b) through (k) and inserting the
following:
``(b) Director.--
``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall be headed by a Director
who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
``(2) Appointment.--The Director shall be appointed from
among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director
by virtue of their training and experience in the collection,
analysis and use of transportation data.
``(3) Reporting to secretary.--The Director shall report
directly to the Secretary of Transportation.
``(4) Term.--The term of the Director shall be 4 years. The
Director may continue to serve after the expiration of the
term until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Bureau shall
serve as the Secretary's senior advisor on data and
statistics and be responsible for carrying out the following
duties:
``(1) Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data
concerning the domestic and international movement of
freight.
``(2) Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data
concerning travel patterns for local and long-distance
travel, at the local, State, national, and international
levels.
``(3) Developing, analyzing, and disseminating information
on the economics of transportation.
``(4) Building and disseminating the transportation layer
of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, including
coordinating the development of transportation geospatial
data standards, compiling intermodal geospatial data, and
collecting geospatial data that is not being collected by
others.
``(5) Developing, publishing, and disseminating a
comprehensive set of measures of investment, use, costs,
performance, and impacts of the national transportation
system, including publishing an annual transportation
statistics abstract.
``(6) Identifying information needs of the Department and
reviewing such needs at least annually with the Advisory
Council on Transportation Statistics of the Bureau.
``(7) Conducting or supporting research relating to methods
of gathering or analyzing transportation statistics and
issuing guidelines for the collection of information by the
Department in order to ensure that such information is
accurate, relevant, comparable, accessible, and in a form
that permits systematic analysis.
``(d) Coordinating Collection of Information.--The Director
shall work with the operating administrations of the
Department to establish and implement the Bureau's data
programs and to improve the coordination of information
collection efforts with other Federal agencies.
``(e) Supporting Transportation Decisionmaking.--The
Director shall ensure that the statistics compiled under this
section are relevant for transportation policy, planning, and
decisionmaking by the Federal Government, State and local
governments, transportation-related associations, private
businesses, and the public. The Director shall provide to the
Department's other operating administrations technical
assistance on collecting, compiling, analyzing, and verifying
transportation data and statistics and the design of surveys.
``(f) National Transportation Library.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and
maintain a National Transportation Library. The Library shall
contain a collection of statistical and other information
needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal,
State, and local levels.
``(2) Access.--The Director shall facilitate and promote
access to the Library, with the goal of improving the ability
of the transportation community to share information and the
ability of the Director to disseminate information under
subsection (c).
``(3) Coordination.--The Director shall work with other
transportation libraries and other transportation information
providers, both public and private, to achieve the goal
specified in paragraph (2).
``(4) Transportation research information service.--The
Director shall provide the full financial support for the
web-based version of the Transportation Research Information
Service.
``(g) Research and Development Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to, or
enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, public
and nonprofit private entities (including State
transportation departments, metropolitan planning
organizations, and institutions of higher education) if each
of the grants, agreements, and contracts--
``(A) provide for an alternative means of accomplishing
program-related research of the Department;
``(B) contribute to research and development of new methods
of transportation data collection; or
``(C) improve the methods for sharing geographic
transportation data.
``(2) Funding limit.--Not more than $500,000 of the amounts
made available to carry out this section in a fiscal year may
be used for research and development grants under this
subsection.
``(h) Transportation Statistics Annual Report.--By March 31
of each year, the Director shall transmit to the President
and Congress a report that includes information on the
subjects described in subsection (c), documentation of the
methods used to obtain the information and ensure the quality
of the statistics presented in the report, and
recommendations for improving transportation statistical
information.
``(i) Proceeds of Data Product Sales.--Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, funds received by the Bureau from
the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred,
may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of reimbursing the
Bureau for the expenses.
``(j) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed to--
``(1) authorize the Bureau to require any other department
or agency to collect data; or
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``(2) reduce the authority of any other officer of the
Department of Transportation to collect and disseminate data
independently.
``(k) Mandatory Response Authority for Freight Data
Collection.--Whoever, being the owner, official, agent,
person in charge, or assistant to the person in charge of any
corporation, company, business, institution, establishment,
or organization of any nature whatsoever, neglects or
refuses, when requested by the Director or other authorized
officer, employee, or contractor of the Bureau, to answer
completely and correctly to the best of his or her knowledge
all questions relating to the corporation, company, business,
institution, establishment, or other organization, or to make
available records or statistics in his or her official
custody, contained in a data collection request prepared and
submitted under the authority of subsection (c)(1), shall be
fined not more than $500; but if he or she willfully gives a
false answer to such a question, he or she shall be fined not
more than $10,000.
``(l) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
``(1) In general.--An officer, employee or contractor of
the Bureau may not--
``(A) make any disclosure in which the data provided by an
individual or organization under subsection (c) can be
identified;
``(B) use the information provided under subsection (c) for
a nonstatistical purpose; or
``(C) permit anyone other than an individual authorized by
the Director to examine any individual report provided under
subsection (c).
``(2) Copies of reports.--
``(A) In general.--No department, bureau, agency, officer,
or employee of the United States (except the Director in
carrying out this section) may require, for any reason, a
copy of any report that has been filed under subsection (c)
with the Bureau or retained by an individual respondent.
``(B) Limitation on judicial proceedings.--A copy of a
report described in subparagraph (A) that has been retained
by an individual respondent or filed with the Bureau or any
of its employees, contractors, or agents--
``(i) shall be immune from legal process; and
``(ii) shall not, without the consent of the individual
concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in
any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply only to
reports that permit information concerning an individual or
organization to be reasonably determined by direct or
indirect means.
``(3) Informing respondent of use of data.--In a case in
which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect data or
information for a nonstatistical purpose, the Director shall
clearly distinguish the collection of the data or
information, by rule and on the collection instrument, so as
to inform a respondent that is requested or required to
supply the data or information of the nonstatistical purpose.
``(m) Data Access.--The Director shall have access to
transportation and transportation-related information in the
possession of any Federal agency except information--
``(1) the disclosure of which to another Federal agency is
expressly prohibited by law; or
``(2) the disclosure of which the agency so requested
determines would significantly impair the discharge of
authorities and responsibilities which have been delegated
to, or vested by law, in such agency.
``(n) Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Bureau an
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.
``(2) Function.--It shall be the function of the Advisory
Council to advise the Director of the Bureau on
transportation statistics and analyses, including whether or
not the statistics and analysis disseminated by the Bureau
are of high quality and are based upon the best available
objective information.
``(3) Membership.--The Advisory Council shall be composed
of not more than 6 members appointed by the Director who are
not officers or employees of the United States. Each member
shall have expertise in transportation data collection or
analysis or application; except that 1 member shall have
expertise in economics, 1 member shall have expertise in
statistics, and 1 member shall have expertise in
transportation safety. At least 1 member shall be a senior
official of a State department of transportation.
``(4) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall apply to
the advisory council established under this section, except
that section 14 of such Act shall not apply to the Advisory
Council.''.
Subtitle F--Intelligent Transportation Systems Research
SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Intelligent
Transportation Systems Act of 2004''.
SEC. 5602. GOALS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Goals.--The goals of the intelligent transportation
system program include--
(1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and
facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to
enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of
future transportation needs, including public access to
employment, goods, and services and to reduce regulatory,
financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and
system users;
(2) achievement of national transportation safety goals,
including the enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles
and nonmotorized vehicles as well as improved emergency
response to a crash, with particular emphasis on decreasing
the number and severity of collisions;
(3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment
and communities affected by surface transportation, with
particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments
to achieve national environmental goals;
(4) accommodation of the needs of all users of surface
transportation systems, including operators of commercial
motor vehicles, passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, and
bicycles and pedestrians, including individuals with
disabilities; and
(5) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to
security-related or other manmade emergencies and natural
disasters and enhancement of national defense mobility.
(b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall implement activities
under the intelligent system transportation program to, at a
minimum--
(1) expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas,
deployment and integration of intelligent transportation
systems for consumers of passenger and freight
transportation;
(2) ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation
officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent
transportation systems for full consideration in the
transportation planning process;
(3) improve regional cooperation and operations planning
for effective intelligent transportation system deployment;
(4) promote the innovative use of private resources;
(5) facilitate, in cooperation with the motor vehicle
industry, the introduction of a vehicle-based safety
enhancing systems;
(6) support the application of intelligent transportation
systems that increase the safety and efficiency of commercial
motor vehicle operations;
(7) develop a workforce capable of developing, operating,
and maintaining intelligent transportation systems; and
(8) provide continuing support for operations and
maintenance of intelligent transportation systems.
SEC. 5603. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the
Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation
system program to research, develop, and operationally test
intelligent transportation systems and advance nationwide
deployment of such systems as a component of the surface
transportation systems of the United States.
(b) Policy.--Intelligent transportation system research
projects and operational tests funded pursuant to this
subtitle shall encourage and not displace public-private
partnerships or private sector investment in such tests and
projects.
(c) Cooperation With Governmental, Private, and Educational
Entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent
transportation system program in cooperation with State and
local governments and other public entities, the private
sector of the United States, the Federal laboratories, and
colleges and universities, including historically Black
colleges and universities and other minority institutions of
higher education.
(d) Consultation With Federal Officials.--In carrying out
the intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary
shall consult with the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies, as appropriate.
(e) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The
Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and
information to State and local governments seeking to
implement, operate, maintain, or evaluate intelligent
transportation system technologies and services.
(f) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide
funding to support adequate consideration of transportation
systems management and operations, including intelligent
transportation systems, within metropolitan and statewide
transportation planning processes.
(g) Information Clearinghouse.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
(A) maintain a repository for technical and safety data
collected as a result of federally sponsored projects carried
out under this subtitle (including the amendments made by
this subtitle); and
(B) make, on request, that information (except for
proprietary information and data) readily available to all
users of the repository at an appropriate cost.
(2) Agreement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement
with a third party for the maintenance of the repository for
technical and safety data under paragraph (1)(A).
(B) Federal financial assistance.--If the Secretary enters
into an agreement with an entity for the maintenance of the
repository, the entity shall be eligible for Federal
financial assistance under this section.
(3) Availability of information.--Information in the
repository shall not be subject to section 555 of title 5,
United States Code.
(h) Advisory Committees.--In carrying out this subtitle,
the Secretary may use one or more advisory committees that
are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
(i) Reporting.--
(1) Guidelines and requirements.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines and
requirements for the reporting and evaluation of operational
tests and deployment projects carried out under this
subtitle.
(B) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and
requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall include
provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the
reporting entity so as to avoid any real or apparent conflict
of interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties
to any such test or deployment project or by any other formal
evaluation carried out under this subtitle.
(C) Funding.--The guidelines and requirements issued under
subparagraph (A) shall establish reporting funding levels
based on the size and scope of each test or project that
ensure adequate reporting of the results of the test or
project.
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(2) Special rule.--Any survey, questionnaire, or interview
that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the
reporting of any test, deployment project, or program
assessment activity under this subtitle shall not be subject
to chapter 35 of title 44.
SEC. 5604. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--
(1) Development, implementation, and maintenance.--
Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110
Stat. 783), the Secretary shall develop, implement, and
maintain a national architecture and supporting standards and
protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of
intelligent transportation system technology as a component
of the surface transportation systems of the United States.
(2) Interoperability and efficiency.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the national architecture shall promote
interoperability among, and efficiency of, intelligent
transportation system technologies implemented throughout the
United States.
(3) Use of standards development organizations.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the
services of such standards development organizations as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(4) Use of expert panel.--
(A) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate a panel of
experts to recommend ways to expedite and streamline the
process for developing the standards and protocols to be
developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(B) Nonapplicability of advisory committee act.--The expert
panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(C) Deadline for recommendation.--No later than September
30, 2005, the expert panel shall provide the Secretary with a
recommendation relating to such standards development.
(b) Provisional Standards.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary finds that the
development or balloting of an intelligent transportation
system standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the
objectives identified in subsection (a), the Secretary may
establish a provisional standard, after consultation with
affected parties, using, to the extent practicable, the work
product of appropriate standards development organizations.
(2) Period of effectiveness.--A provisional standard
established under paragraph (1) shall be published in the
Federal Register and remain in effect until the appropriate
standards development organization adopts and publishes a
standard.
(c) Conformity With National Architecture.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and
(3), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent
transportation system projects carried out using funds made
available from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made
available under this subtitle to deploy intelligent
transportation system technologies, conform to the national
architecture, applicable standards or provisional standards,
and protocols developed under subsection (a).
(2) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary may authorize
exceptions to paragraph (1) for--
(A) projects designed to achieve specific research
objectives outlined in the national intelligent
transportation system program plan or the surface
transportation research and development strategic plan
developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code;
or
(B) the upgrade or expansion of an intelligent
transportation system in existence on the date of enactment
of this Act if the Secretary determines that the upgrade or
expansion--
(i) would not adversely affect the goals or purposes of
this subtitle;
(ii) is carried out before the end of the useful life of
such system; and
(iii) is cost-effective as compared to alternatives that
would meet the conformity requirement of paragraph (1).
(3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds
used for operation or maintenance of an intelligent
transportation system in existence on the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 5605. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a
comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system
research, development, and operational tests of intelligent
vehicles and intelligent infrastructure systems and other
similar activities that are necessary to carry out this
subtitle.
(b) Priority Areas.--Under the program, the Secretary shall
give higher priority to funding projects that--
(1) enhance mobility and productivity through improved
traffic management, incident management, transit management,
freight management, road weather management, toll collection,
traveler information, or highway operations systems and
remote sensing products;
(2) enhance safety through improved crash avoidance and
protection, crash and other notification, commercial motor
vehicle operations, and infrastructure-based or cooperative
safety systems; and
(3) facilitate the integration of intelligent
infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of
operational tests and demonstrations under subsection (a)
shall not exceed 80 percent.
SEC. 5606. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
Funds made available to carry out this subtitle for
operational tests--
(1) shall be used primarily for the development of
intelligent transportation system infrastructure; and
(2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used
for the construction of physical highway and public
transportation infrastructure unless the construction is
incidental and critically necessary to the implementation of
an intelligent transportation system project.
SEC. 5607. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
(1) Incident.--The term ``incident'' means a crash, a
natural disaster, workzone activity, special event, or other
emergency road user occurrence that adversely affects or
impedes the normal flow of traffic.
(2) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term
``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully
integrated public sector intelligent transportation system
components, as defined by the Secretary.
(3) Intelligent transportation system.--The term
``intelligent transportation system'' means electronics,
communications, or information processing used singly or in
combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface
transportation system.
(4) National architecture.--The term ``national
architecture'' means the common framework for
interoperability that defines--
(A) the functions associated with intelligent
transportation system user services;
(B) the physical entities or subsystems within which the
functions reside;
(C) the data interfaces and information flows between
physical subsystems; and
(D) the communications requirements associated with the
information flows.
(5) Project.--The term ``project'' means a undertaking to
research, develop, or operationally test intelligent
transportation systems or any other undertaking eligible for
assistance under this subtitle.
(6) Standard.--The term ``standard'' means a document
that--
(A) contains technical specifications or other precise
criteria for intelligent transportation systems that are to
be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of
characteristics so as to ensure that materials, products,
processes, and services are fit for their purposes; and
(B) may support the national architecture and promote--
(i) the widespread use and adoption of intelligent
transportation system technology as a component of the
surface transportation systems of the United States; and
(ii) interoperability among intelligent transportation
system technologies implemented throughout the States.
(7) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the
term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
(8) Transportation systems management and operations.--The
term ``transportation systems management and operations'' has
the meaning given the term under section 101(a) of such
title.
SEC. 5608. RURAL INTERSTATE CORRIDOR COMMUNICATIONS STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Secretary of Commerce, State departments of transportation,
and other appropriate State, regional, and local officials,
shall conduct a study on feasibility of installing fiber
optic cabling and wireless communication infrastructure along
multistate Interstate System route corridors for improved
communications services to rural communities along such
corridors.
(b) Contents of Study.--In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall identify--
(1) impediments to installation of the infrastructure
described in subsection (a) along multistate Interstate
System route corridors and to connecting such infrastructure
to the rural communities along such corridors;
(2) the effective geographic range of such infrastructure;
(3) potential opportunities for the private sector to fund,
wholly or partially, the installation of such infrastructure;
(4) potential benefits fiber optic cabling and wireless
communication infrastructure may provide to rural communities
along such corridors, including the effects of the
installation of such infrastructure on economic development,
deployment of intelligent transportation systems technologies
and applications, homeland security precaution and response,
and education and health systems in those communities;
(5) rural broadband access points for such infrastructure;
(6) areas of environmental conflict with such installation;
(7) real estate ownership issues relating to such
installation;
(8) preliminary design for placement of fiber optic cable
and wireless towers;
(9) monetary value of the rights-of-way necessary for such
installation;
(10) applicability and transferability of the benefits of
such installation to other rural corridors; and
(11) safety and other operational issues associated with
the installation and maintenance of fiber optic cabling and
wire infrastructure within Interstate System rights-of-way
and other publicly owned rights-of-way.
(c) Corridor Locations.--The study required under
subsection (a) shall be conducted for corridors along--
(1) Interstate Route I-90 through rural Wisconsin, southern
Minnesota, northern Iowa, and South Dakota;
(2) Interstate Route I-20 through Alabama, Mississippi, and
northern Louisiana;
(3) Interstate Route I-91 through Vermont, New Hampshire,
and Massachusetts; and
(4) any other rural corridor the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the
study shall be 100 percent.
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2006,
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the study, including any recommendations of the
Secretary.
(f) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section
5101(a)(5), $1,000,000 shall be
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available for fiscal year 2005, and $2,000,000 for fiscal
year 2006, to carry out this section.
SEC. 5609. REPEAL.
Subtitle C of title V of The Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 452-463) is
repealed.
TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY
SEC. 6001. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.
(a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following:
``CHAPTER 52--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY
``Subchapter A--General provisions
``Sec.
``5201. Definitions.
``Subchapter B--Transportation planning and project delivery
``5211. Policy.
``5212. Definitions.
``5213. Metropolitan transportation planning.
``5214. Statewide transportation planning.
``Subchapter C--Efficient environmental reviews for project
decisionmaking
``5251. Definitions and applicability.
``5252. Project development procedures.
``SUBCHAPTER A--GENERAL PROVISIONS
``Sec. 5201. Definitions
``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
``(1) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
``(2) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
``SUBCHAPTER B--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY
``Sec. 5211. Policy
``(a) In General.--It is in the national interest to--
``(1) encourage and promote the safe and efficient
management, operation, and development of surface
transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of
people and freight and foster economic growth and development
within and between States and urbanized areas, while
minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air
pollution through metropolitan and statewide transportation
planning processes identified in this chapter; and
``(2) encourage the continued improvement and evolution of
the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning
processes by metropolitan planning organizations, State
departments of transportation, and public transit operators
as guided by the planning factors identified in sections
5213(f) and 5214(d).
``(b) Common Transportation Planning Program.--This
subchapter provides a common transportation planning program
to be administered by the Federal Highway Administration and
the Federal Transit Administration.
``Sec. 5212. Definitions
``(a) Applicability by Reference.--Unless otherwise
specified in subsection (b), the definitions in section
101(a) of title 23 and section 5302 are applicable to this
subchapter.
``(b) Additional Definitions.--In this subchapter, the
following definitions apply:
``(1) Metropolitan planning area.--The term `metropolitan
planning area' means the geographic area determined by
agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for
the area and the Governor under section 5213(c).
``(2) Metropolitan planning organization.--The term
`metropolitan planning organization' means the policy board
of an organization created as a result of the designation
process in section 5213(b).
``(3) Nonmetropolitan area.--The term `nonmetropolitan
area' means a geographic area outside designated metropolitan
planning areas.
``(4) Nonmetropolitan local official.--The term
`nonmetropolitan local official' means elected and appointed
officials of general purpose local government in a
nonmetropolitan area with responsibility for transportation.
``(5) TIP.--The term `TIP' means a transportation
improvement program developed by a metropolitan planning
organization under section 5213.
``(6) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means a
geographic area with a population of 50,000 or more, as
designated by the Bureau of the Census.
``Sec. 5213. Metropolitan transportation planning
``(a) General Requirements.--
``(1) Development of long-range plans and TIPs.--To
accomplish the objectives in section 5211, metropolitan
planning organizations designated under subsection (b), in
cooperation with the State and public transportation
operators, shall develop long-range transportation plans and
transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning
areas of the State.
``(2) Contents.--The plans and TIPs for each metropolitan
area shall provide for the development and integrated
management and operation of transportation systems and
facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways and
bicycle transportation facilities) that will function as an
intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan
planning area and as an integral part of an intermodal
transportation system for the State and the United States.
``(3) Process of development.--The process for developing
the plans and TIPs shall provide for consideration of all
modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative,
and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the
complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.
``(b) Designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
``(1) In general.--To carry out the transportation planning
process required by this section, a metropolitan planning
organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with
a population of more than 50,000 individuals--
``(A) by agreement between the Governor and units of
general purpose local government that together represent at
least 75 percent of the affected population (including the
largest incorporated city (based on population) as named by
the Bureau of the Census); or
``(B) in accordance with procedures established by
applicable State or local law.
``(2) Structure.--Each metropolitan planning organization
that serves an area designated as a transportation management
area, when designated or redesignated under this subsection,
shall consist of--
``(A) local elected officials;
``(B) officials of public agencies that administer or
operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan
area; and
``(C) appropriate State officials.
``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to interfere with the
authority, under any State law in effect on December 18,
1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation
responsibilities to--
``(A) develop the plans and TIPs for adoption by a
metropolitan planning organization; and
``(B) develop long-range capital plans, coordinate transit
services and projects, and carry out other activities
pursuant to State law.
``(4) Continuing designation.--A designation of a
metropolitan planning organization under this subsection or
any other provision of law shall remain in effect until the
metropolitan planning organization is redesignated under
paragraph (5).
``(5) Redesignation procedures.--A metropolitan planning
organization may be redesignated by agreement between the
Governor and units of general purpose local government that
together represent at least 75 percent of the existing
planning area population (including the largest incorporated
city (based on population) as named by the Bureau of the
Census) as appropriate to carry out this section.
``(6) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning
organization.--More than 1 metropolitan planning organization
may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning
area only if the Governor and the existing metropolitan
planning organization determine that the size and complexity
of the existing metropolitan planning area make designation
of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the
area appropriate.
``(c) Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries.--
``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the
boundaries of a metropolitan planning area shall be
determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning
organization and the Governor.
``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning area--
``(A) shall encompass at least the existing urbanized area
and the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a
20-year forecast period for the transportation plan; and
``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan statistical
area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as
defined by the Bureau of the Census.
``(3) Identification of new urbanized areas within existing
planning area boundaries.--The designation by the Bureau of
the Census of new urbanized areas within an existing
metropolitan planning area shall not require the
redesignation of the existing metropolitan planning
organization.
``(4) Existing metropolitan planning areas in
nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of
an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for
ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq.) as of the date of enactment of this paragraph,
the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area in existence
as of such date of enactment shall be retained; except that
the boundaries may be adjusted by agreement of the Governor
and affected metropolitan planning organizations in the
manner described in subsection (b)(5).
``(5) New metropolitan planning areas in nonattainment.--In
the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of
enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone
or carbon monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan
planning area--
``(A) shall be established in the manner described in
subsection (b)(1);
``(B) shall encompass the areas described in paragraph
(2)(A);
``(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph
(2)(B); and
``(D) may address any nonattainment area identified under
the Clean Air Act for ozone or carbon monoxide.
``(d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage each
Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate
metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning
organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning
for the entire metropolitan area.
``(2) Interstate compacts.--The consent of Congress is
granted to any 2 or more States--
``(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict
with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts
and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized
under this section as the activities pertain to interstate
areas and localities within the States; and
``(B) to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as
the States may determine desirable for making the agreements
and compacts effective.
``(3) Lake tahoe region.--
``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Lake Tahoe
region' has the meaning given the term `region' in
subdivision (a) of article II
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of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as set forth in the
first section of Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3234).
``(B) Transportation planning process.--The Secretary
shall--
``(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies
that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a
transportation planning process for the region; and
``(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with
the planning process required of State and local governments
under this section and section 5214.
``(C) Interstate compact.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), notwithstanding
subsection (b), to carry out the transportation planning
process required by this section, the consent of Congress is
granted to the States of California and Nevada to designate a
metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region,
by agreement between the Governors of the States of
California and Nevada and units of general purpose local
government that together represent at least 75 percent of the
affected population (including the central city or cities (as
defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in accordance with
procedures established by applicable State or local law.
``(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.--
``(I) Representation.--The policy board of a metropolitan
planning organization designated under clause (i) shall
include a representative of each Federal land management
agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe
region.
``(II) Funding.--In addition to funds made available to the
metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of
title 23 and under chapter 53, not more than 1 percent of the
funds allocated under section 202 of title 23 may be used to
carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake
Tahoe region under this subparagraph.
``(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in
transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
``(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that
facilitates the participation of the Federal land management
agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe
region; and
``(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be
funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 23.
``(e) MPO Consultation in Plan and TIP Coordination.--
``(1) Nonattainment areas.--If more than 1 metropolitan
planning organization has authority within a metropolitan
area or an area which is designated as a nonattainment area
for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act, each
metropolitan planning organization shall consult with the
other metropolitan planning organizations designated for such
area and the State in the coordination of plans and TIPs
required by this section.
``(2) Transportation improvements located in multiple
MPOS.--If a transportation improvement funded from the
Highway Trust Fund or authorized under chapter 53 is located
within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning
area, the metropolitan planning organizations shall
coordinate plans and TIPs regarding the transportation
improvement.
``(3) Relationship with other planning officials.--The
Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning
organization to consult with those officials responsible for
other types of planning activities that are affected by
transportation in the area (including State and local planned
growth, economic development, environmental protection,
airport operations, and freight movements) or to coordinate
its planning process, to the maximum extent practicable, with
such planning activities. Under the metropolitan planning
process, transportation plans and TIPs shall be developed
with due consideration of other related planning activities
within the metropolitan area, and the process shall provide
for the design and delivery of transportation services within
the metropolitan area that are provided by--
``(A) recipients of assistance under chapter 53;
``(B) governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations
(including representatives of the agencies and organizations)
that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the
Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency
transportation services; and
``(C) recipients of assistance under section 204 of title
23.
``(f) Scope of Planning Process.--
``(1) In general.--The goals and objectives developed
through the metropolitan planning process for a metropolitan
planning area under this section shall address the following
factors as they relate to the performance of the metropolitan
area transportation systems:
``(A) Support of the economic vitality of the metropolitan
area, especially by enabling global competitiveness,
productivity, and efficiency.
``(B) Increases in the safety and security of the
transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users.
``(C) Increases in the accessibility and mobility of people
and for freight.
``(D) Protection and enhancement of the environment,
promotion of energy conservation, improvement of the quality
of life, and promotion of consistency between transportation
improvements and State and local planned growth and economic
development patterns.
``(E) Enhancement of the integration and connectivity of
the transportation system, across and between modes, for
people and freight.
``(F) Promotion of efficient system management and
operation.
``(G) Emphasis on the preservation of the existing
transportation system.
``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider
any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable
by any court under title 23 or this title, subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter
affecting a transportation plan, a TIP, a project or
strategy, or the certification of a planning process.
``(g) Development of Transportation Plan.--
``(1) In general.--Each metropolitan planning organization
shall prepare, and update no less frequently than every 4
years, a transportation plan for its metropolitan planning
area in accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
``(2) Transportation plan.--A transportation plan under
this section shall be in a form that the Secretary determines
to be appropriate and shall contain, at a minimum, the
following:
``(A) An identification of transportation facilities
(including major roadways, transit, multimodal and intermodal
facilities, and intermodal connectors) that should function
as an integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving
emphasis to those facilities that serve important national
and regional transportation functions. In formulating the
transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization
shall consider factors described in subsection (f) as such
factors relate to a 20-year forecast period.
``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted
transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources
from public and private sources that are reasonably expected
to be made available to carry out the plan, and recommends
any additional financing strategies for needed projects and
programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative
purposes, additional projects that would be included in the
adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional
resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were
available. For the purpose of developing the transportation
plan, the metropolitan planning organization, transit
operator, and State shall cooperatively develop estimates of
funds that will be available to support plan implementation.
``(C) Operational and management strategies to improve the
performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve
vehicular congestion and maximize the safety and mobility of
people and goods.
``(D) Capital investment and other strategies to preserve
the existing and projected future metropolitan transportation
infrastructure and provide for multimodal capacity increases
based on regional priorities and needs.
``(E) Proposed transportation and transit enhancement
activities.
``(3) Coordination with clean air act agencies.--In
metropolitan areas which are in nonattainment for ozone or
carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act, the metropolitan
planning organization shall coordinate the development of a
transportation plan with the process for development of the
transportation control measures of the State implementation
plan required by the Clean Air Act.
``(4) Participation by interested parties.--Before
approving a transportation plan, each metropolitan planning
organization shall provide citizens, affected public
agencies, representatives of public transportation employees,
freight shippers, providers of freight transportation
services, private providers of transportation,
representatives of users of public transportation,
representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled,
and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to
comment on the transportation plan, in a manner that the
Secretary deems appropriate.
``(5) Publication.--A transportation plan involving Federal
participation shall be published or otherwise made readily
available by the metropolitan planning organization for
public review and submitted for information purposes to the
Governor at such times and in such manner as the Secretary
shall establish.
``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a State or metropolitan
planning organization shall not be required to select any
project from the illustrative list of additional projects
included in the financial plan under paragraph (2)(B).
``(h) Metropolitan TIP.--
``(1) Development.--
``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the State and any
affected public transportation operator, the metropolitan
planning organization designated for a metropolitan area
shall develop a TIP for the area for which the organization
is designated.
``(B) Opportunity for comment.--In developing the TIP, the
metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the
State and any affected public transportation operator, shall
provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives
of public transportation employees, freight shippers,
providers of freight transportation services, private
providers of transportation, representatives of users of
public transportation, representatives of the disabled,
representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
facilities, and other interested parties with a reasonable
opportunity to comment on the proposed TIP.
``(C) Funding estimates.--For the purpose of developing the
TIP, the metropolitan planning organization, public
transportation agency, and State shall cooperatively develop
estimates of funds that are reasonably expected to be
available to support program implementation.
``(D) Updating and approval.--The TIP shall be updated at
least once every 4 years and shall be approved by the
metropolitan planning organization and the Governor.
``(2) Contents.--
``(A) Priority list.--The TIP shall include a priority list
of proposed federally supported projects and strategies to be
carried out within each 4-year period after the initial
adoption of the TIP.
``(B) Financial plan.--The TIP shall include a financial
plan that--
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``(i) demonstrates how the TIP can be implemented;
``(ii) indicates resources from public and private sources
that are reasonably expected to be available to carry out the
program;
``(iii) identifies innovative financing techniques to
finance projects, programs, and strategies; and
``(iv) may include, for illustrative purposes, additional
projects that would be included in the approved TIP if
reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in
the financial plan were available.
``(C) Descriptions.--Each project in the TIP shall include
sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work,
termini, length, and other similar factors) to identify the
project or phase of the project.
``(D) Congestion relief activities.--The TIP shall include
a listing of congestion relief activities to be carried out
to meet the requirements of section 139 of title 23,
categorized as either under one or under three congestion
relief activities.
``(3) Included projects.--
``(A) Projects under title 23 and chapter 53.--A TIP
developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area shall
include the projects within the area that are proposed for
funding under chapter 1 of title 23 and chapter 53.
``(B) Projects under chapter 2 of title 23.--All projects
proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be
identified individually in the TIP.
``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation plan.--
Each project shall be consistent with the long-range
transportation plan developed under subsection (g) for the
area.
``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The program
shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project,
only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be
available for the project within the time period contemplated
for completion of the project.
``(4) Notice and comment.--Before approving a TIP, a
metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the
State and any affected public transportation operator, shall
provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives
of public transportation employees, freight shippers,
providers of freight transportation services, private
providers of transportation, representatives of users of
public transportation, representatives of the disabled,
representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
facilities, and other interested parties with reasonable
notice of and an opportunity to comment on the proposed
program.
``(5) Selection of projects.--
``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (i)(4) and in addition to the TIP development
required under paragraph (1), the selection of federally
funded projects in metropolitan areas shall be carried out,
from the approved TIP--
``(i) by--
``(I) in the case of projects under title 23, the State;
and
``(II) in the case of projects under chapter 53, the
designated recipients of public transportation funding; and
``(ii) in cooperation with the metropolitan planning
organization.
``(B) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not
be required to advance a project included in the approved TIP
in place of another project in the program.
``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
``(A) No required selection.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(2)(B)(iv), a State or metropolitan planning organization
shall not be required to select any project from the
illustrative list of additional projects included in the
financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv).
``(B) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the
Secretary shall be required for a State or metropolitan
planning organization to select any project from the
illustrative list of additional projects included in the
financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv) for inclusion in an
approved TIP.
``(7) Publication.--
``(A) Publication of TIPs.--A TIP involving Federal
participation shall be published or otherwise made readily
available by the metropolitan planning organization for
public review.
``(B) Publication of annual listings of projects.--An
annual listing of projects for which Federal funds have been
obligated in the preceding year shall be published or
otherwise made available by the metropolitan planning
organization for public review. The listing shall be
consistent with the categories identified in the TIP.
``(i) Transportation Management Areas.--
``(1) Identification and designation.--
``(A) Required identification.--The Secretary shall
identify as a transportation management area each urbanized
area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a
population of over 200,000 individuals.
``(B) Designations on request.--The Secretary shall
designate any additional area as a transportation management
area on the request of the Governor and the metropolitan
planning organization designated for the area.
``(2) Transportation plans.--In a metropolitan planning
area serving a transportation management area, transportation
plans shall be based on a continuing and comprehensive
transportation planning process carried out by the
metropolitan planning organization in cooperation with the
State and public transportation operators.
``(3) Congestion management process.--Within a metropolitan
planning area serving a transportation management area, the
transportation planning process under this section shall
address congestion management through a process that provides
for effective management and operation, based on a
cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide
strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities
eligible for funding under title 23 and chapter 53 through
the use of travel demand reduction and operational management
strategies and shall identify a sufficient number of
congestion relief activities under section 139 of title 23 to
meet the requirements of such section. The Secretary shall
establish an appropriate phase-in schedule for compliance
with the requirements of this section but no sooner than one
year after the identification of a transportation management
area.
``(4) Selection of projects.--
``(A) In general.--All federally funded projects carried
out within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area
serving a transportation management area under title 23
(excluding projects carried out on the National Highway
System and projects carried out under the bridge program or
the Interstate maintenance program) or under chapter 53 shall
be selected for implementation from the approved TIP by the
metropolitan planning organization designated for the area in
consultation with the State and any affected public
transportation operator.
``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects, carried
out within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area
serving a transportation management area, on the National
Highway System and projects carried out within such
boundaries under the bridge program or the Interstate
maintenance program under title 23 shall be selected for
implementation from the approved TIP by the State in
cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization
designated for the area.
``(5) Certification.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
``(i) ensure that the metropolitan planning process of a
metropolitan planning organization serving a transportation
management area is being carried out in accordance with
applicable provisions of Federal law; and
``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), certify, not less often
than once every 4 years, that the requirements of this
paragraph are met with respect to the metropolitan planning
process.
``(B) Requirements for certification.--The Secretary may
make the certification under subparagraph (A) if--
``(i) the transportation planning process complies with the
requirements of this section and other applicable
requirements of Federal law; and
``(ii) there is a TIP for the metropolitan planning area
that has been approved by the metropolitan planning
organization and the Governor.
``(C) Effect of failure to certify.--
``(i) Withholding of project funds.--If a metropolitan
planning process of a metropolitan planning organization
serving a transportation management area is not certified,
the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds
attributable to the metropolitan planning area of the
metropolitan planning organization for projects funded under
title 23 and chapter 53.
``(ii) Restoration of withheld funds.--The withheld funds
shall be restored to the metropolitan planning area at such
time as the metropolitan planning process is certified by the
Secretary.
``(D) Review of certification.--In making certification
determinations under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
provide for public involvement appropriate to the
metropolitan area under review.
``(j) Abbreviated Plans for Certain Areas.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of
a metropolitan area not designated as a transportation
management area under this section, the Secretary may provide
for the development of an abbreviated transportation plan and
TIP for the metropolitan planning area that the Secretary
determines is appropriate to achieve the purposes of this
section, taking into account the complexity of transportation
problems in the area.
``(2) Nonattainment areas.--The Secretary may not permit
abbreviated plans or TIPs for a metropolitan area that is in
nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
``(k) Additional Requirements for Certain Nonattainment
Areas.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of
title 23 or chapter 53, for transportation management areas
classified as nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Federal funds may not be
advanced in such area for any highway project that will
result in a significant increase in the carrying capacity for
single-occupant vehicles unless the project is addressed
through a congestion management process.
``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a
nonattainment area within the metropolitan planning area
boundaries determined under subsection (c).
``(l) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed to confer on a metropolitan
planning organization the authority to impose legal
requirements on any transportation facility, provider, or
project not eligible under title 23 or chapter 53.
``(m) Funding.--
``(1) Set-asides.--Funds set aside under section 104(f) of
title 23 or section 5305(h) shall be available to carry out
this section.
``(2) Other funding.--Funds made available under section
5338(c) shall be available to carry out this section.
``(n) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans
and TIPs described in this section are subject to a
reasonable opportunity for public comment, individual
projects included in plans and TIPs are subject to review
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and decisions by
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the Secretary concerning plans and TIPs described in this
section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January
1, 1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or
TIP described in this section shall not be considered to be a
Federal action subject to review under such Act.
``Sec. 5214. Statewide transportation planning
``(a) General Requirements.--
``(1) Development of plans and programs.--To accomplish the
objectives stated in section 5211, each State shall develop a
statewide transportation plan and a statewide transportation
improvement program for all areas of the State subject to
section 5213.
``(2) Contents.--The statewide transportation plan and the
transportation improvement program developed for each State
shall provide for the development and integrated management
and operation of transportation systems and facilities
(including accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle
transportation facilities) that will function as an
intermodal transportation system for the State and an
integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the
United States.
``(3) Process of development.--The process for developing
the statewide plan and the transportation improvement program
shall provide for consideration of all modes of
transportation and the policies stated in section 5211, and
shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the
degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the
transportation problems to be addressed.
``(b) Coordination With Metropolitan Planning; State
Implementation Plan.--A State shall--
``(1) coordinate planning carried out under this section
with the transportation planning activities carried out under
section 5213 for metropolitan areas of the State and with
statewide trade and economic development planning activities
and related multistate planning efforts; and
``(2) develop the transportation portion of the State
implementation plan as required by the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
``(c) Interstate Agreements.--The consent of Congress is
granted to 2 or more States entering into agreements or
compacts, not in conflict with any law of the United States,
for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of
activities authorized under this section related to
interstate areas and localities in the States and
establishing authorities the States consider desirable for
making the agreements and compacts effective.
``(d) Scope of Planning Process.--
``(1) In general.--Each State shall carry out a statewide
transportation planning process that provides for
consideration and implementation of projects, strategies, and
services that will--
``(A) support the economic vitality of the United States,
the States, nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas,
especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity,
and efficiency;
``(B) increase the safety and security of the
transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;
``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility of people and
freight;
``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy
conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote
consistency between transportation improvements and State and
local planned growth and economic development patterns;
``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the
transportation system, across and between modes throughout
the State, for people and freight;
``(F) promote efficient system management and operation;
and
``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing
transportation system.
``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider
any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable
by any court under title 23 or this title, subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter
affecting a statewide transportation plan, the transportation
improvement program, a project or strategy, or the
certification of a planning process.
``(e) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out planning
under this section, each State shall consider, at a minimum--
``(1) with respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the concerns
of affected local officials with responsibility for
transportation;
``(2) the concerns of Indian tribal governments and Federal
land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land
within the boundaries of the State; and
``(3) coordination of transportation plans, the
transportation improvement program, and planning activities
with related planning activities being carried out outside of
metropolitan planning areas and between States.
``(f) Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan.--
``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a long-range
statewide transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year
forecast period for all areas of the State, that provides for
the development and implementation of the intermodal
transportation system of the State.
``(2) Consultation with governments.--
``(A) Metropolitan areas.--The statewide transportation
plan shall be developed for each metropolitan area in the
State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning
organization designated for the metropolitan area under
section 5213.
``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to
nonmetropolitan areas, the statewide transportation plan
shall be developed in consultation with affected
nonmetropolitan officials with responsibility for
transportation. The Secretary shall not review or approve the
consultation process in each State.
``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of
the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal
government, the statewide transportation plan shall be
developed in consultation with the tribal government and the
Secretary of the Interior.
``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing
the statewide transportation plan, the State shall--
``(A) provide citizens, affected public agencies,
representatives of public transportation employees, freight
shippers, private providers of transportation,
representatives of users of public transportation,
representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled,
providers of freight transportation services, and other
interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment
on the proposed plan; and
``(B) identify transportation strategies necessary to
efficiently serve the mobility needs of people.
``(4) Financial plan.--The statewide transportation plan
may include a financial plan that demonstrates how the
adopted statewide transportation plan can be implemented,
indicates resources from public and private sources that are
reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the
plan, and recommends any additional financing strategies for
needed projects and programs. The financial plan may include,
for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be
included in the adopted statewide transportation plan if
reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in
the financial plan were available.
``(5) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--A
State shall not be required to select any project from the
illustrative list of additional projects included in the
financial plan described in paragraph (4).
``(6) Existing system.--The statewide transportation plan
should include capital, operations and management strategies,
investments, procedures, and other measures to ensure the
preservation and most efficient use of the existing
transportation system.
``(g) Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.--
``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a statewide
transportation improvement program for all areas of the
State.
``(2) Consultation with governments.--
``(A) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to each
metropolitan area in the State, the program shall be
developed in cooperation with the metropolitan planning
organization designated for the metropolitan area under
section 5213.
``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to each
nonmetropolitan area in the State, the program shall be
developed in consultation with affected nonmetropolitan local
officials with responsibility for transportation. The
Secretary shall not review or approve the specific
consultation process in the State.
``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of
the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal
government, the program shall be developed in consultation
with the tribal government and the Secretary of the Interior.
``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing
the program, the State shall provide citizens, affected
public agencies, representatives of public transportation
employees, freight shippers, private providers of
transportation, providers of freight transportation services,
representatives of users of public transportation,
representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle
transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled,
and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to
comment on the proposed program.
``(4) Included projects.--
``(A) In general.--A transportation improvement program
developed under this subsection for a State shall include
federally supported surface transportation expenditures
within the boundaries of the State.
``(B) Projects under chapter 2 of title 23.--All projects
proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be
identified individually in the transportation improvement
program.
``(C) Consistency with statewide transportation plan.--Each
project shall be--
``(i) consistent with the statewide transportation plan
developed under this section for the State;
``(ii) identical to the project or phase of the project as
described in an approved metropolitan transportation plan;
and
``(iii) in conformance with the applicable State air
quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), if the project is carried out in an
area designated as nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide
under that Act.
``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The
transportation improvement program shall include a project,
or an identified phase of a project, only if full funding can
reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project
within the time period contemplated for completion of the
project.
``(E) Financial plan.--The transportation improvement
program may include a financial plan that demonstrates how
the approved transportation improvement program can be
implemented, indicates resources from public and private
sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to
carry out the transportation improvement program, and
recommends any additional financing strategies for needed
projects and programs. The financial plan may include, for
illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be
included in the adopted transportation plan if reasonable
additional resources beyond those identified in the financial
plan were available.
``(F) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
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``(i) No required selection.--Notwithstanding subparagraph
(E), a State shall not be required to select any project from
the illustrative list of additional projects included in the
financial plan under subparagraph (E).
``(ii) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the
Secretary shall be required for a State to select any project
from the illustrative list of additional projects included in
the financial plan under subparagraph (E) for inclusion in an
approved transportation improvement program.
``(G) Priorities.--The transportation improvement program
shall reflect the priorities for programming and expenditures
of funds, including transportation enhancement activities,
required by title 23 and chapter 53.
``(H) Prioritization of congestion relief activities.--The
transportation improvement program shall reflect the
priorities for congestion relief activities included in the
metropolitan transportation plan to meet the requirements of
section 139 of title 23.
``(5) Project selection for areas of less than 50,000
population.--Projects carried out in areas with populations
of less than 50,000 individuals shall be selected, from the
approved transportation improvement program (excluding
projects carried out on the National Highway System and
projects carried out under the bridge program or the
Interstate maintenance program under title 23 or sections
5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317), by the State in cooperation with
the affected nonmetropolitan local officials with
responsibility for transportation. Projects carried out in
areas with populations of less than 50,000 individuals on the
National Highway System or under the bridge program or the
Interstate maintenance program under title 23 or under
sections 5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317 shall be selected, from
the approved statewide transportation improvement program, by
the State in consultation with the affected nonmetropolitan
local officials with responsibility for transportation.
``(6) Transportation improvement program approval.--Every 4
years, a transportation improvement program developed under
this subsection shall be reviewed and approved by the
Secretary if based on a current planning finding.
``(7) Planning finding.--A finding shall be made by the
Secretary at least every 4 years that the transportation
planning process through which statewide transportation plans
and programs are developed is consistent with this section
and section 5213.
``(8) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not
be required to advance a project included in the approved
transportation improvement program in place of another
project in the program.
``(h) Funding.--
``(1) Set-aside.--Funds set aside pursuant to section
104(i) of title 23 shall be available to carry out this
section.
``(2) Other funding.--Funds made available under section
5338(c) shall be available to carry out this section.
``(i) Treatment of Certain State Laws as Congestion
Management Processes.--For purposes of this section and
section 5213, State laws, rules, or regulations pertaining to
congestion management systems or programs may constitute the
congestion management process under section 5213(i)(3) if the
Secretary finds that the State laws, rules, or regulations
are consistent with, and fulfill the intent of, the purposes
of section 5213, as appropriate.
``(j) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since the
statewide transportation plan and the transportation
improvement program described in this section are subject to
a reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual
projects included in the statewide transportation plans and
the transportation improvement program are subject to review
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the Secretary
concerning statewide transportation plans or the
transportation improvement program described in this section
have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997,
any decision by the Secretary concerning a metropolitan or
statewide transportation plan or the transportation
improvement program described in this section shall not be
considered to be a Federal action subject to review under
such Act.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such subtitle
is amended by inserting the following after the item relating
to chapter 51:
``52. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY......... 5201''.
SEC. 6002. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT
DECISIONMAKING.
(a) Policy and Purpose.--
(1) Policy.--The Enlibra principles, as initially developed
by the Western Governors Association and adopted by the
National Governors Association, represent a sound basis for
interaction among the Federal, State, local governments, and
Indian tribes on environmental matters and should be followed
in the development of highway construction and public transit
improvements. These principles are as follows:
(A) Assign responsibilities at the right level.
(B) Use collaborative processes to break down barriers and
find solutions.
(C) Move to a performance-based system.
(D) Separate subjective choices from objective data
gathering.
(E) Pursue economic incentives whenever appropriate.
(F) Ensure environmental understanding.
(G) Make sure environmental decisions are fully informed.
(H) Use appropriate geographic boundaries for environmental
problems.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce
delays in the delivery of highway construction and public
transportation capital projects arising from the
environmental review process, while continuing to ensure the
protection of the human and natural environment.
(b) Project Development Procedures.--Chapter 52 of title
49, United States Code, as added by section 6001 of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SUBCHAPTER C--EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT
DECISIONMAKING
``Sec. 5251. Definitions and applicability
``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means any agency,
department, or other unit of Federal, State, local, or Indian
tribal government.
``(2) Environmental impact statement.--The term
`environmental impact statement' means the detailed statement
of environmental impacts required to be prepared under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
``(3) Environmental review process.--
``(A) In general.--The term `environmental review process'
means the process for preparing for a project an
environmental impact statement, environmental assessment,
categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
``(B) Inclusions.--The term includes the process for and
completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or
study required for a project under any Federal law other than
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.).
``(4) Lead agency.--The term `lead agency' means the
Department of Transportation and, if applicable, any State or
local governmental entity serving as a joint lead agency
pursuant to this section.
``(5) Multimodal project.--The term `multimodal project'
means a project funded, in whole or in part, under title 23
or chapter 53 and involving the participation of more than
one Department of Transportation administration or agency.
``(6) Project.--The term `project' means any highway
project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal
project that requires the approval of the Secretary.
``(7) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means
the agency or other entity, including any private or public-
private entity, that seeks approval of the Secretary for a
project.
``(8) State transportation department.--The term `State
transportation department' means any statewide agency of a
State with responsibility for one or more modes of
transportation.
``(b) Applicability.--This subchapter is applicable to all
projects for which an environmental impact statement is
prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). This subchapter may be applied, to
the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, to other
projects for which an environmental document is prepared
pursuant to such Act. Any authorities granted in this
subchapter may be exercised for a project, class of projects,
or program of projects.
``Sec. 5252. Project development procedures
``(a) Lead Agencies.--
``(1) Federal lead agency.--The Department of
Transportation shall be the Federal lead agency in the
environmental review process for a project.
``(2) Project sponsor as joint lead agency.--Any project
sponsor that is a State or local governmental entity
receiving funds under title 23 or chapter 53 for the project
shall serve as a joint lead agency with the Department for
purposes of preparing any environmental document under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and may prepare any such environmental document
required in support of any action or approval by the
Secretary if the Federal lead agency furnishes guidance in
such preparation and independently evaluates such document
and the document is approved and adopted by the Secretary
prior to the Secretary taking any subsequent action or making
any approval based on such document, whether or not the
Secretary's action or approval results in Federal funding.
``(3) Ensuring compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that
the project sponsor complies with all design and mitigation
commitments made jointly by the Secretary and the project
sponsor in any environmental document prepared by the project
sponsor in accordance with this subsection and that such
document is appropriately supplemented if project changes
become necessary.
``(4) Adoption and use of documents.--Any environmental
document prepared in accordance with this subsection may be
adopted or used by any Federal agency making any approval to
the same extent that such Federal agency could adopt or use a
document prepared by another Federal agency.
``(b) Participating Agencies.--
``(1) In general.--The lead agency shall be responsible for
inviting and designating participating agencies in accordance
with this subsection.
``(2) Invitation.--The lead agency shall identify, as early
as practicable in the environmental review process for a
project, any other Federal and non-Federal agencies that may
have an interest in the project, and shall invite such
agencies to become participating agencies in the
environmental review process for the project. The invitation
shall set a deadline for responses to be submitted. The
deadline may be extended by the lead agency for good cause.
``(3) Federal participating agencies.--Any Federal agency
that is invited by the lead agency to participate in the
environmental review
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process for a project shall be designated as a participating
agency by the lead agency unless the invited agency informs
the lead agency, in writing, by the deadline specified in the
invitation that the invited agency--
``(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the
project;
``(B) has no expertise or information relevant to the
project; and
``(C) does not intend to submit comments on the project.
``(4) Effect of designation.--Designation as a
participating agency under this subsection shall not imply
that the participating agency--
``(A) supports a proposed project; or
``(B) has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with
respect to evaluation of, the project.
``(5) Cooperating agency.--A participating agency may also
be designated by a lead agency as a `cooperating agency'
under the regulations contained in part 1500 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations.
``(6) Designations for categories of projects.--The
Secretary may exercise the authorities granted under this
subsection for a project, class of projects, or program of
projects.
``(c) Project Initiation.--
``(1) In general.--The project sponsor shall initiate the
environmental review process for a project by submitting an
initiation notice to the Secretary.
``(2) Contents of notice.--The initiation notice shall
include, at a minimum, a brief description of the type of
work, termini, length, and general location of the proposed
project, together with a statement of any Federal approvals
anticipated to be needed for the project.
``(d) Purpose and Need.--
``(1) Participation.--As early as practicable during the
environmental review process, the lead agency shall provide
an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and
the public in defining the purpose and need for a project.
``(2) Definition.--Following participation under paragraph
(1), the lead agency shall define the project's purpose and
need for purposes of any document which the lead agency is
responsible for preparing for the project.
``(3) Objectives.--The statement of purpose and need shall
include a clear statement of the objectives that the proposed
action is intended to achieve, which may include--
``(A) achieving a transportation objective identified in an
applicable statewide or metropolitan transportation plan;
``(B) supporting land use, economic development, or growth
objectives established in applicable Federal, State, local,
or tribal plans; and
``(C) serving national defense, national security, or other
national objectives, as established in Federal laws, plans,
or policies.
``(e) Alternatives Analysis.--
``(1) Participation.--As early as practicable during the
environmental review process, the lead agency shall provide
an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and
the public in determining the range of alternatives to be
considered for a project.
``(2) Range of alternatives.--Following participation under
paragraph (1), the lead agency shall determine the range of
alternatives for consideration in any document which the lead
agency is responsible for preparing for the project.
``(3) Methodologies.--The lead agency also shall determine,
in collaboration with participating agencies at appropriate
times during the study process, the methodologies to be used
and the level of detail required in the analysis of each
alternative for a project.
``(4) Preferred alternative.--At the discretion of the lead
agency, the preferred alternative for a project, after being
identified, may be developed to a higher level of detail than
other alternatives in order to facilitate the development of
mitigation measures or concurrent compliance with other
applicable laws if the lead agency determines that the
development of such higher level of detail will not prevent
the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to
whether to accept another alternative which is being
considered in the environmental review process.
``(f) Comment Deadlines.--The lead agency shall establish
the following deadlines for comment during the environmental
review process for a project:
``(1) For comments by agencies and the public on a draft
environmental impact statement, a period of no more than 60
days from the date of public availability of such document,
unless--
``(A) a different deadline is established by agreement of
the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating
agencies; or
``(B) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good
cause.
``(2) For all other comment periods established by the lead
agency for agency or public comments in the environmental
review process, a period of no more than 30 days from
availability of the materials on which comment is requested,
unless--
``(A) a different deadline is established by agreement of
the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating
agencies; or
``(B) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good
cause.
``(g) Issue Identification and Resolution.--
``(1) Cooperation.--The lead agency and the participating
agencies shall work cooperatively in accordance with this
section to identify and resolve issues that could delay
completion of the environmental review process or could
result in denial of any approvals required for the project
under applicable laws.
``(2) Lead agency responsibilities.--The lead agency shall
make information available to the participating agencies as
early as practicable in the environmental review process
regarding the environmental and socioeconomic resources
located within the project area and the general locations of
the alternatives under consideration. Such information may be
based on existing data sources, including geographic
information systems mapping.
``(3) Participating agency responsibilities.--Based on
information received from the lead agency, participating
agencies shall identify, as early as practicable, any issues
of concern regarding the project's potential environmental or
socioeconomic impacts. In this paragraph, issues of concern
include any issues that could substantially delay or prevent
an agency from granting a permit or other approval that is
needed for the project.
``(4) Issue resolution.--Whenever issues of concern are
identified or at any time upon request of a project sponsor,
the lead agency shall promptly convene a meeting with the
relevant participating agencies. If a resolution cannot be
achieved within 30 days following such a meeting and a
determination by the lead agency that all information
necessary to resolve the issue has been obtained, the lead
agency shall notify the heads of all Federal agencies
involved in the meeting and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and shall publish such notification in the
Federal Register.
``(h) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project
eligible for assistance under title 23 or chapter 53, a State
may require, under procedures established by State law, that
all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or Federal
law over environmental-related issues that may be affected by
the project, or that are required to issue any environmental-
related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on
issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for the project,
be subject to the coordinated environmental review process
established under this section unless the Secretary
determines that a State agency's participation would not be
in the public interest. A State participating in the review
process must require all State agencies with jurisdiction to
be subject to and comply with the review process to the same
extent as a Federal agency.
``(i) Assistance to Affected State and Federal Agencies.--
``(1) In general.--For a project that is subject to the
environmental review process established under this section
and for which funds are made available to a State under title
23 or chapter 53, the Secretary may approve a request by the
State to provide funds so made available to affected Federal
agencies (including the Department of Transportation), State
agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the
environmental review process for the project. Such funds may
be provided only to support activities that directly and
meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving
transportation project planning and delivery. Such activities
may include dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel,
information gathering and mapping, and development of
programmatic agreements. The Secretary may also use funds
made available under section 204 of title 23 for a project
for the purposes specified in this subsection with respect to
the environmental review process for the project.
``(2) Amounts.--Requests under paragraph (1) may be
approved only for the additional amounts that the Secretary
determines are necessary for the Federal agencies, State
agencies, or Indian tribes participating in the environmental
review process to meet the time limits for environmental
review.
``(3) Condition.--A request under paragraph (1) to expedite
time limits for environmental review may be approved only if
such time limits are less than the customary time necessary
for such review.
``(j) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
``(1) Judicial review.--Except as set forth under
subsection (k), nothing in this section shall affect the
reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a court
of the United States.
``(2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as superseding, amending, or modifying the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or
any other Federal environmental statute or affect the
responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or
enforce any such statute.
``(3) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall preempt
or interfere with--
``(A) any practice of seeking, considering, or responding
to public comment; or
``(B) any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority
that a Federal, State, or local government agency,
metropolitan planning organization, Indian tribe, or project
sponsor has with respect to carrying out a project or any
other provisions of law applicable to projects, plans, or
programs.
``(k) Limitations on Claims.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial
review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal
agency for a highway or public transportation capital project
shall be barred unless it is filed within 90 days after the
permit, license, or approval is final pursuant to the law
under which the agency action is taken, unless a shorter time
is specified in the Federal law pursuant to which judicial
review is allowed. Nothing in this subsection shall create a
right to judicial review or place any limit on filing a claim
that a person has violated the terms of a permit, license, or
approval.
``(2) New information.--The Secretary shall consider new
information received after the close of a comment period if
the information satisfies the requirements for a supplemental
environmental impact statement under section 771.130 of title
23, Code of Federal Regulations. The preparation of a
supplemental environmental impact statement when required
shall be considered a separate final agency action and the
deadline for filing a claim for judicial review
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of such action shall be 90 days after the date of such
action.''.
(c) Repeal.--Section 1309 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 232) is repealed.
SEC. 6003. POLICY ON HISTORIC SITES.
(a) Title 49.--Section 303 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Special Rules for Historic Sites.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements of this section are
deemed to be satisfied in any case in which the treatment of
a historic site has been agreed upon in accordance with
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470f) and the agreement includes a determination that
the program or project will not have an adverse effect on the
historic site.
``(2) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does
not apply in any case in which the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation determines, concurrent with or prior to
the conclusion of section 106 consultation, that allowing
section 106 compliance to satisfy the requirements of this
section would be inconsistent with the objectives of the
National Historic Preservation Act. The Council shall make
such a determination if petitioned to do so by a section 106
consulting party, unless the Council affirmatively finds that
the views of the requesting party have been adequately
considered and that section 106 compliance will adequately
protect historic properties.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
``(A) Section 106 consultation.--The term `section 106
consultation' means the consultation process required under
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470f).
``(B) Adverse effect.--The term `adverse effect' means
altering, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics
of a historic property that qualify the property for
inclusion in the National Register in a manner that would
diminish the integrity of the property's location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, or association.''.
(b) Title 23.--Section 138 of title 23, United States Code
is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) Policy.--'' before ``It is''; and
(2) by striking ``In carrying'' and inserting the
following:
``(c) Studies.--In carrying''; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as designated by
paragraph (1)) the following:
``(b) Special Rules for Historic Sites.--
``(1) In general.--The requirements of this section are
deemed to be satisfied in any case in which the treatment of
a historic site has been agreed upon in accordance with
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470f) and the agreement includes a determination that
the program or project will not have an adverse effect on the
historic site.
``(2) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does
not apply in any case in which the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation determines, concurrent with or prior to
the conclusion of section 106 consultation, that allowing
section 106 compliance to satisfy the requirements of this
section would be inconsistent with the objectives of the
National Historic Preservation Act. The Council shall make
such a determination if petitioned to do so by a section 106
consulting party, unless the Council affirmatively finds that
the views of the requesting party have been adequately
considered and that section 106 compliance will adequately
protect historic properties.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
``(A) Section 106 consultation.--The term `section 106
consultation' means the consultation process required under
section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16
U.S.C. 470f).
``(B) Adverse effect.--The term `adverse effect' means
altering, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics
of a historic property that qualify the property for
inclusion in the National Register in a manner that would
diminish the integrity of the property's location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, or association.''.
SEC. 6004. EXEMPTION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM.
Section 103(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Exemption of interstate system.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Interstate System shall not be considered to be a
historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of
this title, regardless of whether the Interstate System or
portions of the Interstate System are listed on, or eligible
for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.
``(B) Individual elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), a
portion of the Interstate System that possesses an
independent feature of historic significance (such as a
historic bridge or a highly significant engineering feature)
that is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National
Register of Historic Places, shall be considered to be a
historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of
this title, as applicable.
``(C) Construction, maintenance, restoration, and
rehabilitation activities.--Subparagraph (B) does not
prohibit a State from carrying out construction, maintenance,
restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a portion of
the Interstate System referred to in subparagraph (B) upon
compliance with section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of
this title, as applicable, and section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f).''.
TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 7001. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this
title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or
other provision of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 7002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds with respect to hazardous
materials transportation that--
(1) approximately 4,000,000,000 tons of regulated hazardous
materials are transported each year and approximately
1,200,000 movements of hazardous materials occur each day,
according to Department of Transportation estimates;
(2) the movement of hazardous materials in commerce is
necessary to maintain economic vitality and meet consumer
demands and must be conducted in a safe and efficient manner;
(3) accidents involving, or unauthorized access to,
hazardous materials in transportation may result in a release
of such materials and pose a serious threat to public health
and safety;
(4) many States and localities have enacted laws and
regulations that vary from Federal laws and regulations
pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials,
thereby creating the potential for unreasonable hazards in
other jurisdictions and confounding shippers and carriers
that attempt to comply with multiple regulatory requirements;
(5) because of the potential risks to life, property, and
the environment posed by unintentional releases of hazardous
materials, consistency in laws and regulations governing the
transportation of hazardous materials is necessary and
desirable;
(6) in order to achieve greater uniformity and to promote
the public health, welfare, and safety at all levels, Federal
standards for regulating the transportation of hazardous
materials in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce are
necessary and desirable; and
(7) in order to provide reasonable, adequate, and cost-
effective protection from the risks posed by the
transportation of hazardous materials, a network of well-
trained State and local emergency response personnel and
hazmat employees is essential.
(b) Purpose.--The text of section 5101 is amended to read
as follows: ``The purpose of this chapter is to protect
against the risks to life, property, and the environment that
are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in
intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce.''.
SEC. 7003. DEFINITIONS.
Section 5102 is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following:
``(C) on a United States registered aircraft.'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as
paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
``(11) `Secretary' means the Secretary of
Transportation.''.
SEC. 7004. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.
(a) Technical Amendments.--Section 5103(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``etiologic agent,'' and inserting
``infectious substance,''; and
(2) by striking ``poison,'' and inserting ``toxic,''.
(b) Regulations for Safe Transportation.--Section
5103(b)(1)(A) is amended--
(1) in clause (i) by striking ``transporting'' and
inserting ``that transports'';
(2) in clause (ii)--
(A) by striking ``causing'' and inserting ``that causes'';
and
(B) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
(3) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
``(iii) that designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects,
marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package
or container that is represented, marked, certified, or sold
by that person as qualified for use in transporting hazardous
material in commerce;
``(iv) that prepares or accepts hazardous material for
transportation in commerce;
``(v) that is responsible for the safety of transporting
hazardous material in commerce;
``(vi) that certifies compliance with any requirement of
this chapter; or
``(vii) that misrepresents whether the person is engaged in
any of the activities described in this subparagraph; and''.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 5103(b) is amended--
(1) by moving subparagraph (C) from the end of paragraph
(1) and inserting it after paragraph (2);
(2) by redesignating such subparagraph as paragraph (3);
and
(3) by moving such paragraph (3) 2 ems to the left.
SEC. 7005. CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS.
Section 5103a(c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``this subsection'' and
inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe by
regulation uniform standards (including standards used to
disqualify applicants) governing--
``(A) the collection by States of background information
authorized by paragraph (1);
``(B) the collection, transmission, and review of
background information; and
``(C) the notification of an applicant of the results of
the background check.
``(4) Fees.--A State may impose and collect an appropriate
fee to carry out paragraph (1) consistent with section
5125(f).
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``(5) Operators registered in mexico and canada.--No
operator of a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section
31101) licensed in Mexico or Canada may operate in the United
States a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous
material until the operator has undergone a background
records check similar to the background records check
required of operators of commercial motor vehicles licensed
in the United States to transport hazardous materials.''.
SEC. 7006. REPRESENTATION AND TAMPERING.
(a) Representation.--Section 5104(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``No person'';
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``only if'' and all that
follows through ``meets'' and inserting ``if it does not
conform to''; and
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``only if'' and inserting
``unless''.
(b) Tampering.--Section 5104(b) is amended by striking ``A
person may not'' and inserting ``No person may''.
SEC. 7007. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Elimination of Completed Study.--Section 5105 is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
(b) Classification of Explosives.--Section 5108(a)(1)(B) is
amended by striking ``class A or B'' and inserting ``Division
1.1, 1.2, or 1.3''.
SEC. 7008. TRAINING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Section 5107 is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(g) and (h);
(2) in subsection (g)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking
``sections 5106, 5108(a)-(g)(1) and (h), and 5109 of this
title'' and inserting ``section 5106''; and
(3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Training of Certain Employees.--The Secretary shall
ensure that maintenance-of-way employees and railroad
signalmen receive general awareness/familiarization training
and safety training pursuant to section 172.704 of title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations.''.
SEC. 7009. REGISTRATION.
(a) Persons Required to File.--Section 5108(a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``manufacturing,
fabricating, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing,
or testing'' and inserting ``designing, manufacturing,
fabricating, inspecting, marking, maintaining,
reconditioning, repairing, or testing''; and
(2) by aligning the left margin of paragraph (4) with the
left margin of paragraph (3).
(b) Filing Schedule.--Section 5108(c) is amended--
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting
``Filing Schedule''; and
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``must file the first'' and inserting
``shall file that'';
(B) by striking ``not later than March 31, 1992'' and
inserting ``in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary''; and
(C) by striking the second sentence.
(c) Fees.--Section 5108(g) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting
``shall'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000'' and
inserting ``$3,000''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Fees on exempt persons.--Notwithstanding subsection
(a)(4), the Secretary shall impose and collect a fee of $25
from a person who is required to register under this section
but who is otherwise exempted by the Secretary from paying
any fee under this section. The fee shall be used to pay the
cost of the Secretary in processing registration statements
filed by such persons.''.
(d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5108(i)(2)(B) is
amended by inserting ``, Indian tribe,'' after ``State'' the
first place it appears.
(e) Hazmat Registration Notification.--As soon as
practicable, the Administrator of the Research and Special
Programs Administration of the Department of Transportation
shall transmit to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration hazardous material registrant information
obtained before, on, or after the date of enactment of this
Act under section 5108 of title 49, United States Code,
together with any Department of Transportation identification
number for each registrant.
SEC. 7010. PROVIDING SHIPPING PAPERS.
Section 5110 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``under subsection (b) of
this section'' and inserting ``by regulation''; and
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ``1 year'' and inserting
``2 years after the date of preparation of the shipping
paper''.
SEC. 7011. RAIL TANK CARS.
Section 5111, and the item relating to such section in the
analysis for chapter 51, are repealed.
SEC. 7012. UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY RATING.
The text of section 5113 is amended to read as follows: ``A
person who violates section 31144(c)(3) shall be subject to
the penalties in sections 5123 and 5124.''.
SEC. 7013. TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
(a) Requirements.--Section 5115(b)(1)(C) is amended by
striking ``under other United States Government grant
programs, including those'' and inserting ``with Federal
financial assistance, including programs''.
(b) Training on Complying With Legal Requirements.--Section
5115(c)(3) is amended by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``and such other voluntary consensus
standard-setting organizations as the Secretary determines
appropriate''.
(c) Distribution and Publication.--Section 5115(d) is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``national response team'' and inserting ``National Response
Team'';
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
and
(3) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``and distribute'' after ``publish''; and
(B) by striking ``programs that uses'' and all that follows
before the period at the end and inserting ``programs and
courses developed under this section''.
SEC. 7014. PLANNING AND TRAINING GRANTS, MONITORING, AND
REVIEW.
(a) Factors to Consider in Determining Needs.--Section
5116(b)(4) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) the report submitted by the State to the Secretary
under section 5125(f)(2); and''.
(b) Compliance With Certain Law.--Section 5116(c) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' after ``a State'';
(2) by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' after ``the State''
the first place it appears; and
(3) by inserting ``(1) the State or Indian tribe is
complying with all applicable requirements of this chapter
(including section 5125(f)), and (2) in the case of a
State,'' after ``certifies that''.
(c) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5116(e) is
amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the
following: ``Amounts received by the State or tribe under
subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) are not part of the non-
Government share under this subsection.''.
(d) Monitoring and Technical Assistance.--Section 5116(f)
is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``Secretaries of Transportation and
Energy,'' and inserting ``Secretary of Energy, Director of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency,''; and
(B) by striking ``Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency shall'' and inserting ``Secretary of
Transportation shall''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by striking ``the Secretaries, Administrator, and
Directors each shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall'';
and
(B) by striking ``national response team'' and inserting
``National Response Team''.
(e) Delegation of Authority.--Section 5116(g) is amended by
striking ``Government grant programs'' and inserting
``Federal financial assistance''.
(f) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--
Section 5116(i) is amended--
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting
``Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--'';
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``, to be known as the `Hazardous
Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund','' after ``account in
the Treasury''; and
(B) by striking ``section 5108(g)(2)(A) of this title'' and
all that follows before the period at the end of the first
sentence and inserting ``this chapter'';
(3) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) to publish and distribute the Emergency Response
Guidebook; and''.
(g) Reports.--In section 5116(k)--
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the
following: ``The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make
available to the public annually a report on the allocation
and uses of planning grants under subsection (a), training
grants under subsection (b), and grants under subsection (j)
and under section 5107.''; and
(2) in the second sentence by striking ``Such report'' and
inserting ``The report''.
SEC. 7015. SPECIAL PERMITS AND EXCLUSIONS.
(a) Section Heading.--
(1) In general.--Section 5117 is amended by striking the
section number and heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5117. Special permits and exclusions''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section
5117 in the analysis for chapter 51 is amended to read as
follows:
``5117. Special permits and exclusions.''.
(b) Subsection Heading.--The heading for subsection (a) of
section 5117 is amended by striking ``Exempt'' and inserting
``Issue Special Permits''.
(c) Authority to Issue Special Permits.--Section 5117(a)(1)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``an exemption'' and inserting ``, modify,
or terminate a special permit authorizing a variance''; and
(2) by striking ``transporting, or causing to be
transported, hazardous material'' and inserting ``performing
a function regulated by the Secretary under section
5103(b)(1)''.
(d) Period of Special Permit.--Section 5117(a)(2) is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) A special permit issued under this section shall be
effective for an initial period of not more than 2 years and
may be renewed by the Secretary upon application for an
additional period of not more than 4 years or, in the case of
a special permit relating to section 5112, for an additional
period of not more than 2 years.''.
(e) Applications.--Sections 5117(b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``an exemption'' each place it appears and
inserting ``a special permit''; and
(2) by striking ``the exemption'' and inserting ``the
special permit''.
(f) Dealing With Applications Promptly.--Section 5117(c) is
amended by striking ``the exemption'' each place it appears
and inserting ``the special permit''.
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(g) Limitation on Authority.--Section 5117(e) is amended--
(1) by striking ``an exemption'' and inserting ``a special
permit''; and
(2) by striking ``be exempt'' and inserting ``be granted a
variance''.
SEC. 7016. UNIFORM FORMS AND PROCEDURES.
Section 5119 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5119. Uniform forms and procedures
``(a) Establishment of Working Group.--The Secretary shall
establish a working group of State and local government
officials, including representatives of the National
Governors' Association, the National Association of Counties,
the National League of Cities, the United States Conference
of Mayors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and
the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures.
``(b) Purpose of Working Group.--The purpose of the working
group shall be to establish uniform forms and procedures for
a State to register, and to issue permits to, persons that
transport, or cause to be transported, hazardous material by
motor vehicle in the State.
``(c) Limitation on Working Group.--The working group may
not propose to define or limit the amount of a fee a State
may impose or collect.
``(d) Procedure.--The Secretary shall develop a procedure
by which the working group shall harmonize existing State
registration and permit laws and regulations relating to the
transportation of hazardous materials, with special attention
paid to each State's unique safety concerns and interest in
maintaining strong hazmat safety standards.
``(e) Report of Working Group.--Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the working
group shall transmit to the Secretary a report containing
recommendations for establishing uniform forms and procedures
described in subsection (b).
``(f) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue
regulations to carry out such recommendations of the working
group as the Secretary considers appropriate.
``(g) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed as prohibiting a State from
voluntarily participating in a program of uniform forms and
procedures until such time as the Secretary issues
regulations under subsection (f).''.
SEC. 7017. INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMITY OF STANDARDS AND
REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Consultation.--Section 5120(b) is amended by inserting
``and requirements'' after ``standards''.
(b) Differences With International Standards and
Requirements.--Section 5120(c) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or requirement'' after
``standard'' each place it appears; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``standard or'' before ``requirement''
each place it appears; and
(B) by striking ``included in a standard''.
SEC. 7018. ADMINISTRATIVE.
(a) General Authority.--Section 5121(a) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence by inserting ``conduct tests,''
after ``investigate,'';
(2) in the second sentence by striking ``After'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d),
after''; and
(3) by striking ``regulation prescribed'' and inserting
``regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued''.
(b) Records, Reports, and Information.--Section 5121(b) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and property'' after
``records''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``property,'' after ``records,'';
(B) by inserting ``for inspection'' after ``available'';
and
(C) by striking ``requests'' and inserting ``undertakes an
investigation or makes a request''.
(c) Enhanced Authority to Discover Hidden Shipments of
Hazardous Material.--Section 5121(c) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Inspections and Investigations.--
``(1) In general.--A designated officer, employee, or agent
of the Secretary may--
``(A) inspect and investigate, at a reasonable time and in
a reasonable manner, records and property relating to a
function described in section 5103(b)(1);
``(B) except in the case of packaging immediately adjacent
to its hazardous material contents, gain access to, open, and
examine a package offered for, or in, transportation when the
officer, employee, or agent has an objectively reasonable and
articulable belief that the package may contain a hazardous
material;
``(C) remove from transportation a package or related
packages in a shipment offered for or in transportation for
which--
``(i) such officer, employee, or agent has an objectively
reasonable and articulable belief that the package may pose
an imminent hazard; and
``(ii) such officer, employee, or agent contemporaneously
documents such belief in accordance with procedures set forth
in guidance or regulations prescribed under subsection (e);
``(D) gather information from the offeror, carrier,
packaging manufacturer or retester, or other person
responsible for the package, to ascertain the nature and
hazards of the contents of the package;
``(E) as necessary, under terms and conditions specified by
the Secretary, order the offeror, carrier, packaging
manufacturer or retester, or other person responsible for the
package to have the package transported to, opened, and the
contents examined and analyzed, at a facility appropriate for
the conduct of such examination and analysis; and
``(F) when safety might otherwise be compromised, authorize
properly qualified personnel to assist in the activities
conducted under this subsection.
``(2) Display of credentials.--An officer, employee, or
agent acting under this subsection shall display proper
credentials when requested.
``(3) Safe resumption of transportation.--In instances
when, as a result of an inspection or investigation under
this subsection, an imminent hazard is not found to exist,
the Secretary, in accordance with procedures set forth in
regulations prescribed under subsection (e), shall assist--
``(A) in the safe resumption of transportation of the
package concerned; or
``(B) in any case in which the hazardous material being
transported is perishable, in the safe and expeditious
resumption of transportation of the perishable hazardous
material.''.
(d) Emergency Authority for Hazardous Material
Transportation.--Section 5121 is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Emergency Orders.--
``(1) In general.--If, upon inspection, investigation,
testing, or research, the Secretary determines that either a
violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation
issued under this chapter, or an unsafe condition or
practice, constitutes or is causing an imminent hazard, the
Secretary may issue an emergency order, without notice or the
opportunity for a hearing, but only to the extent necessary
to abate the imminent hazard.
``(2) Written orders.--An emergency order issued under
paragraph (1) shall be in writing, describe the violation,
condition, or practice that is causing the imminent hazard,
and state the restrictions, prohibitions, recalls, or out-of-
service orders issued. The emergency order also shall
describe the standards and procedures for obtaining relief
from the order.
``(3) Opportunity for review.--After issuing an emergency
order under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an
opportunity for review of the order under section 554 of
title 5 if a petition for review is filed within 20 calendar
days after the date of issuance of the order.
``(4) Expiration of effectiveness of emergency order.--If a
petition for review is filed for an order and the review is
not completed by the end of the 30-day period beginning on
the date the petition was filed, the order shall cease to be
effective at the end of that period unless the Secretary
determines in writing that the emergency situation still
exists.
``(e) Guidance and Regulations.--
``(1) Guidance.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users, the Secretary shall issue interim guidance to carry
out subsections (c) and (d).
``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after such date
of enactment, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry
out subsections (c) and (d) in accordance with subchapter II
of chapter 5 of title 5.''.
(e) Report.--Section 5121(g) (as redesignated by subsection
(d)(1) of this section) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
``submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress''
and inserting ``transmit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate''; and
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``relating to a function
regulated by the Secretary under section 5103(b)(1)'' after
``activities''.
(f) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 5118, and the
item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 51,
are repealed.
SEC. 7019. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) General.--Section 5122(a) is amended by striking the
second sentence and inserting ``The court may award
appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent
injunction, punitive damages, and assessment of civil
penalties considering the same penalty amounts and factors as
prescribed for the Secretary in an administrative case under
section 5123.''.
(b) Imminent Hazards.--Section 5122(b) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2);
(2) by striking ``(1)'';
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking ``or
ameliorate the'' and inserting ``or mitigate the''.
SEC. 7020. CIVIL PENALTY.
(a) Penalty.--Section 5123(a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``regulation prescribed or order issued''
and inserting ``regulation, order, special permit, or
approval issued''; and
(B) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000'';
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) If the Secretary finds that a violation under
paragraph (1) results in death, serious illness, or severe
injury to any person or substantial destruction of property,
the Secretary may increase the amount of the civil penalty
for such violation to not more than $100,000.''.
(b) Hearing Requirement.--Section 5123(b) is amended by
striking ``regulation prescribed'' and inserting
``regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued''.
(c) Civil Actions to Collect.--Section 5123(d) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting
``Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``In such action,
the validity, amount, and appropriateness of the civil
penalty shall not be subject to review.''.
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(d) Compromise.--Section 5123(e) is amended by striking
``before referral to the Attorney General''.
SEC. 7021. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Section 5124 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5124. Criminal penalty
``(a) In General.--A person knowingly violating section
5104(b) or willfully or recklessly violating this chapter or
a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under
this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for
not more than 5 years, or both; except that the maximum
amount of imprisonment shall be 10 years in any case in which
the violation involves the release of a hazardous material
that results in death or bodily injury to any person.
``(b) Knowing Violations.--For purposes of this section--
``(1) a person acts knowingly when--
``(A) the person has actual knowledge of the facts giving
rise to the violation; or
``(B) a reasonable person acting in the circumstances and
exercising reasonable care would have that knowledge; and
``(2) knowledge of the existence of a statutory provision,
or a regulation or a requirement required by the Secretary,
is not an element of an offense under this section.
``(c) Willful Violations.--For purposes of this section, a
person acts willfully when--
``(1) the person has knowledge of the facts giving rise to
the violation; and
``(2) the person has knowledge that the conduct was
unlawful.
``(d) Reckless Violations.--For purposes of this section, a
person acts recklessly when the person displays a deliberate
indifference or conscious disregard to the consequences of
that person's conduct.''.
SEC. 7022. PREEMPTION.
(a) Dual Compliance and Obstacle Tests.--Section 5125(a) is
amended by striking the subsection heading and inserting
``Dual Compliance and Obstacle Tests.--''.
(b) Substantive Differences.--The second sentence of
section 5125(b)(2) is amended by striking ``after November
16, 1990''.
(c) Decisions on Preemption.--The third sentence of section
5125(d)(1) is amended by inserting ``and publish in the
Federal Register'' after ``issue''.
(d) Judicial Review.--Section 5125 is further amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f) and redesignating subsection
(g) as subsection (f);
(2) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated) by moving
paragraph (2) (including subparagraphs (A) through (D)) 2 ems
to the left; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Independent Application of Each Standard.--
Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), and (g) are independent in
their application to a requirement of any State, political
subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe and shall be reviewed
independently.''.
SEC. 7023. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.
Section 5126(a) is amended by striking ``must comply'' and
inserting ``shall comply''.
SEC. 7024. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(a) In General.--Chapter 51 is amended by redesignating
section 5127 as section 5128 and by inserting after section
5126 the following:
``Sec. 5127. JUDICIAL REVIEW
``(a) Filing and Venue.--Except as provided in section
20114(c), a person adversely affected or aggrieved by a final
action of the Secretary under this chapter may petition for
review of the final action in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia or in the court of
appeals for the United States for the circuit in which the
person resides or has its principal place of business. The
petition must be filed not more than 60 days after the
Secretary's action becomes final.
``(b) Judicial Procedures.--When a petition is filed under
subsection (a), the clerk of the court immediately shall send
a copy of the petition to the Secretary. The Secretary shall
file with the court a record of any proceeding in which the
final action was issued, as provided in section 2112 of title
28.
``(c) Authority of Court.--The court has exclusive
jurisdiction, as provided in subchapter II of chapter 5 of
title 5, to affirm or set aside any part of the Secretary's
final action and may order the Secretary to conduct further
proceedings. Findings of fact by the Secretary, if supported
by substantial evidence, are conclusive.
``(d) Requirement for Prior Objection.--In reviewing a
final action under this section, the court may consider an
objection to a final action of the Secretary only if the
objection was made in the course of a proceeding or review
conducted by the Secretary or if there was a reasonable
ground for not making the objection in the proceeding.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 5127 and
inserting the following:
``5127. Judicial review.
``5128. Authorization of appropriations.''.
SEC. 7025. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 5128 (as redesignated by section 7024) is amended
to read as follows:
``Sec. 5128. Authorizations of appropriations
``(a) In General.--In order to carry out this chapter
(except sections 5107(e), 5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and
5119), the following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary:
``(1) For fiscal year 2004, $24,981,000.
``(2) For fiscal year 2005, $27,000,000.
``(3) For fiscal year 2006, $29,000,000.
``(4) For fiscal year 2007, $30,000,000.
``(b) Emergency Preparedness Fund.--There shall be
available to the Secretary, from the account established
pursuant to section 5116(i), for each of fiscal years 2004
through 2007 the following:
``(1) To carry out section 5115, $200,000.
``(2) To carry out section 5116(a), $8,000,000.
``(3) To carry out section 5116(b), $13,800,000.
``(4) To carry out section 5116(f), $150,000.
``(5) To publish and distribute the Emergency Response
Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3), $500,000.
``(6) To pay administrative expenses in accordance with
section 5116(i)(4), $150,000.
``(7) To carry out section 5116(j), $1,000,000.
``(c) Training of Hazmat Employee Instructors.--There shall
be available to the Secretary, from the account established
pursuant to section 5116(i), to carry out section 5107(e)
$4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.
``(d) Uniform Forms and Procedures.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary for making grants to States
participating in the working group established under section
5119 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
``(e) Issuance of Hazmat Licenses.--There are authorized to
be appropriated for the Department of Transportation such
amounts as may be necessary to carry out section 5103a.
``(f) Credits to Appropriations.--The Secretary may credit
to any appropriation to carry out this chapter an amount
received from a State, Indian tribe, or other public
authority or private entity for expenses the Secretary incurs
in providing training to the State, authority, or entity.
``(g) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by
or under this section remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 7026. DETERMINING AMOUNT OF UNDECLARED SHIPMENTS OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
to propose methods of determining the amount of undeclared
shipments of hazardous materials (as defined in section 5101
of title 49, United States Code) entering the United States.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
results of the study.
SEC. 7027. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Chapter 51 is amended by striking ``Secretary of
Transportation'' each place it appears (other than the second
place it appears in section 5108(g)(2)(C), the first place it
appears in section 5115(a), and in sections 5116(g), 5116(i),
and 5120(a)) and inserting ``Secretary''.
TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE
SEC. 8001. POLICY.
The guaranteed funding levels provided under this Act are
dependent on identifying additional budgetary resources. This
title will continue sections 8101 and 8103 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century that guarantee
that specific levels of authorized funding will be available
for obligation each year by continuing the highway category
budgetary firewall, which protects the Federal-aid highway
program's obligation limitation, the programs of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and the portion of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's programs
funded from the Highway Trust Fund, and the mass transit
category budgetary firewall, which protects the portion of
the Federal Transit Administration programs funded from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and the
portion of such programs funded from the general fund of the
Treasury.
SEC. 8002.
For purposes of clauses 2 and 3 of rule XXI of the House of
Representatives, it shall be in order to transfer funds, in
amounts specified in annual appropriations Acts to carry out
the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (including
the amendments made by that Act), from the Federal Transit
Administration's administrative expenses account to other
mass transit budget accounts under section 250(c)(4)(C) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
TITLE IX--TAX PROVISIONS
SEC. 9000. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the
``Highway Reauthorization Tax Act of 2004''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise
expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or
repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Subtitle A--Highway Trust Fund Extension
SEC. 9101. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.
(a) Extension of Taxes.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``2005''
each place it appears and inserting ``2011'':
(A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of
tax on certain buses).
(B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on
special motor fuels).
(C) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination of tax on
heavy trucks and trailers).
(D) Section 4071(d) (relating to termination of tax on
tires).
(E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination of tax on
gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene).
(F) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
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(G) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
(H) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable
period in which termination date occurs).
(2) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) of such
Code (relating to floor stocks refunds) is amended--
(A) by striking ``2005'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2011'', and
(B) by striking ``2006'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2012''.
(b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following
provisions of such Code are each amended by striking ``2005''
and inserting ``2011'':
(1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
(2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of
exemptions for highway use tax).
(c) Extension of Deposits Into Trust Funds.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and
(3) of subsection (c), of section 9503 of such Code (relating
to the Highway Trust Fund) are each amended--
(A) by striking ``2005'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2011'', and
(B) by striking ``2006'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2012''.
(2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
(A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of
section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by striking
``2005'' and inserting ``2011''.
(B) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation
fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2009'', and
(ii) by striking ``2004'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2010''.
(d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust
Funds.--
(1) Highway trust fund.--
(A) Highway account.--Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of
such Code is amended--
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking
``May 1, 2004'' and inserting ``October 1, 2009'',
(ii) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (F),
(iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(G) and inserting ``, or'',
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (G), the following
new subparagraph:
``(H) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund
under the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.'',
and
(v) in the matter after subparagraph (H), as added by
clause (iv), by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 2004'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users''.
(B) Mass transit account.--Paragraph (3) of section
9503(e) of such Code is amended--
(i) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking
``May 1, 2004'' and inserting ``October 1, 2009'',
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the end
of such subparagraph,
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or'' at the end
of such subparagraph,
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following
new subparagraph:
``(F) the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users,'', and
(v) in the matter after subparagraph (F), as added by
clause (iv), by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension
Act of 2004'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users''.
(C) Limitation on transfers.--Subparagraph (B) of section
9503(b)(5) of such Code is amended by striking ``May 1,
2004'' and inserting ``October 1, 2009''.
(2) Aquatic resources trust fund.--
(A) Sport fish restoration account.--Paragraph (2) of
section 9504(b) of such Code is amended by striking ``Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 2004'' each place it appears
and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users''.
(B) Boat safety account.--Subsection (c) of section 9504
of such Code is amended--
(i) by striking ``May 1, 2004'' and inserting ``October
1, 2009'', and
(ii) by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act
of 2004'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users''.
(C) Exception to limitation on transfers.--Paragraph (2)
of section 9504(d) of such Code is amended by striking ``May
1, 2004'' and inserting ``October 1, 2009''.
Subtitle B--Restructuring of Incentives for Alcohol Fuels, Etc.
SEC. 9201. REDUCED RATES OF TAX ON GASOHOL REPLACED WITH
EXCISE TAX CREDIT; REPEAL OF OTHER ALCOHOL-
BASED FUEL INCENTIVES; ETC.
(a) Excise Tax Credit for Alcohol Fuel Mixtures.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 6427 is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Alcohol Fuel Mixtures.--
``(1) In general.--The amount of credit which would (but
for section 40(c)) be determined under section 40(a)(1) for
any period--
``(A) shall, with respect to taxable events occurring
during such period, be treated--
``(i) as a payment of the taxpayer's liability for tax
imposed by section 4081, and
``(ii) as received at the time of the taxable event, and
``(B) to the extent such amount of credit exceeds such
liability for such period, shall (except as provided in
subsection (k)) be paid subject to subsection (i)(3) by the
Secretary without interest.
``(2) Special rules.--
``(A) Only certain alcohol taken into account.--For
purposes of paragraph (1), section 40 shall be applied--
``(i) by not taking into account alcohol with a proof of
less than 190, and
``(ii) by treating as alcohol the alcohol gallon
equivalent of ethyl tertiary butyl ether or other ethers
produced from such alcohol.
``(B) Treatment of refiners.--For purposes of paragraph
(1), in the case of a mixture--
``(i) the alcohol in which is described in subparagraph
(A)(ii), and
``(ii) which is produced by any person at a refinery
prior to any taxable event,
section 40 shall be applied by treating such person as having
sold such mixture at the time of its removal from the
refinery (and only at such time) to another person for use as
a fuel.
``(3) Mixtures not used as fuel.--Rules similar to the
rules of subparagraphs (A) and (D) of section 40(d)(3) shall
apply for purposes of this subsection.
``(4) Termination.--This section shall apply only to
periods to which section 40 applies, determined by
substituting in section 40(e)--
``(A) `December 31, 2010' for `December 31, 2007', and
``(B) `January 1, 2011' for `January 1, 2008'.''
(2) Revision of rules for payment of credit.--Paragraph
(3) of section 6427(i) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Special rule for alcohol mixture credit.--
``(A) In general.--A claim may be filed under subsection
(f)(1)(B) by any person for any period--
``(i) for which $200 or more is payable under such
subsection (f)(1)(B), and
``(ii) which is not less than 1 week.
In the case of an electronic claim, this subparagraph shall
be applied without regard to clause (i).
``(B) Payment of claim.--Notwithstanding subsection
(f)(1)(B), if the Secretary has not paid pursuant to a claim
filed under this section within 45 days of the date of the
filing of such claim (20 days in the case of an electronic
claim), the claim shall be paid with interest from such date
determined by using the overpayment rate and method under
section 6621.
``(C) Time for filing claim.--No claim filed under this
paragraph shall be allowed unless filed on or before the last
day of the first quarter following the earliest quarter
included in the claim.''
(b) Repeal of Other Incentives for Fuel Mixtures.--
(1) Subsection (b) of section 4041 is amended to read as
follows:
``(b) Exemption for Off-Highway Business Use.--
``(1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection
(a) or (d)(1) on liquids sold for use or used in an off-
highway business use.
``(2) Tax where other use.--If a liquid on which no tax
was imposed by reason of paragraph (1) is used otherwise than
in an off-highway business use, a tax shall be imposed by
paragraph (1)(B), (2)(B), or (3)(A)(ii) of subsection (a)
(whichever is appropriate) and by the corresponding provision
of subsection (d)(1) (if any).
``(3) Off-highway business use defined.--For purposes of
this subsection, the term `off-highway business use' has the
meaning given to such term by section 6421(e)(2); except that
such term shall not, for purposes of subsection (a)(1),
include use in a diesel-powered train.''
(2) Section 4041(k) is hereby repealed.
(3) Section 4081(c) is hereby repealed.
(4) Section 4091(c) is hereby repealed.
(c) Transfers to Highway Trust Fund.--Paragraph (4) of
section 9503(b) is amended by adding ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (B), by striking the comma at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting a period, and by striking
subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F).
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsection (c) of section 40 is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) Coordination With Excise Tax Benefits.--The amount
of the credit determined under this section with respect to
any alcohol shall, under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, be properly reduced to take into account the
benefit provided with respect to such alcohol under section
6427(f).''
(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 40(d)(4) is amended by
striking ``under section 4041(k) or 4081(c)'' and inserting
``under section 6427(f)''.
(e) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or
used after September 30, 2004.
(2) Subsection (c).--The amendments made by subsection
(c) shall apply to taxes imposed after September 30, 2003.
SEC. 9202. ALCOHOL FUEL SUBSIDIES BORNE BY GENERAL FUND.
(a) Transfers to Fund.--Section 9503(b)(1) is amended by
adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
``For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of taxes
received under section 4081 shall include any amount treated
as a payment under section 6427(f)(1)(A) and shall not be
reduced by the amount paid under section 6427(f)(1)(B).''.
(b) Transfers From Fund.--Subparagraph (A) of section
9503(c)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``Clauses (i)(III) and (ii) shall not apply to
claims under section 6427(f)(1)(B).''
(c) Effective Date.--
(1) Subsection (a).--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to taxes received after September 30, 2004.
(2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b)
shall apply to amounts paid
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after September 30, 2004, and (to the extent related to
section 34 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to fuel used
after such date.
Subtitle C--Reduction of Fuel Tax Evasion
SEC. 9301. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN EXCISE TAXES FOR MOBILE
MACHINERY.
(a) Exemption From Tax on Heavy Trucks and Trailers Sold
at Retail.--
(1) In general.--Section 4053 (relating to exemptions) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Mobile machinery.--Any vehicle which consists of a
chassis--
``(A) to which there has been permanently mounted (by
welding, bolting, riveting, or other means) machinery or
equipment to perform a construction, manufacturing,
processing, farming, mining, drilling, timbering, or similar
operation if the operation of the machinery or equipment is
unrelated to transportation on or off the public highways,
``(B) which has been specially designed to serve only as
a mobile carriage and mount (and a power source, where
applicable) for the particular machinery or equipment
involved, whether or not such machinery or equipment is in
operation, and
``(C) which, by reason of such special design, could not,
without substantial structural modification, be used as a
component of a vehicle designed to perform a function of
transporting any load other than that particular machinery or
equipment or similar machinery or equipment requiring such a
specially designed chassis.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this
subsection shall take effect on the day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Exemption From Tax on Use of Certain Vehicles.--
(1) In general.--Section 4483 (relating to exemptions) is
amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and
by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Exemption for Mobile Machinery.--No tax shall be
imposed by section 4481 on the use of any vehicle described
in section 4053(8).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this
subsection shall take effect on the day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(c) Exemption From Tax on Tires.--
(1) In General.--Section 4072(b)(2) is amended by adding
at the end the following flush sentence: ``Such term shall
not include tires of a type used exclusively on vehicles
described in section 4053(8).''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this
subsection shall take effect on the day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(d) Refund of Fuel Taxes.--
(1) In general.--Section 6421(e)(2) (defining off-highway
business use) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
``(C) Uses in mobile machinery.--
``(i) In general.--The term `off-highway business use'
shall include any use in a vehicle which meets the
requirements described in clause (ii).
``(ii) Requirements for mobile machinery.--The
requirements described in this clause are--
``(I) the design-based test, and
``(II) the use-based test.
``(iii) Design-based test.--For purposes of clause
(ii)(I), the design-based test is met if the vehicle consists
of a chassis--
``(I) to which there has been permanently mounted (by
welding, bolting, riveting, or other means) machinery or
equipment to perform a construction, manufacturing,
processing, farming, mining, drilling, timbering, or similar
operation if the operation of the machinery or equipment is
unrelated to transportation on or off the public highways,
``(II) which has been specially designed to serve only as
a mobile carriage and mount (and a power source, where
applicable) for the particular machinery or equipment
involved, whether or not such machinery or equipment is in
operation, and
``(III) which, by reason of such special design, could
not, without substantial structural modification, be used as
a component of a vehicle designed to perform a function of
transporting any load other than that particular machinery or
equipment or similar machinery or equipment requiring such a
specially designed chassis.
``(iv) Use-based test.--For purposes of clause (ii)(II),
the use-based test is met if the use of the vehicle on public
highways was less than 7,500 miles during the taxpayer's
taxable year.''.
(2) No tax-free sales.--Subsection (b) of section 4082,
as amended by section 9302, is amended by inserting before
the period at the end ``and such term shall not include any
use described in section 6421(e)(2)(C)''.
(3) Annual refund of tax paid.--Section 6427(i)(2)
(relating to exceptions) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(C) Nonapplication of paragraph.--This paragraph shall
not apply to any fuel used solely in any off-highway business
use described in section 6421(e)(2)(C).''.
(4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this
subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9302. TAXATION OF AVIATION-GRADE KEROSENE.
(a) Rate of Tax.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2)
is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting
``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(iv) in the case of aviation-grade kerosene, 21.8 cents
per gallon.''.
(2) Commercial aviation.--Paragraph (2) of section
4081(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) Taxes imposed on fuel used in commercial
aviation.--In the case of aviation-grade kerosene which is
removed from any refinery or terminal directly into the fuel
tank of an aircraft for use in commercial aviation, the rate
of tax under subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be 4.3 cents per
gallon.''.
(3) Certain refueler trucks, tankers, and tank wagons
treated as terminal.--Subsection (a) of section 4081 is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Certain refueler trucks, tankers, and tank wagons
treated as terminal.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of aviation-grade kerosene
which is removed from any terminal directly into the fuel
tank of an aircraft (determined without regard to any
refueler truck, tanker, or tank wagon which meets the
requirements of subparagraph (B)), a refueler truck, tanker,
or tank wagon shall be treated as part of such terminal if--
``(i) such truck, tanker, or wagon meets the requirements
of subparagraph (B) with respect to an airport, and
``(ii) except in the case of exigent circumstances
identified by the Secretary in regulations, no vehicle
registered for highway use is loaded with aviation-grade
kerosene at such terminal.
``(B) Requirements.--A refueler truck, tanker, or tank
wagon meets the requirements of this subparagraph with
respect to an airport if such truck, tanker, or wagon--
``(i) is loaded with aviation-grade kerosene at such
terminal located within such airport and delivers such
kerosene only into aircraft at such airport,
``(ii) has storage tanks, hose, and coupling equipment
designed and used for the purposes of fueling aircraft,
``(iii) is not registered for highway use, and
``(iv) is operated by--
``(I) the terminal operator of such terminal, or
``(II) a person that makes a daily accounting to such
terminal operator of each delivery of fuel from such truck,
tanker, or wagon.
``(C) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require under
section 4101(d) reporting by such terminal operator of--
``(i) any information obtained under subparagraph
(B)(iv)(II), and
``(ii) any similar information maintained by such
terminal operator with respect to deliveries of fuel made by
trucks, tankers, or wagons operated by such terminal
operator.''.
(4) Liability for tax on aviation-grade kerosene used in
commercial aviation.--Subsection (a) of section 4081 is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Liability for tax on aviation-grade kerosene used
in commercial aviation.--For purposes of paragraph (2)(C),
the person who uses the fuel for commercial aviation shall
pay the tax imposed under such paragraph. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, fuel shall be treated as used when such
fuel is removed into the fuel tank.''.
(5) Nontaxable uses.--
(A) In general.--Section 4082 is amended by redesignating
subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g),
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (d) the
following new subsection:
``(e) Aviation-Grade Kerosene.--In the case of aviation-
grade kerosene which is exempt from the tax imposed by
section 4041(c) (other than by reason of a prior imposition
of tax) and which is removed from any refinery or terminal
directly into the fuel tank of an aircraft, the rate of tax
under section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) shall be zero.''.
(B) Conforming amendments.--
(i) Subsection (b) of section 4082 is amended by adding
at the end the following new flush sentence:
``The term `nontaxable use' does not include the use of
aviation-grade kerosene in an aircraft.''.
(ii) Section 4082(d) is amended by striking paragraph (1)
and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1)
and (2), respectively.
(6) Nonaircraft use of aviation-grade kerosene.--
(A) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(1)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``This subparagraph shall not apply to aviation-grade
kerosene.''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (1)
of section 4041(a) is amended by inserting ``and kerosene''
after ``diesel fuel''.
(b) Commercial Aviation.--Section 4083 is amended by
redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and
(d), respectively, and by inserting after subsection (a) the
following new subsection:
``(b) Commercial Aviation.--For purposes of this subpart,
the term `commercial aviation' means any use of an aircraft
in a business of transporting persons or property for
compensation or hire by air, unless properly allocable to any
transportation exempt from the taxes imposed by sections 4261
and 4271 by reason of section 4281 or 4282 or by reason of
section 4261(h).''.
(c) Refunds.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (4) of section 6427(l) is
amended to read as follows:
``(4) Refunds for aviation-grade kerosene.--
``(A) No refund of certain taxes on fuel used in
commercial aviation.--In the case of aviation-grade kerosene
used in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4083(b))
(other than supplies for vessels or aircraft within the
meaning of section 4221(d)(3)), paragraph (1)
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shall not apply to so much of the tax imposed by section 4081
as is attributable to--
``(i) the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
financing rate imposed by such section, and
``(ii) so much of the rate of tax specified in section
4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) as does not exceed 4.3 cents per gallon.
``(B) Payment to ultimate, registered vendor.--With
respect to aviation-grade kerosene, if the ultimate purchaser
of such kerosene waives (at such time and in such form and
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) the right to payment
under paragraph (1) and assigns such right to the ultimate
vendor, then the Secretary shall pay the amount which would
be paid under paragraph (1) to such ultimate vendor, but only
if such ultimate vendor--
``(i) is registered under section 4101, and
``(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B),
or (D) of section 6416(a)(1).''.
(2) Time for filing claims.--Subparagraph (A) of section
6427(i)(4) is amended--
(A) by striking ``subsection (l)(5)'' both places it
appears and inserting ``paragraph (4)(B) or (5) of subsection
(l)'', and
(B) by striking ``the preceding sentence'' and inserting
``subsection (l)(5)''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section
6427(l)(2) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) in the case of aviation-grade kerosene--
``(i) any use which is exempt from the tax imposed by
section 4041(c) other than by reason of a prior imposition of
tax, or
``(ii) any use in commercial aviation (within the meaning
of section 4083(b)).''.
(d) Repeal of Prior Taxation of Aviation Fuel.--
(1) In general.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 32
is amended by striking subpart B and by redesignating subpart
C as subpart B.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 4041(c) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Aviation-Grade Kerosene.--
``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed a tax upon
aviation-grade kerosene--
``(A) sold by any person to an owner, lessee, or other
operator of an aircraft for use in such aircraft, or
``(B) used by any person in an aircraft unless there was
a taxable sale of such fuel under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Exemption for previously taxed fuel.--No tax shall
be imposed by this subsection on the sale or use of any
aviation-grade kerosene if tax was imposed on such liquid
under section 4081 and the tax thereon was not credited or
refunded.
``(3) Rate of tax.--The rate of tax imposed by this
subsection shall be the rate of tax specified in section
4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) which is in effect at the time of such sale
or use.''.
(B) Section 4041(d)(2) is amended by striking ``section
4091'' and inserting ``section 4081''.
(C) Section 4041 is amended by striking subsection (e).
(D) Section 4041 is amended by striking subsection (i).
(E) Sections 4101(a), 4103, 4221(a), and 6206 are each
amended by striking ``, 4081, or 4091'' and inserting ``or
4081''.
(F) Section 6416(b)(2) is amended by striking ``4091
or''.
(G) Section 6416(b)(3) is amended by striking ``or 4091''
each place it appears.
(H) Section 6416(d) is amended by striking ``or to the
tax imposed by section 4091 in the case of refunds described
in section 4091(d)''.
(I) Section 6427(j)(1) is amended by striking ``, 4081,
and 4091'' and inserting ``and 4081''.
(J)(i) Section 6427(l)(1) is amended to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and in subsection (k), if any diesel fuel or
kerosene on which tax has been imposed by section 4041 or
4081 is used by any person in a nontaxable use, the Secretary
shall pay (without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of
such fuel an amount equal to the aggregate amount of tax
imposed on such fuel under section 4041 or 4081, as the case
may be, reduced by any payment made to the ultimate vendor
under paragraph (4)(B).''.
(ii) Paragraph (5)(B) of section 6427(l) is amended by
striking ``Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to kerosene'' and
inserting ``Paragraph (1) shall not apply to kerosene (other
than aviation-grade kerosene)''.
(K) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) is amended by
striking clause (xv) and by redesignating the succeeding
clauses accordingly.
(L) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by
striking subparagraph (W) and by redesignating the succeeding
subparagraphs accordingly.
(M) Paragraph (1) of section 9502(b) is amended by adding
``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and by striking
subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) section 4081 with respect to aviation gasoline and
aviation-grade kerosene, and''.
(N) The last sentence of section 9502(b) is amended to
read as follows:
``There shall not be taken into account under paragraph (1)
so much of the taxes imposed by section 4081 as are
determined at the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(B).''.
(O) Subsection (b) of section 9508 is amended by striking
paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively.
(P) Section 9508(c)(2)(A) is amended by striking
``sections 4081 and 4091'' and inserting ``section 4081''.
(Q) The table of subparts for part III of subchapter A of
chapter 32 is amended to read as follows:
``Subpart A. Motor and aviation fuels.
``Subpart B. Special provisions applicable to fuels tax.''.
(R) The heading for subpart A of part III of subchapter A
of chapter 32 is amended to read as follows:
``Subpart A--Motor and Aviation Fuels''.
(S) The heading for subpart B of part III of subchapter A
of chapter 32, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is amended
to read as follows:
``Subpart B--Special Provisions Applicable to Fuels Tax''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to aviation-grade kerosene removed, entered, or
sold after September 30, 2004.
(f) Floor Stocks Tax.--
(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed on aviation-
grade kerosene held on October 1, 2004, by any person a tax
equal to--
(A) the tax which would have been imposed before such
date on such kerosene had the amendments made by this section
been in effect at all times before such date, reduced by
(B) the tax imposed before such date under section 4091
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
(A) Liability for tax.--The person holding the kerosene
on October 1, 2004, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1)
applies shall be liable for such tax.
(B) Method and time for payment.--The tax imposed by
paragraph (1) shall be paid at such time and in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's
delegate) shall prescribe, including the nonapplication of
such tax on de minimis amounts of kerosene.
(3) Transfer of floor stock tax revenues to trust
funds.--For purposes of determining the amount transferred to
any trust fund, the tax imposed by this subsection shall be
treated as imposed by section 4081 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986--
(A) at the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
financing rate under such section to the extent of 0.1 cents
per gallon, and
(B) at the rate under section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) to the
extent of the remainder.
(4) Held by a person.--For purposes of this section,
kerosene shall be considered as held by a person if title
thereto has passed to such person (whether or not delivery to
the person has been made).
(5) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law,
including penalties, applicable with respect to the tax
imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as
applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this
subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock tax imposed
by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such tax were
imposed by such section.
SEC. 9303. DYE INJECTION EQUIPMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 4082(a)(2) (relating to
exemptions for diesel fuel and kerosene) is amended by
inserting ``by mechanical injection'' after ``indelibly
dyed''.
(b) Dye Injector Security.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall issue regulations regarding mechanical dye
injection systems described in the amendment made by
subsection (a), and such regulations shall include standards
for making such systems tamper resistant.
(c) Penalty for Tampering With or Failing To Maintain
Security Requirements for Mechanical Dye Injection Systems.--
(1) In general.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68
(relating to assessable penalties) is amended by adding after
section 6715 the following new section:
``SEC. 6715A. TAMPERING WITH OR FAILING TO MAINTAIN SECURITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICAL DYE INJECTION
SYSTEMS.
``(a) Imposition of Penalty--
``(1) Tampering.--If any person tampers with a mechanical
dye injection system used to indelibly dye fuel for purposes
of section 4082, such person shall pay a penalty in addition
to the tax (if any).
``(2) Failure to maintain security requirements.--If any
operator of a mechanical dye injection system used to
indelibly dye fuel for purposes of section 4082 fails to
maintain the security standards for such system as
established by the Secretary, then such operator shall pay a
penalty in addition to the tax (if any).
``(b) Amount of Penalty.--The amount of the penalty under
subsection (a) shall be--
``(1) for each violation described in paragraph (1), the
greater of--
``(A) $25,000, or
``(B) $10 for each gallon of fuel involved, and
``(2) for each--
``(A) failure to maintain security standards described in
paragraph (2), $1,000, and
``(B) failure to correct a violation described in
paragraph (2), $1,000 per day for each day after which such
violation was discovered or such person should have
reasonably known of such violation.
``(c) Joint and Several Liability.--
``(1) In general.--If a penalty is imposed under this
section on any business entity, each officer, employee, or
agent of such entity or other contracting party who willfully
participated in any act giving rise to such penalty shall be
jointly and severally liable with such entity for such
penalty.
``(2) Affiliated groups.--If a business entity described
in paragraph (1) is part of an affiliated group (as defined
in section 1504(a)), the parent corporation of such entity
shall be jointly and severally liable with such entity for
the penalty imposed under this section.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part I
of subchapter B of chapter 68 is
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amended by adding after the item related to section 6715 the
following new item:
``Sec. 6715A. Tampering with or failing to maintain security
requirements for mechanical dye injection systems.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections
(a) and (c) shall take effect on the 180th day after the date
on which the Secretary issues the regulations described in
subsection (b).
SEC. 9304. AUTHORITY TO INSPECT ON-SITE RECORDS.
(a) In General.--Section 4083(d)(1)(A) (relating to
administrative authority), as previously amended by this Act,
is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i) and
by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause:
``(iii) inspecting any books and records and any shipping
papers pertaining to such fuel, and''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9305. REGISTRATION OF PIPELINE OR VESSEL OPERATORS
REQUIRED FOR EXEMPTION OF BULK TRANSFERS TO
REGISTERED TERMINALS OR REFINERIES.
(a) In General.--Section 4081(a)(1)(B) (relating to
exemption for bulk transfers to registered terminals or
refineries) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``by pipeline or vessel'' after
``transferred in bulk'', and
(2) by inserting ``, the operator of such pipeline or
vessel,'' after ``the taxable fuel''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2004.
(c) Publication of Registered Persons.--Beginning on July
1, 2004, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's
delegate) shall periodically publish a current list of
persons registered under section 4101 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 who are required to register under such section.
SEC. 9306. DISPLAY OF REGISTRATION.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4101 (relating
to registration) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Every'' and inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--Every'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Display of registration.--Every operator of a
vessel required by the Secretary to register under this
section shall display proof of registration through an
electronic identification device prescribed by the Secretary
on each vessel used by such operator to transport any taxable
fuel.''.
(b) Civil Penalty for Failure To Display Registration.--
(1) In general.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68
(relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting
after section 6716 the following new section:
``SEC. 6717. FAILURE TO DISPLAY TAX REGISTRATION ON VESSELS.
``(a) Failure To Display Registration.--Every operator of
a vessel who fails to display proof of registration pursuant
to section 4101(a)(2) shall pay a penalty of $500 for each
such failure. With respect to any vessel, only one penalty
shall be imposed by this section during any calendar month.
``(b) Multiple Violations.--In determining the penalty
under subsection (a) on any person, subsection (a) shall be
applied by increasing the amount in subsection (a) by the
product of such amount and the aggregate number of penalties
(if any) imposed with respect to prior months by this section
on such person (or a related person or any predecessor of
such person or related person).
``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be
imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it
is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part I
of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 6716 the following new item:
``Sec. 6717. Failure to display tax registration on vessels.''.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) Subsection (a).--The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2004.
(2) Subsection (b).--The amendments made by subsection
(b) shall apply to penalties imposed after September 30,
2004.
SEC. 9307. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER AND FAILURE TO
REPORT.
(a) Increased Penalty.--Subsection (a) of section 7272
(relating to penalty for failure to register) is amended by
inserting ``($10,000 in the case of a failure to register
under section 4101)'' after ``$50''.
(b) Increased Criminal Penalty.--Section 7232 (relating
to failure to register under section 4101, false
representations of registration status, etc.) is amended by
striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
(c) Assessable Penalty for Failure To Register.--
(1) In general.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68
(relating to assessable penalties) is amended by inserting
after section 6717 the following new section:
``SEC. 6718. FAILURE TO REGISTER.
``(a) Failure To Register.--Every person who is required
to register under section 4101 and fails to do so shall pay a
penalty in addition to the tax (if any).
``(b) Amount of Penalty.--The amount of the penalty under
subsection (a) shall be--
``(1) $10,000 for each initial failure to register, and
``(2) $1,000 for each day thereafter such person fails to
register.
``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be
imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it
is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part I
of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 6717 the following new item:
``Sec. 6718. Failure to register.''.
(d) Assessable Penalty for Failure To Report.--
(1) In general.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 68
(relating to assessable penalties) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``SEC. 6725. FAILURE TO REPORT INFORMATION UNDER SECTION
4101.
``(a) In General.--In the case of each failure described
in subsection (b) by any person with respect to a vessel or
facility, such person shall pay a penalty of $10,000 in
addition to the tax (if any).
``(b) Failures Subject to Penalty.--For purposes of
subsection (a), the failures described in this subsection
are--
``(1) any failure to make a report under section 4101(d)
on or before the date prescribed therefor, and
``(2) any failure to include all of the information
required to be shown on such report or the inclusion of
incorrect information.
``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be
imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it
is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part
II of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
``Sec. 6725. Failure to report information under section 4101.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to penalties imposed after September 30, 2004.
SEC. 9308. COLLECTION FROM CUSTOMS BOND WHERE IMPORTER NOT
REGISTERED.
(a) Tax at Point of Entry Where Importer Not
Registered.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter
32, as redesignated by section 9302(d), is amended by adding
after section 4103 the following new section:
``SEC. 4104. COLLECTION FROM CUSTOMS BOND WHERE IMPORTER NOT
REGISTERED.
``(a) In General.--The importer of record shall be
jointly and severally liable for the tax imposed by section
4081(a)(1)(A)(iii) if, under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary, any other person that is not a person who is
registered under section 4101 is liable for such tax.
``(b) Collection From Customs Bond.--If any tax for which
any importer of record is liable under subsection (a), or for
which any importer of record that is not a person registered
under section 4101 is otherwise liable, is not paid on or
before the last date prescribed for payment, the Secretary
may collect such tax from the Customs bond posted with
respect to the importation of the taxable fuel to which the
tax relates. For purposes of determining the jurisdiction of
any court of the United States or any agency of the United
States, any action by the Secretary described in the
preceding sentence shall be treated as an action to collect
the tax from a bond described in section 4101(b)(1) and not
as an action to collect from a bond relating to the
importation of merchandise.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 32, as
redesignated by section 9302(d), is amended by adding after
the item related to section 4103 the following new item:
``Sec. 4104. Collection from Customs bond where importer not
registered.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to fuel entered after September 30,
2004.
SEC. 9309. MODIFICATIONS OF TAX ON USE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.
(a) Proration of Tax Where Vehicle Sold.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4481(c)(2)
(relating to where vehicle destroyed or stolen) is amended by
striking ``destroyed or stolen'' both places it appears and
inserting ``sold, destroyed, or stolen''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section
4481(c)(2) is amended by striking ``destroyed or stolen'' and
inserting ``sold, destroyed, or stolen''.
(b) Repeal of Installment Payment.--
(1) Section 6156 (relating to installment payment of tax
on use of highway motor vehicles) is repealed.
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 62
is amended by striking the item relating to section 6156.
(c) Electronic Filing.--Section 4481 is amended by
redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by
inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
``(e) Electronic Filing.--Any taxpayer who files a return
under this section with respect to 25 or more vehicles for
any taxable period shall file such return electronically.''.
(d) Repeal of Reduction in Tax for Certain Trucks.--
Section 4483 is amended by striking subsection (f).
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable periods beginning after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9310. MODIFICATION OF ULTIMATE VENDOR REFUND CLAIMS WITH
RESPECT TO FARMING.
(a) In General.--
(1) Refunds.--Section 6427(l) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Registered vendors permitted to administer certain
claims for refund of diesel fuel and kerosene sold to
farmers.--
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``(A) In general.--In the case of diesel fuel or kerosene
used on a farm for farming purposes (within the meaning of
section 6420(c)), paragraph (1) shall not apply to the
aggregate amount of such diesel fuel or kerosene if such
amount does not exceed 250 gallons (as determined under
subsection (i)(5)(A)(iii)).
``(B) Payment to ultimate vendor.--The amount which would
(but for subparagraph (A)) have been paid under paragraph (1)
with respect to any fuel shall be paid to the ultimate vendor
of such fuel, if such vendor--
``(i) is registered under section 4101, and
``(ii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B),
or (D) of section 6416(a)(1).''.
(2) Filing of claims.--Section 6427(i) is amended by
inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Special rule for vendor refunds with respect to
farmers.--
``(A) In general.--A claim may be filed under subsection
(l)(6) by any person with respect to fuel sold by such person
for any period--
``(i) for which $200 or more ($100 or more in the case of
kerosene) is payable under subsection (l)(6),
``(ii) which is not less than 1 week, and
``(iii) which is for not more than 250 gallons for each
farmer for which there is a claim.
Notwithstanding subsection (l)(1), paragraph (3)(B) shall
apply to claims filed under the preceding sentence.
``(B) Time for filing claim.--No claim filed under this
paragraph shall be allowed unless filed on or before the last
day of the first quarter following the earliest quarter
included in the claim.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 6427(l)(5)(A) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
diesel fuel or kerosene used by a State or local
government.''.
(B) The heading for section 6427(l)(5) is amended by
striking ``farmers and''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to fuels sold for nontaxable use after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9311. DEDICATION OF REVENUES FROM CERTAIN PENALTIES TO
THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 9503 (relating
to transfer to Highway Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to
certain taxes) is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as
paragraph (6) and inserting after paragraph (4) the following
new paragraph:
``(5) Certain penalties.--There are hereby appropriated
to the Highway Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the penalties
paid under sections 6715, 6715A, 6717, 6718, 6725, 7232, and
7272 (but only with regard to penalties under such section
related to failure to register under section 4101).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) The heading of subsection (b) of section 9503 is
amended by inserting ``and Penalties'' after ``Taxes''.
(2) The heading of paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is
amended by striking ``In general'' and inserting ``Certain
taxes''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to penalties assessed after October 1, 2004.
Subtitle D--Other Excise Tax Provisions
SEC. 9401. TAXABLE FUEL REFUNDS FOR CERTAIN ULTIMATE VENDORS.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 6416(a)
(relating to abatements, credits, and refunds) is amended to
read as follows:
``(4) Registered ultimate vendor to administer credits
and refunds of gasoline tax.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, if an
ultimate vendor purchases any gasoline on which tax imposed
by section 4081 has been paid and sells such gasoline to an
ultimate purchaser described in subparagraph (C) or (D) of
subsection (b)(2) (and such gasoline is for a use described
in such subparagraph), such ultimate vendor shall be treated
as the person (and the only person) who paid such tax, but
only if such ultimate vendor is registered under section
4101. For purposes of this subparagraph, if the sale of
gasoline is made by means of a credit card, the person
extending the credit to the ultimate purchaser shall be
deemed to be the ultimate vendor.
``(B) Timing of claims.--The procedure and timing of any
claim under subparagraph (A) shall be the same as for claims
under section 6427(i)(4), except that the rules of section
6427(i)(3)(B) regarding electronic claims shall not apply
unless the ultimate vendor has certified to the Secretary for
the most recent quarter of the taxable year that all ultimate
purchasers of the vendor covered by such claim are certified
and entitled to a refund under subparagraph (C) or (D) of
subsection (b)(2).''.
(b) Credit Card Purchases of Diesel Fuel or Kerosene by
State and Local Governments.--Section 6427(l)(5)(C) (relating
to nontaxable uses of diesel fuel, kerosene, and aviation
fuel) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush
sentence: ``For purposes of this subparagraph, if the sale of
diesel fuel or kerosene is made by means of a credit card,
the person extending the credit to the ultimate purchaser
shall be deemed to be the ultimate vendor.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2004.
SEC. 9402. TWO-PARTY EXCHANGES.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of
chapter 32, as amended by this Act, is amended by adding
after section 4104 the following new section:
``SEC. 4105. TWO-PARTY EXCHANGES.
``(a) In General.--In a two-party exchange, the
delivering person shall not be liable for the tax imposed
under section 4081(a)(1)(A)(ii).
``(b) Two-Party Exchange.--The term `two-party exchange'
means a transaction, other than a sale, in which taxable fuel
is transferred from a delivering person registered under
section 4101 as a taxable fuel registrant fuel to a receiving
person who is so registered where all of the following occur:
``(1) The transaction includes a transfer from the
delivering person, who holds the inventory position for
taxable fuel in the terminal as reflected in the records of
the terminal operator.
``(2) The exchange transaction occurs before or
contemporaneous with completion of removal across the rack
from the terminal by the receiving person.
``(3) The terminal operator in its books and records
treats the receiving person as the person that removes the
taxable fuel across the terminal rack for purposes of
reporting the transaction to the Secretary.
``(4) The transaction is the subject of a written
contract.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 32, as
amended by this Act, is amended by adding after the item
relating to section 4104 the following new item:
``Sec. 4105. Two-party exchanges.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9403. SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX ON TIRES.
(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 4071 is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) Imposition and Rate of Tax.--There is hereby
imposed on taxable tires sold by the manufacturer, producer,
or importer thereof a tax at the rate of 9.4 cents (4.7 cents
in the case of a biasply tire) for each 10 pounds so much of
the maximum rated load capacity thereof as exceeds 3,500
pounds.''
(b) Taxable Tire.--Section 4072 is amended by
redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections (b) and
(c), respectively, and by inserting before subsection (b) (as
so redesignated) the following new subsection:
``(a) Taxable Tire.--For purposes of this chapter, the
term `taxable tire' means any tire of the type used on
highway vehicles if wholly or in part made of rubber and if
marked pursuant to Federal regulations for highway use.''
(c) Exemption for Tires Sold to Department of Defense.--
Section 4073 is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 4073. EXEMPTIONS.
``The tax imposed by section 4071 shall not apply to
tires sold for the exclusive use of the Department of Defense
or the Coast Guard.''
(d) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 4071 is amended by striking subsection (c)
and by moving subsection (e) after subsection (b) and
redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
(2) The item relating to section 4073 in the table of
sections for part II of subchapter A of chapter 32 is amended
to read as follows:
``Sec. 4073. Exemptions.''
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to sales in calendar years beginning more than 30
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle E--Small Business Expensing
SEC. 9501. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF INCREASED EXPENSING FOR SMALL
BUSINESS.
Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 179 (as amended
by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
are each amended by striking ``2006'' each place it appears
and inserting ``2008''.
Subtitle F--Alternative Minimum Tax Relief
SEC. 9601. NET OPERATING LOSSES AND FOREIGN TAX CREDIT UNDER
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.
(a) Net Operating Losses.--
(1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 56(d)(1) is
amended to read as follows:
``(A) the amount of such deduction shall not exceed the
applicable percentage (determined under paragraph (3)) of the
alternative minimum taxable income determined without regard
to such deduction, and''.
(2) Applicable percentage.--Subsection (d) of section 56
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph
(1)(A)--
``For taxable years beginning in calendarThe applicable percentage is--
2006, 2007, or 2008......................................92
2009 or 2010.............................................94
2011.....................................................96
2012.....................................................98
2013 or thereafter...................................100.''
(b) Foreign Tax Credit.--
(1) Subsection (a) of section 59 is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Section 53(d)(1)(B)(i)(II) is amended by striking
``and if section 59(a)(2) did not apply''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2005.
SEC. 9602. EXPANSION OF EXEMPTION FROM ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM
TAX FOR SMALL CORPORATIONS.
(a) In General.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section
55(e)(1) are each amended by striking ``$7,500,000'' each
place it appears and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2005.
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SEC. 9603. INCOME AVERAGING FOR FARMERS NOT TO INCREASE
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.
(a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 55 (defining
regular tax) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as
paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph:
``(2) Coordination with income averaging for farmers.--
Solely for purposes of this section, section 1301 (relating
to averaging of farm income) shall not apply in computing the
regular tax liability.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2003.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. No further amendment is in order except
those printed in part B of the report. Each amendment may be offered
only in the order printed in the report, by a Member designated in the
report, shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the time
specified in the report, equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in House
Report 108-456 part B.
Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Young of Alaska:
In title I, strike the text of section 1105 (page 31) and
insert the following:
(a) Oversight Program.--Section 106 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h) and
inserting the following:
``(h) Oversight Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an
oversight program to monitor the effective and efficient use
of funds authorized to carry out this title. At a minimum,
the program shall be responsive to all areas related to
financial integrity and project delivery.
``(2) Financial integrity.--
``(A) Financial management systems.--The Secretary shall
perform annual reviews that address elements of the State
transportation departments' financial management systems that
affect projects approved under subsection (a).
``(B) Project costs.--The Secretary shall develop minimum
standards for estimating project costs and shall periodically
evaluate the States' practices for estimating project costs,
awarding contracts, and reducing project costs.
``(C) Responsibility of the states.--The States are
responsible for determining that subrecipients of Federal
funds under this title have sufficient accounting controls to
properly manage such Federal funds. The Secretary shall
periodically review the States' monitoring of subrecipients.
``(3) Project delivery.--The Secretary shall perform annual
reviews that address elements of a State's project delivery
system, which includes one or more activities that are
involved in the life cycle of a project from its conception
to its completion.
``(4) Responsibility of the states.--The States are
responsible for determining that subrecipients of Federal
funds under this title have adequate project delivery systems
for projects approved under this section. The Secretary shall
periodically review the States' monitoring of subrecipients.
``(5) Specific oversight responsibilities.--Nothing in this
section shall affect or discharge any oversight
responsibility of the Secretary specifically provided for
under this title or other Federal law. In addition, the
Secretary shall retain full oversight responsibilities for
the design and construction of all Appalachian development
highways under section 14501 of title 40.
``(i) Major Projects.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision in
this section, a recipient of Federal financial assistance for
a project under this title with an estimated total cost of
$500,000,000 or more, or any other project in the discretion
of the Secretary, shall submit to the Secretary a project
management plan and an annual financial plan.
``(2) Project management plan.--The project management plan
shall document the procedures and processes in place to
provide timely information to the project decision makers to
manage effectively the scope, costs, schedules, and quality,
and the Federal requirements of the project and the role of
the agency leadership and management team in the delivery of
the project.
``(3) Financial plan.--The financial plan shall be based on
detailed estimates of the cost to complete the project.
Annual updates shall be submitted based on reasonable
assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future
increases in the cost to complete the project.
``(j) Other Projects.--A recipient of Federal financial
assistance for a project under this title with an estimated
total cost of $100,000,000 or more that is not covered by
subsection (h) shall prepare an annual financial plan. Annual
financial plans prepared under this subsection shall be made
available to the Secretary for review upon the Secretary's
request.''.
(b) Sharing of Monetary Recoveries.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, monetary judgments accruing to the
Government from judgments in Federal criminal prosecutions
and civil proceedings pertaining to fraud in Federally funded
highway and public transportation projects and programs shall
be treated as follows:
(1) Any amount less than or equal to the single damages
incurred as the result of such fraud shall be credited to the
Federal account from which the funds for the project or
program that is at issue in the fraud came, except to the
extent that such Federal account has been credited as the
result of any judgment in favor of a grant recipient.
(2) Any amount in excess of the amount credited pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be shared with the State or other
recipient involved if--
(A) the State or other recipient enters into a legally
binding agreement with the Secretary to use the funds for a
purpose eligible for Federal assistance under title 23 or
chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as the case may
be;
(B) the amount to be shared with the State or other
recipient is determined by the Attorney General, in
consultation with the Secretary; and
(C) the Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary, determines that the fraud did not occur as a
result of negligent oversight or actual involvement in the
fraud by the State or other recipient or any senior official
of the State or other recipient.
Page 34, strike lines 2 through 7 and insert the following:
(a) Allocation.--Section 110(a)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2006'';
(2) by inserting after ``such fiscal year'' the following:
``and the succeeding fiscal year''.
(b) Reduction.--Section 110(a)(2) of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2006'';
(2) by striking ``October 1 of the succeeding'' and
inserting ``October 15 of such''; and
(3) by inserting after ``Account)'' the following: ``for
such fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year''.
(c) General Distribution.--Section 110(b)(1)(A) of such
title is amended by striking ``Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users''.
Page 34, line 8, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(d)''.
Page 46, after line 13, insert the following:
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) of this section shall take effect on September 30,
2004.
Page 48, line 13, strike both periods and the closing
quotation marks and insert the following:
; except that $25,000,000 shall be available only for
projects for the seismic retrofit of bridges, and of which
$10,000,000 shall be available only for the seismic retrofit
of a bridge described in subsection (l), and except as
provided in subparagraph (E).
``(E) Gravina access.--
``(i) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated to carry out the bridge program under this
paragraph, for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009,
$10,000,000 shall be set aside from the $100,000,000
available at the discretion of the Secretary under
subparagraph (D) for the construction of a bridge joining the
Island of Gravina to the community of Ketchikan in Alaska.
``(ii) Scoring.--The project described in this subparagraph
shall not be counted for purposes of the reduction set forth
in the fourth sentence of subsection (e).''.
Page 49, after line 22, insert the following:
(c) Planning Activities Pilot Program.--Section 1221 of
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Planning Activities Pilot Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot
program using funds set aside under paragraph (4) to support
planning and public participation activities related to
highway and public transportation projects.
``(2) Eligible activities.--Activities eligible to be
carried out under the pilot program may include the
following:
``(A) Improving data collection and analysis to improve
freight movement, intermodal connections, and transportation
access and efficiency for all users, including children,
older individuals, individuals with disabilities, low-income
individuals, and minority communities.
``(B) Supporting public participation by holding public
meetings using an interactive workshop format facilitated by
design or planning experts (or both) to consider public input
at the initial stages of project development and during other
phases of a project.
``(C) Using innovative planning or design visualization and
simulation tools to improve the evaluation of alternatives
and their impacts and to enhance public participation in the
transportation planning process, including tools having a
structure that enables modifications to scenarios and
assumptions in real time.
``(D) Enhancing coordination among transportation, land
use, workforce development, human service, economic
development, and other agencies to strengthen access to job
training services, daycare centers, health
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care facilities, senior centers, public schools,
universities, and residential areas, including the use of
integrated planning and service delivery, especially for
transit dependent and low-income individuals.
``(E) Contracting with nonprofit organizations,
universities, and local agencies to deliver community-
oriented transportation plans and projects, including public
outreach, context sensitive design, transit-oriented
development, multimodal corridor investments, commuter
benefits deployment, and brownfield redevelopment.
``(F) Measuring and reporting on the annual performance of
the transportation system (or parts of) relative to State or
locally-established criteria regarding--
``(i) maintenance and operating costs of the transportation
system, vehicle miles traveled, peak-period travel times,
transportation choices, and mode shares;
``(ii) location of housing units, jobs, medical facilities,
and commercial centers to transit;
``(iii) improvements directed to low-income families and
older individuals;
``(iv) transportation-related pollution emissions into the
air and water;
``(v) land consumption; and
``(vi) other locally-significant factors.
``(G) Improving regional travel and emission modeling to
examine factors not currently considered, such as induced
travel and land use effects of transportation alternatives,
types of vehicles owned and used by households, time-of-day
of travel and linkage of trips to each other throughout the
day, effects of urban design and pedestrian and bicycle
environment on travel behavior, and impacts of alternatives
on the distribution of benefits and burdens among various
groups protected under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
``(3) Federal share.--Notwithstanding subsection (e)(2),
the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under
the pilot program shall be 100 percent.
``(4) Set aside.--The Secretary shall make available
$1,500,000 of the amounts made available to carry out this
section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry
out the pilot program under this subsection.''.
Page 62, line 19 strike ``202(a)'' and insert ``202(d) of
such title''.
Page 63, after line 18, insert the following:
(e) Alaska Native Village Transportation Program.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 3 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Denali
Commission, in coordination with the Alaska Federation of
Natives, shall establish an Alaska Native Village
transportation program to pay the costs of planning, design,
construction, and maintenance of road and other surface
transportation facilities identified by Alaska Native
Villages.
(2) Alaska native village defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``Alaska Native Village'' has the same meaning such term
has as used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in administering
the Indian reservation road program under section 202 of
title 23, United States Code.
Page 63, strike line 19, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents of the bill accordingly):
SEC. 1119. CONSERVATION MEASURES.
(a) Refuge Roads.--Section 204(k)(1) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) by redesigning subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
``(C) construction, maintenance, and improvement of
wildlife observation infrastructure; and''; and
(4) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) by striking
``maintenance and improvements'' and inserting
``construction, maintenance, and improvements''.
(b) Forest Highways.--Of the amounts made available for
public lands highways under section 1101--
(1) not to exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year may be used
for the maintenance of forest highways;
(2) not to exceed $2,500,000 per fiscal year may be used to
repair culverts and bridges on forest highways to facilitate
appropriate fish passage and ensure reasonable flows and to
maintain and remove such culverts and bridges as appropriate;
and
(3) not to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year may be used
for signage identifying public hunting and fishing access.
(c) Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of
methods to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and
wildlife (in this subsection referred to as ``wildlife
vehicle collisions'').
(2) Contents.--
(A) Areas of study.--The study shall include an assessment
of the causes and impacts of wildlife vehicle collisions and
solutions and best practices for reducing such collisions.
(B) Methods for conducting the study.--In carrying out the
study, the Secretary shall--
(i) conduct a thorough literature review; and
(ii) survey current practices of the Department of
Transportation.
(3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary
shall consult with appropriate experts in the field of
wildlife vehicle collisions.
(4) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study.
(B) Contents.--The report shall include a description of
each of the following:
(i) Causes of wildlife vehicle collisions.
(ii) Impacts of wildlife vehicle collisions.
(iii) Solutions to and prevention of wildlife vehicle
collisions.
(5) Manual.--
(A) Development.--Based upon the results of the study, the
Secretary shall develop a best practices manual to support
State efforts to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions.
(B) Availability.--The manual shall be made available to
States not later than 1 year after the date of transmission
of the report under paragraph (4).
(C) Contents.--The manual shall include, at a minimum, the
following:
(i) A list of best practices addressing wildlife vehicle
collisions.
(ii) A list of information, technical, and funding
resources for addressing wildlife vehicle collisions.
(iii) Recommendations for addressing wildlife vehicle
collisions.
(iv) Guidance for developing a State action plan to address
wildlife vehicle collisions
(6) Training.--Based upon the manual developed under
paragraph (5), the Secretary shall develop a training course
on addressing wildlife vehicle collisions for transportation
professionals.
Page 89, strike lines 18 through 20 and insert the
following:
(a) General Provisions.--The Secretary may not apportion
before August 1, 2006, any funds for any of the programs
referred to in subsection (b) for fiscal year 2006 unless,
after
Page 119, strike lines 7 through 9 and insert the following
(and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):
SEC. 1207. STATE ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 167. State assumption of responsibilities for certain
programs and projects
``(a) Assumption of Secretary's Responsibilities Under
Applicable Federal Laws.--
``(1) Pilot program.--
``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a pilot
program under which States may assume the responsibilities of
the Secretary under any Federal laws subject to the
requirements of this section.
``(B) First 3 fiscal years.--In the first 3 fiscal years
following the date of enactment of this section, the
Secretary may allow up to 5 States to participate in the
pilot program.
``(2) Scope of program.--Under the pilot program, the
Secretary may assign, and a State may assume, any of the
Secretary's responsibilities (other than responsibilities
relating to federally recognized Indian tribes) for
environmental reviews, consultation, or decisionmaking or
other actions required under any Federal law as such
requirements apply to the following projects:
``(A) Projects funded under section 104(h).
``(B) Transportation enhancement activities under section
133, as such term is defined in section 101(a)(35).
``(C) Projects as defined in section 101(a)(39) and section
5607 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
``(3) Limitations.--
``(A) Procedural and substantive requirements.--A State
that assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary under this
section shall be subject to the same procedural and
substantive requirements as would apply if the
responsibilities were carried out by the Secretary. When a
State assumes responsibilities for carrying out a Federal law
under this section, the State assents to Federal jurisdiction
and shall be solely responsible and solely liable for
complying with and carrying out that law instead of the
Secretary.
``(B) Assumption of responsibilities.--Any responsibility
of the Secretary not assumed by the State in a memorandum of
understanding shall remain a responsibility of the Secretary.
``(C) Powers of other agencies.--Nothing in this section
preempts or limits any power, jurisdiction, responsibility,
or authority of an agency, other than the Department of
Transportation, with respect to a project.
``(b) Agreements.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a
memorandum of understanding with a State participating in the
pilot program setting forth the responsibilities to be
assigned under subsection (a)(2) and the terms and conditions
under which the assignment is being made.
``(2) Certification.--Before the Secretary enters into a
memorandum of understanding with a State under paragraph (1),
the State shall certify that the State has in effect laws
(including regulations) applicable to projects carried out
and funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49 that
authorize the State to carry out the responsibilities being
assumed.
``(3) Maximum duration.--A memorandum of understanding with
a State under this section shall be established for an
initial period
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of no more than 3 years and may be renewed by mutual
agreement on a periodic basis for periods of not more than 3
years.
``(4) Compliance.--
``(A) In general.--After entering into a memorandum of
understanding under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review
and determine compliance by the State with the memorandum of
understanding.
``(B) Renewals.--The Secretary shall take into account the
performance of a State under the pilot program when
considering renewal of a memorandum of understanding with the
State under the program.
``(5) Acceptance of federal courts jurisdiction.--A
memorandum of understanding with a State under this section
shall include a provision under which the State consents to
accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the
compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any responsibility
of the Secretary that the State may assume under the
memorandum.
``(6) Termination of agreements.--A memorandum of
understanding with a State under this section shall include a
provision authorizing the Secretary to terminate the
agreement if the Secretary, after providing an opportunity
for a hearing, issues a finding that the State is not in
compliance with the terms of the agreement.
``(c) Selection of States for Pilot Program.--
``(1) Application.--To be eligible to participate in the
pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application that contains such information as the Secretary
may require. At a minimum, an application shall include--
``(A) a description of the projects or classes of projects
for which the State seeks to assume responsibilities under
subsection (a)(2); and
``(B) a certification that the State has the capability to
assume such responsibilities.
``(2) Public notice.--Before entering into a memorandum of
understanding allowing a State to participate in the pilot
program, the Secretary shall--
``(A) publish notice in the Federal Register of the
Secretary's intent to allow the State to participate in the
program, including a copy of the State's application to the
Secretary and the terms of the proposed agreement with the
State; and
``(B) provide an opportunity for public comment.
``(3) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the
application of a State to assume responsibilities under the
program only if--
``(A) the requirements under paragraph (2) have been met;
and
``(B) the Secretary determines that the State has the
capability to assume the responsibilities.
``(4) Other federal agency views.--Before assigning to a
State a responsibility of the Secretary that requires the
Secretary to consult with another Federal agency, the
Secretary shall solicit the views of the Federal agency.
``(d) State Defined.--With respect to the recreational
trails program, the term `State' means the State agency
designated by the Governor of the State in accordance with
section 206(c)(1).
``(e) Preservation of Public Interest Consideration.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the
requirements under any applicable law providing for the
consideration and preservation of the public interest,
including public participation and community values in
transportation decisionmaking.
``(f) State Subject to Federal Laws.--For purposes of
assuming responsibilities of the Secretary under this
section, a State agency entering into a memorandum of
understanding under subsection (b) is deemed to be a Federal
agency to the extent the State is carrying out the
Secretary's responsibilities under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), this title, and
any other provision of Federal law.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of
chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``167. State assumption of responsibilities for certain programs and
projects.''.
Page 130, strike line 22 and all that follows through line
24 on page 132 and insert the following (and conform the
table of contents of the bill accordingly):
SEC. 1210. ACCESS RAMP.
(a) In General.--Not later 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall open the ramp
connecting Interstate Route 495/95 and Arena Drive in Prince
George's County, Maryland, for the purpose of allowing motor
vehicles to exit Interstate Route 495/95 in both northern and
southern directions onto Arena Drive. Such ramp shall be open
for 24 hours a day, every day during the calendar year.
(b) Fully Opening Arena Drive Ramp.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the most appropriate method for opening the ramps
for allowing motor vechicles to enter Interstate Route 495/95
from Arena Drive.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study.
(c) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in the
section shall be construed as altering current traffic
management protocols to the Arena Drive ramps during stadium
events.
Page 171, line 2, insert ``(b)(1),'' before ``(d),''.
In subtitle D of title I, insert at the end the following
(and conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1408. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF HIGHWAY FEATURES ON
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary shall conduct a
rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate conditions
under which a State when choosing to repair or replace
damaged highway features on the National Highway System with
State funds (rather than with available Federal financial
assistance) should be required to repair or replace such
features with highway features that have been tested,
evaluated, and found to be acceptable under the guidelines
contained in the report of the Transportation Research Board
of the National Research Council entitled ``NCHRP Report 350-
Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation
of Highway Features''.
(b) Matters to Be Considered.--The rulemaking proceeding
shall cover those highway features that are covered by the
guidelines referred to in subsection (a). The conditions to
be considered by the Secretary in the rulemaking proceeding
shall include types of highway features, cost-effectiveness,
and practicality of replacement with highway features that
have been found to be acceptable under such guidelines.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations
regarding the conditions under which States when choosing to
repair or replace damaged highway features described in
subsection (a) will be required to repair or replace such
features with highway features that have been tested,
evaluated, and found to be acceptable as described in
subsection (a).
Page 204, line 23, strike ``Congress grants'' and insert
the following:
``(1) In general.--Congress grants
Page 205, after line 4, insert the following:
``(2) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or
repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection
is expressly reserved.
Page 220, lines 4 and 5, strike ``an Interstate System
construction toll pilot program'' and insert ``a pilot
program to finance the construction of new Interstate System
facilities with toll revenues''.
Page 220, line 9, strike ``Interstate highways.'' and
insert ``new Interstate highway facilities. Rehabilitation
and reconstruction of Interstate facilities are not eligible
under the pilot program.''.
Page 220, lines 16 and 17, strike ``facility on the
Interstate System'' and insert ``new Interstate System
facility''.
Page 220, line 25, insert ``new'' before ``facility with''.
In each of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 1604(d)
(page 222), insert ``new'' before ``facility''.
In item number 33 of the table contained in section 1702,
strike ``BMW/I-85'' and all that follows through
``interchanges'' and insert ``I-85/Brockman-McClimon
Interchange and Connections project''.
In item number 103 of such table, strike ``$1,500,000.00''
and insert ``$250,000.00''.
In item number 142 of such table, strike ``$250,000.00''
and insert ``$600,000.00''.
In item number 143 of such table, strike ``$20,000,000.00''
and insert ``$17,000,000.00''.
In item number 160 of such table, strike ``Design'' and all
that follows through ``County'', and insert ``Design and
construct access to York County intermodal facility, or other
projects as selected by York County, Pennsylvania MPO''
In item number 179 of such table, strike ``Upgrade'' and
all that follows through ``Interstate 81'' and insert
``Improvements to I-81, including interchanges, in Franklin
County, Pennsylvania''.
In item number 235 of such table, strike ``$8,000,000.00''
and insert ``$12,500,000.00''.
In item number 244 of such table, strike ``State'' and
insert ``US''.
In item number 253 of such table, strike ``$3,150,000.00''
and insert ``$5,000,000.00''.
In item number 262 of such table, strike ``State'' and
insert ``US''.
In item number 334 of such table, strike ``$150,000.00''
and insert ``$1,000,000.00''.
In item number 365 of such table, strike ``Town of'' and
insert ``Township'' after ``Painesville''.
In item number 438 of such table, strike ``Cabot-Camino
Capistrano Bridge.'' and insert ``in the city of Mission
Viejo'' at the end of the request before the period.
In item number 507 of such table, insert ``interchange''
between ``new'' and ``freeway''.
In item number 526 of such table, strike ``Route'' and all
that follows through ``County'' and insert Forrest City Road
Extension Study, Maitland''.
In item number 557 of such table, strike ``Elk Horn'' and
insert ``Elkhorn''. Insert ``County of'' after ``SR 99,''.
In such table, strike item number 570.
In item number 630 of such table, strike ``$5,500,000.00''
and insert ``$2,500,000.00''.
In item number 656 of such table, strike ``Widening'' and
all that follows through ``signals'' and insert ``Widening of
Washington Street from 2 to 5 lanes, install drainage system;
add additional right of way and traffic signals''.
In item number 668 of such table, is amended by insert
``Grant'' before ``County''.
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In item number 729 of such table, strike ``Macedonia City''
and insert ``North Summit County''.
In item number 734 of such table, strike ``Willoughby
Township'' and insert ``City of Willoughby''.
In item number 762 of such table, strike ``$5,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,150,000.00''.
In item number 768 of such table, strike ``$2,500,000.00''
and insert ``$5,000,000.00''.
In item number 782 of such table, strike ``Perry County''
and insert ``Perry''.
In item number 804 of such table, strike ``$500,000.00''
and insert ``$1,500,000.00''.
In item number 812 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00''
and insert ``$1,500,000.00''.
In item number 813 of such table, strike ``Improve'' and
all that follows through ``Connecticut'' and insert
``Campbell Avenue streetscape enhancements, West Haven''.
In item number 829 of such table, strike ``Sacramento'' and
insert ``Citrus Heights''.
In item number 832 of such table, strike ``Ecourse'' and
insert ``Ecorse'', and strike ``$1,000,000.00'' and insert
``$1,100,000.00''.
In item number 848 of such table, strike ``in Summit Co.''
and insert ``at Seasons Road, Cities of Hudson and Stow.''
In item number 874 of such table, strike ``Widen'' and all
that follows through ``West'' and insert ``Widen US 380
West''.
In item number 930 of such table, strike ``Merrit Rd.'' and
insert ``Merritt Rd.''
In item 954 of such table, after ``unsafe grade crossing''
insert ``on Hines Hill Road, City of Hudson''.
In item number 965 of such table, strike ``on current Hwy
71''.
In item number 992 of such table, strike ``$6,000,000.00''
and insert ``$7,500,000.00''.
In item 1150 of such table, strike ``Wilson Mills'' and
insert ``Highland-Bishop''; after ``in the'' strike ``town''
and insert ``City''.
In item number 1166 of such table, strike ``Rehabilitate''
and all that follows through ``8'' and insert ``Rehabilitate
US Highway 51 from County S to US 8''.
In item number 1181 of such table, strike ``Upgrade'' and
all that follows through ``County'' and insert ``Purchase one
larger (75 passengers) and two smaller (40 passengers) ferry
boats and construct related dock work to facilitate the use
and accessibility of the ferry boats, Long Beach'' and by
striking ``$8,000,000.00'' and insert $3,000,000.00''.
In item number 1204 of such table, strike ``AL 1119 to AL
25'' and insert ``Exit 238 (U.S. 31) to Exit 228 (AL 25)''.
In item number 1256 of such table, strike ``$1,500,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 1261 of such table, strike ``A 2.8'' and all
that follows through ``La Habra,'' and insert ``a 2.8 mile
bikeway,'' and insert ``in the city of Whittier.'' at the end
of the request.
In item number 1314 of such table, strike ``(I-40'' and all
that follows through ``I-74)''.
In item number 1376 of such table, strike ``Route 15/18''
and insert ``Route 15/86''.
In item number 1423 of such table, strike ``third lane''
and all that follows through ``Maple Grove'' and insert ``an
overpass interchange for I-494 and Highway 169''.
In item number 1436 of such table, strike ``Aiken'' and
insert ``Aitkin''.
In item number 1445 of such table, strike ``Construction''
and all that follows through ``Ashdown'' the second place it
appears and insert ``Highway 71, Louisiana state line to
Junction City''.
In item number 1480 of such table, strike ``Reconstruct
Highway 141 in Marinette County, WI'' and insert
``Reconstruct US Highway 141 in Marinette County, WI''.
In item number 1491 of such table, strike ``Development''
and all that follows through ``Plan'' and insert
``Transportation improvements ''.
In item number 1589 of such table, strike
``Reconstruction'' and all that follows through
``Subdivision'' and insert ``Road improvements for Surrey
Meadows, Sugarloaf Heights, Lakehill Farms and Walton Lake
Estates''.
In item number 1636 of such table, strike ``Geary'' and
insert ``Muni Geary''.
In item number 1664 of such table, strike ``Technical'' and
all that follows through ``210'' and insert ``Technical
feasibility study for a tunnel on the 710 Freeway in Southern
California''.
In item number 1832 of such table, strike ``$8,700,000.00''
and insert ``$9,000,000''.
In item number 1848 of such table, strike ``A 2.8'' and
insert ``a 2.8'' and strike ``, working in conjunction with
the city of Whittier,''.
In item number 1868 of such table, strike
``$13,100,000.00'' and insert ``$13,500,000''.
In item number 1907 of such table, strike ``SR'' and all
that follows through ``Eatonville'' and insert ``SR 434 to
JFK Boulevard and Destiny Road to Diplomat Circle,
Eatonville''.
In item number 1933 of such table, strike ``Construct'' and
all that follows through to ``Township'', and insert
``Improvements to I-81, including interchanges, in Franklin
County, Pennsylvania'', and strike ``$3,150,000.00'' and
insert ``$4,000,000.00''.
In item number 1934 of such table, strike ``$3,400,000.00''
and insert ``$3,600,000''.
In item number 2040 of such table, strike ``Improvement''
and all that follows through ``County'' and insert ``Improve
Ashley 70 and Marais Saline roads in Ashley County''.
In item 2155 of such table, after ``Madison'' insert
``Village''.
In item number 2180 of such table, strike ``$4,675,942.00''
and insert $4,425,942.00''.
In item number 2249 of such table, strike
``$13,000,000.00'' and insert ``$21,000,000.00''.
In item number 2306 of such table, strike ``State'' and
insert ``US''.
In item number 2376 of such table, strike ``$700,000.00''
and insert ``$200,000.00''.
In item number 2398 of such table, strike ``Greencastle''
and all that follows through to ``intersection.'', and insert
``Improvements to I-81, including interchanges, in Franklin
County, Pennsylvania.''.
In item 2418 of such table, after ``in'' insert ``the City
of'' and after ``Hills'' strike ``Township''.
In item number 2445 of such table, strike ``$125,000.00''
and insert ``$175,000.00''.
In item number 2504 of such table, strike ``$6,000,000.00''
and insert ``$5,500,000.00''.
In item number 2552 of such table, strike ``State'' and
insert ``US''.
In item number 2611 of such table, strike ``Purchase'' and
all that follows through ``Durham'' and insert ``Acquisition
of rail corridors for use as a future transportation
corridor, Durham''.
In item number 2615 of such table, strike ``$2,700,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 2642 of such table, strike ``Designation
of'' and insert ``Improve and widen''.
In item number 2730 of such table, after ``project'' insert
``or other projects as selected by York County, Pennsylvania
MPO''
In such table, strike item number 2749.
In item number 2775 of such table, insert ``Rancho Santa
Margarita'' at the end.
In item number 2809 of such table, strike ``$1,500,000.00''
and insert ``$500,000.00''.
In item number 113 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$1,500,000.00''
In item number 181 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 278 of such table, strike ``$2,250,000.00''
and insert ``$5,000,000.00''.
Strike item number 300 of such table.
In item number 345 of such table, strike ``Planning and
design'' and insert ``Planning, design, and construction''
and strike ``$3,000,000.00'' and insert ``$125,000,000.00''.
In item number 358 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,000,000.00''.
In item number 463 of such table, strike ``Reconstruct''
and all that follows through ``Loma Linda'' and insert
``Inland Empire Goods Movement Gateway Project'' and strike
``$4,000,000.00'' and insert ``$23,000,000.00''.
In item number 533 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$6,000,000.00''.
In item number 549 of such table, strike ``$14,000,000.00''
and insert ``$20,000,000.00''
In item number 559 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''
In item number 652 of such table, strike ``Planning and
Design'' and insert ``Planning, design, and construction''
and strike ``$3,000,000.00'' and insert ``$200,000,000.00''.
In item number 691 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''
In item number 905 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,000,000.00''
In item 1022 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00'' and
insert ``$4,000,000.00''.
In item 1044 of such table, strike ``$8,000,000.00'' and
insert ``$8,500,000.00''
In item number 1048 of such table, strike
``$10,000,000.00'' and insert ``$22,500,000.00''.
In item number 1058 of such table, strike ``$250,000.00''
and insert ``$2,000,000.00''.
In item number 1180 of such table, strike ``$4,500,000.00''
and insert ``$5,000,000.00''.
In item number 1201 of such table, insert ``, Baldwin Road
in Oakland Cty'' after ``median''.
In item number 1210 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 1228 of such table, strike ``I/40 Coors
Interchange: Reconstruction of this major interchange in
Albuquerque'' and insert ``I/40 Coors Interchange and Bridge
Reconstruction: Reconstruction of this major interchange and
required bridge work in Albuquerque'' and strike
``$10,000,000.00'' and insert ``$28,000,000.00''.
In item number 1229 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,500,000.00''.
In item number 1293 of such table strike ``$10,000,000.00''
and insert ``$30,000,000.00''.
In item number 1368 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,000,000.00''.
In item number 1523 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,000,000.00''
In item number 1536 of such table, strike
``$13,000,000.00'' and insert ``$34,000,000.00''.
In item number 1595 of such table, strike ``$65,000.00''
and insert ``$100,000.00''.
In item 1603 of such table, strike ``and Hernando County''
and strike ``$2,000,000.00'' and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 1629 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,000,000.00''
In item number 1830 of such table, strike ``$4,000,000.00''
and insert ``$17,500,000.00''.
In item number 1869 of such table, strike ``$480,000.00''
and insert ``$500,000.00''.
In item number 1882 of such table, strike
``$15,345,000.00'' and insert ``$16,000,000.00''.
In item number 1921 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,000,000.00''.
In item number 2010 of such table, strike ``Widen'' and all
that follows through ``Loma Linda'' and insert ``Pedestrian
safety improvements on State Highway 62 in Yucca Valley'' and
strike ``$2,000,000.00'' and insert ``$1,000,000.00''.
In item number 2045 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,000,000.00''.
In item number 2230 of such table, strike
``$14,000,000.00'' and insert ``$35,000,000.00''.
In item number 2321 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,000,000.00''
In item 2442 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00'' and
insert ``$6,000,000.00''.
In item number 2456 of such table, strike ``$750,000.00''
and insert ``$1,000,000.00''.
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In item 2496 of such table, strike ``Hernando'' and insert
``Citrus''.
In item number 2535 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,100,000.00''.
In item number 2603 of such table, strike ``$5,000,000.00''
insert ``$8,750,000.00''.
In item number 2620 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,250,000.00''.
In item 2701 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00'' and
insert ``$4,000,000.00''.
In item number 2826 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$6,000,000.00''.
In item number 2833 of such table, strike ``$8,000,000.00''
and insert ``$15,000,000.00''
In item number 147 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00''
and insert ``$11,000,000.00''.
In item number 1785 of such table, strike ``$3,000,000.00''
and insert ``$7,000,000.00''.
In item number 2084 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$2,000,000.00''.
In item number 1621 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$4,500,000.00''.
In item number 1329 of such table, strike ``$500,000.00''
and insert ``$1,000,000.00''.
In item number 2171 of such table, strike ``$2,000,000.00''
and insert ``$7,500,000.00''.
In item number 2097 of such table, strike ``$1,000,000.00''
and insert ``$3,300,000.00''.
At the end of such table, add the following:
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS
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No. State Project Description Amount
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2839. Minnesota.............. Provide biking and pedestrian $250,000.00
trails between Century Middle
School and Minnesota Highway 34
in Park Rapids.
2840. Illinois............... Construct bike/pedestrian paths, $3,000,000.00
Chicago.
2841. Georgia................ Highway 92 realignment in $11,250,000.00
Douglas County.
2842. Georgia................ I-285/I-20 West Side Interchange $1,250,000.00
2843. Georgia................ City of Fayetteville Downtown $500,000.00
Enhancements for economic
development.
2844. Georgia................ Construct roads in Rockdale $500,000.00
Veterans Memorial Park.
2845. Colorado............... I-25 from Highway 52 to Highway $8,000,000.00
14, widening and safety
improvements; implementation of
multi-modal alternatives
identified in EIS.
2846. Colorado............... Highway 287 from the Oklahoma $3,000,000.00
State Line to Limon, Colorado;
reconstruct highway with
concrete and create a 2-lane
super highway.
2847. Colorado............... I-76 from the Nebraska State $3,000,000.00
Line to its intersection with
E470; reconstruction of
pavement, major safety and
geometric improvements.
2848. Arkansas............... Construction of I-530 between $40,000,000.00
Pine Bluff and Wilmar.
2849. Nebraska............... Resurface bridge connecting US- $500,000.00
75 and I-29 in the City of
Bellevue.
2850. New Jersey............. Washington Township/Downtown $1,250,000.00
Congestion Mitigation Project.
2851. Connecticut............ I-84 Waterbury Expressway $3,800,000.00
Reconstruction from Waterbury
to Southington.
2852. Connecticut............ Provide substantial improvements $3,800,000.00
to intersection ramps in I-84
from the New York State line at
Exit 1 in Danbury easterly to
Exit 11 in Newtown.
2853. Connecticut............ Lakeville Center Enhancement $895,000.00
improves the pedestrian and
vehicle safety of the
intersection of Routes 41 and
44.
2854. Connecticut............ Union Station Reconstruction in $1,705,000.00
Falls Village.
2855. Connecticut............ Broad Street Reconstruct Project $3,800,000.00
in New Britain.
2856. Minnesota.............. City of Moorhead SE Main GSI, $2,000,000.00
34th St. and I94 Interchange,
and Moorhead Comprehensive Rail
Safety Program.
2857. Minnesota.............. Paynesville Hwy. 23 Bypass...... $2,000,000.00
2858. Commonwealth of Commonwealth of the Northern $12,000,000.00
Northern Mariana Mariana Islands planning,
Islands. design, and construction of
East Coast Highway/Route 36
Saipan.
2859. Illinois............... Stearns Road Bridge, Kane County $88,000,000.00
2860. Alaska................. Intermodal facility improvements $25,000,000.00
at the Port of Anchorage.
2861. Alaska................. Improve marine dry-dock and $25,000,000.00
facilities in Ketchikan.
2862. New York............... Audobon Parkway at Lee Road $4,500,000.00
(University at Buffalo).
2863. Louisiana.............. Replace the Prospect Street $3,000,000.00
bridge (LA 3087), Houma.
2864. Louisiana.............. Expand existing South Central $1,800,000.00
Planning and Development
Commission Intelligent
Transportation System program
in Houma-Thibodaux area by
installing signals, sensors and
systems.
2865. Louisiana.............. Plan and develop a four-lane $200,000.00
roadway, Jeanerette to US 90
connection.
2866. Louisiana.............. Plan, design, land acquisition $2,750,000.00
and construction for improved
access to I-10 and US61/River
Road in St. John the Baptist
and in Ascension Parish on the
LA22 Corridor.
2867. Louisiana.............. Continue planning and $1,900,000.00
construction of the New Orleans
Regional Planning Commission
Mississippi River trail in St.
John, Plaquemines, St. Bernard
and St. Charles parishes.
2868. Louisiana.............. Improve Ralph Darden Memorial $350,000.00
Parkway between LA182 and
Martin Luther King Road, St.
Mary Parish.
2869. Louisiana.............. Improvements to LA46 in St. $400,000.00
Bernard Parish.
2870. Colorado............... Corridor Safety and Capacity $5,000,000.00
Improvements to Powers Blvd.
(right of way purchase for
Powers Blvd.).
2871. California............. Reconstruct and widen SR 46 to a $50,000,000.00
4-lane expressway between Kern
County line and Interstate 5.
2872. California............. Road construction and surface $50,000,000.00
transportation improvements in
Bakersfield Metropolitan area.
2873. Ohio................... Improve Rt. 62 (Town and Main $13,000,000.00
Street) Bridges over Scioto
River in Columbus.
2874. Ohio................... Upgrade Rt. 665 Bridge over I-71 $15,000,000.00
and widen I-71 between Rt 665
and I-270 by one lane each
direction in Grove City.
2875. Illinois............... Ogden Corridor project $40,000,000.00
alternatives analysis,
environmental work, preliminary
engineering and final design in
Cook County.
2876. Arizona................ White Spar Road improvement..... $3,000,000.00
2877. Texas.................. South Orient Economic $14,000,000.00
Rehabilitation.
2878. Virginia............... Construction of I-66/Rt. 29 $4,500,000.00
Interchange in Gainsville.
2879. Virginia............... Improvements to Washington $250,000.00
Street in Haymarket.
2880. Virginia............... Parking lot expansion and $250,000.00
sidewalk improvements on Main
Street in Clifton.
2881. New York............... Roadway improvements, may $1,000,000.00
include drainage, paving and
gued rail, to County Route 4,
Ensign Pond Road, in the Towns
of Moriah and North Hudson.
2882. New York............... Route 4 streetscape $2,000,000.00
improvements, Town and Village
of Fort Edward, Washington
County.
2883. New York............... Improvements to Batchellorville $2,000,000.00
Bridge, Saratoga County.
2884. Ohio................... Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility $5,500,000.00
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In section 1804 (pages 354 and 355), redesignate paragraphs
(1) and (2) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and
insert before paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the
following:
(1) in paragraph (23) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ``and the connection from Wichita, Kansas,
to Sioux City, Iowa, which includes I-135 from Wichita,
Kansas to Salina, Kansas, United States Route 81 from Saline,
Kansas, to Norfolk, Nebraska, Nebraska State Route 35 from
Norfolk, Nebraska, to South Sioux City, Nebraska, and the
connection to I-29 in Sioux City, Iowa'';
(2) by striking paragraph (34) and inserting the following:
``(34) The Alameda Corridor-East and Southwest Passage,
California. The Alameda Corridor-East is generally described
as the corridor from East Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda
Corridor) through Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and
Riverside Counties, to termini at Barstow in San Bernardino
County and Coachella in Riverside County. The Southwest
Passage shall follow I-10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona
State line.'';
At the end of the matter added by section 1804(3) (as so
redesignated), strike the closing quotation marks and insert
the following:
``(53) United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route
70 to Interstate Route 15, Utah.
``(54) The California Farm-to-Market Corridor, California
State Route 99 from south of Bakersfield to Sacramento,
California.''
Page 360, line 25, insert before the period the following:
``and an evaluation of advanced acrylic water-borne pavement
markings''.
In title I, strike section 1814 and insert the following:
SEC. 1814. THOMAS P. `TIP' O'NEILL, JR. TUNNEL.
(a) Designation.--In honor of his service to the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States of
America, and in recognition of his contributions toward the
construction of Central Artery Tunnel project in Boston, the
northbound and southbound tunnel of Interstate Route 93,
located in the city of Boston, which extends north of the
intersection of Interstate Route 90 and Interstate Route 93
to the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, is designated as
the ``Thomas P. `Tip' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel''.
(b) References.--Any reference in law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
tunnel referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a
reference to the ``Thomas P. `Tip' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel''.
In subtitle H of title I, strike section 1818 and insert
the following:
SEC. 1818. LOAN FORGIVENESS.
Debt outstanding as of the date of enactment of this Act
for project number Q-DPM-0013(001) carried out under section
108(c) of title 23, United States Code, is deemed satisfied.
SEC. 1819. LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION.
The public entity established under California law in 1989
to acquire rights-of-way in northwestern California to
maintain surface transportation infrastructure is hereby
designated as the lead agency for the purpose of accepting
Federal funds authorized under item 13 of the table contained
in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2061).
SEC. 1820. USE OF DEBRIS FROM DEMOLISHED BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.
The project agreement for a Federal-aid highway project
shall provide that any debris from demolition of a bridge or
overpass that is on the Federal-aid highway must be made
available for beneficial public use by Federal, State, and
local governments. Any additional cost associated with making
available the debris shall be borne by the recipient of the
debris.
SEC. 1821. HUBZONE PROGRAM.
Section 3(p)(4)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(p)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended
(1) in subclause (I) by striking ``or '' at the end;
(2) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or'' ; and
(3) by adding after subclause (II) the following:
``(III) there is located a difficult development area, as
designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
in accordance with section 42(d)(5)(C)(iii) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, within Alaska, Hawaii, or any territory
or possession of the United States outside the 48 contiguous
States.''.
SEC. 1822. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TEA 21 PROJECTS.
The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 257) is amended--
(1) in item number 35 by adding ``and for other related
purposes'' after ``Yard'';
(2) in item number 78 by striking ``Third'' and all that
follows through ``Bridge'' and inserting ``Bayview
Transportation Improvements Project'';
(3) in item number 312 by inserting ``through
construction'' after ``engineering'';
(4) in item number 800 by striking ``Fairview Township''
and inserting ``or other projects selected by the York
County, Pennsylvania MPO'';
(5) in item number 820 by striking ``Conduct'' and all that
follows through ``interchange'' and inserting ``Conduct a
transportation needs study and make improvements to I-75
interchanges in the Grayling area'';
(6) in item number 897 by striking ``Upgrade'' and all that
follows through ``interchange'' and inserting ``Engineering
and construction of a new access road to a development near
Interstate 57 and 167th Street in Country Club Hills'';
(7) in item number 1121 by striking ``Construct'' and all
that follows through ``Douglaston Parkway'' and inserting
``Provide landscaping along both sides of the Grand Central
Parkway from 188th Street to 172nd Street'';
(8) in item 1225 by striking ``Construct SR 9 bypass'' and
inserting ``Study, design, and construct transportation
solutions for SR 9 corridor''; and
(9) in item number 1447 strike ``Extend'' and all that
follows through ``Valparaiso'' and insert ``Design and
construction of interchange at I-65 and 109th Avenue, Crown
Point''.
SEC. 1823. NATIONAL WORK ZONE SAFETY INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.
The Secretary shall make grants of $1,000,000 for fiscal
years 2005 through 2009 to a national nonprofit foundation
for the operation of the National Work Zone Safety
Information Clearinghouse, authorized by section 358(b)(2) of
Public Law 104-59, created for the purpose of assembling and
disseminating, by electronic and other means, information
relating to improvement of roadway work zone safety.
SEC. 1824. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY.
(a) Conformity Redeterminations.--Section 176(c)(2) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(E) The appropriate metropolitan planning organization
shall redetermine conformity for existing transportation
plans and programs not later than 2 years after the date on
which the Administrator_
``(i) finds a motor vehicle emissions budget in a submitted
implementation plan to be adequate in accordance with section
93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on October 1, 2003); or
``(ii) approves an implementation plan under section 110(k)
or promulgates an implementation plan under section 110(c)
that establishes a motor vehicle emissions budget where there
was no prior budget or that establishes a budget that
significantly varies from any motor vehicle emissions budget
in effect pursuant to an adequacy determination in accordance
with section 93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on October 1, 2003) or as part of
an implementation plan approved or promulgated under section
110.''.
(b) Frequency of Conformity Determination Updates.--Section
176(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)) is
amended follows:
(1) By striking ``one year after the date of enactment of
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990'' and inserting ``one
year after the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users'' .
(2) In subparagraph (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as
follows:
``(ii) provide that conformity determinations for
transportation plans and programs be determined every 4 years
in areas designated as nonattainment or redesignated to
attainment (unless a metropolitan planning organization as
designated in section 5213(b) of title 49, United States
Code, elects to update a transportation plan and program more
frequently or is required to determine conformity in
accordance with paragraph (2)(E)).''.
(c) Time Horizon for Conformity Determinations in
Nonattainment Areas.--Subsection (c) of section 176 of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding the
following new paragraph at the end thereof:
``(7) Time horizon for determinations.--Each conformity
determination required under this section for a
transportation plan under section 5213(g) of title 49 of the
United States Code shall require a demonstration of
conformity during the period ending on either the final year
of the transportation plan or, at the election of the
metropolitan planning organization and an air pollution
control agency, as defined in section 302(b), if such air
pollution control agency is responsible for developing plans
or controlling air pollution within the area covered by the
transportation plan on the later of the following dates
(hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the `final
transportation conformity date'):
``(A) The tenth year of the transportation plan.
``(B) The attainment date set forth in the applicable
implementation plan for the air pollutant concerned.
``(C) The year after the completion of a regionally
significant project, if the project will be programmed in the
transportation improvement program or requires approval
before the subsequent conformity determination.
Such conformity determination shall be accompanied by a
regional emissions analysis for any years of the
transportation plan that extend beyond such final conformity
date. In the case in which an area has a revision to an
implementation plan under section 175A(b) and the
Administrator has found the motor vehicle emissions budgets
from that revision to be adequate in accordance with section
93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect October 1, 2003), or has approved the revision, the
demonstration of conformity (at the election of the
metropolitan planning organization and an air pollution
control agency, as defined in section 302(b), if such air
pollution control agency is
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responsible for developing plans or controlling pollution
within the area covered by the transportation plan) and the
metropolitan planning organization shall be required to
extend only through the last year of the implementation plan
required under section 175A(b).''.
(d) Substitution of Transportation Control Measures.--
Subsection 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the end the following new
paragraph:
``(8)(A) Transportation control measures that are specified
in an implementation plan may be replaced in the
implementation plan with substitute transportation control
measures if
``(i) the substitute measures achieve equivalent or greater
emission reductions than the control measures to be replaced,
as determined by the Administrator,
``(ii) the substitute measures utilize an emissions impact
analysis that is consistent with the current methodology used
for evaluating replaced control measures in the
implementation plan;
``(iii) the substitute control measures are implemented not
later than the date on which such emission reductions are
necessary to achieve the purpose of the implementation plan;
``(iv) the substitute control measures were developed with
reasonable public notice and the opportunity for comments;
and
``(v) the metropolitan planning organization finds that
adequate funding is included in the transportation
improvement program to ensure timely implementation of the
substitute control measures.
``(B) After the requirements of paragraph (A) are met, a
State may adopt the substitute measures in the applicable
implementation plan within a reasonable period of time.
``(C) The substitution of a transportation control measure
in accordance with this paragraph shall not be contingent on
the existence of any provision in the applicable
implementation plan that expressly permits such substitution.
``(D) The substitution of a transportation control measure
in accordance with this paragraph shall not require--
``(i) a new conformity determination for the transportation
plan, or
``(ii) a revision of the applicable implementation plan.
``(E) A control measure that is being replaced by a
substitute control measure under this paragraph shall remain
in effect until the substitute control measure is adopted.
``(F) Adoption of a substitute control measure shall
constitute rescission of the previously applicable control
measure.
Transportation control measures may be added to an
implementation plan subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D), on the same basis as if such measures were substitute
transportation control measures if such measures do not
increase emissions for which limitations have been
established in an implementation plan, and such measures meet
the requirements of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of
subparagraph (A).''.
(e) Lapse of Conformity.--Subsection (c) of section 176 of
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding
the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:
``(9) Lapse of conformity.--If a conformity determination
required under this subsection for a transportation plan
under section 5213(g) of title 49 of the United States Code
or a transportation improvement program under section 5213(h)
of title 49 of the United States Code is not made by the
applicable deadline and such failure is not corrected by
additional measures to either reduce motor vehicle emissions
sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of
this subsection within 12 months after such deadline or other
measures sufficient to correct such failures, the
transportation plan shall lapse.
``(10) Lapse.--The term `lapse' means that the conformity
determination for a transportation plan or transportation
improvement program has expired, and thus there is no
currently conforming transportation plan or transportation
improvement program.''.
SEC. 1825. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WESTERN ALASKA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM.
A community is deemed to be eligible to participate in the
western Alaska community development quota program
established under section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i))
if the community--
(1) is listed in table 7 to part 679 of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 8, 2004; or
(2) was determined to be eligible participate in such
program by the National Marine Fisheries Service on April 19,
1999.
SEC. 1826. METROPOLITAN REGIONAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
TRANSPORTATION STUDY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with a partnership comprised of 2 institutions of
higher learning to study metropolitan regional freight and
passenger transportation and system-wide performance
utilizing an interdisciplinary technique of supply chain
management, geographic information systems, and urban/
suburban planning and management.
(b) Contents of Study.--The study under this section shall
include, at a minimum, evaluations of--
(1) best practices for regional transportation operations
and management;
(2) relationships among truck trip generation and economic
activities;
(3) spatial analysis of the distribution of economic
activity and transportation investments;
(4) congestion mitigation and management of air quality
through the concentration of modeling and technology;
(5) supply chain management and geographic information
systems; and
(6) infrastructure management and renewal.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the
study under this section shall be 100 percent.
(d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
section 1305 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009,
$1,800,000 shall be made available to carry out this section.
SEC. 1827. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY EXPANSION.
Any Federal and non-Federal share provided for the Port of
Anchorage for an intermodal transportation marine facility or
for access to that facility shall be transferred to and
administered by the Administrator of the Maritime
Administration.
SEC. 1828. ADVANCED TRUCK STOP ELECTRIFICATION SYSTEM.
(a) Definition.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States
Code, as amended by section 1202 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(40) Advanced Truck Stop Electrification System.--The
term `advanced truck stop electrification system' means a
stationary system that delivers heat, air conditioning,
electricity, and communications, and is capable of providing
verifiable evidence of use of those services, to a heavy-duty
vehicle and any occupants of the heavy-duty vehicle without
relying on components mounted onboard the heavy-duty vehicle
for delivery of those services.''.
(b) Eligibility Under STP.--Section 133(b)(6) of such title
is amended by inserting ``, including advanced truck stop
electrification systems'' before the period at the end.
(c) Eligibility Under CMAQ.--Section 149(b)(4) of such
title is amended by inserting ``, including advanced truck
stop electrification systems,'' after ``facility or
program''.
SEC. 1829. TECHNOLOGY.
States are encouraged to consider using a non-destructive
technology able to detect cracks including sub-surface flaws
as small as 0.005 inches in length or depth in steel bridges.
Page 395, line 16, strike ``All'' and all that follows
through the period on line 18 and insert the following: ``All
fees collected by the State from motorcyclists for the
purposes of funding motorcycle training and safety programs
are used for motorcycle training and safety programs.''.
Page 396, line 20, before ``to carry'' insert
``incorporated in that State''.
At the end of title II, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 2011. DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Drug
Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Act''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
(1) Controlled substance.--The term ``controlled
substance'' includes substances listed in schedules I through
V of section 112(e) of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 812(e)).
(2) Inhalant.--The term ``inhalant'' means a household or
commercial product that can be used by inhaling for
intoxicating effect.
(3) Drug recognition expert.--The term ``drug recognition
expert'' means an individual trained in a specific evaluation
procedure that enables the person to determine whether an
individual is under the influence of drugs and then to
determine the type of drug causing the observable impairment.
(c) Model Statute.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
provide to the States a model statute relating to drug
impaired driving which incorporates the provisions described
in this section.
(2) Mandatory provisions.--Provisions of the model statute
developed by the Secretary for recommendation to the States
under this section shall include, at a minimum, a provision
that the crime of drug impaired driving is committed when a
person operates a motor vehicle--
(A) while any unlawful detectable amount of a controlled
substance is present in the person's body, as measured in the
person's blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily substance; or
(B) due to the unlawful presence of a controlled substance
or a controlled substance in combination with alcohol or an
inhalant, or both, in the person's body, the person's mental
or physical faculties are affected to a noticeable or
perceptible degree.
(3) Discretionary provisions.--Provisions of the model
statute developed by the Secretary for recommendation to the
States under this section may include the following:
(A) Sanctions for refusing to submit to a test for the
unlawful presence of a controlled substance in a person's
body which are equivalent to sanctions for a positive test
result.
(B) A graduated system of penalties for repeat offenses of
drug impaired driving, including, at a minimum, that a third
or subsequent offense within a 10-year period shall be a
felony punishable by imprisonment for more than a year.
[[Page H1976]]
(C) Authorization for States to suspend or revoke the
license of any driver upon receiving a record of the driver's
conviction of driving a motor vehicle while under the
unlawful influence of a controlled substance.
(D) Provisions that require a sentence of imprisonment
imposed for any drug impaired driving offense be served
consecutively, not concurrently, from a sentence imposed for
any other criminal act; except that a sentence imposed for
the same act of impaired driving may be imposed concurrently
if the additional conviction was based on an alternate theory
of culpability for the same act.
(d) Research and Development.--Section 403(b) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(5) New technology to detect drug use.
``(6) Research and development to improve testing
technology, including toxicology lab resources and field test
mechanisms to enable States to process toxicology evidence in
a more timely manner.
``(7) Determining per se unlawful impairment levels for
controlled substances (as defined in section 2011 of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users) and the
compound effects of alcohol and controlled substances on
impairment to facilitate enforcement of per se drug impaired
driving laws. Research under this paragraph shall be carried
out in collaboration with the National Institute on Drug
Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.''.
(e) Goals for Training.--Section 403 of such title is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Training Goals.--For the purpose of enhancing the
States' ability to detect, enforce, and prosecute drug
impaired driving laws, the Secretary shall--
``(1) establish and carry out programs to enhance police
and prosecutor training efforts for enforcement of laws
relating to drug impaired driving and for development of
programs to improve enforcement of such laws; and
``(2) ensure that drug impaired driving enforcement
training or drug recognition expert programs, or both, exist
in all 50 States and the District of Columbia by December 31,
2006.''.
(f) Duties.--The Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration shall--
(1) advise and coordinate with other Federal agencies on
how to address the problem of driving under the influence of
an illegal drug; and
(2) conduct research on the prevention, detection, and
prosecution of driving under the influence of an illegal
drug.
(g) Reports.--
(1) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on the progress being
made in carrying out this Act, including the amendments made
by this Act.
(2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report an
assessment of the status of drugged impaired driving laws in
the United States--
(A) new research and technologies in the area of drug
impaired driving enforcement;
(B) a description of the extent of the problem of driving
under the influence of an illegal drug in each State and any
available information relating thereto, including a
description of any laws relating to the problem of driving
under the influence of an illegal drug; and
(C) recommendations for addressing the problem of driving
under the influence of an illegal drug.
(h) Funding.--Out of amounts appropriated to carry out
section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years
2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall use, at a minimum,
$1,200,000 per fiscal year to carry out drug impaired driving
traffic safety programs, including the provisions of this
section and the amendments made by this section.
In section 5308(c)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code,
as proposed to be inserted by section 3009 of the bill (pages
422 and 423), strike clause (iii) and insert the following:
``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area
is classifed as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under
subpart 2 of such part;
Page 426, line 13, strike ``transit supportive policies,''
and insert ``and transit supportive policies''.
In section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, as
proposed to be amended by section 3010(d) of the bill,
redesignate paragraph (2) of subsection (k) as paragraph (4)
(page 447), move such redesignated paragraph to the end of
subsection (m) (page 450), and strike ``(1) Considerations.--
'' in such subsection (k) (page 447, line 9).
Page 450, line 10, after the period insert the following:
``Of the amounts made available under paragraphs (1)(C) and
(2)(B)(iii), $10,000,000 shall be available in each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2009 for ferry boats or ferry terminal
facilities.''.
Page 482, lines 14 and 15, strike ``10 persons per square
mile or fewer'' and insert ``10 or fewer persons per square
mile in other than urbanized areas of the State''.
Page 500, line 10, strike ``(b) and (c)'' and insert ``(b),
(c), and (d)''.
Page 501, strike line 3 and all that follows through line
15.
In section 3037(b)(4), strike ``extensions''.
In section 3037(b)(15)--
(1) strike ``Phase II'' and insert ``Foothill''; and
(2) strike ``Claremont'' and insert ``Montclair''.
In section 3037(b)--
(1) in paragraph (37) strike ``MUNI'' and insert ``Muni'';
and
(2) after paragraph (36) insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(37) San Diego--Mid Coast Extension.
In section 3037(b), after paragraph (38), relating to Santa
Clara Valley Transit Authority, insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(39) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
In section 3037(c)(2), strike ``Albuquerque-Santa Fe'' and
insert ``Belen-Santa Fe''.
In section 3037(c), strike paragraph (9) and insert the
following (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs
accordingly):
(9) Austin--Rapid Bus Project.
(10) Austin--Regional Commuter Rail.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (20), relating to
Charles Town-Ranson, West Virginia, insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(21) Central Phoenix--East Valley Corridor LRT Extensions.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (34), relating to
Corpus Christi, insert the following (and redesignate
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(35) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Dallas Central Business
District.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (38) relating to
Denver--Gold Line Extension to Arvada, insert the following
(and redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(39) Denver--United States Route 36 Transit Corridor.
(40) Denver--North Metro Corridor to Thornton.
(41) Denver--East Corridor to DIA Airport.
In section 3037(c)(44), relating to Fort Worth, strike
``Extension'' and insert ``Extensions''.
In section 3037(c)(106), strike ``Extension to City of Lake
Oswego'' and insert ``Extensions''.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (114), relating to
Sacramento--Downtown, insert the following (and redesignate
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(115) Salt Lake City--Draper to Sandy LRT Extension.
(116) Salt Lake City--TRAX Capacity Improvements.
(117) Salt Lake City--West Valley City LRT Extension.
In section 3037(c)(119), strike ``Geary'' and insert ``MUNI
Geary''.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (123), relating to
Seattle, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent
paragraphs accordingly):
(124) Seattle--Link LRT Extensions.
(125) Seattle--Sound Transit Commuter Rail.
(126) Seattle--Sound Transit Regional Express Bus.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (138), relating to Tri-
Rail Florida East Coast, insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(139) Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (141), relating to
Vancouver, insert the following (and redesignate subsequent
paragraphs accordingly):
(142) Virginia Beach--Bus Rapid Transit.
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (142), relating to
Virginia Railway Express, insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
(143) Washington State Ferries and Ferry Facilities.
In item 15 of the table contained in section 3038, strike
``Gettysburt'' and insert ``Gettysburg''.
In item number 25 of such table, strike ``$750,000.00'' and
insert ``$2,850,000.00''.
In item number 26 of such table, strike ``$750,000.00'' and
insert ``$2,850,000.00''.
In item 85 of such table, strike ``Pasadena'' and all that
follows through ``centers'' and insert ``Pasadena to
Montclair, CA Gold Line Light Rail Foothill Extension
intermodal centers''.
In item 97 of such table, strike ``$1,750,000.00'' and
insert ``$3,750,000.00''.
In item 98 of such table, strike ``vehabilitation'' and
insert ``rehabilitation''.
In item 132 of such table, strike ``Gold Line phase II rail
project'' and insert ``light rail Foothill Extension''.
In item 162 of such table, after ``Construct'' insert
``Foothill Transit''.
At the end of such table, add the following:
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Project FY 05 FY 06 FY 07
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356. Jesup, GA - Historic depot and bus station rehabilitation.. $320,000.00 $330,000.00 $350,000.00
357. Renaissance Square, NY - Intermodal center, below grade $2,240,000.00 $2,310,000.00 $2,450,000.00
transit center with association joint development, including
community college and performing arts center...................
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358. Boysville of Michigan - Vans purchase...................... $1,075,200.00 $1,108,800.00 $1,176,000.00
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In section 3039(b), strike ``4 nonprofit'' and insert ``4
geographically diverse nonprofit''.
In section 3039(c)(1), strike ``transit operations'' and
insert ``transit bus operations''.
Redesignate section 3040 as section 1829, move such
redesignated section from title III to the end of subtitle H
of title I, redesignate subsequent sections of title III
accordingly, and conform the table of contents accordingly.
In section 3042(a)(1), strike ``For carrying out'' and
insert the following:
(A) In general.--For carrying out
In section 3042(a)(1), redesignate subparagraphs (A)
through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, move
such clauses 2 ems to the right, and after clause (vi) (as so
redesignated) insert the following:
(B) Public transportation national security study.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
study and evaluation of the value major public transportation
systems in the United States serving the 38 urbanized areas
that have a population of more than 1,000,000 individuals
provide to the Nation's security and the ability of such
systems to accommodate the evacuation, egress or ingress of
people to or from critical locations in times of emergency.
(ii) Alternative routes.--For each system described in
clause (i) the study shall identify--
(I) potential alternative routes for evacuation using other
transportation modes such as highway, air, marine, and
pedestrian activities; and
(II) transit routes that, if disrupted, do not have
sufficient transit alternatives available.
(iii) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
entry into the agreement, the Academy shall submit to the
Secretary and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a final report on the results of the study and evaluation,
together with such recommendations as the Academy considers
appropriate.
(iv) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section
5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, $250,000 shall be
available for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to carry out
this subparagraph.
At the end of title III, insert the following and conform
the table of contents accordingly:
SEC. 3045. COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT.
(a) Review of Cooperative Procurement; Authority to
Increase Federal Share.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake a 30-day
review of efforts to use cooperative procurement to determine
whether benefits are sufficient to formally incorporate
cooperative procurement into the mass transit program. In
particular the Secretary shall review the progress made under
the pilot program authorized under section 166 of division F
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 5397
note; 118 Stat. 309), based on experience to date in the
pilot program and any available reports to Congress submitted
under such section 166. The Secretary shall also consider
information gathered from grantees about cooperative
procurement, whether or not related to the pilot program.
(2) Notification of congress.--The Secretary shall notify
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the results of
the review required under paragraph (1), including a finding
of sufficient benefit or insufficient benefit and the reasons
for that finding.
In subparagraph (V) that is proposed to be inserted in
section 31102(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, by
section 4102(a)(6) of the bill, strike ``placing out of
service'' and insert ``prohibiting the operation of''.
In section 4120(e), strike ``2004,''.
In section 4121(a), after ``mellitus'' insert ``who are
applying for an exemption from the physical qualification
standards''.
In section 4121(a), strike ``qualify'' and insert ``be
exempted from the physical qualification standards''.
In section 4122(c), strike ``2004,''.
In section 4128, insert at the end the following:
(f) Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Intermodal
Equipment.--Section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Intermodal
Equipment.--The Secretary, or an employee of the Department
of Transportation designated by the Secretary, may inspect
intermodal equipment, and copy related maintenance and repair
records for such equipment, on demand and display of proper
credentials to inspect intermodal equipment.''.
(g) Jurisdiction Over Equipment Providers.--Section
31132(1) of such title is amended by inserting after ``towed
vehicle'' the following: ``(including intermodal equipment,
including trailers, chassis and associated devices, commonly
used for the transportation of intermodal freight via
highway)''.
In section 4208(a)(1), insert after ``challenge'' the
following: ``duplicate or fraudulent''.
At the end of title IV, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents of the bill accordingly):
SEC. 4212. APPLICABILITY TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOTOR CARRIERS.
(a) In General.--The provisions of title 49, United States
Code, and this Act (including any amendments made by this
Act) relating to the transportation of household goods shall
only apply to household goods motor carriers.
(b) Household Goods Motor Carrier Defined.--In this
section, the term ``household goods motor carrier'' means a
motor carrier as defined in section 13102(12) of title 49,
United States Code, which, in the ordinary course of its
business of providing transportation of household goods,
offers some or all of the following additional services:
binding and nonbinding estimates, inventorying, protective
packing and unpacking of individual items, and loading and
unloading at personal residences.
Title V, after section 5102, insert the following:
SEC. 5103. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Research and development are critical to developing and
maintaining a transportation system that meets the goals of
safety, mobility, economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and
environmental protection.
(2) Federally sponsored surface transportation research and
development has produced many successes. The development of
rumble strips has increased safety; research on materials has
increased the lifespan of pavements, saving money and
reducing the disruption caused by construction; and
Geographic Information Systems have improved the management
and efficiency of transit fleets.
(3) Despite these important successes, the Federal surface
transportation research and development investment represents
less than one percent of overall government spending on
surface transportation.
(4) While Congress increased funding for overall
transportation programs by about 40 percent in the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, funding for
transportation research and development remained relatively
flat.
(5) The Federal investment in research and development
should be balanced between short-term applied and long-term
fundamental research and development. The investment should
also cover a wide range of research areas, including research
on materials and construction, research on operations,
research on transportation trends and human factors, and
research addressing the institutional barriers to deployment
of new technologies.
(6) Therefore, Congress finds that it is in the United
States interest to increase the Federal investment in
transportation research and development, and to conduct
research in critical research gaps, in order to ensure that
the transportation system meets the goals of safety,
mobility, economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and
environmental protection.
Title V, section 5201(b) of the bill in the matter proposed
to be inserted in section 502(a) of title 23, United States
Code, strike paragraphs (5) through (7) and insert the
following:
``(5) Stakeholder input.--Federal surface transportation
research and development activities shall address the needs
of stakeholders. Stakeholders include States, metropolitan
planning organizations, local governments, the private
sector, researchers, research sponsors, and other affected
parties, including public interest groups.
``(6) Competition and peer review.--Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, the Secretary shall award all grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and
development under this Act based on open competition and peer
review of proposals.
``(7) Performance review and evaluation.--To the maximum
extent practicable, all surface transportation research and
development projects shall include a component of performance
measurement and evaluation. Performance measures shall be
established during the proposal stage of a research and
development project and shall, to the maximum extent
possible, be outcome-based. All evaluations shall be made
readily available to the public.''.
Title V, section 5203(a) of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 507(d)(1) of title 23,
United States Code, strike ``a national research agenda for
the program'' and insert ``the national research agenda as
set forth in the Transportation Research Board Special Report
268 as described in subsection (e)''.
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Title V, section 5203(a) of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 507(e) of title 23, United
States Code, insert at the end the following:
``(8) Contents.--The program established under subsection
(d)(1) shall carry out research and development called for in
the Transportation Research Board Special Report 268,
entitled `Surface Transportation Environmental Research: A
Long-Term Strategy', published in 2002, which included the
following research and development areas:
``(1) Human Health.
``(2) Ecology and Natural Systems.
``(3) Environmental and Social Justice.
``(4) Emerging Technologies.
``(5) Land Use.
``(6) Planning and Performance Measures.
Title V, section 5204(b) of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 503(c)(2)(A) of title 23,
United States Code, after ``materials,'' insert ``recycled
materials (including taconite tailings and foundry sand),''
Title V, section 5205(a)(2) of the bill, strike
``$10,000,000'' and insert ``$8,500,000''.
Title V, strike 5205(d) of the bill and insert the
following:
(d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation
Education Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 504 of title 23, United States
Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation
Education Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish the
Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education
Program to improve the preparation of students, particularly
women and minorities, in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics through curriculum development and other
activities related to transportation.
``(2) Authorized activities.--The Secretary shall award
grants under this subsection on the basis of competitive,
peer review. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used
for enhancing science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics at the elementary and secondary school level
through such means as--
``(A) internships that offer students experience in the
transportation field;
``(B) programs that allow students to spend time observing
scientists and engineers in the transportation field; and
``(C) developing relevant curriculum that uses examples and
problems related to transportation.
``(3) Application and review procedures.--
``(A) In general.--An entity described in subparagraph (C)
seeking funding under this subsection shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Such application, at a minimum, shall include a description
of how the funds will be used and a description of how the
funds will be used to serve the purposes described in
paragraph (2).
``(B) Priority.--In making awards under this subsection,
the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that will
encourage the participation of women and minorities.
``(C) Eligibility.--Local education agencies and State
education agencies, which may partner with institutions of
higher education, businesses, or other entities, shall be
eligible to apply for grants under this subsection.
``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
``(A) the term `institution of higher education' has the
meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);
``(B) the term `local educational agency' has the meaning
given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and
``(C) the term `State educational agency' has the meaning
given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for 2004 and $1,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available
to carry out section 504(d) of title 23, United States
Code.
Title V, section 5209, redesignate subsections (b) and (c)
as subsections (c) and (d).
Title V, section 5209, after subsection (a) insert the
following:
(b) Programmatic Evaluations.--Within 3 years after the
first research and development project grants, cooperative
agreements, or contracts are awarded under this section, the
Comptroller General shall review the program under this
section, and recommend improvements. The review shall assess
the degree to which projects funded under this section have
addressed the research and development topics identified in
the Transportation Research Board Special Report 260,
including identifying those topics which have not yet been
addressed.
Title V, section 5205 of the bill, in the matter proposed
to be inserted in section 504 of title 23, United States
Code, redesignate subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g)
and (h), respectively.
Title V, section 5205 of the bill, insert after subsection
(e) the following:
(f) Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.--
Section 504 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to make grants to institutions of higher education
that in partnership with industry or State Departments of
Transportation will develop, test, and revise new curricula
and education programs to train individuals at all levels of
the transportation workforce.
``(2) Selection of grant recipients.--In selecting
applications for awards under this subsection, the Secretary
shall consider--
``(A) the degree to which the new curricula or education
program meets the specific needs of a segment of the
transportation industry, States, or regions;
``(B) providing for practical experience and on-the-job
training;
``(C) proposals oriented toward practitioners in the field
rather than the support and growth of the research community;
``(D) the degree to which the new curricula or program will
provide training in areas other than engineering, such as
business administration, economics, information technology,
environmental science, and law;
``(E) programs or curricula in nontraditional departments
which train professionals for work in the transportation
field, such as materials, information technology,
environmental science, urban planning, and industrial
technology; and
``(F) industry or a State's Department of Transportation
commitment to the program.
``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section
5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry out this
subsection.
``(4) Limitations.--The amount of a grant under this
subsection shall not exceed $250,000 per year. After a
recipient has received 3 years of Federal funding under this
subsection, Federal funding may equal no more than 75 percent
of a grantee's program costs.''.
Title V, subtitle B, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
SEC. 5213. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC
PLANNING.
(a) Amendment.--Section 508 of title 23, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 508. Transportation research and development strategic
planning
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Development.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Surface Transportation Research and
Development Act of 2004, the Secretary shall develop a 5-year
transportation research and development strategic plan to
guide Federal transportation research and development
activities. This plan shall be consistent with section 306 of
title 5, sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, and any other
research and development plan within the Department of
Transportation.
``(2) Contents.--The strategic plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall--
``(A) describe the primary purposes of the transportation
research and development program, which shall include, at a
minimum--
``(i) reducing congestion and improving mobility;
``(ii) promoting safety;
``(iii) promoting security;
``(iv) protecting and enhancing the environment;
``(v) preserving the existing transportation system; and
``(vi) improving the durability and extending the life of
transportation infrastructure;
``(B) for each purpose, list the primary research and
development topics that the Department intends to pursue to
accomplish that purpose, which may include the fundamental
research in the physical and natural sciences, applied
research, technology development, and social science research
intended for each topic; and
``(C) for each research and development topic, describe--
``(i) the anticipated annual funding levels for the period
covered by the strategic plan; and
``(ii) the additional information the Department expects to
gain at the end of the period covered by the strategic plan
as a result of the research and development in that topic
area.
``(3) Considerations.--In developing the strategic plan,
the Secretary shall ensure that the plan--
``(A) reflects input from a wide range of stakeholders;
``(B) includes and integrates the research and development
programs of all the Department's operating administrations,
including aviation, transit, rail, and maritime; and
``(C) takes into account how research and development by
other Federal, State, private sector, and not-for-profit
institutions contributes to the achievement of the purposes
identified under paragraph (2)(A), and avoids unnecessary
duplication with these efforts.
``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In reports submitted
under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the Secretary shall
include--
``(A) a summary of the Federal transportation research and
development activities for the previous fiscal year in each
topic area;
``(B) the amount of funding spent in each topic area;
``(C) a description of the extent to which the research and
development is meeting the expectations set forth in
paragraph (2)(C)(ii); and
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``(D) any amendments to the strategic plan.
``(b) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual
report, along with the President's annual budget request,
describing the amount spent in the last completed fiscal year
on transportation research and development and the amount
proposed in the current budget for transportation research
and development.
``(c) National Research Council Review.--The Secretary
shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National
Research Council of the details of each--
``(1) strategic plan under section 508;
``(2) performance plan required under section 1115 of title
31; and
``(3) program performance report required under section
1116 of title 31,
with respect to transportation research and development.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the item
related to section 508 and inserting the following:
``508. Transportation research and development strategic planning.''.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill in the matter proposed
to be inserted in section 5506(e)(C)(ii) of title 49, United
States Code, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 5506(e)(2)(C) of title 49,
United States Code, strike clause (iv) in such matter.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 5506(e)(2)(C)(iii) of
title 49, United States Code, strike ``; and'' and insert the
following: ``who, as a group, have published a total at least
50 refereed journal publications on highway or public
transportation research during the preceding 5 years.''.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill in the matter proposed
to be inserted in section 5506(f)(2)(B)(ii) of title 49,
United States Code, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 5506(f)(2)(B) of title 49,
United States Code, strike clause (iv) in such matter.
Title V, in section 5302 of the bill, in the matter
proposed to be inserted in section 5506(f)(2)(B)(iii) of
title 49, United States Code, strike ``; and'' and insert the
following: ``who, as a group, have published a total at least
20 refereed journal publications on highway or public
transportation research during the preceding 5 years.''.
Title V, strike section 5501 and insert the following:
SEC. 5501. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the
Department of Transportation a Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
``(b) Director.--
``(1) Appointment.--The Bureau shall be headed by a
Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
``(2) Qualifications.--The Director shall be appointed from
among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director
by virtue of their training and experience in the collection,
analysis, and use of transportation statistics.
``(3) Reporting.--The Director shall report directly to the
Secretary.
``(4) Term.--The term of the Director shall be 5 years. The
Director may continue to serve after the expiration of the
term until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Bureau shall
serve as the Secretary's senior advisor on data and
statistics, and shall be responsible for carrying out the
following duties:
``(1) Providing data, statistics, and analysis to
transportation decisionmakers.--Ensuring that the statistics
compiled under paragraph (5) are designed to support
transportation decisionmaking by the Federal Government,
State and local governments, metropolitan planning
organizations, transportation-related associations, the
private sector (including the freight community), and the
public.
``(2) Coordinating collection of information.--Working with
the operating administrations of the Department to establish
and implement the Bureau's data programs and to improve the
coordination of information collection efforts with other
Federal agencies.
``(3) Data modernization.--Continually improving surveys
and data collection methods to improve the accuracy and
utility of transportation statistics.
``(4) Encouraging data standardization.--Encouraging the
standardization of data, data collection methods, and data
management and storage technologies for data collected by the
Bureau, the operating administrations of the Department of
Transportation, States, local governments, metropolitan
planning organizations, and private sector entities.
``(5) Compiling transportation statistics.--Compiling,
analyzing, and publishing a comprehensive set of
transportation statistics on the performance and impacts of
the national transportation system, including statistics on--
``(A) productivity in various parts of the transportation
sector;
``(B) traffic flows for all modes of transportation;
``(C) other elements of the Intermodal Transportation
Database established under subsection (g);
``(D) travel times and measures of congestion;
``(E) vehicle weights and other vehicle characteristics;
``(F) demographic, economic, and other variables
influencing traveling behavior, including choice of
transportation mode, and goods movement;
``(G) transportation costs for passenger travel and goods
movement;
``(H) availability and use of mass transit (including the
number of passengers served by each mass transit authority)
and other forms of for-hire passenger travel;
``(I) frequency of vehicle and transportation facility
repairs and other interruptions of transportation service;
``(J) safety and security for travelers, vehicles, and
transportation systems;
``(K) consequences of transportation for the human and
natural environment;
``(L) the extent, connectivity, and condition of the
transportation system, building on the National
Transportation Atlas Database developed under subsection (g);
and
``(M) transportation-related variables that influence the
domestic economy and global competitiveness.
``(6) National spatial data infrastructure.--Building and
disseminating the transportation layer of the National
Spatial Data Infrastructure, including coordinating the
development of transportation geospatial data standards,
compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting
geospatial data that is not being collected by others.
``(7) Issuing guidelines.--Issuing guidelines for the
collection of information by the Department of Transportation
required for statistics to be compiled under paragraph (5) in
order to ensure that such information is accurate, reliable,
relevant, and in a form that permits systematic analysis. The
Bureau shall review and report to the Secretary of
Transportation on the sources and reliability of the
statistics proposed by the heads of the operating
administrations of the Department to measure outputs and
outcomes as required by the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993, and the amendments made by such Act, and
shall carry out such other reviews of the sources and
reliability of other data collected or statistical
information published by the heads of the operating
administrations of the Department as shall be requested by
the Secretary.
``(8) Making statistics accessible.--Making the statistics
published under this subsection readily accessible.
``(d) Information Needs Assessment.--
``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date of the
enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the
National Research Council to develop and publish a National
Transportation Information Needs Assessment (referred to in
this subsection as the `Assessment'). The Assessment shall be
transmitted to the Secretary and the Congress not later than
24 months after such arrangement is entered into.
``(2) Content.--The Assessment shall--
``(A) identify, in priority order, transportation data that
is not being collected by the Bureau, Department of
Transportation operating administrations, or other Federal,
State, or local entities, but is needed to improve
transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, State, and
local level and to fulfill the requirements of subsection
(c)(5);
``(B) recommend whether the data identified in subparagraph
(A) should be collected by the Bureau, other parts of the
Department, or by other Federal, State, or local entities,
and whether any data is a higher priority than data currently
being collected;
``(C) identify any data the Bureau or other Federal, State,
and local entities is collecting that is not needed;
``(D) describe new data collection methods (including
changes in surveys) and other changes the Bureau or other
Federal, State, and local entities should implement to
improve the standardization, accuracy, and utility of
transportation data and statistics; and
``(E) estimate the cost of implementing any
recommendations.
``(3) Consultation.--In developing the Assessment, the
National Research Council shall consult with the Department's
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics and a
representative cross-section of transportation community
stakeholders as well as other Federal agencies, including the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy,
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
``(4) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months after
the National Research Council transmits the Assessment under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a report to
Congress that describes--
``(A) how the Department plans to fill the data gaps
identified under paragraph (2)(A);
``(B) how the Department plans to stop collecting data
identified under paragraph (2)(C);
``(C) how the Department plans to implement improved data
collection methods and other changes identified under
paragraph (2)(D);
``(D) the expected costs of implementing subparagraphs (A),
(B), and (C) of this paragraph;
``(E) any findings of the Assessment under paragraph (1)
with which the Secretary disagrees, and why; and
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``(F) any proposed statutory changes needed to implement
the findings of the Assessment under paragraph (1).
``(e) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--
``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Under Secretary
for Policy, the Assistant Secretaries, and the heads of the
operating administrations of the Department of
Transportation, the Director shall establish and maintain a
transportation data base for all modes of transportation.
``(2) Use.--The data base shall be suitable for analyses
carried out by the Federal Government, the States, and
metropolitan planning organizations.
``(3) Contents.--The data base shall include--
``(A) information on the volumes and patterns of movement
of goods, including local, interregional, and international
movement, by all modes of transportation and intermodal
combinations, and by relevant classification;
``(B) information on the volumes and patterns of movement
of people, including local, interregional, and international
movements, by all modes of transportation (including bicycle
and pedestrian modes) and intermodal combinations, and by
relevant classification;
``(C) information on the location and connectivity of
transportation facilities and services; and
``(D) a national accounting of expenditures and capital
stocks on each mode of transportation and intermodal
combination.
``(f) National Transportation Library.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and
maintain a National Transportation Library, which shall
contain a collection of statistical and other information
needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal,
State, and local levels.
``(2) Access.--The Director shall facilitate and promote
access to the Library, with the goal of improving the ability
of the transportation community to share information and the
ability of the Director to make statistics readily accessible
under subsection (c)(8).
``(3) Coordination.--The Director shall work with other
transportation libraries and other transportation information
providers, both public and private, to achieve the goal
specified in paragraph (2).
``(g) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall develop and maintain
geospatial data bases that depict--
``(A) transportation networks;
``(B) flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over the
networks; and
``(C) social, economic, and environmental conditions that
affect or are affected by the networks.
``(2) Intermodal network analysis.--The data bases shall be
able to support intermodal network analysis.
``(h) Mandatory Response Authority for Freight Data
Collection.--Whoever, being the owner, official, agent,
person in charge, or assistant to the person in charge of any
corporation, company, business, institution, establishment,
or organization of any nature whatsoever, neglects or
refuses, when requested by the Director or other authorized
officer, employee, or contractor of the Bureau, to answer
completely and correctly to the best of his or her knowledge
all questions relating to the corporation, company, business,
institution, establishment, or other organization, or to make
available records or statistics in his or her official
custody, contained in a data collection request prepared and
submitted under the authority of subsection (c)(1), shall be
fined not more than $500; but if he or she willfully gives a
false answer to such a question, he or she shall be fined not
more than $10,000.
``(i) Research and Development Grants.--The Secretary may
make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or
contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities
(including State transportation departments, metropolitan
planning organizations, and institutions of higher education)
for--
``(1) investigation of the subjects specified in subsection
(c)(5) and research and development of new methods of data
collection, standardization, management, integration,
dissemination, interpretation, and analysis;
``(2) demonstration programs by States, local governments,
and metropolitan planning organizations to harmonize data
collection, reporting, management, storage, and archiving to
simplify data comparisons across jurisdictions;
``(3) development of electronic clearinghouses of
transportation data and related information, as part of the
National Transportation Library under subsection (f); and
``(4) development and improvement of methods for sharing
geographic data, in support of the national transportation
atlas data base under subsection (g) and the National Spatial
Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order No.
12906.
``(j) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed--
``(1) to authorize the Bureau to require any other
department or agency to collect data; or
``(2) to reduce the authority of any other officer of the
Department of Transportation to collect and disseminate data
independently.
``(k) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
``(1) In general.--An officer, employee or contractor of
the Bureau may not--
``(A) make any disclosure in which the data provided by an
individual or organization under subsection (c) can be
identified;
``(B) use the information provided under subsection (c) for
a nonstatistical purpose; or
``(C) permit anyone other than an individual authorized by
the Director to examine any individual report provided under
subsection (c).
``(2) Copies of reports.--
``(A) In general.--No department, bureau, agency, officer,
or employee of the United States (except the Director in
carrying out this section) may require, for any reason, a
copy of any report that has been filed under subsection (c)
with the Bureau or retained by an individual respondent.
``(B) Limitation on judicial proceedings.--A copy of a
report described in subparagraph (A) that has been retained
by an individual respondent or filed with the Bureau or any
of its employees, contractors, or agents--
``(i) shall be immune from legal process; and
``(ii) shall not, without the consent of the individual
concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in
any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply only to
reports that permit information concerning an individual or
organization to be reasonably determined by direct or
indirect means.
``(3) Informing respondent of use of data.--In a case in
which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect data or
information for a nonstatistical purpose, the Director shall
clearly distinguish the collection of the data or
information, by rule and on the collection instrument, so as
to inform a respondent that is requested or required to
supply the data or information of the nonstatistical purpose.
``(l) Transportation Statistics Annual Report.--The
Director shall transmit to the President and Congress a
Transportation Statistics Annual Report which shall include
information on items referred to in subsection (c)(5),
documentation of methods used to obtain and ensure the
quality of the statistics presented in the report, and
recommendations for improving transportation statistical
information.
``(m) Data Access.--The Director shall have access to
transportation and transportation-related information in the
possession of any Federal agency except information--
``(1) the disclosure of which to another Federal agency is
expressly prohibited by law; or
``(2) the disclosure of which the agency so requested
determines would significantly impair the discharge of
authorities and responsibilities which have been delegated
to, or vested by law, in such agency.
``(n) Proceeds of Data Product Sales.--Notwithstanding
section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds received
by the Bureau from the sale of data products, for necessary
expenses incurred, may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of
reimbursing the Bureau for the expenses.
``(o) Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Director of the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics shall establish an Advisory Council
on Transportation Statistics.
``(2) Function.--It shall be the function of the Advisory
Council established under this subsection to--
``(A) advise the Director of the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics on the quality, reliability, consistency,
objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and
analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics and the Department of
Transportation;
``(B) provide input to and review the report to Congress
under subsection (d)(4); and
``(C) advise the Director on methods to encourage
harmonization and interoperability of transportation data
collected by the Bureau, the operating administrations of the
Department of Transportation, States, local governments,
metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector
entities.
``(3) Membership.--The Advisory Council established under
this subsection shall be composed of not fewer than 9 and not
more than 11 members appointed by the Director, who are not
officers or employees of the United States. Each member shall
have expertise in transportation data collection or analysis
or application; except that 1 member shall have expertise in
economics, 1 member shall have expertise in statistics, and 1
member shall have experience in transportation safety. At
least 1 member shall be a senior official of a State
department of transportation. Members shall include
representation of a cross-section of transportation community
stakeholders.
``(4) Terms of appointment.--(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), members shall be appointed to staggered
terms not to exceed 3 years. A member may be renominated for
one additional 3-year term.
``(B) Members serving on the Advisory Council on
Transportation Statistics as of the date of enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users shall serve
until the end of their appointed terms.
``(5) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The
Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Advisory
Council established under this subsection, except
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that section 14 of such Act shall not apply to such Advisory
Council.''.
Title V, strike section 5603(h)of the bill and insert the
following:
(h) Advisory Committee.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an Advisory
Committee to advise the Secretary on carrying out this
subtitle.
(2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall have no more
than 20 members, be balanced between metropolitan and rural
interests, and include, at a minimum--
(A) a representative from a State highway department;
(B) a representative from a local highway department who is
not from a metropolitan planning organization;
(C) a representative from a State, local, or regional
transit agency;
(D) a representative from a metropolitan planning
organization;
(E) a private sector user of intelligent transportation
system technologies;
(F) an academic researcher with expertise in computer
science or another information science field related to
intelligent transportation systems, and who is not an expert
on transportation issues;
(G) an academic researcher who is a civil engineer;
(H) an academic researcher who is a social scientist with
expertise in transportation issues;
(I) a representative from a not-for-profit group
representing the intelligent transportation system industry;
(J) a representative from a public interest group concerned
with safety;
(K) a representative from a public interest group concerned
with the impact of the transportation system on land use and
residential patterns; and
(L) members with expertise in planning, safety, and
operations.
(3) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum,
perform the following duties:
(A) Provide input into the development of the Intelligent
Transportation System aspects of the strategic plan under
section 508 of title 23, United States Code.
(B) Review, at least annually, areas of intelligent
transportation systems research being considered for funding
by the Department, to determine--
(i) whether these activities are likely to advance either
the state-of-the-practice or state-of-the-art in intelligent
transportation systems;
(ii) whether the intelligent transportation system
technologies are likely to be deployed by users, and, if not,
to determine the barriers to deployment; and
(iii) the appropriate roles for government and the private
sector in investing in the research and technologies being
considered.
(4) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Congress, a report including--
(A) all recommendations made by the Advisory Committee
during the preceding calendar year;
(B) an explanation of how the Secretary has implemented
those recommendations; and
(C) for recommendations not implemented, the reasons for
rejecting the recommendations.
(5) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The
Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
Title V, section 5605(b), insert after paragraph (1) the
following (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs
accordingly):
(2) utilize interdisciplinary approaches to develop traffic
management strategies and tools to address multiple impacts
of congestion concurrently;
Title V, redesignate sections 5607 through 5609 as sections
5608 through 5610 (and conform the table of contents of the
bill accordingly).
Title V, after section 5606, insert the following:
SEC. 5607. ROAD WEATHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a road
weather research and development program to--
(1) maximize use of available road weather information and
technologies;
(2) expand road weather research and development efforts to
enhance roadway safety, capacity, and efficiency while
minimizing environmental impacts; and
(3) promote technology transfer of effective road weather
scientific and technological advances.
(b) Stakeholder Input.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall consult with the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation,
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.
(c) Contents.-- The program established under this section
shall solely carry out research and development called for in
the National Research Council's report entitled ``A Research
Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services''. Such research
and development includes--
(1) integrating existing observational networks and data
management systems for road weather applications;
(2) improving weather modeling capabilities and forecast
tools, such as the road surface and atmospheric interface;
(3) enhancing mechanisms for communicating road weather
information to users, such as transportation officials and
the public; and
(4) integrating road weather technologies into an
information infrastructure.
(d) Activities.-- In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall--
(1) enable efficient technology transfer;
(2) improve education and training of road weather
information users, such as State and local transportation
officials and private sector transportation contractors; and
(3) coordinate with transportation weather research
programs in other modes, such as aviation.
(e) Funding.----
(1) In general.--In awarding funds under this section, the
Secretary shall give preference to applications with
significant matching funds from non-Federal sources.
(2) Funds for road weather research and development.--Of
the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(5), $4,000,000
shall be available to carry out this section for each of
fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
Title V, redesignate section 5609 as section 5610.
Title V, after section 5608, insert the following:
SEC. 5609. CENTERS FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXCELLENCE.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 3 centers
for surface transportation excellence.
(b) Goals.--The goals of the centers for surface
transportation excellence are to promote and support
strategic national surface transportation programs and
activities relating to the work of State departments of
transportation in the areas of environment, rural safety, and
project finance.
(c) Role of Centers.--To achieve the goals set forth in
subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish the 3 centers
as follows:
(1) Environmental excellence.--To provide technical
assistance, information sharing of best practices, and
training in the use of tools and decision-making processes
that can assist States in planning and delivering
environmentally sound surface transportation projects.
(2) Rural safety.--To provide research, training, and
outreach on innovative uses of technology to enhance rural
safety and economic development, assess local community needs
to improve access to mobile emergency treatment, and develop
online and seminar training needs of rural transportation
practitioners and policy-makers.
(3) Project finance.--To provide support to State
transportation departments in the development of finance
plans and project oversight tools and to develop and offer
training in state of the art financing methods to advance
projects and leverage funds.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under
section 5101(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to
carry out this section.
(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available under
paragraph (1) the Secretary shall use such amounts as
follows:
(A) 40 percent to establish the Center for Environmental
Excellence.
(B) 30 percent to establish the Center for Excellence in
Rural Safety.
(C) 30 percent to establish the Center for Excellence in
Project Finance.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title
23, United States Code, except that the Federal share shall
be 100 percent.
(e) Program Administration.--
(1) Competition.--A party entering into a contract,
cooperative agreement, or other transaction with the
Secretary, or receiving a grant to perform research or
provide technical assistance under this section shall be
selected on a competitive basis, to the maximum extent
practicable.
(2) Strategic plan.--The Secretary shall require each
center to develop a multiyear strategic plan that describes--
(A) the activities to be undertaken; and
(B) how the work of the center is coordinated with the
activities of the Federal Highway Administration and the
various other research, development, and technology transfer
activities authorized by this title. Such plans shall be
submitted to the Secretary by January 1, 2005 and each year
thereafter.
In subsection (d) as proposed to be inserted in section
5213 of title 49, United States Code, by section 6001(a) of
the bill (page 769), insert at the end the following:
``(4) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or
repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection
is expressly reserved.
In subsection (c) as proposed to be inserted in section
5214 of title 49, United States Code, by section 6001(a) of
the bill (page 790), strike ``The consent'' and insert the
following:
``(1) In general.--The consent
In such subsection (c), insert at the end the following:
``(4) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or
repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection
is expressly reserved.
Page 772, lines 23 and 24, strike ``no less frequently than
every 4 years'' and insert ``periodically, according to a
schedule that the Secretary determines to be appropriate''.
Page 773, at the end of line 2, insert the following:
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The metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and
update such plan every 4 years (or more frequently, if the
metropolitan planning organization elects to update more
frequently) in the case of each of the following:
``(A) any area designated as nonattainment, as defined in
section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); and
``(B) any area that was nonattainment and subsequently
designated to attainment in accordance with section 107(d)(3)
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(3)) and that is subject to a
maintenance plan under section 175A of that Act (42 U.S.C.
7505a).
In the case of any other area required to have a
transportation plan in accordance with the requirements of
this subsection, the metropolitan planning organization shall
prepare and update such plan every 4 years unless the
metropolitan planning organization elects to update more
frequently.
Page 788, at the end of line 25, insert the following:
``Such program shall cover a period of 4 years and be updated
every 4 years or more frequently if the Governor elects to
update more frequently.
Page 802, before line 16, insert the following:
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate
regulations that are consistent with the amendments made by
this section relating to the Clean Air Act.
In section 6002, strike subsection (c) (page 818) and
insert the following:
(c) Existing Environmental Review Processes.--Nothing in
this section shall be deemed to affect any existing
environmental review process approved by the Secretary.
In section 7003 (pages 825 and 826), insert after paragraph
(1) the following (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs of
such section accordingly):
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking ``national response team''
each place it appears and inserting ``National Response
Team'';
In section 7019, strike subsection (b) on page 847 and
insert the following:
(b) Eminent Hazards.--Section 5122(b)(1)(B) is amended by
striking ``or ameliorate the'' and inserting ``or mitigate
the''.
In section 7020(c) (page 848), strike ``is amended'' and
all that follows through ``(2) by adding'' and insert ``is
amended by adding''.
Page 855, strike line 16 and all the follows through line 7
on page 856 and insert the following:
SEC. 8101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR THE HIGHWAY AND
MASS TRANSIT CATEGORIES.
(a) Limits.--(1) Section 251(c)(1) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$31,834,000,000''
and inserting ``$28,052,000,000''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,462,000,000'' and
inserting ``$1,436,000,000'' and by striking
``$6,629,000,000'' and inserting ``$6,271,000,000''.
(2) Section 251(c)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting a dash
after ``2005'', by redesignating the remaining portion of
such paragraph as subparagraph (C) and by moving it two ems
to the right, and by inserting after the dash the following
new subparagraphs:
``(A) for the highway category: $30,585,000,000 in outlays;
``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,554,000,000 in new
budget authority and $6,787,000,000 in outlays; and''.
(3) Section 251(c)(3) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting a dash
after ``2006'', by redesignating the remaining portion of
such paragraph as subparagraph (C) and by moving it two ems
to the right, and by inserting after the dash the following
new subparagraphs:
``(A) for the highway category: $33,271,000,000 in outlays;
``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,671,000,000 in new
budget authority and $7,585,000,000 in outlays; and''.
(4) Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by redesignating
paragraphs (4) through (9) as paragraphs (7) through (12) and
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2007--
``(A) for the highway category: $35,248,000,000 in outlays;
and
``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,785,000,000 in new
budget authority and $8,110,000,000 in outlays;
``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2008--
``(A) for the highway category: $36,587,000,000 in outlays;
and
``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,890,000,000 in new
budget authority and $8,517,000,000 in outlays; and
``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2009--
``(A) for the highway category: $37,682,000,000 in outlays;
and
``(B) for the mass transit category: $2,017,000,000 in new
budget authority and $8,968,000,000 in outlays;''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by--
(A) striking ``the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century and the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2003'' and inserting ``the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users''; and
(B) inserting before the period at the end the following
new clauses:
``(v) 69-8158-0-7-401 (Motor Carrier Safety Grants).
``(vi) 69-8159-0-7-401 (Motor Carrier Safety Operations and
Programs).'';
(2) in subparagraph (C), by--
(A) inserting ``(and successor accounts)'' after ``budget
accounts''; and
(B) striking ``the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century and the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003
or for which appropriations are provided pursuant to
authorizations contained in those Acts (except that
appropriations provided pursuant to section 5338(h) of title
49, United States Code, as amended by the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century, shall not be included in
this category)'' and inserting ``the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users or for which appropriations are
provided pursuant to authorizations contained in that Act'';
and
(3) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking ``section 8103 of
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'' and
inserting ``section 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users''.
SEC. 8102. ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGN HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH
REVENUES.
Subparagraphs (B) through (E) of section 251(b)(1) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are
amended to read as follows:
``(B) Adjustment to align highway spending with revenues.--
(i) When the President submits the budget under section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the
budget shall make adjustments to the highway category for the
budget year and each outyear as provided in clause
(ii)(I)(cc).
``(ii)(I)(aa) OMB shall take the actual level of highway
receipts for the year before the current year and subtract
the sum of the estimated level of highway receipts in
subclause (II) plus any amount previously calculated under
item (bb) for that year.
(bb) OMB shall take the current estimate of highway
receipts for the current year and subtract the estimated
level of receipts for that year.
``(cc) OMB shall add one-half of the sum of the amount
calculated under items (aa) and (bb) to the obligation
limitations set forth in the section 8103 of the
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and, using
current estimates, calculate the outlay change resulting from
the change in obligations for the budget year and the first
outyear and the outlays flowing therefrom through subsequent
fiscal years. After making the calculations under the
preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the amount of
obligations set forth in that section for the budget year and
the first outyear by adding one-half of the sum of the amount
calculated under items (aa) and (bb) to each such year.
``(II) The estimated level of highway receipts for the
purposes of this clause are--
``(aa) for fiscal year 2004, $30,572,000,000;
``(bb) for fiscal year 2005, $34,260,000,000;
``(cc) for fiscal year 2006, $35,586,000,000;
``(dd) for fiscal year 2007, $36,570,000,000;
``(ee) for fiscal year 2008, $37,603,000,000; and
``(ff) for fiscal year 2009, $38,651,000,000.
``(III) In this clause, the term `highway receipts' means
the governmental receipts credited to the highway account of
the Highway Trust Fund.
``(C) In addition to the adjustment required by
subparagraph (B), when the President submits the budget under
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year
2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, OMB shall calculate and the budget
shall include for the budget year and each outyear an
adjustment to the limits on outlays for the highway category
and the mass transit category equal to--
``(i) the outlays for the applicable category calculated
assuming obligation levels consistent with the estimates
prepared pursuant to subparagraph (D), as adjusted, using
current technical assumptions; minus
``(ii) the outlays for the applicable category set forth in
the subparagraph (D) estimates, as adjusted.
``(D)(i) When OMB and CBO submit their final sequester
report for fiscal year 2004, that report shall include an
estimate of the outlays for each of the categories that would
result in fiscal years 2005 through 2009 from obligations at
the levels specified in section 8103 of the Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users using current assumptions.
``(ii) When the President submits the budget under section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2006,
2007, 2008, or 2009, OMB shall adjust the estimates made in
clause (i) by the adjustments by subparagraphs (B) and (C).
``(E) OMB shall consult with the Committees on the Budget
and include a report on adjustments under subparagraphs (B)
and (C) in the preview report.''.
SEC. 8103. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.
(a) Highway Category.--For the purposes of section 251(b)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, the level of obligation limitations for the highway
category is--
(1) for fiscal year 2004, $34,309,000,000;
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $35,671,000,000;
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $36,719,000,000;
(4) for fiscal year 2007, $37,800,000,000;
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $38,913,000,000; and
(6) for fiscal year 2009, $40,061,000,000.
(b) Mass Transit Category.--For the purposes of section
251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the mass
transit category is--
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(1) for fiscal year 2004, $7,266,000,000;
(2) for fiscal year 2005, $7,750,000,000;
(3) for fiscal year 2006, $8,266,000,000;
(4) for fiscal year 2007, $8,816,000,000;
(5) for fiscal year 2008, $9,403,000,000; and
(6) for fiscal year 2009, $10,029,000,000.
For purposes of this subsection, the term ``obligation
limitations'' means the sum of budget authority and
obligation limitations.
SEC. 8104. ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEE.
Clause 3 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of
Representatives is amended--
(1) by striking ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of
this clause, any obligation limitation relating to surface
transportation projects under section 1602 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and section
1702 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
shall be assumed to be administered on the basis of sound
program management practices that are consistent with past
practices of the administering agency permitting States to
decide High Priority Project funding priorities within State
program allocations.''.
At the end of the bill, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents of the bill accordingly):
TITLE IX--RAIL PROVISIONS
SEC. 9001. HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Corridor Development.--
(1) Amendments.--Section 26101 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``PLANNING'' and
inserting ``DEVELOPMENT'';
(B) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking
``Planning'' and inserting ``Development'';
(C) by striking ``corridor planning'' each place it appears
and inserting ``corridor development'';
(D) in subsection (b)(1)--
(i) by inserting ``, or if it is an activity described in
subparagraph (M)'' after ``high-speed rail improvements'';
(ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (K);
(iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (L)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(M) the acquisition of locomotives, rolling stock, track,
and signal equipment.''; and
(E) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``planning'' and
inserting ``development''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section
26101 in the table of sections of chapter 261 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``planning'' and
inserting ``development''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 26104. Authorization of appropriations
``(a) Fiscal Years 2005 Through 2012.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary--
``(1) $70,000,000 for carrying out section 26101; and
``(2) $30,000,000 for carrying out section 26102, for each
of the fiscal years 2005 through 2012.
``(b) Funds to Remain Available.--Funds made available
under this section shall remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 9002. ALASKA RAILROAD.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to the Alaska
railroad for capital rehabilitation and improvements
benefiting its passenger operations.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may
be necessary.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Chairman, the amendment under consideration would make
improvements to H.R. 3550 as well as to make some technical
corrections. More specifically, it would require more oversight of the
use of Federal funds for transportation projects.
It allows funds to be used for additional planning activities under a
pilot program. It would allow new activities under the Federal lands
highway program to improve how projects are developed in conjunction
with wildlife along the highways.
It would allow the Secretary to let States assume the responsibility
of the Secretary for transportation enhancements, recreational trails
and ITS projects.
It would require the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking to ensure that
States are repairing or replacing damaged features on the National
Highway System with highway features that have been tested, evaluated,
and found to be acceptable under certain guidelines.
It makes a technical change to ensure that only new interstate
facilities are eligible under the interstate system for construction of
toll pilot programs.
It designates new highways for high-priority corridors on the
National Highway System. It would require the Secretary to conduct a
pavement-marking system evaluation study to improve safety on the
highways.
It creates a national clearinghouse for the purpose of assembling and
disassembling information relating to improvement of roadway work-zone
safety.
It makes procedural improvements to the planning requirements for
metropolitan areas in States regarding the Clean Air Act.
It directs the Secretary to create a model statute for the States to
use when developing drunk-driving detection, prevention, and
enforcement programs.
The budget title sets discretionary spending limits on outlays for
the highway and mass transit budget categories and for new budget
authority for the mass transit category and continues the budgetary
fire walls for highway and transit programs.
It would improve the calculation of revenue-aligned budget authority,
or RABA, to provide more accurate information of revenue to the Highway
Trust Fund.
Finally, it sets the annual obligation limitations for the highway
and transit programs for the fiscal years 2004 to 2009.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Alaska has adequately explained the
manager's amendment. It needs no further elaboration, and I support the
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there any Member opposed to the
amendment?
Modification to Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Young of Alaska
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the
amendment be modified in the form at the desk.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will report the modification.
The Clerk read as follows:
Modification to amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Young of
Alaska:
(1) On page 66 of the amendment, strike ``Page 501, strike
line 3 and all that follows through line 15.'' and insert
``Page 501, strike line 3 and all that follows through page
502, line 15.''.
(2) On page 66 of the amendment, after the amendment
relating to section 3037(b)(15), insert the following:
In section 3037(b)(21), strike ``-Franklin''.
(3) On page 68 of the amendment, after the amendment
relating to section 3037(c)(44), insert the following:
In section 3037(c), after paragraph (82) relating to
Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, insert the
following:
(83) Nashville--Tennessee Commuter Rail.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask
unanimous consent that the modification of the amendment be considered
as read and printed in the Record.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Alaska?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the modification
offered by the gentleman from Alaska?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment, as
modified, offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
The amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment
No. 2 printed in House Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I offer an
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 2 offered by Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas:
In title I, section 1103 of the bill--
(1) redesignate subsections (c) and (b) as subsections (d)
and (e), respectively; and
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(2) insert after subsection (b) the folowing:
(c) Report.--Section 104(j) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``submit to Congress a report''
and inserting ``transmit to Congress a report, and also make
such report available to the public in a user-friendly format
via the Internet,''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) and a Member opposed
each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson).
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself as
much time as I might consume.
Mr. Chairman, this amendment would dramatically improve an existing
law provision, section 104(j), that was enacted as part of TEA 21.
Currently, the U.S. Department of Transportation produces an annual
report to Congress on the use of Federal transportation funds by
program, by type of investment, and by location within the States. My
amendment would simply require that this information be provided to the
public as well as via the Internet.
This is a nonpartisan amendment. It is broadly supported by a wide
array of program partners, county officials, cities, mayors,
metropolitan planning organizations, planners, architects and others.
Consider the current state of practice. Today, if you search the U.S.
DOT's Web site for a section 104(j) report, you get ``no documents
match.''
Now, the first question that will be asked is: Will this impose a
burden on my State? No, absolutely not. This amendment would not impose
any additional burden on the States.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from
Minnesota.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, we have reviewed the gentlewoman's
amendment, we have been discussing it for quite some time in committee.
This will make it possible to put that information that is already
required to be reported on the Internet, and we have agreed on our side
to accept the amendment.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. I yield to the gentleman from
Alaska.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. First, Mr. Chairman, let me congratulate the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) for this amendment,
and more than that for being able to communicate with the ranking
member and myself on your wishes in your district, and being so kind to
me when I was in your district this last year. I do thank you for that.
I have reviewed this amendment with the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr.
Oberstar), and we are willing to accept the amendment.
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time,
I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for their
cooperation.
Mr. Chairman, I might add that this is not a heavy burden on the FHWA
or U.S. DOT bureaucracy. This information is already collected,
processed, and provided for the use of State Departments of
Transportation, in a use-friendly format for those users. This
amendment simply requires that the same information already being
processed be provided to the taxpayers and their representatives.
Why ``user-friendly''? Lack of ease of Congressional oversight on
this report led to a $5 billion discrepancy between Table 1 and Table
4(e) in this report in fiscal year 2000.
Because it is not electronically available as a manipulatable table,
any summation that is not presented in the table must be done by hand,
which is very difficult.
So, Federal Highway and the public would have a better product as a
result of this amendment and the improved access to this information
would improve the accuracy of the reporting. It is my belief that
better reporting will lend much greater confidence to us as lawmakers
as we fight to increase future spending through FHWA.
Federal funds for public transportation have long operated under much
more stringent reporting measures.
My amendment is a simple change that would provide our constituents
with some information about how their transportation taxes are being
invested. They deserve to know if their tax dollars are being invested
back into their community, or if the State is spending them elsewhere,
and better understand how and where these resources are being invested
on their behalf.
After all, we are talking about how more than $200 billion in the
taxpayers' money will be spent over the next 6 years.
By adopting my amendment, this Congress can provide some very basic
transparency and accountability with Americans' tax dollars in the
Federal surface transportation program.
The time has come for FHWA to deliver us and the public a report that
is more than a small stack of computer runs that can only be understood
by a handful of financial experts at Federal Highway and U.S. DOT.
Let me close by simply urging my colleagues to accept this modest
improvement to current law. It is one of the small things we can do to
provide for more transparency and accountability to this process.
Taxpayers pay for this bill, and they deserve to understand more
about how their tax dollars are spent on transportation infrastructure.
Mr. Chairman, I ask for all of my colleagues to join me in supporting
this simple amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there any Member in opposition to the
amendment?
If not, the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman
from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).
The amendment was agreed to.
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The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). It is now in order to
consider amendment No. 3 printed in House Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Flake
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. Flake:
At the end of section 1103, add the following:
(e) Subtraction of Earmarks From Surface Transportation
Program Funding.--
(1) In general.--Section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) and (C)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Subtraction of earmarks.----
``(i) In general.--Amounts to be apportioned to a State
under subparagraph (A) for each of fiscal years 2004 through
2009 shall be reduced by the aggregate amount made available
to the State (and recipients in the State) out of the Highway
Trust Fund for that fiscal year for projects described in
sections 1702, 3037, and 3038 of the Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users.
``(ii) Effect on minimum guarantee.--In determining a
State's percentage return from the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) for purposes of section 105
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall treat amounts
subtracted under clause (i) for that fiscal year as amounts
apportioned to the State for the surface transportation
program for that fiscal year.
``(iii) Reapportionment.--Amounts subtracted from a State
for a fiscal year under this subparagraph shall be
reapportioned among the States under the formula in
subparagraph (A).''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, growing up in a family of 11 kids, 10 brothers and
sisters, I learned the economic principle of scarcity pretty early. We
always had enough food, meat and potatoes, to go around but there was
rarely enough dessert. Every Sunday, no matter how large the family
got, we had one half gallon of ice cream to split amongst us. One
particular Sunday, as the ice cream was being scooped by one brother,
we always had at least two monitors to make sure each portion was
equal, I noticed that my brother made the scoops, the monitors were
distracted for a minute, and he carefully slid the half gallon that was
supposed to be empty under the kitchen sink. I rushed over there and
found that he had left about a quarter of the carton full and he was
going to retrieve it later.
I have discovered that things like that happen all the time around
here in Congress, in one area in particular, the highway bill, where,
instead of leaving a portion at the bottom not to be distributed
equally, it is taken right off
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the top. The process is called earmarking. It is a process that is
getting worse and worse and worse around here.
In 1982, there were a total of 10 earmarks in the highway
authorization bill. In 1987, President Reagan vetoed the bill because
there were 152 earmarks, something he thought was way out of line. Six
years later, there were 500 earmarks in the bill; six years later,
1,800; and now we are up to, I think, just north of 3,000 earmarks in
the bill and climbing. What that means is that portions are taken off
the top and not distributed to the other States, like Arizona, like
Georgia, like Florida, like Texas, like California. For years, we have
been shorted from what we ought to receive in the formula.
Let me just give an example. I should say that this is just in the
authorization process. We have not even gotten to appropriations this
year. There will likely be hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand more
transportation earmarks in the appropriation bill. Last year, for
example, in the omnibus bill that was passed in December, there were
over 600 earmarks relating to transportation, a total of $1.4 billion.
That is $1.4 billion that comes off the top, that is not distributed by
formula to the States, one of those States being Arizona. Mr. Chairman,
we cannot continue to do business like this. We cannot.
My amendment is simple. It simply says that the amount the States
received in high-priority programs would be subtracted from their
formula totals of the surface transportation program. This prevents the
minimum guarantee program from backfilling what comes out. What it does
essentially is says that if you want an earmark, that is fine, but that
earmark should come out of your own State's formula, not everyone
else's.
I am not saying at all that nobody ought to get earmarks. A lot of
people complain legitimately that some governors or some State
officials do not fund what they ought to fund, that they ignore
Republican districts, they ignore Democrat districts and do not spread
the money equally around.
This is not saying that Members cannot get earmarks. All it is saying
is that you ought to discuss that among your own delegation from your
State and decide, do we want to put money here or there or should we
give the State more flexibility to spend money on its priorities. That,
in essence, is the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Who claims the time in opposition?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
The thrust of this amendment is to adversely affect States, and
Members in States, who put priority on transit projects, bus-related
projects by deducting dollar for dollar from their apportionments the
funds that Members have decided their State needs, their district
needs, that is in the interest of their constituents and deducting that
from the core surface transportation program apportionment to the
individual State, and then it would redistribute those dollars
elsewhere in the country. That is totally contrary to the basic
principle of Member high-priority projects.
As former Chairman Bud Shuster used to say, Members of Congress are
not potted plants. We know our districts. We know what the needs are.
Chairman Young has reiterated that principle, that Members understand
the needs of their State, and when they are bypassed, when the State
DOT does not address the needs in their districts, then we give them an
opportunity once every 6 years to do that in the transportation bill,
to designate projects according to the needs that Members see best.
The pending amendment would undermine that principle, would
redistribute dollars, would take money away from some States, give it
to others, punish some because they think transit is more important
than a highway project in their State, Member projects.
In addition to that, a Member that has designated a project for
interstate maintenance, for congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement, for a bridge project, for a national highway system, will
be adversely affected by this amendment. Members that have highway
priorities as well will find their project simply thrown to the wind
and redistributed around the country. That is not adhering to the
principle that we have established. It may be very well intentioned,
but its effect is highly adverse, undermines the principle that Members
of Congress know their districts, are responding to the needs of their
constituents, are recommending investments and, in many cases, giving
States flexibility as we do in Minnesota. If they are not ready to move
ahead with a project I have designated, they can use that dollar amount
for a project elsewhere in the State. Its effect is severely adverse.
I will be happy to yield to the gentleman from Alaska.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I also rise in opposition.
I understand what the gentleman from Arizona is trying to do, and I
want to compliment the gentleman. He is one of the few people in this
body who did not ask me for any earmarks. I do thank him for that. I
understand what he is trying to say.
But I have to remind everybody about earmarks in this legislation. It
is, in fact, a request from Members, and it is the one time they might
have an opportunity to represent their district. That is very true. I
have some Members in this body that get no money out of DOT in their
district because they are sparsely populated and all the money goes to
the large urban areas. This is one time there is a fairness doctrine.
Every nickel that is earmarked in this bill goes to a form of
transportation. No dollars go outside that for any other purpose,
regardless of what you might read. It goes to a form of transportation.
I know what the gentleman is trying to do. He is right about what the
appropriators have done in the past and will probably continue to do.
This is an amendment that has good thought but does not have great
merit. Because I do think it, in fact, will impede those States that
have had projects of national significance or projects of high
priority. They will be penalized from getting those projects
accomplished.
I thank the gentleman for his presentation. I understand what the
gentleman from Arizona is trying to do, but I do believe that the
amendment is inappropriate at this time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Indiana (Mr. Pence).
(Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
Mr. Chairman, with great respect to the chairman and the ranking
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I rise in
strong support of the Flake fair amendment because it is simply that.
It is only fair that we would deduct, as the gentleman from Arizona
suggests, the amount that has been earmarked specifically by Members of
those States from the formula for distributing assets under the
transportation bill rather than excluding them and then allowing the
formula to only be placed on those which have not been designated as
being of particular national significance. It seems to me the money is
spent in those States, it is spent on infrastructure projects that the
Members of those States can point to with pride and appreciation
because of their significance, but it ought not to work a detriment, as
it so distinctly does to States like Indiana, that I have the privilege
of serving, States like Arizona and so many States in the Union that
have to wait until after the special projects to divide up what is
left.
I support the Flake fair amendment strongly.
Mr. Chairman, I want to commend the gentleman from Arizona for his
hard work on this fair and sensible amendment.
The Flake amendment would solve inequities in TEA-LU by ensuring that
the apportion formula can function as intended. Currently, earmarks
secured by each member stand apart from the Minimum Guarantee formula.
This drastically changes the actual rate of return, as some states
perform far worse in this process, losing hundreds of millions of
dollars.
Mr. Chairman, this is unacceptable. If we are truly concerned about,
and fighting for, equity, why do we not subtract these earmarks
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from the formula totals in the Surface Transportation Program, thus
ensuring equity? Why create an environment in which states must fight
one another for extra projects, when instead the formula could be
allowed to function as designed?
Mr. Chairman, we cannot allow some of our states to experience a
reduction in core programs. The great highway infrastructure of each
state serves more than just the citizens in that state. In fact, my
home state of Indiana is affectionately known as the Crossroads of
America for that very reason. Hoosier Highways serve the whole country
through interstate commerce, personal and business travel, and military
mobility. For this reason, I am in strong support of Mr. Flake's
amendment, subtracting the amount of earmarks from state formula
totals, and furthering equity between all states.
I urge my colleagues to support the Flake amendment.
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, who has the right to close?
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has the right
to close.
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I respect the chairman and the ranking member. I would simply say
that we are not potted plants here; and as a Member who is not a potted
plant, I know when my State is not being dealt with fairly. My State,
the State of Florida, the State of Texas, the State of California, many
other donor States are not being dealt with fairly.
I am not saying that no Member should be able to earmark, and so this
notion that Members cannot designate projects is not what I am saying.
I am simply saying, if you do, then take that out of your own State's
formula. Do not take it from other States. If you have the right to
earmark, you should not have the right to earmark funds for Arizona to
be spent elsewhere.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I just want to point out to the gentleman from Indiana, whom I
greatly respect, that the total for Indiana under TEA LU would be $4.96
billion, a substantial increase of funding over TEA 21.
The point again is that we have distributed these dollars according
to a percentage of the total funding available under TEA LU to give
Members the authority to designate projects to address transportation
needs that they see by their best lights from their constituents in
their districts and not be bypassed and run over by State DOTs. It has
worked in TEA 21, and it is going to work here.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).
The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr.
Flake) will be postponed.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in House
Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Chairman pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 4 offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas:
After section 1105 of the bill, insert the following (and
redesignate subsequent sections of the bill, and conform the
table of contents of the bill, accordingly):
SEC. 1106. FEDERAL SHARE PAYABLE.
Section 120(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking the last sentence and inserting the
following: ``If such public, quasi-public, or private agency
has built, improved, or maintained such facilities using
Federal funds, the credit under this paragraph shall be
reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage of the total
cost of such activities that was derived from Federal funds.
In the preceding sentence, the term `Federal funds' does not
include loans of Federal funds or other financial assistance
that must be repaid to the Government.''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Let me, first of all, again thank the chairman and ranking member for
this opportunity to rebuild America's infrastructure and to create
jobs. I again ask the President to join us in that effort, as opposed
to utilizing a veto on what is a vital and necessary effort. Might I
also say that I support the complete funding, the original funding,
that was planned for this legislation.
My amendment, Mr. Chairman, will not cost the Federal Government a
single dollar. Support for this amendment does not equate to promotion
or support for toll roads per se. But what it does is it provides
flexibility. I would ask my colleagues to support it.
The amendment would simply change the calculation of toll credits by
basing them on the proportion of non-Federal investment in toll
projects. In addition, it would provide the flexibility necessary for
local communities. Support of this amendment does not equate to
promotion or support of toll roads, as I indicated. However, the
amendment does recognize that State legislatures that have chosen to
pursue tolling should be able to have access to toll credits to invest
in transportation options such as transit, bicycles, rail and
pedestrian infrastructure.
I am gratified to say that we have the support of many organizations
across the Nation, including Florida and States of that size, including
Just Transportation Alliances, a project of Texas Citizen Fund.
Mr. Chairman, amendment No. 46 would simply change the calculation of
toll credits by basing them on the proportion of non-federal investment
in toll projects.
Support of this amendment does not equate to promotion or support of
toll roads per se. However, the amendment does recognize that State
Legislatures that have chosen to pursue tolling should be able to have
access to toll credits to invest in transportation options such as
transit, bicycles, rail, and pedestrian infrastructure.
Toll credits create flexibility in the federal aid program. Similar
to the Programmatic Match provisions of STP, they will allow the
expenditure of non-federal funds on one project to serve as the match
on another project through toll credits. The benefit of having toll
credits is to enable a project, highways or transit, to exchange a toll
credit for non-federal share of a project's cost. This amendment does
not provide any additional money--it simply uses up more of the federal
funds in the State's apportionment, but it does provide greater
financial flexibility in determining the best possible mix of funding
sources for projects. Without this flexibility, State DOT's will have a
significantly diminished reservoir of toll credits from which to draw
and little choice but to focus on meeting the growing demands for road
maintenance.
Support of this amendment does not mean that you promote or support
toll roads per se. However, support of this amendment does recognize
that State Legislatures that have chosen to pursue tolling should be
able to have access to toll credits to invest in transportation
options, such as transit, bicycles, rail, and pedestrian
infrastructure, as well as road maintenance.
To reiterate, this amendment does not provide any additional money.
It simply provides greater financial flexibility by allowing the use of
federal funds in a State's apportionment. Without this flexibility,
State DOT's will have a significantly diminished number of toll credits
and will likely only focus on the growing demands for road maintenance.
My colleagues, if your State does tolling, you will benefit from this
amendment. In my State, I have broad support from the Texas Department
of Transportation, MPOs, local and State officials, and transit
organizations.
Mr. Chairman, I would hope that you and Mr. Oberstar would work with
me to see what can be developed between now and House floor action to
give States that have decided to toll more flexibility with toll
credits so that they can invest in all transportation options.
I have a constituent who is an independent contractor who hauls U.S.
mail from Houston throughout the country. His main route takes him
through the east coast, and he complains that the tolls are extremely
burdensome. The increased toll prices are a testament of the shift from
the States to the drivers--the customers, of the cost to invest in much
needed transportation options such as transit enhancement projects,
bicycle, rail, and pedestrian infrastructure, as well as road
maintenance.
This constituent cited that the Delaware Watergap bridge is about \2/
10\ of a mile in length, yet its tolls mount up to $13.75 each
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way. The Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to his account, cost him
$150.75 in tolls since it has been increased from $98. This illustrates
how the consumer, the drivers, are shouldering the burden of the
States' need to raise funds that could be easily offset through toll
credits.
For the reasons stated above, Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to
support the Jackson-Lee amendment No. 46 as made in order by the
Committee on Rules. Please vote for the consumer. Vote for transit
safety. Vote for reasonable toll costs. This is a bipartisan amendment
that affects most toll-States.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Who claims time in opposition to the
amendment?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly rise in opposition
to the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Alaska is recognized for
5 minutes.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may
consume to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
Mr. OBERSTAR. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
I respect the gentlewoman's good intention. As we heard on a previous
amendment, there was a good intention but an unfortunate result, and
there would be a similar unfortunate result here. I have never been
supportive of toll roads. Current law allows toll credits only when
that toll road has been built without Federal aid. This amendment would
extend an already, in my view, unacceptable principle further. It would
extend to roads built with Federal assistance the credit that then
could be applied to other projects. I just think that that is not a
good policy direction.
I do not think we ought to be encouraging more toll road
developments. It is not going to expand the universe of roads. Toll
roads are just kind of a one-time hit. We are establishing in this
legislation a national program of continuing existence with the Highway
Trust Fund.
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The only problem with it is we are not putting enough money into it
for the next 6 years, and we will do that after the next year after we
get through this election. So we really ought not to be moving in this
direction, and I assume the chairman agrees with me on this.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I will say that to the gentleman I do think the amendment has some
merit; but as the gentleman mentioned, now with the shortage of
dollars, et cetera, I would suggest that we continue to work with the
gentlewoman as we go through this process and see if we cannot reach a
solution to it. And I think that can be achieved. But at this time I
would oppose the amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess).
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for
yielding me this time.
Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Jackson-Lee amendment
that would simply change the calculation of toll credits by basing them
on the proportion of non-Federal investment in toll projects made by
respective States. The amendment recognizes that if a State legislature
has chosen to pursue tolling, then it should be able to have access to
toll credits to invest in another transportation options such as
transit, rail, pedestrian or cycle paths.
My State's legislature, the Texas State legislature, passed a bill
that created a revolution in the way Texas funds transportation
projects. I believe that States should be granted more authority to
deliver corridors faster, and in exchange we will give them enhanced
accountability. Texas is a leader in bringing private enterprise and
local control back into the transportation funding equation. I believe
this amendment would allow my State to continue that option.
The amendment concerning toll credits helps create the needed
flexibility in the Federal-aid program. The amendment will allow the
expenditure of non-Federal funds as to one project to serve as the
local match on another project in the form of toll credits. The benefit
of having toll credits is to enable a highway or transit project to
exchange a toll credit for the non-Federal share of the project's cost
made by that State. The Jackson-Lee amendment will not cost the Federal
Government a single dollar. Currently, any highway or transit project
that uses even one dollar of Federal funding is ineligible for toll
credits even though the greatest majority of the funding may be non-
Federal. The Jackson-Lee amendment will apply toll credits only to the
non-Federal funding portion of any transit or highway project.
Costs of heavy congestion, pollution, and, in fact, safety and the
loss of lives are too great in all States. We must do more to respond
to our exploding transportation needs. Budgets are getting increasingly
tighter. We need to find different ways to get resources necessary to
respond to those transportation needs.
Mr. Chairman, I believe it is our responsibility to get in the hands
of the President a bill that he can sign, and I believe this helps
facilitate that process.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), a
senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I know that this is
an amendment that the State of Texas would like to have. I am happy to
support my friend from Texas. In fact, I offered the same amendment in
committee.
The amendment would change the calculation of toll credits by basing
them on the proportion of non-Federal investment in toll projects.
Support of this amendment does not mean that we promote or support toll
roads per se, but supporting this amendment does recognize that State
legislators that have chosen to pursue tolling should be able to have
access to toll credits to invest in transportation options such as
transit, bicycle, rail, and pedestrian infrastructure as well as road
maintenance.
Toll credits create flexibility in the Federal-aid programs. Similar
to the Programmatic Match provisions of the Surface Transportation
Program, toll credits allow the expenditure of non-Federal funds on one
project to serve as the match on another project. The benefit of having
toll credits is to enable either a highway or a transit project to
exchange a toll credit for non-Federal share of a project's cost.
Mr. Chairman, I include my statement for the Record.
Mr. Chairman, I'm happy to support my friend from Texas' amendment.
In fact I offered this same amendment in Committee. The amendment would
change the calculation of toll credits by basing them on the proportion
of non-federal investment in toll projects.
Support of this amendment does not mean that you promote or support
toll roads per se. But supporting this amendment does recognize that
State Legislatures that have chosen to pursue tolling should be able to
have access to toll credits to invest in transportation options, such
as transit, bicycles, rail, and pedestrian infrastructure, as well as
road maintenance.
Toll credits create flexibility in the federal aid program. Similar
to the Programmatic Match provisions of the Surface Transportation
Program, toll credits allow the expenditure of non-federal funds on one
project to serve as the match on another project. The benefit of having
toll credits is to enable either a highway or transit project to
exchange a toll credit for non-federal share of a project's cost.
This amendment does not provide any additional money. It simply
provides greater financial flexibility by allowing the use of federal
funds in a state's apportionment. Without this flexibility, State DOT's
will have a significantly diminished number of toll credits and will
likely only focus on the growing demands for road maintenance.
My fellow members, if your state does tolling, you will benefit from
this amendment. In my state, I have broad support from the Texas
Department of Transportation, MPOs, local and state officials, and
transit organizations.
Mr. Chairman, I urge you to support this amendment so that we can
give States that have decided to toll more flexibility with toll
credits so that they can invest in all transportation options.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of
my time.
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Let me thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson)
for her leadership on the issue. She offered this in committee. Let me
again say to the ranking member and the chairman, this is not a
promotion of toll roads. Toll credits are not additional money. They
are what is commonly referred to as ``soft match.'' We simply want the
flexibility to allow States to be able to use these dollars for bicycle
trails, pedestrian walks, rail, other transit projects. We believe this
is a real commitment to transportation needs in America. We support
this legislation. We ask our colleagues to support us to give wider
flexibility to the many States who will benefit from having the option
of using toll credits, no more Federal money, more flexibility, and
more opportunity to serve the people of the United States of America.
Argument: If the toll revenues were actually used for the other
projects, states wouldn't have an issue.
Response: States may earn toll credits under section 120(j) only when
they spend ``toll revenue'' on capital expenditures on toll projects
serving interstate traffic, and only in years the state meets a
Maintenance of Effort test. The requirement that the ``toll revenues''
be spent on capital expenditures would also seem to address your
concerns regarding section 129(a) of title 23.
The restrictive provisions of section 129(a) of title 23 are really
nothing that wouldn't already be in the Indenture of Trust for the
bonds issued to build the toll facility from FHWA's Innovative Finance:
``The credit the state can earn for any Federal fiscal year is
determined by the amount of toll revenue used by toll authorities for
capital expenditures to build or improve public highway facilities that
serve interstate travel. To qualify for the credit, the state's total
non-Federal highway and transit transportation capital expenditures
must equal or exceed the average of prior years. This is called the
maintenance of effort (MOE) calculation. The MOE test is required at
the time the credit amount is established. Expenditures for routine
maintenance--e.g., snow removal, mowing--debt service, or costs of
collecting tolls cannot be included.''
Toll credits create flexibility in the federal aid program. Similar
to the Programmatic Match provisions of Surface Transportation Program,
it allows the expenditure of non-federal funds on one project to serve
as the match on another project through toll credits.
The idea is to give states as much flexibility as possible to allow
them to address as many transportation needs as possible with the
limited financial resources available to them. The traveling public in
not overly concerned if the funds spent on a project are federal or
state, only that the transportation infrastructure is being improved so
they can get where they're going faster and safer. Keep in mind that
the federal funds, are in fact paid by citizens of every state and sent
to DC and then returned to their states--and in Texas' case, we receive
less than what we originally sent.
In today's environment there are not many toll road projects that can
be financed 100 percent without some form of federal assistance,
especially in states without mature toll systems where exess revenue
from the established toll roads could be used to expand the system.
By not discouraging the use of federal assistance on toll roads, the
amendment might actually allow for more projects to be built sooner--
states can finance roads through a mix of toll road bonds and federal
assistance, when they would not be financially viable as a 100 percent
bond financed project. Then once the toll revenues are expended they
can be used as match for federal funds on other projects. We believe
the policy of federal/state transportation programs should be to build
as many transportation projects as soon as possible to address the
mobility issues.
The whole idea of required match seems to again ignore the fact that
it is the citizens of the states who originally pay the tax and as in
the case of Texas only receive a portion back. Average Rate of Return
for Texas is 87 cents for each dollar sent in federal gas tax by Texans
to the Federal Highway Trust Funds. Texas is one of the largest donor
states.
what is a toll credit?
USDOT allows the States to accumulate credits to be applied to the
non-Federal share of certain highway and transit projects. The credits
are based on toll revenues used to build, improve, or maintain certain
highways, bridges, or tunnels.
If a toll road is built and no federal money is involved, then the
State D.O.T. can be given credit for the amount of the road to use as a
federal match. Toll credits are not additional money. They are what is
commonly referred to as a ``soft match.'' The state can utilize toll
credits to match federal funds in place of their state match. By using
toll credits to substitute for the required non-federal match on a
Federal-aid project, federal funding can be effectively increased to
100 percent. State and local funds notmally used for matching may then
be directed to other transportation projects.
examples
North Texas Turnpike Authority builds a $100 million toll road in
Dallas with no federal money whatsoever in it.
USDOT would give TxDOT $100 million in toll credits. TxDOT can use
$100 million as matching funds for other projects.
TxDOT wants to build a road at a cost of $100 million. A federal road
is usually an 80-20 match. 80 percent of the money is federal; 20
percent is state.
Instead of Texas gas tax money being used for the 20 percent match
($20 million), all $100 million comes from the federal government for
the road.
You now have $80 million left in toll credits ($100 million-$20
million for the new road = $80 million) that you can apply to another
project, including transit projects.
The toll credits can be used to draw down federal dollars for
transit. That is new money in a more real sense of the term because it
can help a county (for instance) with its local match. It can actually
be leveraged to bring in new non-roadway projects.
the problem
The project can have no federal money in it. For example, SH 130 will
not qualify because federal funds have been used.
Texas is embarking on a program to build more toll roads. We believe
that a better calculation would be prorated. If the state funded 20
percent of the toll roads' cost, then the state should receive that 20
percent in toll credits.
the solution
Texas would like to see the current statutory provisions for
accumulating and calculating toll credits liberalized to ensure that we
are getting the most credit that we can as the state begins developing
more toll projects in the next reauthorization bill. The current
statutory provisions only give us toll credits for 100% non-federally
funded toll projects.
The reality is that we will have a mixture of funding sources for our
projects, including federal funds in nearly every project we build. We
believe that we should be allowed to receive toll credits for the
portion of non-federal funds spent on toll projects. For example, if
80% of the toll project cost is non-federal, then we should receive
toll credits for 80% of the project cost. Currently, in this example,
we would get no toll credits for this investment.
legislative language
The drafted amendment would modify the method by which toll credits
are calculated. The amendment would change the calculation to make the
credits based on the proportion of non-federal investment in toll
projects.
TX DOT thinks that this language will provide additional flexibility
in our project financing program. the benefit of having toll credits is
to enable a project (highways or transit) to exchange a toll credit for
non-federal share of a project's cost.
For example, a project usually requiring a 20% non-federal match
could instead use toll credits and increase the federal share to 100%
of the project cost. While this does not provide additional money (it
simply uses up more of the federal funds in the state's apportionment),
it does provide greater financial flexibility in determining the best
possible mix of funding sources for our projects. The benefits of
having toll credits available may be even greater for transit projects,
which typically end up with a 50%/50% federal/state match.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). The question is on the
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms.
Jackson-Lee) will be postponed.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in House
Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Shadegg
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 5 offered by Mr. Shadegg:
At the end of subtitle A of title I, add the following (and
conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):
SEC. 1125. ADDITION OF PARTICULATE MATTER AREAS TO CMAQ.
Section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
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(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking ``ozone
or carbon monoxide'' and inserting ``ozone, carbon monoxide,
or particulate matter (in this paragraph referred to as `PM-
2.5 or PM-10')'' ;
(B) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) 1.0, if at the time of apportionment, the area is a
maintenance area;'';
(C) in clause (vi) by striking ``or'' after the semicolon;
(D) in clause (vii)--
(i) by striking ``area as described in section 149(b) for
ozone'' and inserting ``area for ozone (as described in
section 149(b)) or for PM-2.5 or PM-10''; and
(ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a
semicolon; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(viii) 1.0 if, at the time of apportionment, any county
that is not designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area
under the 1-hour ozone standard is designated as
nonattainment under the 8-hour ozone standard; or
``(ix) 1.2 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is
not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in
section 149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide, but is an area
designated as nonattainment under the PM-2.5 or PM-10
standard.'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.--If,
in addition to being designated as a nonattainment or
maintenance area for ozone as described in section 149(b),
any county within the area was also classified under subpart
3 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7512
et seq.) as a nonattainment or maintenance area described in
section 149(b) for carbon monoxide, the weighted
nonattainment or maintenance area population of the county,
as determined under clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii) of
subparagraph (B), shall be further multiplied by a factor of
1.2.'';
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
``(D) Additional adjustment for pm-2.5 or pm-10 areas.--If,
in addition to being designated as a nonattainment or
maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide, or both, as
described in section 149(b), any county within the area was
also designated under the PM-2.5 or PM-10 standard as a
nonattainment or maintenance area, the weighted nonattainment
or maintenance area population of those counties shall be
further multiplied by a factor of 1.2.''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise in support of this amendment. It is largely a technical
amendment.
In our Nation we face a serious air quality problem with tiny
particles of dust and chemicals. This particulate matter is a health
hazard because people breathe it in, and it irritates their lungs and
can cause severe respiratory problems, and we have tried to deal with
it.
There are two types of particulate matter considered by the EPA. One
is PM-10, which is a fairly fine particulate matter, and the second is
PM-2.5, an extremely fine particulate matter. Both are produced by
vehicles driving on both paved and unpaved roads. Current law allows
States to obligate funds under the Congestion Management and Air
Quality Improvement Act, referred to as CMAQ, to areas which are not in
attainment for either, but it does not distinguish between PM-10 and
PM-2.5. The other body has passed legislation which would allow funds
to be allocated to achieve attainment on PM-2.5. My amendment ensures
that States will be able to use these funds to achieve attainment on
both, particularly PM-10, and also on PM-2.5, which is the language
which the Senate has adopted.
This language is absolutely essential because areas which are not in
attainment for PM-10 incur significant costs in order to clean up their
air and meet the standards for them and to curb emissions, particularly
emissions of these pollutants from roads. Measures which States and
counties and cities have to take include purchasing specially designed
streetsweepers, curbing, paving, and stabilizing the shoulders of paved
roads; paving, vegetating, and chemically stabilizing access points on
unpaved roads; timing traffic lights; and using reformulated gasoline.
Vehicles on both paved and unpaved roads are significant sources of
PM-10. And for example, in my State of Arizona in my hometown of
Phoenix, PM-10 is estimated to be produced from traffic on both paved
and unpaved roads.
In addition, my amendment would strengthen the position of the House
in going into conference, as the House version of the bill currently
does not have any language similar to that in the provision.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Who claims time in opposition to the
amendment?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar)
is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I compliment the gentleman on raising a very important issue. I also
want to point out to the House that this is a complex aspect of
transportation law involving Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
Improvement issues. It involves a very technical aspect of the
particulate standards, the air quality standards, for coarse
particulate matter or fine particulate matter, those that are 10 or
2.5.
In principle, I think I would be in favor of what the gentleman is
trying to accomplish, but the language of the wording gives us some
trouble yet. And if the gentleman would bear with us through the bill
and into conference, I think we can get this matter worked out in a
manner that is acceptable to achieve the objective he is seeking.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, as I understand from discussions with the
gentleman's staff, the concern he has is, I guess, two points. One is
not with PM-10, which I think the gentleman would agree with me that
funds be used under CMAQ to mitigate PM-10 pollution at this point; but
as I understand it, the gentleman has some concern with whether or not
PM-2.5 can be mitigated with these funds as the Senate is trying to do.
Is that correct?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, that is essentially, broadly stated, the
issue.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman continue to yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from Arizona, with further
comment in how that issue would be interpreted and how it would be
applied.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I understand that there is a second
concern with an impact on the formula were the language of the current
amendment, in fact, adopted. Is that also correct?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, exactly. The question is, How will the
funds be allocated? And I think we need to just understand that better
and have it spelled out more clearly so that we understand what is
happening and we do not run into something we did not anticipate.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman continue to yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield further to the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, as I understand the offer that is being
made by the ranking member, the gentleman agrees to work in conference
to address the importance of being able to fund the cleanup of PM-10
particulate matter and ensure that the law continues to allow CMAQ
funds to be used to clean up PM-10 materials.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, exactly. I think what we would like to do
is exchange some language and refine that language and refer to the
original CMAQ and look at the distribution tables, allocation of funds;
and I think we will be able to find a way to accommodate the
gentleman's objective.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman continue to yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, with that understanding, and I have always
had a good working relationship with the gentleman, if the majority
will also commit to work on the PM-10 issue and to work with me to
ensure that funds can be used to clean up PM-10, I would be amenable to
withdrawing that amendment with the understanding that it will be
worked on in
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conference so that we can ensure CMAQ funds can be used to clean up PM-
10 materials, because that is an important issue to my constituents
and, quite frankly, to all the States of the West.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I can state for the majority that we will
work with the gentleman and with the minority leader on this matter.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
With the understanding I have just reached with the ranking member
and the spokesman on behalf of the majority, it is my understanding
that we will all work together to assure that CMAQ funds can be used to
address PM-10 pollutants as they currently can, as they would be then
in the future under the legislation. That is extremely important to me
and to the States I represent and to the States of the West.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I thank the gentleman for a very dignified discussion and outcome. I
think it is in the best interest of good policy, and we will work with
the gentleman in the coming weeks as we go forward.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Arizona?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The amendment is withdrawn.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in House
report 108-456.
Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Schiff
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 6 offered by Mr. Schiff:
In the matter proposed to be inserted by section 1208 of
the bill as section 167(b)(4) of title 23, United States
Code, strike ``if the operators of such vehicles pay'' in
subparagraph (B) and all that follows through the period at
the end of subparagraph (C) and insert the following:
if the agency--
``(i) establishes a program that addresses how those
qualifying low emission and energy-efficient vehicles are
selected and certified;
``(ii) establishes requirements for labeling qualifying low
emission and energy-efficient vehicles (including procedures
for enforcing those requirements);
``(iii) continuously monitors, evaluates, and reports to
the Secretary on performance; and
``(iv) imposes such restrictions on the use on high
occupancy vehicle lanes by vehicles that do not satisfy
established occupancy requirements as are necessary to ensure
that the performance of individual high occupancy vehicle
lanes, and the entire high occupancy vehicle lane system,
will not become seriously degraded.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
The car pool lane has been a tremendous success at reducing air
pollution and alleviating traffic jams since it was introduced 3
decades ago. The idea works because it is a simple trade-off, more
choice for more responsibility. We can use this powerful trade-off to
encourage more than just car pooling. Hybrid gas electric cars have
doubled the gas mileage of standard cars, which means they fight air
pollution as surely as car pooling does; and unlike other clean car
technologies, they are also now available in meaningful numbers.
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This fledgling technology has great potential, but we need to help it
get off the ground further. There is a small tax deduction for
purchasing a hybrid car, but expanding this deduction would cost money
at a time when we are tightening our fiscal belts.
Instead, we can use the incentive of the car pool lanes to encourage
drivers to purchase hybrid cars without affecting the U.S. Treasury's
bottom line. Both the administration and the Senate have recognized the
potential of this approach. Their versions of the transportation bill
permits State and local jurisdictions to allow hybrids in the car pool
lane, even if the driver is alone. For cities with heavy air pollution,
this could be an effective tool to coax drivers into cleaner cars. It
also takes decisions about this issue out of Washington and puts them
in the hands of local communities.
My amendment would accomplish the same goal by removing a mandate for
a toll requirement. This lets States and local governments decide for
themselves whether to allow hybrids in the car pool lane, whether to
charge a toll or not.
Some say this risks overcrowding the car pool lane, but my amendment
requires local governments to monitor the effect of letting in hybrids
and impose restrictions, if necessary. Thus, if a toll became
necessary, one could be charged.
More to the point, hybrid cars are less than \1/2\ of 1 percent of
the cars on the road today, and a car pool lane crowded with hybrids is
a problem many governments would love to have.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my colleague, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Issa), and thank him for his work on this issue.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Chairman, as you perhaps know, H.R. 243, the Hybrid Vehicle
Incentive Act, which I authored in the previous Congress and again in
this Congress, serves to do a similar incentive program for HOV use by
hybrid vehicles. Since it is tied up in the energy bill and since the
transportation language was at best vague as to whether or not charges
must occur, I thank my colleague for his leadership in seeing that
there was an easy remedy to ensure that municipalities and States could
charge zero, thus eliminating the requirement to put a toll on these
efficient vehicles that are leading the way toward ending or at least
reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). Who claims time in opposition
to the amendment?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) is
recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, we have reviewed this amendment,
and I believe, with consultation, we have agreed to the amendment.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I want to frame this issue here carefully. The purpose
of the HOV lanes is to encourage more people to ride in a car than to
continue encouraging single-occupancy vehicle travel. Now, the idea of
an exemption for hybrid vehicles was to encourage their development,
their production, and that is happening in California, to the great
credit of that State. So now we are seeing sort of the hybrid vehicle
production take off. But in that process, the principle of HOV lanes
seems to be falling behind, with more single-passenger vehicles
traveling.
So the language of the gentleman's amendment is not perfectly clear.
We would be willing to accept language that makes it clear that the
State can choose to exempt a hybrid vehicle, not that they are required
to exempt. Is that the intent of the gentleman's amendment, that the
State will have the choice, not that they are required to exempt from
paying a toll on an HOV toll lane?
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, the intent is to give States the option, not the
mandate, to charge a toll. If the States choose, they may allow
hybrids; if they chose to allow hybrids under the condition of a toll,
they would have that capability as well. We do not want to mandate
that. Hopefully, I hope it would not be necessary.
If at some point down the road there were so many hybrids on the road
that it was creating a clogging of the HOV lanes, States would be able
to uninvite them to the HOV lanes or charge a toll.
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So, yes, that is the intention of the amendment.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SCHIFF. I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I agree with the chairman, we could
accept the amendment, with the understanding as we get into conference,
this language needs to be tightened up.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Chairman, I will agree with that. I think it should be tightened
up. It is something that both the author and, of course, the gentleman
from California have spoken on; and we will continue working with you
to see if we cannot make it adaptable to everybody.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, as I understand it, the amendment is acceptable, and in
conference there will be additional language added to further clarify
that the States may charge a toll if they so choose, but are not
required.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff).
The amendment was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment
No. 7 printed in House Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Vitter
Mr. VITTER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 7 offered by Mr. Vitter:
At the end of section 1301(b)(1), add the following:
The Interstate Route 49 Corridor shall receive priority
consideration under this paragraph.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter).
Mr. VITTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, this is an amendment to officially represent a vitally
important corridor, I-49, and specifically recognize it as qualifying
under the new National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement program. I
think everyone will agree that this is exactly the sort of crucial
corridor for economic purposes, military uses, the movement of
agricultural products, all sorts of key uses, that this program is
about. So the purpose of the amendment would be to formally recognize
in the bill, to make sure that it qualifies. There is no specific
amount of money associated with I-49 through this amendment, just to
ensure that it fully qualifies under that improvement program.
Again, I-49 is such a corridor of national significance because of
the movement of ag products from the heartland of the country to our
ports in the south and across the globe; because of defense and
security issues, I-49 links so many of our military bases; because of
trade, again, agriculture is perhaps the biggest example of that, but
it is an enormous trade corridor into the heartland of the country;
because of energy, moving energy from Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico
into the country; and because of safety concerns.
That is the reason, that is the purpose behind that amendment. I
intend to withdraw the amendment in a few moments after engaging in a
short colloquy with the chairman.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Who claims the time in opposition?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) is
recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may
consume to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me
time.
Mr. Chairman, very simply stated, this amendment would bypass the
determination of the Secretary to make decisions on corridors and
substitute judgment in this body for that of the Secretary looking at a
national picture, and that is the wrong way to proceed. We should not
do that.
Mr. VITTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. John).
Mr. JOHN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Chairman, of course I fully support funding of I-49, which runs
right through the Seventh District of Louisiana, right through the
heartland of Louisiana. Completion of this very important interstate
system from Canada to New Orleans is an incredibly important corridor,
from the Midwest of America down to the coast and for the economics of
trade, and it is an incredibly important program.
I have worked very hard over the last few years to make sure that I-
49 South was given a high priority designation in TEA 21, and also I-49
North, as a high priority corridor. This amendment today I think
reinstates the importance of I-49 as a priority for Congress, and I
fully support it.
However, there is a larger issue at hand. I think we need more
funding for this bill to accelerate funding for I-49 and other projects
across the Nation. Each Member in this body believes that highways
running through their district are a priority, and they are correct.
Improved transportation infrastructure means economic development; it
means good American jobs. But the only way that we can see these
priorities met is to increase the funding for this bill in Congress.
The I-49 Congressional Caucus is working with the chairman and the
ranking member on a way to complete the funding for this project, and
many other projects; and I pledge to create new jobs and expand
economic development for the full funding of I-49 and other high-
significant and regional priorities.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri).
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I think the gentleman from Louisiana knows
that this Member, at least, has met on a number of occasions both here
in Washington and down in New Orleans and other places in Louisiana
with groups who are supporting this high-priority project. It is an
important project. But there are a lot of important projects in our
country. Our committee is trying to come up with the resources to meet
a variety of needs.
I would urge the gentleman to work with the committee and the
process, rather than attempting to single out his particular project in
this way, because it is not going to work politically here in the
House, given all the other regions and their concerns.
But what the gentleman is saying is important. He does have an
important project, and we are eager to work with the gentleman to try
to come up with the resources necessary to help move it forward.
Mr. VITTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Alaska (Mr. Young), to have a conversation in the form of a colloquy.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer the
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) my support for this route. I have
had the privilege of speaking to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr.
McCrery), the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. John), everybody involved in this area; and my attention
as time goes by as we go to the conference, this will be one of the
routes that is considered as a high priority, because it is badly
needed, not only for the State of Louisiana, but for the other States
in proximity too.
I would like to say that we had enough money to do everything, but I
am not going to say we do. But this is one of the areas that I am very
strongly in support of, and I will do everything I can to see that we
achieve those goals.
Mr. VITTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman very much for that pledge of
support, and I look forward to working with the gentleman proactively
as the process moves along.
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Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Louisiana?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment
No. 8 printed in House Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Graves
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Graves:
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following (and
conform the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1408. RENTED OR LEASED MOTOR VEHICLES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and
responsibility
``(a) In General.--Provided that there is no negligence or
criminal wrongdoing on the part of the owner of a motor
vehicle, no such owner engaged in the trade or business of
renting or leasing motor vehicles may be held liable under
State law for harm caused by a person to himself or herself,
another person, or to property, which results or arises from
that person's use, operation, or possession of a rented or
leased motor vehicle, by reason of being the owner of such
motor vehicle.
``(b) Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if such
owner does not maintain the required limits of financial
responsibility for such vehicle, as required by State law in
the State in which the vehicle is registered.
``(c) Applicability and Effective Date.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, this section shall apply with
respect to any action commenced on or after the date of
enactment of this section without regard to whether the harm
that is the subject of the action or the conduct that caused
the harm occurred before such date of enactment.
``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' shall have
the meaning given the term under section 13102(14) of this
title.
``(2) Owner.--The term `owner' means a person who is--
``(A) a record or beneficial owner, lessor, or lessee of a
motor vehicle;
``(B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle
subject to a security interest in another person; or
``(C) a lessor, lessee, or bailee of a motor vehicle, in
the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles,
having the use or possession of such motor vehicle, under a
lease, bailment, or otherwise.
``(3) Person.--The term `person' means any individual,
corporation, company, limited liability company, trust,
association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company,
or any other entity.
``(4) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such
State, commonwealth, territory, or possession.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30105
the following:
``30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility.''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) and a Member opposed each will be
recognized for 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves).
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, I am here today to correct an inequity as I see it in
the car and truck renting and leasing industry. By reforming vicarious
liability to establish a national standard that all but a small handful
of States already follow, we will restore fair competition to the car
and truck renting and leasing industry and lower costs and increase
choices for all consumers.
Currently, a small number of States impose vicarious liability, or
liability without fault, on companies simply because they own a vehicle
involved in an accident. Whether or not the vehicle is at fault is
irrelevant. These vicarious liability lawsuits cost consumers
nationwide over $100 million annually.
These laws apply to where the accident occurs. It does not matter
where the car or truck was rented or leased. Since companies cannot
prevent their vehicles from being driven to a vicarious liability
State, they cannot prevent their exposure from these laws and then
raise their rates accordingly. These higher costs have driven many
small companies out of business, reducing the consumer choice and
competition that keeps costs down.
While this amendment seeks to level the playing field, I want to
emphasize that the provisioning will not allow car and truck renting
and leasing companies to escape liability if they are at fault.
Accident victims will continue to be compensated according to
individual State law.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Who claims time in opposition to the
amendment?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar)
is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Missouri has been quite persistent
and thoughtful in his pursuit of this amendment and very genuine, and I
think one of the adversely affected companies is located in the State
of Missouri and has expressed their concerns about the effects of
current law.
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The gentleman has sought a way to provide some relief. I rise in very
strong opposition to the language, with great respect for the
gentleman, a member of our committee.
It would supersede State law in 15 States that have already adopted
laws to apply vicarious liability to car rental companies. The reason
they have done so is that if a car rental company rents to a person who
has no insurance, the rental company is the one that is best suited to
assume the responsibility. They have done this action in their judgment
in the best interest of the consumer.
Now, we have not had hearings in depth that would explore all aspects
of this issue. It is a very complex issue of State law, and it varies
from one part of the country to another. But States, as far as we can
ascertain, that have adopted such a policy have concluded that, without
it, harm to innocent children, to bystanders would go totally
uncompensated, even if the rental car company had leased, say, to an
obvious drug abuser or someone with a very bad driving record.
States, including mine of Minnesota, have reached an independent
policy determination on this matter. I do not think Congress should
weigh in to supersede the State judgment on this matter.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Boucher), the amendment cosponsor.
Mr. BOUCHER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this
time, and today I rise to join with him in support of a common sense
reform that will eliminate antiquated vicarious liability statutes,
benefit consumers, and protect the victims of accidents.
Vicarious liability laws for rental cars in a handful of States drive
up costs for consumers nationwide by an average of $100 million
annually. These laws prevent unlimited damages against companies that
rent or lease vehicles solely because they own a vehicle that is
involved in an accident, not because they have done anything wrong.
These companies are not negligent, not at fault, and could do nothing
to have prevented the accident.
Consumers pay $100 million annually resulting from these unfair laws
because companies must build the costs of arbitrary damage awards into
their rental and lease rates. Regardless of where a car or truck rental
company is headquartered or where the vehicle is rented or leased, the
company is subject to vicarious liability, even if its vehicle is
driven to a vicarious liability State and is involved in an accident.
Therefore, the laws of a mere handful of States drive up rental rates
nationwide for all rental consumers.
I urge approval of this common sense reform.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Nadler).
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Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, my own State of New York is one of the most
active car rental markets in the country. We also have a huge number of
uninsured drivers who rent cars because, in New York City, a lot of
people do not own cars. New York has forbidden car rental companies to
ask their customers if they own automobile insurance in order to allow
the largest number of people access to rent the cars.
Since New York has made the policy decision to mandate car rental
companies to rent to uninsured drivers, New York needs vicarious
liability to protect innocent bystanders who are injured by these
uninsured drivers. Why should not New York and other States have the
ability to make that policy determination? Why should we arrogate to
ourselves to tell the 15 States that have chosen to have vicarious
liability but not to limit car rentals to only people who can prove
that they have their own personal insurance, that is the trade-off; why
should we tell them that is the wrong policy decision? That should be
left to the States.
There is nothing wrong with a State deciding that it is in the
interests of the people of that State for uninsured drivers, who may be
uninsured because they do not own their own cars, to be able to rent
cars, but to be able to say to the car rental companies, you must take
vicarious liability so that you do not shift the burden of paying for
an accident to the pedestrian or the hospital or the taxpayers. This is
a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Fifteen States have chosen to do
it.
To pass this amendment is to say that we are going to obviate the
policy choices that those States have made and shift the burden on to
innocent victims of accidents in those States. We should not do it. Let
the States decide this question, as they have.
Mr. Chairman, I urge opposition to this amendment.
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
The amendment requires that vehicles be covered, still be covered by
the State-established minimum insurance levels for vicarious liability.
The bottom line is, if we limit vicarious liabilities, they are still
going to be covered by the minimum standard. There is never going to be
an instance where the vehicle goes out there and is not insured.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. How much time is remaining on both sides, Mr. Chairman?
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). The gentleman from Minnesota
(Mr. Oberstar) has 1 minute remaining; the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Graves) has 2 minutes remaining.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I had several and, unfortunately, due to the speed in which
amendments were moving this morning, we are not going to get to all of
them. We have the House majority whip, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr.
Blunt) who wanted to speak on this, and also the gentleman from Georgia
(Mr. Burns).
Mr. Chairman, this amendment I think makes sense. It is a consumer
amendment. It is going to save consumers $100 million annually.
The fact that a company can be liable simply because they own the
vehicle even though they were not involved I think is ridiculous.
The bottom line is that this is still going to require that vehicles
be covered by the State-established minimum levels for insurance. There
is never going to be a situation where a vehicle goes out there or
someone goes out there that there is not a lease to State minimum
standard. That is still going to be in place.
What this simply says, there is unlimited liability in this situation
where we have a vicarious liability law in a State. We are trying to
put together some sort of a national standard. I think it makes sense.
I think it is good for the consumer, and it is going to make a big
difference.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Scott).
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I just think this is an
unfortunate situation to have 5 minutes to debate this important issue.
The question is, who will take the risk? If the rental car agency is
not going to provide the insurance for the drivers, who will? Are they
responsible or required to have insurance? Will the victims of
negligence have to pay their own bills?
This is just unfortunate. We have 50 different States, 50 different
laws. They have all dealt with this situation individually. It is
unconscionable to try to decide this in a 5-minute debate. I hope we
defeat the amendment.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
If I allow another person to use my car and that person has an
accident, I am liable. Why should rental car companies be different? If
States choose to make them liable under these circumstances, as our
State of Minnesota does, then why should the Congress substitute a
different judgment for that of the States?
Without extensive hearings, without a deep inquiry into this subject
matter, this is an inappropriate time, inappropriate amendment,
inappropriate place to do it, and the amendment preferably should be
withdrawn and we could work on it, perhaps through conference,
otherwise defeated.
Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I submit the following letter for the
Record.
National Conference of
State Legislatures,
Washington, DC, April 1, 2004.
Hon. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Subject: Amendment 8 to H.R. 3550.
Dear Speaker Hastert and Representative Pelosi: On behalf
of the National Conference of State Legislatures, I am
writing to express strong, bipartisan opposition to the
passage of Amendment Number 8 to H.R. 3550, ``The
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users.'' This
amendment is a blatant attempt by the U.S. Congress to
preempt existing state laws regarding vicarious liability for
rental car owners. This amendment has been introduced without
the benefit of a hearing or debate on how this amendment
would impact existing state laws.
Tort reform and liability are areas of law that have been
traditionally regulated by the states. NCSL supports state
efforts to reform or not to reform their own vicarious
liability statutes. Perhaps even more egregious is the fact
that this federal effort to preempt state laws has been
orchestrated without the benefit of input from the states. At
the very least, Congress should have held a hearing and
discussion of this very important issue.
If you need any additional information, please contact NCSL
Senior Committee Director for the Law and Criminal Justice
Committee Susan Parnas Frederick at (202) 624-3566
(susan.frederick@ncsl.org).
Respectfully,
Denton Darrington,
Idaho State Senate, Chair NCSL Standing
Committee on Law & Criminal Justice.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. All time has expired.
The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Missouri (Mr. Graves).
The amendment was rejected.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. It is now in order to consider Amendment
No. 9 printed in House report 108-456.
Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Chocola
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Chairman pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 9 offered by Mr. Chocola:
At the end of title I, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1819. ENGINE IDLING IN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.
(a) Verification.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall verify those idling
reduction technologies with the potential for fuel savings
and emissions reductions and publish a list of such
technologies in the Federal Register.
(b) Vehicle Weight Exemption.--Section 127 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Vehicle Weight Exemption Relating to Engine Idling in
Heavy-Duty Vehicles.--
``(1) In general.--In order to promote reduction of fuel
use and emissions due to engine idling, the maximum gross
vehicle weight limit and the axle weight limit under
subsection (a) for any motor vehicle
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equipped with an idling reduction technology verified by the
Environmental Protection Agency shall be increased by the
Secretary of Transportation by an amount necessary to
compensate for the additional weight of the idling reduction
system, except that the weight increase shall be no greater
than 400 pounds.
``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following
definitions apply:
``(A) Idling reduction technology.--The term `idling
reduction technology' means a device or system of devices
utilized to reduce long-duration idling of a vehicle.
``(B) Heavy-duty vehicle.--The term `heavy-duty vehicle'
means a vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating
greater than 8,500 pounds and is powered by a diesel engine.
``(C) Long-duration idling.--The term `long-duration
idling' means the operation of a main drive engine, for a
period greater than 15 consecutive minutes, where the main
drive engine is not engaged in gear. Such term does not apply
to routine stoppages associated with traffic movement or
congestion.''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Chocola) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Chocola).
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple, straightforward, and based on
common sense. I think we have all driven down the highway and have seen
trucks parked at night at rest areas and truck stops and we have seen
that they are idling or running. The reason that they are doing that is
because the drivers inside require electric power to run their heat or
cooling or microwave or whatever other electronics they may have in
their cab.
The problem with the trucks idling or running all night is that they
use fuel and they emit pollutions into the environment. So my amendment
simply would allow a 400-pound exemption to encourage trucks to utilize
on-board independent power systems.
According to studies by the EPA and others, long-haul trucks, they
idle up to 8 hours per day over 300 days per year. They consume about
.8 gallons of diesel fuel each hour that they idle, and that adds up to
over 1,900 gallons per year, and they emit 19 metric tons of carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere while they are idling. So by reducing the
unnecessary truck idling, we can save fuel, we can reduce greenhouse
gases, we can cut air pollution, and we can save money.
For the past 6 years, the companies in the country that have worked
on these independent, on-board power systems, they have worked with the
EPA and they have worked with the Department of Transportation to come
up with systems that provide the power necessary to run the heating,
air-conditioning, and other electronic needs. The tests that they have
run on these systems have yielded a 65.5 percent reduction in the idle
time of trucks that use them and a 59.6 percent reduction in fuel
consumption.
According to the EPA, we would reduce greenhouse gases, we would
reduce nitrogen oxides, we would reduce particulate matter emissions,
and save nearly $3,000 a year in fuel costs and lower engine
maintenance costs as well.
I think my home State of Indiana is a great example. Indiana alone
has 17,000 truck parking spaces; and if you drive down the highway at
night, every one of them is filled.
So, Mr. Chairman, I believe that by offering this exemption we can
encourage the use of this technology, resulting in reduced truck
emissions, reduced fuel consumption. It would be very beneficial to the
United States, and I think that everyone can agree that this is a very
beneficial amendment.
The amendment is supported by the American Lung Association, the
American Trucking Association, the National Association of Truck Stop
Operators, and the EPA, and Schneider International, the Nation's
largest trucking fleet.
Mr. Chairman, the bottom line is we are asking for a one-half of 1
percent weight exemption to implement a very common-sense solution that
helps our environment, helps our energy needs, and certainly I think we
should pass this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, and I
yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, again, this is like, as so often we will see on these
amendments on the floor, an amendment that is well intentioned but has
adverse consequences. I support the environmental benefits that can be
achieved with clean air technologies. In the manager's amendment, the
chairman and I have worked on it and our staff have worked on
congestion mitigation, air quality improvement, and surface
transportation program funds, the largest of the core programs, to
assure that these funds may be used to support stand-alone truck
electrification technologies, because we saw in testimony in hearings
that there are such technologies that are very, very low-weight, with
high benefits.
This issue came up in the House-Senate Energy Conference, and I
addressed this issue in the Conference and raised objections. Mr.
Chairman, 400 pounds may seem insignificant, but it will have serious
consequences on safety of our driving public and on the roads. Bigger
trucks, more road damage. If all trucks had that extra 400 pounds, $600
million a year in extra road damage. Over the life of this bill, that
will add up to over $3.5 billion in road damage.
The point is, why are we picking, or why pick 400 pounds? There is a
wide range of technologies that have far less weight that have very
significant improvements that show idling reduction technologies do, in
fact, pay for themselves and reduce costs in less than 2 years. There
are other technologies that will provide the same clean air benefits as
the one addressed in this amendment.
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So I think rather than just pick out one particular technology, one
that weighs 400 pounds or less, whatever, this is not the right way to
approach the issue.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
This is a very commonsense approach to a real problem that we have in
our Nation's highways and Nation's environment; 400 pounds is one-half
of 1 percent weight exemption on an 80,000 pound rig. So adding 400
pounds is a relatively lightweight solution. So I think it is very much
based on common sense.
It is a simple approach to a real need we have. It is a specific
solution that I think that we can implement today by passing this
amendment that will not only help our environment; it will help our
Nation's reliance on foreign energy.
Over $3,000 a year, as the price of fuel goes up and savings goes up,
that will be beneficial to every single American. I do not think when
you take the risk-reward analysis that the risk is too great when we
add \1/2\ of 1 percent to an 80,000 pound rig, as compared to the
reward that really every American is going to benefit.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to
the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), the chairman of the committee.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I deeply respect my good friend
that has offered this amendment, but I have a couple questions.
One, I have had the privilege of visiting a private company; it has
developed a truck stop process whereby the trucks do have the same
thing my colleague wants. What I understand his amendment does is he
wants to raise the weight of the truck 400 pounds of added equipment to
the truck so they do not have to stop at a truck stop. Is that correct?
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, that is correct.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, well, I am just concerned about
that because this company called Idle Air, it has done an outstanding
job, and they are trying to do the job right without any government
money or support. And they are doing exactly what my colleague wants to
do, but the truck does have to go and they have their waiting time that
they have to rest, refuel their trucks, et cetera.
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And it seems to me if we add this extra 400 pounds for additional
equipment, it would be detrimental to that individual company. That
concerns me somewhat. I am sort of taking sides on that issue is what I
am saying. With your proposal, would that hurt the company?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Chocola).
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, this solution gives all options available.
Certainly the Idle Air technology is still very valid. It is very
beneficial. And trucks that travel routes where Idle Air technology is
available, they certainly can avail themselves of that. But the
technology that I am promoting is portable. It can be installed on any
truck in the Nation. So it makes the benefits of the Idle Air
technology available nationwide.
And so by adding this exemption, every truck has the opportunity to
enjoy the reduced idling benefits even if the Idle Air technology is
not available in their region.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to
the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, we do have some problems with
weight limitation on these trucks. Four hundred pounds does not sound
like much; but if you add all the trucks up, we do not know the
ramifications of the weight factor on the roads. And I really think the
gentleman is on the right track, but I think we have to consider what
that would do if, in fact, we raise that limitation to 400 pounds, do
we raise the limitation on other aspects of the trucks such as a new
engine which adds 3,000 pounds to the truck. We have not done that yet.
So I think we need to look at the total wear and tear on the road.
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, I do think it is a commonsense approach to a problem
that we have. There are different ways to approach this problem that
have benefits. But the one I am suggesting makes available to every
truck on the Nation's highways the opportunity to incorporate reduced
idling technology anywhere in the country in that they can have the
opportunity to shut their engine off at night, quit polluting our air,
quit using fuel unnecessarily. And I think everyone will benefit from
that.
We can continue to look for new solutions, but this is something we
can do today to help our trucking industry, help our economy, create
jobs, and help our environment all at the same time.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Chairman, very simply, trucks come to a truck stop. They want to
use this 400-pound technology to run their Air King unit. There is
better technology, does not have the weight, they can plug it in and
not put that added weight on the roadway. We should not accept this
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). The question is on the
amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Chocola).
The question was taken; and the Chairman pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Mr. CHOCOLA. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIRMAN (pro tempore). Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII,
further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Indiana (Mr. Chocola) will be postponed.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in House
Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Baird
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Chairman pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 10 offered by Mr. Baird:
Title I, at the end of subtitle H add the following:
SEC. 1819. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Buy America test required by Public Law 97-424
needs to be applied to an entire bridge project and not only
to component parts of such project;
(2) the law clearly states that domestic materials must be
used in Federal highway projects unless there is a finding
that the inclusion of domestic materials will increase the
cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent;
(3) uncertainty regarding how to apply Buy America laws for
major bridge projects threatens the domestic bridge industry;
(4) the Nation's unemployment rate continues to hover
around 5.6 percent, steps are needed to protect American
workers and the domestic bridge building industry; and
(5) the Buy America Act was designed to ensure that, when
taxpayer money is spent on direct Federal Government
procurement and infrastructure projects, these expenditures
stimulate United States production and job creation.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird).
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, I support the underlying transportation bill that will
put America back to work, relieve congestion on our roadways, and
streamline the permitting process.
I appreciate the opportunity to speak on behalf of my amendment that
will strengthen the Buy America Act. The Nation's unemployment rate
continues to hover around 5.6 percent. In a district such as mine, that
number is considerably higher.
As we all know, the intent of the Buy America law was to ensure that
when taxpayer money is spent on direct Federal Government procurement
and infrastructure projects, those expenditures will stimulate U.S.
production and U.S. job creation.
My sense of the Congress resolution is intended to reinforce that
commitment. This resolution does not cost the Federal Government any
money, but it will help the working men and women in my district and
others around this Nation keep their steel jobs and earn a decent
living.
My resolution will also strengthen our domestic steel industry, which
is critical to our national security and ultimately to the future
economic success of our country. Simply put, highway project managers
have identified a way to circumvent the Buy America law as it applies
to bridge projects that use Federal funds. My resolution is needed to
clarify that law and close the loophole before it completely subverts
the intent of Congress when the original Buy America provisions were
enacted as part of the highway bill more than 20 years ago.
The original Buy America provision provided that domestic iron and
steel would be used in Federal transportation projects unless its use
increased the overall project contract by more than 25 percent. The
problem that is emerging in the highway bridge industry is that project
managers have begun to attempt to circumvent the Buy America Act by
breaking bridge projects into component parts and applying the 25
percent test individually rather than to the entire project as required
under law.
As it turns out, by breaking the project into smaller components,
foreign steel providers are advantaged because it is possible to create
situations where the 25 percent test is exceeded on smaller components,
even though the test, if it were applied to the overall project, would
be required.
The steel bridge fabricating industry increasingly is being forced to
fight this misinterpretation of the law which, left unchallenged, could
devastate the steel bridge industry. Most recently, on the Wilson
Bridge project between Maryland and Virginia, the bridge industry
argued successfully that the original bid process developed by the
Maryland Department of Transportation, which initially called for
dividing the project into smaller component projects, violated the Buy
America Act. Maryland revised its procedures and now domestic mills and
fabricators are building that bridge.
Congress needs to deliver a clear message to the Federal Highway
Administration and to bridge managers across the country that Buy
America provisions apply to the overall bridge project and we must, end
any confusion or misinterpretation of the law.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this important
resolution.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The gentleman from Alaska is recognized for
5 minutes.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may
consume to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for yielding me this
time.
I appreciate the intent of the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird).
It is a sense of Congress amendment to clarify that the Buy America Act
applies to overall projects and not just to component parts. It is in
keeping with the purpose, the thrust of our intent to keep more jobs in
America, not let them go overseas, keep products that go into our
highway and bridge program built in America, not built overseas.
And I can speak from personal experience. In the harbor between
Duluth and Lake Superior, when a new bridge was being built 22 years
ago and the bridge had been bid and the State of Wisconsin was the one
responsible for building that bridge, they allowed $1 million of
Japanese steel to go into the center arch span.
That is when I sprang to the defense of American steel and got the
amendment that has now been in law for all these years that we have
American steel in U.S. Federal-aid highway programs. So I am in accord
with the purpose of the gentleman.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I am going to ask for a voice vote, and I really am not in opposition
to it; but I do not have anybody else speaking on this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I
thank my distinguished chairman and ranking member for their prior
leadership on this and their continuing and steadfast support of Buy
America provisions.
This is not only a jobs issue, this is not only a safety issue, it is
a homeland security issue. We must maintain a vibrant and strong
domestic steel fabrication industry. We must not allow entities to
circumvent the intent of the Buy America provision.
This resolution helps the sense of the Congress clarify that intent,
and I urge its passage.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird).
The amendment was agreed to.
It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 printed in House
Report 108-456.
Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Holt
Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
The Chairman pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 11 offered by Mr. Holt:
At the end of title I, insert the following (and conform
the table of contents accordingly):
SEC. 1819. NEW JERSEY REGULATIONS.
Nothing in Federal law or regulation shall be construed as
preventing the State of New Jersey from prohibiting large
single trucks or twin-trailer combinations from using
highways on the Interstate System, the New Jersey Turnpike,
and the Atlantic City Expressway in the State of New Jersey,
unless such trucks or combinations are traveling to a
terminal or making pickups or deliveries on other roads in
the State of New Jersey.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 593, the
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt).
Modification to Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Holt
Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to modify my
amendment at the desk with an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Clerk will report the modification.
The Clerk read as follows:
Modification offered by Mr. Holt to amendment No. 11:
(1) On line 4 of the amendment, strike ``large single
trucks or twin-trailer combinations'' and insert ``trucks
that are specifically allowed by Federal law to travel on the
national network''.
(2) On line 5 of the amendment, strike ``Interstate
System'' and insert ``national network''.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the modification of
the amendment?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, reserving the right to object, under my
reservation may I inquire of our Chair whether the majority has seen
the language.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from Alaska.
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, we have not seen the language yet
as far as the amendment. It is my indication I do not think we are
going to object, but I would like to be able to read the language
first. I do not think we have any objections to it.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. OBERSTAR. Further reserving the right to object, I yield to the
gentleman from Wisconsin.
Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding that the gentleman
did misdraft the original amendment. We are still going to oppose the
amendment as redrafted on the merits, but extend him the courtesy of
correcting his drafting error.
Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is there objection to the modification
offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt)?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The amendment is modified.
The gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Holt) is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I appreciate the courtesy so we can at least consider the perfected
form of this amendment.
The need for my amendment is precipitated by a recent court decision
that would lift a ban that has been in effect in the State of New
Jersey since 1999 that restricts the roads on which the very wide 102-
inch or wider trucks travel.
And this amendment would uphold current restrictions and current
policy, maintain current policy and, thus, by extension, affirm the
right of States to regulate the super-sized trucks on roads that are
not part of the national network.
In 1999 the then Secretary of Transportation and his associate at the
Federal Highway Administration, the administrator, in writing and in
person with Members of Congress and concerned State and local
officials, categorically affirmed that, quote, ``nothing in Federal law
or regulation would prevent New Jersey from banning large single or
twin-trailer combinations from the subject routes unless they were
traveling to a terminal or making pick ups or deliveries on these
routes.''
And with that clarification, the State of New Jersey, the former
Governor, Governor Whitman, subsequently adopted new limitations on
what roads large trucks may and may not use.
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