S.2720 - Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Introduced 06/13/2000) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 106-309 |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 06/15/2000 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (S. 2720 consideration: CR S5280) (All Actions) |
| Notes: | For further action, see H.R. 4475, which became Public Law 106-346. |
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Placed on Calendar Senate (06/13/2000)
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[S. 2720 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 596
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2720
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 13, 2000
Mr. Shelby, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes,
namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Immediate Office of the Secretary
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary,
$1,800,000.
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary
For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy
Secretary, $500,000.
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
$9,000,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy, $2,500,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International
Affairs
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Aviation and International Affairs, $7,000,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to
this appropriation up to $1,250,000 in funds received in user fees.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Budget and Programs, $6,500,000, including not to exceed $60,000 for
allocation within the Department for official reception and
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided, That
not more than $15,000 of the official reception and representation
funds shall be available for obligation prior to January 20, 2001.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Governmental Affairs, $2,000,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration, $17,800,000.
Office of Public Affairs
For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, $1,500,000.
Executive Secretariat
For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $1,181,000.
Board of Contract Appeals
For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, $496,000.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization, $1,192,000.
Office of the Chief Information Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
Officer, $6,000,000.
Office of Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $8,000,000.
Transportation Planning, Research, and Development
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, development activities, and making
grants, to remain available until expended, $5,300,000, of which
$1,400,000 shall only be available for planning for the 2001 Special
Winter Olympics; and $2,000,000 shall only be available for the purpose
of section 228 of Public Law 106-181.
Transportation Administrative Service Center
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the
Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed
$173,278,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available to the
Department of Transportation: Provided, That such services shall be
provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation on
operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided
further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the
Department shall be transferred to the Transportation Administrative
Service Center without the approval of the agency modal administrator:
Provided further, That no assessments may be levied against any
program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act
unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved
by such Committees.
Minority Business Resource Center Program
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
not to exceed $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.
Minority Business Outreach
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center
outreach activities, $3,000,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That notwithstanding 49
U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related
to any mode of transportation.
COAST GUARD
Operating Expenses
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed five
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments pursuant to
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and
section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and
recreation and welfare; $3,039,460,000, of which $641,000,000 shall be
available only for defense-related activities; and of which $25,000,000
shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be
available for pay for administrative expenses in connection with
shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for expenses
incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the
extent fees are collected from yacht owners and credited to this
appropriation: Provided further, That the Commandant shall reduce both
military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of complying
with Executive Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to $615,000
in user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 104-324
shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections in
fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for the Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or implement
any regulation that would promulgate new maritime user fees not
specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to this
account, from Federal Aviation Administration ``Operations'', not to
exceed $100,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days after
written notification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, for the purpose of providing additional funds for drug
interdiction activities and/or the Office of Intelligence and Security
activities: Provided further, That the United States Coast Guard will
reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector General $5,000,000
for costs associated with audits and investigations of all Coast Guard-
related issues and systems.
Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation,
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and
aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $407,747,660, of which
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund;
of which $145,936,660 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain
available until September 30, 2005; $41,650,000 shall be available to
acquire new aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain
available until September 30, 2003; $54,304,000 shall be available for
other equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
$68,406,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids to
navigation facilities, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
$55,151,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and benefits
and related costs, to remain available until September 30, 2002; and
$42,300,000 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems program, to remain
available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That the Commandant may
dispose of surplus real property by sale or lease and the proceeds
shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October 1,
2001: Provided further, That none of the funds provided for the
Integrated Deepwater Systems program shall be available for obligation
until the submission of a comprehensive capital investment plan for the
United States Coast Guard as required by Public Law 106-69: Provided
further, That the Commandant shall transfer $5,800,000 to the City of
Homer, Alaska, for the construction of a municipal pier and other
harbor improvements: Provided further, That the City of Homer enters
into an agreement with the United States to accommodate Coast Guard
vessels and to support Coast Guard operations at Homer, Alaska:
Provided further, That the Commandant is hereby granted the authority
to enter into a contract for the Great Lakes Icebreaker (GLIB)
Replacement which shall be funded on an incremental basis: Provided
further, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal
year 2002 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall
transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for
the United States Coast Guard which includes funding for each budget
line item for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, with total funding for
each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
Environmental Compliance and Restoration
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental
compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14,
United States Code, $16,700,000, to remain available until expended.
Alteration of Bridges
(highway trust fund)
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive
bridges, $15,500,000, to remain available until expended.
Retired Pay
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor
Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel
and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C.
ch. 55), $778,000,000.
Reserve Training
(including transfer of funds)
For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and
supplies, equipment, and services; $80,371,000: Provided, That no more
than $22,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be
transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'' or otherwise made
available to reimburse the Coast Guard for financial support of the
Coast Guard Reserve: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be used by the Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the
Coast Guard Reserves for items or activities which were not so charged
during fiscal year 1997.
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance,
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as
authorized by law, $21,320,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and used for the purposes
of this appropriation funds received from State and local governments,
other public authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for
expenses incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Operations
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not
otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities
related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for
research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities,
the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft,
subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the
public, and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 471
of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of law authorizing
the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport and airway
development or improvement, lease or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by
Public Law 104-264, $6,350,250,000, of which $4,414,869,000 shall be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which $5,039,391,000
shall be available for air traffic services program activities;
$691,979,000 shall be available for aviation regulation and
certification program activities; $138,462,000 shall be available for
civil aviation security program activities; $182,401,000 shall be
available for research and acquisition program activities; $10,000,000
shall be available for commercial space transportation program
activities; $43,000,000 shall be available for Financial Services
program activities; $49,906,000 shall be available for Human Resources
program activities; $99,347,000 shall be available for Regional
Coordination program activities; and $95,764,000 shall be available for
Staff Offices program activities: Provided, That none of the funds in
this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to
plan, finalize, or implement any regulation that would promulgate new
aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of
the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That there may be credited
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and
private sources, for expenses incurred in the provision of agency
services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air
navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of
certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station
certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major
repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for
the contract tower cost-sharing program and not less than $55,300,000
shall be for the contract tower program within the air traffic services
program activities: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter
into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization
to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new
applicants for the second career training program: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying
premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation
Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work
during the time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to
operate a manned auxiliary flight service station in the contiguous
United States: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may
be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a
multiyear lease greater than 5 years in length or greater than
$100,000,000 in value unless such lease is specifically authorized by
the Congress and appropriations have been provided to fully cover the
Federal Government's contingent liabilities: Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to sign a lease for satellite services related to
the global positioning system (GPS) wide area augmentation system until
the administrator of FAA certifies in writing to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations that FAA has conducted a lease versus buy
analysis which indicates that such lease will result in the lowest
overall cost to the agency: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the FAA Administrator may contract out the
entire function of Oceanic flight services: Provided further, That the
Secretary may transfer funds to this account, from Coast Guard
``Operating expenses'', not to exceed $100,000,000 in total for the
fiscal year, fifteen days after written notification to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, solely for the purpose of
providing additional funds for air traffic control operations and
maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security, and/or the Office
of Intelligence and Security activities: Provided further, That the
Federal Aviation Administration will reimburse the Department of
Transportation Inspector General $19,000,000 for costs associated with
audits and investigations of all aviation-related issues and systems.
Facilities and Equipment
(airport and airway trust fund)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase,
and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment as
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States
Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test
facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and
construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for
officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed
at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and
the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under
this head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
$2,656,765,000, of which $2,334,112,400 shall remain available until
September 30, 2003, and of which $322,652,600 shall remain available
until September 30, 2001: Provided, That there may be credited to this
appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities,
other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in
the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities:
Provided further, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the
fiscal year 2002 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation
shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan
for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each
budget line item for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, with total funding
for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those
years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for
the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a capital lease
agreement unless appropriations have been provided to fully cover the
Federal Government's contingent liabilities at the time the lease
agreement is signed.
Research, Engineering, and Development
(airport and airway trust fund)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,
engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle
VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of
experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or
grant, $183,343,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That
there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and
development.
Grants-in-Aid for Airports
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(airport and airway trust fund)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for
airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and
programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter
I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law
authorizing such obligations; for administration of such programs and
air traffic services program activities; for administration of programs
under section 40117; and for inspection activities and administration
of airport safety programs, including those related to airport
operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States
Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the
funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or
execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of
$3,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2001, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of
title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, not more than $173,000,000 of funds limited
under this heading shall be obligated for administration and air
traffic services program activities if such funds are necessary to
maintain aviation safety.
Grants-in-Aid for Airports
(airport and airway trust fund)
(rescission of contract authorization)
Of the unobligated balances authorized under 49 U.S.C. 48103, as
amended, $579,000,000 are rescinded.
Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with section 104 of the
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may
be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation insurance
activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Limitation on Administrative Expenses
Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal
Highway Administration not to exceed $386,657,840 shall be paid in
accordance with law from appropriations made available by this Act to
the Federal Highway Administration together with advances and
reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration:
Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be available for National Historic
Covered Bridge Preservation Program under section 1224 of Public Law
105-178, as amended, $33,588,500 shall be available for the Indian
Reservation Roads Program under section 204 of title 23, $30,046,440
shall be available for the Public Lands Highway Program under section
204 of title 23, $20,153,100 shall be available for the Park Roads and
Parkways Program under section 204 of title 23, and $2,442,800 shall be
available for the Refuge Roads program under section 204 of title 23:
Provided further, That the Federal Highway Administration will
reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector General
$10,000,000 from funds available within this limitation for costs
associated with audits and investigations of all highway-related issues
and systems.
Federal-Aid Highways
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for which are
in excess of $29,661,806,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway
safety construction programs for fiscal year 2001: Provided, That
within the $29,661,806,000 obligation limitation on Federal-aid
highways and highway safety construction programs, not more than
$437,250,000 shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs for transportation research (sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507,
and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as amended; section 5505 of
title 49, United States Code, as amended; and sections 5112 and 5204-
5209 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 2000; not more than
$25,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs for the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology
Deployment Program (section 1218 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year
2001, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available to the
Federal Railroad Administration for administrative expenses and
technical assistance in connection with such program; not more than
$31,000,000 shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (section 111 of
title 49, United States Code) for fiscal year 2001: Provided further,
That within the $218,000,000 obligation limitation on Intelligent
Transportation Systems, the following sums shall be made available for
Intelligent Transportation System projects in the following specified
areas:
Calhoun County, MI................................... $500,000
Wayne County, MI..................................... 1,500,000
Southeast Michigan................................... 1,000,000
Indiana Statewide (SAFE-T)........................... 1,500,000
Salt Lake City (Olympic Games)....................... 2,000,000
State of New Mexico.................................. 1,500,000
Santa Teresa, NM..................................... 1,000,000
State of Missouri (Rural)............................ 1,000,000
Springfield-Branson, MO.............................. 1,500,000
Kansas City, MO...................................... 2,500,000
Inglewood, CA........................................ 1,200,000
Lewis & Clark trail, MT.............................. 1,250,000
State of Montana..................................... 1,500,000
Fort Collins, CO..................................... 2,000,000
Arapahoe County, CO.................................. 1,000,000
I-70 West project, CO................................ 1,000,000
I-81 Safety Corridor, VA............................. 1,000,000
Aquidneck Island, RI................................. 750,000
Hattiesburg, MS...................................... 1,000,000
Jackson, MS.......................................... 1,000,000
Fargo, ND............................................ 1,000,000
Moscow, ID........................................... 1,750,000
State of Ohio........................................ 2,500,000
State of Connecticut................................. 3,000,000
Illinois Statewide................................... 2,000,000
Charlotte, NC........................................ 1,250,000
Nashville, TN........................................ 1,000,000
State of Tennessee................................... 2,600,000
Spokane, WA.......................................... 1,000,000
Bellingham, WA....................................... 700,000
Puget Sound Regional Fare Coordination............... 2,000,000
Bay County, FL....................................... 1,000,000
Iowa statewide (traffic enforcement)................. 3,000,000
State of Nebraska.................................... 2,600,000
State of North Carolina.............................. 3,000,000
South Carolina statewide............................. 2,000,000
San Antonio, TX...................................... 200,000
Beaumont, TX......................................... 300,000
Corpus Christi, TX (vehicle dispatching)............. 1,500,000
Williamson County/Round Rock, TX..................... 500,000
Austin, TX........................................... 500,000
Texas Border Phase I Houston, TX..................... 1,000,000
Oklahoma statewide................................... 2,000,000
Vermont statewide.................................... 1,000,000
Vermont rural ITS.................................... 1,500,000
State of Wisconsin................................... 3,600,000
Tucson, AZ........................................... 2,500,000
Cargo Mate, NJ....................................... 1,000,000
New Jersey regional integration/TRANSCOM............. 4,000,000
State of Kentucky.................................... 2,000,000
State of Maryland.................................... 4,000,000
Sacramento to Reno, I-80 corridor.................... 200,000
Washoe County, NV.................................... 200,000
North Las Vegas, NV.................................. 1,800,000
Delaware statewide................................... 1,000,000
North Central Pennsylvania........................... 1,500,000
Delaware River Port Authority........................ 3,500,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission..................... 3,000,000
Huntsville, AL....................................... 2,000,000
Tuscaloosa/Muscle Shoals............................. 3,000,000
Automated crash notification system, UAB............. 2,000,000
Oregon statewide..................................... 1,500,000
Alaska statewide..................................... 4,200,000
South Dakota commercial vehicle ITS.................. 1,500,000:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 as amended,
funds authorized under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, for
fiscal year 2001 shall be apportioned based on each State's percentage
share of funding provided for under section 105 of title 23, United
States Code, for fiscal year 2001. Of the funds to be apportioned under
section 110 for fiscal year 2001, the Secretary shall ensure that such
funds are apportioned for the Interstate Maintenance program, the
National Highway system program, the bridge program, the surface
transportation program, and the congestion mitigation and air quality
program in the same ratio that each State is apportioned funds for such
program in fiscal year 2001 but for this section.
Federal-Aid Highways
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(highway trust fund)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code,
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the National
Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not
otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended pursuant
to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $28,000,000,000 or so much thereof
as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to
remain available until expended.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
motor carrier safety
limitation on administrative expenses
For necessary expenses for administration of motor carrier safety
programs and motor carrier safety research, pursuant to section 104(a)
of title 23, United States Code, not to exceed $92,194,000 shall be
paid in accordance with law from appropriations made available by this
Act to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, together with
advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration: Provided, That such amounts shall be available
to carry out the functions and operations of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration.
National Motor Carrier Safety Program
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
31102, $177,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to
remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in
this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $177,000,000 for
``Motor Carrier Safety Grants''.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Operations and Research
(highway trust fund)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary,
with respect to traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 of title
49, United States Code, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United
States Code, $107,876,000 of which $77,670,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
by this Act may be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or
implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations any requirement pertaining to a grading
standard that is different from the three grading standards (treadwear,
traction, and temperature resistance) already in effect: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act may be
obligated or expended to purchase a vehicle to conduct New Car
Assessment Program crash testing at a price that exceeds the
manufacturer's suggested retail price: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended to
plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would add the static
stability factor to the New Car Assessment Program until the National
Academy of Sciences reports to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not later than nine months after the date of enactment
of this Act that the static stability factor is a scientifically valid
measurement and presents practical, useful information to the public; a
comparison of the static stability factor test versus a test with
rollover metrics based on dynamic driving conditions that induce
rollover events; and the validity of the NHTSA proposed system for
placing its rollover rating information on the web compared to making
rollover information available at the point of sale.
Operations and Research
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until expended, $72,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2001 are in
excess of $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.
National Driver Register
(highway trust fund)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary
with respect to the National Driver Register under chapter 303 of title
49, United States Code, $2,000,000, to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.
Highway Traffic Safety Grants
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(limitation on obligations)
(highway trust fund)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402,
405, 410, and 411 to remain available until expended, $213,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of
programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2001, are in
excess of $213,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402,
405, 410, and 411 of which $155,000,000 shall be for ``Highway Safety
Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 402, $13,000,000 shall be for ``Occupant
Protection Incentive Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 405, $36,000,000 shall be
for ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C.
410, $9,000,000 shall be for the ``State Highway Safety Data Grants''
under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That none of these funds shall
be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for
office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private buildings
or structures: Provided further, That not to exceed $7,750,000 of the
funds made available for section 402, not to exceed $650,000 of the
funds made available for section 405, not to exceed $1,800,000 of the
funds made available for section 410, and not to exceed $450,000 of the
funds made available for section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for
administering highway safety grants under chapter 4 of title 23, United
States Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds
made available for section 410 ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available for technical assistance to
the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Safety and Operations
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not
otherwise provided for, $99,390,000, of which $4,957,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That, as part of the Washington
Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments on such deed
of trust on the Secretary's behalf, including payments on and after
September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive such
payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation,
credit them to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust,
and make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: Provided
further, That such additional sums as may be necessary for payment on
the first deed of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from
unobligated balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration,
to be reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation: Provided further, That the Federal Railroad
Administration will reimburse the Department of Transportation
Inspector General $1,500,000 for costs associated with audits and
investigations of all rail-related issues and systems.
Railroad Research and Development
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
$24,725,000, to remain available until expended.
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of
1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times
as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511
through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such
guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That pursuant to
section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan
guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit
risk premium during fiscal year 2001.
Next Generation High-Speed Rail
For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed Rail
program as authorized under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, $24,900,000, to
remain available until expended.
Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
Alaska Railroad, $20,000,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation and
improvements benefiting its passenger operations, to remain available
until expended.
West Virginia Rail Development
For capital costs associated with track, signal, and crossover
rehabilitation and improvements on the MARC Brunswick line in West
Virginia, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a),
$521,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
Secretary shall not obligate more than $208,400,000 prior to September
30, 2001.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Expenses
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit
Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United
States Code, $12,800,000: Provided, That no more than $64,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided
further, That the Federal Transit Administration will reimburse the
Department of Transportation Inspector General $3,000,000 for costs
associated with audits and investigations of all transit-related issues
and systems
Formula Grants
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308, 5310,
5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105-178, $669,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than
$3,345,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these
purposes.
University Transportation Research
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, $1,200,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000
of budget authority shall be available for these purposes.
Transit Planning and Research
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, 5305,
5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, $22,200,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That no more than $110,000,000 of
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided
further, That $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation
assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to carry out
programs under the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315);
$8,250,000 is available to carry out transit cooperative research
programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)), of which $3,000,000 is available for
transit-related research conducted by the Great Cities Universities
research consortia; $52,113,600 is available for metropolitan planning
(49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305); $10,886,400 is available for State
planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $29,500,000 is available for the
national planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 5314): Provided
further, That of the total budget authority made available for the
national planning and research program, the Federal Transit
Administration shall provide the following amounts for the projects and
activities listed below:
Mid-America Regional Council coordinated transit $750,000
planning, Kansas City metro area.
Sacramento Area Council of Governments regional air 250,000
quality planning and coordination study.
Salt Lake Olympics Committee multimodal 1,200,000
transportation planning.
West Virginia University fuel cell technology 1,000,000
institute propulsion and ITS testing.
University of Rhode Island, Kingston traffic 150,000
congestion
study.
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority regional 350,000
transit study.
Trans-lake Washington land use effectiveness and 450,000
enhancement review.
State of Vermont electric vehicle transit 500,000
demonstration.
Acadia Island, Maine explorer transit system 150,000
experimental pilot program.
Center for Composites Manufacturing.................. 950,000
Southern Nevada air quality study.................... 800,000
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority advanced 3,000,000
propulsion control system.
Fairbanks extreme temperature clean fuels research... 800,000
National Transit Database............................ 2,500,000
Safety and Security.................................. 6,100,000
National Rural Transit Assistance Program............ 750,000
Mississippi State University bus service expansion 100,000
plan.
Bus Rapid Transit administration, data collection and 1,000,000
analysis.
Project ACTION....................................... 3,000,000
Trust Fund Share of Expenses
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(highway trust fund)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of
obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5303-5308, 5310-5315,
5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and 3038 of Public
Law 105-178, $5,016,600,000, to remain available until expended, and to
be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund:
Provided, That $2,676,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit
Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, That
$87,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's
transit planning and research account: Provided further, That
$51,200,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's
administrative expenses account: Provided further, That $4,800,000
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's university
transportation research account: Provided further, That $80,000,000
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's job access and
reverse commute grants program: Provided further, That $2,116,800,000
shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administration's capital
investment grants account.
Capital Investment Grants
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309, 5318, and
5327, $529,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
no more than $2,646,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for
these purposes: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there shall be available for fixed guideway
modernization, $1,058,400,000; there shall be available for the
replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related
equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities, $529,200,000;
and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems
$1,058,400,000: Provided further, That, within the total funds provided
for buses and bus-related facilities to carry out 49 U.S.C. section
5309, the following projects shall be considered eligible for these
funds: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration shall, not later than February 1, 2001, individually
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the
recommended grant funding levels for the respective projects, from the
bus and bus-related facilities projects listed in the accompanying
Senate report: Provided further, That within the total funds provided
for new fixed guideway systems to carry out 49 U.S.C. section 5309, the
following projects shall be considered eligible for these funds:
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Transit
Administration shall, not later than February 1, 2001, individually
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the
recommended grant funding levels for the respective projects.
The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing
systems are eligible to receive funding for final design and
construction:
2002 Winter Olympics spectator transportation systems and
facilities;
Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
Atlanta-MARTA North Line extension completion;
Austin Capital Metro Light Rail;
Baltimore Central Light Rail double tracking;
Boston North-South Rail Link;
Boston-South Boston Piers Transitway;
Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail line;
Charlotte North-South Transitway project;
Chicago METRA commuter rail consolidated request;
Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood Brown Line capacity
expansion;
Chicago Transit Authority Douglas Blue Line;
Clark County, Nevada RTC fixed guideway project;
Cleveland Euclid Corridor improvement project;
Dallas Area Rapid Transit North Central light rail;
Denver Southeast corridor project;
Denver Southwest corridor project;
Fort Lauderdale Tri-County commuter rail project;
Fort Worth Railtran corridor commuter rail project;
Galveston Rail Trolley extension;
Girdwood to Wasilla, Alaska commuter rail project;
Houston Metro Regional Bus Plan;
Kansas City Southtown corridor;
Little Rock, Arkansas River Rail project;
Long Island Rail Road East Side access project;
Los Angeles Mid-city and Eastside corridors;
Los Angeles North Hollywood extension;
MARC expansion projects--Penn-Camden lines connector and
midday storage facility;
MARC-Brunswick line in West Virginia, signal and crossover
improvements;
Memphis Medical Center extension project;
Minneapolis-Twin Cities Transitways corridor projects;
Nashua, New Hampshire to Lowell, Massachusetts commuter
rail;
Nashville regional commuter rail;
New Jersey Hudson-Bergen Light Rail;
New Orleans Canal Street Streetcar corridor project;
New Orleans Desire Street corridor project;
Newark-Elizabeth rail link;
Oceanside-Escondido, California light rail;
Orange County, California transitway project;
Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA Schuylkill Valley metro project;
Phoenix metropolitan area transit project;
Pittsburgh North Shore-central business district corridor
project;
Pittsburgh Stage II Light Rail transit;
Portland Interstate MAX light rail transit;
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill regional rail service;
Rhode Island-Pawtucket and T.F. Green commuter rail and
maintenance facility;
Sacramento south corridor light rail extension;
Salt Lake City-University light rail line;
Salt Lake City North/South light rail project;
Salt Lake-Ogden-Provo regional commuter rail;
San Bernardino MetroLink;
San Diego Mission Valley East light rail;
San Francisco BART extension to the airport project;
San Jose Tasman West light rail project;
San Juan-Tren Urbano;
Seattle-Sound Transit Central Link light rail project;
Seattle-Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail project;
Spokane-South Valley Corridor light rail project;
St. Louis Metrolink Cross County connector;
St. Louis/St. Clair County Metrolink light rail extension;
Stamford Urban Transitway, Connecticut;
Tampa Bay regional rail project;
Washington Metro Blue Line-Largo extension;
West Trenton, New Jersey rail project.
The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing
systems are eligible to receive funding for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering:
Albuquerque/Greater Albuquerque mass transit project;
Atlanta-MARTA West Line extension study;
Ballston, Virginia Metro access improvements;
Baltimore regional rail transit system;
Birmingham, Alabama transit corridor;
Boston Urban Ring;
Burlington-Bennington, Vermont commuter rail project;
Calais, Maine Branch Line regional transit program;
Colorado/Eagle Airport to Avon light rail system;
Colorado/Roaring Fork Valley rail project;
Columbus-Central Ohio Transit Authority north corridor;
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Southeast Corridor Light Rail;
Des Moines commuter rail;
Detroit Metropolitan Airport light rail project;
Draper, West Jordan, West Valley City and Sandy City, Utah
light rail extensions;
Dulles Corridor, Virginia innovative intermodal system;
El Paso/Juarez People mover system;
Fort Worth trolley system;
Harrisburg-Lancaster capital area transit corridor 1
regional light rail;
Hollister/Gilroy Branch Line extension;
Honolulu bus rapid transit;
Houston advanced transit program;
Indianapolis Northeast-Downtown corridor project;
Johnson County, Kansas I-35 Commuter Rail Project;
Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail extension;
Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Corridor;
Los Angeles San Diego LOSSAN corridor project;
Massachusetts North Shore Corridor project;
Miami south busway extension;
New Orleans commuter rail from Airport to downtown;
New York City 2nd Avenue Subway study;
Northern Indiana south shore commuter rail;
Northwest New Jersey-Northeast Pennsylvania passenger rail
project;
Potomac Yards, Virginia transit study;
Philadelphia SEPTA Cross County Metro;
Portland, Maine marine highway program;
San Francisco BART to Livermore extension;
San Francisco MUNI 3rd Street light rail extension;
Santa Fe-Eldorado rail link project;
Stockton, California Altamont commuter rail project;
Vasona light rail corridor;
Virginia Railway Express commuter rail;
Whitehall ferry terminal project;
Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit connector; and
Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail:
Provided further, That funds made available under the heading ``Capital
Investment Grants'' in Division A, Section 101(g) of Public Law 105-277
for the ``Colorado-North Front Range corridor feasibility study'' are
to be made available for ``Colorado-Eagle Airport to Avon light rail
system feasibility study''; and that funds made available in Public Law
106-69 under ``Capital Investment Grants'' for buses and bus-related
facilities that were designated for projects numbered 14 and 20 shall
be made available to the State of Alabama for buses and bus-related
facilities.
Discretionary Grants
(liquidation of contract authorization)
(highway trust fund)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of previous
obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5338(b), $350,000,000,
to remain available until expended and to be derived from the Mass
Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.
Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the Federal
Transit Act of 1998, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That no more than $100,000,000 of budget authority shall be
available for these purposes.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and
borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current
fiscal year.
Operations and Maintenance
(harbor maintenance trust fund)
For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of those
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained by the
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $12,400,000, to be
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law
99-662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
Research and Special Programs
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Research
and Special Programs Administration, $34,370,000, of which $645,000
shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and of which $4,201,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That up to
$1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited
in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided
further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be
available until expended, funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for
expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and
dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of
hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.
Pipeline Safety
(pipeline safety fund)
(oil spill liability trust fund)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the
pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$43,144,000, of which $8,750,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30,
2003; of which $31,894,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, of which $24,432,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2003; and of which $2,500,000 shall be derived from amounts previously
collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301: Provided, That amounts previously
collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301 shall be available for damage
prevention grants to States.
Emergency Preparedness Grants
(emergency preparedness fund)
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), $200,000, to
be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available
until September 30, 2003: Provided, That not more than $13,227,000
shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2001 from amounts
made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): Provided further, That
none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall
be made available for obligation by individuals other than the
Secretary of Transportation, or his designee: Provided further, That
the deadline for the submission of registration statements and the
accompanying registration and processing fees for the July 1, 2000 to
June 30, 2001 registration year described under sections 107.608,
107.612, and 107.616 of the Department of Transportation's final rule
docket number RSPA-99-5137 is amended to not later than September 30.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General to carry
out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$49,000,000 of which $38,500,000 shall be derived from transfers of
funds from the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation
Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal
Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board,
including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $17,000,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $954,000
from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation
Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections
and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading.
TITLE II
RELATED AGENCIES
ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
Salaries and Expenses
For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $4,795,000: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to
this appropriation funds received for publications and training
expenses.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902)
$59,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official
reception and representation expenses.
TITLE III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including transfers of funds)
Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations
to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance
and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating
in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms, or
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001 pay
raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.
Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditures by the
Federal Aviation Administration shall be available: (1) except as
otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation
Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the
Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are
unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents; and
(2) for transportation of said dependents between schools serving the
area that they attend and their places of residence when the Secretary,
under such regulations as may be prescribed, determines that such
schools are not accessible by public means of transportation on a
regular basis.
Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department
of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
salaries and expenses of more than 104 political and Presidential
appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, That none of
the personnel covered by this provision or political and Presidential
appointees in an independent agency funded in this Act may be assigned
on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation or such
independent agency.
Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
herein.
Sec. 308. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 309. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act
shall disseminate driver's license personal information as defined in
18 U.S.C. 2725(3) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section
or motor vehicle records as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) for any use
not permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
(b) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall
disseminate a person's driver's license photograph, social security
number, and medical or disability information from a motor vehicle
record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) without the express consent of
the person to whom such information pertains, except for uses permitted
under 18 U.S.C. 2721(1), 2721(4), 2721(6), and 2721(9): Provided, That
subsection (b) shall not in any way affect the use of organ donation
information on an individual's driver's license or affect the
administration of organ donation initiatives in the States.
Sec. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of Transportation
shall--
(1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for
Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown
authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
for the highway use tax evasion program, and amounts provided
under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, excluding
$128,752,000 pursuant to subsection (e) of section 110 of title
23, as amended, and for the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics;
(2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation
for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated
balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid highways
and highway safety programs for the previous fiscal year the
funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
(3) determine the ratio that--
(A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
Highways 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 highways 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 limitation for Federal-aid
Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 117 of title 23, United
States Code (relating to high priority projects program),
section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of
1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995,
and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of
title 23, United States Code (relating to minimum guarantee) so
that the 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 limitation provided for
Federal-aid Highways 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 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 limitation provided for
Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under
paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highways 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 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.
(b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation
limitation for Federal-aid Highways 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 the day before the date of the enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and (8) under section
105 of title 23, United States Code (but, only in an amount equal to
$639,000,000 for such fiscal year).
(c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Secretary shall after August 1 for such fiscal year
revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under
subsection (a) if a State will not obligate the amount distributed
during that fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those
States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously
distributed during that fiscal year giving priority to those States
having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections
104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, section 160 (as in effect
on the day before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and under section
1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
1943-1945).
(d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
Research Programs.--The obligation limitation shall apply to
transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 of title
23, United States Code, except that obligation authority made available
for such programs under such limitation shall remain available for a
period of 3 fiscal years.
(e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later than 30
days after the date of the distribution of obligation limitation under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds:
(1) that are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for
Federal-aid highways programs (other than the program under section 160
of title 23, United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I of
chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and highway-related
programs under chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code; 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 (a)(6). The funds
so distributed shall be available for any purposes described in section
133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
(f) Special Rule.--Obligation limitation distributed for a fiscal
year under subsection (a)(4) of this section for a section set forth in
subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used 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.
Sec. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the
Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under
49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any
other authority previously made available for obligation.
Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement
section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to plan,
finalize, or implement regulations that would establish a vessel
traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa
Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic
Separation Scheme.
Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports may
transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) instrument landing systems (along with associated approach
lighting equipment and runway visual range equipment) which conform to
FAA design and performance specifications, the purchase of which was
assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport development aid
program or airport improvement program grant. The Federal Aviation
Administration shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter be
operated and maintained by FAA in accordance with agency criteria.
Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to award
a multiyear contract for production end items that: (1) includes
economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in
excess of $10,000,000 in any 1 year of the contract; (2) includes a
cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of
obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the Government's
liability; or (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under
the contract during the second and subsequent years of the contract
without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds:
Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a contract in which
the Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not buying
additional systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract
requirements.
Sec. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except
for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made available by this
Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment grants''
for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports
accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2003, and other
recoveries, shall be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C.
5309.
Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
appropriated before October 1, 2000, under any section of chapter 53 of
title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure may
be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation
heading for any such section.
Sec. 318. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate
in excess of 320 technical staff-years under the federally funded
research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development
during fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation
Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by $53,430,000,
which limits fiscal year 2001 TASC obligational authority for elements
of the Department of Transportation funded in this Act to no more than
$119,848,000: Provided, That such reductions from the budget request
shall be allocated by the Department of Transportation to each
appropriations account in proportion to the amount included in each
account for the Transportation Administrative Service Center. In
addition to the funds limited in this Act, $54,963,000 shall be
available for section 1069(y) of Public Law 102-240.
Sec. 320. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration,
Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited
respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's ``Federal-Aid
Highways'' account, the Federal Transit Administration's ``Transit
Planning and Research'' account, and to the Federal Railroad
Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, except for State
rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
20105.
Sec. 321. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry boats or
ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be
used to construct new vessels and facilities, to provide passenger
ferryboat service, or to improve existing vessels and facilities,
including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of such
vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities.
Sec. 322. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for
necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111 may be credited
to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the
Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to
the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
construction.
Sec. 323. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the absence of
express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to
pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegraph, telephone,
letter, printed or written material, radio, television, video
presentation, electronic communications, or other device, intended or
designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress or of a State
legislature to favor or oppose by vote or otherwise, any legislation or
appropriation by Congress or a State legislature after the introduction
of any bill or resolution in Congress proposing such legislation or
appropriation, or after the introduction of any bill or resolution in a
State legislature proposing such legislation or appropriation:
Provided, That this shall not prevent officers or employees of the
Department of Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act
from communicating to Members of Congress or to Congress, on the
request of any Member, or to members of State legislature, or to a
State legislature, through the proper official channels, requests for
legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the
efficient conduct of business.
Sec. 324. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available in this
Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with the Buy American Act
(41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
(b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In
the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to
be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds
made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the
assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products
to the greatest extent practicable.
(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing
financial assistance using funds made available in this Act,
the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient
of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
paragraph (1) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 325. Not to exceed $1,500,000 of the funds provided in this
Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the
necessary expenses of advisory committees: Provided, That this
limitation shall not apply to advisory committees established for the
purpose of conducting negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the
Negotiated Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. 561-570a, or the Coast Guard's
advisory council on roles and missions.
Sec. 326. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and
other funds received by the Department from travel management centers,
charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and
miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the
Department and allocated to elements of the Department using fair and
equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until December 31,
2001.
Sec. 327. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or
regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the
issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to
redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of
an amount determined by the Secretary.
Sec. 328. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform Council
authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, $495,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That the duties of the
Amtrak Reform Council described in section 203(g)(1) of Public Law 105-
134 shall include the identification of Amtrak routes which are
candidates for closure or realignment, based on performance rankings
developed by Amtrak which incorporate information on each route's fully
allocated costs and ridership on core intercity passenger service, and
which assume, for purposes of closure or realignment candidate
identification, that Federal subsidies for Amtrak will decline over the
4-year period from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2002: Provided
further, That these closure or realignment recommendations shall be
included in the Amtrak Reform Council's annual report to the Congress
required by section 203(h) of Public Law 105-134.
Sec. 329. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer
funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided, That no
appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more than 12 percent
by all such transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer shall
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations.
Sec. 330. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for
activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program during
fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 331. Section 3038(e) of Public Law 105-178 is amended by
striking ``50'' and inserting ``90''.
Sec. 332. The Secretary of Transportation shall execute a
demonstration program, to be conducted for a period not to exceed
eighteen months, of the ``fractional ownership'' concept in performing
administrative support flight missions, the purpose of which would be
to determine whether cost savings, as well as increased operational
flexibility and aircraft availability, can be realized through the use
by the government of the commercial fractional ownership concept or
report to the Committee the reason for not conducting such an
evaluation: Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure the competitive
selection for this demonstration of a fractional ownership concept
which provides a suite of aircraft capable of meeting the Department's
varied needs, and that the Secretary shall ensure the demonstration
program encompasses a significant and representative portion of the
Department's administrative support missions (to include those
performed by the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, whose aircraft are
currently operated by the FAA): Provided further, That the Secretary
shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on
results of this evaluation of the fractional ownership concept in the
performance of the administrative support mission no later than twelve
months after final passage of this Act or within 60 days of enactment
of this Act if the Secretary decides not to conduct such a
demonstration for evaluation including an explanation for such a
decision and proposed statutory language to exempt the Department of
Transportation from Office of Management and Budget guidelines
regarding the use of aircraft.
Sec. 333. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make a grant
unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations not less than three full business days
before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full funding
grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the
department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary
grant program of the Federal Highway Administration other than the
emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the
Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of the Federal
Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway
modernization programs: Provided, That no notification shall involve
funds that are not available for obligation.
Sec. 334. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(72) Wilmington Downtown transit corridor.
``(73) Honolulu Bus Rapid Transit project.''.
Sec. 335. None of the funds appropriated or made available by this
Act or any other Act or hereafter shall be used (1) to consider or
adopt any proposed rule or proposed amendment to a rule contained in
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on April 24, 2000 (Docket No.
FMCSA-97-2350-953), (2) to consider or adopt any rule or amendment to a
rule similar in substance to a proposed rule or proposed amendment to a
rule contained in such Notice, or (3) if any such proposed rule or
proposed amendment to a rule has been adopted prior to enactment of
this Section, to enforce such rule or amendment to a rule.
Sec. 336. Section 1023(h) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Over-the-Road
Buses and'' before ``Public'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``to any vehicle which''
and inserting the following: ``to--
``(A) any over-the-road bus; or
``(B) any vehicle that''; and
(3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Study and report concerning applicability of maximum
axle weight limitations to over-the-road buses and public
transit vehicles.--
``(A) Study and report.--Not later than July 31,
2002, the Secretary shall conduct a study of, and
submit to Congress a report on, the maximum axle weight
limitations applicable to vehicles using the Dwight D.
Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways established under section 127 of title 23,
United States Code, or under State law, as the
limitations apply to over-the-road buses and public
transit vehicles.
``(B) Determination of applicability of vehicle
weight limitations.--
``(i) In general.--The report shall
include--
``(I) a determination concerning
how the requirements of section 127 of
that title should be applied to over-
the-road buses and public transit
vehicles; and
``(II) short-term and long-term
recommendations concerning the
applicability of those requirements.
``(ii) Considerations.--In making the
determination described in clause (i)(I), the
Secretary shall consider--
``(I) vehicle design standards;
``(II) statutory and regulatory
requirements, including--
``(aa) the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
``(bb) the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
``(cc) motor vehicle safety
standards prescribed under
chapter 301 of title 49, United
States Code; and
``(III)(aa) the availability of
lightweight materials suitable for use
in the manufacture of over-the-road
buses;
``(bb) the cost of those
lightweight materials relative to the
cost of heavier materials in use as of
the date of the determination; and
``(cc) any safety or design
considerations relating to the use of
those materials.
``(C) Analysis of means of encouraging development
and manufacture of lightweight buses.--The report shall
include an analysis of, and recommendations concerning,
means to be considered to encourage the development and
manufacture of lightweight buses, including an analysis
of--
``(i) potential procurement incentives for
public transit authorities to encourage the
purchase of lightweight public transit vehicles
using grants from the Federal Transit
Administration; and
``(ii) potential tax incentives for
manufacturers and private operators to
encourage the purchase of lightweight over-the-
road buses.
``(D) Analysis of consideration in rulemakings of
additional vehicle weight.--The report shall include an
analysis of, and recommendations concerning, whether
Congress should require that each rulemaking by an
agency of the Federal Government that affects the
design or manufacture of motor vehicles consider--
``(i) the weight that would be added to the
vehicle by implementation of the proposed rule;
``(ii) the effect that the added weight
would have on pavement wear; and
``(iii) the resulting cost to the Federal
Government and State and local governments.
``(E) Cost-benefit analysis.--The report shall
include an analysis relating to the axle weight of
over-the-road buses that compares--
``(i) the costs of the pavement wear caused
by over-the-road buses; with
``(ii) the benefits of the over-the-road
bus industry to the environment, the economy,
and the transportation system of the United
States.
``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Over-the-road bus.--The term `over-the-road
bus' has the meaning given the term in section 301 of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12181).
``(B) Public transit vehicle.--The term `public
transit vehicle' means a vehicle described in paragraph
(1)(B).''.
Sec. 337. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used
to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the
purpose of implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the
Kyoto Protocol which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan
at the Third Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted to the
Senate for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II,
section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and which has
not entered into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol.
Sec. 338. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who
prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's
Budget submission to the Congress of the United States for programs
under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies that assumes revenues
or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees
proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission
of the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which additional
spending reductions should occur in the event the users fees proposals
are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of
conference for the fiscal year 2001 appropriations Act.
Sec. 339. In addition to the authority provided in section 636 of
the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations
Act, 1997, as included in Public Law 104-208, title I, section 101(f),
as amended, beginning in fiscal year 2001 and thereafter, amounts
appropriated for salaries and expenses for the Department of
Transportation may be used to reimburse an employee whose position is
that of safety inspector for not to exceed one-half the costs incurred
by such employee for professional liability insurance. Any payment
under this section shall be contingent upon the submission of such
information or documentation as the Department may require.
Sec. 340. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or
adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide
to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building
construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport
sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control,
air navigation or weather reporting. The prohibition of funds in this
section does not apply to negotiations between the Agency and airport
sponsors to achieve agreement on ``below-market'' rates for these items
or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land
without cost to the FAA for ATC facilities.
Sec. 341. None of the funds provided in this Act or prior
Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction, and
Improvements shall be available after the fifteenth day of any quarter
of any fiscal year beginning after December 31, 1999, unless the
Commandant of the Coast Guard first submits a quarterly report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all major Coast Guard
acquisition projects including projects executed for the Coast Guard by
the United States Navy and vessel traffic service projects: Provided,
That such reports shall include an acquisition schedule, estimated
current and year funding requirements, and a schedule of anticipated
obligations and outlays for each major acquisition project: Provided
further, That such reports shall rate on a relative scale the cost
risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated with each
acquisition project and include a table detailing unobligated balances
to date and anticipated unobligated balances at the close of the fiscal
year and the close of the following fiscal year should the
Administration's pending budget request for the acquisition,
construction, and improvements account be fully funded: Provided
further, That such reports shall also provide abbreviated information
on the status of shore facility construction and renovation projects:
Provided further, That all information submitted in such reports shall
be current as of the last day of the preceding quarter.
Sec. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in
fiscal year 2004, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of the amount
required to be apportioned for Federal-aid highways to any State under
each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23,
United States Code, if a State is not eligible for assistance under
section 163(a) of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and
beginning in fiscal year 2005, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the
Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to be
apportioned for Federal-aid highways to any State under each of
paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of title 23, United
States Code, if a State is not eligible for assistance under section
163(a) of title 23, United States Code. If within three years from the
date that the apportionment for any State is reduced in accordance with
this subsection the Secretary determines that such State is eligible
for assistance under section 163(a) of chapter 1 of title 23, United
States Code, the apportionment of such State shall be increased by an
amount equal to such reduction. If at the end of such three-year
period, any State remains ineligible for assistance under section
163(a) of title 23, United States Code, any amounts so withheld shall
lapse.
Sec. 343. Conveyance of Airport Property to an Institution of
Higher Education in Oklahoma. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58
Stat. 765, chapter 479; 50 U.S.C. App. 1622 et seq.), and subject to
the requirements of this section, the Secretary (or the appropriate
Federal officer) may waive, without charge, any of the terms contained
in any deed of conveyance described in subsection (b) that restrict the
use of any land described in such a deed that, as of the date of
enactment of this Act, is not being used for the operation of an
airport or for air traffic. A waiver made under the preceding sentence
shall be deemed to be consistent with the requirements of section 47153
of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Deed of Conveyance.--A deed of conveyance referred to in
subsection (a) is a deed of conveyance issued by the United States
before the date of enactment of this Act for the conveyance of lands to
a public institution of higher education in Oklahoma.
(c) Use of Lands Subject to Waiver.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the lands subject to a waiver under subsection (a) shall
not be subject to any term, condition, reservation, or
restriction that would otherwise apply to that land as a result
of the conveyance of that land by the United States to the
institution of higher education.
(2) Use of revenues.--An institution of higher education
that is issued a waiver under subsection (a) shall use revenues
derived from the use, operation, or disposal of that land--
(A) for the airport; and
(B) to the extent that funds remain available, for
weather-related and educational purposes that primarily
benefit aviation.
(d) Condition.--An institution of higher education that is issued a
waiver under subsection (a), shall agree that, in leasing or conveying
any interest in land to which the deed of conveyance described in
subsection (b) relates, the institution will receive an amount that is
equal to the fair lease value or the fair market value, as the case may
be, as determined pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary.
(e) Grants.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, if an institution of higher education that is subject to a
waiver under subsection (a) received financial assistance in
the form of a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration or
a predecessor agency before the date of enactment of this Act,
then the Secretary may waive the repayment of the outstanding
amount of any grant that the institution of higher education
would otherwise be required to pay.
(2) Eligibility to receive subsequent grants.--Nothing in
paragraph (1) shall affect the eligibility of an institution of
higher education that is subject to that paragraph from
receiving grants from the Secretary under chapter 471 of title
49, United States Code, or under any other provision of law
relating to financial assistance provided through the Federal
Aviation Administration.
Sec. 344. Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) is amended by striking
paragraph (38) and replacing it with the following--
``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from Laredo, Texas to
Denver, Colorado as follows:
``(A) In the State of Texas the Ports-to-Plains
Corridor shall generally follow--
``(i) I-35 from Laredo to United States
Route 83 at Exit 18;
``(ii) United States Route 83 from Exit 18
to Carrizo Springs;
``(iii) United States Route 277 from
Carrizo Springs to San Angelo;
``(iv) United States Route 87 from San
Angelo to Sterling City;
``(v) From Sterling City to Lamesa, the
Corridor shall follow United States Route 87
and, the corridor shall also follow Texas Route
158 from Sterling City to I-20, then via I-20
West to Texas Route 349 and, Texas Route 349
from Midland to Lamesa;
``(vi) United States Route 87 from Lamesa
to Lubbock;
``(vii) I-27 from Lubbock to Amarillo; and
``(viii) United States Route 287 from
Amarillo to the Oklahoma border.
``(B) In the State of Oklahoma, the Ports-to-Plains
Corridor shall generally follow United States Route 287
from the Texas border to the Colorado border. The
Corridor shall then proceed into Colorado.''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001''.
Calendar No. 596
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2720
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes.
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June 13, 2000
Read twice and placed on the calendar