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A n o t h e r p r o v i s i o n , d e c l a r i n g t h a t a n
o r g a -n iza t ion i s coord ina t ed i f i t ha s engaged in po
l icymaking d iscuss ions wi th a can-d i d a t e s c a m p a i g n
, c o u l d a p p l y t o r o u t i n ea t t e m p t s b y p u b l
i c p o l i c y gr o u p s t o p e r s u a d el a w m a k e r s o f
t h e m e r i t s o f t h e o r g a n i z a -t ion s pos i t ions (
i . e . , lobby ing) .
Ano ther p rov is ion would de f ine coord ina-t i o n a s t h e
m e r e s h a r i n g o f a s i n g l e p r o f es -s i o n a l v e
n d o r ( a p r i n t e r , a r t i s t , o r p o l l s t e r ,f o
r e x a m p l e ) , du r i n g a t w o - y e a r p e r i o d , w i
t ha c o n g r e s s i on a l c a n d i d a t e .
T H E F I R S T A M E ND M E NT D OE S N OT A L L OW L A W-M A
KE R S T O P R O HI B I T N ON-P A C G R O UP S F R O MM E N T I O
NI N G T H E I R N A M E S
5 . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s d e s
c r i b e dabove , wi th in 60 days o f a congress iona l p r i -m
a r y e l e c t i o n ( w h i c h o c c u r a s e a r l y a sM a r
c h 1 ) o r a g e n e r a l e l e c t i o n , S e c t i o n 2 0 1p
l a c e s a n a b s o l u t e b a n o n a n y n o n - P A Cg r o u
p b r o a d c a s t i n g a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t h a te v e
n m e n t i o n s t h e n a m e o f a c a n d i d a t e , w h i c h
i n c l u d e s a l l i n c u m b e n t m e m b e r s o f C o n g r
e s s . T h i s p r o v i s i o n d o e s n o t o n l y r e -qu i
re d isc losu re o f fund ing sources fo rs u c h c o m m u n i c a
t i o n s . R a t h e r , i t b a n s t h en a m i n g o f p o l i
t i c i a n s i n b r o a d c a s t c o m m u -n i c a t i o n s t
o t h e p u b l i c , u n l e s s t h e y a r e c o n -d u c t e d
u n d e r t h e e n t i r e p a n o p l y o f r e s t r i c -t i o
n s t h a t a p p l y t o P A C s i n o t h e r w o r d s ,o n l y
f e d e r a l P A C s a r e p e r m i t t e d t o s p o n s o rs u
c h p o l i t i c i a n - m e n t i o n i n g c o m m u n i c a -t
i o n s . T h i s b a n w o u l d a p p l y e v e n t o a d sa l e
r t i n g c i t i z e n s t o u p c o m i n g v o t e s i n C o n
-g r e s s . [F o r f u r t h e r d i s c u s s io n o f t h e i m
p l i c a -t i o n s o f a l l o w i n g o n l y P A C s t o s p o
n s o r p o l i -t i c i a n - m e n t i o n i n g c o m m u n i c
a t i o n s , s e e t h eN R L C m e m o r a n d u m , A n A n a l
y s i s o f t h eS p e e c h - R e s t r i c t i v e P r o v i s i
o n s o f t h e S h a y s -Meehan Bill (HR 3526).]
T H E F I R S T A M E N D ME N T D O E S N O T P E R M I T L A
W-M AK E R S T O D IC TA T E S P E E CH S P E CI F I CA-T I O N S F
O R D IS CU S S ION OF T H E IR V OT I NGR E C O R D S
6 . S p o n s o r s o f t h e b i l l m a k e m u c h o f a s o
-ca l led excep t i on ( in Se c t i on 201) fo r p r in t -e d m a
t e r i a l a b o u t v o t i n g r e c o r d s a n d p o s i -t i
o n s . B u t l e g a l a n a l y s i s o f t h e s o -c a l l e d
e x -c e p t i o n r e v e a l s t h a t i t a c t u a l l y u n d
e r s c o r e st h e s w e e p in g r e s t r i c t i o n s i m p l
i c it i n t h e u n -der ly ing de f in i t ions . The excep t ion
wou ld
n o t a l l o w , b u t r a t h e r e f f e c t i v e l y d e f
i n e s a si l l e g a l c o r p o r a t e c a m p a i g n e x p e
n d i t u r e s a n dt h e r e b y b a n s ( t o n o n - P A C s )
, a t a n y t i m e o f a n y y e a r , a n y p r i n t e d m a t e
r i a l s ( su c h a s t y p -ica l sco recards and vo te r gu ides
) tha t fa i lto confo rm to a se r ies o f speech spec i f ica -t
ions .
F o r e x a m p l e , t o q u a l i f y f o r t h e e x c e p -t
i o n a p u b l i c a t i o n m u s t b e c o n f i n e d s o l e
-l y t o i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g v o t e s o r p o
s i -t i o n s , a n d m u s t b e p r e s e n t e d i n a n e d u
-c a t i o n a l m a n n e r i n o t h e r w o r d s , i n t e r p
r e -t a t i o n o r c o m m e n t a r y w o u l d b e v e r b o t
e n .E v e n i f t h e s e r e q u i r e m e n t s a r e m e t , t
h e e x -c e p t i o n e x p l i c i t l y e x c l u d e s p u b l
i c a t i o n st h a t d i s c u s s t h e p o s i t i o n o n o n
l y o n e c a n -d i d a t e f o r e x a m p l e , a n e w s p a p
e r a d t h a tu r g e s l e t t e r s a n d c a l l s t o a s i n
g l e l o c a l c o n -g r e s s m a n a b o u t a n u p c o m i n
g v o t e i n C o n -
g r e ss . Bu t u n d e r t h e F i r s t A m e n d m e n t , C
on -g r e s s h a s n o a u t h o r i t y w h a t e v e r t o i m p
o s es u c h r e s t r i c t i o n s o n t h e r i g h t o f c i t
i z e ng r o u ps t o d i s s em i n a t e a n d c o m m e n t o n
l a w -m a k e r s v ot i n g r e c o r d s o r u p c o m i n g v o
t e s .
S O F T M O NE Y B A N U N C ON S T I T U T I O N A L L Y N U L
-L I F I ES T H E R I G HT O F P O LI T IC AL P A R T IE S T O
E N G A G E I N U N R A T I O N E D I S S U E A D V O C A CY
7 . The b i l l (Sec t ion 101) comple te ly p ro -h i b i t s o
r g a n s o f t h e n a t i o n a l p o li t i c a l p a r t i e sf
rom rece iv ing so -ca l led so f t money at e r m t h a t r e a l
l y r e f e r s t o a l l f u n d s t h a t a r en o t r a t i o n
e d a n d c o n t r o l l e d b y t h e F e d e r a lE l e c t i o
n C a m p a i g n A c t ( F E C A ) . T h i s i s u n -c o n s t i
t u t i o n a l . U n d e r r u l i n g s o f t h e U . S . S u -p
r e m e C o u r t , t h e F i r s t A m e n d m e n t p r o t e c t
s
t h e r i g h t o f p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s t o s p o n
s o r c o m -m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t d i s c u s s i s s u e
s , o r t h e p o s i -t ions o f o f f iceho lders o r o f f
iceseekers onthose i s sues ( i s sue advocacy ) , wi thou tb e i n
g s u b j e c t e d t o t h e r a t i o n i n g l a w s t h a tt h
e F E C A a p p l i e s t o c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a tc o
n t a i n e x p l i c i t e n d o r s e m e n t s o f c a n d i d a
t e s( express advocacy ) . The b i l l wou ld e f fec -t i v e l y
n u l l i f y p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s F i r s t A m e n d
-m e n t r i g h t t o e n g a g e i n i s s u e a d v o c a c y ,
b yr e q u i r i n g t h a t a l l p a r t y a d s b e c o n d u c
t e du n d e r t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s t h a t c u r r e n t
l y a p p l yo n l y t o e x p r e s s a d v o c a c y c o m m u n
i c a t i o n s( s i n c e t h e p a r t i e s w o u l d b e p r o
h i b i t e d f r o m
r a i s i n g a n y m o n e y t h a t d i d n o t c o n f o r m
t othose res t r ic t ions ) . I f re fo rm advoca tess u c c e s s
f u l l y o b l i t e r a t e t h e d i s t i n c t i o n b e -t w
e e n i s s u e a d v o c a c y a n d e x p r e s s a d v o c a c
yw i t h r e s p e c t t o p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , t h e
y w i l lt h e n r e d o u b l e t h e i r a t t a c k s o n i s s
u e a d v o -c a c y b y c i t i z e n g r o u p s s u c h a s N R
L C . T h o s ew h o s u p p o r t f r e e s p e e c h a b o u t p
o l i t i c a l f i g -u r e s s h o u l d o p p o s e a l l r e s
t r i c t i o n s o n i s s u ea d v o c a c y , w h e t h e r e n
g a g e d i n b y p o l i t i c a lp a r t i e s , c i t i z e n g
r o u p s , o r o t h e r s .
T HE H U T C H I N S O N F R E S H M A N B IL L (HR 2183)V I O L
A T E S T H E F I R S T A M E N D M E N T R I G H T S O FCI T I Z E
N G R O U P S , P O L I T I C A L P A R T I E S , AN DM E M B E R S
O F CO N G R E S S
W h e n t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s s o o
nr e v i s i t s t h e i s s u e o f c a m p a i g n f i n a n c e
r e -form , t he base bil l will b e HR 2183, spon-
s o r e d b y R e p . A s a H u t c h i n s o n ( R A r k . ) ,s
o m e t i m e s r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e f r e s h m a n b i l
l . N R L C s t r o n g l y o p p o s e s t h e H u t c h i n s o
nb i l l. T h i s m e m o s u m m a r i z es t h e m o s t o b je c
-t i o n a b l e el e m e n t s o f t h e b i ll .
U N C ON S T I T U T I O N A L R E G U L A T I O N O F CI T I Z
E N
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n a la u t h o r i t y t o m o n i t o r a n d r e g u l a t e c i
t i z e ng r o u p s b r o a d c a s t c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
t o t h ep u b l ic , i n a n y m o n t h o f a n y y e a r , m e r
e l y o ng r o u n d s t h a t a c o m m u n i c a t i o n m e n t
i o n s am e m b e r o f C o n g r e s s o r o t h e r f e d e r a
l p o l i t i -c i a n . T h e b i l l w o u l d r e q u i r e t h
a t s p o n s o r i n go r g a n i z a t i o n s r e p o r t s u c
h c o m m u n i c a t i o n st o C o n g r e s s . T h i s p r o p
o s e d r e q u i r e m e n t v i o -l a t e s b o t h t h e g e n
e r a l c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i m m u -n i t y o f i s s u e
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r t d e c i -s i o n s , a n d t h e s p e c i f i c h o l d i n g
s o f t h e S u -p r e m e C o u r t i n t h e 1 9 9 5 c a s e o f
M c I n t y r e v .Ohio E lec t ions Commiss ion , a 72 a f f i
rma-t i o n o f t h e F i r s t A m e n d m e n t r i g h t t o e n
ga g ei n a n o n y m o u s i s su e a d v o c a c y .
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l ywhenever a g r oup spen ds in a y ea r (1) $25,000o n c o m m u
n i c a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o ( m e n t i o n -ing ) a sin
gle pol it icia n, or (2) $100,000 on a ll p o l i t i c i a n - m
e n t i o n i n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n sn a t i o n a l l y .
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o f $100,000 on b roa dcas t com m u-n i c a t i o n s t h a t n a
m e p o l i t i c i a n s e v e n i f t h e yp e r t a i n s o l e
l y t o u p c o m i n g v o t e s o n l e g i s l a -t i o n t h e
n E V E R Y s u c h e x p en d i t u r e m u s t b erepor ted t o
Congress , even a $100 rad i o ad .
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T h e b i l l c o m p l e t e l y p r o h i b i t s o r g a n s
o f t h e
n a t i o n a l p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s f r o m r e c e
i v i n g s o -c a l l e d s o f t m o n e y a t e r m t h a t r e
a l l y r e -f e r s t o a l l f u n d s t h a t a r e n o t r a t
i o n e d a n dc o n t r o l l e d b y t h e F e d e r a l E l e c
t i o n C a m p a i g nA c t ( F E C A ) . T h i s i s u n c o n s
t i t u t i o n a l . U n d e rr u l i n g s o f t h e U . S . S u
p r e m e C o u r t , t h e F i r s tA m e n d m e n t p r o t e c
t s t h e r i g h t o f p o l i t i c a lp a r t i e s t o s p o n
s or c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h a t d i s-c u s s i s s u e s
, o r t h e p o s i t i o n s o f o ff i c eh o l d e r so r o f f
i c e s e e k e r s o n t h o s e i s s u e s ( c a l l e d i s sue
advocacy ) , wi thou t be ing sub jec tedt o t h e r a t i o n i n
g l a w s t h a t F E C A a p p l i e s t oc o m m u n i c a t i o
n s t h a t c o n t a i n e x p l i c i t e n -dorsements o f cand
ida tes (ca l led expressadvocacy ) . The b i l l wou ld e f fec t
ive ly nu l -l i fy p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s F i r s t A m e
n d m e n t r i g h t
t o e n g a g e i n i s s u e a d v o c a c y , b y r e q u i r
i n gt h a t a l l p a r t y a d s b e c on d u c t e d u n d er t
h e r e -s t r i c t i o n s t h a t c u r r e n t l y a p p l y t
o e x p r e ss a d -v o c a c y c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ( s i n
c e t h e p a r t i e sw o u l d b e p r o h i b i t e d f r o m r
a i s i n g a n y m o n e yt h a t d i d n ot c o n f o r m t o t h
o s e r e st r i c t i o n s ).
I f re fo rm advoca tes success fu l ly ob l i t -e r a t e t h
e d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n i s s u e a d v o c a c ya n
d e x p r e s s a d v o c a c y w i t h r e s p e c t t o p o l i t
i -c a l p a r t i e s , t h e y w i l l t h e n r e d o u bl e t h
e i r a t -t a c k s o n i s s u e a d v o c a c y b y c i t i z e
n g r o u p ss u c h a s N R L C . T h o s e w h o s u p p o r t f
r e es p e e c h a b o u t p o l i t i c a l f i g u r e s s h o u
l d o p p o s ea l l r e s t r i c t i o n s o n i s s u e a d v o
c a c y , w h e t h e r
e n g a g e d i n b y p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s , c i t i
z e ng r o u p s , or o t h e r s .
U N CO N S T I T U T I ON A L B A N O N E N D O R S E M E N T S
B Y
M E M B E R S O F C ON G R E S S
T h e b i l l w o u l d m a k e i t u n l a w f u l f o r a n yM
e m b e r o f C on g r e s s t o e n d o r s e t h e f u n d r a i
s -i n g o r m e m b e r s h i p - r e c r u i t m e n t e f f o r
t s o f ac i t i z e n g r o u p , s u c h a s N R L C , w h i c h
a t a n yt i m e o f a n y y e a r e n g a g e s i n a n y c o m m
u -n i c a t i o n w h i c h r e f e r s t o a c l e a r l y i d e
n t i f i e dc a n d i d a t e f o r e l e c t i o n f o r F e d e
r a l o f f i c e , w h i c h i n c l u d e s a l l i n c u m b e n
t s e x c e p t t h o s ew h o h a v e a n n o u n c ed t h e i r r
e t i r e m e n t .
I n o t h e r w o r d s , a n o r g a n i z a t i o n b e c o m
e st a i n t e d i f i t i s s u e s a n y c o m m u n i c a t i o
n , a ta n y t i m e o f t h e y e a r , t h a t s o m u c h a s m
e n -t i o n s t h e n a m e o f a m e m b e r o f Co n g r e s s .
F o re x a m p l e , i f a n o r g a n i z a t i o n s p o n s o r
s a s i n g l en e w s p a p e r a d o r s e n d s o u t a s i n g
l e n e w s -
l e t t e r s a y i n g t h a t a l a w m a k e r w i ll b e vo
t i n go r h a s a l r e a d y v o t e d o n a c e r t a i n b i l
l , t h i sr e s t r i c t i o n w o u l d b e t r i g g e r e d .
S u c h a m e t -t l e s o m e o r g a n i z a t i o n w o u l d n
o l o n g e r b e e l i -g i b l e t o r e c e i v e t h e e n d o
r s e m e n t o f a n ym e m b e r o f C o n g r e s s . C o m m u
n i c a t i o n s t h a tm e n t i o n t h e n a m e s o f l a w m
a k e r s a r e a p e r -vas ive ing red ien t in NRLCs overa l l p
ro - l i fea d v o c a c y , t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r , s
o t h e b i l l e f -f e c t i v e l y p r o h i b i t s l a w m a
k e r s f r o m e n d o r s -ing NRLCs fundra is ing e f fo r t s ,
a s Congress -m a n H e n r y H y d e a n d o t h e r s h a v e d
on e i n t h ep a s t .
T h e c o n c e p t u n d e r l y i n g t h i s p r o v i s i o
n t h a t t h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g c o r r u p t i n g a b o
u tM e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s e n d o r s i n g t h e w o r
k o f i s s u e - o r i e n t e d o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h
w h i c h t h e yagreeis ve ry o f fens ive . Th is p rov is ion in
e f -f e c t a p p l i e s a n u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l p e
n a l t y t oN R L C f o r e x e r c i s i n g i t s F i r s t A m
e n d m e n tr i g h t t o e n g a ge i n c o m m e n t a r y o n a
f ed e r a lp o l i t i c i a n , a n d a l s o v i o l a t e s N R
L C s c o n -s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t o f a s s o c i a t i
o n . M o r e o v e r ,t h i s p r o p o s e d e n d o r s e m e n
t b a n i s a n u n c o n -s t i t u t i o n a l i n fr i n g e m e
n t o n t h e r i g h t s o f a s -s o c i a t i o n a n d f r e e
d o m o f s p e e c h o f e a c h a n de v e r y M e m b e r o f C
o n g r e s s.
T h e C H A I R M AN . A ll t i m e f or g e n e r a ld e b a t
e h a s e x pi r e d .
M r . T H O M A S . M a d a m C h a i r m a n , Im o v e t h a t
t h e C o m m i t t e e d o n o w r i s e .
T h e m o t i o n w a s a g r e e d t o .A c c o r d i n g l y ,
t h e C o m m i t t e e r o s e ;
a n d t h e S p e a k e r p r o t e m p o r e ( M r .P E A S E )
h a v i n g a s s u m e d t h e c h a i r , M r s .E M E R S O N, C
h a i r m a n o f t h e C o m m i t t e eo f t h e Wh o l e H ou s
e o n t h e S t a t e o f t h e
U n i o n , r e p o r t e d t h a t t h a t C o m m i t t e e ,h
a v i n g h a d u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e b i l l(H
.R. 2 1 8 3 ) to amen d th e Fed era l E lec-t io n Camp aig n Act
o f 1 9 7 1 to r e fo rmt h e f i n a n c i n g o f c a m p a i g n
s f o r e l e c -t i o n s f o r F e d e r a l o f f i c e , a n d
f o r o t h e rp u r p o s e s , h a d c o m e t o n o r e s o l u
t i o nt h e r e o n .
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2400,TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACTFOR THE
2 1 ST CENTURY
M r . S H U S T E R s u b m i t t e d t h e f o l l o w -i n g c
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th e b i l l (H .R. 2 4 0 0 ) to au th o r ize fu n d sf o r F e
d e r a l - a i d h i g h w a y s , h i g h w a ys a fe t y p r og
r a m s , a n d t r a n s i t p r o gr a m s ,a n d f o r o t h e r
p u r p o s e s:
CO NF E R E N C E R E P O R T (H. R E P T . 105550)
T h e c o m m i t t e e o f c o n f e r e n c e o n t h e d i s
-a g r e e i n g v o t e s o f t h e t w o H o u s e s o n t h ea m
e n d m e n t o f t h e S e n a t e t o t h e b i l l ( H . R
.2400) , to au t hor ize funds fo r F edera l -a id h igh-w a y s ,
h i g h w a y s a f e t y p r o g r a m s , a n d t r a n s i tp r
o g r a m s , a n d f o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s , h a v i n gm
e t , a f t e r f u l l a n d f r e e c o n f e r e n c e , h a v
ea g r e e d t o r e c o m m e n d a n d d o r e c o m m e n d t
o
t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e H o u s e s a s f o l l o w s:T h
a t t h e H o u s e r e c e d e f r o m i t s d i s a g r e e -
m e n t t o t h e a m e n d m e n t o f t h e S e n a t e a n da
g r e e t o t h e s a m e w i t h a n a m e n d m e n t a s f ol
-lows:
I n l i e u o f t h e m a t t e r p r o p o s e d t o b e i n -s
e r t e d b y t h e S e n a t e a m e n d m e n t , i n s e r t t h
efo l lowing :
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) S H O RT T I T L E .This Act may be ci ted asthe Transportat
ion Equi ty Act for the 21st Century.
(b) T A B L E O F CO N T E N T S .The table of con-tents of th
is Act i s as fol lows:
Sec. 1. Shor t t i t le ; t ab le of con t en t s .S e c. 2. D
ef i n it i on s .
T I T L E I F ED E R A L - A I D H I GH W A Y S
Subt i t le AAuthorizat ions and Programs
Sec. 1101. Auth ori za t i on o f appropria t ions .Sec. 1102.
Obl igat ion ceil ing.Sec. 1103. Appor t ionment s .Sec. 1104. Min
imum guaran t ee.Sec. 1105. Revenue a l igned budge t au thor it y
.Sec. 1106. Federa l-a id sys t ems .Sec. 1107. In t ersta t e main
t enance program.Sec. 1108. Sur face t ranspor ta t i on
program.Sec. 1109. Highway bridge program.Sec. 1110. Congest ion
mit igat ion and air qual i ty
improvement program.Sec. 1111. Federa l share .Sec. 1112.
Recreat ional t rail s program.Sec. 1113. Emergency rel ie f .Sec.
1114. Highway use t ax evas ion proj ec t s .Sec. 1115. Federa l l
ands h ighways program.Sec. 1116. Woodrow Wilson Memorial
Bridge.Sec. 1117. Appalach ian deve lopment h ighway
system.
Sec. 1118. Nat iona l corr idor p lann ing and de-velopment
program.
Sec. 1119. Coordinated border infrastructureand safety
program.
Subt i t le B General Provisions
Sec. 1201. Def in i t i ons .Sec. 1202. B i cyc le t ransporta t
i on and pedes-
t r i an walkways .Sec. 1203. Met ropoli t an p lann ing .Sec.
1204. S ta t ewide p lann ing .Sec. 1205. Contract ing for
engineering and de-
sign services.Sec. 1206. Access of motorcycles.Sec. 1207.
Construct ion of ferry boats and ferry
terminal facili t ies.S e c. 1208. T r a in i n g .Sec. 1209.
Use o f HOV lanes by i nh eren t l y l ow-
emission vehicles.Sec. 1210. Advan ced travel forecast ing
proce-
dures program.Sec. 1211. Amendment s t o pr ior sur face t
rans-
portat ion laws.Sec. 1212. Mi sce ll aneous .Sec. 1213. S tud i
es and report s .Sec. 1214. Federal act ivi t ies.Sec. 1215.
Designa t ed t ranspor ta t ion enhance-
ment act ivi t ies.Sec. 1216. Innova t i ve sur face t ranspor
ta t i on f i -
nancing methods.Sec. 1217. E l ig ib il it y .Sec. 1218. Magnet
i c l ev it a t i on t ranspor ta t i on
technology deployment program.Sec. 1219. Nat iona l scen i c
byway s program.Sec. 1220. El iminat ion of regional of f ice
respon-
sibili t ies.
Sec. 1221. Transporta t i on and communi t y and system
preservation pilot program.
Sec. 1222. Addi t i ons t o A ppalach ian reg ion .
Subt i t le CProgram St reamlining andFlexibili ty
Sec. 1301. Rea l proper t y acqu i s it i on and cor-ridor
preservation.
Sec. 1302. Payment s t o S ta t es f or cons t ruc t i on .Sec.
1303. Proceeds f rom the sale or lease of real
property.Sec. 1304. Engineering cost reimbursement .Sec. 1305.
Project approval and oversight .S e c. 1306. S t a n d a rd s .Sec.
1307. Design-bu i ld con t rac t ing .
Sec. 1309. Major inves tment s t udy i n t egra t ion .Sec.
1309. Envi ronmenta l s t reaml in ing .Sec. 1310. Uni form
transferabi li ty of Federal-
a id h ighway f unds .
Subt i t le DSafety
Sec. 1401. Hazard e l im ina t i on program.Sec. 1402. Roadside
safety technologies.Sec. 1403. Sa f e t y i ncen t i ve gran t s f
or use o f sea t
belts.
Subt i t le EFinance
Sec. 1501. Shor t t i t l e.S e c. 1502. F i n d in g s.Sec.
1503. Es tabl ishment o f program.Sec. 1504. Dut i es of t he
Secretary .
Subt i t le FHigh Priori ty Projects
Sec. 1601. High priori ty projects program.Sec. 1602. Proj ec t
au thor iza t i ons .Sec. 1603. Specia l ru l e .
T I T L E I I H I GH W A Y S A F E T Y
Sec. 2001. Highway sa f et y programs.Sec. 2002. Highway sa f et
y research an d deve l-
opment .Sec. 2003. Occupant prot ect i on .Sec. 2004.
Alcohol-impaired driving counter-
measures.Sec. 2005. S ta t e h ighway sa f et y da ta
improve-
ments.Sec. 2006. Nat ional Driver Register.Sec. 2007. Sa f e t y
s t ud i es .Sec. 2008. Ef fect iveness of laws establ ishing
maximum blood alcohol con-centrat ions.
Sec. 2009. Auth or iza t i ons o f appropr ia t i ons.
T I T L E I I I F E D ER A L T R A N S I T A D M I N I S T R A T
I O N P R O GR A M S
Sec. 3001. Shor t t i t l e.
Sec. 3002. Amendment s t o t i t l e 49, Uni t ed S ta t
esCode.Sec. 3003. Def in i t i ons.Sec. 3004. Met ropoli t an p
lann ing .Sec. 3005. Transporta t i on improvement pro-
gram.Sec. 3006. Transporta t i on management areas .Sec. 3007.
Urbani zed area f ormula gran t s .Sec. 3008. Clean fuels formula
grant program.Sec. 3009. Capita l i nvestment gran t s and l oans
.Sec. 3010. Dol lar value of mobil i ty improve-
ments.Sec. 3011. Loca l share.Sec. 3012. In t e l igen t t
ranspor ta t i on sys t ems ap-
plications.Sec. 3013. Formula grants and loans for special
needs of elderly individuals andindividuals w i th disabil i t
ies.
Sec. 3014. Formula program for other t han ur-banized areas.
Sec. 3015. Research, development , demonstra-t ion, an d trainin
g projects.
Sec. 3016. Nat iona l p lann ing an d research pro-grams.
Sec. 3017. Nat iona l t rans it i ns t i t u t e .Sec. 3018. Bus
t est i ng f ac i li t i es .Sec. 3019. B i cyc le f ac il it i
es.Sec. 3020. General provisions on assistance.Sec. 3021. Pi lot
program for interci ty rai l infra-
structure investment f rom masst rans i t account o f h ighway t
rus t f und .
Sec. 3022. Cont rac t requ i rement s .Sec. 3023. Specia l
procurement s .Sec. 3024. Project management oversight and re-
view.
Sec. 3025. Admin istrat ive procedures.Sec. 3026. Report s and
aud i t s .Sec. 3027. Appor t ionment o f appropr ia t i ons f
or
formula grants.Sec. 3028. Appor t ionment o f appropr ia t i ons
f or
f ixed guideway modernizat ion.Sec. 3029. Auth ori za t ions
.Sec. 3030. Proj ec t s f or new f i xed gu ideway sys -
tems and extensions in exist ingsystems.
Sec. 3031. Projects for bus and bus-related fa-cili t ies.
Sec. 3032. Cont rac t ing ou t s t udy .Sec. 3033. Urbani zed
area f ormula st udy .
Sec. 3034. Coordinated t ransportat ion services.Sec. 3035. F
ina l assembly o f buses.Sec. 3036. C lean f u e l veh i cl es
.Sec. 3037. Job access and reverse commute
grants.Sec. 3038. Ru ral t ransportat ion accessibi l i ty
in-
centive program.Sec. 3039. S tudy o f t rans i t needs i n na t
i ona l
parks and related pu bl ic lands.Sec. 3040. Obl igat ion ceil
ing.Sec. 3041. Adjus tment f or t he Sur face Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 1997.
T I T L E I V M O T O R C A R R I E R S A F E T Y
Sec. 4001. Amendmen ts to t i t le 49, Uni ted StatesCode.
Sec. 4002. S ta t ement o f pu rposes .Sec. 4003. S ta t e gran
t s .Sec. 4004. In format ion sys t ems .Sec. 4005. Au tomobile t
ransporter def ined.
Sec. 4006. Inspect i ons and report s .Sec. 4007. Waivers,
exempt ions, and pi lot pro-
grams.Sec. 4008. Sa f e t y regu la t i on .Sec. 4009. Sa f e t
y f i t ness.Sec. 4010. Repeal of certain obsolete miscel lane-
ous au thori t ies.Sec. 4011. Commercial vehicle operators.Sec.
4012. Exempt ion from certain regulat ions
for util i ty service commercialmotor vehicle drivers.
Sec. 4013. Par t ic ipa t i on i n i n t erna t i ona l
reg-istrat ion plan and internat ionalfuel tax a greement .
Sec. 4014. Sa f e t y per formance h i s t ory o f newdrivers; l
imitation on liability.
Sec. 4015. Penal t ies.Sec. 4016. Auth ori t y over char t er
bus t ranspor-
t a t i on .
Sec. 4017. Telephone hot l ine for report ing safe-ty violat
ions.Sec. 4018. Insu l in t reated diabetes mel li tus.Sec. 4019.
Performance-based CDL test ing.Sec. 4020. Post -accident alcohol
test ing.Sec. 4021. Driver f a t igue .Sec. 4022. Improved f low of
driver history pi lot
program.Sec. 4023. Employee prot ect i ons.Sec. 4024. Improved
interstate school bus safety .Sec. 4025. Truck t ra il er consp icu
i t y .Sec. 4026. DOT implementa t i on p lan .Sec. 4027. S tudy o
f adequacy o f park ing f ac il i-
t ies.Sec. 4028. Qual i f icat ions of foreign motor car-
riers.Sec. 4029. Federal motor carrier safety inspec-
tors.Sec. 4030. School t ransporta t i on sa f e t y .Sec. 4031.
Designat ion of New Mexico commer-
cial zone.Sec. 4032. E f f ect s o f MCSAP gran t reduc t i ons
.
T I T L E V T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R E S E A R CH
Subt i t le AFun ding
Sec. 5001. Auth ori za t ion o f appropr ia t i ons .Sec. 5002.
Obl igat ion ceil ing.Sec. 5003. Not ice.
Subt i t le BResearch and Technology
Sec. 5101. Research and t echnology program.Sec. 5102. Sur face
t ransporta t i on research .Sec. 5103. Technology dep loyment
.Sec. 5104. Tra in ing and educa t ion .Sec. 5105. S ta t e p lann
ing and research .Sec. 5106. In t erna t i ona l h ighway t
ranspor-
tat ion ou treach program.
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Sec. 5107. Sur face t ranspor ta t i on-env i ronment
cooperative research program.
Sec. 5108. Surface t ransportat ion research stra-tegic plann
ing.
Sec. 5109. Bureau o f T ranspor ta t ion S ta t i s t i cs .Sec.
5110. University t ransportat ion research.Sec. 5111. Advan ced
vehicle technologies pro-
gram.Sec. 5112. S tudy o f f u ture s t ra t egi c h ighway
re-
search program.Sec. 5113. Commercial remote sensing products
and spat ial informat ion tech-nologies.
Sec. 5114. Sense of Congress on th e year 2000
problem.Sec. 5115. In t erna t i ona l t rade t ra f f i c.Sec.
5116. Univers it y gran t s .Sec. 5117. Transporta t i on t
echnology i nnova-
t ion an d demonstrat ion program.Sec. 5118. Drexe l Univers i t
y In t e ll igen t In f ra-
structure Inst i tute.Sec. 5119. Conforming amendment s .
Subt i t le CIntel l igent T ransportat ion Systems
Sec. 5201. Shor t t i t l e.S e c. 5202. F in d i n gs .Sec.
5203. Goal s and pu rposes .Sec. 5204. General aut hori t ies and
require-
ments.Sec. 5205. Nat iona l ITS program p lan .Sec. 5206. Nat
iona l arch i t ec ture and s t andards .Sec. 5207. Research and
deve lopment .Sec. 5208. In t e l li gen t t ranspor ta t ion sys t
em in -
tegration program.
Sec. 5209. Commercial vehicle intel l igent t rans- portat ion
system infrastructuredeployment .
Sec. 5210. Use o f f unds .Sec. 5211. Def in i t i ons .Sec.
5212. Proj ec t f und ing .S e c. 5213. R e p ea l .
T I T L E V I O Z O NE A N D P A R T I C U L A T E M A T T E R S
T A N D A R D S
Sec. 6101. F ind ings and purpose.Sec. 6102. Part iculate mat
ter moni toring pro-
gram.Sec. 6103. Ozone designat ion requirements.Sec. 6104. Addi
t i ona l prov i s ions .
T I T L E V I I M I S CE L L A N E O U S
Subt i t le AAutomobi le Safety and Informat ion
Sec. 7101. Shor t t i t l e.Sec. 7102. Auth ori za t i ons o f
appropr ia t i ons .Sec. 7103. Improv ing a i r bag sa f e t y
.
Sec. 7104. Restrict ions on lobbyin g act ivi t ies.Sec. 7105.
Odometers.Sec. 7106. Mi sce ll aneous amendment s .Sec. 7107.
Importat ion of motor vehicle for show
or display.
Subt i t le BRai lroads
Sec. 7201. High-speed ra il .Sec. 7202. Light densi ty rai l l
ine pi lot projects.Sec. 7203. Rai lroad rehabi l itat ion and
improve-
ment f i nan c ing .Sec. 7204. A laska Rai l road .
Subt i t le CComprehensive On e-Cal lNotification
S e c. 7301. F in d i n gs .Sec. 7302. One-cal l not i f icat
ion programs.
Subt i t le DSport f i shing and Boat ing Safety
Sec. 7401. Short t i t le; amendment of 1950 Act .Sec. 7402. Out
reach and communica t ions pro-
grams.Sec. 7403. C lean Vesse l Act f un d ing .Sec. 7404. Boat
ing in f ras t ruc ture .S e c. 7405. B o a t s af e t y f u n d s
.
T I T L E V I I I T R A N S P O R T A T I O N D I S C R E
-TIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE AND BUDGET OFFSETS
Subt i t le AT ransportat ion Discret ionarySpending
Guarantee
Sec. 8101. Discret ionary spending categories.Sec. 8102.
Conforming the Paygo Scorecard
w i th t h i s Ac t .Sec. 8103. Level of obl igat ion limi tat
ions.
Subt i t le BVeterans Benef i t s
Sec. 8201. Shor t t i t l e.
Sec. 8202. Prohibit ion on establ ishment of serv-ice-connection
for disabilit ies re-lat ing to use of tobacco products.
Sec. 8203. Twenty percen t i ncrease i n ra t es o f basic
educat ional assistanceun der Montgomery GI Bi l l .
Sec. 8204. Increase i n ass is t ance amount f or special ly
adapted h ousing.
Sec. 8205. Increase i n amount o f ass is t ance f or automobi
le and adapt ive equip-ment for certain disabled veter-ans .
Sec. 8206. Increase in a id an d a t t endance ra t esfor
veterans eligible for pension.
Sec. 8207. El igibi li ty of certain remarried sur-viving
spouses for reinstatement of dependency and indemni tycompensat ion
upon terminat ion of that remarriage.
Sec. 8208. Extension of prior revision to of f set rule for
department of defensespecial separation benefit pro-gram.
Sec. 8209. Sense of Congress concerning recov-ery from tobacco
companies ofcosts of t reatment of veterans fortobacco-related il
lnesses.
Subt i t le CTemporary Stu dent L oan Provision.
Sec. 8301. Temporary s t uden t l oan prov i s ion .
Subt i t le DB lock Grants for Social Services
Sec. 8401. Block grants for social services.
T I T L E I X A M E N D M E N T S O F I NT E R N A L
REVENUE CODE OF 1986Sec. 9001. Short t i t le; amendment of 1986
Code.Sec. 9002. Ex t ens ion o f h ighway -rela t ed t axes
and t rus t f und .Sec. 9003. Ex t ens ion and modif i cat i on
o f t ax
benefits for alcohol fuels.Sec. 9004. Modi f ica t i ons t o H
ighway Trus t
F u n d .Sec. 9005. Provisions relat ing to Aquat ic Re-
sources Trust Fund.Sec. 9006. Repeal of 1.25 cent tax rate on
rai l
diesel fuel.Sec. 9007. Addi t ional qual i f ied expenses avai l
-
able to non-Amtrak States.Sec. 9008. Delay i n e f f ec t i ve
da t e o f new re-
quirement for approved diesel orkerosene terminals.
Sec. 9009. Simpl i f ied fuel tax refund procedures.Sec. 9010.
Elect ion to receive taxable cash com-
pensat ion in l ieu of nontaxablequal i f ied t ransportat ion f
ringebenef i t s .
Sec. 9011. Repea l o f Nat i ona l R ecrea t i ona lTra i ls
Trus t Fu nd .
Sec. 9012. Iden t i f ica t ion o f l im i t ed t ax bene f i t
ssubject to line item veto.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act , th e fol lowing def ini t ions apply:(1) I N T E R
S T A T E S Y S T E M .Th e term Int erstate
System has the meaning such term has undersection 101 of t i t
le 23, Un ited St ates Code.
(2) S E C R E T A R Y .The term Secretary meansthe Secretary of
Transportat ion.
T I T L E I F E DE R A L - A I D H I G HW A Y S
Subt i t le AAuthorizat ions and Programs
SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATION O F APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN G E N E R A L .The fol lowing sums are au-
thorized to be appropriated out of the HighwayTrus t Fund (o
ther t han t he Mass Trans i t Ac-count ) :
(1) I N T E R S T A T E M A I N T E N A N CE P R O G R A M
.Forthe Interstate maintenance program under sec-tion 119 of t i t
le 23, United States Code,$3,427,341,000 for fi scal y ear 1998,
$3,957,103,000 for fiscal year 1999, $3,994,524,000 for fiscal
year2000, $4,073,322,000 for f isca l y ear 2001,$4,139,630,000 for
fisca l y ear 2002, an d$4,217,635,000 for fi sca l y ear 2003.
(2) NA T I O N A L H I GH W A Y S Y S T E M .For the Na-t ional
Highway System under sect ion 103 of such title $4,112,480,000 for
fiscal year 1998,$4,748,523,000 for fi scal y ear 1999,
$4,793,429,000 for fiscal year 2000, $4,887,986,000 for fiscal
year
2001, $4,967,556,000 for f isca l y ear 2002, an d$5,061,162,000
fo r fis cal y ear 2003.
(3) B R I D G E P R O G R A M .For the bridge programunder
section 144 of such title $2,941,454,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$3,395,354,000 for fiscal year1999, $3,427,472,000 for f isca l y
ear 2000,$3,495,104,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $3,552,016,000 for
fi scal y ear 2002, an d $3,618,966,000 for fisca l yea r 2003.
(4) SU R F A C E T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P R O G R A M
.Forthe surface t ransportat ion program under sec-tion 133 of such
title $4,797,620,000 for fiscal year1998, $5,539,944,000 for f isca
l y ear 1999,$5,592,333,000 for fis cal y ear 2000,
$5,702,651,000
for fiscal year 2001, $5,795,482,000 for fiscal year2002, an d
$5,904,689,000 for fi scal y ear 2003.
(5) CO N GE S T I O N M I T I G A T I O N A N D A I R Q U A L I
T Y I M P R O V E M E N T P R O G R A M .For the congestionmit igat
ion a nd air qual i ty improvement programunder section 149 of such
title $1,192,619,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,345,415,000 for
fiscal year1999, $1,358,138,000 for f isca l y ear
2000,$1,384,930,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $1,407,474,000 for fi
scal y ear 2002, an d $1,433,996,000 for fisca l yea r 2003.
(6) A P P A L A C H IA N D E V E L O P M E N T H I GH W A Y S Y
S -T E M P R O GR A M .For the Appalachian develop-ment h ighway
system program u nder sect ion 201of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S. C. A pp. ) $450,000,000 for ea ch
of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(7) R E C R E A T I ON A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M .For
therecreational trails program under section 206 of
such title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,$40,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999, and $50,000,000for each of f iscal y ears 2000
through 2003.
(8) F E DE R A L L A N D S H I G H W A Y S P R O G R A M .(A) I
N D I A N R E S E R V A T I O N R O A D S.For Indian
reservation roads under section 204 of such tit le$225,000,000
for f isca l y ear 1998 an d $275,000,000for each of f iscal y ears
1999 through 2003.
(B) PU B L I C L A N D S H I GH W A Y S .For publ iclands
highways under sect ion 204 of such t i t le$196,000,000 for f isca
l y ear 1998 an d $246,000,000for each of f iscal y ears 1999
through 2003.
(C) P A R K R O A D S A N D P A R K W A Y S.For parkroads and
parkways under sect ion 204 of suchtitle $115,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998 and$165,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through2003.
(D) R E F U GE R O A D S.For refuge roads undersection 204 of
such title $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through
2003.
(9) NA T I O N A L C O R R I DO R P L A N N I NG A N D D E V E
L-O P M E N T A N D C O O R D I N A T E D B O R D E R I N F R A S T
R U C -T U R E P R O GR A M S .For the nat ional corridorplann ing
an d development and coordinated bor-der infrastructure programs
under sections 1118and 1119 of this Act $140,000,000 for each of
fis-cal years 1999 through 2003.
(10) CO NS T R UCT I ON O F F ER R Y B O A TS A N DF E R R Y T E
R M I NA L F A CI L I T IE S.For construct ionof ferry boats and
ferry terminal faci l i t ies un dersection 1064 of the Intermodal
Surface Transpor-tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129
note;105 Stat. 2005) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal year1998 and
$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999th rough 2003.
(11) N A T I O N A L S C E N I C B Y W A Y S P R O G R A M
.Forthe nat ional scenic byways program under sec-tion 162 of t i t
le 23, United States Code,$23,500,000 for each of f iscal y ears
1998 an d 1999,
$24,500,000 for each of f iscal y ears 2000 an d 2001,and
$25,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and$26,500,000 for f isca l y ear
2003.
(12) VA L U E P R I C IN G P I L O T P R O GR A M .For thevalue
pricing pilot program under section1012(b) of the Intermodal
Surface Transpor-tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149
note;105 St at . 1938) $7,000,000 for fisca l y ear 1999, a
nd$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through2003.
(13) H I GH P R I O R I T Y P R O J EC T S P R O G R A M .Forthe
high priority projects program under section117 of title 23, United
States Code, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,398,675,000
for fiscal year1999, $1,678,410,000 for f isca l y ear
2000,$1,678,410,000 for fis cal y ear 2001, $1,771,655,000
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for fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for fiscal ye ar
2003.
(14) H I GH W A Y U S E T A X E V A S IO N P R O JE CT S.For
highway use tax evasion projects un der sec-tion 143 of such title
$5,000,000 for each of fiscalyears 1998 through 2003.
(15) CO M M O NW E A L T H O F P U ER T O R I CO H I GH -W A Y P
R OGR A M .For the Commonweal th of Puerto Rico highway program
under sect ion1214(r) of this Act $110,000,000 for fiscal years1998
throu gh 2003.
(b) D I S A D V A N T A G E D B U S I N E S S E N T E R P R I S
E S .(1) GE N E R A L R U L E .Excep t t o t he ex t en t t h a
t
the Secretary determines otherwise, not less
than 10 percent of the amounts made avai lable for any program
un der t i t les I , III , and V of this Act shal l be expended wi
th smal l business con-cerns own ed and control led by social ly a
nd eco-nomical ly disadvantaged individuals.
(2) D EFI N I T I O N S .In this subsect ion, the fol -lowing
def ini t ions apply:
(A) S M A L L B U S IN E SS C ON CE R N .The termsmall business
concern has the meaning suchterm has under sect ion 3 of the Smal l
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term shallnot
include any concern or group of concernscontrol led by the same
social ly and economi-cal ly disadvantaged individual or
individualswhich has average annual gross receipts overthe
preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of$16,600,000, as adjusted by
the Secretary for in- f lat ion.
(B) S O C IA L L Y A N D E C O NO M I C A L L Y D I S A D V A N
-T A G E D I N D IV I D U A L S
.The term social ly andeconomical ly disadvantaged individuals
hasthe meanin g such term has u nder sect ion 8(d) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) andrelevant subcontract ing regulat
ions promul-gated pursuan t th ereto; except that w omen shal lbe
presumed to be socially and economically dis-advan taged
individuals for purposes of this sub-section.
(3) A N N U A L L I S T I N G O F D I S A D V A N T A G E D B U
S I - NE S S E N T E R P R I S E S.Each State shal l annual
lysurvey and compi le a l i st of the smal l businessconcerns
referred to in paragraph (1) and t he lo-cat ion of such concerns
in the State and not i fythe Secretary, in wri t ing, of the
percentage of such concerns which are control led by women,by
social ly and economical ly disadvantaged in-dividuals (other than
women), and by individ-uals who are women and are otherwise social
lyand economical ly disadvan taged individuals.
(4) U N I F OR M C E R T I F IC A T I O N .The Secretaryshal l
establ ish minimum uni form cri teria forState governments to use
in cert i fying w heth er aconcern qualifies for purposes of this
subsection.Such minimum uni form cri teria shal l includebut not be
l imi ted to on-si te visi t s , personalinterviews, l icenses,
analysis of stock owner-ship, l i st ing of equipment , analysis of
bondingcapaci ty, l i st ing of work completed, resume of principal
owners, f inancial capaci ty, and typeof w ork preferred.
(5) CO M P L I A N CE W I T H C O U R T O R D E R S .Noth-ing in
this su bsect ion l imi ts the el igibi l ity of anent i ty or
person to receive funds ma de avai lableunder t i t les I , III ,
and V of this Act , i f the en-t i ty or person is prevented, in
whole or in part , f rom complying wi th paragraph (1) because
aFederal court i ssues a f inal order in which thecourt f inds that
the requirement of paragraph
(1), or the program established under paragraph(1), i s unconst
i tu t ional .
(6) R E V I EW B Y C OM P T R O L L E R G EN E R A L.Not later
than 3 years af ter the dat e of enactment of this Act , the
Comptrol ler General of the Uni tedStates shal l conduct a review
of , and publ ishand report to Congress f indings and
conclusionson, the impact throughout the Uni ted States of
administering the requirement of p aragraph (1),including an
analysis of
(A) in the case of small business concerns cer-t i f ied in each
State under paragraph (4) asowned and control led by social ly and
economi-cal ly disadvantaged individuals
(i) the nu mber of the smal l business concerns;an d
(i i ) the part icipat ion rates of the smal l busi -ness
concerns in prime contracts and sub-contracts funded under t i t
les I , III , and V of t h i s Ac t ;
(B) in the case of small business concerns de-scribed in
subparagraph (A) that receive primecontracts and subcontracts
funded under t i t lesI , I I I , and V o f t h i s Ac t
(i) the nu mber of th e smal l business concerns;(i i ) the ann
ual gross receipts of t he smal l busi -
ness concerns; and(i i i ) the net worth of social ly and
economi-
cal ly disadvantaged individuals that own andcontrol the small
business concerns;
(C) in the case of small business concerns de-scribed in
subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and
subcontracts funded undert i t les I , III , and V of this Act
(i) the an nu al gross receipts of th e smal l busi -ness
concerns; and
(i i ) the net w orth of social ly and economical
lydisadvantaged individuals that own and controlthe small business
concerns;
(D) in the case of business concerns that re-ceive prime
contracts and subcontracts fundedunder t i t les I , III , and V of
this Act , other thansmall business concerns described in
subpara-graph (B)
(i) the annual gross receipts of the businessconcerns; and
(i i ) the net worth of individuals that own andcontrol the
business concerns;
(E) the rate of graduat ion from any programs
carried out to comply wi th the requirement of paragraph (1) for
small business concerns ownedand control led by social ly an d
economically d is-advantaged individuals;
(F) the overal l cost of administering the re-quirement of
paragraph (1), including adminis-trative costs, certif ication
costs, additional con-struct ion costs, and l i t igat ion
costs;
(G) any discriminat ion on the basis of race,color, national
origin, or sex against small busi-ness concerns owned and control
led by social lyand economical ly disadvan taged individuals;
(H)(i ) any other factors l imi t ing the abi l i ty of smal l
business concerns owned and control ledby social ly and economical
ly disadvantaged in-dividuals to compete for prime contracts
andsubcontracts funded under t i t les I , III , and V of this Act
; and
(i i ) the extent to which any of those factors
are caused, in whole or in part , by discrimina-tion based on
race, color, national origin, or sex;
(I) any discriminat ion, on the basis of race,color, nat ional
origin, or sex, against construc-t ion companies own ed an d
control led by social lyand economical ly disadvantaged individuals
in publ ic and private t ransportat ion contract ingand the f
inancial , credi t , insurance, and bondmarkets;
(J) the impact on smal l business concernsowned and control led
by social ly and economi-cal ly disadvantaged individua ls of
(i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph (5) by
a Federal court that suspendsa program established under paragraph
(1); or
(ii) the repeal or suspension of State or localdisadvantaged
business enterprise programs;an d
(K) the impact of the requirement of para-
graph (1), and an y program carried out to com- ply wi th
paragraph (1), on compet i t ion and thecreation of jobs, including
the creation of jobs for social ly an d economically d isadvantaged
in -dividuals.
SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.
(a) G E N E R A L L I M I T A T I O N .Notwi ths tand ingany
other provision of law but subject to sub-sections (g) and (h), the
obligations for Federal-a id h ighway and h ighway sa f e t y cons
t ruc t i onprograms shall not exceed
(1) $21,500,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1998;(2) $25,431,000,000
for fi sca l y ear 1999;(3) $26,155,000,000 for fi sca l y ear
2000;(4) $26,651,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2001;(5)
$27,235,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2002; an d
(6) $27,681,000,000 fo r fi sca l y ear 2003.(b) E X C E P T I O
N S.The l imi tat ions under sub-
sect ion (a) shal l n ot apply to obl igat ions(1) under section
125 of t i t le 23, United States
Code;(2) under section 147 of the Surface Transpor-
tation Assistance Act of 1978;(3) under sect ion 9 of the
Federal -Aid High-
way Act of 1981;(4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the
Sur-
face Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;(5) und er sections
149(b) an d 149(c) of th e Su r-
face Transportat ion an d Uni form Relocat ion As-sistan ce Act
of 1987;
(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportat ion Ef f iciencyAct of 1991;
(7) under section 157 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode, as in
ef fect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act ;
and
(8) under section 105 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode but, for
each of f iscal years 1998 through2007, only in an amount equal to
$639,000,000per fiscal year.
(c) D I S T R I B U T I O N O F O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R
- I T Y .For each of f iscal years 1998 throu gh 2003,the Secretary
shal l
(1) not distribute obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by subsect
ion (a) for such f i scal year foramounts authorized for
administrat ive expensesand programs funded from the administrat
ivetakedown authorized by sect ion 104(a) of t i t le23, Uni ted St
ates Code, and amount s auth orized for the highway use tax evasion
program andthe Bureau of Transportat ion Stat i st ics;
(2) not distribute an amount of obl igat ion au-thori ty
provided by subsect ion (a) that i s equalto the unobl igated
balance of amounts madeavai lable f rom the Highway Trust Fund
(otherthan the Mass Transi t Account) for Federal -aidhighway and
highway safety programs for pre-vious f i scal years the funds for
which are al lo-cated by th e Secretary;
(3) determine th e rat io that(A) the obl igat ion authori ty
provided by sub-
section (a) for such fiscal year less the aggregateof amoun ts
not distributed un der paragraphs (1)and (2), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap- propriated for
Federal -aid highway and high-way safety construct ion programs
(other thansums authorized to be appropriated for sect ionsset
forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub-
sect ion (b) and sums authorized to be appro- priated for
section 105 of t i t le 23, United StatesCode, equal to the amount
referred to in sub-section (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the
aggre-gate of the amounts not distributed under para-graph (1) of
th is subsect ion;
(4) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by
subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1)and (2) for section 117 of t i t le 23, United
StatesCode (relating to high priority projects pro-gram), sect ion
201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, the
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995,
and$2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section105 of such t i
t le (relat ing to minimum guaran-tee) so that amount of obl igat
ion authori tyavai lable for each of such sect ions i s equal tothe
amount determined by mul t iplying the rat io
determined u nder paragraph (3) by th e sums au-thorized to be
app ropriated f or such sect ion (ex-cept in the case of section
105, $2,000,000,000) forsuch f i scal year;
(5) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by
subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1)and (2) and amounts distributed under para-graph (4)
for each of th e programs th at are al lo-cated by the Secretary
under this Act and t i t le23, Uni ted States Code (other than act
ivi t ies towhich paragraph (1) appl ies and programs towhich
paragraph (4) appl ies) by mul t iplying therat io determined under
paragraph (3) by thesums authorized to be appropriated for
suchprogram for such fiscal year; and
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(6) distribute the obl igat ion authori ty pro-vided by
subsection (a) less the aggregateamounts not distributed under
paragraphs (1)and (2) and amounts distributed under para-graphs (4)
and (5) for Federal -aid highway andhighway safety construct ion
programs (otherthan the minimum guarantee program, but onlyto t he
ex t en t t ha t amount s appor t i oned f or t heminimum guarantee
program for such f i scalyear exceed $2,639,000,000, an d th e A
ppala chiandevelopment highway system program) that areapport ioned
by the Secretary under this Act andt i t le 23, Uni ted States
Code, in the rat io that
(A) sums authorized to be appropriated for
such programs that are apport ioned to eachState f or such f i
scal year, bear to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap- propriated for
such programs that are appor-t ioned to al l Stat es for such f i
scal year.
(d) RE D I ST R I B U T I O N O F U N U S ED O B L I G A T I O N
A U T H O R I T Y .Notwi thstanding subsect ion (c),the Secretary
shal l af ter Au gust 1 of each of f i s-cal years 1998 through
2003 revise a distributionof the obl igat ion authori ty made avai
lableunder subsect ion (c) i f a State wi l l not obl igatethe
amount distributed during that f i scal yearand redistribute suf f
icient amounts to thoseStates able to obl igate amounts in addi t
ion tothose previously distributed during that f i scalyear giving
priority to th ose States having largeunobl igated balances of
funds apport ionedunder sections 104 and 144 of t i t le 23,
UnitedStates Code, under section 160 of t i t le 23, UnitedStates
Code (as in ef fect on the day before thedate of enactment of this
Act ), and under sec-t ion 1015 of the Intermodal Surface
Transpor-ta tion A ct of 1991 (105 Stat . 19431945).
(e) A P P L IC A B IL I T Y O F O B L I G A T I O N L I M I T A
-T IO NS T O T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R ES EARC H PR O-G R A M S
.Obl igat ion l imi tat ions imposed by sub-sect ion (a) shal l
apply to t ransportat ion re-search programs carried out under
chapter 3 oft i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, and under t i t le
VIof this Act .
(f) R E DI S T R I B U T I O N O F C E R T A I N A U T H O R I Z
E DFU N D S .Not later than 30 days af ter the date of the
distribut ion of obl igat ion authori ty undersubsection (c) for
each of f iscal years 1998through 2003, the Secretary shall
distribute tothe States any funds (1) that are authorized tobe
appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway programs
(other than the programunder section 160 of t i t le 23, United
States Code)
and for carrying ou t subchapt er I of chapter 311of t i t le
49, United States Code, and chapter 4 oft i t le 23, Uni ted States
Code, and (2) that theSecretary determines wi l l n ot be al
located to th eStates, and wi l l not be avai lable for obl igat
ion,in such f i scal year due to the imposi t ion of anyobl igat
ion l imi tat ion for such f i scal year. Suchdistribut ion to the
States shal l be made in thesame rat io as the distribut ion of obl
igat ion au-thori ty under subsect ion (c)(6). The funds
sodistributed shal l be avai lable for any purposesdescribed in
section 133(b) of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code.
(g) SP E C I A L R UL E.Obl igat ion authori ty dis-tributed for
a fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth in
subsection (c)(4) shallremain avai lable unt i l used for obl igat
ion of funds for such sect ion and shal l be in addi t ionto the
amoun t of any l imi tat ion imposed on obli -gat ions for Federal
-aid highway and highwaysafety construct ion programs for future f
i scalyears.
(h) I NC R E A S E I N O B L I G A T I O N L I MI T .Limi
ta-tions on obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year
shall be increased by anamount equal to the amount determined
pursu-ant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Bal-anced
Budget and Emergency Def ici t Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) forsuch f i scal year. An y su ch increase
shal l be dis-t ributed in accordance wi th th is sect ion.
(i) L I M I T A T I O N S O N O B L I G A T I O N S F O R A D MI
N I S -T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.Notwi ths tand ing any o ther
provision of law, th e total amoun t of al l obliga-tions under
section 104(a) of t i t le 23, UnitedStates Code, shal l not
exceed
(1) $320,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 1998;(2) $350,000,000 for fi
sca l y ear 1999;(3) $370,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2000;(4)
$390,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2001;(5) $410,000,000 fo r fisc al
y ear 2002; an d(6) $430,000,000 for fi sca l y ear 2003.
SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.
(a) A D M I N I S T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.Section 104 oft
i t le 23, Uni ted States Code, i s amended by strik-ing subsect
ion (a) a nd insert ing the fol lowing:
(a) A D M I N I S T R A T I V E E X P E N S E S.(1) I N G E NE R
A L.Whenever an apport ion-
ment i s made of t he sums mad e avai lable for ex- pendi ture
on each of the surface t ransportat ion
program under section 133, the bridge programun der sect ion
144, th e congest ion mi t igat ion andair qual i ty improvement
program under sect ion149, the Interstate and Nat ional Highway
Sys-tem program under sect ion 103, the minimumguarantee program
under section 105, the Fed-eral lands highway program under sect
ion 204,or the Appalachian development highway sys-tem program un
der sect ion 201 of the Appalach-ian Regional Development Act of
1965 (40 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary shal l deduct a sum, in
anamount not to exceed 112 percent of all sums somade ava i lable,
as th e Secretary determines n ec-essary
(A) to a dminister the provisions of law to be f inanced from
appropriat ions for the Federal -aid highway program and programs
authorizedun der chapter 2; and
(B) to make transfers of such sums as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian
Regional Commission for adminis-trat ive act ivi t ies associated
wi th the Appalach-ian development highway system.
(2) CO N SI D ER A T I O N O F U NO B L I GA T E D B A L - AN C
ES.In making the determinat ion describedin paragraph (1), the
Secretary shal l take intoaccount the unobl igated balance of any
sumsdeducted under this subsect ion in prior f i scalyears.
(3) A V A I L A B I L I T Y .The sum deduc t ed under paragraph
(1) shal l remain avai lable unt i l ex-pended..
(b) A P P O R T I O N M E N T S.Section 104(b) of suchtitle is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A P P O R T I O N M E N T S.On October 1 of each f i scal
year, the Secretary, af ter making the de-duct ion authorized by
subsect ion (a) and theset -aside authorized by subsect ion (f ) ,
shal l ap-
port ion the remainder of the sums authorized tobe appropriated
for expendi ture on the Inter-state and Nat ional Highway System
program,the congest ion mi t igat ion and air qual i ty im-
provement program, and the surface t ranspor-tat ion program for
that f i scal year, among theseveral States in t he fol lowing mann
er:
(1) N A T I ON A L H IGH W A Y S Y S T EM CO M PO- N EN T .
(A) I N G E N E R A L .For the Nat ional HighwaySystem
(excluding funds apport ioned under paragraph (4)), $36,400,000 for
each fiscal yearto the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,and the
Commonweal th of Northern Mariana Is-lands, $18,800,000 for each of
fiscal years 1999through 2003 for the Alaska Highway, and
theremainder apport ioned as fol lows:
(i) 25 percent in the ratio that(I) the total lane miles of
principal arterial
routes (excluding Interstate System routes) ineach St ate; bears
to
(II) the total lane miles of principal arterialroutes (excluding
Interstate System routes) inal l States.
(ii) 35 percent in the ratio that(I) the total vehicle miles
traveled on lanes
on principal arterial routes (excluding In terstateSystem
routes) in each State; bears to
(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson principal
arterial routes (excluding In terstateSystem routes) in al l
States.
(ii i) 30 percent in the ratio that(I) the total diesel fuel
used on highways in
each St ate; bears to(II) the t otal diesel fuel used on h
ighway s in
al l States.
(iv) 10 percent in the ratio that(I) the quot ient obtained by
dividing the
total lane mi les on principal arterial highwaysin each State by
the total populat ion of theState; bears to
(II) the quot ient obtained by dividing thetotal lane mi les on
principal arterial highwaysin al l States by the total populat ion
of al lStates.
(B) M I N IM U M A P P OR T I O NM E N T .Notwi th -standing
subparagraph (A) and paragraph (4),each State shal l receive a
minimum of 12 of 1 percent of the funds apport ioned under
sub-paragraph (A ) and paragraph (4).
(2) CO N GE S T I O N M I T I G A T I O N A N D A I R Q U A L I
T Y I M P R O V E M E N T P R O G R A M .
(A) I N G E N E R A L.For th e congest ion mi t iga-t ion and
air qual i ty improvement program, inthe rat io that
(i ) the total of al l weighted nonat tainment and maintenance
area populat ions in eachState; bears to
(i i ) the total of al l weighted nonat tainment and maintenance
area populat ions in al l States.
(B) C A L C U L A T I O N O F W E I G HT E D N O N A T T A I N -
M E N T A N D M A I N T EN A N CE A R E A P O PU L A T I ON
.Subject to subparagraph (C), for the purpose of subparagraph (A),
the weighted nonat tainment and maintenance area populat ion shal l
be cal -culated by mul t iplying the populat ion of eacharea i n a
S ta t e t ha t was a nonat t a inment areaor maintenance area as
described in section149(b) for ozone or carbon monoxide by a
factor
of (i) 0.8 if(I) at th e t ime of the apport ionment , t he
area
is a mainten ance area; or(II) at the t ime of the apport
ionment , the
area is classi f ied as a submarginal ozone non-at tainment area
under the Clean Air Act (42U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
(ii) 1.0 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is
classi f ied as a marginal ozone non-at tainment area under subpart
2 of part D of t i t le I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511
etseq.);
(ii i) 1.1 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is
classi f ied as a moderate ozone non-at tainment area under such
subpart ;
(iv) 1.2 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is
classified as a serious ozone non-at tainment area under such
subpart ;
(v) 1.3 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is
classified as a severe ozone non-at tainment area under such
subpart ;
(vi ) 1.4 i f , at the t ime of the apport ionment ,the area is
classi f ied as an extreme ozone non-at tainment area under such
subpart ; or
(vii) 1.0 if , at the time of the apportionment,the area is not
a nonat tainment or maintenancearea as d escribed in section 149(b)
for ozone, butis classified under subpart 3 of part D of t i t le
Iof such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512 et seq.) as a non-attainment area
described in section 149(b) forcarbon monoxide.
(C) A D DI T I ON A L A D JU ST M E N T F O R C A R B ON M O N O
X I D E A R E A S .
(i) C A R B ON M O NO X ID E N ON A T TA I NM E NT A R E A S .If
, in addi t ion to being classi f ied as anonat tainment or
maintenance area for ozone,the area was also classified under
subpart 3 of part D of t i t le I of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7512
et
seq.) as a nonat tainment area described in sec-tion 149(b) for
carbon monoxide, the weightednonat tainment or maintenance area
populat ionof the area, as determined under clauses (i )through (vi
) of subparagraph (B), shal l be fur-ther mu l t ipl ied by a fa
ctor of 1.2.
(ii) C A R B ON M ON OX I DE M A IN TE NA NCE A R E A S .If , in
addi t ion to being classi f ied as anonat tainment or maintenance
area for ozone,the area was at one t ime also classi f ied
undersubpart 3 of part D of t i t le I of such Act (42U.S.C. 7512
et seq.) as a nonattainment area de-scribed in section 149(b) for
carbon mon oxide bu thas been redesignated as a maintenance area,t
he weigh t ed nonat t a inment or main t enancearea populat ion of
the area, as determined
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under clauses (i ) through (vi ) of subparagraph(B), shal l be
further mul t ipl ied by a factor of 1.1.
(D) M I N I M U M A P P O R T I O N M E NT .Notwi th -standing
any other provision of this paragraph,each State shal l receive a
minimum of 12 of 1 percent of the funds apport ioned under
thisparagraph.
(E) D E T E R M I N A T I O N S O F P O P U L A T I O N .In
de-termining populat ion f igures for the p urposes of this
paragraph, the Secretary shal l use the lat -est avai lable annual
est imates prepared by theSecretary of Commerce.
(3) SU R F A C E T R A N S P O R T A T I O N P R O G R A M .
(A) I N G E N E R A L.For the surface t ranspor-tat ion program,
in accordance wi th the fol low-ing formula:
(i) 25 percent of the apportionments in therat io that
(I) the total lane miles of Federal-aid high-way s in each Stat
e; bears to
(II) the total lane miles of Federal-aid high-way s in al l
States.
(ii) 40 percent of the apportionments in therat io that
(I) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson Federal -aid
highways in each State; bears to
(II) the total vehicle miles traveled on laneson Federal -aid
highw ays in al l States.
(ii i) 35 percent of the apportionments in therat io that
(I) the est imated tax payments at t ributableto highway users
in each State paid into the
H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t han t he MassTransi t Account) in
the latest f i scal year forwh ich dat a are ava i lable; bears
to
(II) the est imated tax payments at t ributableto highway users
in al l States paid into the H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t han t
he MassTransi t Account) in the latest f i scal year forwh ich data
are avai lable.
(B) M I N IM U M A P P OR T I O NM E N T .Notwi th -standing
subparagraph (A), each State shal l re-ceive a minimum of 12 of 1
percent of the fundsapport ioned under this paragraph.
(4) IN T E R S T A T E M A I N T E N A N CE C O M P ON E N T
.For resurfacing, restoring, rehabi l i tat ing, andreconstruct ing
th e Interstate System
(A ) 3313percent in the rat io that (i ) the total lane mi les
on Interstate System
routes open to t raf f ic in each Sta te; bears to(ii) the total
of all such lane miles in all
States;(B ) 3313percent in the rat io that (i) the total vehicle
miles traveled on lanes
on Interstate System routes designated under(I) section 103;(II)
section 139(a) (as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of the T ransportat ionEqui ty Act f
or the 21st Century ) before March 9,1984 (other than routes on
toll roads not subjectto a Secretarial agreement under section 105
ofthe Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1978 (92 Stat.2692)); an d
(III) section 139(c) (as in effect on the daybefore the date of
enactment of the Transpor-tat ion Equi ty Act for the 21st
Century);in each State; bears to
(ii) the total of all such vehicle miles traveledin al l States;
and
(C) 3313percent in the rat io that (i ) the total of each States
annu al contribu-
t i ons t o t he H ighway Trus t Fund (o ther t hanthe Mass
Transi t Account) at t ributable to com-mercial vehicles; bears
to
(i i ) the total of such an nu al contribut ions byal l
States.
(c) O P E R A T I O N L I F E S A V E R A N D HIGH S P E E DR AI
L CO R R I D O R S.Section 104(d) of such tit le isamended
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking The and allth at f ollows th
rough $300,000 for each and in-sert ing Before making an apport
ionment u ndersubsection (b)(3) of this section for a fiscal
year,the Secretary shall set aside $500,000 for such;an d
(2) by strikin g paragraphs (2) and (3) and in -sert ing t he f
ol lowing:
(2) R A I L W A Y - H I GH W A Y C R OS S IN G H A Z A R D E L I
M I N A T I O N I N H I G H S P E E D R A I L C O R R I D O R
S.
(A) IN G E NE R A L .Before making an appor-t ionment of funds
under subsect ion (b)(3) for a f i scal year, the Secretary shal l
set aside$5,250,000 of the funds made available for thesurface t
ransportat ion program for the f i scalyear for el iminat ion of ha
zards of rai lway-high-way crossings.
(B) E L I G IB L E C O R R I DO R S.Subject to sub-paragraph
(E), fu nds made avai lable under sub- paragraph (A) shal l be
expended for projectsin
(i) 5 railway corridors selected by the Sec-
retary in accordance wi th this subsect ion (as inef fect on the
day before the date of enactment of this clause);
(ii) 3 railway corridors selected by the Sec-retary in
accordance wi th subparagraphs (C)and (D);
(ii i) a Gulf Coast high speed railway corridor(as designated by
th e Secretary);
(iv) a Keystone high speed railway corridor f rom Ph i ladelphia
to Harrisburg, Penn sylvania;an d
(v) an Empire State railway corridor fromNew Y ork C i t y t o A
lbany t o Bu f f a lo , New York .
(C) R E Q U I R E D I N C L U S I O N O F H I G H S P E E D R A
I L L I N ES .A corridor selected by the Secretaryunder
subparagraph (B) shal l include rai l l ineswhere railroad speeds
of 90 miles or more perhour are occurring or can reasonably be
ex-pected to occur in t he fu ture.
(D) CO N SI D ER A T I O NS I N C OR R I D OR S E L EC -T I O N
.In selecting corridors under subpara-graph (B), t he Secretary
shal l consider
(i) projected rail ridership volume in eachcorridor;
(ii) the percentage of each corridor overwhich a t rain wi l l
be capable of operat ing at i t smaximum cruise speed taking into
account such factors as topography and other t raf f ic on thel
ine;
(ii i) projected benefits to nonriders such ascongestion relief
on other modes of transpor-tation serving each corridor (including
conges-tion in heavily traveled air passenger corridors);
(iv) the amount of State and local f inancialsupport that can
reasonably be ant icipated forthe improvement of the l ine and
related faci l i -t ies; and
(v) the cooperat ion of the ow ner of th e right -of -way that
can reasonably be expected in theoperation of high speed rail
passenger service ineach corridor.
(E) C E R T A I N I M P R O V E M E N T S.Not less than$250,000
of such set-aside shall be available per f iscal year for eligible
improvements to the Min-neapol is/St . Paul-Chicago segment of the
Mid-west High Speed Rail Corridor.
(F) A U T H OR I Z A T I ON O F A P P R OP R I A T IO N S.There
i s authorized to be appropriated$15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1999 through2003 to carry out th is subsection..
(d) C E R T I F I C A T I O N O F A P P O R T I O N M E N T
S.Sec-tion 104(e) of such tit le is amended
(1) by inserting C E R T I F I CA T I O N O F A P P O R -T I O N
M E N T S. af ter (e);
(2) by inserting (1) I N G E NE R A L. beforeOn October 1;
(3) by striking the f i rst parenthet ical phrase;(4) by
striking and research the first place
i t appears;(5) by striking th e second sent ence;(6) by adding
at t he end th e fol lowing:(2) NO T I CE T O S T A T E S.If the
Secretary has
not made an apport ionment under sect ion 104,144, or 157 by t
he 21st day of a f iscal year begin-ning after September 30, 1998,
the Secretaryshal l t ransmi t , by such 21st day, to the
Commit-tee on Transportat ion and Infrastructure of theHouse of R
epresentat ives and the Commit tee on Environment and Publ ic Works
of the Senate awri t ten statement of the reason for not makingsuch
apport ionment in a t imely manner.; and
(7) by indent in g paragraph (1) (as designatedby paragraph (2)
of this subsect ion) and al ign-ing such paragraph (1) wi th
paragraph (2) of
such sect ion (as added by paragraph (6) of thissubsection).
(e) M E T R O P O L I T A N P L AN N I N G SET-A S I D
E.Sec-tion 104(f) of such tit le is amended
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking Interstateconstruct ion and
Interstate subst i tute pro-grams and inserting recreational trails
pro-gram; an d
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking 120(j) of thistitle and
inserting 120(b).
( f ) R E C R E A T I O N A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M
.Section104(h) of such tit le is amended to read as fol-lows:
(h) R E C R E A T I O N A L T R A I L S P R O G R A M .
(1) A D M I N I ST R A T I V E C O ST S.Whenever anapport
ionment i s made of the sums authorizedto be appropriated to carry
out the recreat ionaltrails program under section 206, the
Secretaryshal l deduct an amount , not to exceed 112 per-cent of
the sums authorized, to cover the cost tothe Secretary for
administrat ion of an d researchand technical assistance under the
recreat ionaltrai ls program and for admin istrat ion of t he Na-t
ional Recreat ional Trai ls Advisory Commit tee.Th e Secretary may
ent er into contracts wi th f or- prof i t organizat ions or
contracts, partnerships,or cooperative agreements with other
govern-ment agencies, inst i tut ions of higher learning,or nonprof
i t organizat ions to perform thesetasks.
(2) A P P OR T I O NM E N T T O T H E S T A T E S .Af t er
making the deduct ion authorized by paragraph(1) of this
subsection, the Secretary shall appor-
t ion the remainder of the sums authorized to beappropriated for
expendi ture on the recreat ionaltrai ls program for each f i scal
year, among theStates in the fol lowing manner:
(A) 50 percent of th at amou nt shal l be appor-tioned equally
among eligible States.
(B) 50 percent of th at amou nt shal l be appor-t ioned among el
igible States in amoun ts propor-t ionate to the degree of
non-highway rec-reat ional fuel use in each of those States
duringthe preceding year.
(3) E L I G I B L E S T A T E D E F I N E D.In t his sect
ion,the t erm el igible State means a Sta te th at meetsth e
requirement s of section 206(c)..
(g) A U DI T S O F H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Sec-t ion 104 of
such t i t le i s amended by striking sub-sect ion (i ) and insert
ing the fol lowing:
(i) A U D I T S O F H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Fromadministrat
ive funds deducted under subsect ion(a), the Secretary may
reimburse the Of f ice of Inspector General of the Department of
Trans-portat ion for the conduct of annual audi ts of f i -nancial
statements in accordance wi th sect ion3521 of title 31..
(h) R E P O R T O N O B L I G A T I O N S.Section 104 ofsuch t i
t le i s amended by striking subsect ion (j )and in sert ing th e
fol lowing:
(j) R E P OR T T O CO N G R E S S.The Secretaryshall submit to
Congress a report for each fiscalyear on
(1) the amount obl igated, by each State, forFedera l-a id h
ighway s and h ighway sa f et y con-struct ion programs during the
preceding f i scalyear;
(2) the balan ce, as of the last day of th e pre-ceding f i scal
year, of t he u nobl igated apport ion-ment of each St ate by f i
scal year un der this sec-tion an d sections 105 an d 144;
(3) the balance of unobligated sums available
for expendi ture at the discret ion of the Sec-retary for such
highways and programs for the fiscal year; and
(4) the rates of obligation of funds appor-t ioned or set aside
under this sect ion and sec-tions 105, 133, and 144, according
to
(A) program;(B) fu ndin g category or subcategory;(C) type of
improvement;(D) State; and(E) sub-State geographic area, including
ur-
banized and rural areas, on the basis of thepopulat ion of each
such area. .
(i) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y A N D T R A N S I T FU N D S
.Section 104 of such tit le is amended byinsert ing af ter subsect
ion (j ) the f ol lowing:
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(k) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y A N D T R A N S I T FU N D S
.
(1) T R A N S FE R O F H I GH W A Y F U ND S.Fundsmade avai
lable under this t i t le and transferred for transit projects of a
type described in section133(b)(2) shall be administered by the
Secretaryin accordance with chapter 53 of t i t le 49, exceptthat
the provisions of this t i t le relat ing to thenon-Federal share
shal l apply to th e t ransferred funds.
(2) T R A N S FE R O F T R A N S IT F U ND S.Fundsmade available
under chapter 53 of t i t le 49 andtransferred for highway projects
shal l be admin-istered by the Secretary in accordance wi th
this
t i t le , except that the provisions of such chapterrelat ing
to the non-Federal share shal l apply tothe t ransferred funds.
(3) T R A N S F E R O F O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R I T Y
.Obl igat ion authori ty provided for projects de-scribed in
paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be trans- ferred in the same manner
and amount as the funds for the projects are transferred..
(j) EF F E CT O F C E R T A I N D E L A Y I N D EPO S I T SI N T
O H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Section 104 ofsuch t i t le i s
amended by adding at the end thefollowing:
(l) EF F E CT O F C E R T A I N D E L A Y I N D EPO S I T SI N T
O H I G H WAY T RU S T FUN D .Notwi ths tand ingany other provision
of law, deposi ts into theHighway Tru st Fun d resul t ing f rom
the appl ica-t ion of sect ion 901(e) of th e Tax payer R el ief A
ct of 1997 (111 Sta t. 872) sha ll not be tak en in to ac-count in
determining the apport ionments and
al locat ions tha t an y St ate shal l be ent i t led to
re-ceive under the Transportat ion Equi ty Act forthe 21st Centu ry
an d th is t i t le . .
(k) T EC H N I C AL A M E N D M E N T S .Section 104(f)of such t
i t le i s amended
(1) by striking (f)(1) On and inserting thefollowing:
(f) M E T R O P O L I T A N P L A N N I N G.(1) SE T- AS I D
E.On;(2) in paragraph (1) by striking , except
tha t and al l th at f ol lows th rough programs;(3) by striking
(2) These and inserting the
following:(2) A P P OR T I O NM E N T T O S T A T E S O F S E T
- AS I D E
F U N D S.These;(4) by striking (3) The and inserting the
fol-
lowing:(3) US E O F F U N D S .The;(5) by striking (4) The and
inserting the fol-
lowing:(4) DI S T R I B U T I O N O F F U N D S W I T H I N S T
A T E S .
The; and(6) by al igning the remainder of the text of
each of paragraphs (1) through (4) wi th para-graph (5).
(l) CO N F O R M I N G A M E N D M E N T S .(1) Section 146(a)
of such tit le is amended in
the first sentence by striking , 104(b)(2), and104(b)(6) and
inserting and 104(b)(3).
(2) Section 158 of such tit le is amended(A) in subsect ion
(a)(i) by striking pa ragraph (1);(ii) by redesignating paragraphs
(2) and (3) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;(ii i) in paragraph (1) (as
so redesignated)(I) by striking AF T E R T H E F I R ST Y E A R
and
insertin g I N G E N E R A L ; and(II) by striking 104(b)(2),
104(b)(5), and
104(b)(6) and inserting 104(b)(3), and104(b)( 4); an d
(iv) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated byclause (ii)) by
striking paragraphs (1) and (2)of this subsection and inserting
paragraph(1); an d
(B) by striking subsect ion (b) and insert ingthe fol
lowing:
(b) EF F E C T O F W I T H H O L D I N G O F FU N D S .No funds
wi thheld under this sect ion f rom appor-tionment to any State
after September 30, 1988,shal l be avai lable for apport ionment to
that State..
(3)(A) Section 115(b)(1) of such tit le is amend-ed by striking
104(b)(5) and inserting104(b)(4).
(B) Section 137(f)(1) of such tit le is amendedby striking
section 104(b)(5)(B) of this t i t leand inserting section
104(b)(4).
(C) Section 141(c) of such tit le is amended bystriking section
104(b)(5) of this t i t le each place it appears and inserting
section104(b)(4).
(D) Section 142(c) of such tit le is amended bystrikin g (other
t ha n section 104(b)(5)(A)).
(E) Section 159 of such tit le is amended(i) by striking (5) of
each place it appears
and insert ing (5) (as in ef f ect on th e day beforethe date of
enactment of the Transportat ion Eq-ui ty Act f or the 21st Century
) of ; and
(ii) in subsection (b)(I) in p aragraphs (1)(A)(i ) and (3)(A)
by strik-
ing section 104(b)(5)(A) each place it appears
and inserting section 104(b)(5)(A) (as in effecton the day
before the date of enactment of theTransportat ion Equi ty Act for
the 21st Cen-tury);
(II) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) by striking sec-tion 104(b)(5)(B)
and inserting section104(b)(5)(B) (as in effect on the day before
thedate of enactment of the Transportat ion Equi tyAct for the 21st
Century);
(III) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking (5)(B)and insert ing
(5)(B) (as in ef fect on th e day be-fore the date of enactment of
the T ransportat ionEqui ty Act f or the 21st Centu ry); and
(IV) in paragraphs (3) and (4) by strikingsection 104(b)(5) each
place it a ppears a nd in-serting section 104(b)(5) (as in effect
on th e daybefore the date of enactment of the Transpor-tat ion Equ
i ty A ct for the 21st Century ) .
(F) Section 161(a) of such tit le is amended by
striking paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of sec-tion 104(b) each
place it appears and insertingparagraphs (1), (3), and (4) of
section 104(b).
(4) Section 142(b) of such tit le is amended bystriking
paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of sec-tion 104 of this t i t le
and inserting section104(b)(4).
(m) A D J US T M E N T S F O R T H E S U R F A C E T R A N S-P O
R T A T I O N E X T E N S I O N A C T O F 1997.
(1) IN G E NE R A L .Notwi ths tand ing any o ther provision of
law and subject to section 2(c) ofthe Surface Transportat ion
Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shal l ensure that the
totalapport ionments for a State (other than Massa-chusetts) for
fiscal year 1998 made under theTransportat ion Equi ty Act for the
21st Century(including amendments made by such Act) shal lbe
reduced by the amount apport ioned to suchState (other than
Massachuset ts) under sect ion1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface
Transpor-
tation Efficiency Act of 1991.(2) RE P A Y M E N T O F T R A N S
F E R R E D F U N DS . T h e
Secretary shal l ensure that any apport ionmentsmade to a State
for fiscal year 1998 and adjustedun der paragraph (1) shal l f i
rst be used to restorein accordance wi th sect ion 3(c) of the
SurfaceTransportat ion Extension Act of 1997 any fundsthat a State
t ransferred under sect ion 3 of suchAct .
(3) I N SU F F I C I E N T F U N D S F O R R E P A Y M E N T .If
aState has insuf f icient funds apport ioned in f i s-cal year 1998
under the Transportat ion Equi tyAct for the 21st Century
(including amendmentsmade by such Act) to make the adjustment
re-quired by paragraph (1), then the Secretarysha l l make an ad
jus tment t o any f unds appor-tioned to such State in fiscal year
1999.
(4) A L L O C A T E D P R O G R A M S.Notwi ths tand ingany
other provision of law, amoun ts made avai l -
able for fiscal year 1998 by the Transportation Equi ty Act for
the 21st Century (includingamendments made by such Act) for a
programtha t i s cont inu ed by both of sect ions 4, 5, 6, and7 of
the Surface Transportat ion Extension Act of 1997 (including
amendments made by suchsect ions) and the Transportat ion Equi ty
Act forthe 21st Century (including amendments madeby such Act) shal
l be reduced by the amount made available by such sections 4, 5, 6,
and 7 forsuch programs.
(5) TR E A T M E N T O F S T E A O B L I G A T I O N A U T H O R
- I T Y .The amount of obl igat ion authori ty madeavai lable under
sect ion 2(e) of the SurfaceTransportat ion Extension Act of 1997
shal l beconsidered to be an amount of obl igat ion au-
thority made available for fiscal year 1998 undersection 1102(a)
of t his A ct.
(n) S T A T E D EFI N ED .For the purposes of ap- portioning
funds under sections 104, 105, 144,and 206, the term State means
any of the 50States an d th e District of Columbia.
SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.
(a) IN G E N E R A L .Section 105 of title 23,Uni ted States
Code, i s amended to read as fol -lows:
105. Minim um g uar ant ee
(a) G E N E R A L R UL E.For each of f iscal years1998 through
2003, the Secretary shall allocate
among the States amounts suf f icient to ensurethat each States
percentage of the total appor-t ionments for such f i scal year of
Interstatemaintenance, nat ional highway system, bridge,congest ion
mi t igat ion and air qual i ty improve-ment , surface t ransportat
ion, metropol i tan planning, minimum guarantee, high priori ty
projects, Appalachian development highwaysystem, and recreat ional
t rai l s programs shal lequal the percentage l i sted for each
State insubsection (b).
(b) S T A T E P E R C E N T A G E S.Th e percentage foreach Sta
te referred to in subsect ion (a) sh al l bedetermined in
accordance wi th the fol lowingtable:
States: PercentageA l ab am a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. . 2. 0269A l a sk a . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ..
. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1915A r iz o n a . .. .. . ..
.. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 1. 5581
A r k a n s a s . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ..
. .. .. . 1. 3214C al if or n ia . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. . 9. 1962C ol or a do . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . ..
.. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1673C on n e ct ic u t . .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1. 5186 D el a w a re . .. .
.. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 0. 4424D is tr
ic t o f C o lu m bi a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 3956 F l
or id a . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .
.. . 4. 6176 G eo rg ia . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. ..
. .. .. .. . .. . 3. 5104H a w a ii . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .
.. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 5177 I d a h o . .. . .. .. . ..
.. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 7718I l li n oi
s . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 3.
3819I n d i a n a . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . ..
.. .. . .. . 2. 3588I o w a . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. ..
.. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1. 2020K a n s a s . . .. .. . .. .. .
.. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 1. 1717 K e n tu c k y .
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1. 7365L o u i
si a n a . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1.
5900M a i n e . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . ..
.. . .. .. 0. 5263M a ry l an d . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. 1. 5087 M a ss ac h u se tt s . .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 1. 8638
M i ch i ga n . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. 3. 1535M i n n es ot a . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. . 1. 4993M i s si ss ip p i . . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .
.. .. . .. .. . .. .. 1. 2186 M i s so u ri . .. .. . .. .. . .. ..
. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 2. 3615M o n t an a . .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0. 9929N e br as k a .
.. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . 0. 7768N ev
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7248N ew H a mp sh i re . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 0.
5163 N e w J er se y . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .
.. .. . 2. 5816 N e w M e x ic o . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .
.. .. .. . .. .. 0. 9884N ew Y o rk . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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