Calendar No. 596
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Calendar No. 596 106TH CONGRESS REPORT "! 2d Session SENATE 106±309 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2001 JUNE 14, 2000.ÐOrdered to be printed Mr. SHELBY, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2720] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2720) mak- ing appropriations for the Department of Transportation and re- lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2001 Amount of bill as reported to Senate ...................... $15,295,400,000 Amount of budget estimates, 2001 .......................... 16,146,737,000 Fiscal year 2000 enacted .......................................... 14,429,976,000 64±948 cc C O N T E N T S SUMMARY OF MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS Page Total obligational authority .................................................................................... 5 TITLE IÐDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Immediate Office of the Secretary .......................................................................... 10 Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary ............................................................ 11 Office of the General Counsel ................................................................................. 11 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy ........................................................... 12 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs ........... 12 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs ................................ 12 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs ................................. 13 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration ........................................... 13 Office of Public Affairs ............................................................................................ 14 Executive Secretariat .............................................................................................. 14 Board of Contract Appeals ...................................................................................... 14 Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization ..................................... 14 Office of Intelligence and Security ......................................................................... 15 Office of the Chief Information Officer .................................................................. 15 Office of Intermodalism ........................................................................................... 15 Office of Civil Rights ............................................................................................... 15 Transportation planning, research, and development .......................................... 16 Transportation Administrative Service Center ..................................................... 17 Essential Air Service and Rural Airport Improvement Fund .............................. 18 Rental Payments ...................................................................................................... 21 Minority Business Resource Center Program ....................................................... 23 Minority business outreach ..................................................................................... 23 U.S. COAST GUARD Operating expenses ................................................................................................. 29 Acquisition, construction, and improvements ....................................................... 36 Environmental compliance and restoration ........................................................... 41 Alteration of bridges ................................................................................................ 42 Retired pay ............................................................................................................... 43 Reserve training ....................................................................................................... 43 Research, development, test, and evaluation ........................................................ 44 Boat safety ................................................................................................................ 45 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations ................................................................................................................ 48 Facilities and equipment ......................................................................................... 57 Research, engineering, and development ............................................................... 77 Grants-in-aid for airports ........................................................................................ 80 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Limitation on administrative expenses .................................................................. 90 Federal-aid highways .............................................................................................. 92 Limitation on Transportation Research ................................................................. 101 Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System ............................................. 107 (2) 3 Page Magnetic levitation transportation ......................................................................... 108 Bureau of Transportation Statistics ....................................................................... 109 Liquidation of Contract Authorization ................................................................... 110 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Motor carrier safety: Limitation on administrative expense ............................... 111 National motor carrier safety program .................................................................. 114 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Operations and research ......................................................................................... 116 Highway traffic safety grants ................................................................................. 123 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Safety and operations .............................................................................................. 125 Railroad research and development ....................................................................... 127 Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program .......................... 128 Next generation high-speed rail ............................................................................. 129 Alaska railroad rehabilitation ................................................................................ 131 West Virginia Rail Development ............................................................................ 132 Rhode Island rail development ............................................................................... 132 Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) ....... 132 Amtrak Reform Council .......................................................................................... 135 Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project ....................................................... 136 Expanded Intercity Rail Passenger Service Fund ................................................ 136 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 138 Formula grants ........................................................................................................ 142 University transportation research ........................................................................ 144 Transit planning and research ............................................................................... 145 Trust fund share of expenses .................................................................................. 147 Capital investment grants ...................................................................................... 147 Discretionary Grants ............................................................................................... 162 Job access and reverse commute grants ................................................................ 162 ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Operations and maintenance .................................................................................. 164 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION Research and special programs .............................................................................. 165 Pipeline safety .......................................................................................................... 169 Emergency preparedness grants ............................................................................ 172 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................. 173 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................. 175 TITLE IIÐRELATED AGENCIES Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................ 177 National Transportation Safety Board: Salaries and expenses ........................... 177