E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2001 No. 163 House of Representatives b 0602 propriated, for the Department of Transpor- other provision of law, excluding fees author- tation and related agencies for the fiscal year ized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited f ending September 30, 2002, and for other pur- to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds AFTER RECESS poses, namely: received in user fees: Provided further, That the The recess having expired, the House TITLE I Secretary of Transportation is authorized to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION transfer funds appropriated for any office of the was called to order by the Speaker pro Office of the Secretary to any other office of the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY tempore (Mr. SHIMKUS) at 6 o’clock and Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 2 minutes a.m. SALARIES AND EXPENSES no appropriation for any office shall be in- f For necessary expenses of the Office of the creased or decreased by more than 7 percent by Secretary, $67,778,000, of which not to exceed all such transfers: Provided further, That any CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2299, $1,929,000 shall be available for the immediate such transfer shall be submitted for approval to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $619,000 the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- TATION AND RELATED AGEN- shall be available for the immediate Office of the tions. CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002 Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $13,355,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Coun- OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky submitted sel; not to exceed $3,058,000 shall be for the Of- For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil the following conference report and fice of the Assistant Secretary for Policy; not to Rights, $8,500,000. statement on the bill (H.R. 2299) mak- exceed $7,421,000 shall be available for the Office ing appropriations for the Department of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION of Transportation and related agencies International Affairs; not to exceed $7,728,000 For necessary expenses of the Transportation for the fiscal year ending September 30, shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Security Administration related to providing 2002, and for other purposes: Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to ex- civil aviation security services pursuant to Pub- ceed $2,282,000 shall be available for the Office lic Law 107–71, $1,250,000,000, to remain avail- CONFERENCE REPORT (H. REPT. 107–308) of the Assistant Secretary for Government Af- able until expended: Provided, That, security The committee of conference on the dis- fairs; not to exceed $19,250,000 shall be available service fees authorized under 49 U.S.C. 44940 agreeing votes of the two Houses on the for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Ad- shall be credited to this appropriation as offset- amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. ministration; not to exceed $1,723,000 shall be ting collections and used for providing civil 2299) ‘‘making appropriations for the Depart- available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to aviation security services authorized by that ment of Transportation and related agencies exceed $1,204,000 shall be available for the Office section: Provided further, That the sum herein for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed appropriated from the General Fund shall be re- and for other purposes’’, having met, after $507,000 shall be available for the Board of Con- duced as such offsetting collections are received full and free conference, have agreed to rec- tract Appeals; not to exceed $1,240,000 shall be during fiscal year 2002 so as to result in a final ommend and do recommend to their respec- available for the Office of Small and Disadvan- fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund tive Houses as follows: taged Business Utilization; not to exceed estimated at not more than $0. That the House recede from its disagree- $1,321,000 shall be available for the Office of In- TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND ment to the amendment of the Senate, and telligence and Security; not to exceed $6,141,000 DEVELOPMENT agree to the same with an amendment, as shall be available for the Office of the Chief In- follows: formation Officer: Provided, That not to exceed For necessary expenses for conducting trans- In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted $60,000 shall be for allocation within the De- portation planning, research, systems develop- by said amendment, insert: partment for official reception and representa- ment, development activities, and making That the following sums are appropriated, out tion expenses as the Secretary may determine: grants, to remain available until expended, of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap- Provided further, That notwithstanding any $11,993,000.

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TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE partment of Transportation Inspector General ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION CENTER shall audit and certify to the House and Senate For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Necessary expenses for operating costs and Committees on Appropriations that the funding Guard’s environmental compliance and restora- capital outlays of the Transportation Adminis- described in the preceding proviso is being used tion functions under chapter 19 of title 14, trative Service Center, not to exceed solely to supplement and not supplant the Coast United States Code, $16,927,000, to remain avail- $125,323,000, shall be paid from appropriations Guard’s level of effort in this area in fiscal year able until expended. 2001. made available to the Department of Transpor- ALTERATION OF BRIDGES tation: Provided, That such services shall be ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND For necessary expenses for alteration or re- provided on a competitive basis to entities with- IMPROVEMENTS moval of obstructive bridges, $15,466,000, to re- in the Department of Transportation: Provided For necessary expenses of acquisition, con- main available until expended. further, That the above limitation on operating struction, renovation, and improvement of aids RETIRED PAY expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and air- Provided further, That no funds appropriated in craft, including equipment related thereto, For retired pay, including the payment of ob- this Act to an agency of the Department shall be $636,354,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be de- ligations therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed transferred to the Transportation Administra- rived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of appropriations for this purpose, payments under tive Service Center without the approval of the which $89,640,000 shall be available to acquire, the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and agency modal administrator: Provided further, repair, renovate or improve vessels, small boats Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career sta- That no assessments may be levied against any and related equipment, to remain available until tus bonuses under the National Defense Author- program, budget activity, subactivity or project September 30, 2006; $9,500,000 shall be available ization Act, and for payments for medical care funded by this Act unless notice of such assess- to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation of retired personnel and their dependents under ments and the basis therefor are presented to capability, to remain available until September the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- 30, 2004; $79,293,000 shall be available for other 55), $876,346,000. tions and are approved by such Committees. equipment, to remain available until September RESERVE TRAINING MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER 30, 2004; $73,100,000 shall be available for shore (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) PROGRAM facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to re- For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as main available until September 30, 2004; Reserve, as authorized by law; maintenance and authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That $64,631,000 shall be available for personnel com- operation of facilities; and supplies, equipment, such costs, including the cost of modifying such pensation and benefits and related costs, to re- and services, $83,194,000: Provided, That no loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the main available until September 30, 2003; and more than $25,800,000 of funds made available Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur- $320,190,000 shall be available for the Integrated under this heading may be transferred to Coast ther, That these funds are available to subsidize Deepwater Systems program, to remain available Guard ‘‘Operating expenses’’ or otherwise made total loan principal, any part of which is to be until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the available to reimburse the Coast Guard for fi- guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addi- Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized nancial support of the Coast Guard Reserve: tion, for administrative expenses to carry out to dispose of surplus real property, by sale or Provided further, That none of the funds in this the guaranteed loan program, $400,000. lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this Act may be used by the Coast Guard to assess appropriation as offsetting collections and made direct charges on the Coast Guard Reserves for MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH available only for the National Distress and Re- items or activities which were not so charged For necessary expenses of Minority Business sponse System Modernization program, to re- during fiscal year 1997. Resource Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, main available for obligation until September 30, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND to remain available until September 30, 2003: 2004: Provided further, That none of the funds EVALUATION Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, provided under this heading may be obligated or For necessary expenses, not otherwise pro- these funds may be used for business opportuni- expended for the Integrated Deepwater Systems ties related to any mode of transportation. vided for, for applied scientific research, devel- (IDS) system integration contract until the Sec- opment, test, and evaluation; maintenance, re- PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS retary or Deputy Secretary of Transportation habilitation, lease and operation of facilities (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) and the Director, Office of Management and and equipment, as authorized by law, In addition to funds made available from any Budget jointly certify to the House and Senate $20,222,000, to remain available until expended, other source to carry out the essential air serv- Committees on Appropriations that funding for of which $3,492,000 shall be derived from the Oil ice program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through the IDS program for fiscal years 2003 through Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That there 41742, to be derived from the Airport and Airway 2007, funding for the National Distress and Re- may be credited to and used for the purposes of Trust Fund, $13,000,000, to remain available sponse System Modernization program to allow this appropriation funds received from State until expended. for full deployment of said system by 2006, and and local governments, other public authorities, funding for other essential search and rescue COAST GUARD private sources, and foreign countries, for ex- procurements, are fully funded in the Coast OPERATING EXPENSES penses incurred for research, development, test- Guard Capital Investment Plan and within the ing, and evaluation. For necessary expenses for the operation and Office of Management and Budget’s budgetary maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise projections for the Coast Guard for those years: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION provided for; purchase of not to exceed five pas- Provided further, That none of the funds pro- OPERATIONS senger motor vehicles for replacement only; pay- vided under this heading may be obligated or For necessary expenses of the Federal Avia- ments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97– expended for the Integrated Deepwater Systems tion Administration, not otherwise provided for, 377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and sec- (IDS) integration contract until the Secretary or including operations and research activities re- tion 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation and the Di- lated to commercial space transportation, ad- 429(b)); and recreation and welfare, rector, Office of Management and Budget joint- ministrative expenses for research and develop- $3,382,000,000, of which $440,000,000 shall be ly approve a contingency procurement strategy ment, establishment of air navigation facilities, available for defense-related activities; and of for the recapitalization of assets and capabilities the operation (including leasing) and mainte- which $24,945,000 shall be derived from the Oil envisioned in the IDS: Provided further, That nance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aero- Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none upon initial submission to the Congress of the nautical charts and maps sold to the public, of the funds appropriated in this or any other fiscal year 2003 President’s budget, the Sec- lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for Act shall be available for pay of administrative retary of Transportation shall transmit to the replacement only, in addition to amounts made expenses in connection with shipping commis- Congress a comprehensive capital investment available by Public Law 104–264, $6,886,000,000, sioners in the United States: Provided further, plan for the United States Coast Guard which of which $5,773,519,000 shall be derived from the That none of the funds provided in this Act includes funding for each budget line item for Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to shall be available for expenses incurred for fiscal years 2003 through 2007, with total fund- exceed $5,452,871,000 shall be available for air yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, ex- ing for each year of the plan constrained to the traffic services program activities; not to exceed cept to the extent fees are collected from yacht funding targets for those years as estimated and $768,769,000 shall be available for aviation regu- owners and credited to this appropriation: Pro- approved by the Office of Management and lation and certification program activities; not vided further, That of the amounts made avail- Budget: Provided further, That the amount to exceed $150,154,000 shall be available for civil able under this heading, not less than herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 aviation security program activities; not to ex- $14,541,000 shall be used solely to increase staff- per day for each day after initial submission of ceed $195,799,000 shall be available for research ing at Search and Rescue stations, surf stations the President’s budget that the plan has not and acquisition program activities; not to exceed and command centers, increase the training and been submitted to the Congress: Provided fur- $12,456,000 shall be available for commercial experience level of individuals serving in said ther, That the Director, Office of Management space transportation program activities; not to stations through targeted retention efforts, re- and Budget shall submit the budget request for exceed $50,284,000 shall be available for finan- vise personnel policies and expand training pro- the IDS integration contract delineating sub- cial services program activities; not to exceed grams, and to modernize and improve the quan- headings which include the following: systems $69,516,000 shall be available for human re- tity and quality of personal safety equipment, integrator, ship construction, aircraft, equip- sources program activities; not to exceed including survival suits, for personnel assigned ment, and communications, providing specific $85,943,000 shall be available for regional coordi- to said stations: Provided further, That the De- assets and costs under each sub-heading. nation program activities; and not to exceed

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$109,208,000 shall be available for staff offices: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Grants’’ under section 2003(b) of Public Law Provided, That none of the funds in this Act (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 105–178, as amended; $4,000,000 shall be avail- shall be available for the Federal Aviation Ad- able for motor carrier safety research; $841,000 (RESCISSION) ministration to finalize or implement any regu- shall be available for the motor carrier crash lation that would promulgate new aviation user Of the available balances under this head- data improvement program; $6,000,000 shall be fees not specifically authorized by law after the ing, $15,000,000 are rescinded. available for the nationwide differential global date of the enactment of this Act: Provided fur- RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT positioning system program; and $1,500,000 for ther, That there may be credited to this appro- (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) environmental streamlining activities. priation funds received from States, counties, For necessary expenses, not otherwise pro- FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS municipalities, foreign authorities, other public vided for, for research, engineering, and devel- (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) authorities, and private sources, for expenses in- opment, as authorized under part A of subtitle (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) curred in the provision of agency services, in- VII of title 49, United States Code, including cluding receipts for the maintenance and oper- construction of experimental facilities and ac- None of the funds in this Act shall be avail- ation of air navigation facilities, and for quisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, able for the implementation or execution of pro- issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, $195,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and grams, the obligations for which are in excess of including airman, aircraft, and repair station Airway Trust Fund and to remain available $31,799,104,000 for Federal-aid highways and certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for until September 30, 2004: Provided, That there highway safety construction programs for fiscal processing major repair or alteration forms: Pro- may be credited to this appropriation funds re- year 2002: Provided, That within the vided further, That of the funds appropriated ceived from States, counties, municipalities, $31,799,104,000 obligation limitation on Federal- under this heading, not less than $6,000,000 other public authorities, and private sources, for aid highways and highway safety construction shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing pro- expenses incurred for research, engineering, and programs, not more than $447,500,000 shall be gram: Provided further, That funds may be used development. available for the implementation or execution of to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit programs for transportation research (sections GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS standard-setting organization to assist in the 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, and 508 of title 23, United development of aviation safety standards: Pro- (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) States Code, as amended; section 5505 of title 49, vided further, That none of the funds in this (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) United States Code, as amended; and sections Act shall be available for new applicants for the (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) 5112 and 5204–5209 of Public Law 105–178) for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That this lim- second career training program: Provided fur- For liquidation of obligations incurred for itation on transportation research programs ther, That none of the funds in this Act shall be grants-in-aid for airport planning and develop- shall not apply to any funds authorized under available for paying premium pay under 5 ment, and noise compatibility planning and pro- section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Adminis- grams as authorized under subchapter I of allocated to these programs, or to any authority tration employee unless such employee actually chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of previously made available for obligation: Pro- performed work during the time corresponding title 49, United States Code, and under other vided further, That within the $225,000,000 obli- to such premium pay: Provided further, That law authorizing such obligations; for procure- gation limitation on Intelligent Transportation none of the funds in this Act may be obligated ment, installation, and commissioning of run- Systems, the following sums shall be made avail- or expended to operate a manned auxiliary way incursion prevention devices and systems at able for Intelligent Transportation System flight service station in the contiguous United airports of such title; for implementation of sec- projects that are designed to achieve the goals States: Provided further, That none of the funds tion 203 of Public Law 106–181; and for inspec- and purposes set forth in section 5203 of the In- in this Act for aeronautical charting and car- tion activities and administration of airport telligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 tography are available for activities conducted safety programs, including those related to air- (subtitle C of title V of Public Law 105–178; 112 by, or coordinated through, the Transportation port operating certificates under section 44706 of Stat. 453; 23 U.S.C. 502 note) in the following Administrative Service Center. title 49, United States Code, $1,800,000,000, to be specified areas: derived from the Airport and Airway Trust FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Alameda-Contra Costa, California, $500,000; Fund and to remain available until expended: Alaska statewide; $2,500,000; (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) Provided, That none of the funds under this Alexandria, Virginia, $750,000; For necessary expenses, not otherwise pro- heading shall be available for the planning or Arizona statewide EMS, $500,000; vided for, for acquisition, establishment, and im- execution of programs the obligations for which Army trail road traffic signal coordination provement by contract or purchase, and hire of are in excess of $3,300,000,000 in fiscal year 2002, project, Illinois, $300,000; air navigation and experimental facilities and notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 49, Atlanta smart corridors, Georgia, $1,000,000; equipment as authorized under part A of sub- United States Code: Provided further, That not- Austin, Texas, $125,000; title VII of title 49, United States Code, includ- withstanding any other provision of law, not Automated crash notification, UAB, Alabama, ing initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease more than $57,050,000 of funds limited under this $2,500,000; or grant; engineering and service testing, in- heading shall be obligated for administration Bay County Area wide traffic signal system, cluding construction of test facilities and acqui- and not less than $20,000,000 shall be for the Florida, $500,000; sition of necessary sites by lease or grant; con- Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Beaver County transit mobility manager, struction and furnishing of quarters and related Program. Pennsylvania, $800,000; accommodations for officers and employees of GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS Brownsville, Texas, $250,000; the Federal Aviation Administration stationed (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) Carbondale technology transfer center, Penn- at remote localities where such accommodations sylvania, $1,000,000; (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) are not available; and the purchase, lease, or Cargo mate logistics and intermodal manage- Of the unobligated balances authorized under transfer of aircraft from funds available under ment, New York, $1,250,000; 49 U.S.C. 48103, as amended, $301,720,000 are re- this heading; to be derived from the Airport and Central Ohio, $1,500,000; Airway Trust Fund, $2,914,000,000, of which scinded. Chattanooga, Tennessee, $2,000,000; $2,536,900,000 shall remain available until Sep- AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND Chinatown intermodal transportation center, tember 30, 2004, and of which $377,100,000 shall The Secretary of Transportation is hereby au- California, $1,750,000; remain available until September 30, 2002: Pro- thorized to make such expenditures and invest- Clark County, Washington, $1,000,000; vided, That there may be credited to this appro- ments, within the limits of funds available pur- Commercial vehicle information systems and priation funds received from States, counties, suant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance networks, New York, $450,000; municipalities, other public authorities, and pri- with section 104 of the Government Corporation Dayton, Ohio, $1,250,000; vate sources, for expenses incurred in the estab- Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as Detroit, Michigan (airport), $1,500,000; lishment and modernization of air navigation may be necessary in carrying out the program Durham, Wake Counties, North Carolina, facilities: Provided further, That upon initial for aviation insurance activities under chapter $500,000; submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 443 of title 49, United States Code. Eastern Kentucky rural highway information, 2003 President’s budget, the Secretary of Trans- FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION $2,000,000; portation shall transmit to the Congress a com- Fargo, North Dakota, $1,000,000; prehensive capital investment plan for the Fed- LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Forsyth, Guillford Counties, North Carolina, eral Aviation Administration which includes Necessary expenses for administration and op- $1,000,000; funding for each budget line item for fiscal eration of the Federal Highway Administration, Genesee County, Michigan, $1,000,000; years 2003 through 2007, with total funding for not to exceed $311,000,000, shall be paid in ac- Great Lakes, Michigan, $1,500,000; each year of the plan constrained to the fund- cordance with law from appropriations made Guidestar, Minnesota, $6,000,000; ing targets for those years as estimated and ap- available by this Act to the Federal Highway Harrison County, Mississippi, $500,000; proved by the Office of Management and Budg- Administration together with advances and re- Hawaii statewide, $1,000,000; et: Provided further, That the amount herein imbursements received by the Federal Highway Hoosier SAFE–T, Indiana, $2,000,000; appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per Administration: Provided, That of the funds Houma, Louisiana, $1,000,000; day for each day after initial submission of the available under section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, I–90 connector testbed, New York, $1,000,000; President’s budget that the plan has not been United States Code: $7,500,000 shall be available Illinois statewide, $2,000,000; submitted to the Congress. for ‘‘Child Passenger Protection Education Inglewood, California, $500,000;

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.082 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 Integrated transportation management sys- aside for the program authorized under section FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY tem, Delaware statewide, $2,000,000; 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Equity Act ADMINISTRATION Iowa statewide, $562,000; for the 21st Century, as amended, and section MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY Jackson Metropolitan, Mississippi, $500,000; 204 of title 23, United States Code; $31,815,091 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES James Madison University, Virginia, shall be set aside for the program authorized (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) $1,500,000; under section 1101(a)(8)(B) of the Transpor- For necessary expenses for administration of Kansas City, Kansas, $500,000; tation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as Kittitas County workzone traffic safety sys- motor carrier safety programs and motor carrier amended, and section 204 of title 23, United safety research, pursuant to section 104(a)(1)(B) tem, Washington, $450,000; States Code; $21,339,391 shall be set aside for the Lansing, Michigan, $750,000; of title 23, United States Code, not to exceed program authorized under section 1101(a)(8)(C) $110,000,000 shall be paid in accordance with Las Vegas, Nevada, $1,450,000; of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Lexington, Kentucky, $750,000; law from appropriations made available by this Century, as amended, and section 204 of title 23, Act and from any available take-down balances Libertyville traffic management center, Illi- United States Code; $2,586,593 shall be set aside nois, $760,000; to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administra- for the program authorized under section Long Island rail road grade crossing deploy- tion, together with advances and reimburse- 1101(a)(8)(D) of the Transportation Equity Act ment, New York, $1,000,000; ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier for the 21st Century, as amended, and section Macomb, Michigan (border crossing), Safety Administration: Provided, That such 204 of title 23, United States Code; $25,579,000 $1,000,000; amounts shall be available to carry out the Maine statewide (rural), $500,000; shall be set aside for the program authorized functions and operations of the Federal Motor Maryland statewide, $1,000,000; under section 129(c) of title 23, United States Carrier Safety Administration. Miami-Dade, Florida, $1,000,000; Code, and section 1064 of the Intermodal Sur- Of the unobligated balances authorized under Monterey-Salinas, California, $750,000; face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, as 23 U.S.C. 104(a)(1)(B), $6,665,342 are rescinded. Montgomery County ECC & TMC, Maryland, amended; $352,256,000 shall be set aside for the NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM $1,000,000; programs authorized under sections 1118 and (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 1119 of the Transportation Equity Act for the Moscow, Idaho, $1,000,000; (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) Nebraska statewide, $$4,000,000; 21st Century, as amended; $3,348,128 shall be set (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) New York statewide information exchange aside for the program authorized under section Notwithstanding any other provision of law, systems, New York, $500,000; 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity Act for New York, New Jersey, Connecticut the 21st Century, as amended and section 162 of for payment of obligations incurred in carrying (TRANSCOM), $2,500,000; title 23, United States Code; $76,025,000 shall be out 49 U.S.C. 31102, 31106 and 31309, North Greenbush, New York, $1,000,000; set aside for the program authorized under sec- $205,896,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until ex- Oklahoma statewide, $3,000,000; tion 118(c) of title 23, United States Code; pended: Provided, That none of the funds in Oxford, Mississippi, $500,000; $62,450,000 shall be set aside for the program au- this Act shall be available for the implementa- Pennsylvania statewide (turnpike), $500,000; thorized under section 144(g) of title 23, United tion or execution of programs the obligations for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, $1,033,000; States Code; $251,092,600 shall be set aside for which are in excess of $182,000,000 for ‘‘Motor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Drexel), the program authorized under section 1221 of Carrier Safety Grants’’, and ‘‘Information Sys- $1,500,000; the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen- Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, $1,500,000; tems’’: Provided further, That notwithstanding tury, as amended; $10,000,000 shall be set aside any other provision of law, of the $23,896,000 Port of Long Beach, California, $500,000; for the program authorized under section 502(e) Port of Tacoma trucker congestion notifica- provided under 23 U.S.C. 110, $18,000,000 shall of title 23, United States Code; $56,300,000 shall be for border State grants and $4,837,000 shall be tion system, Washington, $200,000; be available for border infrastructure improve- Roadside animal detection test-bed, Montana, for State commercial driver’s license program im- ments; $45,122,600 shall be available for alloca- provements. $500,000; tion by the Secretary for public lands highways; Rochester-Genesse, New York, $800,000; NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY and $23,896,000 shall be set aside and trans- Rutland, Vermont, $750,000; ADMINISTRATION ferred to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad- Sacramento, California, $3,000,000; ministration as authorized by section 102 of OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH San Diego joint transportation operations cen- For expenses necessary to discharge the func- ter, California, $1,500,000; Public Law 106–159: Provided further, That, of the funds to be apportioned to each State under tions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic San Francisco central control communica- and highway safety under chapter 301 of title tions, California, $250,000; section 110 for fiscal year 2002, the Secretary shall ensure that such funds are apportioned for 49, United States Code, and part C of subtitle VI Santa Anita, California, $300,000; of title 49, United States Code, $127,780,000, of Santa Teresa, New Mexico, $750,000; the programs authorized under sections 1101(a)(1), 1101(a)(2), 1101(a)(3), 1101(a)(4), and which $95,835,000 shall remain available until Shreveport, Louisiana, $750,000; September 30, 2004: Provided, That none of the Silicon Valley transportation management 1101(a)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as amended, in the same ratio funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated center, California, $700,000; or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any that each State is apportioned funds for such South Carolina DOT, $3,000,000; rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of programs in fiscal year 2002 but for this section. Southeast Corridor, Colorado, $7,000,000; the Code of Federal Regulations any require- Southern Nevada (bus), $1,100,000; FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS ment pertaining to a grading standard that is Spillway road incident management system, different from the three grading standards Mississippi, $600,000; (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) (treadwear, traction, and temperature resist- St. Louis, Missouri, $1,000,000; ance) already in effect. Statewide transportation operations center, (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH Kentucky, $2,000,000; Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) Superior, I–39 corridor, Wisconsin, $2,500,000; for carrying out the provisions of title 23, United Texas statewide, $2,000,000; States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) Travel network, South Dakota, $2,325,000; highways, including the National Scenic and (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) University of Arizona ATLAS Center, Ari- Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT zona, $500,000; AUTHORIZATION) Utah Statewide, $560,000; U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including re- For payment of obligations incurred in car- Vermont statewide (rural), $1,500,000; imbursement for sums expended pursuant to the rying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to re- Washington statewide, $4,500,000; provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $30,000,000,000 or so main available until expended, $72,000,000, to be Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, much thereof as may be available in and derived derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Pro- $2,000,000; from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain avail- vided, That none of the funds in this Act shall Wayne County road information management able until expended. be available for the planning or execution of system, Michigan, $1,500,000; APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM Wichita, Kansas, $1,200,000; programs the total obligations for which, in fis- cal year 2002, are in excess of $72,000,000 for pro- Wisconsin communications network, $310,000; For necessary expenses for the Appalachian grams authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403. Wisconsin statewide, $1,000,000; Development Highway System as authorized Of the unobligated balances authorized under Yakima County adverse weather operations, under Section 1069(y) of Public Law 102–240, as 23 U.S.C. 403, $1,516,000 are rescinded. Washington, $475,000; amended, $200,000,000, to remain available until Provided further, That, notwithstanding any expended. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER other provision of law, funds authorized under (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) section 110 of title 23, United States Code, for STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS For expenses necessary to discharge the func- fiscal year 2002 shall be apportioned to the tions of the Secretary with respect to the Na- (RESCISSION) States in accordance with the distribution set tional Driver Register under chapter 303 of title forth in section 110(b)(4)(A) and (B) of title 23, Of the funds made available for State Infra- 49, United States Code, $2,000,000, to be derived United States Code, except that before such ap- structure Banks in Public Law 104–205, from the Highway Trust Fund, and to remain portionments are made, $35,565.651 shall be set $5,750,000 are rescinded. available until expended.

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HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Fund: Provided, That $2,873,600,000 shall be (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) For necessary administrative expenses of the paid to the Federal Transit Administration’s formula grants account: Provided further, That (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) Federal Transit Administration’s programs au- $93,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit Notwithstanding any other provision of law, thorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Administration’s transit planning and research for payment of obligations incurred in carrying Code, $13,400,000: Provided, That no more than account: Provided further, That $53,600,000 out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and $67,000,000 of budget authority shall be avail- 411 to remain available until expended, able for these purposes: Provided further, That shall be paid to the Federal Transit Administra- $223,000,000, to be derived from the Highway of the funds in this Act available for the execu- tion’s administrative expenses account: Provided Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds tion of contracts under section 5327(c) of title 49, further, That $4,800,000 shall be paid to the Fed- in this Act shall be available for the planning or United States Code, $2,000,000 shall be reim- eral Transit Administration’s university trans- execution of programs the total obligations for bursed to the Department of Transportation’s portation research account: Provided further, which, in fiscal year 2002, are in excess of Office of Inspector General for costs associated That $100,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal $223,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 with audits and investigations of transit-related Transit Administration’s job access and reverse U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 of which issues, including reviews of new fixed guideway commute grants program: Provided further, $160,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Highway Safety Pro- systems: Provided further, That not to exceed That $2,272,800,000 shall be paid to the Federal grams’’ under 23 U.S.C. 402, $15,000,000 shall be $2,600,000 for the National transit database shall Transit Administration’s capital investment for ‘‘Occupant Protection Incentive Grants’’ remain available until expended. grants account. under 23 U.S.C. 405, $38,000,000 shall be for ‘‘Al- FORMULA GRANTS CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS cohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 410, and $10,000,000 For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. shall be for the ‘‘State Highway Safety Data 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of 5308, 5309, 5318, and 5327, $568,200,000, to remain Grants’’ under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, Public Law 105–178, $718,400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no That none of these funds shall be used for con- available until expended: Provided, That no more than $2,841,000,000 of budget authority struction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or more than $3,592,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided for office furnishings and fixtures for State, shall be available for these purposes: Provided further, That there shall be available for fixed local, or private buildings or structures: Pro- further, That, notwithstanding any other provi- guideway modernization, $1,136,400,000; there vided further, That not to exceed $8,000,000 of sion of law, of the funds provided under this shall be available for the replacement, rehabili- the funds made available for section 402, not to heading, $5,000,000 shall be available for grants tation, and purchase of buses and related equip- exceed $750,000 of the funds made available for for the costs of planning, delivery, and tem- ment and the construction of bus-related facili- section 405, not to exceed $1,900,000 of the funds porary use of transit vehicles for special trans- ties, $568,200,000, together with $50,000,000 made available for section 410, and not to exceed portation needs and construction of temporary transferred from ‘‘Federal Transit Administra- $500,000 of the funds made available for section transportation facilities for the VIII tion, Formula Grants’’; and there shall be avail- 411 shall be available to NHTSA for admin- Paralympiad for the Disabled, to be held in Salt able for new fixed guideway systems istering highway safety grants under chapter 4 Lake City, Utah: Provided further, That in allo- $1,136,400,000, together with $1,488,840 of the of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, cating the funds designated in the preceding funds made available under ‘‘Federal Transit That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made proviso, the Secretary shall make grants only to Administration, Capital investment grants’’ in available for section 410 ‘‘Alcohol-Impaired the Utah Department of Transportation, and Public Law 105–277; to be available as follows: Driving Countermeasures Grants’’ shall be such grants shall not be subject to any local $10,296,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry available for technical assistance to the States. share requirement or limitation on operating as- projects; $1,000,000 for the Albuquerque, New Mexico, FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION sistance under this Act or the Federal Transit light rail project; SAFETY AND OPERATIONS Act, as amended: Provided further, That not- $25,000,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia, North For necessary expenses of the Federal Rail- withstanding section 3008 of Public Law 105–178 line extension project; road Administration, not otherwise provided for, and 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(3)(C), $50,000,000 of the $13,000,000 for the Baltimore, Maryland, cen- $110,857,000, of which $6,509,000 shall remain funds to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be trans- tral light rail transit double track project; available until expended. ferred to and merged with funding provided for $1,500,000 for the Baltimore, Maryland, rail RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of transit project; For necessary expenses for railroad research buses and related equipment and the construc- $2,000,000 for the Birmingham, Alabama, tran- and development, $29,000,000, to remain avail- tion of bus-related facilities under ‘‘Federal sit corridor project; able until expended. Transit Administration, Capital investment $10,631,245 for the Boston, Massachusetts, grants’’. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT South Boston Piers transitway project; PROGRAM UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH $500,000 for the Boston, Massachusetts, urban The Secretary of Transportation is authorized For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. ring transit project; to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes 5505, $1,200,000, to remain available until ex- $7,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina, or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of pended: Provided, That no more than $6,000,000 South corridor light rail transit project; the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Re- of budget authority shall be available for these $32,750,000 for the Chicago, Illinois, Douglas form Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amend- purposes. branch reconstruction project; $55,000,000 for the Chicago, Illinois, METRA ed, in such amounts and at such times as may TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH be necessary to pay any amounts required pur- commuter rail and line extension projects; For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. $3,000,000 for the Chicago, Illinois, suant to the guarantee of the principal amount 5303, 5304, 5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, Ravenswood reconstruction project; of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of 5315, and 5322, $23,000,000, to remain available $6,000,000 for the Cleveland, Ohio, Euclid cor- such Act, such authority to exist as long as any until expended: Provided, That no more than ridor transportation project; such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Pro- $116,000,000 of budget authority shall be avail- $70,000,000 for the Dallas, Texas, North Cen- vided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, able for these purposes: Provided further, That tral light rail transit extension project; as amended, no new direct loans or loan guar- $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transpor- $55,000,000 for the Denver, Colorado, South- antee commitments shall be made using Federal tation assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)), east corridor light rail transit project; funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal $4,000,000 is available to carry out programs $192,492 for the Denver, Colorado, Southwest year 2002. under the National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. corridor light rail transit project; NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL 5315), $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit $150,000 for the Des Moines, Iowa, DSM bus For necessary expenses for the Next Genera- cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. feasibility project; tion High-Speed Rail program as authorized 5313(a)), $55,422,400 is available for metropolitan $200,000 for the Dubuque, Iowa, light rail fea- under 49 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, $32,300,000, to planning (49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, and 5305), sibility project; remain available until expended. $11,577,600 is available for State planning (49 $25,000,000 for the Dulles corridor, Virginia, ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $31,500,000 is available for bus rapid transit project; $27,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, To enable the Secretary of Transportation to the national planning and research program (49 Tri-County commuter rail upgrades project; make grants to the Alaska Railroad, $20,000,000 U.S.C. 5314). $2,000,000 for the Fort Worth, Texas, Trinity shall be for capital rehabilitation and improve- TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES railway express project; ments benefiting its passenger operations, to re- (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) $750,000 for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, ITP main available until expended. (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) metro area, major corridor project; CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $12,000,000 for Honolulu, Hawaii, bus rapid PASSENGER CORPORATION for payment of obligations incurred in carrying transit project; For necessary expenses of capital improve- out 49 U.S.C. 5303–5308, 5310–5315, 5317(b), 5322, $10,000,000 for the Houston, Texas, Metro ad- ments of the National Railroad Passenger Cor- 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 and 3038 of vanced transit project; poration as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 24104(a), Public Law 105–178, $5,397,800,000, to remain $300,000 for the Iowa, Metrolink light rail fea- $521,476,000, to remain available until expended. available until expended, and to be derived from sibility project;

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$1,500,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas- $3,000,000 for the Stockton, California, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS Kansas City, Missouri, I–35 commuter rail Altamont commuter rail project; (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) project; $3,000,000 for the Virginia Railway Express For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. $2,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee, station improvements project; 5127(c), $200,000, to be derived from the Emer- Wisconsin, commuter rail extension project; $500,000 for the Washington County, Oregon, gency Preparedness Fund, to remain available $55,000,000 for the Largo, Maryland, metrorail Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail project; until September 30, 2004: Provided, That not extension project; $2,500,000 for the Wasilla, Alaska, alternative more than $14,300,000 shall be made available $2,000,000 for the Little Rock, Arkansas, river route project; and for obligation in fiscal year 2002 from amounts rail project; $400,000 for the Yosemite, California, area re- made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d): $14,744,420 for the Long Island Rail Road, gional transportation system project. Provided further, That none of the funds made New York, East Side access project; $9,289,557 for the Los Angeles, California, JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 5127(d) shall North Hollywood extension project; Notwithstanding section 3037(l)(3) of Public be made available for obligation by individuals $7,500,000 for the Los Angeles, California, Law 105–178, as amended, for necessary ex- other than the Secretary of Transportation, or East Side corridor light rail transit project; penses to carry out section 3037 of the Federal his designee. $3,000,000 for the Lowell, Massachusetts- Transit Act of 1998, $25,000,000, to remain avail- OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Nashua, New Hampshire commuter rail exten- able until expended: Provided, That no more SALARIES AND EXPENSES sion project; than $125,000,000 of budget authority shall be For necessary expenses of the Office of In- $12,000,000 for the Maryland (MARC) com- available for these purposes: Provided further, spector General to carry out the provisions of muter rail improvements projects; That up to $250,000 of the funds provided under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $19,170,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Med- this heading may be used by the Federal Transit $50,614,000: Provided, That the Inspector Gen- ical center rail extension project; Administration for technical assistance and sup- eral shall have all necessary authority, in car- $5,000,000 for the Miami, Florida, South port and performance reviews of the Job Access rying out the duties specified in the Inspector Miami-Dade busway extension project; and Reverse Commute Grants program. General Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 3) to in- $10,000,000 for the Minneapolis-Rice, Min- vestigate allegations of fraud, including false nesota, Northstar corridor commuter rail project; SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT $50,000,000 for the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Min- CORPORATION statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 1001), nesota, Hiawatha corridor light rail transit SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT by any person or entity that is subject to regula- project; CORPORATION tion by the Department: Provided further, That $4,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee, East the funds made available under this heading The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development shall be used to investigate, pursuant to section corridor commuter rail project; Corporation is hereby authorized to make such $141,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson-Ber- 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair expenditures, within the limits of funds and bor- or deceptive practices and unfair methods of gen light rail transit project; rowing authority available to the Corporation, $15,000,000 for the New Orleans, Louisiana, competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and in accord with law, and to make such con- and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of do- Canal Street car line project; tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal $1,200,000 for the New Orleans, Louisiana, De- mestic and foreign air carriers with respect to year limitations as provided by section 104 of the item (1) of this proviso. sire corridor streetcar project; Government Corporation Control Act, as amend- $2,000,000 for the New York, New York, Sec- ed, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD ond Avenue subway project; grams set forth in the Corporation’s budget for SALARIES AND EXPENSES $20,000,000 for the Newark-Elizabeth, New Jer- the current fiscal year. For necessary expenses of the Surface Trans- sey, rail link project; $2,500,000 for the Northeast Indianapolis, In- OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE portation Board, including services authorized diana, downtown corridor project; by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $18,457,000: Provided, That (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) notwithstanding any other provision of law, not $2,500,000 for the Northern Indiana South For necessary expenses for operations and Shore commuter rail project; to exceed $950,000 from fees established by the maintenance of those portions of the Saint Law- Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board $6,500,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido, Cali- rence Seaway operated and maintained by the fornia, light rail extension project; shall be credited to this appropriation as offset- Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora- ting collections and used for necessary and au- $500,000 for the Ohio, Central Ohio North cor- tion, $13,345,000, to be derived from the Harbor ridor rail (COTA) project; thorized expenses under this heading: Provided Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public further, That the sum herein appropriated from $5,000,000 for the Pawtucket-TF Green, Rhode Law 99–662. Island, commuter rail and maintenance facility the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar- project; RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are $9,000,000 for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ADMINISTRATION received during fiscal year 2002, to result in a Schuykill Valley metro project; RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS final appropriation from the general fund esti- mated at no more than $17,507,000. $10,000,000 for the Phoenix, Arizona, Central For expenses necessary to discharge the func- Phoenix/East Valley corridor project; tions of the Research and Special Programs Ad- TITLE II $8,000,000 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ministration, $37,279,000, of which $645,000 shall RELATED AGENCIES North Shore connector light rail transit project; be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $18,000,000 for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION of which $2,170,000 shall remain available until stage II light rail transit reconstruction project; BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD September 30, 2004: Provided, That up to $64,000,000 for the Portland, Oregon, Inter- SALARIES AND EXPENSES $1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. state MAX light rail transit extension project; 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of For expenses necessary for the Architectural $20,000,000 for the Puget Sound, Washington, the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, RTA Sounder commuter rail project; further, That there may be credited to this ap- as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilita- $9,000,000 for the Raleigh, North Carolina, propriation, to be available until expended, tion Act of 1973, as amended, $5,015,000: Pro- Triangle transit project; vided, That, notwithstanding any other provi- $328,000 for the Sacramento, California, light funds received from States, counties, municipali- ties, other public authorities, and private sion of law, there may be credited to this appro- rail transit extension project; priation funds received for publications and $14,000,000 for the Salt Lake City, Utah, CBD sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for training expenses. to University light rail transit project; NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY $3,000,000 for the Salt Lake City, Utah, Uni- travel expenses incurred in performance of haz- BOARD versity Medical Center light rail transit exten- ardous materials exemptions and approvals sion project; functions. SALARIES AND EXPENSES $60,000,000 for the San Diego, California, Mis- PIPELINE SAFETY For necessary expenses of the National Trans- sion Valley East light rail project; (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) portation Safety Board, including hire of pas- $1,000,000 for the San Diego, California, Mid senger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as Coast corridor project; (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for in- $75,673,790 for the San Francisco, California, For expenses necessary to conduct the func- dividuals not to exceed the per diem rate equiva- BART extension to the airport project; tions of the pipeline safety program, for grants- lent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allow- $113,336 for the San Jose, California, Tasman in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as ances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. West light rail transit project; authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge 5901–5902) $68,000,000, of which not to exceed $40,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil $2,000 may be used for official reception and Tren Urbano project; Pollution Act of 1990, $58,250,000, of which representation expenses. $7,864,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Li- $1,700,000 for the Sioux City, Iowa, light rail TITLE III project; ability Trust Fund and shall remain available $28,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair, Mis- until September 30, 2004; of which $50,386,000 GENERAL PROVISIONS souri, metrolink extension project; shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) $5,000,000 for the Stamford, Connecticut, of which $30,828,000 shall remain available until SEC. 301. During the current fiscal year appli- urban transitway project; September 30, 2004. cable appropriations to the Department of

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.089 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8661 Transportation shall be available for mainte- Code, equal to the amount referred to in sub- tion 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transpor- nance and operation of aircraft; hire of pas- section (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggre- tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943– senger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of gate of the amounts not distributed under para- 1945). liability insurance for motor vehicles operating graph (1) of this subsection; (d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITA- in foreign countries on official department busi- (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Fed- TIONS TO TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PRO- ness; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as eral-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts GRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall apply to authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of transportation research programs carried out SEC. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for section 117 of title 23, United States Code (relat- under chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, fiscal year 2002 pay raises for programs funded ing to high priority projects program), section except that obligation authority made available in this Act shall be absorbed within the levels 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development for such programs under such limitation shall appropriated in this Act or previous appropria- Act of 1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years. tions Acts. Bridge Authority Act of 1995, and $2,000,000,000 (e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED SEC. 303. Appropriations contained in this Act for such fiscal year under section 105 of title 23, FUNDS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of for the Department of Transportation shall be United States Code (relating to minimum guar- the distribution of obligation limitation under available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. antee) so that the amount of obligation author- subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed ity available for each of such sections is equal the States any funds: (1) that are authorized to the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an to the amount determined by multiplying the be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal- Executive Level IV. ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the aid highways programs (other than the program SEC. 304. None of the funds in this Act shall sums authorized to be appropriated for such sec- under section 160 of title 23, United States Code) be available for salaries and expenses of more tion (except in the case of section 105, and for carrying out subchapter I of chapter 311 than 105 political and Presidential appointees in $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year; of title 49, United States Code, and highway-re- the Department of Transportation: Provided, (5) distribute the obligation limitation pro- lated programs under chapter 4 of title 23, That none of the personnel covered by this pro- vided for Federal-aid Highways less the aggre- United States Code; and (2) that the Secretary vision or political and Presidential appointees in gate amounts not distributed under paragraphs determines will not be allocated to the States, an independent agency funded in this Act may (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para- and will not be available for obligation, in such be assigned on temporary detail outside the De- graph (4) for each of the programs that are allo- fiscal year due to the imposition of any obliga- partment of Transportation or such independent cated by the Secretary under title 23, United tion limitation for such fiscal year. Such dis- agency except to the Office of Homeland Secu- States Code (other than activities to which tribution to the States shall be made in the same rity. paragraph (1) applies and programs to which ratio as the distribution of obligation authority SEC. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying the ratio under subsection (a)(6). The funds so distributed be used for the planning or execution of any determined under paragraph (3) by the sums au- shall be available for any purposes described in program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise thorized to be appropriated for such program for section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in such fiscal year; and (f) SPECIAL RULE.—Obligation limitation dis- regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded (6) distribute the obligation limitation pro- tributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) in this Act. vided for Federal-aid Highways less the aggre- of this section for a section set forth in sub- SEC. 306. None of the funds appropriated in gate amounts not distributed under paragraphs section (a)(4) shall remain available until used this Act shall remain available for obligation be- (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under para- and shall be in addition to the amount of any yond the current fiscal year, nor may any be graphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highways and limitation imposed on obligations for Federal- transferred to other appropriations, unless ex- highway safety construction programs (other aid highway and highway safety construction pressly so provided herein. than the minimum guarantee program, but only programs for future fiscal years. SEC. 307. The expenditure of any appropria- to the extent that amounts apportioned for the SEC. 311. (a) No recipient of funds made avail- tion under this Act for any consulting service minimum guarantee program for such fiscal able in this Act shall disseminate personal infor- through procurement contract pursuant to sec- year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian mation (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)) obtained tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be development highway system program) that are by a State department of motor vehicles in con- limited to those contracts where such expendi- apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, nection with a motor vehicle record as defined tures are a matter of public record and available United States Code, in the ratio that— in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1), except as provided in 18 for public inspection, except where otherwise (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. provided under existing law, or under existing such programs that are apportioned to each 2721. Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. State for such fiscal year, bear to (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Sec- SEC. 308. None of the funds in this Act shall (B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap- retary shall not withhold funds provided in this be used to implement section 404 of title 23, propriated for such programs that are appor- Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompli- United States Code. tioned to all States for such fiscal year. ance with this provision. SEC. 309. The limitations on obligations for the (b) EXCEPTIONS FROM OBLIGATION LIMITA- SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall programs of the Federal Transit Administration TION.—The obligation limitation for Federal-aid be available to plan, finalize, or implement regu- shall not apply to any authority under 49 Highways shall not apply to obligations: (1) lations that would establish a vessel traffic safe- U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obli- under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; ty fairway less than five miles wide between the gation, or to any other authority previously (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transpor- Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and made available for obligation. tation Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme. SEC. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2002, the Sec- 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision retary of Transportation shall— under sections 131(b) and 131( j) of the Surface of law, airports may transfer, without consider- (1) not distribute from the obligation limita- Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) under ation, to the Federal Aviation Administration tion for Federal-aid Highways amounts author- sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface Trans- (FAA) instrument landing systems (along with ized for administrative expenses and programs portation and Uniform Relocation Assistance associated approach lighting equipment and funded from the administrative takedown au- Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 runway visual range equipment) which conform thorized by section 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi- to FAA design and performance specifications, United States Code, for the highway use tax ciency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 of title the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal evasion program, amounts provided under sec- 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day airport-aid program, airport development aid tion 110 of title 23, United States Code, and for before the date of the enactment of the Trans- program or airport improvement program grant: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; portation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and Provided, That, the Federal Aviation Adminis- (2) not distribute an amount from the obliga- (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States tration shall accept such equipment, which shall tion limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is Code (but, only in an amount equal to thereafter be operated and maintained by FAA equal to the unobligated balance of amounts $639,000,000 for such fiscal year). in accordance with agency criteria. made available from the Highway Trust Fund (c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Fed- AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), of law, and except for fixed guideway mod- eral-aid highways and highway safety programs the Secretary shall after August 1 for such fiscal ernization projects, funds made available by this for the previous fiscal year the funds for which year revise a distribution of the obligation limi- Act under ‘‘Federal Transit Administration, are allocated by the Secretary; tation made available under subsection (a) if a Capital investment grants’’ for projects specified (3) determine the ratio that— State will not obligate the amount distributed in this Act or identified in reports accom- (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid during that fiscal year and redistribute suffi- panying this Act not obligated by September 30, Highways less the aggregate of amounts not dis- cient amounts to those States able to obligate 2004, and other recoveries, shall be made avail- tributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), bears to amounts in addition to those previously distrib- able for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309. (B) the total of the sums authorized to be ap- uted during that fiscal year giving priority to SEC. 315. Notwithstanding any other provision propriated for Federal-aid highways and high- those States having large unobligated balances of law, any funds appropriated before October way safety construction programs (other than of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 1, 2001, under any section of chapter 53 of title sums authorized to be appropriated for sections of title 23, United States Code, section 160 (as in 49, United States Code, that remain available set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of sub- effect on the day before the enactment of the for expenditure may be transferred to and ad- section (b) and sums authorized to be appro- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century) ministered under the most recent appropriation priated for section 105 of title 23, United States of title 23, United States Code, and under sec- heading for any such section.

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SEC. 316. None of the funds in this Act may be SEC. 325. None of the funds in this Act shall, facilities designated by the Commandant shall used to compensate in excess of 335 technical in the absence of express authorization by Con- qualify as components of the Department of De- staff-years under the federally funded research gress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for fense for competition and workload assignment and development center contract between the any personal service, advertisement, telegraph, purposes: Provided, That in addition, for pur- Federal Aviation Administration and the Center telephone, letter, printed or written material, poses of entering into joint public-private part- for Advanced Aviation Systems Development radio, television, video presentation, electronic nerships and other cooperative arrangements for during fiscal year 2002. communications, or other device, intended or de- the performance of work, the Coast Guard Yard SEC. 317. Funds received by the Federal High- signed to influence in any manner a Member of and other Coast Guard specialized facilities may way Administration, Federal Transit Adminis- Congress or of a State legislature to favor or op- enter into agreements or other arrangements, re- tration, and Federal Railroad Administration pose by vote or otherwise, any legislation or ap- ceive and retain funds from and pay funds to from States, counties, municipalities, other pub- propriation by Congress or a State legislature such public and private entities, and may accept lic authorities, and private sources for expenses after the introduction of any bill or resolution contributions of funds, materials, services, and incurred for training may be credited respec- in Congress proposing such legislation or appro- the use of facilities from such entities: Provided tively to the Federal Highway Administration’s priation, or after the introduction of any bill or further, That amounts received under this sec- ‘‘Federal-Aid Highways’’ account, the Federal resolution in a State legislature proposing such tion may be credited to appropriate Coast Guard Transit Administration’s ‘‘Transit Planning and legislation or appropriation: Provided, That this accounts for fiscal year 2002. Research’’ account, and to the Federal Railroad shall not prevent officers or employees of the SEC. 332. None of the funds in this Act may be Administration’s ‘‘Safety and Operations’’ ac- Department of Transportation or related agen- used to make a grant unless the Secretary of count, except for State rail safety inspectors cies funded in this Act from communicating to Transportation notifies the House and Senate participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Members of Congress or to Congress, on the re- Committees on Appropriations not less than 20105. quest of any Member, or to members of State leg- three full business days before any discretionary SEC. 318. Of the funds made available under islature, or to a State legislature, through the grant award, letter of intent, or full funding section 1101(a)(12) and section 1503 of Public proper official channels, requests for legislation grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is Law 105–178, as amended, $52,973,000 are re- or appropriations which they deem necessary announced by the department or its modal ad- scinded. for the efficient conduct of business. ministrations from: (1) any discretionary grant SEC. 319. Beginning in fiscal year 2002 and SEC. 326. (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds program of the Federal Highway Administration thereafter, the Secretary may use up to 1 per- made available in this Act may be expended by other than the emergency relief program; (2) the cent of the amounts made available to carry out an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex- airport improvement program of the Federal 49 U.S.C. 5309 for oversight activities under 49 pending the funds the entity will comply with Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of U.S.C. 5327. the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c). the Federal Transit Administration other than SEC. 320. Funds made available for Alaska or (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT the formula grants and fixed guideway mod- Hawaii ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities REGARDING NOTICE.— ernization programs: Provided, That no notifi- pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used (1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT cation shall involve funds that are not available to construct new vessels and facilities, or to im- AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment for obligation. prove existing vessels and facilities, including or product that may be authorized to be pur- SEC. 333. (a) None of the funds made available both the passenger and vehicle-related elements chased with financial assistance provided using in this Act shall be available for the design or of such vessels and facilities, and for repair fa- funds made available in this Act, it is the sense construction of a light rail system in Houston, cilities: Provided, That not more than $3,000,000 of the Congress that entities receiving the assist- Texas. (b) Notwithstanding (a), amounts made avail- of the funds made available pursuant to 49 ance should, in expending the assistance, pur- able in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal U.S.C. 5309(m)(2)(B) may be used by the State of chase only American-made equipment and prod- Transit Administration, Capital investment Hawaii to initiate and operate a passenger fer- ucts to the greatest extent practicable. grants’’ for a Houston, Texas, Metro advanced ryboat services demonstration project to test the (2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In transit plan project shall be available for obliga- viability of different intra-island and inter-is- providing financial assistance using funds made tion or expenditure subject to the following con- land ferry routes. available in this Act, the head of each Federal SEC. 321. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, ditions: agency shall provide to each recipient of the as- (1) Sufficient amounts shall be used for major funds received by the Bureau of Transportation sistance a notice describing the statement made Statistics from the sale of data products, for investment studies in 4 major corridors. in paragraph (1) by the Congress. (2) The Texas Department of Transportation necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 (c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS shall review and comment on the findings of the U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN studies under paragraph (1). Any comments by highways account for the purpose of reimburs- AMERICA.—If it has been finally determined by such department on such findings shall be in- ing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, a court or Federal agency that any person in- cluded in any final report on such studies. That such funds shall be subject to the obliga- tentionally affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in (3) If a final report on the studies under para- tion limitation for Federal-aid highways and America’’ inscription, or any inscription with graph (1) is not available for at least the 1- highway safety construction. the same meaning, to any product sold in or month period preceding the date of any ref- SEC. 322. Section 3030(a) of the Transportation shipped to the United States that is not made in erendum held by the City of Houston, Texas, or Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law the United States, the person shall be ineligible by a county of Texas, regarding approval of the 105–178) is amended by adding at the end, the to receive any contract or subcontract made issuance of bonds for funding a light rail system following line: ‘‘Washington County— with funds made available in this Act, pursuant in Houston, Texas, all information developed by Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail.’’. to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility such studies regarding passenger and cost esti- SEC. 323. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation procedures described in sections 9.400 through mates for such a system shall be made available Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. to the public at least one month before the date 105–178) is amended by adding at the end the SEC. 327. Rebates, refunds, incentive pay- of the referendum. following: ‘‘Detroit, Michigan Metropolitan Air- ments, minor fees and other funds received by SEC. 334. None of the funds made available in port rail project.’’. the Department from travel management cen- this Act may be used for engineering work re- SEC. 324. None of the funds in this Act may be ters, charge card programs, the subleasing of lated to an additional runway at New Orleans obligated or expended for employee training building space, and miscellaneous sources are to International Airport. which: (a) does not meet identified needs for be credited to appropriations of the Department SEC. 335. None of the funds in this Act shall knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly and allocated to elements of the Department be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regula- upon the performance of official duties; (b) con- using fair and equitable criteria and such funds tions requiring airport sponsors to provide to the tains elements likely to induce high levels of shall be available until December 31, 2002. Federal Aviation Administration without cost emotional response or psychological stress in SEC. 328. Notwithstanding any other provision building construction, maintenance, utilities some participants; (c) does not require prior em- of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned ployee notification of the content and methods Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer buildings for services relating to air traffic con- to be used in the training and written end of of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the De- trol, air navigation or weather reporting: Pro- course evaluations; (d) contains any methods or partment to redeem or repurchase such stock vided, That the prohibition of funds in this sec- content associated with religious or quasi-reli- upon the payment to the Department of an tion does not apply to negotiations between the gious belief systems or ‘‘new age’’ belief systems amount determined by the Secretary. agency and airport sponsors to achieve agree- as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity SEC. 329. For necessary expenses of the Am- ment on ‘‘below-market’’ rates for these items or Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, trak Reform Council authorized under section to grant assurances that require airport spon- 1988; (e) is offensive to, or designed to change, 203 of Public Law 105–134, $225,000. sors to provide land without cost to the FAA for participants’ personal values or lifestyle outside SEC. 330. In addition to amounts otherwise air traffic control facilities. the workplace; or (f) includes content related to made available in this Act, to enable the Sec- SEC. 336. Notwithstanding any other provision human immunodeficiency virus/acquired im- retary of Transportation to make grants for sur- of law, whenever an allocation is made of the mune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other face transportation projects, $144,000,000, to re- sums authorized to be appropriated for expendi- than that necessary to make employees more main available until expended. ture on the Federal lands highway program, aware of the medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS SEC. 331. During fiscal year 2002, for providing and whenever an apportionment is made of the and the workplace rights of HIV-positive em- support to the Department of Defense, the Coast sums authorized to be appropriated for expendi- ployees. Guard Yard and other Coast Guard specialized ture on the surface transportation program, the

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.094 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8663 congestion mitigation and air quality improve- facility to serve Southworth, Seattle’’ and in- States municipalities and commercial zones on ment program, the National Highway System, serting ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap the United States-Mexico border until the Fed- the Interstate maintenance program, the bridge and King Counties to Seattle’’. eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration— program, the Appalachian development high- SEC. 343. Item 1793 in section 1602 of the (1)(A) requires a safety examination of such way system, and the minimum guarantee pro- Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, motor carrier to be performed before the carrier gram, the Secretary of Transportation shall de- relating to Washington, is amended by striking is granted conditional operating authority to duct a sum in such amount not to exceed two- ‘‘Southworth Seattle Ferry’’ and inserting ‘‘Pas- operate beyond United States municipalities and fifths of 1 percent of all sums so made available, senger only ferry to serve Kitsap and King commercial zones on the United States-Mexico as the Secretary determines necessary, to admin- Counties to Seattle’’. border; ister the provisions of law to be financed from SEC. 344. Item 576 in the table contained in (B) requires the safety examination to appropriations for motor carrier safety programs section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act include— and motor carrier safety research. The sum so for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 278) is amended (i) verification of available performance data deducted shall remain available until expended: by striking ‘‘Bull Shoals Lake Ferry in Taney and safety management programs; Provided, That any deduction by the Secretary County’’ and inserting ‘‘Construct the Missouri (ii) verification of a drug and alcohol testing of Transportation in accordance with this para- Center for Advanced Highway Safety program consistent with part 40 of title 49, Code graph shall be deemed to be a deduction under (MOCAHS)’’. of Federal Regulations; section 104(a)(1)(B) of title 23, United States SEC. 345. The transit station operated by the (iii) verification of that motor carrier’s system Code. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Author- of compliance with hours-of-service rules, in- SEC. 337. For an airport project that the Ad- ity located at Ronald Reagan Washington Na- cluding hours-of-service records; ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administra- tional Airport, and known as the National Air- (iv) verification of proof of insurance; tion (FAA) determines will add critical airport port Station, shall be known and designated as (v) a review of available data concerning that capacity to the national air transportation sys- the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Washington National Air- motor carrier’s safety history, and other infor- tem, the Administrator is authorized to accept port Station’’. The Washington Metropolitan mation necessary to determine the carrier’s pre- funds from an airport sponsor, including entitle- Area Transit Authority shall modify the signs at paredness to comply with Federal Motor Carrier ment funds provided under the ‘‘Grants-in-Aid the transit station, and all maps, directories, Safety rules and regulations and Hazardous for Airports’’ program, for the FAA to hire addi- documents, and other records published by the Materials rules and regulations; (vi) an inspection of that Mexican motor car- tional staff or obtain the services of consultants: Authority, to reflect the redesignation. rier’s commercial vehicles to be used under such Provided, That the Administrator is authorized SEC. 346. None of the funds appropriated or operating authority, if any such commercial ve- to accept and utilize such funds only for the otherwise made available in this Act may be hicles have not received a decal from the inspec- purpose of facilitating the timely processing, re- made available to any person or entity convicted tion required in subsection (a)(5); view, and completion of environmental activities of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. (vii) an evaluation of that motor carrier’s associated with such project. 10a–10c). safety inspection, maintenance, and repair fa- SEC. 338. None of the funds made available in SEC. 347. For fiscal year 2002, notwithstanding this Act may be used to further any efforts to- any other provision of law, historic covered cilities or management systems, including ward developing a new regional airport for bridges eligible for Federal assistance under sec- verification of records of periodic vehicle inspec- southeast Louisiana until a comprehensive plan tion 1224 of the Transportation Equity Act for tions; (viii) verification of drivers’ qualifications, in- is submitted by a commission of stakeholders to the 21st Century, as amended, may be funded cluding a confirmation of the validity of the the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- from amounts set aside for the discretionary Licencia de Federal de Conductor of each driver ministration and that plan, as approved by the bridge program. of that motor carrier who will be operating Administrator, is submitted to and approved by SEC. 348. None of the funds provided in this under such authority; and the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Act or prior Appropriations Acts for Coast Guard ‘‘Acquisition, construction, and improve- (ix) an interview with officials of that motor the House Committee on Appropriations. carrier to review safety management controls SEC. 339. Notwithstanding any other provision ments’’ shall be available after the fifteenth day and evaluate any written safety oversight poli- of law, States may use funds provided in this of any quarter of any fiscal year, unless the cies and practices. Act under Section 402 of title 23, United States Commandant of the Coast Guard first submits a quarterly report to the House and Senate Com- (C) requires that— Code, to produce and place highway safety pub- (i) Mexican motor carriers with three or fewer mittees on Appropriations on all major Coast lic service messages in television, radio, cinema commercial vehicles need not undergo on-site Guard acquisition projects including projects ex- and print media, and on the Internet in accord- safety examination; however 50 percent of all ecuted for the Coast Guard by the United States ance with guidance issued by the Secretary of safety examinations of all Mexican motor car- Navy and vessel traffic service projects: Pro- Transportation: Provided, That any State that riers shall be conducted onsite; and uses funds for such public service messages shall vided, That such reports shall include an acqui- (ii) such on-site inspections shall cover at submit to the Secretary a report describing and sition schedule, estimated current and year least 50 percent of estimated truck traffic in any assessing the effectiveness of the messages: Pro- funding requirements, and a schedule of antici- year. vided further, That $8,000,000 of the funds allo- pated obligations and outlays for each major ac- (2) requires a full safety compliance review of cated for innovative seat belt projects under sec- quisition project: Provided further, That such the carrier consistent with the safety fitness tion 157 of title 23, United States Code, shall be reports shall rate on a relative scale the cost evaluation procedures set forth in part 385 of used by the States, as directed by the National risk, schedule risk, and technical risk associated title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and gives Highway Traffic Safety Administrator, to pur- with each acquisition project and include a the motor carrier a satisfactory rating, before chase advertising in broadcast or print media to table detailing unobligated balances to date and the carrier is granted permanent operating au- publicize the States’ seat belt enforcement ef- anticipated unobligated balances at the close of thority to operate beyond United States munici- forts during one or more of the Operation ABC the fiscal year and the close of the following fis- palities and commercial zones on the United National Mobilizations: Provided further, That cal year should the Administration’s pending States-Mexico border, and requires that any up to $2,000,000 of the funds allocated for inno- budget request for the acquisition, construction, such safety compliance review take place within vative seat belt projects under section 157 of title and improvements account be fully funded: Pro- 18 months of that motor carrier being granted 23, United States Code, shall be used by the Ad- vided further, That such reports shall also pro- conditional operating authority, provided that; ministrator to evaluate the effectiveness of State vide abbreviated information on the status of (A) Mexican motor carriers with three or seat belt programs that purchase advertising as shore facility construction and renovation fewer commercial vehicles need not undergo on- provided by this section. projects: Provided further, That all information site compliance review; however 50 percent of all SEC. 340. Item 1348 of the table contained in submitted in such reports shall be current as of compliance reviews of all Mexican motor car- section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act the last day of the preceding quarter. riers shall be conducted on-site; and for the 21st Century is amended by striking ‘‘Ex- SEC. 349. Funds provided in this Act for the (B) any Mexican motor carrier with 4 or more tend West Douglas Road’’ and inserting ‘‘Con- Transportation Administrative Service Center commercial vehicles that did not undergo an on- struct Gastineau Channel Second Crossing to (TASC) shall be reduced by $5,000,000, which site safety exam under (a)(1)(C), shall undergo Douglas Island’’. limits fiscal year 2002 TASC obligational author- an on-site safety compliance review under this SEC. 341. None of the funds in this Act may be ity for elements of the Department of Transpor- section. obligated for the Office of the Secretary of tation funded in this Act to no more than (3) requires Federal and State inspectors to Transportation to approve assessments or reim- $120,323,000: Provided, That such reductions verify electronically the status and validity of bursable agreements pertaining to funds appro- from the budget request shall be allocated by the the license of each driver of a Mexican motor priated to the modal administrations in this Act, Department of Transportation to each appro- carrier commercial vehicle crossing the border; except for activities underway on the date of en- priations account in proportion to the amount (A) for every such vehicle carrying a actment of this Act, unless such assessments or included in each account for the Transportation placardable quantity of hazardous materials; agreements have completed the normal re- Administrative Service Center. (B) whenever the inspection required in sub- programming process for Congressional notifica- SEC. 350. SAFETY OF CROSS-BORDER TRUCKING section (a)(5) is performed; and tion. BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. (a) No (C) randomly for other Mexican motor carrier SEC. 342. Item 642 in the table contained in funds limited or appropriated in this Act may be commercial vehicles, but in no case less than 50 section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act obligated or expended for the review or proc- percent of all other such commercial vehicles. for the 21st Century, relating to Washington, is essing of an application by a Mexican motor (4) gives a distinctive Department of Trans- amended by striking ‘‘Construct passenger ferry carrier for authority to operate beyond United portation number to each Mexican motor carrier

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.096 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 operating beyond the commercial zone to assist ards for the determination of the appropriate enforcement and monitoring of license revoca- inspectors in enforcing motor carrier safety reg- number of Federal and State motor carrier in- tion and licensing procedures of Mexican motor ulations including hours-of-service rules under spectors for the United States-Mexico border; carriers. part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; (D) a policy under section 219(d) of that Act (2) The Secretary of Transportation certifies (5) requires, with the exception of Mexican (49 U.S.C. 14901 nt.) that prohibits foreign motor in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector motor carriers that have been granted perma- carriers from leasing vehicles to another carrier General’s findings in paragraphs (c)(1)(A) nent operating authority for three consecutive to transport products to the United States while through (c)(1)(H) of this section that the open- years— the lessor is subject to a suspension, restriction, ing of the border does not pose an unacceptable (A) inspections of all commercial vehicles of or limitation on its right to operate in the safety risk to the American public. Mexican motor carriers authorized, or seeking United States; and (d) The Department of Transportation Inspec- authority to operate beyond United States mu- (E) a policy under section 219(a) of that Act tor General shall conduct another review using nicipalities and commercial zones on the United (49 U.S.C. 14901 nt.) that prohibits foreign motor the criteria in (c)(1)(A) through (c)(1)(H) con- States-Mexico border that do not display a valid carriers from operating in the United States that sistent with paragraph (c) of this section, 180 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection is found to have operated illegally in the United days after the first review is completed, and at decal, by certified inspectors in accordance with States. least annually thereafter. the requirements for a Level I Inspection under (b) No vehicles owned or leased by a Mexican (e) For purposes of this section, the term the criteria of the North American Standard In- motor carrier and carrying hazardous materials ‘‘Mexican motor carrier’’ shall be defined as a spection (as defined in section 350.105 of title 49, in a placardable quantity may be permitted to Mexico-domiciled motor carrier operating be- Code of Federal Regulations), including exam- operate beyond a United States municipality or yond United States municipalities and commer- ination of the driver, vehicle exterior and vehi- commercial zone until the United States has cial zones on the United States-Mexico border. (f) In addition to amounts otherwise made cle under-carriage; completed an agreement with the Government of (B) a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Mexico which ensures that drivers of such vehi- available in this Act, to be derived from the decal to be affixed to each such commercial ve- cles carrying such placardable quantities of Highway Trust Fund, there is hereby appro- priated to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad- hicle upon completion of the inspection required hazardous materials meet substantially the same ministration, $25,866,000 for the salary, expense, by clause (A) or a re-inspection if the vehicle requirements as U.S. drivers carrying such ma- and capital costs associated with the require- has met the criteria for the Level I inspection; terials. (c) No vehicles owned or leased by a Mexican ments of this section. and SEC. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision (C) that any such decal, when affixed, expire motor carrier may be permitted to operate be- yond United States municipalities and commer- of law, for the purpose of calculating the non- at the end of a period of not more than 90 days, cial zones under conditional or permanent oper- federal contribution to the net project cost of the but nothing in this paragraph shall be con- ating authority granted by the Federal Motor Regional Transportation Commission Resort strued to preclude the Administration from re- Carrier Safety Administration until— Corridor Fixed Guideway Project in Clark quiring reinspection of a vehicle bearing a valid (1) the Department of Transportation Inspec- County, Nevada, the Secretary of Transpor- inspection decal or from requiring that such a tor General conducts a comprehensive review of tation shall include all non-federal contribu- decal be removed when a certified Federal or border operations within 180 days of enactment tions (whether public or private) made on or State inspector determines that such a vehicle to verify that— after January 1, 2000 for engineering, final de- has a safety violation subsequent to the inspec- (A) all new inspector positions funded under sign, and construction of any element or phase tion for which the decal was granted. this Act have been filled and the inspectors have of the project, including any fixed guideway (6) requires State inspectors who detect viola- been fully trained; project or segment connecting to that project, tions of Federal motor carrier safety laws or reg- (B) each inspector conducting on-site safety and also shall allow non-federal funds (whether ulations to enforce them or notify Federal au- compliance reviews in Mexico consistent with public or private) expended on one element or thorities of such violations; the safety fitness evaluation procedures set phase of the project to be used to meet the non- (7)(A) equips all United States-Mexico com- forth in part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Reg- federal share requirement of any element or mercial border crossings with scales suitable for ulations, is fully trained as a safety specialist; phase of the project. enforcement action; equips 5 of the 10 such (C) the requirement of subparagraph (a)(2) SEC. 352. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the crossings that have the highest volume of com- has not been met by transferring experienced in- following findings: mercial vehicle traffic with weigh-in-motion spectors from other parts of the United States to (1) The condition of highway, railway, and (WIM) systems; ensures that the remaining 5 the United States-Mexico border, undermining waterway infrastructure across the Nation var- such border crossings are equipped within 12 the level of inspection coverage and safety else- ies widely and is in need of improvement and in- months; requires inspectors to verify the weight where in the United States; vestment. of each Mexican motor carrier commercial vehi- (D) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- (2) Thousands of tons of hazardous materials, cle entering the United States at said WIM tration has implemented a policy to ensure com- including a very small amount of high-level ra- equipped high volume border crossings; and pliance with hours-of-service rules under part dioactive material, are transported along the (B) initiates a study to determine which other 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, by Nation’s highways, railways, and waterways crossings should also be equipped with weigh- Mexican motor carriers seeking authority to op- each year. in-motion systems; erate beyond United States municipalities and (3) The volume of hazardous material trans- (8) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- commercial zones on the United States-Mexico port increased by over one-third in the last 25 tration has implemented a policy to ensure that border; years and is expected to continue to increase. no Mexican motor carrier will be granted au- (E) the information infrastructure of the Some propose significantly increasing radio- thority to operate beyond United States munici- Mexican government is sufficiently accurate, ac- active material transport. palities and commercial zones on the United cessible, and integrated with that of U.S. law (4) Approximately 261,000 people were evacu- States-Mexico border unless that carrier pro- enforcement authorities to allow U.S. authori- ated across the Nation because of rail-related vides proof of valid insurance with an insurance ties to verify the status and validity of licenses, incidents involving hazardous materials between company licensed in the United States; vehicle registrations, operating authority and 1978 and 1995, and during that period industry (9) requires commercial vehicles operated by a insurance of Mexican motor carriers while oper- reported 8 transportation accidents involving Mexican motor carrier to enter the United States ating in the United States, and that adequate the small volume of high level radioactive waste only at commercial border crossings where and telecommunications links exist at all United transported during that period. when a certified motor carrier safety inspector is States-Mexico border crossings used by Mexican (5) The Federal Railroad Administration has on duty and where adequate capacity exists to motor carrier commercial vehicles, and in all mo- significantly decreased railroad inspections and conduct a sufficient number of meaningful vehi- bile enforcement units operating adjacent to the has allocated few resources since 1993 to assure cle safety inspections and to accommodate vehi- border, to ensure that licenses, vehicle registra- the structural integrity of railroad bridges. cles placed out-of-service as a result of said in- tions, operating authority and insurance infor- Train derailments have increased by 18 percent spections. mation can be easily and quickly verified at bor- over roughly the same period. (10) publishes— der crossings or by mobile enforcement units; (6) The poor condition of highway, railway, (A) interim final regulations under section (F) there is adequate capacity at each United and waterway infrastructure, increases in the 210(b) of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement States-Mexico border crossing used by Mexican volume of hazardous material transport, and Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31144 nt.) that establish motor carrier commercial vehicles to conduct a proposed increases in radioactive material trans- minimum requirements for motor carriers, in- sufficient number of meaningful vehicle safety port increase the risk of incidents involving cluding foreign motor carriers, to ensure they inspections and to accommodate vehicles placed such materials. are knowledgeable about Federal safety stand- out-of-service as a result of said inspections; (7) Measuring the risks of hazardous or radio- ards, that may include the administration of a (G) there is an accessible database containing active material incidents and preventing such proficiency examination; sufficiently comprehensive data to allow safety incidents requires specific information con- (B) interim final regulations under section monitoring of all Mexican motor carriers that cerning the condition and suitability of specific 31148 of title 49, United States Code, that imple- apply for authority to operate commercial vehi- transportation routes contemplated for such ment measures to improve training and provide cles beyond United States municipalities and transport to inform and enable investment in re- for the certification of motor carrier safety audi- commercial zones on the United States-Mexico lated infrastructure. tors; border and the drivers of those vehicles; and (8) Mitigating the impact of hazardous and (C) a policy under sections 218(a) and (b) of (H) measures are in place to enable U.S. law radioactive material transportation incidents re- that Act (49 U.S.C. 31133 nt.) establishing stand- enforcement authorities to ensure the effective quires skilled, localized, and well-equipped

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Not later than 180 days after the cies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106– active material transport pose threats to the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 346) for reconstruction of U.S. 177 in the vicinity public health and safety, the environment, and Transportation shall conduct a study and sub- of Cimarron River, Oklahoma, shall be available the economy. mit to Congress a report on the costs and bene- instead only for the widening of U.S. 177 from (b) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation fits of constructing a third bridge across the SH–33 to 32nd Street in Stillwater, Oklahoma, shall, in consultation with the Comptroller Gen- Mississippi River in the Memphis, Tennessee, and such amount shall be subject to the provi- eral of the United States, conduct a study of the metropolitan area. sions of the last proviso under such heading. effects to public health and safety, the environ- SEC. 356. (a) Congress makes the following SEC. 361. Section 3030(d)(3) of the Transpor- ment, and the economy associated with the findings: tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public transportation of hazardous and radioactive (1) Section 345 of the National Highway Sys- Law 105–178) is amended by inserting at the material. tem Designation Act of 1995 authorizes limited end: (c) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The study relief to drivers of certain types of commercial ‘‘(D) Alabama State Docks intermodal pas- under subsection (b) shall address the following motor vehicles from certain restrictions on max- senger and freight facility.’’. matters: imum driving time and on-duty time. SEC. 362. Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal (1) Whether the Federal Government conducts (2) Subsection (c) of that section requires the Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 or reviews individualized and detailed evalua- Secretary of Transportation to determine by (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by adding at the end tions and inspections of the condition and suit- rulemaking proceedings that the exemptions the following: ability of specific transportation routes for the granted are not in the public interest and ad- ‘‘(44) The Louisiana Highway 1 corridor from current, and any anticipated or proposed, trans- versely affect the safety of commercial motor ve- Grand Isle, Louisiana, along Louisiana High- port of hazardous and radioactive material, in- hicles. way 1, to the intersection with United States cluding whether resources and information are (3) Subsection (d) of that section requires the Route 90.’’. SEC. 363. Item 425 in the table contained in adequate to conduct such evaluations and in- Secretary of Transportation to monitor the safe- section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act spections. ty performance of drivers of commercial motor for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 272) is amended (2) The costs and time required to ensure ade- vehicles who are subject to an exemption under by striking ‘‘Extend’’ and all that follows quate inspection of specific transportation section 345 and report to Congress prior to the through ‘‘Parish’’ and inserting the following: routes and related infrastructure and to com- rulemaking proceedings. ‘‘Extend and improve Louisiana Route 42 from plete the infrastructure improvements necessary (b) It is the sense of Congress that the Sec- and along U.S. 61 to I–10 in Ascension and East to ensure the safety of current, and any antici- retary of Transportation should not take any Baton Rouge Parishes’’. pated or proposed, hazardous and radioactive action that would diminish or revoke any ex- SEC. 364. Items 111 and 1583 in the table con- material transport. emption in effect on the date of the enactment tained in section 1602 of the Transportation Eq- (3) Whether emergency preparedness per- of this Act for drivers of vehicles under section uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 261 and sonnel, emergency response personnel, and med- 345 of the National Highway System Designa- 315), relating to Kentucky, are each amended by ical personnel are adequately trained and tion Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–59; 109 Stat. inserting after ‘‘Paducah’’ the following: ‘‘and equipped to promptly respond to incidents along 613; 49 U.S.C. 31136 note) unless the require- other areas in the city of Paducah and specific transportation routes for current, an- ments of subsections (c) and (d) of such section McCracken County, Kentucky’’. ticipated, or proposed hazardous and radio- are satisfied. SEC. 365. (a) Section 1105(c)(3) of the Inter- active material transport. SEC. 357. Point Retreat Light Station shall be modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of (4) The costs and time required to ensure that transferred to the Alaska Lighthouse Associa- 1991 (Public Law 102–240), as amended, is here- emergency preparedness personnel, emergency tion consistent with the terms and conditions of by further amended by striking: ‘‘then to a Ken- response personnel, and medical personnel are section 416(b)(2) of Public Law 105–383. tucky Corridor centered on the cities of adequately trained and equipped to promptly re- SEC. 358. PRIORITY HIGHWAY PROJECTS, MIN- Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, Somerset, spond to incidents along specific transportation NESOTA. In selecting projects to carry out using Columbia, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, routes for current, anticipated, or proposed haz- funds apportioned under section 110 of title 23, and Paducah’’ and inserting: ‘‘then to a Ken- ardous and radioactive material transport. United States Code, the State of Minnesota shall tucky Corridor centered on the cities of (5) The availability of, or requirements to, es- give priority consideration to the following Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, and Som- tablish governmental and commercial informa- projects: erset; then, generally following the Louie B. tion collection and dissemination systems ade- (1) The Southeast Main and Rail Relocation Nunn Parkway corridor from Somerset to Co- quate to provide public and emergency respond- Project in Moorhead, Minnesota. lumbia, to Glasgow, to I–65; then to Bowling ers in an accessible manner, with timely, com- (2) Improving access to and from I–35 W at Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah’’. plete, specific, and accurate information (in- Lake Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (b) Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of the Intermodal cluding databases) concerning actual, proposed, SEC. 359. Notwithstanding any other provision Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 or anticipated shipments by highway, railway, of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall (Public Law 102–240), as amended, is hereby fur- or waterway of hazardous and radioactive ma- approve the use of funds apportioned under ther amended by inserting after ‘‘subsection terials, including incidents involving the trans- paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of title (c)(1)’’, the following: ‘‘subsection (c)(3) (solely portation of such materials by those means and 23, United States Code, for construction of Type as it relates to the Kentucky Corridor),’’. the public safety implications of such dissemina- II noise barriers— SEC. 366. Section 1105(c)(18) of the Intermodal tion. (1) at the locations identified in section 358 of Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (d) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—The study the Department of Transportation and Related (Public Law 102–240), as amended, is hereby fur- under subsection (b) shall be completed not later Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (113 Stat. ther amended by adding: than six months after the date of the enactment 1027); ‘‘(E) In Kentucky, the corridor shall utilize of this Act. (2) on the west side of Interstate Route 285 the existing Purchase Parkway from the Ten- (e) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study from Henderson Mill Road to Chamblee Tucker nessee state line to Interstate 24.’’. under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit Road in DeKalb County, Georgia; SEC. 367. Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of the Inter- to Congress a report on the study. (3) on the east and west side of Interstate modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of SEC. 353. In selecting projects to carry out Route 85, extending from Virginia Avenue to 1991 (Public Law 102–240), as amended, is here- using funds apportioned under section 110 of Metropolitan Parkway in Fulton County, Geor- by further amended by adding: ‘‘The Louie B. title 23, United States Code, the States of Geor- gia; Nunn Parkway corridor referred to in sub- gia, Alabama, and Mississippi shall give priority (4) on the east and west sides of Interstate 285 section (c)(3) shall be designated as Interstate consideration to the following projects: from the South Fulton Parkway/Interstate Route 66. A state having jurisdiction over any (1) Improving Johnson Ferry Road from the Route 85 interchange north to Interstate Route segment of routes and/or corridors referred to in Chattahoochee River to Abernathy Road, in- 20; subsections (c)(3) shall erect signs identifying cluding the bridge over the Chattahoochee (5) on the east side of Interstate Route 75 from such segment that is consistent with the criteria River, Georgia; Howell Mill Road to West Paces Ferry Road in set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (2) Widening Abernathy Road from 2 to 4 Fulton County, Georgia; (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route 66. Notwith- lanes from Johnson Ferry Road to Roswell (6) on the east and west sides of Interstate standing the provisions of subsections Road, Georgia; Route 75 between Chastain Road and Georgia (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii), or any other provi- (3) Constructing approaches to the Patton Is- State Route 92 in Cobb and Cherokee Counties, sions of this Act, the Commonwealth of Ken- land Bridge, Alabama; and Georgia; and tucky shall erect signs, as approved by the Sec- (4) Planning, design, engineering, and con- (7) on the south side of Interstate 95 in retary, identifying the routes and/or corridors struction of an interchange on I–55, at approxi- Bensalem Township, between exit 25 and exit 26, described in subsection (c)(3) for the Common- mately mile marker 114, and connector roads in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. wealth, as segments of future Interstate Route Madison County, Mississippi. SEC. 360. Notwithstanding any other provision 66. The Purchase Parkway corridor referred to SEC. 354. Section 355(a) of the National High- of law, of the funds apportioned to the State of in subsection (c)(18)(E) shall be designated as way System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. Oklahoma under section 110 of title 23, United Interstate Route 69. A state having jurisdiction 624) is amended by striking ‘‘has achieved’’ and States Code, for fiscal year 2001, the $4,300,000 over any segment of routes and/or corridors re- all that follows and inserting the following: specified under the heading ‘‘Federal-Aid High- ferred to in subsections (c)(18) shall erect signs

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identifying such segment that is consistent with ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, mitted to the House and Senate Committees the criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) KAY GRANGER, on Appropriations as modified by subsequent and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route 69. Notwith- JOANN EMERSON, appropriations Acts and accompanying com- standing the provisions of subsections JOHN E. SWEENEY, mittee reports, conference reports, or joint (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii), or any other provi- BILL YOUNG, explanatory statements of the committee of sions of this Act, the Commonwealth of Ken- MARTIN OLAV SABO, conference. The conferees recognize that ad- tucky shall erect signs, as approved by the Sec- JOHN W. OLVER, justments to the above allocations may be retary, identifying the routes and/or corridors ED PASTOR, required due to changing program require- described in subsection (c)(18) for the Common- CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, ments or priorities. The conferees expect any wealth, as segments of future Interstate Route JOSE´ E. SERRANO, such adjustment, if required, to be accom- 69.’’. JAMES E. CLYBURN, plished only through the normal reprogram- SEC. 368. Notwithstanding any other provision DAVID R. OBEY, ming process. of law, any funds made available to the south- Managers on the Part of the House. TITLE I ern coalition for advanced transportation PATTY MURRAY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (SCAT) in the Department of Transportation ROBERT C. BYRD, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Public Law 106–69, under Capital Investment SALARIES AND EXPENSES HARRY REID, Grants, or identified in the conference report ac- The conference agreement provides HERB KOHL, companying the Department of Transportation $67,778,000 for the salaries and expenses of the RICHARD J. DURBIN, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, office of the secretary instead of $68,446,000 PATRICK LEAHY, Public Law 106–346, that remain unobligated as proposed by the House and $67,349,000 as DANIEL INOUYE, shall be transferred to Transit Planning and Re- proposed by the Senate. New bill language is RICHARD C. SHELBY, search and made available to the electric transit included that specifies amounts by office, CHRISTOPHER BOND, vehicle institute (ETVI) in Tennessee for re- consistent with actions in prior years, and ROBERT F. BENNETT, search administered under the provisions of 49 limits transfers among each office to no BEN NIGHTHORSE U.S.C. 5312. more than 7 percent. The bill language speci- CAMPBELL, SEC. 369. Chapter 9 of title II of the Supple- fies that any transfer shall be submitted for KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, mental Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law approval to the House and Senate Commit- TED STEVENS, 107–20) is amended by deleting the heading tees on Appropriations. The following table Managers on the Part of the Senate. ‘‘(Highway Trust Fund)’’ under the heading summarizes the fiscal year 2002 appropria- ‘‘Federal-aid Highways’’; and inserting in the JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF tion for each office: body under the heading ‘‘Federal-aid High- THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE Immediate office of the Secretary $1,929,000 ways’’ after ‘‘available’’ the following: ‘‘from The managers on the part of the House of Immediate office of the Deputy the Highway Trust Fund (other than the mass Representatives and the Senate at the con- Secretary ...... 619,000 transit account) or the general fund’’; and strik- ference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to Office of the General Counsel ...... 13,355,000 ing ‘‘103–311’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘103– Office of the Assistant Secretary the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for 331’’. for Policy ...... 3,058,000 the Department of Transportation and re- SEC. 370. Notwithstanding the project descrip- Office of the Assistant Secretary lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- tions contained in table item number 865 of sec- for Aviation and International tember 30, 2002, and for other purposes, sub- tion 1602 of Public Law 105–178, table item num- Affairs ...... 7,421,000 mit the following joint statement to the ber 77 of section 1106(a) of Public Law 102–240 Office of the Assistant Secretary House of Representatives and the Senate in and section 1069(d) relating to the Riverside Ex- for Budget and Programs ...... 7,728,000 pressway in Fairmont, West Virginia, amounts explanation of the effect of the action agreed Office of the Assistant Secretary available under such provision shall be avail- upon by the managers and recommended in for Government Affairs ...... 2,282,000 able to carry out any project eligible under title the accompanying conference report. Office of the Assistant Secretary The Senate deleted the entire House bill 23, United States Code, in the vicinity of Fair- for Administration ...... 19,250,000 after the enacting clause and inserted the mont, West Virginia. Office of Public Affairs ...... 1,723,000 SEC. 371. Item 71 in the table contained in sec- Senate bill. The conference agreement in- Executive Secretariat ...... 1,204,000 tion 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for cludes a revised bill. Board of Contract Appeals ...... 507,000 the 21st Century, Public Law 105–178, is amend- CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES Office of Small and Disadvan- ed by replacing ‘‘restore First and Main Streets The conferees agree that Executive Branch taged Business Utilization ...... 1,240,000 to two-way traffic’’ with ‘‘traffic safety and pe- propensities cannot substitute for Congress’ Office of Intelligence and Secu- destrian improvements in downtown own statements concerning the best evidence rity ...... 1,321,000 Miamisburg’’. of Congressional intentions; that is, the offi- Office of the Chief Information SEC. 372. Item 258 in the table under the head- cial reports of the Congress. The committee Officer ...... 6,141,000 ing ‘‘Capital Investment Grants’’ in title I of the of conference approves report language in- The conferees direct the office of the sec- Department of Transportation and Related cluded by the House (House Report 107–108) retary to submit its congressional justifica- Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law or the Senate (Senate Report 107–38 accom- tion materials in support of the individual 106–69; 113 Stat. 1006) is amended by striking panying the companion measure S. 1178) that offices of the offices of the secretary at the ‘‘Killington-Sherburne satellite bus facility’’ is not changed by the conference. The state- same level of detail provided in the congres- and inserting ‘‘Marble Valley Regional Transit ment of the managers, while repeating some sional justifications presented in fiscal year District buses’’. report language for emphasis, is not intended 2002. SEC. 373. Of the funds available in item 73 of to negate the language referred to above un- Bill language, as proposed by both the the table contained in section 1106(b) of the less expressly provided herein. House and the Senate, allows the Depart- Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY ment to spend up to $60,000 for official recep- Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240), $5,700,000 shall During fiscal year 2002, for the purposes of tion and representation activities. be available for construction of a parking facil- the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit The conference agreement modifies bill ity for the inner harbor/redevelopment project in Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as language that was contained in both the Buffalo, New York. amended, with respect to funds provided for House and the Senate bills that credits to SEC. 374. Of the funds available in item 630 of the Department of Transportation and re- this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds the table contained in section 1602 of the Trans- lated agencies, the terms ‘‘program, project, received in user fees by excluding fees au- portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Pub- and activity’’ shall mean any item for which thorized in Public Law 107–71. lic Law 105–178) as amended by section 1102 of a dollar amount is contained in an appro- Aviation consumer hotline.—The conference chapter 11 of the Consolidated Appropriations priations Act (including joint resolutions agreement includes $720,000 for the Depart- Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554) shall be available providing continuing appropriations) or ac- ment’s Aviation Consumer Protection Divi- for the construction of a parking facility for the companying reports of the House and Senate sion’s consumer hotline. The conferees note inner harbor/redevelopment project in Buffalo, Committees on Appropriations, or accom- that a hotline for consumer complaints cur- New York. panying conference reports and joint explan- rently exists in the Office of the General This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of atory statements of the committee of con- Counsel. However, the phone line is under- Transportation and Related Agencies Appro- ference. In addition, the reductions made staffed, leaving many consumers frustrated priations Act, 2002’’. pursuant to any sequestration order to funds when a phone recording is the only place to And the Senate agree to the same. appropriated for ‘‘Federal Aviation Adminis- register a complaint. This can cause consid- HAROLD ROGERS, tration, Facilities and equipment’’ and for erable hardship for individuals with disabil- FRANK R. WOLF, ‘‘Coast Guard, Acquisition, construction, and ities who may have travel complaints that TOM DELAY, improvements’’ shall be applied equally to warrant immediate attention. The conferees SONNY CALLAHAN, each ‘‘budget item’’ that is listed under said direct that these funds are to be used to es- TODD TIAHRT, accounts in the budget justifications sub- tablish a 1–800 disability inquiry line that is

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staffed from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. each TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND the House and $3,427,588,000 as proposed by day. DEVELOPMENT the Senate. The agreement specifies that Study of air travel services.—The conferees The conference agreement provides $440,000,000 of the total is available only for are interested in the impact the joint entry $11,993,000 for transportation planning, re- defense-related activities instead of of suppliers of air travel services into the search, and development instead of $5,193,000 $340,000,000 as proposed by the House and market for direct distribution has had to as proposed by the House and $15,592,000 as $695,000,000 proposed by the Senate. The date on consumers, airline competition, and proposed by the Senate. Adjustments to the agreement includes $24,945,000 to be derived ticket prices. budget request shall be available for the fol- from the oil spill liability trust fund as pro- Accordingly, the conferees request the Of- lowing activities: posed by the House instead of $25,000,000 as fice of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation proposed by the Senate. and International Affairs report on its moni- Northeast advanced vehi- Funding for search and rescue stations, surf toring efforts pursuant to the launch of the cle consortium ...... $2,600,000 stations, and command centers.—The con- joint airline distribution ventures. The re- WestStart’s vehicular ference agreement specifies that $14,541,000 is port should address, at a minimum, the fol- flywheel project in the only for increased staffing, training, and per- lowing issues raised by the Department as Pacific Northwest ...... 1,000,000 sonnel protective gear at search and rescue potential concerns related to such ventures: International ferry service stations, surf stations, and command cen- Deviations from plans, polices, and proce- from Blaine, WA to ters, instead of $13,541,000 proposed by the dures initially proposed in the joint ven- White Rock, B.C...... 200,000 Senate. Further, the agreement includes lan- ture’s business plan and contained in its North Dakota State Uni- guage, proposed by the Senate, requiring the charter associate agreements; versity system planning Inspector General to audit and certify that The extent to which the joint venture has and resource manage- these funds are being used solely to supple- adhered to its commitment to not bias dis- ment ...... 150,000 ment the fiscal year 2001 level of effort in Auburn University, AL plays of fares or services; this area. The conferees agree that these ac- campus transit study ..... 375,000 The extent to which ties between the air- tivities are in dire need of increased funding, Bypass mail system com- line-owners and the ‘‘Most Favored Nation’’ and that the Coast Guard should give search puter software and hard- and rescue a higher priority for funding in clause in the charter agreement have re- ware upgrades in Alaska 2,075,000 future budget submissions. sulted in monopolistic or other anti-com- North Puget Sound inter- Specific adjustments.—The following table petitive market behavior; and modal center planning summarizes the House and Senate’s proposed Whether airline-owners of the joint ven- study ...... 400,000 adjustments to the Coast Guard’s budget re- tures or charter associates have acted in an quest and the final conference agreement: anti-competitive manner by choosing not to TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER distribute fares through other online dis- House Senate Conference tribution outlets. The conference agreement includes a limi- bill bill agreement The conferees request the Office of Avia- tation of $125,323,000 on activities of the Budget estimate $3,382,838,000 $3,382,838,000 $3,382,838,000 tion and International Affairs to submit its transportation administration service center Changes to the findings to the DOT Inspector General’s of- (TASC) as proposed by both the House and budget esti- fice no later than April 1, 2002, for its evalua- the Senate. mate: Minor IT projects tion and comment. The House and Senate Modal usage of TASC.—The conferees direct (transfer from Transportation Appropriations Subcommit- the department, in its fiscal year 2003 Con- AC&I) ...... +1,000,000 ...... +1,000,000 tees request the Inspector General to report gressional justifications for each modal ad- SCBA (transfer from AC&I) ... +1,000,000 ...... on these findings no later than 90 days after ministration, to account for increases and Civilian pay receiving the findings from the Office of decreases in TASC billings based on planned raise (4.6%) +4,000,000 ...... usage requested or anticipated by the modes Selective reen- Aviation and International Affairs. listment bo- Reorganization.—The conferees are aware rather than TASC as proposed by the House. nuses ...... ¥3,000,000 ...... that consideration is being given to a reorga- Information technology omnibus procurement Aviation career (ITOP).—The conferees direct the DOT In- continuation nization of functions and offices within the pay ...... ¥300,000 ...... office of the secretary and the department is spector General to conduct a thorough re- Clothing main- in the process of establishing the new Trans- view of the ITOP program and report find- tenance al- ings to the House and Senate Committees on lowance ...... ¥300,000 ...... portation Security Administration. The con- Contract costs .. ¥3,000,000 ...... ¥4,000,000 ferees expect that any transfer of functions Appropriations no later than February 15, Operating or reorganization must be formally approved 2002 as specified in the House report. funds— ‘‘other activi- by the House and Senate Committees on Ap- MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER ties’’ ...... ¥4,000,000 ...... ¥4,000,000 propriations through the regular reprogram- PROGRAM Local notice to ming process. mariners ...... ¥925,000 ...... ¥888,000 The conference agreement provides an ap- Human re- Administrative directions.—The conferees di- propriation of $900,000 for the minority busi- sources infor- rect the department to submit its annual ness resource center program and limits the mation sys- congressional justifications for each modal tem ...... ¥1,173,000 ...... ¥1,105,000 loans to $18,367,000 as proposed by both the Marine transpor- administration to the House and Senate House and the Senate. tation system ¥845,000 ...... ¥845,000 Committees on Appropriations on the date Ice operations ... ¥4,457,000 ...... MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH on which the President’s budget is delivered Search and res- The conference agreement provides a total cue readiness +12,000,000 +8,000,000 +9,000,000 officially to Congress. Pay and bene- Assessments.—The conferees direct that as- of $3,000,000 for minority business outreach fits shortfalls ...... +36,750,000 ...... sessments charged by the office of the sec- as proposed by the House and the Senate. Amount rec- ommended ... 3,382,838,000 3,427,588,000 3,382,000,000 retary to modal administrations should be Language pertaining to funding availability, as proposed by the Senate, has been deleted. for administrative activities, not policy ini- Aviation depot maintenance.—The conferees tiatives. The conferees have seen violations PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS agree that the Coast Guard should work to- of this direction in fiscal year 2001 and will (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) ward developing full and open competition not tolerate further problems. The conference agreement provides for aviation depot maintenance services of OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS $63,000,000 for payments to air carriers as C–130 aircraft as soon as possible, but no The conference agreement provides proposed by the House instead of $50,000,000 later than fiscal year 2003. $8,500,000 for the office of civil rights as pro- as proposed by the Senate. Of this total, Marine Fire and Safety Association.—The posed by both the House and the Senate. $13,000,000 is in new appropriations and the conferees remain supportive of efforts by the remainder is to be derived from overflight Marine Fire and Safety Association (MFSA) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION user fees and, if necessary, unobligated bal- to provide specialized firefighting training The conference agreement provides ances from the facilities and equipment ac- and retain an oil spill response contingency $1,250,000,000 for the new multi-modal Trans- count of the Federal Aviation Administra- plan for the Columbia River. The conferees portation Security Administration for civil tion. The conference agreement does not in- direct the Secretary to provide $255,000 to aviation security services pursuant to Public clude a provision contained in the Senate continue efforts by the nonprofit organiza- Law 107–71. Neither the House nor the Senate bill that tightens the eligibility criteria for tion comprised of numerous fire departments bill contained a similar appropriation. The communities to receive essential air service on both sides of the Columbia River. The bill language specifies that the security fees subsidies. funding will be utilized to provide specialized shall be credited to this appropriation as off- communications, firefighting training and COAST GUARD setting collections. The bill also specifies equipment, and to implement the oil spill re- that the general fund appropriation shall be OPERATING EXPENSES sponse contingency plan for the Columbia reduced, as fees are collected, to result in an The conference agreement provides River. anticipated final fiscal year appropriation of $3,382,000,000 for Coast Guard operating ex- Lighthouse conveyances.—The conference zero. penses instead of $3,382,588,000 as proposed by agreement includes sufficient funding to

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Integrated deepwater systems (IDS).—The search and rescue assets; and (3) the compat- RESERVE TRAINING conference agreement includes $320,190,000 ibility with international communications (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) for the integrated deepwater systems (IDS) standards under the International Conven- The conference agreement provides program instead of $300,000,000 proposed by tion for Safety of Life at Sea. The Coast $83,194,000 for reserve training as proposed by the House and $325,200,000 proposed by the Guard should also complete the following the House and Senate. The agreement allows Senate. The agreement includes language, percentages of the NDRSMP by the end of the Reserves to reimburse Coast Guard ‘‘Op- proposed by the House and Senate, prohib- the corresponding years shown below: erations’’ up to $25,800,000 for Coast Guard iting obligation of funds for the IDS systems Fiscal year 2004: 35 percent; support of Reserve activities, as proposed by integration contract until (1) certification is Fiscal year 2005: 70 percent; and the House and Senate. received from the Department of Transpor- Fiscal year 2006: 100 percent. tation and the Office of Management and Coast Guard Marine Safety and Rescue Sta- RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND Budget that the program is fully funded in tion, Chicago, IL.—The conference agreement EVALUATION fiscal year 2003–2007 budget plans; (2) certifi- includes $2,000,000 for Coast Guard participa- The conference agreement provides cation is received that the national distress tion in reconstruction of a joint-use Coast $20,222,000 for Coast Guard research, develop- and response system modernization program Guard Marine Safety and Rescue Station ment, test, and evaluation instead of is funded to allow for full deployment by fis- along the Chicago Lake Michigan shoreline. $21,722,000 as proposed by the House and Sen- cal year 2006, and that other essential search Specifically, the facility would house Coast ate. The conferees agree that within the and rescue procurements are fully funded; Guard, City of Chicago, and State of Illinois funding provided, $500,000 is for the Univer- and (3) the Department of Transportation equipment and personnel for the purposes of sity of Maine Advanced Engineered Wood and Office of Management and Budget ap- air/marine search and rescue, port security, Composites Center’s demonstration and eval- prove a contingency procurement strategy research, and maritime safety. The conferees uation of engineered wood composites at for assets and capabilities encompassed by expect the Coast Guard to work with the Coast Guard facilities, instead of $1,000,000 as the IDS program. Certification authorities City of Chicago and the State of Illinois to proposed by the Senate. for the Department of Transportation for the plan, fund, and construct this facility. The Columbia River Aquatic Nuisance Species Ini- above items are the Secretary or Deputy conferees intend for the Chicago Coast Guard tiative (CRANSI).—The conferees are con- Secretary, as proposed by the Senate, in- Marine Safety and Rescue Station to com- cerned over threats that invasive, non-indig- stead of the Secretary or his designee, as plement the air search and rescue station in enous plants and animals pose to U.S. water- proposed by the House. Further, the bill in- Waukegan, Illinois and the Coast Guard Ma- ways and the economy. Within the funds pro- cludes language, proposed by the Senate, re- rine Safety Office Chicago in Burr Ridge, Il- vided, the conferees agree that $500,000 is for quiring future IDS budget submissions to be linois. the Columbia River Aquatic Nuisance Spe- specified to a certain level of detail, and ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND cies Initiative (CRANSI), at the Center for making funds available for obligation for IMPROVEMENTS Lakes and Reservoirs at Portland State Uni- five years, instead of three years as proposed versity, to support surveys of non-indigenous by the House. (RESCISSIONS) aquatic species in the Columbia River, as Capital investment plan.—The bill includes The conference agreement deletes rescis- proposed by the Senate. language, proposed by the Senate, specifying sions proposed by the Senate totaling FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION a rescission of $100,000 per day for each day $8,700,000. Funding in the programs proposed after initial submission of the fiscal year for rescission is no longer available. OPERATIONS 2003 President’s budget that the Coast Guard ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND The conference agreement provides capital investment plan has not been sub- RESTORATION $6,886,000,000 for operating expenses of the mitted to the Congress. A similar provision The conference agreement includes Federal Aviation Administration instead of is included under Federal Aviation Adminis- $16,927,000 for environmental compliance and $6,870,000,000 as proposed by the House and tration, ‘‘Facilities and equipment’’. restoration as proposed by both the House $6,916,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 41-foot utility boat replacement.—The con- and Senate. These funds are in addition to amounts made ference agreement includes $12,000,000 to available as a mandatory appropriation of begin replacement of the existing 41-foot ALTERATION OF BRIDGES user fees in the Federal Aviation Adminis- utility boat fleet, instead of $18,000,000 as The conference agreement includes tration Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Public proposed by the House. The conferees do not $15,466,000 for alteration of bridges deemed Law 104–264). Of the total amount provided, accept Coast Guard statements that a full hazardous to marine navigation as proposed $5,773,519,000 is to be derived from the airport year or more will be needed to develop re- by the House and Senate. The conference and airway trust fund, consistent with Pub- quirements and specifications for this ur- agreement distributes these funds as follows: lic Law 106–181. The total funding provided is gently-needed replacement vessel. The con- Conference $341,765,000 (5.2 percent) above the fiscal year ferees urge the Coast Guard to streamline Bridge and location agreement 2001 enacted level and is the maximum and expedite the requirements process so New Orleans, LA, Florida Avenue amount authorized. The bill specifies that contract award for this replacement RR/HW Bridge ...... $3,250,000 amounts by budget activity, as proposed by Brunswick, GA, Sidney Lanier project can take place by the end of fiscal the House, continuing a practice initiated in Highway Bridge ...... 1,600,000 year 2002. In the development of require- fiscal year 2001. Charleston, SC, Limehouse ments, the Coast Guard is to actively in- Aeronautical charting and cartography.—The Bridge ...... 1,100,000 conference agreement includes language pro- volve, and consider the input of, field com- Mobile, AL, Fourteen Mile Bridge 5,741,000 posed by the House prohibiting funds for any manders and enlisted personnel who operate Morris, IL, EJ&E Railroad Bridge 1,525,000 and maintain these boats in carrying out Galveston, TX, Galveston Cause- aeronautical charting and cartography ac- search and rescue missions. way ...... 500,000 tivities conducted by, or coordinated ATC glass technology.—The conferees agree Boston, MA, Chelsea Street through, the Transportation Administrative that, of the funds provided for aviation parts Bridge ...... 1,750,000 Service Center. and support, $1,000,000 is only for the applica- User fees.—The conference agreement tion of ambient temperature-cured (ATC) Total ...... 15,466,000 modifies language proposed by the House glass technology to Coast Guard aircraft, as prohibiting funds to plan, finalize, or imple- Millenium port selection.—In an effort to ex- proposed by the House. ment new user fees not specifically author- National distress and response system mod- pand U.S. trade with Latin America and ized by Congress. The agreement prohibits ernization program (NDRSMP).—The conferees South America, the State of Louisiana has funds only for the finalization or implemen- believe the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of developed the Millenium Port Commission. tation of new, unauthorized fees. Transportation and the Director of OMB Funds were provided in fiscal years 2000 and Use of credit hours.—The conferees direct should be attendant to the following mile- 2001 for federal support of this commission’s FAA to discontinue the granting of credit stones in assessing whether the national dis- activities. The conferees encourage the hours, or related benefits, in the settlement tress and response system modernization Millenium Port Commission, cooperating of union grievances until the OST office of program (NDRSMP) will be fully deployed by Louisiana ports, and the U.S. Army Corps of general counsel, working with legal counsel fiscal year 2006. Not later than the end of fis- Engineers to complete a detailed feasibility of the FAA and OIG, determines in writing cal year 2003, the Coast Guard should prove, analysis of all major options for the that such practice is consistent with the 1998 at initial operating capability (IOC), the Millenium Port by January 1, 2002. collective bargaining agreement with the fully integrated technology of the NDRSMP RETIRED PAY National Air Traffic Controllers Association at two of the 46 NDRSMP regions and com- The conference agreement includes (NATCA) and other existing labor agree- plete low rate initial production at an addi- $876,346,000 for Coast Guard retired pay as ments. Once this determination is made, the tional four regions. IOC should include: (1) proposed by both the House and the Senate. Secretary is requested to make its finding the capability to locate distressed vessels by This is scored as a mandatory program for available to the House and Senate Commit- identifying vessels through identification of federal budget purposes. The conference tees on Appropriations. The House proposed the origin of the communications signal; (2) agreement includes language proposed by the a prohibition on the granting of credit hours the ability to send and receive data among Senate authorizing these funds for the pay- for the settlement of union grievances dur- Coast Guard and other federal and state re- ment of fifteen-year career status bonuses. ing fiscal year 2002.

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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT able to the Administrator. While P.L. 104–264 $10,000,000 of any shortfall should be derived (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) authorized the collection of overflight user from ‘‘Grants-in-aid for airports’’. fees to cover these expenses, fee receipts The conference agreement provides Capital investment plan.—The conference have never equaled the mandatory appro- $2,914,000,000 for facilities and equipment as agreement includes a provision, proposed by priation level, and are not expected to do so proposed by the House and the Senate. This the Senate, specifying a rescission of $100,000 in fiscal year 2002. The conferees agree that is the level mandated by Public Law 106–181, per day for each day after initial submission any shortfall due to transfer of funds to the and represents an increase of $257,235,000 (9.7 of the fiscal year 2003 President’s budget essential air service program should be borne percent) above the fiscal year 2001 enacted that the FAA’s capital investment plan has by unobligated balances from the ‘‘Facilities level. not been submitted to the Congress. This is and equipment’’ appropriation, and should Administration of potential shortfall due to similar to a provision enacted for fiscal year not be derived from programs, projects, or EAS transfer.—Public Law 104–264 requires 2001. the FAA Administrator to cover any short- activities designated as items of special Con- fall in funding for the essential air service gressional interest in Congressional reports The following table provides a breakdown program (below the mandatory amount of or in the fiscal year 2002 base for reprogram- of the House and Senate bills and the con- $50,000,000) out of any funds otherwise avail- ming document. The Senate proposed up to ference agreement by program:

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VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.121 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8678 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 Advanced technology development and proto- ment of complex LAAS approaches (e.g., rect FAA, in coordination with the National typing.—The conference agreement includes curved, segmented, and offset). The FAA is Aeronautics and Space Administration, to $55,991,000 for advanced technology develop- directed to report quarterly to the House and complete this testing expeditiously and sub- ment and prototyping. A comparison of the Senate Committees on Appropriations re- mit the previously-directed report no later budget estimate to the House and Senate garding the progress toward these and other than April 1, 2002. proposed levels and the conference agree- LAAS milestones. Instrument landing system establishment/up- ment follows: Wide area augmentation system.—The con- grade.—Funding provided for instrument ferees agree to provide total funding of landing systems (ILS) shall be distributed as House Senate Conference $80,900,000 for further development and im- follows: Item recommended recommended agreement plementation of the wide area augmentation Location Amount Budget estimate ..... $36,634,000 $36,634,000 $36,634,000 system (WAAS), all of which is provided in ALSF–2 acquisition and in- Airport research ...... +7,547,000 ...... +7,457,000 budget activity one as proposed by the stallation ...... $11,300,000 Concrete pavement House. The conferees do not agree to a spe- research ...... +2,000,000 +2,000,000 MALSR installation ...... 5,800,000 WAAS navigation ...... -5,700,000 ...... cific amount for the development of WAAS ILS installations, JFK/ ADS–B transfer ...... -2,800,000 -2,800,000 standards and procedures. The $5,000,000 pro- LaGuardia, New York, Juneau, AK weather vided above the budget estimate is only for research ...... +5,000,000 +6,700,000 +6,700,000 NY ...... 1,653,000 Free flight phase 2 initial funds for geostationary satellite serv- ILS/MALSR installation, transfer ...... +2,000,000 ...... ices, as recommended by FAA since initial Lonesome Pine, VA ...... 1,000,000 Separation stand- submission of the President’s budget. The ards study ...... +1,000,000 ...... Upgrade ILS to CAT III, Louisville, KY tech conferees agree that acquisition of commu- Kingston, NC ...... 3,780,000 demo ...... +5,000,000 nication services from a third geostationary Acquire/install ILS, Madi- Fogeye demonstra- satellite are critically needed for the pro- tion ...... +1,000,000 son County, AL ...... 1,500,000 gram to proceed expeditiously. The conferees Upgrade ILS, North Bend, Total ...... 52,181,000 36,834,000 55,991,000 continue to have concerns over the schedule OR ...... 3,500,000 slippages and certification issues that plague ILS/Localizer/glideslope/ Concrete pavement research.—Funds pro- this program. It appears that the answer to MALSR, Mena, AR ...... 580,000 vided for concrete pavement research are for each emerging challenge is a dramatically Install ILS, Northeastern airfield pavement improvement activities more expensive version of the original pro- Regional, NC ...... 500,000 authorized under sections 905 and 743 of Pub- gram, with lower performance criteria. The Install ILS, Kissimmee lic Law 106–181. conferees believe the solution to WAAS cer- Municipal, FL ...... 1,000,000 Louisville, KY technology demonstration.— tification may lie, in part, from the use of Install ILS, Orlando Inter- The conference agreement includes $5,000,000 positioning data from other navigational or national, FL ...... 2,000,000 to initiate an operational demonstration in- communication capabilities which should ILS/MALSR, Sanford, FL .. 300,000 tegrating numerous advanced technologies not be ignored by the agency. In addition, ILS/MALSR, Dekalb Coun- being developed separately by the FAA into the FAA should not feel compelled to clear ty, IN ...... 974,000 a single airport environment. Although FAA certification hurdles for the entire WAAS Install ILS, runway 13/31, has been developing technologies under sev- program before certifying individual applica- Mineral Wells, TX ...... 675,000 eral programs, there has been limited testing tions for the WAAS signal. Safety and effi- Install ILS, Dalles Munic- of these concepts as an integrated system at ciency benefits from WAAS-based applica- ipal, OR ...... 1,000,000 individual airports. This demonstration will tions should be measured against the current Install ILS, runway 17, focus on the various operational impacts of national airspace system, not against a no- Max Westheimer, OK ...... 1,534,000 integrating GPS-based technology, common tional system should the entire WAAS sys- ILS, Klawok Airport, AK .. 1,000,000 ARTS, wake vortex alerting systems, and tem be eventually certified for use. As in ILS, Elizabethtown Air- the application of improved area navigation past years, the conferees continue to urge port, KY ...... 900,000 procedures. Louisville International Airport FAA to assess the role and requirements for Lambert-St. Louis Inter- is ideal for such a program due to its unique emerging communications, navigation, and national, MO ...... 1,500,000 operating characteristics. surveillance capabilities as this troubled Wilmington International, Fogeye demonstration.—The conferees are procurement proceeds. NC ...... 1,154,000 aware of emerging technology, known as ASR–9.—The conferees do not agree with Edenton Northeastern Re- fogeye, which utilizes ultraviolet light to as- Senate direction to leave in place the ASR– gional, NC ...... 500,000 sist in low visibility landings and prevent 9 radar being sited between Salt Lake City Reno Stead Airport, NV .... 2,000,000 runway incursions. The conference agree- and Provo, Utah for the 2002 Winter Olym- Keokuk Airport, IA ...... 350,000 ment includes $1,000,000 for further evalua- pics until an ASR–11 radar system is avail- Rice Lake Regional, WI ..... 500,000 tion of this technology. In utilizing these able to replace it. The conferees leave it to funds, the FAA is encouraged to seek the full the agency’s discretion to decide where this Total ...... 45,000,000 participation of an airline and airport spon- system is most needed after completion of sor to develop a plan for an operational dem- the Winter Olympics. Runway visual range.—Of the $7,085,000 pro- onstration of fogeye technology to dem- Aviation weather services improvements.—Of vided for this program, $85,000 is for RVR onstrate the effectiveness of the system at a the funding provided for this program, the equipment at the Minneapolis-St. Paul commercial service airport. conferees agree that $3,000,000 is to continue International Airport in Minnesota, and Local area augmentation system.—The con- the collaborative effort between FAA and $5,000,000 is for continued acquisition of next ference agreement includes $43,109,700 for NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory generation RVR systems. this program, $9,000,000 above the budget es- to continue research and testing of phased Airport movement area safety system.—The timate, all of which is provided in budget ac- array radar technology and to incorporate conference agreement does not include direc- tivity one as proposed by the House. The airport/aircraft tracking and weather infor- tion proposed by the Senate on this program. conferees encourage FAA to consider instal- mation. The same level of funding was pro- Terminal air traffic control facilities replace- lation of this system at Las Vegas-McCarran vided in fiscal year 2001. ment.—The conference agreement includes International Airport in Nevada once the Terminal automation.—The conference $131,620,000 for replacement of air traffic con- systems are ready for production. The con- agreement provides $96,000,000 for this pro- trol towers and other terminal facilities. The ferees continue to view the LAAS procure- gram, instead of $98,500,000 proposed by the agreement distributes these funds as follows: ment as an opportunity for FAA to expedite House and $87,500,000 proposed by the Senate. Conference the cost advantageous procurement of preci- Within the funding provided, the conferees Location agreement sion approach capability through an aggres- agree that ARTS sustainment activities are Las Vegas McCarran, NV ... $4,000,000 sive public-private cooperative acquisition to be fully funded at the budget request Fort Wayne International, strategy. The agreement provides the flexi- level. IN ...... 3,000,000 bility and resources to continue this innova- Automated observation of visibility for cloud Stewart Airport, NY ...... 6,700,000 tive acquisition. The following milestones height and cloud coverage (AOVCC).—For the Cleveland Hopkins, OH ...... 2,000,000 are anticipated in fiscal year 2002: (1) cat- past two years, the conferees have requested Spokane, WA ...... 3,120,000 egory I contract award by the fourth quar- FAA to implement product improvements Reno-Tahoe, NV ...... 6,000,000 ter; (2) category II/III integrity and con- and upgrades to current automated weather Battle Creek, MI ...... 1,750,000 tinuity allocations between avionics and information programs at airports and report Rogers, AZ ...... 750,000 ground equipment determined; (3) finaliza- to Congress on the agency’s plans to accel- Billings, MT ...... 2,725,000 tion of the concept of operations required for erate the deployment of upgrade technology Pascagoula, MS ...... 2,000,000 fiscal year 2003 development of airport proce- upon successful demonstration of the auto- Topeka, KS ...... 2,875,000 dures; (4) integration of LAAS capabilities mated observation of visibility for cloud LaGuardia, NY ...... 2,000,000 into a certifiable avionics receiver; and (5) height and cloud coverage (AOVCC) system. Boston, MA (Tracon) ...... 5,066,000 development of a data collection plan and Despite this direction, such report has not Savannah, GA ...... 500,000 initiation of flight evaluations for develop- been received. Therefore, the conferees di- Salina, KS ...... 560,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:09 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.121 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8679 Conference Conference maintenance requirements such as mean Location agreement Location agreement time between failure and mean time to re- St. Louis, MO (Tracon) ...... 2,400,000 ALSF–1 and related, Min- store the system after a failure occurs. With- Corpus Christi, TX ...... 650,000 neapolis-St. Paul, MN .... 6,500,000 out such guidance, vendors cannot design Roanoke, VA ...... 2,140,000 Lighting upgrades, their systems to meet the operational needs Newark, NJ ...... 1,407,000 Hartsfield Atlanta, GA ... 3,500,000 of screening forces at our nation’s airports. Bedford, MA ...... 468,000 North Bend Airport, OR .... 4,000,000 In order to address this issue as quickly as Vero Beach, FL ...... 592,000 MALSR, Olive Branch Air- possible, the conferees direct FAA to develop Albuquerque, NM ...... 593,000 port, MS ...... 855,000 specifications for reliability, maintain- Beaumont, TX ...... 800,000 MALSR, Stennis Inter- ability, and availability for bulk EDS sys- Everett, WA ...... 1,064,000 national, MS ...... 750,000 tems over the coming year and include them Louisville, KY ...... 1,600,000 Lighting, Rutland Airport, in solicitations for the further acquisition of Seattle, WA ...... 2,922,000 VT ...... 1,000,000 these systems. Richmond, VA ...... 2,500,000 MALSR, Reno-Tahoe Inter- Trace explosive detection systems.—The con- Grand Canyon, AZ ...... 1,500,000 national, NV ...... 1,000,000 ferees understand that new non-intrusive Newport News, VA ...... 1,300,000 MALSR, Reno Stead Air- screening technology for the detection of ex- Port Columbus, OH ...... 1,229,000 port, NV ...... 1,462,500 plosives carried by passengers is now ready North Las Vegas, NV ...... 550,000 MALSR, Niagara Falls for deployment after careful and thorough Wilmington, DE ...... 55,000 International, NY ...... 2,400,000 evaluation by the FAA. This commercially Phoenix, AZ ...... 26,330,000 MALSR, Reading Airport, available technology, funded by the FAA, Seattle, WA (Tracon) ...... 26,084,000 PA ...... 500,000 builds on existing trace detection instru- Manchester, NH ...... 5,840,000 MALSR, Baton Rouge Mu- ment capacities already in use protecting Reno, NV ...... 1,461,000 nicipal Airport, LA ...... 500,000 airport passengers, the military, U.S. embas- Chantilly, VA (Dulles) ...... 970,000 sies, and commercial nuclear power plants. Abilene, TX ...... 1,045,000 Total ...... $46,481,500 The conferees urge FAA to accelerate de- Ft. Lauderdale Exec, FL ... 638,000 The recommendation includes elimination ployment of new non-intrusive screening East St. Louis, IL ...... 572,000 of the $967,000 requested for procurement and technologies to airports, to address the Islip, NY ...... 550,000 installation of an ALSF–2 at Minneapolis-St. threat of explosives carriage on board com- Oshkosh, WI ...... 365,000 Paul International Airport. Funds are pro- mercial aircraft. Model guidelines for encoded data on driver’s Deer Valley, AZ ...... 805,000 vided elsewhere in this budget line for simi- licenses.—In light of the terrorist attacks of Swanton, OH ...... 824,000 lar activities at that location. The conferees September 11th, it is clear that all levels of Indianapolis, IN ...... 820,000 emphasize that the $10,000,000 in additional government need to work in concert to deter W. Palm Beach, FL ...... 175,000 funding for MALSR systems is for installa- and prevent future attacks. One means of Baltimore, MD ...... 175,000 tion of previously purchased systems and to doing so is to ensure that individuals asked Portland, OR (Tracon) ...... 75,000 keep the production line operational for fu- to identify themselves are not using false Houston, TX (Tracon) ...... 75,000 ture procurements. identities. The increasing availability Explosive detection systems.—The conferees through the internet of expertly crafted false Total ...... 131,620,000 agree to provide $97,500,000 for the acquisi- identification makes the task very difficult. tion and deployment of explosive detection Terminal digital radar (ASR–11).—The con- The conferees are aware of technology, exist- systems at airports. Consistent with the ference agreement includes $65,000,000 for ing today, that can quickly scan any encoded President’s budget, the conference agree- continued site implementation and limited data on the reverse of a driver’s license to ment distributes funds as shown below: production of the ASR–11 radar system. The validate the license as legitimately issued. Conference conferees are aware of the continued uncer- By reviewing personal data encoded on the Activity agreement tainty over the future of this system. If license, it can also be used to assist in mak- Bulk EDS systems ...... $38,000,000 funds become excess to requirements during ing a quick determination that the person the year, FAA may use this funding to de- Trace detection systems .... 12,000,000 Threat image projection displaying the license is the person to whom velop interim or alternate solutions to the it was issued. The conferees strongly encour- problem of providing digital radar coverage (TIP) systems ...... 12,000,000 Computer-based training age the department to consider the develop- in the national airspace system and aug- ment of model guidelines specifying the menting funds for upgrade of the ASR–9 (CBT) systems ...... 2,000,000 System integration ...... 33,500,000 types of encoded data that should be placed radar system. Total ...... 97,500,000 on driver’s licenses for security purposes, Transponder landing systems.—The con- and to work in concert with states and re- ference agreement includes $6,000,000 for Bulk explosive detection systems.—Given the lated licensing bodies toward the early im- transponder landing systems as proposed by current security situation and requirements plementation of such measures. This could the Senate instead of $3,000,000 as proposed in the recently enacted Aviation and Trans- benefit the nation’s efforts to improve secu- by the House. The conferees agree that, once portation Security Act for improved baggage rity as well as assist in reducing fraud and the system is certified, the funds made avail- screening, orders for bulk explosive detec- underage drinking. able in this and prior appropriations Acts tion systems (EDS) are expected to grow sub- Document and biometric scanning tech- should be used for both the procurement and stantially. Section 110 of the Aviation and nologies.—Document and biometric scanners installation of these systems. The conferees Transportation Security Act requires that linked to federal databases by computers and direct the administrator to rapidly conclude systems be in operation to screen all containing advanced authentication capa- benefit-cost studies and site surveys at loca- checked baggage at airports in the United bilities would facilitate the processing of tions listed in the Senate report, as well as States as soon as practicable, but not later background checks, provide fingerprint and previous Congressional reports, with the goal than the sixty days following enactment of additional biometric identification capabili- of funding the procurement and installation that Act. Although this provision allows the ties, and authenticate documents presented of those projects with the highest justifiable use of manual or canine searches to supple- for identification. It is the conferees’ under- need during fiscal year 2002. The conferees ment electronic screening as an interim standing that such off the shelf, commer- continue to support this program and en- measure, to minimize the intrusiveness and cially available technology is in use or being courage FAA to work rapidly toward certi- inefficiency of this procedure, the Act also tested by the Immigration and Naturaliza- fying the system. requires the Undersecretary of Transpor- tion Service. The conferees encourage FAA Approach lighting system improvement pro- tation for Security to ensure that EDS sys- to assess such document and biometric scan- gram (ALSIP).—The conference agreement tems are deployed as soon as possible to en- ning technologies for use at all commercial provides $46,481,500 for this program, to be sure that airports have the equipment nec- service airports. The conferees also rec- distributed as follows: essary to electronically screen all checked ommend that the Secretary implement Conference baggage no later than December 31, 2002. standards to make use of technologies that Location agreement Given these requirements, it is imperative quickly and inexpensively assess the daily Items in budget request ..... $3,114,000 for the Federal Government to ensure the fitness-for-duty of airport security screeners MALSR installation and continued viability of competition for these with respect to impairment due to illegal procurement ...... 10,000,000 systems, which has been a struggle over the drugs, sleep deprivation, legal medications, Lighting beacon, Powell past few years. Therefore, the conferees do and alcohol. County Airport, KY ...... 150,000 not agree with direction proposed by the Fingerprint identification technologies.—The Installation of MALSF, House, but instead direct FAA to take all conferees are aware of the promise of foren- North Las Vegas, NV ...... 650,000 necessary actions to maintain two certified sic-quality fingerprint and palmprint identi- Medium intensity runway manufacturers of bulk explosive detection fication technologies for the rapid lights, Posey Field, AL ... 100,000 systems within the United States. In addi- verification of identities and employee back- Runway lighting, rural air- tion, implementation of these systems has ground checks. The Aviation and Transpor- ports in Alaska ...... 10,000,000 been plagued by FAA’s inability to specify tation Security Act requires the department

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The con- Georgia: William B. provided, $2,000,000 is for the Specialty Met- ferees expect FAA to work directly with the Hartsfield Atlanta Inter- als Processing Consortium, $1,000,000 is for National Aeronautics and Space Administra- national Airport ...... 10,178,000 research into the use of blended aviation tion to advance aircraft engine noise re- Illinois: fuels containing at least 80 percent ethanol, search. Chicago Midway ...... 9,000,000 and $400,000 is for the General Aviation Pro- GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS Belleville, MidAmerica ... 14,000,000 pulsion-Compression Ignition Test and Eval- (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) Maryland: Baltimore- uation Program (GAP–CITEP), a joint FAA– (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) Washington Inter- NASA effort to evaluate alternative fuels to national ...... 4,748,000 facilitate the transition away from leaded (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) Michigan: Detroit Metro- fuels for general aviation aircraft. The conference agreement includes a liq- politan Wayne County .... 12,000,000 Flight safety/atmospheric hazards research.— uidating cash appropriation of $1,800,000,000, Minnesota: Minneapolis- As proposed by the Senate, the conferees as proposed by the House and the Senate. St. Paul International .... 13,000,000 agree to provide funding for the joint indus- Obligation limitation.—The conferees agree Missouri: try-university aviation safety initiative at to an obligation limitation of $3,300,000,000 Roswell Industrial Air Center in New Mex- Springfield-Branson Re- for the ‘‘Grants-in-aid for airports’’ program gional ...... 3,300,000 ico, and agree to Senate direction on this as proposed by the House and the Senate. Lambert-St. Louis Inter- program. The conferees stipulate that the This is the amount mandated by Public Law national ...... 7,500,000 funding is intended for start-up costs, and 106–181. Nebraska: Omaha, Eppley that this activity should work to reach a Administration.—The conference agreement Airfield ...... 2,200,000 self-sufficient funding level, without Federal includes funding to administer the ‘‘Grants- support, once the activity has begun oper- in-aid for airports’’ program under a limita- Nevada: ations. tion on obligations in this account, as pro- Las Vegas-Henderson Weather.—Of the funds provided, $4,000,000 posed by the Senate, with a modified Sky Harbor ...... 2,000,000 is for wake turbulence research, instead of amount. The agreement includes a limita- Reno/Tahoe Inter- $5,000,000 proposed by the Senate. tion of $57,050,000 instead of $64,597,000 as pro- national ...... 6,000,000 Aging aircraft.—The conference agreement posed by the Senate. The conference agree- New Hampshire: Man- provides $32,000,000 for this program instead ment includes $7,497,000 for airport-related chester ...... 7,500,000 of $32,111,000 as proposed by the House and research under ‘‘Facilities and equipment’’. Ohio: Cleveland Hopkins $31,911,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the The House bill included no funding to admin- International ...... 5,000,000 funds provided, the conferees agree to the ister this program. Tennessee: Memphis, Mem- following allocations: Runway incursion prevention devices.—The phis International ...... 6,934,000 Conference bill includes language proposed by the House Texas: Activity agreement allowing funds under this limitation to be Dallas/Fort Worth Inter- National Institute for used for procurement, installation, and com- national ...... 3,292,000 Aviation Research ...... $4,200,000 missioning of runway incursion prevention Houston, George Bush Center for Aviation Sys- devices and systems. This continues a provi- Intercontinental ...... 9,400,000 tem Reliability ...... 3,000,000 sion initiated in fiscal year 2001. Aircraft Nondestructive In- Utah: Salt Lake City Inter- Small Community Air Service Development spection Validation Cen- national ...... 7,000,000 Pilot Program.—The bill includes language ter ...... 3,000,000 Washington: Seattle-Ta- proposed by the House authorizing the use of Engine Titanium Consor- coma International ...... 12,000,000 tium ...... 3,600,000 funds for section 203 of Public Law 106–181 (the Small Community Air Service Develop- High priority projects.—Of the funds covered Airworthiness Assurance by the obligation limitation in this bill, the Center of Excellence ...... 4,600,000 ment Pilot Program). Further, the bill speci- fies that $20,000,000 of the funds limited conferees direct FAA to provide not less Explosives and weapons detection.—Of the under this program is available only for the than the following funding levels, out of funds provided, $5,000,000 is only for further conduct of this program in fiscal year 2002. available resources, for the following development of pulsed fast neutron analysis The Senate bill included $27,000,000 for this projects in the corresponding amounts. The (PFNA) technology, as proposed by the Sen- program in a separate appropriation. conferees agree that state apportionment ate. The conferees note that, during fiscal Letters of intent.—The conference agree- funds may be construed as discretionary year 2002, additional funds for activities ment includes funding under the limitation funds for the purposes of implementing this under this heading may materialize, to be on obligations for the following existing let- provision, consistent with the practice begun offset by new security user fees that are ters of intent: in fiscal year 2001. To the maximum extent being put in place. The Aviation and Trans- Fiscal year 2002 possible, the administrator is directed to en- portation Security Act (Public Law 107–71) State and airport funding sure that the airport sponsors for these authorizes appropriation of the new user fees Alaska: Anchorage Inter- projects first use available entitlement funds for research and development related to national ...... 3,500,000 to finance these projects. The conferees note aviation security. Arkansas: Fayetteville, that, separate from the funding for high pri- Environment and energy.—The conference NW Arkansas Regional ... 7,000,000 ority projects cited below, the FAA Adminis- agreement includes $22,081,000, of which California: trator will have at least $750,000,000 in addi- $20,000,000 is for lower noise aircraft tech- Mammoth Lakes, Mam- tional funds available for competitive discre- nologies as proposed by the House. The con- moth/Yosemite ...... 7,368,000 tionary grants for airport projects, new let- ferees are concerned that necessary airport San Jose International ... 9,000,000 ters of intent, carryover grants from fiscal infrastructure cannot be expanded in some Florida: year 2001, and grants under the Small Com- locations due to understandable community Fort Myers, Southwest munity Air Service Development Pilot Pro- concerns over aircraft noise. Further, air- Florida International .. 4,000,000 gram.

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The conferees further direct that the spe- FHWA streamlining.—The conferees direct SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH cific funding allocated above shall not di- the Federal Highway Administration Within the funds provided for surface minish or prejudice the application of a spe- (FHWA) to provide the House and Senate transportation research, the conference cific airport or geographic region to receive Committees on Appropriations a report, not agreement includes $101,000,000 for highway other AIP discretionary grants or multiyear later than January 2, 2002, summarizing research and development for the following letters of intent. FHWA’s streamlining efforts. The report activities: Alliance Airport, TX.—The Alliance facility should include specific examples of FHWA Environmental, planning, serves as a major alternative hub for air activities that help streamline the environ- mental process. real estate ...... $16,042,500 cargo traffic. The conferees continue to Research and technology voice strong support for the runway exten- Incidental Appurtenances For Recreational Vehicles.—The conferees encourage the program support ...... 8,135,000 sion project at Alliance Airport, and encour- International research ...... 500,000 age FAA to complete a letter of intent and FHWA Administrator to include in its final Structures ...... 13,449,500 support funding for the timely completion of rule regarding exclusion of devices from Safety ...... 15,619,000 this project. commercial vehicle length and width re- Operations and asset man- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, LA.—The quirements, an allowance for the commercial agement ...... 9,891,000 FAA is directed to expedite the review, and transport of recreational vehicles with inci- Pavements research ...... 13,753,000 act upon, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Air- dental appurtenances (retractable awnings). Long term pavement port’s application for the reconstruction of Performance based outcomes.—The conferees project (LTPP) ...... 10,000,000 runway 4L/22R. recognize the impact the performance based Advanced research ...... 2,640,000 outcomes can have on the road building in- Policy research ...... 8,330,000 GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS dustry by allowing contractors the freedom Other (field services, deliv- (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) and flexibility to focus on quality and long ery, strategic planning) .. 2,640,000 (RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) term performance and encourage the Depart- ment of Transportation to further explore Subtotal ...... 101,000,000 The conference agreement includes a re- their use. Long-term pavement per- scission of unused contract authority total- formance research FEDERAL—AID HIGHWAYS ing $301,720,000. These funds are above the an- project and superpave nual obligation ceiling for fiscal year 2002, The conference agreement limits obliga- program (additional and remain unavailable to the program. The tions for the federal-aid highways program funds from revenue conference agreement also deletes an appro- to $31,799,104,000 instead of $31,716,797,000 as aligned budget author- priation of $720,000, proposed by the House proposed by the House and $31,919,103,000 as ity) ...... 10,000,000 under this heading, for ‘‘Office of the sec- proposed by the Senate. retary, salaries and expenses’’. The con- Rural consultation in planning process.—The Total ...... 111,000,000 conferees direct the FHWA to submit a letter ference agreement includes funding for this Environmental, planning, and real estate.— office under the Office of the Secretary. to the House and Senate Committees on Ap- propriations, no later than February 1, 2002, The conference agreement provides AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND describing actions the administration has $16,042,500 for environmental, planning, and The conference agreement retains lan- taken to ensure that transportation officials real estate research. Within the funds pro- guage authorizing expenditures and invest- from rural areas are being consulted in the vided for this research activity, the FHWA is ments from the Aviation Insurance Revolv- long-range transportation planning process. encouraged to provide $1,000,000 for the com- ing Fund for aviation insurance activities, as I–90 Steering Committee.—The conferees di- pletion of the dust and persistent particulate proposed by the Senate. The House had pro- rect the FHWA to continue working with the abatement demonstration study at Kotzebue, posed to relocate this language to title III of I–90 Steering Committee in Washington Alaska; and no less than $1,250,000 for envi- the bill (general provisions). This provision State to advance the R–8A alternative ronmental streamlining activities. Research and technology.—The conference has been carried in appropriations Acts for through the environmental review process. agreement provides $8,135,000 for research many years. Work zone safety.—The conferees are con- cerned that each year over 700 people are and technology program support. Within the SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT killed in work zones throughout our nation. funds provided for this activity, the FHWA is The conference agreement deletes the ap- The conferees are aware that the Federal encouraged to provide up to $600,000 for the propriation of $20,000,000 for this program Highway Administration has collaborated Center on Coastal Transportation Engineer- proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree with the Texas transportation institute ing Research at the University of South Ala- that this is a worthy program, as authorized (TTI) to establish the national work zone bama. Structures.—The conference agreement pro- by Public Law 106–181. Funding of $20,000,000 safety information clearinghouse. The clear- vides $13,449,500 for structures research. has been provided for this program under the inghouse serves as a valuable resource in the Within the funds provided for structures re- ‘‘Grants-in-aid for airports’’ program. development and distribution of work zone search, the conferees encourage the FHWA FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION safety materials for state and local agencies. to provide: $1,250,000 for research into com- LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES The conferees are aware that TTI has pro- posite structure and related engineering re- The conference agreement limits adminis- posed a work zone safety research program search at West Virginia University’s Con- trative expenses of the Federal Highway Ad- that seeks to improve data collection in an structed Facilities Center; $500,000 to con- ministration (FHWA) to $311,000,000, instead effort to better manage the dangers of road- duct non-corrosive anti-icing projects in the of $311,837,000 as proposed by the House and way work zones. The conferees encourage the Chicago region; $1,500,000 for research con- $316,521,000 as proposed by the Senate. Federal Highway Administration to evaluate ducted at the Transportation Research Cen- The conference agreement provides that TTI’s proposals and consider requesting ter at Washington State University, includ- certain sums be made available under sec- funding in future budget submissions. ing non destructive evaluation of bridges to Environmental streamlining pilot projects.— tion 104(a)(1)(A) of title 23, U.S.C. to carry determine load capacities, impacts of earth- The conferees direct the Secretary of Trans- out specified activities as follows: $7,500,000 quake mitigation on elevated highway struc- portation to give priority consideration to shall be available for child passenger protec- tures and the development of advanced com- funding for Washington State’s environ- tion education grants as authorized under posite material for bridges; and $400,000 for mental permit streamlining program using section 2003(b) of Public Law 105–178, as electromagnetic interrogation of structures funds provided for environmental stream- amended; $4,000,000 shall be available for project at the University of Vermont to de- lining initiatives under this Act. The con- motor carrier safety research; $841,000 shall velop wireless methods of assessing struc- ferees expect the regional administrators of be available for motor carrier crash data im- tural integrity. the Federal Highway Administration, the provement program; $1,500,000 shall be avail- Safety.—The conference agreement pro- Environmental Protection Agency, the Na- able for environmental streamlining; and vides $15,619,000 for safety research. Within tional Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. $6,000,000 shall be available for the nation- the funds provided for this activity, the con- Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish wide differential global positioning system. ferees encourage FHWA to provide: $300,000 and Wildlife Service to serve on the Wash- The conferees recommend the following ad- to continue the research into the effective- ington State transportation permit effi- justments to the budget request by program ness of Freezefree anti-icing systems; and ciency and accountability committee as non- and activity of the funding provided for $1,000,000 to the National Transportation Re- voting members. The Secretary shall issue a FHWA’s administrative expenses: search Center in Tennessee to conduct broad report to the House and Senate Committees based laboratory-to-roadside research into Department of Defense on Appropriations, the Senate Committee of heavy vehicle safety issues. These funds will trade collections data .... ¥$1,616,000 Environment and Public Works, and the also allow FHWA to expedite the State DOT Equipment (information House Committee on Transportation and In- testing on the interactive highway safety de- technology) ...... ¥2,529,000 frastructure by April 1, 2002, on the status of sign model (IHSDM) to explore the safety Five new innovative fi- this pilot program. The conferees further di- implications of alternative designs. nance positions ...... ¥500,000 rect the Secretary to give priority consider- Operations and asset management.—The con- Undistributed reduction in ation to additional projects, such as the one ference agreement provides $9,891,000 for op- administrative expenses ¥2,048,000 in Orange County, California. erations and asset management. Within the

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.127 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 funds provided for this activity, the con- Brownsville, Texas ...... 250,000 Roadside animal detection ferees encourage FHWA to provide $1,000,000 Carbondale technology test-bed, Montana ...... 500,000 to South Carolina State University for the transfer center, Pennsyl- Rochester-Genesse, New Southern Rural Transportation Center. vania ...... 1,000,000 York ...... 800,000 Pavements.—The conference agreement pro- Cargo mate logistics and Rutland, Vermont ...... 750,000 vides $13,753,000 for pavements research. intermodal management, Sacramento, California ..... 3,000,000 Within the funds provided for this activity, New York ...... 1,250,000 San Diego joint transpor- the conferees encourage FHWA to provide: Central Ohio ...... 1,500,000 tation operations center, $750,000 for a continuation of the alkali silica Chattanooga, Tennessee .... 2,000,000 California ...... 1,500,000 reactivity research with lithium based tech- Chinatown intermodal San Francisco central con- nologies to mitigate alkali silica reactivity transportation center, trol communications, to prevent highway pavement cracking; California ...... 1,750,000 California ...... 250,000 $500,000 to the Center for Portland Cement Clark County, Washington 1,000,000 Santa Anita, California ..... 300,000 Concrete Pavement Technology at Iowa Commercial vehicle infor- Santa Teresa, New Mexico 750,000 State; and $750,000 to support the Institute mation systems and net- Shreveport, Louisiana ...... 750,000 for Aggregate Research at Michigan Tech- works, New York ...... 450,000 Silicon Valley transpor- nical University. Dayton, Ohio ...... 1,250,000 tation management cen- Policy.—The conference agreement pro- Detroit, Michigan (airport) 1,500,000 ter, California ...... 700,000 vides $8,330,000 for policy research. Within Durham, Wake Counties, South Carolina DOT ...... 3,000,000 the funds provided for this activity, FHWA North Carolina ...... 500,000 Southeast Corridor, Colo- shall provide $2,000,000 to the Academy for Eastern Kentucky rural rado ...... 7,000,000 Community Transportation Innovation for highway information ...... 2,000,000 Southern Nevada (bus) ...... 1,100,000 transportation research on integrating pub- Fargo, North Dakota ...... 1,000,000 Spillway road incident Forsyth, Guilford Coun- lic involvement, technology, and environ- management system, ties, North Carolina ...... 1,000,000 mental issues in the transportation planning Mississippi ...... 600,000 Genesee County, Michigan 1,000,000 St. Louis, Missouri ...... 1,000,000 process. Great Lakes, Michigan ...... 1,500,000 Long term pavement performance research Statewide transportation Guidestar, Minnesota ...... 6,000,000 project and SUPERPAVE program.—The con- operations center, Ken- Harrison County, Mis- tucky ...... 2,000,000 ferees recognize the importance of tech- sissippi ...... 500,000 nology development and deployment of re- Superior, I–39 corridor, Hawaii statewide ...... 1,000,000 Wisconsin ...... 2,500,000 search and technology products funded Hoosier SAFE–T, Indiana .. 2,000,000 through the federal-aid highways program. Texas statewide ...... 2,000,000 Houma, Louisiana ...... 1,000,000 Travel network, South Da- The conferees have included an additional I–90 connector testbed, kota ...... 2,325,000 $10,000,000 in revenue aligned budget author- New York ...... 1,000,000 University of Arizona ity to be utilized in conjunction with the ad- Illinois statewide ...... 2,000,000 ATLAS Center, Arizona 500,000 ministration’s planned funds to carry out Inglewood, California ...... 500,000 Utah Statewide ...... 560,000 the long term pavement performance re- Integrated transportation Vermont statewide (rural) 1,500,000 search project and to assure the implementa- management system, Washington statewide ...... 4,500,000 tion of the SUPERPAVE program. Delaware statewide ...... 2,000,000 Washington, D.C. metro- INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Iowa Statewide ...... 562,000 Jackson Metropolitan, politan region ...... 2,000,000 The conference agreement includes a total Wayne County road infor- Mississippi ...... 500,000 of $225,000,000 for intelligent transportation mation management sys- systems. Of the total, $105,000,000 is for intel- James Madison University, Virginia ...... 1,500,000 tem, Michigan ...... 1,500,000 ligent transportation systems (ITS) research Wichita, Kansas ...... 1,200,000 and development, as provided by both the Kansas City, Kansas ...... 500,000 Kittitas County workzone Wisconsin communications House and Senate, for the following activi- traffic safety system, network ...... 310,000 ties: Washington ...... 450,000 Wisconsin statewide ...... 1,000,000 Research and development $48,680,000 Lansing, Michigan ...... 750,000 Yakima County adverse Operational tests ...... 12,930,000 Las Vegas, Nevada ...... 1,450,000 weather operations, Evaluations ...... 7,750,000 Lexington, Kentucky ...... 750,000 Washington ...... 475,000 Architecture and standards 15,290,000 Libertyville traffic man- Illinois Statewide ITS.—Within the amount Integrations ...... 11,350,000 agement center, Illinois 760,000 Program support ...... 9,000,000 made available for Illinois Statewide ITS, Long Island rail road grade funds shall be made available to the City of Total ...... 105,000,000 crossing deployment, Quincy for the 18th St. Bridge and to the New York ...... 1,000,000 Research.—The conference agreement pro- City of Carbondale for the Southern Illinois Macomb, Michigan (border University-Carbondale’s Materials Tech- vides $48,680,000 for research and develop- crossing) ...... 1,000,000 ment. Within the funds provided for this ac- nology Center. Maine statewide (rural) ..... 500,000 Projects selected for funding shall con- tivity, the conferees encourage FHWA to Maryland statewide ...... 1,000,000 tribute to the integration and interoper- provide $6,800,000 for commercial vehicle re- Miami-Dade, Florida ...... 1,000,000 ability of intelligent transportation systems, search. Monterey-Salinas, Cali- consistent with the criteria set forth in Intelligent transportation systems deployment fornia ...... 750,000 projects.—Within the funds available for in- Montgomery County ECC TEA21. telligent transportation systems deploy- & TMC, Maryland ...... 1,000,000 FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES ment, the conference agreement provides Moscow, Idaho ...... 1,000,000 Within the funds available for ferry boats that not less than the following sums shall Nebraska statewide ...... 4,000,000 and ferry terminal facilities, funds are to be be available for intelligent transportation New York statewide infor- available for the following projects and ac- projects in these specified areas: mation exchange sys- tivities: Project name and Conference total tems, New York ...... 500,000 Project name and Conference total New York, New Jersey, Alameda-Contra Costa, Connecticut Bainbridge-Seattle ferry system, California ...... $500,000 dolphin replacement project, Alaska statewide ...... 2,500,000 (TRANSCOM) ...... 2,500,000 North Greenbush, New Washington ...... $4,000,000 Alexandria, Virginia ...... 750,000 Battery Maritime building, New Arizona statewide EMS ..... 500,000 York ...... 1,000,000 Army trail road traffic sig- Oklahoma statewide ...... 3,000,000 York ...... 750,000 nal coordination project, Oxford, Mississippi ...... 500,000 Baylink Ferry intermodal center Illinois ...... 300,000 Pennsylvania statewide and upgrades and improve- Atlanta smart corridors, (turnpike) ...... 500,000 ments to facilities (City of Georgia ...... 1,000,000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1,033,000 Vallejo), California ...... 2,000,000 Austin, Texas ...... 125,000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cherry Grove ferry dock, New Automated Crash Notifica- (Drexel) ...... 1,500,000 York ...... 90,000 tion System, UAB, Ala- Pioneer Valley, Massachu- City of Brewer waterfront rede- bama ...... 2,500,000 setts ...... 1,500,000 velopment shoreline stabiliza- Bay County Area wide traf- Port of Long Beach, Cali- tion, Maine ...... 1,000,000 fic signal system, Florida 500,000 fornia ...... 500,000 City of Palatka, Florida ...... 300,000 Beaver County transit mo- Port of Tacoma trucker City of Rochester harbor & ferry bility manager, Pennsyl- congestion notification terminal improvement projects, vania ...... 800,000 system, Washington ...... 200,000 New York ...... 4,500,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.128 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8687 Cleveland Trans-Erie ferry, Ohio 800,000 Des Moines metro 1–235 Re- I–90/94 new by-pass to High- Coffman Cove-Wrangell/Mitkof construction, Iowa ...... 700,000 way 3 EIS, Montana ...... 3,500,000 Island ferries and facilities, Dixie Highway Flyover I–905 Otay Mesa Border Alaska ...... 10,000,000 Bridge, Florida ...... 1,500,000 port-of-entry, California 7,500,000 Corpus Christi ferry landings, East-West Highway, Maine 3,500,000 Interstate 75 and Central Texas ...... 200,000 Essen Lane & 1–12 Sarasota Parkway inter- Ferry Boat terminal building Interchagne, Louisiana .. 1,000,000 change, Florida ...... 1,000,000 dock construction, Pennsyl- Everett Development 41st King Coal Highway, West vania ...... 1,000,000 Street overpass project, Virginia ...... 20,000,000 Fire Island terminal infrastruc- Washington ...... 1,500,000 KY 1848 from I–64 to US 60, ture, New York ...... 200,000 Exit 6 of I–95, Pennsylvania 350,000 Kentucky ...... 320,000 Fishers Island ferry district, Con- Falls to the Falls Corridor, La Entrada al Pacifico fea- necticut ...... 1,500,000 Cook, Minnesota ...... 7,000,000 sibility study, Texas ...... 200,000 Hatteras Inlet ferry connecting FAST Corridor project, Lincoln Bypass, California 2,000,000 Ocracoke Island and North Washington ...... 20,000,000 Memphis-Huntsville-At- Carolina Outer Banks, North FM 1016 from US 83 to lanta Highway prelimi- Carolina ...... 1,450,000 Madero, Texas ...... 500,000 nary engineering and Haverstraw-Ossining-Yonkers Foothills Parkway TN–1, construction, Alabama ... 1,000,000 ferry service terminals, New Tennessee ...... 1,000,000 Midland Reliever Route for York ...... 2,500,000 Freeport Business Center freeway connection from Jamaica Bay transportation hub, off ramp, Texas ...... 500,000 SH 349 to I–20, Texas ...... 1,000,000 New York ...... 200,000 Gravina Bridge, Alaska ..... 1,000,000 Missouri Highway 7, Mis- Jersey City Pier redevelopment & Heartland Parkway/High- souri ...... 3,750,000 terminal construction project way 55, Kentucky ...... 500,000 Monticello Street under- (also bus), New Jersey ...... 2,000,000 Hendricks county North- pass, Kentucky ...... 1,000,000 Key West ferry terminal, Florida 300,000 South Corridor, Indiana 750,000 MS Highway 44/Pearl River Kings Point ferry, Warren Coun- Highway 192 in McCreary Bridge extension project, ty, Mississippi ...... 500,000 County, Kentucky ...... 1,600,000 Mississippi ...... 3,000,000 New Bedford Massachusetts ferry Highway 20 Freeport by- New Boston Road (a seg- and ferry facility project, Mas- pass review, design and ment of National Great sachusetts ...... 1,450,000 engineering, Illinois ...... 1,000,000 River Road), Illinois ...... 1,000,000 Highway 231 Glover Carey North Carolina State ferry New York Harbor rail Bridge and Owensboro (dredging and environmental freight tunnel, New York 5,000,000 intersection, Kentucky .. 1,000,000 studies), North Carolina ...... 689,000 North/South transitway, Highway 61, Avenue of the Oak Harbor Municipal Pier ter- Charlotte/Mecklenburg, Saints interchange, Mos- minal, Washington ...... 200,000 North Carolina ...... 3,500,000 Plaquemines Parish ferry, Lou- cow Mills, Missouri ...... 2,500,000 Northern Border Cascadia Highway 61, Green County isiana ...... 1,200,000 program of projects, between Greensburg and San Francisco Bay Area Water Washington ...... 2,500,000 Columbia, Kentucky ...... 250,000 Transit Authority Fuel Cell North-South Highway Highway 71 Texarkana project ...... 100,000 project, Alabama ...... 1,000,000 South, Arkansas ...... 7,000,000 Sand Point dock, Rhode Island .... 250,000 Outer Belt Connector, Ken- Hoosier Heartland Indus- Sandy Hook ferry terminal, New dall & Kane Counties, Il- trial Corridor Lafayette Jersey ...... 1,000,000 linois ...... 15,000,000 to Logansport, Indiana ... 1,000,000 Savannah water ferry, Georgia .... 1,000,000 Pennyrile Parkway, Ken- Hwy 92 Whitley County, St. George Ferry terminal, New tucky ...... 1,000,000 Kentucky ...... 300,000 Phoenix Avenue improve- York ...... 500,000 I–29 construction from Exit St. Johns River ferry terminal, ments and airport access 81 North to South of I–90 Florida ...... 1,000,000 construction, Arkansas .. 1,750,000 at Sioux Falls, South Da- Port of Claiborne/Grand Station Square River landing kota ...... 12,000,000 Gulf Connector Access boat docks, Pennsylvania ...... 1,000,000 I–35 expansion, Hill Coun- Road, Mississippi ...... 8,000,000 Toledo-Lucas County Port Au- ty, Texas ...... 2,000,000 Port of South Louisiana to thority Marina ferry, Ohio ...... 500,000 I–35 Replacement Bridge, I–10 Connector, Lou- Treasure Island ferry service, Dallas County, Texas ..... 1,000,000 isiana ...... 1,000,000 California ...... 800,000 I–4 Crosstown Expressway Ports-to-Plains Corridor Whitehall terminal, New York .... 600,000 Connector, Florida ...... 1,000,000 development manage- NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND I–44/US 65 Interchange, ment plan, Texas ...... 1,700,000 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Missouri ...... 1,500,000 Railroad Avenue Underpass Within the funds available for the national I–49 Interchange at Caddo East Chicago, Indiana .... 2,500,000 corridor planning and development program, Port Road, Louisiana ..... 3,800,000 Rapid River Bridge, Idaho 1,000,000 funds are to be available for the following I–49 south from Lafayette Reconstruct MD 117 at MD projects and activities: east to Westbank, Lou- 124 in Montgomery Coun- Project name and Conference total isiana ...... 15,000,000 ty, Maryland ...... 1,000,000 I–5 trade corridor, Oregon 5,000,000 Route 10, West Virginia ..... 15,000,000 Alameda Corridor-East I–5/SR56 connectors, Cali- Route 116 between Ashfield construction project, fornia ...... 2,000,000 and Conway, Massachu- California ...... $4,000,000 I–66, Kentucky ...... 20,000,000 setts ...... 2,500,000 Ambassador Bridge Gate- I–66, Pike County, Ken- Route 2 bypass & safety way, Michigan ...... 9,000,000 tucky ...... 2,500,000 improvements in Erving, Arch Road/Sperry Road I–69 Connector from I–530 Massachusetts ...... 3,000,000 Corridor Widening ...... 2,000,000 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas .. 4,000,000 Route 340/522 bridge re- Arizona 95 to I–40 Con- I–69 construction Odom placement, Virginia ...... 100,000 nector, California ...... 3,000,000 Road to I–55, Mississippi 9,000,000 Route 669 bridge widening, Bristol/First Street inter- I–69 Corridor, Louisiana .... 10,000,000 Virginia ...... 500,000 section Santa Ana, Cali- I–69 Corridors 18 and 20, Route 71 McDonald Coun- fornia ...... 1,000,000 Texas ...... 1,500,000 ty, Missouri ...... 6,000,000 Byram-Clinton/Norrell I–69 Evansville to Indian- Seward Highway safety im- Corridor, Mississippi ...... 3,500,000 apolis, Indiana ...... 2,586,000 provements at Bird Chesapeake Bypass, Law- I–69 Great River Bridge, Creek, Alaska ...... 15,000,000 rence, Ohio ...... 4,000,000 Arkansas ...... — SR 149 Relocation, Ohio .... 500,000 Clay/Leslie Industrial Park I–69 on SIU 11 along US 61, SR–67 between I–110 & US– access, Kentucky ...... 4,000,000 Mississippi ...... 500,000 49, Mississippi ...... 9,000,000 Coalfields Expressway, I–84 Exit 6/Route 37 inter- St. Rt. 905 phase I, Cali- West Virginia ...... 16,000,000 change, Connecticut ...... 2,300,000 fornia ...... 1,000,000 Continental 1, Pennsyl- I–85 extension to I–59/20, State border safety inspec- vania and New York ...... 1,000,000 Alabama ...... 3,000,000 tion facilities, Texas ...... 12,000,000 Curry Pike multilaning I–87 Corridor Study, New Stewart Airport connector project, Indiana ...... 1,000,000 York ...... 2,000,000 study, New York ...... 350,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.130 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8688 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 STH 29 between I–94 and Alliance transportation East Haddam Mobility Im- CTH J, Wisconsin ...... 10,000,000 congestion mitigation, provements, Connecticut 500,000 Stone Coal Road in John- Ohio ...... 2,000,000 Eastern Market pedestrian son County, Kentucky .... 1,500,000 Artesia Boulevard Reha- overpass park, Michigan 500,000 Tuscaloosa eastern bypass bilitation, California ...... 200,000 Eastern shore trail project from I–59 to Rice Mine Atlantic Avenue Exten- from USS Alabama to Road, Alabama ...... 20,000,000 sion, Queens, New York .. 2,000,000 Weeks Bay National Re- U.S. 24 Corridor improve- Atlantic Avenue Trail Ex- serve, Alabama ...... 1,500,000 ment study between To- tension, Virginia ...... 800,000 Elimination of grade cross- ledo, Ohio and Indiana .... 2,500,000 Austin TX Bicycle Com- ing and redirection of U.S. Highway 212 Hennepin muting Project, Texas .... 375,000 corridor traffic, Ashland, County, Minnesota ...... 3,000,000 Bandyville Road, Illinois ... 525,000 Wisconsin ...... 1,900,000 U.S. Highway 54, Kansas .... 4,000,000 Bicycle/Pedestrian connec- Estill County bypass light- Upgrade road to I–64/US tions to Charlotte’s trail ing around Irvine, Ken- Route 35, West Virginia .. 3,000,000 systems, North Carolina 200,000 tucky ...... 50,000 US 19, Florida ...... 25,000,000 Boston-North Shore cor- Estill County industrial US 231/I–10 freeway Con- ridor study, Massachu- park access road, Ken- nector from Dothan to setts ...... 250,000 tucky ...... 300,000 AI/FL state line, Ala- Broadway Armory Parking Everett development bama ...... 1,000,000 Facility, Illinois ...... 750,000 project track replace- US 25 N to Renfro Valley, Bronx River Greenway, ment, Washington ...... 3,700,000 Kentucky ...... 2,000,000 New York ...... 750,000 US 27 from Somerset to Brooklyn Bridge Park De- Fairhope Trax & Trails, KY70, Kentucky ...... 5,000,000 velopment Corporation Alabama ...... 1,000,000 US 27 to Burnside, Ken- Study, New York ...... 1,000,000 Farrington safety enhance- tucky ...... 800,000 Buffalo City inner harbor ments, Hawaii ...... 2,000,000 US 278, Alabama ...... 1,000,000 and waterfront develop- Fegenbush Lane Bridge at US 395 North Spokane Cor- ment, New York ...... 1,570,000 Fern Creek, Kentucky .... 400,000 ridor, Washington ...... 6,000,000 Cabarrus Avenue Gateway, FM 494 widening from US US 412 Overpass at I–44, North Carolina ...... 2,800,000 83 to FM 1016, Texas ...... 1,000,000 Oklahoma ...... 1,500,000 Cades Cove Loop improve- Foxhall Road Safety Re- US 431 from Epleys Station ments, Tennessee ...... 2,000,000 construction Project, DC 2,000,000 North to Lewisburg, Ken- Casper Second Street ex- Fruitvale, California ...... 2,000,000 tucky ...... 850,000 tension, Wyoming ...... 1,000,000 Galesburg Railroad Reloca- US 60 Butler County, Mis- Cedar Rapids Edgewood tion Study, Illinois ...... 150,000 souri ...... 1,500,000 Road project, Iowa ...... 3,000,000 Goucher Wheel and Walk US 60 right-of-way, KY 425 Central business district Way, Pennsylvania ...... 1,000,000 to US 41, Henderson trail link Prairie Grand Forks greenway County, Kentucky ...... 500,000 Duneland and Iron Horse trail system, North Da- US Route 15 expansion Heritage, Indiana ...... 970,000 kota ...... 1,000,000 form Pennsylvania to Charles Town streetscape Great Dismal Swamp Cor- Presho, New York ...... 3,000,000 improvements and wel- ridor Master Plan, Vir- US Route 20 in North Hun- come center, West Vir- ginia ...... 180,000 tingdon Township, Penn- ginia ...... 400,000 Great Lake recreation area sylvania ...... 200,000 Chester waterfront devel- traffic study, Oklahoma 250,000 US–151 expansion opment streetscape, Green Airport Initiative, Dickeyville & Dodgeville, Pennsylvania ...... 500,000 California ...... 2,000,000 Wisconsin ...... 3,000,000 Church Street Marketplace Green Island, New York US 19/US 129/SR 11 Con- in Burlington, Vermont .. 1,500,000 Road and infrastructure nector, Georgia ...... 1,000,000 City of Elk Point bike/pe- project ...... 2,600,000 US–2 planning & construc- destrian trail system, GSB–88 Emulsified binder tion, New Hampshire ...... 1,000,000 South Dakota ...... 200,000 treatment research, Ala- US–41A, Kentucky ...... 100,000 City of Frisco, Texas ...... 1,000,000 bama ...... 1,000,000 US–49/I–55 flyover, Mis- City of Havana, Illinois ..... 1,500,000 Gulf Coast Pedestrian sissippi ...... 1,500,000 City of Tea bike/pedestrian Walkover, Highway 98, US–63 improvements for path, South Dakota ...... 50,000 Florida ...... 1,000,000 Corridor 39, Arkansas ..... 15,000,000 City of Woburn, Massachu- Hanceville Downtown Re- US–64/87 Ports to Plains setts ...... 200,000 vitalization, Alabama .... 400,000 corridor study, New Mex- Claymont transportation Harris County 911 emer- ico ...... 1,000,000 project, Delaware ...... 100,000 gency network, Texas ..... 500,000 US–95 improvements from Columbia Harden Street HART bus tracking, Flor- milepost 522 to Canadian improvements, South ida ...... 1,000,000 border, Idaho ...... 9,000,000 Carolina ...... 5,000,000 USH 10 between Stevens Completion of US 101 Re- Henderson downtown Point & Waupaca, Wis- gional Bikeway System, street widening, North consin ...... 4,000,000 California ...... 500,000 Carolina ...... 1,000,000 Weidle Road Improve- Concord 20/20 vision pro- Henderson riverfront ments, Illinois ...... 500,000 gram, New Hampshire .... 500,000 project, Kentucky ...... 1,000,000 Wichita South Area trans- Cross County Corridor Highway 2 feasibility portation study, Kansas 1,000,000 study, Maryland ...... 500,000 project, Montana ...... 1,000,000 Yakima grade separation Crowley Historic Highway 24 segment com- program of projects, Parkerson Avenue rede- pletion, Texas ...... 1,000,000 Washington ...... 4,000,000 velopment, Louisiana ..... 500,000 Highway 45, Lowndes County ...... 2,000,000 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM Cullman County pedestrian Highway 61 from KY487 to PRESERVATION PROGRAM walkway, Alabama ...... 100,000 Derby, traffic congestion, Columbia PE/design, Within the funds made available for the Connecticut ...... 2,000,000 Kentucky ...... 1,000,000 transportation and community and system Downeast Heritage Center Highway 71 Alma to Mena, preservation program, funds are to be dis- project, Calais, Maine .... 400,000 Arkansas ...... 1,000,000 tributed to the following projects and activi- Downtown Development Hillsborough weigh sta- ties: District, Louisiana ...... 500,000 tion, North Carolina ...... 350,000 Project name and Conference total Dynamic Rollover Labora- Historic Erie Canal Aque- Access improvement to tory, Auburn University duct redevelopment, New Rostraver Industrial project, Alabama ...... 1,500,000 York ...... 1,100,000 Park, Pennsylvania ...... $500,000 East Branch DuPage River Hopewell Borough Street Advanced traffic analysis Greenway Trail Plan, Il- flooding project, New center, North Dakota ..... 500,000 linois ...... 75,000 Jersey ...... 300,000 Alkali Creek bike/pedes- East Chicago Railroad Ave- Houston Main Street cor- trian trail, Montana ...... 500,000 nue Project, Indiana ...... 1,000,000 ridor master plan, Texas 500,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.131 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8689 Huffman Prairie Flying Marysville Road, Montana 1,000,000 Queens Boulevard Pedes- Field pedestrian & Marysville streetscape im- trian Improvements, New multimodal gateway en- provements, Tennessee ... 4,000,000 York ...... 500,000 trance, Ohio ...... 1,500,000 McKinley/Riverside Ave- Raritan Township Clover I–15, Sevier River to Mills nue Safety Improve- Hill Road Reconstruc- reconstruction, Utah ...... 2,000,000 ments, Indiana ...... 1,245,000 tion, New Jersey ...... 1,000,000 I–5/SR 432 Interchange Ac- Median on US 42 from Har- Redlands Transportation & cess, Washington ...... 1,000,000 rods Creek to River Community Preserva- I–74 Mississippi River Road, Kentucky ...... 600,000 tion, California ...... 500,000 Bridge ...... 2,000,000 Metrolina traffic manage- Rhinelander Relocation, Injury Control Research ment center, North Caro- Oneida County, Wis- Center, UAB project ...... 1,250,000 lina ...... 1,000,000 consin ...... 9,600,000 Interchange at 159th St. Metrowest Community River Street reconstruc- and I–35, Olathe, Kansas 2,000,000 Transportation Pilot tion, Linderhurst, New Intersection improve- Project, Massachusetts .. 450,000 York ...... 500,000 ments, Highway 41 and Miami-Dade FL multi- Riverwinds project in West US 17, North of Mount modal public transpor- Deptford, New Jersey ..... 500,000 Pleasant, South Carolina 500,000 tation transfer center ..... 3,500,000 Road 200 South Improve- Interstate Route 295 and Midwest City downtown re- ment Project, Indiana .... 700,000 Commercial Street vitalization project, Roadway expansion, East project, Portland, Maine 1,200,000 Oklahoma ...... 1,000,000 Metropolitan Business Isleta Boulevard Recon- Missouri Highway 21 ...... 7,000,000 Park, Mississippi ...... 2,000,000 struction Project, New Mobile Greenways, Ala- Robbins Commuter Rail Mexico ...... 5,000,000 bama ...... 1,750,000 Station upgrade, Illinois 250,000 Johnstown Road, Ken- Mobile Waterfront Ter- Rose Bowl access mitiga- tucky ...... 800,000 minal and Maritime Cen- tion, California ...... 300,000 Jonesboro Caraway Over- ter of the Gulf Project, Rose Crossing in Kingston pass project, Arkansas ... 1,500,000 Alabama ...... 5,000,000 and Roane Counties, Ten- Kalispell Bypass Project, Mount Vernon, NY com- nessee (roadways, trails Kalispell, Montana ...... 400,000 muter rail station im- and improvements) ...... 1,050,000 Kenai River Trail, Alaska 500,000 provements, New York ... 1,000,000 Route 101 corridor study Kentucky Transportation Museum campus trolleys for Amherst, Milford, and Cabinet for Regional expanded service, Illinois 500,000 Wilton, New Hampshire .. 200,000 Trail Improvements, Mystic streetscape Route 17 Paramus and Kentucky ...... 2,350,000 projects, Connecticut ..... 1,000,000 Essex Street, Hacken- Lake Street access to I–35 National Underground sack, congestion allevi- West, Minnesota ...... 4,000,000 Railroad Freedom Cen- ation, New Jersey ...... 300,000 Lambertville Street flood- ter, Ohio ...... 3,000,000 Route 22/Mill Road pedes- ing improvements, New Navajo Gateway, Okla- trian street improve- Jersey ...... 300,000 homa ...... 200,000 ments, New York ...... 750,000 Lancaster Avenue im- New Rochelle NY North Route 3 upgrade PE be- provements, Fort Worth, Avenue pedestrian street tween Franklina and Texas ...... 1,500,000 improvements, New York 1,000,000 Boscawen, New Hamp- Land Use Municipal Re- NFTA Development Plan, shire ...... 100,000 source Center, New Jer- New York ...... 100,000 Route 710 Connector Im- sey ...... 2,000,000 Oceanport Road flooding Lees Town Road project, provements and Traffic improvements, New Jer- KY ...... 500,000 Calming, Riviera Beach, sey ...... 300,000 Lewis Avenue Bridge, Cali- Florida ...... 300,000 Ohio & Erie Canal Cor- fornia ...... 200,000 Route 79 relocation and Lincoln Antelope Valley ridor, Ohio ...... 1,000,000 harbor enhancements, Olympic Discovery Trail, 16th Street overpass, Ne- Massachusetts ...... 1,000,000 Washington ...... 1,600,000 braska ...... 1,600,000 Saddle Road improvement Littleton integrated and Ortega Street Pedestrian project, Hawaii ...... 4,000,000 networked community, overcrossing gateway, Santa Carita Cross Valley New Hampshire ...... 750,000 California ...... 125,000 Connector, California ..... 1,000,000 Littleton Main Street pe- Owensboro Riverfront rede- Satsop Development Park, destrian improvements, velopment project, Ken- Washington ...... 1,500,000 New Hampshire ...... 2,000,000 tucky ...... 1,800,000 SC 277 Pedestrian Walk- Lodi project, improve- Palmer railroad right-of- way, South Carolina ...... 1,000,000 ments to route 46, New way, Alaska ...... 1,100,000 Schuylkill Valley Metro Jersey ...... 1,000,000 Park City sidewalks, Ken- Feasibility Study, Penn- Los Angeles County bike tucky ...... 42,600 sylvania ...... 500,000 path, California ...... 1,000,000 Parkerson Avenue Pedes- SH 121/Grandview Ave. Louisville Bypass, Ne- trian and Streetscape Railroad Grade Separa- braska ...... 1,000,000 Improvements, Louisiana 165,000 tion, Colorado ...... 250,000 Louisville Waterfront/ Parking Facility, Shore Road, Lindenhurst, River Road pedestrian is- Marysville, Tennessee .... 1,650,000 New York ...... 500,000 lands improvement and Payette River Greenway Somerset downtown revi- park entry Preston project, Idaho ...... 105,000 talization, Kentucky ...... 2,000,000 Street project, Kentucky 1,000,000 Peachtree Corridor project, South 7th Street, Macon community preser- Georgia ...... 6,000,000 Lindenhurst, New York .. 250,000 vation and redevelop- Phalen Boulevard, Min- South Amboy Regional ment, Georgia ...... 200,000 nesota ...... 1,750,000 Intermodal Transpor- Madison State Street Pharr bridge toll con- tation Initiative, New project, Wisconsin ...... 1,000,000 nector, Texas ...... 415,000 Jersey ...... 1,000,000 Main Street Streetscaping, Pioneer Valley Commis- South Capitol Gateway & Jacksonville, Florida ..... 500,000 sion, West Springfield, Improvement Study, Maine Avenue Redesign, Massachusetts ...... 400,000 Maryland and the Dis- California ...... 100,000 Pistol Creek pedestrian trict of Columbia ...... 500,000 Mamaroneck pedestrian bridge, Tennessee ...... 900,000 South Carolina Route 38/I– improvements, New York 125,000 Port of Vicksburg Study, 95 Interchange improve- Manalapan Township Mississippi ...... 400,000 ments, South Carolina ... 1,500,000 Woodward Road recon- Portage Canal Rehabilita- South Com regional dis- struction, New Jersey .... 250,000 tion & Pedestrian/Bicycle patch trauma center, Illi- Marin Parklands Visitor Facility, Wisconsin ...... 1,000,000 nois ...... 170,000 Access, California ...... 1,000,000 Prattville-Daniel Pratt South LaBrea Avenue and Maryland Route 404 up- Historic District develop- Imperial Highway Im- grade project ...... 3,000,000 ment, Alabama ...... 500,000 provements, California ... 1,000,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.132 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 Southern bypass around White Lake Road, Michi- Kerner Bridge, Louisiana .. 1,000,000 the southwestern portion gan ...... 1,000,000 Leeville Bridge, Lafourche of Somerset, Kentucky ... 6,600,000 Wichita Riverwalk on Ar- Parish, Louisiana ...... 3,000,000 Southern Rural Transpor- kansas River, Kansas ..... 600,000 Leon River Bridge, Texas .. 1,500,000 tation Center, South Widen highways 159, 269, Longfellow Bridge, Cam- Carolina ...... 9,000,000 379, Florida ...... 750,000 bridge Massachusetts ..... 1,500,000 Springfield center city Winooski, Vermont Martin Luther King Jr. streetscape improve- streetscape project ...... 1,500,000 Bridge rehabilitation, ments, Missouri ...... 1,000,000 Wyandanch traffic signals, Ohio ...... 1,500,000 Springfield Metro/VRE Pe- sidewalks and improve- Metro Parks Zoo historic destrian Access improve- ments, New York ...... 400,000 bridge replace, Ohio ...... 1,250,000 ments, Virginia ...... 500,000 Ybor City Streetcar Inter- Missisquoi Bay Bridge, SR–520 Convening with modal Station, Florida ... 2,000,000 Vermont ...... 4,000,000 communities, Wash- Montana Highway 2.—The conference Missouri River Bridge ap- ington ...... 1,000,000 agreement includes $1,000,000 for Montana proach from Route 74, SR91 Freeway Corridor Highway 2. These funds may be used only for Missouri ...... 1,000,000 Padanaram Bridge, Dart- Transportation Enhance- feasibility studies, the preparation of an EIS, mouth Massachusetts ..... 1,500,000 ment, California ...... 500,000 or preliminary engineering and design ac- Pearl Harbor Memorial St. Landry Road extension tivities. None of these funds may be spent for Bridge, Connecticut ...... 5,000,000 in Ascension Parish and any purpose along those sections of Highway I–10 link study, Lou- Pennsylvania Avenue 2 that are either contiguous with or are in Bridge, Michigan ...... 3,300,000 isiana ...... 500,000 the general vicinity of Glacier National Stamford Waterside, Con- Route 1 & 9/Production Park. Way to east Lincoln Ave- necticut ...... 250,000 South Capitol Gateway.—The Secretary, in State Route 25 Safety Im- nue, New Jersey ...... 3,000,000 cooperation with the District of Columbia Route 13 Bridge, Missouri .. 1,500,000 provements, California ... 2,000,000 Department of Planning, the District of Co- State Route 46 expansion Route 17 over Wallkill lumbia National Capitol Revitalization Com- River, New York ...... 1,800,000 study, Florida ...... 1,200,000 mission, and the Department of Interior and Stearns Road corridor, Sand Island Bridge resur- in consultation with the National Capital facing, Hawaii ...... 5,000,000 multi-use Trails, Illinois 1,000,000 Planning Commission and other interested Stockton Miracle Mile/Pa- South Park Bridge, Wash- parties, shall conduct a study of methods to cific Avenue resurfacing, ington ...... 1,000,000 make improvements to promote commercial, SR 240 Yakima Bridge Re- California ...... 1,000,000 recreational and residential activities and to Strong Avenue improve- placement, Washington .. 4,500,000 improve pedestrian and vehicular access on TEA–21 Bridge Setaside for ments and rail location, South Capitol Street and the Frederick Seismic Retrofit ...... 25,000,000 Vermont ...... 1,500,000 Douglass Bridge between Independence Ave- Topeka boulevard Bridge, Stuttgart Two-Lane By- nue and the Suitland Parkway, and on New Kansas ...... 2,000,000 pass, Arkansas ...... 750,000 US 81 Missouri River Sunland Park Drive exten- Jersey Avenue between Independence Avenue Bridge PE, South Dakota 1,000,000 sion, Texas ...... 500,000 and M Street Southeast. Not later than Sep- Wacker Drive discre- Sutherland, NE viaduct to tember 20, 2003, the Secretary shall transmit tionary bridge recon- UP tracks and US High- to the House and Senate Committees on Ap- struction, Illinois ...... 6,000,000 way 30, Nebraska ...... 2,000,000 propriations a report containing the results Waldo-Hancock Suspension Syracuse lakefront project, of the study with an assessment of the im- Bridge replacement, New York ...... 1,500,000 pacts (including environmental, aesthetic, Maine ...... 5,000,000 Temple Street reopening economic, and historical impacts) associated project, Connecticut ...... 1,000,000 with the implementation of each of the FEDERAL LANDS Tioughnioga waterfront de- methods examined under the study. Within the funds available for the federal velopment, New York ..... 500,000 BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM lands program, funds are to be available for Titan Road improvement Within the funds available for the bridge the following projects and activities: project, Colorado ...... 2,000,000 discretionary program, funds are to be avail- Project name and Conference total Tompkins County strategic able for the following projects and activities: 14th Street Bridge interim initiative, New York ...... 130,000 Project name and Conference total Traffic Calming Program, capacity and safety im- Jackson, Mississippi ...... 2,000,000 45th Street Bridge over provements, Virginia ...... $11,000,000 Transportation Research Harlem River, New York $5,800,000 Acadia National Park A. Max Brewer Causeway Institute, University of trails and road projects, Bridge, Florida ...... 3,000,000 Alabama ...... 7,000,000 Maine ...... 500,000 Atlantic Bridge, California 300,000 Alaska Maritime National Trunk Highway 610/10 Avis overhead bridge Wildlife Refuge and park- interchange at I–94, Min- WV107, West Virginia ..... 6,000,000 nesota ...... 1,600,000 Cooper River Bridge, South ing, Alaska ...... 850,000 Amistad National Recre- Tukwila transit oriented Carolina ...... 7,000,000 development at Long Covered bridges Sec. 1224 of ation Area Box Canyon Acres, Washington ...... 1,500,000 TEA–21 ...... 3,000,000 Ramp Road, Texas ...... 4,500,000 Tulare County Farm-to- Cross Road Bridge, Con- Arches National Park Main Market Roads, California 2,500,000 necticut Deck replace- Entrance Relocation, Tuscaloosa City riverwalk ment & rehab of Rt 9 Edi- Utah ...... 1,000,000 and parkway develop- son Bridge, New Jersey .. 2,000,000 Bear River migratory bird ment, Alabama ...... 1,000,000 Ford Bridge, Minnesota ..... 7,000,000 refuge access road, Utah 250,000 U.S. 51 widening, Illinois ... 1.500,000 Gerald Desmond Bridge Re- Belardo Bridge, California 3,000,000 U.S. 98 highway lighting, placement, California ..... 4,000,000 Blackstone River bikeway, Daphne, Alabama ...... 2,000,000 Golden Gate Bridge seis- Rhode Island ...... 1,500,000 University of South Flor- mic retrofit program, Blueberry Lake road im- ida, University of Central California ...... 2,000,000 provements, Green Florida I–4 Corridor Great River Bridge, Arkan- Mountain National For- project ...... 1,750,000 sas ...... 7,500,000 est, Vermont ...... 500,000 US 17–92/Horatio Ave. Hoan Bridge rehabilita- Broughton Bridge over Intersection Traffic Miti- tion, Wisconsin ...... 7,500,000 USACOE Miliford Lake, gation, Florida ...... 1,000,000 Hood Canal Bridge replace- Kansas ...... 1,500,000 Vine Grove sidewalks, Ken- ment, Washington ...... 5,000,000 Chincoteague Wildlife Ref- tucky ...... 125,000 I–195 Washington Bridge, uge access roads, Vir- Walerga Road Bridge Re- Rhode Island ...... 4,000,000 ginia ...... 1,000,000 placement, California ..... 1,000,000 I–84 over Delaware River City of Rocks Back Coun- Warren Sidewalk Recon- Twin Bridges, New York 2,000,000 try, Idaho ...... 2,000,000 struction, Rhode Island .. 1,000,000 Iowa/Nebraska Missouri Clark Fork River Bridge Waterford National His- River Bridge, Iowa James replacement, Idaho ...... 2,500,000 toric District, Virginia ... 1,000,000 Rumsey Bridge Clarks River National West Windsor Township bi- (Shepherdstown Bridge), Wildlife Refuge, Ken- cycle path, New Jersey ... 200,000 West Virginia ...... 11,000,000 tucky ...... 2,000,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.132 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8691 Cold Hill Road, Kentucky .. 1,400,000 S–323 Alzada-Ekalaka, I–215 Southern Beltway to Complete design for Montana ...... 2,000,000 Henderson, Nevada ...... 500,000 CN3480, TPM–00401, New Sand Point Road improve- I–25 Broadway and Ala- Mexico ...... 150,000 ment, Alaska ...... 1,500,000 meda interchanges, Colo- Craigs Creek Road, Ken- Saratoga Monument Ac- rado ...... 5,000,000 tucky ...... 995,000 cess, New York ...... 280,000 I–25 North of Raton, New Daniel Boone Parkway be- SD–63 Corson County re- Mexico ...... 1,500,000 tween mileposts 37 and construction, South Da- I–295 connector, Commer- 44, Kentucky ...... 1,500,000 kota ...... 4,000,000 cial Street, Maine ...... 500,000 Death Valley Road recon- SH–149 Rio Grande Na- I–295 reconstruction, Rhode struction, California ...... 2,000,000 tional Forest, Colorado .. 3,700,000 Island ...... 3,000,000 Delaware Water Gap Na- Shotgun Cove Road, Alas- I–35 East/I–635 interchange, tional Recreation Area, ka ...... 650,000 Texas ...... 5,400,000 New Jersey ...... 1,000,000 SR 146 St. Rose Parkway & I–35 West/US 287 inter- Diamond Bar Road, Ari- 1–15 Interchange, Nevada 4,000,000 change, Texas ...... 4,000,000 zona ...... 3,000,000 SR 16 from Loop Road to I–40 Arizona state line east Forkland Park access road SR 15, Neshoba County, to milepost 30, New Mex- improvements, Alabama 475,000 Mississippi ...... 7,400,000 ico ...... 5,000,000 Fort Peck Lake public ac- State Route 153, Beaver to I–40 crosstown expressway cess road, Montana ...... 500,000 Junction, Utah ...... 1,000,000 realignment, Oklahoma 5,500,000 Giant Springs Road, Great Statewide improvements, I–44 Fenton industrial cor- Falls, Montana ...... 1,200,000 Hawaii ...... 6,000,000 ridor improvements in Glade Creek Road and Timucuan Preserve bike St. Louis County, Mis- Brooklyn Road, New route, Florida ...... 1,000,000 souri ...... 4,000,000 River Gorge National Trail extension at Mount I–44 relocation and im- River, West Virginia ...... 3,500,000 Vernon Circle, Fairfax, provements, Phelps Herbert H. Bateman Edu- Virginia ...... 100,000 County, Missouri ...... 4,000,000 cation & Administrative US 3 and Acadia National I–470 reconstruction and Center, Virginia ...... 500,000 Park road improvement, removal of bridges, Mis- Highway 26 between Zigzag Maine ...... 500,000 souri ...... 7,000,000 and Rhododendron, Or- US–30 Morrison/Whiteside I–49 southern extension egon (Highway 26, Or- County expansion, Illi- from I–10, Louisiana ...... 1,000,000 egon) ...... 1,750,000 nois ...... 750,000 I–5 Corridor arteries, Cali- Hoover Dam bypass, Ari- USA–95 Laughlin cut-off to fornia ...... 1,000,000 zona ...... 8,000,000 railroad pass widening, I–5 HOV/general purpose Ivy Mountain Road, Texas 1,000,000 Nevada ...... 8,000,000 lanes, California ...... 4,000,000 Lewis & Clark Trail, State USMC Heritage Center Ac- I–5 Medford interchange, Spur 26E, Nebraska ...... 325,000 cess Improvements, Vir- Oregon ...... 1,000,000 Lewis and Clark Bicenten- ginia ...... 800,000 I–65 and Valley Dale Road nial Roadway project, Wind Cave National Park interchanges, Alabama ... 8,000,000 North Dakota ...... 1,000,000 highway resurfacing, I–70 improvements from Lewis and Clark Interpre- South Dakota ...... 1,250,000 CBD to northside, Mis- tive Center access road, Wood River Road upgrades, souri ...... 5,000,000 Montana ...... 1,200,000 Alaska ...... 800,000 I–70/I–75 interchange con- Little River Canyon Na- Woonsocket Depot reha- struction, Ohio ...... 1,000,000 tional Reserve Road Im- bilitation, Rhode Island 650,000 I–70/MD85/MD355 intersec- provements, Alabama ..... 350,000 Yellowstone and Missouri tion reconstruction, Lowell National Historical Rivers, and Fort Union Maryland ...... 8,000,000 Park riverwalk design, Trading Post bike trail, I–75 Exit 11, Kentucky ...... 375,000 Massachusetts ...... 563,000 North Dakota ...... 400,000 I–79 Bridgeport to Marshall County #10 & BIA Meadowbrook Road, Har- The conferees direct that the funds allo- #15 through Sica Hollow rison County, West Vir- cated above be derived from the FHWA’s State Park, South Da- ginia ...... 10,000,000 public lands discretionary program, and not kota ...... 400,000 I–79 Connector, West Vir- from funds allocated to the Fish and Wildlife Mat-Su Borough/Wasilla, ginia ...... 4,800,000 Service’s and National Park Service’s re- Alaska ...... 500,000 I–79/SR 910 interchange, Metlakatla/Walden Point gions. Pennsylvania ...... 250,000 Road, Alaska ...... 200,000,000 INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE DISCRETIONARY I–79/Warrendale Tech- Miller Creek Road prelimi- Within the funds available for the inter- nology Park interchange, nary design and EIA, state maintenance discretionary program, Pennsylvania ...... 1,750,000 Montana ...... 5,000,000 funds are to be available for the following I–80 Exit at Stoney Hollow New access to Bent’s Old projects and activities: Road, Pennsylvania ...... 3,000,000 Fort National Historic I–80 widening and recon- Site, Colorado ...... 500,000 Project name and Conference total struction in Johnson New Bedford Whaling Na- Brent Spence Bridge re- County, Iowa, ...... 6,000,000 tional Historic Park sign placement I–75 and I–71, I–81 South Martinsburg I/C project, Massachusetts ... 400,000 Kentucky ...... $2,000,000 Bridge, Berkeley County, New highway from North City of Renton/Port West Virginia ...... 7,000,000 Dakota Border to Idaho, Quendall project, Wash- I–84 flyover access, Con- Montana ...... 1,000,000 ington ...... 1,000,000 necticut ...... 1,500,000 Noxubee River Bridge re- Cleveland inner belt, Ohio 500,000 I–85 in Mecklenburg and placement and access I–10 Irvington interchange, Cabarrus Counties, North route, Mississippi ...... 1,000,000 Alabama ...... 800,000 Carolina ...... 3,000,000 Pala Road improvement I–10 Katy Freeway, Hous- I–85 widening completion Project, California ...... 4,000,000 ton, Texas ...... 7,000,000 from Orange County, Preliminary and final de- I–10 Riverside Avenue North Carolina ...... 2,000,000 sign to CN2357, FLH–666– interchange, California .. 500,000 I–90 two-way transit oper- 11, New Mexico ...... 1,000,000 I–12 Interchange at LA ations, Washington ...... 1,000,000 Presidio Trust, California 1,000,000 1088, Louisiana ...... 1,500,000 I–95 Northern Maine ...... 4,500,000 Ramport Road, Alaska ...... 500,000 I–12/Northshore Blvd. I–96 Latson Road inter- Reconstruction of NM 537: Interchange, Louisiana .. 2,000,000 change, Michigan ...... 3,500,000 CN2070, FLH–0537, New I–15 Interchange at MP 10, IH 610 Bridge, Texas ...... 1,500,000 Mexico ...... 1,000,000 Utah ...... 1,000,000 Louisville-Southern Indi- Route 113 Heritage Cor- I–15 reconstruction, Utah .. 5,000,000 ana Ohio River Bridges ridor, Pennsylvania ...... 170,000 I–180 Lycoming Mall Road project, Indiana and Ken- Route 4 Jemez Pueblo By- interchange, Pennsyl- tucky ...... 2,500,000 pass, New Mexico ...... 1,000,000 vania ...... 2,000,000 Montana/Wyoming joint Route 600 road restruc- I–195 Washington Bridge, port-of-entry facility, turing, Virginia ...... 750,000 Rhode Island ...... 1,000,000 Montana ...... 1,000,000

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Pearl River Bridge-I–55 Kentucky Scenic byways APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM Connector, Mississippi .... 8,900,000 (Country Music Highway, The conference agreement provides Port Everglades-Fort Lau- Wilderness Road Herit- $200,000,000 for the Appalachian Development derdale/Hollywood air- age Highway, Cum- Highway System (ADHS) instead of port return loop, Florida 2,500,000 berland Cultural Herit- $350,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The State Route 0039 & I–81 age Highway) ...... 885,000 House bill contained no similar appropria- Lewis & Clark Northwest interchange, Pennsyl- tion. $100,000,000 shall be allocated in accord- Passage Scenic Byway .... 2,000,000 ance with the system’s most recent cost-to- vania ...... 750,000 Mobile Bay Causeway, Ala- complete study and the remaining Tippecanoe/I–10 Inter- bama ...... 250,000 change, California ...... 2,500,000 Program of projects, Wash- $100,000,000 shall be allocated as follows: $30,000,000 for Kentucky Corridors; $10,000,000 US 167/I–20 interchange, ington ...... 750,000 for Mississippi Corridor V; $10,000,000 for Louisiana ...... 1,000,000 Route 29 scenic byway im- provements between I–295 Tennessee Corridor S; $30,000,000 for West Woodall Rogers extension Virginia Corridor D; and $20,000,000 for Ala- bridge, Texas ...... 8,000,000 to Frenchtown Borough line, New Jersey ...... 1,000,000 bama Corridor X. SCENIC BYWAYS Route 66 scenic byway liv- STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS able communities and Within the funds available for the scenic (RESCISSION) transportation plan, New byways program, funds are to be available The conference agreement includes a re- for the following projects and activities: Mexico ...... 200,000 Seward Highway Millen- scission of $5,750,000 of funds provided for state infrastructure banks that is not allo- Project name and Conference total nium Trail improve- ments, Alaska ...... 350,000 cated to a specific state in fiscal year 1997 Alabama Scenic Byways .... $750,000 The Cape and islands rural under Public Law 104–205 as proposed by the Connecticut River scenic roads initiative (Route Senate instead of a rescission of $6,000,000 as farm byway, Massachu- 6A), Massachusetts ...... 500,000 proposed by the House. setts ...... 500,000 Warren County scenic ESTIMATED FISCAL YEAR 2002 DISTRIBUTION OF Great River Road Scenic byway, New York ...... 30,000 OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY 1 Byways Learning Center FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS The following table shows the actual dis- in Prescott, Wisconsin .... 500,000 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) tribution of highway funds apportioned to High Street revitalization (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) the States for fiscal year 2001; and the esti- project, economic devel- The conference agreement provides a liqui- mated distribution of highway funds appor- opment and historic pres- dating cash appropriation of $30,000,000,000 tioned to the States in the President’s budg- ervation, Lawrenceberg, for the federal-aid highways program as pro- et request and the fiscal year 2002 conference Indiana ...... 375,000 posed by both the House and the Senate. agreement:

State FY 2001 actual President’s budget Conference

Alabama ...... 525,987,662 559,304,950 560,430,831 Alaska ...... 299,602,164 319,539,358 319,540,065 Arizona ...... 444,257,391 484,638,247 485,392,037 Arkansas ...... 345,831,473 364,825,284 365,616,483 California ...... 2,361,371,050 2,529,726,702 2,535,814,783 Colorado ...... 307,159,912 355,738,430 356,571,570 Connecticut ...... 389,148,164 413,309,266 413,939,498 Delaware ...... 112,968,544 122,080,490 122,338,437 Dist. of Col...... 104,349,222 109,709,145 110,052,561 Florida ...... 1,232,852,228 1,285,679,130 1,287,447,472 Georgia ...... 916,707,662 985,563,148 987,127,223 Hawaii ...... 135,311,383 141,835,573 142,143,566 Idaho ...... 202,470,958 210,483,999 210,894,491 Illinois ...... 880,214,981 929,028,704 931,425,218 Indiana ...... 635,845,273 643,457,830 644,611,374 Iowa ...... 315,909,296 331,491,613 332,403,649 Kansas ...... 305,293,124 323,427,894 324,346,857 Kentucky ...... 471,971,981 482,107,642 483,093,023 Louisiana ...... 419,888,462 439,655,410 440,733,363 Maine ...... 139,051,114 146,462,881 146,809,418 Maryland ...... 416,996,303 452,525,374 453,570,096 Massachusetts ...... 485,116,197 515,922,488 517,214,719 Michigan ...... 845,460,584 891,594,244 893,370,463 Minnesota ...... 389,970,111 411,417,650 412,466,274 Mississippi ...... 311,481,806 357,474,846 358,284,438 Missouri ...... 625,559,105 650,273,494 651,908,448 Montana ...... 251,108,362 271,250,377 271,592,640 Nebraska ...... 199,788,549 215,383,872 215,960,513 Nevada ...... 186,938,046 198,387,281 198,741,203 New Hampshire ...... 136,096,426 142,020,763 142,342,289 New Jersey ...... 702,211,553 721,541,680 723,390,343 New Mexico ...... 252,516,241 270,550,894 271,099,283 New York ...... 1,340,983,556 1,414,039,356 1,417,346,965 North Carolina ...... 737,064,069 773,791,494 775,124,344 North Dakota ...... 168,977,282 180,759,857 181,163,035 Ohio ...... 892,059,208 965,196,101 967,365,570 Oklahoma ...... 390,759,395 426,474,240 427,612,076 Oregon ...... 322,479,138 339,777,033 340,684,607 Pennsylvania ...... 1,331,487,491 1,386,021,505 1,389,343,461 Rhode Island ...... 154,758,492 164,800,244 165,144,826 South Carolina ...... 437,032,280 464,164,383 464,965,557 South Dakota ...... 189,546,127 200,274,630 200,732,567 Tennessee ...... 594,521,880 633,958,835 635,243,821 Texas ...... 1,958,075,662 2,139,081,121 2,142,744,035 Utah ...... 205,736,805 215,660,062 216,239,371 Vermont ...... 117,285,537 126,204,048 126,500,031 Virginia ...... 671,761,845 722,046,984 723,407,902 Washington ...... 469,879,755 491,587,996 492,910,328 West Virginia ...... 296,372,617 310,802,143 311,418,326 Wisconsin ...... 513,262,795 543,767,539 544,732,900 Wyoming ...... 178,559,537 192,949,775 193,412,432

Subtotal ...... 26,320,038,798 27,967,766,009 28,026,764,782 Allocated Programs 1 ...... 3,276,137,054 3,595,390,991 3,772,339,218

Total ...... 29,596,175,852 31,563,157,000 31,799,104,000 1 Includes High Priority Projects in the Territories and the portion of RABA going to HPP.

1 Distributions include Special Limitation for Min- imum Guarantee, the Appalachian Development Highway System, and High Priority Projects (HPP).

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FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY way and traffic safety activities instead of National occupant protection program.—The ADMINISTRATION $122,420,000 as proposed by the House and conference agreement provides $2,000,000 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY $132,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. above the budget request to bolster the na- A total of $95,835,000 shall remain available LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES tional occupant protection program. Of these until September 30, 2004 instead of $90,430,000 additional funds, $1,000,000 shall be targeted (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) as proposed by the House and $96,360,000 as at high-risk groups, such as minorities, The conference agreement includes proposed by the Senate. younger drivers, and the occasional seat belt $110,000,000 for administrative expenses of Bill language is included that rescinds user to increase seat belt usage; and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- $1,516,000 in unobligated balances authorized $1,000,000 shall be used to increase local ef- tration instead of $92,307,000 as proposed by under 23 U.S.C. 403 as proposed by the Sen- forts to boost seat belt usage rates in their the House and $105,000,000 as proposed by the ate. The House bill contained no similar re- jurisdictions. Senate. Within the $110,000,000 provided, the scission. The conferees remain disappointed that conferees allocate the following amounts: The agreement includes a provision carried NHTSA has been unable to raise seat belt Personnel and administra- since fiscal year 1996 that prohibits NHTSA usage to the Presidential directive of 85 per- tion ...... $100,341,000 from obligating or expending funds to plan, cent by 2000 and direct the agency to refocus Commercial drivers license finalize, or implement any rulemakings that its program on achieving meaningful results. program ...... 5,000,000 would add requirements pertaining to tire As part of this effort, NHTSA shall provide a Hotline ...... 375,000 grading standards that are not related to report to the House and Senate Committee Reviews of conditional safety performance. This provision was con- on Appropriations describing its plans to ac- motor carriers ...... 1,000,000 tained in both the House and Senate bills. celerate progress in raising seat belt use. Crash data collection ...... 3,284,000 OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH This report is due by February 1, 2002. Within the funds provided, NHTSA shall The conference agreement includes $400,000 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) contract with the National Academy of to study fatigue management techniques and (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION) Sciences to conduct a study on the benefits $100,000 for the deployment of a nation-wide (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) and acceptability of technologies that may share the road safely program, as outlined in (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT enhance seat belt usage in passenger vehi- the Senate report. Highway watch program.—Within the AUTHORIZATION) cles, as well as any legislative or regulatory amount provided for motor carrier research, The conference agreement provides actions that may be necessary to enable in- the conferees direct not less than $500,000 be $72,000,000 from the highway trust fund to stallation of devices, as proposed by the made available to analyze, evaluate, and ex- carry out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 as pro- House. pand the highway watch program. posed by both the House and the Senate. Older driver research.—The conferees sup- Bill language is included that rescinds The following table summarizes the con- port NHTSA’s efforts to promote the safe $6,665,342 in unavailable contract authority ference agreement for operations and re- mobility of older Americans. As the agency associated with administrative balances, as search (general fund and highway trust fund analyzes ways to rehabilitate older Ameri- proposed by the Senate. The House bill pro- combined) by budget activity: cans who have suffered strokes or other med- ical conditions to resume some or all of their posed no similar rescission. Salaries and benefits ...... $61,451,000 driving, the conferees encourage NHTSA to Travel ...... 1,297,000 NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM closely examine the potential of occupa- (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) Operating expenses ...... 23,113,000 Contract programs: tional therapy as an appropriate interven- (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) Safety performance ...... 7,891,000 tion to improve safety for older drivers. The conference agreement provides a liqui- Safety assurance ...... 15,064,000 Impaired driving.—The conference agree- dating cash appropriation of $205,896,000 for Highway safety programs 46,133,000 ment provides $2,500,000 above the budget re- the national motor carrier safety program as Research and analysis .... 57,338,000 quest to help states and communities de- proposed by the House instead of $204,837,000 General administration .. 643,000 crease the number of impaired driving of- as proposed by the Senate. Grant administration re- fenders, including repeat offenders and those NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM imbursements ...... ¥11,150,000 with high blood alcohol content. Up to half of these funds may be awarded to states and (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) Total ...... $201,780,000 communities that want to implement prom- (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) ising new strategies. Salaries and benefits.—A total of $61,451,000 The conference agreement includes a Emergency medical services head injury re- is provided for salaries and benefits. This limitation on obligations of $205,896,000 for search.—A total of $2,245,000 has been pro- level will support an FTP level of 709, includ- motor carrier safety grants. This is con- vided for emergency medical services. Of this ing 15 new FTPs (7.5 FTEs) to assist in regu- sistent with the President’s budget request. amount, $750,000 shall be used to continue latory issues as proposed by the Senate. The Of this total, $23,896,000 is derived from rev- training emergency medical service per- House approved an FTP level of 664. enue aligned budget authority. Of this sonnel in delivering prehospital care to pa- Operating expenses.—Within the $23,113,000 amount $18,000,000 is reserved for Arizona, tients with traumatic brain injuries. provided for operating expenses, the con- California, New Mexico, and Texas to hire Biomechanics.—Within the funds provided ferees direct that funding for computer sup- border truck safety inspectors and $5,896,000 for biomechanical research, $1,250,000 shall port should continue at the fiscal year 2001 is reserved for the commercial drivers li- be used to continue research related to trau- level. The conferees believe that this level of cense program. matic brain and spinal cord injuries caused funding is adequate, and urge NHTSA to Hazardous materials motor carriers.—The by motor vehicle, motorcycle, and bicycle adopt a more cost-effective approach to man- conferees understand that since September accidents at the Injury Control Research aging computer support expenses. 11th FMCSA is giving top priority to visits Center and other centers of the Southern Executive bonuses.—The conferees reduce to all 34,000 hazardous materials motor car- Consortium for Injury Biomechanics. funding within the salaries and benefits ac- riers to ensure that these carriers are aware Brake lining friction.—Within the funds pro- count for executive bonuses because per- of the security measures that should be in vided for research and analysis, $300,000 shall formance goals are not being met (-$20,000). place. FMCSA had conducted about half of be used for research into brake lining fric- Safety performance.—The conference agree- these visits through the end of November, tion, as proposed by the Senate. ment provides $7,891,000 for safety perform- 2001. The conferees direct the FMCSA to give ance, $550,000 above the budget request as NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER top priority to continuing such visits and to proposed by the Senate. The additional fund- (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) monitoring these carriers after all visits ing should be used to expedite key motor ve- have been completed. A truck carrying haz- The conference agreement provides hicle safety standards including TREAD ac- ardous materials can be used as a weapon $2,000,000 for the National Driver Register as tivities and several other backlogged regu- and FMCSA and the carriers should take proposed by both the House and the Senate. latory items. NHTSA is directed to submit a every action to prevent this from happening; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS notification letter to the House and Senate no activity should be a higher priority to the Committees on Appropriations if there is a (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) FMCSA. The conferees direct the FMCSA to reasonable likelihood that the agency will (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) report to the House and Senate Committees not meet any deadlines specified in the on Appropriations by January 31, 2002 on the The conference agreement provides TREAD Act. In addition, NHTSA shall sub- status of the visits, what FMCSA found dur- $223,000,000 to liquidate contract authoriza- mit a strategic implementation plan to both ing the visits and what further actions are tions for highway traffic safety grants, as the House and Senate Committees on Appro- planned by FMCSA. proposed by both the House and the Senate. priations with the submission of the fiscal HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY year 2003 budget that specifies timetables, ADMINISTRATION milestones, and the research necessary to (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH implement each provision of TREAD, as well (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) The conference agreement provides as the amounts provided to these activities The conference agreement limits obliga- $127,780,000 from the general fund for high- in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. tions for highway traffic safety grants to

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.137 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8694 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 $223,000,000 as proposed by both the House ment instead of $27,375,000 as proposed by the made using federal funds for the payment of and the Senate. The bill includes separate House and $30,325,000 as proposed by the Sen- any credit premium amounts during fiscal obligation limitations with the following ate. None of this funding is to be offset from year 2002. No federal appropriation is re- funding allocations: user fees. quired since a non-federal infrastructure The following adjustments were made to partner may contribute the subsidy amount State and community the budget request: required by the Credit Reform Act of 1990 in grants ...... $160,000,000 the form of a credit risk premium. Once re- Occupant protection incen- Hold Transportation Test ceived, statutorily established investigation tive grants ...... 15,000,000 Center to 2001 level ...... ¥$400,000 charges are immediately available for ap- Alcohol incentive grants ... 38,000,000 Provide half of new request praisals and necessary determinations and State highway data im- for ride safely ...... ¥300,000 findings. provement grants ...... 10,000,000 Integrated railway remote information service ...... +1,000,000 NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL A total of $11,150,000 has been provided for Marshall University/Uni- The conference agreement provides administration of the grant programs as pro- versity of Nebraska ...... +1,100,000 $32,300,000 for the next generation high-speed posed by both the House and the Senate. Of Baltimore freight and pas- rail program instead of $25,100,000 as pro- this total, not more than $8,000,000 of the senger infrastructure posed by the House and $40,000,000 as pro- funds made available for section 402; not study ...... +750,000 posed by the Senate. The following table more than $750,000 of the funds made avail- Freight rail study along I– summarizes the conference agreement by able for section 405; not more than $1,900,000 81 and I–95 corridors ...... +250,000 budgetary activity: of the funds made available for section 410; and not more than $500,000 of the funds made Integrated railway remote information serv- Train control systems ...... $11,750,000 available for section 411 shall be available to ice.—The conference agreement provides Illinois project ...... (7,000,000) NHTSA for administering highway safety $1,000,000 for the integrated railway remote Michigan project ...... (2,000,000) Train control—TTC ...... (750,000) grants under chapter 4 of title 23. This lan- information service instead of $2,000,000 as Wisconsin project ...... (2,000,000) guage is necessary to ensure that each grant proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct FRA to evaluate this initiative and if the Non-electric locomotives .. 6,550,000 program does not contribute more than five ALPS ...... (3,550,000) percent of the total administrative costs. evaluation is positive, FRA should consider Prototype locomotive ..... (3,000,000) The conference agreement retains bill lan- including sufficient funding in future budget Grade crossings and inno- guage, proposed by both the House and Sen- requests to continue this work. vative technologies: ...... 3,500,000 ate, that limits technical assistance to Marshall University/University of Nebraska.— N.C. sealed corridor ...... (700,000) states from section 410 to $500,000. The conference agreement includes $1,100,000 Mitigating hazards ...... (2,000,000) The conference agreement prohibits the to support Marshall University/University of Low-cost technologies .... (800,000) use of funds for construction, rehabilitation Nebraska safety research projects in the Track and structures ...... 1,000,000 or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings areas of human factors, equipment defects, Corridor planning activi- and fixtures for state, local, or private build- and train control methods, as outlined in the ties ...... 5,900,000 ings or structures, as proposed by both the Senate report. SCAG corridor ...... (1,000,000) House and the Senate. Grade crossing education and enforcement.— Gulf Coast corridor ...... (600,000) FRA should continue to work with affected Southeast corridor ...... (50,000) FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION communities, including those in the states of Florida corridor ...... (3,000,000) SAFETY AND OPERATIONS Illinois and Ohio, to establish a comprehen- California corridor ...... (1,250,000) The conference agreement provides sive strategy to address highway-rail grade Magnetic levitation ...... 3,600,000 $110,857,000 for safety and operations instead crossing safety through voluntary, coopera- Washington-Baltimore ... (1,175,000) Nevada-California ...... (1,175,000) of $110,461,000 as proposed by the House and tive, education, and enforcement activities. Greensburgh-Pittsburgh (1,250,000) $111,357,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within This program should include public and this total, the conferees have funded 26 new media information campaigns, meetings Total ...... $32,300,000 positions and provided $350,000 for the Oper- with communities on specific crossings and ation Respond Center in Mississippi. The the unique safety problems associated with Florida corridor.—The conferees have in- conferees have decreased funding for tech- these crossings, as well as support for in- cluded $3,000,000 for the study and design of nical studies and assessments by $500,000 as creased enforcement at crossings. FRA, in high speed rail service in Florida and would proposed by the House. conjunction with the states and localities, urge that the study include St. Petersburg The conference agreement includes lan- should work to identify appropriate state and Pinellas County as a possible terminus guage that permits $6,509,000 of the total and federal resources that may aid commu- of any route plan. funding to remain available until expended nities in their efforts. Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations.— instead of $6,159,000 as proposed by both the Baltimore, Maryland freight and passenger Under section 1103 of TEA21, an automatic House and the Senate. infrastructure study.—The conference agree- set-aside of $5,250,000 is made available each The conference agreement deletes lan- ment includes $750,000 to conduct a com- year for the elimination of rail-highway guage, contained in the Senate bill, that au- prehensive study to assess problems in the crossing hazards. A limited number of rail thorizes the Secretary to receive payments freight and passenger rail infrastructure in corridors are eligible for these funds. Of from the Union Station Redevelopment Cor- the vicinity of Baltimore, Maryland. FRA these set-aside funds, the following alloca- poration, credit them to the first deed of shall carry out this study in cooperation tions were made: trust, and make payments on the first deed with the state of Maryland, Amtrak, CSX Conference of trust. This language is no longer nec- Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corpora- High-speed rail corridor be- essary, as the deed will be paid in full in 2001. tion, as outlined in the Senate bill (Sec. 351). tween Mobile, AL and Railroad freight congestion.—The conferees The Administrator of FRA shall submit a re- New Orleans, LA ...... $2,000,000 are aware of significant delays currently af- port, including recommendations, on the re- High-speed rail corridor be- fecting railroad freight in and around Chi- sults of the study to the House and Senate tween Stuyvesant and cago, Illinois. It is not uncommon for freight Appropriations Committees not later than 24 Rennselaer, NY ...... 1,500,000 trains in and around Chicago, Illinois to take months after the date of enactment of this Richland County, SC ...... 800,000 72 hours or more to move cargo through the Act. Richmond, VA ...... 250,000 metropolitan area. The conferees direct the Freight rail study along I–81 and I–95 cor- Van Nuys, CA ...... 200,000 Administrator, in cooperation with the Sur- ridors.—A total of $250,000 has been provided High-speed rail corridor be- face Transportation Board, to prepare a com- to study ways to address freight rail access tween Minneapolis/St. prehensive analysis of the railroad freight problems in Tennessee and Virginia along Paul, MN and Chicago, congestion problems in the Chicago region, the I–81 and I–95 corridors. This study should IL (TEA21) ...... 250,000 including possible administrative and legis- contain a detailed market analysis on op- High-speed rail corridor be- lative solutions, and report back to the tions to divert congested highway traffic tween Milwaukee and House and Senate Committees on Appropria- onto rail and the costs of such options. This Madison, WI ...... 250,000 tions no later than January 15, 2002. work should be carried out in cooperation ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION Cuyahoga Valley scenic rail.—The Federal with the affected states and Norfolk South- The conference agreement provides Railroad Administration is strongly encour- ern Corporation. Financial support should be $20,000,000 for the Alaska Railroad as pro- aged to work closely with the Cuyahoga Val- provided by each state. posed by the Senate. The House bill con- ley scenic rail line to assist them in acquir- RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT tained no similar appropriation. ing the necessary resources so that they may PROGRAM NATIONAL RAIL DEVELOPMENT AND extend the line from Akron to Canton. The conference agreement includes a pro- REHABILITATION PROGRAM RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT vision, proposed by both the House and the The conference agreement deletes funding The conference agreement provides Senate, specifying that no new direct loans for the national rail development and reha- $29,000,000 for railroad research and develop- or loan guarantee commitments shall be bilitation program. The Senate included

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.139 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8695 $12,000,000 for this new program. The House changes in any full funding grant agreement. provides that the general fund appropriation bill contained no similar provision. Correspondence relating to scope changes shall be available until expended. CAPITAL GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD shall include any budget revisions or pro- Within the funds appropriated for transit PASSENGER CORPORATION gram changes that materially alter the planning and research, $5,250,000 is provided project as originally stipulated in the full for rural transportation assistance; $4,000,000 The conference agreement provides funding grant agreement, and shall include is provided for the National Transit Insti- $521,476,000 for capital grants to the National any proposed change in rail car procure- tute; $8,250,000 is provided for the transit co- Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as ments. operative research program; $55,422,400 is proposed by both the House and the Senate. FORMULA GRANTS provided for metropolitan planning; FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION $11,577,600 is provided for state planning; and (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $31,500,000 is provided for the national plan- The conference agreement provides a total The conference agreement provides ning and research program. program level of $3,592,000,000 for transit for- $67,000,000 for administrative expenses of the National planning and research.—Within the mula grants, as proposed by both the House Federal Transit Administration as proposed funding provided for national planning and and the Senate. Within this total, the con- by both the House and the Senate. Within research, the Federal Transit Administra- ference agreement appropriates $718,400,000 the total, the conference agreement appro- tion shall make available the following from the general fund as proposed by both priates $13,400,000 from the general fund as amounts for the programs and activities list- the House and the Senate. The conference proposed by both the House and the Senate. ed below: agreement provides that the general fund ap- The conference agreement includes a pro- propriation shall be available until ex- CALSTART (BRT and Mo- vision, contained in both bills, that would re- pended. bility.dot.com) ...... $2,500,000 imburse the Department of Transportation’s The conference agreement provides that Santa Barbara electric Inspector General $2,000,000 for costs associ- funding made available under the clean fuels transportation institute, ated with audits and investigations of tran- formula grant program under this heading CA ...... 400,000 sit-related issues. The conference agreement shall be transferred to and merged with fund- Electric vehicle institute, also includes a provision that limits the ing provided for the replacement, rehabilita- TN ...... 500,000 amount of funding available for the National tion, and purchase of buses and related Hennepin County, MN com- transit database to $2,600,000. equipment and the construction of bus-re- munity transportation ... 1,000,000 Full-time equivalent staff.—The conference lated facilities under ‘‘Federal Transit Ad- University of South Flor- agreement approves the budget request for 10 ministration, Capital investment grants’’. ida rapid bus initiative ... 250,000 new staff; however, funding has been reduced The conference agreement includes a pro- Southeast Michigan trans- for these positions by $431,000. The reduction vision that sets aside $5,000,000 for the VIII portation feasibility reflects half-year funding for these new posi- Paralympiad for the Disabled, as proposed by study ...... 500,000 tions, which is consistent with staffing re- the Senate. The House set aside $5,000,000 for Long Island, NY City links quests in other modal administrations and both the XIX Winter Olympiad and the VIII study ...... 250,000 takes into consideration the high attrition Paralympiad for the Disabled. The conferees Crystal City-Potomac rate at FTA (7.6 percent). intend that use of these funds be for the Yard, VA transit alter- Project and financial management oversight transportation systems for athletes, media, natives ...... 250,000 activities.—The conferees direct that funding spectators, and other officials associated North Dakota State Uni- made available for the project management with the VIII Paralympiad for the Disabled. versity transit center for oversight function, section 23, shall include Language is also included that directs that small Urban areas ...... 400,000 at least $28,580,000 for project management funds shall be distributed by the Secretary Georgia regional transpor- oversight and $4,815,000 for financial manage- in grants only to the Utah Department of tation authority/south- ment oversight reviews. This funding con- Transportation and that such grants shall ern California associa- sists of the takedown from the capital in- not be subject to any local share require- tion of governments vestment grants program ($33,164,000) and ment or limitation on operating assistance, transit trip Planning savings from funding new staff positions at a or the Federal Transit Act. partnership ...... 400,000 half-year level ($431,000). The conferees fur- Distribution of formula funding.—Within the ther direct that the FTA submit to the Center for composites total funding level, the conferees anticipate House and Senate Committees on Appropria- manufacturing ...... 900,000 that formula grants will be distributed as tions, the Inspector General and the General Washington state follows: Accounting Office the quarterly FMO and WestStart innovative Urbanized area formula PMO reports for each project with a full transit vehicle ...... 2,000,000 (sec. 5307) ...... $3,199,959,806 funding grant agreement. West Virginia transit vehi- Elderly and individuals Full funding grant agreements (FFGAs).— cle exhaust emissions with disabilities (sec. TEA21, as amended, requires that the FTA evaluation ...... 1,400,000 5310) ...... 84,604,801 notify the House and Senate Committees on Missouri soybean associa- Nonurbanized area formula Appropriations as well as the House Com- tion biodiesel transit (sec. 5311) ...... 223,432,467 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure demo ...... 750,000 Paralympiad for the Dis- and the Senate Committee on Banking 60 Joblinks ...... 1,000,000 abled ...... 5,000,000 days before executing a full funding grant Project Action (TEA21) ..... 3,000,000 Clean fuels programs (sec. agreement. In its notification to the House 5308) ...... 50,000,000 The conference agreement deletes funding and Senate Committees on Appropriations, Alaska Railroad ...... 4,825,700 for the Garrett A. Morgan program the conferees direct the FTA to include ¥ Over-the-road bus accessi- ( $200,000) and reduces funding for increased therein the following: (a) a copy of the pro- ¥ bility ...... 6,950,000 international activities ( $200,000) as pro- posed full funding grant agreement; (b) the Oversight ...... 17,227,226 posed by the House. total and annual federal appropriations re- Dollar coin study.—The conferees direct the quired for that project; (c) yearly and total Within the funding provided for over-the- FTA Administrator to conduct a study on federal appropriations that can be reason- road bus accessibility program: $5,200,000 for the benefits and feasibility of having large ably planned or anticipated for future intercity fixed route service and $1,700,000 for transit and toll road systems use fare card FFGAs for each fiscal year through 2003; (d) local commuter services and charter or tour technology that recognizes and accepts the a detailed analysis of annual commitments service. Sacagawea dollar coins by April 1, 2002, as for current and anticipated FFGAs against UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH proposed by the Senate. the program authorization; and (e) a finan- The conference agreement provides a total TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES cial analysis of the project’s cost and spon- of $6,000,000 for the university transportation sor’s ability to finance, which shall be con- (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) research program as proposed by both the ducted by an independent examiner and shall (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) House and the Senate. Of this amount, include an assessment of the capital cost es- $1,200,000 is from the general fund and shall The conference agreement provides timate and the finance plan; the source and be available until expended. $5,397,800,000 in liquidating cash for the trust security of all public- and private-sector fi- fund share of transit expenses as proposed by nancial instruments, the project’s operating TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH both the House and the Senate, and makes plan which enumerates the project’s future The conference agreement provides a total technical corrections to bill language, as revenue and ridership forecasts, and planned of $116,000,000 for transit planning and re- proposed by the Senate. contingencies and risks associated with the search, as proposed by both the House and CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS project. the Senate. Within the total, the conference The conferees also direct the FTA to in- agreement appropriates $23,000,000 from the (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) form the House and Senate Committees on general fund as proposed by both the House The conference agreement provides a total Appropriations before approving scope and the Senate. The conference agreement program level of $2,841,000,000 to remain

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.140 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 available until expended for capital invest- Cotati/Santa Rosa/Rohnert Park, CA inter- Seward intermodal facil- ment grants as proposed by the House in- modal facility ity ...... 2,800,000 stead of $2,941,000,000 as proposed by the Sen- Fayette County, PA buses Arizona: ate. Within the total, the conference agree- Red Rose, PA transit bus terminal City of Glendale buses .... 175,000 ment appropriates $568,200,000 from the gen- Somerset County, PA bus facilities and buses Phoenix Regional Public eral fund as proposed by both the House and Ulster County, NY bus facilities and equip- Transportation Au- the Senate. ment thority buses and bus Within the total program level, St. Louis, MO, Bi-state intermodal center facilities ...... 6,650,000 $1,136,400,000 is provided for fixed guideway Folsom, CA multimodal center Sun Tran CNG replace- modernization; $568,200,000 is provided for the Cleveland-Berea, OH red line ment buses and facili- replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of Orange County, CA transitway project ties ...... 1,750,000 buses and related equipment and the con- Hartford, CT bus circulator Tucson intermodal cen- struction of bus-related facilities; and Lane County, OR bus rapid transit ter ...... 2,800,000 $1,136,400,000 is provided for new fixed guide- The conferees agree that when the Con- Arkansas: Arkansas state- way systems, as proposed by the House. The gress extends the availability of funds that wide buses and bus facili- Senate increased funding for the new fixed remain unobligated after three years and ties for urban, rural, el- guideway systems by $100,000,000, for a total would otherwise be available for reallocation derly and disabled agen- of $1,236,400,000. In addition to the at the discretion of the administrator, such cies ...... 5,000,000 $1,136,400,000 provided in this Act for new funds are extended only for one additional California: starts, the conference agreement reallocates year, absent further congressional direction. AC Transit ...... 500,000 $1,488,840 to other new start projects con- Bus and bus facilities.—The conference Anaheim Resort transit tained in this Act. Reallocated funds are de- agreement provides $568,200,000, together project ...... 500,000 Antelope Valley transit rived from unobligated balances from the with $50,000,000 transferred from ‘‘Federal authority bus facilities 500,000 following new start projects: Transit Administration, formula grants’’ and Belle Vista park and ride 250,000 merged with funding under this heading, for Hartford-Old Saybrook, CT Boyle Heights bus facil- the replacement, rehabilitation and purchase project ...... $496,280 ity ...... 350,000 of buses and related equipment and the con- New London-Waterfront, City of Burbank shuttle struction of bus-related facilities. No fund- CT access project ...... 496,280 buses ...... 400,000 ing is made available to carryout the clean North Front Range, CO City of Calabasas CNG fuels program in this Act. In addition, funds corridor feasibility study 496,280 smart shuttle ...... 300,000 made available for bus and bus facilities are City of Carpinteria elec- The conference agreement deletes bill lan- to be supplemented with $1,733,658 from the guage, proposed by the House, prohibiting tric-gasoline hybrid following projects included in previous Ap- bus ...... 500,000 funding for section 3015(b) of Public Law 105– propriations Acts: 178. The Senate bill contained no similar pro- City of Commerce CNG vision. Carroll County, NH trans- buses and bus facilities 1,000,000 Three year availability of section 5309 discre- portation alliance buses $198,500 City of Fresno buses ...... 750,000 City of Monrovia natural tionary funds.—The conferees direct the FTA New Hampshire statewide gas vehicle fueling fa- to reprogram funds from recoveries and pre- buses ...... 34,001 cility ...... 270,000 vious appropriations that remain available Gary, IN transit consor- City of Sierra Madre bus after three years and are available for re- tium buses ...... 310,157 replacement ...... 150,000 allocation to only those new starts that have Jefferson Parish, LA bus City of Visalia transit full funding grant agreements in place on the and bus facilities ...... 347,375 center ...... 2,500,000 date of enactment of this Act, and with re- Louisiana state infrastruc- Contra Costa Connection spect to bus and bus facilities, only to those ture bank, bus and bus buses ...... 350,000 bus and bus facilities projects identified in facilities ...... 347,375 North Slope borough, AK .. 496,250 Costa Mesa CNG facility 250,000 the accompanying reports of the fiscal year County of Amador bus 2002 Department of Transportation and Re- Funds provided for buses and bus facilities replacement ...... 119,000 lated Agencies Appropriations Act. The FTA are distributed as follows: County of Calaveras bus shall notify the House and Senate Commit- Project name and Conference total fleet replacement ...... 105,000 tees on Appropriations 15 days prior to any Alabama: County of El Dorado bus such proposed reallocation. The conferees, Alabama A&M buses and fleet expansion ...... 475,000 however, direct the FTA not to reallocate bus facilities ...... $500,000 Davis, Sacramento hy- funds provided in the 1998 and 1999 Depart- Alabama State Dock drogen bus technology 900,000 ment of Transportation and Related Agen- intermodal passenger El Garces train/inter- cies Appropriations Acts for the following and freight terminal .... 5,000,000 modal station ...... 1,500,000 projects: Alabama-Tombigbee Re- Folsom railroad block Riverside County—San Jacinto, CA branch gional Commission project ...... 600,000 line project buses and vans ...... 450,000 Foothill Transit, CNG Savannah, GA water taxi Birmingham-Jefferson buses and bus facilities 1,250,000 Chambersburg, PA intermodal facility and County Transit Au- Glendale Beeline CNG transit vehicles thority buses ...... 2,000,000 buses ...... 300,000 Northern New Mexico park and ride facilities Gadsden Transportation Imperial Valley CNG bus Albuquerque, NM-Alvarado multi-modal Services ...... 250,000 maintenance facility ... 250,000 transit center Huntsville Public Transit Livermore Amador Val- Albuquerque, NM light rail project intermodel facility ...... 1,000,000 ley Transit Authority New York, New York-Midtown West inter- Montgomery Union Sta- buses and facility ...... 1,500,000 modal ferry terminal project tion/Moulton St. inter- Livermore park and ride 250,000 Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses modal facility and Los Angeles Metro Prichard, AL bus and bus facilities parking ...... 3,000,000 Transportation Au- King County, Washington-Elliot Bay water University of North Ala- thority rapid buses and taxi bama transit projects .. 2,000,000 bus facilities ...... 3,500,000 Morgantown, WV fixed guideway moderniza- University of South Ala- Merced County Transit tion project bama ...... 2,500,000 CNG buses ...... 300,000 Wilkes-Barre, PA intermodal facility Alaska: City of Modesto, bus fa- Towamencin Township, PA intermodal bus City of Wasilla bus facil- cilities ...... 200,000 transportation center ity ...... 600,000 Monterey-Salinas Tran- Harrisburg, PA-Capital Area Transit/Cor- Fairbanks buses and bus sit facility ...... 1,500,000 ridor One project facility ...... 1,500,000 Morongo Basin Transit Philadelphia-Reading, PA–SEPTA Schuyl- Fairbanks intermodal fa- maintenance and ad- kill Valley Metro cility ...... 2,200,000 ministration facility ... 1,000,000 Washington, D.C., intermodal transportation Mat-su Community Tran- MUNI Central Control center sit buses and facilities 1,400,000 Facility ...... 1,000,000 Burlington-Essex Junction Commuter Rail, Port of Anchorage inter- Municipal Transit Opera- VT modal facility ...... 2,950,000 tors Coalition ...... 2,000,000 Buffalo, NY Auditorium intermodal center Port McKenzie buses and North Ukiah Transit Cotati Santa Rosa, CA intermodal facility bus facilities ...... 1,500,000 Center ...... 300,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.142 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8697 Orange County buses ...... 300,000 Gainesville Regional Statewide buses and bus Palmdale Transportation Transit System, buses 500,000 facilities, Kansas ...... 3,000,000 Center ...... 250,000 Hillsborough Area Tran- Topeka Transit transfer Palo Alto intermodal sit Authority buses and center ...... 600,000 transit center ...... 250,000 bus facilities ...... 2,000,000 Wichita Transit Author- Pasadena Area Rapid Jacksonville Transit Au- ity buses ...... 908,000 Transit System ...... 400,000 thority buses ...... 750,000 Kentucky: Placer County, CNG bus Lakeland Citrus connec- City of Frankfort transit project ...... 1,000,000 tion buses and bus fa- program buses ...... 96,000 Sacramento Regional cilities ...... 750,000 City of Maysville buses .. 136,000 buses and bus facilities 1,000,000 Miami Beach develop- Leslie County parking Sam Trans zero-emis- ment electrowave shut- structure ...... 2,000,000 sions fuel cell buses ..... 1,000,000 tle service ...... 3,000,000 Murray-Calloway Transit San Bernardino CNG/ Miami-Dade bus fleet ..... 2,000,000 Authority bus facility 200,000 LNG buses ...... 375,000 Northeast Miami-Dade Pikeville parking and San Dieguito Transpor- passenger center ...... 375,000 transit facility ...... 5,000,000 tation Cooperative ...... 300,000 Palm Tran buses ...... 500,000 Statewide buses and bus San Francisco Municipal Pinellas Suncoast Tran- facilities, Kentucky ..... 4,534,000 buses and bus facilities 4,000,000 sit buses, trolleys, and Transit Authority of San Joaquin Regional information technology 4,000,000 Northern Kentucky ..... 1,500,000 Transit District Bus fa- South Florida Regional Transit Authority of cility ...... 500,000 Transit buses and bus River City buses and San Mateo County Tran- facilities ...... 4,000,000 bus facilities ...... 2,000,000 sit Districts clean fuel South Miami intermodal Louisiana: buses ...... 1,500,000 pedestrian access Louisiana Public Transit Santa Ana bus base ...... 1,250,000 project ...... 1,000,000 Association buses and Santa Barbara hybrid Tallahassee bus facilities 400,000 bus facilities ...... 13,050,000 bus rapid transit TALTRAN intermodal Louisiana State Univer- project ...... 2,000,000 center ...... 600,000 sity Health Sciences Santa Clara Valley Tri-Rail Cypress Creek Center-Shreveport, Transportation Au- intermodal facilities ... 500,000 intermodal parking fa- thority line 22 articu- VOTRAN buses ...... 2,750,000 cility ...... 1,000,000 lated buses ...... 600,000 Winter Haven Area Tran- ...... Santa Fe Springs CNG sit bus and bus facili- St. Bernard Parish inter- bus replacement ...... 500,000 ties ...... 750,000 modal facility ...... 1,000,000 St. Tammany Parish Sierra Madre Villa & Georgia: park and ride ...... 450,000 Chinatown intermodal Atlanta, Metro Atlanta Maine: transportation centers 3,000,000 Rapid Transit Author- Auburn intermodal facil- Solano Beach intermodal ity clean fuel buses ...... 6,000,000 ity and parking garage 250,000 Chatham Area Transit transit station ...... 500,000 Statewide buses, Maine .. 3,000,000 Sonoma County landfill buses and bus facilities 3,600,000 Maryland: Statewide buses Cobb County Community gas conversion facility 500,000 and bus facilities, Mary- South Pasadena Transit bus facilities ... 1,000,000 land ...... 8,500,000 circulator bus ...... 300,000 Georgia Department of Massachusetts: Sun Line Transit hydro- Transportation re- Attleboro intermodal fa- gen refueling station ... 500,000 placement buses ...... 1,000,000 cilities ...... 1,000,000 Transportation Hub at Georgia Regional Transit Berkshire Regional Tran- the Village of Indian Authority express bus sit Authority buses ..... 750,000 Hills ...... 1,000,000 program ...... 6,000,000 Brockton Intermodal Yolo County, CNG buses 1,000,000 Gwinnett County oper- transit center ...... 1,000,000 Colorado: Statewide buses ations and mainte- Gallagher Intermodal and bus facilities, Colo- nance facility ...... 500,000 Transportation bus hub rado ...... 7,750,000 Macon terminal inter- and CNG trolleys ...... 1,000,000 Connecticut: modal station ...... 1,500,000 Holyoke Pulse Center ..... 750,000 Bridgeport intermodal Hawaii: Merrimack Valley Re- corridor project ...... 5,250,000 Honolulu buses and bus gional Transit Author- East Haddam transpor- facilities ...... 8,000,000 ity (Amesbury) buses tation vehicles and Middle Street Transit and bus facilities ...... 500,000 transit facilities ...... 420,000 Center ...... 750,000 Merrimack Valley Re- Greater New Haven Tran- Idaho: Statewide buses, bus gional Transit Author- sit District CNG vehi- facilities, and equipment, ity (Lawrence) buses cle project (ConnDOT) 1,000,000 Idaho ...... 3,500,000 and bus facilities ...... 500,000 Hartford-New Britain bus Illinois: Statewide buses MetroWest buses and bus rapid transitway ...... 9,000,000 and bus facilities, Illinois 9,430,000 facilities ...... 500,000 New Haven bus facility ... 500,000 Indiana: Montachusett intermodal Delaware: Cherry Street Project facilities and parking Statewide buses and bus multi-modal facility .... 1,300,000 in Fitchburg/N. Leom- facilities, Delaware ..... 4,400,000 Indiana bus consortium, inster ...... 2,500,000 Wrangle Hill buses and buses and bus facilities 4,000,000 Montachusett Regional maintenance facility ... 3,000,000 Indianapolis downtown Transit Authority bus District of Columbia: transit facility ...... 3,175,000 facilities ...... 100,000 Washington Metropolitan South Bend Public Tran- Salem/Beverly Inter- Area Transit Authority sit bus fleet replace- modal Center ...... 500,000 buses ...... 3,000,000 ment ...... 2,500,000 Springfield Union Sta- Florida: West Lafayette Transit tion intermodal facil- Broward County alter- Project buses and bus ity ...... 4,000,000 native vehicle mass facilities ...... 1,750,000 Michigan: transit buses and bus Iowa: Alger County Public facilities ...... 2,500,000 Cedar Rapids intermodal Transit ...... 200,000 Central Florida Regional facility ...... 4,630,000 Antrium County Trans- Transportation Au- Statewide bus replace- portation buses ...... 86,000 thority (LYNX) bus ment, Iowa ...... 5,000,000 Barry County Transit and bus facilities ...... 2,000,000 Kansas: buses ...... 74,000 Duval County/JTA com- Fort Scott Public Tran- Bay Area Transit Au- munity transportation sit buses and bus facili- thority ...... 250,000 coordinator program, ties ...... 300,000 Berrien County Depart- paratransit vehicles & Kansas City Area Transit ment of Planning and equipment ...... 1,000,000 Authority buses ...... 1,500,000 Public Works buses ..... 200,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.144 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8698 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 Blue Water Area Trans- Rush Line Corridor buses Santa Fe buses and bus portation Commission and bus facilities ...... 500,000 facilities ...... 1,000,000 bus facilities ...... 1,500,000 St. Cloud buses, bus fa- Statewide buses and bus Capital Area Transpor- cilities, and equipment 1,500,000 facilities, New Mexico 1,000,000 tation Authority buses, Mississippi: Village of Taos Ski Val- bus facilities, and Brookhaven multi-modal ley bus and bus facili- equipment ...... 2,250,000 facility ...... 1,000,000 ties ...... 500,000 Charlevoix County Pub- Harrison county multi- West Side Transit facil- lic Transit ...... 125,000 modal facilities and ity and buses ...... 3,750,000 City of Niles buses and shuttle service ...... 4,000,000 New York: bus facilities ...... 42,000 Hattiesburg intermodal Binghamton intermodal Crawford County Trans- facility ...... 3,500,000 terminal ...... 2,000,000 portation Authority Jackson multi-modal Central New York Re- buses ...... 175,000 transportation center .. 2,000,000 gional Transportation Delta County Transit Missouri: Authority ...... 3,250,000 Authority ...... 60,000 Cab Care paratransit fa- Greater Glens Falls Detroit Department of cility ...... 500,000 Transit bus facility Transportation bus re- Kansas City Area Transit renovation ...... 500,000 placement ...... 5,750,000 Authority buses and Long Island Rail Road Eastern UP Transpor- radio equipment ...... 4,500,000 Jamaica intermodal fa- tation Authority ...... 100,000 Kansas City bus rapid cilities ...... 3,000,000 Flint Mass Transpor- transit ...... 2,500,000 Martin Street Station .... 325,000 tation Authority re- Missouri Pacific Depot ... 500,000 MTA Long Island buses .. 2,000,000 placement buses and OATS buses and bus fa- Nassau University Med- vans ...... 1,050,000 cilities ...... 2,000,000 ical Center bus service Greater Lapeer Transpor- Southeast Missouri extension ...... 1,000,000 tation Authority bus State, Dunklin, Mis- New Rochelle intermodal and bus facilities ...... 350,000 sissippi, Scott, Stod- center ...... 1,500,000 Harbor Transit bus and dard, and Cape New York City Dept. of bus facilities ...... 200,000 Giradeau Counties Transportation, CNG Interurban Transit Au- buses and facilities ...... 1,750,000 buses and facilities ...... 2,500,000 thority buses ...... 82,000 Southwest Missouri Niagara Frontier Trans- Interurban Transit Part- State University inter- portation Authority nership surface trans- modal transfer facility 2,500,000 buses ...... 2,500,000 portation center St. Louis Bi-State Devel- Pelham trolley ...... 260,000 (Grand Rapids) ...... 5,000,000 opment Authority Poughkeepsie intermodal Ionia Area Transpor- buses and facilities ...... 4,000,000 project ...... 1,000,000 Rochester buses and fa- tation Dial-a-Ride ...... 284,000 Montana: Isabelia County facilities Billings Logan inter- cilities ...... 1,000,000 Saratoga Springs inter- and equipment ...... 227,000 national airport bus modal station ...... 1,900,000 Kalamazoo County Care- terminal and facility ... 1,500,000 Station Plaza commuter A-Van buses and equip- Butte-Silver Bow bus fa- parking lot ...... 500,000 ment ...... 130,000 cility ...... 500,000 Sullivan County Coordi- Kalkaska Public Transit Montana statewide bus nated Public Transpor- buses ...... 250,000 and bus facilities ...... 2,150,000 tation Service bus fa- Livingston Essential Nebraska: Buffalo County cility ...... 500,000 Transportation Service buses and maintenance Tompkins Consolidated buses and equipment ... 247,000 facility ...... 100,000 Ludington Transit Facil- Area transit center ...... 624,000 Nevada: Tompkins County re- ity ...... 500,000 Las Vegas Boulevard placement buses ...... 1,500,000 Marquette County Tran- North Corridor BRT, sit Authority buses and Union Station—Oneida clean diesel-electric County facilities ...... 1,250,000 bus facility ...... 1,000,000 buses ...... 1,750,000 Midland County buses .... 300,000 Westchester County Bee- Regional Transport Com- Milan Public Transit Line low emission mission of Southern buses ...... 100,000 buses ...... 1,500,000 Nevada bus rapid tran- Muskegon Area Transit North Carolina: Statewide sit ...... 4,500,000 System facility ...... 1,650,000 buses and bus facilities, Northern Oakland Trans- Reno Bus Rapid Transit North Carolina ...... 7,000,000 portation Authority .... 150,000 high-capacity articu- North Dakota: Statewide Otsego County Public lated buses ...... 1,500,000 buses and bus facilities, Transit ...... 300,000 Reno/Sparks buses and and rural transit vehi- Sault Ste. Marie dial-a- bus facilities ...... 4,000,000 cles, North Dakota ...... 3,500,000 ride ...... 88,000 Reno Suburban transit Ohio: Statewide buses and bus coaches ...... 500,000 Butler County transit fa- facilities, Michigan ..... 2,000,000 New Hampshire: cility ...... 1,000,000 Suburban Mobility Au- Granite State Clean Cit- Dayton, Wright-Dunbar thority for Regional ies Coalition CNG Transit Access Project 2,750,000 Transportation buses .. 2,110,000 buses and facilities ...... 1,000,000 Alliance intermodal fa- Van Buren County Public Town of Ossipee cility ...... 1,000,000 Transit buses ...... 201,000 multimodal visitor Statewide buses and bus Minnesota: center ...... 1,600,000 facilities, Ohio ...... 8,800,000 Duluth Transit Author- New Jersey: Oklahoma: ity buses, bus facilities, Bergen intermodal sta- Central Oklahoma tran- and equipment ...... 500,000 tions, park and ride sit facilities ...... 4,000,000 Grand Rapids/Gilbert and shuttle service ...... 2,350,000 Oklahoma Department of buses and bus facilities 210,000 Middlesex County jitney Transportation transit Greater Minnesota Tran- transit buses ...... 400,000 program buses and bus sit Authority bus, Trenton Rail Station re- facilities ...... 3,000,000 paratransit and transit habilitation ...... 2,500,000 Oregon: hub (MNDOT) ...... 3,750,000 New Mexico: Canby Transit buses ...... 200,000 Metro transit buses and Albuquerque Alvarado Clackamas County south bus facilities (Twin Transportation Center corridor transit im- Cities) ...... 13,500,000 (phase II) ...... 1,500,000 provements ...... 3,750,000 Moorhead buses, bus fa- Albuqerque buses and Fort Clatsop Shuttling cilities, and equipment 100,000 paratransit vehicles .... 500,000 system ...... 2,000,000 Mower County Public Las Cruces buses ...... 500,000 Lincoln County transpor- Transit Initiative facil- Las Cruces intermodal tation service district ity ...... 500,000 transit facility ...... 2,000,000 bus garage ...... 75,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.144 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8699 Milwaukee Transit Cen- Statewide buses and bus Potomac & Rappahan- ter ...... 200,000 facilities, Rhode Island 4,500,000 nock Transportation Rogue Valley Transit South Carolina: Statewide Commission buses ...... 3,000,000 District, CNG buses ..... 850,000 buses and bus facility, Roanoke Area Dial-A- Salem Area Mass Tran- South Carolina ...... 10,000,000 Ride ...... 1,000,000 sit, CNG buses ...... 1,000,000 South Dakota: Virgin Island: Virgin Is- Springfield bus transfer Aberdeen Ride Line buses 100,000 lands Transit (VITRAN) station ...... 2,000,000 Mobridge Senior Citizen buses ...... 500,000 Tillamook County Trans- handicap-accessible ve- Washington: portation District bus hicles ...... 60,000 Bellevue Transportation facilities ...... 350,000 Oglala Sioux Tribe buses Center ...... 1,600,000 Wasco County buses and bus facilities ...... 2,250,000 City of Kent facility/ (Mid-Columbia Council Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sound Transit, transit of Governments) ...... 105,000 transportation vans ..... 55,000 and transit-related fa- Pennsylvania: Tennessee: cilities ...... 900,000 Altoona bus facility Memphis International Everett Transit buses (TEA–21) ...... 3,000,000 Airport intermodal fa- and vans ...... 1.750,000 Allentown intermodal cility ...... 1,740,000 1-5 Trade Corridor/99th transportation center .. 500,000 Statewide buses and bus St facility ...... 3.700,000 Area Transit Authority facilities, Tennessee .... 10,000,000 Issaquah Highlands park of North Central PA Texas: and ride ...... 2,000,000 buses and bus facilities 1,000,000 Abilene bus replacement 500,000 King County Transit Ori- Berks Area Reading Austin Metrobus ...... 750,000 ented Development Transportation Au- Brazos Transit ADA com- Projects ...... 1,000,000 thority buses and bus pliant buses ...... 400,000 Mukilteo multi-modal facilities ...... 2,800,000 Brazos Transit buses for terminal and ferry ...... 1,450,000 Bucks County inter- Texas A & M Univer- Pierce Transit buses, modal facility improve- sity ...... 750,000 vans, and equipment .... 2,500,000 ment ...... 750,000 Brazos Transit buses, Snohomish county tran- Butler Township multi- intermodal facility, sit buses and bus facili- modal transfer center .. 500,000 and parking facility .... 750,000 ties ...... 2,000,000 Callowhill bus garage re- Brazos Transit park and Spokan Transit Author- placement ...... 3,300,000 ride facility ...... 400,000 ity, buses and bus fa- Cambria County oper- Brownsville multimodal cilities ...... 1,000,000 ations and mainte- facility study ...... 100,000 Sound Transit regional nance facility ...... 750,000 Capital Metro park and transit hubs ...... 9,500,000 Centre Area Transpor- ride ...... 500,000 Statewide small transit City of Huntsville buses 500,000 tation Authority CNG systems, buses, and bus Connection Capital buses ...... 800,000 facilities, Washington 3,500,000 Project for Community County of Lackawanna West Virginia: Transit bus facility ..... 500,000 Transit Facilities ...... 250,000 Huntington Tri-State El Paso buses ...... 500,000 Doylestown Area Re- Authority bus facility 750,000 Fort Worth Transpor- gional Transit buses .... 100,000 Morgantown Intermodal tation Authority CNG Endless Mountain Trans- parking facility ...... 2,000,000 buses ...... 1,250,000 portation Authority Statewide buses and bus Fort Worth intermodal buses and bus facilities 350,000 facilities, West Vir- center park and ride fa- Fayette County Transit ginia ...... 4,000,000 cility ...... 500,000 facility ...... 1,000,000 Wisconsin: Statewide Fort Worth 9th Street Hershey intermodal buses, bus facilities, and Transfer Station ...... 1,600,000 transportation center .. 1,250,000 equipment, Wisconsin .... 14,000,000 Indiana County Transit Houston Barker Cypress Wyoming: park and ride ...... 5,000,000 Authority buses and Statewide buses and bus Houston Main Street bus facilities ...... 500,000 facilities, Wyoming ..... 2,500,000 LeHigh and Northampton Corridor master plan ... 500,000 Southern Teton Area Transportation Au- Liberty County buses ..... 375,000 Rapid Transit bus facil- thority bus facility ...... 500,000 San Antonio VIA Metro ity ...... 500,000 Luzerne County Transit Transit Authority Other: Fuel cell buses and Authority buses ...... 300,000 clean fuel buses ...... 1,750,000 bus facilities (TEA21) ..... 4,850,000 Mid Mon Valley Transit Sun Metro buses and bus Barker Cypress park and ride.—The fiscal Authority buses and facilities ...... 500,000 year 2002 bus funds shall be available for land bus facilities ...... 250,000 Texas Tech University acquisition, design and construction of se- Mid-County Transit Au- buses, park and ride .... 1,000,000 lected transit facilities in the Houston Metro thority buses and bus Waco Transit mainte- service area, including Barker Cypress, facilities ...... 300,000 nance and administra- Monroe County Transit tion facility ...... 1,650,000 Kingsland, West Bellfort, and Clear Lake Authority park and Woodlands District park park and ride lots and the South Freeway ride ...... 600,000 and ride ...... 500,000 transit center. Montgomery County Utah: Commonwealth of Kentucky.—The con- intermodal facility ...... 1,000,000 Statewide regional inter- ference agreement provides a total of Port Authority of Alle- modal transportation $4,534,000 for the Kentucky Transportation gheny buses ...... 2,250,000 centers, Utah ...... 3,000,000 Department to provide buses, vans, cut- Red Rose transit transfer Utah Transit Authority aways, and bus facilities in the Common- center ...... 500,000 and Park City Transit wealth of Kentucky. Within the funds pro- Schuylkill Transpor- buses ...... 500,000 vided to the state, $200,000 shall be allocated tation System ...... 400,000 Utah Transit Authority to the Audubon Area Community Services; Southeastern Pennsyl- intermodal terminals .. 1,000,000 $600,000 shall be provided to the Bluegrass vania Transportation Vermont: Vermont Public Community Action Services; $272,000 shall be Authority trackless Transit alternative fuel/ allocated to the Central Kentucky Commu- trolleys ...... 1,000,000 hybrid buses and facility 2,000,000 nity Action Council; $46,000 shall be provided Somerset County Tran- Virginia: to the Community Action Council of Fayette spiration System buses 250,000 Colonial Williamsburg and Lexington; $200,000 shall be allocated to Wilkes-Barre Intermodal CNG buses ...... 1,000,000 the Community Action Council of Southern facility ...... 1,000,000 Greater Richmond Tran- Kentucky; $136,000 shall be provided to Ken- York County bus replace- sit Downtown Transit tucky River Foothills; $80,000 for Lake Cum- ment ...... 1,000,000 Center ...... 1,000,000 berland Community services; and $2,000,000 Rhode Island: Hampton Roads regional for southern and eastern Kentucky transit Providence transpor- buses ...... 3,500,000 vehicles. tation information cen- Main Street multi-modal State of Louisiana.—The conference agree- ter ...... 1,500,000 transportation center .. 2,500,000 ment provides a total of $13,050,000 for bus

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.144 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 and bus related facilities in the State of Lou- Atlanta, Georgia, North Miami, Florida, South isiana. Within the funds provided to the line extension project ..... 25,000,000 Miami-Dade busway ex- state, $665,000 is for Baton Rouge, $1,335,000 is Baltimore, Maryland, cen- tension project ...... 5,000,000 for Jefferson Parish, $2,263,000 is for Lafay- tral light rail transit Minneapolis-Rice, Min- ette, $400,000 is for Lake Charles, $1,195,000 is double track project ...... 13,000,000 nesota, Northstar cor- for the Louisiana Department of Transpor- Baltimore, Maryland, rail ridor commuter rail tation, $535,000 is for Monroe, $5,192,000 is for transit project ...... 1,500,000 project ...... 10,000,000 Birmingham, Alabama, New Orleans, and $1,465,000 is for Shreveport. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Min- State of Montana.—The conference agree- transit corridor project .. 2,000,000 nesota, Hiawatha cor- ment provides a total of $2,250,000 for buses Boston, Massachusetts, ridor light rail transit and bus facilities within the State of Mon- South Boston Piers project ...... 50,000,000 tana. Within the funds provided to the state, transitway project ...... 10,631,245 $600,000 shall be used for the Ravalli county Boston, Massachusetts, Nashville, Tennessee, East council on aging bus facility and $550,000 Urban ring transit corridor commuter rail shall be used for Area VII agency on aging project ...... 500,000 project ...... 4,000,000 bus facility. Charlotte, North Carolina, New Jersey Hudson-Bergen State of Washington.—The conference agree- South corridor light rail light rail transit project 141,000,000 ment provides $3,500,000 to the Washington transit project ...... 7,000,000 New Orleans, Louisiana, State Department of Transportation Chicago, Illinois, Douglas Canal Street car line (WSDOT) for bus and bus facilities. Within branch reconstruction project ...... 15,000,000 the funds provided, $440,000 shall be allocated project ...... 32,750,000 New Orleans, Louisiana, Chicago, Illinois, METRA to Clallam transit, $928,000 shall be allocated Desire corridor streetcar commuter rail and line to Grays Harbor Transportation, $632,000 project ...... $1,200,000 extension projects ...... 55,000,000 shall be allocated to Island Transit, $336,000 New York, New York, Sec- shall be allocated to Link Transit, $385,000 Chicago, Illinois, Ravens- wood reconstruction ond Avenue subway shall be allocated to Mason County Trans- project ...... 2,000,000 portation Authority, and $750,000 to Valley project ...... 3,000,000 Newark-Elizabeth, New Transit. Cleveland, Ohio, Euclid Jersey, rail link project 20,000,000 Fiscal year 2001 project clarifications.—The corridor transportation conference agreement permits projects, iden- project ...... 6,000,000 Northeast Indianapolis, In- tified in the House report, to use fiscal year Dallas, Texas, North cen- diana downtown corridor 2001 appropriations for additional work. Spe- tral light rail transit ex- project ...... 2,500,000 cifically, funds appropriated for the Lowell, tension project ...... 70,000,000 Northern Indiana South Denver, Colorado, South- Massachusetts transit hub can be used for Shore commuter rail east corridor light rail the Hale Street bus maintenance and oper- project ...... 2,500,000 transit project ...... 55,000,000 Oceanside-Escondido, Cali- ations center; funds appropriated for the Mu- Denver, Colorado, South- fornia, light rail exten- nicipal Transit Operators in California can west corridor light rail sion project ...... 6,500,000 be used for bus and bus facilities; funds ap- transit project ...... 192,492 propriated for the King County Metro Des Moines, Iowa, DSM bus Ohio, Central Ohio North Eastgate park and ride can be used for the feasibility project ...... 150,000 Corridor rail (COTA) Issaquah Highlands park and ride; and funds Dubuque, Iowa, light rail project ...... 500,000 allocated for buses for Suburban Mobility feasibility project ...... 200,000 Pawtucket-TF Green, Authority for Regional Transportation Dulles corridor, Virginia, Rhode Island, commuter (SMART) in Southeast Michigan may also be bus rapid transit project 25,000,000 rail and maintenance fa- available for bus facilities. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, cility project ...... 5,000,000 Burlington multi-modal.—Funds appro- Tri-County commuter Philadelphia, Pennsyl- priated to the Burlington, Vermont multi- rail upgrades project ...... 27,000,000 vania, Schuylkill Valley modal transit project in fiscal years 1998, Fort Worth, Texas, Trinity metro project ...... 9,000,000 1999, 2000, and 2001 will be available for con- railway express project .. 2,000,000 Phoenix, Arizona, Central struction of the multimodal project and Grand Rapids, Michigan, Phoenix/East Valley cor- other transit improvements. ITP metro area, major ridor project ...... 10,000,000 New fixed guideway systems.—In total, the corridor project ...... 750,000 conference agreement provides $1,137,888,840 Honolulu, Hawaii, bus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for new fixed guideway systems, of which rapid transit project ...... 12,000,000 North Shore connector $1,136,400,000 is from new appropriations and Houston, Texas, Metro ad- light rail transit project 8,000,000 $1,488,840 is derived from funds made avail- vanced transit plan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, able in previous Appropriations Acts that project ...... 10,000,000 stage II light rail transit have been reprogrammed to new starts fund- Iowa, Metrolink, light rail reconstruction project .... 18,000,000 ing in fiscal year 2002. feasibility project ...... 300,000 Portland, Oregon, Inter- Appropriations for full funding grant agree- Johnson County, Kansas- state MAX light rail ments (FFGA).—The number of potential new Kansas City, Missouri, I– transit extension project 64,000,000 starts projects is expanding rapidly. Cur- 35 commuter rail project 1,500,000 Puget Sound, Washington, Kenosha-Racine, Mil- rently, there are over 110 projects under con- RTA Sounder commuter waukee, Wisconsin, com- sideration that are estimated to cost over $60 rail project ...... 20,000,000 muter rail extension billion, if funded to completion. While the Raleigh, North Carolina, conference agreement has funded many wor- project ...... 2,000,000 Largo, Maryland, metro- Triangle transit project 9,000,000 thy projects in the new starts program, there Sacramento, California, are not sufficient federal resources available rail extension project ..... 55,000,000 Little Rock, Arkansas, light rail transit exten- to fund even a fraction of the projects under sion project ...... 328,000 consideration. As a result, the conferees di- river rail project ...... 2,000,000 Long Island Rail Road, Salt Lake City, Utah, CBD rect FTA not to sign any new full funding New York, East Side ac- to University light rail grant agreements after September 30, 2002 cess project ...... 14,744,420 transit project ...... 14,000,000 that have a maximum federal share of higher Los Angeles, California, than 60 percent. This policy will provide Salt Lake City, Utah, Uni- North Hollywood exten- versity Medical Center local sponsors sufficient time to increase sion project ...... 9,289,557 their contributions to these projects, if nec- light rail transit exten- Los Angeles, California, sion project ...... 3,000,000 essary, and will free up additional federal re- East Side corridor light San Diego, California, Mis- sources for other meritorious projects seek- rail transit project ...... 7,500,000 sion Valley East light ing an FFGA. Lowell, Massachusetts- rail transit extension ..... 60,000,000 The conference agreement provides for the Nashua, New Hampshire, following distribution of the recommended commuter rail extension San Diego, California, Mid funding for new fixed guideway systems as project ...... 3,000,000 Coast corridor project .... 1,000,000 follows: Maryland (MARC) com- San Francisco, California, Project name and Conference level muter rail improvements BART extension to the Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects ...... 12,000,000 airport project ...... 75,673,790 projects ...... $10,296,000 Memphis, Tennessee, Med- San Jose, California, Albuquerque, New Mexico, ical center rail extension Tasman West light rail light rail project ...... 1,000,000 project ...... 19,170,000 transit project ...... 113,336

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.145 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8701 San Juan, Puerto Rico, Central Arkansas Transit Santa Clara County, Cali- Tren Urbano project ...... 40,000,000 Authority ...... 500,000 fornia ...... 500,000 Sioux City, Iowa, light rail Central Ohio Transit Au- Santa Fe, New Mexico ...... 630,000 project ...... 1,700,000 thority ...... 1,000,000 SEPTA, Philadelphia, St. Louis-St. Clair, Mis- Charlotte Area Transit, Pennsylvania ...... 6,000,000 souri, Metrolink exten- North Carolina ...... 500,000 Seward Transit Service, sion project ...... 28,000,000 Chatham, Georgia ...... 1,000,000 Alaska ...... 200,000 Stamford, Connecticut, Chattanooga, Tennessee .... 500,000 urban transitway project 5,000,000 Charlottesville, Virginia Southeast Missouri Coun- Stockton, California, Jefferson Area United cil, Missouri ...... 1,200,000 Altamount commuter Transportation ...... 375,000 Southeastern Massachu- rail project ...... 3,000,000 City of Santa Fe, New Mex- setts Regional Transit Virginia Railway Express ico ...... 630,000 Authority ...... 100,000 station improvements Columbia County, New Springfield, Illinois Trans- project ...... 3,000,000 York ...... 100,000 portation to employment Washington County, Or- Community Transpor- and self-sufficiency ...... 250,000 egon, Wilsonville to Bea- tation Association of State of Connecticut ...... 3,500,000 verton commuter rail America ...... 625,000 State of Florida, Choice project ...... 500,000 Corpus Christi, Texas ...... 550,000 Ride program ...... 1,000,000 Wasilla, Alaska, alter- Del Norte County, Cali- State of Idaho ...... 300,000 native route project ...... 2,500,000 fornia ...... 700,000 State of Iowa ...... 1,700,000 Yosemite, California, area Delaware Department of regional transportation Transportation ...... 750,000 State of Maryland ...... 5,000,000 system project ...... 400,000 DuPage County, Illinois .... 500,000 State of Nevada ...... 300,000 State of New Jersey ...... 3,000,000 Charlotte, North Carolina, South corridor Flint, Michigan Mass light rail transit project.—The conference Transportation Author- State of Ohio ...... 1,500,000 agreement provides $7,000,000 for the south ity ...... 1,000,000 State of Pennsylvania ...... 1,500,000 Galveston, Texas ...... 600,000 corridor light rail project for the design and State of Rhode Island ...... 2,000,000 Genessee-Rochester Re- construction of an 11–mile light rail transit State of Tennessee ...... 4,500,000 gional Transportation line extending from Uptown Charlotte to the State of Washington ...... 3,000,000 Authority, New York ..... 400,000 town of Pineville, North Carolina, with con- Georgetown Metro Connec- State of West Virginia ...... 800,000 tinuing service being planned to the City of tion ...... 1,000,000 State of Wisconsin ...... 5,200,000 Rock Hill in York County, South Carolina. Hillsbourgh Area Regional Sullivan County, New York 400,000 Houston, Texas, advanced transit plan Transit, Tampa, Florida 900,000 Tennessee small rural sys- project.—The conference agreement includes Indianapolis Public Trans- tems ...... 1,000,000 $10,000,000 for the Houston advanced transit portation Corporation, Topeka, Kansas Metropoli- plan project. The conference agreement Indiana (Indyflex) ...... 1,000,000 tan Transit Authority .... 600,000 modifies the funding prohibition, proposed Jacksonville Transpor- by the House, to apply only for the design or Tri-Met Region, Oregon ..... 1,800,000 tation Authority’s construction of a light rail system in Hous- Tuscaloosa, Alabama dis- Choice Ride program ...... 1,000,000 ton, Texas until the appropriate studies have abilities advocacy pro- Jefferson County, Alabama 2,000,000 gram ...... 1,000,000 been completed and voters in the Houston Kenai Peninsula Transit Metro service-area have approved the rail Washington Area Metro- Planning, Alaska ...... 500,000 politan Transit Author- system in an election called for that purpose. Lancaster County, Penn- ity ...... 2,500,000 Puget Sound, Washington, Sounder commuter sylvania ...... 198,000 rail project.—The conference agreement in- Lehigh and Northampton Westchester County, New cludes $20,000,000 for the Puget Sound, Transportation Author- York ...... 1,000,000 Sounder commuter rail project. These funds ity, Pennsylvania ...... 250,000 Wichita, Kansas Transit .... 1,450,000 may be used both to implement commuter Los Angeles, California ..... 2,000,000 Winchester, Virginia ...... 1,000,000 rail service between Lakewood and Everett Macon-Bibb County, Geor- Worchester, Massachusetts 400,000 and to develop facilities between Tacoma gia ...... 400,000 WorkFirst Transportation and Lakewood. Maricopa County, Arizona 1,200,000 Initiative, state of Wash- JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS MASCOT Matanuska, ington ...... 3,000,000 The conference agreement includes a total Susitna Valley, Alaska ... 200,000 Workforce Investment program level of $125,000,000 for the job ac- Metropolitan Kansas City, Board of Southeast, Mis- cess and reverse commute grants as proposed Missouri ...... 1,000,000 souri ...... 800,000 by both the House and the Senate. Within Metropolitan Transpor- Workforce Investment this total, $25,000,000 is derived from the gen- tation Commission LIFT Board of Southwest Mis- eral fund. The conference agreement in- program, California ...... 3,000,000 souri ...... 600,000 Minneapolis/St. Paul, Min- cludes a provision that waives the cap for Wyandotte County/Kansas nesota ...... 1,000,000 small urban and rural areas and provides City, Kansas ...... 1,000,000 that up to $250,000 of the funds appropriated New Mexico State Highway under this heading may be used for technical and Transportation De- State of Maryland.—Within the funds made assistance, technical support, and perform- partment ...... 2,000,000 available to the state of Maryland, Depart- ance reviews of the job access and reverse New York Metropolitan ment of Transportation, $800,000 shall be for commute grants program. Area Transportation Au- the Montgomery County to operate the tran- Funds appropriated for the job access and thority ...... 1,000,000 sit system during expanded hours of service reverse commute grants program are to be Northern Tier Dial-A-Ride, and $200,000 shall be for the Sojourner-Doug- distributed as follows: Massachusetts ...... 400,000 lass College in Baltimore for the college’s Oglala Sioux Tribe, North workforce transportation and referral, as Project name and Conference level Dakota ...... 150,000 proposed by the Senate. Abilene, Texas Citilink Ohio Ways to Work ...... 1,500,000 Iowa public transit.—Funds appropriated in Program ...... $150,000 Oklahoma Transit Associa- fiscal year 2001 for the Des Moines, Dubuque, AC Transit, California ...... 2,000,000 tion ...... 5,000,000 Sioux City, Delaware and Jackson Counties Atlanta Regional Commis- Pace, Illinois suburban job access and reverse commute grant pro- sion, Georgia ...... 1,000,000 buses ...... 561,000 grams shall also be made available for the Austin, Texas ...... 500,000 Palm Beach County, Flor- Region 3 Regional Service Expansion, Region Baton Rouge, Louisiana ida ...... 500,000 4 Evening Service Expansion, Region 8 Job Pennsylvania Ways to Ways to Work ...... 750,000 Access program, Regional JARC Expansion Bloomington to Normal, Il- Work program ...... 1,500,000 and Region 12 Job Corps and ECI Project. linois, Wheels to Work ... 500,000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania .. 2,000,000 Broome County, New York Port Authority of Alle- SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT Transit ...... 500,000 gheny County ...... 2,000,000 CORPORATION Buncombe County, North Red Rose Transit, Pennsyl- OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Carolina ...... 100,000 vania ...... 200,000 Burlington Community Sacramento, California ..... 2,000,000 (HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND) Land Trust/Good News Salem Area Transit, Or- The conference agreement appropriates Garage ...... 850,000 egon ...... 700,000 $13,345,000 for operations and maintenance of

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.146 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8702 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Reduce funding for re- made during the next few years. The plan Corporation as proposed by the Senate in- search and development should specify the necessary steps to be stead of $13,426,000 as proposed by the House. planning ...... -1,675,000 taken and funds needed to ensure that Ballast Water Management.—The conferees Reduce funding for human RSPA’s missions and activities will be direct that a report on ballast water man- centered fatigue research -300,000 underpinned by a current information tech- agement and its efforts to coordinate with Reduce funding for busi- nology infrastructure with the capability for the United States Coast Guard to control ness modernization ...... -1,988,000 upgrading. Reduce funding for unjusti- non-indigenous aquatic nuisance species be PIPELINE SAFETY submitted to the House and Senate Com- fied amounts ...... -60,000 (PIPELINE SAFETY FUND) mittee on Appropriations by April 1, 2002. Net adjustment to budget Detroit River Navigator.—The conferees un- estimate ...... -4,713,000 (OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND) derstand that the Seaway will provide the The conference agreement provides a total salary for the Detroit River Navigator dur- The conference agreement permits up to $1,200,000 in fees be collected and deposited in of $58,250,000 for the pipeline safety program ing fiscal year 2002. The conferees support instead of $48,475,000 as proposed by the such action. the general fund of the Treasury as offset- ting receipts. Also, the conference agree- House and $58,750,000 as proposed by the Sen- RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ment includes language that permits funds ate. Within this total, $20,707,000 is available ADMINISTRATION received from states, counties, municipali- until September 30, 2003, as proposed by the RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ties, other public authorities and private Senate instead of $30,828,000 as proposed by the House. The conference agreement appropriates sources for expenses incurred for training, Of this total, the conference agreement $37,279,000 for research and special programs reports publication and dissemination, and specifies that $7,864,000 shall be derived from instead of $36,487,000 as proposed by the travel expenses incurred in the performance the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and House and $41,993,000 as proposed by the Sen- of hazardous materials exemptions and ap- $50,386,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund. ate. Within this total, $2,170,000 is available proval functions. The House and Senate pro- The House bill allocated $7,472,000 from the until September 30, 2004, as proposed by the posed both of these provisions. The conference agreement directs the Re- Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and $41,003,000 House instead of $5,434,000 as proposed by the search and Special Programs Administration from the Pipeline Safety Trust Fund. The Senate. The following adjustments are made (RSPA) to submit to both the House and Senate bill provided $11,472,000 from the Oil to the budget estimate: Senate Committees on Appropriations before Spill Liability Trust Fund and $47,278,000 Reduce funding for 14 new February 1, 2002, a strategic plan outlining from the Pipeline Safety Fund. computer and adminis- the improvements in information technology The following table reflects the total allo- trative positions ...... -$690,000 and business modernization that will be cation for pipeline safety in fiscal year 2002:

Pipeline safety Oil spill liability Budget activity fund trust fund Total

Personnel, compensation, and benefits ...... $10,955,000 $900,000 $11,855,000 Operating expenses ...... 4,194,000 531,000 4,725,000 Information systems ...... 935,000 400,000 1,335,000 Risk assessment and technical studies ...... 850,000 400,000 1,250,000 Integrity management program ...... 6,253,000 1,190,000 7,443,000 Compliance ...... 200,000 100,000 300,000 Training and information dissemination ...... 900,000 300,000 1,200,000 Emergency notification ...... 100,000 ...... 100,000 Damage prevention/public education campaign ...... 3,213,000 200,000 3,413,000 Oil Pollution Act ...... 2,443,000 2,443,000 Research and development ...... 4,736,000 ...... 4,736,000 State grants ...... 15,000,000 1,400,000 16,400,000 Risk management ...... 50,000 ...... 50,000 One-call notification ...... 1,000,000 ...... 1,000,000 Interstate oversight grants ...... 2,000,000 ...... 2,000,000 Total ...... 50,386,000 7,864,000 58,250,000

The conference agreement approves the re- on obligations of $14,300,000, consistent with at such time as the parties reach agreement quest for 26 new positions to support a new both the House and Senate proposals. or discontinue negotiations, the Board would community based program and to support OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL take appropriate action. the new integrity management program. In SALARIES AND EXPENSES By petition filed June 26, 1998, Wichita/ Sedgwick and UP/SP indicated that they had addition, the conference agreement exceeds The conference agreement appropriates entered into an agreement, and jointly peti- the budget request for the integrity manage- $50,614,000 for this office as proposed by both tioned the Board to impose the agreement as ment program by $2,500,000 for a total of the House and the Senate. In addition, the a condition of the Board’s approval of the $7,443,000, and by $1,992,000 for office of pipe- agreement includes language under the Fed- UP/SP merger. By decision dated July 8, line safety research and development for a eral Transit Administration that would re- total of $4,736,000. imburse the Department of Transportation’s 1998, the Board agreed and imposed the Within the funds provided for the integrity Inspector General $2,000,000 for costs associ- agreement as a condition to the UP/SP merg- management program, the conference agree- ated with audits and investigations of tran- er. The terms of the negotiated agreement ment provides $750,000 for the office of pipe- sit-related issues. Bill language is also in- remain in effect. If UP/SP or any of its divi- line safety and state training, and adequate cluded that authorizes the use of funds for sions or subsidiaries materially changes or is funds to interpret pigging data submitted by investigation of fraud, deceptive trade prac- unable to achieve the assumptions on which industry, to witness new construction of tices, and unfair methods of competition in the Board based its final environmental pipelines, and to develop improved informa- the airline industry, as proposed by both the mitigation measures, then the Board should tion systems needed to monitor and evaluate House and the Senate. reopen Finance Docket 32760 if requested by industry data supplied to OPS. interested parties, and prescribe additional SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Within the funds provided for the research mitigation properly reflecting these changes and development, the conference agreement SALARIES AND EXPENSES if shown to be appropriate. provides $600,000 for airborne environmental The conference agreement appropriates Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad laser mapping technology research and engi- $18,457,000 for salaries and expenses of the (DM&E).—For more than 3 years, the Surface neering to support improved leak detection, Surface Transportation Board as proposed by Transportation Board has been considering analysis, and response by Federal, state, and the Senate instead of $18,563,000 as proposed an application on the Dakota, Minnesota & industry pipeline safety officials. by the House. The conference agreement in- Eastern Railroad. The conferees believe that State of Washington.—The conferees direct cludes language as proposed by both the the board should complete action on this that of the unobligated fiscal year 2001 funds House and Senate that allows the Board to proceeding. A petitioner has a legitimate ex- for the Washington State pipeline safety pro- offset $950,000 of its appropriation from fees pectation of receiving a decision on an appli- gram, which is estimated at $800,000, be obli- collected during the fiscal year for a total cation within a reasonable period of time. gated in fiscal year 2002 as soon as possible. program level of $17,507,000. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger.—On EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS December 12, 1997, the Board granted a joint OFFICE OF AIRLINE INFORMATION (EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND) request of Union Pacific Railroad Company (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) The conference agreement provides $200,000 and the City of Wichita and Sedgwick Coun- The conference agreement deletes funding, for emergency preparedness grants as pro- ty, KS (Wichita/Sedgwick) to toll the 18- proposed by the Senate, for the office of air- posed by both the House and the Senate. The month mitigation study pending in Finance line information. The House bill contained conference agreement includes a limitation Docket No. 32760. The decision indicated that no similar appropriation.

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.148 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8703 TITLE II including a social security number, medical Sec. 323 amends section 3030(b) of Public RELATED AGENCIES or disability information, and photographs Law 105–178 to authorize alternative analysis from a driver’s license or motor vehicle and preliminary engineering for the Detroit, ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION record without express consent of the person Michigan Metropolitan Airport rail project BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD to whom such information pertains; and pro- as proposed by the Senate. The House con- SALARIES AND EXPENSES hibits the Secretary from withholding funds tained no similar provision. The conference agreement appropriates provided in this Act for any grantee if a Sec. 324 prohibits the use of funds for any $5,015,000 for salaries and expenses of the Ar- state is in noncompliance with this provi- type of training which: (1) does not meet chitectural and Transportation Barriers sion. The House proposed no similar provi- needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities Compliance Board as proposed by the Senate sion. bearing directly on the performance of offi- instead of $5,046,000 as proposed by the Sec. 312 prohibits funds to establish a ves- cial duties; (2) could be highly stressful or House. sel traffic safety fairway less than five miles emotional to the students; (3) does not pro- wide between Santa Barbara and San Fran- NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD vide prior notification of content and meth- cisco traffic separation schemes as proposed ods to be used during the training; (4) con- SALARIES AND EXPENSES by both the House and Senate. tains any religious concepts or ideas; (5) at- The conference agreement includes Sec. 313 allows airports to transfer to the tempts to modify a person’s values or life- $68,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration instrument style; or (6) is for AIDS awareness training, National Transportation Safety Board landing systems as proposed by both the except for raising awareness of medical (NTSB), instead of $64,400,000 as proposed by House and Senate. ramifications of AIDS and workplace rights Sec. 314 allows funds for discretionary the House and $70,000,000 as proposed by the as proposed by both the House and Senate. grants of the Federal Transit Administration Senate. This provides an increase of Sec. 325 prohibits the use of funds in this for specific projects, except for fixed guide- $5,058,000 (8 percent) above the fiscal year Act for activities designed to influence Con- way modernization projects, not obligated by 2001 enacted level. The additional $3,520,000 gress or a state legislature on legislation or September 30, 2004, and other recoveries to above the budget estimate will help the appropriations except through proper, offi- be used for other projects under 49 U.S.C. NTSB address needed financial management cial channels as proposed by both the House 5309 as proposed by both the House and Sen- improvements and overtime requirements. and Senate. ate. TITLE III Sec. 315 allows transit funds appropriated Sec. 326 requires compliance with the Buy GENERAL PROVISIONS before October 1, 2001, and that remain avail- American Act as proposed by both the House and Senate. Sec. 301 allows funds for aircraft; motor ve- able for expenditure to be transferred as pro- Sec. 327 credits to appropriations of the hicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or al- posed by both the House and Senate. Department of Transportation rebates, re- lowances, as authorized by law as proposed Sec. 316 prohibits funds to compensate in funds, incentive payments, minor fees and by both the House and Senate. excess of 335 technical staff years under the other funds received by the Department from Sec. 302 requires pay raises to be funded federally funded research and development travel management centers, charge card pro- within appropriated levels in this Act or pre- center contract between the Federal Avia- grams, the subleasing of building space, and vious appropriations Acts as proposed by tion Administration and the Center for Ad- miscellaneous sources as proposed by both both the House and Senate. vanced Aviation Systems Development as Sec. 303 limits appropriations for services proposed by both the House and Senate. the House and Senate. Such funds received authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Sec. 317 allows funds received by the Fed- shall be available until December 31, 2002. Sec. 328 authorizes the Secretary of Trans- Executive Level IV as proposed by both the eral Highway Administration, Federal Tran- portation to allow issuers of any preferred House and Senate. sit Administration, and the Federal Railroad Sec. 304 prohibits funds in this Act for sal- Administration from States, counties, mu- stock to redeem or repurchase preferred aries and expenses of more than 105 political nicipalities, other public authorities, and stock sold to the Department of Transpor- and Presidential appointees in the Depart- private sources for expenses incurred for tation as proposed by the House. The Senate ment of Transportation as proposed by the training may be credited to each agency’s re- contained no similar provision. Sec. 329 provides $225,000 for the Amtrak House instead of 98 political and Presidential spective accounts as proposed by both the Reform Council instead of $450,000 as pro- appointees as proposed by the Senate. This House and Senate. Sec. 318 rescinds $9,231,000 of funds made posed by the House and $420,000 as proposed level of appointees is expected to cover the available for the value pricing pilot program by the Senate. The conference agreement did recently enacted Transportation Security under Public Law 105–178 as proposed by the not include the provisions proposed by the Administration. Sec. 304 also includes a pro- Senate. The House proposed no similar re- House regarding section 203(g)(1) of Public vision that prohibits political and Presi- scission. Sec. 318 also rescinds $43,742,000 of Law 105–134 on the Amtrak Reform Council’s dential personnel to be assigned on tem- funds made available for the transportation recommendations on Amtrak routes identi- porary detail outside the Department of infrastructure finance and innovation pro- fied for closure or realignment. The Senate Transportation or an independent agency gram under Public Law 105–178. The House proposed no similar provisions. funded in this Act except for personnel as- and Senate proposed no similar rescission. Sec. 330 appropriates $144,000,000 to the signed on temporary detail to the Office of Sec. 319 allows the Secretary of Transpor- Secretary of Transportation to make grants Homeland Security. The House proposed a tation to use up to 1 percent of the amounts for surface transportation projects instead of prohibition on all political and Presidential made available for capital investment grants $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The personnel funded in this Act from being as- and loans (49 U.S.C. 5309) for project manage- House proposed no similar appropriation. signed on temporary detail outside the De- ment oversight (49 U.S.C. 5327) beginning in Funds appropriated for surface transpor- partment of Transportation or an inde- fiscal year 2002 and thereafter as proposed by tation projects are to be distributed as fol- pendent agency. The Senate proposed no the Senate. The House proposed the same lows: similar provision. provision for fiscal year 2002 only. Sec. 305 prohibits pay and other expenses Sec. 320 allows funds made available for Fourteen Mile Bridge re- for non-Federal parties in regulatory or ad- Alaska or Hawaii ferry boats or ferry ter- placement, Alabama ...... $4,300,000 judicatory proceedings funded in this Act as minal facilities to be used to construct new Anderson County, South proposed by both the House and Senate. vessels and facilities or to improve existing Carolina Transit System Sec. 306 prohibits obligations beyond the vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities Project ...... 1,500,000 current fiscal year and prohibits transfers of as proposed by both the House and Senate. Arterial Railroad Grade funds unless expressly so provided herein as Sec. 320 also includes a provision proposed by Crossing, California ...... 2,000,000 proposed by both the House and Senate. the Senate that allows not more than Auburn University Center Sec. 307 limits consulting service expendi- $3,000,000 of the funds made available for for Transportation Tech- tures of public record in procurement con- ferry boats may be used by the State of Ha- nology Project, Alabama 20,000,000 tracts as proposed by both the House and waii to initiate and operate a passenger fer- Bassett Creek Valley Senate. ryboat services demonstration project. The North-South Greenway, Sec. 308 prohibits funds for the National House contained no similar provision. Minnesota ...... 10,000,000 Highway Safety Advisory Commission as Sec. 321 allows funds received by the Bu- Big South Fork Scenic proposed by both the House and Senate. reau of Transportation Statistics to be sub- Railroad enhancement Sec. 309 exempts previously made transit ject to the obligation limitation for Federal- project, Kentucky ...... 1,500,000 obligations from limitations on obligations aid highways and highway safety construc- Burlington to Middlebury as proposed by both the House and Senate. tion as proposed by both the House and Sen- Vermont Rail Line Sec. 310 modifies the distribution of the ate. Project ...... 1,000,000 Federal-aid highway program proposed by Sec. 322 amends section 3030(a) of Public California State Poly- the Senate. The House proposed no similar Law 105–178 to authorize final design and technic University road- provision. construction of the Washington County- ways to transit center, Sec. 311 includes the Senate provision that Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail California ...... 2,000,000 prohibits recipients of funds made available project as proposed by the Senate. The House Canton-Akron-Cleveland in this Act to release personal information, contained no similar provision. commuter rail, Ohio ...... 500,000

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0655 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.149 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8704 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 Chareston South Carolina, Syracuse bridge improve- gotiations between FAA and airport sponsors Parking Garage Project 20,000,000 ments on Auto Row, New concerning ‘‘below market’’ rates for such Construction of railroad York ...... 3,000,000 services or to grant assurances that require overpass, US 69, Okla- Truck relief route along airport sponsors to provide land without cost homa ...... 2,000,000 US 87, New Big Spring, to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. Delaware Memorial Bridge Texas ...... 2,000,000 Sec. 336 includes the Senate provision that Collision Avoidance Union County Red Bridge, provides funds to administer motor carrier Project, Delaware ...... 1,300,000 Pennsylvania ...... 1,300,000 safety programs and motor carrier safety re- Enser Bridge, Florida ...... 500,000 Upgrade of 11 grade cross- search by allowing the Secretary, as the Sec- Fairfield, Connecticut ings, Superior, Wisconsin 300,000 retary determines necessary, to deduct a Commuter Rail Project .. 4,000,000 US 80/SR 26, Georgia ...... 1,000,000 sum not to exceed two-fifths of 1 percent of General Mitchell Inter- Utah Central Valley Rail all sums made available from the federal national Airport Rail Line Sigurd/Salina to lands highways program, the surface trans- Station Project, Mil- Levan Project ...... 1,000,000 portation program, the congestion mitiga- waukee, Wisconsin ...... 2,500,000 Ventura County Highway tion and air quality improvement program, Greenwood, Mississippi, Video Camera Moni- the National Highway System, the interstate Rail track relocation and toring Project, California 500,000 maintenance program, the bridge program, Construction Project ...... 2,000,000 Vertical Clearance Im- the Appalachian development highway sys- Hawkins Crossing Inter- provement, CP Maine tem, and the minimum guarantee program. change at Meridan, I–20/ Line, New York ...... 1,500,000 The House proposed no similar provision. I–59, Missouri ...... 1,000,000 Vickers Rail Crossing Sec. 337 includes the Senate provision that Highway decking project I– grade separation, North- authorizes the Federal Aviation Administra- 5 corridor, California ...... 3,500,000 tion to use funds from airport sponsors, in- Highway railway grade wood, Ohio ...... 4,000,000 cluding grants-in-aid for airports funds, for crossing hazard elimi- West Laredo Multimodal the hiring of additional staff or for obtaining nation program, Ten- Trade Corridor/grade services of consultants for the purpose of fa- nessee ...... 4,000,000 crossings, Texas ...... 3,250,000 cilitating environmental activities related I–74 Mississippi River Whittier Bridge between to airport projects that add critical airport Bridge, Mississippi ...... 2,000,000 Amesbury and Newbury- Kansas City, Missouri Bus port, Massachusetts ...... 1,500,000 capacity to the national air transportation Rapid Transit Improve- Wilkes Barre, Pennsyl- system. The House proposed no similar pro- ments ...... 5,000,000 vania to Scranton Pas- vision. Kingvale, California Sat- senger Rail Project ...... 200,000 Sec. 338 includes the Senate provision that ellite Operations Control prohibits funds in this Act to be used for de- Sec. 331 modifies the Senate provision that veloping a new regional airport for southeast Center Project ...... 2,000,000 allows the Coast Guard Yard (Curtis Bay, Lake Rail Line, Lakeview, Louisiana until a commission of stake- MD) and other Coast Guard specialized fa- Oregon to Alturas, Cali- holders submits a comprehensive plan that is cilities in fiscal year 2002 to qualify as com- fornia ...... 1,750,000 approved by the administrator of the Federal ponents of the Department of Defense for Las Vegas, Nevada Mono- Aviation Administration and the House and competition and workload assignment pur- rail Project ...... 500,000 Senate Committees on Appropriations. The Lincoln to Omaha NE Pas- poses when providing support to the Depart- House proposed no similar provision. senger Rail Project ...... 200,000 ment of Defense, and allows the Yard and Sec. 339 modifies the House and Senate Maine Marine Highway De- other specialized facilities to enter into joint provision that allows States to use highway velopment Project, public-private partnerships and other coop- safety program funds (section 402 of title 23, Maine ...... 1,500,000 erative arrangements for the performance of United States Code) to produce and place Marathon County/Wasusau work which includes allowing the Coast highway safety service messages in tele- MPO, Wisconsin ...... 1,000,000 Guard to pay and receive funds, materials, vision, radio, cinema, internet, and print Martinsburg Roundhouse services and the use of facilities from such media based on guidance issued by the Sec- Redevelopment Project, public and private entities. The Senate pro- retary of Transportation; and requires the Martinsburg, West Vir- posed to amend section 648 of title 14, United States to report to the Secretary on the use ginia ...... 2,000,000 States Code, to include other Coast Guard of such funds for public service messages. Minnesota Valley Regional specialized facilities designated by the Com- Sec. 339 also modifies the Senate provision to Rail Authority Rehabili- mandant and included Sec. 331 as a new sub- require that $8,000,000 of the funds provided tation Project, Min- section of section 648. The House contained for innovative seat belt projects (section 157 nesota ...... 1,000,000 no similar provision. of title 23, United States Code) be used by Muskogree grade separa- Sec. 332 prohibits funds in this Act unless the States, as directed by the Secretary of tion, Oklahoma ...... 500,000 the Secretary of Transportation notifies the Transportation, to purchase advertising to Newark, New Jersey Penn House and Senate Committees on Appropria- publicize the States’ seat belt enforcement Station Improvements ... 2,000,000 tions not less than three full business days efforts during one or more of the Operation Odyssey Maritime Project, before any discretionary grant award, letter ABC national mobilizations; and requires Seattle, Washington ...... 3,000,000 of intent, or full funding grant agreement to- that up to $2,000,000 of the funds provided for Portland to Astoria rail taling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the innovative seat belt projects be used by the improvements, Oregon ... 2,000,000 department or its modal administration as Secretary to evaluate the effectiveness of Public exhibition of proposed by both the House and Senate. State seat belt programs that purchase such ‘‘America’s Transpor- Sec. 333 prohibits funds for design or con- advertising. The Senate proposed that tation Stories’’, Michi- struction of a light rail system in Houston, $15,000,000 designated for innovative grant gan ...... 2,000,000 Texas, instead of prohibiting funds for plan- Rail overpass crossing, funds be used for national television and ning, design, or construction of a light rail radio advertising to support the national law Claremore, Oklahoma .... 100,000 system in Houston, Texas, proposed by the Restoration and Improve- enforcement mobilizations conducted in all House. The Senate proposed no similar provi- ment of the Wichita Air 50 states aimed at increasing safety belt and sion. The conference agreement also includes Terminal, Kansas ...... 150,000 child safety seat use and controlling drunk Roane County bridge re- a new provision to allow funds available in driving. The House proposed no similar pro- placement, Tennessee ..... 150,000 this Act for a Houston, Texas, metro ad- posal on funding. Route 7 and 123 improve- vanced transit plan project to be available Sec. 340 amends item number 1348 in the ments in Northern Vir- for obligation under certain conditions. The table contained in section 1602 of Public Law ginia ...... 5,000,000 House and Senate proposed no similar provi- 105–178 to include ‘‘Construct Gastineau San Bernardino, California sion. Channel Second Crossing to Douglas Island’’ Metrolink project ...... 300,000 Sec. 334 prohibits funds in this Act for en- as proposed by the House. The Senate pro- Santa Teresa Port of Entry gineering work related to an additional run- posed to amend item 1348 to include ‘‘Second HAZMAT, New Mexico ... 1,200,000 way at New Orleans International Airport as Douglas Island Crossing’’. Scranton, Pennsylvania to proposed by the House. The Senate contained Sec. 341 prohibits funds for the Office of New York City Rail Serv- no similar provision. the Secretary of Transportation to approve ice Project ...... 1,000,000 Sec. 335 prohibits funds in this Act to be assessments or reimbursable agreements per- Southeast Main Rail Relo- used to adopt guidelines or regulations re- taining to funds appropriated to the modal cation Project, Moor- quiring airport sponsors to provide the Fed- administrations in this Act, unless such as- head, Minnesota ...... 1,500,000 eral Aviation Administration ‘‘without cost’’ sessments or agreements have completed the Southern Kentucky Inter- buildings, maintenance, or space for FAA normal reprogramming process for Congres- modal Transportation services as proposed by both the House and sional notification as proposed by the House. Park, Kentucky ...... 5,000,000 Senate. The prohibition does not apply to ne- The Senate proposed no similar provision.

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.152 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 November 29, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8705 Sec. 342 amends item 642 in the table con- can motor carriers with three or fewer com- domiciled motor carriers for conditional or tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 mercial vehicles. However, such carriers may permanent authority to operate beyond the to redesignate such project in Washington as be subject to on-site examinations or reviews United States municipalities and commer- the ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap at the discretion of the DOT; cial zones adjacent to the United States- and King Counties to Seattle’’ instead of 2. Require a full safety compliance re- Mexico border. The Senate proposed prohib- ‘‘passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap Coun- view—and a satisfactory rating resulting iting funds for the review or processing of an ty-Seattle’’ as proposed by both the House from that review—before any Mexican motor application by a Mexican motor carrier for and Senate. carrier can be granted permanent operating authority to operate beyond United States Sec. 343 amends item 1793 in the table con- authority. Provisions that require on-site municipalities and commercial zones on the tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 performance of safety examinations also United States-Mexico border until the Fed- to redesignate such project in Washington as apply to compliance reviews. Any carrier eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration the ‘‘Passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap that has not received an on-site safety exam- performs full safety compliance reviews and and King Counties to Seattle’’ instead of ination must undergo an on-site compliance inspections of Mexican motor carriers; and ‘‘passenger only ferry to serve Kitsap Coun- review. The result of this provision is that until the Department of Transportation In- ty-Seattle’’ as proposed by both the House every Mexican motor carrier operating four spector General certifies in writing that cer- and Senate. or more commercial vehicles and applying tain criteria are met pertaining to fully Sec. 344 amends item 576 in the table con- for cross-border authority, will be required trained inspectors, the Federal Motor Car- tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 to undergo at least one safety or compliance rier Safety Administration, the information to allow for construction of the Missouri review conducted on-site at the carrier’s infrastructure of the Mexican government, Center for Advanced Highway Safety as pro- place of business in Mexico before permanent border crossing capacity, and an accessible posed by the House. The Senate proposed no operating authority is granted; safety monitoring database. similar provision. 3. Require Federal and State inspectors at Sec. 351 includes the Senate provision that Sec. 345 includes the House provision that the border to electronically verify the valid- directs the Secretary of Transportation to designates the Washington Metropolitan ity of driver’s license of every driver car- include all public and private non-federal Area Transit Authority transit station lo- rying a placardable quantity of hazardous contributions made on or after January 1, cated at Ronald Reagan Washington Na- material, every driver undergoing a Level I 2000, for the regional transportation commis- tional Airport as the ‘‘Ronald Reagan Wash- safety inspection, and at least 50 percent of sion resort corridor fixed guideway project in ington National Airport Station’’, and di- all other Mexican motor carrier drivers Clark County, Nevada, to be used to meet rects the transit authority to modify signs, crossing the border; the non-federal share requirement of any ele- maps, directories, documents and other 4. Require all Mexican motor carriers ment or phase of the project. The House pro- records published by the authority to reflect granted authority to operate in the United posed no similar provision. the designation. The Senate proposed no States to display a Commercial Vehicle Safe- Sec. 352 modifies the Senate provision that similar provision. ty Alliance decal verifying satisfactory com- requires the Secretary, in consultation with Sec. 346 prohibits funds in this Act to any pletion of a safety inspection. These vehicles the Comptroller General of the United person or entity convicted of violating the must undergo safety inspections at least States, to conduct a study of the hazards and Buy American Act as proposed by the House. every 90 days in order to display such a risks to public health and safety, the envi- The Senate proposed no similar provision. decal. This requirement will no longer apply ronment, and the economy associated with Sec. 347 modifies the Senate provision that to a carrier once that carrier has operated the transportation of hazardous and radio- allows discretionary bridge program funds in for three consecutive years under permanent active materials. The provision requires the fiscal year 2002 to be used for historic cov- operating authority; study to be completed not later than six 5. Require that the 10 highest volume bor- ered bridges eligible for federal assistance months after the date of the enactment of der crossings be equipped with weigh-in mo- under section 1224 of Public 105–178. The this Act. The conferees expect that radio- tion systems and that inspectors verify the House proposed no similar provision. pharmaceuticals and medical radionuclides weight of each Mexican motor carrier enter- Sec. 348 includes the Senate provision that should be exempt from this study. The House prohibits funds for Coast Guard Acquisition, ing the United States. Of this total, 5 cross- ings shall be equipped before the border is proposed no similar provision. construction, and improvements after the Sec. 353 modifies the Senate provision that opened and the remainder shall be equipped fifteenth day of any quarter of any fiscal directs the State of Georgia to give priority year unless the Commandant of the Coast within 12 months of enactment of this Act; 6. Require the Department of Transpor- consideration to improving the Johnson Guard first submits a quarterly report to the tation to issue interim final safety-related Ferry Road, including the bridge over the House and Senate Committees on Appropria- regulations and policies; Chattahoochee River, and to widening Aber- tions on all major Coast Guard acquisition 7. Prohibit Mexican motor carriers from nathy Road with funds apportioned to the projects. The House proposed no similar pro- crossing into the United States at any bor- State of Georgia from revenue aligned budg- vision. der crossing where a certified motor carrier et authority by also directing the State of Sec. 349 reduces transportation administra- safety inspector is not on duty or where Alabama to give priority consideration to tive service center funds by $5,000,000 instead there is not adequate capacity to either con- construction of the approaches to the Patton of reducing funds by $37,000,000 and limiting duct a sufficient number of meaningful vehi- Island Bridge with funds apportioned to the fiscal year 2002 obligations to no more than cle safety inspections or accommodate vehi- State of Alabama from revenue aligned $120,323,000 instead of limiting obligations to cles placed out-of-service as a result of safe- budget authority and for planning, design, no more than $88,323,000 as proposed by the ty inspections; engineering, and construction of an inter- Senate. The House proposed no similar provi- 8. Prohibit vehicles that are owned or change on I–55 at approximately mile marker sion. leased by a Mexican motor carrier, and that 114 and connector roads in Madison County Sec. 350. The conference agreement modi- carry hazardous materials, to operate be- with funds apportioned to the State of Mis- fies provisions proposed by the House and yond the commercial zone, until the United sissippi from revenue aligned budget author- Senate regarding the safety of cross-border States has completed an agreement with the ity. The House proposed no similar provi- trucking between the United States and government of Mexico to ensure that drivers sions. Mexico. The House proposed to prohibit the of vehicles carrying a placardable quantity Sec. 354 includes the Senate provision that use of funds for the processing of applica- of hazardous materials meet substantially amends section 355(a) of the National High- tions by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to the same safety requirements as those met way System Designation Act of 1995 to re- operate in the interior of the United States, by U.S. drivers; quire certification by the Secretary that the beyond the commercial zones adjacent to the 9. Prohibit any Mexican motor carrier states of New Hampshire and Maine have U.S.-Mexican border. The Senate proposed to from operating beyond the commercial zone achieved a safety belt use rate of not less condition the use of funds to process applica- until (1) the Department of Transportation than 50 percent. The House proposed no simi- tions upon the certification by officials of Inspector General first conducts a com- lar provision. the Department of Transportation that spe- prehensive review of the DOT’s ability to en- Sec. 355 includes the Senate provision that cific safety-related requirements had been sure safety on U.S. highways once Mexican requires the Secretary of Transportation to met and upon promulgation in final form of motor carriers are allowed to operate within conduct a study on the cost and benefits of related regulations. The conference agree- the internal U.S.; and (2) the Secretary of constructing a third bridge across the Mis- ment includes multiple provisions which, Transportation certifies in writing in a man- sissippi River in the Memphis, Tennessee, among other things: ner addressing the IG’s findings that the metropolitan area. The provision requires 1. Require safety examinations by the DOT opening of the border does not pose an unac- the study be submitted to the Congress not of all Mexican motor carriers before they are ceptable safety risk to the American public; later than 180 days after the date of enact- granted conditional operating authority. and ment of this Act. The House proposed no Fifty percent of all such examinations are to 10. Require the DOT IG to conduct a follow similar provision. be conducted on-site, and on-site examina- up review at least 180 days following the first Sec. 356 provides the sense of Congress that tions are to cover at least fifty percent of review cited above and then annually there- the Secretary of Transportation should not carriers and 50 percent of estimated truck after. take any action that would diminish or re- traffic in a given year. An exemption from The House proposed prohibiting funds in voke any exemption from certain restric- the on-site requirement is provided for Mexi- this Act to process applications by Mexico- tions on maximum driving time and on-duty

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 05:28 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.153 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8706 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 time in effect on the date of the enactment vanced transportation (SCAT) in Public Law istration to encourage a locally developed of this Act for commercial motor vehicle 106–69 and Public Law 106–346 that remain and executed plan for modernizing O’Hare drivers as proposed by the Senate. The House unobligated to be transferred to the transit International Airport, addressing Northwest proposed no similar provision. planning and research account for the elec- corridor traffic congestion, increasing com- Sec. 357 transfers the Point Retreat Light tric transit vehicle institute in Tennessee. mercial air service at Gary-Chicago Airport Station, including all property under lease The House and Senate proposed no similar and Greater Rockford Airport, preserving as of June 1, 2000, to the Alaska Lighthouse provisions. and utilizing existing Chicago-area reliever Association, as authorized in Public Law 105– Sec. 369 makes technical amendments to and general aviation airports, and moving 383. The conferees note that the transfer is Public Law 107–20 to clarify the source of forward with a third Chicago-area airport. subject to conditions contained in that Act funding under federal-aid highways. The The provision also directs the Secretary and and furthermore expect that public access to House and Senate proposed no similar provi- FAA administrator to work with Congress to the property for recreation, hunting, and sions. enact a federal solution to address the avia- fishing will be largely unchanged. The House Sec. 370 allows previously provided funds tion capacity crisis in the Chicago area, in- proposed no similar provision. for the Riverside Expressway in Fairmont, cluding northwest Indiana, if such a plan Sec. 358 modifies the Senate provision that West Virginia, to be used to carry out any cannot be developed and executed. directs the State of Minnesota to give pri- project eligible under title 23, United States The conference agreement deletes the Sen- ority consideration to the Southeast main Code, in the vicinity of Fairmont, West Vir- ate provision that amends section 8335(a) of and rail relocation project in Moorhead and ginia. The House and Senate proposed no title 5, United States Code, to allow air traf- to improving I–35 W at Lake Street in Min- similar provisions. fic controllers in the civil service retirement neapolis with funds apportioned to the State Sec. 371 amends item 71 in the table con- system who face mandatory separation at of Minnesota from revenue aligned budget tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 age 56 to extend their service beyond age 56 authority. The House proposed no similar to allow traffic safety and pedestrian im- to the earliest date eligible for either con- provision. provements in downtown Miamisburg, Ohio. troller early retirement or for CSRS optional Sec. 359 directs the Secretary of Transpor- The House and Senate proposed no similar retirement, whichever comes first, unless the tation to approve the use of National high- provisions. Secretary determines that such action would way system and surface transportation pro- Sec. 372 amends item 258 in the table under compromise safety. A similar provision was gram funds for construction of type II noise the heading, ‘‘Capital investment grants’’ of included in the Treasury and General Gov- barriers in specific locations in the States of Public Law 106–69 to allow funds for the Mar- ernment Appropriations Act, 2002. Georgia and Pennsylvania instead of solely ble Valley regional transit district buses. The conference agreement deletes the Sen- in the State of Georgia as proposed by the The House and Senate proposed no similar ate provision that amends section 1023(h) of Senate. The House proposed no similar provi- provisions. Public Law 102–240 to allow all over-the-road sion. Sec. 373 amends item 73 in the table con- buses to be exempted from federal axle Sec. 360 allows funds provided in Public tained in section 1106(b) of Public Law 102– weight restrictions that are presently appli- Law 106–346 to be available for the widening 240 to allow $5,700,000 of the funds provided cable only to public transit buses. of U.S. 177 from SH–33 to 32nd Street in Still- for the Southtowns connector in Buffalo, The conference agreement deletes the Sen- water, Oklahoma. The House and Senate pro- New York, to be used for a parking facility ate provision that amends item 143 in the posed no similar provision. table under Capital Investment Grants of Sec. 361 amends section 3030(d)(3) of Public for the Inner Harbor redevelopment project Public Law 105–277 and item 167 in the table Law 105–178 to authorize the Alabama State in Buffalo, New York. The House and Senate under Capital Investment Grants of Public docks intermodal passenger and freight facil- proposed no similar provisions. Law 106–69 to allow funds for Northern New ity for bus and bus-related facilities funding. Sec. 374 amends item 630 of the table con- Mexico park and ride facilities and State of The House and Senate proposed no similar tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 New Mexico, buses and bus related facilities. provision. as amended by section 1102 of chapter 11 of Sec. 362 amends section 1105(c) of Public Public Law 106–554 to allow funds for the These amendments were included in the Sup- Law 102–240 to include the Louisiana High- construction of a parking facility for the plemental Appropriations Act, 2001. The conference agreement deletes the Sen- way 1 corridor from Grand Isle, Louisiana, Inner Harbor/redevelopment project in Buf- ate provision that establishes new eligibility along Louisiana Highway 1 to the intersec- falo, New York. tion with United States Route 90 as a high The conference agreement includes under criteria, as proposed in the budget, for com- priority corridor on the national highway Title I, Federal Aviation Administration, munities in the United States (except Alas- system. The House and Senate proposed no Aviation insurance revolving fund, the provi- ka) to receive essential air service subsidies. The conference agreement deletes the Sen- similar provision. sion that authorizes the Secretary of Trans- Sec. 363 amends item 425 in the table con- portation to make expenditures and invest- ate provision that requires up to $750,000 of tained in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178 ments related to aviation insurance activi- the funds appropriated for the Federal Rail- to extend and improve Louisiana Route 42 ties under chapter 443 of title 49, United road Administration, Railroad research and from and along U.S. 61 to I–10 in Ascension States Code as proposed by the Senate. The development be expended to pay 25 percent of and East Baton Rouge Parishes in the State House proposed to include this provision the total cost of a freight and passenger rail of Louisiana. The House and Senate proposed under Title III. infrastructure study of the Baltimore, Mary- no similar provision. The conference agreement deletes the land, area, and requires that the Norfolk- Sec. 364 amends items 111 and 1583 in the House provision that repeals section 232 of Southern Corporation, the CSX Corporation, table contained in section 1602 of Public Law Appendix E of Public Law 106–113 that per- and the State of Maryland contribute a total 105–178 to include other areas in the city of tains to funding for the James A. Farley amount of equal funding for this study. The Paducah and McCracken County, Kentucky. Post Office in New York. conference agreement addresses the Balti- The House and Senate proposed no similar The conference agreement deletes the more, Maryland, freight and passenger rail provision. House provision that prohibits funds in this infrastructure study under Title I, Federal Sec. 365 amends section 1105(c)(3) of Public Act to propose or issue rules, regulations, de- Railroad Administration, Research and de- Law 102–240 to clarify the Kentucky corridor crees, or orders pertaining to the implemen- velopment account. The House proposed no by including the Louie B. Nunn Parkway as tation of the Kyoto Protocol. similar provision. part of the Interstate 66 high priority cor- The conference agreement deletes the The conference agreement deletes the Sen- ridor of the national highway system. The House provision that prohibits funds in this ate provision that amends section 41703 of House and Senate proposed no similar provi- Act for the planning, design, development, or title 49, United States Code, to include a new sions. construction of the California State Route section regarding the transfer of cargo at Sec. 366 amends section 1105(c)(15) of Public 710 freeway extension project through El Anchorage International Airport. The con- Law 102–240 to include the existing Purchase Sereno, South Pasadena, and Pasadena, Cali- ferees note that the Department of Transpor- Parkway from the Tennessee state line to fornia. tation has not articulated a consistent strat- Interstate 24 in Kentucky as part of the The conference agreement deletes the Sen- egy for achieving ‘‘open skies’’ through the Interstate 69 high priority corridor of the na- ate provision that directs that the Com- current bilateral negotiating process or tional highway system. The House and Sen- mandant of the Coast Guard shall maintain through multilateral negotiations. Accord- ate proposed no similar provision. an onboard staffing level at the Coast Guard ingly, the conferees direct the department to Sec. 367 amends section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, of not less assess the current state of international Public Law 102–240 to designate the Purchase than 530 full time equivalent civilian em- aviation negotiations and report by March 1, Parkway corridor as interstate route 69 and ployees and provides that the Commandant 2002, to the House and Senate Committees on the Louie B. Nunn Parkway corridor as may reconfigure his vessel maintenance Appropriations regarding emerging multilat- interstate route 66; and directs the Common- schedule and new constructions projects to eral or bilateral international aviation nego- wealth of Kentucky to erect signs identi- maximize Yard employment as proposed by tiating strategies, including whether those fying such corridors as ‘‘future’’ interstates. the Senate. strategies should envision cargo transfer at The House and Senate proposed no similar The conference agreement deletes the Sen- domestic airports or cargo transfer rights for provisions. ate provision that directs the Secretary of United States flag carriers at international Sec. 368 allows capital investment funds Transportation in cooperation with the ad- airports. This report should include specific available to the Southern coalition for ad- ministrator of the Federal Aviation Admin- reference to air transportation issues in

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VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:04 Dec 01, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A29NO7.157 pfrm09 PsN: H29PT2 H8730 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 29, 2001 CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH COMPARISONS RECOGNIZING VICKI SANTOS, Mr. WICKER, for 5 minutes, today. The total new budget (obligational) au- STAFF MEMBER OF COMMITTEE Mr. SMITH of Michigan, for 5 minutes, thority for the fiscal year 2002 recommended ON RULES today. by the Committee of Conference, with com- Mr. SOUDER, for 5 minutes, today. parisons to the fiscal year 2001 amount, the (Mr. REYNOLDS asked and was 2002 budget estimates, and the House and given permission to address the House f Senate bills for 2002 follow: for 1 minute and to revise and extend ADJOURNMENT his remarks.) [In thousands of dollars] Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I move Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, as we New budget (obligational) that the House do now adjourn. complete our legislative day, before I authority, fiscal year The motion was agreed to; accord- send to the desk a privileged report 2001 ...... $18,702,897 ingly (at 7 o’clock and 22 minutes Budget estimates of new from the Committee on Rules for filing a.m.), the House adjourned until today, (obligational) authority, under the rule, I would like to just rec- Friday, November 30, 2001, at 9 a.m. fiscal year 2002 ...... 17,163,605 ognize Vicki Santos on the legislative House bill, fiscal year 2002 17,159,786 day of November 29 of this year. f Senate bill, fiscal year 2002 17,885,293 Tomorrow, on November 30, she will EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Conference agreement, fis- be having her last day as she goes back ETC. cal year 2002 ...... 17,579,970 Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive Conference agreement home to an accounting practice that her mother has, and we will miss her communications were taken from the compared with: Speaker’s table and referred as follows: New budget on the Committee on Rules and on the (obligational) author- floor of this House. 4652. A letter from the Assistant to the ity, fiscal year 2001 ...... ¥1,122,927 Board, Board of Governors of the Federal Re- f serve System, transmitting the Board’s final Budtet estimates of new rule—Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital (obligational) author- REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: ity, fiscal year 2002 ...... +416,365 POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CON- Capital Treatment of Recourse, Direct Cred- House bill, fiscal year FERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2299, it Substitutes and Residual Interests in 2002 ...... +420,184 Asset Securitizations [Regulations H and Y; senate bill, fiscal year DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- Docket No. R–1055] received November 27, 2002 ...... ¥305,323 TATION AND RELATED AGEN- 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the CIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002 Committee on Financial Services. HAROLD ROGERS, 4653. A letter from the Federal Reserve FRANK R. WOLF, Mr. REYNOLDS, from the Com- Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Cur- TOM DELAY, mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- rency, FDIC, and the Office of Thrift Super- vision, transmitting a joint report on review SONNY CALLAHAN, leged report (Rept. No. 107–309) on the of regulations affecting online delivery of fi- TOOD TIAHRT, resolution (H. Res. 299) waiving points nancial products and services, as required by ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, of order against the conference report Section 729 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act KAY GRANGER, to accompany the bill (H.R. 2299) mak- of 1999; to the Committee on Financial Serv- JO ANN EMERSON ices. ing appropriations for the Department JOHN E. SWEENEY, 4654. A letter from the Director, Depart- BILL YOUNG, of Transportation and related agencies ment of Defense, Defense Security Coopera- MARTIN OLAV SABO, for the fiscal year ending September 30, tion Agency, transmitting notification con- cerning the Department of the Air Force’s JOHN W. OLVER, 2002, and for other purposes, which was Proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance ED PASTOR, referred to the House Calendar and or- (LOA) to Austria for defense articles and CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, dered to be printed. services (Transmittal No. 02–13), pursuant to JOSE´ E. SERRANO, 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on Inter- JAMES E. CLYBURN, f national Relations. DAVID R. OBEY, LEAVE OF ABSENCE 4655. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- Managers on the Part of the House. viser for Treaty Affairs, Department of By unanimous consent, leave of ab- State, transmitting copies of international PATTY MURRAY, sence was granted to: agreements, other than treaties, entered into ROBERT C. BYRD, by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. Mr. DEFAZIO (at the request of Mr. BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, 112b(a); to the Committee on International HARRY REID, GEPHARDT) for November 27 and the Relations. HERB KOHL, balance of the week on account of per- 4656. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, RICHARD J. DURBIN, sonal business. transmitting the semiannual report of the PATRICK LEAHY, f Office of Inspector General covering the pe- DANIEL INOUYE, riod April 1 through September 30, 2001, pur- RICHARD C. SHELBY, SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED suant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) sec- CHRISTOPHER BOND, By unanimous consent, permission to tion 5(b); to the Committee on Government ROBERT F. BENNETT, Reform. BEN NIGHTHORSE address the House, following the legis- 4657. A letter from the Acting Assistant Di- CAMPBELL, lative program and any special orders rector, Communications, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, heretofore entered, was granted to: transmitting the Department’s final rule— TED STEVENS, (The following Members (at the re- Notice of Interim Final Supplementary Managers on the Part of the Senate. quest of Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Rules on BLM administered Public Lands f Texas) to revise and extend their re- within the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation marks and include extraneous mate- Area [CA–067–1220–NO] received November 20, 2001, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the RECESS rial:) Committee on Resources. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. 4658. A letter from the Acting Director, ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- Ms. NORTON, for 5 minutes, today. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. Interior, transmitting the Department’s clares the House in recess subject to final rule—Endangered and Threatened Wild- the call of the Chair. Mr. LANGEVIN, for 5 minutes, today. life and Plants; Final Rule To List the Accordingly (at 6 o’clock and 3 min- Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, for 5 min- Vermilion Darter as Endangered (RIN: 1018– utes, today. AG05) received November 21, 2001, pursuant utes a.m.), the House stood in recess to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on subject to the call of the Chair. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, for 5 min- Resources. utes, today. 4659. A letter from the Program Analyst, b 0721 Mr. TOWNS, for 5 minutes, today. FAA, Department of Transportation, trans- f Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, for 5 minutes, mitting the Department’s final rule—Air- today. worthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corpora- AFTER RECESS tion (Formerly Allison Engine Company) AE Mr. ENGEL, for 5 minutes, today. 2100 turboprop and AE 3007 turbofan Series The recess having expired, the House (The following Members (at the re- Engines [Docket No. 2000–NE–27–AD; Amend- was called to order by the Speaker pro quest of Mr. TOOMEY) to revise and ex- ment 39–12423; AD 2001–17–31] (RIN: 2120– AA64) received November 16, 2001, pursuant tempore (Mr. SESSIONS) at 7 o’clock tend their remarks and include extra- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on and 21 minutes a.m. neous material:) Transportation and Infrastructure.

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