Calendar No. 522 107TH CONGRESS REPORT "! 2d Session SENATE 107–224 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2003 JULY 26, 2002.—Ordered to be printed Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2808] The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2808) mak- ing appropriations for the Department of Transportation and re- lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2003 Amount of bill as reported to Senate ...................... $22,251,162,000 Amount of budget estimates, 2003 .......................... 20,799,680,000 Fiscal year 2002 enacted .......................................... 18,900,670,000 81–066 ★(Star Print) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:06 Aug 01, 2002 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6664 E:\HR\OC\SR224.XXX pfrm11 PsN: SR224 C O N T E N T S SUMMARY OF MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS Page Total obligational authority .................................................................................... 4 Program, project, and activity ................................................................................ 4 Accrual funding of retirement costs and post-retirement health benefits .......... 4 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................. 6 Office of Civil Rights ............................................................................................... 10 Transportation planning, research, and development .......................................... 11 Transportation Administrative Service Center ..................................................... 12 Essential Air Service and Rural Airport Improvement Fund .............................. 13 Minority Business Resource Center Program ....................................................... 15 Minority business outreach ..................................................................................... 16 TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Summary of fiscal year 2003 program ................................................................... 21 U.S. COAST GUARD Operating expenses ................................................................................................. 26 Acquisition, construction, and improvements ....................................................... 34 Environmental compliance and restoration ........................................................... 37 Alteration of bridges ................................................................................................ 37 Retired pay ............................................................................................................... 38 Reserve training ....................................................................................................... 39 Research, development, test, and evaluation ........................................................ 39 Boat safety ................................................................................................................ 40 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations ................................................................................................................ 41 Facilities and equipment ......................................................................................... 44 Research, engineering, and development ............................................................... 55 Grants-in-aid for airports ........................................................................................ 57 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Limitation on administrative expenses .................................................................. 64 Federal-aid highways .............................................................................................. 65 Appalachian development highway system ........................................................... 74 Limitation on Transportation Research ................................................................. 75 Nationwide Differential Global Positioning System ............................................. 78 Bureau of Transportation Statistics ....................................................................... 79 Liquidation of Contract Authorization ................................................................... 79 FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Motor carrier safety: Limitation on administrative expense ............................... 80 National motor carrier safety program .................................................................. 83 Border enforcement program .................................................................................. 84 (2) VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:06 Aug 01, 2002 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 E:\HR\OC\SR224.XXX pfrm11 PsN: SR224 3 Page NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Operations and research ......................................................................................... 87 Highway traffic safety grants ................................................................................. 93 FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Safety and operations .............................................................................................. 96 Railroad research and development ....................................................................... 97 Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program .......................... 98 Next generation high-speed rail ............................................................................. 99 Alaska railroad rehabilitation ................................................................................ 100 Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) ..................... 100 Amtrak Reform Council ................................................................................... 106 Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project ................................................ 106 FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 107 Formula grants ........................................................................................................ 107 University transportation research ........................................................................ 110 Transit planning and research ............................................................................... 110 Trust fund share of expenses .................................................................................. 111 Capital investment grants ...................................................................................... 111 Job access and reverse commute grants ................................................................ 143 ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Operations and maintenance .................................................................................. 144 RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION Research and special programs .............................................................................. 146 Pipeline safety .......................................................................................................... 148 Emergency preparedness grants ............................................................................ 150 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................. 150 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Salaries and expenses ............................................................................................. 151 TITLE II—RELATED AGENCIES Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: Salaries and expenses ................................................................................................................ 152 National Transportation Safety Board: Salaries and expenses ........................... 152 TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS General provisions ................................................................................................... 154 Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate .. 158 Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 158 Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate ................................................................................................................... 159 Budgetary impact statement .................................................................................. 160 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 11:06 Aug 01, 2002 Jkt 099006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5905 Sfmt 5905 E:\HR\OC\SR224.XXX pfrm11 PsN: SR224 TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY PROVIDED—GENERAL FUNDS AND TRUST FUNDS In addition to the appropriation of $22,251,162,000 in new budg- et authority for fiscal year 2003, large amounts of contract author- ity are provided by law, the obligation limits for which are con- tained in the annual appropriations bill. The principal items in this category are the trust funded programs for Federal-aid highways, for mass transit, and for airport development grants. For fiscal year 2003, estimated obligation limitations