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H.R. 3675
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 1996
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
( 1 ) $53,816,000
$53,376,000, ( 2 )
of which such sums as necessary shall be used
to investigate anticompetitive practices in air transportation,
enforce section 41712 of title 49, and report to Congress by the
end of the fiscal year on its progress to address anticompetitive
practices, and of which not to exceed $40,000 shall be
available as the Secretary may determine for allocation within the
Department for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided , That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation up to
$1,000,000 in funds received in user fees established to support
the electronic tariff filing system: Provided further
, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or
otherwise made available may be used to maintain custody of airline
tariffs that are already available for public and departmental
access at no cost; to secure them against detection, alteration, or
tampering; and open to inspection by the Department.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $5,574,000.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning,
research, systems development, and development activities, to
remain available until expended, $3,000,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the
Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to exceed
$124,812,000, shall be paid from appropriations made available to
the Department of Transportation: Provided,
That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to
entities within the Department of Transportation:
Provided further, That the above limitation on
operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:
Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this
Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the
Transportation Administrative Service Center without the approval
of the agency modal administrator: Provided further,
That no assessments may be levied against any program,
budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless
notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved
by such Committees.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments to air
carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined under
subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, as is
payable by the Department of Transportation,
( 3 ) $10,000,000
$25,900,000 , to remain available until expended and to
be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the implementation or execution of programs in excess
of ( 4 ) $10,000,000
$25,900,000 for the Payments to Air Carriers
program in fiscal year 1997: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be used by the
Secretary of Transportation to make payment of compensation under
subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, in
excess of the appropriation in this Act for liquidation of
obligations incurred under the `Payments to air carriers' program:
Provided further, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be used for the payment of claims for such
compensation except in accordance with this provision:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for service to communities in the forty-eight
contiguous States that are located fewer than seventy highway miles
from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that require a
rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of $200 unless such point
is greater than two hundred and ten miles from the nearest large or
medium hub airport: Provided further, That
of funds provided for `Small Community Air Service' by Public Law
101-508,
( 5 ) $28,600,000
$12,700,000 in fiscal year 1997 is hereby rescinded.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(RESCISSION)
Of the budgetary resources remaining available under this
heading, $1,133,000 are rescinded.
RENTAL PAYMENTS
For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters and field space
not to exceed 8,580,000 square feet and for related services
assessed by the General Services Administration, (
6 ) $127,447,000
$129,500,000 : Provided, That of
this amount, $2,022,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust
Fund, $39,113,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund, $840,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, and $193,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund: Provided further, That in
addition, for assessments by the General Services Administration
related to the space needs of the Federal Highway Administration,
( 7 ) $17,294,000
$17,192,000 , to be derived from `Federal-aid Highways',
subject to the `Limitation on General Operating Expenses'.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 49
U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $15,000,000. In addition, for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Resource Center
outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 1998: Provided,
That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be
used for business opportunities related to any mode of
transportation.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed
five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments
pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C.
402 note), and section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
429(b)); and recreation and welfare; ( 8
) $2,609,100,000 $2,331,350,000
, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That
the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed two
hundred and eighteen, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to
meet future attrition: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall
be available for pay or administrative expenses in connection with
shipping commissioners in the United States: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this Act
shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht documentation
under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are collected from
yacht owners and credited to this appropriation:
Provided further, That the Commandant shall reduce both
military and civilian employment levels for the purpose of
complying with Executive Order No. 12839.
ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation,
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels,
and aircraft, including equipment related thereto, (
9 ) $358,000,000
$393,100,000 , of which $20,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which (
10 ) $205,600,000
$227,960,000 shall be available to acquire, repair,
renovate or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 2001; ( 11
) $18,300,000 $19,040,000
shall be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation
capability, to remain available until September 30, 1999;
( 12 ) $39,900,000
$46,200,000 shall be available for other equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 1999; ( 13
) $47,950,000 $52,900,000
shall be available for shore facilities and aids to navigation
facilities, to remain available until September 30, 1999; and
( 14 ) $46,250,000
$47,000,000 shall remain available for personnel
compensation and benefits and related costs, to remain available
until September 30, 1998: Provided, That
funds received from the sale of the VC-11A and HU-25 aircraft shall
be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of acquiring new
aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: Provided
further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus
real property by sale or lease and the proceeds of such sale or
lease shall be credited to this appropriation (
15 ) : -Provided further, That the property in
Wildwood, New Jersey shall be disposed of in a manner resulting in
a final fiscal year 1997 appropriation estimated at $338,000,000
( 16 ) : Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to
continue the `Vessel Traffic Service 2000' Program .
( 17 ) ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
(RESCISSIONS)
Of the available balances under this heading provided in Public
Law 104-50, $3,400,000 are rescinded.
Of the available balances under this heading provided in Public
Law 103-331, $355,000 are rescinded.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION
For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's
environmental compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19
of title 14, United States Code, ( 18 )
$21,000,000 $23,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
( 19 ) PORT SAFETY DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for debt retirement of the Port of
Portland, Oregon, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
ALTERATION OF BRIDGES
For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive
bridges, ( 20 ) $16,000,000
$10,000,000 , to remain available until
expended.
RETIRED PAY
For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and
Survivor Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care of
retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical
Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55) $608,084,000.
RESERVE TRAINING
For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and
supplies, equipment, and services; $65,890,000.
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation;
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and
equipment, as authorized by law, ( 21 )
$19,000,000 $19,550,000 , to remain
available until expended, of which $5,020,000 shall be derived from
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: Provided,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from State and local governments, other public
authorities, private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses
incurred for research, development, testing, and evaluation.
BOAT SAFETY
(AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND)
For payment of necessary expenses incurred for recreational
boating safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended,
( 22 ) $35,000,000
$10,000,000 , to be derived from the Boat Safety Account
and to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration,
not otherwise provided for, including operations and research
activities related to commercial space transportation,
administrative expenses for research and development, establishment
of air navigation facilities and the operation (including leasing)
and maintenance of aircraft, and carrying out the provisions of
subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, or
other provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for
similar programs of airport and airway development or improvement,
lease or purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only, ( 23 ) $4,900,000,000
$4,899,957,000 , of which (
24 ) $1,642,500,000
$2,742,602,000 shall be derived from the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
( 25 ) $30,000,000
$75,000,000 from additional user fees to be established
by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and
used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading:
Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar for
dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during
fiscal year 1997, to result in a final fiscal year 1997
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
( 26 ) $2,127,398,000
$2,082,355,000 ( 27
) : -Provided further, That the only additional
user fees authorized as offsetting collections are fees for
services provided to aircraft that neither take off from, nor land
in, the United States: Provided further,
That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other
public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in
the provision of agency services, including receipts for the
maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities and, for
issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including
airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests
related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration
forms: Provided further, That funds may be
used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard
setting organization to assist in the development of aviation
safety standards: Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants
for the second career training program: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for paying premium pay under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any
Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee
actually performed work during the time corresponding to such
premium pay: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended to operate a
manned auxiliary flight service station in the contiguous United
States: Provided further, That none of the
funds derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund may be used to
support the operations and activities of the Associate
Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or
purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities
and equipment as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title
49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary
sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including
construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites
by lease or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and
related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal
Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such
accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or
transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head; to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, (
28 ) $1,800,000,000
$1,788,700,000 , of which ( 29
) $1,583,000,000 $1,571,700,000
shall remain available until September 30, 1999, and of
which $217,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1
997: Provided, That there may be credited
to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air
navigation facilities.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research,
engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of
subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including
construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant, ( 30
) $185,000,000 $188,490,000 , to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain
available until September 30, 1999: Provided,
That there may be credited to this appropriation funds
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for
research, engineering, and development.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for
airport planning and development, and for noise compatibility
planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter
471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States
Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations,
$1,500,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which
are in excess of ( 31 )
$1,300,000,000 $1,460,000,000 in fiscal
year 1997 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development,
and noise compatibility planning and programs, notwithstanding
section 47117(h) of title 49, United States Code.
AVIATION INSURANCE REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in accordance with section 104 of
the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C.
9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation
insurance activities under chapter 443 of title 49, United States
Code.
AIRCRAFT PURCHASE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for activities
under this heading during fiscal year 1997.
( 32 ) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
FRANCHISE FUND
There is hereby established in the Treasury a fund, to be
available without fiscal year limitation, for the costs of
capitalizing and operating such administrative services as the FAA
Administrator determines may be performed more advantageously as
centralized services, including accounting, international training,
payroll, travel, duplicating, multimedia and information technology
services: Provided, That any inventories,
equipment, and other assets pertaining to the services to be
provided by such fund, either on hand or on order, less the related
liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations made
prior to the current year for the purpose of providing capital
shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided
further, That such fund shall be paid in advance from
funds available to the FAA and other Federal agencies for which
such centralized services are performed, at rates which will return
in full all expenses of operation, including accrued leave,
depreciation of fund plant and equipment, amortization of Automated
Data Processing (ADP) software and systems (either required or
donated), and an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable
operating reserve, as determined by the FAA Administrator:
Provided further, That such fund shall
provide services on a competitive basis: Provided
further, That an amount not to exceed four percent of
the total annual income to such fund may be retained in the fund
for fiscal year 1997 and each year thereafter, to remain available
until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital equipment
and for the improvement and implementation of FAA financial
management, ADP, and support systems: Provided further,
That no later than thirty days after the end of each
fiscal year, amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be
transferred to miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including motor
carrier safety program operations, and research of the Federal
Highway Administration not to exceed ( 33
) $510,981,000 $534,846,000
shall be paid in accordance with law from
appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal Highway
Administration together with advances and reimbursements received
by the Federal Highway Administration: Provided,
That ( 34 )
$214,698,000 $234,840,000 of the amount
provided herein shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
HIGHWAY-RELATED SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402
administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to remain
available until expended, $2,049,000 to be derived from the Highway
Trust Fund.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which
are in excess of ( 35 )
$17,550,000,000 $17,650,000,000 for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for
fiscal year 1997.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code,
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the
National Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C.
148, not otherwise provided, including reimbursements for sums
expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308,
$19,800,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and
derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until
expended.
RIGHT-OF-WAY REVOLVING FUND
(LIMITATION ON DIRECT LOANS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
( 36 ) None of the funds
under this head are available for obligations for right-of-way
acquisition during fiscal year 1997. For the cost of
direct loans, $8,000,000, as authorized by section 108 of title 23,
United States Code.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
31102, $74,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and
to remain available until expended: Provided,
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for
which are in excess of ( 37 )
$77,425,000 $79,000,000 for `Motor Carrier
Safety Grants'.
( 38 ) STATE INFRASTRUCTURE
BANKS
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
To carry out the State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program (Public
Law 104-59, section 350), $250,000,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, to be
distributed by the Secretary to more than 10 States:
Provided, That these funds shall be used to advance
projects or programs under the terms and conditions of section 3
50: Provided further, That any State that
receives such funds may deposit any portion of those funds into
either the highway or transit account of the State Infrastructure
Bank: Provided further, That the funds appropriated and deposited
into transit accounts authorized by section 350(b)(3) shall be
drawn from the Mass Transit account of the Highway Trust Fund and
that funds appropriated and deposited into highway accounts
authorized by section 350(b)(2) shall be drawn from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
Provided further, That the Secretary shall ensure that
the Federal disbursements shall be at a rate consistent with
historic rates for the Federal-aid highways program.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under part C
of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 301 of
title 49, United States Code, ( 39 )
$81,895,000 $80,000,000 , of which
$45,646,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1999:
Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to plan,
finalize, or implement any rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of
title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations any requirement
pertaining to a grading standard that is different from the three
grading standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance)
already in effect.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the
Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23
U.S.C. 403 and section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), to be
derived from the Highway Trust Fund, ( 40
) $50,377,000 $53,195,000
, of which $27,066,000 shall remain available until September 30,
1999.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the provisions
of 23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 408, and 410, chapter 303 of title 49,
United States Code, and section 209 of Public Law 95-599, as
amended, to remain available until expended, (
41 ) $167,100,000 $169,100,000
, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund:
Provided, That, notwithstanding subsection 2009(b) of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, none
of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or
execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal
year 1997, are in excess of ( 42 )
$167,100,000 $169,100,000 for
programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as amended, of
which ( 43 ) $127,700,000
$129,700,000 shall be for `State and
community highway safety grants', $2,400,000 shall be for the
`National Driver Register', ( 44 )
$11,000,000 $12,000,000 shall be
for highway safety grants as authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of
Public Law 102-240, and ( 45 )
$26,000,000 $25,000,000 shall be for
section 410 `Alcohol-impaired driving counter-measures programs':
Provided further, That none of these funds
shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling costs,
or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local, or private
buildings or structures: Provided further,
That not to exceed ( 46 )
$5,268,000 $5,468,000 of the funds made
available for section 402 may be available for administering `State
and community highway safety grants': Provided f
urther, That not to exceed $150,000 of the funds made
available for section 402 may be available for administering the
highway safety grants authorized by section 1003(a)(7) of Public
Law 102-240: Provided further, That the
unobligated balances of the appropriation `Highway-Related Safety
Grants' shall be transferred to and merged with this `Highway
Traffic Safety Grants' appropriation: Provided further
, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made
available for section 410 `Alcohol-impaired driving
counter-measures programs' shall be available for technical
assistance to the States.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration,
not otherwise provided for, ( 47 )
$16,469,000 $16,739,000 , of which
$1,523,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available for the planning or execution of a program making
commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail
Services Act of 1970, as amended, and no new commitments to
guarantee loans under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail
Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, shall be made:
Provided further, That, as part of the Washington Union
Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed
of trust on the property and, where the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation or any successor is obligated to make payments on such
deed of trust on the Secretary's behalf, including payments on and
after September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized to receive
such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment
Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first
deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of trust with
those funds: Provided further, That such
additional sums as may be necessary for payment on the first deed
of trust may be advanced by the Administrator from unobligated
balances available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be
reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station
Redevelopment Corporation.
RAILROAD SAFETY
For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not
otherwise provided for, $51,407,000, of which $2,476,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated under this
heading are available for the reimbursement of out-of-state travel
and per diem costs incurred by employees of state governments
directly supporting the Federal railroad safety program, including
regulatory development and compliance-related activities.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development,
( 48 ) $20,341,000
$20,000,000 , to remain available until expended.
( 49 ) NORTHEAST CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements
authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.)
and 49 U.S.C. 24909, $200,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 1999.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRAINSETS AND FACILITIES
For the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, $80,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 1999, to pursue public/private
partnerships for high-speed rail trainset and maintenance facility
financing arrangements.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform
Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amounts and at
such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant
to the guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under
sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as
long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding:
Provided, That no new loan guarantee commitments shall
be made during fiscal year ( 50 )
1997. 1997, except for up to $75,000,000 in
loan guarantee commitments during such fiscal year (and $4,158,000
is hereby made available for the cost of such loan guarantee
commitments).
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
For necessary expenses for Next Generation High-Speed Rail
studies, corridor planning, development, demonstration, and
implementation, ( 51 )
$19,757,000 $26,525,000 , to remain
available until expended: Provided, That
funds under this head may be made available for grants to States
for high-speed rail corridor design, feasibility studies,
environmental analyses, and ( 52 )
track and signal track, signal and station
improvements.
TRUST FUND SHARE OF NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For grants and payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
provisions of the High-Speed Ground Transportation program as
defined in subsections 1036(c) and 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, including planning
and environmental analyses, $2,855,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.
( 53 ) ALASKA RAILROAD
REHABILITATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 shall be for capital rehabilitation
and improvements benefiting its passenger operations.
RHODE ISLAND RAIL DEVELOPMENT
For the costs associated with construction of a third track on
the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode
Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate double stack
freight cars, ( 54 )
$4,000,000 $10,000,000 to be matched by the
State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar for dollar basis
and to remain available until expended: Provided,
That as a condition of accepting such funds, the
Providence and Worcester (P&W) Railroad shall enter into an
agreement with the Secretary to reimburse Amtrak and/or the Federal
Railroad Administration, on a dollar for dollar basis, up to the
first ( 55 ) $10,000,000
$16,000,000 in damages resulting from the
legal action initiated by the P&W Railroad under its existing
contracts with Amtrak relating to the provision of vertical
clearances between Davisville and Central Falls in excess of those
required for present freight operations.
( 56 ) DIRECT LOAN FINANCING
PROGRAM
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $58,680,000, for
direct loans not to exceed $400,000,000 consistent with the
purposes of section 505 of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 825) as in effect on
September 30, 1988, to the Alameda Corridor Transportation
Authority to continue the Alameda Corridor Project, including
replacement of at-grade rail lines with a below-grade corridor and
widening of the adjacent major highway: Provided,
That loans not to exceed the following amounts shall be
made on or after the first day of the fiscal year indicated:
Fiscal year 1997
--$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1998
--$140,000,000
Fiscal year 1999
--$120,000,000
Provided further, That any loan authorized
under this section shall be structured with a maximum 30-year
repayment after completion of construction at an annual interest
rate of not to exceed the 30-year United States Treasury rate and
on such terms and conditions as deemed appropriate by the Secretary
of Transportation: Provided further, That
specific provisions of section 505(a)(b) and (d) shall not apply:
Provided further, That the Alameda Corridor
Transportation Authority shall be deemed to be a financially
responsible person for purposes of section 505 of the Act.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 49 U.S.C.
24104,
( 57 ) $462,000,000
$592,000,000 , to remain available until
expended, of which $342,000,000 shall be available for operating
losses and for mandatory passenger rail service payments, and
( 58 ) $120,000,000
$250,000,000 shall be for capital improvements:
Provided, That funding under this head for
capital improvements shall not be made available before July 1,
1997: Provided further, That none of the
funds herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase of
passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for
any officer or employee, other than the president of the
Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles for
those officers or employees while in official travel status.
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit
Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49,
United States Code, ( 59 )
$41,367,000 $42,147,000.
FORMULA GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5310(a)(2),
5311, and 5336, to remain available until expended, (
60 ) $490,000,000
$218,335,000 : Provided, That no
more than ( 61 )
$2,052,925,000 $2,149,185,000 of budget
authority shall be available for these purposes:
Provided further, That ( 62
) , notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of the funds provided under this head for formula
grants, no more than $400,000,000 may be used for operating
assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5336(d): Provided further,
That the limitation on operating assistance provided
under this heading shall, for urbanized areas of less than 200,000
in population, be no less than seventy-five percent of the amount
of operating assistance such areas are eligible to receive under
Public Law 103-331: Provided further, That
in the distribution of the limitation provided under this heading
to urbanized areas that had a population under the 1990 census of
1,000,000 or more, the Secretary shall direct each such area to
give priority consideration to the impact of reductions in
operating assistance on smaller transit authorities operating
within the area and to consider the needs and resources of such
transit authorities when the limitation is distributed among all
transit authorities operating in the area.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS
For necessary expenses for university transportation centers as
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5317(b), to remain available until
expended, $6,000,000.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as
authorized by 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5311, 5313, 5314, and 5315, to remain
available until expended, $85,500,000, of which $39,500,000 shall
be for activities under Metropolitan Planning (49 U.S.C. 5303);
$4,500,000 for activities under Rural Transit Assistance (49 U.S.C.
5311(b)(2)); $8,250,000 for activities under State Planning and
Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); $22,000,000 for activities under
National Planning and Research (49 U.S.C. 5314); $8,250,000 for
activities under Transit Cooperative Research (49 U.S.C. 5313(a));
and $3,000,000 for National Transit Institute (49 U.S.C. 5315).
TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
5338(a), $1,920,000,000, to remain available until expended and to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided,
That $1,920,000,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal Transit
Administration's formula grants account.
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which
are in excess of ( 63 )
$1,665,000,000 $1,900,000,000 in fiscal
year 1997 for grants under the contract authority in 49 U.S.C.
5338(b): Provided, That (
64 ) notwithstanding any
provision of law, there shall be available for fixed
guideway modernization, ( 65 )
$666,000,000 $725,000,000 ; there shall be
available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of
buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-related
facilities, ( 66 )
$333,000,000 $375,000,000 ; and,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for fixed
guideway modernization projects, ( 67 )
$10,510,000 $8,890,000 made
available under Public Law 102-240 and Public Law 102-143 under
`Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants' for projects
specified in those Acts or identified in reports accompanying those
Acts, not obligated by September 30, 1996; together with,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $744,000 funds made
available for the `New Bedford and Fall River Massachusetts
commuter rail extension' under Public Law 103-331; together with,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $47,322,000 funds made
available for the `Chicago Central Area Circulator Project' in
Public Law 103-122 and Public Law 103-331, shall be made available
for new fixed guideway systems together with the (
68 ) $666,000,000
$800,000,000 made available for new fixed guideway
systems in this Act, to be available as follows:
( 69 )
$6,390,000 for the Alaska-Hollis to Ketchikan ferry project;
( 70 ) $66,820,000
$62,000,000 for the Atlanta-North
Springs project;
( 71 ) $10,260,000
$5,000,000 for the Baltimore-LRT
Extension project;
( 72 ) $40,181,000
$30,000,000 for the Boston Piers-MOS-2
project;
( 73 ) $2,000,000 for
the Burlington-Charlotte, Vermont commuter rail project;
( 74 ) $5,500,000 for
the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail project;
( 75 ) $25,000,000,
$20,000,000 notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for transit improvements in the Chicago
downtown area;
$3,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast-Northern Kentucky
rail line project;
( 76 ) $10,000,000
$12,000,000 for the DART North Central
light rail extension project;
( 77 ) $12,500,000
$18,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth
RAILTRAN project;
( 78 ) $1,000,000 for
the DeKalb County, Georgia light rail project;
( 79 ) $3,000,000 for
the Denver Southwest Corridor project;
( 80 ) $9,000,000
$20,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County
commuter rail project;
( 81 ) $2,000,000 for
the Griffin light rail project;
( 82 ) $40,590,000
$24,000,000 for the Houston Regional Bus
project;
( 83 ) $7,400,000 for
the Jackson, Mississippi Intermodal Corridor;
( 84 ) $15,300,000 for
the Jacksonville ASE extension project;
( 85 ) $1,500,000
$3,600,000 for the Kansas City Southtown
corridor project;
( 86 ) $6,000,000 for
the Little Rock, Arkansas Junction Bridge project;
( 87 ) $90,000,000
$55,000,000 for the Los Angeles-MOS-3
project;
( 88 ) $1,500,000 for
the Los Angeles-San Diego commuter rail project;
( 89 ) $27,000,000
$50,000,000 for the MARC Commuter Rail
Improvements project;
( 90 )
$5,000,000 for the Metro-Dade Transit east-west corridor,
Florida project;
( 91 ) $1,000,000 for
the Miami-North 27th Avenue project;
( 92 ) $2,000,000
$6,400,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee
Regional Rail Plan;
( 93 )
$4,240,000 for the Morgantown, West Virginia Personal Rapid
Transit System;
$10,000,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core/Hudson-Bergen LRT
project;
$105,530,000 for the New Jersey Urban Core/Secaucus project;
( 94 ) $1,000,000 for
the New Jersey West Trenton commuter rail project;
( 95 ) $8,000,000
$10,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal
Street Corridor project;
( 96 ) $2,000,000 for
the New Orleans Desire Streetcar project;
$35,020,000 for the New York-Queens Connection project;
( 97 ) $500,000 for the
Northern Indiana commuter rail project;
( 98 )
$10,000,000 for the Oklahoma City, MAPS corridor transit
system;
( 99 ) $5,000,000 for
the Orange County transitway project;
$2,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project;
( 100 )
$15,100,000 for the Pittsburgh Airport busway project;
( 101 )
$6,000,000 for the Portland South/North light rail transit
project;
( 102 ) $90,000,000
$138,000,000 for the
Portland-Westside/Hillsboro Extension project;
( 103 )
$5,000,000 for the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
regional transit plan;
( 104 ) $6,000,000
$7,000,000 for the Sacramento LRT
Extension project;
( 105 ) $20,000,000
$58,000,000 for the Salt Lake City-South
LRT project ( 106 ) ,-of
which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available only for
high-occupancy vehicle lane and corridor design costs;
( 107 )
$30,000,000 for St. Louis Metrolink;
( 108 ) $20,000,000
$45,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair
Extension project;
( 109 ) $35,000,000
$20,000,000 for the San Francisco
Area-BART airport extension/San Jose Tasman West LRT projects;
( 110 ) $3,000,000 for
the San Diego-Mid-Coast Corridor project;
( 111 ) $9,500,000 for
the San Juan Tren Urbano project;
( 112 )
$5,000,000 for the Seattle-Renton-Tacoma light rail project;
( 113 ) $375,000 for the
Staten Island-Midtown Ferry service project;
$2,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland commuter rail project;
( 114 ) and
( 115 )
$8,000,000 for the Virginia Rail Express Richmond to Washington
commuter rail project; and
( 116 ) $2,500,000
$5,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry
terminal, New York, New York.
MASS TRANSIT CAPITAL FUND
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C.
5338(b) administered by the Federal Transit Administration,
( 117 ) $2,000,000,000
$2,300,000,000 , to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 14
of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, (
118 ) $200,000,000 $198,510,000
, to remain available until expended.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget
for the current fiscal year.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance of those
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained by
the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, including the
Great Lakes Pilotage functions delegated by the Secretary of
Transportation, ( 119 )
$10,037,000 $10,337,000 , to be derived from
the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Research
and Special Programs Administration, ( 120
) $23,929,000 $27,675,000
, of which $574,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, and of which $7,101,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 1999: Provided, That up to
$1,200,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting
receipts: Provided further, That there may
be credited to this appropriation funds received from States,
counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication
and dissemination.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety
program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, and to discharge the
pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1
990, ( 121 ) $30,988,000
$31,278,000 , of which $2,528,000 shall be
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain
available until September 30, 1999; and of which (
122 ) $28,460,000
$28,750,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety
Fund, of which $15,500,000 shall remain available until September
30, 1999: Provided, That in addition to
amounts made available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,000,000
shall be available for grants to States for the development and
establishment of one-call notification systems and shall be derived
from amounts previously collected under section 7005 of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
