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                     Subtitle B--General Provisions  
  
SEC. 1201. DEFINITIONS.  
  
    Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read   
as follows:  
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this title, the following definitions apply:  
            ``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' includes   
        unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.  
            ``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' means any   
        project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, including   
        provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly and   
        individuals with disabilities, systems for locating potential   
        riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring   
        vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as   
        preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic   
        control devices, and designating existing facilities for use for   
        preferential parking for carpools.  
            ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means the   
        supervising, inspecting, actual building, and incurrence of all   
        costs incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a   
        highway, including bond costs and other costs relating to the   
        issuance in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other debt   
        financing instruments and costs incurred by the State in   
        performing Federal-aid project related audits that directly   
        benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes--  
                    ``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including   
                the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic   
                markers in accordance with specifications of the   
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the   
                Department of Commerce);  
                    ``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;  
                    ``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;  
                    ``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of   
                replacement housing sites, and acquisition and   
                rehabilitation, relocation, and construction of   
                replacement housing;  
                    ``(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade   
                crossings;  
                    ``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;  
                    ``(G) improvements that directly facilitate and   
                control traffic flow, such as grade separation of   
                intersections, widening of lanes, channelization of   
                traffic, traffic control systems, and passenger loading   
                and unloading areas; and  
                    ``(H) capital improvements that directly facilitate   
                an effective vehicle weight enforcement program, such as   
                scales (fixed and portable), scale pits, scale   
                installation, and scale houses.  
            ``(4) County.--The term `county' includes corresponding   
        units of government under any other name in States that do not   
        have county organizations and, in those States in which the   
        county government does not have jurisdiction over highways, any   
        local government unit vested with jurisdiction over local   
        highways.  
            ``(5) Federal-aid highway.--The term `Federal-aid highway'   
        means a highway eligible for assistance under this chapter other   
        than a highway classified as a local road or rural minor   
        collector.  
            ``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid system'   
        means any of the Federal-aid highway systems described in   
        section 103.  
            ``(7) Federal lands highway.--The term `Federal lands   
        highway' means a forest highway, public lands highway, park   
        road, parkway, refuge road, and Indian reservation road that is   
        a public road.  
            ``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The term `forest   
        development roads and trails' means forest roads and trails   
        under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.  
            ``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' means a   
        forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a   
        public authority and open to public travel.  
            ``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road or   
        trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or   
        adjacent to, and serving the National Forest System that is   
        necessary for the protection, administration, and utilization of   
        the National Forest System and the use and development of its   
        resources.  
            ``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes--  
                    ``(A) a road, street, and parkway;  
                    ``(B) a right-of-way, bridge, railroad-highway   
                crossing, tunnel, drainage structure, sign, guardrail,   
                and protective structure, in connection with a highway;   
                and  
                    ``(C) a portion of any interstate or international   
                bridge or tunnel and the approaches thereto, the cost of   
                which is assumed by a State transportation department,   
                including such facilities as may be required by the   
                United States Customs and Immigration Services in   
                connection with the operation of an international bridge   
                or tunnel.  
            ``(12) Indian reservation road.--The term `Indian   
        reservation road' means a public road that is located within or   
        provides access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land  
        or restricted Indian land that is not subject to fee title   
        alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or   
        Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in   
        which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of   
        the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally   
        available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable   
        to Indians.  
            ``(13) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate System'   
        means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and   
        Defense Highways described in section 103(c).  
            ``(14) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means the   
        preservation of the entire highway, including surface,   
        shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control   
        devices as are necessary for safe and efficient utilization of   
        the highway.  
            ``(15) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance area' means   
        an area that was designated as a nonattainment area, but was   
        later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental   
        Protection Agency as an attainment area, under section 107(d) of   
        the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).  
            ``(16) National highway system.--The term `National Highway   
        System' means the Federal-aid highway system described in   
        section 103(b).  
            ``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management,   
        and control.--The term `operating costs for traffic monitoring,   
        management, and control' includes labor costs, administrative   
        costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other costs associated   
        with the continuous operation of traffic control, such as   
        integrated traffic control systems, incident management   
        programs, and traffic control centers.  
            ``(18) Operational improvement.--The term `operational   
        improvement'--  
                    ``(A) means (i) a capital improvement for   
                installation of traffic surveillance and control   
                equipment, computerized signal systems, motorist   
                information systems, integrated traffic control systems,   
                incident management programs, and transportation demand   
                management facilities, strategies, and programs, and   
                (ii) such other capital improvements to public roads as   
                the Secretary may designate, by regulation; and  
                    ``(B) does not include resurfacing, restoring, or   
                rehabilitating improvements, construction of additional   
                lanes, interchanges, and grade separations, and   
                construction of a new facility on a new location.  
            ``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a public road,   
        including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use, but with   
        capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is located within,   
        or provides access to, an area in the National Park System with   
        title and maintenance responsibilities vested in the United   
        States.  
            ``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in chapter 2 of   
        this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress on   
        lands to which title is vested in the United States.  
            ``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an undertaking to   
        construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context   
        so implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed   
        or any other undertaking eligible for assistance under this   
        title.  
            ``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project agreement'   
        means the formal instrument to be executed by the State   
        transportation department and the Secretary as required by   
        section 106.  
            ``(23) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means   
        a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe,   
        municipal or other local government or instrumentality with   
        authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-  
        free facilities.  
            ``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--The term   
        `public lands development roads and trails' means those roads   
        and trails that the Secretary of the Interior determines are of   
        primary importance for the development, protection,   
        administration, and utilization of public lands and resources   
        under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.  
            ``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public lands   
        highway' means a forest road under the jurisdiction of and   
        maintained by a public authority and open to public travel or   
        any highway through unappropriated or unreserved public lands,   
        nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations under the   
        jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to   
        public travel.  
            ``(26) Public lands highways.--The term `public lands   
        highways' means those main highways through unappropriated or   
        unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other   
        Federal reservations, which are on the Federal-aid systems.  
            ``(27) Public road.--The term `public road' means any road   
        or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public   
        authority and open to public travel.  
            ``(28) Refuge road.--The term `refuge road' means a public   
        road that provides access to or within a unit of the National   
        Wildlife Refuge System and for which title and maintenance   
        responsibility is vested in the United States Government.  
            ``(29) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means all areas   
        of a State not included in urban areas.  
            ``(30) Safety improvement project.--The term `safety   
        improvement project' means a project that corrects or improves   
        high hazard locations, eliminates roadside obstacles, improves   
        highway signing and pavement marking, installs priority control   
        systems for emergency vehicles at signalized intersections,   
        installs or replaces emergency motorist aid call boxes, or   
        installs traffic control or warning devices at locations with   
        high accident potential.  
            ``(31) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of   
        Transportation.  
            ``(32) State.--The term `State' means any of the 50 States,   
        the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.  
            ``(33) State funds.--The term `State funds' includes funds   
        raised under the authority of the State or any political or   
        other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure   
        under the direct control of the State transportation department.  
            ``(34) State transportation department.--The term `State   
        transportation department' means that department, commission,   
        board, or official of any State charged by its laws with the   
        responsibility for highway construction.  
            ``(35) Transportation enhancement activities.--The term   
        `transportation enhancement activities' means, with  
        respect to any project or the area to be served by the project,   
        any of the following activities if such activity relates to   
        surface transportation: provision of facilities for pedestrians   
        and bicycles, provision of safety and educational activities for   
        pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of scenic easements and   
        scenic or historic sites, scenic or historic highway programs   
        (including the provision of tourist and welcome center   
        facilities), landscaping and other scenic beautification,   
        historic preservation, rehabilitation and operation of historic   
        transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including   
        historic railroad facilities and canals), preservation of   
        abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use   
        thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails), control and removal   
        of outdoor advertising, archaeological planning and research,   
        environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to   
        highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality while   
        maintaining habitat connectivity, and establishment of   
        transportation museums.  
            ``(36) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an urbanized   
        area or, in the case of an urbanized area encompassing more than   
        one State, that part of the urbanized area in each such State,   
        or urban place as designated by the Bureau of the Census having   
        a population of 5,000 or more and not within any urbanized area,   
        within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local   
        officials in cooperation with each other, subject to approval by   
        the Secretary. Such boundaries shall encompass, at a minimum,   
        the entire urban place designated by the Bureau of the Census,   
        except in the case of cities in the State of Maine and in the   
        State of New Hampshire.  
            ``(37) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an   
        area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the   
        Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by   
        responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each   
        other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries   
        shall encompass, at a minimum, the entire urbanized area within   
        a State as designated by the Bureau of the Census.''.  
  
SEC. 1202. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.  
  
    (a) In General.--Section 217 of title 23, United States Code, is   
amended--  
            (1) in subsection (b)--  
                    (A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways and'' after   
                ``construction of''; and  
                    (B) by striking ``(other than the Interstate   
                System)'';  
            (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a highway   
        access to which is fully controlled,'';  
            (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:  
  
    ``(g) Planning and Design.--  
            ``(1) In general.--Bicyclists and pedestrians shall be given   
        due consideration in the comprehensive transportation plans   
        developed by each metropolitan planning organization and State   
        in accordance with sections 134 and 135, respectively. Bicycle   
        transportation facilities and pedestrian walkways shall be   
        considered, where appropriate, in conjunction with all new   
        construction and reconstruction of transportation facilities,   
        except where bicycle and pedestrian use are not permitted.  
            ``(2) Safety considerations.--Transportation plans and   
        projects shall provide due consideration for safety and   
        contiguous routes for bicyclists and pedestrians. Safety   
        considerations shall include the installation, where   
        appropriate, and maintenance of audible traffic signals and   
        audible signs at street crossings.'';  
            (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized vehicles   
        shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may not'';  
            (5) in subsection (h)(3)--  
                    (A) by striking ``when State and local regulations   
                permit,''; and  
                    (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;  
            (6) in subsection (h)--  
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);   
                and  
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:  
            ``(4) when State or local regulations permit, electric   
        bicycles; and''; and  
            (7) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:  
  
    ``(j) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions   
apply:  
            ``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term `bicycle   
        transportation facility' means a new or improved lane, path, or   
        shoulder for use by bicyclists and a traffic control device,   
        shelter, or parking facility for bicycles.  
            ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means   
        any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor   
        weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not in   
        excess of 20 miles per hour.  
            ``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any person   
        traveling by foot and any mobility-impaired person using a   
        wheelchair.  
            ``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a mobility   
        aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used by individuals   
        with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or   
        motorized.''.  
  
    (b) Design Guidance.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 217 note.>>   
            (1) In general.--In implementing section 217(g) of title 23,   
        United States Code, the Secretary, in cooperation with the   
        American Association of State Highway and Transportation   
        Officials, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and other   
        interested organizations, shall develop guidance on the various   
        approaches to accommodating bicycles and pedestrian travel.  
            (2) Issues to be addressed.--The guidance shall address   
        issues such as the level and nature of the demand, volume, and   
        speed of motor vehicle traffic, safety, terrain, cost, and sight   
        distance.  
            (3) Recommendations.--The guidance shall include   
        recommendations on amending and updating the policies of the   
        American Association of State Highway and Transportation   
        Officials relating to highway and street design standards to   
        accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians.  
            (4) Time period for development.--The guidance shall be   
        developed within 18 months after the date of enactment of this   
        Act.  
  
    (c) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--Section   
109(n) of such title is amended to read as follows:  
    ``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--The   
Secretary shall not approve any project or take any regulatory action   
under this title that will result in the severance of an existing major   
route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized   
transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or   
regulatory action provides for a reasonable alternate route or such a   
route exists.''.  
    (d) <<NOTE: 23 USC 130.>>  Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130   
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:  
  
    ``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this section,   
a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.  
    (e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curriculum.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC   
402 note.>>   
            (1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to develop a   
        national bicycle safety education curriculum that may include   
        courses relating to on-road training.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress   
        a copy of the curriculum.  
            (3) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 210,   
        the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 for fiscal year   
        1999 to carry out this subsection.  
  
SEC. 1203. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.  
  
    (a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) of title 23, United States   
Code, is amended to read as follows:  
    ``(a) General Requirements.--  
            ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to encourage   
        and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and   
        development of surface transportation systems that will serve   
        the mobility needs of people and freight and foster economic   
        growth and development within and through urbanized areas, while   
        minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air   
        pollution.  
            ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--To accomplish the   
        objective stated in paragraph (1), metropolitan planning   
        organizations designated under subsection (b), in cooperation   
        with the State and public transit operators, shall develop   
        transportation plans and programs for urbanized areas of the   
        State.  
            ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each   
        metropolitan area shall provide for the development and   
        integrated management and operation of transportation systems   
        and facilities (including pedestrian walkways and bicycle   
        transportation facilities) that will function as an intermodal   
        transportation system for the metropolitan area and as an   
        integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the   
        State and the United States.  
            ``(4) Process of development.--The process for developing   
        the plans and programs shall provide for consideration of all   
        modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative,   
        and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the   
        complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.''.  
  
    (b) Designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--  
            (1) In general.--Section 134(b) of such title is amended by   
        striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:  
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out the transportation planning   
        process required by this section, a metropolitan planning   
        organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with a   
        population of more than 50,000 individuals--  
                    ``(A) by agreement between the Governor and units of   
                general purpose local government that together represent   
                at least 75 percent of the affected population   
                (including the central city or cities as defined by the   
                Bureau of the Census); or  
                    ``(B) in accordance with procedures established by   
                applicable State or local law.  
            ``(2) Structure.--Each policy board of a metropolitan   
        planning organization that serves an area designated as a   
        transportation management area, when designated or redesignated   
        under this subsection, shall consist of--  
                    ``(A) local elected officials;  
                    ``(B) officials of public agencies that administer   
                or operate major modes of transportation in the   
                metropolitan area (including all transportation agencies   
                included in the metropolitan planning organization as of   
                June 1, 1991); and  
                    ``(C) appropriate State officials.''.  
            (2) Continuing designation.--Section 134(b)(4) of such title   
        is amended <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>  to read as follows:  
            ``(4) Continuing designation.--A designation of a   
        metropolitan planning organization under this subsection or any   
        other provision of law shall remain in effect until the   
        metropolitan planning organization is redesignated under   
        paragraph (5).''.  
            (3) Redesignation.--Section 134(b)(5)(A) of such title is   
        amended--  
                    (A) by striking ``among'' and inserting ``between'';   
                and  
                    (B) by striking ``which together'' and inserting   
                ``that together''.  
            (4) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning   
        organization.--Section 134(b)(6) of such title is amended to   
        read as follows:  
            ``(6) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning   
        organization.--More than 1 metropolitan planning organization   
        may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning area   
        only if the Governor and the existing metropolitan planning   
        organization determine that the size and complexity of the   
        existing metropolitan planning area make designation of more   
        than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the area   
        appropriate.''.  
  
    (c) Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries.--Section 134(c) of such   
title is amended--  
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``Planning''   
        before ``Area'';  
            (2) in the first sentence--  
                    (A) by striking ``For the purposes'' and inserting   
                the following:  
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes''; and  
                    (B) by inserting ``planning'' before ``area'';  
            (3) by striking the second sentence and all that follows and   
        inserting the following:  
            ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning area--  
                    ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing   
                urbanized area and the contiguous area expected to   
                become urbanized within a 20-year forecast period; and  
                    ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan   
                statistical area or consolidated metropolitan   
                statistical area, as defined by the Bureau of the   
                Census.  
            ``(3) Existing metropolitan planning areas in   
        nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of an   
        urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or   
        carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et   
        seq.), the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area in   
        existence as of the date of enactment of this paragraph shall be   
        retained, except that the boundaries may be adjusted by   
        agreement of the Governor and affected metropolitan planning   
        organizations in the manner described in subsection (b)(5).  
            ``(4) New metropolitan planning areas in nonattainment.--In   
        the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of   
        enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone or   
        carbon monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan planning   
        area--  
                    ``(A) shall be established in the manner described   
                in subsection (b)(1);  
                    ``(B) shall encompass the areas described in   
                paragraph (2)(A);  
                    ``(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph   
                (2)(B); and  
                    ``(D) may address any nonattainment area identified   
                under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for   
                ozone or carbon monoxide.''; and  
            (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph   
        (2)(A) of this subsection) with paragraphs (2) through (4) (as   
        inserted by paragraph (3) of this subsection).  
  
    (d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--Section 134(d) of such title   
is amended <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>  to read as follows:  
  
    ``(d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--  
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage each   
        Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate   
        metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning   
        organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning for   
        the entire metropolitan area.  
            ``(2) Interstate compacts.--The consent of Congress is   
        granted to any 2 or more States--  
                    ``(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, not in   
                conflict with any law of the United States, for   
                cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in support of   
                activities authorized under this section as the   
                activities pertain to interstate areas and localities   
                within the States; and  
                    ``(B) to establish such agencies, joint or   
                otherwise, as the States may determine desirable for   
                making the agreements and compacts effective.  
            ``(3) Lake tahoe region.--  
                    ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Lake   
                Tahoe region' has the meaning given the term `region' in   
                subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional   
                Planning Compact, as set forth in the first section of   
                Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3234).  
                    ``(B) Transportation planning process.--The   
                Secretary shall--  
                          ``(i) establish with the Federal land   
                      management agencies that have jurisdiction over   
                      land in the Lake Tahoe region a transportation   
                      planning process for the region; and  
                          ``(ii) coordinate the transportation planning   
                      process with the planning process required of   
                      State and local governments under this section,   
                      section 135, and chapter 53 of title 49.  
                    ``(C) Interstate compact.--   
                <<NOTE: California. Nevada.>>   
                          ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),   
                      notwithstanding subsection (b), to carry out the   
                      transportation planning process required by this   
                      section, the consent of Congress is granted to the   
                      States of California and Nevada to designate a   
                      metropolitan planning organization for the Lake   
                      Tahoe region, by agreement between the Governors   
                      of the States of California and Nevada and units   
                      of general purpose local government that together   
                      represent at least 75 percent of the affected   
                      population (including the central city or cities   
                      (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in   
                      accordance with procedures established by   
                      applicable State or local law.  
                          ``(ii) Involvement of federal land management   
                      agencies.--  
                                    ``(I) Representation.--The policy   
                                board of a metropolitan planning   
                                organization designated under clause (i)   
                                shall include a representative of each   
                                Federal land management agency that has   
                                jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe   
                                region.  
                                    ``(II) Funding.--In addition to   
                                funds made available to the metropolitan   
                                planning organization under other   
                                provisions of this title and under   
                                chapter 53 of title 49, not more than 1   
                                percent of the funds allocated under   
                                section 202 may be used to carry out the   
                                transportation planning process for the   
                                Lake Tahoe region under this   
                                subparagraph.  
                    ``(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in   
                transportation plans developed under this paragraph--  
                          ``(i) shall be selected for funding in a   
                      manner that facilitates the participation of the   
                      Federal land management agencies that have   
                      jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region;   
                      and  
                          ``(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2, be   
                      funded using funds allocated under section 202.  
            ``(4) Recipients of other assistance.--The Secretary shall   
        encourage each metropolitan planning organization to coordinate,   
        to the maximum extent practicable, the design and delivery of   
        transportation services within the metropolitan planning area   
        that are provided--  
                    ``(A) by recipients of assistance under chapter 53   
                of title 49; and  
                    ``(B) by governmental agencies and nonprofit   
                organizations (including representatives of the agencies   
                and organizations) that receive Federal assistance from   
                a source  
                other than the Department of Transportation to provide   
                nonemergency transportation services.''.  
  
    (e) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) of such title is amended--   
<<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>   
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' and   
        inserting ``MPOs'';  
            (2) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:  
            ``(1) Nonattainment areas.--If'';  
            (3) by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is   
        located within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan   
        planning organization, the metropolitan planning organizations   
        shall coordinate plans regarding the project.''; and  
            (4) by aligning paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph   
        (2) of this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by   
        paragraph (3) of this subsection).  
  
    (f) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 134(f) of such title is   
amended to read as follows:  
    ``(f) Scope of Planning Process.--  
            ``(1) In general.--The metropolitan transportation planning   
        process for a metropolitan area under this section shall provide   
        for consideration of projects and strategies that will--  
                    ``(A) support the economic vitality of the   
                metropolitan area, especially by enabling global   
                competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;  
                    ``(B) increase the safety and security of the   
                transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized   
                users;  
                    ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility   
                options available to people and for freight;  
                    ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote   
                energy conservation, and improve quality of life;  
                    ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of   
                the transportation system, across and between modes, for   
                people and freight;  
                    ``(F) promote efficient system management and   
                operation; and  
                    ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing   
                transportation system.  
            ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider   
        any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable by   
        any court under this title, subchapter II of chapter 5 of title   
        5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting a   
        transportation plan, a transportation improvement plan, a   
        project or strategy, or the certification of a planning   
        process.''.  
  
    (g) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 134(g) of such title is   
amended--  
            (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' and   
        inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';  
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Identify'' and   
        inserting ``An identification of''; and  
            (3) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the   
        following:  
                    ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the   
                adopted long-range transportation plan can be   
                implemented, indicates resources from public and private   
                sources that are reasonably expected to be made   
                available to carry out the plan, and recommends any   
                additional financing strategies for needed projects and   
                programs. The financial  
                plan may include, for illustrative purposes, additional   
                projects that would be included in the adopted long-  
                range transportation plan if reasonable additional   
                resources beyond those identified in the financial plan   
                were available. For the purpose of developing the long-  
                range transportation plan, the metropolitan planning   
                organization and State shall cooperatively develop   
                estimates of funds that will be available to support   
                plan implementation.'';  
            (4) in paragraph (4)--  
                    (A) by inserting after ``employees,'' the following:   
                ``freight shippers, providers of freight transportation   
                services,''; and  
                    (B) by inserting after ``private providers of   
                transportation,'' the following: ``representatives of   
                users of public transit,'';  
            (5) by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--  
        Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a State or metropolitan   
        planning organization shall not be required to select any   
        project from the illustrative list of additional projects   
        included in the financial plan under paragraph (2)(B).'';  
            (6) in the subsection heading by striking ``Long Range   
        Plan'' and inserting ``Long-Range Transportation Plan'';  
            (7) in the headings for paragraphs (2) and (5) by striking   
        ``long range plan'' and inserting ``long-range transportation   
        plan''; and  
            (8) by striking ``long range plan'' each place it appears   
        and inserting ``long-range transportation plan''.  
  
    (h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 134(h)   
of such title is amended <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>  to read as follows:  
  
    ``(h) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--  
            ``(1) Development.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the State and   
                any affected public transit operator, the metropolitan   
                planning organization designated for a metropolitan area   
                shall develop a transportation improvement program for   
                the area for which the organization is designated.  
                    ``(B) Opportunity for comment.--In developing the   
                program, the metropolitan planning organization, in   
                cooperation with the State and any affected public   
                transit operator, shall provide citizens, affected   
                public agencies, representatives of transportation   
                agency employees, freight shippers, providers of freight   
                transportation services, private providers of   
                transportation, representatives of users of public   
                transit, and other interested parties with a reasonable   
                opportunity to comment on the proposed program.  
                    ``(C) Funding estimates.--For the purpose of   
                developing the transportation improvement program, the   
                metropolitan planning organization, public transit   
                agency, and State shall cooperatively develop estimates   
                of funds that are reasonably expected to be available to   
                support program implementation.  
                    ``(D) Updating and approval.--The program shall be   
                updated at least once every 2 years and shall be   
                approved by the metropolitan planning organization and   
                the Governor.  
            ``(2) Contents.--The transportation improvement program   
        shall include--  
                    ``(A) a priority list of proposed federally   
                supported projects and strategies to be carried out   
                within each 3-year period after the initial adoption of   
                the transportation improvement program; and  
                    ``(B) a financial plan that--  
                          ``(i) demonstrates how the transportation   
                      improvement program can be implemented;  
                          ``(ii) indicates resources from public and   
                      private sources that are reasonably expected to be   
                      available to carry out the program;  
                          ``(iii) identifies innovative financing   
                      techniques to finance projects, programs, and   
                      strategies; and  
                          ``(iv) may include, for illustrative purposes,   
                      additional projects that would be included in the   
                      approved transportation improvement program if   
                      reasonable additional resources beyond those   
                      identified in the financial plan were available.  
            ``(3) Included projects.--  
                    ``(A) Projects under this chapter and chapter 53 of   
                title 49.--A transportation improvement program   
                developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area   
                shall include the projects and strategies within the   
                area that are proposed for funding under this chapter   
                and chapter 53 of title 49.  
                    ``(B) Projects under chapter 2.--  
                          ``(i) Regionally significant projects.--  
                      Regionally significant projects proposed for   
                      funding under chapter 2 shall be identified   
                      individually in the transportation improvement   
                      program.  
                          ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects proposed for   
                      funding under chapter 2 that are not determined to   
                      be regionally significant shall be grouped in 1   
                      line item or identified individually in the   
                      transportation improvement program.  
                    ``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation   
                plan.--Each project shall be consistent with the long-  
                range transportation plan developed under subsection (g)   
                for the area.  
                    ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The   
                program shall include a project, or an identified phase   
                of a project, only if full funding can reasonably be   
                anticipated to be available for the project within the   
                time period contemplated for completion of the project.  
            ``(4) Notice and comment.--Before approving a transportation   
        improvement program, a metropolitan planning organization shall,   
        in cooperation with the State and any affected public transit   
        operator, provide citizens, affected public agencies,   
        representatives of transportation agency employees, freight   
        shippers, providers of freight transportation services, private   
        providers of transportation, representatives of users of public   
        transit, and other interested parties with reasonable notice of   
        and an opportunity to comment on the proposed program.  
            ``(5) Selection of projects.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in   
                subsection (i)(4) and in addition to the transportation  
                improvement program development required under paragraph   
                (1), the selection of federally funded projects for   
                implementation in metropolitan areas shall be carried   
                out, from the approved transportation improvement   
                program--  
                          ``(i) by--  
                                    ``(I) in the case of projects under   
                                this chapter, the State; and  
                                    ``(II) in the case of projects under   
                                chapter 53 of title 49, the designated   
                                transit funding recipients; and  
                          ``(ii) in cooperation with the metropolitan   
                      planning organization.  
                    ``(B) Modifications to project priority.--  
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law, action by   
                the Secretary shall not be required to advance a project   
                included in the approved transportation improvement   
                program in place of another project in the program.  
            ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--  
                    ``(A) No required selection.--Notwithstanding   
                paragraph (2)(B)(iv), a State or metropolitan planning   
                organization shall not be required to select any project   
                from the illustrative list of additional projects   
                included in the financial plan under paragraph   
                (2)(B)(iv).  
                    ``(B) Required action by the secretary.--Action by   
                the Secretary shall be required for a State or   
                metropolitan planning organization to select any project   
                from the illustrative list of additional projects   
                included in the financial plan under paragraph   
                (2)(B)(iv) for inclusion in an approved transportation   
                improvement program.  
            ``(7) Publication.--  
                    ``(A) Publication of transportation improvement   
                programs.--A transportation improvement program   
                involving Government participation shall be published or   
                otherwise made readily available by the metropolitan   
                planning organization for public review.  
                    ``(B) Publication of annual listings of projects.--  
                An annual listing of projects for which Federal funds   
                have been obligated in the preceding year shall be   
                published or otherwise made available by the   
                metropolitan planning organization for public review.   
                The listing shall be consistent with the categories   
                identified in the transportation improvement program.''.  
  
    (i) Transportation Management Areas.--  
            (1) <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>  Required designations.--Section   
        134(i)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows:  
            ``(1) Designation.--  
                    ``(A) Required designations.--The Secretary shall   
                designate as a transportation management area each   
                urbanized area with a population of over 200,000   
                individuals.  
                    ``(B) Designations on request.--The Secretary shall   
                designate any additional area as a transportation   
                management area on the request of the Governor and the   
                metropolitan planning organization designated for the   
                area.''.  
            (2) Selection of projects.--Section 134(i)(4) of such title   
        is amended to read as follows:  
            ``(4) Selection of projects.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--All federally funded projects   
                carried out within the boundaries of a transportation   
                management area under this title (excluding projects   
                carried out on the National Highway System and projects   
                carried out under the bridge program or the Interstate   
                maintenance program) or under chapter 53 of title 49   
                shall be selected for implementation from the approved   
                transportation improvement program by the metropolitan   
                planning organization designated for the area in   
                consultation with the State and any affected public   
                transit operator.  
                    ``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects   
                carried out within the boundaries of a transportation   
                management area on the National Highway System and   
                projects carried out within such boundaries under the   
                bridge program or the Interstate maintenance program   
                shall be selected for implementation from the approved   
                transportation improvement program by the State in   
                cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization   
                designated for the area.''.  
            (3) Certification.--Section 134(i)(5) of such   
        title <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>  is amended to read as follows:  
            ``(5) Certification.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--  
                          ``(i) ensure that the metropolitan planning   
                      process in each transportation management area is   
                      being carried out in accordance with applicable   
                      provisions of Federal law; and  
                          ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), certify,   
                      not less often than once every 3 years, that the   
                      requirements of this paragraph are met with   
                      respect to the transportation management area.  
                    ``(B) Requirements for certification.--The Secretary   
                may make the certification under subparagraph (A) if--  
                          ``(i) the transportation planning process   
                      complies with the requirements of this section and   
                      other applicable requirements of Federal law; and  
                          ``(ii) there is a transportation improvement   
                      program for the area that has been approved by the   
                      metropolitan planning organization and the   
                      Governor.  
                    ``(C) Effect of failure to certify.--  
                          ``(i) Withholding of funds.--If a metropolitan   
                      planning process is not certified, the Secretary   
                      may withhold up to 20 percent of the apportioned   
                      funds attributable to the transportation   
                      management area under this title and chapter 53 of   
                      title 49.  
                          ``(ii) Restoration of withheld funds.--The   
                      withheld apportionments shall be restored to the   
                      metropolitan area at such time as the metropolitan   
                      planning organization is certified by the   
                      Secretary.  
                          ``(iii) Feasibility of private enterprise   
                      participation.--The Secretary shall not withhold   
                      certification under this paragraph based on the   
                      policies and criteria established by a   
                      metropolitan planning organization or transit   
                      grant recipient for determining the feasibility of   
                      private enterprise participation in accordance   
                      with section 5306(a) of title 49.  
                    ``(D) Review of certification.--In making   
                certification determinations under this paragraph, the   
                Secretary shall provide for public involvement   
                appropriate to the metropolitan area under review.''.  
  
    (j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--Section   
134(j) of such title is amended to read as follows:  
    ``(j) Abbreviated Plans and Programs for Certain Areas.--  
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of   
        a metropolitan area not designated as a transportation   
        management area under this section, the Secretary may provide   
        for the development of an abbreviated long-range transportation   
        plan and transportation improvement program for the metropolitan   
        area that the Secretary determines is appropriate to achieve the   
        purposes of this section, taking into account the complexity of   
        transportation problems in the area.  
            ``(2) Nonattainment areas.--The Secretary may not permit   
        abbreviated plans or programs for a metropolitan area that is in   
        nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air   
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).''.  
  
    (k) Additional Requirements for Certain Nonattainment Areas.--  
Section 134(l) of such title is amended-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 134.>>   
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the   
        following:  
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding''; and  
            (2) by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a   
        nonattainment area within the metropolitan planning area   
        boundaries determined under subsection (c).''.  
  
    (l) Funding.--Section 134(n) of such title is amended to read as   
follows:  
    ``(n) Funding.--  
            ``(1) In general.--Funds set aside under section 104(f) of   
        this title to carry out sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49   
        shall be available to carry out this section.  
            ``(2) Unused funds.--Any funds that are not used to carry   
        out this section may be made available by the metropolitan   
        planning organization to the State to fund activities under   
        section 135.''.  
  
    (m) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 134 of such   
title is amended by adding at the end the following:  
    ``(o) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans and   
programs described in this section are subject to a reasonable   
opportunity for public comment, since individual projects included in   
the plans and programs are subject to review under the National   
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since   
decisions by the Secretary concerning plans and programs described in   
this section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1,   
1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or program   
described in this section shall not be considered to be a Federal action   
subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969   
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.  
    (n) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23,   
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section   
134 and inserting the following:  
  
``134. Metropolitan planning.''.
  
SEC. 1204. STATEWIDE PLANNING.  
  
    (a) General Requirements.--Section 135(a) of title 23, United States   
Code, is amended to read as follows:  
    ``(a) General Requirements.--  
            ``(1) Findings.--It is in the national interest to encourage   
        and promote the safe and efficient management, operation, and   
        development of surface transportation systems that will serve   
        the mobility needs of people and freight and foster economic   
        growth and development within and through urbanized areas, while   
        minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air   
        pollution.  
            ``(2) Development of plans and programs.--Subject to section   
        134 of this title and sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49,   
        each State shall develop transportation plans and programs for   
        all areas of the State.  
            ``(3) Contents.--The plans and programs for each State shall   
        provide for the development and integrated management and   
        operation of transportation systems and facilities (including   
        pedestrian walkways and bicycle transportation facilities) that   
        will function as an intermodal transportation system for the   
        State and an integral part of an intermodal transportation   
        system for the United States.  
            ``(4) Process of development.--The process for developing   
        the plans and programs shall provide for consideration of all   
        modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative,   
        and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the   
        complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.''.  
  
    (b) Coordination With Metropolitan Planning; State Implementation   
Plan.--Section 135(b) of such title is amended by inserting after ``of   
this title'' the following: ``and sections 5303 through 5305 of title   
49''.  
    (c) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) of such title is   
amended to read as follows:  
    ``(c) Scope of Planning Process.--  
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall carry out a   
        transportation planning process that provides for consideration   
        of projects and strategies that will--  
                    ``(A) support the economic vitality of the United   
                States, the States, and metropolitan areas, especially   
                by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, and   
                efficiency;  
                    ``(B) increase the safety and security of the   
                transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized   
                users;  
                    ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility   
                options available to people and for freight;  
                    ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote   
                energy conservation, and improve quality of life;  
                    ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of   
                the transportation system, across and between modes   
                throughout the State, for people and freight;  
                    ``(F) promote efficient system management and   
                operation; and  
                    ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing   
                transportation system.  
            ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider   
        any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable by   
        any court under this title, subchapter II of chap- ter 5 of   
        title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter affecting  
        a transportation plan, a transportation improvement plan, a   
        project or strategy, or the certification of a planning   
        process.''.  
  
    (d) <<NOTE: 23 USC 135.>>  Additional Requirements.--Section 135(d)   
of such title is amended to read as follows:  
  
    ``(d) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out planning under this   
section, each State shall, at a minimum, consider--  
            ``(1) with respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the concerns of   
        local elected officials representing units of general purpose   
        local government;  
            ``(2) the concerns of Indian tribal governments and Federal   
        land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land within   
        the boundaries of the State; and  
            ``(3) coordination of transportation plans, programs, and   
        planning activities with related planning activities being   
        carried out outside of metropolitan planning areas.''.  
  
    (e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 135(e) of such title is   
amended to read as follows:  
    ``(e) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--  
            ``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a long-range   
        transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year forecast period, for   
        all areas of the State, that provides for the development and   
        implementation of the intermodal transportation system of the   
        State.  
            ``(2) Consultation with governments.--  
                    ``(A) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to each   
                metropolitan area in the State, the long-range   
                transportation plan shall be developed in cooperation   
                with the metropolitan planning organization designated   
                for the metropolitan area under section 134 of this   
                title and section 5303 of title 49.  
                    ``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to each   
                nonmetropolitan area, the long-range transportation plan   
                shall be developed in consultation with affected local   
                officials with responsibility for transportation.  
                    ``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each   
                area of the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian   
                tribal government, the long-range transportation plan   
                shall be developed in consultation with the tribal   
                government and the Secretary of the Interior.  
            ``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing   
        the long-range transportation plan, the State shall--  
                    ``(A) provide citizens, affected public agencies,   
                representatives of transportation agency employees,   
                freight shippers, private providers of transportation,   
                representatives of users of public transit, providers of   
                freight transportation services, and other interested   
                parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the   
                proposed plan; and  
                    ``(B) identify transportation strategies necessary   
                to efficiently serve the mobility needs of people.  
            ``(4) Financial plan.--The long-range transportation plan   
        may include a financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted   
        long-range transportation plan can be implemented, indicates   
        resources from public and private sources that are reasonably   
        expected to be made available to carry out the plan, and   
        recommends any additional financing strategies for needed   
        projects and programs. The financial plan may include, for   
        illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be   
        included in the  
        adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional resources   
        beyond those identified in the financial plan were available.  
            ``(5) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--  
        Notwithstanding paragraph (4), a State shall not be required to   
        select any project from the illustrative list of additional   
        projects included in the financial plan under paragraph (4).''.  
  
    (f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 135(f) of   
such title is amended <<NOTE: 23 USC 135.>>  to read as follows:  
  
    ``(f) State Transportation Improvement Program.--  
            ``(1) Development.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--Each State shall develop a   
                transportation improvement program for all areas of the   
                State.  
                    ``(B) Consultation with governments.--  
                          ``(i) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to   
                      each metropolitan area in the State, the program   
                      shall be developed in cooperation with the   
                      metropolitan planning organization designated for   
                      the metropolitan area under section 134 of this   
                      title and section 5303 of title 49.  
                          ``(ii) Nonmetropolitan areas.--  
                                    ``(I) In general.--With respect to   
                                each nonmetropolitan area in the State,   
                                the program shall be developed in   
                                consultation with affected local   
                                officials with responsibility for   
                                transportation.  
                                    ``(II) Review.--Not later than 1   
                                year after the date of enactment of this   
                                subclause, the State shall submit to the   
                                Secretary the details of the   
                                consultative planning process developed   
                                by the State for nonmetropolitan areas   
                                under subclause (I). The Secretary shall   
                                not review or approve such process.  
                          ``(iii) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to   
                      each area of the State under the jurisdiction of   
                      an Indian tribal government, the program shall be   
                      developed in consultation with the tribal   
                      government and the Secretary of the Interior.  
                    ``(C) Participation by interested parties.--In   
                developing the program, the Governor shall provide   
                citizens, affected public agencies, representatives of   
                transportation agency employees, freight shippers,   
                private providers of transportation, providers of   
                freight transportation services, representatives of   
                users of public transit, and other interested parties   
                with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed   
                program.  
            ``(2) Included projects.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--A transportation improvement   
                program developed under this subsection for a State   
                shall include federally supported surface transportation   
                expenditures within the boundaries of the State.  
                    ``(B) Chapter 2 projects.--  
                          ``(i) Regionally significant projects.--  
                      Regionally significant projects proposed for   
                      funding under chapter 2 shall be identified   
                      individually in the transportation improvement   
                      program.  
                          ``(ii) Other projects.--Projects proposed for   
                      funding under chapter 2 that are not determined to   
                      be regionally significant shall be grouped in 1   
                      line item  
                      or identified individually in the transportation   
                      improvement program.  
                    ``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation   
                plan.--Each project shall be--  
                          ``(i) consistent with the long-range   
                      transportation plan developed under this section   
                      for the State;  
                          ``(ii) identical to the project as described   
                      in an approved metropolitan transportation   
                      improvement program; and  
                          ``(iii) in conformance with the applicable   
                      State air quality implementation plan developed   
                      under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.),   
                      if the project is carried out in an area   
                      designated as nonattainment for ozone or carbon   
                      monoxide under such Act.  
                    ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The   
                program shall include a project, or an identified phase   
                of a project, only if full funding can reasonably be   
                anticipated to be available for the project within the   
                time period contemplated for completion of the project.  
                    ``(E) Financial plan.--The transportation   
                improvement program may include a financial plan that   
                demonstrates how the approved transportation improvement   
                program can be implemented, indicates resources from   
                public and private sources that are reasonably expected   
                to be made available to carry out the plan, and   
                recommends any additional financing strategies for   
                needed projects and programs. The financial plan may   
                include, for illustrative purposes, additional projects   
                that would be included in the adopted transportation   
                plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those   
                identified in the financial plan were available.  
                    ``(F) Selection of projects from illustrative   
                list.--  
                          ``(i) No required selection.--Notwithstanding   
                      subparagraph (E), a State shall not be required to   
                      select any project from the illustrative list of   
                      additional projects included in the financial plan   
                      under subparagraph (E).  
                          ``(ii) Required action by the secretary.--  
                      Action by the Secretary shall be required for a   
                      State to select any project from the illustrative   
                      list of additional projects included in the   
                      financial plan under subparagraph (E) for   
                      inclusion in an approved transportation   
                      improvement program.  
                    ``(G) Priorities.--The program shall reflect the   
                priorities for programming and expenditures of funds,   
                including transportation enhancement activities,   
                required by this title.  
            ``(3) Project selection for areas of less than 50,000   
        population.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--Projects carried out in areas   
                with populations of less than 50,000 individuals   
                (excluding projects carried out on the National Highway   
                System and projects carried out under the bridge program   
                or the Interstate maintenance program) shall be   
                selected, from the approved statewide transportation   
                improvement program, by the State in cooperation with   
                the affected local officials.  
                    ``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects   
                carried out in areas described in subparagraph (A) on   
                the National Highway System and projects carried out in   
                such areas under the bridge program or the Interstate   
                maintenance program shall be selected, from the approved   
                statewide transportation improvement program, by the   
                State in consultation with the affected local officials.  
            ``(4) Biennial review and approval.--A transportation   
        improvement program developed under this subsection shall be   
        reviewed and, on a finding that the planning process through   
        which the program was developed is consistent with this section,   
        section 134, and sections 5303 through 5305 of title 49,   
        approved not less frequently than biennially by the Secretary.  
            ``(5) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding   
        any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not be   
        required to advance a project included in the approved statewide   
        transportation improvement program in place of another project   
        in the program.''.  
  
    (g) Funding.--Section 134(g) of <<NOTE: 23 USC 135.>>  such title is   
amended by striking ``section 307(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section   
505(a)''.  
  
    (h) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Section 135 of such   
title is amended by adding at the end the following:  
    ``(i) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans and   
programs described in this section are subject to a reasonable   
opportunity for public comment, since individual projects included in   
the plans and programs are subject to review under the National   
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since   
decisions by the Secretary concerning plans and programs described in   
this section have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1,   
1997, any decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or program   
described in this section shall not be considered to be a Federal action   
subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969   
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).''.  
    (i) Participation of Local Elected Officials.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 135   
note.>>   
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the   
        effectiveness of the participation of local elected officials in   
        transportation planning and programming. In conducting the   
        study, the Secretary shall consider the degree of cooperation   
        between each State, local officials in rural areas in the State,   
        and regional planning and development organizations in the   
        State.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress   
        a report containing the results of the study with any   
        recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a result   
        of the study.  
  
SEC. 1205. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.  
  
    (a) Contracting Procedures.--Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United   
States Code, is amended in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) by   
striking ``, except to'' each place it appears and all that follows   
through the period at the end and inserting a period.  
    (b) Selection Process.--Section 112 of title 23, United States Code,   
is amended by adding at the end the following:  
    ``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a single   
contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any environmental   
impact assessments or analyses required for a project, including  
environmental impact statements, as well as subsequent engineering and   
design work on the project if the State conducts a review that assesses   
the objectivity of the environmental assessment, environmental analysis,   
or environmental impact statement prior to its submission to the   
Secretary.''.  
  
SEC. 1206. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.  
  
    Section 102 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by   
redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after   
subsection (a) the following:  
    ``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political subdivision of a   
State may enact or enforce a law that applies only to motorcycles and   
the principal purpose of which is to restrict the access of motorcycles   
to any highway or portion of a highway for which Federal-aid highway   
funds have been utilized for planning, design, construction, or   
maintenance. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of a   
State or political subdivision of a State to regulate motorcycles for   
safety.''.  
  
SEC. 1207. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.  
  
    (a) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 129(c)(3) of   
title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``owned.'' and   
inserting ``owned or operated or majority publicly owned if the   
Secretary determines with respect to a majority publicly owned ferry or   
ferry terminal facility that such ferry boat or ferry terminal facility   
provides substantial public benefits.''.  
    (b) Reauthorization.--Section 1064 of the Intermodal Surface   
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat.   
2005) is amended--  
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (c) by striking   
        ``Such sums'' and inserting ``Sums made available to carry out   
        this section'';  
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections   
        (e) and (f), respectively; and  
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:  
  
    ``(d) Set-Aside for Projects on NHS.--  
            ``(1) In general.--$20,000,000 of the amount made available   
        to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through   
        2003 shall be obligated for the construction or refurbishment of   
        ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities and approaches to such   
        facilities within marine highway systems that are part of the   
        National Highway System.  
            ``(2) Alaska.--$10,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a fiscal   
        year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made available   
        to the State of Alaska.  
            ``(3) New jersey.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a   
        fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made   
        available to the State of New Jersey.  
            ``(4) Washington.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a   
        fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made   
        available to the State of Washington.''.  
  
    (c) Study.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 129 note.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of   
        ferry transportation in the United States and its possessions--  
                    (A) to identify existing ferry operations,   
                including--  
                          (i) the locations and routes served; and  
                          (ii) the source and amount, if any, of funds   
                      derived from Federal, State, or local government   
                      sources supporting ferry construction or   
                      operations;  
                    (B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in   
                the United States and its possessions and to develop   
                information on those routes; and  
                    (C) to identify the potential for use of high-speed   
                ferry services and alternative-fueled ferry services.  
            (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the   
        results of the study to the Committee on Transportation and   
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee   
        on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.  
  
SEC. 1208. TRAINING.  
  
    (a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 140(a) of   
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the third   
sentence the following: ``In implementing such programs, a State may   
reserve training positions for persons who receive welfare assistance   
from such State; except that the implementation of any such program   
shall not cause current employees to be displaced or current positions   
to be supplanted or preclude workers that are participating in an   
apprenticeship, skill improvement, or other upgrading program registered   
with the Department of Labor or the appropriate State agency from being   
referred to, or hired on, projects funded under this title without   
regard to the length of time of their participation in such program.''.  
    (b) Highway Training.--Section 140(b) of such title is amended--  
            (1) in the first sentence--  
                    (A) by inserting ``and technology'' after   
                ``construction''; and  
                    (B) by inserting after ``programs'' the following:   
                ``, and to develop and fund summer transportation   
                institutes''; and  
            (2) in the second sentence by striking ``104(b)'' and   
        inserting ``104(b)(3)''.  
  
    (c) Supportive Services.--Section 140(c) of such title is amended by   
striking ``104(a)'' and inserting ``104(b)(3)''.  
  
SEC. 1209. USE OF HOV LANES BY INHERENTLY LOW-EMISSION VEHICLES.  
  
    Section 102(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--  
            (1) by striking ``A State'' and inserting the following:  
            ``(1) In general.--A State'';  
            (2) by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(2) Exception for inherently low-emission vehicles.--  
        Notwithstanding paragraph (1), before September 30, 2003, a   
        State may permit a vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to   
        operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is   
        certified as an Inherently Low-Emission Vehicle pursuant to   
        title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and is labeled in   
        accordance with, section 88.312-93(c) of such title. Such   
        permission may be revoked by the State should the State   
        determine it necessary.''; and  
            (3) by aligning the remainder of paragraph (1) (as   
        designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) with paragraph   
        (2) (as added by paragraph (2) of this subsection). 
 
SEC. <<NOTE: 23 USC 135 note.>>  1210. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING 
            PROCEDURES PROGRAM.  
  
    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an advanced travel   
forecasting procedures program--  
            (1) to provide for completion of the advanced transportation   
        model developed under the Transportation Analysis Simulation   
        System (referred to in this section as ``TRANSIMS''); and  
            (2) to provide support for early deployment of the advanced   
        transportation modeling computer software and graphics package   
        developed under TRANSIMS and the program established under this   
        section to States, local governments, and metropolitan planning   
        organizations with responsibility for travel modeling.  
  
    (b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall use funds made   
available under this section to--  
            (1) provide funding for completion of core development of   
        the advanced transportation model;  
            (2) develop user-friendly advanced transportation modeling   
        computer software and graphics packages;  
            (3) provide training and technical assistance with respect   
        to the implementation and application of the advanced   
        transportation model to States, local governments, and   
        metropolitan planning organizations with responsibility for   
        travel modeling; and  
            (4) allocate funds to not more than 12 entities described in   
        paragraph (3), representing a diversity of populations and   
        geographic regions, for a pilot program to enable transportation   
        management areas designated under section 134(i) of title 23,   
        United States Code, to convert from the use of travel   
        forecasting procedures in use by the areas as of the date of   
        enactment of this Act to the use of the advanced transportation   
        model.  
  
    (c) Funding.--  
            (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated   
        from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit   
        Account) to carry out this section $4,000,000 for fiscal year   
        1998, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $6,500,000 for fiscal   
        year 2000, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 2002, and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2003.  
            (2) Allocation of funds.--  
                    (A) Fiscal years 1998 and 1999.--For each of fiscal   
                years 1998 and 1999, 100 percent of the funds made   
                available under paragraph (1) shall be allocated to   
                activities as described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)   
                of subsection (b).  
                    (B) Fiscal years 2000 through 2003.--For each of   
                fiscal years 2000 through 2003, not more than 50 percent   
                of the funds made available under paragraph (1) may be   
                allocated to activities described in subsection (b)(4).  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost   
        of--  
                    (A) any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or   
                (3) of subsection (b) shall not exceed 100 percent; and  
                    (B) any activity described in subsection (b)(4)   
                shall not exceed 80 percent.
  
SEC. 1211. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LAWS.  
  
    (a) Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of   
Directors.--Section 1069(gg) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation   
Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 593 et seq.) <<NOTE: 105 Stat.   
2008.>>  is amended by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(3) Pennsylvania station redevelopment corporation board   
        of directors.--In furtherance of the redevelopment of the James   
        A. Farley Post Office in New York, New York, into an intermodal   
        transportation facility and commercial center, the Secretary,   
        the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, or   
        their designees are authorized to serve as ex officio members of   
        the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment   
        Corporation.''.  
  
    (b) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors.--  
Subtitle B of title I of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of   
1968 (40 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the   
following:  
  
``SEC. 120. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. <<NOTE: 40 USC   
            819a.>>   
  
    ``To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment and operation of the   
Union Station complex, the Secretary of Transportation, the   
Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, or their designees   
are authorized to serve as ex officio members of the Board of Directors   
of the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.''.  
    (c) Safety Belt Use Law Requirements.--Section 355 of the National   
Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 624) is amended--  
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``and maine'';  
            (2) in subsection (a)--  
                    (A) by striking ``States of New Hampshire and Maine   
                shall each'' and inserting ``State of New Hampshire   
                shall''; and  
                    (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and 1996'' and   
                inserting ``through 2000''; and  
            (3) by striking ``or Maine'' each place it appears.  
  
    (d) Metric Conversion at State Option.--Section 205(c)(2) of the   
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 109   
Stat. 577) is amended by striking ``Before September 30, 2000, the'' and   
inserting ``The''.  
    (e) Right-of-Way Revolving Fund.--  
            (1) Termination.--Section 108 of title 23, United States   
        Code, is amended--  
                    (A) by striking subsection (c); and  
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection   
                (c).  
            (2) Transition provision.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 108 note.>>   
                    (A) In general.--Funds advanced to a State by the   
                Secretary from the right-of-way revolving fund   
                established by section 108(c) of title 23, United States   
                Code, prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall   
                remain available to the State for use on the projects   
                for which the funds were advanced for a period of 20   
                years from the date on which the funds were advanced.  
                    (B) Credit to highway trust fund.--With respect to a   
                project for which funds have been advanced from the   
                right-of-way revolving fund, upon the termination of the   
                20-year period referred to in subparagraph (A), when  
                actual construction is commenced, or upon approval by   
                the Secretary of the plans, specifications, and   
                estimates for the actual construction of the project on   
                the right-of-way, whichever occurs first--  
                          (i) the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
                      Mass Transit Account) shall be credited with an   
                      amount equal to the Federal share of the funds   
                      advanced, as provided in section 120 of title 23,   
                      United States Code, out of any Federal-aid highway   
                      funds apportioned to the State in which the   
                      project is located and available for obligation   
                      for projects of the type funded; and  
                          (ii) the State shall reimburse the Secretary   
                      in an amount equal to the non-Federal share of the   
                      funds advanced for deposit in, and credit to, the   
                      Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit   
                      Account).  
  
    (g) Pilot Toll Collection Program.--Section 129 of title 23, United   
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).  
    (h) Congressional Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441 (76 Stat.   
59) is repealed.  
    (i) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--  
            (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface   
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) is   
        amended--  
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and   
                inserting the following:  
                                    ``(ff) South Carolina State line to   
                                the Myrtle Beach Conway region to   
                                Georgetown, South Carolina, including a   
                                connection to Andrews following the   
                                route 41 corridor and to Camden   
                                following the U.S. Route 521 corridor;   
                                and'';  
                    (B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and   
                inserting the following:  
                                    ``(hh) South Carolina State line to   
                                the Myrtle Beach Conway region to   
                                Georgetown, South Carolina.'';  
                    (C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``New York''   
                the following: ``, including United States Route 322   
                between United States Route 220 and I-80'';  
                    (D) in paragraph (18)--  
                          (i) by striking ``(18) Corridor from   
                      Indianapolis,'' and inserting the following:  
            ``(18) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port   
        Huron, Michigan, southwesterly along Interstate Route 69 through   
        Indianapolis,''; and  
                          (ii) by striking ``and to include'' and   
                      inserting the following: ``as follows:  
                    ``(A) In Michigan, the corridor shall be from   
                Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, southwesterly along Interstate   
                Route 94 to the Ambassador Bridge interchange in   
                Detroit, Michigan.  
                    ``(B) In Michigan and Illinois, the corridor shall   
                be from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, through Detroit,   
                Michigan, westerly along Interstate Route 94 to Chicago,   
                Illinois.  
                    ``(C) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and   
                Louisiana, the Corridor shall--  
                          ``(i) follow the alignment generally   
                      identified in the Corridor 18 Special Issues Study   
                      Final Report; and  
                          ``(ii) include a connection between the   
                      Corridor in the vicinity of Monticello, Arkansas,   
                      to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  
                    ``(D) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor   
                shall--  
                          ``(i) include United States Route 77 from the   
                      Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus   
                      Christi, Texas, and then to Victoria, Texas, via   
                      U.S. Route 77;  
                          ``(ii) include United States Route 281 from   
                      the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 and   
                      then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route   
                      59; and  
                          ``(iii) include'';  
                    (E) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United States   
                Route 17 in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York'' and   
                inserting ``Interstate Route 80'';  
                    (F) by inserting ``, including I-29 between Kansas   
                City and the Canadian border'' before the period at the   
                end of paragraph (23); and  
                    (G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:  
            ``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California,   
        Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905   
        between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.  
            ``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in   
        Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  
            ``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa,   
        Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the Upper   
        Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as follows:  
                    ``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border   
                to Fond du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United   
                States Route 41 from Fond du Lac to Marinette via   
                Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay, Wisconsin.  
                    ``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 via   
                Wausau, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  
                    ``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to   
                Marshfield, Wisconsin.  
            ``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States   
        Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center   
        connected to I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection of   
        United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-  
        Washington Parkway in Maryland.  
            ``(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest Passage,   
        California. The Alameda Corridor East is generally described as   
        52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda Corridor)   
        through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at Colton Junction in   
        San Bernardino. The Southwest Passage shall follow I-10 from San   
        Bernardino to the Arizona State line and I-8 from San Diego to   
        the Arizona State line.  
            ``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.  
            ``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from   
        Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in Pennsylva-   
        nia.  
            ``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in Lafayette,   
        Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.  
            ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border   
        via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.  
            ``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, to   
        I-55.  
            ``(40) The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, Virginia, to   
        Greensboro, North Carolina, along United States Route 29.  
            ``(41) The Falls-to-Falls Corridor--United States Route 53   
        from International Falls on the Minnesota/Canada border to   
        Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  
            ``(42) The portion of Corridor V of the Appalachian   
        development highway system from Interstate Route 55 near   
        Batesville, Mississippi, to the intersection with Corridor X of   
        the Appalachian development highway system near Fulton,   
        Mississippi, and the portion of Corridor X of the Appalachian   
        development highway system from near Fulton, Mississippi, to the   
        intersection with Interstate Route 65 near Birmingham, Alabama.  
            ``(43) The United States Route 95 Corridor from the Canadian   
        border at Eastport, Idaho, to the Oregon State border.''.  
            (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section   
        1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended-- <<NOTE: 105 Stat.   
        2031.>>   
                    (A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the first   
                place it appears the following: ``in subsection   
                (c)(1),'';  
                    (B) by striking ``and'' the second place it appears;   
                and  
                    (C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the following:   
                ``, in subsection (c)(36), in subsection (c)(37), in   
                subsection (c)(40), and in subsection (c)(42)''.  
            (3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further   
        amended--  
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``(except with   
                respect to Georgetown County)'' before ``(iii)'';  
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as   
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;  
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the   
                following:  
                    ``(B) Routes.--  
                          ``(i) Designation.--The routes referred to in   
                      subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be   
                      designated as Interstate Route I-69. A State   
                      having jurisdiction over any segment of routes   
                      referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)   
                      shall erect signs identifying such segment that is   
                      consistent with the criteria set forth in   
                      subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as   
                      Interstate Route I-69, including segments of   
                      United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The   
                      segment identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i)   
                      shall be designated as Interstate Route I-69 East,   
                      and the segment identified in subsection   
                      (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate   
                      Route I-69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect   
                      signs identifying such routes as segments of   
                      future Interstate Route I-69.  
                          ``(ii) Rulemaking to determine future   
                      interstate sign erection criteria.--The Secretary   
                      shall conduct a rulemaking to determine the   
                      appropriate criteria for the erection of signs for   
                      future routes on the Interstate System identified   
                      in subparagraph (A).  
                      Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in   
                      consultation with States and local officials and   
                      shall be completed not later than December 31,   
                      1998.'';  
                    (D) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph   
                (A) and inserting it as the first sentence of   
                subparagraph (B)(i) (as inserted by subparagraph (C) of   
                this paragraph); and  
                    (E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by   
                subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by striking ``(C)''   
                and inserting ``(D)''.  
  
    (j) Winter Home Heating Oil Delivery.--Section 346 of the National   
Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 615-616) <<NOTE: 49   
USC 31136 note.>>  is amended--  
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``season in the 6-month   
        period beginning on November 1, 1996'' and inserting ``seasons   
        in the 18-month period beginning on November 1, 1998''; and  
            (2) by adding at the end the following:  
  
    ``(g) <<NOTE: Reports.>>  Study.--Not later than 1 year after the   
completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress   
a report on the results of the program, including an assessment of any   
impact on public safety.''.  
  
    (k) Future Corridor Segment.--  
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine   
        the feasibility of providing an Interstate quality road for a   
        route that runs in south/west direction generally along United   
        States Route 61 and crosses the Mississippi River in the   
        vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, to Highway 79 and generally   
        follows Highway 79 to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)   
        $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds   
        authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation   
        in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under   
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that such   
        funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (l) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.--  
            (1) Reduction in scope of project.--Section 149(a) of the   
        Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of   
        1987 (101 Stat. 181-198) is amended in paragraph (47)(B)--  
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the   
                end of clause (i);  
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause (ii)   
                and inserting a period; and  
                    (C) by striking clause (iii).  
            (2) Applicability of obligation limitation.--Notwithstanding   
        any other provision of law, the project described in section   
        149(a)(47)(B) of such Act shall be subject to any limitation on   
        obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety   
        construction programs.  
  
    (m) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.--  
Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96   
Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, is repealed.  
    (n) Substitute Project.--Section 1045 of the Intermodal Surface   
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1994) is amended in   
subsection (a)--  
            (1) by striking ``(a) Approval of Project.--  
        Notwithstanding'' and inserting the following:  
  
    ``(a) Approval of Project.--  
            ``(1) Notwithstanding''; and  
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:  
            ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of   
        this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State of   
        Wisconsin, submitted by October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall   
        approve one or more substitute projects in lieu of the   
        substitute project approved by the Secretary under paragraph (1)   
        and subsection (c) of this section.''.  
  
SEC. 1212. MISCELLANEOUS.  
  
    (a) State Transportation Department.--  
            (1) In general.--Section 302 of title 23, United States   
        Code, is amended--  
                    (A) in subsection (a) by striking the second   
                sentence; and  
                    (B) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the   
                following:  
  
    ``(b) Effect of Compliance.--Compliance with subsection (a) shall   
have no effect on the eligibility of costs.''.  
            (2) Change in term defined.--  
                    (A) In general.--Title 23, United States Code, is   
                amended--  
                          (i) <<NOTE: 23 USC 102 et seq.>>  by striking   
                      ``State highway department'' each place it appears   
                      and inserting ``State transportation department'';   
                      and  
                          (ii) <<NOTE: 23 USC 104 et seq.>>  by striking   
                      ``State highway departments'' each place it   
                      appears and inserting ``State transportation   
                      departments''.  
                    (B) Conforming amendments.--  
                          (i) The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23,   
                      United States Code, is amended in the item   
                      relating to section 302 by striking ``highway''   
                      and inserting ``transportation''.  
                          (ii) Section 302 of title 23, United States   
                      Code, is amended in the section heading by   
                      striking ``highway'' and inserting   
                      ``transportation''.  
                          (iii) Section 201(b) of the Appalachian   
                      Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.)   
                      is amended in the second sentence by striking   
                      ``State highway department'' and inserting ``State   
                      transportation department''.  
                          (iv) Section 138(c) of the Surface   
                      Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (40 U.S.C.   
                      App. (note to section 201 of the Appalachian   
                      Regional Development Act of 1965); 92 Stat. 2710)   
                      is amended in the first sentence--  
                                    (I) by striking ``Federal-aid   
                                primary system'' and inserting   
                                ``National Highway System''; and  
                                    (II) by striking ``State highway   
                                department'' and inserting ``State   
                                transportation department''.  
  
    (b) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to fund the   
        production, in cooperation with a not-for-profit national public   
        television station and the National Academy of Engineering, of a   
        documentary about infrastructure that shall demonstrate  
        how public works and infrastructure projects stimulate job   
        growth and the economy and contribute to the general welfare of   
        the Nation.  
            (2) Federal share.--  
                    (A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of   
                production of the documentary shall be 60 percent. The   
                non-Federal share shall be provided from private sources   
                and shall include amounts expended by such sources for   
                the production before the date of enactment of this Act.  
                    (B) Calculation.--The calculation of the Federal and   
                non-Federal shares under this paragraph shall be made   
                over the term for which sums are authorized to be   
                appropriated under paragraph (3).  
            (3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $888,000 for fiscal year 1998, and   
        $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Such funds   
        shall remain available until expended.  
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of   
        any project under this subsection and the availability of funds   
        authorized by this subsection shall be determined in accordance   
        with this subsection.  
  
    (c) Mass Transportation Buses.--Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal   
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is   
amended by striking ``the date on which'' and all that follows through   
``1995'' and inserting ``October 1, 2003''.  
    (d) Vehicle Weight Limitations.  
            (1) In general.--Section 127(a) of title 23, United States   
        Code, is amended--  
                    (A) by inserting before the next to the   
                last <<NOTE: Colorado.>> sentence the following: ``With   
                respect to the State of Colorado, vehicles designed to   
                carry 2 or more precast concrete panels shall be   
                considered a nondivisible load.''; and  
                    (B) by adding at the end the <<NOTE: Louisiana.>>    
                following: ``The State of Louisiana may allow, by   
                special permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross   
                vehicle weight of up to 100,000 pounds for the hauling   
                of sugarcane during the harvest season, not to exceed   
                100 days annually. With <<NOTE: New Hampshire.>> respect   
                to Interstate Route 95 in the State of New Hampshire,   
                State laws (including regulations) concerning vehicle   
                weight limitations that were in effect on January 1,   
                1987, and are applicable to State highways other than   
                the Interstate System, shall be applicable in lieu of   
                the requirements of this subsection. With respect to   
                that portion of the <<NOTE: Maine.>> Maine Turnpike   
                designated Interstate Route 95 and 495, and that portion   
                of Interstate Route 95 from the southern terminus of the   
                Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire State line, laws   
                (including regulations) of the State of Maine concerning   
                vehicle weight limitations that were in effect on   
                October 1, 1995, and are applicable to State highways   
                other than the Interstate System, shall be applicable in   
                lieu of the requirements of this subsection.''.  
            (2) Studies.--  
                    (A) Colorado.--  
                          (i) In general.--In consultation with the   
                      Secretary, the State of Colorado shall conduct a   
                      study analyzing the economic, safety, and   
                      infrastructure impacts of the exemption provided   
                      by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(A),   
                      including the impact of not having such an   
                      exemption. In preparing the study, the State shall   
                      provide adequate opportunity for public comment.  
                          (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) $200,000 for fiscal   
                      year 1999 to carry out the study.  
                    (B) Louisiana.--  
                          (i) In general.--In consultation with the   
                      Secretary, the State of Louisiana shall conduct a   
                      study analyzing the economic, safety, and   
                      infrastructure impacts of the exemption provided   
                      by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B),   
                      including the impact of not having such an   
                      exemption. In preparing the study, the State shall   
                      provide adequate opportunity for public comment.  
                          (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) $200,000 for fiscal   
                      year 1999 to carry out the study.  
                    (C) Maine.--  
                          (i) In general.--In consultation with the   
                      Secretary, the State of Maine shall conduct a   
                      study analyzing the economic, safety, and   
                      infrastructure impacts of the exemption provided   
                      by the amendment made by paragraph (1)(B),   
                      including the impact of not having such an   
                      exemption. In preparing the study, the State shall   
                      provide adequate opportunity for public comment.  
                          (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) $200,000 for fiscal   
                      year 1999 to carry out the study.  
                    (D) New Hampshire.--  
                          (i) In general.--In consultation with the   
                      Secretary, the State of New Hampshire shall   
                      conduct a study analyzing the economic, safety,   
                      and infrastructure impacts of the exemption   
                      provided by the amendment made by paragraph   
                      (1)(B), including the impact of not having such an   
                      exemption. In preparing the study, the State shall   
                      provide adequate opportunity for public comment.  
                          (ii) Funding.--There is authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) $200,000 for fiscal   
                      year 1999 to carry out the study.  
                    (E) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--  
                Funds authorized by this paragraph shall be available   
                for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were   
                apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States   
                Code; except that such funds shall remain available   
                until expended.  
  
    (k) Driver Training and Safety Center.--  
            (1) <<NOTE: Pennsylvania.>>  In general.--The Secretary   
        shall make grants to establish a driver training and safety   
        center at Connellsville, Pennsylvania.  
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the facility shall be to train   
        and enhance the driving skills of motor vehicle and emergency   
        vehicle operators.  
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $2,500,000 for   
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001.  
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code; except that the funds shall remain available   
        until expended.  
  
    (l) Ohio River Welcome Center.--  
            (1) <<NOTE: West Virginia.>>  In general.--The Secretary   
        shall make grants to establish a welcome center in Point   
        Pleasant, West Virginia.  
            (2) Access.--The center shall be accessible by motor   
        vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian walkway, and river transportation.  
            (3) Facilities.--The center shall include a comfort station,   
        picnic and sitting plaza, a small amphitheater, a deep river   
        port, a marina, and a walking trail.  
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $412,900 for   
        fiscal year 1999, $1,362,500 for fiscal year 2000, and $699,500   
        for fiscal year 2001.  
            (5) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of   
        activities carried out using the funds shall be 50 percent and   
        the funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (m) Project Flexibility for Minnesota.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, funds allocated for a project in the State of   
Minnesota under section 117 of title 23, United States Code, may be   
obligated for any other project in the State for which funds are so   
allocated; except that the total amount of funds authorized for any   
project for which funds are so allocated shall not be reduced.  
    (n) Baltimore Washington Parkway.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, the Federal share of the cost of a project for which   
funds are allocated under section 117 of title 23, United States Code,   
for renovation and construction of the Baltimore Washington Parkway in   
Prince Georges County, Maryland, shall be 100 percent.  
    (o) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 402   
note.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a   
        national, not-for-profit organization engaged in promoting   
        bicycle and pedestrian safety--  
                    (A) to operate a national bicycle and pedestrian   
                clearinghouse;  
                    (B) to develop information and educational programs;   
                and  
                    (C) to disseminate techniques and strategies for   
                improving bicycle and pedestrian safety.  
                    (D) Authorization of appropriations.--There is   
                authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust   
                Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out   
                this subsection $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998   
                through 2003.  
                    (E) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by   
                this subsection shall be available for obligation in the   
                same manner as if such funds were apportioned under   
                chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that   
                the funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (p) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--  
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a heavy   
        equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. The   
        purpose of the facility shall be to develop an appropriate   
        curriculum for training, and to train operators and future   
        operators of heavy equipment in the safe use of such equipment.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and   
        1999 to carry out this subsection.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter   
        1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share   
        of the cost of establishment of the facility under this   
        subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain   
        available until expended.  
  
    (q) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--  
            (1) <<NOTE: Pennsylvania.>>  Establishment.--The Secretary   
        shall make grants to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to   
        establish and operate an advanced tractor trailer safety and   
        operator training facility in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The   
        purpose of the facility shall be to develop and coordinate an   
        advance curriculum for the training of operators and future   
        operators of tractor trailers. The facility shall conduct   
        training on the test track at Letterkenny Army Depot and the   
        unused segment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford   
        County, Pennsylvania. The facility shall be operated by a not-  
        for-profit entity and, when Federal assistance is no longer   
        being provided with respect to the facility, shall be privately   
        operated.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998   
        through 2003 to carry out this subsection.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter   
        1 of title 23, United States Code, except that such funds shall   
        remain available until expended and the Federal share of the   
        cost of establishment and operation of the facility under this   
        subsection shall be 80 percent.  
  
    (r) High Priority Las Vegas Intermodal Center.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $2,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the   
        High Priority Las Vegas Intermodal Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (s) Seismic Design.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide--  
                    (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for seismic   
                design and engineering of the Mississippi/Arkansas Great   
                River Bridge;  
                    (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the State of   
                Missouri for seismic design and deployment; and  
                    (C) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the State of   
                Arkansas for seismic design and deployment.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (t) Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi.--The portion of the project for   
navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by the River and   
Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 481), for the Bernard Bayou Channel   
beginning near the Air Force Oil Terminal at approximately navigation   
mile 2.6 and extending downstream to the North-South \1/2\ of Section   
30, Township 7 South, Range 10 West, Harrison County, Mississippi, just   
west of Kremer Boat Yards, is not authorized after the date of enactment   
of this Act.  
    (u) Clarification.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is authorized to proceed with engineering,   
final design, and construction of Corridor O of the Appalachian   
development highway system between Bald Eagle and Interstate Route 80.   
All records of decision relating to Corridor O issued prior to the date   
of enactment of this Act shall remain in effect.  
    (v) Boundary Waters Canoe <<NOTE: Effective date.>>  Area.--  
Effective January 1, 1999, section 4 of the Act of October 21, 1978   
(Public Law 95-495) is amended-- <<NOTE: 92 Stat. 1650.>>   
            (1) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:  
  
    ``(g) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the   
operation of motorized vehicles to transport boats across the portages   
between the Moose Lake Chain and Basswood Lake, Minnesota, and between   
Vermilion Lake and Trout Lake, Minnesota.''; and  
            (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``; Alder, Cook County;   
        Canoe, Cook County''.  
  
    (w) Miscellaneous Projects.--  
            (1) Replacement of roslyn viaduct.--  
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry   
                out a project for replacement of a segment of the Roslyn   
                elevated highway (NY25A) on Long Island, New York.  
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be   
                appropriated to carry out this paragraph $51,000,000 for   
                fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998. Such   
                sums shall remain available until expended.  
            (2) Design and engineering for miller highway.--  
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry   
                out a project for design and engineering of the Miller   
                Highway on the west side of Manhattan, New York.  
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be   
                appropriated to carry out this paragraph $15,000,000 for   
                fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998. Such   
                sums shall remain available until expended.  
            (3) Williamsville toll barrier.--  
                    (A) Project.--The Secretary is authorized to carry   
                out a project to relocate a toll barrier complex to   
                relieve traffic congestion in the Buffalo, New York,   
                area.  
                    (B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be   
                appropriated to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for   
                fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998. Such   
                sums shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (x) St. Georges, Delaware.--The Secretary of the Army shall transfer   
all right, title, and interest of the United States in the highway   
bridge on United States Route 13 in the vicinity of St. Georges,   
Delaware, to the State of Delaware if the transfer is necessary to   
facilitate retransfer to a private entity for the purpose of   
demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of the use of large-scale   
composites technology for bridge rehabilitation. In evaluating the level   
of service for all Federal crossings over the Chesapeake and Delaware   
Canal in Delaware, the total vehicle trips per day on this transferred   
bridge shall be attributed to the remaining Federal crossing at St.   
Georges, Delaware (the SR1 Bridge). If the transfer is completed within   
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall   
provide $10,000,000 to the State for the State to use in rehabilitating   
the bridge.  
    (y) Mount Paran Interchange Project for Interstate Route 75.--  
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made   
available under this Act or title 23, United States Code, shall be used   
to carry out a project to construct or improve the Mount Paran   
interchange on Interstate Route 75 in Georgia unless the Atlanta   
Regional Commission approves the project after the date of enactment of   
this Act.  
    (z) <<NOTE: Pennsylvania.>>  Nittany Parkway.--The Secretary shall   
designate 31 miles of Pennsylvania State Route 26 between Huntingdon,   
Pennsylvania, and State College, Pennsylvania, as the Nittany Parkway.  
  
SEC. 1213. STUDIES AND REPORTS.  
  
    (a) <<NOTE: 23 USC 101 note.>>  Highway Economic Requirement   
System.--  
            (1) Methodology.--  
                    (A) Evaluation.--The Comptroller General of the   
                United States shall conduct an evaluation of the   
                methodology used by the Department of Transportation to   
                determine highway needs using the highway economic   
                requirement system (in this subsection referred to as   
                the ``model'').  
                    (B) Required element.--The evaluation shall include   
                an assessment of the extent to which the model estimates   
                an optimal level of highway infrastructure investment,   
                including an assessment as to when the model may be   
                overestimating or underestimating investment   
                requirements.  
                    (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years   
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller   
                General shall submit to Congress a report on the results   
                of the evaluation.  
            (2) State investment plans.--  
                    (A) Study.--In consultation with State   
                transportation departments and other appropriate State   
                and local officials, the Comptroller General of the   
                United States shall conduct a study on the extent to   
                which the model can be used to provide States with   
                useful information for developing State transportation   
                investment plans and State infrastructure investment   
                projections.  
                    (B) Required elements.--The study shall--  
                          (i) identify any additional data that may need   
                      to be collected beyond the data submitted, before   
                      the date of enactment of this Act, to the Federal   
                      Highway Administration through the highway   
                      performance monitoring system; and  
                          (ii) identify what additional work, if any,   
                      would be required of the Federal Highway   
                      Administration and the States to make the model   
                      useful at the State level.  
                    (C) Report to congress.--Not later than 3 years   
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller   
                General shall submit to Congress a report on the results   
                of the study.  
  
    (b) International Roughness Index.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 109 note.>>   
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States   
        shall conduct a study on the international roughness index that   
        is used as an indicator of pavement quality on the Federal-aid   
        highway system.  
            (2) Required elements.--The study shall specify the extent   
        of usage of the index and the extent to which the international   
        roughness index measurement is reliable across different   
        manufacturers and types of pavement.  
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the   
        date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall   
        submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.  
  
    (c) <<NOTE: 23 USC 401 note.>>  Use of Uniformed Police Officers on   
Federal-Aid Highway Construction Projects.--  
            (1) Study.--In consultation with the States, State   
        transportation departments, and law enforcement organizations,   
        the Secretary shall conduct a study on the extent and   
        effectiveness of use by States of uniformed police officers on   
        Federal-aid highway construction projects.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a   
        report on the results of the study, including any legislative   
        and administrative recommendations of the Secretary.  
  
    (d) <<NOTE: 23 USC 101 note.>>  Southwest Border Transportation   
Infrastructure.--  
            (1) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive   
        assessment of the state of the transportation infrastructure on   
        the southwest border between the United States and Mexico (in   
        this subsection referred to as the ``border'').  
            (2) Consultation.--In carrying out the assessment, the   
        Secretary shall consult with--  
                    (A) the Secretary of State;  
                    (B) the Attorney General;  
                    (C) the Secretary of the Treasury;  
                    (D) the Commandant of the Coast Guard;  
                    (E) the Administrator of General Services;  
                    (F) the American Commissioner on the International   
                Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico;  
                    (G) State agencies responsible for transportation   
                and law enforcement in border States; and  
                    (H) municipal governments and transportation   
                authorities in sister cities in the border area.  
            (3) Requirements.--In carrying out the assessment, the   
        Secretary shall--  
                    (A) assess the flow of commercial and private   
                traffic through designated ports of entry on the border;  
                    (B) assess the adequacy of transportation   
                infrastructure in the border area, including highways,   
                bridges, railway lines, and border inspection   
                facilities;  
                    (C) assess the adequacy of law enforcement and   
                narcotics abatement activities in the border area, as   
                the activities relate to commercial and private traffic   
                and infrastructure;  
                    (D) assess future demands on transportation   
                infrastructure in the border area; and  
                    (E) make recommendations to facilitate legitimate   
                cross-border traffic in the border area, while   
                maintaining the integrity of the border.  
            (4) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a   
        report on the assessment conducted under this subsection,   
        including any related legislative and administrative   
        recommendations.  
  
    (e) <<NOTE: 23 USC 123 note.>>  Study of Procurement Practices and   
Project Delivery.--  
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to   
        assess the impact that a utility company's failure to relocate   
        its facilities in a timely manner has on the delivery and cost   
        of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects. The study shall also   
        assess the following:  
                    (A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays,   
                including the use of the courts to compel cooperation.  
                    (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility   
                companies for early completion of utility relocations on   
                Federal-aid transportation project sites and,   
                conversely, penalties assessed on utility companies for   
                utility relocation delays on such projects.  
                    (C) The extent to which States have used available   
                technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering,   
                early in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge   
                projects so as to eliminate or reduce the need for or   
                delays due to utility relocations.  
                    (D) Whether individual States compensate   
                transportation contractors for business costs incurred   
                by the contractors when Federal-aid highway and bridge   
                projects under contract to them are delayed by utility-  
                company-caused delays in utility relocations and any   
                methods used by States in making any such compensation.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to   
        Congress a report on the results of the study with any   
        recommendations the Comptroller General determines appropriate   
        as a result of the study.  
  
    (f) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.-- <<NOTE: 23 USC 127 note.>>   
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine   
        the impact of the truck weight standards on specialized hauling   
        vehicles. The study shall include, at a minimum, an analysis of   
        the economic, safety, and infrastructure impacts of the   
        standards.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress   
        a report on the results of the study with any recommendations   
        the Secretary determines appropriate as a result of the study.  
  
    (g) <<NOTE: 23 USC 131 note.>>  Study of State Practices on Specific   
Service Signing.--  
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine   
        the practices in the States for specific service food signs   
        described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-5.8 of the Manual on Uniform   
        Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. The study   
        shall examine, at a minimum--  
                    (A) the practices of all States for determining   
                businesses eligible for inclusion on such signs;  
                    (B) whether States allow businesses to be removed   
                from such signs and the circumstances for such removal;  
                    (C) the practices of all States for erecting and   
                maintaining such signs, including the time required for   
                erecting such signs; and  
                    (D) whether States contract out the erection and   
                maintenance of such signs.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress   
        a report on the results of the study, including any   
        recommendations and, if appropriate, modifications to the   
        Manual.  
  
    (h) <<NOTE: 23 USC 127 note.>>  Vehicle Weight Enforcement.--  
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of State   
        laws (including regulations) relating to penalties for violation   
        of State commercial motor vehicle weight laws.  
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to determine   
        the effectiveness of State penalties as a deterrent to illegally   
        overweight trucking operations. The study shall evaluate fine   
        structures, innovative roadside enforcement techniques, and a   
        State's ability to penalize shippers and carriers as well as   
        drivers and shall examine the effectiveness of administrative   
        and judicial procedures utilized to enforce vehicle weight laws.  
            (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress   
        a report on the results of the study with any legislative   
        recommendations of the Secretary.  
  
    (i) <<NOTE: 23 USC 127 note.>>  Commercial Motor Vehicle Study.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall request the   
        Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of   
        Sciences to conduct a study regarding the regulation of weights,   
        lengths, and widths of commercial motor vehicles operating on   
        Federal-aid highways to which Federal regulations apply on the   
        date of enactment of this Act. In conducting the study, the   
        Board shall review law, regulations, studies (including   
        Transportation Research Board Special Report 225), and practices   
        and develop recommendations regarding any revisions to law and   
        regulations that the Board determines appropriate.  
            (2) Factors to consider and evaluate.--In developing   
        recommendations under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider   
        and evaluate the impact of the recommendations described  
        in paragraph (1) on the economy, the environment, safety, and   
        service to communities.  
            (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Board   
        shall consult with the Department of Transportation, States, the   
        motor carrier industry, freight shippers, highway safety groups,   
        air quality and natural resource management groups, commercial   
        motor vehicle driver representatives, and other appropriate   
        entities.  
            (4) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Board shall transmit to Congress and   
        the Secretary a report on the results of the study conducted   
        under this subsection.  
            (5) Recommendations.--Not later than 180 days after the date   
        of receipt of the report under paragraph (4), the Secretary may   
        transmit to Congress a report containing comments or   
        recommendations of the Secretary regarding the Board's report.  
            (6) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)   
        $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to carry out   
        this subsection.  
            (7) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter   
        1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share   
        of the cost of the study under this subsection shall be 100   
        percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (j) Traffic Analysis.--  
            (1) <<NOTE: Contracts. Oklahoma.>>  In general.--The   
        Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the State of   
        Oklahoma to carry out a traffic analysis to determine the   
        feasibility of a trade processing center in McClain County,   
        Oklahoma.  
            (2) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated   
        from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit   
        Account) to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year   
        1999.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (k) Study of Interstate High Speed Ground Transportation.--  
            (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess   
        the feasibility of providing high speed rail passenger service   
        from Atlanta, Georgia, to Charleston, South Carolina. The study   
        shall also assess the potential impact of rail service on the   
        tourism industry.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of   
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the   
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of   
        Representatives and to the Committee on Environment and Public   
        Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study,   
        together with any recommendations the Secretary determines   
        appropriate as a result of the study.
  
SEC. 1214. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.  
  
    (a) <<NOTE: District of Columbia. 20 USC 76j note.>>  Access to John   
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.--  
            (1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the District   
        of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,   
        and the Department of the Interior and in consultation with   
        other interested persons, shall conduct a study of methods to   
        improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the John F. Kennedy   
        Center for the Performing Arts.  
            (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the   
        Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and   
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee   
        on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report   
        containing the results of the study with an assessment of the   
        impacts (including environmental, aesthetic, economic, and   
        historical impacts) associated with the implementation of each   
        of the methods examined under the study.  
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $500,000 for   
        fiscal year 1998.  
            (4) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds   
        authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation   
        in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under   
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the   
        Federal share of the cost of activities conducted using such   
        funds shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available   
        until expended.  
  
    (b) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.-- <<NOTE: 20 USC   
50 note.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made   
        available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion of   
        the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in consultation   
        with the Secretary, to carry out projects and activities   
        described in paragraph (2).  
            (2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under paragraph (1)   
        may be obligated only--  
                    (A) for transportation-related exhibitions,   
                exhibits, and educational outreach programs;  
                    (B) to enhance the care and protection of the   
                Nation's collection of transportation-related artifacts;  
                    (C) to acquire historically significant   
                transportation-related artifacts; and  
                    (D) to support research programs within the   
                Smithsonian Institution that document the history and   
                evolution of transportation, in cooperation with other   
                museums in the United States.  
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998   
        through 2003 to carry out this subsection.  
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of   
        any project or activity under this subsection shall be 100   
        percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.  
    (c) <<NOTE: West Virginia. 16 USC 460m-29a note.>>  New River   
Visitor Center.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to the   
        Secretary of the Interior amounts made available by this   
        subsection for the planning, design, and construction of a   
        visitor center, and such other related facilities as may be   
        necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment of   
        the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources of   
        the New River Gorge National River in the State of West   
        Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be located at   
        a site for which title is held by the United States in the   
        vicinity of the I-64 Sandstone intersection.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized   
        to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,300,000   
        for fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and   
        $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code; except that such funds shall remain   
        available until expended.  
  
    (d) <<NOTE: 23 USC 202 note.>>  Additional Authorization of Contract   
Authority for States With Indian Reservations.--  
            (1) Availability to states.--Not later than October 1 of   
        each fiscal year, funds made available under paragraph (5) for   
        the fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary, in   
        equal amounts, to each State that has within the boundaries of   
        the State all or part of an Indian reservation having a land   
        area of 10,000,000 acres or more.  
            (2) Availability to eligible counties.--  
                    (A) In general.--Each fiscal year, each county that   
                is located in a State to which funds are made available   
                under paragraph (1), and that has in the county a public   
                road described in subparagraph (B), shall be eligible to   
                apply to the State for all or a portion of the funds   
                made available to the State under this subsection to be   
                used by the county to maintain such roads.  
                    (B) Roads.--A public road referred to in   
                subparagraph (A) is a public road that--  
                          (i) is within, adjacent to, or provides access   
                      to an Indian reservation described in paragraph   
                      (1);  
                          (ii) is used by a school bus to transport   
                      children to or from a school or Headstart program   
                      carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.   
                      9831 et seq.); and  
                          (iii) is maintained by the county in which the   
                      public road is located.  
                    (C) Allocation among eligible counties.--  
                          (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause   
                      (ii), each State that receives funds under   
                      paragraph (1) shall provide directly to each   
                      county that applies for funds the amount that the   
                      county requests in the application.  
                          (ii) Allocation among eligible counties.--If   
                      the total amount of funds applied for under this   
                      subsection by eligible counties in a State exceeds   
                      the amount of funds available to the State, the   
                      State shall equitably  
                      allocate the funds among the eligible counties   
                      that apply for funds.  
            (3) Supplementary funding.--For each fiscal year, the   
        Secretary shall ensure that funding made available under this   
        subsection supplements (and does not supplant)--  
                    (A) any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian   
                Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian   
                reservations; and  
                    (B) any funding provided by a State to a county for   
                road maintenance programs in the county.  
            (4) Use of unallocated funds.--Any portion of the funds made   
        available to a State under this subsection that is not made   
        available to counties within 1 year after the funds are made   
        available to the State shall be apportioned among the States in   
        accordance with section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code.  
            (5) Funding.--  
                    (A) In general.--There is authorized to be   
                appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
                Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection   
                $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.  
                    (B) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this   
                subsection shall be available for obligation in the same   
                manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
                of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (e) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--  
            (1) Reconstruction projects.--If the Secretary determines,   
        after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a   
        highway, or a portion of a highway, located outside the United   
        States is important to the national defense, the Secretary may   
        carry out a project for reconstruction of the highway or portion   
        of highway.  
            (2) Funding.--  
                    (A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 1998   
                through 2002, the Secretary may set aside not to exceed   
                $18,800,000 from amounts to be apportioned under section   
                104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, to carry out   
                this section.  
                    (B) Availability.--Funds made available under   
                subparagraph (1) shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (f) <<NOTE: 16 USC 668dd note.>>  Sachuest Point National Wildlife   
Refuge.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $200,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service   
        to resurface the entrance road to Sachuest Point National   
        Wildlife Refuge.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $200,000 for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (g) <<NOTE: 16 USC 668dd note.>>  Runway Removal at Ninigret   
National Wildlife Refuge.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $300,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service   
        to remove asphalt runways at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge  
        and $5,000,000 shall be available to the State of Rhode Island   
        for improvements to the T.F. Green Intermodal Facility in Rhode   
        Island for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $5,300,000 for fiscal year 1999 and   
        $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (h) Middletown Visitor Center.-- <<NOTE: 16 USC 668dd note.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $500,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service   
        for the Middletown visitor center at Sachuest Point National   
        Wildlife Refuge.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (i) <<NOTE: 16 USC 668dd note.>>  Entrance Paving at Ninigret   
National Wildlife Refuge.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $750,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service   
        to pave the entrance road to the Ninigret National Wildlife   
        Refuge.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $750,000 for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (j) Education Center.-- <<NOTE: 16 USC 668dd note.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for   
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the United States Fish   
        and Wildlife Service for the education visitor center at the   
        Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge complex.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years   
        1999 through 2003.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (k) Richmond National Battlefield Park.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 to the National Park Service to revitalize the   
        Tredegar Iron Works to serve as a visitor center for Richmond   
        National Battlefield Park.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (l) Access to Corps of Engineers.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $800,000 for   
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the Corps of Engineers   
        to be made available to the State of Missouri for resurfacing   
        and maintenance of city and county roads that provide access to   
        Corps of Engineers reservoirs.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999   
        through 2003.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (m) Civil War Battlefield Plan.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $250,000 for   
        each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to the Department of the   
        Interior to be made available to the Shenandoah Valley   
        Battlefield National Historic District Commission for developing   
        a plan for the interpretation and protection of 10 Civil War   
        battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this subsection $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999   
        and 2000.  
            (3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this subsection   
        shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the   
        funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
  
    (n) DOT Headquarters Facility.--Before taking any action that leads   
to Government ownership of the Department of Transportation headquarters   
facility, through construction or purchase, the Administrator of General   
Services shall first seek approval of the Committee on Environment and   
Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and   
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.  
    (o) Fort Peck, Montana.--  
            (1) Fort peck, montana, visitors center.--The Secretary   
        shall provide funds for the environmental review, planning,   
        design, and construction of a historical and cultural visitors   
        center and museum at Fort Peck, Montana.  
            (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)   
        $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds   
        authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation   
        in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under   
        chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such   
        funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (p) Bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to the State   
        of Mississippi amounts available by this subsection to be used   
        for replacement and widening of the box bridges on the Natchez  
        Trace Parkway at Old Canton Road and at Rice Road in Madison   
        County, Mississippi.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $5,000,000   
        for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code, except that the funds shall remain available   
        until expended.  
  
    (q) <<NOTE: Idaho.>>  Lolo Pass Visitor Center.--  
            (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants for the Lolo   
        Pass Visitor Center in the State of Idaho.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $2,943,000   
        for fiscal year 1999.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code, except that the funds shall remain available   
        until expended.  
  
    (r) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds   
        authorized by section 1101(a)(15) for each of fiscal years 1998   
        through 2003 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a   
        highway program in such Commonwealth.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Amounts made available by   
        section 1101(a)(15) of this Act shall be available for   
        obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned   
        under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. Such amounts   
        shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-  
        aid highway and highway safety construction programs.  
  
SEC. 1215. DESIGNATED TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES.  
  
    (a) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--  
            (1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary shall   
        allocate amounts made available by this subsection for the   
        restoration of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, train station.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and   
        1999 to carry out this subsection.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter   
        1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share   
        of the cost of restoration of the train station under this   
        subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain   
        available until expended.  
  
    (b) Center.-- <<NOTE: Minnesota.>>   
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made   
        available to carry out this subsection to establish a center for   
        national scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota, to provide   
        technical communications and network support for nationally  
        designated scenic byway routes in accordance with paragraph (2).  
            (2) Communications systems.--The center for national scenic   
        byways shall develop and implement communications systems for   
        the support of the national scenic byways program. Such   
        communications systems shall provide local officials and   
        planning groups associated with designated National Scenic   
        Byways or All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and   
        customized assistance through the latest technology that allows   
        scenic byway officials to develop and sustain their National   
        Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.  
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,500,000   
        for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.  
            (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of   
        any project under this subsection shall be 100 percent and such   
        funds shall remain available until expended.  
  
    (c) Coal Heritage Trail.-- <<NOTE: West Virginia.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the   
        State of West Virginia for the Coal Heritage Scenic Byway for   
        the purposes set forth in section 204(h) of title 23, United   
        States Code.  
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to   
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $2,000,000 for   
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001.  
            (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code, except that the funds shall remain available   
        until expended.  
  
    (d) Traffic Calming Measures.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $5,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 and $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000   
        through 2003 to implement traffic calming measures in Fauquier   
        and Loudoun Counties, Virginia.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (e) Pedestrian Bridge.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 for a pedestrian bridge over United States   
        Route 29 at Emmet Street in Charlottesville, Virginia.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (f) Interpretive Center.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $600,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 for construction of the Virginia Blue Ridge   
        Parkway interpretive center located on the Roanoke River Gorge   
        in Virginia.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (g) Chain of Rocks Bridge.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide $2,000,000 for   
        fiscal year 1999 for the renovation and preservation of the   
        Missouri Route 66 Chain of Rocks Bridge.  
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to   
        carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in   
        the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1   
        of title 23, United States Code.  
  
    (h) Noise Barriers, Dekalb County, Georgia.--Notwithstanding any   
other provision of law, the Secretary shall approve the construction of   
Type II noise barriers beginning on the west side of Interstate Route   
285 extending from Northlake Parkway to Henderson Mill Road in Dekalb   
County, Georgia, from funds apportioned under sections 104(b)(1) and   
104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.  
  
SEC. 1216. INNOVATIVE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FINANCING METHODS.  
  
    (a) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--  
            (1) In general.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface   
        Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105   
        Stat. 1938) is amended--  
                    (A) in the subsection heading by striking   
                ``Congestion'' and inserting ``Value'';  
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--  
                          (i) by striking ``congestion'' each place it   
                      appears and inserting ``value''; and  
                          (ii) by striking ``projects'' each place it   
                      appears and inserting ``programs''; and  
                    (C) in paragraph (5)--  
                          (i) by striking ``projects'' and inserting   
                      ``programs''; and  
                          (ii) by striking ``traffic, volume'' and   
                      inserting ``traffic volume''.  
            (2) Increased number of projects.--Section 1012(b)(1) of   
        such Act is amended in the second sentence by striking ``5'' and   
        inserting ``15''.  
            (3) Eligibility of preimplementation costs.--Section   
        1012(b)(2) of such Act is amended in the second sentence--  
                    (A) by inserting after ``Secretary shall fund'' the   
                following: ``all preimplementation costs and project   
                design, and''; and  
                    (B) by inserting after ``Secretary may not fund''   
                the following: ``the preimplementation or implementation   
                costs of''.  
            (4) Tolling.--Section 1012(b)(4) of such Act is amended by   
        striking ``a pilot program under this section, but not on more   
        than 3 of such programs'' and inserting ``any value pricing   
        pilot program under this subsection''.  
            (5) HOV passenger requirements.--Section 1012(b) of such Act   
        is amended by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the   
        following:  
            ``(6) HOV passenger requirements.--Notwithstanding section   
        146(c) of title 23, United States Code, a State may permit   
        vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high   
        occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicles are part of a value   
        pricing pilot program under this subsection.''.  
            (6) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--Section   
        1012(b) <<NOTE: 23 USC 149 note.>>  of such Act is amended by   
        adding at the end the following:  
            ``(7) Financial effects on low-income drivers.--Any value   
        pricing pilot program under this subsection shall include, if   
        appropriate, an analysis of the potential effects of the pilot   
        program on low-income drivers and may include mitigation   
        measures to deal with any potential adverse financial effects on   
        low-income drivers.''.  
            (7) Funding.--Section 1012(b) of such Act (as amended by   
        paragraph (6)) is amended by adding at the end the following:  
            ``(8) Funding.--  
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be   
                appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the   
                Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection   
                $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.  
                    ``(B) Availability.--Funds allocated by the   
                Secretary to a State under this subsection shall remain   
                available for obligation by the State for a period of 3   
                years after the last day of the fiscal year for which   
                the funds are authorized.  
                    ``(C) Use of unallocated funds.--If the total amount   
                of funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund   
                under this subsection for fiscal year 1998 and fiscal   
                years thereafter but not allocated exceeds $8,000,000 as   
                of September 30 of any year, the excess amount--  
                          ``(i) shall be apportioned in the following   
                      fiscal year by the Secretary to all States in   
                      accordance with section 104(b)(3) of title 23,   
                      United States Code;  
                          ``(ii) shall be considered to be a sum made   
                      available for expenditure on the surface   
                      transportation program, except that the amount   
                      shall not be subject to section 133(d) of such   
                      title; and  
                          ``(iii) shall be available for any purpose   
                      eligible for funding under section 133 of such   
                      title.  
                    ``(D) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under   
                this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the   
                same manner as if the funds were apportioned under   
                chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that   
                the Federal share of the cost of any project under this   
                subsection and the availability of funds authorized by   
                this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with   
                this subsection.''.  
  
    (b) <<NOTE: 23 USC 129 note.>>  Interstate System Reconstruction and   
Rehabilitation Pilot Program.--  
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and   
        implement an Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation   
        pilot program under which the Secretary, notwithstanding   
        sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United States Code, may permit   
        a State to collect tolls on a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the   
        Interstate System for the purpose of reconstructing and   
        rehabilitating Interstate highway corridors that could not  
        otherwise be adequately maintained or functionally improved   
        without the collection of tolls.  
            (2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The Secretary may   
        permit the collection of tolls under this subsection on 3   
        facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities   
        shall be located in a different State.  
            (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the pilot   
        program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application   
        that contains, at a minimum, the following:  
                    (A) An identification of the facility on the   
                Interstate System proposed to be a toll facility,   
                including the age, condition, and intensity of use of   
                the facility.  
                    (B) In the case of a facility that affects a   
                metropolitan area, an assurance that the metropolitan   
                planning organization established under section 134 of   
                title 23, United States Code, for the area has been   
                consulted concerning the placement and amount of tolls   
                on the facility.  
                    (C) An analysis demonstrating that the facility   
                could not be maintained or improved to meet current or   
                future needs from the State's apportionments and   
                allocations made available by this Act (including   
                amendments made by this Act) and from revenues for   
                highways from any other source without toll revenues.  
                    (D) A facility management plan that includes--  
                          (i) a plan for implementing the imposition of   
                      tolls on the facility;  
                          (ii) a schedule and finance plan for the   
                      reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility   
                      using toll revenues;  
                          (iii) a description of the public   
                      transportation agency that will be responsible for   
                      implementation and administration of the pilot   
                      program;  
                          (iv) a description of whether consideration   
                      will be given to privatizing the maintenance and   
                      operational aspects of the facility, while   
                      retaining legal and administrative control of the   
                      portion of the Interstate route; and  
                          (v) such other information as the Secretary   
                      may require.  
            (4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the   
        application of a State under paragraph (3) only if the Secretary   
        determines that--  
                    (A) the State is unable to reconstruct or   
                rehabilitate the proposed toll facility using existing   
                apportionments;  
                    (B) the facility has a sufficient intensity of use,   
                age, or condition to warrant the collection of tolls;  
                    (C) the State plan for implementing tolls on the   
                facility takes into account the interests of local,   
                regional, and interstate travelers;  
                    (D) the State plan for reconstruction or   
                rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues is   
                reasonable; and  
                    (E) the State has given preference to the use of a   
                public toll agency with demonstrated capability to   
                build, operate, and maintain a toll expressway system   
                meeting criteria for the Interstate System.  
            (5) <<NOTE: Contracts.>>  Limitations on use of revenues;   
        audits.--Before the Secretary may permit a State to participate   
        in the pilot program, the State must enter into an agreement   
        with the Secretary that provides that--  
                    (A) all toll revenues received from operation of the   
                toll facility will be used only for--  
                          (i) debt service;  
                          (ii) reasonable return on investment of any   
                      private person financing the project; and  
                          (iii) any costs necessary for the improvement   
                      of and the proper operation and maintenance of the   
                      toll facility, including reconstruction,   
                      resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of   
                      the toll facility; and  
                    (B) regular audits will be conducted to ensure   
                compliance with subparagraph (A) and the results of such   
                audits will be transmitted to the Secretary.  
            (6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance funds.--  
        During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for   
        Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23,   
        United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which   
        tolls are being collected under the program.  
            (7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot   
        program under this subsection for a term to be determined by the   
        Secretary, but not less than 10 years.  
            (8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, the term   
        ``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has under   
        section 101 of title 23, United States Code.  
  
SEC. 1217. ELIGIBILITY.  
  
    (a) San Mateo County, California.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct any portion of a   
Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California, that--  
            (1) was destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in   
        the winter of 1982-1983 and a mountain slide; and  
            (2) until its destruction, served as the only reasonable   
        access route between 2 cities and as the designated emergency   
        evacuation route of 1 of the cities;  
  
shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of title 23,   
United States Code, if the project complies with the local coastal plan.  
    (b) Ambassador Bridge Access, Detroit, Michigan.--  
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 129 of title 23,   
        United States Code, or any other provision of law, improvements   
        to access roads and construction of access roads, approaches,   
        and related facilities (such as signs, lights, and signals)   
        necessary to connect the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan,   
        to the Interstate System shall be eligible for funds apportioned   
        under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of such title.  
            (2) Use of funds.--Funds described in paragraph (1) shall   
        not be used for any improvement to, or construction of, the   
        bridge itself.  
  
    (c) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, a project to construct a new bridge over the Cuyahoga   
River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for funds apportioned under   
section 104(b)(3) of such title.  
    (d) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of Connecticut may   
transfer any funds remaining available for obligation under section   
104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day   
before the date of the enactment of this Act, for construction of the   
Interstate System to any other program eligible for assistance under   
chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of the   
obligation limitation under section 1102(c)(6) of this Act, the   
Secretary shall make available to the State of Connecticut sufficient   
obligation authority under section 1102(c) of this Act to obligate funds   
available for transfer under this subsection.  
    (e) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.--The   
International Bridge Authority, or its successor organization, shall be   
permitted to continue collecting tolls for maintenance of, operation of,   
capital improvements to, and future expansions to the International   
Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and its approaches, plaza areas, and   
associated structures.  
    (f) Information Services.--A food business that would otherwise be   
eligible to display a mainline business logo on a specific service food   
sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) of part IIG of the 1988 edition of   
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways   
under the requirements specified in that section, but for the fact that   
the business is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from inclusion   
on such a food sign.  
    (g) Continuance of Commercial Operations at Certain Service Plazas   
in the State of Maryland.--  
            (1) Waiver.--Notwithstanding section 111 of title 23, United   
        States Code, and the agreements described in paragraph (2), at   
        the request of the Maryland Transportation Authority, the   
        Secretary shall allow the continuance of commercial operations   
        at the service plazas on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway on   
        Interstate Route 95.  
            (2) Agreements.--The agreements referred to in paragraph (1)   
        are agreements between the Department of Transportation of the   
        State of Maryland and the Federal Highway Administration   
        concerning the highway described in paragraph (1).  
  
    (h) Welcome Center Pilot Project.-- <<NOTE: Georgia.>>   
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall permit the State of   
        Georgia to conduct a pilot project to acquire, construct,   
        operate, and maintain a demonstration safety rest area and   
        information center along Interstate Route 75 in Cobb County,   
        Georgia, in accordance with paragraph (2).  
            (2) Information center and system.--The center may provide   
        goods and information that is of interest to the traveling   
        public, including commercial advertising and media displays, if   
        such advertising and displays are--  
                    (A) exhibited solely within any facility constructed   
                in the rest area; and  
                    (B) not legible from the main traveled way.  
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the   
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to   
        Congress a report on the results of the pilot project.  
  
    (i) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) of title   
23, United States Code--  
            (1) private entity expenditures to construct the SR-91 toll   
        road located in Orange County, California, from SR-55 to the  
        Riverside County line may be credited toward the State matching   
        share for any Federal-aid project beginning construction after   
        the SR-91 toll road was opened to traffic; and  
            (2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll road in   
        San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to San Miguel Road may   
        be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid   
        highway projects beginning after SR-125 is opened to traffic.  
  
    (j) Tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, no tolls shall be collected during the 6-year period   
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act on the Pennsylvania   
Turnpike for travel either entering Bedford and exiting Breezewood,   
Pennsylvania, or entering Breezewood and exiting Bedford.  
    (k) Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of this Act, funds authorized by this Act (including   
amendments made by this Act) for transportation projects in the State of   
Mississippi may be used for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing,   
or rehabilitating rail lines in the vicinity of Vicksburg and Jackson,   
Mississippi.  
  
SEC. 1218. MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT   
            PROGRAM.  
  
    (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is   
amended by inserting after section 321 the following:  
  
``Sec. 322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment   
                        program  
  
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions   
apply:  
            ``(1) Eligible project costs.--The term `eligible project   
        costs'--  
                    ``(A) means the capital cost of the fixed guideway   
                infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, including land,   
                piers, guideways, propulsion equipment and other   
                components attached to guideways, power distribution   
                facilities (including substations), control and   
                communications facilities, access roads, and storage,   
                repair, and maintenance facilities, but not including   
                costs incurred for a new station; and  
                    ``(B) includes the costs of preconstruction planning   
                activities.  
            ``(2) Full project costs.--The term `full project costs'   
        means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including   
        eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles, and   
        equipment.  
            ``(3) MAGLEV.--The term `MAGLEV' means transportation   
        systems employing magnetic levitation that would be capable of   
        safe use by the public at a speed in excess of 240 miles per   
        hour or under 50 miles per hour.  
            ``(4) Partnership potential.--The term `partnership   
        potential' has the meaning given the term in the commercial   
        feasibility study of high-speed ground transportation conducted   
        under section 1036 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation   
        Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1978).  
  
    ``(b) Financial Assistance.--  
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make available   
        financial assistance to pay the Federal share of full project   
        costs of eligible projects selected under this section.   
        Financial assistance made available under this section and   
        projects assisted with the assistance shall be subject to   
        section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code.  
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of full project   
        costs under paragraph (1) shall be not more than \2/3\.  
            ``(3) Use of assistance.--Financial assistance provided   
        under paragraph (1) shall be used only to pay eligible project   
        costs of projects selected under this section.  
  
    ``(c) Solicitation of Applications for Assistance.--Not later than   
180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary   
shall solicit applications from States, or authorities designated by 1   
or more States, for financial assistance authorized by subsection (b)   
for planning, design, and construction of eligible MAGLEV projects.  
    ``(d) Project Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive financial   
assistance under subsection (b), a project shall--  
            ``(1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed or low-  
        speed ground transportation corridor that exhibit partnership   
        potential;  
            ``(2) require an amount of Federal funds for project   
        financing that will not exceed the sum of--  
                    ``(A) the amounts made available under subsection   
                (h)(1)(A); and  
                    ``(B) the amounts made available by States under   
                subsection (h)(4);  
            ``(3) result in an operating transportation facility that   
        provides a revenue producing service;  
            ``(4) be undertaken through a public and private   
        partnership, with at least \1/3\ of full project costs paid   
        using non-Federal funds;  
            ``(5) satisfy applicable statewide and metropolitan planning   
        requirements;  
            ``(6) be approved by the Secretary based on an application   
        submitted to the Secretary by a State or authority designated by   
        1 or more States;  
            ``(7) to the extent that non-United States MAGLEV technology   
        is used within the United States, be carried out as a technology   
        transfer project; and  
            ``(8) be carried out using materials at least 70 percent of   
        which are manufactured in the United States.  
  
    ``(e) Project Selection Criteria.--Prior to soliciting applications,   
the Secretary shall establish criteria for selecting which eligible   
projects under subsection (d) will receive financial assistance under   
subsection (b). The criteria shall include the extent to which--  
            ``(1) a project is nationally significant, including the   
        extent to which the project will demonstrate the feasibility of   
        deployment of MAGLEV technology throughout the United States;  
            ``(2) timely implementation of the project will reduce   
        congestion in other modes of transportation and reduce the need   
        for additional highway or airport construction;  
            ``(3) States, regions, and localities financially contribute   
        to the project;  
            ``(4) implementation of the project will create new jobs in   
        traditional and emerging industries;  
            ``(5) the project will augment MAGLEV networks identified as   
        having partnership potential;  
            ``(6) financial assistance would foster public and private   
        partnerships for infrastructure development and attract private   
        debt or equity investment;  
            ``(7) financial assistance would foster the timely   
        implementation of a project; and  
            ``(8) life-cycle costs in design and engineering are   
        considered and enhanced.  
  
    ``(f) Project Selection.--  
            ``(1) Preconstruction planning activities.--Not later than   
        90 days after a deadline established by the Secretary for the   
        receipt of applications, the Secretary shall evaluate the   
        eligible projects in accordance with the selection criteria and   
        select 1 or more eligible projects to receive financial   
        assistance for preconstruction planning activities, including--  
                    ``(A) preparation of such feasibility studies, major   
                investment studies, and environmental impact statements   
                and assessments as are required under State law;  
                    ``(B) pricing of the final design, engineering, and   
                construction activities proposed to be assisted under   
                paragraph (2); and  
                    ``(C) such other activities as are necessary to   
                provide the Secretary with sufficient information to   
                evaluate whether a project should receive financial   
                assistance for final design, engineering, and   
                construction activities under paragraph (2).  
            ``(2) Final design, engineering, and construction   
        activities.--After completion of preconstruction planning   
        activities for all projects assisted under paragraph (1), the   
        Secretary shall select 1 of the projects to receive financial   
        assistance for final design, engineering, and construction   
        activities.  
  
    ``(g) Joint Ventures.--A project undertaken by a joint venture of   
United States and non-United States persons (including a project   
involving the deployment of non-United States MAGLEV technology in the   
United States) shall be eligible for financial assistance under this   
section if the project is eligible under subsection (d) and selected   
under subsection (f).  
    ``(h) Funding.--  
            ``(1) In general.--  
                    ``(A) Contract authority; authorization of   
                appropriations.--  
                          ``(i) In general.--There is authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this   
                      section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,   
                      $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $25,000,000   
                      for fiscal year 2001.  
                          ``(ii) Contract authority.--Funds authorized   
                      by this subparagraph shall be available for   
                      obligation in the same manner as if the funds were   
                      apportioned under chapter 1, except that--  
                                    ``(I) the Federal share of the cost   
                                of a project carried out under this   
                                section shall be determined in   
                                accordance with subsection (b); and  
                                    ``(II) the availability of the funds   
                                shall be determined in accordance with   
                                paragraph (2).  
                    ``(B) Noncontract authority authorization of   
                appropriations.--  
                          ``(i) In general.--There are authorized to be   
                      appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other   
                      than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this   
                      section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000   
                      and 2001, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and   
                      $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.  
                          ``(ii) Availability.--Notwithstanding section   
                      118(a), funds made available under clause (i)   
                      shall not be available in advance of an annual   
                      appropriation.  
            ``(2) Availability of funds.--Funds made available under   
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.  
            ``(3) Other federal funds.--Notwithstanding any other   
        provision of law, funds made available to a State to carry out   
        the surface transportation program under section 133 and the   
        congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program under   
        section 149 may be used by the State to pay a portion of the   
        full project costs of an eligible project selected under this   
        section, without requirement for non-Federal funds.  
            ``(4) Other assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision   
        of law, an eligible project selected under this section shall be   
        eligible for other forms of financial assistance provided under   
        this title and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st   
        Century, including loans, loan guarantees, and lines of   
        credit.''.  
  
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 3 of title 23,   
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to   
section 321 the following:  
  
``322. Magnetic levitation transportation technology deployment   
           program.''.  
  
SEC. 1219. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.  
  
    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is   
amended by adding at the end the following:  
  
``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program  
  
    ``(a) Designation of Roads.--  
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a national   
        scenic byways program that recognizes roads having outstanding   
        scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and   
        archaeological qualities by designating the roads as National   
        Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.  
            ``(2) Criteria.--The Secretary shall designate roads to be   
        recognized under the national scenic byways program in   
        accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary.  
            ``(3) Nomination.--To be considered for the designation, a   
        road must be nominated by a State or a Federal land management   
        agency and must first be designated as a State scenic byway or,   
        in the case of a road on Federal land, as a Federal land   
        management agency byway.  
  
    ``(b) Grants and Technical Assistance.--  
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants and   
        provide technical assistance to States to--  
                    ``(A) implement projects on highways designated as   
                National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as   
                State scenic byways; and  
                    ``(B) plan, design, and develop a State scenic byway   
                program.  
            ``(2) Priorities.--In making grants, the Secretary shall   
        give priority to--  
                    ``(A) each eligible project that is associated with   
                a highway that has been designated as a National Scenic   
                Byway or All-American Road and that is consistent with   
                the corridor management plan for the byway;  
                    ``(B) each eligible project along a State-designated   
                scenic byway that is consistent with the corridor   
                management plan for the byway, or is intended to foster   
                the development of such a plan, and is carried out to   
                make the byway eligible for designation as a National   
                Scenic Byway or All-American Road; and  
                    ``(C) each eligible project that is associated with   
                the development of a State scenic byway program.  
  
    ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that are   
eligible for Federal assistance under this section:  
            ``(1) An activity related to the planning, design, or   
        development of a State scenic byway program.  
            ``(2) Development and implementation of a corridor   
        management plan to maintain the scenic, historical,   
        recreational, cultural, natural, and archaeological   
        characteristics of a byway corridor while providing for   
        accommodation of increased tourism and development of related   
        amenities.  
            ``(3) Safety improvements to a State scenic byway, National   
        Scenic Byway, or All-American Road to the extent that the   
        improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic and   
        changes in the types of vehicles using the highway as a result   
        of the designation as a State scenic byway, National Scenic   
        Byway, or All-American Road.  
            ``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of a facility for   
        pedestrians and bicyclists, rest area, turnout, highway shoulder   
        improvement, passing lane, overlook, or interpretive facility.  
            ``(5) An improvement to a scenic byway that will enhance   
        access to an area for the purpose of recreation, including   
        water-related recreation.  
            ``(6) Protection of scenic, historical, recreational,   
        cultural, natural, and archaeological resources in an area   
        adjacent to a scenic byway.  
            ``(7) Development and provision of tourist information to   
        the public, including interpretive information about a scenic   
        byway.  
            ``(8) Development and implementation of a scenic byway   
        marketing program.  
  
    ``(d) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not make a grant under this   
section for any project that would not protect the scenic, historical,   
recreational, cultural, natural, and archaeological integrity of a   
highway and adjacent areas.  
    ``(e) Savings Clause.--The Secretary shall not withhold any grant or   
impose any requirement on a State as a condition of providing a grant or   
technical assistance for any scenic byway unless the requirement is   
consistent with the authority provided in this chapter.  
    ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of carrying out   
a project under this section shall be 80 percent, except that, in the   
case of any scenic byway project along a public road that provides   
access to or within Federal or Indian land, a Federal  
land management agency may use funds authorized for use by the agency as   
the non-Federal share.''.  
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such title   
is amended by adding at the end the following:  
  
``162. National scenic byways program.''.  
  
SEC. 1220. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES. <<NOTE: 49   
            USC 104 note.>>   
  
    (a) In General.--  
            (1) Elimination.--The Secretary shall eliminate any   
        programmatic decisionmaking responsibility of the regional   
        offices of the Federal Highway Administration for the Federal-  
        aid highway program as part of the Administration's efforts to   
        restructure its field organization.  
            (2) Activities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the   
        Secretary shall eliminate regional offices, create technical   
        resource centers, and, to the maximum extent practicable,   
        delegate authority to State offices of the Federal Highway   
        Administration.  
  
    (b) Preference.--In locating the technical resource centers, the   
Secretary shall give preference to cities that house, on the date of   
enactment of this Act, the Federal Highway Administration regional   
offices and are in locations that minimize the travel distance between   
the technical resource centers and the Federal Highway Administration   
division offices that will be served by the new technical resource   
centers.  
    (c) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to the   
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of   
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the   
Senate a detailed implementation plan to carry out this section not   
later than September 30, 1998, and thereafter provide periodic progress   
reports on carrying out this section to such Committees.  
    (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of the   
plan transmitted under subsection (c) not later than December 31, 1998.  
  
SEC. 1221. <<NOTE: 23 USC 101 note.>>  TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY
AND SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.  
  
    (a) Establishment.--In cooperation with appropriate State, regional,   
and local governments, the Secretary shall establish a comprehensive   
initiative to investigate and address the relationships between   
transportation and community and system preservation and identify   
private sector-based initiatives.  
    (b) Research.--  
            (1) In general.--In cooperation with appropriate Federal   
        agencies, State, regional, and local governments, and other   
        entities eligible for assistance under subsection (d), the   
        Secretary shall carry out a comprehensive research program to   
        investigate the relationships between transportation, community   
        preservation, and the environment and the role of the private   
        sector in shaping such relationships.  
            (2) Required elements.--The program shall provide for   
        monitoring and analysis of projects carried out with funds made   
        available to carry out subsections (c) and (d).  
  
    (c) Planning.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made   
        available to carry out this subsection to States, metropolitan  
        planning organizations, and local governments to plan, develop,   
        and implement strategies to integrate transportation and   
        community and system preservation plans and practices.  
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the allocations shall be--  
                    (A) to improve the efficiency of the transportation   
                system;  
                    (B) to reduce the impacts of transportation on the   
                environment;  
                    (C) to reduce the need for costly future investments   
                in public infrastructure;  
                    (D) to provide efficient access to jobs, services,   
                and centers of trade; and  
                    (E) to examine development patterns and identify   
                strategies to encourage private sector development   
                patterns which achieve the goals identified in   
                subparagraphs (A) through (D).  
            (3) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available to carry   
        out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to   
        applicants that--  
                    (A) propose projects for funding that address the   
                purposes described in paragraph (2); and  
                    (B) demonstrate a commitment of non-Federal   
                resources to the proposed projects.  
            (4) Additional criteria.--In addition, the Secretary shall   
        give consideration to applicants that demonstrate a commitment   
        to public and private involvement, including involvement of   
        nontraditional partners in the project team.  
  
    (d) Allocation of Funds for Implementation.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made   
        available to carry out this subsection to States, metropolitan   
        planning organizations, and local governments to carry out   
        projects to address transportation efficiency and community and   
        system preservation.  
            (2) Criteria.--In allocating funds made available to carry   
        out this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to   
        applicants that--  
                    (A) have instituted preservation or development   
                plans and programs that--  
                          (i) meet the requirements of title 23 and   
                      chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; and  
                          (ii)(I) are coordinated with State and local   
                      adopted preservation or development plans;  
                          (II) are intended to promote cost-effective   
                      and strategic investments in transportation   
                      infrastructure that minimize adverse impacts on   
                      the environment; or  
                          (III) are intended to promote innovative   
                      private sector strategies.  
                    (B) have instituted other policies to integrate   
                transportation and community and system preservation   
                practices, such as--  
                          (i) spending policies that direct funds to   
                      high-growth areas;  
                          (ii) urban growth boundaries to guide   
                      metropolitan expansion;  
                          (iii) ``green corridors'' programs that   
                      provide access to major highway corridors for   
                      areas targeted for efficient and compact   
                      development; or  
                          (iv) other similar programs or policies as   
                      determined by the Secretary;  
                    (C) have preservation or development policies that   
                include a mechanism for reducing potential impacts of   
                transportation activities on the environment;  
                    (D) examine ways to encourage private sector   
                investments that address the purposes of this section;   
                and  
                    (E) propose projects for funding that address the   
                purposes described in subsection (c)(2).  
            (3) Equitable distribution.--In allocating funds to carry   
        out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure the equitable   
        distribution of funds to a diversity of populations and   
        geographic regions.  
            (4) Use of allocated funds.--  
                    (A) In general.--An allocation of funds made   
                available to carry out this subsection shall be used by   
                the recipient to implement the projects proposed in the   
                application to the Secretary.  
                    (B) Types of projects.--The allocation of funds   
                shall be available for obligation for--  
                          (i) any project eligible for funding under   
                      title 23 or chapter 53 of title 49, United States   
                      Code; or  
                          (ii) any other activity relating to   
                      transportation and community and system   
                      preservation that the Secretary determines to be   
                      appropriate, including corridor preservation   
                      activities that are necessary to implement--  
                                    (I) transit-oriented development   
                                plans;  
                                    (II) traffic calming measures; or  
                                    (III) other coordinated   
                                transportation and community and system   
                                preservation practices.  
  
    (e) Funding.--  
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated from   
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to   
        carry out this section $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and   
        $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.  
            (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this   
        subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner   
        as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,   
        United States Code.  
  
SEC. 1222. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.  
  
    (a) In General.--Section 403 of the Appalachian Regional Development   
Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended-- <<NOTE: 40 USC app. 403.>>   
            (1) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Alabama--  
                    (A) by inserting ``Hale,'' after ``Franklin,''; and  
                    (B) by inserting ``Macon,'' after ``Limestone,'';  
            (2) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Georgia--  
                    (A) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after ``Douglas,''; and  
                    (B) by inserting ``Hart,'' after ``Haralson,'';  
            (3) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Mississippi by   
        striking ``and Winston'' and inserting ``Winston, and   
        Yalobusha''; and  
            (4) in the undesignated paragraph relating to Virginia--  
                    (A) by inserting ``Montgomery,'' after ``Lee,''; and  
                    (B) by inserting ``Rockbridge,'' after ``Pulaski,''.  
  
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 405 of such Act <<NOTE: 40 USC   
app. 405 and note.>>  is amended by striking ``section 201'' and   
inserting ``sections 201 and 403''. This amendment ensures that section   
403 is still in effect.  
  
SEC. 1223. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES. <<NOTE: 23 USC  
          101 note.>>   
  
    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize the   
provision of assistance for, and support of, State and local efforts   
concerning surface transportation issues necessary to obtain the   
national recognition and economic benefits of participation in the   
International Olympic movement, the International Paralympic movement,   
and the Special Olympics International movement by hosting international   
quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events, and Special Olympics   
International events, in the United States.  
    (b) Priority for Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic,   
Paralympic, and Special Olympic Events.--Notwithstanding any other   
provision of law, from funds available to carry out sections 118(c) and   
144(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may give   
priority to funding for a transportation project relating to an   
international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a Special   
Olympics International event, if--  
            (1) the project meets the extraordinary needs associated   
        with an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or   
        a Special Olympics International event; and  
            (2) the project is otherwise eligible for assistance under   
        sections 118(c) and 144(g)(1) of such title.  
  
    (c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may   
participate in--  
            (1) planning activities of States and metropolitan planning   
        organizations and transportation projects relating to an   
        international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event, or a   
        Special Olympics International event, under sections 134 and 135   
        of title 23, United States Code; and  
            (2) developing intermodal transportation plans necessary for   
        the projects in coordination with State and local transportation   
        agencies.  
  
    (d) Funding.--Notwithstanding section 5001(a), from funds made   
available under such section, the Secretary may provide assistance for   
the development of an Olympic, a Paralympic, and a Special Olympics   
transportation management plan in cooperation with an Olympic Organizing   
Committee responsible for hosting, and State and local communities   
affected by, an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic event or   
a Special Olympics International event.  
    (e) Transportation Projects Relating to Olympic, Paralympic, and   
Special Olympic Events.--  
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance,   
        including planning, capital, and operating assistance, to States   
        and local governments in carrying out transportation projects   
        relating to an international quadrennial Olympic or Paralympic   
        event or a Special Olympics International event.  
            (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a   
        project assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80   
        percent.  
    (f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government shall be   
eligible to receive assistance under this section only if the government   
is hosting a venue that is part of an international quadrennial Olympics   
that is officially selected by the International Olympic Committee.  
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be   
appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit   
Account) to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each   
of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.  

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