S.Amdt. 1733

1. Adds SEC. ___. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES at the end of subtitle A of title I

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   (j) Treatment of Projects.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid highway under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

   Inserted: SEC. ___. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--The repeal of section 147 of title 23, United States Code, under subsections (b) and (c)(1) of section 1516 shall have no force or effect.

   Inserted: (b) Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities.--Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(c) Distribution of Funds.--Of the amounts made available to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries under this section in a fiscal year, 100 percent shall be allocated in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (d).

   Inserted: "(d) Formula.--Of the amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (c)--

   Inserted: "(1) 50 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the ratio that--

   Inserted: "(A) the number of ferry passengers carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to

   Inserted: "(B) the number of ferry passengers carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year;

   Inserted: "(2) 25 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the ratio that--

   Inserted: "(A) the number of vehicles carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to

   Inserted: "(B) the number of vehicles carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year; and

   Inserted: "(3) 25 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the ratio that--

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   Inserted: "(A) the total route miles serviced by each ferry system; bears to

   Inserted: "(B) the total route miles serviced by all ferry systems.

   Inserted: "(e) Funding.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2013 to carry out this section.

   Inserted: "(2) Period of availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(b), amounts apportioned to carry out this section shall remain available until expended.".

   Inserted: SEC. ___. ELIGIBILITY OF FERRIES FOR CLEAN FUELS GRANT PROGRAM.

   Inserted: Section 5308 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)(2)--

   Inserted: (A) in clause (i), by inserting ", or ferries" before the semicolon at the end; and

   Inserted: (B) in clause (iii), by inserting "or ferries" before the semicolon at the end; and

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (c)--

   Inserted: (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting "and Ferries" after "Buses"; and

   Inserted: (B) by inserting "or ferries" before the period at the end.

   Inserted: SEC. ___. FERRY JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment and Purpose.--

   Inserted: (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Transportation a Ferry Joint Program Office (referred to in this section as the "Office") for the purposes described in paragraph (2).

   Inserted: (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Office shall be--

   Inserted: (A) to coordinate Federal programs affecting ferry and ferry facility construction, maintenance, operations, and security; and

   Inserted: (B) to promote transportation by ferry as a component of the United States transportation system.

   Inserted: (b) Functions.--The head of the Office shall--

   Inserted: (1) coordinate programs related to ferry transportation carried out by--

   Inserted: (A) the Department of Transportation, including programs carried out by the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration;

   Inserted: (B) the Department of Homeland Security; and

   Inserted: (C) other Federal and State agencies, as appropriate;

   Inserted: (2) ensure resource accountability for programs carried out by the Secretary related to ferry transportation;

   Inserted: (3) provide strategic leadership for research, development, testing, and deployment of technologies related to ferry transportation;

   Inserted: (4) promote ferry transportation as a means to reduce social, economic, and environmental costs associated with traffic congestion; and

   Inserted: (5) develop energy efficient operating models to reduce carbon emissions associated with ferry transportation.

   Inserted: SEC. ___. NATIONAL FERRY DATABASE.

   Inserted: Section 1801(e) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109 59) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ", including any Federal, State, and local government funding sources," after "sources"; and

   Inserted: (2) in paragraph (4)--

   Inserted: (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking "and" at the end;

   Inserted: (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);

   Inserted: (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following:

   Inserted: "(C) ensure that the database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration; and"; and

   Inserted: (D) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking "2009" and inserting "2018".

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   At the end of subtitle A of title I, insert the following:

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