IIB
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6233
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 29, 2006
Received
November 13, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
AN ACT
To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Highway Provisions
Surface transportation technical corrections
Correction of internal references in disadvantaged business enterprises
Paragraphs (3)(A) and (5) of section 1101(b) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (119 Stat. 1156) are amended by striking paragraph (1)
each place it appears and inserting paragraph (2)
.
Correction of distribution of obligation authority
Section 1102(c)(5) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (119 Stat. 1158) is amended by striking among the
States
.
Correction of Federal lands highways
Section 1119 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1190) is amended by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
Forest highways
Of the amounts made available for public lands highways under section 1101—
not more than $20,000,000 for each fiscal year may be used for the maintenance of forest highways;
not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year may be used for signage identifying public hunting and fishing access; and
not more than $10,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of facilitating the passage of aquatic species beneath forest roads (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code), including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, and removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate.
.
Correction of description of national corridor infrastructure improvement project
Item number 1 of the table contained in section 1302(e)
of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended in the State column by inserting
LA,
after TX,
.
Correction of Interstate Route 376 high priority designation
In general
Section 1105(c)(79) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 119 Stat. 1213) is
amended by striking and on United States Route 422
.
Conforming amendment
Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i)(I) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033; 119 Stat. 1213) is
amended by striking and United States Route 422
.
Correction of infrastructure finance section
Section 1602(d)(1) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(119 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking through 189 as sections 601
through 609, respectively
and inserting through 190 as sections
601 through 610, respectively
.
Correction of project Federal share
Section 1964(a) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1519) is amended by striking section 120(b)
and inserting
section 120
.
Transportation systems management and operations defined
Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Transportation systems management and operations
In general
The term transportation systems management and operations means an integrated program to optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability of the transportation system.
Inclusions
The term transportation systems management and operations includes—
regional operations collaboration and coordination activities between transportation and public safety agencies; and
improvements to the transportation system, such as traffic detection and surveillance, arterial management, freeway management, demand management, work zone management, emergency management, electronic toll collection, automated enforcement, traffic incident management, roadway weather management, traveler information services, commercial vehicle operations, traffic control, freight management, and coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian operations.
.
Correction of reference in apportionment of highway safety improvement program funds
Effective October 1, 2006,
section
104(b)(5)(A)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
by striking the Federal-aid system
each place it appears and
inserting Federal-aid highways
.
Correction of amendment to advance construction
Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
Correction of high priority projects
Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively;
by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to Federal share) as subsection (d);
in subsection
(a)(2)(A) by inserting (112 Stat. 257)
after 21st
Century
; and
in subsection (a)(2)(B)—
by striking
subsection (b)
and inserting subsection (c)
;
and
by striking
SAFETEA–LU
and inserting Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1256)
.
Correction of transfer of unused protective-device funds to other highway safety improvement program projects
Section 130(e)(2) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking purposes under this
subsection
and inserting highway safety improvement program
purposes
.
Correction of highway bridge program
In general
Section 144 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in the section
heading by striking replacement and rehabilitation
;
in subsections (b),
(c)(1), and (e) by striking Federal-aid system
each place it
appears and inserting Federal-aid highway
;
in subsections
(c)(2) and (o) by striking the Federal-aid system
each place it
appears and inserting Federal-aid highways
;
in the heading to
paragraph (4) of subsection (d) by inserting systematic
before
preventive
;
in subsection (e)
by striking off-system bridges
each place it appears and
inserting bridges not on Federal-aid highways
;
by striking subsection (f);
by redesignating subsections (g) through (s) as subsections (f) through (r), respectively;
in paragraph (2)
of subsection (f) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)) by striking the
paragraph heading and inserting Bridges not on Federal-aid
highways
;
in subsection (m)
(as redesignated by subparagraph (G)) by striking the subsection heading and
inserting Program for
bridges not on Federal-aid highways
; and
in subsection
(n)(4)(B) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)) by striking State
highway agency
and inserting State transportation
department
.
Conforming amendments
Equity bonus program
Subsections (a)(2)(C) and (b)(2)(C) of
section
105 of title 23, United States Code, are amended by striking
replacement and rehabilitation
each place it appears.
Analysis
The
analysis for
chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the item
relating to section 144 by striking replacement and
rehabilitation
.
Correction of National Scenic Byways program coverage
Section 162 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection
(a)(3)(B) by striking a National Scenic Byway under subparagraph
(A)
and inserting a National Scenic Byway, an All-American Road,
or one of America’s Byways under paragraph (1)
; and
in subsection
(c)(3) by striking or All-American Road
each place it appears
and inserting All-American Road, or one of America’s
Byways
.
Correction of reference in toll provision
Section 166(b)(5)(C) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3)
and
inserting paragraph (4)
.
Correction of recreational trails program apportionment exceptions
Section 206(d)(3)(A) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking (B), (C), and (D)
and
inserting (B) and (C)
.
Correction of infrastructure finance
Section 601(a)(3) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by inserting bbb minus, BBB
(low),
after Baa3,
.
Correction of miscellaneous typographical errors
Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1226) is amended by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
Section 1404(e) of
such Act (119 Stat. 1229) is amended by inserting tribal,
after
local,
.
Section 10211(b)(2)
of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is amended by striking plan
administer
and inserting plan and administer
.
Section 10212(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is amended—
by inserting
equity bonus,
after minimum guarantee,
;
by striking
freight intermodal connectors
and inserting
railway-highway crossings
;
by striking
high risk rural road,
; and
by inserting after
highway safety improvement programs
the following: (and
separately the set aside for the high risk rural road program)
.
MAGLEV
Funding
Section 1101(a)(18) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1155) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
.
Contract Authority
Section 1307 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1217) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Contract Authority
Funds authorized under section 1101(a)(18) 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 not be transferable and shall remain available until expended, and the Federal share of the cost of a project to be carried out with such funds shall be 80 percent.
.
Projects of national and regional significance
Item number 22 of the table contained in
section 1301(m) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1204) is amended by striking
Improvements to I–80, Monroe County, PA
and inserting
Redesign and reconstruction of interchanges 298 and 299 of I–80 and
accompanying improvements to any other public roads in the vicinity, Monroe
County
.
National corridor infrastructure improvement projects
The table contained in section 1302(e) of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended in item number 23 by striking the project
description and inserting Improvements to State Road 312,
Hammond
.
Project authorizations
In general
The table contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1256) is amended—
in item number 34
by striking the project description and inserting Removal and
Reconfiguration of Interstate ramps, I–40, Memphis
;
by striking item number 61;
in item number 87
by striking the project description and inserting M–291 highway outer
road improvement project
;
in item number 128
by striking $2,400,000
and inserting
$4,800,000
;
in item number 154
by striking Virginia
and inserting
Eveleth
;
in item number 193
by striking the project description and inserting Improvements to or
access to Route 108 to enhance access to the business park near
Rumford
;
in item number 240
by striking $800,000
and inserting
$2,400,000
;
by striking item number 248;
in item number 259
by striking the project description and inserting Corridor study, EIS,
and ROW acquisition for a bridge from east of the Crow Wing Highway 3 bridge
crossing the Mississippi River in Brainerd to west of the Minnesota State
Highway 6 bridge crossing the Mississippi River north of Crosby
;
in item number
274 by striking the project description and inserting Intersection
improvements at Belleville and Ecorse Roads and approach roadways, and widen
Belleville Road from Ecorse to Tyler, Van Buren Township,
Michigan
;
in item number
277 by striking the project description and inserting Construct
connector road from Rushing Drive North to Grand Ave., Williamson
County
;
in item number
395 by striking the project description and inserting Plan and construct
interchange at I–65, from existing SR–109 to I–65
;
in item number
463 by striking Cookeville
and inserting Putnam
County
;
in item number 576
by striking the project description and inserting Design, right-of-way,
and construction of Nebraska Highway 35 between Norfolk and South Sioux City,
including an interchange at Milepost 1 on I–129
;
in item number
590 by inserting , including
after Safety
;
in item number
595 by striking Street Closure at
and inserting
Transportation improvement project near
;
in item number
649 by striking the project description and inserting Construction and
enhancement of the Fillmore Avenue Corridor, Buffalo
;
in item number
655 by inserting , safety improvement construction,
after
Environmental studies
;
in item number 676
by striking the project description and inserting St. Croix River
crossing project, Wisconsin State Highway 64, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, to
Minnesota State Highway 36, Washington County
;
in item number
770 by striking the project description and inserting Improve existing
Horns Hill Road in North Newark, Ohio, from Waterworks Road to Licking Springs
Road
;
in item number 777
by striking the project description and inserting Construct access from
airport in Akutan
;
in item number
829 by striking the project description and inserting $400,000 to
conduct New Bedford/Fairhaven Bridge modernization study; $1,000,000 to design
and build New Bedford Business Park access road
;
in item number
881 by striking the project description and inserting Pedestrian safety
improvements near North Atlantic Boulevard, Monterey Park
;
in item number 923
by striking the project description and inserting Improve safety of a
horizontal curve on Clarksville St. 0.25 miles north of 275th Rd. in Grandview
Township, Edgar County
;
in item number 947
by striking the project description and inserting Third East/West River
Crossing, St. Lucie River
;
in item numbers
959 and 3327 by striking Northern Section,
each place it
appears;
in item number
963 by striking the project description and inserting For engineering,
right-of-way acquisition, and reconstruction of 2 existing lanes on Manhattan
Road from Baseline Road to Route 53
;
in item number 983
by striking the project description and inserting Land acquisition for
highway mitigation in Cecil, Kent, Queen Annes, and Worcester
Counties
;
in item number
1039 by striking the project description and inserting Widen State Route
98, including storm drain developments, from D. Navarro Avenue to State Route
111
;
in item number
1047 by striking the project description and inserting Bridge and road
work at Little Susitna River Access road in Matanuska-Susitna
Borough
;
in item number
1124 by striking bridge over Stillwater River, Orono
and by
inserting routes
;
in item number
1206 by striking Pleasantville
and inserting Briarcliff
Manor
;
in item number
1210 by striking the project description and inserting Town of New
Windsor Riley Road and Shore Drive
;
in item number
1281 by striking the project description and inserting Upgrade roads in
Attala County District 4 (Roads 4211 and 4204), Kosciusko, Ward 2, and Ethel,
Attala County
;
in item number
1487 by striking $800,000
and inserting
$1,600,000
;
in item number
1575 by striking the project description and inserting Highway and road
signage, and traffic signal synchronization and upgrades, in Shippensburg Boro,
Shippensburg Township, and surrounding municipalities
;
in item number
1661 by striking the project description and inserting Sheldon West
Extension in Matanuska-Susitna Borough;
in item number
1810 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, ROW acquisition, construction, and construction engineering for
the reconstruction of TH 95, from 12th Avenue to CSAH 13, including bridge and
approaches, ramps, intersecting roadways, signals, turn lanes, and multiuse
trail, North Branch
;
in item number
1852 by striking Milepost 9.3
and inserting Milepost
24.3
;
in item numbers
1926 and 2893 by striking the project descriptions and inserting
Grading, paving roads, and the transfer of rail-to-truck for the
intermodal facility at Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, Ohio
;
in item number
1933 by striking the project description and inserting Enhance Byzantine
Latino Quarter transit plazas at Normandie and Pico, and Hoover and Pico, Los
Angeles, by improving streetscapes, including expanding concrete and
paving
;
in item number
1975 by striking the project description and inserting Point MacKenzie
Access Road improvements in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
;
in item number
2015 by striking the project description and inserting Heidelberg
Borough/Scott Township/Carnegie Borough for design, engineering, acquisition,
and construction of streetscaping enhancements, paving, lighting and safety
upgrades, and parking improvements
;
by striking item number 2031;
in item number
2087 by striking the project description and inserting Railroad crossing
improvement on Illinois Route 82 in Geneseo
;
in item number
2211 by striking the project description and inserting Construct road
projects and transportation enhancements as part of or connected to RiverScape
Phase III, Montgomery County, Ohio
;
in item number
2234 by striking the project description and inserting North Atherton
Signal Coordination Project in Centre County
;
in item number
2316 by striking the project description and inserting Construct a new
bridge at Indian Street, Martin County
;
in item number
2375 by inserting , including streets
after
Astoria
;
in item number
2420 by striking the project description and inserting Preconstruction
and construction activities of U.S. 51 between the Assumption Bypass and
Vandalia
;
in item number
2482 by striking Country
and inserting
County
;
in item number
2663 by striking the project description and inserting Rosemead
Boulevard safety enhancement and beautification, Temple City
;
in item numbers
2671 and 5032 by striking from 2 to 5 lanes and improve alignment within
rights-of-way in St. George
each place it appears and inserting
, St. George
;
in item number
2698 by striking the project description and inserting I–95/Ellis Road
and between Grant Road and Micco Road, Interchange Justification Reports,
Brevard
;
in item number
2743 by striking the project description and inserting Improve safety of
culvert replacement on 250th Rd. between 460th St. and Cty Hwy 20 in Grandview
Township, Edgar County
;
by striking item number 2800;
in item number
2826 by striking State Street and Cajon Boulevard
and inserting
Palm Avenue
;
in item number
2931 by striking Frazho Road
and inserting Martin
Road
;
in item number
3014 by inserting , including
after
Safety
;
in item numbers
3047 and 5027 by inserting and roadway improvements
after
safety project
each place it appears;
in item number
3078 by striking the project description and inserting U.S. 2/Sultan
Basin Road improvements in Sultan
;
in item number
3174 by striking the project description and inserting Improving Outer
Harbor access through planning, design, construction, and relocations of
Southtowns Connector–NY Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a bridge connecting
the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at the Inner Harbor
;
in item number
3219 by striking Forest
and inserting
Warren
;
in item number
3254 by striking the project description and inserting Reconstruct PA
Route 274/34 Corridor, Perry County
;
in item number
3255 by striking the project description and inserting Facility
acquisition, road construction, and other transportation enhancement related
improvements in the Northwest Triangle Redevelopment Area in the city of
York
;
in item number
3260 by striking Lake Shore Drive
and inserting Lakeshore
Drive and parking facility/entrance improvements serving the Museum of Science
and Industry
;
in item number
3327 by striking $1,600,000
and inserting
$2,400,000
;
in item number
3368 by striking the project description and inserting Plan, design, and
engineering, Ludlam Trail, Miami
;
in item number
3397 by striking the project description and inserting Cathodic bridge
protection: allow the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to select
the bridge or bridges that VDOT considers appropriate for cathodic bridge
protection modification
;
in item number
3410 by striking the project description and inserting Construct
eligible sound walls on I–65 between Old Hickory Blvd. and Harding Place in
Davidson County
;
in item number
3456 by striking the project description and by inserting Phase II/part
I project–Elizabeth Ave. in Coleraine to 0.2 miles west of CSAH 15 (2.9
miles)
;
in item number
3537 by inserting and the study of alternatives along the North South
Corridor,
after Valley
;
in item number
3582 by striking the project description and inserting Improving Outer
Harbor access through planning, design, construction, and relocations of
Southtowns Connector–NY Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a bridge connecting
the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at the Inner Harbor
;
in item numbers
3604 and 5008 by inserting and Kane Creek Boulevard
after
500 West
each place it appears;
in item number
3631 by striking the project description and inserting Reconstruct or
modify the existing 5th Street Bridge and railroad trestle to provide a 4-lane
crossing of the Feather River between Yuba City and Marysville and improvements
to connector roads from east and west
;
in item number
3632 by striking the State, project description, and amount and inserting
FL
, Pine Island Road pedestrian overpass, city of
Tamarac
, and $610,000
, respectively;
in item number
3634 by striking the State, project description, and amount and inserting
FL
, West Avenue Bridge, city of Miami Beach
, and
$620,000
, respectively;
in item number
3673 by striking the project description and inserting Improve marine
dry-dock and facilities in Ketchikan
;
in item number
3688 by striking road
and inserting trail
;
in item number
3691 by striking the project description and inserting Port facilities
in Hoonah
;
in item number
3695 by striking in Soldotna
and inserting in the Kenai
River corridor
;
in item number
3700 by inserting and ferry facilities
after a
ferry
;
in item number
3703 by inserting or another road
after Cape Blossom
Road
;
in item number
3704 by striking Fairbanks
and inserting Alaska
Highway
;
in item number
3890 by striking the project description and inserting Replacement of
fixed route transit buses
;
in item number
3911 by striking the project description and inserting Construct a new
bridge at Indian Street, Martin County
;
in item number
3916 by striking the project description and inserting City of Hollywood
to purchase buses and bus facilities
;
in item number
3937 by striking the project description and inserting Kingsland bypass
from CR 61 to I–95, Camden County
;
in item number
3965 by striking transportation projects
and inserting
and air quality projects
;
in item number
3981 by striking the project description and inserting Atlanta Multi-Use
Trail from Spring Street/Concord Road to Ridge Road
;
in item number
4043 by striking MP 9.3, Segment I, II, and III
and inserting
Milepost 24.3
;
in item number
4050 by striking the project description and inserting Preconstruction
and construction activities of U.S. 51 between the Assumption Bypass and
Vandalia
;
in item number
4058 by striking the project description and inserting For improvements
to the road between Brighton and Bunker Hill in Macoupin County
;
in item numbers
4062 and 4084 by striking the project descriptions and inserting
Preconstruction, construction, and related research and studies of I–290
Cap the Ike project in the village of Oak Park
;
in item number
4089 by inserting and parking facility/entrance improvements serving the
Museum of Science and Industry
after Lakeshore
Drive
;
in item number
4103 by inserting and adjacent to the
before
Shawnee
;
in item number
4110 by striking the project description and inserting For improvements
to the road between Brighton and Bunker Hill in Macoupin County
;
in item number
4125 by striking $250,000
and inserting
$950,000
;
in item number
4129 by striking $128,000
and inserting
$828,000
;
by striking item number 4179;
in item number
4292 by striking BW Parkway
and inserting Baltimore
Washington Parkway
;
in item number
4299 by striking the project description and inserting Highway
improvements in the vicinity of Aberdeen Proving Ground to support BRAC-related
growth
;
in item number
4313 by striking Maryland Avenue
and all that follows through
Rd. corridor
and inserting intermodal access and
pedestrian safety improvements
;
in item number
4323 by striking the project description and inserting Maine DOT Acadia
intermodal passenger and maintenance facility
;
in item number
4333 by striking the project description and inserting Detroit
Riverfront Conservancy, Riverfront Walkway, greenway, and adjacent land
planning, construction, and land acquisition from Gabriel Richard Park at the
Douglas MacArthur Bridge to Riverside Park at the Ambassador Bridge,
Detroit
;
in item number
4338 by striking the project description and inserting Construct 1 or
more grade-separated crossings of I–75, and make associated improvements to
improve local and regional east-west mobility between Mileposts 279 and
282
;
in item number
4428 by striking the project description and inserting U.S. 76
improvements
;
in item numbered
4457 by striking the project description and inserting Construct an
interchange at an existing grade separation at SR 1602 (Old Stantonsburg Rd.)
and U.S. 264
;
in item numbered
4555 by inserting Canal Street and
after Reconstruction
of
;
in item number
4588 by inserting Private Parking and
before
Transportation
;
in item number
4596 by striking the project description and inserting Transportation
center, Corning
;
in item number
4649 by striking the project description and inserting Fairfield County,
OH U.S. 33 and old U.S. 33 safety improvements and related construction, city
of Lancaster and surrounding areas
;
in item number
4651 by striking the project description and inserting Grading, paving
roads, and the transfer of rail-to-truck for the intermodal facility at
Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, Ohio
;
in item number
4691 by striking the project description and inserting Transportation
improvements to Idabel Industrial Park Rail Spur, Idabel
;
in item number
4749 by striking study
and inserting
improvements
;
in item number
4821 by striking highway grade crossing project, Clearfield and Clinton
Counties
and inserting Project for highway grade crossings and
other purposes relating to the Project in Cambria, Clearfield, and Clinton
Counties
;
in item number
4838 by striking study
and inserting
improvements
;
in item number
4839 by striking fuel-celled
and inserting
fueled
;
in item number
4866 by striking $11,000,000
and inserting
$9,900,000
;
by inserting after item number 4866 the following:
| 4866A | RI | Repair and restore railroad bridge in Westerly | $1,100,000 |
;
in item number
4915 by striking the project description and inserting For projects of
highest priority, as determined by the South Dakota DOT
;
in item number
4916 by striking $1,000,000
and inserting
$328,000
;
in item number
4924 by striking $3,450,000
and inserting
$4,122,000
;
in item number
4974 by striking , Sevier County
;
in item numbers
5011 and 5033 by striking 200 South Interchange
each place it
appears and inserting 400 South Interchange
;
in item number
5132 by striking the project description and inserting St. Croix River
crossing project, Wisconsin State Highway 64, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, to
Minnesota State Highway 36, Washington County
;
in item number
2942 by striking the project description and inserting Redesigning the
intersection of Business U.S. 322/High Street and Rosedale Avenue and
constructing a new East Campus Drive between High Street (U.S. 322) and Matlock
Street at West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
;
in item number
2781 by striking the project description and inserting Highway and road
signage, road construction, and other transportation improvement and
enhancement projects on or near Highway 26, in Riverton and surrounding
areas
;
in item number
2430 by striking 200 South Interchange
and inserting 400
South Interchange
;
by striking item number 20;
in item number
424 by striking $264,000
and inserting
$644,000
;
in item number
1210 by striking the project description and inserting Riley Road, Shore
Drive, and area road improvements
;
by striking item numbers 68, 905, and 1742;
in item number
1059 by striking $240,000
and inserting
$420,000
;
in item number
2974 by striking $120,000
and inserting
$220,000
;
by striking item numbers 841, 960, and 2030;
in item number
1278 by striking $740,000
and inserting
$989,600
;
in item number
207 by striking $13,600,000
and inserting
$13,200,000
;
in item number
2656 by striking $12,228,000
and inserting
$8,970,000
;
in item number
1983 by striking $1,600,000
and inserting
$1,000,000
;
in item number
753 by striking $2,700,000
and inserting
$3,200,000
;
in item number 64
by striking $6,560,000
and inserting
$7,760,000
;
in item number
2338 by striking $1,600,000
and inserting
$1,800,000
;
in item number
1533 by striking $392,000
and inserting
$490,000
;
in item number
1354 by striking $40,000
and inserting
$50,000
;
in item number
3106 by striking $400,000
and inserting
$500,000
;
in item number
799 by striking $1,600,000
and inserting
$2,000,000
;
in item number 68—
by striking
NY
and inserting PA
;
by striking the
project description and inserting UPMC Heliport in Bedford
;
and
by striking
$64,000
and inserting $750,000
;
in item number 905—
by striking
NY
and inserting PA
;
by striking the
project description and inserting Construct 2 flyover ramps and S.
Lindent Street exit for access to industrial sites in the cities of McKeesport
and Duquesne
; and
by striking
$160,000
and inserting $500,000
;
in item number 159—
by striking
Construct interchange for 146th St. and I–69
and inserting
Upgrade 146th St. to I–69 Access
; and
by striking
$2,400,000
and inserting $3,200,000
;
by striking item number 2936;
in item number 3138 by striking the project
description and inserting Elimination of highway-railway crossing along
the KO railroad from Salina to Osborne to increase safety and reduce
congestion
; and
in item number 2316 by striking the project
description and inserting Construct bridge at Indian Street, Martin
County
;
in item number 2274 by striking
between Farmington and Merriman
and inserting between
Hines Drive and Inkster, Flamingo Street between Ann Arbor Trail and Joy Road,
and the intersection of Warren Road and Newburgh Road
;
in item number 52 by striking the project
description and inserting Pontiac Trail between E. Liberty and McHattie
Street
;
in item number 1544 by striking
connector
;
in item number 2573 by striking the project
description and inserting Rehabilitation of Sugar Hill Road in North
Salem, NY
;
in item number 746 by inserting ,
and any expansion of the Greenway Corridor,
after
Interchange
;
in item number 1450 by striking
III–VI
and inserting III–VII
;
in item number 2219 by inserting
Center Valley Parkway and
after Improvements
to
;
in item number 2302 by striking the project
description and inserting Planning and construction of Safford Road in
Madison Village, OH
;
in item number 2637 by striking the project
description and inserting Traffic and safety improvements to county
roadways in Geauga County, OH
;
in item number 2342 by inserting ,
and planning and construction to Heisley Road,
after
Interchange
;
in item number 161 by striking the project
description and inserting Construct False Pass causeway and road to the
terminus of the south arm breakwater project
;
in item number 2002 by striking the project
description and inserting Providence Hospital public access road and
enhancements, including access connections between the proposed Providence
Regional Administration Building and Piper Street, to improve access and
circulation in the Providence Southwest Campus
;
in item number 777 by striking the project
description and inserting Construct access from airport in
Akutan
;
in item number
2023 by striking the project description and inserting Biking and
pedestrian trail construction, Kentland
;
in item number
2035 by striking Replace
and inserting
Repair
;
in item number
2511 by striking Replace
and inserting
Rehabilitate
;
in item numbers
2981 and 5028 by striking the project description and inserting Roadway
improvements on Highway 262 on the Navajo Nation in Aneth
;
in item numbers
2068 and 5026 by inserting and approaches
after
capacity
;
in item number
98 by striking the project description and inserting Right-of-way and
construction for the 77th Street reconstruction project, including the Lyndale
Avenue Bridge over I–494, Richfield
;
in item number
1783 by striking the project description and inserting Clark Road access
improvements, Jacksonville
;
in item number
2711 by striking the project description and inserting Main Street Road
Improvements through Springfield, Jacksonville
;
in item number
3485 by striking the project description and inserting Improve SR 105
(Hecksher Drive) from Drummond Point to August Road, including bridges across
the Broward River and Dunns Creek, Jacksonville
;
in item number
3486 by striking the project description and inserting Construct
improvements to NE 19th Street/NE 19th Terrace from NE 3rd Avenue to NE 8th
Avenue, Gainesville
;
in item number
3487 by striking the project description and inserting Construct
improvements to NE 25th Street from SR 26 (University Blvd) to NE 8th Avenue,
Gainesville
;
in item number
803 by striking St. Clair County
and inserting city of
Madison
;
in item number
615 by striking the project description and inserting Roadway
improvements to Jackson Avenue between Jericho Turnpike and Teibrook
Avenue
;
in item number
889 by striking the project description and inserting U.S. 160, State
Highway 3 to east of the Florida River
;
in item number
676 by striking the project description and inserting St. Croix River
crossing project, Wisconsin State Highway 64, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin to
Minnesota State Highway 36, Washington Co.
;
in item number
324 by striking the project description and inserting Paving a portion
of H-58 from Buck Hill to 4,000 feet east of Hurricane River
;
in item number
301 by striking the project description and inserting Improvements for
St. Georges Avenue between East Baltimore Avenue on the southwest and Chandler
Avenue on the northeast
;
in item number
2429 by striking the project description and inserting Construct parking
facility and undertake streetscaping and pedestrian walkways, Oak
Lawn
;
in item number
1519 by inserting at the intersection of Quincy/West Drinker/Electric
Streets near the Dunmore School complex
after roadway
redesign
;
in item number
2604 by inserting on Coolidge, Bridge (from Main to Monroe), Skytop
(from Gedding to Skytop), Atwell (from Bear Creek Rd. to Pittston Township),
Wood (to Bear Creek Rd.), Pine, Oak (from Penn Avenue to Lackawanna Avenue),
McLean, Second, and Lolli Lane
after roadway
redesign
;
in item number
2168 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of street improvements,
streetscaping enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and
roadway redesign, including right-of-way acquisition, structure demolition, and
intersection safety improvements in the vicinity of the intersection of Main
and William Streets in Pittston
;
in item number
1157 by inserting on Mill Street from Prince Street to Roberts Street,
John Street from Roberts Street to end, Thomas Street from Roberts Street to
end, Williams Street from Roberts Street to end, Charles Street from Roberts
Street to end, Fair Street from Roberts Street to end, Newport Avenue from East
Kirmar Avenue to end
after roadway redesign
;
in item number
805 by inserting on Oak Street from Stark Street to the township line at
Mayock Street and on East Mountain Boulevard
after roadway
redesign
;
in item number
2704 by inserting on West Cemetery Street and Frederick Courts
after roadway redesign
;
in item number
3136 by inserting on Walden Drive and Greenwood Hills Drive
after roadway redesign
;
in item number
1363 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, handicap access ramps,
parking, and roadway redesign on Bilbow Street from Church Street to Pugh
Street, on Pugh Street from Swallow Street to Main Street, Jones Lane from Main
Street to Hoblak Street, Cherry Street from Green Street to Church Street, and
Hillside Avenue in Edwardsville Borough, Luzerne County
;
in item number
883 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, parking, roadway redesign, and safety
improvements (including curbing, stop signs, crosswalks, and pedestrian
sidewalks) at and around the 3-way intersection involving Susquehanna Avenue,
Erie Street, and Second Street in West Pittston, Luzerne County
;
in item number
625 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway
redesign on Sampson Street, Dunn Avenue, Powell Street, Josephine Street,
Pittston Avenue, Railroad Street, McClure Avenue, and Baker Street in Old Forge
Borough, Lackawanna County
;
in item number
372 by inserting , replacement of the Nesbitt Street Bridge, and
placement of a guard rail adjacent to St. Vladimir’s Cemetery on Mountain Road
(S.R. 1007)
after roadway redesign
;
in item number
2308 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway
redesign, including a project to establish emergency access to Catherino Drive
from South Valley Avenue in Throop Borough, Lackawanna County
;
in item number
967 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, roadway redesign,
and catch basin restoration and replacement on Cherry Street, Willow Street,
Eno Street, Flat Road, Krispin Street, Parrish Street, Carver Street, Church
Street, Franklin Street, Carolina Street, East Main Street, and Rear Shawnee
Avenue in Plymouth Borough, Luzerne County
;
in item number
989 by inserting on Old Ashley Road, Ashley Street, Phillips Street,
First Street, Ferry Road, and Division Street
after roadway
redesign
;
in item number
342 by striking the project description and inserting Design,
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of streetscaping
enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, roadway redesign,
and cross pipe and catch basin restoration and replacement on Northgate, Mandy
Court, Vine Street, and 36th Street in Milnesville West, and on Hillside Drive
(including the widening of the bridge on Hillside Drive), Club 40 Road,
Sunburst and Venisa Drives, and Stockton #7 Road in Hazle Township, Luzerne
County
;
in item number
2332 by striking Monroe County
and inserting Carbon,
Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties
;
in item number
2436 by striking the project description and the amount and inserting
For Wilkes-Barre to design, acquire land, and construct a parking garage
or parkade, streetscaping enhancements, paving, lighting, safety improvements,
and roadway redesign at and around the Sterling Hotel in Wilkes-Barre,
including on River Street, Market Street, or Franklin Street (or any
combination thereof) to the vicinity of the Irem Temple
, and
$3,000,000
, respectively;
in item number
2560 by striking the project description and inserting To study the
I–285 highway crossing in Sandy Springs, GA
;
in item number
2723 by striking the State, the project description, and the amount and
inserting AL
, Grade crossing improvements along Conecuh
Valley RR at Henderson Highway (CR-21) in Troy, AL
, and
$300,000
, respectively;
in item number 61 by striking the State,
the project description, and the amount and inserting AL
,
Grade crossing improvements along Wiregrass Central RR at Boll Weevil
Bypass in Enterprise, AL
, and $250,000
,
respectively;
in item number 2936 by striking the State,
the project description, and the amount and inserting AL
,
Grade crossing improvements along Luxapalila Valley RR in Lamar and
Fayette Counties, AL (Crossings at CR-6, CR-20, SH-7, James Street, and College
Drive)
, and $300,000
, respectively;
in item number
1742 by striking the State, the project description, and the amount and
inserting PA
, Road improvements and upgrades related to
the Pennsylvania State Baseball Stadium
, and $500,000
,
respectively;
in item number
314 by striking the project description and the amount and inserting
Streetscape enhancements to the transit and pedestrian corridor, Fort
Lauderdale, Downtown Development Authority
and $610,000
,
respectively;
in item number
1639 by striking the project description and inserting Operational and
highway safety improvements on Hwy 94 between the 20 mile marker post in Jamul
and Hwy 188 in Tecate
;
in item numbers 2860 and 5029 by striking
the project description and inserting Roadway improvements from Halchita
to Mexican Hat on the Navajo Nation
;
in item number
170 by striking facility
and inserting garage
;
in item number
826 by striking the project description and the amount and inserting For
the city of Wilkes-Barre and the city of Scranton to jointly study, analyze,
assess, and implement the development of a regional intermodal transportation
system, including associated improvements and enhancements to existing
infrastructure and application of new technologies, in the counties of Luzerne,
Lackawanna, and Monroe in Northeastern Pennsylvania
and
$2,800,000
, respectively;
in item number 2549 by striking on
Navy Pier
;
in item number
2804 by striking on Navy Pier
;
in item number
1328 by striking the project description and inserting Construct public
access roadways and pedestrian safety improvements in and around Montclair
State University in Clifton
;
in item number 2559 by striking the project
description and inserting Construct sound walls on Route 164 at and near
the Maersk interchange
;
in item 3665—
by inserting
AL
in the State column;
by inserting
Construction of Sulphur Springs Road Bypass in city of Hoover,
Alabama
in the project description column; and
by striking
$0
and inserting $3,150,000
;
in item number 1849 by striking the project
description and inserting Highway, traffic-flow, pedestrian facility,
and streetscape improvements, Pittsburgh
; and
in item number 697 by striking the project description and inserting “Highway, traffic-flow, pedestrian facility, and streetscape improvements, Pittsburgh”.
Transfer of project funds
The Secretary of Transportation shall transfer to
the Commandant of the Coast Guard amounts made available to carry out the
project described in item number 4985 of the table contained in section 1702 of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1447) to carry out that project, in accordance with the
Act of June 21, 1940 (commonly known as the Truman-Hobbs Act
)
(33 U.S.C. 511 et
seq.).
Unused obligation authority
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, unused obligation authority made available for an item in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1256) that is repealed, or authorized funding for such an item that is reduced, by this section shall be made available—
for an item in section 1702 of that Act that is added or increased by this section and that is in the same State as the item for which obligation authority or funding is repealed or reduced;
in an amount proportional to the amount of obligation authority or funding that is so repealed or reduced; and
individually for projects numbered 1 through 3676 pursuant to section 1102(c)(4)(A) of that Act (119 Stat. 1158).
Additional discretionary use of surface transportation program funds
Of the funds apportioned to each State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, a State may expend for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 not more than $1,000,000 for the following activities:
Participation in the Joint Operation Center for Fuel Compliance established under section 143(b)(4)(H) of title 23, United States Code, within the Department of the Treasury, including the funding of additional positions for motor fuel tax enforcement officers and other staff dedicated on a full-time basis to participation in the activities of the Center.
Development, operation, and maintenance of electronic filing systems to coordinate data exchange with the Internal Revenue Service by States that impose a tax on the removal of taxable fuel from any refinery and on the removal of taxable fuel from any terminal.
Development, operation, and maintenance of electronic single point of filing in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service by States that impose a tax on the removal of taxable fuel from any refinery and on the removal of taxable fuel from any terminal.
Development, operation, and maintenance of a certification system by a State of any fuel sold to a State or local government (as defined in section 4221(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the exclusive use of the State or local government or sold to a qualified volunteer fire department (as defined in section 150(e)(2) of such Code) for its exclusive use.
Development, operation, and maintenance of a certification system by a State of any fuel sold to a nonprofit educational organization (as defined in section 4221(d)(5) of such Code) that includes verification of the good standing of the organization in the State in which the organization is providing educational services.
Nonmotorized transportation pilot program
Section 1807(a)(3) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1460) is amended by striking Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
and
inserting Minneapolis, Minnesota
.
Correction of Interstate and NHS designations
Treatment
Section 1908(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1469) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
National Highway System
Section 1908(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1470) is
amended by striking from the Arkansas State line
and inserting
from Interstate Route 540
.
Future of surface transportation system
Section 1909(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1471) is amended—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of
paragraph (9) by striking July 1, 2007
and inserting
December 31, 2007
;
in paragraph (11)(C) by striking the
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
and inserting
the Secretary
;
in paragraph
(11)(D)(i) by striking , on a reimbursable basis,
; and
in paragraph (15)
by striking $1,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007
and inserting $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $3,400,000 for fiscal
year 2007
.
Buy America
Section 1928 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1484) is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
the current application by the Federal Highway Administration of the Buy America test is only applied to components or parts of a bridge project and not the entire bridge project and this is inconsistent with this sense of Congress;
.
Transportation improvements
The table contained in section 1934(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1486) is amended—
in
item number 12 by striking Yukon River
and inserting
Kuskokwim River
;
in item number 57
by striking the project description and inserting Kingsland bypass from
CR 61 to I–95, Camden County
;
in item number 130
by striking the project description and inserting Improvements and
rehabilitation to rail and bridges on the Appanoose County Community
Railroad
;
in item number 138
by striking the project description and inserting West Spencer Beltway
Project
;
in item number 142
by striking MP 9.3, Segment I, II, and III
and inserting
Milepost 24.3
;
in item number 161
by striking Bridge replacement on Johnson Drive and Nall Ave.
and inserting Construction improvements
;
in
item number 181 by striking BW Parkway
and inserting
Baltimore Washington Parkway
;
in item number 182
by striking the project description and inserting Highway improvements
in the vicinity of Aberdeen Proving Ground to support BRAC-related
growth
;
in item number 196
by striking the project description and inserting Detroit Riverfront
Conservancy, Riverfront Walkway, greenway, and adjacent land planning,
construction, and land acquisition from Gabriel Richard Park at the Douglas
MacArthur Bridge to Riverside Park at the Ambassador Bridge,
Detroit
;
in item number
198 by striking the project description and inserting Construct 1 or
more grade separated crossings of I–75 and make associated improvements to
improve local and regional east-west mobility between Mileposts 279 and
282
;
in item number
201 by striking the project description and inserting Paving a portion
of H–58 from Buck Hill to the point located 4,000 feet east of the Hurricane
River
;
in item number
238 by striking the project description and inserting Develop and
construct the St. Mary water project road and bridge infrastructure, including
a new bridge and approaches across St. Mary River, stabilization and
improvements to United States Route 89, and road/canal from Siphon Bridge to
Spider Lake, on the condition that $2,500,000 of the amount made available to
carry out this item may be made available to the Bureau of Reclamation for use
for the Swift Current Creek and Boulder Creek bank and bed stabilization
project in the Lower St. Mary Lake drainage.
;
in item number
329 by inserting , Tulsa
after technology
;
in item number
358 by striking fuel-celled
and inserting
fueled
;
in item number
378 by inserting , including any related real estate acquisition
after expansion
;
in item number 402
by striking from 2 to 5 lanes and improve alignment within rights-of-way
in St. George
and inserting , St. George
;
in item number 436 by inserting ,
Saole,
after Sua
;
in item number 442 by striking
$12,000,000
and inserting $8,600,000
;
by adding at the end—
in the number
column 467
;
in the State column
AZ
;
the project
description column Pinal Avenue/Main Street right-of-way
acquisition—Pinal County, Casa Grande, AZ—To reconstruct Main St. to include a
bypass for commercial traffic
; and
in the amount
column $200,000
;
by adding at the end—
in the number
column 468
;
in the State
column AZ
;
the project
description column Navajo Route 20/Navajo Nation, Coconino County, AZ/To
Conduct a 2-lane road design for 28 miles of dirt road between the communities
of Le Chee, Coppermine, and Gap
; and
in the amount
column $200,000
; and
by adding at the end—
in the number
column 469
;
in the State column
AL
;
the project
description column Construction of Patton Island Bridge Corridor
and
in the amount
column $3,000,000
.
Highway research funding
F-SHRP funding
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, at any time at which an apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, the National Highway System, the Interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, or the highway safety improvement program, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
deduct from each apportionment an amount not to exceed 0.205 percent of the apportionment; and
transfer or otherwise make that amount available to carry out section 510 of title 23, United States Code.
Conforming amendments
Funding
Section 5101 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1779) is amended—
in subsection
(a)(1) by striking 509, and 510
and inserting and
509
;
in subsection
(a)(4) by striking $69,700,000
and all that follows through
2009
and inserting $40,400,000 for fiscal year 2005,
$69,700,000 for fiscal year 2006, $76,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and
2008, and $78,900,000 for fiscal year 2009
; and
in subsection (b) by
inserting after 50 percent
the following or, in the case
of funds appropriated by subsection (a) to carry out section 5201, 5202, or
5203 of this Act, 80 percent
.
Future strategic highway research program
Section 5210 of such Act (119 Stat. 1804) is amended—
by striking subsection (c); and
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
Contract authority
Funds made available under this section 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 shall be determined under section 510(f) of that title.
Applicability of obligation limitation
Funds made available under this section shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs under section 1102 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 119 Stat. 1157) or any other Act.
Equity bonus formula
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in allocating funds for the equity bonus program under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009, the Secretary of Transportation shall make the required calculations under that section as if this section had not been enacted.
Funding for research activities
Of the amount made available by section 5101(a)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1779)—
at least $1,000,000 shall be made available for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry out section 502(h) of title 23, United States Code; and
at least $4,900,000 shall be made available for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry out section 502(i) of that title.
Technical amendments
Surface transportation research
Section 502 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking the first subsection (h), relating to infrastructure investment needs reports beginning with the report for January 31, 1999.
Advanced travel forecasting procedures program
Section 5512(a)(2) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(119 Stat. 1829) is amended by striking Program appreciation.—
and inserting
Program
application.—
.
University transportation research
Section 5506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (i)—
by striking
In order to
and inserting the following:
In general
In order to
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Special rule
Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a nonprofit institution of higher learning designated as a Tier II university transportation center to maintain total expenditures as described in paragraph (1) in excess of the amount of the grant awarded to the institution.
; and
in subsection
(k)(3) by striking The Secretary
and all that follows through
to carry out this section
and inserting For each of
fiscal years 2007 through 2009, the Secretary shall expend not more than 1.5
percent of amounts made available to carry out this section
.
Rescission
Section 10212 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (as amended
by section 1302 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–280)) (119 Stat.
1937; 120 Stat. 780) is amended by striking $8,593,000,000
each
place it appears and inserting $8,710,000,000.
TEA–21 technical corrections
Surface transportation program
Section 1108(f)(1) of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 133 note; 112 Stat. 141)
is amended by striking 2003
and inserting
2009
.
Project authorizations
The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 257) is amended—
in item number 567
by striking the project description and inserting Design and
construction of scenic overlook and pedestrian-bicycle trail along Rt. 5 in the
Town of Hamburg
;
in item number 585
by striking the project description and inserting Improvements for
Heth’s Run Bridge and other transportation projects eligible under title 23,
United States Code, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, as identified by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
;
in item number 815
by striking the project description and inserting 34th St. Alignment and
Interchange and other transportation improvements for city of Moorhead SE MAIN
GSI, 34th St., and I–94 Interchange, including reconstruction and retention of
the SE Main Avenue Ramps at I–94, and Moorhead Comprehensive Rail Safety
Program in Moorhead, MN
;
in item number 1039 by striking
transportation and maintenance facility in Union City in order to
replace the NJ Transit depot
and inserting Hoboken Terminal
improvements
;
in item number 1096 (as amended by section
1703(a)(11) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1454)), by inserting , and planning
and construction to Heisley Road,
before in Mentor,
Ohio
;
in item number
1257 by striking the project description and inserting $3,278,000 to
construct Eastern Long Island Scenic Byway in Suffolk County; street
improvements in Suffolk County with the amounts provided as follows: $1,500,000
for street improvements to Maple Avenue in Smithtown; $500,000 for street
improvements in Southampton; $1,500,000 for County Road 39 in Suffolk County;
and $4,472,000 for street improvements and scenic byway construction in East
Hampton
; and
in item number 1349
by inserting , and improvements to streets and roads providing access
to,
after along
.
High priority corridors technical corrections
Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 119 Stat. 1212) is amended—
in paragraph (63)
by striking and United States Routes 1, 3, 9, 17, and 46,
and
inserting United States Routes 1, 9, and 46, and State Routes 3 and
17,
; and
in paragraph (64)—
by striking
United States Route 42
and inserting State Route
42
; and
by striking
Interstate Route 676
and inserting Interstate Routes 76
and 676
.
Definition of repeat intoxicated driver law
Section 164(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
receive—
a driver’s license suspension for not less than 1 year; or
a combination of suspension of all driving privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges for the purpose of getting to and from work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual;
be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of, or the installation of an ignition interlock system on, each motor vehicle owned or operated by the individual;
.
Research technical correction
Section
5506(e)(5)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking $2,225,000
and inserting
$2,250,000
.
Effective date
In general
Except as otherwise provided in this Act (including subsection (b)), this Act and the amendments made by this Act take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Exception
In general
The amendments made by this Act (other than the amendments made by sections 101(g), 103, 104, 105, 110, and 201(m)) to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144) shall—
take effect as of the date of enactment of that Act; and
be treated as being included in that Act as of that date.
Effect of amendments
Each provision of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144) (including the amendments made by that Act) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) that is amended by this Act (other than sections 101(g), 103, 104, 105, 110, and 201(m)) shall be treated as not being enacted.
Transit Provisions
Transit technical corrections
Section 5302
Section 5302(a)(10)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking charter,
and inserting charter, sightseeing,
.
Section 5307
Section 5307(b) of such title is amended—
in paragraph
(2)(A) by striking mass transportation
and inserting
public transportation
; and
in paragraph (3)
by striking section 5305(a)
and inserting section
5303(k)
.
Section 5309
Section 5309(m) of such title is amended—
in the heading for
paragraph (2)(A) by striking Major
capital
and inserting Capital
; and
in paragraph
(7)(B) by striking section 3039
and inserting section
3045
.
Section 5311
Section 5311 of such title is amended—
in subsection
(g)(1)(A) by striking for any purpose other than operating
assistance
and inserting for a capital project or project
administrative expenses
;
in subsections
(g)(1)(A) and (g)(1)(B) by striking capital
after
net
; and
in subsection
(i)(1) by striking Sections 5323(a)(1)(D) and 5333(b) of this title
apply
and inserting Section 5333(b) applies
.
Section 5312
The heading for section
5312(c) of such title is amended by striking Mass Transportation
and inserting
Public
Transportation
.
Section 5314
Section 5314(a)(3) is
amended by striking section 5323(a)(1)(D)
and inserting
section 5333(b)
.
Section 5319
Section 5319 of such title
is amended by striking section 5307(k)
and inserting
section 5307(d)(1)(K)
.
Section 5320
Section 5320 of such title is amended—
in subsection
(a)(1)(A) by striking intra—agency
and inserting
intraagency
;
in subsection
(b)(5)(A) by striking 5302(a)(1)(A)
and inserting
5302(a)(1)
;
in subsection
(d)(1) by inserting to administer this section and
after
5338(b)(2)(J)
; and
by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
Transfers to land management agencies
The Secretary may transfer amounts available under paragraph (1) to the appropriate Federal land management agency to pay necessary costs of the agency for such activities described in paragraph (1) in connection with activities being carried out under this section.
.
Section 5323
Section 5323(n) of such
title is amended by striking section 5336(e)(2)
and inserting
section 5336(d)(2)
.
Section 5336
Apportionments of formula grants
Section 5336 of such title is amended—
in subsection (a)
by striking Of the amount
and all that follows before paragraph
(1) and inserting Of the amount apportioned under subsection (i)(2) to
carry out section 5307—
;
in subsection
(d)(1) by striking subsections (a) and (h)(2) of section 5338
and inserting subsections (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section
5338
; and
by redesignating subsection (c), as added by section 3034(c) of Public Law 109–59 (119 Stat. 1628), as subsection (k).
Technical amendments
Section 3034(d)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1629), is
amended by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting
subsection (a)(2)
.
Section 5337
Section 5337(a) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003
and inserting for each of fiscal years
2005 through 2009
.
Section 5338
Section 5338(d)(1)(B) of
such title is amended by striking section 5315(a)(16)
and
inserting section 5315(b)(2)(P)
.
SAFETEA–LU
Section 3037
Section 3037(c)(3) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1636) is
amended by striking Phase II
.
Section 3040
Section 3040(4) of such Act (119 Stat. 1639) is amended by
striking $7,871,895,000
and inserting
$7,872,893,000
.
Section 3043
San diego
Section 3043(c)(105) of such Act (119 Stat. 1645) is
amended by striking LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego Rail—Corridor
Improvements
and inserting LOSSAN Rail Corridor
Improvements
.
San diego
Section 3043(c)(217) of such Act (119 Stat. 1648) is
amended by striking San Diego
and inserting San Diego
Transit
.
Los angeles
Phase 2
Section 3043(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by inserting after paragraph (104) the following:
Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 2).
.
Phase 1
Section 3043(b)(13) of such Act (119 Stat. 1642) is amended to read as follows:
Los Angeles—Exposition LRT (Phase 1).
.
Livermore
Section 3043(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1645) is amended by inserting after paragraph (102) the following:
Livermore, California—Amador Valley Transit Authority BRT.
.
Boston
Section 3043(d)(6) of such Act (119 Stat. 1649) is amended to read as follows:
Boston—Silver Line Phase III, $20,000,000.
.
Section 3044
Projects
The table contained in section 3044(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 1652) is amended—
in
item number 36 by striking the project description and inserting 36. Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for bus and
bus-related facilities in the LACMTA’s service area
;
in
item number 94 by striking the project description and inserting 94.
Pacific Transit, WA Vehicle Replacement
;
in
item number 416 by striking Improve marine intermodal
and
inserting Improve marine dry-dock and
;
in
item number 487 by striking Central Arkansas Transit Authority Facility
Upgrades
and inserting Central Arkansas Transit Authority Bus
Acquisition
;
in
item number 512 by striking Corning, NY, Phase II Corning Preserve
Transportation Enhancement Project
and inserting Transportation
Center Enhancements, Corning, NY
;
in
item number 516 by striking Dayton Wright Stop Plaza
and
inserting Downtown Dayton Transit Enhancements
;
in
item number 541 by striking Hoonah, AK-Intermodal Ferry Dock
and
inserting Hoonah, AK-Marine Passenger Dock and Bus Transfer
Facility
; and
in item number
570 by striking Maine Department of Transportation-Acadia Intermodal
Facility
and inserting Maine DOT Acadia Intermodal Passenger and
Maintenance Facility
.
Special rule
Section 3044(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1705) is amended—
by
inserting , or other entity,
after State or local
government authority
; and
by
striking projects numbered 258 and 347
and inserting
projects numbered 258, 347, and 411
.
Section 3046
Section 3046(a)(7) of such Act (119 Stat. 1708) is amended—
by striking
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
and inserting hydrogen fueled
vehicles
;
by striking
hydrogen fuel cell employee shuttle vans
and inserting
hydrogen fueled employee shuttle vans
; and
by striking
in Allentown, Pennsylvania
and inserting to the DaVinci
Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania
.
Other Provisions
Technical amendments relating to motor carrier safety
Conforming Amendment Relating to High-Priority Activities
Section 31104(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the designation and heading for paragraph (1) and by striking paragraph (2).
New Entrant Audits
Corrections of references
Section 4107(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1720) is amended—
by striking
Section 31104
and inserting Section 31144
;
and
in paragraph (2) by
inserting (c)
after the second subsection
.
Conforming amendment
Section 7112 of such Act (119 Stat. 1899) is amended by striking subsection (c).
Prohibited Transportation
Section 4114(c)(1) of the such Act (119 Stat.
1726) is amended by striking the second subsection (c)
and
inserting (f)
.
Effective Date Relating to Medical Examiners
Section 4116(f) of such Act (119
Stat. 1728) is amended by striking amendment made by subsection
(a)
and inserting amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b)
.
Roadability Technical Correction
Section
31151(a)(3)(E)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking Act
and inserting section
.
Correction of Subsection Reference
Section 4121 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1734) is amended by striking 31139(f)(5)
and inserting
31139(g)(5)
.
CDL Learner’s Permit Program Technical Correction
Section 4122(2)(A) of such
Act (119 Stat. 1734) is amended by striking license
and
inserting licenses
.
CDL Information System Funding Reference
Section 31309(f) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking 31318
and inserting
31313
.
Clarification of Reference
Section 229(a)(1) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 119 Stat.
1743) is amended by inserting of title 49, United States Code,
after 31502
.
Registration of Brokers
Section 4142(c)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1747) is
amended by inserting each place it appears
before the
semicolon.
Redesignation of Section
The second section 39 of chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, relating to commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for such chapter, are redesignated as section 40.
Office of Intermodalism
Section 5503 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection
(f)(2) by striking Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of
2005
, and inserting Motor Carrier Safety Reauthorization Act of
2005
; and
by redesignating the first subsection (h), relating to authorization of appropriations, as subsection (i) and moving it after the second subsection (h).
Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration System
Section 13908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration System
Fees collected under this section may be credited to the Department of Transportation appropriations account for purposes for which such fees are collected and shall be available for expenditure for such purposes until expended.
.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Definition
Section 14504a(a)(1)(B) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking a motor carrier required
to make any filing or pay any fee to a State with respect to the motor
carrier’s authority or insurance related to operation within such State, the
motor carrier
and inserting determining the size of a motor
carrier or motor private carrier’s fleet in calculating the fee to be paid by a
motor carrier or motor private carrier pursuant to subsection (f)(1), the motor
carrier or motor private carrier
.
Clarification of Unreasonable Burden
Section 14504a(c)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking interstate
the last
place it appears and inserting intrastate
.
Contents of Agreement Typo
Section 14504a(f)(1)(A)(ii) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking or
the last
place it appears.
Other Unified Carrier Registration System Technical Corrections
Section 14504a of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection
(c)(1)(B) by striking the a
and inserting a
;
and
in subsection
(f)(1)(i) by striking in connection with the filing of proof of
financial responsibility
.
Termination of registration provisions
Section 4305(a) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1764) is amended by striking 12 months
and inserting 24
months
.
Identification of vehicles
Section 14506(b)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the
following: or under an applicable State law if, on October 1, 2006, the
State has a form of highway use taxation not subject to collection through the
International Fuel Tax Agreement
.
Technical amendments relating to hazardous materials transportation
Definition of Hazmat Employees
Section 7102(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1982) is amended—
by striking
(3)(A)
and inserting (3)
;
in subparagraph
(A) by striking clause (i)
and inserting clause (i) of
subparagraph (A)
; and
in subparagraph
(B) by striking clause (ii)
and inserting subparagraph
(A)(ii)
.
Technical Correction
Section 5103a(g)(1)(B)(ii) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking Act
and
inserting subsection
.
Relationship to Other Laws
Section 7124(3) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1908) is
amended by inserting the first place it appears
before
and inserting
.
Hazardous materials transportation
Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (2)
by striking exemptions
and inserting special
permits
; and
in paragraph (3) by
striking exemption
and inserting special
permit
.
Section Heading
Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the section designation and heading and inserting the following:
Authorization of appropriations
.
Chapter Analysis
The analysis for
chapter 57 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 5701 by striking
Transportation
and inserting
transportation
.
Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act
Section 5(b) of the
Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note;
118 Stat. 2427) is amended by inserting (including delegations by the
Secretary of Transportation)
after All orders
.
Highway Safety
State Minimum Apportionments for Highway Safety Programs
Effective October 1,
2006, section 402(c) of the title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking The annual apportionment to each State shall not be less than
one-half of 1 per centum
and inserting The annual apportionment
to each State shall not be less than three-quarters of 1
percent
.
Technical Corrections
Section 2002(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1521) is amended—
by striking paragraph (2); and
by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Section 2007(b)(1) of such Act (119 Stat. 1529) is amended—
by inserting
and
after the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A);
by striking
and
at the end of subparagraph (B); and
by striking subparagraph (C).
Effective August
10, 2005, section
410(c)(7)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking clause (i)
and inserting clauses (i) and
(ii)
.
Section 411 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to administration expenses, and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 2006.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.