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Calendar No. 425
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1144
[Report No. 106-226]
To provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 27, 1999
Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Moynihan, Mr.
Warner, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Murkowski, Mr. Cleland, Mr. Robb, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins,
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Allard, Mr. Abraham, Mr.
Graham, Mr. Mack, Mr. Specter, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lott, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Kerry) introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
January 7, 2000
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of November 19,
1999, by Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Act
of 1999''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROGRAM.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 350 of the National Highway
System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 109 Stat. 618) is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``not to
exceed 10'';</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsections (b) and (j), by striking
``fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' each place it appears and
inserting ``fiscal years 1996 through 2003''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) in subparagraph (A), by
striking ``104(b)(5)(B), 144, and 160'' and
inserting ``104(b)(4) and 144''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) in subparagraph (B), by
striking ``each of section'' and inserting
``each of sections 105 and''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or
160''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1511 of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 181 note; 112
Stat. 251) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS FLEXIBILITY.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 117 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Use of Other Funds.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) Projects eligible for apportioned
funds.--A State may use for a project under this
section any funds apportioned under this title for
which the project is eligible.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Projects not eligible for
apportioned funds.--If a project under this section is
not eligible for funds apportioned under this title, a
State may use for the project funds apportioned to the
State under section 104(b)(3), other than funds set
aside or suballocated under section 133(d).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Reimbursement.--Apportioned funds used under
paragraph (1) shall be reimbursed from amounts allocated for
the project under this section in an amount equal to the amount
used under paragraph (1), but not to exceed the total of the
amounts allocated for the project under this
section.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. FUNDING FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH SPEED RAIL
CORRIDORS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Eligibility of Passenger Rail for Highway Funding.--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) National highway system.--Section 103(b)(6) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(Q) Acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, and rehabilitation of, and preventative
maintenance for, intercity rail passenger facilities
and rolling stock.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Surface transportation program.--Section
133(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, rail,
or a combination of bus and rail''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program.--Section 149(b) of title 23, United States
Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or''
at the end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) if the project or program will have air
quality benefits through acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, and rehabilitation of, and preventative
maintenance for, intercity rail passenger facilities and
rolling stock.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Transfer of Highway and Transit Funds to Amtrak and
Publicly-Owned Passenger Rail Lines.--Section 104(k) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Transfer to amtrak and publicly-owned
passenger rail lines.--Funds made available under this title or
chapter 53 of title 49 and transferred to the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation or to any publicly-owned intercity or
intracity passenger rail line shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with subtitle V of title 49, except
that the provisions of this title or chapter 53 of title 49, as
applicable, relating to the non-Federal share shall apply to
the transferred funds.''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph
(1)), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting
``paragraphs (1) through (3)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 5. HISTORIC BRIDGES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 144(o) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (3)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) by inserting ``amount of'' before
``costs eligible''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) by striking ``subsection shall not''
and inserting ``subsection that are funded with funds
made available to carry out this section shall not'';
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (4)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) in the second sentence, by striking
``up to an amount not to'' and inserting ``, except
that the amount of reimbursable project costs that are
funded with funds made available to carry out this
section shall not''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) in the last sentence, by striking
``title'' and inserting ``section''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 6. ACCOUNTING SIMPLIFICATION.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Section 1102(c)(4) of the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 116) is amended by
striking ``$2,000,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting
``$2,161,000,000''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation Act of
1999''.
SEC. 2. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS FLEXIBILITY.
(a) State Distribution of Funds.--Section 117 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (h).
(b) Use of Other Funds.--Section 117 of title 23, United States
Code (as amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Use of Other Funds.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Projects eligible for apportioned funds.--A
State may use for a project under this section any
funds apportioned under this title for which the
project is eligible.
``(B) Projects not eligible for apportioned
funds.--If a project under this section is not eligible
for funds apportioned under this title, a State may use
for the project funds apportioned to the State under
section 104(b)(3), other than funds set aside or
suballocated under section 133(d).
``(2) Reimbursement.--Apportioned funds used under
paragraph (1) shall be reimbursed from amounts allocated for
the project under this section in an amount equal to the amount
used under paragraph (1), but not to exceed the total of the
amounts allocated for the project under this section.''.
SEC. 3. FUNDING FLEXIBILITY AND HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.
(a) Eligibility of Passenger Rail for Highway Funding.--
(1) National highway system.--Section 103(b)(6) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(Q) Acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
and rehabilitation of, and preventative maintenance
for, intercity rail passenger facilities and rolling
stock (including passenger facilities and rolling stock
for transportation systems using magnetic
levitation).''.
(2) Surface transportation program.--Section 133(b) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
paragraph (11) the following:
``(12) Capital costs for vehicles and facilities, whether
publicly or privately owned, that are used to provide intercity
passenger service by rail (including vehicles and facilities
that are used to provide transportation systems using magnetic
levitation).''.
(3) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program.--Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) if the project or program will have air quality
benefits through acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and
rehabilitation of, and preventative maintenance for, intercity
rail passenger facilities and rolling stock (including
passenger facilities and rolling stock for transportation
systems using magnetic levitation).''.
(b) Transfer of Highway Funds to Amtrak and Other Publicly-Owned
Intercity Passenger Rail Lines.--Section 104(k) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Transfer to amtrak and other publicly-owned intercity
passenger rail lines.--Funds made available under this title
and transferred to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
or to any other publicly-owned intercity passenger rail line
(including any rail line for a transportation system using
magnetic levitation) shall be administered by the Secretary in
accordance with subtitle V of title 49, except that the
provisions of this title relating to the non-Federal share
shall apply to the transferred funds.''; and
(3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by
striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting ``paragraphs
(1) through (3)''.
SEC. 4. HISTORIC BRIDGES.
Section 144(o) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``200 percent of'' after
``shall not exceed''; and
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in the second sentence, by inserting ``200
percent of'' after ``not to exceed''; and
(B) by striking the third sentence and inserting
the following: ``If a State determines that the
relocation of a historic bridge is a reasonable
alternative, the eligible reimbursable project costs
shall be equal to the greater of the Federal share that
would be available for the construction of a new
bicycle or pedestrian bridge or 200 percent of the cost
of demolition of the historic bridge.''.
SEC. 5. ACCOUNTING SIMPLIFICATION.
Section 1102(c)(4) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 112 Stat. 116) is amended by striking
``$2,000,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting
``$2,161,000,000''.
SEC. 6. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.
Section 5209 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
(23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 460) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Commercial Motor Vehicle Registration Information
Clearinghouse.--
``(1) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall
establish a system consisting of--
``(A) a commercial motor vehicle registration
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