AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.— Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows: (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard— (A) for fiscal year 1996, $2,618,316,000; and (B) for fiscal year 1997, $2,637,800,000; of which $25,000,000 shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto— (A) for fiscal year 1996, $428,200,000; and (B) for fiscal year 1997, $411,600,000; to remain available until expended, of which $32,500,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating to improving the performance of the Coast Guard’s mission in support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness— (A) for fiscal year 1996, $22,500,000; and (B) for fiscal year 1997, $20,300,000; to remain available until expended, of which $3,150,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $5,020,000 for fiscal year 1997 shall be derived each fiscal year from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. (4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code— (A) for fiscal year 1996, $582,022,000; and (B) for fiscal year 1997, $608,100,000. (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to naviga-110 STAT. 3905tion, and for personnel and administrative costs associated with the Bridge Alteration Program— (A) for fiscal year 1996, $25,300,000, to remain available until expended; and (B) for fiscal year 1997, $25,100,000, to remain available until expended. (6) For environmental compliance and restoration at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and equipment associated with operations and maintenance), $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to remain available until expended. (b) Amounts From the Discretionary Bridge Program.— (1) Section 104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 101(d) and 144 of title 23, highway bridges determined to be unreasonable obstructions to navigation under the Truman-Hobbs Act may be funded from amounts set aside from the discretionary bridge program. The Secretary shall transfer these allocations and the responsibility for administration of these funds to the United States Coast Guard.”. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall allocate out of funds available, $9,100,000 for the John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina. The allocation shall be deposited in the Truman-Hobbs bridge program account. The Secretary shall transfer this allocation and responsibility for administration of these funds to the United States Coast Guard.