CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 319. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) Areas Eligible for Funds.— (1) In general.—The first sentence of section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting “if the project or program is for an area in the State that was designated as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) during any part of fiscal year 1994 and” after “program” the second place it appears; and (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking “contribute” and all that follows through “; or” and inserting the following: “contribute to— “(i) the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; or “(ii) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment area but that was later redesignated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency as an attainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or”. 109 STAT. 589 (2) Apportionment.—Section 104(b)(2) of such title is amended— (A) in the second sentence, by striking “is a nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean Air Act) for ozone” and inserting “was a nonattainment area (as defined in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) for ozone during any part of fiscal year 1994”; and (B) in the third sentence— (i) by striking “is also” and inserting “was also”; and (ii) by inserting “during any part of fiscal year 1994” after “monoxide”. (b) Traffic Monitoring, Management, and Control Facilities and Programs.—The first sentence of section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking “or” at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, management, and control facility or program if the Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, determines that the facility or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a national ambient air quality standard; or”. (c) Effect of Limitation on Apportionment.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not affect any apportionment adjustments under section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943).