WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

SEC. 1116. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE. (a) Definitions.— Section 404 of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 628) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking “, including approaches thereto”; and (2) in paragraph (5) by striking “to be determined under section 407. Such” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “as described in the record of decision executed by the Secretary in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 112 STAT. 1594321 et seq.). The term includes ongoing short-term rehabilitation and repairs to the Bridge.”. (b) Ownership of Bridge.— (1) Conveyance by the secretary.— Section 407(a)(1) of such Act (109 Stat. 630) is amended by inserting “or any Capital Region jurisdiction” after “Authority” each place it appears. (2) Agreement.— Section 407 of such Act (109 Stat. 630) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: “(c) Agreement.— “(1) In general.— The agreement referred to in subsection (a) is an agreement concerning the Project that is executed by the Secretary and the Authority or any Capital Region jurisdiction that accepts ownership of the new bridge. (2) Terms of the agreement.— The agreement shall— “(A) identify whether the Authority or a Capital Region jurisdiction will accept ownership of the new bridge; “(B) contain a financial plan satisfactory to the Secretary, which shall be prepared before the execution of the agreement, that specifies— “(i) the total cost of the Project, including any cost-saving measures; “(ii) a schedule for implementation of the Project, including whether any expedited design and construction techniques will be used; and “(iii) the sources of funding that will be used to cover any costs of the Project not funded from funds made available under section 412; “(C) require that— “(i) the Project include not more than 12 traffic lanes, including 8 general purpose lanes, 2 merging/diverging lanes, and 2 high occupancy vehicle, express bus, or rail transit lanes; “(ii) the design, construction, and operation of the Project reflect the requirements of clause (i); “(iii) all provisions described in the environmental impact statement for the Project or the record of decision for the Project (including in the attachments to the statement and record) for mitigation of environmental and other impacts of the Project be implemented; and “(iv) the Authority and the Capital Region jurisdictions develop a process to integrate affected local governments, on an ongoing basis, in the process of carrying out the engineering, design, and construction phases of the project, including planning for implementing the provisions described in clause (iii); and “(D) contain such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”. (c) Federal Contribution.— Such Act (109 Stat. 627) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 412. FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION. “(a) Funding.— 112 STAT. 160 “(1) In general.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 to pay the costs of planning, preliminary engineering and design, final engineering, acquisition of rights-of-way, and construction of the Project; except that the costs associated with the Bridge shall be given priority over other eligible costs, other than design costs, of the Project. “(2) Contract authority.— Funds authorized by 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— “(A) the funds shall remain available until expended; “(B) the Federal share of the cost of the Bridge component of the Project shall not exceed 100 percent; and “(C) the Federal share of the cost of any other component of the Project shall not exceed 80 percent. “(b) Use of Apportioned Funds.— Nothing in this title limits the authority of any Capital Region jurisdiction to use funds apportioned to the jurisdiction under paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, in accordance with the requirements for such funds, to pay any costs of the Project. “(c) Availability of Apportioned Funds.— None of the funds made available under this section shall be available for construction before the execution of the agreement described in section 407(c), except that the Secretary may fund the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Bridge, the design of the Project, and right-of-way acquisition, including early acquisition of construction staging areas.”. (d) Conforming Amendment.— Section 405(b)(1) of such Act (109 Stat. 629) is amended by striking “the Signatories as to the Federal share of the cost of the Project and the terms and conditions related to the timing of the transfer of the Bridge to”.