AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LAWS.

SEC. 1211. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LAWS. (a) Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors.— Section 1069(gg) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (109 Stat. 593 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Pennsylvania station redevelopment corporation board of directors.— In furtherance of the redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office in New York, New York, into an intermodal transportation facility and commercial center, the Secretary, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, or their designees are authorized to serve as ex officio members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Corporation.” . (b) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors.— Subtitle B of title I of the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 811 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 120. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. “To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment and operation of the Union Station complex, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, or their designees are authorized to serve as ex officio members of the Board of Directors of the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.” . (c) Safety Belt Use Law Requirements.— Section 355 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 624) is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking “and maine”; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking “States of New Hampshire and Maine shall each” and inserting “State of New Hampshire shall”; and (B) in paragraph (1) by striking “and 1996” and inserting “through 2000”; and (3) by striking “or Maine” each place it appears. (d) Metric Conversion at State Option.— Section 205(c)(2) of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 109 Stat. 577) is amended by striking “Before September 30, 2000, the” and inserting “The”. (e) Right-of-Way Revolving Fund.— (1) Termination.— Section 108 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking subsection (c); and (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (2) Transition provision.— (A) In general.— Funds advanced to a State by the Secretary from the right-of-way revolving fund established by section 108(c) of title 23, United States Code, prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall remain available to the State for use on the projects for which the funds were advanced for a period of 20 years from the date on which the funds were advanced. (B) Credit to highway trust fund.— With respect to a project for which funds have been advanced from the right-of-way revolving fund, upon the termination of the 20-year period referred to in subparagraph (A), when 112 STAT. 189actual construction is commenced, or upon approval by the Secretary of the plans, specifications, and estimates for the actual construction of the project on the right-of-way, whichever occurs first— (i) the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) shall be credited with an amount equal to the Federal share of the funds advanced, as provided in section 120 of title 23, United States Code, out of any Federal-aid highway funds apportioned to the State in which the project is located and available for obligation for projects of the type funded; and (ii) the State shall reimburse the Secretary in an amount equal to the non-Federal share of the funds advanced for deposit in, and credit to, the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account). (g) Pilot Toll Collection Program.— Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d). (h) Congressional Bridge Commissions.— Public Law 87–441 (76 Stat. 59) is repealed. (i) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.— (1) In general.— Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032–2033) is amended— (A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and inserting the following: “(ff) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway region to Georgetown, South Carolina, including a connection to Andrews following the route 41 corridor and to Camden following the U.S. Route 521 corridor; and”; ; (B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and inserting the following: “(hh) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway region to (Georgetown, South Carolina.”; ; (C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after “New York” the following: “, including United States Route 322 between United States Route 220 and I–80”; (D) in paragraph (18)— (i) by striking “(18) Corridor from Indianapolis,” and inserting the following: “(18) Corridor from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port Huron, Michigan, southwesterly along Interstate Route 69 through Indianapolis,” ; and (ii) by striking “and to include” and inserting the following: “as follows: “(A) In Michigan, the corridor shall be from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, southwesterly along Interstate Route 94 to the Ambassador Bridge interchange in Detroit, Michigan. “(B) In Michigan and Illinois, the corridor shall be from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly along Interstate Route 94 to Chicago, Illinois. “(C) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the Corridor shall— 112 STAT. 190 “(i) follow the alignment generally identified in the Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report; and “(ii) include a connection between the Corridor in the vicinity of Monticello, Arkansas, to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. “(D) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor shall— “(i) include United States Route 77 from the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, Texas, and then to Victoria, Texas, via U.S. Route 77; “(ii) include United States Route 281 from the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 and then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route 59; and “(iii) include” ; (E) in paragraph (21) by striking “United States Route 17 in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York” and inserting “Interstate Route 80”; (F) by inserting “, including I–29 between Kansas City and the Canadian border” before the period at the end of paragraph (23); and (G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: “(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905 between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. “(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. “(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as follows: “(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border to Fond du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United States Route 41 from Fond du Lac to Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay, Wisconsin. “(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I–94 via Wausau, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to Marshfield, Wisconsin. “(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center connected to I–395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland. “(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest Passage, California. The Alameda Corridor East is generally described as 52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda Corridor) through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at Colton Junction in San Bernardino. The Southwest Passage shall follow I–10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona State line and I–8 from San Diego to the Arizona State line. “(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor. “(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I–90 in Pennsylvania. 112 STAT. 191 “(37) United States Route 90 from I–49 in Lafayette, Louisiana, to I–10 in New Orleans. “(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border via I–27 to Denver, Colorado. “(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, to I–55. “(40) The Greensboro Corridor from Danville, Virginia, to Greensboro, North Carolina, along United States Route 29. “(41) The Falls-to-Falls Corridor—United States Route 53 from International Falls on the Minnesota/Canada border to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. “(42) The portion of Corridor V of the Appalachian development highway system from Interstate Route 55 near Batesville, Mississippi, to the intersection with Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway system near Fulton, Mississippi, and the portion of Corridor X of the Appalachian development highway system from near Fulton, Mississippi, to the intersection with Interstate Route 65 near Birmingham, Alabama. “(43) The United States Route 95 Corridor from the Canadian border at Eastport, Idaho, to the Oregon State border.” . (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.— Section 1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended— (A) by inserting after “referred to” the first place it appears the following: “in subsection (c)(1),”; (B) by striking “and” the second place it appears; and (C) by inserting after “(c)(20)” the following: “, in subsection (c)(36), in subsection (c)(37), in subsection (c)(40), and in subsection (c)(42)”. (3) Routes.— Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further amended— (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “(except with respect to Georgetown County)” before “(iii)”; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: “(B) Routes.— “(i) Designation.— The routes referred to in subsections (c)( 18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall erect signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route I–69, including segments of United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The segment identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69 East, and the segment identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate Route I–69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect signs identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate Route I–69. “(ii) Rulemaking to determine future interstate sign erection criteria.— The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to determine the appropriate criteria for the erection of signs for future routes on the Interstate System identified in subparagraph (A). 112 STAT. 192Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in consultation with States and local officials and shall be completed not later than December 31, 1998.” ; (D) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph (A) and inserting it as the first sentence of subparagraph (B)(i) (as inserted by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph); and (E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph), by striking “(C)” and inserting “(D)”. (j) Winter Home Heating Oil Delivery.— Section 346 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 615–616) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking “season in the 6-month period beginning on November 1, 1996” and inserting “seasons in the 18-month period beginning on November 1, 1998”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(g) Study.— Not later than 1 year after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program, including an assessment of any impact on public safety.” . (k) Future Corridor Segment.— (1) Study.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of providing an Interstate quality road for a route that runs in south/west direction generally along United States Route 61 and crosses the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Memphis, Tennessee, to Highway 79 and generally follows Highway 79 to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. (2) Funding.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to carry out the study. (3) Applicability of title 23, united states code.— Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that such funds shall remain available until expended. (l) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.— (1) Reduction in scope of project.— Section 149(a) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 181–198) is amended in paragraph (47)(B)— (A) by inserting “and” after the semicolon at the end of clause (i); (B) by striking “; and” at the end of clause (ii) and inserting a period; and (C) by striking clause (iii). (2) Applicability of obligation limitation.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the project described in section 149(a)(47)(B) of such Act shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs. (m) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.— Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, is repealed. (n) Substitute Project.— Section 1045 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991(105 Stat. 1994) is amended in subsection (a)— 112 STAT. 193 (1) by striking “(a) Approval of Project.—Notwithstanding” and inserting the following: “(a) Approval of Project.— “(1) Notwithstanding” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State of Wisconsin, submitted by October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall approve one or more substitute projects in lieu of the substitute project approved by the Secretary under paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of this section.” .