RESTORATIONS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBTITLE.

SEC. 9003. RESTORATIONS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBTITLE. (a) In General.— Subtitle B of title I of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following: “SEC. 1224. NATIONAL HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE PRESERVATION. “(a) Historic Covered Bridge Defined.— In this section, the term ‘historic covered bridge’ means a covered bridge that is listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. “(b) Historic Covered Bridge Preservation.— Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Secretary shall— “(1) collect and disseminate information concerning historic covered bridges; “(2) foster educational programs relating to the history and construction techniques of historic covered bridges; “(3) conduct research on the history of historic covered bridges; and “(4) conduct research, and study techniques, on protecting historic covered bridges from rot, fire, natural disasters, or weight-related damage. “(c) Direct Federal Assistance.— “(1) In general.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to a State that submits an application to the Secretary that demonstrates a need for assistance in carrying out 1 or more historic covered bridge projects described in paragraph (2). “(2) Types of project.— A grant under paragraph (1) maybe made for a project— “(A) to rehabilitate or repair a historic covered bridge; and “(B) to preserve a historic covered bridge, including through— “(i) installation of a fire protection system, including a fireproofing or fire detection system and sprinklers; “(ii) installation of a system to prevent vandalism and arson; or112 STAT. 838 “(iii) relocation of a bridge to a preservation site. “(3) Authenticity.— A grant under paragraph (1) may be made for a project only if— “(A) to the maximum extent practicable, the project— “(i) is carried out in the most historically appropriate manner; and “(ii) preserves the existing structure of the historic covered bridge; and “(B) the project provides for the replacement of wooden components with wooden components, unless the use of wood is impracticable for safety reasons. “(4) Federal share.— The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this subsection shall be 80 percent. “(d) Funding.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. Such funds shall remain available until expended. “SEC. 1225. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT. “(a) Approval of Project.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Secretary may approve substitute highway and transit projects under section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act), in lieu of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway project in the District of Columbia, as identified in the 1991 Interstate Cost Estimate. “(b) Eligibility for Federal Assistance.— Upon approval of any substitute project or projects under subsection (a)— “(1) the cost of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway Modification project shall not be eligible for funds authorized under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956; and “(2) substitute projects approved pursuant to this section shall be funded from interstate construction funds apportioned or allocated to the District of Columbia that are not expended and not subject to lapse on the date of enactment of this Act. “(c) Federal Share.— The Federal share payable on account of a project or activity approved under this section shall be 85 percent of the cost thereof; except that the exception set forth in section 120(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall apply. “(d) Limitation on Eligibility.— Any substitute project approved pursuant to subsection (a) (for which the Secretary finds that sufficient Federal funds are available) must be under contract for construction, or construction must have commenced, before the last day of the 4-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. If the substitute project is not under contract for construction, or construction has not commenced, by such last day, the Secretary shall withdraw approval of the substitute project. “SEC. 1226. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS. “(a) Advanced Construction.— Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— “(1) in subsection (b)— “(A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;112 STAT. 839 “(B) by striking ‘Projects’ and all that follows through ‘When a State’ and inserting ‘Projects.—When a State’; “(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); “(D) by striking ‘(A) prior’ and inserting ‘(1) prior’; and “(E) by striking ‘(B) the project’ and inserting ‘(2) the project’; “(2) by striking subsection (c); and “(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). “(b) Availability of Funds.— Section 118 of such title is amended— “(1) in the subsection heading of subsection (b) by striking ‘; Discretionary Projects’; and “(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ‘(e) Effect of Release of Funds.—Any Federal-aid highway funds released by the final payment on a project, or by the modification of the project agreement, shall be credited to the same program funding category previously apportioned to the State and shall be immediately available for expenditure.’.”. “(c) Advances to States.— Section 124 of such title is amended— “(1) by striking ‘(a)’ the first place it appears; and “(2) by striking subsection (b). “(d) Diversion.— Section 126 of such title, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are repealed.”. (b) Conforming Amendment.— The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1222 the following: Sec. 1223. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities. Sec. 1224. National historic covered bridge preservation. Sec. 1225. Substitute project. Sec. 1226. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.”. (c) Metropolitan Planning Technical Adjustment.— Section 1203 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: “(o) Technical Adjustment.— Section 134(h)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code (as amended by subsection (h) of this section), is amended by striking ‘for implementation’.”. “(d) Amendments to Prior Surface Transportation Laws.— Section 1211 of such Act is amended— (1) in subsection (i)(3)(E) by striking “subparagraph (D)” and inserting “subparagraph (C)”; (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following: “(4) Technical amendments.— Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of such Act (as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection) is amended— “(A) by striking ‘subsection (c)(18)(B)(i)’ and inserting ‘subsection (c)(18)(D)(i)’; “(B) by striking ‘subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii)’ and inserting ‘subsection (c)(18)(D)(ii)’; and “(C) by adding at the end the following: ‘The portion of the route referred to in subsection (c)(36) is designated as Interstate Route 1–86.’.”; (3) by striking subsection (j); (4) in subsection (k)— (A) by striking “along” in paragraph (1) and inserting “from”; and112 STAT. 840 (B) by adding at the end the following: “(4) Texas state highway 99.— Texas State Highway 99 (also known as ‘Grand Parkway’) shall be considered as one option in the 1–69 route studies performed by the Texas Department of Transportation for the designation of 1–69 Bypass in Houston, Texas.”; and (5) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) and (k) through (n) as subsections (f) through (h) and (i) through (l), respectively. (e) Miscellaneous.— Section 1212 of such Act is amended— (1) in the second sentence of subsection (q)(1) by striking “advance curriculum” and inserting “advanced curriculum”; (2) in subsection (r)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) Authorization of appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2000.”; (3) in subsection (s)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) Authorization of appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.”; (4) in subsection (u)— (A) by inserting “the Secretary shall approve, and” before “the Commonwealth”; (B) by inserting a comma after “with”; and (C) by inserting “(as redefined by this Act)” after “80”; and (5) by redesignating subsections (k) through (z) as subsections (e) through (t), respectively. (f) Puerto Rico Highway Program.— Section 1214(r) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Treatment of funds.— Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows: “(A) For purposes of this subsection, such amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b), 144, and 206 of title 23, United States Code, for each program funded under such sections in an amount determined by multiplying— “(i) the aggregate of such amounts for the fiscal year; by “(ii) the ratio that— “(I) the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to “(II) the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.112 STAT. 841 “(B) The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico under such section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty provisions in titles 23 and 49, United States Code. “(C) Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting any allocation under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, and any apportionment under sections 104 and 144 of such title.”. (g) Designated Transportation Enhancement Activities.— Section 1215 of such Act— (1) is amended in each of subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) Authorization of appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) the amounts specified in such paragraph for the fiscal years specified in such paragraph.”; and (2) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting “on Route 50” after “measures”. (h) Eligibility.— Section 1217 of such Act is amended— (1) in subsection (d) by striking “104(b)(4)” and inserting “104(b)(5)(A)”; (2) in subsection (i) by striking “120(1)(1)” and inserting “120(j)(1)”; and (3) in subsection (j) by adding at the end the following: “$3,000,000 of the amounts made available for item 164 of the table contained in section 1602 shall be made available on October 1, 1998, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to carry out this subsection.”. (i) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program.— Section 1218 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following: “(c) Technical Amendments.— Section 322 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), is amended— “(1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘or under 50 miles per hour’; “(2) in subsection (d)— “(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘or low-speed’; and “(B) in paragraph (2)— “(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘(h)(1)(A)’ and inserting ‘(h)(1)’; and “(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘(h)(4)’ and inserting ‘(h)(3)’; “(3) in subsection (h)(1)(B)(i) by inserting ‘(other than subsection (i))’ after ‘this section’; and “(4) by adding at the end the following: ‘(i) Low-Speed Project.— ‘(1) In general.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, of the funds made available by subsection (h)(1)(A) to carry out this section, $5,000,000 shall be made available 112 STAT. 842to the Secretary to make grants for the research and development of low-speed superconductivity magnetic levitation technology for public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety benefits. ‘(2) Noncontract authority authorization of appropriations.— ‘(A) In general.— There are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003. ‘(B) Availability.— Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds made available under subparagraph (A)— “(i) shall not be available in advance of an annual appropriation; and “(ii) shall remain available until expended.’.”. (j) Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities.— Section 1223(f) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “or Special Olympics International”.