STUDY OF FERRY BOAT SERVICE.

SEC. 171. STUDY OF FERRY BOAT SERVICE. (a) Study.—The Secretary, in consultation with the highway departments of the States of Nebraska and South Dakota, shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility and cost of establishing public ferry boat service on the Missouri River which connects a Federal-aid highway in the vicinity of Niobrara, Nebraska, with a Federal-aid highway in the vicinity of Springfield, South Dakota, and which meets the requirements of section 129(g) of title 23, United States Code. (b) Federal Share.—The Federal share of the cost of conducting the study under this section shall be 65 percent. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives on the results of the study conducted under this section together with any recommendations the Secretary may have concerning the establishment of the ferry boat service described in subsection (a).