Pub. L. 108-7, div. I, tit. III, sec. 345

Sec. 345. Notwithstanding any other provision of law—(1) in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century—(A) item number 426 (112 Stat. 272) is amended by striking “Louisiana Highway 16” and inserting the following: “Louisiana Highway 1026”;(B) item number 696 (112 Stat. 383), relating to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is amended by inserting after “Gettysburg comprehensive road improvement study” the following: “and construction of projects identified in the study”;(C) item number 230 is amended by striking “Construct new exit 46A on I–90 at route 170 in North Chili” and inserting “Monroe County transportation improvements on Long Pond Road, Pattonwood Road, and Leyll road”;(D) item number 1344 (112 Stat. 306) is amended by striking “Upgrade” and all that follows through “City” and inserting the following: “Upgrade Frederic Douglas Circle and Manhattan Avenue from West 110th Street to West 125th Street, New York City”; (E) item number 1108 is amended by striking “Construct” and all that follows through “Brownsville” and inserting “Construct west Rail Project in or near Brownsville, including a new railroad international bridge crossing over the Rio Grande River”;(F) item number 1269 (112 Stat. 303) is amended by striking “Implement” and all that follows through “system” and inserting the following: “New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Bronx, NY Center Transportation Project”;(G) item number 933 (112 Stat. 291) is amended by striking “Redesign” and all that follows through “City” and inserting the following: “Design, construction and related enhancement of the Grand Concourse between E. 161st St. and E. 166th St., New York City”; (H) item number 75 (112 Stat. 259) is amended by striking “Construct” and all that follows through “Route” 117 STAT. 418 and inserting the following: “Bronx, NY River Greenway”; and (I) item number 1735 (112 Stat. 320) is amended by inserting: “, and/or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, design, and construction of Type II noise abatement projects south of the new interchange and Neshaminy Creek, along Interstate 95 between Exit 25 and 26 in Bensalem Township, Bucks County” after “improvements”; (2) section 3030(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178) is amended by redesignating the second subparagraph (D) (as added by section 361 of Public Law 107–87) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting at the end:“(F) Port of Anchorage Intermodal passenger and freight facility.“(G) Mobile Waterfront Terminal and Maritime Center of the Gulf.”.(3) of the $668,000 appropriated under the heading “Surface Transportation Projects” in Public Law 103–331 for CA 113 railroad grade separation, California, the unobligated share shall be available for railroad grade separation for the City of Dixon, Solano County, California;(4) the $500,000 appropriated under the heading “Surface Transportation Projects” in Public Law 103–331 for 6th and 7th Sts. improvements Brownsville, TX may be used to construct the West Rail project in or near Brownsville, including a new international railroad bridge crossing over the Rio Grande River;(5) section 610, section 609(c), and the last sentence of section 604(b)(1) of Public Law 97–468 are repealed; and(6) for the purpose of further leveraging Federal resources and enhancing private investment supporting the financing of public toll roads in Orange County, California, authorized by section 129(d) of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify the agreements entered into with the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency and the Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency pursuant to section 339 of Public Law 102–388, section 336 of Public Law 103–331 and section 356 of Public Law 104–50, to extend the term of coverage provided by such lines throughout the term of the revenue bonds issued to acquire, finance or refinance those facilities, including revenue bonds issued by a new joint powers agency to finance the acquisition of assets from the existing Transportation Corridor Agencies: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such modifications shall be deemed eligible under section 184 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be funded under section 188 of title 23, United States Code: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts of the original Federal lines of credit not drawn upon, up to the combined original principal amount of $240,000,000, shall continue to be available for draws until such revenue bonds have been retired: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than 20 percent of the combined original principal amount shall be available for draws in any 1 year: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any draw (except for operation and maintenance 117 STAT. 419 expenses) shall be repaid not later than 5 years following the year in which such revenue bonds have been retired. In implementing this section, the Secretary may modify other terms of the existing Federal lines of credit, including by combining them into a single line of credit the principal amount of which is limited to $240,000,000, provided that the marginal budgetary cost of any such additional modifications is funded under section 188 of title 23, United States Code.