FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Limitation on General Operating Expenses Necessary expenses for administration, operation, and research of the Federal Highway Administration, not to exceed $234,000,000 shall be paid in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed $41,080,000 of the amount provided herein shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this account funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for training expenses incurred for non-Federal employees. University Transportation Centers (highway trust fund) For necessary expenses for university transportation centers, as authorized by section 21(i)(2) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, $5,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account). Highway Safety Research and Development (highway trust fund) For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of sections 307(a) and 403 of title 23, United States Code, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, $6,080,000. 103 STAT. 1077 Highway-Related Safety Grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to remain available until expended, $9,405,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be available for “Limitation on general operating expenses”: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $9,405,000 in fiscal year 1990 for “Highway-related safety grants”. Railroad-Highway Crossings Demonstration Projects For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway crossings demonstration projects as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended, to remain available until expended, $15,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Federal-Aid Highways (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $12,260,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1990. Federal-Aid Highways (liquidation of contract authorization) (highway trust fund) For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the National Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not otherwise provided, including reimbursements for sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $13,660,000,000, or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. 103 STAT. 1078 Right-of-Way Revolving Fund (limitation on direct loans) (highway trust fund) During fiscal year 1990 and with the resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall not exceed $42,500,000, together with an amount not to exceed the amount of 1989 obligations recovered. Motor Carrier Safety For necessary expenses to carry out the motor carrier safety functions of the Secretary as authorized by the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939–940), $33,690,000, of which $2,782,000 shall remain available until expended. Motor Carrier Safety Grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 402 of Public Law 97–424, $52,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $60,200,000 for “Motor carrier safety grants”. Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 402 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–424, 96 Stat. 2155, 2156) for States which have received only development grants under such section 402 and which have participated in the Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Inspection and Weighing Demonstration Program, the Secretary shall only approve a plan under such section 402 for fiscal year 1990 which provides that the aggregate expenditure of funds of the State and political subdivisions thereof, exclusive of Federal funds, for commercial motor vehicle safety programs will be maintained at a level which does not fall below the average level of such expenditure for the last two full fiscal years preceding the date the plan is approved. Baltimore-Washington Parkway (highway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain available until expended, $12,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to be withdrawn therefrom at such times and in such amounts as may be necessary. 103 STAT. 1079 Intermodal Urban Demonstration Project (highway trust fund) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 124 of the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 197 4, $10,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Highway Safety and Economic Development Demonstration Projects (highway trust fund) For necessary expenses to carry out construction projects as authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591, $12,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Highway Safety Improvement Demonstration Project (highway trust fund) For the purpose of carrying out a coordinated project of highway improvements in the vicinity of Pontiac and East Lansing, Michigan, that demonstrates methods of enhancing safety and promoting economic development through widening and resurfacing of highways on the Federal-aid primary system and on roads on the Federal-aid urban system, as authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591, $11,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Demonstration Project (highway trust fund) For the purpose of carrying out a coordinated project of highway-railroad grade crossing separations in Mineola, New York, that demonstrates methods of enhancing highway-railroad crossing safety while minimizing surrounding environmental effects, as authorized by Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591, $9,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Highway Widening Demonstration Project For necessary expenses to carry out a demonstration project to improve U.S. Route 202 in the vicinity of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, as authorized by Public Law 100–202, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. Bridge Improvement Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to carry out a highway project in the vicinity of Jacksonville, Florida, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of reducing traffic congestion and improving efficiency in the trans-shipment of military and civilian cargo by construction of a bridge to Blount Island, widening State Highway 103 STAT. 1080105 (Heckscher Drive) and constructing an interchange at the intersection of Heckscher Drive and the new Blount Island Bridge, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. Highway Widening and Improvement Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to carry out a highway project between Paintsville and Prestonsburg, Kentucky, that demonstrates the safety and economic benefits of widening and improving highways in mountainous areas, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. Climbing Lane Safety Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to carry out a highway project on U.S. Route 15 in the vicinity of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improved highway and highway safety construction, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. Indiana Industrial Corridor Safety Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the construction of an improved route between Wabash and Huntington, Indiana, for the purpose of demonstrating the safety and economic benefits of widening and improving rural highways, $2,400,000, to remain available until expended. Oklahoma Highway Widening Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to widen Oklahoma State Route 53 from Interstate Highway 35 east to the entrance of the Ardmore Regional Industrial Airpark for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improved highway and highway safety construction, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. Alabama Highway Bypass Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary for the construction of a highway bypass project in the vicinity of Jasper, Alabama, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improved highway and highway safety construction, $8,300,000, to remain available until expended. Kentucky Bridge Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to replace the Glover Cary Bridge in Owensboro, Kentucky, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improved highway and highway safety construction, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. Virginia HOV Safety Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to construct High Occupancy Vehicle lanes on Interstate Route 66 between Interstate Route 495 and U.S. Route 50 for the purpose of demonstrating methods of increasing highway capacity and safety by the use of highway shoulders to construct HOV lanes, $4,650,000, to remain available until expended. 103 STAT. 1081 Urban Highway Corridor Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to improve and upgrade the M-59 urban highway corridor in southeast Michigan, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improving congested urban corridors that have been neglected during construction of the Interstate system: Provided, That of the funds available under this head, $3,000,000 shall be available for a bicycle transportation demonstration project in Macomb County, Michigan. Urban Airport Access Safety Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to improve and upgrade access to Detroit Metropolitan Airport in southeast Michigan, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the purpose of demonstrating methods of improving access to major urban airports. Ebensburg Bypass Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to construct the Ebensburg, Pennsylvania bypass as authorized by Public Law 100–17, $13,740,000, to remain available until expended. Highway Demonstration Projects—Preliminary Engineering For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to carry out preliminary engineering, environmental studies, and right-of-way acquisition for certain highway projects that demonstrate methods of improving safety, reducing congestion, or promoting economic development, $5,800,000, to remain available until expended. Corridor Safety Improvement Project (highway trust fund) For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration of methods of improving vehicular and pedestrian safety on roads on the Federal-aid primary and Federal-aid secondary systems, involving Route 1 in New Jersey, there is hereby appropriated $17,300,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Bridge Capacity Improvements (highway trust fund) For the purpose of carrying out the Nashua River Bridge and Broad Street Parkway project in Nashua, New Hampshire, that crosses the Nashua River, there is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempt from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. 103 STAT. 1082 Corridor H Improvement Project For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration of methods of eliminating traffic congestion, and to promote economic benefits for the area affected by the construction of the Corridor H segment of the Appalachian Highway System, there is hereby appropriated $32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Road Extension Demonstration For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration of economic growth and development benefits of four lane bypasses of cities, there is hereby appropriated $11,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the acquisition of rights-of-way and other costs incurred in the upgrading and construction of a portion of a four-lane facility bypassing the cities of Pella, Iowa, and Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Highway 163: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Des Moines Inner Loop Demonstration Project For the purpose of demonstrating the benefits of improved access for the revitalization of an underdeveloped portion of a central city, there is hereby appropriated $2,800,000 to remain available until expended, for design, engineering, acquisition of rights-of-way and construction and realignment of roads from I–235 and Harding Road to Fleur Drive at the Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid high-ways and highway safety construction programs. Corridor G Improvement Project For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration of methods of eliminating traffic congestion, and to promote economic benefits for the area affected by the construction of the Corridor G segment of the Appalachian Highway System, there is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Corning Bypass Safety Demonstration Project For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration of traffic safety and flow improvement, there is hereby appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. 103 STAT. 1083 Spring Mountain Demonstration Project For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration project to improve Interstate 15 Spring Mountain interchange in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the purpose of demonstrating construction and reconstruction techniques available for replacement of a major intersection on a heavily utilized, urban transportation route, there is hereby appropriated $2,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs. Manhattan Bridge Replacement Demonstration Project For the purpose of carrying out a demonstration project to replace the Kansas River Bridge in Manhattan, Kansas, there is hereby appropriated $3,210,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid high-ways and highway safety construction programs. Junction City Highway Improvement Demonstration Project For 80 percent of the expenses necessary to carry out a highway project in Junction City, Kansas, for the purpose of demonstrating the value of adding acceleration and deceleration lanes along two exits of U.S. Route 77, there is hereby appropriated $400,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That all funds appropriated under this head shall be exempted from any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.