[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 1195 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1195
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eight
An Act
To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``SAFETEA-LU
Technical Corrections Act of 2008''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

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corridor infrastructure improvement projects.

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TITLE I

-HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

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TITLE III

-OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS

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TITLE IV

-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(a) Correction of Internal References in Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises.--Paragraphs (3)(A) and (5) of section 1101(b) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1156) are amended by striking ``paragraph (1)''
each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
(b) Correction of Distribution of Obligation Authority.--Section
1102(c)(5) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1158) is amended by striking
``among the States''.
(c) Correction of Federal Lands Highways.--Section 1119 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1190) is amended by striking subsection (m)
and inserting the following:
``(m) Forest Highways.--Of the amounts made available for public
lands highways under section 1101--
``(1) not more than $20,000,000 for each fiscal year may be
used for the maintenance of forest highways;
``(2) not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year may be used
for signage identifying public hunting and fishing access; and
``(3) not more than $10,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be
used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of
facilitating the passage of aquatic species beneath forest roads
(as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code),
including the costs of constructing, maintaining, replacing, and
removing culverts and bridges, as appropriate.''.
(d) Correction of Description of National Corridor Infrastructure
Improvement Project.--Item number 1 of the table contained in section
1302(e) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended in the State
column by inserting ``LA,'' after ``TX,''.
(e) Correction of High Priority Designations.--
(1) Kentucky high priority corridor designation.--Section
1105(c)(18)(E) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 112 Stat. 189; 115 Stat. 872) is
amended by inserting before the period at the end the following:
``, follow Interstate Route 24 to the Wendell H. Ford Western
Kentucky Parkway, then utilize the existing Wendell H. Ford Western
Kentucky Parkway and Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway to
Henderson''.
(2) Interstate route 376 high priority designation.--
(A) In general.--Section 1105(c)(79) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032;
119 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking ``and on United States
Route 422''.
(B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i)(I) of
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
(105 Stat. 2033; 119 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking ``and
United States Route 422''.
(f) Correction of Infrastructure Finance Section.--Section
1602(d)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking
``through 189 as sections 601 through 609, respectively'' and inserting
``through 190 as sections 601 through 610, respectively''.
(g) Correction of Project Federal Share.--Section 1964(a) of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
(1) by striking ``only for the States of Alaska, Montana,
Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota,''; and
(2) by striking ``section 120(b)'' and inserting ``section
120''.
(h) Transportation Systems Management and Operations Defined.--
Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(39) Transportation systems management and operations.--
``(A) In general.--The term `transportation systems
management and operations' means an integrated program to
optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through the
implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-
jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to
preserve capacity and improve security, safety, and reliability
of the transportation system.
``(B) Inclusions.--The term `transportation systems
management and operations' includes--
``(i) regional operations collaboration and
coordination activities between transportation and public
safety agencies; and
``(ii) improvements to the transportation system, such
as traffic detection and surveillance, arterial management,
freeway management, demand management, work zone
management, emergency management, electronic toll
collection, automated enforcement, traffic incident
management, roadway weather management, traveler
information services, commercial vehicle operations,
traffic control, freight management, and coordination of
highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian
operations.''.
(i) Correction of Reference in Apportionment of Highway Safety
Improvement Program Funds.--Effective October 1, 2007, section
104(b)(5)(A)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``the Federal-aid system'' each place it appears and inserting
``Federal-aid highways''.
(j) Correction of Amendment To Advance Construction.--Section 115
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection
(d) as subsection (c).
(k) Correction of High Priority Projects.--Section 117 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections
(e) through (i), respectively;
(2) by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to
Federal share) as subsection (d);
(3) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ``(112 Stat. 257)''
after ``21st Century''; and
(4) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
(A) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting
``subsection (c)''; and
(B) by striking ``SAFETEA-LU'' and inserting ``Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1256)''.
(l) Correction of Transfer of Unused Protective-Device Funds to
Other Highway Safety Improvement Program Projects.--Section 130(e)(2)
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``purposes
under this subsection'' and inserting ``highway safety improvement
program purposes''.
(m) Correction of Highway Bridge Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 144 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended--
(A) in the section heading by striking ``replacement and
rehabilitation'';
(B) in subsections (b), (c)(1), and (e) by striking
``Federal-aid system'' each place it appears and inserting
``Federal-aid highway'';
(C) in subsections (c)(2) and (o) by striking ``the
Federal-aid system'' each place it appears and inserting
``Federal-aid highways'';
(D) in the heading to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) by
inserting ``systematic'' before ``preventive'';
(E) in subsection (e) by striking ``off-system bridges''
each place it appears and inserting ``bridges not on Federal-
aid highways'';
(F) by striking subsection (f);
(G) by redesignating subsections (g) through (s) as
subsections (f) through (r), respectively;
(H) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi) of subsection (f) (as
redesignated by subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by
inserting ``and the removal of the Missisquoi Bay causeway''
after ``Bridge'';
(I) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by striking the paragraph
heading and inserting ``Bridges not on federal-aid highways'';
(J) in subsection (m) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)
of this paragraph) by striking the subsection heading and
inserting ``Program for Bridges Not on Federal-Aid Highways'';
and
(K) in subsection (n)(4)(B) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by striking ``State highway
agency'' and inserting ``State transportation department''.
(2) Special conditions.--Section 1114 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1172) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(h) Special Conditions.--Any unobligated or unexpended funds
remaining on completion of the project carried out under section
144(f)(1)(A)(vi) of title 23, United States Code, shall be made
available to carry out the project described in section
144(f)(1)(A)(vii) of that title after the date on which the Vermont
Agency of Transportation certifies to the Federal Highway
Administration the final determination of the agency regarding the
removal of the Missisquoi Bay causeway.''.
(3) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Metropolitan planning.--Section 104(f)(1) of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``replacement and
rehabilitation''.
(B) Equity bonus program.--Subsections (a)(2)(C) and
(b)(2)(C) of section 105 of such title are amended by striking
``replacement and rehabilitation'' each place it appears.
(C) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is
amended in the item relating to section 144 by striking
``replacement and rehabilitation''.
(n) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 134 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (f)(3)(C)(ii) by striking subclause (II) and
inserting the following:
``(II) Funding.--For fiscal year 2008 and each
fiscal year thereafter, in addition to other funds made
available to the metropolitan planning organization for
the Lake Tahoe region under this title and chapter 53
of title 49, prior to any allocation under section 202
of this title and notwithstanding the allocation
provisions of section 202, the Secretary shall set
aside \1/2\ of 1 percent of all funds authorized to be
appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out section
204 and shall make such funds available to the
metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe
region to carry out the transportation planning
process, environmental reviews, preliminary
engineering, and design to complete environmental
documentation for transportation projects for the Lake
Tahoe region under the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact
as consented to in Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3233)
and this paragraph.'';
(2) in subsection (j)(3)(D) by inserting ``or the identified
phase'' after ``the project'' each place it appears; and
(3) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ``a metropolitan planning
area serving''.
(o) Correction of National Scenic Byways Program Coverage.--Section
162 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by striking ``a National Scenic
Byway under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``a National Scenic
Byway, an All-American Road, or one of America's Byways under
paragraph (1)''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``or All-American Road''
each place it appears and inserting ``All-American Road, or one of
America's Byways''.
(p) Correction of Reference in Toll Provision.--Section
166(b)(5)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking
``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
(q) Correction of Recreational Trails Program Apportionment
Exceptions.--Section 206(d)(3)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``(B), (C), and (D)'' and inserting ``(B) and
(C)''.
(r) Correction of Infrastructure Finance.--Section 601(a)(3) of
title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``bbb minus, BBB
(low),'' after ``Baa3,''.
(s) Correction of Miscellaneous Typographical Errors.--
(1) Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1226) is
amended by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c)
and (d), respectively.
(2) Section 1404(e) of such Act (119 Stat. 1229) is amended by
inserting ``tribal,'' after ``local,''.
(3) Section 10211(b)(2) of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is amended
by striking ``plan administer'' and inserting ``plan and
administer''.
(4) Section 10212(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is amended--
(A) by inserting ``equity bonus,'' after ``minimum
guarantee,'';
(B) by striking ``freight intermodal connectors'' and
inserting ``railway-highway crossings'';
(C) by striking ``high risk rural road,''; and
(D) by inserting after ``highway safety improvement
programs'' the following: ``(and separately the set aside for
the high risk rural road program)''.

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(a) Funding.--Section 1101(a)(18) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119
Stat. 1155) is amended by striking ``Act--'' and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``Act, $45,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.''.
(b) Contract Authority.--Section 1307 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119
Stat. 1217) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized under section
1101(a)(18) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the funds shall not be transferable and shall remain
available until expended, and the Federal share of the cost of a
project to be carried out with such funds shall be 80 percent.''.
(c) Allocation.--Section 1307 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1217) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
``(d) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available to carry out this
section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allocate--
``(1) 50 percent to the Nevada department of transportation who
shall cooperate with the California-Nevada Super Speed Train
Commission for the MAGLEV project between Las Vegas and Primm,
Nevada, as a segment of the high-speed MAGLEV system between Las
Vegas, Nevada, and Anaheim, California; and
``(2) 50 percent for existing MAGLEV projects located east of
the Mississippi River using such criteria as the Secretary deems
appropriate.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on October 1, 2007.

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CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
(a) Project of National and Regional Significance.--The table
contained in section 1301(m) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1203) is
amended--
(1) in item number 4 by striking the project description and
inserting ``$7,400,000 for planning, design, and construction of a
new American border plaza at the Blue Water Bridge in or near Port
Huron; $12,600,000 for integrated highway realignment and grade
separations at Port Huron to eliminate road blockages from NAFTA
rail traffic'';
(2) in item number 19 by striking the project description and
inserting ``For purposes of construction and other related
transportation improvements associated with the rail yard
relocation in the vicinity of Santa Teresa''; and
(3) in item number 22 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Redesign and reconstruction of interchanges 298 and 299
of I-80 and accompanying improvements to any other public roads in
the vicinity, Monroe County''.
(b) National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Project.--The
table contained in section 1302(e) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1205) is amended in item number 23 by striking the project description
and inserting ``Improvements to State Road 312, Hammond''.

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Section 111(d) of title 23, United States Code, is repealed.

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Section 1807(a)(3) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1460) is
amended by striking ``Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota'' and inserting
``Minneapolis, Minnesota''.

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DESIGNATIONS.
(a) Treatment.--Section 1908(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1469) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(b) National Highway System.--Section 1908(b) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1470) is amended by striking ``from the Arkansas
State line'' and inserting ``from Interstate Route 540''.

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(a) Budget Justification.--Section 1926 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119
Stat. 1483) is amended by striking ``The Department'' and inserting
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department''.
(b) Buy America.--Section 1928 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1484) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs
(3) through (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) the current application by the Federal Highway
Administration of the Buy America test, that is only applied to
components or parts of a bridge project and not the entire bridge
project, is inconsistent with this sense of Congress;''.

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The table contained in section 1934(c) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119
Stat. 1486) is amended--
(1) in item number 436 by inserting ``, Saole,'' after ``Sua'';
(2) in item number 448 by inserting ``by removing asphalt and
concrete and reinstalling blue cobblestones'' after ``streets'';
(3) by striking item number 451;
(4) in item number 452 by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting
``$3,000,000'';
(5) in item number 12 by striking ``Yukon River'' and inserting
``Kuskokwim River'';
(6) in item number 18 by striking ``Engineering and
Construction in Merced County'' and inserting ``and safety
improvements/realignment of SR 165 project study report and
environmental studies in Merced and Stanislaus Counties'';
(7) in item number 38 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Relocation of the Newark Train Station'';
(8) in item number 57 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Kingsland bypass from CR 61 to I-95, Camden County'';
(9) in item number 114 by striking ``IA-32'' and inserting
``SW'' after ``Construct'';
(10) in item number 122 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of
the SW Arterial and connections to U.S. 20, Dubuque County'';
(11) in item number 130 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Improvements and rehabilitation to rail and bridges on
the Appanoose County Community Railroad'';
(12) in item number 133 by striking ``IA-32'';
(13) in item number 138 by striking the project description and
inserting ``West Spencer Beltway Project'';
(14) in item number 142 by striking ``MP 9.3, Segment I, II,
and III'' and inserting ``Milepost 24.3'';
(15) in item number 161 by striking ``Bridge replacement on
Johnson Drive and Nall Ave.'' and inserting ``Construction
improvements'';
(16) in item number 182 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Improve U.S. 40, M.D. 715 interchange, and other
roadways in the vicinity of Aberdeen Proving Ground to support
BRAC-related growth'';
(17) in item number 198 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Construct 1 or more grade separated crossings of I-75
and make associated improvements to improve local and regional
east-west mobility between Mileposts 279 and 282'';
(18) in item number 201 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Alger County, to reconstruct, pave, and realign a
portion of H-58 from 2,600 feet south of Little Beaver Lake Road to
4,600 feet east of Hurricane River'';
(19) in item number 238 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Develop and construct the St. Mary water project road
and bridge infrastructure, including a new bridge and approaches
across St. Mary River, stabilization and improvements to United
States Route 89, and road/canal from Siphon Bridge to Spider Lake,
on the condition that $2,500,000 of the amount made available to
carry out this item may be made available to the Bureau of
Reclamation for use for the Swift Current Creek and Boulder Creek
bank and bed stabilization project in the Lower St. Mary Lake
drainage'';
(20) in item number 329 by inserting ``, Tulsa'' after
``technology'';
(21) in item number 358 by striking ``fuel-celled'' and
inserting ``fueled'';
(22) in item number 374 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Construct a 4-lane highway between Maverick Junction
and the Nebraska border'';
(23) in item number 402 by striking ``from 2 to 5 lanes and
improve alignment within rights-of-way in St. George'' and
inserting ``, St. George'';
(24) in item number 309 by striking the project description and
inserting ``Streetscape, roadway, pedestrian, and parking
improvements at the intersection of Meadow Lane, Chestnut Lane,
Willow Drive, and Liberty Avenue for the College of New Rochelle
campus in New Rochelle''; and
(25) in item number 462 by striking the project description and
inserting ``I-75 widening and improvements in Collier and Lee
Counties, Florida''.

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Section 1961 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1518) is
amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``study'' and inserting
``design'';
(2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the
following:
``(a) Design.--The Secretary shall make available the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this section for the design of the I-
95/Contee Road interchange in Prince George's County, Maryland.''; and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

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(a) F-SHRP Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, at any time at which an
apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the
surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program, the National Highway System, the
Interstate maintenance program, the bridge program, or the highway
safety improvement program, the Secretary of Transportation shall--
(1) deduct from each apportionment an amount not to exceed
0.205 percent of the apportionment; and
(2) transfer or otherwise make that amount available to carry
out section 510 of title 23, United States Code.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Funding.--Section 5101 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1779) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``509, and 510'' and
inserting ``and 509'';
(B) in subsection (a)(4) by striking ``$69,700,000'' and
all that follows through ``2009'' and inserting ``$40,400,000
for fiscal year 2005, $69,700,000 for fiscal year 2006,
$76,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and
$78,900,000 for fiscal year 2009''; and
(C) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``50 percent'' the
following ``or, in the case of funds appropriated by subsection
(a) to carry out section 5201, 5202, or 5203 of this Act, 80
percent''.
(2) Future strategic highway research program.--Section 5210 of
such Act (119 Stat. 1804) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(c) Contract Authority.--Funds made available under this section
shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds
were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
except that the Federal share shall be determined under section 510(f)
of that title.
(d) Applicability of Obligation Limitation.--Funds made available
under this section shall be subject to any limitation on obligations
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs under
section 1102 the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 119 Stat. 1157) or
any other Act.
(e) Equity Bonus Formula.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, in allocating funds for the equity bonus program under section 105
of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2008 and
2009, the Secretary of Transportation shall make the required
calculations under that section as if this section had not been
enacted.
(f) Funding for Research Activities.--Of the amount made available
by section 5101(a)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1779)--
(1) at least $1,000,000 shall be made available for each of
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to carry out section 502(h) of title 23,
United States Code; and
(2) at least $4,900,000 shall be made available for each of
fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to carry out section 502(i) of that
title.
(g) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Surface transportation research.--Section 502 of title 23,
United States Code, is amended by striking the first subsection
(h), relating to infrastructure investment needs reports beginning
with the report for January 31, 1999.
(2) Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.--Section
5512(a)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1829) is
amended by striking ``Program appreciation.--'' and inserting
``Program application.--''.
(3) University transportation research.--Section 5506 of title
49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking ``tier'' and
inserting ``Tier'';
(B) in subsection (i)--
(i) by striking ``In order to'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--In order to''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Special rule.--Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a
nonprofit institution of higher learning designated as a Tier II
university transportation center to maintain total expenditures as
described in paragraph (1) in excess of the amount of the grant
awarded to the institution.''; and
(C) in subsection (k)(3) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
all that follows through ``to carry out this section'' and
inserting ``For each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the
Secretary shall expend not more than 1.5 percent of amounts
made available to carry out this section''.

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Section 10212 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (as amended by section
1302 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280)) (119
Stat. 1937; 120 Stat. 780) is amended by striking ``$8,593,000,000''
each place it appears and inserting ``$8,708,000,000''.

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(a) Surface Transportation Program.--Section 1108(f)(1) of the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 133 note; 112
Stat. 141) is amended by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2009''.
(b) Project Authorizations.--The table contained in section 1602 of
such Act (112 Stat. 257) is amended--
(1) in item number 1096 (as amended by section 1703(a)(11) of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1454)) by inserting ``, and
planning and construction to Heisley Road,'' before ``in Mentor,
Ohio'';
(2) in item number 1646 by striking ``and construction'' and
inserting ``construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration,
rehabilitation, and repaving''; and
(3) in item number 614 by inserting ``and for NJ Carteret, NJ
Ferry Service Terminal'' after ``east''.

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CORRECTIONS.
(a) High Priority Corridors.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 119
Stat. 1212) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (63) by striking ``and United States Routes 1,
3, 9, 17, and 46,'' and inserting ``United States Routes 1, 9, and
46, and State Routes 3 and 17,''; and
(2) in paragraph (64)--
(A) by striking ``United States Route 42'' and inserting
``State Route 42''; and
(B) by striking ``Interstate Route 676'' and inserting
``Interstate Routes 76 and 676''.
(b) Innovative Projects.--Item number 89 of the table contained in
section 1107(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 (105 Stat. 2052) is amended in the matter under the column with
the heading ``Innovative projects'' by inserting ``and contiguous
counties'' after ``Michigan''.

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Section 164(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
``(A) receive--
``(i) a driver's license suspension for not less than 1
year; or
``(ii) a combination of suspension of all driving
privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period
followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges
for the purpose of getting to and from work, school, or an
alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device
is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or
operated, or both, by the individual;
``(B) be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of,
or the installation of an ignition interlock system on, each
motor vehicle owned or operated, or both, by the individual;''.

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Section 5506(e)(5)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``$2,225,000''and inserting ``$2,250,000''.

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(a) Waiver Notification.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary of Transportation makes a
finding under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, with
respect to a project, the Secretary shall--
(A) publish in the Federal Register, before the date on
which such finding takes effect, a detailed written
justification as to the reasons that such finding is needed;
and
(B) provide notice of such finding and an opportunity for
public comment on such finding for a period of not to exceed 60
days.
(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in paragraph
(1) shall be construed to require the effective date of a finding
referred to in paragraph (1) to be delayed until after the close of
the public comment period referred to in paragraph (1)(B).
(b) Annual Reports.--Not later than February 1 of each year
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate a report on the projects for which the Secretary
made findings under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code,
during the preceding calendar year and the justifications for such
findings.

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(a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study
on the impacts of converting left and right highway safety shoulders to
travel lanes.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall--
(1) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are used for
general purpose vehicle traffic, high occupancy vehicles, and
public transportation vehicles;
(2) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are not part of
the roadway design;
(3) evaluate whether or not conversion of safety shoulders or
the lack of a safety shoulder in the original roadway design has a
significant impact on the number of accidents or has any other
impact on highway safety; and
(4) compile relevant statistics.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.

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(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
Transportation shall designate, as a future Interstate Route 69 Spur,
the Audubon Parkway and, as a future Interstate Route 66 Spur, the
Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, Kentucky. Any segment of such routes
shall become part of the Interstate System (as defined in section 101
of title 23, United States Code) at such time as the Secretary
determines that the segment--
(1) meets the Interstate System design standards approved by
the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United States Code;
and
(2) connects to an existing Interstate System segment.
(b) Signs.--Section 103(c)(4)(B)(iv) of title 23, United States
Code, shall apply to the designations under subsection (a); except that
a State may install signs on the 2 parkways that are to be designated
under subsection (a) indicating the approximate location of each of the
future Interstate System highways.
(c) Removal of Designation.--The Secretary shall remove designation
of a highway referred to in subsection (a) as a future Interstate
System route if the Secretary, as of the last day of the 25-year period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, has not made the
determinations under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with
respect to such highway.

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Section 1935(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1510) is
amended by inserting ``the project numbered 1322 and'' before ``the
projects''.

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(a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act
(including subsection (b)), this Act and the amendments made by this
Act take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Exception.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this Act (other than
the amendments made by sections 101(g), 101(m)(1)(H), 103, 105,
109, and 201(o)) to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59;
119 Stat. 1144) shall--
(A) take effect as of the date of enactment of that Act;
and
(B) be treated as being included in that Act as of that
date.
(2) Effect of amendments.--Each provision of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) (including the
amendments made by that Act) (as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of this Act) that is amended by this Act (other
than sections 101(g), 101(m)(1)(H), 103, 105, 109, and 201(o))
shall be treated as not being enacted.
(c) Conforming Amendment to Highway Trust Fund.--Subsections (c)(1)
and (e)(3) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are
each amended by striking ``Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'' and inserting
``SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008''.

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(a) Section 5302.--Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``charter,'' and inserting ``charter,
sightseeing,''.
(b) Section 5303.--
(1) Section 5303(f)(3)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by
striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:
``(II) Funding.--For fiscal year 2008 and each
fiscal year thereafter, in addition to other funds made
available to the metropolitan planning organization for
the Lake Tahoe region under this chapter and title 23,
prior to any allocation under section 202 of title 23,
and notwithstanding the allocation provisions of
section 202, the Secretary shall set aside \1/2\ of 1
percent of all funds authorized to be appropriated for
such fiscal year to carry out section 204 of title 23,
and shall make such funds available to the metropolitan
planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region to
carry out the transportation planning process,
environmental reviews, preliminary engineering, and
design to complete environmental documentation for
transportation projects for the Lake Tahoe region under
the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact as consented to in
Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3233) and this
paragraph.''.
(2) Section 5303(j)(3)(D) of such title is amended--
(A) by inserting ``or the identified phase'' before
``within the time''; and
(B) by inserting ``or the identified phase'' before the
period at the end.
(3) Section 5303(k)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``a
metropolitan planning area serving''.
(c) Section 5307.--Section 5307(b) of such title is amended--
(1) in the heading for paragraph (2) by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2009'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''; and
(B) by striking ``mass'' and inserting ``public'';
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:
``(E) Maximum amounts in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.--In
fiscal years 2008 and 2009--
``(i) amounts made available to any urbanized area
under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be not
more than 50 percent of the amount apportioned in fiscal
year 2002 to the urbanized area with a population of less
than 200,000, as determined in the 1990 decennial census of
population;
``(ii) amounts made available to any urbanized area
under subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be not more than 50
percent of the amount apportioned to the urbanized area
under this section for fiscal year 2003; and
``(iii) each portion of any area not designated as an
urbanized area, as determined by the 1990 decennial census,
and eligible to receive funds under subparagraph (A)(iv),
shall receive an amount of funds to carry out this section
that is not less than 50 percent of the amount the portion
of the area received under section 5311 in fiscal year
2002.''; and
(4) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a)'' and
inserting ``section 5303(k)''.
(d) Section 5309.--Section 5309 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(5)(B) by striking ``regulation.'' and
inserting ``this subsection and shall give comparable, but not
necessarily equal, numerical weight to each project justification
criteria in calculating the overall project rating.'';
(2) in subsection (e)(6)(B) by striking ``subsection.'' and
inserting ``subsection and shall give comparable, but not
necessarily equal, numerical weight to each project justification
criteria in calculating the overall project rating.'';
(3) in the heading for paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (m) by
striking ``Major capital'' and inserting ``Capital''; and
(4) in subsection (m)(7)(B) by striking ``section 3039'' and
inserting ``section 3045''.
(e) Section 5311.--Section 5311 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (g)(1)(A) by striking ``for any purpose other
than operating assistance'' and inserting ``for a capital project
or project administrative expenses'';
(2) in subsections (g)(1)(A) and (g)(1)(B) by striking
``capital'' after ``net''; and
(3) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ``Sections 5323(a)(1)(D)
and 5333(b) of this title apply'' and inserting ``Section 5333(b)
applies''.
(f) Section 5312.--The heading for section 5312(c) of such title is
amended by striking ``Mass Transportation'' and inserting ``Public
Transportation''.
(g) Section 5314.--Section 5314(a)(3) is amended by striking
``section 5323(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``section 5333(b)''.
(h) Section 5319.--Section 5319 of such title is amended by
striking ``section 5307(k)'' and inserting ``section 5307(d)(1)(K)''.
(i) Section 5320.--Section 5320 of such title is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by striking ``intra--agency'' and
inserting ``intraagency'';
(2) in subsection (b)(5)(A) by striking ``5302(a)(1)(A)'' and
inserting ``5302(a)(1)'';
(3) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ``to administer this
section and'' after ``5338(b)(2)(J)'';
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
``(4) Transfers to land management agencies.--The Secretary may
transfer amounts available under paragraph (1) to the appropriate
Federal land management agency to pay necessary costs of the agency
for such activities described in paragraph (1) in connection with
activities being carried out under this section.'';
(5) in subsection (k)(3) by striking ``subsection (d)(1)'' and
inserting ``subsection (e)(1)'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (a) through (m) as subsections
(b) through (n), respectively; and
(7) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the
following:
``(a) Program Name.--The program authorized by this section shall
be known as the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program.''.
(j) Section 5323.--Section 5323(n) of such title is amended by
striking ``section 5336(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 5336(d)(2)''.
(k) Section 5325.--Section 5325(b) of such title is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting before the period at the end
``adopted before August 10, 2005'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(l) Section 5336.--
(1) Apportionments of formula grants.--Section 5336 of such
title is amended--
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Of the amount'' and all
that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting ``Of the amount
apportioned under subsection (i)(2) to carry out section 5307--
'';
(B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``subsections (a) and
(h)(2) of section 5338'' and inserting ``subsections
(a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section 5338''; and
(C) by redesignating subsection (c), as added by section
3034(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1628),
as subsection (k).
(2) Technical amendments.--Section 3034(d)(2) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1629), is amended by striking
``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
(m) Section 5337.--Section 5337(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003''
and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009''.
(n) Section 5338.--Section 5338(d)(1)(B) of such title is amended
by striking ``section 5315(a)(16)'' and inserting ``section
5315(b)(2)(P)''.
(o) SAFETEA-LU.--
(1) Section 3011.--Section 3011(f) of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(119 Stat. 1589) is amended by adding to the end the following:
``(5) Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit Project.''.
(2) Section 3037.--Section 3037(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1636)
is amended--
(A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Phase II''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (10).
(3) Section 3040.--Section 3040(4) of such Act (119 Stat. 1639)
is amended by striking ``$7,871,895,000'' and inserting
``$7,872,893,000''.
(4) Section 3043.--
(A) Portland, oregon.--Section 3043(b)(27) of such Act (119
Stat. 1642) is amended by inserting ``/Milwaukie'' after
``Mall''.
(B) Los angeles.--
(i) Phase 1.--Section 3043(b)(13) of such Act (119
Stat. 1642) is amended to read as follows:
``(13) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 1).''.
(ii) Phase 2.--Section 3043(c) of such Act (119 Stat.
1645) is amended by inserting after paragraph (104) the
following:
``(104A) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 2).''.
(C) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(105) of such Act (119 Stat.
1645) is amended by striking ``LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego--Rail
Corridor Improvements'' and inserting ``LOSSAN Rail Corridor
Improvements''.
(D) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(217) of such Act (119 Stat.
1648) is amended by striking ``San Diego'' and inserting ``San
Diego Transit''.
(E) Sacramento.--Section 3043(c)(204) of such Act (119
Stat. 647) is amended by striking ``Downtown''.
(F) Boston.--Section 3043(d)(6) of such Act (119 Stat.
1649) is amended to read as follows:
``(6) Boston-Silver Line Phase III, $20,000,000.''.
(G) Project construction grants.--Section 3043(e) of such
Act (119 Stat. 1651) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) Project construction grants.--Projects recommended by the
Secretary for a project construction grant agreement under section
5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, or for funding under
section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i) of such title during fiscal year 2008 and
fiscal year 2009 are authorized for preliminary engineering, final
design, and construction for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 upon
the completion of the notification process for each such project
under section 5309(g)(5).''.
(H) Los angeles and san gabriel valley.--Section 3043 of
such Act (119 Stat. 1640) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(k) Los Angeles Extension.--In evaluating the local share of the
project authorized by subsection (c)(104A) in the new starts rating
process, the Secretary shall give consideration to project elements of
the project authorized by subsection (b)(13) advanced with 100 percent
non-Federal funds.
``(l) San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase II.--
In evaluating the local share of the San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line
Foothill Extension Phase II project authorized by subsection (b)(33) in
the new starts rating process, the Secretary shall give consideration
to project elements of the San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line Foothill
Extension Phase I project advanced with 100 percent non-Federal
funds.''.
(5) Section 3044.--
(A) Projects.--The table contained in section 3044(a) of
such Act (119 Stat. 1652) is amended--
(i) in item 25--
(I) by striking ``$217,360'' and inserting
``$167,360''; and
(II) by striking ``$225,720'' and inserting
``$175,720'';
(ii) in item number 36 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for bus and bus-related
facilities in the LACMTA's service area'';
(iii) in item number 71 by inserting ``Metropolitan Bus
Authority'' after ``Puerto Rico'';
(iv) in item number 84 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Improvements to the existing
Sacramento Intermodal Facility (Sacramento Valley
Station)'';
(v) in item number 94 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Pacific Transit, WA Vehicle
Replacement'';
(vi) in item number 120 by striking ``Dayton Airport
Intermodal Rail Feasibility Study'' and inserting ``Greater
Dayton Regional Transit Authority buses and bus
facilities'';
(vii) in item number 152 by inserting ``Metropolitan
Bus Authority'' after ``Puerto Rico'';
(viii) in item number 416 by striking ``Improve marine
intermodal'' and inserting ``Improve marine dry-dock and'';
(ix) in item number 457--
(I) by striking ``$65,000'' and inserting ``$0'';
and
(II) by striking ``$67,500'' and inserting ``$0'';
and
(x) in item number 458--
(I) by striking ``$65,000'' and inserting
``$130,000'';
(II) by striking ``$67,500'' and inserting
``$135,000''; and
(xi) in item number 57 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Wilmington, NC, maintenance and
operations facilities and administration and transfer
facilities'';
(xii) in item number 460 by striking the matters in the
project description, FY08 column, and FY09 column and
inserting ``460. Mid-Region Council of Governments, New
Mexico, public transportation buses, bus-related equipment
and facilities, and intermodal terminals in Albuquerque and
Santa Fe'', ``$500,000'', and ``$500,000'', respectively.
(xiii) in item number 138 by striking ``Design'' and
inserting ``Determine scope, engineering, design,'';
(xiv) in item number 23 by striking ``Construct'' and
inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition,
and construction'';
(xv) in item number 439 by inserting before ``Central''
the following: ``Design, engineering, right-of-way
acquisition, and construction'';
(xvi) in item number 453 by inserting before
``Central'' the following: ``Design, engineering, right-of-
way acquisition, and construction'';
(xvii) in item number 371 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Regional Transportation
Commission of Southern Nevada, Sunset Bus Maintenance
Facility'';
(xviii) in item number 487 by striking ``Central
Arkansas Transit Authority Facility Upgrades'' and
inserting ``Central Arkansas Transit Authority Bus
Acquisition'';
(xix) in item number 491 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Pace, IL, Cermak Road, Bus
Rapid Transit, and related bus projects, and alternatives
analysis'';
(xx) in item number 512 by striking ``Corning, NY,
Phase II Corning Preserve Transportation Enhancement
Project'' and inserting ``Transportation Center
Enhancements, Corning, NY'';
(xxi) in item number 534 by striking ``Community
Buses'' and inserting ``Bus and Bus Facilities'';
(xxii) in item number 570 by striking ``Maine
Department of Transportation-Acadia Intermodal Facility''
and inserting ``MaineDOT Acadia Intermodal Passenger and
Maintenance Facility'';
(xxiii) in item number 80 by striking the project
description and amounts and inserting ``Flagler County,
Florida-buses and bus facility'', ``$57,684'', ``$60,192'',
``$65,208'', and ``$67,716'' respectively;
(xxiv) in item number 135 by striking the project
description and inserting ``Pace Suburban Bus, IL-Purchase
Vehicles'';
(xxv) in item number 276 by striking the project
description and amounts and inserting ``Long Beach Transit,
Long Beach, California, for the purchase of transit
vehicles and enhancement of para-transit and senior
transportation services'', ``$128,180'', ``$133,760'',
``$144,906'', and ``$150,480'', respectively; and
(xxvi) by adding at the end--
(I)(aa) in the project description column ``666.
New York City, NY, rehabilitation of subway stations to
include passenger access improvements including
escalators or installation of infrastructure for
security and surveillance purposes''; and
(bb) in the FY08 column and the
FY09 column ``$50,000'';
(II)(aa) in the project description column ``667.
St. Johns County Council on Aging buses and bus
facilities, Florida''; and
(bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and
FY09 columns ``$57,684'', ``$60,192'',
``$65,208'', and ``$67,716'',
respectively;
(III)(aa) in the project description column ``668.
The City of Compton, California, for the replacement of
buses and paratransit vehicles''; and
(bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and
FY09 columns ``$128,180'',
``$133,760'', ``$144,906'', and
``$150,480'', respectively; and
(IV)(aa) in the project description column ``669.
City of Los Angeles, California, for the purchase of
transit vehicles in Watts and enhancement of
paratransit and senior transportation services''; and
(bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and
FY09 columns ``$128,200'',
``$133,760'', ``$144,908'', and
``$150,480'', respectively.
(B) Special rule.--Section 3044(c) of such Act (119 Stat.
1705) is amended--
(i) by inserting ``, or other entity,'' after ``State
or local governmental authority''; and
(ii) by striking ``projects numbered 258 and 347'' and
inserting ``projects numbered 258, 347, and 411''; and
(iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting:
``, and funds made available for fiscal year 2006 for the
bus and bus-related facilities projects numbered 176 and
652 under subsection (a) shall remain available until
September 30, 2009.''.
(6) Section 3046.--Section 3046(a)(7) of such Act (119 Stat.
1708) is amended--
(A) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell vehicles'' and
inserting ``hydrogen fueled vehicles'';
(B) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell employee shuttle
vans'' and inserting ``hydrogen fueled employee shuttle vans'';
and
(C) by striking ``in Allentown, Pennsylvania'' and
inserting ``to the DaVinci Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania''.
(7) Section 3050.--Section 3050(b) of such Act (119 Stat. 1713)
is amended by inserting ``by negotiating the extension of the
existing agreement between mile post 191.13 and mile post 185.1 to
mile post 165.9 in Rhode Island'' before the period at the end.
(p) Transit Tunnels.--In carrying out section 5309(d)(3)(D) of
title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall
specifically analyze, evaluate, and consider--
(1) the congestion relief, improved mobility, and other
benefits of transit tunnels in those projects which include a
transit tunnel; and
(2) the associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary to
relieve congestion, improve mobility, and decrease air and noise
pollution in those projects which do not include a transit tunnel,
but where a transit tunnel was one of the alternatives analyzed.
(q) Knoxville, Tennessee, Property Acquisition.--The acquisition of
property for the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, for the Knoxville,
Tennessee, Central Station project shall be deemed to qualify as an
acquisition of land for protective purposes pursuant to section 622.101
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act. The Secretary of Transportation may allow the
costs of such acquisition to be credited toward the non-Federal share
for the project.
(r) California Transit Services.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall use not more than $3,000,000 of the funds made available for use
at the discretion of the Secretary for fiscal year 2007 for Federal
Transit Administration Discretionary Programs, Bus and Bus Facilities
to reimburse the California State department of transportation for
actual and necessary costs of maintenance and operation, less the
amount of fares earned, for additional public transportation services
that were provided by the department of transportation as a temporary
substitute for highway traffic service following the freeway collapse
at the interchange connecting Interstate Routes 80, 580, and 880 near
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, on April 29, 2007, until the
reopening of that facility on June 29, 2007. The Federal share of the
cost of activities reimbursed under this subsection shall be 100
percent.

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TITLE II

-TRANSIT PROVISIONS

(a) Conforming Amendment Relating to High-Priority Activities.--
Section 31104(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking the designation and heading for paragraph (1) and by striking
paragraph (2).
(b) New Entrant Audits.--
(1) Corrections of references.--Section 4107(b) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1720) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Section 31104'' and inserting ``Section
31144''; and
(B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``(c)'' after ``the
second subsection''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7112 of such Act (119 Stat.
1899) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(c) Prohibited Transportation.--Section 4114(c)(1) of the such Act
(119 Stat. 1726) is amended by striking ``the second subsection (c)''
and inserting ``(f)''.
(d) Effective Date Relating to Medical Examiners.--Section 4116(f)
of such Act (119 Stat. 1728) is amended by striking ``amendment made by
subsection (a)'' and inserting ``amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b)''.
(e) Roadability Technical Correction.--Section 31151(a)(3)(E)(ii)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Act'' and
inserting ``section''.
(f) Correction of Subsection Reference.--Section 4121 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1734) is amended by striking ``31139(f)(5)'' and
inserting ``31139(g)(5)''.
(g) CDL Learner's Permit Program Technical Correction.--Section
4122(2)(A) of such Act (119 Stat. 1734) is amended by striking
``license'' and inserting ``licenses''.
(h) CDL Information System Funding Reference.--Section 31309(f) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``31318'' and
inserting ``31313''.
(i) Clarification of Reference.--Section 229(a)(1) of the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 119
Stat. 1743) is amended by inserting ``of title 49, United States
Code,'' after ``31502''.
(j) Redesignation of Section.--The second section 39 of chapter 2
of title 18, United States Code, relating to commercial motor vehicles
required to stop for inspections, and the item relating to such section
in the analysis for such chapter, are redesignated as section 40.
(k) Office of Intermodalism.--Section 5503 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``Surface Transportation
Safety Improvement Act of 2005'', and inserting ``Motor Carrier
Safety Reauthorization Act of 2005''; and
(2) by redesignating the first subsection (h), relating to
authorization of appropriations, as subsection (i) and moving it
after the second subsection (h).
(l) Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration System.--Section
13908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (f) and inserting after subsection (d) the
following:
``(e) Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration System.--Fees
collected under this section may be credited to the Department of
Transportation appropriations account for purposes for which such fees
are collected and shall be available for expenditure for such purposes
until expended.''.
(m) Commercial Motor Vehicle Definition.--Section 14504a(a)(1)(B)
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a motor
carrier required to make any filing or pay any fee to a State with
respect to the motor carrier's authority or insurance related to
operation within such State, the motor carrier'' and inserting
``determining the size of a motor carrier or motor private carrier's
fleet in calculating the fee to be paid by a motor carrier or motor
private carrier pursuant to subsection (f)(1), the motor carrier or
motor private carrier''.
(n) Clarification of Unreasonable Burden.--Section 14504a(c)(2) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``interstate'' the
last place it appears and inserting ``intrastate''.
(o) Contents of Agreement Typo.--Section 14504a(f)(1)(A)(ii) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or'' the last
place it appears.
(p) Other Unified Carrier Registration System Technical
Corrections.--Section 14504a of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking ``the a'' and inserting
``a'';
(2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) by striking ``in connection with
the filing of proof of financial responsibility''; and
(3) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``in connection
with such a filing'' and inserting ``under the UCR agreement''.
(q) Identification of Vehicles.--Section 14506(b)(2) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the
end the following: ``or under an applicable State law if, on October 1,
2006, the State has a form of highway use taxation not subject to
collection through the International Fuel Tax Agreement''.
(r) Driveaway Saddlemount Vehicle.--
(1) Definition.--Section 31111(a)(4) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Drive-away
saddlemount with fullmount'' and inserting ``Driveaway
saddlemount'';
(B) by striking ``drive-away saddlemount with fullmount''
and inserting ``driveaway saddlemount''; and
(C) by inserting ``Such combination may include one
fullmount.'' after the period at the end.
(2) In general.--Section 31111(b)(1)(D) of such title is
amended by striking ``a driveaway saddlemount with fullmount'' and
inserting ``all driveaway saddlemount''.

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TRANSPORTATION.
(a) Definition of Hazmat Employees.--Section 7102(2) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1892) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(3)(A)'' and inserting ``(3)'';
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``clause (i)'' and
inserting ``clause (i) of subparagraph (A)''; and
(3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``clause (ii)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Section 5103a(g)(1)(B)(ii) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``Act'' and inserting
``subsection''.
(c) Preemption Correction.--Section 5125 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``5119(e)'' and inserting
``5119(f)'';
(2) in each of subsections (e) and (g) by striking ``5119(b)''
and inserting ``5119(f)''; and
(3) in subsection (g) by striking ``(b), (c)(1), or (d)'' and
inserting ``(a), (b)(1), or (c)''.
(d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 7124(3) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (119 Stat. 1908) is amended by inserting ``the first place it
appears'' before ``and inserting''.
(e) Report.--Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``exemptions'' and inserting
``special permits''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``exemption'' and inserting
``special permit''.
(f) Section Heading.--Section 5128 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking the section designation and heading and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 5128. Authorization of appropriations''.
(g) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 57 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 5701 by
striking ``Transportation'' and inserting ``transportation''.
(h) Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement
Act.--Section 5(b) of the Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special
Programs Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 note; 118 Stat. 2427) is
amended by inserting ``(including delegations by the Secretary of
Transportation)'' after ``All orders''.
(i) Shipping Papers.--Section 5110(d)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Shippers'' and
inserting ``Offerors''; and
(2) by striking ``shipper's'' and inserting ``offeror's''.
(j) NTSB Recommendations.--Section 19(1) of the Pipeline
Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 (49 U.S.C.
60102 note; 120 Stat. 3498) is amended by striking ``165'' and
inserting ``1165''.

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(a) State Minimum Apportionments for Highway Safety Programs.--
Effective October 1, 2007, section 402(c) of the title 23, United
States Code, is amended by striking ``The annual apportionment to each
State shall not be less than one-half of 1 per centum'' and inserting
``The annual apportionment to each State shall not be less than three-
quarters of 1 percent''.
(b) Consolidation of Grant Applications.--Section 402(m) of title
23, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence--
(1) by striking ``through'' and inserting ``for which''; and
(2) by inserting ``is appropriate'' before the period at the
end.
(c) Technical Corrections.--
(1) Section 2002(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat.
1521) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (2) and (3),
respectively.
(2) Section 2007(b)(1) of such Act (119 Stat. 1529) is
amended--
(A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of
subparagraph (A);
(B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
(3) Effective August 10, 2005, section 410(c)(7)(B) of title
23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``clause (i)'' and
inserting ``clauses (i) and (ii)''.
(4) Section 411 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to administration
expenses, and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e),
respectively.

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VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSATION.
Section 2003(c)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59; 119
Stat. 1522) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``shall'' and
inserting ``may''.

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(a) General Requirements.--Section 31138 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(a) General Requirement.--
``(1) Transportation of passengers for compensation.--The
Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to require
minimum levels of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy
liability amounts established by the Secretary covering public
liability and property damage for the transportation of passengers
for compensation by motor vehicle in the United States between a
place in a State and--
``(A) a place in another State;
``(B) another place in the same State through a place
outside of that State; or
``(C) a place outside the United States.
``(2) Transportation of passengers not for compensation.--The
Secretary may prescribe regulations to require minimum levels of
financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy liability amounts
established by the Secretary covering public liability and property
damage for the transportation of passengers for commercial
purposes, but not for compensation, by motor vehicle in the United
States between a place in a State and--
``(A) a place in another State;
``(B) another place in the same State through a place
outside of that State; or
``(C) a place outside the United States.''; and
(2) by striking ``commercial'' each place it appears in
subsection (c)(4).
(b) Transportation of Property.--Section 31139 of such title is
amended--
(1) by striking ``commercial motor vehicle'' in subsection
(b)(1) and inserting ``motor carrier or motor private carrier (as
such terms are defined in section 13102 of this title)''; and
(2) by striking ``commercial'' in subsection (c).
(c) Definitions Relating to Motor Carriers.--Paragraphs (6)(B),
(7)(B), (14), and (15) of section 13102 of such title are each amended
by striking ``commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 31132)''
and inserting ``motor vehicle''.
(d) Freight Forwarders.--Section 13903(a) of such title is amended
to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register a person to provide
service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of chapter 135 as
a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds that the person is fit,
willing, and able to provide the service and to comply with this part
and applicable regulations of the Secretary and the Board.''.
(e) Brokers.--Section 13904(a) of such title is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register, subject to section
13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation of property
subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, if the
Secretary finds that the person is fit, willing, and able to be a
broker for transportation and to comply with this part and applicable
regulations of the Secretary.''.

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AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
(a) Applicability Following This Act.--Beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act, section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall apply to a covered employee notwithstanding
section 13(b)(1) of that Act (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)).
(b) Liability Limitation Following SAFETEA-LU.--
(1) Limitation on liability.--An employer shall not be liable
for a violation of section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) with respect to a covered employee if--
(A) the violation occurred in the 1-year period beginning
on August 10, 2005; and
(B) as of the date of the violation, the employer did not
have actual knowledge that the employer was subject to the
requirements of such section with respect to the covered
employee.
(2) Actions to recover amounts previously paid.--Nothing in
paragraph (1) shall be construed to establish a cause of action for
an employer to recover amounts paid before the date of enactment of
this Act in settlement of, in compromise of, or pursuant to a
judgment rendered regarding a claim or potential claim based on an
alleged or proven violation of section 7 of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) occurring in the 1-year
period referred to in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to a covered
employee.
(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
employee'' means an individual--
(1) who is employed by a motor carrier or motor private carrier
(as such terms are defined by section 13102 of title 49, United
States Code, as amended by section 305);
(2) whose work, in whole or in part, is defined--
(A) as that of a driver, driver's helper, loader, or
mechanic; and
(B) as affecting the safety of operation of motor vehicles
weighing 10,000 pounds or less in transportation on public
highways in interstate or foreign commerce, except vehicles--
(i) designed or used to transport more than 8
passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
(ii) designed or used to transport more than 15
passengers (including the driver) and not used to transport
passengers for compensation; or
(iii) used in transporting material found by the
Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under section
5103 of title 49, United States Code, and transported in a
quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed
by the Secretary under section 5103 of title 49, United
States Code; and
(3) who performs duties on motor vehicles weighing 10,000
pounds or less.

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RAILROAD CORPORATION.
(a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the
Administrator of General Services shall convey, not later than 2 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, by quitclaim deed, to the
Alaska Railroad Corporation, an entity of the State of Alaska (in this
section referred to as the ``Corporation''), all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to the parcel of real property
described in subsection (b), known as the GSA Fleet Management Center.
(b) GSA Fleet Management Center.--The parcel to be conveyed under
subsection (a) is the parcel located at the intersection of 2nd Avenue
and Christensen Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska, consisting of
approximately 78,000 square feet of land and the improvements thereon.
(c) Consideration.--
(1) In general.--As consideration for the parcel to be conveyed
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall require the
Corporation to--
(A) convey replacement property in accordance with
paragraph (2); or
(B) pay the purchase price for the parcel in accordance
with paragraph (3).
(2) Replacement property.--If the Administrator requires the
Corporation to provide consideration under paragraph (1)(A), the
Corporation shall--
(A) convey, and pay the cost of conveying, to the United
States, acting by and through the Administrator, fee simple
title to real property, including a building, that the
Administrator determines to be suitable as a replacement
facility for the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a);
and
(B) provide such other consideration as the Administrator
and the Corporation may agree, including payment of the costs
of relocating the occupants vacating the parcel to be conveyed
under subsection (a).
(3) Purchase price.--If the Administrator requires the
Corporation to provide consideration under paragraph (1)(B), the
Corporation shall pay to the Administrator the fair market value of
the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) based on its highest
and best use as determined by an independent appraisal commissioned
by the Administrator and paid for by the Corporation.
(d) Appraisal.--In the case of an appraisal under subsection
(c)(3)--
(1) the appraisal shall be performed by an appraiser mutually
acceptable to the Administrator and the Corporation; and
(2) the assumptions, scope of work, and other terms and
conditions related to the appraisal assignment shall be mutually
acceptable to the Administrator and the Corporation.
(e) Proceeds.--
(1) Deposit.--Any proceeds received under subsection (c) shall
be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund established under section
592 of title 40, United States Code.
(2) Expenditure.--Funds paid into the Federal Buildings Fund
under paragraph (1) shall be available to the Administrator, in
amounts specified in appropriations Acts, for expenditure for any
lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities granted to the
Administrator; except that the Administrator shall provide to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works
of the Senate 30 days advance written notice of any expenditure of
the proceeds.
(f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may require
such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection
(a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests
of the United States.
(g) Description of Property and Survey.--The exact acreage and
legal description of the parcels to be conveyed under subsections (a)
and (c)(2) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the
Administrator and the Corporation.

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HALL.
(a) In General.--Subject to the terms and conditions of subsection
(c), the Administrator of General Services shall convey to the city of
St. Joseph, Michigan, by quitclaim deed, any interest retained by the
United States in St. Joseph Memorial Hall.
(b) St. Joseph Memorial Hall Defined.--In this section, the term
``St. Joseph Memorial Hall'' means the property subject to a conveyance
from the Secretary of Commerce to the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, by
quitclaim deed dated May 9, 1936, recorded in Liber 310, at page 404,
in the Register of Deeds for Berrien County, Michigan.
(c) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a)
shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance under
subsection (a), the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, shall pay $10,000
to the United States.
(2) Additional terms and conditions.--The Administrator may
require such additional terms and conditions for the conveyance
under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers appropriate to
protect the interests of the United States.

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Section 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334; 114 Stat. 2763A-220;
119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 2257) is amended by striking ``$55,000,000''
and inserting ``$75,000,000''.

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TITLE V

-OTHER PROVISIONS

Consistent with applicable standards and procedures, the Department
of Justice shall review allegations of impropriety regarding item 462
in section 1934(c) of Public Law 109-59 to ascertain if a violation of
Federal criminal law has occurred.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 — HR. 1195

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