Sec. 1214. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
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## SEC. 1214 FEDERAL ACTIVITIES ###
(a)Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ####
(1)Study The Secretary, in cooperation with the District of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Department of the Interior and in consultation with other interested persons, shall conduct a study of methods to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. ####
(2)Report Not later than September 30, 1999, the Secretary shall transmit 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 containing the results of the study with an assessment of the impacts (including environmental, aesthetic, economic, and historical impacts) associated with the implementation of each of the methods examined under the study. ####
(3)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 1998. ####
(4)Applicability of title 23, united states code Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of activities conducted using such funds shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available until expended. ###
(b)Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall allocate amounts made available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in consultation with the Secretary, to carry out projects and activities described in paragraph (2). ####
(2)Eligible uses Amounts allocated under paragraph
(1)may be obligated only— #####
(A)for transportation-related exhibitions, exhibits, and educational outreach programs; #####
(B)to enhance the care and protection of the Nation's collection of transportation-related artifacts; #####
(C)to acquire historically significant transportation-related artifacts; and #####
(D)to support research programs within the Smithsonian Institution that document the history and evolution of transportation, in cooperation with other museums in the United States. ####
(3)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection. ####
(4)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of any project or activity under this subsection shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available until expended. ###
(c)New River Visitor Center ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall allocate to the Secretary of the Interior amounts made available by this subsection for the planning, design, and construction of a visitor center, and such other related facilities as may be necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment of the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources of the New River Gorge National River in the State of West Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be located at a site for which title is held by the United States in the vicinity of the I–64 Sandstone intersection. ####
(2)Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2000. ####
(3)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall remain available until expended. ###
(d)Additional Authorization of Contract Authority for States With Indian Reservations ####
(1)Availability to states Not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, funds made available under paragraph
(5)for the fiscal year shall be made available by the Secretary, in equal amounts, to each State that has within the boundaries of the State all or part of an Indian reservation having a land area of 10,000,000 acres or more. ####
(2)Availability to eligible counties #####
(A)In general Each fiscal year, each county that is located in a State to which funds are made available under paragraph (1), and that has in the county a public road described in subparagraph (B), shall be eligible to apply to the State for all or a portion of the funds made available to the State under this subsection to be used by the county to maintain such roads. #####
(B)Roads A public road referred to in subparagraph
(A)is a public road that— ######
(i)is within, adjacent to, or provides access to an Indian reservation described in paragraph (1); ######
(ii)is used by a school bus to transport children to or from a school or Headstart program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and ######
(iii)is maintained by the county in which the public road is located. #####
(C)Allocation among eligible counties ######
(i)In general Except as provided in clause (ii), each State that receives funds under paragraph
(1)shall provide directly to each county that applies for funds the amount that the county requests in the application. ######
(ii)Allocation among eligible counties If the total amount of funds applied for under this subsection by eligible counties in a State exceeds the amount of funds available to the State, the State shall equitably allocate the funds among the eligible counties that apply for funds. ####
(3)Supplementary funding For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall ensure that funding made available under this subsection supplements (and does not supplant)— #####
(A)any obligation of funds by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for road maintenance programs on Indian reservations; and #####
(B)any funding provided by a State to a county for road maintenance programs in the county. ####
(4)Use of unallocated funds Any portion of the funds made available to a State under this subsection that is not made available to counties within 1 year after the funds are made available to the State shall be apportioned among the States in accordance with section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code. ####
(5)Funding #####
(A)In general There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. #####
(B)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(e)Minnesota Transportation History Network ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall award a grant to the Minnesota Historical Society for the establishment of the Minnesota Transportation History Network to include major exhibits, interpretive programs at national historic landmark sites, and outreach programs with county and local historical organizations. ####
(2)Coordination In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate with officials of the Minnesota Historical Society. ####
(3)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection. ####
(4)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall remain available until expended. ###
(f)Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $200,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to resurface the entrance road to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $200,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(g)Runway Removal at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $300,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to remove asphalt runways at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge and $5,000,000 shall be available to the State of Rhode Island for improvements to the T.F. Green Intermodal Facility in Rhode Island for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $5,300,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(h)Middletown Visitor Center ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $500,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Middletown visitor center at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $500,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(i)Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $75,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to pave the entrance road to the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $75,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(j)Education Center ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the education visitor center at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge complex. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(k)Richmond National Battlefield Park ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 to the National Park Service to revitalize the Tredegar Iron Works to serve as a visitor center for Richmond National Battlefield Park. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(l)Access to Corps of Engineers ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 to the Corps of Engineers to be made available to the State of Missouri for resurfacing and maintenance of city and county roads that provide access to Corps of Engineers reservoirs. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $800,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(m)Civil War Battlefield Plan ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall provide $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to the Department of the Interior to be made available to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield National Historic District Commission for developing a plan for the interpretation and protection of 10 Civil War battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000. ####
(3)Contract authority Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. ###
(n)DOT Headquarters Facility Before taking any action that leads to Government ownership of the Department of Transportation headquarters facility, through construction or purchase, the Administrator of General Services shall first seek approval of the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. ###
(o)Fort Peck, Montana ####
(1)Fort peck, montana, visitors center The Secretary shall provide funds for the environmental review, planning, design, and construction of a historical and cultural visitors center and museum at Fort Peck, Montana. ####
(2)Funding There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000. ####
(3)Applicability of title 23, united states code Funds authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall remain available until expended. ###
(p)Bridges on Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall allocate to the State of Mississippi amounts available by this subsection to be used for replacement and widening of the box bridges on the Natchez Trace Parkway at Old Canton Road and at Rice Road in Madison County, Mississippi. ####
(2)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by this subsection 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 remain available until expended. ###
(q)Lolo Pass Visitor Center ####
(1)Grants The Secretary shall make grants for the Lolo Pass Visitor Center in the State of Idaho. ####
(2)Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection $2,943,000 for fiscal year 1999. ####
(3)Applicability of title 23 Funds authorized by this subsection 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 remain available until expended. ###
(r)Puerto Rico Highway Program ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall allocate funds authorized by section 1101(a)(15) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2005 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to carry out a highway program in such Commonwealth. ####
(2)Applicability of title 23 Amounts made available by section 1101(a)(15) of this Act shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. Such amounts shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs. ####
(3)Treatment of funds Amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as follows: #####
(A)For purposes of this subsection, such amounts shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 104(b), 144, and 206 of title 23, United States Code, for each program funded under such sections in an amount determined by multiplying— ######
(i)the aggregate of such amounts for the fiscal year; by ######
(ii)the ratio that— ######
(I)the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to ######
(II)the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such programs for fiscal year 1997. #####
(B)The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph
(A)shall be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico under such section for purposes of the imposition of any penalty provisions in titles 23 and 49, United States Code. #####
(C)Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting any allocation under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, and any apportionment under sections 104 and 144 of such title. ###
(s)Notwithstanding section 117(c) of title 23, United States Code, for project number 1646 in section 1602 of Public Law 105–178, the non-Federal share of the project may be funded by Federal funds from an agency or agencies not part of the United States Department of Transportation.
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