Sec. 1217. ELIGIBILITY

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## SEC. 1217 ELIGIBILITY ###

(a)San Mateo County, California Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project to repair or reconstruct any portion of a Federal-aid primary route in San Mateo County, California, that— ####

(1)was destroyed as a result of a combination of storms in the winter of 1982–1983 and a mountain slide; and ####

(2)until its destruction, served as the only reasonable access route between 2 cities and as the designated emergency evacuation route of 1 of the cities; shall be eligible for assistance under section 125(a) of title 23, United States Code, if the project complies with the local coastal plan. ###

(b)Ambassador Bridge Access, Detroit, Michigan ####

(1)In general Notwithstanding section 129 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of law, improvements to access roads and construction of access roads, approaches, and related facilities (such as signs, lights, and signals) necessary to connect the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the Interstate System shall be eligible for funds apportioned under paragraphs

(1)and

(3)of section 104(b) of such title. ####

(2)Use of funds Funds described in paragraph

(1)shall not be used for any improvement to, or construction of, the bridge itself. ###

(c)Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project to construct a new bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for funds apportioned under section 104(b)(3) of such title. ###

(d)Connecticut In fiscal year 1998, the State of Connecticut may transfer any funds remaining available for obligation under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, for construction of the Interstate System to any other program eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of the obligation limitation under section 1102(c)(6) of this Act, the Secretary shall make available to the State of Connecticut sufficient obligation authority under section 1102(c) of this Act to obligate funds available for transfer under this subsection. ###

(e)International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan The International Bridge Authority, or its successor organization, shall be permitted to continue collecting tolls for maintenance of, operation of, capital improvements to, and future expansions to the International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and its approaches, plaza areas, and associated structures. ###

(f)Information Services A food business that would otherwise be eligible to display a mainline business logo on a specific service food sign described in section 2G–5.7(4) of part IIG of the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways under the requirements specified in that section, but for the fact that the business is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from inclusion on such a food sign. ###

(g)Continuance of Commercial Operations at Certain Service Plazas in the State of Maryland ####

(1)Waiver Notwithstanding section 111 of title 23, United States Code, and the agreements described in paragraph (2), at the request of the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Secretary shall allow the continuance of commercial operations at the service plazas on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway on Interstate Route 95. ####

(2)Agreements The agreements referred to in paragraph

(1)are agreements between the Department of Transportation of the State of Maryland and the Federal Highway Administration concerning the highway described in paragraph (1). ###

(h)Welcome Center Pilot Project ####

(1)In general The Secretary shall permit the State of Georgia to conduct a pilot project to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain a demonstration safety rest area and information center along Interstate Route 75 in Cobb County, Georgia, in accordance with paragraph (2). ####

(2)Information center and system The center may provide goods and information that is of interest to the traveling public, including commercial advertising and media displays, if such advertising and displays are— #####

(A)exhibited solely within any facility constructed in the rest area; and #####

(B)not legible from the main traveled way. ####

(3)Report to congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot project. ###

(i)Southern California Notwithstanding section 120(j)(1) of title 23, United States Code— ####

(1)private entity expenditures to construct the SR–91 toll road located in Orange County, California, from SR–55 to the Riverside County line may be credited toward the State matching share for any Federal-aid project beginning construction after the SR–91 toll road was opened to traffic; and ####

(2)private expenditures for the future SR–125 toll road in San Diego County, California, from SR–905 to San Miguel Road may be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid highway projects beginning after SR–125 is opened to traffic. ##### Tolls on Pennsylvania Turnpike Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no tolls shall be collected during the 6-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act on the Pennsylvania Turnpike for travel either entering Bedford and exiting Breezewood, Pennsylvania, or entering Breezewood and exiting Bedford. $3,000,000 of the amounts made available for item 164 of the table contained in section 1602 shall be made available on October 1, 1998, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to carry out this subsection. ###

(k)Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds authorized by this Act (including amendments made by this Act) for transportation projects in the State of Mississippi may be used for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating rail lines in the vicinity of Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi. * * * * * * *