Volume 92 · 435
Public Law 95–335
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.
Approved August 4, 1978
Statutory text
An Act
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979.
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, including not to exceed $27,000 for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine, $33,050,000. Transportation Planning, Research, and Development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, and development activities, including the collection of national transportation statistics, to remain available until expended, $11,450,000. Limitation on Working Capital Fund Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Department of Transportation Working Capital Fund not to exceed $54,069,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act and prior appropriation Acts to the Department of Transportation together with advances and reimbursements received by the Department of Transportation.
COAST GUARD Operating Expenses For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor vehicles, for replacement only; and recreation and welfare; $965,318,000, of which $214,904 shall be applied to Capehart Housing debt reduction: Provided, That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed one hundred and seventy-seven exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition. Acquisition, Construction and Improvements (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related thereto; to remain available until September 30, 1981, $286,617,000, of which $3,500,000 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation “Pollution Fund”. Alteration of Bridges For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive bridges; $14,900,000, to remain available until expended. Retired Pay For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans; $173,500,000. Reserve Training For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and supplies, equipment, and services; $39,000,000. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for basic and applied scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources and foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, testing and evaluation. State Boating Safety assistance For financial assistance for State boating safety programs in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for research and development and for establishment of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only and purchase and repair of skis and snowshoes: $1,981,400,000, of which $300,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, for the purposes of subsection (e) of section 14 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, and subject to the conditions of that subsection: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program. Facilities, Engineering and Development (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition and modernization of facilities and equipment and service testing in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301–1542), including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant and purchase of three aircraft for replacement only, $18,370,000, to remain available until expended; and, in addition, not to exceed $145,000 from unobligated balances in the appropriations for “Civil supersonic aircraft development” and “Civil supersonic aircraft development termination” may be transferred to this account: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for engineering and development. Facilities and Equipment (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for; for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $336,660,000, of which $54,363,000 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation “Facilities and Equipment (Airport and Airway Trust Fund), 1976”, to remain available until September 30, 1981: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be available for the construction of a new wind tunnel, or to purchase any land for or in connection with the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, or to decommission in excess of five flight service stations. Research, Engineering and Development (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering and development in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301–1542), including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; $75,100,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided. That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering and development. Grants-in-Aid for Airports (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) (Airport and Airway Trust Fund) For liquidation of obligations incurred for airport development under authority contained in section 14 of Public Law 91–258, as amended, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, $550,000,000; and for airport planning grants $15,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Operation and Maintenance, Metropolitan Washington Airports For expenses incident to the care, operation, maintenance, improvement, and protection of the federally owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, including purchase of ten passenger motor vehicles for police or ambulance type use, for replacement only; and purchase of two motor bikes for replacement only; purchase, cleaning, and repair of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $23,858,000. Construction, Metropolitan Washington Airports For necessary expenses for construction at the federally owned civil airports in the vicinity of the District of Columbia, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1981. Aviation War Risk Insurance Revolving Fund The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for aviation war risk insurance activities under said Act.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Limitation on General Operating Expenses Necessary expenses for administration, operation, and research of the Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $169,650,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That not to exceed $35,400,000 of the amount provided herein shall remain available until expended. Motor Carrier Safety For necessary expenses to carry out motor carrier safety functions of the Secretary, as authorized by the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 939–40), $12,351,000, of which $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $1,090,000 shall be available for “Limitation on general operating expenses”. Highway Safety Research and Development For necessary expenses in carrying out provisions of title 23, United States Code, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended, $9,000,000. Highway Beautification For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131 and 136, and the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976, section 105(a)(11), $13,135,000, to remain available until expended, together with $18,000,000, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 131, 136, and 319(b), to remain available until expended. Highway-Related Safety Grants (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) (Trust Fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, section 402, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, to remain available until expended, $23,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $633,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be available for “Limitation on general operating expenses”. Railroad-Highway Crossings Demonstration Projects For necessary expenses of railroad-highway crossings demonstration projects, as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, as amended, and title III of the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974, to remain available until expended, $40,000,000 of which $26,666,667 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Off-System Railway-Highway Crossings For necessary expenses for the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings on roads other than those on any Federal-aid system in accordance with the provisions of section 203 of the Highway Safety Act of 1973, as amended, to remain available until September 30, 1982; $15,000,000. Territorial Highways For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 152, 153, 215, and 402, $6,600,000, to remain available until expended, together with $5,500,000 for payment of obligations, incurred in carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 215, 402, and 405, to remain available until expended. Off-System Roads (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of section 122 of Public Law 93–643; $44,000,000, to remain available until expended. Safer Off-System Roads For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 219; $15,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1982. National Scenic and Recreational Highway (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 148, to remain available until expended, $19,000,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Access Highways to Public Recreation Areas on Certain Lakes For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, to carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 155, $7,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 1981. Federal-Aid Highways (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) (Trust Fund) For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, not otherwise provided, including reimbursements for sums expended pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $6,950,000,000 or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Highways Crossing Federal Projects For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 156, $16,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1981. Overseas Highway For necessary expenses for construction of the Overseas Highway in accordance with the provisions of section 118, Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974, as amended, to remain available until expended, $87,100,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. Project Acceleration Demonstration Program For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project authorized by section 141 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976, $10,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended. Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge For necessary expenses of land acquisition in Jackson County, Mississippi, with respect to Interstate Route 10, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer said land to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall administer it as a wildlife refuge. Alaska Highway For necessary expenses to carry-out the provisions of section 218 of title 23, United States Code, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Traffic and Highway Safety For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary with respect to traffic and highway safety and functions under the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92–513, as amended), $81,620,000, of which $25,875,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That not to exceed $36,715,000 shall remain available until expended, of which $8,252,000 shall be derived from the Highway Trust Fund. State and Community Highway Safety (Liquidation of Contract Authorization) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 406, to remain available until expended, $166,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, and for necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 406, $1,715,000, to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Office of the Administrator For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $8,245,000. Railroad Safety For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not otherwise provided for, $23,655,000, of which $7,040,000 shall remain available until expended. Railroad Research and Development For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $51,980,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation, funds received from State and local governments, other public authorities, private sources and foreign countries for expenses incurred for engineering, testing and development. Rail Service Assistance For necessary expenses for rail service assistance authorized by section 5 of the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, and for necessary administrative expenses in connection with Federal rail assistance programs not otherwise provided for, $75,040,000, together with $9,330,000 for the Minority Business Resource Center, as authorized by section 906 of Public Law 94–210, to remain available until expended. Northeast Corridor Improvement Program For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements authorized by title VII of Public Law 94–210, as amended, $455,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the provisions of Public Law 85–804 shall apply to the Northeast Corridor Improvement Program. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, $660,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not more than $510,000,000 shall be available for operating losses incurred by the Corporation, including payment of additional operating expenses of the Corporation, resulting from the operation, maintenance, and ownership or control of the Northeast Corridor pursuant to title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, not more than $101,000,000 shall be available for capital improvements, not more than $24,000,000 shall be available only for the fiscal year 1979 purchase payments for the Northeast Corridor, and not more than $25,000,000 shall be available for the retirement of loan guarantees made pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 602: Provided, That none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for the lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any officer or employee, other than the President of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, excluding the lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees while in official travel status. The Alaska Railroad alaska railroad revolving fund The Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund shall continue available until expended for the work authorized by law, including operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit and development of industries or travel in the area served; and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8146, to be reimbursed as therein provided: Provided, That no employee shall be paid an annual salary out of said fund in excess of the salaries prescribed by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS–15, except the general manager of said railroad, one assistant general manager at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for GS–17, and five officers at not to exceed the salaries prescribed by said Act for grade GS–16. payments to the alaska railroad revolving fund For payment to the Alaska Railroad Revolving Fund for capital replacements, improvements, and maintenance, $9,300,000, to remain available until expended. Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Funds The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to expend proceeds from the sale of Fund anticipation notes to the Secretary of the Treasury and any other monies deposited in the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Fund pursuant to sections 502, 505–507 and 509 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, for the uses authorized for the Fund, in amounts not to exceed $170,000,000. The Secretary of Transportation is also authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, in such amounts and at such time as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the guarantee not to exceed $600,000,000 principal amount of obligations under sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That the aggregate principal amount of guarantees and commitments to guarantee obligations under section 511 of Public Law 94–210, as amended, shall not exceed $600,000,000.
URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION Administrative Expenses For necessary administrative expenses of the urban mass transportation program authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91–453 and Public Law 93–503); the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–87); the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–280) and the Urban Mass Transportation Act Amendments of 1978 or similar legislation, in connection with the activities, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $18,100,000. Research, Development, and Demonstrations and University Research and Training For necessary expenses for research and training, as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to remain available until expended; $63,500,000: Provided, That $61,000,000 shall be available for research, development, and demonstrations, $2,000,000 shall be available for university research and training and not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for managerial training as authorized under the authority of said Act. Urban Discretionary Grants For necessary expenses for urban discretionary grants as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), $1,250,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for technical studies, to remain available until September 30, 1982. Rural and Small Urban Grants For necessary expenses for assistance in rural areas and in those urban places designated by the Bureau of the Census as having a population of five thousand or more which are not within an urbanized area as defined for the purposes of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), to remain available until expended, $76,500,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be available for technical studies. Urban Formula Grants For necessary expenses for urban formula grants as authorized by the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), $553,500,000, of which $28,500,000 shall be available for technical studies and $75,000,000 shall be available for rail service operating payments, to remain available until September 30, 1982. Liquidation of Contract Authorization For payment to the urban mass transportation fund, for liquidation of contractual obligations incurred under authority of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., as amended by Public Law 91–453 and Public Law 93–503) and 23 U.S.C. 142(c) and of obligations incurred for projects substituted for Interstate System segments withdrawn prior to enactment of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976; $1,850,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of these funds shall be made available for the establishment of depreciation reserves or reserves for replacement accounts: Provided further, That amounts for highway projects substituted for Interstate System segments shall be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration. Projects Substituted for Interstate System Projects For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 103(e)(4), to remain available until expended, $400,000,000: Provided, That amounts for highway projects substituted for Interstate System segments shall be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration.
SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Corporation except as hereinafter provided. Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Not to exceed $1,280,000 shall be available for administrative expenses which shall be computed on an accrual basis, including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment expenses to be expended upon the approval or authority of the Secretary of Transportation: Pro-vided, That Corporation funds shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft, operation and maintenance of aircraft, uniforms or allowances therefor for operation and maintenance personnel, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), and $15,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIRECTORATE Research and Special Programs For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Research and Special Programs Directorate, $24,760,000, of which not to exceed $11,455,000 shall remain available until expended for expenses for conducting research and development and not to exceed $2,820,000 shall remain available until expended for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. 1674).
TITLE II RELATED AGENCIES
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902), $15,600,000, of which not to exceed $300 shall be used for official reception and representation expenses.
CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Civil Aeronautics Board, including hire of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); and not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $27,000,000. Payments to Air Carriers For payments to air carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined by the Civil Aeronautics Board under section 406 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376), as is payable by the Board, $68,900,000, to remain available until expended.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $70,400,000, of which $1,850,000 shall be available for necessary expenses of the Office of Rail Public Counsel: Provided, That Joint Board members and cooperating state commissioners may use Government transportation requests when traveling in connection with their official duties as such.
THE PANAMA CANAL Canal Zone Government operating expenses For operating expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government, including operation of the Postal Service of the Canal Zone; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902); expenses incident to conducting hearings on the Isthmus; expenses of special training of employees of the Canal Zone Government as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118, contingencies of the Governor, residence for the Governor; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation when practicable; and maintaining and altering facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone Government use, $74,000,000. Capital Outlay For acquisition of land and land under water and acquisition, construction, and replacement of improvements, facilities, structures, and equipment, as authorized by law (2 C.Z. Code, sec. 2; 2 C.Z. Code, sec. 371), including the purchase of not to exceed twenty passenger motor vehicles of which eighteen are for replacement only; improving facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Canal Zone Government use; and expenses incident to the retirement of such assets; $1,035,000, to remain available until expended. Panama Canal Company corporation The Panama Canal Company is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 849), as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including maintaining and improving facilities of other Government agencies in the Canal Zone for Panama Canal Company use. limitation on general and administrative expenses Not to exceed $27,580,000 of the funds available to the Panama Canal Company shall be available for obligation during the current fiscal year for general and administrative expenses of the Company, including operation of tourist vessels and guide services. Funds available to the Panama Canal Company for obligation shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed twenty-eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and for uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Secretary investment in fund anticipation notes For the acquisition, in accordance with section 509 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, as amended, of fund anticipation notes, $170,000,000.
UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION Administrative Expenses For necessary administrative expenses to enable the United States Railway Association to carry out its functions under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended, $23,000,000, of which not to exceed $4,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Payments for Purchase of Conrail Securities For acquisition of series A preferred stock issued by the Consolidated Rail Corporation, to remain available until expended, $300,000,000, except that no funds shall become available until authorizing legislation is passed.
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY Interest Payments To enable the Department of Transportation to pay the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority costs of debt service assistance and the interest subsidy authorized by Public Law 92–349, $38,142,000, to remain available until expended.
TITLE III GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301.
During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official departmental business; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
Sec. 302.
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
Aviation discretionary grants.
for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $35,990,000 in fiscal year 1979 for general aviation discretionary grants.
Sec. 303.
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $593,150,000 in fiscal year 1979 for “Grants-in-aid for airports” under 49 U.S.C. 1714 (a) and (b) other than general aviation discretionary grants.
Sec. 304.
None of the funds provided under this Act shall be
Highway safety funds.
available for the planning or execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $28,000,000 in fiscal year 1979 for “Highway-related safety grants”.
Sec. 305.
None of the funds provided under this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which are in excess of $172,000,000 in fiscal year 1979 for “State and Community Highway Safety”: Provided, That within such total obligations not to exceed $40,000,000 shall be reserved for use at the discretion of the Secretary for high priority highway safety projects.
Sec. 306.
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for administrative expenses in connection with commitments for contract authority under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964,
49 USC 1601 note.
as amended, aggregating more than $850,000,000 in fiscal year 1979.
Sec. 307.
None of the funds provided under this Act shall be
Everglades National Park, Fla.
Ecology study.
available for the planning or execution of programs for any further construction of the Miami jetport or of any other air facility in the State of Florida lying south of the Okeechobee Waterway and in the drainage basins contributing water to the Everglades National Park until it has been shown by an appropriate study made jointly by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Transportation that such an airport will not have an adverse environmental effect on the ecology of the Everglades and until any site selected on the basis of such study is approved by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Transportation: Provided, That nothing in this section shall affect the availability of such funds to carry out this study.
Sec. 308.
The Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to employ
Canal Zone, consultants.
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, in an amount not exceeding $150,000.
Sec. 309.
Funds appropriated for operating expenses of the Canal
Canal Zone Government, pay increases.
Zone Government may be apportioned notwithstanding section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665), to the extent necessary to permit payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as may be authorized by administrative action pursuant to law which are not in excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the Government in comparable positions.
Sec. 310.
Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditure by the
FAA personnel, dependents’ school expenses.
20 USC 241 note.
Federal Aviation Administration shall be available (1) except as otherwise authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236–244), for expenses of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents and (2) for transportation of said dependents between schools serving the area which they attend and their places of residence when the Secretary, under such regulations as he may prescribe, determines that such schools are not accessible by public means of transportation on a regular basis.
Sec. 311.
Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–18.
5 USC 5332 note.
Sec. 312.
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the
Review by congressional committees.
implementation or execution of a program in the Department of Transportation to collect fees, charges or prices for approvals, tests, authorizations, certificates, permits, registrations, and ratings which are in excess of the levels in effect on January 1, 1973, or which did not exist as of January 1, 1973, until such program is reviewed and approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress.
Sec. 313.
None of the funds provided in this Act for liquidation of
Mass transit fares for elderly and handicapped.
49 USC 1601 note.
contractual obligations under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, shall be made available for liquidation of obligations entered into under section 5 of that Act to support mass transit facilities, equipment or operating expenses unless the applicant for such assistance has given satisfactory assurances in such manner and form as the Secretary may require, and in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, that the rates charged elderly and handicapped persons during nonpeak hours shall not exceed one-half of the rates generally applicable to other persons at peak hours: Provided, That the Secretary, in prescribing the terms and conditions for the provision of such assistance shall (1) permit applicants to continue the use of preferential fare systems for elderly or handicapped persons where those systems were in effect on or prior to November 26, 1974, (2) allow applicants a reasonable time to expand the coverage of operating preferential fare systems as appropriate, and (3) allow applicants to define the eligibility of “handicapped persons” for the purposes of preferential fares in conformity with other Federal laws and regulations governing eligibility for benefits for disabled persons.
Sec. 314.
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
Fiscal year limitation.
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 315.
None of the funds provided under or included in this Act
Federal-Aid Highways.
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs, the obligations for which are in excess of $7,950,000,000 for “Federal-Aid Highways” in fiscal year 1979: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125: Provided further, for replacement of the West Seattle
West Seattle bridge, Wash.
bridge in the State of Washington, $50,000,000 to be made available from obligations authorized by 23 U.S.C. 125 on the date of enactment of this proviso: Provided further, That this limitation shall not become effective if subsequent legislation containing an obligation limitation on “Federal-Aid Highways” for fiscal year 1979 is enacted into law by September 30, 1978.
Sec. 316.
Obligations for the Great River Road shall include preliminary
Great River Road.
engineering and the planning or execution of projects for the acquisition of areas of archeological, scientific, or historical importance and of necessary easements for scenic purposes, the construction or reconstruction of roadside rest areas, bicycle trails, and scenic viewing areas, the reconstruction and rehabilitation of existing road segments, and the construction of new route segments. No such funds, however, shall be used for constructing new segments until 60 per centum of the Great River Road in each State is completed: Provided, That such completion may be waived if the Administrator determines that circumstances in such State prevent such completion.
Sec. 317.
None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be
Motor vehicle occupant restraint systems.
used to implement or enforce any standard or regulation which requires any motor vehicle to be equipped with an occupant restraint system (other than a belt system).
Sec. 318.
Nothing in section 317 of this title shall be construed to prohibit the use of funds for any research and development activity relating to occupant restraint systems.
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Transportation and
Short title.
Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979”.
Approved August 4, 1978.