[Senate Report 108-146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 277
108th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 108-146
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TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL,
2004
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September 8, 2003.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Shelby, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1589]
The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the
bill (H.R. 0000) making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, reports the same to
the Senate with an amendment and recommends that the bill as
amended do pass. deg.
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1589)
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and
the Treasury; the Executive Office of the President; and
certain independent agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, reports favorably
thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amounts of new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2004
Amount of bill as reported to Senate.................... $45,276,508,000
Amount of budget estimates, 2004........................ 45,507,343,000
Fiscal year 2003 enacted................................ 44,782,592,000
C O N T E N T S
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Total Obligational Authority Provided--General Funds and Trust
Funds.......................................................... 4
Program, Project, and Activity................................... 4
TEA21 Authorizations Expiration.................................. 4
Agency Fees for FECA Administration.............................. 5
Title I--Department of Transportation:
Office of the Secretary...................................... 6
Federal Aviation Administration.............................. 20
Federal Highway Administration............................... 47
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.................. 65
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration............... 71
Federal Railroad Administration.............................. 83
Federal Transit Administration............................... 89
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.................. 107
Maritime Administration...................................... 108
Research and Special Programs Administration................. 110
Office of Inspector General.................................. 115
Surface Transportation Board................................. 116
Title II--Department of the Treasury:
Departmental Offices......................................... 117
Financial Crime Enforcement Network.......................... 122
Financial Management Service................................. 122
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau..................... 123
United States Mint........................................... 124
Bureau of Engraving and Printing............................. 124
Bureau of the Public Debt.................................... 124
Internal Revenue Service..................................... 125
Title III--Executive Office of the President and Funds
Appropriated to the President:
Compensation of the President and the White House Office..... 132
Executive Residence at the White House....................... 133
Special Assistance to the President.......................... 133
Offical Residence of the Vice President...................... 134
Council of Economic Advisers................................. 134
Office of Policy Development................................. 134
National Security Council.................................... 135
Homeland Security Council.................................... 135
Office of Administration..................................... 135
Office of Management and Budget.............................. 136
Office of National Drug Control Policy....................... 137
Funds Appropriated to the President.......................... 139
Unanticipated Needs.......................................... 145
Title IV--Independent Agencies:
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board... 146
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled................................................... 146
Election Assistance Commission............................... 147
Federal Election Commission.................................. 147
Federal Labor Relations Authority............................ 148
Federal Maritime Commission.................................. 148
General Services Administration.............................. 149
Merit Systems Protection Board............................... 157
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation............................ 158
National Archives and Records Administration................. 159
National Historical Publications and Records Commission...... 160
National Transportation Safety Board......................... 160
Office of Government Ethics.................................. 161
Office of Personnel Management............................... 162
Office of Special Counsel.................................... 165
United States Postal Service................................. 165
United States Tax Court...................................... 167
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. 167
Statement Concerning General Provisions.......................... 167
Title V--General Provisions This Act............................. 169
Title VI--General Provisions, Departments, Agencies, and
Corporations................................................... 172
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of
the Sen-
ate............................................................ 175
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 176
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 177
Budgetary Impact Statement....................................... 178
Comparative Statement............................................ 179
TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY PROVIDED--GENERAL FUNDS AND TRUST FUNDS
The accompanying bill contains recommendations for new
budget (obligational) authority for the Department of
Transportation, Treasury Department, the United States Postal
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2004.
The Committee considered budget estimates for new budget
authority for fiscal year 2004 in the aggregate amount of
$45,507,343,000. Compared to that amount, the accompanying bill
recommends new budget authority totaling $45,219,498,000. In
addition to new budget authority for fiscal year 2004, large
amounts of contract authority are provided by law, the
obligation limits for which are contained in the annual
appropriations bill. The principal items in this category are
the trust funded programs for Federal-aid highways, for mass
transit, and for airport development grants. For fiscal year
2004, estimated obligation limitations and exempt obligations
total $44,751,309,000.
PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY
During fiscal year 2004, for the purposes of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law
99-177), as amended, with respect to appropriations contained
in the accompanying bill, the terms ``program, project, and
activity'' shall mean any item for which a dollar amount is
contained in appropriations acts (including joint resolutions
providing continuing appropriations) or accompanying reports of
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, or
accompanying conference reports and joint explanatory
statements of the committee of conference. This definition
shall apply to all programs for which new budget (obligational)
authority is provided, as well as to discretionary grants and
discretionary grant allocations made through either bill or
report language. In addition, the percentage reductions made
pursuant to a sequestration order to funds appropriated for
facilities and equipment, Federal Aviation Administration,
shall be applied equally to each budget item that is listed
under said accounts in the budget justifications submitted to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as modified
by subsequent appropriations acts and accompanying committee
reports, conference reports, or joint explanatory statements of
the committee of conference.
TEA21 AUTHORIZATIONS EXPIRATION
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [TEA21]
provides authorizations for most Federal highway, transit and
highway safety programs, and most of those authorizations
provide contract authority. The role of the appropriations
process with respect to contract authority programs generally
is to set obligation limitations so that overall Federal
spending stays within legislated targets and to appropriate
liquidating cash to cover the outlays associated with
obligations that have been made.
TEA21 authorized these Federal surface transportation
programs through fiscal year 2003, and the Congress must
reauthorize these programs in order to create new contract
authority for fiscal year 2004 and later years. The Congress
has begun the process to reauthorize TEA21, but neither the
Senate nor the House has passed reauthorization legislation.
Until such legislation is enacted, there will not be new
contract authority to fund such surface transportation programs
as the Federal-aid highway program, transit discretionary
grants, or highway safety grants, although any unobligated
balances from prior years will carry over and be available for
obligation.
In developing the fiscal year 2004 appropriations
recommendations for the Federal surface transportation programs
authorized by TEA21, the Committee has generally assumed
continuation of current law.
AGENCY FEES FOR FECA ADMINISTRATION
The President's budget included a legislative proposal
under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions to charge individual agencies,
starting in fiscal year 2003, the administrative cost of the
Federal Employees' Compensation Act [FECA] program. Currently
Federal agencies are budgeted for and billed each year for
monetary and medical benefits that have been paid to their
employees under FECA, while the program's discretionary
administrative costs are financed in the Department of Labor
[DOL].
The authorizing committee has not acted on this
legislation; therefore, the Senate Appropriations Committee
will continue to fund this administrative cost through the
Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration
Salaries and Expenses Account.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $88,865,594
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 108,931,000
Committee recommendation................................ 91,276,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $581,406 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $508,594 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
Section 3 of the Department of Transportation Act of
October 15, 1966 (Public Law 89-670) provides for establishment
of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation [OST]. The
Office of the Secretary is composed of the Secretary and the
Deputy Secretary immediate offices, the Office of the General
Counsel, the Office of Under Secretary for Transportation
Policy, and four assistant secretarial offices for aviation and
international affairs, budget and programs, governmental
affairs, and administration. These secretarial offices have
policy development and central supervisory and coordinating
functions related to the overall planning and direction of the
Department of Transportation, including staff assistance and
general management supervision of the counterpart offices in
the operating administrations of the Department.
The Committee recommends a total of $91,276,000 for the
Office of the Secretary of Transportation including $60,000 for
reception and representation expenses. The budget request
proposes a consolidated appropriation for the various offices
comprising the Office of the Secretary. The Committee does not
approve the request and has continued to provide appropriations
for each office.
Furthermore the Committee recommendation does not reflect a
consolidated budget activity for the Immediate Office of the
Secretary, the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary, and
the Executive Secretariat, as requested.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation in comparison to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year--
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2003 enacted recommendation
\1\ 2004 estimate
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Immediate Office of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.......... .............. 5,149 ..............
Immediate Office of the Secretary............................... 2,197 .............. 2,500
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary........................ 804 .............. 706
Office of the Executive Secretariat............................. 1,382 .............. 1,458
Board of Contract Appeals....................................... 607 730 700
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.......... 1,296 1,268 1,268
Office of Intelligence and Security............................. .............. 2,225 1,792
Office of the Chief Information Officer......................... 13,101 23,369 13,327
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs...... 2,437 2,518 2,477
Office of the General Counsel................................... 15,555 15,992 15,403
Office of the Under Secretary for Transportation Policy......... 12,371 12,717 12,312
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs....... 8,321 8,630 8,536
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration............ 28,882 34,351 28,882
Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs....... 1,913 1,982 1,915
Transfer of functions to Department of Homeland Security........ 1,292 .............. ..............
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Total..................................................... 88,866 108,931 91,276
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\1\ Reflects reductions of $581,406 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7; and $508,594 pursuant to
section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
The Secretary of Transportation provides leadership and has
the primary responsibility to provide overall planning,
direction, and control of the Department. The Committee
recommends $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the Immediate
Office of the Secretary, an increase of $303,000 above the
fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
IMMEDIATE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
The Committee has recommended a total of $706,000 for the
Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary which has the primary
responsibility of assisting the Secretary in the overall
planning and direction of the Department.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
The Office of the General Counsel provides legal services
to the Office of the Secretary including the conduct of
aviation regulatory proceedings and aviation consumer
activities and coordinates and reviews the legal work in the
chief counsels' offices of the operating administrations. The
General Counsel is the chief legal officer of the Department of
Transportation and the final authority within the Department on
all legal questions.
The Committee recommends $15,403,000 for expenses of the
Office of the General Counsel for fiscal year 2004. The
Committee is aware of the current and persistent number of
vacancies in the office and is confident that the level of
resources provided will be sufficient. The Committee
recommendation includes $3,641,000 for the Department's
``Accessibility for all America'' initiative, which represents
an increase of $208,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted level
and is $250,000 less than the budget request. The Committee
defers funds that exceed those necessary to annualize the costs
to operate and maintain the hotline.
Aviation Stabilization Act Administration.--The Committee
is concerned with the report of the Department relating to air
carrier claims and unprocessed applications for claims and
amounts that was required by the Fiscal Year 2003
Transportation Appropriations Act. The report states that the
Department is engaged in a continuing review of some, but not
all, claims by all-cargo carriers, citing factors common to
those carriers. It is the Committee's expectation that the
Department would administer funds made available by the Air
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to pay
compensation under Title I of that Act without discrimination
among directly competitive air carriers and to ensure that
competitive air carriers receive comparable percentages of the
maximum amount of compensation payable under section 103(b)(2)
of that Act. The conference report to the Federal Aviation
Administration reauthorization legislation directs the
Comptroller General to review the criteria and procedures used
by the Secretary to compensate air carriers under the Act.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Secretary to defer any
final determination on disputed claims until the Comptroller
General's review is completed, and thereafter refer any
remaining disputed claims to an Administrative Law Judge for
resolution, consistent with the procedures of the Debt
Collection Act. As a separate matter, the report also notes
that the Department is a respondent in a proceeding for
judicial review of the regulations implementing the Act, on
both substantive and procedural grounds. The Committee also
directs the Department to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the outcome of that proceeding,
including its potential effects on the funds and balances still
available under the Act.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR POLICY
The position of the Under Secretary of Transportation for
Policy in the Department was established by section 215 of the
Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 and consolidated
the Offices of Policy, Aviation and International Affairs, and
Intermodalism. The Under Secretary for Policy is the chief
policy officer of the Department and is responsible to the
Secretary for the analysis, development, and review of policies
and plans for domestic and international transportation. The
Office administers the economic regulatory functions regarding
the airline industry and is responsible for international
aviation programs, the essential air service program, airline
fitness licensing, acquisitions, international route awards,
computerized reservation systems, and special investigations
such as airline delays.
For fiscal year 2004, the Committee recommendation includes
$12,312,000 for the Office of the Under Secretary for Policy.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND PROGRAMS
The Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs is the
principal staff advisor to the Secretary on the development,
review, presentation, and execution of the Department's budget
resource requirements, and on the evaluation and oversight of
the Department's programs. The primary responsibilities of this
office are to ensure the effective preparation and presentation
of sound and adequate budget estimates for the Department, to
ensure the consistency of the Department's budget execution
with the action and advice of the Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget, to evaluate the program proposals for
consistency with the Secretary's stated objectives, and to
advise the Secretary of program and legislative changes
necessary to improve program effectiveness.
The Committee recommends a total of $8,586,000 for the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. The
amount provided is $265,000 more than the comparable fiscal
year 2003 appropriated level. The Committee recommendation
includes $60,000 for reception and representation expenses for
the Secretary.
The Committee directs the Office of the Secretary to report
at the beginning of each fiscal quarter on the status of all
outstanding reports and reporting requirements, including how
delinquent congressionally mandated or requested reports are
and an estimated date for delivery. The Committee expects that
the Department will constitute this responsibility in the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
The Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs advises
the Secretary on all congressional and intergovernmental
activities and on all departmental legislative initiatives and
other relationships with Members of Congress. The Assistant
Secretary promotes effective communication with other Federal
agencies and regional Department officials, and with State and
local governments and national organizations for development of
departmental programs; and ensures that consumer preferences,
awareness, and needs are brought into the decision-making
process.
The Committee recommends $2,477,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs. The amount
provided is slightly more than the comparable fiscal year 2003
enacted level. The Committee has carried a provision requiring
the 3-day notification for certain discretionary awards. The
Committee directs the Assistant Secretary to submit to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations options for
providing grant notification to the Committees in an electronic
format.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION
The Assistant Secretary for Administration is responsible
for establishing policies and procedures, setting guidelines,
working with the Operating Administrations to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of the Department in human
resource management, security and administrative management,
real and personal property management, and acquisition and
grants management.
The Committee is concerned about the growth in the level of
funding assumed in the budget request. If the budget request
were approved, expenses and programs in the office would have
roughly doubled in 2 years even though its responsibilities
have diminished due to the transfer of two large operating
agencies--the United States Coast Guard and Transportation
Security Administration--to the new Department of Homeland
Security.
The Committee recommends $28,882,000 for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration, which is the same as
fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The Committee is aware that the
staffing level is far below the budget request estimated number
of employees and believes that the recommended level provides
sufficient funding for pursuing the Department's priority
programs and policy initiatives.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Director of Public Affairs is the principal advisor to
the Secretary and other senior Departmental officials and news
media on public affairs questions. The Office issues news
releases, articles, fact sheets, briefing materials,
publications, and audiovisual materials. It also provides
information to the Secretary on opinions and reactions of the
public and news media on transportation programs and issues. It
arranges news conferences and provides speeches, talking
points, and byline articles for the Secretary and other senior
departmental officials, and arranges the Secretary's
scheduling. The Committee recommends $1,915,000 for the Office
of Public Affairs.
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT
The Executive Secretariat assists the Secretary and Deputy
Secretary in carrying out their management functions and
responsibilities by controlling and coordinating internal and
external written materials.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,458,000 for
the expenses of the Executive Secretariat. The amount provided
is $76,000 more than the comparable fiscal year 2003 enacted
level and the same level assumed in the budget request.
BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS
The primary responsibility of the Board of Contract Appeals
is to provide an independent forum for the trial and
adjudication of all claims by, or against, a contractor
relating to a contract of any element of the Department, as
mandated by the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C. 601.
The Committee has provided $730,000 for the Board of
Contract Appeals Board. The amount provided is the same as the
amount requested.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
has primary responsibility for providing policy direction for
small and disadvantaged business participation in the
Department's procurement and grant programs, and effective
execution of the functions and duties under sections 8 and 15
of the Small Business Act, as amended. The Committee recommends
$1,268,000, the full amount requested.
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY
With the transfer of the Transportation Security
Administration to the new Department of Homeland Security, the
Office of Intelligence and Security has been reconstituted in
the Office of the Secretary to keep the Secretary and his
advisors informed on intelligence and security issues
pertaining to transportation.
The Committee recommends $1,792,000 for the Office of
Intelligence and Security for fiscal year 2004. The budget
request assumes an ambitious staffing level for the office. The
Committee recommendation does not reflect those staffing levels
and has reduced funding for personnel compensation and benefits
accordingly. In addition, the Committee has not provided funds
to annualize the new FTE because that position is vacant. The
Committee recommendation, however, is adequate to allow for the
hire of additional personnel beyond the current staffing level.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
The Office of the Chief Information Officer serves as the
principal adviser to the Secretary on matters involving
information resources and information systems management.
The budget request assumes a funding level that is almost
80 percent more than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,327,000. The
Committee is disinclined to provide funding for programmatic
increases of this magnitude due to the high level of generality
and vagueness presented in the budget justification and is
concerned that adequate measures are not in place to assure
effective planning and coordination throughout the Department.
It is unclear to the Committee, for example, how the CIO's
initiative to develop an electronic grants office are related
to the request of the Federal Transit Administration for
funding to improve that agency's electronic grant system. The
Committee directs the Office of Inspector General to submit to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report on
plans and progress made by the DOT to improve information
technology security, E-government services, and information
technology investment management. The Committee also directs
that the Inspector General evaluate the effectiveness of the
office of the CIO to coordinate these actions with respective
officials from the operating agencies that have acquired and
operate the majority of the Department's information technology
systems.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $8,643,450
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 8,569,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,569,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $56,550 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $129,450 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for advising the
Secretary on civil rights and equal employment opportunity
matters, formulating civil rights policies and procedures for
the operating administrations, investigating claims that small
businesses were denied certification or improperly certified as
disadvantaged business enterprises, and overseeing the
Department's conduct of its civil rights responsibilities and
making final determinations on civil rights complaints. In
addition, the Civil Rights Office is responsible for enforcing
laws and regulations which prohibit discrimination in federally
operated and federally assisted transportation programs. The
Committee has provided a funding level of $8,569,000 for the
Office of Civil Rights, the full amount requested.
NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $45,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The administration requested $45,000,000 for the new
Department of Transportation headquarters project to
consolidate all of the department's headquarters operating
administration functions (except FAA), from various locations
into leased buildings within the central employment area of the
District of Columbia.
The Committee believes that it is premature to provide
funding for this project. The Department is still in a state of
flux due to the transition of certain operating agencies to the
new Department of Homeland Security and the overwhelming
majority of its remaining programs and agencies by size and
resources are currently undergoing reauthorization. Given the
sweeping changes proposed in many of the administration's
proposals for those reauthorizations, the nature and the scope
of the Department's grant making and oversight, administrative,
and regulatory functions could change substantially. In
addition, given current budgetary constraints, it would be
imprudent to commit this level of resources to a new building
for the Department as it is undergoing significant transition.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $20,863,500
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 10,836,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,836,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $136,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $400,500 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Office of the Secretary performs those research
activities and studies which can more effectively or
appropriately be conducted at the departmental level. This
research effort supports the planning, research and development
activities needed to assist the Secretary in the formulation of
national transportation policies. The program is carried out
primarily through contracts with other Federal agencies,
educational institutions, nonprofit research organizations, and
private firms. The Committee recommends $15,836,000 for
transportation planning, research, and development, $5,027,500
more than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and $5,000,000
more than the President's budget request. The recommendation
assumes no more than $2,250,000 for aviation and international
policy studies. The Committee directs funding to be allocated
to the following projects that are listed below:
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Project name Amount
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Center for Integrated Transportation & Traffic Systems, $750,000
AZ....................................................
Center for Spatial Technologies, MS.................... 750,000
Circumpolar Infrastructure Task Force of the Arctic 1,000,000
Council and Northern Forum, AK........................
Integrated data query sharing system for Maritime 1,250,000
Domain Awareness, WA..................................
Regional Interstate Commerce and Transportation Policy 250,000
Harmonization Project, SD.............................
UA Transportation Hybrid Electric Vehicle and Fuel Cell 1,250,000
Research Program, AL..................................
WestStart Vehicular Flywheel Project--Pacific 1,000,000
Northwest, WA.........................................
Worcester Polytechnic University Center for Human 500,000
Impact Protection Systems, MA.........................
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
Limitation, 2003 \1\ \2\................................ ($130,991,421)
Budget estimate, 2004 \3\...............................................
Committee recommendation................................ (116,715,000)
\1\ Reflects reduction of $774,579 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $12,600,000 pursuant to section 342 of
Public Law 108-7.
\3\ Proposed without limitations.
In fiscal year 1997 the Working Capital Fund was renamed
the Transportation Administrative Service Center [TASC] to
reflect the expanded level of services and the new TASC
organization. In fiscal year 2003 the functions of TASC were
realigned to place service providers in the same organization
as the office responsible for service policies. The Department
claimed that the realignment would promote greater program
efficiency, make the best use of employee expertise, allow the
Department to identify and eliminate redundancies and reduce
organizational layers, and provide the best possible value to
the Government by consolidating and delivering services more
efficiently. During fiscal year 2003 the TASC account was
renamed to the previously titled Working Capital Fund.
The Working Capital Fund finances common administrative
services that are centrally performed in the interest of
economy and efficiency of the Department. The fund is financed
through negotiated agreements with the Department of
Transportation operating administrations and other customers,
which are billed on a fee-for-service basis to the maximum
extent possible.
The budget request proposes to remove the obligation
limitation on the Working Capital Fund on services to the
operating administrations of the Department. The Committee
believes that the discipline of an annual limitation is
necessary to keep assessments and services of the Working
Capital Fund in line with costs. The accompanying bill provides
a limitation of $116,715,000 on activities financed through the
Working Capital Fund. As in past years, the limitation shall
apply only to the Department and not to other entities. The
Committee directs that services shall be provided on a
competitive basis to the maximum extent possible.
MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $894,150
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 900,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $5,850 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
[OSDBU]/Minority Business Resource Center [MBRC].--The OSDBU/
MBRC provides assistance in obtaining short-term working
capital for disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned businesses
[DBE/MBE/WBE's]. In fiscal year 2001, the short-term lending
program was converted from a direct loan program to a
guaranteed loan program. In fiscal year 2004, the program will
continue to focus on providing working capital to DBE/MBE/WBE's
for transportation-related projects in order to strengthen
their competitive and productive capabilities.
Since fiscal year 1993, the short-term lending program has
been a separate line item appropriation, which segregated such
activities in response to changes made by the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990. The limitation on guaranteed loans under
the Minority Business Resource Center is at the
administration's requested level of $18,367,000.
Of the funds appropriated, $500,000 covers subsidy costs
and $400,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the
Guaranteed Loan Program.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $2,980,500
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $19,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $31,456 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
This appropriation provides contractual support to assist
small, women-owned, Native American, and other disadvantaged
business firms in securing contracts and subcontracts arising
out of projects that involve Federal spending. It also provides
support to historically black and Hispanic colleges. Separate
funding is requested by the administration since this program
provides grants and contract assistance that serves DOT-wide
goals and not just OST purposes.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
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Appropriations \2\ Mandatory \3\ Total
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\.................................... $15,761,000 $50,000,000 $101,761,000
Budget estimate, 2004....................................... .................. 50,000,000 50,000,000
Committee recommendation.................................... 52,000,000 50,000,000 102,000,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $338,650 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Payments to Air Carriers (Airport and Airway Trust Fund).
\3\ From overflight fees.
The Essential Air Service [EAS] and Rural Airport
Improvement Program provides funds directly to commuter/
regional airlines to provide air service to small communities
that otherwise would not receive air service and for rural
airport improvement as provided by the 1996 Federal Aviation
Reauthorization Act.
The Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 authorizes
user fees for flights that fly over, but do not land in, the
United States. The first $50,000,000 of each year's fees were
to go directly to carry out the Essential Air Service Program
and, to the extent not used for essential air service, to
improve rural airport safety. If $50,000,000 in fees is not
available, then the funds must be made available from
appropriations otherwise made available to the FAA
Administrator.
For fiscal year 2004, the administration has proposed a
$50,000,000 EAS program to be fully funded from aviation
overflight fees. The administration is also proposing major
revisions to the program that would repeal the statutory
entitlement that certain communities have to receiving at least
a minimum level of scheduled air service. Specifically, the
Department has proposed to eliminate minimum service
requirements for eligible communities and the provision would
allow service to consist, among other things, of ground
transportation, single-engine, single-pilot operations, air
taxi, charter service, or regionalized service. In addition,
all communities would be required to contribute either 10 or 25
percent of the total subsidy required: communities farther than
210 driving miles from the nearest large or medium hub would
have to contribute 10 percent while communities within 210
miles would pay 25 percent. Communities would be ranked in
order of isolation, with the most isolated having the highest
priority if there are not sufficient funds for all communities.
The Committee recommendation provides a total of
$102,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, which is $52,000,000 more
than the budget request. These funds, along with available
carryover balances in the program from previous appropriations,
are sufficient to continue subsidies for all current points
receiving the service. The Committee has not included the
requested general provision to restructure the EAS program.
Although concerned about increases in program costs, the
Committee notes that the aviation reauthorization legislation,
which is awaiting conference committee deliberations, passed
both bodies of the Congress without any reform to the EAS
program.
The following table reflects the points currently receiving
service and the annual rates as of February 1, 2003 in the
continental United States and Hawaii.
SUBSIDIZED EAS COMMUNITIES AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2003
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Estimated Average daily
milease to enplanements at Annual subsidy Subsidy per Total passengers
States/Communities nearest hub EAS point (YE 6/ rates at Feb 1, passenger (YE 6/30/02)
(S,M, or L) 30/02) 2003
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ALABAMA: Muscle Shoals................................... 69 19.3 $1,284,408 $106.32 12,081
ARIZONA:
Kingman.............................................. 101 4.9 541,502 177.89 3,044
Page................................................. 280 11.1 1,251,977 180.61 6,932
Prescott............................................. 102 12.4 541,502 69.79 7,759
Show Low............................................. 168 ( \1\ ) 538,432 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ )
ARKANSAS:
El Dorado/Camden..................................... 108 4.2 828,438 315.00 2,630
Harrison............................................. 88 9.3 989,018 169.44 5,837
Hot Springs.......................................... 53 7.7 989,018 206.09 4,799
Jonesboro............................................ 79 6.9 828,438 192.57 4,302
CALIFORNIA:
Crescent City........................................ 362 33.8 333,717 15.78 21,143
Merced............................................... 114 16.3 844,479 82.91 10,186
COLORADO:
Alamosa.............................................. 162 12.2 925,045 121.00 7,645
Cortez............................................... 258 22.3 403,311 28.91 13,950
Pueblo............................................... 43 6.4 527,185 131.50 4,009
HAWAII:
Hana................................................. 32 17.5 1,048,555 95.90 10,934
Kamuela.............................................. 39 8.5 781,270 146.50 5,333
Kalaupapa............................................ ................. 7.4 514,093 111.69 4,603
ILLINOIS:
Decatur.............................................. 120 27.9 917,077 52.44 17,487
Marion/Herrin........................................ 122 36.3 794,031 34.97 22,704
IOWA:
Burlington........................................... 163 29 929,085 51.23 18,136
Fort Dodge........................................... 94 26.5 1,088,354 65.54 16,605
Mason City........................................... 128 45.3 1,088,354 38.42 28,329
KANSAS:
Dodge City........................................... 149 9.7 1,159,886 190.71 6,082
Garden City.......................................... 201 23.1 1,159,886 80.07 14,485
Great Bend........................................... 120 2.9 298,799 163.01 1,833
Hays................................................. 180 19.1 1,330,824 111.32 11,955
Salina............................................... 93 12.6 ( \2\ ) ( \2\ ) 7,872
Liberal/Guymon....................................... 141 7.8 824,776 169.36 4,870
Topeka............................................... 71 3.7 621,872 266.21 2,336
KENTUCKY: Owensboro...................................... 105 25.1 888,863 56.65 15,690
MAINE:
Augusta/Waterville................................... 68 11.5 1,205,855 167.53 7,198
Bar Harbor........................................... 157 36.4 1,205,855 52.98 22,762
Presque Isle......................................... 276 53.8 1,480,512 43.95 33,688
Rockland............................................. 80 20.3 1,205,855 94.99 12,695
MICHIGAN:
Ironwood/Ashland..................................... 218 5.7 479,879 135.18 3,550
Iron Mountain/Kingsford.............................. 101 24 674,328 44.81 15,050
Manistee............................................. 115 3.8 485,545 205.83 2,359
MINNESOTA: Thief River Falls, MN......................... 302 14.3 707,017 79.22 8,925
MISSISSIPPI: Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS...................... 85 30.6 1,056,991 55.26 19,128
MISSOURI:
Cape Girardeau....................................... 123 25.6 430,925 26.93 16,002
Fort Leonard Wood.................................... 130 27.5 573,725 33.37 17,192
Kirksville........................................... 137 7.3 732,363 161.28 4,541
MONTANA:
Glasgow.............................................. 763 6.3 816,651 207.01 3,945
Glendive............................................. 624 3.1 816,651 426.67 1,914
Havre................................................ 674 3 816,651 428.24 1,907
Lewistown............................................ 558 2.3 816,651 566.73 1,441
Miles City........................................... 529 3.2 816,651 403.09 2,026
Sidney............................................... 653 6.7 816,651 194.63 4,196
Wolf Point........................................... 698 4.8 816,651 270.59 3,018
NEBRASKA:
Alliance............................................. 256 2.1 542,413 415.01 1,307
Chadron.............................................. 311 3.3 542,413 260.90 2,079
Kearney.............................................. 181 18.4 839,487 73.01 11,498
McCook............................................... 271 5.5 1,325,289 382.04 3,469
Norfolk.............................................. 109 3.5 751,373 342.16 2,196
North Platte......................................... 277 17.5 751,373 68.69 10,939
NEVADA: Ely.............................................. 237 ( \1\ ) 976,533 ( \1\ ) ( \1\ )
NEW MEXICO:
Alamogordo/Holloman.................................. 91 4.3 849,235 316.52 2,683
Carlsbad............................................. 139 12.5 ( \2\ ) ( \2\ ) 7,836
Hobbs................................................ 88 5.7 ( \2\ ) ( \2\ ) 3,556
Clovis............................................... 103 7.3 1,118,197 246.14 4,543
Silver City/Hurley/Deming............................ 133 6.4 935,667 235.09 3,980
NEW YORK:
Massena.............................................. 118 8 635,144 126.65 5,015
Ogdensburg........................................... 123 6.3 635,144 161.74 3,927
Saranac Lake......................................... 63 7.8 631,353 129.93 4,859
Watertown............................................ 65 8.6 635,144 118.39 5,365
NORTH DAKOTA:
Devils Lake.......................................... 405 7.4 793,867 171.35 4,633
Dickinson............................................ 528 9.8 1,540,089 251.73 6,118
Jamestown............................................ 332 7.5 793,867 168.33 4,716
OKLAHOMA:
Enid................................................. 84 10.4 977,302 150.70 6,485
Ponca City........................................... 81 9.9 977,302 158.06 6,183
PENNSYLVANIA:
Altoona.............................................. 108 35.8 546,159 24.37 22,408
Johnstown............................................ 82 55.6 301,417 8.66 34,825
Oil City/Franklin.................................... 86 13 510,261 62.46 8,169
PUERTO RICO: Ponce....................................... 77 13.2 337,551 40.84 8,265
SOUTH DAKOTA:
Brookings............................................ 206 2.7 849,386 494.69 1,717
Huron................................................ 279 4 394,585 157.64 2,503
Pierre............................................... 397 18.9 318,861 26.93 11,839
Watertown............................................ 207 19.1 1,871,825 156.27 11,978
TENNESSEE: Jackson....................................... 85 25.3 1,077,812 67.95 15,862
TEXAS: Brownwood......................................... 147 6.2 964,677 247.35 3,900
UTAH:
Cedar City........................................... 178 28.9 836,102 46.22 18,089
Moab................................................. 240 4 971,444 384.58 2,526
Vernal............................................... 174 5.8 1,102,967 304.94 3,617
VERMONT: Rutland......................................... 69 7.3 1,205,855 263.17 4,582
VIRGINIA: Staunton....................................... 113 34.9 514,211 23.52 21,862
WASHINGTON: Ephrata/Moses Lake........................... 108 17.3 1,132,911 104.78 10,812
WEST VIRGINIA:
Beckley.............................................. 181 8.1 1,033,847 202.75 5,099
Princeton/Bluefield.................................. 145 6 1,033,847 273.72 3,777
WISCONSIN: Oshkosh....................................... 49 6.6 1,034,085 248.46 4,162
WYOMING:
Laramie.............................................. 144 27.4 297,633 17.35 17,151
Rock Springs......................................... 184 25.7 465,023 28.86 16,115
Worland.............................................. 398 7 353,345 80.58 4,385
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\1\ Service hiatus.
\2\ Rate under negotiation.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Limitation on Political and Presidential Appointees.--The
Committee recommendation includes a provision (sec. 504)
similar to those carried in previous Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts, which
limits the number of political and Presidential appointees
within the Department of Transportation. The recommended
ceiling for fiscal year 2004 is 106 personnel. Further, the
bill specifies that no political or Presidential appointee may
be detailed outside the Department of Transportation or any
other agency funded in this bill.
Discretionary Grants.--The Committee continues to be
concerned by the Department's oversight and review of the modal
administrations discretionary grants, letters of intent, or
full funding grant agreements. The Department is directed to
comply with the letter, the spirit, and the intent of the 3-day
notification language included in the bill (sec. 512) which has
been carried in previous Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Acts with respect to all
discretionary grants totaling $1,000,000 or more of the Federal
Highway Administration (excluding the emergency relief
program), any program of the Federal Transit Administration
(excluding the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization
programs), and the airport improvement program of the Federal
Aviation Administration. Further, no notification or
announcement should involve funds that are not available for
obligation.
Federal Aviation Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
The Federal Aviation Administration traces its origins to
the Air Commerce Act of 1926, but more recently to the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 which established the independent Federal
Aviation Agency from functions which had resided in the Airways
Modernization Board, the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and
parts of the Civil Aeronautics Board. FAA became an
administration of the Department of Transportation on April 1,
1967, pursuant to the Department of Transportation Act (October
15, 1966).
The total recommended program level for the FAA for fiscal
year 2004 amounts to $13,970,587,000, which is $457,009,000
more than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The following
table summarizes the Committee's recommendations:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year Fiscal year
Program 2003 enacted 2004 budget Committee
\1\ estimate recommendation
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Operations.................. 7,026,548 7,590,648 7,535,648
General fund 3,251,965 1,590,648 1,535,648
appropriation \2\......
Trust fund appropriation 3,774,583 6,000,000 6,000,000
Facilities and equipment \3\ 2,961,645 2,916,000 2,916,000
Research, engineering and 147,485 100,000 118,939
development................
Grants-in-Aid for airports.. 3,377,900 3,400,000 3,400,000
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Total available budget 13,513,578 14,006,648 13,970,587
resources............
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $88,412,942 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $3,900,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7; includes $3,477,250 for Midway Island Airfield per
General Provisions, section 371, less its share of the reduction in
footnote 1.
\3\ Does not reflect fiscal year 2003 rescission of $20,000,000 of
unobligated balances.
OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $7,026,547,626
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 7,590,648,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,535,648,000
\1\ Does not reflect reduction of $3,900,000 pursuant to section 362,
Public Law 108-7. Reflects reduction of $45,971,374 pursuant to section
601 of Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Includes $3,477,250 for Midway Island Airfield per General
Provisions, section 371, Public Law 108-7.
FAA's Operations appropriation provides funds for the
operation, maintenance, communications, and logistic support of
the air traffic control and navigation systems and activities.
It also covers the administration and management of the
regulatory, commercial space, medical, engineering, and
development programs.
The bill includes $6,000,000,000 for the operations
activities of the Federal Aviation Administration from the
airport and airway trust fund. The balance of the operations
appropriation will come from the general fund.
As in past years, FAA is directed to report immediately to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in the event
resources are insufficient to operate a safe and effective air
traffic control system.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendation in comparison to the budget estimate:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year--
----------------------------------- Committee
2003 enacted 2004 budget recommendations
\1\ estimate
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Air Traffic Services........................................ 5,668,196 6,096,800 6,047,300
Regulation and Certification................................ 829,932 873,374 873,374
Research and Acquisitions................................... 205,079 218,481 218,481
Commercial Space Transportation............................. 12,196 12,601 12,601
Regions and Center Coordination............................. 78,714 84,749 84,749
Human Resources............................................. 68,686 82,029 77,029
Financial Services.......................................... 48,410 49,783 49,783
Staff Offices............................................... 82,418 143,150 142,650
Information Services/CIO.................................... 29,439 29,681 29,681
Midway Island Airfield...................................... 3,477 ................ ...............
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TOTAL OPS............................................. 7,026,548 7,590,648 7,535,648
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $45,971,374 pursuant to section 601, but does not reflect reduction of $3,900,000
pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7. Includes $3,477,250 for Midway Island Airfield per General
Provision, section 371, Public Law 108-7.
Air Traffic Services.--The Committee recommends
$6,047,300,000 for the operation and maintenance of the
national air traffic control and flight service system. The
recommended level is $379,104,000 more than the fiscal year
2003 enacted level. The Committee is confident that although
constrained, the recommended funding level is sufficient to
continue safe and efficient management of the National Airspace
System [NAS]. The recommendation gives the Administrator great
flexibility to manage the reduction below the budget request,
and the Committee notes that the changes to the budget request
can be accommodated by adjusting controller staffing levels
consistent with the FAA staffing standard, by controlling
overtime staffing hours, and by reducing NAS handoff costs.
Contract Tower Program.--The Committee continues to support
the contract tower program and the cost-sharing program as a
cost-effective way to enhance air traffic safety at smaller
airports. The Committee's recommendation includes $82,500,000
to fund the existing contract tower program, the remaining
eligible non-Federal towers not currently operated by the FAA,
and other non-towered airports eligible for the program. Of the
funds provided for the contract tower program, $500,000 is to
deploy computer-based interactive training systems for
controllers at FAA contract towers. In designing the system,
the FAA should utilize existing interactive computer-based
training and testing systems in use at airports. In addition to
these resources, the Committee has provided $6,500,000 for the
contract tower cost-sharing program.
Walla Walla Regional Airport Control Tower.--The Committee
has recently learned about potential changes to the local cost
share requirements of the Walla Walla Regional Airport Control
Tower. Recognizing the important safety role that the control
tower plays for the area's flying public, the Committee
encourages the FAA to work with the Walla Walla Regional
Airport to ensure that the control tower remains an air traffic
service available to the community.
Medallion Program.--The Committee recommends $4,000,000 to
continue the Medallion Program, a key safety initiative that
has been embraced in the FAA's future strategic plan. The
Committee recommendation is $2,500,000 more than the fiscal
year 2003 level to allow for additional participation in the
program.
Alien Species Action Plan [ASAP].--The Committee provides
$3,000,000 out of available funds to continue the
implementation of the Alien Species Action Plan which was
adopted by the FAA as part of its August 26, 1998, Record of
Decision approving certain improvements at Kahului Airport on
the Island of Maui. These funds will be used to complete
capital projects that were started in fiscal year 2002 and
continue the operational requirements imposed by the ASAP.
Air Operations.--The Committee directs the FAA to take into
account Naknek River landings in its decision on air traffic
services at King Salmon Airport.
National Airspace Redesign.--Of the funds provided,
$6,500,000 shall be for the NY/NJ Airspace Redesign effort and
shall not be reprogrammed by the FAA for other activities,
including airspace redesign activities outside the NY/NJ metro
area. As the FAA moves forward with its redesign program in the
New York/New Jersey and Philadelphia area, the Committee
encourages the FAA, where appropriate, to consider air noise
impacts as part of the redesign effort.
Non-Precision GPS Approaches.--The Committee recommendation
includes $5,000,000 to continue work associated with increasing
the number of non-precision GPS instrument approaches developed
and published for airports that are not Part 139 certificated.
Human Resources.--The Committee recommends $77,029,000 for
Human Resources, an increase of $8,343,000 above the fiscal
year 2003 enacted level. The recommendation denies the budget
request for five staff positions that were eliminated during
fiscal year 2003 and reduces discretionary increases without
prejudice.
Staff Offices.--The Committee recommends a reduction of
$500,000 to reflect that the current staffing levels in several
offices are below the estimate included in the budget request.
The Committee is confident that this reduction will not impact
current services.
BILL LANGUAGE
Second Career Training Program.--The Committee has included
bill language which was included in the President's budget
request which prohibits the use of appropriated funds for the
second career training program. This prohibition has been
carried in annual appropriations Acts for a number of years.
Sunday Premium Pay.--The bill retains a provision, first
included in the fiscal year 1995 appropriations Act, which
prohibits FAA from paying Sunday premium pay, except in those
cases where the individual actually worked on a Sunday. This
provision is identical to that which was in effect for fiscal
years 1995-2002. It was requested by the administration for
fiscal year 2004.
Manned Auxiliary Flight Service Stations.--The Committee
has retained bill language that was requested by the
administration to prohibit the use of funds for operating a
manned auxiliary flight service station in the contiguous
United States. There is no funding provided in the Operations
account for such stations in fiscal year 2004.
Aeronautical Charting and Cartography.--The bill prohibits
funds in this Act from being used to conduct aeronautical
charting and cartography [AC&C] activities through the working
capital fund [WCF]. Public Law 106-181 authorized the transfer
of these activities from the Department of Commerce to the FAA.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $2,961,645,357
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 2,916,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,916,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $19,376,643 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7. Does not reflect rescission of $20,000,000 of unobligated
balances pursuant to Public Law 108-7.
Under the Facilities and Equipment appropriation, safety,
capacity and efficiency of the Federal airway system are
improved by the procurement and installation of new equipment
and the construction and modernization of facilities to keep
pace with aeronautical activity and in accordance with the
Federal Aviation Administration's comprehensive capital
investment plan [CIP], formerly called the national airspace
system [NAS] plan.
The Federal Aviation Administration's most recent estimate
projects expenditures of approximately $41,901,000,000 on the
Air Traffic Control Modernization effort from 1981 through
2004.
The bill includes an appropriation of $2,916,000,000 for
the Facilities and Equipment of the Federal Aviation
Administration. The Committee recommendation is the same as the
budget estimate and is $45,645,367 less than the fiscal year
2003 enacted level. The bill provides that $2,480,520,000 is
available for obligation until September 30, 2006, and
$435,480,000 is available until September 30, 2004.
The Committee is concerned about the inconsistent
composition of budget activities within the Facilities and
Equipment account. The Terminal Business Unit, in particular,
consolidates separate acquisition programs into a single budget
line that totals several hundred million dollars while other
activities with relatively modest funding levels receive
separate lines. The Committee believes that the programs funded
within the Terminal Business Unit should be requested as
individual budget lines. Such treatment will provide greater
budget discipline and enhance the level of internal and
external oversight warranted by budget activities or budget
items of this magnitude. The Committee expects that future
budget requests will consolidate similar, relatively smaller
requests and provide individual budget lines for the larger
requests currently consolidated within Terminal Business Unit
lines.
The Committee's recommended distributions of the funds for
each of the projects funded by the appropriation:
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
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Fiscal year--
---------------------------------- Committee
2003 enacted recommendation
\1\ 2004 estimate
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Category 1, Improve Aviation Safety:
Terminal Business Unit................................... 150,200,311 137,600,000 112,500,000
Aviation Weather Services Improvements................... 23,287,640 13,200,000 22,200,000
Low Level Windshear Alert System (LLWAS)--Upgrade........ 1,589,600 3,900,000 2,700,000
Aviation Safety Analysis System (ASAS)................... 14,902,500 13,900,000 6,900,000
Integrated Flight Quality Assurance (IFQA)............... 496,750 2,100,000 500,000
Safety Performance Analysis Subsystem (SPAS)............. 2,086,350 ............... ...............
Performance Enhancement Systems (PENS)................... 2,583,100 ............... ...............
System Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO).............. ............... 12,000,000 ...............
Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment (ASKME) ............... 2,500,000 ...............
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Total, Reduce Commercial Aviation Fatalities......... 195,146,251 185,200,000 144,800,000
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Safe Flight 21........................................... 39,740,000 30,300,000 30,300,000
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Total, Reduce General Aviation Fatalities.............. 39,740,000 30,300,000 30,300,000
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Advanced Technology Development and Prototyping.......... 56,828,200 42,800,000 76,600,000
Aircraft Related Equipment Program....................... 15,896,000 13,700,000 9,200,000
National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center (NASDAC)... 1,987,000 1,900,000 1,900,000
Explosive Detection Technology........................... 143,064,000 ............... ...............
Technology Demonstration--Lousville KY................... 9,935,000 ............... ...............
Volcano Monitoring....................................... 2,980,500 ............... 4,000,000
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Total, Other Aviation Safety Programs.................. 230,690,700 58,400,000 91,700,000
==================================================
Total Category 1, Safety Programs...................... 465,576,951 273,900,000 266,800,000
==================================================
Category 2, Improve Efficiency of the Air Traffic Control
System:
Terminal Business Unit................................... 491,812,603 458,128,300 479,978,300
Aeronautical Data Link (ADL) Applications................ 29,506,950 23,150,000 13,000,000
Free Flight Phase 2...................................... 69,545,000 113,100,000 105,100,000
Air Traffic Management (ATM)............................. 12,915,500 13,000,000 37,500,000
Free Flight Phase 1...................................... 36,362,100 37,400,000 37,400,000
Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS)................ 12,021,350 11,800,000 11,800,000
Aviation Weather Sensor System........................... 526,555 ............... ...............
Information Display System (IDS)--Flight Service Station. ............... 2,000,000 ...............
Information Display System (IDS)--SAIDS.................. ............... 5,000,000 5,000,000
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Total, Increase Number of Flights Handled by Airports.. 652,163,503 663,578,300 689,778,300
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Next Generation Very High Frequency Air/Ground 65,670,350 85,850,000 85,850,000
Communications System (NEXCOM)..........................
En Route Automation Program.............................. 70,588,175 173,900,000 223,575,000
Weather and Radar Processor (WARP)....................... 13,511,600 8,500,000 8,500,000
Long Range Radar Sustainment............................. 7,451,250 ............... ...............
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Total, Improve Routing Efficiency for Flights En Route. 157,221,375 268,250,000 317,925,000
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ATOMS Local Area/Wide Area Network..................... 1,092,850 1,100,000 1,100,000
NAS Management Automation Program (NASMAP)............... 993,500 1,200,000 1,200,000
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Total, Overall NAS Efficiency Improvement.............. 2,086,350 2,300,000 2,300,000
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Total Category 2, Efficiency Programs.................. 811,471,228 934,128,300 1,010,003,300
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Category 3, Increase Capacity of the NAS:
Navigation and Landing Aids.............................. 327,134,713 222,700,000 278,835,000
Oceanic Automation System................................ 86,831,900 69,000,000 69,000,000
Gulf of Mexico Offshore Program.......................... 2,285,050 ............... ...............
Voice Switching and Control System (VSCS)................ 13,909,000 32,800,000 32,800,000
Instrument Approach Procudures Automation (IAPA)......... ............... 4,000,000 4,000,000
Aircraft Fleet Modernization............................. 14,902,500 ............... ...............
Transponder Landing Systems.............................. 17,883,000 ............... 6,300,000
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Total, Capacity Programs............................... 445,063,163 328,500,000 390,935,000
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Category 4, Improve Reliability of the NAS:
Guam Center Radar Approach Control (CERAP)--Relocate..... 4,967,500 2,600,000 2,600,000
Terminal Voice Switch Replacement/Enhancement Terminal 14,107,700 12,000,000 18,500,000
Voice Switch............................................
Airport Cable Loop Systems--Sustained Support............ 5,464,250 5,000,000 6,500,000
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Total, Replace Terminal Equipment to Prevent Decreased 24,539,450 19,600,000 27,600,000
Performance...........................................
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En Route Automation Program.............................. 149,025,000 173,800,000 ...............
ARTCC Building Improvements/Plant Improvements........... 34,772,500 34,200,000 34,200,000
Air Traffic Management (ATM)............................. 24,340,750 29,000,000 ...............
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Total, Replace En Route Equipment to Prevent Decreased 208,138,250 237,000,000 34,200,000
Performance...........................................
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Critical Telecommunication Support....................... 993,500 1,500,000 1,500,000
FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure.................... 41,727,000 51,200,000 51,200,000
Air/Ground Communication Infrastructure.................. 22,651,800 24,100,000 24,100,000
Voice Recorder Replacement Program (VRRP)................ 4,967,500 3,300,000 3,300,000
NAS Infrastructure Management System (NIMS).............. 15,896,000 22,100,000 22,100,000
Flight Service Station (FSS) Modernization............... 5,662,950 5,800,000 5,800,000
FSAS Operational and Supportability Implementation System 19,581,885 19,710,000 19,710,000
(OASIS).................................................
Weather Message Switching Center Replacement (WMSCR)..... 1,987,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
Flight Service Station Switch Modernization.............. 13,114,200 5,400,000 5,400,000
Alaskan NAS Interfacility Communications System (ANICS).. 3,974,000 900,000 900,000
Electrical Power Systems--Sustain/Support................ 44,707,500 51,000,000 45,000,000
NAS Recovery Communications (RCOM)....................... 9,338,900 12,000,000 11,600,000
Aeronautical Center Infrastructure Modernization......... 11,623,950 13,000,000 11,700,000
Frequency and Spectrum Engineering....................... 2,583,100 3,600,000 2,600,000
NAS Interference, Detection, Location and Mitigation..... ............... 1,000,000 ...............
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Total, Replace Supporting Systems that Impact Overall 198,809,285 216,110,000 206,410,000
NAS Performance.......................................
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Total, Reliability Programs............................ 431,486,985 472,710,000 268,210,000
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Category 5, Improve the Efficiency of Mission Support:
NAS Improvement of System Support Laboratory............. 2,682,450 2,700,000 ...............
Technical Center Facilities.............................. 11,922,000 14,000,000 3,300,000
Technical Center Building and Plant Support.............. 2,980,500 3,500,000 3,500,000
En Route Communications and Control Facilities 1,299,448 1,203,390 1,203,390
Improvements............................................
DOD/FAA Facilities Transfer.............................. 3,179,200 1,200,000 3,250,000
Terminal Communications--Improve......................... 1,241,180 1,012,000 112,000
Flight Service Facilities Improvement.................... 1,215,289 1,276,890 476,890
Navigation and Landing Aids--Improve..................... 5,001,299 5,929,420 5,929,420
FAA Buildings and Equipment.............................. 10,928,500 11,200,000 11,200,000
Air Navigational Aids and ATC Facilities (Local Projects) 2,086,350 2,200,000 2,200,000
Computer Aided Engineering and Graphics (CAEG) 2,781,800 2,000,000 1,000,000
Modernization...........................................
Information Technology Integration....................... 1,589,600 1,600,000 1,600,000
Operational Data Management System (ODMS)--NAIMES........ 2,980,500 10,300,000 10,300,000
Logistics Support Systems and Facilities (LSSF).......... 4,967,500 5,000,000 5,000,000
Test Equipment--Maintenance Support for Replacement...... 1,688,950 4,000,000 4,000,000
Facility Security Risk Management........................ 24,837,500 41,600,000 36,900,000
Information Security..................................... 7,948,000 11,500,000 11,500,000
Distance Learning........................................ 1,291,550 1,400,000 1,400,000
National Airspace System (NAS) Training Facilities....... 2,285,050 4,200,000 4,200,000
System Engineering and Development Support............... 23,645,300 28,300,000 25,800,000
Program Support Leases................................... 36,163,400 41,100,000 41,100,000
Logistics Support Services (LSS)......................... 7,451,250 7,900,000 7,900,000
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center--Leases................ 14,505,100 14,600,000 14,600,000
In-Plant NAS Contract Support Services................... 2,881,150 2,800,000 ...............
Transition Engineering Support........................... 34,772,500 39,800,000 35,000,000
FAA Corporate Systems Architecture....................... 993,500 1,000,000 ...............
Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC)............... 41,428,950 47,600,000 46,700,000
Resource Tracking Program (RTP).......................... 2,483,750 3,600,000 3,600,000
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development.......... 80,835,134 90,800,000 82,000,000
Operational Evolution Plan (OEP)......................... 993,500 2,000,000 26,000,000
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Total, Increase Efficiency of Investment Management.... 339,060,200 405,321,700 389,771,700
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NAS Facilities OSHA and Environmental Standards 28,215,400 28,300,000 28,300,000
Compliance..............................................
Fuel Storage Tank Replacement and Monitoring............. 8,444,750 5,600,000 7,500,000
Hazardous Materials Management........................... 20,366,750 19,000,000 19,000,000
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Total, Minimize Enviornmental Impact of Aviation 57,026,900 52,900,000 55,600,000
Facilities............................................
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Category 5 Total....................................... 396,087,100 458,221,700 445,371,700
Category 6, PCB&T:
Personnel and Related Expenses........................... 402,024,981 448,540,000 435,480,000
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Category 6 Total....................................... 402,024,981 448,540,000 435,480,000
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Subtotal............................................... 2,951,710,408 2,916,000,000 2,816,000,000
NAS Handoff-Transfer to Operating Expenses/Accountwide 9,934,949 ............... ...............
Adjustment..............................................
Airport grants........................................... ............... ............... 100,000,000
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TOTAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT......................... 2,961,645,357 2,916,000,000 2,916,000,000
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IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY
Terminal Business Unit--Terminal Doppler Weather Radar
[TDWR].--The Committee recommendation provides $2,700,000 for
procurement of spare antenna drive motors, elevation drive
bearings and additional replacement part costs. The $4,500,000
requested for initiation of the service life extension program
is denied without prejudice pending a more detailed
articulation of the projected out-year costs.
Terminal Business Unit--Airport Surface Detection
Equipment--Model X [ASDE-X].--The Committee recommends
$93,000,000 for procurement of 10 ASDE-X production systems, a
reduction of $21,400,000 from the budget request. The Committee
is concerned that this procurement's cost per unit as reflected
in the budget request has grown by over 30 percent above the
fiscal year 2003 requested level. The cost per production unit
of this `low-cost' system is headed in the wrong direction over
a fiscal year 2003 production cost that was already too high.
The Committee recommendation provides growth over the fiscal
year 2003 enacted level consistent with the negotiated
inflation rate associated with the underlying contract. The
reductions the program can be accommodated in activity tasks 1,
2, and 5.
Terminal Business Unit.--The Committee recommendation
includes an increase of $800,000 for installation and
calibration of two remote transmitter/receiver sites at Las
Vegas-McCarran International Airport.
Aviation Weather Services Improvements.--The Committee
recommends an additional $4,000,000 to continue wake turbulence
research that utilizes pulsed laser Doppler radar technology
and $5,000,000 to expand the weather camera monitoring system
in Alaska.
Low Level Wind Shear Alert System [LLWAS]--Upgrade/
Sustain.--The Committee recommendation provides $2,700,000, a
reduction of $1,200,000 below the budget request for this
project. No funds are provided for activity task 2 which can be
accommodated out of Operations funding.
Aviation Safety Analysis System [ASAS].--The Committee
recommendation reduces the request for ASAS by 50 percent.
These activities are more appropriately funded out of the
Operations account. The Committee expects that these activities
will be requested in Operations in subsequent fiscal years.
Integrated Flight Quality Assurance.--The Committee
recommends $500,000 for this budget item, the same level
appropriated in fiscal year 2003.
Systems Approach for Safety Oversight.--The Committee
recommendation denies the requested funding without prejudice
and would consider a reprogramming request from within the
funding for FAA Operations for this budget item.
Aviation Safety Knowledge Management Environment [ASKME].--
The Committee recommendation denies the request for this new
initiative as an activity appropriately funded out of the FAA
Operations account.
Advanced Technology Development and Prototyping.--The
Committee recommends $29,600,000 for these research activities.
No funding is provided in this budget item for activity tasks
4, 7, 10, and 13 which are more appropriately funded out of the
Operations account. In addition, the Committee has provided
$3,500,000 for the demonstration of a prototype rapid response
capability to transmit flight data from a commercial type
aircraft using data management and communications equipment
already installed on most modern commercial aircraft through
software modifications. The recommendation includes $6,000,000
to continue the wind profiling and associated weather
activities for Juneau, Alaska. The recommended funding level
includes $8,500,000 for the cabin air quality demonstration
program which implements key civilian aircraft safety plans
developed by the Airliner Cabin Environment Response Team at
the FAA to identify, analyze, and study incidents of cabin air
contamination associated with typical flight operations
monitored with onboard sensors and demonstrate decontamination
of aircraft by adapting proven technologies such as vapor
hydrogen peroxide. Of the funding for air cabin air quality
demonstration, $3,750,000 shall support operational activities
related to testing and validating decontamination procedures
and technologies at the Center for Domestic Preparedness. The
Committee recommendation also provides $7,500,000 to
demonstrate Pulsed Fast Neutron Analysis [PFNA] non-intrusive
inspection of air cargo at George Bush Intercontinental
Airport.
Airport Technology Research.--The budget request included
$15,000,000 for airport technology research within the
limitation for ``Grants-in-Aid for Airports'' and that funding
is provided within this budget item because research is not an
authorized use of airport improvement funds. Within the amount
provided, $1,000,000 is for the deployment of lithium
technologies to prevent and mitigate alkali-silica reactivity.
Of the additional funds provided for airport technology
research, $4,000,000 is to continue the airfield pavements
research program and to expand the scope of pavement research
to include asphalt, and $1,500,000 is to continue an evaluation
of the runway obstruction warning system at Gulfport-Biloxi
Airport.
Aircraft Related Equipment Program.--The Committee
recommends $9,200,000 for the Aircraft Related Equipment
Program. Funding is not provided for activity tasks 1 and 5.
Volcano Monitoring.--The Committee recommendation includes
$4,000,000 for volcano monitoring, which is $1,000,000 more
than amount appropriated in fiscal year 2003.
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
Terminal Business Unit--Airport Traffic Control
Facilities--Replace.--The Committee recommendation includes
$138,700,000 for new and replacement facilities. The Committee
recommendation includes funding for the following Air Traffic
Control Tower [ATCT] and ATCT/TRACON consolidation projects:
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Atlanta, GA............................................. $4,159,909
Cleveland, OH........................................... 4,000,000
Morristown, NJ.......................................... 1,300,000
Dayton, OH.............................................. 975,000
Wilkes Barre, PA........................................ 920,000
Oshkosh, WI............................................. 385,000
Toledo, OH.............................................. 975,000
Abilene, TX............................................. 1,760,000
Cahokia, IL............................................. 625,000
Memphis, TN............................................. 5,000,000
Baltimore, MD........................................... 600,000
Deer Valley, AZ......................................... 5,658,300
Oakland, CA............................................. 21,636,600
Manchester, NH.......................................... 8,300,000
St. Louis, MO........................................... 1,195,500
Dallas, TX.............................................. 2,005,000
Reno, NV................................................ 2,000,000
Seattle, WA [ATCT]...................................... 2,000,000
Fort Wayne, IN.......................................... 1,220,000
Newark, NJ.............................................. 500,000
Pt. Columbus, OH........................................ 700,000
Billings, MT............................................ 3,000,000
Savannah, GA............................................ 1,000,000
Newburgh, NY............................................ 1,500,000
Richmond, VA............................................ 1,000,000
Vero Beach, FL.......................................... 750,000
Everett, WA............................................. 2,000,000
Roanoke, VA............................................. 1,500,000
Merrimack, NH........................................... 3,217,700
Seattle, WA [TRACON].................................... 5,280,000
Phoenix, AZ............................................. 3,027,000
Warrenton, VA........................................... 4,110,000
Chantilly, VA........................................... 4,500,000
Topeka, KS.............................................. 1,500,000
Newport News, VA........................................ 2,000,000
Battle Creek, MI........................................ 1,000,000
Mathis, CA.............................................. 4,300,000
Spokane, WA............................................. 6,000,000
Provo, UT............................................... 1,000,000
Missoula, MT............................................ 4,000,000
Boise, ID............................................... 4,000,000
Las Vegas, NV........................................... 4,000,000
Las Cruces, NM.......................................... 1,100,000
Traverse City, MI....................................... 2,000,000
Huntsville, AL.......................................... 8,000,000
Long Island, NY......................................... 1,000,000
Palm Beach Couny, FL.................................... 2,000,000
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Morristown, NJ Tower Replacement.--The Committee is
concerned that the FAA has not adhered to direction it received
from the fiscal year 2001 conferees concerning the construction
of a replacement air traffic control tower in Morristown, NJ.
The existing tower continues to deteriorate, and it is critical
that construction of the replacement facility be undertaken
expeditiously. Specifically, the FAA was provided $2,500,000 in
the fiscal year 2001 conference committee report to be applied
to the construction of a replacement air traffic control tower,
and was directed to enter into an agreement with the airport to
reimburse the airport over the next several years for
construction of the tower. We understand that FAA has only
obligated approximately $500,000 of the $2,500,000 provided,
which it has applied toward site and design work for the tower.
Although the site and design work is nearly completed, FAA
apparently has not established concrete plans to immediately
proceed with tower construction. The Committee is disappointed
that FAA has not addressed this project in a more timely
manner, and expects construction to be initiated shortly. If
entering into a reimbursable agreement has contributed to the
agency's delay or would be expected to create additional delay
in starting construction, the FAA should undertake the
construction directly. The Committee also expects the FAA to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by
December 1, 2003, with the projected tower construction
schedule, including specific milestones to be accomplished.
Terminal Business Unit--Airport Traffic Control Tower
[ATCT]/Tracon Facilities--Improve.--The Committee
recommendation includes $45,500,000 for ATCT improvements, of
which $7,000,000 is for facilities upgrades required to deploy
STARS. The reduction of the STARS deployment funding is
manageable given the schedule delays to the STARS waterfall. In
addition, the Committee recommendation includes funding for the
projects listed below:
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Des Moines, IA.................... Install loading dock $272,030
Waterloo, IA...................... Install new tower 172,414
cab consoles.
Erie, PA.......................... STARS Modernize, 1,204,104
Scope II.
Burlington, VT.................... Replace HVAC 370,315
equipment.
Raleigh, NC....................... Modernize tower, 220,000
Phase I.
Jacksonville, FL.................. Expand base 880,000
building, Phase I.
Brownsville, TX................... engineering and 299,450
drafting.
DAL-Ft. Worth, TX................. Modernize Ops areas, 110,000
Phase I.
Camarillo, CA..................... In-service upgrade 603,064
to tower cab.
Lancaster, CA..................... In-service upgrade 395,637
to tower cab.
Santa Barbara, CA................. Provide 2 new 550,000
positions.
Denver, CO (TRACON)............... Correct structural 3,400,000
problems.
AGL various....................... Various projects.... 144,000
AEA various....................... Various projects.... 117,000
ASW various....................... Various projects.... 108,000
74 TRACON's and/or associated ATCT Fiscal year 2006 5,000,000
STARS installation
design.
Sarasota, FL...................... Replace HVAC and 828,300
modernize facility,
Phase II.
Bellevue, NE...................... Replace hydronic 246,532
water pumps.
St. Louis, MO..................... Replace consoles.... 550,000
Burlington, VT.................... Extend east wall of 255,750
base building.
Falmouth, MA...................... Modernize operating 311,410
quarters.
Daytona Beach, FL................. Expand base 506,000
building, Phase I.
AAL various....................... Various projects.... 27,000
DAL-Ft. Worth, TX................. Modernize Ops areas, 220,000
Phase I.
DAL-Ft. Worth, TX................. Modernize Ops areas, 110,000
Phase I.
Van Nuys, CA...................... In-service upgrade 196,592
to tower cab.
Scottsdale, AZ.................... Rehab consoles, new 220,400
a/c & water heater.
Camp Springs, MD (Andrews AFB).... Redesign 2,283,300
administrative
space, Phase II.
Kenai, AK......................... Modernization....... 940,942
AWP various....................... Various projects.... 162,000
ACE various....................... Various projects.... 45,000
ASO various....................... Various projects.... 171,000
ANE various....................... Various projects.... 45,000
ANM various....................... Various projects.... 81,000
Anchorage, AK..................... Tower cab 151,200
modification.
Fairbanks, AK..................... Tower cab 74,700
modification.
Central Region.................... Continue carpet 107,760
replacement.
Cedar Rapids, IA.................. Smoking room with 6,650
ventilation.
Morgantown, WV.................... Paint and seal 116,750
exterior.
Milwaukee, WI..................... Replace base 81,000
building roof.
Huntington, WV.................... Install radar scope. 99,500
Lancaster, PA..................... Communication switch 19,950
Sioux Falls, SD................... Renovate third floor 62,675
conference room.
Providence, RI.................... Replace duct system. 100,550
Portland, OR...................... Repace center 60,220
console.
Salt Lake City, UT................ Replace card swipe 17,600
system.
Lincoln, NE....................... LLWAS to IDS 27,500
interface.
W. Palm Beach, FL................. Add ops position.... 303,804
Baton Rouge, LA................... Install remote start 275,875
capability.
DAL-Ft. Worth, TX................. Replace roof........ 88,810
Western Pacific................... Various projects.... 100,000
Scottsdale, AZ.................... Replace tower a/c... 185,356
Anchorage, AK..................... Install 66,027
humidification
system.
Wichita, KS....................... Data display system. 57,325
Omaha, NE......................... Renovate elevator 2,200
lobby.
Albany, NY........................ Procure 2 SAIDS 52,840
displays.
Houma, LA......................... Paint exterior...... 107,050
Jacksonville, FL.................. Replace elevator.... 84,478
Parkersburg, WV................... Lighting, carpeting, 34,800
ceiling
improvements.
Charlottesville, VA............... Data display system. 11,600
Chicago, IL....................... Repair outside 299,000
louvers on roof.
Charleston, SC.................... Replace elevator.... 84,478
Yakima, WA........................ Replace transformer/ 74,200
breaker panel.
New Orleans, LA................... Data displays....... 17,400
New Orleans, LA................... HVAC replace........ 224,600
Las Vegas, NV..................... Replace 3 a/c units. 54,902
Tucson, AZ........................ Rehab restroom...... 179,400
Napa, CA.......................... Replace a/c system.. 74,500
Long Beach, CA.................... Move wall........... 73,600
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Terminal Business Unit--Terminal Digital Radar (ASR-11).--
The Committee recommendation for the ASR-11 radar provides
$75,000,000, a reduction of $25,000,000 from the budget
request. The Committee is alarmed at the continued difficulty
in this program and will consider further reductions to this
budget item unless a compelling recovery plan is submitted.
Furthermore, the Committee continues to be concerned about the
lack of radar coverage around central Oregon; Jackson Hole,
Wyoming; and Eagle County, Colorado and directs the
Administrator to provide to the Committee a process and
timetable for addressing these radar gaps.
Terminal Business Unit--Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR-
9).--The Committee provides $24,000,000 for the ASR-9/Mode S
Service Life Extension Program [SLEP], which is $8,050,000 more
than the budget request of $15,950,000 to accelerate this
program. The Committee notes that the FAA has made good use of
previously appropriated funds to complete an ASR-9/Mode S
Service Life Extension Design Study and a prototype proof of
design system. The Committee also notes the ASR-9/Mode S
systems are extremely critical to aviation operations and to
homeland security as these high performance assets are deployed
at the most important airports in the NAS in major metropolitan
areas. Several recent failures, with associated delays of
hundreds of flights, have shown the importance of accelerating
this modernization program. The Committee encourages the FAA to
use the flexibility inherent in the AMS to make a Full Scale
Development and Production award of the ASR-9/Mode S SLEP.
Terminal Business Unit--Terminal Applied Engineering.--The
Committee recommendation provides $8,200,000 for this program,
the same level provided in fiscal year 2003.
Terminal Business Unit--New York Integrated Control
Complex.--The Committee recommendation includes $5,000,000 for
completion of the economic analysis, environmental assessments,
and engineering and design studies.
Terminal Business Unit--Precision Runway Monitors [PRM].--
The PRM system allows simultaneous independent approaches on
closely spaced parallel runways which enables airports to
reduce potential delays during adverse weather conditions. The
Committee has included $6,000,000 for the PRM program, which is
$5,000,000 more than the budget request, to continue the
deployment plan that was articulated by the Committee in fiscal
year 2003.
Terminal Business Unit--Automated Technical Support
System.--The Committee provides $3,000,000 to develop, build
and test an automated technical documentation pilot program for
the Air Route Surveillance Radar [ARSR-4]. The pilot program
should develop a clearly defined specification for
troubleshooting; provide easy to use graphical user interface
defined by user-driven queries; and create intelligent link
data that ties the system logic to troubleshooting and
diagnostics.
Aeronautical Data Link [ADL] Applications.--The Committee
recommendation provides $13,000,000 for this program to cover
termination costs and sustain prototyping activities at the
Miami test site. In addition, the Committee is very concerned
by the FAA's cancellation of the program after spending almost
$300,000,000 and routinely estimating the capacity and
efficiency benefits at over $330,000,000 per year. The
Committee encourages the Inspector General to look into the
circumstances leading to the program termination, whether any
of the work to this point is salvageable, and what controls
could have been put into place to avoid a program failure of
this type.
Free Flight Phase 2.--The Committee recommendation provides
$105,100,000 for free flight phase 2, fully funding activity
tasks 1, 3, 4 and 5.
Air Traffic Management [ATM].--The Committee recommendation
provides $37,500,000, the same level provided in fiscal year
2003. Funding for air traffic management that was requested in
Category 4 has been included under this budget item.
Information Display System [IDS]--Flight Service Station.--
The Committee recommendation does not include funding for this
budget item due to inadequate justification and inconsistency
with a completely automated flight service station system
solution.
Next Generation VHF Air/Ground Communications System
[NEXCOM].--The Committee recommendation includes the full
requested amount for this budget item, but notes that the
budget justification for this item is exceptionally weak and
the outyears costs are significant. The Committee
recommendation for full funding may prove unsustainable without
a more robust and compelling justification.
En Route Automation Program [ERAM].--The Committee
recommendation includes $223,575,000 for the budget items for
en route automation modernization, which represents a 215
percent increase over the fiscal year 2003 enacted level of
$71,050,000. The FAA currently projects this program to cost
$2,100,000,000 and be complete by 2010. Without question, ERAM
is one of the most expensive, software-intensive acquisitions
FAA has embarked on since the ill-fated Advanced Automation
System. The program has already been designated as a high risk
effort by the Department of Transportation Inspector General.
The Committee is disappointed that FAA's budget request for
ERAM provides insufficient details for a program of this
importance and magnitude. As a condition for funding, the
Committee expects the fiscal year 2005 budget justification to
include a detailed explanation of specific ERAM tasks and the
associated costs to complete each task breaking out the
individual program elements and including milestones and
timelines for ERAM, En Route Communications Gateway [ECG], and
PAMRI, at a minimum.
Given the FAA's traditional difficulty with complex,
software-related acquisition programs, the Committee is
concerned about the potential for dramatic cost escalation if
the program is not managed effectively. Accordingly, the
Committee directs the FAA to provide a cost constrained project
plan for the procurement to the Committee with the fiscal year
2005 budget request. Finally, the Committee directs the
Department of Transportation Inspector General to examine the
FAA's plan to provide new en route automation equipment within
current cost and schedule parameters, assess whether or not
FAA's procurement strategy is executable, and identify major
risks to implementing ERAM.
INCREASE CAPACITY OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM
Navigation and Landing Aids--Loran-C.--The Committee
recommendation includes $20,000,000 to continue the
modernization of the Loran-C system, which is $5,000,000 less
than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
Navigation and Landing Aids--Wide Area Augmentation System
[WAAS].--The Committee recommendation provides $107,100,000 for
WAAS, $13,200,000 below the budget request. The Committee notes
that the current estimated cost of the program is almost six
times the initial estimated cost. No funding is provided for
Activity Tasks 2 and 4. The Committee is also concerned by the
sizeable outyear costs and the lack of justification for
Activity Task 3 ATS enhancements. The Committee will continue
to review this program pending conference Committee action and
directs the FAA to provide a revised program cost estimate
consistent with the concern raised in the Department of
Transportation Inspector General's Status of FAA Major
Acquisitions report.
Navigation and Landing Aids--Instrument Landing Systems.--
The Committee recommendation provides funding for the following
projects:
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Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells, WI............................. $375,000
Baton Rouge Municipal, LA............................... 500,000
Cincinnati/North Kentucky Int, OH....................... 1,500,000
Craig SPB, AK........................................... 2,000,000
Eagle County Regional, CO............................... 2,000,000
Eagle River Union, WI................................... 625,000
Eastern Iowa, IA........................................ 1,500,000
Gadsden Muncipal, AL.................................... 2,000,000
Logan-Cache, UT......................................... 2,000,000
McCook Municipal, NE.................................... 910,000
North Little Rock Muncipal, AR.......................... 1,200,000
O'Hare International, IL................................ 1,500,000
Olive Branch, MS........................................ 850,000
Sumter Municipal, SC.................................... 1,500,000
Western Nebraska Regional/William B Helig Field, NE..... 1,000,000
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Navigation and Landing Aids--Transponder Landing Systems.--
The Committee recommendation provides funding for the following
projects:
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Glasgow Muncipal, KY.................................... $2,100,000
Palm Springs, CA........................................ 2,100,000
Steamboat Springs, CO................................... 2,100,000
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Navigation and Landing Aids--Approach Lighting System
Improvement Program [ALSIP].--The Committee includes
$14,200,000, as requested, for the installation of High
Intensity Approach Lighting System with Sequenced Flashing
Lights [ALSF-2) and Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System
with Runway Alignment Indicators Lights [MALSR] and recommends
an increase of $5,000,000 for continued procurement of MALSR
systems. The Committee recommends that the FAA continue to
procure the latest equipment that has been approved for use in
the National Areospace System [NAS].
In addition, the Committee recommendation includes funding
for the following projects:
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Alaska statewide rural lighting airfield lighting... 8,000,000
(phase III).
Bessmer Regional, AL.............. lights and 250,000
navigation aids.
Cleveland Hopkins International Precision Approach 175,000
Airport, OH. Path Indicators
[PAPI].
False Pass, AK.................... navigational 2,000,000
lighting.
Green County Regional, GA......... MALSR............... $250,000
Hartsfield Atlanta International, ALSF-2 approach 2,000,000
GA (5th runway). lighting system.
Rhode Island Airport Corporation.. REIL and PAPI....... 2,500,000
Seattle-Tacoma International Approach lighting 9,700,000
Airport, WA (third runway)....... for runway 16......
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Funding provided for the Alaska statewide airfield lighting
initiative may also be used to acquire and install laser
lights, upon certification by the FAA.
Navigation and Landing Aids--Distance Measuring Equipment
[DME].--Consistent with the budget justification, the Committee
recommendation includes $4,000,000 for the procurement and
installation of distance measuring equipment. The funding level
included by the Committee will allow the FAA to procure and
install commercial off-the-shelf DME electronic equipment at
roughly 36 facilities. The Committee encourages the
Administrator to install this updated safety equipment at Rice
Lake Regional Airport in Wisconsin.
Oceanic Automation System [OAS].--The Committee
recommendation includes $69,000,000 for the Oceanic Automation
System procurement. The Committee continues to be concerned
with the cost and risk of the program and notes significant
requested funding for Oceanic-related activities elsewhere in
this account, which is generally an indication of cost
containment problems in the central procurement activity. The
Committee requests the Inspector General to conduct an audit of
this procurement and to provide a comparison of the FAA's
experience to date in pursuit of this capability (cost,
schedule, performance specification modifications) to the
NavCanada experience.
IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM
Terminal Voice Switch Replacement [TVSR]/Enhanced Terminal
Voice Switch [ETVS].--The Committee recommendation provides
$18,500,000 for the TVSR/ETVS procurement. The additional
funding of $6,500,000 is provided to accelerate deployment of
this critical element of the NAS infrastructure. While the
Committee notes that overall FAA budget constraints may have
hampered this effort and resulted in the original deployment
schedule being far behind expectations, the Committee believes
the FAA has made good use of previously appropriated funds to
address the original mandate for the replacement of all 421
obsolete and unsupportable electro-mechanical voice switching
systems in the National Airspace System [NAS]. Furthermore, the
Committee encourages the FAA to use the flexibility inherent in
existing TVSR contract vehicles to continue the ongoing
deployment of TVSR systems to accomplish its original
deployment goals.
Airport Cable Loop Systems.--The Committee recommendation
includes $1,500,000 for acquisition and installation of a fiber
optic loop at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport.
FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure [FTI].--The Committee
recommendation includes the full request for FTI form
Facilities and Equipment funds. However, the Committee notes
that as the FTI solution is implemented, this cost, for on-
demand service, should come from the Operations account.
Electrical Power Systems--Sustain/Support.--The Committee
recommendation provides $45,000,000, essentially the same
amount as the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The recommended
level includes the full amount requested for activity task 1.
National Airspace System [NAS] Recovery Communications
[RCOM].--The Committee recommendation provides $11,600,000
consistent with the justification.
Aeronautical Center Infrastructure Modernization.--The
Committee recommendation provides $11,700,00, the same level
provided in fiscal year 2003.
Frequency and Spectrum Engineering.--The Committee
recommendation provides $2,600,000, the same level provided in
fiscal year 2003.
NAS Interference, Detection, Location and Mitigation.--The
Committee recommendation does not include funding for this new
budget initiative. This activity is more appropriately funded
under Research, Engineering, and Development or the FAA
Operations account.
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF MISSION SUPPORT
NAS Improvement of System Support Laboratory.--The
Committee recommendation denies this request in order to fund
higher priority items.
FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Facilities.--The
Committee recommends $3,300,000 for Activity Tasks 1 and 4.
Activity Tasks 2 and 3 are operations and maintenance
activities. The Committee expects these items to be funded in
operations.
DOD/FAA ATC Facilities Transfer.--The Committee
recommendation includes $3,250,000. Funding provided above the
budget increase is for necessary improvements and continued
operations of the airport radar approach control at Lawton/Fort
Sill Regional Airport in Oklahoma.
Terminal Communications--Improve.--The Committee
recommendation provides the requested funding for Activity
Tasks 1 and 2. Activity Task 3 is more appropriately budgeted
and requested in the Operations account.
Flight Service Facilities Improvements.--The Committee
recommendation provides $476,890 for Activity Task 1.
Computer Aided Engineering and Graphics [CAEG]
Modernization.--The Committee recommendation provides
$1,000,000 for this budget item, which should provide more than
ample funds to procure fourteen new servers, consistent with
the request.
Facility Security Risk Management.--The Committee
recommendation of $36,900,000 fully funds Activity Tasks 1, 2,
3, and 4 and provides $4,700,000 for program management.
System Engineering and Development Support.--The Committee
recommendation provides $25,800,000, which is $2,200,000 more
than the level appropriated in fiscal year 2003.
In-Plant NAS Contract Support Services.--The Committee
recommendation denies funding for this budget item. The
contract support services should either be allocated to the
individual budget item lines to better reflect the cost of the
program or to the Operations account. The Committee will
consider information from the FAA as to the most appropriate
funding source for conference committee consideration.
Transition Engineering Support.--The Committee
recommendation provides $35,000,000, the same level that was
provided in fiscal year 2003.
FAA Corporate System Architecture.--The Committee
recommendation denies funding for this request. This budget
item is more appropriately funded in the Operations account.
Technical Support Services Contract [TSSC].--The Committee
recommendation provides $46,700,000 for this budget item, which
represents $5,300,000 more than the level appropriated in
fiscal year 2003.
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development [CAASD].--
The Committee recommendation provides $82,000,000 for this
budget item, a slightly higher support level than appropriated
in the fiscal year 2003 bill.
Operational Evolution Plan [OEP].--The Committee recommends
$26,000,000 for the operational evolution plan. The Committee
recommendation includes $1,000,000 for the contractor labor
supported requested in this budget item, the same level
appropriated for this activity in fiscal year 2003. The
Committee also provides $25,000,000 to continue the Global
Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance Systems initiative
beyond the current fiscal year.
As the FAA continues to implement and modify the OEP, the
Committee encourages the FAA to examine enhancements for
general aviation operations in the OEP. This could include
charted visual flight rule access routes for operations in
Class B airspace, airport infrastructure improvements, which
provide improved all weather access at airports through
instrument approach lighting systems, instrument approach
runway markings, parallel taxiways, obstruction removal (trees
etc), instrument approach surveys for precision approaches
based on satellite navigation and where applicable, runway
extensions.
Fuel Storage Replacement and Monitoring.--The Committee
recommends $7,500,000, which is $1,900,000 more than the budget
request.
Personnel and Related Expenses.--The Committee
recommendation provides $435,480,000 and notes that the
reduction from the budget estimate can be accommodated through
responsible management of P, C, & B for direct labor costs from
other parts of the FAA, travel costs, and within the
annualization and inflation allotments. In addition, the
Committee recommendation includes $2,400,000 for the personnel
costs associated with the airport advanced technology
development and prototyping funding included in Activity 1.
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $147,485,075
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 100,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 118,939,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $964,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This appropriation finances research, engineering, and
development programs to improve the national air traffic
control system by increasing its safety, security,
productivity, and capacity. The programs are designed to meet
the expected air traffic demands of the future and to promote
flight safety. The major objectives are to keep the current
system operating safely and efficiently; to protect the
environment; and to modernize the system through improvements
in facilities, equipment, techniques, and procedures in order
to ensure that the system will safely and efficiently handle
the volume of aircraft traffic expected in the future.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $118,939,000, for the
FAA's research, engineering, and development activities.
A table showing the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, the
fiscal year 2004 budget estimate, and the Committee
recommendation follows:
RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year
2003 enacted Fiscal year Committee
\1\ 2004 estimate recommendation
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Improve Aviation Safety:
Reduce Commercial Aviation Fatalities:
Fire research........................................... 5,951 7,725 8,725
Propulsion and Fuel Systems............................. 5,150 802 4,802
Advanced Materials/Structural Safety.................... 1,283 1,244 5,244
Flight Safety/Atmospheric Hazards....................... 4,261 3,217 4,217
Aging Aircraft.......................................... 23,526 14,336 17,036
Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention................ 1,809 762 762
Flightdeck/Main/Sys Integration human factors........... 7,903 6,782 6,782
Reduce General Aviation:
Propulsion and Fuel Systems............................. 2,207 344 1,344
Advanced Materials/Structural Safety.................... 1,568 1,522 1,522
Flight Safety/Atmospheric Hazards....................... 1,826 1,378 1,378
Aging Aircraft.......................................... 5,882 3,584 3,584
Flightdeck/Main/Sys Integration human factors........... 1,854 1,612 1,612
Aviation System Safety:
Aviation safety risk analysis........................... 6,539 7,898 7,898
ATC/AF human factors.................................... 10,370 8,899 8,899
Aeromedical research.................................... 6,193 6,382 9,382
Weather research safety................................. 21,101 20,852 20,852
Improve Efficiency of ATC System: Weather Research Efficiency... 11,505 .............. 3,000
Reduce Environmental Impact of Aviation: Environment and Energy. 21,612 7,975 7,975
Improve Efficiency of Mission Support:
System planning and resource manag.......................... 948 1,261 500
Technical lab facility...................................... 5,997 3,425 3,425
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Total, R,E&D.............................................. 147,485 100,000 118,939
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $964,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY
Fire Research and Safety.--The Committee recommends
$8,725,000 for fire research and safety and includes $1,000,000
for a comprehensive evaluation of advanced reticulated
polyurethane safety foam in commercial aircraft.
Propulsion and Fuel Systems.--The Committee recommendation
provides a total of $4,802,000 for propulsion and fuel systems
research to reduce commercial fatalities. The Committee
provides $3,000,000 to study the effects of molecular markers
designed for the purpose of detecting adulteration or dilution
of jet fuel. The recommendation also includes $1,000,000 to
continue the activities of the specialty metals processing
consortium.
Advanced Materials/Structural Safety.--The Committee
recommends $5,244,000 for advanced materials/structural safety
research. With the additional funds provided, $4,000,000 is to
support and improve ongoing metallic and composite structures
research at the National Institute for Aviation Research and
$500,000 for advanced materials research at the University of
Washington.
Flight Safety/Atmospheric Hazards Research.--The Committee
recommends $4,217,000, an increase of $1,000,000 above the
requested funding level. The recommendation includes $1,000,000
to continue development of in-flight simulator training for
commercial pilots at the Roswell Industrial Center.
Aging Aircraft.--The Committee recommendation includes a
total of $17,036,000 for the aging aircraft program to reduce
commercial aviation fatalities. The Committee has provided
resources to continue the collaborative efforts between the FAA
and several public and private organizations including the
Center for Aviation Systems Reliability [CASR], the
Airworthiness Assurance Center of Excellence [AACE] and the
Engine Titanium Consortium [ETC]. Within the appropriation, the
recommendation includes $3,000,000 for the Center for Aviation
Systems Reliability [CASR]; $2,000,000 for the Engine Titanium
Consortium [ETC]; $2,000,000 for the Aging Aircraft
Nondestructive Inspection Validation Center [AANC]; and,
$2,500,000 for the Center for Aviation Research and Aerospace
Technology [CARAT].
General Aviation Propulsion and Fuel Systems.--The
Committee recommends $1,344,000 for propulsion and fuel systems
research for general aviation. The recommended level of funding
includes $1,000,000 for further research into the performance
and combustion characteristics of aviation grade ethanol fuels
at South Dakota State University.
Aeromedical research.--The Committee recommends $9,382,000
for aeromedical research, an increase of $3,000,000 above the
budget request. The Committee notes that the FAA
reauthorization bill requires the Administrator to carry out
the studies and analysis called for in the National Research
Council's report entitled ``The Airliner Cabin Environment and
the Health of Passengers and Crew.'' The Committee has provided
$3,000,000 for this effort. In carrying out this study, the
Committee directs the Administrator to conduct surveillance to
monitor ozone on a representative number of flights; collect
pesticide exposure data; analyze samples of residue from
aircraft ventilation ducts and filters after air quality
incidents to identify the contaminants to which passengers and
crew were exposed; analyze and study cabin air pressure and
altitude; and, establish an air quality incident reporting
system.
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
Weather Research Efficiency.--The Committee recommends
$3,000,000 for weather research to improve the efficiency of
the air traffic control system. These additional resources will
ensure that this area of research is not suspended.
GRANTS-IN-AID FOR AIRPORTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,100,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,400,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,400,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $22,100,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
Chapter 471 of title 49, U.S.C. authorizes a program of
grants to fund airport planning and development and noise
compatibility planning and projects for public use airports in
all States and territories.
The Committee recommends $3,400,000,000 in liquidating cash
for grants-in-aid for airports. This is consistent with the
Committee's obligation limitation on airport programs for
fiscal year 2003 and for the payment of previous years'
obligations.
GRANTS-IN AID FOR AIRPORTS
LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
Obligation limitation, 2003............................. $3,377,900,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,400,000,000
Committee recommendation \1\............................ 3,500,000,000
\1\ Includes additional $100,000,000 not subject to the limitation.
The total program level recommended for fiscal year 2004
for grants-in-aid to airports is $3,500,000,000, which is
$100,000,000 more than the budget request and $122,100,000 more
than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The Committee
recommendation, which includes funds transferred from another
aviation capital account, is intended to be sufficient to
continue the important tasks of enhancing airport and airway
safety, ensuring that airport standards continue to be met,
maintaining existing airport capacity, and developing
additional capacity.
The Committee notes that a sizable alternative source of
funding is available to airports in the form of passenger
facility charges [PFC's]. The first PFC charge began for
airline tickets issued on June 1, 1992. DOT data shows that as
of December 31, 2002, 310 airports were approved to collect
PFC's in the amount of $40,900,000,000. During calendar year
2002, airports collected $1,857,000,000 in PFC charges, and
$2,036,000,000 is estimated to be collected in calendar year
2003. Of the airports collecting PFC's, approximately one-fifth
collected about 90 percent of the total, and all of these are
either large or medium hub airports. The first collections at
the new $4.50 PFC level began on April 1, 2001, at 31 airports.
Eventually, the funding to airports from the 50 percent nominal
increase in authorized passenger facility charges will result
in dramatically increased resources for airport improvements,
expansions, and enhancements.
EDS Installation.--The Committee is concerned that
continuing to use a significant portion of AIP funds on
security projects will adversely impact capacity and safety
projects at the Nation's airports. In fiscal year 2002, the FAA
awarded more than $561,000,000 of discretionary airport
improvement funds for security-related projects, primarily for
the costs associated with the installation of explosive
detection systems. In contrast, only approximately $56,000,000
was used for security in fiscal year 2001. In testimony before
the Committee, the Department's Inspector General urged caution
at continuing this level of security funding. Furthermore, now
that this responsibility resides within the Department of
Homeland Security, funds are being provided to the
Transportation Security Administration specifically for
explosive detection system installation. The Committee has
included language to prohibit funding in fiscal year 2004 for
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk
explosive detections systems.
A table showing the distribution of these funds according
to current law compared to the fiscal year 2003 levels and the
President's budget request follows:
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Fiscal year Fiscal year Committee
2003 enacted 2004 request recommendation
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Appropriations and Obligation Limitation..................... $3,377,900,000 $3,400,000,000 $3,500,000,000
Airports Operations...................................... -63,206,470 -69,737,000 -66,638,000
Research & development................................... ............... -17,417,000 ...............
Small Community Program.................................. -19,870,000 ............... 20,000,000
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Available for AIP Grants............................... 3,294,823,530 3,312,846,000 3,413,362,000
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Primary Airports............................................. 961,151,965 788,414,978 899,650,650
Cargo Service Airports....................................... 98,844,706 102,253,530 102,400,860
Alaska Supplemental (Sec. 4714(e))........................... 21,345,114 21,345,114 21,345,114
States (General Aviation):
Non-Primary Entitlement.................................. 341,036,416 341,036,416 341,036,416
State Apportionment by Formula........................... 317,928,290 312,532,784 341,635,984
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Subtotal............................................... 658,964,706 662,569,200 682,672,400
Carryover Entitlement........................................ 354,986,941 350,000,000 350,000,000
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Subtotal, Entitlements................................. 2,095,293,432 1,924,582,822 2,056,068,974
Small Airport Fund:
Non Hub Airports......................................... 220,407,322 ............... 217,001,737
Non Commercial Service................................... 110,203,661 ............... 108,500,868
Small Hub................................................ 55,101,831 ............... 54,250,434
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Subtotal, Small Airport Fund........................... 385,712,814 ............... 379,753,039
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Subtotal, Non-Discretionary............................ 2,481,006,246 1,924,582,822 2,435,822,013
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Discretionary Set-Aside:
Noise.................................................... 276,697,877 278,156,140 332,363,596
Environmental Research, Engineering and Development (from ............... 20,000,000 ...............
Noise)..................................................
Reliever................................................. 5,371,194 ............... 6,451,764
Military Airport Program................................. 32,552,691 ............... 34,101,599
National Significance.................................... ............... 662,569,200 ...............
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Subtotal, Discretionary Set-asides..................... 314,621,762 960,725,340 377,916,959
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C/S/S/N...................................................... 374,396,641 ............... 499,717,271
Pure Discretionary........................................... 124,798,881 33,128,460 149,905,757
Fund for Small Airports...................................... ............... 394,409,378 ...............
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Subtotal, Other Discretionary.......................... 499,195,522 427,537,838 599,623,028
==================================================
Subtotal, Discretionary................................ 813,817,284 1,388,263,178 977,539,987
==================================================
GRAND TOTAL............................................ 3,294,823,530 3,312,846,000 3,413,362,000
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AIRPORT DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
Within the budgetary resources provided in the accompanying
bill, $977,539,837 is available for discretionary grants to
airports. The Committee has carefully considered a broad array
of discretionary grant requests that can be expected in fiscal
year 2004. Specifically, the Committee expects the FAA to give
priority consideration to applications for the projects listed
below in the categories of AIP for which they are eligible. If
funds in the remaining discretionary category are used for any
projects in fiscal year 2004 that are not listed below, the
Committee expects that they will be for projects for which FAA
has issued letters of intent (including letters of intent the
Committee recommends below that the FAA subsequently issues),
or for projects that will produce significant aviation safety
improvements or significant improvements in systemwide capacity
or otherwise have a very high benefit/cost ratio.
Within the program levels recommended, the Committee
directs that priority be given to applications involving the
further development of the following airports:
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Airport Project
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A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, TX...... Airport Improvements
Abbeville Chris Crusta Memorial Airport, Runway Extension
AL.
Abilene Regional Airport, TX.............. Renovations and Upgrades
Addison Airport, TX....................... Runway Safety Area
Improvements
Akutan Seaplane Base, AK.................. Access and Airport Road
Albany County Airport, NY................. Runway 1-10 Extension, Phase
II
Allaire Airport, NJ....................... Land Acquisition
Allen Army Airbase, AK.................... Various Improvements
Andrews Municipal Airport (Robert F. Airport Pavement
Swinnie), SC. Reconstruction
Andrews-Murphy Airport, NC................ Development of Business
Class Airport
Ankeny Regional Airport, IA............... Apron area expansion,
Various Improvements
Anoka Count-Blaine Airport, MN............ Runway Extension
Arkansas International Airport, AR........ Airport Relocation
Artesia Municipal Airport, NM............. Runway Extension, Various
Improvements
Ashe County Airport, NC................... Obstruction Removal,
Environmental Assessment,
Runway Extension, Land
Acquisition
Atka Airport, AK.......................... Runway Extension
Atmore Municipal, AL...................... Land Acquisition, Safety
Upgrade, Various
Improvements
Augusta Regional Airport at Bush Field, GA Terminal Construction,
Runway Rehabilitation,
Various Improvements
Austin Straubel International Airport, WI. Intersections, Various
Improvements
Baltimore-Washington International Various Improvements
Airport, MD.
Bangor International Airport, ME.......... Air Cargo Facility
Barkley Regional Airport, KY.............. Various Improvements to
Terminal, Parking & Runway
Areas
Barter Island LRRS, AK.................... Various Improvements
Batesville Regional Airport, AR........... Land Acquisition
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Ryan Runway Extension, Drainage,
Field, LA. Lighting
Baxter County Regional Airport, AR........ New Crosswind Runway
Benedum, Airport, WV...................... Various Improvements
Bert Mooney Airport, MT................... Airport Improvements
Bessemer Airport, AL...................... Runway, Drainage, Lighting,
Various Improvements
Birmingham International Airport, AL...... Land Acquisition, Runway
Extension
Block Island State Airport, RI............ Various Improvements
Blytheville Municipal Airport, AR......... Airfield Upgrades & Airport
Improvements
Bowman Field, KY.......................... Apron & Taxiway
Reconstruction
Braxton County Airport, WV................ Various Improvements
Bremerton National Airport, WA............ Runway & Taxiway Lengthening
& Strengthening
Brewton Municipal Airport, AL............. Construction & Lighting of
Taxiway & Runways, Various
Improvements
Bruce Campbell Field, MS.................. Airport Renovation &
Remodeling
Buffalo Niagara International Airport, NY. Runway 5-23 and Taxiway A
Rehabilitation
Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport, NC.. Runway & Taxiway Lengthening
& Strengthening
Cape May County Airport, NJ............... Obstruction removal &
Various Improvements
Carson Airport, NV........................ Runway Realignment,
Obstruction Removal, Land
Acquisition
Central Nebraska Regional Airport, NE..... Rehabilitate Runway 17-35
and Connecting Taxiway
Central Wisconsin Airport, WI............. Parallel Taxiway
Charles City Municipal Airport, IA........ Runway Rehabilitation &
Extension
Cherry Capital Airport, MI................ Complete New South Airline
Terminal Project
Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field, Maintenance and Improvement
OH. Project
Clarion County Airport, PA................ Runway Expansion
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, Various Security
OH. Improvements, Instrument
Landing System & Runway
Rehabilitation
Coffman Cove Seaplane Base, AK............ Floatplane Facility
Cold Bay Airport, AK...................... Terminal Facilities
Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC......... Land Acquisition
Concord Regional Airport, NC.............. Runway Extension
Connellsville Airport, PA................. Runway Expansion
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, IA...... Runway Expansion
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, Runway 14 Safety Area
WI. Construction
Davis Airport, WV......................... Various Improvements
Denton Municipal Airport, TX.............. Airport Improvements
Dona Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa, Fencing & Runway Extension
NM. [Phase II]
Double Eagle II Airport, NM............... Runway 17-35 Reconstruction
Drake Field; Fayetteville, AR............. Construction of New Hangars
E.F. Knapp State Airport, VT.............. Terminal Upgrades
Eagle River Union Airport, WI............. Various Improvements
Eastern WV Regional/Shephard Field Various Improvements
Airport, WV.
Easterwood Field, TX...................... Approach Surveillance Radar
Egegik Airport, AK........................ Runway Improvements
Elkins--Randolph County--Jennings Randolph Various Improvements
Field Airport, WV.......................
Elton Hensley Memorial Airport, MO........ New Runway
Erie International-Tom Ridge Field Runway Extension
Airport, PA.
Fairbanks International Airport, AK....... Passenger Facility
Fairfield Municipal Airport, IA........... Relocation of Roadway/
Utilities, Grading, Various
Improvements
Fairmont Municipal Airport, WV............ Various Improvements
False Pass Airport, AK.................... Various Improvements
Fitch H Beach Airport, MI................. Runway Expansion
Fort Dodge Regional Airport, IA........... Runway Extension
Gallatin Field Airport, MT................ Various Improvements
Gary/Chicago Airport, IN.................. Runway Rehabilitation
Gen Edward L Logan International Airport, Runway Centerline Lighting
MA. System Replacement
General Mitchell International Airport, WI Various Improvements
Glacier Park International Airport, Various Improvements
Kalispell MT.
Grant County Airport, WV.................. Various Improvements
Great Falls International Airport, MT..... Northside Interstate Access
Road
Greater Rochester International Airport, Various improvements
NY.
Greenbrier Valley, WV..................... Various Improvements
Greene County Regional Airport, GA........ Runway Lengthening,
Widening, Strengthening
Greenwood-Leflore Airport, MS............. Runway Rehabilitation
Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, MS...... General Aviation & Cargo
Development
Hammonton Municipal Airport, NJ........... Apron, Various Improvements
Hector International Airport, ND.......... Runway Reconstruction
Helena Regional Airport, MT............... Terminal Remodeling &
Expansion Project
Henderson City-County Airport, KY......... Various Improvements to
Terminal, Parking & Runway
Areas
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, VI.............. Terminal Modifications
Hickory Regional Airport, NC.............. Lighting, Runway & Taxiway
Improvements
Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA.............. Runway Upgrades
Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Taxiway & Ramp Expansion
Field Airport, AL.
Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart Field Runway Extension
Airport, PA.
Iowa City Municipal Airport, IA........... Grading for the 7/25 Runway
Extension
Jackson County Airport, WV................ Various Improvements
Jackson International Airport, MS......... Apron & Taxiway Replacement
Jacksonville International Airport, FL.... Taxiway Improvements
Jonesboro Municipal Airport, AR........... Airport Rescue and
Firefighting Truck and
Building
Juneau Harbor Seaplane Base, AK........... Snow Removal Equipment
Kee Field Airport, WV..................... Various Improvements
Ketchikan International Airport, AK....... Various Improvements
Kodiak Airport, AK........................ Terminal Improvements
La Crosse Municipal Airport, WI........... Reconstruct Taxiways F, G, H
& remainder of Taxiway B.
Lafayette Regional Airport, LA............ Runway 4R/22L Extension,
Various Improvements
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, Relocation of 131st Airborne
MO. Division
Las Cruces International Airport, NM...... Fire Station
Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport, IL....... Reconstruction of Terminal
and Hangar Development
Leesville Airport, LA..................... Runway Expansion
Lehigh Valley International Airport, PA... Various Improvements
Liberty County Airport, GA................ Joint Use Aviation Facility
Logan County Airport, WV.................. Various Improvements
Long Island-MacArthur Airport, NY......... Aircraft Apron, Access
Roadway, Security Projects
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airfield Safety Improvement
Airport, LA. Program, Various
Improvements
Louisville International-Standiford Field Various Improvements
Airport, KY.
Macon County Airport, NC.................. Runway Extension, Security
Fencing
Mahlon Sweet Field, OR.................... Reauthorize funding airport
capital improvements
Manistee County Blacker Airport, MI....... Terminal Construction
Marion-Crittenden County Airport, KY...... Runway Paving
Marlinton Airport, WV..................... Various Improvements
Marshall County Airport, WV............... Various Improvements
Maryville Memorial Airport, MO............ Terminal Facility, Various
improvements
Mason City Municipal Airport, IA.......... Runway Reconstruction
Mason County Airport, WV.................. Various Improvements
McCarran International Airport, NV........ Various Improvements
McComb-Pike County/John E Lewis Field Runway Extension
Airport, MS.
McKinney Municipal Airport, TX............ Runway & Taxiway
Rehabilitation
Melbourne International Airport, FL....... Terminal Surface Access
Improvements
Memorial Field (Hot Springs), AR.......... Runway Safety 15, 13, 23, 31
Improvements
Mercer County Airport, WV................. Various Improvements
Mid-Delta Regional Airport, MS............ Various Improvements
Midway Airport, IL........................ Various Security
Improvements
Millville Municipal Airport, NJ........... Dike Project
Mingo County Airport, WV.................. Various Improvements
Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold- Pavement Rehabilitation
Chamberlain Airport, MN..................
Missoula International Airport, MT........ Land Acquisition
Mobile Downtown Airport [BFM], AL......... Rehabilitate Ramp near
Hangar 16 and 17, Security
Fencing, Various
Improvements
Mobile Regional Airport, AL............... Land Acquisition, Security
Upgrades, Runway
Rehabilitation
Monroe Regional Airport, LA............... New Airport Master Plan
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Terminal Expansion &
Airport, AL. Renovation
Morehouse Memorial Airport, LA............ Runway Expansion
Morganton-Lenoir Airport, NC.............. Runway Expansion
Morgantown Municipal--Walter L Bill Hart Various Improvements
Field Airport, WV.......................
Morrisville-Stowe State Airport, VT....... Environmental assessment for
runway extension
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport, MI...... Various Improvements
Nashville International Airport, TN....... Taxiway Widening, Airfield
Reconstruction
New Bedford Regional Airport, MA.......... Approach Road Improvements
New Castle County Airport, DE............. Rehabilitation of Runway 1-
19 & Taxiway M
Newport State Airport, RI................. Perimeter Fencing, Various
Improvements
Newport State Airport, VT................. New Crosswind Runway
Newton Municipal Airport, IA.............. Obstruction removal &
Partial Taxiway
Niagara Falls International Airport, NY... Airport Rehabilitation
North Central State Airport, RI........... Various Improvements
North Las Vegas Airport, NV............... Lights
North Pickens Airport, AL................. Land Acquisition, RSA
Improvements, Runway
Overlay
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, AR... Cargo Apron & Taxiway
Oakland--Pontiac Airport, MI.............. Various Improvements
Ohio University, OH....................... Airport Improvements
Olive Branch Airport, MS.................. Various Improvements
Orlando International Airport, FL......... Elimination of Wildlife
Attractants
Orlando Sanford International Airport, FL. 9R/27L Runway Extension
Ottumwa Industrial Airport, IA............ Partial Parallel Taxiway &
Security
Outagamie County Regional Airport, WI..... Various Improvements
Owensboro-Daviess County Airport, KY...... Various Improvements to
Terminal, Parking & Runway
Areas
Palmer Municipal Airport, AK.............. Various Improvements
Palwaukee Municipal Airport, IL........... Taxiway Improvements
Pellston Regional Airport, Emmet County, New Passenger Terminal
MI. Building
Petersburg James A Johnson Airport, AK.... Apron Expansion
Philadelphia International, PA............ Airport Improvements
Philadelphia Municipal Airport, MS........ Expansion of aprons,
Navigational Devices
Philippi--Barbour County Regional Airport, Various Improvements
WV.
Pickens County Airport, SC................ Rehabilitation Project
Pierre Regional Airport, SD............... Runway Rehabilitation
Pilot Point Airport, AK................... Airport Expansion
Pittsburgh International Airport, PA...... Airfield/Terminal
Maintenance Complex
Plattsburgh International Airport, NY..... Redevelopment and Capital
Improvements
Port Heiden Airport, AK................... Various Improvements
Pryor Field Regional Airport, AL.......... Various Improvements
Quonset State Airport, RI................. Various Improvements
Raleigh County Memorial Airport, WV....... Various Improvements
Ralph Wein Memorial Airport, AK........... Various Improvements
Reading Municipal/Carl A Spaatz Field Runway Reconstruction &
Airport, PA. Extension
Reno/Stead Airport, NV.................... Runway Reconstruction,
Taxilane Construction,
Overlay
Reno/Tahoe International Airport, NV...... Passenger Terminal
Expansion, Lighting
Controls System Upgrade and
various improvements
Rice Lake Regional-Carl's Field Airport, Runway Extension
WI.
Richard B Russell Airport, GA............. Runway Extension
Roberts Field Airport, OR................. Terminal Building Expansion
Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport, NC... Runway Extension
Russellville Municipal Airport, AL........ Runway Extension
Rutland State Airport, VT................. Terminal & Security upgrades
Saline County/Watts Field, AR............. Airport Relocation
San Francisco International Airport, CA... Security Operations
Integration System
Sand Point Airport, AK.................... Terminal Improvements
Santa Fe County Municipal Airport, NM..... Runway 15/33 Rehabilitation
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA.. Various Improvements
Shreveport Regional Airport, LA........... Runway Extension, Various
Improvements
Sitka Seaplane Base, AK................... Various Improvements
Solberg-Hunterdon Airport, NJ............. Airport Acquisition
Marshall Municipal-Ryan Field Airport, MN. Various Improvements
Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport, SC. Runway Extension, Safety
Area Construction
Spencer Airport, WV....................... Various Improvements
Spirit of St. Louis Airport, MO........... Taxiways
Springfield Capital Airport, IL........... Apron & Taxiway Improvements
Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, MO.. Midfield Terminal Design
St. George Airport, AK.................... Runway Paving
St. Paul Island Airport, AK............... Runway Paving
Stanly County Airport, NC................. Improvement Plan, Various
Improvements
Statesville Municipal Airport, NC......... Airport Expansion
Sugar Land Regional Airport, TX........... Apron & Taxiway
Summersville Airport, WV.................. Various Improvements
Syracuse Hancock International Airport, NY Noise Mitigation
Ted Stevens Anchorage Int'l Airport, AK... Terminal Connector, Various
Improvements
The Eastern Iowa Airport, IA.............. Rehabilitation &
Construction of Aprons
The William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Access Control System
International Airport, GA. Replacement
Tonopah Airport, NV....................... Terminal Renovation
Tri-County Regional Airport, KY........... Acquire Rights, Design,
Conduct Environmental
Studies
Tri-State/Walker-Long Field, WV........... Various Improvements
Troy Municipal Airport, AL................ Runway & Taxiway Extension,
Apron Improvements
Tulsa International Airport, OK........... Security Improvements,
Taxiway N Construction
Unalaska Airport, AK...................... Terminal Facility
Upshur County Regional Airport, WV........ Various Improvements
Vermilion County Airport, IL.............. Runway Extension
Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, AR......... Runway Extension
Washington Memorial Airport, MO........... Runway Improvements
Washington Municipal Airport, IA.......... Taxiway Construction
Waterloo Municipal Airport, IA............ Perimeter Fencing & Airfield
Rescue Fire Fighting
Vehicle
Waukesha County Airport, WI............... Various Improvements
Waukegan Regional Airport, IL............. Runway Extension
Wayne County Airport, OH.................. Airport Improvements
Welch Municipal Airport, WV............... Various Improvements
Westerly State Airport, RI................ Perimeter Fencing, Various
Improvements
Wheeling--Ohio County Airport, WV......... Various Improvements
Williams Gateway Airport, AZ.............. Runway Construction, Taxiway
Repair
Willmar Municipal Airport, MN............. Runway Paving, Lighting
Wilmington International Airport, NC...... Various Improvements
Winfield Airport, WV...................... Various Improvements
Winona-Montgomery County Airport, MS...... Various Improvements
Wood County/Gill Robb Wilson Field, WV.... Various Improvements
Yeager Airport, WV........................ Various Improvements
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LETTERS OF INTENT
Congress authorized FAA to use letters of intent [LOI's] to
fund multiyear airport improvement projects that will
significantly enhance systemwide airport capacity. FAA is also
to consider a project's benefits and costs in determining
whether to approve it for AIP funding. FAA adopted a policy of
committing to LOI's no more than roughly 50 percent of
forecasted discretionary funds allocated for capacity, safety,
security, and noise projects. The Committee viewed this policy
as reasonable because it gave FAA the flexibility to fund other
worthy projects that do not fall under a LOI. Both FAA and
airport authorities have found letters of intent helpful in
planning and funding airport development.
In addition, applications are pending for capacity
enhancement projects which would, if constructed, significantly
reduce congestion and delay. These projects require multiyear
funding commitments. The Committee recommends that the FAA
enter into letters of intent for multiyear funding of such
capacity enhancement projects.
Birmingham International Airport, AL.--The Committee
encourages the FAA to give full and immediate consideration to
the Birmingham Airport Authority's application for a letter of
intent for construction of Runway 6-24 extension and adjacent
taxiways. The Committee is informed that substantial safety and
capacity benefits will accrue from the completion of this
project.
ADMINISTRATION
The accompanying bill provides $66,638,000 for
administration of the airport program from within the overall
limitation on obligations. The Committee recommendation reduces
the inflationary increase to $2,088,000 and fully funds the
request for automated airport data systems modifications,
environmental streamlining, and wildlife hazard management. The
Committee directs the airports office, in conjunction with the
State of Alaska and the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board, to
undertake a study to determine improvements at strategic
airports that are necessary to more effectively transport fresh
fisheries products from the North Pacific to market.
The Committee has not included funding for Airport
Technology Research from within the limitation on obligations
for grants-in-aid to airports. Funding for these research
activities is provided under the Facilities and Equipment
account.
SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM
The Committee bill includes $20,000,000, within the overall
limitation on obligations for grants-in-aid to airports, for
the Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program. This
is the same amount as the level provided in fiscal year 2003.
The program is designed to improve air service to underutilized
airports in small and rural communities. The total number of
communities or groups of communities that can participate in
the program is limited to no more than 4 from any one State and
no more than 40 in any fiscal year. The program gives priority
to communities that have high air fares, will contribute a
local share of the cost, will establish a public-private
partnership to facilitate airline service, and where assistance
will provide benefits to a broad segment of the traveling
public.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
Section 101 provides airports the authority to transfer
certain instrument landing systems to the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Section 102 limits the number of technical staff years at
the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development to no more
than 350 in fiscal year 2004.
Section 103 prohibits funds in this Act to be used to adopt
guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide
the Federal Aviation Administration ``without cost'' buildings,
maintenance, or space for FAA services. The prohibition does
not apply to negotiations between FAA and airport sponsors
concerning ``below market'' rates for such services or to grant
assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land
without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.
Section 104 authorizes the Federal Aviation Administration
to use funds from airport sponsors, including the airport's
``Grants-in-Aid for Airports'' entitlement funds, for the
hiring of additional staff or for obtaining services of
consultants for the purpose of facilitating environmental
activities related to airport projects that add critical
airport capacity to the national air transportation system.
Federal Highway Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
The principal mission of the Federal Highway Administration
is to, in partnership with State and local governments, foster
the development of a safe, efficient, and effective highway and
intermodal system nationwide including access to and within
National Forests, National Parks, Indian Lands and other public
lands.
Under the Committee recommendations, a total program level
of $34,824,297,000 would be provided for the activities of the
Federal Highway Administration in fiscal year 2004. The
following table summarizes the fiscal year 2003 program levels,
the fiscal year 2004 program request and the Committee's
recommendations:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year--
-------------------------------- Committee
Program 2003 program 2004 budget recommendation
level estimate
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Federal-aid highways limitation................................. \1\ 31,593,300 29,293,948 33,843,000
Limitation on administrative expenses....................... \2\ (314,071) (338,834) (337,834)
Exempt Federal-aid obligations.................................. 884,329 931,297 831,297
Appalachian Development Highway System.......................... \1\ 186,778 .............. 150,000
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Total..................................................... 32,664,407 30,225,245 34,824,297
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $206,700,000 for FAH limitation and $1,200,000 for ADHS pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $1,000,000 pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $314,071,181
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 338,834,000
Committee recommendation................................ 337,834,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $2,100,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $1,000,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The limitation on administrative expenses controls spending
for virtually all the salaries and expenses of the Federal
Highway Administration. The Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century changed the funding source for the highway
research accounts from the administrative takedown of the
Federal-Aid Highway Program to individual contract authority
provisions. The Committee recommends a limitation of
$337,834,000.
The following table reflects the fiscal year 2003 level,
the 2004 level requested by the administration, and the
Committee's recommendation:
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year--
---------------------------------- Committee
Program 2004 budget recommendation
2003 level estimate
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Administrative Expenses:
Salaries and benefits.................................... 234,523 240,102 240,102
Travel................................................... 9,142 9,634 9,634
Transportation........................................... 449 473 473
GSA rent................................................. 24,646 25,750 25,750
Communications, rent, and utilities...................... 10,503 12,296 12,296
Printing................................................. 1,602 1,928 1,928
Supplies................................................. 1,930 2,000 2,000
Equipment................................................ 4,378 5,736 5,236
Other.................................................... 26,898 40,915 40,415
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Total.................................................. 314,071 338,834 337,834
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The Working Capital Fund is distributed across all Administrative Expense items.
Information Technology.--The Committee has included a
$1,000,000 reduction in FHWA's request for IT security
enhancements and equipment replacement. The Committee is
concerned that FHWA has not developed a comprehensive plan to
encompass both security enhancements and equipment replacement.
The budget justification separately discusses FHWA's need for
infrastructure upgrades and a need to purchase new desktop
systems that can accommodate the most up-to-date commercial
software. The Committee believes that infrastructure,
equipment, and software upgrades should go hand in hand such
that one can support the other. Therefore, the Committee
directs FHWA to develop a comprehensive plan to ensure that IT
security and equipment upgrades are compatible and that any
equipment acquisition is flexible and upgradable.
Environmental Streamlining.--The Committee recommendation
includes $7,000,000 to continue environmental streamlining
initiatives at FHWA. This is the same level of funding that was
provided in fiscal year 2003.
Las Vegas Pedestrian Connections.--Within the total amount
provided, the Committee has included $500,000 for Pedestrian
Connections for the City of Las Vegas, Nevada.
GRANTS FOR THE NATIONAL AMBER ALERT NETWORK
On April 30, 2003, the president signed into law the
PROTECT Act (Public Law 108-21), formally establishing the
Federal Government's role in the Amber Alert system. Amber
Alerts use technology to disseminate information about child
abductions in a timely manner in an effort to quickly recover
the child. Amber Alert plans are voluntary partnerships
including law enforcement agencies, highway departments, and
media companies that provide emergency alert broadcasts and
utilize the Emergency Alert System [EAS], highway messages
boards, telephone alert systems, the internet, and e-mail. To
date, 45 States have statewide alert plans. Because kidnappers
can cross State lines with their victims it is important for
Amber Alerts to be part of an integrated national network.
The PROTECT Act authorized $20,000,000 for the Secretary of
Transportation to make grants to States for the development or
enhancement of notification or communications systems along
highways for alerts and other information for the recovery of
abducted children. The Committee is supportive of the National
Amber Alert Network and agrees that national coordination of
the many State Amber Alert systems is essential if the network
is to become a vital law enforcement tool in child abduction
cases. The Committee has included $20,000,000 to support grants
for the National Amber Alert Network.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Limitation, 2003 \1\.................................... $31,593,300,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 29,293,948,000
Committee recommendation................................ 33,843,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $206,700,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The accompanying bill includes language limiting fiscal
year 2004 Federal-aid highways obligations to $33,843,000,000,
an increase of $2,043,000,000 over the fiscal year 2003 enacted
level and $4,549,052,000 over the budget request.
The following table shows the distribution of highway funds
apportioned to the States under three scenarios: the fiscal
year 2003 enacted level, the President's budget, and the
Committee recommendation.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATED FISCAL YEAR 2004 DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION LIMITATION
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Actual fiscal Fiscal year 2004 Fiscal year 2004
States year 2003 President's Committee
distribution \1\ budget \2\ recommendation \2\
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Alabama............................................... $556,694,521 $531,862,669 $610,065,884
Alaska................................................ 297,456,994 297,527,671 333,344,939
Arizona............................................... 469,517,220 455,903,535 513,068,338
Arkansas.............................................. 356,921,536 346,026,473 399,280,331
California............................................ 2,580,156,032 2,534,630,047 2,883,896,599
Colorado.............................................. 353,190,106 349,926,197 396,295,855
Connecticut........................................... 396,194,208 392,355,750 445,060,182
Delaware.............................................. 118,255,867 117,550,810 132,401,690
District of Columbia.................................. 110,747,385 106,880,975 122,016,586
Florida............................................... 1,308,585,881 1,273,348,420 1,428,360,647
Georgia............................................... 976,008,809 940,807,433 1,066,655,578
Hawaii................................................ 141,302,148 136,175,830 154,890,770
Idaho................................................. 209,897,183 200,766,970 229,785,369
Illinois.............................................. 933,632,041 900,104,896 1,025,955,529
Indiana............................................... 622,532,801 615,049,160 697,911,989
Iowa.................................................. 332,927,033 319,874,961 366,039,935
Kansas................................................ 324,785,504 312,139,106 357,157,626
Kentucky.............................................. 487,863,858 468,760,484 535,211,906
Louisiana............................................. 429,501,349 427,752,796 488,529,711
Maine................................................. 146,483,504 139,763,781 160,756,644
Maryland.............................................. 455,142,840 441,295,803 501,555,287
Massachusetts......................................... 512,177,717 495,857,147 571,397,242
Michigan.............................................. 859,172,034 828,788,959 941,434,779
Minnesota............................................. 404,701,569 398,830,155 455,063,801
Mississippi........................................... 334,371,336 327,936,758 374,667,295
Missouri.............................................. 639,738,735 623,781,005 716,151,371
Montana............................................... 253,843,761 257,260,341 289,528,377
Nebraska.............................................. 214,881,104 208,425,713 236,608,618
Nevada................................................ 195,404,163 190,807,504 215,059,355
New Hampshire......................................... 142,193,988 136,116,368 155,978,211
New Jersey............................................ 744,150,659 716,243,842 817,115,438
New Mexico............................................ 262,878,753 259,339,528 294,727,119
New York.............................................. 1,384,055,630 1,359,923,637 1,550,251,591
North Carolina........................................ 774,882,985 749,202,103 850,944,572
North Dakota.......................................... 175,402,329 174,782,167 197,100,638
Ohio.................................................. 937,857,273 919,484,423 1,046,796,994
Oklahoma.............................................. 431,637,071 413,942,844 474,532,957
Oregon................................................ 334,290,345 322,448,924 374,592,430
Pennsylvania.......................................... 1,393,940,173 1,313,383,236 1,531,222,073
Rhode Island.......................................... 161,491,333 157,361,460 179,850,318
South Carolina........................................ 450,641,675 440,146,002 503,076,639
South Dakota.......................................... 196,104,996 188,933,687 219,364,642
Tennessee............................................. 607,195,279 597,448,989 681,206,751
Texas................................................. 2,169,718,867 2,095,566,136 2,372,246,482
Utah.................................................. 216,664,700 208,960,466 238,184,523
Vermont............................................... 123,614,293 122,117,305 138,411,135
Virginia.............................................. 686,692,399 675,377,736 767,809,423
Washington............................................ 493,842,921 475,658,043 542,767,926
West Virginia......................................... 304,827,947 298,175,353 343,314,289
Wisconsin............................................. 538,011,290 519,368,037 588,380,535
Wyoming............................................... 183,294,498 186,181,464 211,779,717
Puerto Rico........................................... ................. 105,991,543 ..................
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Subtotal........................................ 27,735,476,643 27,076,344,642 30,727,806,636
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Allocated Programs \3\................................ 3,857,823,357 2,217,603,358 3,115,193,364
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Total........................................... 31,593,300,000 29,293,948,000 33,843,000,000
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\1\ Amounts for each State include special limitation for minimum guarantee, Appalachia, and high priority
projects and exclude exempt minimum guarantee and emergency relief.
\2\ Amounts for each State include special limitation for minimum guarantee and Appalachia and exclude exempt
minimum guarantee and emergency relief.
\3\ Includes territories. Also, includes Puerto Rico for fiscal year 2003 actual and fiscal year 2004 Committee
recommendation.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS PROGRAMS
The roads and bridges that make up our nation's highway
infrastructure are built, operated, and maintained through the
joint efforts of Federal, State, and local governments. States
have much flexibility to use Federal-aid highway funds to best
meet their individual needs and priorities, with FHWA's
assistance and oversight.
The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [TEA21],
the highway, highway safety, and transit authorization through
fiscal year 2003 makes funds available in the following major
categories:
National Highway System.--The Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act [ISTEA] of 1991 authorized the
National Highway System [NHS], which was subsequently
established as a 163,000-mile road system by the National
Highway System Designation Act of 1995. This system serves
major population centers, intermodal transportation facilities,
international border crossings, and major destinations. It is
comprised of all interstate routes, selected urban and
principal rural arterials, defense highways, and major highway
connectors carrying up to 76 percent of commercial truck
traffic and 44 percent of all vehicle traffic. A State may
transfer up to half of its NHS funds to the Surface
Transportation program [STP] and all NHS funds with the
concurrence of the Secretary of Transportation. The Federal
share of the NHS is an 80 percent match and funds remain
available for 4 fiscal years.
Interstate Maintenance.--The 46,567-mile Dwight D.
Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways
retains a separate identity within the NHS. This program
finances projects to rehabilitate, restore, resurface and
reconstruct the Interstate system. Reconstruction of bridges,
interchanges, and over-crossings along existing interstate
routes is also an eligible activity if it does not add capacity
other than high occupancy vehicle [HOV] and auxiliary lanes.
All remaining Federal funding to complete the initial
construction of the interstate system has been provided through
previous highway legislation. The TEA21 provides flexibility to
States in fully utilizing remaining unobligated balances of
prior Interstate Construction authorizations. States with no
remaining work to complete the Interstate System may transfer
any surplus Interstate Construction funds to their Interstate
Maintenance program. States with remaining completion work on
Interstate gaps or open-to-traffic segments may relinquish
Interstate Construction fund eligibility for the work and
transfer the Federal share of the cost to their Interstate
Maintenance program.
Funds provided for the Interstate maintenance discretionary
program in fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the
following activities in the corresponding amounts:
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Project Amount
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Aroostook County North-South Highways, Maine............ $3,500,000
Kelly USA: New Luke Road, Texas......................... 200,000
I-15 Reconstruction 10800 South to 600 North, Utah...... 6,000,000
I-182, Queensgate to SR 240, Richland, Washington....... 2,000,000
I-195 Relocation, Rhode Island.......................... 2,000,000
I-20 Widening and Safety Improvements, Alabama.......... 3,500,000
I-270 at Dorsett & I-70 interchange improvements, 4,000,000
Missouri...............................................
I-35/127th Street Overpass, Olathe, Kansas.............. 3,000,000
I-40 Crosstown, Oklahoma................................ 5,000,000
I-405 Corridor Improvements, Washington................. 2,000,000
I-49 North, Louisiana................................... 3,500,000
I-49 South, Louisiana................................... 3,500,000
I-5 Rush Road to Maytown Widening, Lewis County, 2,000,000
Washington.............................................
I-5, 116th Street NE Interchange Improvements, 2,000,000
Snohomish, Washington..................................
I-5, 219th Street Interchange, Battle Ground, Washington 2,000,000
I-5, Lynnwood City Center Exit, Washington.............. 1,000,000
I-55, Church Road to Tennessee State Line, DeSoto 2,000,000
County, Mississippi....................................
I-65 Cloverland Bridges, Montgomery, Alabama............ 1,000,000
I-69/SR 304 Paving, Mississippi......................... 5,500,000
I-70 Improvement Project: Frederick, Maryland........... 5,000,000
I-80/Iowa 945 Interchange, Polk County, Iowa............ 3,000,000
I-84, Glenns Ferry to King Hill, WB, Idaho.............. 2,000,000
IH35 Texas.............................................. 5,800,000
Interstate 44 and US 65 Interchange, Missouri........... 1,000,000
Interstate 80 (I-80) Colfax Narrows Project, Nevada..... 2,000,000
Interstate 80, Northwest 27th St. to West of I-180, 1,500,000
Nebraska...............................................
Interstate 90 Port-of-Entry, Wyoming.................... 500,000
Interstate 94/43/794 (Marquette Interchange)--Milwaukee, 6,000,000
Wisconsin..............................................
Madison I-565 Interchange at County Line Road, Madison, 1,000,000
Alabama................................................
McCaslin Boulevard/U.S. 36 Interchange Construction, 2,000,000
Colorado...............................................
Montgomery County, Ohio--Interstate 75, Ohio............ 2,000,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike--I-95 Interchange Project, 2,000,000
Pennsylvania...........................................
Reconstruct Exit 60--I-90 in Rapid City, South Dakota... 6,000,000
Route 15/I86 Interchange Phase II, New York............. 3,500,000
Valleydale Road at I-65, Alabama........................ 5,000,000
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Surface Transportation Program.--The surface transportation
program [STP] is a very flexible program that may be used by
the States and localities for any roads (including NHS) that
are not functionally classified as local or rural minor
collectors. These roads are collectively referred to as
Federal-aid highways. Bridge projects paid with STP funds are
not restricted to Federal-aid highways but may be on any public
road. Transit capital projects are also eligible under this
program. The total funding for the STP may be augmented by the
transfer of funds from other programs and by minimum guarantee
funds under TEA21 which may be used as if they were STP funds.
Once distributed to the States, STP funds must be used
according to the following percentages: 10 percent for safety
construction; 10 percent for transportation enhancement; 50
percent divided among areas of over 200,000 population and
remaining areas of the State; and, 30 percent for any area of
the State. Areas of 5,000 population or less are guaranteed an
amount based on previous funding, and 15 percent of the amounts
reserved for these areas may be spent on rural minor
collectors. The Federal share for the STP program is 80 percent
with a 4-year availability period.
Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program.--The program
provides assistance for bridges on public roads, including a
discretionary set-aside for high cost bridges and for the
seismic retrofit of bridges. Fifty percent of a State's bridge
funds may be transferred to the NHS or the STP, but the amount
of any such transfer is deducted from the national bridge needs
used in the program's apportionment formula for the following
year.
At least 15 percent, but not more than 35 percent, of a
State's apportioned bridge funds must be spent on bridges not
on the Federal-aid system.
Funds provided for the bridge discretionary program in
fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the following
activities in the corresponding amounts:
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Project Amount
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Beacon Falls Depot Street Bridge, Connecticut........... $1,000,000
Blackford Bridge Project, Kentucky...................... 250,000
Bridge 1480230 Upgrade with Polymer Concrete Deck-- 400,000
Greene County, Missouri................................
Bridge Replacement on Arkabutla--Coldwater Road, 750,000
Mississippi............................................
Broadway Bridge/I-25 Interchange Complex, Colorado...... 8,000,000
Canvas Bridge, Nicholas County, West Virginia........... 8,000,000
Carlsbad, New Mexico, Railroad Overpass................. 1,500,000
Chehalis, I-5 Exit 79 Interchange Bridge, Washington.... 3,000,000
Covered Bridges......................................... 4,000,000
Delaware River Port Authority--Ben Franklin Bridge, 5,000,000
Pennsylvania...........................................
Ferry Street Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut............. 2,000,000
Funny River Bridge Crossing, Alaska..................... 10,000,000
Granite Street and Bridge Widening Project, New 7,000,000
Hampshire..............................................
Highway 19 Bridge Replacement, Missouri................. 6,000,000
I-195 Washington Bridge (eastbound), Rhode Island....... 4,000,000
I-5 Second Street Bridge, Mt. Vernon, Washington........ 3,000,000
I-80 Bridges Cedar River Bridges, Iowa.................. 3,000,000
IH-35E Chambers Creek Bridges, Texas.................... 1,500,000
Indian River Inlet Bridge Replacement, Delaware......... 4,000,000
King County, South Park Bridge, Washington.............. 2,000,000
Meridian Bridge Replacement, Yankton, South Dakota...... 2,000,000
North Avenue Bridge, Chicago, Illinois.................. 5,000,000
Route 1 & 9 and St. Pauls Avenue Bridge, Hudson County, 2,000,000
New Jersey.............................................
Russell Street Viaduct (MD 295/Baltimore), Maryland..... 4,000,000
Topeka Boulevard Bridge, Kansas......................... 8,000,000
US20 Bridge Repair, Oregon.............................. 600,000
Waldo-Hancock Suspension Bridge in Prospect and Verona, 4,000,000
Maine..................................................
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National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program.--The
Committee recommendation provides $4,000,000 for the covered
bridge program within the funds made available for the
discretionary bridge program. Within this amount, $2,000,000
shall be made available for covered bridges in the State of
Vermont.
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
Program.--This program provides funds to States to improve air
quality in non-attainment and maintenance areas. A wide range
of transportation activities are eligible, as long as DOT,
after consultation with EPA, determines they are likely to help
meet national ambient air quality standards. TEA21 provides
greater flexibility to engage public-private partnerships, and
expands and clarifies eligibilities to include programs to
reduce extreme cold starts, maintenance areas, and particulate
matter [PM-10] nonattainment and maintenance areas. If a State
has no non-attainment or maintenance areas, the funds may be
used as if they were STP funds.
On-road and off-road demonstration projects may be
appropriate candidates for funding under the CMAQ program. Both
sectors are critical for satisfying the purposes of the CMAQ
program, including regional emissions and verifying new mobile
source control techniques.
Federal Lands Highways.--This program provides
authorizations through three major categories--Indian
reservation roads, parkways and park roads, and public lands
highways (which incorporates the previous forest highways
category)--as well as a new category for Federally-owned public
roads providing access to or within the National Wildlife
Refuge System. TEA21 also establishes a new program for
improving deficient bridges on Indian reservation roads.
The Committee directs that the funds allocated for this
program in this bill and in permanent law are to be derived
from the FHWA's public lands discretionary program, and not
from funds allocated to the National Park Service's regions.
Funds provided for the Federal lands program in fiscal year
2004 shall be available for the following activities:
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Project Amount
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Blackstone River Valley Bikeway, Rhode Island........... $1,,500,000
Chickasaw Museum and Cultural Center Planning and 500,000
Development, Mississippi...............................
Chignik Road Improvements, Alaska....................... 2,100,000
City of Boston--Harbor Islands NRA Long Island Pier 300,000
Reconstruction, Massachusetts..........................
City of Rocks Back Country Byway, Stage 2, Idaho........ 3,000,000
Colville Confederated Tribe--Inchelium/Gifford Bridge 120,000
Feasibility Study, Washington..........................
County Road, Preston North and South, Nebraska.......... 1,000,000
Craig Road Overpass, Nevada............................. 3,500,000
Ft. Yates Business Loop, North Dakota................... 500,000
Glacier Creek to Rock Creek, Alaska..................... 3,000,000
Glacier National Park Going to the Sun Road, Montana.... 8,000,000
Hawaii Statewide Federal Lands Improvements............. 4,000,000
Henry Drive Bridge #001, Kansas......................... 750,000
Henry Drive Bridge #801--Fort Riley, Kansas............. 5,000,000
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, Arizona....................... 7,000,000
Iditarod Historic National Trail Project, Alaska........ 500,000
Interstate Bridge Crossing between Bullhead City, 500,000
Arizona and Laughlin, Nevada...........................
Kenai Fjords National Park Resurrection Bay Trail and 2,300,000
Parking Improvements, Seward, Alaska...................
KY 115 and KY 911 Interchange, Kentucky................. 1,250,000
Lewis and Clark Legacy Trail, North Dakota.............. 700,000
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe--Access Road, Washington...... 2,300,000
McCarthy Creek Tram, Alaska............................. 200,000
Moosalamoo Region, Green Mountain National Forest, 150,000
Vermont................................................
Port of Pasco, Ainsworth Avenue Realignment--Sacagawea 3,000,000
Heritage, Washington...................................
Red Cliff Arch Bridge, Colorado......................... 3,000,000
Russell Cave National Monument Road, Jackson County, 500,000
Alabama................................................
Salmon Falls Creek Bridge, Idaho........................ 500,000
Seminole Dam Road, Wyoming.............................. 3,500,000
Seminole Tribe of Florida: Snake Road Realignment, 1,000,000
Florida................................................
Shotgun Cove Road, Alaska............................... 2,000,000
Six County Fort Peck Road Access Project, Montana....... 1,500,000
Skokomish Tribe Roadway Improvements, Washington........ 1,300,000
Southeast Alaska Seatrails.............................. 500,000
Stoughton Pond Road, Weathersfield, Vermont............. 100,000
Taylor Hill Road US Secondary Montana 234............... 1,885,000
U.S. 95 Laughlin to Searchlight (Phase 3), Nevada....... 8,000,000
US 93 Evaro to Polson Wildlife Crossings, Montana....... 2,000,000
US Highway 491 On the Navajo Nation, New Mexico......... 1,000,000
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico............ 1,200,000
Williamsport/Pile Bay Road, Kenai, Alaska............... 3,000,000
Winner Creek Trail Improvements, Alaska................. 1,000,000
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Miller Creek Bridge, Montana.--The Committee is aware that
the environmental clearance process for the Miller Creek Tondge
Project, MT include in Public Law 107-87 will cost less than
the amount included and directs FHWA to apply the balance of
the funds for final design, right-of-way acquisition,
construction, and construction engineering activates.
Minimum Guarantee.--Under TEA21, after the computation of
funds for major Federal-aid programs, additional funds are
distributed to ensure that each State receives an additional
amount based on equity considerations. This minimum guarantee
provision ensures that each State will have a return of 90.5
percent on its share of contributions to the highway account of
the Highway Trust Fund. To achieve the minimum guarantee each
fiscal year, $2,800,000,000 nationally is available to the
States as though they are STP funds (except that requirements
related to set-asides for transportation enhancements, safety,
and sub-State allocations do not apply), and any remaining
amounts are distributed among core highway programs.
Emergency Relief.--This program provides for the repair and
reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and Federally-owned
roads which have suffered serious damage as the result of
natural disasters or catastrophic failures. TEA21 restates the
program eligibility specifying that emergency relief [ER] funds
can be used only for emergency repairs to restore essential
highway traffic, to minimize the extent of damage resulting
from a natural disaster or catastrophic failure, or to protect
the remaining facility and make permanent repairs. If ER funds
are exhausted, the Secretary of Transportation may borrow funds
from other highway programs.
Alaskan Way Viaduct, Seattle, WA.--The Committee is aware
of recent studies indicating that the damage sustained by the
Alaskan Way Viaduct as a result of the Nisqually earthquake in
2001 was far more extensive than originally assumed. The
Committee encourages the Federal Highway Administration to work
with the appropriate State and local officials to confirm the
full extent of the damage and determine the appropriate amount
of emergency relief resources that should be committed to this
project.
National Corridor Planning and Border Infrastructure
Programs.--TEA21 created a national corridor planning and
development program that identifies funds for planning, design,
and construction of highway corridors of national significance,
economic growth, and international or interregional trade.
Allocations may be made to corridors identified in section
1105(c) of ISTEA and to other corridors using considerations
outlined in legislation. The coordinated border infrastructure
program is established to improve the safe movement of people
and goods at or across the U.S./Mexico and U.S/Canada borders.
Funds provided for the National Corrider and Border
Infrastructure Program shall be available for the following
activities:
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Project Amount
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172nd Street, I-5 Interchange and Bridge Expansion, $3,000,000
Washington.............................................
34th Street Corridor completion, Minnesota.............. 1,000,000
Alameda Corridor-East, California....................... 2,000,000
Anniston East Bypass, Alabama........................... 3,000,000
Arctic Winter Games Transportation Improvements, Alaska. 1,000,000
Billings Bypass Development: Design and ROW, Montana.... 2,000,000
Birmingham North Beltline, Birmingham, Alabama.......... 2,000,000
Canal Road Intermodal Connector, Harrison County, 1,000,000
Mississippi............................................
Chenega Road System, Alaska............................. 850,000
Construct Madison Street Interchange I-29 in Sioux 5,000,000
Falls, South Dakota....................................
Cyberport, Arizona...................................... 2,500,000
Decatur Beltline Expansion, Decatur, Alabama............ 2,000,000
FAST Corridor, Washington............................... 3,000,000
Flintlock Road Overpass, City of Liberty, Missouri...... 1,000,000
Ft. Wainwright Alternative Access & Chena River 5,700,000
Crossing, Alaska.......................................
Highway 226: Highway 67 to Highway 63 (Jonesboro), 1,500,000
Arkansas...............................................
Hillsborough County I-4 Crosstown Connector, Florida.... 2,000,000
I-565 to Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Alabama.......... 5,000,000
I-69, Louisiana......................................... 2,000,000
I-95/SR 1 Interchange Turnpike Improvements, Delaware... 1,000,000
Intercounty Connector (ICC), Maryland................... 500,000
LA-1, Port Fourchon to Golden Meadow, Louisiana......... 2,000,000
LA HWY 820 Improvements, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana...... 1,500,000
LA-37/US 190 Central Thruway Connector, Louisiana....... 1,000,000
Lucille Street and Mack Drive Improvements, Wasill, 1,000,000
Alaska.................................................
Mesa del Sol, Albuquerque, New Mexico................... 1,500,000
Missisquoi Bay Bridge, Vermont.......................... 4,000,000
Murray Business Loop, Kentucky.......................... 1,000,000
North Pole Roads Lighting, Alaska....................... 950,000
Northwest Bypass--City of Beaufort, South Carolina...... 1,000,000
Otay Mesa/State Route 905, California................... 3,000,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission--High Priority Corridor 5,000,000
#31....................................................
Route 24/140 Interchange Replacement and Expansion, 1,000,000
Massachusetts..........................................
Route 79 Improvements, Fall River, Massachusetts........ 1,500,000
SR 509/SR 518 Interchange/Intersection Redevelopment 2,000,000
[Burien), Washington...................................
Santa Fe/C-470, Colorado................................ 1,500,000
State Highway 133 Widening, Colquitt County, Georgia.... 4,000,000
Texas I 69.............................................. 5,800,000
US 11, Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana...... 500,000
U.S. 395, North Spokane Corridor, Washington............ 1,000,000
U.S. 412 Mountain Home to Hwy. 101, Arkansas............ 4,000,000
U.S. 51, Christian/Shelby Counties, Illinois............ 2,000,000
US 113, Phase I, Maryland............................... 1,500,000
US 278, South Carolina.................................. 1,000,000
US 67 improvements, Missouri............................ 5,000,000
US 87 Bypass around Big Spring, Texas................... 200,000
US 95, Worley to Mica, Idaho............................ 7,000,000
US Highway 6 Improvements, Coralville, Iowa............. 1,000,000
US-231/I-10 Freeway Connector, Alabama.................. 8,000,000
US 35 Mason and Putnam Counties, West Virginia.......... 6,000,000
Walden Point Road, Alaska............................... 2,000,000
West Virginia Route 10--Logan County.................... 10,000,000
Wood/Sandusky/Lucas Counties--U.S. Route 20, Ohio....... 5,000,000
Yakima Grade Separations, Washington.................... 1,000,000
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Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities.--Section 1207 of
TEA21 reauthorized funding for the construction of ferry boats
and ferry terminal facilities.
Funds provided for the Ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities program under the Committee recommendation shall be
available for the following activities in the corresponding
amounts:
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Project Amount
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Coffman Cove/Wrangell/Petersburg Ferrier and Ferry $3,000,000
Facilities, Alaska.....................................
Fort Morgan-Dauphin Island Ferry, Alabama............... 2,500,000
Hatteras Ferry Project, North Carolina.................. 500,000
Homer-Jakolof Bay-Halibut Cove Ferry, Alaska............ 2,000,000
Kitsap Transit--Marina Expansion and Transit Passenger 3,000,000
Ferry Terminal, Washington.............................
Mukileto Multimodal Terminal, Washington................ 1,000,000
Ocean Gateway Development, Maine........................ 1,000,000
Oyster Point Ferry, San Francisco, California........... 1,000,000
Port of Ketchikan Ferry Facility, Alaska................ 1,000,000
Southworth Terminal Redeveloment/Vashon Terminal 1,000,000
Preservation, Washington...............................
Staten Island Ferry Kennedy Class Replacement Program, 2,000,000
New York...............................................
TEA21 Setaside, AK and HI............................... 20,000,000
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National Scenic Byways Program.--This program provides
funding for roads that are designated by the Secretary of
Transportation as All American Roads [AAR] or National Scenic
Byways [NSB]. These roads have outstanding scenic, historic,
cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological qualities.
The Committee recommendation provides $27,500,000 for this
program in fiscal year 2004. The recommendation is $1,000,000
more than the fiscal year 2003 level and assumes the constant
rate of growth of each year of the TEA21 authorization period.
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot
Program.--TEA21 created a new transportation and community and
system preservation program that provides grants to States and
local governments for planning, developing, and implementing
strategies to integrate transportation and community and system
preservation plans and projects. These grants may be used to
improve the efficiency of the transportation system, reduce
transportation externalities and the need for future
infrastructure investment, and improve transportation
efficiency and access consistent with community character.
Funds provided for this program for fiscal year 2004 shall be
available for the following activities:
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Project Amount
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Bartlett Access Intersection Safety Improvements, Alaska $500,000
Beckley VA Medical Center Access Road, West Virginia.... 1,000,000
Bedford, New Hampshire Route 101 Corridor Safety 1,000,000
Improvement Project....................................
Bellingham, Coast Millennium Trail--South Bay Taylor 500,000
Dock Project, Washington...............................
Berlin G. Meyers Parkway Extension, South Carolina...... 1,000,000
Big Lake to Wasilla Pedestrian Trails, Alaska........... 500,000
City of Charles Town--Gateway Revitalization Project, 350,000
West Virginia..........................................
Colchester Roadway/pedestrian Path, Vermont............. 1,000,000
Coltsville Corridor Redevelopment Project, Connecticut.. 1,000,000
Galveston Railroad Bridge Replacement, Texas............ 500,000
Henderson County Port Authority Project, Kentucky....... 1,000,000
Highway 79 Corridor/Greenway Project, Alabama........... 750,000
Hollywood Drive Expansion Project--City of Jackson, 450,000
Tennessee..............................................
I-65 Industrial Park Access Improvements, Atmore, 500,000
Alabama................................................
Kincaid Park Trail Connection, Alaska................... 900,000
Lawrence Gateway Quadrant Area Reuse Plan, Lawrence, 500,000
Massachusetts..........................................
Manhattan, Kansas Fourth Street Corridor................ 200,000
Matanuska-Susitna Roads Improvement, Alaska............. 1,000,000
Niobrara Scenic River Corridor Roads, Nebraska.......... 1,000,000
North/South Road, Oahu, Phase I, Hawaii................. 1,000,000
Owensboro Waterfront Development Project, Kentucky...... 1,000,000
Pedestrian/Bicycle Linkage & Scenic Overlook 25,000
Restoration, Grant, Alabama............................
Riverwalk, Montgomery, Alabama.......................... 1,000,000
Route 29 Recreational Bike and Pedestrian Path, Mercer, 1,000,000
New Jersey.............................................
Santa Fe (US 85)/C-470 Interchange, Colorado............ 1,000,000
Seattle, Elliot Avenue & BNSF Crossing Path 1,000,000
Improvements, Washington...............................
Spokane, University District Transportation Safety 1,000,000
Enhancement Project, Washington........................
Stourbridge Rail Excursion Line, Pennsylvania........... 75,000
Streetscape Initiative, Phase II, for the City of 500,000
Moultrie, Georgia......................................
Town of Clayton Downtown Revitalization, Clayton, 500,000
Alabama................................................
U.S. 49 from Florence, Mississippi to I-20.............. 750,000
Uptown Crossings Vine Street Improvement Project, Ohio.. 1,000,000
Vancouver Interstate-5 Pedestrian Bridge, Washington.... 500,000
West Bay Bridge in Panama City, Florida................. 1,000,000
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FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(RESCISSION)
The bill rescinds $156,000,000 in contract authority
balances from the five core programs. The Committee directs
FHWA to administer the rescission by allowing each State
maximum flexibility in making these adjustments among the five
programs.
APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $186,778,000
Budget estimate, 2004 \2\...............................................
Committee recommendation................................ 150,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,222,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
\1\ The budget estimate requests funding under the Federal-Aid Highway
obligation limitation.
The Committee recommendation includes $150,000,000 for the
Appalachian Development Highway System [ADHS]. The amount
provided is the same as the fiscal year 2003 comparable level.
Funding for this initiative is authorized under section 1069(y)
of Public Law 102-240--the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act. The ADHS program provides funds for the
construction of the Appalachian corridor highways in the 13
States that comprise the Appalachian region. These highways, in
many instances, are intended to replace some of the most
deficient and dangerous segments of rural roadway in America.
LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Limitation, 2003 \1\ \2\................................ $459,493,750
Budget estimate, 2004 \1\ .............................. 404,068,000
Committee recommendation................................ 462,500,000
\1\ Resources available in fiscal year 2003 and requested in fiscal year
2004 are assumed within the Federal aid highway obligation limitation in
the budget request for fiscal year 2004.
\2\ Reflects reduction of $3,000,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The limitation controls spending for the transportation
research and technology programs of the FHWA. This limitation
includes the intelligent transportation systems, surface
transportation research, technology deployment, training and
education, and university transportation research. The
Committee recommendation provides an obligation limitation for
transportation research of $462,500,000. This limitation is
consistent with the provisions of TEA21.
LIMITATION ON TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
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Surface transportation research......................... $103,000,000
Technology Deployment program........................... 50,000,000
Training and education.................................. 18,000,000
Bureau of Transportation Statistics..................... 31,000,000
ITS Standards, research, operational tests, and 110,000,000
development............................................
ITS Deployment.......................................... 124,000,000
University transportation research...................... 26,500,000
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Subtotal............................................ 462,500,000
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Within the funds provided for highway research and
development, the Committee makes the following recommendations
for the surface transportation research program:
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Project Amount
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Environment, Planning & Right-of-way.................... $17,000,000
Research and Technology Program Support................. 10,000,000
International Research.................................. 400,000
Structures.............................................. 13,000,000
Safety.................................................. 11,000,000
Highway Operations...................................... 12,500,000
Asset Management........................................ 2,750,000
Pavements Research...................................... 15,750,000
Policy Research......................................... 9,200,000
Long Term Pavement Project [LTPP]....................... 10,000,000
Advanced Research....................................... 400,000
R&T Strategic Planning/Performance Measures............. 1,000,000
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Total............................................. 103,000,000
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Environment, Planning, and Real Estate.--The Committee
recommendation includes $17,000,000 for environment, planning,
and real estate research. Within the funds provided for this
research activity, the Committee has provided $1,000,000 to
continue dust and persistent particulate abatement research in
Kotzebue, Alaska.
Research and Technology Program Support.--The Committee
recommends $10,000,000, $1,500,000 more than the fiscal year
2003 enacted level. Within the funds available for research and
technology, the Committee has provided $750,000 for the Center
on Coastal Transportation Research at the University of South
Alabama and $750,000 for the electromagnetic transportation
research project at the University of Vermont to continue
research into the development of advanced ground penetrating
radar [GPR] systems.
International Research.--The Committee recommendation
includes $400,000 for international research. This is the same
amount provided in fiscal year 2003.
Structures.--The Committee has provided $13,000,000 for
structures researchs. This research effort allows FHWA reduce
deficiencies on National Highway System bridges and should
facilitate continued progress on high performance materials and
engineering applications to design, repair, retrofit, inspect,
and rehabilitate bridges. Within the funds provided for this
research activity, the Committee has provided $250,000 to
continue a demonstration project to evaluate the use of
battery-powered cathodic protection to extend the life of
concrete bridges that are located in extreme cold weather
conditions and $1,000,000 to West Virginia University to
continue research on the rapid deployment and durability of
bridge structures constructed with advanced composite
materials. The Committee recommendation also includes $250,000
for the University of Delaware's Center for Innovative Bridge
Engineering, $1,500,000 for the Infrastructure Renewal Research
project at Washington State University and $500,000 to support
non-destructive structural evaluation technology at the New
Mexico State University's Bridge Research Center.
Safety.--The Committee recommendation provides $11,000,000
for safety research. This program develops engineering
practices, analysis tools, equipment, roadside hardware, and
safety promotion and public information that will significantly
contribute to the reduction of highway fatalities and injuries.
Within the funds provided for safety, the Committee has
provided $250,000 to conduct an evaluation of durable
waterborne road markings at Pennsylvania State University to
understand the safety impacts, environmental impact and cost
effectiveness of the several pavement marking systems and
$500,000 to Washington State Department of Transportation for
pilot projects to test Level-2 Warning/Positive Protection
Gates for highway railroad grade crossings.
Highway Operations.--The Committee recommendation provides
$12,500,000 for research activities regarding highway
operations. The Highway operations research program is designed
to develop, deliver, and deploy advanced technologies and
administrative methods to provide pavement and bridge
durability, and to reduce construction and maintenance-related
user delays. Within the funds provided, the Committee has
included $750,000 for the University of Idaho's National
Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology [NIATT],
working with the Northwest Transportation Training and
Education Alliance, to develop and deliver training and
education for transportation professionals in Idaho, Oregon,
and Washington. The Committee has also provided $750,000 for
the Oklahoma Transportation Center to conduct research
addressing freight flows throughout Oklahoma.
Asset Management.--The Committee recommends $2,750,000 for
asset management research activities.
Policy.--The Committee recommendation includes $9,200,000,
an increase of $500,000 from the fiscal year 2003 enacted
level. Within the funds provided for this research activity,
the Committee has included $500,000 to continue research into
possible methods to integrate transportation facilities into
communities in rural areas by the University of Kentucky
Academy for Community Transportation Innovation.
Pavements Research.--The Committee recommends $15,750,000
for highway pavement research, including work on asphalt,
Portland cement pavement research, polymer additives, and
recycled materials. This is $5,699,000 more than the budget
estimate and $250,000 more than the fiscal year 2003 enacted
level. Within the funds provided, the Committee has included
$1,500,000 for the National Center for Asphalt Technology
[NCAT]. The Committee has also provided $1,000,000 to the
Center for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Technology at Iowa
State University; $500,000 to continue evaluation of GSB-88
emulsified binder treatment application; and $250,000 to the
Michigan Technological University Institute for Aggregate
Research.
High-Performance/Low Emission Asphalt Test.--The Committee
is concerned that a significant portion of federally-assisted
road construction and maintenance is currently completed
without consideration for minimum performance standards, both
in terms of pavement longevity, as well as emissions resulting
from the production of asphalt. In an attempt to correct for
the shortcomings, States mandate varying levels of additives
for the asphalt resulting in an overall cost that exceeds that
of less modified asphalts that meet the AASHTO MP-1 performance
standard.
The Committee has become aware of recent advancements in
high-quality/low emissions asphalt that produce superior
qualities even when the asphalt product is applied without
additives such as polymers. The Committee believes that large
scale testing is warranted and directs FHWA to conduct a high
performance/low emission asphalt test research project. The
primary objective of this study is to evaluate asphalt products
that meet the minimum specifications for performance grade 76-
22 asphalt that conforms to the AASHTO MP-1 specification. In
addition, the asphalt(s) used in this study should achieve the
lowest emissions when processed at hot mix plants, with
particular attention paid to: the advantages achieved by using
different types of crude feed (i.e. Boscan Crude or Altimira
Crude); the economic benefits of lower percentages of
additives; the elasticity of the asphalt in varying climatic
conditions; and the degree of reduced emissions from current
products.
The Committee expects that this project will be conducted
over significant highway mileage in a minimum of three States
to study the economic and performance benefits of using a 76-22
performance grade asphalt that conforms to AASHTO MP-1 and also
reduces harmful or unwanted emissions during the production
process. The study should be completed according to protocols
established by FHWA in conjunction with National Center for
Asphalt Technology [NCAT].
Advanced Research.--The Committee recommendation provides
$400,000.
R&T Strategic Planning and Performance Measures.--The
Committee has provided $1,000,000 for research and technology
strategic planning and performance measures. The Committee
anticipates that this level of funding will be sufficient to
support planned strategic planning activities, research
outreach, and development and refinement of performance
measures, as required by the Government Performance and Results
Act [GPRA].
ITS Standards, Research, Operational Tests, Development,
and Deployment.--The Committee recommends $124,000 for ITS
deployment projects and $110,000,000 for ITS research and
associated activities in fiscal year 2004 to be allocated in
the following manner:
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Research and Development................................ $52,000,000
Operational Tests....................................... 10,000,000
Evaluation/Program Policy Assessment.................... 7,000,000
Architecture and Standards.............................. 18,000,000
Program Support......................................... 11,500,000
Integration............................................. 11,500,000
ITS Deployment Incentive Program........................ 124,000,000
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Specified ITS Deployment Projects.--It is the intent of the
Committee that the following projects contribute to the
integration and interoperability for intelligent transportation
systems in metropolitan and rural areas as provided under
section 5208 of TEA21 and promote deployment of the commercial
vehicle intelligent transportation system infrastructure as
provided under section 5209 of TEA21. Funding for deployment
activities are to be available as follows:
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Project Amount
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511 Traveler Information Program, North Carolina........ $400,000
Advanced Ticket Collection and Passenger Information 1,500,000
Systems, New Jersey....................................
Advanced Traffic Analysis Center, North Dakota.......... 500,000
Advanced Transportation Management Systems (AMTS), 1,000,000
Montgomery County, Maryland............................
ATR Transportation Technology/CVISN, New Mexico......... 1,000,000
Auburn, Auburn Way South ITS, Washington................ 1,600,000
Cargo Watch Logistics Information System, New York...... 4,000,000
CCTA Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vermont........ 1,000,000
Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority: North 2,500,000
Orange/South Seminole ITS Enhanced Circulator..........
City of Boston Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1,750,000
Massachusetts..........................................
City of Huntsville, Alabama ITS......................... 5,000,000
City of Shreveport Intelligent Transportation System 1,000,000
Deployment, Louisiana..................................
Clark County Transit, VAST ITS, Washington.............. 1,600,000
Dynamic Changeable Message Signs--Urban Interstate 1,000,000
System, Iowa...........................................
Fiber Optic Signal Interconnect System, Arizona......... 4,000,000
Germantown Parkway ITS Project, Tennessee............... 3,000,000
GMU ITS, Virginia....................................... 2,000,000
Great Lakes ITS, Michigan............................... 2,000,000
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce ITS System, 2,000,000
Pennsylvania...........................................
Hillborough Area Regional Transit Bus Tracking, 1,000,000
Communication and Security, Florida....................
Hoosier SAFE-T, Indiana................................. 3,500,000
I-70 Incident Management Plan, Colorado................. 3,000,000
Intelligent Transportation Systems--Phases II and III, 1,250,000
Ohio...................................................
Intelligent Transportation Systems [ITS] Statewide and 1,000,000
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems Network [CVISN],
Maryland...............................................
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Illinois............ 4,000,000
Iowa Transit Communications............................. 1,500,000
ITS Expansion in Davis and Utah Counties, Utah.......... 1,250,000
ITS, Cache Valley, Utah................................. 1,000,000
Jacksonville Transportation Authority: Intelligent 1,000,000
Transportation Systems Regional Planning, Florida......
King County, Countywide Signaling Program, Washington... 1,500,000
Lewis & Clark 511 Coalition, Montana.................... 1,000,000
Lincoln, Nebraska StarTran Automatic Vehicle Location 1,000,000
System.................................................
Maine Statewide ITS..................................... 1,000,000
MARTA Automated Fare Collection/Smart Card System, 1,500,000
Georgia................................................
Mid-America Surface Transportation Weather Research 1,000,000
Institute, North Dakota................................
Missouri Statewide Rural ITS............................ 5,000,000
Nebraska Statewide Intelligent Transportation System 2,000,000
Deployment.............................................
Oklahoma Statewide ITS.................................. 5,000,000
Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska........... 1,500,000
Program of Projects, Washington......................... 5,400,000
RIPTA ITS Program Phase II, Rhode Island................ 1,500,000
Real Time Transit Passenger Information System for 1,000,000
Prince George's County Department of Public Works,
Maryland...............................................
Sacramento Area Council of Governments--ITS Projects, 4,000,000
California.............................................
SCDOT InRoads, South Carolina........................... 3,000,000
Seattle City Center ITS, Washington..................... 2,500,000
Springfield, Missouri Regional ITS...................... 2,000,000
State of Vermont Interstate Variable Message Signs and 1,000,000
Weather Information Stations...........................
Statewide AVL Initiative, Nebraska...................... 750,000
TalTran: ITS Smart Bus Implementation, Florida.......... 1,500,000
Texas Medical Center Early Warning Transportation System 2,000,000
Texas Statewide ITS Deployment and Integration.......... 1,000,000
Town of Cary: Computerized Traffic Signal System 1,600,000
Project, North Carolina................................
Transportation Research Center [TRC] for Freight, Trade, 1,000,000
Security, and Economic Strength, Georgia...............
Tri-County Automated System Project, University of 1,000,000
Southern Mississippi...................................
Tukwila, Signalization Interconnect and Intelligent 1,400,000
Transportation, Washington.............................
Twin Cities, Minnesota Redundant Communications Pilot... 2,000,000
UAB Center for Injury Sciences, Birmingham, Alabama..... 2,000,000
University of Alaska Transportation Research Center..... 2,000,000
University of Kentucky Transportation Center............ 1,500,000
University of Oklahoma Intelligent Bridge System 3,000,000
Research...............................................
Wisconsin State Patrol Mobile Data Computer Network 3,000,000
Phase II...............................................
Wyoming Statewide ITS Initiative........................ 5,000,000
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Illinois ITS.--The Committee provides $4,000,000 to the
Illinois Department of Transportation for Intelligent
Transportation Systems grants. The Committee expects IDoT to
fund the following projects: $750,000 to the City of Kankakee
for improvements near Riverside Hospital; $750,000 to the
village of Bourbonnais for infrastructure improvements to the
Career Center corridor; $750,000 to the City of Carbondale for
Southern Illinois University--Carbondale's Materials Technology
Center; $500,000 for the village of Franklin Park Grand Avenue
project; and $250,000 for the U.S. 30, Whiteside County
improvements.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
Funds provided for surface transportation projects in
fiscal year 2004 shall be available for the following projects
in the corresponding amounts:
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Project Amount
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135th Street Widening and US 69 Northbound Ramp, Kansas. $2,500,000
3-Bridge Corridor Project, Skagit County, Washington.... 800,000
51-43 Connector Canton, Mississippi..................... 1,000,000
Adriaen's Landing, Hartford, Connecticut................ 5,000,000
Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall, Seattle, Washington...... 1,000,000
Arkwright Connector, South Carolina..................... 3,000,000
BNSF Track Relocation Project, Everett, Washington...... 500,000
Beale Street Landing/Docking Facility--City of Memphis, 1,000,000
Tennessee..............................................
Bear Creek Greenway, Oregon............................. 2,000,000
BIA Route 27 Reconstruction, Pine Ridge Indian 3,000,000
Reservation, South Dakota..............................
Buffalo Outer Harbor Project, New York.................. 5,000,000
Butler County Industrial Infrastructure Development- 750,000
City of Greenville, Alabama............................
Byram-Clinton/Norrell Corridor, Mississippi............. 3,000,000
Cheyenne Corridor Safety Improvement Project in 1,000,000
Pocatello, Idaho.......................................
City of Crowley's Historic Parkerson Avenue 1,000,000
Redevelopment project, Louisiana.......................
Colonial National Historic Park, Jamestown 400th 6,500,000
Anniversary Transportation Improvements, Virginia......
Commodore Barry Bridge ramps to Chester, Pennsylvania... 1,000,000
Craig Road Improvements, Alaska......................... 1,000,000
Eufaula Main Street Restoration Project, Alabama........ 500,000
Farish Street Historic District Improvements, 500,000
Mississippi............................................
Grandview Triangle Improvements, Missouri............... 1,000,000
Highway 19 Expansion, Mississippi....................... 2,000,000
Houston Greater Partnership Quality of Life Initiative, 500,000
Texas..................................................
Hydaburg Road Improvements, Alaska...................... 2,000,000
I-15 North, Davis County, Utah.......................... 1,500,000
I-275 to AA Highway Connector, Kentucky................. 1,500,000
I-40/I-55 Ramp Reconstruction, City of Memphis, 1,000,000
Tennessee..............................................
I-73, South Carolina.................................... 2,000,000
Improvements to I-70/Route 63 Interchange--Columbia, 1,000,000
Missouri...............................................
Indianapolis Stadium Drive District, Indiana............ 2,000,000
Industrial Park Access Road Winfield, Alabama........... 500,000
Intermodal Transload Facility, Quincy, Washington....... 2,000,000
John Wright Drive, Alabama.............................. 7,000,000
Jonesboro Transportation and Drainage Planning, Arkansas 1,000,000
Kentucky TriModal Transpark............................. 5,000,000
Keystone Drive and Related Improvements, Alaska......... 1,500,000
L.L. Tisdale Parkway/Increase Loop, Oklahoma............ 250,000
LA Highway 28, Louisiana................................ 2,000,000
Lake Martin Regional Industrial Park Access Rd., 500,000
Kellyton, Alabama......................................
Lexington Bridge Project, Cowlitz County, Washington.... 1,500,000
Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, 1,000,000
Indiana................................................
M&B Railroad Bridge 46.3 Repair, Alabama................ 1,000,000
Mahoning and Trumbell Counties--State Route 46, Ohio.... 2,000,000
Marine Maintenance Facility Phase I, Manns Harbor, North 1,000,000
Carolina...............................................
Matanuska-Susitna Road Improvements, Alaska............. 2,000,000
MD 404, Phase II, Maryland.............................. 1,000,000
Montgomery Outer Loop, Alabama.......................... 2,000,000
Muncie, Indiana By-Pass................................. 2,000,000
North Slope Borough Road Improvements, Alaska........... 3,000,000
Paseo de Volcan, Rio Rancho, New Mexico................. 4,000,000
Pembroke Road Overpass at I-75, Florida................. 1,000,000
Phalen Boulevard, Minnesota............................. 2,000,000
Phase II, Minnesota Valley Regional Rail Authority...... 2,000,000
Pittsburg, Kansas Port Authority for the Kansas & 1,500,000
Oklahoma Railroad......................................
Plough Boulevard Interchange (at Winchester Road)-- 2,000,000
Memphis, Tennessee.....................................
Pogue Airport Access Road, Oklahoma..................... 1,000,000
Pookela Road, Hawaii.................................... 4,000,000
Reconstruct Allen Road, Bennett County, South Dakota.... 2,000,000
Removal of the Old Jamestown Bridge in Rhode Island..... 4,450,000
Reno-Stead Railroad Spur, Nevada........................ 1,000,000
Route 11, Connecticut................................... 3,000,000
Route 12 Corridor, New York............................. 3,000,000
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve, Alabama............... 500,000
Saddle Road Improvement, Hawaii......................... 4,000,000
San Juan Boulevard, Bellingham, Washington.............. 1,225,000
San Luis II Access Road, Arizona........................ 1,000,000
Satsop Road Access Improvements, Grays Harbor, 375,000
Washington.............................................
Seward Road Improvements, Alaska........................ 2,000,000
Ship Creek Improvements, Alaska......................... 1,000,000
Sitka Road Improvements, Alaska......................... 1,500,000
South Nissan Interchange, Mississippi................... 4,000,000
Southern Beltway (I-215) Widening and Interchange 5,000,000
Project, Nevada........................................
SR 31, All Weather Roadway Construction and Widening, 1,600,000
Pend Oreille County, Washington........................
Swift Rail Siding Project, Blaine, Washington........... 3,000,000
The Sunrise Corridor, Oregon............................ 500,000
Towboat Display and Classroom Project, Oklahoma......... 250,000
Town of Dublin, New Hampshire Traffic Calming Project... 300,000
Trunk Highway 610/10, Minnesota......................... 3,500,000
Tuscaloosa Downtown Revitalization Project, Alabama..... 5,000,000
U.S. 218/Main Street Reconstruction--Phase II, Iowa..... 2,000,000
US 12 Widening, Wallula Junction to Walla Walla, 3,000,000
Washington.............................................
US 93 Kalispell Bypass Project, Montana................. 2,500,000
Widen and Improve Q Street, Nebraska.................... 1,000,000
WV Route 9.............................................. 10,000,000
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BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $30,798,500
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 31,568,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $201,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $300,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics [BTS] was
established in section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act [ISTEA], to compile, analyze, and
make accessible information on the Nation's transportation
systems, collect information on intermodal transportation, and
enhance the quality and effectiveness of the statistical
programs of the Department of Transportation. The Committee has
provided $31,000,000 for BTS consistent with the authorized
level.
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $32,000,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 30,000,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,000,000,000
The Committee recommends a liquidating cash appropriation
of $34,000,000,000. This level is $4,000,000,000 above the
budget request and is necessary to pay outstanding obligations
from various highway accounts pursuant to prior appropriations
acts.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
Section 110 distributes obligation authority among Federal
aid highway programs.
Section 111 provides a specific reduced amount for the FHWA
administrative funds.
Section 112 authorizes funds received by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics to be credited to the Federal aid
highways account.
Section 113 allows historic covered bridges eligible for
Federal assistance to be funded from amounts set aside for the
discretionary bridge program.
Section 114 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to
enter into an agreement with the States of Nevada and/or
Arizona to provide a method of funding for construction of a
Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
In December 1999, the Congress passed the Motor Carrier
Safety Improvement Act [MCSIA] (Public Law 106-159), which
established the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[FMCSA] within the Department of Transportation. Prior to this
legislation, motor carrier safety responsibilities were under
the jurisdiction of the Federal Highway Administration.
The preeminent mission of the FMCSA is to improve the
safety of commercial vehicle operations on the nation's
highways. A primary goal of the agency is to reduce the number
of accidents, fatalities, and injuries due to truck accidents.
FMCSA resources and activities contribute to safety in
commercial vehicle operations through enforcement, safety
regulation, technological innovation, improvements in
information systems, training, and improvements to commercial
driver's license testing, record keeping, and sanctions. To
achieve these goals, the FMCSA works with Federal, State, and
local enforcement agencies, the motor carrier industry, and
highway safety organizations.
MCSIA and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century [TEA21] provide funding authorizations for FMCSA,
including administrative expenses, motor carrier research and
technology, the national Motor Carrier Safety Assistance
Program [MCSAP] and the Information Systems and Strategic
Safety Initiatives [ISSSI] program. FMCSA's scope was expanded
in fiscal year 2003 by the U.S.A. Patriot Act (Public Law 107-
56), which called for new security measures. In addition, both
the Fiscal Year 2002 and 2003 Appropriations Acts (Public Law
107-87 and Public Law 108-7) increased funding for border
enforcement and safety related activities associated with
implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
For fiscal year 2004 it is necessary to reauthorize those
FMCSA programs contained in TEA21 and MCSIA. Rather than
following the existing structure, the budget request reflects
the administration's reauthorization proposal. The budget
request proposes a new account structure for FMCSA that
consolidates the current programs into two distinct accounts:
Motor Carrier Safety Operations & Programs [MCSOP] and Motor
Carrier Safety Grants [MCSG]. Administrative expenses would be
separated from the Federal-aid Highway Program administrative
takedown mechanism and all such expenses would be funded within
the MCSOP account.
In keeping with the general guidance at the beginning of
the report, the Committee has followed the program structure
found in current law for FMCSA and refrained from comment on
the proposed restructuring. The Committee recommends a total of
$482,972,000 for FMCSA in fiscal year 2004.
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
The Motor Carrier Safety account provides salaries,
operating expenses, research, safety and security program
funding for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 [MCSIA]
amended section 104(a)(1) of title 23 to deduct one-third of 1
percent from specified Federal-aid program funds to fund
personnel, and to administer motor carrier safety programs and
motor carrier research. This mechanism is known as a
``takedown.'' Because the resulting funding level of
$92,712,176 does not cover current personnel on board,
important safety-related programs, and safety research, the
Committee believes that TEA21 and MCSIA did not provide
sufficient flexibility for motor carrier safety funding
requirements. The $92,712,176 resulting from the takedown
authorized by 23 USC 104(a)(1)(B) would require reductions to
important programs, which could compromise safety. Therefore,
the Committee supports raising the administrative takedown
percentage to 1.05 percent in order to administer motor carrier
safety programs and motor carrier research.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $116,700,484
Budget estimate, 2004 (limitation) \3\..................................
Committee recommendation................................ 292,972,233
\1\ Reflects reduction of $763,516 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $200,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
\3\ No funding request under this account for fiscal year 2004.
The Committee has provided a limitation on administrative
expenses of $292,972,233 for the motor carrier safety account.
Of the total provided, $171,597,233 is for operating expenses,
border enforcement program operations, safety/security program
expenses, and new entrant grants; $21,000,000 is for State
commercial driver's license [CDL] program improvement grants;
and $21,375,000 is for research and technology [R&T]
initiatives, regulatory development, and other programs. R&T
funds are intended to remain available for obligation for a
period of 3 years. Also included within the limitation is
$32,000,000 for the border enforcement program and $47,000,000
for border station construction.
In its review of the budget justification, the Committee is
concerned about the proposed allocation of funds between
Federal and State programs, specifically the growth in the
Federal portion of the national program. The Committee believes
that more consideration should be given to State needs. State
enforcement officers have the most frequent contact with
industry and have the most direct impact on motor carrier
safety. The Committee does not agree with the budget proposal
to significantly increase funding for FMCSA's administrative
and operations activities at the expense of the availability of
funds to assist State programs.
The following adjustments have been made to the budget
request:
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Border inspection facilities........................... +$47,000,000
Operating expenses..................................... -3,102,000
PATRIOT Act............................................ -3,000,000
Regulatory development................................. -3,000,000
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Domestic Motor Carrier Safety.--The Committee reminds FMCSA
that the agency's safety oversight efforts for domestic truck
traffic should be equal to, if not greater than, those for
cross-border traffic. The fact that it takes FMCSA an average
of 4 years to complete a rulemaking and that many regulations
have not been published by their statutory deadlines is
evidence that the agency has much to accomplish in pursuit of
its safety mission.
Operating Expenses.--The Committee has reduced the
requested amount for base operating expenses by $3,102,000.
This reduction reflects adjustments to the Federal
responsibilities for the new entrant program and to the FMCSA
information management program. The Committee notes that FMCSA
has not adequately justified funding for the information
management program.
New Entrant Program.--The administration's budget request
proposes a total of $33,200,000 for the new entrant program.
This amount includes $16,200,000 for the Federal share of the
program and $17,000,000 for the State share. The Committee is
troubled by the resources that the budget proposes to devote to
Federal management and oversight of this new program,
particularly considering the broad State interest in
participating in the program. The budget request assumes that
30 percent of States will not be able to participate and
therefore FMCSA will be required to contribute a larger share
of its resources to the new entrant program. However, 46 States
have agreed to participate in the program to date. Due to the
overwhelming interest in participating in the program, the
Committee believes that a greater share of the total request
should be provided to the States. To that end, the Committee
has provided $4,456,000, a decrease of $11,744,000 from the
budget request, to support the Federal responsibilities of the
new entrant program. The Committee expects that these funds
will be used to provide the appropriate oversight of State
safety auditors to ensure that the program is working
effectively and to hire and support contractor safety auditors
for States only when necessary. The Committee has included a
corresponding increase in the State new entrant grant program
funding. The Committee has included funding for State grants
for the purposes of administering the new entrant program
within the limitation as the current authorization does not
provide the flexibility within the MCSAP program. The Committee
has included bill language to transfer $11,744,000 from Motor
Carrier Safety to the MCSAP program for new entrant grants to
the States.
While full funding has been included for the new entrant
program, the Committee is concerned that FMCSA does not have
the ability to initiate an efficient and effective new entrant
program in fiscal year 2004. Further, the Committee has seen no
definitive statements from the Administrator that FMCSA will be
able to successfully audit each new entrant as required by
MCSIA. The Committee therefore directs FMCSA to develop an
implementation plan for the new entrant program. This plan
should include a detailed explanation of measures that will be
taken to roll out the new entrant program and what, if any,
guidance will be given to safety auditors in an attempt to
prioritize audits of new entrants. FMCSA shall provide this
plan to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act.
PATRIOT Act.--The Committee has not included the funding
requested for background checks on CDL operators seeking a
hazardous materials endorsement. The Committee understands that
the responsibility for implementation of this provision has
been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security.
Therefore this funding should now be budgeted within the
Department of Homeland Security.
Conditional Carrier Review.--The Committee has included
$2,000,000 to support an increase in conditional carrier
reviews. The Committee notes that there is a backlog of
approximately 36,000 carriers that have received a conditional
safety rating based on their safety management controls,
frequency of accidents, other accident indicators, or
regulatory compliance measures. The agency has not conducted
timely follow-up audits on these carriers despite the fact that
they pose a risk to safety and require additional attention.
The Committee hopes that the additional funding will allow
FMCSA to begin to reduce this backlog.
Household Goods Enforcement.--The Committee recommendation
includes $1,370,000 for household goods enforcement consistent
with the budget request. The Committee is pleased that FMCSA
has devoted additional resources to household goods enforcement
and compliance and expects that the funding will be used to
hire additional investigative staff. With consumer complaints
increasing at an alarming rate, the Committee urges FMCSA to
maintain its dedication to the establishment of a highly
visible enforcement program to reduce the number of consumer
complaints filed against household good carriers and brokers
and to increase consumer awareness.
Research and Technology.--The Committee recommends
$7,000,000 for research and technology efforts within FMCSA
commensurate with the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The
Committee maintains that it would be beneficial for FMCSA to
develop a new 5-year strategic plan setting forth the research
objectives of the program and demonstrating the relationship
between proposed research projects and its regulatory agenda.
The Committee directs FMCSA to submit such a plan to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later than June 15,
2004.
Regulatory Development.--The Committee recommends
$8,000,000 for regulatory development expenses, $6,000,000
above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. This increase is
provided in an effort to accommodate FMCSA's regulatory
requirements.
The Committee notes that a large majority of the budget
request is devoted to establishing a medical review board and
developing various medical examination requirements. The
Committee has included funding for enhancement of staff
resources to conduct an improved driver qualification program
and to initiate a Medical Review Board. The Committee
encourages FMCSA to draw upon the expertise of the Federal
Aviation Administration as it moves forward in establishing a
medical registry program. The Committee urges FMCSA to hire
permanent staff physicians to assist the agency with activities
such as the qualification of medical examiners, revision of the
medical qualification regulations, provision of informative
medical guidelines and other information on a continuing basis
to certified medical examiners, and review of certified medical
qualification exams. These resources will help the agency
implement many of the NTSB recommendations on driver medical
qualifications. The Committee believes that a Medical Review
Board should provide advice and guidance on the program but its
establishment should not come at the expense of the activities
mentioned previously. Further, the Committee is concerned that
final regulations have not been issued to specify the purpose
and nature of the medical registry and expects that, given the
resources provided, that will occur within 1 year from the date
of enactment of this Act.
Share the Road Safely.--The Committee is concerned that the
Share the Road Safely program has not proven as successful as
originally anticipated. As was sighted in a recent GAO report
on the Share the Road Safely program, many of FMCSA's
initiatives are clearly contrary to the program's goals. The
Committee believes that NHTSA is better equipped to administer
this program given its experience with similar campaigns in
other areas. The Committee believes that educating the motoring
public on how to share the road safely with commercial motor
vehicles is important and is interested in making this a more
effective program. Funding for the Share the Road Safely
program has not been provided in FMCSA but rather in NHTSA
operations and research. The Committee believes that NHTSA
should be the lead agency, although FMCSA should continue to
play an important role in the program's development and
implementation.
Border Enforcement Program.--The North American Free Trade
Agreement [NAFTA] set forth a schedule for implementation of
its trucking provisions that would have opened the border
States to cross-border trucking competition on December 17,
1995 and all of North America on January 1, 2000. However, the
previous administration halted implementation of these
provisions and the Department of Transportation announced that
until safety concerns about Mexican trucks were resolved, the
trucks would continue to be restricted to the commercial zone
just along the border. In the fiscal year 2002 Department of
Transportation Appropriations Act (Public Law 107-87) Congress
addressed these concerns by setting 22 safety-related
preconditions for opening the border to long-haul Mexican
trucks. On November 27, 2002, the Secretary of Transportation
announced that all the preconditions had been met and directed
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [FMCSA] to
begin to open the border. However, on January 16, 2003 the
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Public Citizen v. Department
of Transportation [DOT], delayed opening the border pending
completion of environmental impact statements and a Clean Air
Act conformity determination on the FMCSA's implementing
regulations.
Until the border is open to Mexican-domiciled long-haul
trucking, the Committee encourages FMCSA to use the additional
time advantageously and work closely with the States to
establish a process that maximizes the effective enforcement
and monitoring of Mexican motor carriers and report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act on the progress that
has been made.
The Committee has included a total funding level of
$121,908,000 for border related programs consistent with the
budget request. The Committee recommends $42,908,000 for FMCSA
personnel stationed at the border, $23,000,000 for State
operations grants to the southern border States, and $9,000,000
to initiate State operations grants to the northern border
States to support State hazmat enforcement and regulatory
compatibility at the northern border. The Committee has also
included $47,000,000 for the construction of permanent truck
safety inspection facilities along the U.S.-Mexico border.
NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
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(Liquidation of
contract (Limitation on
authorization) obligations)
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\........ $188,765,000 $188,765,000
Budget estimate, 2004 \2\....... .................. ..................
Committee recommendation........ 190,000,000 190,000,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,235,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
\2\ No funding requested under this account for fiscal year 2004.
The FMCSA's National Motor Carrier Safety Program [NMCSP]
was authorized by TEA21 and amended by the Motor Carrier Safety
Improvement Act of 1999. This program consists of two major
areas: the motor carrier safety assistance program [MCSAP] and
the information systems and strategic safety initiatives
[ISSSI]. MCSAP provides grants and project funding to States to
develop and implement national programs for the uniform
enforcement of Federal and State rules and regulations
concerning motor safety. The major objective of this program is
to reduce the number and severity of accidents involving
commercial motor vehicles. Grants are made to qualified States
for the development of programs to enforce the Federal motor
carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations and the
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. The basic program
is targeted at roadside vehicle safety inspections of both
interstate and intrastate commercial motor vehicle traffic.
ISSSI provides funds to develop and enhance data-related motor
carrier programs.
The Committee recommends $190,000,000 in liquidating cash
for this program.
LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS
The Committee recommends a $190,000,000 limitation on
obligations for motor carrier safety grants.
Crash Causation Study.--The Committee recommends $1,000,000
for the Large Truck Crash Causation Study consistent with the
budget request. The Committee notes that while MSCIA authorized
$5,000,000 per year, the most expensive task of the study will
be completed in fiscal year 2003 and the funding provided will
be used for file building and preliminary analysis for the
Large Truck Crash Causation Study, which will require fewer
resources.
Hazmat Tracking System.--Within the funds available for
FMCSA's high priority initiative program, the Committee
provides $2,000,000 for an expanded satellite-based, mobile
communications system to monitor and track hazardous materials
and high-value cargo in uncovered areas of the United States.
Operation Respond.--Within the funds provided for FMCSA's
high priority initiatives, the Committee includes $1,000,000 to
design, build, and demonstrate the benefits of a seamless
hazardous materials incident detection, management, and
response system, including the expansion of the Operation
Respond network of emergency responders and by linking this
network with tracking and automatic crash notification
technologies. The Committee urges that, working with the
private sector, these funds be used to establish a national
first responder emergency services network and to accelerate
deployment of Operation Respond software.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Section 130 prohibits the use of funds in this act to
implement or enforce any provision of the Final Rule issued on
April 16, 2003, (Docket No. FMCSA-97-2350) as it may apply to
operators of utility service vehicles. The Committee believes
that operators of utility service vehicles have unique public
service responsibilities and operating characteristics that
were not adequately considered or addressed in the rulemaking.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA]
was established as a separate organizational entity in the
Department of Transportation in March 1970. It succeeded the
National Highway Safety Bureau, which previously had
administered traffic and highway safety functions as an
organizational unit of the Federal Highway Administration.
The agency's current programs are authorized in four major
laws: (1) the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act,
(chapter 301 of title 49, U.S.C.); (2) the Highway Safety Act,
(chapter 4 of title 23, U.S.C.); (3) the Motor Vehicle
Information and Cost Savings [MVICSA] Act, (Part C of subtitle
VI of title 49, U.S.C.); and (4) the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century [TEA21].
The first law provides for the establishment and
enforcement of safety standards for vehicles and associated
equipment and the conduct of supporting research, including the
acquisition of required testing facilities and the operation of
the national driver register [NDR]. Discrete authorizations
were subsequently established for the NDR under the National
Driver Register Act of 1982.
The second law provides for coordinated national highway
safety programs (section 402) to be carried out by the States
and for highway safety research, development, and demonstration
programs (section 403). The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public
Law 100-690) authorized a new drunk driving prevention program
(section 410) to make grants to States to implement and enforce
drunk driving prevention programs.
The third law [MVICSA] provides for the establishment of
low-speed collision bumper standards, consumer information
activities, diagnostic inspection demonstration projects,
automobile content labeling, and odometer regulations. An
amendment to this law established the Secretary's
responsibility, which was delegated to NHTSA, for the
administration of mandatory automotive fuel economy standards.
A 1992 amendment to the MVICSA established automobile content
labeling requirements.
The fourth law, TEA21, must be reauthorized for fiscal year
2004. TEA21 incorporates NHTSA programs including: safety
incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by
intoxicated persons (section 163 of title 23 U.S.C.); seat belt
incentive grants (section 157 of title 23 U.S.C.); occupant
protection incentive grants (section 405); and highway safety
data improvement incentive grant program (section 411). The
TEA21 structure also provides for highway safety research,
development and demonstration programs (section 403) to include
research measures that may deter drugged driving, educate the
motoring public on how to share the road safely with commercial
motor vehicles, and provide vehicle pursuit training for
police. Finally, TEA21 includes a number of motor vehicle
safety and information provisions, including rulemaking
directions for improving air bag crash protection systems,
lobbying restrictions, exemptions from the odometer
requirements for classes or categories of vehicles the
Secretary deems appropriate, and adjustments to the automobile
domestic content labeling requirements.
In 2000, the Transportation Recall Enhancement,
Accountability, and Documentation [TREAD] Act amended the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in numerous
respects and enacted many new initiatives. These consist of a
number of new motor vehicle safety and information provisions,
including a requirement that manufacturers give NHTSA notice of
safety recalls or safety campaigns in foreign countries
involving motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment
that are identical or substantially similar to vehicles or
equipment in the United States; higher civil penalties for
violations of the law; a criminal penalty for violations of the
law's reporting requirements; and a number of rulemaking
directions that include developing a dynamic rollover test for
light duty vehicles, updating tire safety and labeling
standards, improving the safety of child restraints, and
establishing a child restraint safety rating consumer
information program.
The full range of programs funded by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration are authorized by the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century [TEA21] and must
be reauthorized for fiscal year 2004. The budget request
presented to Congress reflects the administration's
reauthorization proposal by significantly restructuring current
NHTSA programs.
The proposal creates a consolidated 402 program by merging
the existing incentive grant programs and providing greater
flexibility for States. The new program, as proposed by the
budget, significantly reduces the Federal Government's focus on
impaired driving and seat belt usage at a time when highway
fatality rates are increasing. Further, the budget proposal
ignores the great strides that have been made by State
mobilizations and paid media initiatives in the areas of
impaired driving and occupant protection by excluding them from
the request.
While the budget proposes a total funding level of
$447,000,000 for Highway Traffic Safety Grants, an increase of
$223,500,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level, a large
majority of this program increase is derived from funding that
was previously provided by transfer from the Federal Highway
Administration.
Consistent with the general guidance provided in the
report, the Committee has followed the program structure found
in TEA21 and other current law. The Committee recommendation of
$448,702,000 provides sufficient funding for the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration to maintain current
programs and continue the mobilization and paid media
initiatives that have proven so effective in increasing safety
belt use and impaired driving awareness.
The following table summarizes the Committee
recommendations:
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Fiscal year
Program 2003 enacted Fiscal year Committee
\1\ 2004 estimate recommendation
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Operations and research \2\.................................. $208,921,128 $214,510,000 $220,102,000
National driver register..................................... 1,987,000 3,600,000 3,600,000
Highway traffic safety grants................................ 223,537,500 447,000,000 225,000,000
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Total.................................................. 434,445,628 665,110,000 448,702,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $2,855,372 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Fiscal year 2003 enacted does not reflect reduction of $900,000 pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $210,908,128
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 218,110,000
Committee recommendation................................ 223,702,000
\1\ Does not reflect reduction of $900,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Reflects reduction of $1,379,872 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
Consistent with the guidance provided in the report, for
fiscal year 2004, the Committee has provided $72,000,000 for
contract authority from the highway trust fund to finance
operations and research activities eligible under title 23
U.S.C. 403. In accordance with current law, the Committee has
provided $3,600,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund
to maintain the National Driver Register. In addition, the
administration is requesting $126,058,000 for activities
related to section 30104 and 32102 of title 49. The Committee
has recommended $148,102,000 for these activities and provided
funding under the Federal-aid highway obligation limitation.
Share the Road Safely.--The Committee believes that as the
agency with the primary responsibility for behavioral programs
geared toward passenger car drivers that NHTSA, not the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, can more effectively
administer the Share the Road program. Following the GAO report
on the Share the Road program, the Committee expects NHTSA to
work with FMCSA to set clear goals for the program and to
promote a more comprehensive and national effort. The goal of
educating commercial motor vehicle drivers and motorists of all
ages about how passenger vehicle drivers and truck drivers can
more safely share the road is important and should be combined
with local enforcement efforts in order to be truly effective.
Further, the Committee encourages NHTSA to work with FMCSA and
State highway safety representatives to determine the best
avenues for educating both the motoring public and commercial
motor vehicle drivers, including incorporating such information
in driver education courses. The Committee has included
$500,000 within the Operations and Research account for these
purposes.
The accompanying bill provides appropriations totaling
$223,702,000 to be distributed as follows:
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Committee
Program recommendation
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Salaries and benefits.................................. $69,050,000
Travel................................................. 1,324,000
Operating expenses..................................... 22,836,000
Contract Programs:
Safety performance................................. 11,005,000
Safety assurance................................... 17,128,000
Highway safety..................................... 52,982,000
Research and analysis.............................. 65,018,000
General administration............................. 665,000
Grant administration reimbursement..................... -16,306,000
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Total............................................ 223,702,000
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SALARIES AND BENEFITS
Staffing.--The Committee is aware that NHTSA's current
budget is not sufficient to cover the salaries and benefits for
all on-board FTE and that the budget request for 2004 will fall
$2,000,000 short of the need, funding only 640 of the 670
currently employed FTE. While the Committee has provided the
additional $2,000,000 for salaries and benefits, it is not
without hesitation. The Committee is concerned with the obvious
disconnect between the human resources department and the
budget office at NHTSA. It is imperative that those who are
responsible for the hiring of new employees at NHTSA understand
the difference between the authorized and appropriated funding
levels. Regardless of these internal difficulties, the
Committee believes that NHTSA should have had the policies and
procedures in place to prevent such budget problems from
occurring. To that end, the Committee directs NHTSA to develop
an official policy with accompanying procedures, that would
require the NHTSA budget office to review future staffing
decisions to ensure that the agency's appropriated funding
levels can adequately cover the required salary and benefit
package to be offered. The Committee further directs NHTSA to
provide a copy of this policy and the accompanying procedures
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later
than 30 days after enactment of this Act.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Workforce Planning and Development.--NHTSA established this
program in fiscal year 2001 in an effort to encourage young
professionals to enter into the fields of engineering,
research, science and technology, vehicle safety and injury.
The Committee recognizes the agency's desire to build a base
for future employment but notes that the challenges of
attrition in the transportation workforce are not unique to
NHTSA. The Committee believes that this type of workforce
planning should be done throughout the entire Department of
Transportation and should be coordinated by the office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration. Accordingly, the
Committee has not included the requested funding to support the
initiative.
Highway Safety Oversight.--The Committee is greatly
concerned about the April 2003 report by the General Accounting
Office [GAO] regarding NHTSA's oversight of State highway
safety programs. NHTSA utilizes a performance-based oversight
program whereby each State sets its own performance goals and
develops annual safety plans to meet those goals. The GAO found
that NHTSA's use of management reviews of State highway plans
varied greatly from region to region. In some regions,
management reviews are conducted every other year while in
other regions management reviews are conducted only when
requested by a State. Additionally, when a State fails to make
progress toward its performance goals, NHTSA has required the
development and implementation of improvement plans to help
address safety program deficiencies. Again, the GAO found that
NHTSA's requirement and use of improvement plans varied from
region to region. The Committee directs NHTSA, in coordination
with the agency's regional offices, to develop a clear policy
as to when a management review is conducted and what specific
criteria would necessitate an improvement plan. This policy
should be applied consistently in each region so that every
State safety program knows when to expect a management review
and under what circumstances an improvement plan will be
required. The Committee believes that this effort should
provide additional assistance to the States that fail to meet
their safety performance goals and is not, by any means,
intended to punish the States that meet their safety
performance goals. The Committee directs NHTSA to submit a copy
of this policy to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations by March 30, 2004.
Training and Technical Assistance to States.--The goal of
improving safety on our Nation's roads and reducing the number
of highway fatalities is shared by NHTSA, FMCSA, and the State
highway safety offices. The Committee recognizes the importance
and value of providing adequate training and technical
assistance to the States so that they have the best chance of
meeting their safety performance goals. As such, the Committee
urges NHTSA to conduct a comprehensive review of the agency's
training programs including an evaluation of other models (such
as the National Highway Institute) and different media for
improving the professional capabilities of State grantees (such
as video, internet or classroom training). In addition, the
Committee directs NHTSA to develop and implement two new State
training courses. One course should be designed to strengthen
the ability of State highway safety offices to analyze data and
identify State and local behavioral highway safety programs.
The second training course should provide hands-on experience
for State highway safety offices on how to conduct evaluations
or reviews of program performance. Within the funds provided
for NHTSA's Operating Expenses, the Committee includes $200,000
for these efforts.
CONTRACT PROGRAMS
Survey of State Data Systems.--Traffic record systems in
each State are used to collect data on crashes, driver
licensing, vehicle registration, traffic violations, and
roadway characteristics. The Committee has been made aware that
the sophistication and capabilities of these traffic safety
data systems vary from State to State. Therefore, the Committee
directs the General Accounting Office [GAO] to conduct a survey
of State data systems to determine the scope and nature of
these systems and identify opportunities for improvement. The
Committee encourages GAO to utilize NHTSA's Checklist for State
Traffic Safety Information Systems in conducting the survey and
to report its findings to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees by August 15, 2004.
Consumer Safety Information Study and Report.--Providing
consumers with accurate safety information about motor vehicle
testing programs is a vital government responsibility. Testing
results from the Department of Transportation's New Car
Assessment Program [NCAP] enable consumers to make informed
choices when purchasing a new motor vehicle. NCAP uses a star
system to rate the safety benefits of a number of different
aspects of vehicle safety; however, the star system may not
adequately communicate to the public important and relevant
safety information. The Committee believes that accurate,
comprehensive, and understandable consumer information is an
important mission of NHTSA and directs the General Accounting
Office [GAO] to study and evaluate the NCAP star rating system
and to report the accuracy of the system, how it can be
improved, and whether an alternative symbol or rating scheme
may be more appropriate in communicating vehicle testing
results to the public. The GAO should compare methods used in
NCAP to convey test results with the methods used by testing
programs in other countries and by private organizations that
conduct and publicly report vehicle safety test results in
order to best evaluate the existing NCAP ratings system. The
report shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations not later than June 30, 2004.
highway safety programs
The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the
budget request:
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Occupant protection: Outreach initiatives to increase +$3,000,000
belt use..............................................
Emergency medical services............................. +1,000,000
Impaired driving....................................... +4,500,000
Judicial/prosecutorial initiative.................. (1,500,000)
Repeat offender tracking model..................... (2,000,000)
Target population outreach......................... (1,000,000)
Motorcycle safety...................................... +94,000
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National Occupant Protection Program.--The stated
objectives of NHTSA's occupant protection program are to
increase seat belt use and decrease the number of child
occupant fatalities. Over the last several years, NHTSA has set
aggressive goals for achieving seat belt use across the nation
since each percentage point increase in seat belt use saves
approximately 226 lives and prevents over 3,700 injuries each
year. The Committee believes that NHTSA must continue to be
vigilant and creative in its efforts to increase national seat
belt use; particularly for those targeted groups that are high-
risk and often difficult to reach. The Committee recommends
$14,373,000 for NHTSA's occupant protection efforts which is
$3,000,000 more than the President's budget request. The
Committee directs that these additional funds be used to
continue the outreach activities toward minority populations,
teens and rural populations. To further supplement NHTSA's
overall seat belt efforts, the Committee has included bill
language to continue the public service message program started
in fiscal year 2002. A more detailed discussion of this program
is included in the NHTSA bill language section of this report.
Impaired Driving.--The Committee is concerned about the
lack of progress that is being made to reduce the number of
alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities. However, NHTSA's
final 2002 data provided by the Fatality Analysis Reporting
System [FARS] for alcohol-related fatalities revealed that the
increase in the number of fatalities from 2001 was much smaller
than the early assessment indicated. While the Committee is
relieved that the early data on alcohol-related deaths was
overstated, the Committee is likewise concerned about the wide
discrepancy between the early and final FARS data. As such, the
Committee intends to closely monitor the collection and
presentation of the FARS data. Nonetheless, the 2002 FARS data
does demonstrate that there was an increase in the number of
alcohol-related fatalities for the third consecutive year. The
Committee believes that this is a disturbing trend and one that
NHTSA should not ignore. Alcohol-related crashes also cause an
estimated 250,000 injuries and cost society over
$45,000,000,000 every year. Again, as in the case of NHTSA's
occupant protection program, the fiscal year 2003 budget
reduced NHTSA's impaired driving core program by 26 percent at
a time when alcohol-related fatalities are increasing. The
Committee recommends $15,426,000 for NHTSA's impaired driving
program, $4,500,000 more than the President's budget request.
Judicial and Prosecutorial Awareness.--The Committee has
provided $1,500,000 for judicial and prosecutorial reform. The
Committee recognizes that the deadline for presentation of the
detailed analysis required by the fiscal year 2003
Appropriations Act is October 1, 2003. The Committee is most
interested in the guidance that the report will provide for
improving judicial and prosecutorial training, outreach, and
adherence to State standards of conduct. The Committee believes
that this is a worthwhile endeavor for NHTSA; however the
Committee prohibits the expenditure of these funds until a
final report is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations including a detailed proposal and spending plan
for outreach activities in this area.
Tracking Repeat Offenders.--The Committee includes
$2,000,000 within NHTSA's impaired driving program to expedite
the development and expand the testing of the model ``Driver
History Information Records System for Impaired Driving.'' This
tracking system is designed to assist States and local
communities in the exchange of timely information regarding
prior impaired driving offenses and to transmit conviction and
license suspension notices among law enforcement officials, the
courts and driver licensing agencies.
Impaired Driving and Targeted Populations.--The Committee
is concerned that there continues to be certain segments of the
population that are over represented in alcohol-related motor
vehicle crashes. For example, male drivers between the ages of
21 and 34 represent the highest percentage of alcohol-related
fatalities. The Committee strongly believes that NHTSA must
continue to vigorously pursue strategies to reduce impaired
driving among the age groups and ethnic populations that
represent the highest risk. Within the funds provided for
NHTSA's impaired driving program, the Committee includes
$1,000,000 to increase the outreach efforts within these
targeted populations. Further, the Committee directs NHTSA to
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no
later than 90 days after enactment of this act, detailing the
strategies and activities that will be utilized.
Theme for Impaired Driving.--The Committee is aware that
NHTSA has utilized ``You Drink and Drive. You Lose'' as the
theme for the agency's impaired driving mobilization effort.
However, the Committee has noted that there are a variety of
themes used by different States to send the message that drunk
drivers are not only a peril on the road but will face serious
legal consequences if apprehended by law enforcement. The
Committee encourages NHTSA to consult with the relevant safety
organizations and State highway safety offices to explore
whether there is a theme that is more fitting than the impaired
driving theme currently used by NHTSA. The Committee directs
NHTSA to submit its findings and recommendations in
correspondence to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations by January 30, 2004.
Highway Safety Research.--The Committee includes $7,238,000
for NHTSA's highway safety research program. Within the funds
provided, the Committee includes $750,000 to support
transportation safety research at the Florida Agricultural and
Mechanical University to focus on aggressive driving, road
rage, speed control, occupant protection and alcohol impaired
driving countermeasures, and reducing the severity of traffic
injuries among youth and adults.
Emergency Medical Services.--The Committee recommends
$3,226,000 for emergency medical services. Within the funds
provided, the Committee includes $1,000,000 to continue
training EMS personnel in delivering pre-hospital care to
patients with traumatic brain injuries. Since this program's
inception in 1998, it is estimated that nearly 31 States will
have received the training and educational material and over
1,600 in-state instructors will have received training. The
Committee urges NHTSA to continue this national rollout with
the Brain Trauma Foundation and its Centers of Excellence. Just
as it is important for EMS personnel to receive proper training
to care for the critically injured, it is equally important
that first responders have the tools necessary to locate the
injured as quickly as possible. There have been a number of
highly publicized cases of crash victims who were stranded for
extended periods of time because their vehicles were not easily
located. Advanced location technology associated with wireless
E 9-1-1 can assist law enforcement and EMS personnel in
reaching victims quickly. The Committee has also included
$1,000,000 within the total amount for research at the USA
Center for the study of Rural Vehicular Trauma.
Motorcycle Safety.--The Committee provides $750,000 for
NHTSA's motorcycle safety efforts. The Committee remains
concerned with the upward trend in the number of motorcycle
fatalities. The Committee has provided increased funding to
further assist in the implementation of the urgent and
essential recommendations included in the National Agenda for
Motorcycle Safety. Further, the Committee urges NHTSA to focus
on strategies to reduce the alarming numbers of motorcyclists
killed and injured in alcohol-related crashes.
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
National Automotive Sampling System.--The Committee
provides $12,000,000 for the National Automotive Sampling
System [NASS]. The NASS General Estimates System data assists
in assessing the trend and magnitude of the crash situation in
this country, and the NASS Crashworthiness Data System provides
more in-depth and descriptive data allowing NHTSA to quantify
the relationships between the occupants and vehicles in the
real-world crash environment.
Biomechanical Research.--The Committee provides a total of
$14,750,000 for biomechanics research. The Committee's
recommendation includes necessary resources for the continued
research of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network
program. Within the funds provided, the Committee includes
$2,000,000 to continue research related to traumatic brain and
spinal cord injuries caused by motor vehicle, motorcycle, and
bicycle accidents at the Southern Consortium for Injury
Biomechanics, and $1,000,000 to support a joint research
initiative between the University of Vermont's College of
Medicine [UVM], Texas A&M University and Fletcher Allen Health
Care that will assist victims of automobile accidents in rural
areas to determine the capabilities and outcomes of advanced
mobile telecommunications links.
Truck Brake Lining Friction.--The report accompanying the
Fiscal Year 2002 Transportation Appropriations Act provided
$300,000 for research into the rating of brake lining friction
in order to facilitate a rulemaking in this area. The Committee
is interested in the progress that NHTSA has made with respect
to truck brake lining systems and directs the agency to provide
to the Committee a written report detailing the findings of the
study to date and what, if any, progress has been made with
respect to a rulemaking. This information should be presented
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations no later
than December 15, 2003.
Traffic Records and Driver Licensing.--Within the funds
provided for NHTSA's traffic records and driver licensing
program, the Committee has included $1,000,000 for the digital
watermarking technology pilot program to demonstrate the
ability to provide covert, machine readable authentication
capabilities in driver licenses to enable law enforcement to
easily determine the authenticity of State-issued IDs used for
driving automobiles.
Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Study.--The Committee has
provided $7,000,000 to support the crash causation study,
$3,000,000 less than the budget request due to the delay in
beginning the multi-year effort in fiscal year 2003. However,
because this study also involves an examination of vehicle-
related parameters, the Committee has provided NHTSA the
flexibility to use research and analysis funds as may be
necessary to support the study.
national driver register
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ ............................... $1,987,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,600,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,600,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $13,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The National Driver Register [NDRS] is a central repository
of information on individuals whose licenses to operate a motor
vehicle have been revoked, suspended, canceled, or denied. The
NDR also contains information on persons who have been
convicted of serious traffic-related violations such as driving
while impaired by alcohol or other drugs. State driver
licensing officials query the NDR when individuals apply for a
license, for the purpose of determining whether driving
privileges have been withdrawn by other States. Other
organizations such as the Federal Aviation Administration and
the Federal Railroad Administration also use NDR license data
in hiring and certification decisions in overall U.S.
transportation operations.
The bill includes $3,600,000 for the NDR which is an
increase of $1,600,000 over the fiscal year 2003 authorized
level. The Committee recognizes the reauthorization proposal
includes a significant expansion of the NDR and has provided
additional resources so that NHTSA may begin to expand the NDR
as proposed in the pending reauthorization legislation.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $223,537,500
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 447,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 225,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,462,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
For fiscal year 2004 the Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century must be reauthorized. Consistent with the general
guidance provided in the report, the Committee has followed the
structure provided in TEA21 which authorizes the following
State grant programs: the Highway Safety Program, the Alcohol-
Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program and
the Occupant Protection Incentive Grant Program. Under the
Highway Safety Program, grant allocations are determined on the
basis of a statutory formula established under 20 U.S.C. 402.
Individual States use this funding in national priority areas
established by Congress which have the greatest potential for
achieving safety improvements and reducing traffic crashes,
fatalities, and injuries. The national occupant protection
survey is also funded from within this amount. The Alcohol-
Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive Grant Program
encourages States to enact stiffer laws and implement stronger
programs to detect and remove impaired drivers from the roads.
The Occupant Protection Program encourages States to promote
and strengthen occupant protection initiatives. The State
Highway Safety Data Grants Program encourages States to improve
their collection and dissemination of important highway safety
data.
The Committee recommends an appropriation for liquidation
of contract authorization of $225,000,000 for the payment of
obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of these grant
programs.
The Committee has continued a provision prohibiting the use
of section 402 funds for construction, rehabilitation or
remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for
State, local, or private buildings or structures.
limitation on obligations
The bill includes language limiting the obligations to be
incurred under the various highway traffic safety grants
programs. Separate obligation limitations are included in the
bill with the following funding allocations:
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Fiscal year 2003 Fiscal year 2004 Committee
enacted \1\ estimate recommendation
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Highway safety programs.................................... $163,537,500 $387,000,000 $165,000,000
Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures grants............ 40,000,000 ................ 40,000,000
Occupant protection incentive grants....................... 20,000,000 ................ 20,000,000
Section 412 State highway safety data grants............... ................ 50,000,000 0
Emergency Medical Services................................. ................ 10,000,000 0
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Total.................................................. 223,537,500 447,000,000 225,000,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,462,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
Safety Belt Usage.--The Committee is pleased that the most
recent National Occupant Protection Use Survey [NOPUS] shows
that safety belt usage in the United States has reached 79
percent--the highest level in the Nation's history. Following
NHTSA's massive ``Click It or Ticket'' mobilization in May, the
survey showed that every region of the country registered an
increase in belt use over the previous year. The May
enforcement campaign was an extraordinary nationwide effort
supported by national, State and local governments which should
translate into more than 1,000 lives saved this year. The
Committee is pleased that the funding that has been provided
for the ``Click It or Ticket'' campaign and the accompanying
public safety messages is proving effective in increasing usage
rates but believes that NHTSA's work in this area is not done.
The Committee encourages NHTSA to build upon its successes and
continue to work with State and local governments to further
increase seat belt usage rates in 2004.
Public Safety Messages.--The bill contains a provision
(sec. 140) extending the authority for States to use traffic
safety grant funds under Section 402 to produce and place
highway safety public service messages in television, radio,
cinema, print media and on the Internet. The Committee
continues a provision that was included in the fiscal year 2002
and 2003 Acts which designated safety belt use innovative grant
funds to be used for public safety messages and evaluation to
support the Operation ABC (America Buckles up Children)
mobilizations that are conducted each year in May and November.
In 2003, NHTSA again used this funding to support State high-
visibility ``Click It or Ticket'' enforcement programs and
bolstered these programs with more than $20,000,000 in targeted
State and national advertising. The 2003 campaign specifically
targets young drivers who are at higher risk of being in a car
crash and less likely to use seat belts than other age groups.
While the Nation's seat belt usage stands at 79 percent, it is
much lower, just 69 percent, among teens and young adults.
These numbers are extremely troubling and the Committee
applauds NHTSA's efforts to reach out to this and other target
populations whose seat belt usage rates are below the national
average.
The Committee believes that this program must be continued
in order to achieve its full potential in saving lives and
reducing injuries. The Committee has again included bill
language providing $10,000,000 from the seat belt grant program
to be used consistent with current practice and as directed by
the NHTSA Administrator for broadcast advertising to support
national law enforcement mobilizations aimed at increasing seat
belt use.
Just as high visibility enforcement programs have proven so
effective in increasing seat belt use, research has also
concluded that sobriety checkpoints are highly effective in
reducing alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries.
NHTSA's own survey has indicated that 4 out of 5 Americans
support increased enforcement and tougher laws to protect
themselves and their families from impaired drivers.
The Committee is concerned that the number of alcohol-
related fatalities has continued to increase in recent years
and recognizes the difficulties in reducing the overall number
of impaired drivers. The Committee believes that NHTSA should
take a more proactive role in working with States to recognize
and develop new and innovative measures that target impaired
drivers. For fiscal year 2004, the Committee has included bill
language providing $20,000,000 from the impaired driving grant
program to be used as directed by the NHTSA Administrator for
broadcast advertising to support national law enforcement
mobilizations aimed at controlling impaired driving. It is the
Committee's intent that these funds support at least two
national mobilizations during the year, and that NHTSA work on
these initiatives with the States and non-profit safety
organizations that have been active in conducting recent
mobilizations. Further, the Committee has specified that no
less than $2,750,000 be provided to the States to ensure that
they have adequate resources for impaired driving enforcement
activities as part of the mobilizations. The Committee has also
included $250,000 so that NHTSA may continue the comprehensive
evaluation of these activities.
In an effort to better understand and address the
shortfalls in our Nation's impaired driving efforts, the
Committee has provided $3,000,000 to conduct a limited
demonstration project to test new and improved strategies in
those States where the largest gains in reducing alcohol-
related fatalities can be made and where the commitment exists
to assess challenges and implement solutions. The demonstration
should include a comprehensive assessment of the impaired
driving program in each participating State, the development of
a strategic plan to address identified challenges, and the
allocation of resources and technical assistance to reduce
constraints. For example, State-specific efforts may be
undertaken to advance more effective enforcement strategies,
increase compliance with underage drinking laws, improve
judicial and prosecutorial training, and/or improve traffic
records.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Section 140 allows States to use funds provided under
section 402 of title 23, U.S.C. to produce and place highway
safety public service messages related to seat belt usage and
impaired driving. The provision allocates $10,000,000 for the
purpose of national paid media to support national safety belt
mobilizations under Section 157 and a total of $20,000,000
under Section 163 to include: $2,750,000 to support State
impaired driving mobilization enforcement efforts, $14,000,000
for paid media to support national law enforcement
mobilizations on impaired driving, and $250,000 for continued
evaluation of alcohol-impaired driving messages. In addition
the Committee expects that $3,000,000 from the 163 program be
dedicated to an impaired driving demonstration program.
Section 141 prohibits the transfer of funds from NHTSA to
the FMCSA for the purposes of carrying out the Share the Road
Safely program.
Federal Railroad Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
The Federal Railroad Administration [FRA] became an
operating administration within the Department of
Transportation on April 1, 1967. It incorporated the Bureau of
Railroad Safety from the Interstate Commerce Commission, the
Office of High Speed Ground Transportation from the Department
of Commerce, and the Alaska Railroad from the Department of the
Interior. The Federal Railroad Administration is responsible
for planning, developing, and administering programs to achieve
safe operating and mechanical practices in the railroad
industry. Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) and other financial assistance programs to
rehabilitate and improve the railroad industry's physical
infrastructure are also administered by the Federal Railroad
Administration.
The Committee recommends $1,119,400,000 for the activities
of the Federal Railroad Administration for fiscal year 2004.
The following table summarizes the Committee
recommendations:
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Fiscal year--
----------------------------------- Committee
Program 2004 budget recommendation
2003 enacted estimate
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Safety and operations \1\ \2\............................... $116,600,141 $131,175,000 $130,825,000
Railroad research and development \3\....................... 29,134,388 35,025,000 34,225,000
Next generation high-speed rail \4\......................... 30,252,075 23,200,000 29,350,000
Alaska Railroad rehabilitation \5\.......................... 21,857,000 ............... 25,000,000
Grants to National Railroad Passenger Corporation \6\....... 1,043,175,000 900,000,000 1,346,000,000
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Total budgetary resources............................. 1,260,888,604 1,089,400,000 1,568,400,000
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\1\ Reflects reductions of $762,859 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $300,000 pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
\3\ Reflects reduction of $190,612 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\4\ Reflects reduction of $197,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\5\ Reflects reduction of $143,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\6\ Reflects reduction of $6,825,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
SAFETY AND OPERATIONS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $116,600,141
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 131,175,000
Committee recommendation................................ 130,825,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $762,859 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $300,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Safety and Operations account provides support for FRA
rail safety activities and all other administrative and
operating activities related to staff and programs.
The Committee recommends $130,825,000 for Safety and
Operations for fiscal year 2004. This level of funding is
$14,225,000 more than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The
Committee recommendation has denied the request of $350,000 for
workforce planning.
Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety.--The Committee
reminds the Secretary of Transportation of its request for an
update of the agency's highway-railroad grade crossing safety
action plan. The Committee expects the plan to include input
from FRA, FHWA, FMCSA, NHTSA, and the ITS Joint Program Office
and should be submitted with the fiscal year 2005 budget
justification.
RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $29,134,388
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,025,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,225,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $190,612 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Federal Railroad Administration's Railroad Research and
Development Program provides for research in the development of
safety and performance standards for high-speed rail and the
evaluation of their role in the Nation's transportation
infrastructure. The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$34,225,000 for railroad research and development. Within the
funds provided, $2,000,000 is for Marshall University and the
University of Nebraska for safety research programs in rail
equipment, human factors, track, and rail safety related
issues.
committee recommendation
The Committee recommends the following funding levels for
the Railroad research and development programs:
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Railroad System Issues.................................. $3,225,000
Human Factors........................................... 3,678,000
Rolling Stock and Components............................ 2,587,000
Track and Structures.................................... 4,125,000
Track and Train Interaction............................. 3,350,000
Train Control........................................... 950,000
Grade Crossings......................................... 1,435,000
Hazardous Materials Transportation...................... 1,000,000
Train Occupant Protection............................... 6,450,000
R&D Facilities and Test Equipment....................... 1,425,000
NDGPS................................................... 6,000,000
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Track and Structures.--The Committee provides $4,125,000
for FRA's track and structures research efforts. Track and
structures provides for research in inspection techniques,
material and component reliability, track and structure design
and performance, and track stability data processing and
feedback. Within the funds provided, the Committee includes
$250,000 for structural integrity research utilizing glass
fiber reinforced polymers on railroad ties at WVU's Constructed
Facility Center.
NDGPS.--The Committee recommendation includes $6,000,000
for the continued installation and operation of the Nationwide
NDGPS Network system. The Committee is aware that roughly 34
sites have been funded to date and that there are 36 more sites
in the lower 48 contiguous States and 15 sites in Alaska that
are planned. In addition, the Committee understands that nearly
$4,000,000 of the funds provided will be directed toward the
maintenance and operation of the existing sites which leaves
only $2,800,000 for new site installations. The Committee
encourages the Department to evaluate the benefit derived from
expediting the installation of the remaining sites and whether
greater funds are justified for new site installations in
future budget justifications.
RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM
Section 502 of Public Law 94-210, as amended authorizes
obligation guarantees for meeting the long-term capital needs
of private railroads. Railroads utilize this funding mechanism
to finance major new facilities and rehabilitation or
consolidation of current facilities. No appropriations or new
loan guarantee commitments are proposed in fiscal year 2004.
The Rail Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program,
as established in section 7203 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century [TEA21], will enable the Secretary of
Transportation to provide loans and loan guarantees to State
and local governments, Government-sponsored authorities and
corporations, railroads and joint ventures to acquire, improve,
or rehabilitate intermodal or rail equipment or facilities,
including track, bridges, yards, and shops.
NEXT GENERATION HIGH-SPEED RAIL
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $30,252,075
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 23,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,350,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $197,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee has provided $29,350,000 in general fund
appropriations for the High-Speed Ground Transportation [HSGT]
Program. This amount is $6,150,000 above the budget request.
The Committee first provided funding for the Next
Generation High-Speed Rail [NGHSR] Program in fiscal year 1995.
The program funds high-speed rail research, development, and
technology demonstration programs to foster high-speed
passenger service on rail corridors throughout the country.
The Committee recommends the following funding levels for
the Next Generation High-Speed Rail Programs:
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High-speed train control systems........................ $10,000,000
High-speed non-electric locomotives..................... ..............
Grade crossing hazard mitigation/Low-cost innovative 6,850,000
technologies...........................................
Track and structures technology......................... ..............
Corridor planning....................................... 7,500,000
Magnetic levitation..................................... 5,000,000
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High-Speed Train Control Systems.--The Committee
recommendation includes $9,000,000 for the North American Joint
PTC project.
Non-electric Locomotive.--Over the last several years, the
Committee has provided $26,000,000 for the development of a
turbine-electric locomotive [TEL] that is capable of achieving
higher speeds on corridors outside of the Northeast Corridor.
While the TEL has been tested extensively at the Transportation
Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado in 2001 and was tested in
cold weather operations in Canada earlier this year, the
Committee is concerned that the locomotive has not been
demonstrated yet on U.S. high speed corridors. In addition, the
Committee understands that the TEL is not compatible with a
variety of passenger cars and is therefore limited in where it
can be demonstrated. The Committee denies the funding for the
non-electric locomotive until the FRA provides a plan detailing
where and when the non-electric locomotive will be
demonstrated.
Advanced Locomotive Propulsion System [ALPS].--The
Committee denies funding for the ALPS program due to concerns
raised by the Transportation Research Board [TRB] regarding the
technical as well as schedule and budget risks associated with
ALPS. In an effort to ensure that the benefits of this project
outweigh the risks, the Committee directs FRA to establish a
firm timetable, as recommended by TRB, for the conclusion of
the advanced locomotive propulsion systems project.
Grade Crossing Hazard Mitigation/Low-cost Innovative
Technologies.--The Committee recommends $6,850,000 for grade
crossing hazard mitigation and low-cost innovative technology
initiatives.
Within the funds provided, the Committee includes the
following allocations:
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Springfield, Missouri grade reconfiguration study....... $1,000,000
Anchorage C Street corridor grade crossing.............. 1,000,000
KBS Railroad hazard elimination, Kankakee, IL........... 500,000
NC Pedestrian Crossing Safety Pilot: Clayton Grade 1,000,000
Separation.............................................
Ohio Statewide Highway-Rail Crossing Barrier Gates...... 600,000
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Corridor Planning.--The Committee includes $7,500,000 for
passenger rail corridor planning. Within the funds provided,
the Committee includes the following allocations:
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Florida High Speed Rail Corridor Study.................. $5,000,000
Gulf Coast High Speed Rail Corridor Study............... 1,500,000
Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor Study................ 750,000
Midwest Regional Rail Planning and Engineering Study.... 250,000
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Magnetic Levitation Transportation.--A total of $5,000,000
has been provided for magnetic levitation activities to be
distributed as follows:
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Southern California Maglev.............................. $1,000,000
California-Nevada Interstate Maglev Project............. 1,000,000
Pittsburgh-Greensburgh, Pennsylvania Maglev Deployment 2,000,000
Project................................................
Washington-Baltimore Maglev Deployment Project.......... 1,000,000
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Rail-Highway Crossing Hazard Eliminations.--The Committee
recommendation assumes that section 1103 of the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century [TEA21] will be ccontinued and
provides $5,250,000 for the elimination of rail-highway
crossing hazards. Of these set-aside funds, the following
allocations are made:
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Grade Separation of CSX/US 90 at Hamilton Boulevard, $2,250,000
Mobile, AL.............................................
Washington State high speed rail corridor grade crossing 1,250,000
project................................................
Wisconsin Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination 500,000
Project................................................
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ALASKA RAILROAD REHABILITATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $21,857,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $143,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee has included $25,000,000 for rail safety and
infrastructure improvements benefiting passenger operations of
the Alaska Railroad. This railroad extends 498 miles from
Seward through Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, to the
city of Fairbanks, and east to the town of North Pole and
Eielson Air Force Base. It carries both passengers and freight,
and provides a critical transportation link for passengers and
cargo traveling through difficult terrain and harsh climatic
conditions.
GRANTS TO THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,043,175,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,050,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,346,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $6,825,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The National Passenger Railroad Corporation, or Amtrak, is
a federally chartered for-profit public corporation created by
Congress in 1970 to relieve railroad companies of their money-
losing passenger operations while maintaining passenger rail
service in the United States. At that time, rail passenger
ridership had been in decline since the 1920s, due to
competition from automobile and airplane travel. The
legislation creating Amtrak did not address the underlying
reasons for the long-term decline of ridership and as a result,
passenger rail service under Amtrak has continued a money-
losing record that began in the 1930s.
Amtrak has run a deficit every year since its creation
despite earning around $1,000,000,000 annually in revenue from
passenger fares and receiving over $35,000,000,000 in
assistance from the Federal Government to cover its deficits
during that period. Because Amtrak does not earn enough revenue
to cover its costs, it is regularly on the verge of insolvency.
It has become abundantly clear over the years that Amtrak has
an insatiable appetite for cash and, absent additional
oversight and controls requiring strict adherence to a specific
budget, Amtrak will never bring spending in line with revenues
on its own accord.
While the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
[ARAA] (Public Law 105-134, December 2, 1997) attempted to
reign in Amtrak's spending by requiring it to operate by the
end of fiscal year 2002 without using Federal grant funds to
cover operating expenses, the law has proven to be a miserable
failure. ARAA has now expired and Amtrak is still no closer to
any measure of self-sufficiency or economic viability than in
1997 when the legislation was enacted. It is clear that Amtrak
has progressively become more dependent--not less--on an annual
Federal appropriation. The Committee believes, however that a
mere infusion of funds will not cure Amtrak's ailments. The
only cure for Amtrak's maladies is fundamental far-reaching
reforms. As Amtrak proponents and opponents await consideration
of legislation to reauthorize Amtrak, the Committee believes
that mind-sets must change such that both the Federal
Government and Amtrak have clearly defined roles, expectations,
and goals.
In fiscal year 2003, Congress provided Amtrak
$1,043,175,000 and included a $105,000,000 loan repayment
extension (Public Law 108-7). In an attempt to better
understand Amtrak's financial shortcomings, the Act made a
significant change in policy by providing funding directly to
the Secretary of Transportation, who was charged with providing
the funds to Amtrak on a quarterly basis through the grant-
making process. The fiscal year 2003 Appropriations Act also
included a number of reporting requirements, directed Amtrak to
submit capital and operating plans, and prohibited the
expenditure of funds on projects not included in Amtrak's
business plan. It was the Congress' expectation that these
reforms would bring Amtrak's finances into public view in an
attempt to provide Congress and the Department of
Transportation the necessary resources to provide much needed
oversight, considering the Federal Government's significant
investment.
In fiscal year 2003, for the first time in several years,
Amtrak did not threaten to shut down despite operating under
these new requirements. The Committee considers this as a
modest but positive step in overall Amtrak reform and has
retained the requirements for fiscal year 2004 with some
modification.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
For fiscal year 2004, the Committee has provided
$1,346,000,000. The Committee has included bill language to
maintain the requirements enacted in Public Law 108-7 with a
revision to the grant approval process. The Committee gives the
Secretary the flexibility to allocate funds to either operating
or capital subsidies. The Committee expects that the Secretary,
through the designated grant process, will assist Amtrak in
allocating these funds in the most appropriate manner in an
effort to maximize efficiencies. The Secretary is directed to
ensure that Amtrak continues to meet all debt principal and
interest payments in fiscal year 2004.
Revision of Secretarial Approval Process for Amtrak Train
Routes.--The fiscal year 2003 Appropriations Act, required
Amtrak to submit an application for grant assistance to the
Secretary of Transportation for long-distance train routes
operating outside of the Northeast Corridor. These applications
were required to be accompanied by a financial analysis
detailing the operating expenses associated with each long-
distance train. The Committee has revised these procedures to
require the grant approval process for all Amtrak train routes.
Applications for all routes for fiscal year 2004 will be
required to be accompanied by a financial analysis that details
the operating expenses of the route as well as the capital
expenditures necessary to operate the route.
Federal Transit Administration
SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2004 PROGRAM
The Federal Transit Administration was established as a
component of the Department of Transportation by Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1968, effective July 1, 1968, which transferred
most of the functions and programs under the Federal Transit
Act of 1964, as amended (78 Stat. 302; 49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The
missions of the Federal Transit Administration are: to assist
in the development of improved mass transportation facilities,
equipment, techniques, and methods; to encourage the planning
and establishment of urban and rural transportation services
needed for economical and desirable development; to provide
mobility for transit dependents in both metropolitan and rural
areas; to maximize the productivity and efficiency of
transportation systems; and to provide assistance to State and
local governments and their instrumentalities in financing such
services and systems.
The programs funded by the Federal Transit Administration,
as contained in TEA21, need to be reauthorized for fiscal year
2004, and the budget request for the Federal Transit
Administration reflects the administration's reauthorization
proposal. The budget request retains a separate account for
administration and restructures the Federal transit programs
into two accounts: Formula Grants and Research and Major
Capital Investment Grants. In addition, the budget request
proposes to consolidate funding from the general fund for the
administration account and from the Highway Trust Fund for the
proposed Formula Grants and Research account.
As proposed in the budget, the Formula Grants and Research
would include formula grants to States and local agencies and
transit planning and research activities. Formula grants to
States and local agencies under the administration's proposal
would include the following categories: urbanized areas (49
U.S.C. sec. 5307), fixed guideway modernization, special needs
of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities (49
U.S.C. sec. 5310), non-urbanized areas (49 U.S.C. sec. 5311),
and the New Freedom Initiative. The administration's budget
also proposes to distribute funding for Job Access and Reverse
Commute by formula instead of as a competitive program.
Finally, set-asides of formula funds are directed to: the bus
testing program, authorized under 49 U.S.C. section 5318; the
National Transit Database; a grant program for intercity bus
operations to finance Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA]
accessibility costs; and the Alaska Railroad for improvements
to its passenger operations. The requested level of funding is
$5,615,406,000 in budget resources for fiscal year 2004.
The budget request for Major Capital Investments Grants
account is $1,534,094,000 for fiscal year 2004, of which
$320,594,000 is proposed to be appropriated from the general
fund and $1,213,500,000 to be derived from mass transit account
of the highway trust fund. The new account would provide
funding for ``new starts'' transit projects and for
metropolitan and statewide planning activities.
The Committee recommendation provides sufficient funding
and stability for the Federal Transit Administration pending
the reauthorization of the surface transportation programs.
Consistent with the general guidance provided in the report,
the Committee has followed the program structure found in
current law and has resisted the temptation to prejudge
programmatic priorities and modifications that will emerge from
the reauthorization process. Nevertheless, the Committee is
concerned that the single-minded focus to increase local
flexibility and funding stability as presented in the budget
request may cause neglect to other important Federal interests
in a national transit program. The Federal interest in transit
should be--and is--greater than establishing rote entitlements
that merely redistribute trust fund revenue by formula.
Under the Committee recommendation, a total program level
of $7,305,000,000 is provided for the administrative expenses
and programs of the Federal Transit Administration for fiscal
year 2004. This funding is comprised of $1,461,000,000 in
appropriations from the general fund and $5,844,000,000 in
limitations on contract authority from the mass transit account
of the Highway Trust Fund.
The following table summarizes the Committee's
recommendations compared to fiscal year 2003 and the
administration's request:
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Committee
Program 2003 enacted \1\ 2004 estimate recommendation
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Administrative expenses................................ $72,525,5000 $76,500,000 $73,000,000
Formula grants \2\..................................... 3,764,371,500 ................. 3,839,000,000
Formula grants and research............................ ................. 5,615,406,000 .................
University transportation research..................... 5,961,000 ................. 6,000,000
Transit planning and research.......................... 121,207,000 ................. 122,000,000
Capital investment grants \3\ \4\...................... 3,110,648,500 ................. 3,140,000,000
Major capital investment grants........................ ................. 1,534,094,000 .................
Job access and reverse commute grants.................. 104,317,500 ................. 125,000,000
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Total............................................ 7,179,031,000 7,226,000,000 7,305,000,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $46,969,000 in fiscal year 2003 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Fiscal year 2003 reflects transfer $49,675,000 from Formula grants to Capital investment grants.
\3\ Fiscal year 2003 reflects transfer of $44,707,500 from Job Access and Reverse Commute grants to Capital
investment grants.
\4\ Excludes transfers of unobligated balances of $1,015,648 from Job Access and Reverse Commute grants to
Capital investment grants.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
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General fund Trust fund
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\.......... $14,505,100 $58,020,400
Budget estimate, 2004............. 76,500,000 ................
Committee recommendation.......... 14,600,000 58,400,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $474,500 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
The accompanying bill provides a total of $73,000,000 in
budget resources for the agency's salaries and administrative
expenses, which is comprised of an appropriation of $14,600,000
from the general fund and a limitation on obligations of
$58,400,000 from the mass transit account of the highway trust
fund. The recommended level of funding is $524,500 more than
the fiscal year 2003 enacted level.
The specific levels of funding recommended by the Committee
are as follows:
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Committee
recommendation
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Office of the Administrator............................ $980,000
Office of Chief Counsel................................ 3,750,000
Office of Civil Rights................................. 2,700,000
Office of Communications and Congressional Affairs..... 1,160,000
Office of Budget and Planning.......................... 6,200,000
Office of Planning..................................... 3,450,000
Office of Program Management........................... 7,250,000
Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation...... 4,600,000
Office of Administration............................... 6,133,000
Central Account........................................ 16,800,000
Regional Offices....................................... 17,777,000
National Transit Database.............................. 2,200,000
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Budget Justifications.--The FTA is directed to submit its
fiscal year 2005 congressional justification for administrative
expenses by office, with material detailing salaries and
expenses, staffing increases, and programmatic initiatives of
each office.
Staffing Level.--The Committee has not provided the
requested increase in funding for additional staff. The
Committee notes that the current staff level is below the
increase that was approved for fiscal year 2003. When filling
those positions, the Committee believes it is imperative that
the Administrator give priority on hiring to engineers and
financial specialists whose knowledge and experience can
improve project management oversight and analysis of financial
documents that are required to be submitted to the agency.
National Transit Database.--The Committee recommendation
continues funding for the operation of the National Transit
Database in the administrative expenses account. The budget
request assumed funding for the National Transit Database to be
set aside under the proposed Formula Grants and Research
account. The Committee believes that the activities of the
database are administrative in nature. The Committee
recommendation provides $2,200,000 for continued operation and
maintenance of the National Transit Database.
Grants Management.--The Committee is concerned by the
increasing number of projects not being obligated in a 3-year
period and consequently becoming available for reallocation. At
the same time, the Committee has heard a litany of complaints
from project sponsors--some of whom are first-time grantees--of
the lack of cooperation and assistance from the FTA during the
grant application process. While the Committee expects
aggressive oversight from the agency, it will not condone
intimidation or dilatory bureaucratic obstacles that needlessly
delay the obligations of discretionary projects.
Buy America Enforcement.--The Committee is concerned that
the application and enforcement of the ``Buy America'' statutes
by the FTA may be inconsistent with other modes of the
Department and other departments of the Federal Government and
with the law itself. The Committee is interested in ensuring
that domestic content requirements for manufactured products
are properly applied and reflect the spirit and intent of the
law. The Committee directs the Department of Transportation
Office of Inspector General to review the FTA's recent
interpretations of manufactured component and subcomponents as
well as the use of temporary exemptions regarding to domestic
content of the ``Buy America'' statute for consistency with the
law and other practices within the Department. This report
should be provided to the Committee not later than September
30, 2003.
FORMULA GRANTS
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General fund Trust fund
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\........ $713,134,300 $3,051,237,200
Budget estimate, 2004 \3\........... 5,615,406,000 ................
Committee recommendation............ 767,800,000 3,071,200,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $24,953,500 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Fiscal year 2003 does not reflect FHWA flex funding transferred to
FTA.
\3\ Limitation of $5,615,400,000 included in proposed ``Formula Grants
and Research'' account.
FORMULA GRANTS
Formula grants to States and local agencies funded under
this heading fall into four categories: urbanized area formula
grants (49 U.S.C. 5307); clean fuels formula grants (49 U.S.C.
5308); formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly
individuals and individuals with disabilities (49 U.S.C. 5310);
and formula grants for non-urbanized areas (49 U.S.C. 5311). In
addition, setasides of formula funds are directed to: a grant
program for intercity bus operators to finance Americans with
Disabilities Act [ADA] accessibility costs; and the Alaska
Railroad for improvements to its passenger operations.
Within the total funding level of $3,839,000,000 for fiscal
year 2004, the statutory distribution of these formula grants
is allocated among these categories as follows:
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Urbanized areas (sec, 5307).......................... $3,428,709,908
Clean fuels (sec. 5308).............................. 50,000,000
Elderly and disabled (sec. 5310)..................... 90,652,801
Nonurbanized areas (sec. 5311)....................... 239,404,605
Over-the-Road Bus Program............................ 6,950,000
Alaska railroad...................................... 4,850,000
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Section 3007 of TEA21 amends U.S.C. 5307, urbanized formula
grants, by striking the authorization to utilize these funds
for operating costs, but includes a specific provision allowing
the Secretary to make operating grants to urbanized areas with
a population of less than 200,000. Generally, urbanized formula
grants may be used to fund capital projects and to finance
planning and improvement costs of equipment, facilities, and
associated capital maintenance used in mass transportation. All
urbanized areas greater than 200,000 in population are
statutorily required to use 1 percent of their annual formula
grants on enhancements, which include landscaping, public art,
bicycle storage, and connections to parks.
Clean Fuels Program.--The Transportation Equity Act for the
21st Century requires that $50,000,000 be set-aside from funds
made available under the formula grants program to fund the
clean fuels program. The clean fuels program is supplemented by
an additional set-aside from the major capital investment's bus
program and provides grants for the purchase or lease of clean
fuel buses for eligible recipients in areas that are not in
compliance with air quality attainment standards. The Committee
assumes continuation of the program for fiscal year 2004. The
Committee has included bill language transferring the clean
fuel formula set-aside funds to the capital investment grants
account. The Committee has identified designated recipients of
these funds within the projects listed under the bus program of
the capital investment grants account.
Over-the-Road Buses.--The Committee has included $6,950,000
in fiscal year 2004 for the over-the-road accessibility
program. These funds are intended to assist over-the-road bus
operators in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act
accessibility requirements.
The following table displays the State-by-State
distribution of the formula program funds within each of the
program categories:
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATED FISCAL YEAR 2004 APPORTIONMENTS FOR FORMULA GRANTS PROGRAMS (BY STATE)
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Section 5310
Section 5307 Section 5311 Elderly & State Total
State Urbanized Area Non-urbanized Persons with Formula Grants
Area Disabilities
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Alabama......................................... $15,138,667 $6,692,853 $1,582,925 $23,414,445
Alaska.......................................... \1\ 8,583,909 932,825 240,303 9,757,037
America Samoa................................... .............. 153,015 60,088 213,103
Arizona......................................... 45,440,735 3,265,027 1,652,847 50,358,609
Arkansas........................................ 8,174,080 4,841,318 1,029,871 14,045,269
California...................................... 586,497,810 10,288,103 9,488,916 606,274,829
Colorado........................................ 45,565,774 2,906,645 1,160,010 49,632,429
Connecticut..................................... 42,916,872 1,487,843 1,128,644 45,533,359
Delaware........................................ 6,423,520 674,570 352,994 7,451,084
District of Columbia............................ 68,645,916 .............. 309,042 68,954,958
Florida......................................... 164,147,558 6,709,898 6,064,881 176,922,337
Georgia......................................... 62,615,813 8,483,506 2,295,637 73,394,956
Guam............................................ .............. 413,460 157,227 570,687
Hawaii.......................................... 27,934,110 1,003,237 476,147 29,413,494
Idaho........................................... 5,729,233 1,843,271 455,768 8,028,272
Illinois........................................ 218,339,751 7,162,729 3,526,256 229,028,736
Indiana......................................... 35,559,976 7,129,966 1,871,517 44,561,459
Iowa............................................ 12,691,349 4,838,329 980,862 18,510,540
Kansas.......................................... 9,947,047 3,954,418 882,653 14,784,118
Kentucky........................................ 19,148,378 6,610,369 1,461,839 27,220,586
Louisiana....................................... 30,616,488 5,163,713 1,455,553 37,235,754
Maine........................................... 3,061,990 2,566,606 533,084 6,161,680
Maryland........................................ 69,033,173 2,668,245 1,545,478 73,246,896
Massachusetts................................... 124,990,002 1,906,899 2,041,414 128,938,315
Michigan........................................ 67,602,520 8,973,689 2,938,848 79,515,057
Minnesota....................................... 41,820,114 5,896,505 1,366,007 49,082,626
Mississippi..................................... 5,296,811 5,781,661 1,032,720 12,111,192
Missouri........................................ 36,365,026 6,689,314 1,788,808 44,843,148
Montana......................................... 2,581,409 1,784,125 384,485 4,750,019
N. Mariana Islands.............................. 675,985 20,101 60,998 757,084
Nebraska........................................ 8,239,653 2,420,193 596,510 11,256,356
Nevada.......................................... 24,473,107 859,874 721,940 26,054,921
New Hampshire................................... 4,642,118 1,826,747 457,852 6,926,717
New Jersey...................................... 217,148,481 1,764,249 2,587,773 221,500,503
New Mexico...................................... 9,551,855 2,555,204 655,206 12,762,265
New York........................................ 550,931,718 9,272,746 6,091,120 566,295,584
North Carolina.................................. 37,901,829 11,453,770 2,563,722 51,919,321
North Dakota.................................... 3,055,663 1,098,794 310,725 4,465,182
Ohio............................................ 90,141,703 10,795,153 3,431,195 104,368,051
Oklahoma........................................ 14,269,627 5,253,598 1,208,398 20,731,623
Oregon.......................................... 35,475,309 3,860,108 1,122,512 40,457,929
Pennsylvania.................................... 153,018,676 10,870,487 4,044,433 167,933,596
Puerto Rico..................................... 43,018,815 886,505 1,399,708 45,305,028
Rhode Island.................................... 8,886,917 321,036 463,004 9,670,957
South Carolina.................................. 14,252,555 5,710,780 1,383,261 21,346,596
South Dakota.................................... 2,347,890 1,496,368 339,305 4,183,563
Tennessee....................................... 28,940,103 7,276,884 1,914,830 38,131,817
Texas........................................... 196,543,779 16,174,536 5,644,548 218,362,863
Utah............................................ 27,263,133 1,295,598 592,321 29,151,052
Vermont......................................... 1,043,871 1,344,670 294,426 2,682,967
Virgin Islands.................................. .............. 290,086 150,772 440,858
Virginia........................................ 54,598,970 6,317,121 2,017,699 62,933,790
Washington...................................... 95,763,294 4,247,495 1,720,930 101,731,719
West Virginia................................... 4,949,894 3,454,176 784,330 9,188,400
Wisconsin....................................... 40,150,971 6,733,687 1,574,405 48,459,063
Wyoming......................................... 1,381,661 982,500 256,054 2,620,215
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Subtotal.................................. 3,433,535,608 239,404,605 90,652,801 3,763,593,014
Oversight....................................... 17,253,948 1,203,038 .............. 18,456,986
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Total..................................... 3,450,789,556 240,607,643 90,652,801 3,782,050,000
Over-the-Road Bus Program....................... .............. .............. .............. 6,950,000
Clean Fuels..................................... .............. .............. .............. 50,000,000
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Grand Total............................... .............. .............. .............. 3,839,000,000
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\1\ Includes $4,825,700 to Alaska Railroad for improvements to passenger operations.
UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
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General fund Trust fund
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\.................... $1,192,200 $4,768,500
Budget estimate, 2004 \2\................... ............ ............
Committee recommendation.................... 1,200,000 4,800,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $39,000 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Limitation of $6,000,000 included in proposed ``Formual Grants and
Research'' account.
Section 5505 of TEA21 provides authorization for the
university transportation research program. The purpose of the
university transportation research program is to foster a
national resource and focal point for the support and conduct
of research and training concerning the transportation of
passengers and property. Funds provided under the FTA
university transportation research program are transferred to
and managed by the Research and Special Programs Administration
[RSPA], combined with a transfer from the Federal Highway
Administration of $26,500,000. The transit university
transportation research program funds are statutorily available
only to the following universities: University of Minnesota and
Northwestern University. Funding is also statutorily available
for awards based on competitive applications of approved
universities.
The Committee action provides $6,000,000 to continue the
university transportation research program. The Committee
recommendation is $39,000 more than the level as provided in
fiscal year 2003 and is consistent with the level of funding
during the authorization period covered by TEA21.
TRANSIT PLANNING AND RESEARCH
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General fund Trust fund
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\................ $24,042,700 $97,164,300
Budget estimate, 2004 \3\................... ............ ............
Committee recommendation.................... 24,400,000 97,600,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $793,000 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect FHWA flex funding transferred to FTA.
\3\ For comparative purposes, total program level of $133,118,750 is
request as included in proposed ``Formula Grants and Research''
account and appropriations in the ``Major Capital Investment Grants.''
The Committee action provides $122,000,000 for transit
planning and research. The bill contains language specifying
that $60,385,600 shall be available for the metropolitan
planning program; $5,250,000 for the rural transit assistance
program; $31,500,000 for the national planning and research
program; $12,614,400 for the State planning and research
program; $8,250,000 for transit cooperative research; and
$4,000,000 for the National Transit Institute at Rutgers
University.
The Committee recommendation includes transit planning and
research grants from the national program for:
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Project Amount
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Advanced Transportation Technology Institute, TN...... $500,000
Center for Composite Manufacturing, AL................ 1,000,000
Fischer-Tropsch clean diesel technology demonstration, 1,000,000
OK...................................................
NDSU Transit Center for small urban areas, ND......... 400,000
JSU Bus Technology Research Center.................... 1,000,000
Metrolink's Automated Passenger Counting System, CA... 900,000
National Bio-Terrorism Civilian Medical Response 1,000,000
Center, PA...........................................
Project Action........................................ 3,000,000
Transit Technology Career Ladder Partnership Training 500,000
Program..............................................
Vashon Island Passenger-Only Ferry Initiative, WA..... 1,000,000
WVU exhaust emissions testing, WV..................... 1,400,000
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TRUST FUND SHARE OF EXPENSES
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $5,781,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 320,594,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,844,000,000
For fiscal year 2004, the Committee has provided
$5,844,000,000 in liquidating cash for the trust fund share of
transit expenses associated with the following programs:
administrative expenses, formula grants, university
transportation research, transit planning and research, job
access and reverse commute grants, and capital investment
grants. The recommended liquidating cash appropriation is
consistent with the limits for new contract authority from mass
transit account of the highway trust fund inside of the mass
transit category as outlined in the concurrent resolution on
the budget for fiscal year 2004.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS
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General funds Trust funds
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\.......... $682,733,200 $2,427,915,300
Budget estimate, 2004................. ............... ...............
Committee recommendation.............. 628,000,000 2,512,000,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $19,734,000 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Includes $49,675,000 transferred from Formula Grants and $44,707,500
transferred from Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants pursuant to
Public Law 108-7.
Section 5309 of 49 U.S.C. authorizes discretionary grants
or loans to States and local public bodies and agencies thereof
to be used in financing mass transportation investments.
Investments may include construction of new fixed guideway
systems and extensions to existing guideway systems; major bus
fleet expansions and bus facility construction; and fixed
guideway expenditures for existing systems.
The Committee action provides a level of $3,140,000,000.
Within this total, $2,512,000,000 is from the mass transit
account of the highway trust fund and $628,000,000 is
appropriated from the general fund. The following table
summarizes the Committee recommendations:
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2003 program Fiscal year 2004 Committee
level budget estimate recommendation
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Bus and bus facilities.................................... $652,928,200 ................ $607,200,000
Fixed guideway modernization.............................. 1,206,506,400 ................ 1,214,400,000
New systems and new extensions \1\........................ 1,251,213,900 $1,514,918,000 1,318,400,000
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Total................................................. 3,110,648,500 1,514,918,000 3,140,000,000
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\1\ Fiscal year 2003 program level excludes $1,015,648 in unobligated balance transferred from Job access and
reverse commute grants.
FTA Restrictions on Funding for Non-FFGA Projects.--The
Committee is troubled by the actions taken this year by FTA to
withhold the release of appropriated funds for new start
projects that have received more than $25,000,000 in Federal
funding prior to receiving a full funding grant agreement. This
significant shift in policy is based on a reinterpretation of
the requirements of Sections 5309(e)(6), (7), and (8) of title
49 U.S.C. The Committee questions the timing of a significant
policy change in the last 4 months of the 6-year authorization
period of TEA21 and is aware that it is coincidentally
consistent with provisions included in the administration's
reauthorization proposal, SAFETEA, that was released this
spring. The Committee also questions the conclusions
considering that subsection (8) was designed more as a relief
from Federal regulatory scrutiny than as a cap on pre-project
planning.
The accompanying bill includes a general provision that
rejects the FTA interpretation that once a project exceeds
$25,000,000 it is subject to FTA review and evaluation and
therefore FTA must approve it for advancement. Further, there
is no limit of $25,000,000 on alternatives analysis,
preliminary engineering, or final design, and a project seeking
more than that amount for such activities does not need an
early systems work agreement, as FTA has interpreted to be
required under subsection (g)(1). The Committee directs FTA to
expeditiously release previously appropriated funds for all new
start projects identified in this and prior appropriations acts
that remain unobligated and have not been reallocated by the
Congress, upon the request of the grantee and the satisfaction
of statutory requirements.
Pooled Procurement Pilot Project.--The Committee is aware
of a new process that uses Internet-based technology to allow
transit systems to collaborate on bus procurements. This new
process shows promise of increasing the efficiency of the bus
acquisition process by providing transit systems with new
information on pricing and greater market power as well as
minimizing the excessive customization that increases
manufacturing costs. The Committee anticipates that this
process will be especially beneficial to small- and medium-
sized transit operations and municipalities. All transit
operators, in particular small- and medium-sized transit
agencies and municipalities, have wrestled for years with the
challenges and difficulties of developing bus specifications,
assessing bids, overseeing production, and completing final
delivery of vehicles. The Committee believes that demand
aggregation would reduce the managerial burden on individual
transit organizations to perform these functions and provide
quantity discounts that are otherwise not available.
The accompanying bill includes language to provide for a
pooled procurement pilot project. The Committee directs FTA to
undertake a minimum of three pilot projects, to include no less
than two transit systems for each pooled procurement
initiative. As an additional incentive to transit systems to
participate in the pilot project pool, the provision provides
for an increased Federal share of 90 percent.
The Committee further directs FTA to disseminate the
benefits of buyer collaboration to transit systems and to
review upcoming and current procurements to determine suitable
candidates for selection as pilot projects. The FTA shall
provide technical assistance to assist pool participants
develop specifications and other necessary functions. Finally,
FTA must identify any regulations that require modification for
compliance with Federal bus grant guidelines. FTA shall
evaluate the process employed and the results achieved by each
pool and report the findings to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations no later than 60 days after the award of a
contract.
Limited Extensions of Discretionary Funds.--There have been
occasions when the Committee has extended the availability of
capital investment funds. These extensions are granted on a
case by case basis and, in nearly all instances, are due to
circumstances that were unforeseen by the project's sponsor.
The availability of these particular funds are intended for one
additional year, absent further congressional direction. The
Committee directs the FTA not to reallocate funds provided in
fiscal year 2001 or previously for the following new starts
projects:
--Alaska /Hawaii Ferry Projects
--Albuquerque/Greater Albuquerque, New Mexico Mass Transit
Project
--Birmingham, Alabama, Transit Corridor
--Burlington-Bennington (ABRB), Vermont Commuter Rail Project
--Charleston, SC Monobeam Corridor Project
--Charlotte, North Carolina, North Corridor and South
Corridor Transitway
--Clark County, Nevada, RTC Fixed Guideway Project
--Dulles, Virginia Corridor Project
--Girdwood to Wasilla, Alaska, Commuter Rail Project
--Greater Albuquerque, New Mexico Mass Rail Transit Project
--Hollister/Gilroy, California Branch Line Rail Extension
Project
--Indianapolis, Indiana Northeast-Downtown Corridor Project
--Kansas City, Missouri, Southtown Corridor Project
--Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee, Wisconsin Rail Extension Project
--Los Angeles-San Diego LOSSAN Corridor Project
--Lowell, Massachusetts-Nashua, New Hampshire Commuter Rail
Project
--Nashville, Tennessee, Regional Commuter Rail Project
--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SEPTA Cross County Metro Project
--Portland, Maine, Marine Highway Program
--Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Triangle Transit
Project
--Roaring Fork, Colorado Valley Project
--Stamford, Connecticut, Fixed Guideway Corridor
--Stockton, California, Altamont Commuter Rail Project
--Twin Cities, Minnesota Transitways Projects
--West Trenton, New Jersey, Rail Project
--Wilmington, DE Commuter Rail Project
The Committee also directs the FTA not to reallocate funds
provided in fiscal year 2001 or previously for the following
bus and bus facility projects:
--Bellows Falls Multimodal, Vermont multimodal
--Binghampton, NY intermodal transportation center
--Bridgeport, CT intermodal center
--Burlington, Vermont multimodal transportation center
--Central Vermont Transit Authority buses and bus facilities
--Cheyenne, Wyoming transit and operation facility
--Clovis, New Mexico transit center
--Homer, Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge intermodal and
welcome center
--Lake Tahoe, Nevada CNG buses and fleet conversion
--Norwich bus terminal and pedestrian access
--University of Alabama Birmingham fuel cell buses
--Waterbury, Connecticut bus garage
--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania intermodal facility
BUS AND BUS FACILITIES
The Committee recommendation for bus and bus facilities
funding is $607,200,000. These funds may be used to replace,
rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment and to
construct bus-related facilities. Funds for bus and bus
facilities shall be distributed as follows:
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Project Amount
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Alabama A&M University Transit Loop, Alabama............ $1,500,000
Alabama State Docks Intermodal Facility................. 10,000,000
Albuquerque bus and bus facilities, New Mexico.......... 4,500,000
Allentown Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania............. 3,000,000
Ames Maintenance Facility rehabilitation and expansion, 1,000,000
Iowa...................................................
Anchorage Ship Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska........ 3,000,000
Ann Arbor fuel cell bus project, Michigan............... 2,800,000
Arctic Winter Games bus and bus facilities, Alaska...... 1,500,000
Area Transportation Authority of North Central PA buses 2,500,000
and bus equipment, Pennsylvania........................
Arkansas statewide bus and bus facilities............... 10,000,000
Austin Capital Metro buses and bus facilities, Texas.... 4,000,000
Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority intermodal 2,000,000
facility, Pennsylvania.................................
Billings downtown bus transfer facility, Montana........ 2,000,000
Binghamton Intermodal Center, New York.................. 1,000,000
Birmingham Intermodal Facility phase II, Alabama........ 3,500,000
Brattleboro Multimodal, Vermont......................... 2,000,000
Bridgeport Intermodal Transport Center, Connecticut..... 4,000,000
Brockton Intermodal Transportation Centre, Massachusetts 1,000,000
Broward/Palm Tran Bus Coalition, Florida................ 1,000,000
Burlington Transit Facilities, Vermont.................. 3,000,000
Bus Rapid Transit Project, Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 4,000,000
Cedar Avenue Transitway, Minnesota...................... 2,000,000
Chapel Hill Bus Maintenance Facility, North Carolina.... 2,000,000
Charlotte Area Transit System Transit Maintenance and 5,000,000
Operations Center, North Carolina......................
Cherry Street Project Multi-Modal Facility, Terre Haute, 2,000,000
Indiana................................................
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe public bus and bus 2,250,000
facilities, South Dakota...............................
City of Farmington buses and bus facilities, New Mexico. 100,000
City of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Transit Maintenance 750,000
Facility, Arkansas.....................................
City of Rome Passenger Intermodal Facility, New York.... 2,000,000
Clark County Transit, Bus Replacement Project, 3,000,000
Washington.............................................
Coffman-Cove Inner Island Ferry/Bus Terminal, Alaska.... 3,000,000
Colorado Statewide bus and bus facilities............... 9,000,000
Colorado Transit Coalition bus and bus facilities....... 9,000,000
Community Transit Bus and Van Replacement, Washington... 1,000,000
Community Transit Park and Ride Lot Expansion Program, 2,000,000
Washington.............................................
Connecticut Statewide Bus Purchase...................... 3,000,000
Construction of new Intermodal Terminals in Downtown 7,500,000
Reno and Sparks, Nevada................................
Corpus Christ bus and bus facilities, Texas............. 3,500,000
Cranberry Isles Intermodal Transportation Facility, 500,000
Maine..................................................
Cummings Research Park Commercial Center Intermodal 1,000,000
Facility, Alabama......................................
Curtis Ferry replacement, Maine......................... 1,500,000
Danville Hub-Gilcher Project, Kentucky.................. 1,750,000
Daviess County Parking Garage and Intra-County Transit 3,500,000
Facility, Kentucky.....................................
Dekalb County BRT Improvements, Georgia................. 1,500,000
Denton Downtown Multimodal Transportation Facility, 1,000,000
Texas..................................................
Downtown Detroit Transit Center, Michigan............... 7,000,000
Downtown Transit Center, Nashville, Tennessee........... 4,000,000
East Central Bus Coalition bus procurement, Florida..... 8,000,000
East Haddam Mobility Improvement, Connecticut........... 3,000,000
East Side Transit Center, Cleveland, Ohio............... 2,000,000
Edmonds Crossing Multimodal Transportation Terminal, 2,000,000
Washington.............................................
El Paso Sun Metro bus replacement, Texas................ 2,000,000
Everett Transit, Bus Replacement Project, Washington.... 1,000,000
Fairbanks Transit bus replacement, Alaska............... 3,000,000
Flint bus and bus facilities, Michigan.................. 3,000,000
Fresno FAX Buses and Equipment, California.............. 1,200,000
Fuel cell bus project, University of Delaware........... 2,500,000
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority buses and bus 5,500,000
facilities.............................................
Girdwood Transportation Center, Alaska.................. 1,500,000
Great Falls Transit Authority bus replacement and 300,000
facility improvement, Montana..........................
Greater Minnesota Transit buses and bus facilities, 5,000,000
Minnesota..............................................
Greater Ouachita Port and Intermodal Facility, Louisiana 1,500,000
GRTC bus facility, Virginia............................. 4,500,000
Hampton Roads Transit Southside Bus Facility, Virginia.. 3,500,000
Harford Downtown Circulator, Connecticut................ 2,000,000
Harrisburg International Airport Multi-Modal 2,000,000
Transportation Facility, Pennsylvania..................
Harrison County multimodal project, Mississippi......... 2,000,000
Hartford New Britain busway, Connecticut................ 10,000,000
Hattiesburg Intermodal Facility, Mississippi............ 5,000,000
Hazleton Intermodal Public Transit Center, Pennsylvania. 3,000,000
Helena Transit facility, Montana........................ 500,000
Honolulu bus and paratransit vehicle replacement, Hawaii 11,000,000
Honolulu Middle Street Intermodal Center, Hawaii........ 4,000,000
Huntsville Airport Phase III Intermodal Facility, 3,500,000
Alabama................................................
Idaho Transit Coalition buses and bus facilities........ 4,500,000
Illinois statewide bus and bus facilities............... 8,000,000
Indianapolis Transit Center, Indiana.................... 3,500,000
Intercity Transit Bus Expansion and Replacement, 1,000,000
Washington.............................................
Intermodal Facility, JIA, Mississippi................... 3,000,000
Intermodal Transit Facility for ULM, Louisiana.......... 1,000,000
Intermodal Transportation Facility, University of 2,000,000
Delaware...............................................
Iowa City Near North Side Transportation Center, Iowa... 2,100,000
Iowa statewide buses and bus facilities................. 8,000,000
Jacksonville Transportation Authority bus acquisition, 1,000,000
Florida................................................
Jefferson Transit Operating and Maintenance Facility, 1,000,000
Washington.............................................
Johnson County transit equipment and transit coach 250,000
improvement, Kansas....................................
Kalamazoo City bus replacement, Michigan................ 1,000,000
Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses and bus 1,000,000
facilities, Kansas.....................................
Kansas statewide buses and bus facilities............... 4,000,000
KCATA Bus and Bus Facilities, Missouri.................. 4,500,000
Kearney RYDE Program, Nebraska.......................... 1,000,000
King County Metro Clean Air Buses, Washington........... 5,000,000
King County Metro Park and Ride on First Hill, Seattle, 3,626,000
Washington.............................................
Kitsap Transit Bus Replacement Program, Washington...... 1,000,000
Knoxville Electric Transit Intermodal Center, Tennessee. 3,000,000
Lane Transit District, BRT Phase II, Coburg Road Phase 6,000,000
III, Oregon............................................
Lansing Fixed Route Bus Replacement, ADA Para transit 2,500,000
Small Bus Replacement, Maintenance, Administration and
Storage Facility Renovation and Expansion, CATA/MSU Bus
Way, Rural Small Bus Replacement, Michigan.............
Las Cruces buses and bus facilities, New Mexico......... 750,000
Las Vegas downtown buses, Nevada........................ 750,000
Lechmere Station relocation and intermodal expansion, 1,500,000
Boston, Massachusetts..................................
Liberty County COA bus facility, Montana................ 50,000
Link Transit Vehicle Replacement, Wenatchee, Washington. 800,000
Long Beach Transit buses and bus facilities, California. 1,000,000
Los Angeles MTA bus, California......................... 3,000,000
Louisiana statewide bus and bus facilitates............. 7,500,000
Lowcountry Regional Transportation Authority, South 300,000
Carolina...............................................
Lowell Regional Transit Authority Gallagher Intermodal 1,100,000
Transportation Center, Massachusetts...................
Lubbock Citibus alternative fueled, low floor buses, 1,750,000
Texas..................................................
Macon Multi-Modal Terminal Station, Georgia............. 1,500,000
Main Street Station Multimodal Transportation Center, 3,000,000
Virginia...............................................
Marquette County, Phase II--Transit Administrative, 2,000,000
Operations, Maintenance & Storage Facility, Michigan..
MARTA buses, Georgia.................................... 9,000,000
Maryland statewide buses................................ 8,000,000
Medical University of South Carolina Intermodal 5,000,000
Facility, South Carolina...............................
Memphis International Airport intermodal facility, 3,000,000
Tennessee..............................................
Mesa Operating Facility, Arizona........................ 2,700,000
Metro Area Transit [MAT] bus and bus facilities, Omaha, 3,000,000
Nebraska...............................................
METRO bus and bus facilities improvements, St. Louis, 3,500,000
Missouri...............................................
Metro Transit buses and bus facilities, Minnesota....... 7,000,000
Metro Transit Operators Coalition, California........... 2,000,000
Miami-Dade County bus acquisition, Florida.............. 1,000,000
Michigan Statewide buses and bus facilities............. 5,000,000
Missouri Statewide Bus and Bus Facility Projects........ 10,000,000
Mobile Waterfront Terminal and Maritime Center of the 5,000,000
Gulf, Alabama..........................................
Mountain Line Bus Replacement and Facility Improvements, 400,000
Montana................................................
Mukilteo Lane Park and Ride, Washington................. 1,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Center, City of Durham, North 2,000,000
Carolina...............................................
Multi-Modal Transportation Facility and Transit System 3,000,000
at Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma.................
Nevada Rural Transit Vehicles and Facilities............ 1,000,000
New Hampshire statewide buses and bus facilities........ 4,500,000
New Haven fuel cell/electric buses, Connecticut......... 1,000,000
Newark Penn Station Intermodal improvements, New Jersey. 4,000,000
Niagara Falls International Rail Station & Intermodal 3,500,000
Transportation Center, New York........................
Norman buses and bus facilities, Oklahoma............... 3,000,000
North Carolina statewide bus and bus facilities......... 7,000,000
North Charleston Regional Intermodal Transportation 1,000,000
Center [RITC], South Carolina..........................
North Dakota Statewide Transit.......................... 4,000,000
North Florida and West Coast bus procurement, Florida... 10,000,000
Northwest Shoals Community College Transportation 500000
Modernization, Alabama.................................
OATS Bus and Bus Facilities, Missouri................... 2,500,000
Ohio Statewide bus and bus facilities................... 8,000,000
Oklahoma City buses, Oklahoma........................... 4,500,000
Old Bridge Intermodal Stations and Park & Rides, New 1,000,000
Jersey.................................................
Orange Beach Senior Activity Center buses, Alabama...... 200,000
Orange County, CA--Inter-County Express Bus Service, 1,000,000
California.............................................
Palo Alto Intermodal Transit Center, California......... 750,000
Phoenix Regional Heavy Maintenance Facility, Arizona.... 500,000
Phoenix/Glendale West Valley Operating Facility, Arizona 5,000,000
Pierce Transit Clean Bus Initiative, Washington......... 1,000,000
Pittsburgh Water Taxi, Pennsylvania..................... 3,000,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County buses, Pennsylvania.. 4,000,000
Port McKenzie Intermodal Facility, Alaska............... 2,500,000
Port of Anchorage Intermodal Facility, Alaska........... 3,000,000
Portland Bayside Parking Garage/Intermodal Facility, 500,000
Maine..................................................
Richmond Highway Public Transportation Initiative, 7,000,000
Virginia...............................................
RIPTA buses and vans, Rhode Island...................... 4,000,000
Riverside Transit Agency buses and bus facilities, 1,000,000
California.............................................
Rochester Bus Terminal, New York........................ 6,000,000
Ronstadt Transit Center Modifications, Arizona.......... 3,000,000
RTC Central City Intermodal Transportation Terminal, Las 1,000,000
Vegas, Nevada..........................................
Saginaw Transit multimodal downtown transfer facility, 2,000,000
Michigan...............................................
Salem Area Transit bus replacement, Oregon.............. 1,000,000
San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit buses and bus 6,000,000
facilities, Texas......................................
San Francisco Muni bus and bus facilities, California... 4,000,000
San Joaquin RTD Wilson Way Bus Facility, California..... 500,000
San Mateo Zero-Emission Bus Demonstration Program, 1,000,000
California.............................................
Sawmill Creek Intermodal Facility, Alaska............... 2,500,000
SEPTA Bucks County Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania.... 4,000,000
Senior Services of Northern Kentucky buses and bus 1,000,000
facilities, Kentucky...................................
Sonoma County Transit CNG buses, California............. 1,000,000
Sound Transit Regional Express Transit Hubs, Washington. 2,000,000
South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal Transportation 1,500,000
Initiative.............................................
South Carolina statewide transit vehicles............... 5,000,000
South Dakota statewide buses and bus facilities......... 2,000,000
South Lake Union Circulation System (Seattle), 3,000,000
Washington.............................................
Springfield Station, Oregon............................. 5,000,000
Springfield Union Station, Springfield, Massachusetts... 5,000,000
St. Bernard Parish intermodal facilities, Louisiana..... 1,000,000
St. Cloud buses, Minnesota.............................. 300,000
State of Maine Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities Program. 2,500,000
Statewide buses and bus facilities, Alabama............. 3,300,000
Statewide intermodal centers, Utah...................... 8,500,000
Statewide rural automatic vehicle locating and 1,500,000
communications system, Nebraska........................
Statewide rural bus program, Hawaii..................... 5,000,000
Sun Line Transit CNG bus acquisition, California........ 1,000,000
Tempe/Scottsdale East Valley Operating Facility, Arizona 4,000,000
Tennessee statewide buses and bus facilities............ 8,000,000
The Banks Intermodal Facility, Cincinnati, Ohio......... 5,000,000
Tillamook County Transit maintenance facility, Oregon... 500,000
Topeka Transit bus and bus facilities, Kansas........... 625,000
Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky [TANK] bus 2,800,000
replacement, Kentucky..................................
Transit Authority of River City buses and bus 5,000,000
facilities, Kentucky...................................
Transit Authority of Warren County Intermodal Bus 3,000,000
Facility, Pennsylvania.................................
Troy State University Bus Shuttle Program, Alabama...... 2,000,000
Tulsa Transit paratransit buses, Oklahoma............... 1,200,000
UNI Multimodal Project, Iowa............................ 6,500,000
Utah statewide bus and bus facilities................... 10,000,000
Vermont alternative fuel station and buses.............. 1,000,000
Vermont Public Transit rolling stock.................... 1,000,000
Visalia Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility, 1,000,000
California.............................................
Washington State Small Bus System Program of Projects... 3,799,000
Waterbury Bus Maintenance Facility, Connecticut......... 1,000,000
West Side Transit Facility, New Mexico.................. 2,000,000
West Virginia statewide bus and bus facilities.......... 5,000,000
Westchester County Bee Line bus replacement, New York... 3,000,000
Western Kentucky University Bus Shuttle System, Kentucky 4,000,000
Wisconsin statewide bus and bus facilities.............. 10,000,000
Wright Stop Plaza, Dayton, Ohio......................... 3,000,000
Wyoming statewide buses and bus facilities.............. 3,000,000
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Illinois Statewide Buses.--The Committee provides
$8,000,000 to the Illinois Department of Transportation [IDOT]
for Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities grants. The Committee
expects IDOT to provide at least $4,000,000 for Downstate
Illinois replacement of buses in Bloomington, Champaign-Urbana,
Decatur, Madison County, Peoria, Quincy, RIDES, River Valley,
Rockford, Rock Island, South Central Illinois MTD, and
Springfield. Further, the Committee expects IDOT to provide
appropriate funds for bus facilities in Bloomington, Galesburg,
Rock Island, and Metro Link's bus maintenance facility in St.
Clair County including $500,000 for the Town of Normal's
Downtown Multi-Modal Transportation Center.
Washington Statewide Small Transit Systems, Buses and Bus
facilities.--The Committee provides $3,799,000 to the
Washington State Department of Transportation [WSDOT] for
Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities grants. The Committee
expects WSDOT to fund the following projects: (1) $688,000
Clallam Transit; (2) $103,000 Columbia County Public
Transportation [CCPT]; (3) $114,000 Grays Harbor Transportation
Authority; (4) $1,094,000 Island Transit; (5) $416,000
Jefferson Transit; (6) $480,000 Mason County Transportation
Authority; (7) $88,000 Pullman Transit; (8) $108,000 Twin
Transit; and (9) $708,000 Valley Transit.
Civil Rights Trail Trolleys.--The Committee directs that
amounts made available in fiscal year 2001 to Montgomery Civil
Rights Trail Trolleys instead be distributed for the City of
Montgomery's Rosa Parks bus project. The availability of funds
for obligation is extended through fiscal year 2004.
Vermont Buses.--Funds made available in fiscal year 2001 to
the Central Vermont Transit Authority (Wheels Transportation
Services) to assist with buses and bus facilities shall be made
available to the Vermont Agency of Transportation. The
availability of funds for obligation is extended through fiscal
year 2004.
Reno, NV Bus Projects.--The following funds will be
reprogrammed from previous fiscal years from the following
projects for the purposes specified below: Bus Rapid Transit on
South Virginia Street-Reno, $1,950,000 (fiscal year 2003) and
Reno Suburban transit coaches $500,000 (fiscal year 2002)--to
be made available for Reno/Sparks intermodal transportation
terminals.
fixed guideway modernization
The Committee recommends a total of $1,214,400,000 for the
modernization of existing rail transit systems. The Committee
action continues the practice under TEA21 to distribute the
funds by formula. The following table itemizes the fiscal year
2004 rail modernization allocations by State:
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION SECTION 5309 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION
APPORTIONMENTS
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Fiscal Year
State 2004 Budget
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Alaska.................................................. $2,319,574
Arizona................................................. 2,612,495
California.............................................. 147,696,782
Colorado................................................ 2,975,025
Connecticut............................................. 40,445,001
District of Columbia.................................... 53,132,445
Florida................................................. 19,352,512
Georgia................................................. 25,304,065
Hawaii.................................................. 1,164,990
Illinois................................................ 131,538,057
Indiana................................................. 8,982,688
Louisiana............................................... 2,967,450
Maryland................................................ 28,792,929
Massachusetts........................................... 74,954,059
Michigan................................................ 663,817
Minnesota............................................... 6,307,551
Missouri................................................ 4,565,470
New Jersey.............................................. 104,471,490
New York................................................ 369,033,091
Ohio.................................................... 17,131,843
Oregon.................................................. 4,520,661
Pennsylvania............................................ 99,950,443
Puerto Rico............................................. 2,450,605
Rhode Island............................................ 91,312
Tennessee............................................... 323,616
Texas................................................... 8,525,074
Virginia................................................ 17,277,259
Washington.............................................. 23,882,868
Wisconsin............................................... 822,828
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Total Apportioned................................. 1,202,256,000
Oversight (1 percent)................................... 12,144,000
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Grand Total....................................... 1,214,400,000
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NEW STARTS
The bill provides $1,318,400,000 for New Starts. These
funds are available for major investment studies, preliminary
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project management,
oversight, and construction for new systems and extensions.
Under section 3009(g) of TEA21, there is an 8-percent statutory
cap on the amount made available for activities other than
final design and construction--that is, alternatives analysis,
environmental impact statements, preliminary engineering, major
investment studies, and other predesign and preconstruction
activities.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The bill allocates the funds provided for New Starts as
follows:
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Project Amount
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Alaska and Hawaii Ferry Projects...................... $10,296,000
Baltimore--Central LRT Double Tracking, Maryland...... 40,000,000
Birmingham--Transit Corridor, Alabama................. 6,000,000
Boston--Silver Line Phase III, Massachusetts.......... 1,000,000
Charlotte--South Corridor Light Rail Project, North 18,000,000
Carolina.............................................
Chicago--Douglas Branch Reconstruction, Illinois...... 85,000,000
Chicago--North Central, Illinois...................... 20,000,000
Chicago--UP West Line Extension, Illinois............. 12,000,000
Chicago--Metra Southwest Corridor Commuter Rail, 20,000,000
Illinois.............................................
Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension, Illinois.......... 10,000,000
Commuter Rail Improvements, Delaware.................. 3,000,000
Dallas--North Central LRT Extension, Texas............ 30,161,283
Denver--Southeast Corridor LRT, Colorado.............. 80,000,000
Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Project, Virginia....... 25,000,000
Euclid Corridor Transportation Project, Ohio.......... 15,000,000
Ft. Lauderdale--Tri-Rail Commuter Rail Upgrade, 18,410,000
Florida..............................................
Houston--Advanced Metro Transit Plan, Texas........... 10,000,000
Integrated Intermodal project, Rhode Island........... 6,000,000
Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Commuter Rail Extension, 4,000,000
Wisconsin............................................
Las Vegas--Resort Corridor Fixed Guideway, Nevada..... 25,000,000
Little Rock--River Rail Project, Arkansas............. 5,000,000
Los Angeles--Eastside LRT, California................. 5,000,000
Maine Marine Highway.................................. 2,000,000
Memphis--Medical Center Extension, Tennessee.......... 9,247,588
Minneapolis--Hiawatha Corridor LRT, Minnesota......... 74,980,000
Minneapolis--Northstar Commuter Rail Project, 10,000,000
Minnesota............................................
New Orleans--Canal Street Streetcar Project, Louisiana 36,020,000
New York--East Side Access Project, New York.......... 10,000,000
Newark Rail Link (MOS-1), New Jersey.................. 22,566,022
Northern New Jersey-Hudson-Bergen LRT-MOS-2........... 100,000,000
Northwest Corridor BRT, Atlanta....................... 4,000,000
Philadelphia--Schuylkill Valley Metro, Pennsylvania... 16,000,000
Pittsburgh--North Shore Connector LRT, Pennsylvania... 13,812,304
Pittsburgh--Stage II LRT Reconstruction, Pennsylvania. 32,243,442
Portland--Interstate MAX LRT Extension, Oregon........ 77,500,000
Regional Commuter Rail (Weber County to Salt Lake 12,000,000
City), Utah..........................................
Salt Lake City--Medical Center, Utah.................. 30,663,361
San Diego--Mission Valley East LRT Extension, 65,000,000
California...........................................
San Diego--Oceanside Escondido, California............ 48,000,000
San Juan-Tren Urbano, Puerto Rico..................... 20,000,000
Scranton--NY City Rail Service, Pennsylvania.......... 5,000,000
Seattle--Central Link LRT MOS-1, Washington........... 75,000,000
SF Area--BART Airport Extension, California........... 100,000,000
Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Corridor, California..... 4,000,000
Stamford Urban Transitway Phase II, Connecticut....... 7,000,000
Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor, New Jersey............. 5,000,000
Triangle Transit Authority Regional Rail Phase I 9,000,000
Project, North Carolina..............................
VRE Parking Improvements, Virginia.................... 4,000,000
Washington, DC/Maryland--Largo Extension.............. 65,000,000
Wilmington Train Station Improvements, Delaware....... 2,500,000
Wilsonville-Beaverton Commuter Rail, Oregon........... 6,000,000
Yarmouth to Auburn Line, Maine........................ 3,000,000
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Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension, Illinois.--The
Committee provides $10,000,000 for the CTA Ravenswood Brown
Line expansion project. The Committee directs the CTA to spend
$5,000,000 only on renovations and repairs to the Granville
Station and viaduct.
Orange County Centerline LRT, California.--The Committee
notes the progress made by the Orange County Transportation
Authority in refining the scope of the Centerline LRT so as to
make the project more cost effective and address community
concerns. The Committee encourages the Secretary to continue
working closely with the project sponsor to develop this
project.
JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS
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General fund Trust fund
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............ .............. $104,317,500
Budget estimate, 2004................... .............. ..............
Committee recommendation................ $25,000,000 100,000,000
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\1\ Reflects total reduction of $975,000 pursuant to section 601 of
Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Reflects transfer of $44,707,600 to Capital investment grants.
The program makes competitive grants to qualifying
metropolitan planning organizations, local governmental
authorities, agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Grants may
not be used for planning or coordination activities.
The budget requests funding for job access grants within
the formula grants and research account.
The Committee recommends $125,000,000 for the Job Access
and Reverse Commute Grants program. This program is meant to
help welfare reform efforts succeed by providing enhanced
transportation services for low-income individuals, including
former welfare recipients, traveling to jobs or training
centers.
The Committee recommends the following allocations of job
access and reverse commute grant program funds in fiscal year
2004:
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Project Amount
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AC Transit CalWORKS Recipients Job Center, California. $3,000,000
Access to Healthcare for Children--Children's Health 750,000
Fund, Tennessee......................................
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program [ADA] Rural 500,000
Transportation Services, Alabama.....................
Brockton Area Transit Authority [BAT] JARC Project, 500,000
Massachusetts........................................
Capital District Transportation Authority [CDTA] JARC 500,000
Project, New York....................................
Central New York Regional Transportation Authority 300,000
[CNYRTA] Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New York
Central Ohio Transit Authority's [COTA] Job Access & 500,000
Mobility Management Program, Ohio....................
Chautauqua County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, 100,000
New York.............................................
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Public Bus System, South 250,000
Dakota...............................................
Chittenden County Transportation Authority JARC 500,000
Program, Vermont.....................................
City of Galveston Job Access Program, Texas........... 500,000
City of Hornell Job Access & Reverse Commute Program, 100,000
New York.............................................
Colonias JARC Initiative, Texas....................... 2,000,000
Corpus Christi Welfare to Work Project, Texas......... 500,000
Craig Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska............ 50,000
Detroit DOT Job Access and Reverse Commute Projects, 2,000,000
Michigan.............................................
Easter Seals West Alabama JARC Program, Alabama....... 1,000,000
El Paso Sun Metro Job Access Program, Texas........... 750,000
Essex County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New 100,000
York.................................................
Flint Transit Job Access-Reverse Commute Program, 1,000,000
Michigan.............................................
Fort Smith Transit Job Access Reverse Commute Program, 200,000
Arkansas.............................................
Franklin County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, 200,000
New York.............................................
Grand Rapids Countywide Access to Jobs Program, 1,200,000
Michigan.............................................
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority JARC 1,000,000
Program, Ohio........................................
I-405 Congestion Relief Project, Washington........... 2,500,000
IndyGo Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, Indiana 1,000,000
Jackson-Josephine County Job Access Reverse Commute, 200,000
Oregon...............................................
Jefferson County Job Access and Reverse Commute 4,000,000
Projects, Alabama....................................
Job Access, Illinois.................................. 250,000
Jobs Access/Reverse Commute Projects, Rhode Island.... 2,000,000
Lake Tahoe Public Transit Services JARC Project, 300,000
Nevada...............................................
Link Transit JARC Program, Wenatchee, Washington...... 500,000
Lubbock Citibus Job Access Reverse Commute Program, 230,000
Texas................................................
MASCOT Matanuska-Susitna Valley JARC Project, Alaska.. 200,000
Metro Link San Bernadino Platform Extension, 2,100,000
California...........................................
Metropolitan Access to Jobs Initiative, Fargo, North 200,000
Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota.......................
Mobility Coalition, Alaska............................ 500,000
MTA Long Island Bus Job Access and Reverse Commute 500,000
Project, New York....................................
North Pole Transit System JARC Program, Alaska........ 75,000
Oneida/Herkimer County Job Access/Reverse Commute 100,000
Project, New York....................................
Orange County Job Access/Reverse Commute Project, New 100,000
York.................................................
Port Authority of Allegheny County JARC Program, 4,000,000
Pennsylvania.........................................
Rochester Job Access and Reverse Commute, New York.... 750,000
Rogue Valley Transportation District [RVTD] Job Access 200,000
Reverse Commute Program, Oregon......................
SACOG Sacramento Region Job Access and Reverse Commute 1,500,000
Projects, California.................................
Salem Area Transit Reverse Commute Project, Oregon.... 500,000
San Antonio VIA Metropolitan Transit Job Access and 1,000,000
Reverse Commute Program, Texas.......................
SEPTA JARC Program, Pennsylvania...................... 6,050,000
Seward Transit Service JARC Program, Alaska........... 200,000
Sitka Community RIDE, Alaska.......................... 600,000
Statewide JARC, Iowa.................................. 2,000,000
Statewide JARC, Missouri.............................. 6,000,000
Statewide JARC, Tennessee............................. 5,500,000
Statewide JARC, West Virginia......................... 1,000,000
Statewide JARC, Wisconsin............................. 2,600,000
Statewide JARC, Maine................................. 1,000,000
Statewide JARC, Maryland.............................. 5,000,000
Statewide JARC, New Mexico............................ 1,000,000
Statewide JARC, Oklahoma.............................. 6,000,000
Statewide JARC, Connecticut........................... 3,500,000
Statewide JARC, New Jersey............................ 4,000,000
Statewide JARC, New York.............................. 1,000,000
Statewide small urban and rural Job Access and Reverse 1,000,000
Commute, Nevada......................................
Statewide Ways to Work, Virginia...................... 1,500,000
Topeka Transit JARC Program, Kansas................... 1,000,000
TriMet Regional Job Access Reverse Commute Program, 1,000,000
Oregon...............................................
Unified Government of Wyandotte County JARC Program, 2,000,000
Kansas...............................................
Vanpooling Enhancement and Expansion Project, 1,000,000
Washington...........................................
Vehicle Trip Reduction Incentives, Washington......... 1,500,000
Virginia Beach Paratransit Services, Virginia......... 300,000
Ways to Work, Tarrant County, Texas................... 500,000
Ways to Work, California.............................. 1,000,000
Welfare to Work, Delaware............................. 750,000
WMATA JARC Program, Washington, DC.................... 2,500,000
Worcester Regional Transit Authority JARC Projects, 300,000
Massachusetts........................................
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GENERAL PROVISIONS--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
Section 150 exempts limitations previously made available
on obligations for programs of the FTA under 49 U.S.C. 5338.
Section 151 allows funds under this Act, Federal Transit
Administration, Capital investment grants not obligated by
September 30, 2006 to be made available for other projects
under 40 U.S.C. 5309.
Section 152 allows funds appropriated before October 1,
2003, that remain available for expenditure may be transferred.
Section 153 allows funds made available for Alaska or
Hawaii ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities to be used to
construct new vessels and facilities, or to improve existing
vessels and facilities.
Section 154 allows funds made available for Colorado
Roaring Fork Transportation Authority to be made available for
expenditure on park and ride lots in Carbondale and Glenwood
Springs, Colorado.
Section 155 allows unobligated funds for new projects under
Federal Transit Authority to be used during this fiscal year to
satisfy expenses incurred for such projects.
Section 156 establishes a pilot program to allow
cooperative procurement of major capital equipment.
Section 157 reallocates $400,000 for the replacement,
rehabilitation, or purchase of buses or related equipment, or
the construction of bus related facilities in Yosemite,
California.
Section 158 allows the Secretary of Transportation to
include all non-New Starts contributions made toward Phase 1 of
the San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail Transit project
to be used to meet the non-New Starts share requirement of any
element or phase of the project.
Section 159 allows fund made available for the Cleveland
Berea Red Line Extension to the Hopkins International Airport
project to be used for the Euclid Corridor Transportation
Project.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation [SLSDC]
is a wholly owned Government corporation established by the
Saint Lawrence Seaway Act of May 13, 1954. The SLSDC is
responsible for the operation, maintenance, and development of
the United States portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway between
Montreal and Lake Erie. The SLSDC's major priorities include:
safety, reliability, trade development, and management
accountability.
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
(HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $13,994,441
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 14,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,400,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $91,559 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $20,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
Appropriations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and
revenues from non-federal sources finances the operation and
maintenance of the Seaway for which the SLSDC is responsible.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Committee recommendation includes $14,400,000 to fund
the operations and maintenance of the SLSDC. The Committee
recommendation provides sufficient funding for the SLSDC's
highest capital priorities and the projects recommended by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after its survey and evaluation of
the SLSDC's lock and maintenance practices. Based on
independent security assessments, the SLSDC plans to implement
additional security measures for the Saint Lawrence Seaway in
fiscal year 2004.
The Committee commends the efforts made by the Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to enhance the security
of Seaway infrastructure and maintain an open, yet secure
waterway.
Maritime Administration
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $230,338,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 219,020,000
Committee recommendation................................ 227,620,000
The Committee recommends an appropriations of $227,620,000.
The recommendation is $8,600,000 more than the President's
budget request.
The Maritime Administration [MARAD] is responsible for
programs authorized by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended. MARAD's mission is to strengthen the U.S. maritime
industry in support of the Nation's security and economic
needs. MARAD, working closely with the Department of Defense
[DOD], helps provide a seamless, time-phased transition from
peacetime to wartime operations, while balancing the defense
and commercial elements of the maritime transportation system.
MARAD establishes DOD's prioritized use of ports and related
intermodal facilities during DOD mobilizations to ensure the
smooth flow of military cargo through commercial ports. MARAD
also manages the Maritime Security Program, the Voluntary
Intermodal Sealift Agreement Program and the Ready Reserve
Force, which assure DOD access to commercial and strategic
sealift and associated intermodal capacity. Further, MARAD's
Education and Training Programs, through the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy and six State maritime schools, help provide
skilled U.S. merchant marine officers.
The Committee continues to fund MARAD in its support of the
United States as a maritime nation, and to help meet its
management challenge to dispose of obsolete merchant-type
vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet by the end of
2006.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $92,093,476
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 104,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 106,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $602,524 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This appropriation finances costs incurred by headquarters
and region staffs in the administration and direction of
Maritime Administration programs; the total cost of officer
training at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as well as Federal
financial support to six State maritime industry activities
under emergency conditions; activities promoting port and
intermodal development; activities under the American Fisheries
Act; and Federal technology assessment projects designed to
achieve advancements in ship design, construction and
operations.
The Committee recommends $106,000,000 for Operations and
Training for fiscal year 2004. The recommendation is $1,600,000
more than the budget estimate and $13,906,524 more than the
fiscal year 2003 enacted level. The Committee has included
$13,000,000 for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to accelerate
its major design and construction projects, as indicated in its
10-year capital improvement plan, and $1,600,000 to fill vacant
positions. The Committee expects that in filling vacant
positions, priority to be given to hiring new instructors.
SHIP DISPOSAL
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $11,088,454
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 11,422,000
Committee recommendation................................ 18,422,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $72,546 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Ship disposal program provides resources to dispose of
obsolete merchant-type vessels in the National Defense Reserve
Fleet [NDRF], which the Maritime Administration is required by
law to dispose of by the end of 2006. There is a backlog of
over 130 ships awaiting disposal as of December 2002. These
vessels, many of which are 50 years in age, pose a significant
environmental threat due to the presence of hazardous
substances such as asbestos and solid and liquid
polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,422,000
for the Ship Disposal initiative. This amount is $7,000,000
above the President's request.
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $98,058,450
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 98,700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 98,700,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $641,550 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Maritime Security Program provides resources to
maintain a U.S. flag merchant fleet crewed by U.S. citizens to
serve both the commercial and national security needs of the
United States. The program provides direct payments to U.S.
flag ship operators engaged in U.S. foreign trade.
Participating operators are required to keep the vessels in
active commercial service and are required to provide
intermodal sealift support to the Department of Defense in
times of war or national emergency.
The Committee recommends $98,700,000 for the Maritime
Security Program, consistent with the budget
request.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $4,088,454
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,498,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,498,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $26,819 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This program provides for guaranteed loans for purchasers
of ships from the U.S. shipbuilding industry and for
modernization of U.S. shipyards.
As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, this
account includes the subsidy costs associated with the loan
guarantee commitments made in 1992 and beyond (including
modifications of direct loans or loan guarantees that resulted
from obligations or commitments in any year), as well as
administrative expenses of this program. The subsidy amounts
are estimated on a present value basis; the administrative
expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
Funds for administrative expenses for the Title XI program
are appropriated to this account, and then transferred by
reimbursement to Operations and Training to be obligated and
outlayed.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Section 160 authorizes the Maritime Administration to
furnish utilities and services and make repairs to any least,
contract, or occupancy involving Government property under the
control of MARAD and rental payments shall be covered into the
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Section 161 prohibits obligations incurred during the
current year from construction funds in excess of the
appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in any
prior appropriation Act.
Research and Special Programs Administration
The Research and Special Programs Administration [RSPA] was
established by the Secretary of Transportation's organizational
changes dated July 20, 1977, and serves as a research,
analytic, and technical development arm of the Department for
multimodal research and development, as well as special
programs. Particular emphasis is given to pipeline
transportation and the transportation of hazardous cargo by all
modes. In fiscal year 2004, resources are requested for the
management and execution of the Offices of Hazardous Materials
Safety, Emergency Transportation, Pipeline Safety, and program
and administrative support. Funds are also requested for the
Emergency Preparedness Grants program. RSPA's two reimbursable
programs--Transportation Safety Institute [TSI] and the Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center [VNTSC]--support
research safety and security programs for all modes of
transportation.
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\............................ $40,713,630
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 50,723,000
Committee recommendation................................ 42,516,000
\1\ Reflects rescission of $266,370 pursuant to Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $234,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Committee has provided a total of $42,516,000 for the
Research and special programs account, which is $1,802,370 more
than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level. A total of $645,000
shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, consistent with
the budget request.
The following table summarizes the Committee
recommendations:
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Fiscal year--
---------------------------------- Committee
2003 enacted recommendation
\1\ 2004 estimate
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Hazardous materials safety................................... $22,767,000 $24,981,000 $22,814,000
(FTE).................................................... 136 146 137.5
Emergency transportation..................................... $1,926,000 $3,616,000 $2,802,000
(FTE).................................................... 9 18.5 13
Research and technology...................................... $2,822,000 $2,737,000 $2,394,000
(FTE).................................................... 9 10 9.5
Program and administrative support........................... $13,198,630 $19,389,000 $14,506,000
(FTE).................................................... 52 65.5 53
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Total, research and special programs................... $40,713,630 $50,723,000 $42,516,000
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\1\ Reflects rescission of $266,370 pursuant to Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $234,000 pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY
The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety [OHMS] administers
a nationwide program of safety regulations to fulfill the
Secretary's duty to protect the Nation from the risks to life,
health, and property that are inherent in the transportation of
hazardous materials by water, air, highway, and railroad. OHMS
plans, implements, and manages the hazardous materials
transportation program consisting of information systems,
research and analysis, inspection and enforcement, rulemaking
support, training and information dissemination, and emergency
procedures.
The Committee recommends $22,814,000 for hazardous
materials safety. The Committee has provided funding for three
new positions within the emergency transportation program. The
Committee believes that these new positions should be devoted
to personnel with expertise in the area of spent nuclear fuel
in anticipation of shipments in 2004.
EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION
Emergency Transportation [ET] programs provide support to
the Secretary of Transportation for his statutory and
administrative responsibilities in the area of transportation
civil emergency preparedness and response. This program
develops and coordinates the Department's policies, plans, and
programs, in headquarters and the field to provide for
emergency preparedness.
ET is responsible for implementing the Department of
Transportation's National Security Program initiatives,
including an assessment of the transportation implications of
the changing global threat. The Office also coordinates civil
emergency preparedness and response for transportation services
during national and regional emergencies, across the entire
continuum of crises, including natural catastrophes such as
earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados, and international and
domestic terrorism. The Office of Emergency Transportation
develops crisis management plans to mitigate disasters and
implements these plans nationally and regionally in an
emergency.
The Committee recommends $2,802,000 for emergency
transportation. The Committee has provided funding for eight
new positions to be allocated between the need for emergency
transportation specialists and regional coordinators. The
Committee has denied RSPA's request to transfer $1,000,000 from
the Research and Technology budget activity to pay for
additional staffing requests.
RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
The Committee recommends $2,394,000 for the Office of
Research and Technology. The funds provided will help support
the R&T organizational excellence strategy specified in the
Department's strategic plan, allow RSPA to support the
intergovernmental transportation research coordination
responsibilities of the National Science and Technology Council
and support a limited intermodal research program, hazardous
materials R&D, and hydrogen fuels R&D.
The Committee continues to support the Office of Research
and Technology's role in coordinating transportation-related
research throughout the Government. The Committee notes that
RSPA has requested funding for research on the standards
necessary for safe handling and transport of large quantities
of hydrogen fuel and safety standards for on-board hydrogen
vehicle power and storage systems pursuant to the President's
new Freedom Fuel initiative. Accordingly, the Committee has
provided funding to support one hydrogen fuel engineer to
support this initiative. However, in developing these research
initiatives, the Committee encourages RSPA to work with the
Department of Energy to ensure that all research related to
hydrogen fuels is complementary in order to maximize the
Federal Government's investment in this initiative.
PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
The program support function provides legal, financial,
management, and administrative support to the operating offices
within RSPA. These support activities include executive
direction (Office of the Administrator), program and policy
support, civil rights and special programs, legal services and
support, and management and administration.
The Committee is troubled by RSPA's request for additional
funding to establish proper accounting procedures, ensure
integrity in the execution of RSPA's appropriated funds, and
eliminate vulnerabilities in internal funds control. The
Committee believes that these are essential budgetary functions
for every agency and is concerned that they are not currently
an integral part of RSPA's budget and accounting structure. The
Committee therefore directs RSPA to immediately develop the
appropriate accounting procedures and budgetary tools to ensure
the proper accounting and integrity of appropriated funds. RSPA
shall provide to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations, no later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, a report detailing the measures that will be taken to
address these shortfalls and a timeline for implementation.
The Committee has provided $14,506,000 for program and
administrative support. The Committee believes that this level
of funding is adequate and provides sufficient flexibility to
meet RSPA's program and administrative expenses. The Committee
notes that the 2004 budget requests funding be transferred from
the Research and Technology budget activity for satellite
phones, secure voice and fax, and conference calling capability
for Regional Emergency Response Teams. The Committee encourages
RSPA to utilize the flexibility provided herein to ensure that
Regional Emergency Response Teams are adequately equipped to
perform their duties.
Business Modernization.--Public Law 107-87 directed RSPA to
develop an Information Technology Strategic Plan outlining
improvements in information technology and business
modernization. In advance of this plan, the administration
requested $3,616,000 for IT infrastructure improvements and
identified RSPA's need to remedy its weak IT infrastructure as
its number one priority for fiscal year 2003. The fiscal year
2004 budget again seeks funding for IT infrastructure
improvements. The Committee remains supportive of the need to
overhaul RSPA's Information Management Program but continues to
be exceedingly concerned by RSPA's inability to develop a true
Information Technology Strategic Plan that identifies what
RSPA's information needs are, identifies who needs access to
the information, and identifies the resulting system
infrastructure requirements.
The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2003
appropriations Act halted any further expenditure of funds for
consulting costs for the business modernization initiative and
directed RSPA to submit a new Strategic Information Technology
Plan by May 15, 2003. To date, the Committee has not received
the requested plan and therefore denies RSPA's request for
funding for this initiative. The Committee has, however,
granted RSPA's request for funding for an IT database manager
and one addition IT staff so as to allow RSPA to manage its
current system. Further, the Committee encourages RSPA to make
their new Strategic Information Technology Plan a priority
given that the fiscal year 2003 budget identified RSPA's weak
IT infrastructure as the number one priority.
PIPELINE SAFETY
(PIPELINE SAFETY FUND)
(OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND)
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Pipeline
safety fund Trust fund Total
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\.................................... $56,003,595 $7,423,432 $63,427,027
Budget estimate, 2004........................................... 48,336,000 18,741,000 67,077,000
Committee recommendation........................................ 50,429,000 17,183,000 67,612,000
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\1\ Reflects rescission of $414,973 pursuant to Public Law 108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $166,000 pursuant to section 362 of Public Law 108-7.
The Research and Special Programs Administration is
responsible for the Department of Transportation pipeline
safety program. Funding for the Office of Pipeline Safety is
made available from two primary sources: the pipeline safety
fund, comprised of user fees assessed on interstate pipeline
operators; and the oil spill liability trust fund, a revolving
fund comprised of an environmental tax on petroleum and oil
spill damage recovery payments. The pipeline safety program
promotes the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound
transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids by
pipeline. This national program regulates the design,
construction, operation, maintenance, and emergency response
procedures pertaining to gas and hazardous liquids pipeline
systems and liquefied natural gas facilities. Also included is
research and development to support the pipeline safety program
and grants-in-aid to State agencies that conduct a qualified
pipeline safety program and to others who operate one-call
programs.
The Committee's recommendation for the Federal pipeline
safety program generally supports, and is consistent with, the
key provisions of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002.
The Committee recommends $67,612,000 for the Office of Pipeline
Safety. The bill specifies that, of the total appropriation,
$50,429,000 shall be from the Pipeline Safety Fund and
$17,183,000 shall be from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
The Committees recommendation provides funding to support 6 new
natural gas inspectors, 3 new State program managers, 4 new
FERC inspectors and 2 new inspectors for technical issues on
the Alaska system, consistent with the budget request.
The Committee notes that the budget reduces funding for
State One-Call Grants. The Committee believes that one-call
grants have a proven track record in effective damage
prevention and has provided $1,000,000 in funding.
The Committee notes the significant increase in funding
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 requires that these trust funds be used
for oil spill prevention and response activities. While the
requested increase has been provided, the Committee directs the
Office of Pipeline Safety to factor the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund into the allocation formula that determines the
hazardous liquid pipeline user fee assessment in order to
accurately reflect the actual oversight activities conducted by
the Office of Pipeline Safety.
Research and Development.--The Committee recommends
$9,169,000 for pipeline safety research, which is consistent
with the amount requested.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GRANTS
(EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $198,700
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 200,000
\1\ Reflects rescission of $1,300 pursuant to Public Law 108-7.
The hazardous materials transportation law (title 49 U.S.C.
5101 et seq.) requires RSPA to: (1) develop and implement a
reimbursable emergency preparedness grants program; (2) monitor
public sector emergency response training and planning and
provide technical assistance to States, territories, and Indian
tribes; and (3) develop and update periodically a national
training curriculum for emergency responders. These activities
are financed by receipts received from the hazardous materials
shipper and carrier registration fees, which are placed in the
emergency preparedness fund. The hazardous materials
transportation law provides permanent authorization for the
emergency preparedness fund for planning and training grants,
monitoring and technical assistance, and for administrative
expenses. An appropriation of $200,000, also from the emergency
preparedness fund, provides for the training curriculum for
emergency responders.
LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS
Bill language is included that limits the obligation of
emergency preparedness training grants to $14,300,000 in fiscal
year 2004.
Office of Inspector General
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\ \3\........................ $57,047,764
Budget estimate, 2004 \4\............................... 55,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 56,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $373,236 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $200,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
\3\ Does not include reimbursements of $3,501,094 from FHWA, $2,250,000
from FAA, $1,987,000 from FTA, $1,000,000 from TSA, and $100,000 from
NTSB.
\4\ Does not include reimbursements of $3,524,000 from FHWA, $2,250,000
from FAA, $2,000,000 from FTA, and $100,000 from NTSB.
The Inspector General Act of 1978 established the Office of
Inspector General [OIG] as an independent and objective
organization, with a mission to: (1) conduct and supervise
audits and investigations relating to the programs and
operations of the Department; (2) provide leadership and
recommend policies designed to promote economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations;
(3) prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse; and (4) keep
the Secretary and Congress currently informed regarding
problems and deficiencies.
OIG is divided into two major functional units: the Office
of Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and the Office of
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. The assistant
inspectors general for auditing and investigations are
supported by headquarters and regional staff.
The Committee recommendation provides $56,000,000 for
activities of the Office of Inspector General, which is
$1,047,764 less than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and
$1,000,000 more than the budget request. The increase above the
budget request reflects the value the Committee places on the
OIG contribution as an objective and credible voice on various
transportation issues.
Unfair Business Practices.--The bill maintains language
which authorizes the OIG to investigate allegations of fraud
and unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of
competition by air carriers and ticket agents.
Surface Transportation Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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Crediting
Appropriation offsetting
collections
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Appropriations, 2003 \1\ \2\......... $19,330,075 $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................ 19,521,000 1,050,000
Committee recommendation............. 19,521,000 1,050,000
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\1\ Reflects reduction of $119,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
\2\ Does not reflect reduction of $10,000 pursuant to section 362 of
Public Law 108-7.
The Surface Transportation Board was created on January 1,
1996, by Public Law 104-88, the Interstate Commerce Commission
Termination Act of 1995 [ICCTA]. The Board is specifically
responsible for the regulation of the rail and pipeline
industries and certain non-licensing regulation of motor
carriers and water carriers.
Rail Carriers.--This regulatory oversight encompasses the
regulation of rates, merger, and acquisitions, construction,
and abandonment of railroad lines, as well as the planning,
analysis and policy development associated with these
activities.
Other Surface Transportation Carriers.--This regulatory
oversight includes certain regulation of the intercity bus
industry and surface pipeline carriers as well as the rate
regulation of water transportation in the non-contiguous
domestic trade, household good carriers, and collectively
determined motor rates.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $19,521,000
for activities of the Board. Included in the recommended amount
is an estimated $1,050,000 in fees to be collected, which will
offset the appropriated funding. The Board is authorized to
credit the fees collected to the appropriated amount as
offsetting collections reducing the general funds appropriation
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as the fees are received and
collected.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices
salaries and expenses
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $157,669,444
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 166,875,000
Committee recommendation................................ 174,809,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $31,531,557 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7 and transfers to Department of Homeland Security.
The Departmental Offices in the Department of the Treasury
provide basic support to the Secretary of the Treasury, who is
the chief operating executive of the Department. The Secretary
of the Treasury has the primary role in formulating and
managing the domestic and international tax and financial
policies of the Federal Government. The Secretary's
responsibilities funded by the Salaries and Expenses
appropriation include: recommending and implementing United
States domestic and international economic and tax policy;
fiscal policy; governing the fiscal operations of the
Government; maintaining foreign assets control; managing the
public debt; managing development financial policy;
representing the United States on international monetary, trade
and investment issues; overseeing Department of the Treasury's
overseas operations; and directing the administrative
operations of the Department of the Treasury.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,809,000
for salaries and expenses for Departmental Offices of the
Department of the Treasury, which is $7,934,000 more than the
budget request.
International Affairs.--The Office of International Affairs
has experienced significant growth in mission responsibilities.
While the Department has realigned its resources to focus on
emerging international priorities, shortfalls remain that
require additional funding and staff. The recommendation
includes an increase of $2,727,000 and 19 positions to support
increased demands to improve the stability of the international
financial system and economy, reform international financial
institutions, support national security goals, and respond to
the proliferation of on-going trade negotiations.
Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes.--The Treasury
remains one of the leading agencies responsible for combating
terrorist financing and other financial crimes domestically and
abroad. The Treasury's Office of Enforcement, which previously
performed these and other enforcement responsibilities, was
transferred to the new Department of Homeland Security. In
March 2003, the Secretary of Treasury established the Executive
Office of Terrorist Finance and Financial Crimes [EOTF/FC] to
continue support for coordinating the Department's counter-
terrorist financing and anti-money laundering efforts. The
Committee supports the establishment of the Office of Terrorist
Finance and Financial Crimes and the recommendation includes an
additional $2,285,000 and 19 positions for the office to carry
out Treasury's policy responsibilities pertaining to counter-
terrorist financing and financial crimes.
One-year Base Restoration.--The budget request assumes a
reduction of $28,000,000 and 226 full time equivalent positions
for the Departmental Offices to reflect the divesture of
certain Treasury Departmental Offices' functions to the
Department of Homeland Security. Treasury has worked with the
Office of Personnel Management to implement this reduction
through employee transfers to DHS and early-out retirement
authority. However, the initial estimate of 226 employees
reduced from the salary and expenses account has proven to be
too high. As a result, the Department anticipates the need for
additional funding to support approximately 60 full-time
equivalent [FTE] positions in fiscal year 2004. The Committee
recommends $5,800,000 to fund this base shortfall for fiscal
year 2004. The Departmental Offices are directed to submit a
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
providing the status of reducing the remaining FTE by March 1,
2004.
Base Reduction.--The recommendation includes a reduction of
$2,851,000 to reflect one-time costs pertaining to an Asian
Development Bank Conference and Transfer Pricing Initiative
that were included in the budget request. The Committee also
has deleted $27,000 for FECA costs, consistent with the general
guidelines of the report.
Foreign Assets Control.--The Office of Foreign Assets
Control manages and enforces economic sanctions and embargo
programs against targeted foreign governments and groups that
pose threats to the national security, foreign policy, or
economy of the United States. These include sanctions programs
administered under the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, the United National
Participation Act, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act, the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act and
other related Executive Orders and statutes.
The Committee includes bill language specifying that the
Office of Foreign Assets Control [OFAC] be funded at no less
than $21,855,000 and 120 full time equivalent positions.
Treasury Franchise Fund.--The Department of the Treasury
was chosen as a pilot Franchise Fund under Public Law 103-356,
the Government Management and Reform Act of 1994. Begun in
1997, financial and administrative services included in the
Franchise Fund (Fund) are financed on a fee-for-service basis.
Treasury's Fund is a revolving fund used to supply financial
and administrative services on the basis of services supplied.
For 2004, service activities are expected to have spending
authority of $384,000,000 and employ 543 people.
Activities included in the Fund are financial training,
accounting cross-servicing, and various administrative support
services. The Fund concept is intended to increase competition
for government and financial administrative services, resulting
in lower costs and higher quality.
DEPARTMENT-WIDE SYSTEMS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENTS PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $41,790,584
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 36,928,000
Committee recommendation................................ 36,928,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $23,837,416 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7 and transfers to the Department of Homeland Security.
The Committee has provided a total of $36,928,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2006. The 1997 Treasury and
General Government Appropriations Act established this account
which is authorized to be used by or on behalf of Treasury
bureaus, at the Secretary's discretion, to modernize business
processes and increase efficiency through technology
investments, as well as other activities that involve more than
one Treasury bureau or Treasury's interface with other
Government agencies.
INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TREASURY
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $134,949,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The budget request includes a legislative proposal to merge
the Treasury Inspector General and the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration into a new Inspector General
office to be called the Inspector General for Treasury. The
proposed new organization will have all of the same powers and
authorities as its predecessors have under current law.
The Committee recommendation denies authorization to
establish a consolidated Inspector General Office for the
Treasury. The Committee agrees that the Treasury Inspector
General's office should substantially decrease in size due to
the transfer of law enforcement functions to the Department of
Homeland Security. The duties and responsibilities of the
Treasury Inspector General, however, remain vastly different in
substance from those performed by the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration and are not conducive to being
integrated. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that a
consolidated Inspector General office would dilute the vigorous
oversight that the Congress and the taxpayers expect. Further,
the Committee believes that it is important to maintain an
independent Inspector General office to audit, investigate, and
evaluate the IRS.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $10,915,585
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 12,687,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $24,642,416 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,687,000
for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General
[OIG].
The OIG conducts and supervises audits, evaluations, and
investigations designed to: (1) promote economy, efficiency,
and effectiveness and prevent fraud, waste and abuse in
Departmental programs and operations; and (2) keep the
Secretary and the Congress fully and currently informed of
problems and deficiencies in the administration of Departmental
programs and operations. The audit function provides program
audit, contract audit and financial statement audit services.
Contract audits provide professional advice to agency
contracting officials on accounting and financial matters
relative to negotiation, award, administration, repricing, and
settlement of contracts. Program audits review and audit all
facets of agency operations. Financial statement audits assess
whether financial statements fairly present the agency's
financial condition and results of operations, the adequacy of
accounting controls, and compliance with laws and regulations.
These audits contribute significantly to improved financial
management by helping Treasury managers identify improvements
needed in their accounting and internal control systems. The
evaluations function reviews program performance and issues
critical to the mission of the Department, including assessing
the Department's implementation of the Government Performance
and Results Act [GPRA]. The investigative function provides for
the detection and investigation of improper and illegal
activities involving programs, personnel, and operations.
The Inspectors General Auditor Training Institute provides
the necessary facilities, equipment, and support services for
conducting auditor training for the Federal Government
Inspector General community. The Office of the Inspector
General is the parent organization for this entity, although
program and financing data is reported under the Treasury
Franchise Fund (effective in 1999).
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $124,198,429
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 128,034,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $812,572 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee does not approve funding for the merger of
the Offices of the Treasury Inspector General and the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration. The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $128,034,000 for the Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration [TIGTA].
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
[TIGTA] conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations to
assess the operations and programs of the Internal Revenue
Service [IRS] and Related Entities, the IRS Oversight Board and
the Office of Chief Counsel to (1) promote the economic,
efficient and effective administration of the nation's tax laws
and to detect and deter fraud and abuse in IRS programs and
operations; and (2) recommend actions to resolve fraud and
other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in these
programs and operations, and keep the Secretary and the
Congress fully and currently informed of these issues and the
progress made in resolving them. TIGTA reviews existing and
proposed legislation and regulations relating to the programs
and operations of the IRS and Related Entities and makes
recommendations concerning the impact of such legislation and
regulations on the economy and efficiency in the administration
of programs and operations of the IRS and Related Entities. The
audit function provides program audit, contract audit and
financial statement audit services. Program audits review and
audit all facets of IRS and Related Entities. Contract audits
provide professional advice to IRS contracting officials on
accounting and financial matters relative to negotiation,
award, administration, repricing, and settlement of contracts.
The evaluations function reviews program performance and issues
critical to the mission of the IRS. The investigative function
provides for the detection and investigation of improper and
illegal activities involving IRS programs and operations and
protects the IRS and Related Entities against external attempts
to corrupt or threaten their employees.
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration was
established by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998
(Public Law 105-206). Funding was first appropriated for this
account in the fiscal year 2000 Treasury and General Government
Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-58).
AIR TRANSPORTATION STABILIZATION PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $6,001,734
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 2,538,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,538,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $39,267 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,538,000 for
the Air Transportation Stabilization Program.
On September 22, 2001, President Bush signed into law the
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, Public
Law 107-42. The Act establishes the Air Transportation
Stabilization Board. The Board may issue up to $10,000,000,000
in loan guarantees.
TREASURY BUILDING AND ANNEX REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $28,743,942
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 25,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $188,058 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,000,000
for the repair and restoration of the Treasury Building and
Annex. This appropriation funds repairs and selected
improvements to maintain the Main Treasury and Annex buildings.
EXPANDED ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,987,000
Budget estimate, 2004...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
\1\ Reflects reduction of $13,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
No additional funds were provided for Expanded Access to
Financial Services, though the program will continue to operate
on unobligated balances of budget authority. Appropriated
amounts from fiscal year 2002 remain unavailable, however, due
to the lack of congressional authorization.
TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM
On November 26, 2002, President Bush signed into law the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-297). The
Act establishes and provides mandatory funding for a temporary
Terrorism Insurance Program to be administered by the
Department of the Treasury. Under the program, the Federal
Government is responsible for paying 90 percent of the insured
losses arising from acts of terrorism above the applicable
insurer deductible and below the $100,000,000,000 annual cap.
The budget includes estimates of the general administrative
costs of the program. Given the uncertainty surrounding the
risk of future terrorist attacks, the budget does not include
estimates of the timing or magnitude of potential insurance
claims under the program, which is scheduled to sunset on
December 31, 2005. Any such claims would be paid from
permanent, indefinite authority and would not require
subsequent appropriations.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $51,415,612
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 57,571,000
Committee recommendation................................ 57,571,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $336,388 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $57,571,000
for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [FinCEN].
FinCEN, created in 1990 and elevated to bureau status in
2001, supports law enforcement investigations to prevent and
detect money laundering, terrorist financing, and other
financial crimes. FinCEN links law enforcement, financial, and
regulatory communities into a single information-sharing
network. Using Bank Secrecy Act [BSA] information reported by
banks and other financial institutions, FinCEN serves as the
nation's central clearinghouse for broad-based financial
intelligence and information sharing on money laundering. This
information helps illuminate the financial trail for
investigators to follow as they track criminals and their
assets.
The USA PATRIOT Act has expanded anti-money laundering
programs and reporting requirements to a number of industries
previously not covered by the BSA. FinCEN will undertake
programs to reach these new industry groups, as necessary.
FinCEN will also continue efforts with the IRS, especially
related to the money service business industry, to assure
compliance, respond to public inquiries, distribute forms and
publications, and support information processing of the BSA
data.
Financial Management Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $220,634,493
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 228,606,000
Committee recommendation................................ 228,558,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,443,507 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $228,558,000
for salaries and expenses for the Financial Management Service
[FMS] in fiscal year 2004. This amount reflects a $48,000
reduction for the Federal Employees Compensation Act [FECA].
Payments.--FMS implements payment policy and procedures for
the Federal Government, issues and distributes payments,
promotes the use of electronics in the payment process, and
assists agencies in converting payments from paper checks to
electronic funds transfer [EFT]. The control and financial
integrity of the Federal payments and collections process
includes reconciliation, accounting, and claims activities. The
claims activity settles claims against the United States
resulting from Government checks which have been forged, lost,
stolen, or destroyed, and collects monies from those parties
liable for fraudulent or otherwise improper negotiation of
Government checks.
Collections.--FMS implements collections policy,
regulations, standards, and procedures for the Federal
Government, facilitates collections, promotes the use of
electronics in the collections process, and assists agencies in
converting collections from paper to electronic media.
Debt Collection.--FMS provides debt collection operational
services to client agencies which includes collection of
delinquent accounts, offset of Federal payments against debts
owed the Government, post-judgment enforcement, consolidation
of information reported to credit bureaus, reporting for
discharged debts or vendor payments, and disposition of
foreclosed property.
Governmentwide Accounting and Reporting.--FMS also provides
financial accounting, reporting, and financing services to the
Federal Government and the Government's agents who participate
in the payments and collections process by generating a series
of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual Government-wide
reports. FMS also works directly with agencies to help
reconcile reporting differences.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $54,203,373
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 80,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 80,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $354,627 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for the Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [TTB]. This amount is an increase
of $25,442,000 above the fiscal year 2003 enacted level that
was transferred to the TTB by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
and Firearms [ATF]. The TTB did not exist as a stand alone
agency until January 2003 when ATF was transferred to the
Department of Justice.
The Homeland Security Act created a new bureau within the
United States Department of the Treasury charged with
collecting revenue and protecting the public. This new bureau
enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol
and tobacco by working directly and in cooperation with others
to: maintain a sound revenue management and regulatory system
that continues reducing taxpayer burden, improving service,
collecting the revenue due and preventing tax evasion and other
criminal conduct, and protect the public and prevent consumer
deception in regulated commodities.
United States Mint
(UNITED STATES MINT PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FUND)
The United States Mint manufactures coins, sells numismatic
and investment products, and provides for security and asset
protection. Public Law 104-52 established the U.S. Mint Public
Enterprise Fund (the Fund). The Fund encompasses the previous
Salaries and Expenses, Coinage Profit Fund, Coinage Metal Fund,
and the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. The Mint submits
annual audited business-type financial statements to the
Secretary of the Treasury and to Congress in support of the
operations of the revolving fund.
The operations of the Mint are divided into three major
activities: Circulating Coinage; Numismatic and Investment
Products; and Protection. The Mint is credited with receipts
from its circulating coinage operations, equal to the full cost
of producing and distributing coins that are put into
circulation, including depreciation of the Mint's plant and
equipment on the basis of current replacement value. From those
receipts, the Mint pays its cost of operations, which includes
the costs of production and distribution. The difference
between the face value of the coins and these costs are profit,
which is deposited as seigniorage to the general fund. In
fiscal year 2002, the Mint transferred $1,030,000,000 to the
general fund. Any seigniorage used to finance the Mint's
capital acquisitions is recorded as budget authority in the
year that funds are obligated for this purpose and as receipts
over the life of the asset.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing [BEP] designs,
manufactures, and supplies Federal Reserve notes, various
public debt instruments, as well as most evidences of a
financial character issued by the United States, such as
postage and internal revenue stamps. The Bureau executes
certain printings for various territories administered by the
United States, particularly postage and revenue stamps.
The operations of the Bureau are currently financed by
means of a revolving fund established in accordance with the
provisions of Public Law 656, August 4, 1950 (31 U.S.C. 181),
which requires the Bureau to be reimbursed by customer agencies
for all costs of manufacturing products and services performed.
The Bureau is also authorized to assess amounts to acquire
capital equipment and provide for working capital needs.
No direct appropriation is required to cover the activities
of the Bureau.
Bureau of the Public Debt
ADMINISTERING THE PUBLIC DEBT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $188,832,558
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 173,698,000
Committee recommendation................................ 173,652,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,235,442 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $173,652,000
for the Bureau of the Public Debt in fiscal year 2004. This
amount reflects a $46,000 decrease for Federal Employees
Compensation Act [FECA] costs.
This appropriation provides funds for the conduct of all
public debt operations and the promotion of the sale of U.S.
savings-type securities.
Savings Securities.--This activity involves the issuance,
servicing, and retirement of savings bonds and notes and
retirement-type securities, including: the maintenance and
servicing of individual accounts of owners of series H and HH
bonds and the authorization of interest payments, and the
maintenance of accounting control over financial transactions,
securities transactions and accountability, and interest cost.
These functions are performed directly by the Bureau of the
Public Debt, by the Federal Reserve Banks as fiscal agents of
the United States, and by the qualified agents which issue and
redeem savings bonds and notes.
The fiscal year 2004 budget does not seek funding for the
Bureau of the Public Debt to market and advertise savings
securities.
Marketable and Special Securities.--This activity involves
all securities of the United States, other than savings and
retirement securities, including securities of Government
corporations for which the Bureau of the Public Debt provides
services. Functions performed relate to the issuance,
servicing, and retirement of these securities, both directly by
the Bureau and through the Federal Reserve Banks, as fiscal
agents, including: the maintenance and servicing of individual
accounts of owners of registered securities and book-entry
Treasury bills, the authorization of interest and principal
payments, and the maintenance of accounting control over
financial transactions, securities transactions and
accountability, and interest cost.
Internal Revenue Service
summary
The Committee has recommended a total of $10,276,008,000
for the Internal Revenue Service [IRS] in fiscal year 2004.
PROCESSING, ASSISTANCE, AND MANAGEMENT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,930,064,450
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,074,694,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,048,238,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $25,712,551 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,048,238,000
for Processing, Taxpayer Assistance, and Management. This
amount is $26,456,000 below the President's budget request as
funding for new initiatives have been denied.
This appropriation provides for: processing tax returns and
related documents; assisting taxpayers in the filing of their
returns, paying taxes that are due, and complying with tax
laws; issuing technical rulings; revenue accounting; conducting
background investigations; and managing financial resources,
rent and utilities.
IRS Staffing Plans.--The Committee continues to support
adequate staffing levels for effective tax administration and
supports the staffing plans for the Internal Revenue Service
facilities in the communities of Martinsburg and Beckley, WV.
Therefore, the Committee urges the IRS, within the constraints
of the fiscal year 2004 funding levels, to make no staffing
reductions at the Martinsburg National Computing Center and the
programmed level at the Administrative Services Center in
Beckley, WV.
Tax Counseling for the Elderly.--The Committee once again
believes that the Tax Counseling Program for the Elderly has
proven to be most successful. To meet the goals of this
program, $3,950,000 is included within the aggregate amount
recommended by the Committee for processing tax returns and
assistance in fiscal year 2004. To ensure that the full effect
of the program is accomplished, the IRS is directed to cover
administrative expenses within existing funds.
Taxpayer Services in Alaska and Hawaii.--Given the remote
distance of Alaska and Hawaii from the U.S. mainland and the
difficulty experienced by Alaska and Hawaii taxpayers in
receiving needed tax assistance by the national toll-free line,
it is imperative that the Taxpayer Advocate Service Center in
each of these States is fully staffed and capable of resolving
taxpayer problems of the most complex nature. The Committee
directs the Internal Revenue Service to staff each Taxpayer
Advocate Service Center in each of these States with a
Collection Technical Advisor and an Examination Technical
Advisor in addition to the current complement of office staff.
Staffing shall be increased if, as the result of the IRS
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, subsequent legislation,
or other factors, the number of cases or their complexity
increases.
Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic.--The Committee once again
commends the IRS for the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic [LITC]
program. With the growing complexity of tax laws, this program
has provided invaluable help for taxpayers who are seeking to
resolve disputes with the IRS. To ensure that the goals of the
LITC program are maintained, the Committee has provided a total
of $7,000,000 to assist low-income taxpayer clinics across the
Nation.
The Committee is concerned about recently proposed Treasury
regulations that state that the Treasury Department and the
Internal Revenue Service do not believe that qualified LITC's
are authorized to provide tax preparation services unless it is
in conjunction with a controversy or with an English as a
Second Language program. Need-based tax preparation assistance
through LITC and other programs such as VITA are imperative for
many of our Nation's taxpayers who cannot afford commercial
preparers. Without this assistance, many individuals may either
not file a return or will make errors and prepare their returns
improperly, ultimately leading to a controversy with the IRS.
Helping taxpayers with problems with the IRS begins with the
preparation and filing of the return. Without this assistance,
the limited resources available to the LITC program will be
insufficient to meet the demand of taxpayers with controversies
with the IRS.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.--The Committee notes that
the existing Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [VITA] program
provides an invaluable service by helping low income taxpayers
prepare and file their Federal income tax returns. The
Committee, therefore, urges the IRS to provide such additional
sums as may become available to the VITA program outside of its
in-kind contribution program. These additional funds are
intended to assist the IRS in expanding the VITA program to
hard-to-serve areas, such as Indian reservations. Additionally,
these funds are intended to increase the capacity of VITA sites
to file returns electronically and to cover some operational
expenses. The Committee expects that IRS will continue its
current level of in-kind contributions to the VITA programs.
Chicago, IL Tax Assistance Program.--The Committee is aware
of an innovative financial literacy and tax assistance project
in Chicago, Illinois--Tax Assistance Program--designed to
assist low income workers and their families with tax education
and filing, in cooperation with the State of Illinois and the
City of Chicago's Earned Income Tax Credit [EITC] outreach
efforts. The Committee encourages the IRS to continue to
provide appropriate technical and financial assistance for this
worthwhile initiative.
TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,704,833,032
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,976,641,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,172,808,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $24,238,968 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,172,808,000
for Tax Law Enforcement activities in fiscal year 2004.
The Committee is supportive of Compliance and recommends
for fiscal year 2004 that the Earned Income Tax Compliance
Initiative appropriation merge with the existing Tax Law
Enforcement appropriation. The Tax Law Enforcement
appropriation language has been modified accordingly to reflect
this proposal. The Earned Income Tax Compliance provides for
expanded customer service and public outreach program,
strengthened enforcement activities, and enhances research
efforts to reduce over claims and erroneous filings associated
with the Earned Income Tax Credit [EITC]. The Internal Revenue
Service is permitted to adjust this funding up or down as the
Commissioner deems appropriate to manage the total EITC
program. The Committee recognizes that situations may arise
whereby the EITC program may need support from other IRS
program areas, whose operations are resident in appropriations
other than the Tax Law Enforcement appropriation. To provide
for this eventuality, the Committee has included specifics,
which will allow for funding transfers to the Processing,
Assistance, and Management account and the Information Systems
account within the IRS solely for the purposes of proper
management of the Earned Income Tax Compliance program. The
Committee directs the IRS to report to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations no later than April 15, 2004, on
progress made from the merger and compliance initiative.
Further, this appropriation funds IRS's ability to provide
equitable application and enforcement of the tax laws, identify
possible nonfilers for investigations, investigate violations
of criminal statutes, and supports the Statistics of Income
program.
Compliance Services.--This activity funds services provided
to a taxpayer after a return is filed to identify and correct
possible errors or underpayment. Included in this activity are
staffing, training and support for: (1) compliance services
operational management; (2) centralized automated collection
system [ACS] and collection by correspondence in service
centers; (3) field investigations and collection efforts
associated with delinquent taxpayer and business entity
liabilities; (4) documents matching; (5) examination of
taxpayer returns at service centers; (6) field exam to
determine corresponding tax liabilities; (7) enforcement of
criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue
laws and other financial crimes; (8) processing of reports for
current transactions over $10,000; (9) case settlement through
the appeals process; (10) litigation; and (11) taxpayer
advocate case processing.
Research and Statistics of Income.--This activity funds
research and statistical analysis support for the IRS. It
provides annual income, financial, and tax data from tax
returns filed by individuals, corporations, and tax-exempt
organizations. Likewise it provides resources for market-based
research to identify compliance issues, for conducting tests of
treatments to address non-compliance, and for the
implementation of successful treatments of taxpayer non-
compliant behavior.
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $145,051,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 251,167,000
Committee recommendation................................................
\1\ Reflects reduction of $949,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends no appropriations for the Earned
Income Tax Credit. Funding for activities associated with this
account have been included within the Committee recommendation
for Tax Law Enforcement account.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,621,833,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,670,039,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,590,962,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $10,611,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,590,962,000
for information systems activities in fiscal year 2004.
This appropriation provides for Servicewide information
systems operations and maintenance, and investments to enhance
or develop business applications for the IRS Business Units.
The appropriation includes staffing, telecommunications,
hardware and software (including commercial-off-the-shelf), and
contractual services.
Information Services.--This activity provides the salaries,
benefits, and related costs to manage, maintain, and operate
the information systems that support tax administration. The
Service's business activities rely on these information systems
to process tax and information returns, account for tax
revenues collected, send bills for taxes owed, issue refunds,
assist in the selection of tax returns for audit, and provide
telecommunications services for all business activities
including the public's toll free access to tax information.
These systems are located in a variety of sites including the
Martinsburg, West Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee; and Detroit,
Michigan Computing Centers; Service Centers; and in other field
office operations. Staffing in this activity develops and
maintains the millions of lines of programming code supporting
all aspects of tax processing; as well as operating and
administering the Service's hardware infrastructure of
mainframes, minicomputers, personal computers, networks, and a
variety of management information systems.
Information Systems Improvement Programs.--This activity
funds improvements or enhancements to business applications.
These investments conform to the modernized IRS architecture.
These projects differ in scope from those funded by the
Business Systems Modernization Program, which addresses major
common tax administration systems.
The Committee believes that funds provided under the
Information Systems account, particularly for development-
related activities, should be managed with the same diligence
and financial controls as those activities funded through the
Business Systems Modernization account. In addition, the
Committee expects that as the Business Systems Modernization
moves an increasing number of major projects into deployment,
the Service will realign development activities funded under
the Information Systems account so that they are managed and
integrated formally into Business Systems Modernization
activity.
BUSINESS SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $363,621,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 429,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 429,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $16,379,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $429,000,000.
This account provides for revamping business practices and
acquiring new technology. The agency is using a formal
methodology to prioritize, approve, fund, and evaluate its
portfolio of business systems modernization investments. This
methodology enforces a documented, repeatable, and measurable
process for managing investments throughout their life cycle.
Investment decisions are approved by the IRS Core Business
System Executive Steering Committee, and chaired by the
Commissioner.
The Committee acknowledges the cooperation in which the IRS
has exemplified with the General Accounting Office [GAO] in
submitting the expenditure plans. The Committee expects that
the IRS will continue to provide documents and all pertinent
information to GAO in a timely manner for review of the
expenditure plan.
HEALTH INSURANCE TAX CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $69,545,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $455,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,000,000
for the Health Insurance Tax Credit Administration.
This appropriation provides operating funds to administer
the advance payment feature of a new Trade Adjustment
Assistance health insurance tax credit program to assist
dislocated workers with their health insurance premiums. The
tax credit program was enacted by the Trade Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107-210) and is effective as of August 2003.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Section 201 authorizes the IRS to transfer up to 5 percent
of any appropriation made available to the agency in fiscal
year 2004, to any other IRS account. The IRS is directed to
follow the Committee's reprogramming procedures outlined
earlier in this report.
Section 202 maintains a training program in taxpayer's
rights and cross-cultural relations.
Section 203 requires the IRS to institute and enforce
policies and procedures which will safeguard the
confidentiality of taxpayer information.
Section 204 directs that funds shall be available for
improved facilities and increased manpower to provide
sufficient and effective 1-800 help line service for taxpayers.
The Commissioner shall continue to make this a priority.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
General Provisions
Section 210 authorizes certain basic services within the
Treasury Department in fiscal year 2004, including purchase of
uniforms; maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of
insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign
countries; and contracts with the Department of State for
health and medical services to employees and their dependents
serving in foreign countries.
Section 211 authorizes transfers, up to 2 percent, between
Departmental Offices, Office of Inspector General, Treasury
Inspector General for Tax Administration, Financial Management
Service, Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Financial Crime
Enforcement Network, and the Bureau of the Public Debt
appropriations under certain circumstances.
Section 212 authorizes transfer, up to 2 percent, between
the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Inspector General
for Tax Administration under certain circumstances.
Section 213 requires the purchase of law enforcement
vehicles is consistent with Departmental vehicle management
principles.
Section 214 prohibits the Department of the Treasury and
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from redesigning the $1
Federal Reserve Note.
Section 215 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
transfer funds from Salaries and Expenses, Financial Management
Service, to the Debt Services Account as necessary to cover the
costs of debt collection. Such amounts shall be reimbursed to
the Salaries and Expenses account from debt collections
received in the Debt Services Account.
Section 216 amends Section 122 of Public Law 105-119 (5
U.S.C. 3104 note), by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``6
years''.
Section 217 requires prior approval for the construction
and operation of a museum by the United States Mint.
Section 218 establishes a permanent appropriation to allow
the Department of Treasury to reimburse financial institutions
for services provided in their capacity as depositaries and
fiscal agents for the United States.
TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO
THE PRESIDENT
Executive Office Consolidation.--For the third consecutive
year, the administration has proposed a consolidation of the
various accounts which comprise the Executive Office of the
President. Last year, the Committee gave this request
considerable deliberation and concluded that the existing
structure served the Committee's and the public's need for
transparancy in the funding and operation of these important
functions well. The existing structure also provides the
executive branch with the flexibility it needs to reprogram
funds within accounts to address unforeseen budget needs upon
the notification and approval of the Committee. As noted in
discussions with administration officials in past years, at no
time has this Committee rejected an administration's request to
reprogram existing funds within accounts in this Title.
Compensation of the President and the White House Office
COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $450,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 450,000
Committee recommendation................................ 450,000
The fiscal year 2004 budget request for compensation of the
President is $450,000. This amount includes $400,000 for the
direct salary of the President as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 102,
and a $50,000 expense account for official expenses, with any
unused portions reverting to the Treasury. This expense account
is not considered taxable to the President.
The Committee recommends the full budget request of
$450,000 for compensation of the President.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $50,385,356
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 70,268,000
Committee recommendation................................ 61,937,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $329,648 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
These funds provide the President with staff assistance and
provide administrative services for the direct support of the
President. Public Law 95-570 authorizes appropriations for the
White House Office and codifies the activities of the White
House Office.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $61,937,000
for the White House Office. This is a decrease of $8,331,000
below the budget estimate as funds requested under this account
for the Homeland Security Council are provided in a separate
account.
Executive Residence at the White House
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $12,148,518
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 12,501,000
Committee recommendation................................ 12,501,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $79,482 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
These funds provide for the care, maintenance,
refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighting, including
electrical power and fixtures, of the Executive Residence.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,501,000
for the Executive Residence at the White House.
WHITE HOUSE REPAIR AND RESTORATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,192,200
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,225,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,225,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $7,800 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
To provide for the repair, alteration, and improvement of
the Executive Residence at the White House, a separate account
was established in fiscal year 1996 to program and track
expenditures for the capital improvement projects at the
Executive Residence at the White House.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,225,000 for
White House Repair and Restoration. The Committee
recommendation is equal to the level assumed in the budget
estimate.
Special Assistance to the President
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $4,039,571
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,461,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,461,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $26,429 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Special assistance to the President account was
established on September 26, 1970, to enable the Vice President
to provide assistance to the President. This assistance takes
the form of directed and special Presidentially assigned
functions.
The objective of the Office of the Vice President is to
efficiently and effectively advise, assist, and support the
President in the areas of domestic policy, national security
affairs, counsel, administration, press, scheduling, advance,
special projects, and assignments. Assistance is also provided
for the spouse of the Vice President.
The Vice President also has a staff funded by the Senate to
assist him in the performance of his duties in the legislative
branch.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,461,000 for
special assistance to the President. The level of funding
recommended by the Committee will allow for 24 full-time
permanent positions in fiscal year 2004.
Official Residence of the Vice President
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $321,894
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 331,000
Committee recommendation................................ 331,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $2,106 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Official Residence of the Vice President account was
established by Public Law 93-346 on July 12, 1974. The
residence is located on the grounds of the Naval Observatory in
the District of Columbia and serves as a facility for official
and ceremonial functions and as a home for the Vice President
and family.
The Residence account provides for the care of, operation,
maintenance, refurnishing, improvement, and heating and
lighting of the residence and for equipment, furnishings,
dining facilities, services, and provisions as may be required
to enable the Vice President to perform and discharge the
duties, functions, and obligations associated with this high
office.
Funds to renovate the residence are provided through the
Department of the Navy budget. The Committee has had a
longstanding interest in the condition of the residence and
expects to be kept fully apprised by the Vice President's
office of any and all renovations and alterations made to the
residence by the Navy.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $331,000 for
the official residence of the Vice President.
Council of Economic Advisers
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,738,540
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,502,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,502,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $24,460 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Council of Economic Advisors analyzes the national
economy and its various segments, advises the President on
economic developments, recommends policies for economic growth
and stability, appraises economic programs and policies of the
Federal government, and assists in the preparation of the
annual Economic Report of the President to Congress.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,502,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Office of Policy Development
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,229,869
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,109,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,109,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $21,132 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of Policy Development supports the National
Economic Council and the Domestic Policy Council, in carrying
out their responsibilities to advise and assist the President
in the formulation, coordination, and implementation of
economic and domestic policy. The Office of Policy Development
also provides support for other domestic policy development and
implementation activities as directed by the President.
The Committee recommends $4,109,000 for the Office of
Policy Development.
National Security Council
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $7,770,164
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 10,551,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,551,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $50,837 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The National Security Council advises the President with
respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military
policies relating to the national security.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,551,000
for the salaries and expenses of the National Security Council
[NSC]. The funding level provided by the Committee will support
60 full-time equivalent positions, or the same since the fiscal
year 1996 level for the normal activities of the NSC.
Homeland Security Council
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $19,271,913
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 8,331,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,331,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $126,087 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the Homeland
Security Council to advise the President on homeland security
matters, policy development, and the interagency process
regarding administration policy on homeland security, including
development and coordination of implementation of the national
strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats and
attacks. The Council assesses the objectives, commitments, and
risks of the United States in the interest of homeland security
and oversees and reviews homeland security policies of the
Federal Government to make recommendations to the President.
The Committee has not approved funding for the Homeland
Security Council within the White House Office. The Committee
believes that the Homeland Security Council should be funded as
a separate account, which is consistent with the budgetary
treatment of its predecessor, the Office of Homeland Security.
The Committee recommendation is an appropriation of $8,331,000,
the same level as the budget request.
Office of Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $90,910,218
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 77,164,000
Committee recommendation................................ 77,164,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $594,783 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of Administration's mission is to provide high-
quality, cost-effective administrative services to the
Executive Office of the President. These services, defined by
Executive Order 12028 of 1977, include financial, personnel,
library and records services, information management systems
support, and general office services.
The Committee has provided $77,164,000 to the Office of
Administration for fiscal year 2004. In addition to the
recommended level of funding, the Office of Administration
receives reimbursements for information management support and
general office services.
Centralized Procurement Pilot Project.--In fiscal year
2003, the Committee consolidated funding from several EOP
agencies in the Office of Administration to provide for
centralized procurement and management of information
technology, rent, printing and reproduction, supplies and
materials and equipment. The Office of Administration has
requested a 60 day extension to provide the report due on the
status of the program. The Committee remains supportive of the
initiative, but recommends funding for such items in individual
offices within the EOP until saving and other benefits are
identified.
Office of Management and Budget
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $61,988,439
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 77,417,000
Committee recommendation................................ 75,417,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $405,561 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of Management and Budget [OMB] assists the
President in the discharge of his budgetary, management, and
other executive responsibilities.
The Committee recommends $75,417,000 for the Office of
Management and Budget which is $13,428,561 more than the fiscal
year 2003 enacted level. The recommendation reduces without
prejudice discretionary initiatives by $2,000,000. The
Committee notes that this is a substantial increase above the
current funding and that the reduction is manageable by
limiting the growth for staff and professional development.
Implementation of Federal Data Quality Act.--The Committee
is concerned that agencies are shielding significant,
influential data and related documents funded by the Federal
government from the requirements of the Federal Data Quality
Act [FDQA]. The Committee is aware of the practice employed by
agencies to claim that data developed in collaboration with
another Federal agency is exempt from the requirement of FDQA.
In other cases, agencies have argued that documents and data
produced by a Federal Advisory Committee Act [FACA] committee
or other non-governmental entity are also exempt. It is the
Committee's belief that data endorsed by the Federal Government
should be of the highest quality and that the public have the
opportunity to review the data disseminated by the Federal
Government for its accuracy and have available to it a
streamlined procedure for correcting inaccuracies. The
Committee directs the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs [OIRA] to submit a report to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later
than 30 days on how guidelines to agencies may be updated to
address these concerns and improve the transparency of agency
science.
Harry S. Truman Memorial Scholarships.--The Committee
strongly supports the Truman Scholarship program and its
original intentions. The Committee is concerned, however, that
the regulations regarding awarding a scholarship to at least
one qualified applicant from each State has been violated
numerous times in recent years. The Committee directs the Board
of the Truman Scholarship program to strictly adhere to its
statutory mandate to ``assure that at least one Truman scholar
shall be selected each year from each State in which there is
at least one resident applicant who meets the minimum criteria
established by the Foundation.''
Office of National Drug Control Policy
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $26,284,036
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 27,290,000
Committee recommendation................................ 27,996,500
\1\ Reflects reduction of $171,964 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy [ONDCP],
established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, and
reauthorized by Public Law 105-277, is charged with developing
policies, objectives and priorities for the National Drug
Control Program. In addition, ONDCP administers the Counterdrug
Technology Assessment Center [CTAC], the High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas [HIDTA] program and the Special Forfeiture
Fund. The account provides funding for personnel compensation,
travel, and other basic operations of the Office, and for
general policy research to support the formulation of the
National Drug Control Strategy. Funds are also provided for the
National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws, which encourages
States to adopt and implement laws, policies, and regulations
to reduce drug trafficking, drug use, and their related
consequences.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $27,996,500,
of which $1,500,000 shall be used for the National Alliance for
Model State Drug Laws. The Committee does not recommend an
increase to the official reception and representation fund.
COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CENTER
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $47,688,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 40,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 42,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $312,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $42,000,000
for the Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center [CTAC]. This
funding includes $24,000,000 for the continuation of the
technology transfer program by CTAC to State and local law
enforcement in their efforts to combat drugs. Pursuant to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of
1998 (Title VII of Division C of Public Law 105-277), CTAC
serves as the central counterdrug research and development
organization for the Federal Government.
The Committee expects multiagency research and development
programs to be coordinated by CTAC in order to prevent
duplication of efforts and to assure that whenever possible,
those efforts provide capabilities that transcend the need of
any single Federal agency. Prior to the obligation of these
funds, the Committee expects to be notified by the chief
scientist on how these funds will be spent; it also expects to
receive biannual reports from the chief scientist on the
priority counterdrug enforcement research and development
requirements identified by the Center and on the status of
projects funded by CTAC.
The Committee is troubled that the majority of the budget
submission for the research and development demand reduction
program at CTAC is devoted to the purchase of high cost
equipment such as PET machines, to conduct research rather than
for actual research activities. While demand reduction research
conducted by universities and medical centers is important to
the Nation's efforts to combat drug use, the Committee is
concerned that CTAC's research and development program
priorities have become more focused on providing funding for
technology acquisition and less so on actual research. In order
to have a clearer understanding of the budgetary priorities of
the CTAC program, the Committee directs ONDCP to report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than
December 15, 2003, on CTAC funding allocations, specifically
providing a detailed spending plan for the research and
development program as well as the technology transfer program
for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003.
The Committee continues to believe CTAC should work closely
and cooperatively with the individual law enforcement agencies
in the definition of a national research and development
program which addresses agency requirements with respect to
timeliness, operational utility, and consistency with agency
budget plans.
Counterdrug Technology Transfer Program.--The Committee
fully supports the continuation of this program and, therefore,
has provided $24,000,000 for its operation in fiscal year 2004.
The Committee believes that this program demonstrates the best
that the Federal Government has to offer to State and local law
enforcement in their efforts to combat drug related crimes. The
Committee is encouraged by the positive reception this program
has received by State and local law enforcement agencies as
current requests for technology continue to outpace resources
by a ratio of more than four to one.
This demand prompts the Committee to request that the
fiscal year 2005 budget request include a specific accounting
of the total number of grant applications received and the
number awarded in the previous year so that the Committee may
have a true understanding of CTAC's ability to meet demand.
The Committee expects that CTAC will conduct further
outreach to State and local agencies to educate them about the
program. Finally, the Committee would encourage CTAC to work
with private industry to make their developed technology
available to State and local law enforcement through this
program.
Funds Appropriated to the President
FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMS
HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $224,878,725
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 206,350,000
Committee recommendation................................ 226,350,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,471,275 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The HIDTA program was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse
Act of 1988, as amended, and the Office of National Drug
Control Policy's reauthorization, Public Law 105-277, to
provide assistance to Federal, State and local law enforcement
entities operating in those areas most adversely affected by
drug trafficking. In allocating the HIDTA funds, the Committee
expects the Director of ONDCP to ensure that the activities
receiving these limited additional resources are used strictly
for implementing the strategy for each HIDTA, taking into
consideration local conditions and resource requirements. These
funds should not be used to supplant existing support for
ongoing Federal, State, or local drug control operations
normally funded out of the operating budgets of each agency.
The remaining funds may be transferred to Federal agencies and
departments to support Federal antidrug activities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $226,350,000,
which is $20,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee
has provided an additional $20,000,000 above the President's
request for the purposes of fully funding existing HIDTA
program activities, expanding existing HIDTAs where it is
warranted, to fund new HIDTAs as necessary, and finally, to
fund new HIDTA activities that are consistent with the mission
of the program. The Committee has included bill language
subjecting the additional funding to the reprogramming
guidelines. The Committee directs that funding shall be
provided for the existing High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas
[HIDTA] at no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial allocation
level, unless the Director submits to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations, and the Committees approves, a
request for reprogramming of the funds based on clearly
articulated priorities for the HIDTA program, as well as
published ONDCP performance measures of effectiveness.
The Committee believes that the Director should take steps
to ensure that the HIDTA funds are transferred to the
appropriate drug control agencies expeditiously.
The Committee is concerned by ONDCP's disregard for the
direction that was included in the fiscal year 2003
Appropriations Act regarding the obligation of $20,000,000 in
additional funding provided for the HIDTA program. While the
Committee understands that none of the funds will be obligated
before receiving prior approval of the Committees, the
Committee notes that ONDCP created a grant program in
coordination with the Attorney General, developed the guidance
for submission of the grants, has solicited and received grant
applications and, since reaching the deadline for submissions,
has begun ``racking and stacking'' the applications for
approval. The Committee believes that ONDCP's approach is
completely contrary to the direction provided in the Conference
report and is uncertain why ONDCP would proceed in this manner
before consulting with Congress, considering the specific
guidance provided. Therefore, the Committee directs ONDCP to
consult with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
in the developmental stages of any new grant programs that it
plans to institute in the future.
The Committee understands that the Director has decided to
utilize the additional HIDTA funding to participate in the
Consolidated Priority Organizational Targets [CPOT] program
created by OCDETF and DEA. The Committee questions whether the
HIDTA program is the appropriate mechanism for funding and
focusing law enforcement activities on CPOT. The Committee
understands that ONDCP is attempting to re-focus the HIDTA
program ``upward'' on larger international targets. The
Committee notes, however, that there are numerous Federal
agencies, as well as other federally funded law enforcement
coordinating bodies such as the OCDETF program, whose core
mission it is to focus on international drug trafficking
targets. Most HIDTAs, however, were designated to address
regional and local issues and many HIDTAs have emerging drug
problems that are tangentially international in nature. While
the Committee appreciates HIDTA's role in bringing together
Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities, the HIDTA
program should not be the sole funding mechanism for the CPOT
program HIDTAs should not be denied an opportunity to receive
additional funding to address emerging drug problems if they
are unable to target an international drug trafficking
organization on the CPOT list.
The Committee directs ONDCP to refocus the CPOT program to
identify regional targets as well as international targets. The
Committee directs ONDCP to coordinate with other Federal
agencies with a core mission to target international drug
traffickers in an effort to pool personnel, intelligence, and
available resources to further the originally conceived CPOT
program and to report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations no later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act on the progress of these efforts. Further the Committee
directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study on the
effectiveness of the CPOT program, its conformity with the
HIDTA mission as authorized in Public Law 105-277, and what
resources other Federal law enforcement agencies contribute to
the program.
METHAMPHETAMINE REDUCTION
The Committee is particularly concerned about the continued
methamphetamine problem throughout the United States. The
National Drug Intelligence Center reports an increase in the
availability of methamphetamine in drug markets, a growing
number of States reporting the presence of superlabs, rising
purity levels, and an apparent increase in the presence of ice
methamphetamine--all indicating an increasing threat posed by
methamphetamines. The Committee believes that special attention
should be given to this growing problem and that the Director
should make use of all possible resources, particularly in
Southern Illinois, Southwest Indiana, Pacific Northwest HIDTA,
and Hawaii to address the methamphetamine problem.
MIDWEST HIDTA
The Committee is concerned about the growing production,
trafficking, and use of methamphetamine throughout the Midwest
HIDTA. The Committee notes that the State of Missouri, which is
part of the Midwest HIDTA, had the highest number of
methamphetamine lab seizures in the country. The fight against
methamphetamine places a tremendous burden on State and local
law enforcement. Additional funding would allow Missouri to
continue to target methamphetamine labs, and would enable ONDCP
to designate additional counties, including counties in the
Southern District of Illinois, as part of the Midwest HIDTA
where appropriate. The Committee directs ONDCP to work with the
affected counties to determine whether they meet the statutory
criteria required for designation as a HIDTA. The Committee
directs ONDCP to ensure that funding for the Midwest HIDTA is
provided at a level no less than the fiscal year 2003 initial
allocation and to work with the Executive Board of the Midwest
HIDTA to assess the needs of the HIDTA and to provide
additional resources if necessary.
NEW ENGLAND HIDTA
The Committee recognizes that the growing availability and
abuse of inexpensive, high-purity heroin has had a harmful
impact on the New England region, resulting in an increase in
the number of drug-related arrests, overdose deaths and
injuries, and individuals seeking treatment for addiction. The
Committee is also aware of the extraordinary challenges posed
by increasing drug importation into the region across the
northern U.S. border and via marine transportation. The
Committee directs ONDCP to work with the New England HIDTA
Executive Board to determine the needs, with a particular focus
on task force expansion on the U.S.-Canada border, training,
intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination, and
equipment and investigations. The Committee directs ONDCP to
provide additional resources as warranted by the assessment,
with particular attention to New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
SOUTHWEST BORDER HIDTA
The Southwest Border HIDTA was one of the first HIDTA's
established in the country and each of the five jurisdictions
comprising the HIDTA share a mutual border with Mexico. This
shared border places them on the front lines of the drug war.
The Committee is aware that the Southwest Border HIDTA has
requested funding to support additional operating expenses and
to expand its Investigative Support Center. The Committee
directs the Director of ONDCP to conduct an evaluation of the
situation and to work with the Executive Board of the Southwest
Border HIDTA to determine the needs of the HIDTA and to provide
additional resources if necessary.
APPALACHIA HIDTA
The Committee remains concerned that the three Appalachia
HIDTA States, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, along
with California and Hawaii, account for over 80 percent of the
domestic production of marijuana. The three Appalachia HIDTA
States are also producing some of the most potent marijuana
available. For fiscal year 2002, the West Virginia National
Guard, which has mounted a vigorous counterdrug program in
cooperation with the Appalachia HIDTA, estimates that efforts
to eradicate the marijuana crop in West Virginia yielded plants
valued at $60,400,000. Therefore, the Committee directs ONDCP
to maintain funding at no less than fiscal year 2003 initial
allocation to continue to combat this threat.
NORTHWEST HIDTA
The Committee is aware that the Northwest HIDTA is dealing
with a growing problem of potent marijuana from British
Columbia known as ``BC Bud''. In addition, Washington State is
the third leading State with methamphetamine labs. Heroin,
cocaine, and ecstasy are also on the rise in the Pacific
Northwest. Northwest HIDTA is having an impact in these areas.
The Committee directs ONDCP to provide adequate resources to
combat these threats. In addition, the Committee notes the
value of State and local task forces in addressing these issues
and encourages the continued incorporation of such entities in
this and other HIDTAs.
SOUTHERN OHIO HIDTA
The Committee is concerned about the increased level of
drug trafficking in Southern Ohio. A significant portion of
Ohio's overall population is concentrated in the State's
southern region where drug trafficking and the use of cocaine
and heroin are at epidemic levels. The community believes that
the establishment of a HIDTA program in this area would assist
law enforcement agencies in the development and implementation
of an effective strategy to combat southern Ohio's illicit drug
problem. The Committee directs ONDCP to work with the State of
Ohio to determine the need for and the possibility of
establishing a HIDTA program in southern Ohio.
OTHER FEDERAL DRUG CONTROL PROGAMS \1\
Appropriations, 2003 \2\................................ $221,749,200
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 250,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 174,000,000
\1\ Previously designated Special Forfeiture Fund.
\2\ Reflects reduction of $1,450,800 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, as amended, and the Office
of National Drug Control Policy's reauthorization, Public Law
105-277, established the Special Forfeiture Fund to be
administered by the Director of ONDCP. While the fund was
originally authorized to receive deposits from the Department
of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and the Treasury Forfeiture
Fund, its current source of funding is direct appropriations.
In fiscal year 2004 the administration is proposing to rename
this fund ``Other Federal Drug Control Programs''. The
Committee has concurred with this change.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $174,000,000.
Of the total funding provided, the accompanying bill
specifies that: $100,000,000 is for continuation of the
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign; $7,200,000 is for the
United States Anti-Doping Agency; $60,000,000 is for the Drug
Free Communities Program; $3,000,000 is for the Counterdrug
Executive Secretariat; $1,000,000 is for the National Drug
Court Institute; $2,000,000 is for Performance Measures
Development; and $800,000 is for United States dues to the
World Anti-Doping Agency.
NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
The Committee has been supportive of the national media
campaign and has provided consistent funding for this program.
When this program was initially funded by the Congress in
fiscal year 1998, it was with the understanding that within 3
years there would be demonstrable behavior changes in America's
youth with relation to drug use. The Committee is concerned
that drug use is increasing in spite of the national media
campaign, leading some observers to conclude it has not had a
noticeable impact on drug use among America's youth.
Today, a large portion of the campaign's budget pays for
outside media and advertising consultants and the Committee is
concerned about the amount of resources that are being consumed
by these parties. The Committee has provided $100,000,000 for
the national media campaign and directs that no less than 80
percent of the funding provided be used for the purchase of
advertising time and space unless ONDCP submits and the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations approves a request for
reprogramming of the funds based on clearly articulated
principals and priorities. The Committee directs the General
Accounting Office to conduct a study to determine the extent to
which outside consultants are being used by the Media Campaign,
the cost-effectiveness of this method, and if this system is
producing more effective ads that aid ONDCP in its core
mission.
Industry Match.--When the Congress, in an effort to reach
more of our Nation's youth, agreed to provide funding for paid
advertising, there was an understanding that Federal funds
would be matched by industry on a dollar-for-dollar basis. It
has come to the Committee's attention however, that while ONDCP
is purchasing peak time for specific ads, they are agreeing to
have that time and space matched with different ads at
different times. The Committee believes that this violates the
intent of Congress and directs ONDCP to provide a detailed
report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
regarding all advertizing, their placement and what matches are
being provided by all media in all markets. Further, the
Committee directs ONDCP to more closely scrutinize the matching
proposals and to ensure that the one to one match more
appropriately mirrors the time and space that has been
purchased.
Advertising Focus.--The Committee is concerned with ONDCP's
focus on parents rather than teenage children. While the
Westat-Annenburg study has found that America's parents of
teens have changed their behavior as a result of the campaign,
there is no such study finding similarly positive results on
teen behavior. The Committee reminds ONDCP that the purpose of
the national media campaign is to reduce drug use, particularly
among the Nation's youth. While increased parental awareness of
drug abuse may be inherently valuable, the campaign cannot be
considered successful if youth drug use does not decline.
NIDA Study.--The Committee notes that ONDCP has chosen to
delay the results of the NIDA study because of a change in
direction of the Media Campaign. ONDCP has however, provided
the Committee with a preliminary assessment of the youth
marijuana campaign but the report provided to the Committee
does not include the results from the ads initially instituted
by the Director demonstrating a link between drug use and
terrorism and other criminal activity. This leads the Committee
to conclude that the results of those ads were less than
favorable. While ONDCP is encouraged to keep the Committee
informed of the progress of the ad campaign, the Committee
intends to rely on the scientifically rigorous NIDA study to
gauge its ultimate impact. The Committee believes that ONDCP
should utilize the results of individual ad studies, such as
the preliminary assessment of the youth marijuana campaign, to
accurately measure both the successes and failures of the
program and to prepare the media campaign for the future by
improving effective ads and discarding ineffective ads based on
known research.
DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES ACT
The accelerating rate of drug use by young Americans is a
major concern that must be addressed. The Committee, therefore,
provides $60,000,000 in support of the Drug-Free Communities
Act. These funds will be used to support the establishment of
local counterdrug efforts that are characterized by strong
conditions for local initiatives, support, and accountability.
In addition, the requirement for participating communities to
match funding will help ensure the degree of commitment
necessary to succeed.
The Committee has included language directing ONDCP to
provide a $1,000,000 grant directly to the Community Anti-Drug
Coalitions of America to continue the National Community Anti-
Drug Coalition Institute.
NATIONAL DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
The Committee recognizes the work of the National Drug-Free
Workplace Alliance to promote and assist the establishment of
drug-free workplace programs and provide comprehensive drug-
free workplace services to businesses. In addition, the
Committee understands that the Alliance provides technical
assistance and up-to-date workplace substance abuse information
to communities, drug-free workplace organizations, and other
similar groups through a national network of experts and
professionals with drug-free workplace interests. The Committee
urges ONDCP to work with the National Drug-Free Workplace
Alliance as it coincides with ONDCP's mission and encourages
cooperative efforts relating to the National Clearinghouse.
UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
The Committee provides $7,200,000 for efforts of the United
States Anti-Doping Agency [USADA]. The Committee directs ONDCP
to provide the entire amount directly to USADA within 30 days
after enactment of this Act.
USADA was created to oversee testing, education, research,
and adjudication on behalf of America's athletes participating
in the Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic Games. The
Committee has provided additional funds to increase the number
of ``No-Advanced-Notice'' tests, to increase research funding
at university and research laboratories, and to expand their
efforts to educate the youth of America on health issues and
the ethics of competing fairly in sport. The Committee
continues to be impressed with the operations of this new
organization and wishes to congratulate them on the
international recognition of their efforts.
WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY
The Committee provides $800,000 for membership dues to the
World Anti-Doping Agency. The budget requested $1,000,000 for
membership dues despite the fact that the dues assessed the
United States are currently $800,000. The Committee did not
feel that sufficient justification was provided to warrant an
additional $200,000.
DRUG COURT INSTITUTE
The Committee provides $1,000,000 for the National Drug
Court Institute. The Committee is aware of the extraordinary
growth in drug courts across the country and the important
training of new drug courts that the Institute provides. Drug
courts provide an effective means to fight drug-related crime
through the cooperative efforts of State and local law
enforcement, the judicial system, and the public health
treatment network.
Unanticipated Needs
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $993,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $7,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
These funds enable the President to meet unanticipated
exigencies in support of the national interest, security, or
defense.
The Committee recommends $1,000,000, which is $7,000 more
than the fiscal year 2003 enacted level and is the same as the
budget estimate.
TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $5,160,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 5,401,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,401,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $34,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (the Access Board) is the lead Federal Agency promoting
accessibility for all handicapped persons. The Access Board was
reauthorized in the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992,
Public Law 102-569. Under this authorization, the Access
Board's functions are to ensure compliance with the
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, and to develop guidelines
for and technical assistance to individuals and entities with
rights or duties under titles II and III of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The Access Board establishes minimum
accessibility guidelines and requirements for public
accommodations and commercial facilities, transit facilities
and vehicles, State and local government facilities, children's
environments, and recreational facilities. The Access Board
also provides technical assistance to Government agencies,
public and private organizations, individuals, and businesses
on the removal of accessibility barriers.
The Committee recommends $5,401,000 for the operations of
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board,
the funding level requested by the administration.
Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $4,627,723
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 4,629,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,725,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $30,277 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The CPPBSD administers the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act [JWOD]
of 1971, as amended. Its primary objective is to use the
purchasing power of the Federal Government to provide people
who are blind or have other severe disabilities with employment
and training that will develop and improve job skills as well
as prepare them for employment options outside the JWOD
program. In fiscal year 2004, the Committee's goal is to employ
approximately 50,000 people who are blind or have other severe
disabilities in 600 producing nonprofit agencies. The
Committee's duties include promoting the program; determining
which products and services are suitable for Government
procurement from qualified nonprofit agencies serving people
who are blind or have other severe disabilities; maintaining a
procurement list of such products and services; determining the
fair market price for products and services on the procurement
list; and making rules and regulations necessary to carry out
the purposes of the Act. In fiscal year 2004, the Committee's
goal is to have sales of $1,200,000,000.
The Committee recommends $4,725,000 for the Committee for
Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
[CPPBSD].
Election Assistance Commission
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $833,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 500,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,000,000
The Election Assistance Commission is responsible for
approving grants to assist State and local efforts to improve
election technology and the administration of Federal
elections, as authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-252). To date, the Committee has received no
justification for the President's request for the Election
Assistance Commission. The Committee has however, included the
requested funding for the Commission in anticipation of the
Commission establishment. The Committee is concerned that the
Commissioner's have not yet been nominated and believes that
the need for the EAC will become more important with the 2004
elections quickly approaching. To that end, the Committee urges
the President to send his nominations to the Senate for
confirmation without further delay.
The Committee has provided $499,000,000 for grants to State
and local governments to ensure minimum voting standards are
reached. The Committee recommendation provides an additional
$9,000,000 for grants. Within the total provided, the Committee
has allowed $1,000,000 for administrative expenses for the new
Commission, of which $200,000 is to award grants to the
National Student and Parent Mock Election as authorized under
section 295 of that Act.
Federal Election Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $49,541,871
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 50,440,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,440,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $324,129 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Federal Election Commission administers the disclosure
of campaign finance information, enforces limitations on
contributions and expenditures, supervises the public funding
of Presidential elections, and performs other tasks related to
Federal elections.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,440,000
for the Federal Election Commission.
Federal Labor Relations Authority
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $28,761,825
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 29,611,000
Committee recommendation................................ 29,611,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $188,175 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Federal Labor Relations Authority [FLRA] serves as a
neutral party in the settlement of disputes that arise between
unions, employees, and agencies on matters outlined in the
Federal Service Labor Management Relations statute, decides
major policy issues, prescribes regulations, and disseminates
information appropriate to the needs of agencies, labor
organizations, and the public. Establishment of the FLRA gives
full recognition to the role of the Federal Government as an
employer.
In addition, the FLRA is engaged in case-related
interventions and training and facilitation of labor-management
partnerships and in resolving disputes. FLRA promotes labor-
management cooperation by providing training and assistance to
labor organizations and agencies on resolving disputes,
facilitates the creation of partnerships, and trains the
parties on rights and responsibilities under the Federal
Relations Labor Relations Management statute.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $29,611,000
for the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
Federal Maritime Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations 2003 \1\................................. $16,591,450
Budget estimate 2004.................................... 18,471,000
Committee recommendation................................ 18,471,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $108,550 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Commission regulates the international waterborne
commerce of the United States. In addition, the commission has
responsibility for licensing and bonding ocean transportation
intermediaries and assuring that vessel owners or operators
establish financial responsibility to pay judgments for death
or injury to passengers, or nonperformance of a cruise, on
voyages from U.S. ports. Major program areas for 2004 are:
carrying out investigations of foreign trade practices under
the Foreign Shipping Practices Act; maintaining equitable
trading conditions in U.S. ocean commerce; ensuring compliance
with applicable shipping statutes; pursuing an active
enforcement program designed to identify and prosecute
violators of the shipping statutes; and reviewing ocean carrier
operational and pricing agreements to guard against excessively
anticompetitive effects.
The Committee includes $18,471,000 for the salaries and
expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission (the Commission)
for fiscal year 2004.
General Services Administration
FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND--LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF REVENUE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Federal Buildings Fund program consists of the
following activities financed from rent charges:
Construction and Acquisition of Facilities.--Space is
acquired through the construction or purchase of facilities and
prospectus-level extensions to existing buildings. All costs
directly attributable to site acquisition, construction, and
the full range of design and construction services, and
management and inspection of construction projects are funded
under this activity.
Repairs and Alterations.--Repairs and alterations of public
buildings as well as associated design and construction
services are funded under this activity. Protection of the
Government's investment, health and safety of building
occupants, transfer of agencies from leased space, and cost
effectiveness are the principal criteria used in establishing
priorities. Primary consideration is given to repairs to
prevent deterioration and damage to buildings, their support
systems, and operating equipment. This activity also provides
for conversion of existing facilities and non-prospectus
extensions.
Installment Acquisition Payments.--Payments are made for
liabilities incurred under purchase contract authority and
lease purchase arrangements. The periodic payments cover
principal, interest, and other requirements.
Rental of Space.--Space is acquired through the leasing of
buildings including space occupied by Federal agencies in U.S.
Postal Service facilities, 153 million rentable square feet in
fiscal year 2003, and 157 million rentable square feet in
fiscal year 2004.
Building Operations.--Services are provided for Government-
owned and leased facilities, including cleaning, utilities and
fuel, maintenance, miscellaneous services (such as moving,
evaluation of new materials and equipment, and field
supervision), and general management and administration of all
real property related programs including salaries and benefits
paid from the Federal Buildings Fund.
Other Programs.--When requested by Federal agencies, the
Public Buildings Service provides building services, such as
tenant alterations, cleaning and other operations, and
protection services which are in excess of those services
provided under the commercial rental charge. For presentation
purposes, the balances of the Unconditional Gifts of Real,
Personal, or Other Property trust fund have been combined with
the Federal Buildings Fund.
CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION
Limitation on availability, 2003 \1\.................... $717,233,565
Limitation on availability, 2004........................ 400,568,000
Committee recommendation................................ 659,668,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $254,435 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Committee recommends $659,668,000 for the construction
and acquisition account. The Committee recommendation is
$259,100,000 above the President's request. In addition, the
Committee has reduced $4,000,000 from the President's request
for the Champlain Border Station, funds were provided for this
project in fiscal year 2003.
Funds provided for construction and acquisition in fiscal
year 2004 shall be available for the following projects in the
corresponding amounts:
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Anniston, Alabama United States Courthouse.............. $4,400,000
Blaine, Washington Border Station....................... 9,812,000
Charlotte, North Carolina United States Courthouse...... 8,500,000
Champlain, New York Border Station...................... 35,031,000
Del Rio, Texas Border Station........................... 23,966,000
Denver, Colorado Federal Center, site remediation....... 6,000,000
Detroit, Michigan Ambassador Bridge Border Station...... 25,387,000
Eagle Pass, Texas Border Station........................ 31,980,000
Greenville, South Carolina United States Courthouse..... 11,000,000
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States Courthouse....... 26,000,000
Houston, Texas Federal Bureau of Investigation.......... 58,080,000
Jackman, Maine Border Station........................... 7,712,000
Los Angeles, California United States Courthouse........ 50,000,000
McAllen, Texas Border Station........................... 17,938,000
Montgomery County, Maryland Food and Drug Administration 45,000,000
Orlando, Florida United States Courthouse............... 7,200,000
Richmond, Virginia United States Courthouse............. 83,000,000
San Antonio, Texas United States Courthouse............. 8,000,000
San Diego, California Border Station.................... 34,211,000
Suitland, Maryland United States Census Bureau.......... 146,451,000
Toledo, Ohio United States Courthouse................... 6,500,000
Tuscaloosa, Alabama Federal Building.................... 7,500,000
Nonprospectus Construction.............................. 10,000,000
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Courthouse Construction.--The Committee encourages the
General Services Administration [GSA], the administration, and
the judiciary to continue to work cooperatively to develop a
single comprehensive plan upon which courthouse construction
will be based. The Committee continues to believe that a model
should incorporate utilization rates, courtroom sharing, and
safety considerations. The use of cost savings measures and
careful planning will result in a program that can be
consistently supported. The Committee notes that it has been
extremely supportive of addressing the courthouse construction
backlog. Further, the Committee would remind the Administrative
Office of the U.S. Courts [AOC] and other organizations that
the Committee has adhered to the jointly agreed to priority
list and that the Congress is constrained by overall budget
resolutions and spending caps from accommodating every request.
Courtroom Sharing.--The Committee continues to be aware of
conflicting information regarding the issue of courtroom
sharing. The Committee is concerned that in spite of the strict
budgetary pressures facing the Federal Government, AOC fails to
pursue a policy of fiscal restraint and approaches the Congress
for increases in courthouse construction funding above the
Administration's request. The Congress and the Administration
have worked diligently to reign in court construction costs and
the Committee will continue to pursue all avenues with respect
to cost containment with or without the support of the Courts.
Federal Courthouse, Jackson, Mississippi.--The Committee is
aware of plans to build a total of 165 parking spaces to create
parking for the Jackson, Mississippi courthouse. The parking
need is much greater than what the plans have indicated;
therefore, the Committee directs GSA to use any excess funds
from the purchase of land to increase parking at this site.
Food and Drug Administration at White Oak.--The Committee
is concerned about delays, cost increases, and an apparent lack
of a long-range funding plan for the consolidated headquarters
of the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] at White Oak,
Maryland. While the Committee recognizes that the scope of the
project has changed due, in part, to homeland security
considerations and expanding FDA responsibilities, the delays
are escalating project costs, requiring extension of costly
leases, and leaving FDA employees in substandard facilities.
The Committee therefore expects GSA, in consultation with FDA,
to submit a plan for funding the remainder of the consolidation
project as part of its fiscal year 2005 budget submission to
Congress.
REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS
Limitation on availability, 2003 \1\.................... $951,191,570
Limitation on availability, 2004........................ 1,012,729,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,000,939,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $337,430 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
Under this activity, the General Services Administration
[GSA] executes its responsibility for repairs and alterations
[R&RA] of both Government-owned and leased facilities under the
control of GSA. The primary goal of this activity is to provide
commercially equivalent space to tenant agencies. Safety,
quality, and operating efficiency of facilities are given
primary consideration in carrying out this responsibility.
R&A workload requirements originate with scheduled onsite
inspections of buildings by qualified regional engineers and
building managers. The work identified through these
inspections is programmed in order of priority into the repairs
and alterations construction automated tracking system [RACATS]
and incorporated into a 5-year plan for accomplishment, based
upon funding availability, urgency, and the volume of R&A work
that GSA has the capability to execute annually. Since fiscal
year 1995, design and construction services activities
associated with repair and alteration projects have been funded
in this account.
The Committee recommends new obligational authority of
$1,000,939,000 for repairs and alterations in fiscal year 2004.
This is a decrease of $11,790,000 below the President's
request. The recommendation includes a reduction of $9,000,000
for repairs to the Rogers building in Denver, Colorado to
offset funds provided for this project in fiscal year 2003.
Funds provided for repairs and alterations in fiscal year
2004 shall be available for the following projects in the
corresponding amounts:
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320 First Street, District of Columbia.................. $7,485,000
Atlanta, Georgia Richard B. Russell Federal Building.... 32,173,000
Auburn, Washington Building 7 Federal Building.......... 18,315,000
Bellingham, Washington Federal Building (design)........ 2,610,000
Boston, Massachusetts John W. McCormack Post Office and 73,037,000
Courthouse.............................................
Brooklyn, New York Emanuel Celler Courthouse............ 65,511,000
Chicago, Illinois Dirksen Courthouse & Kluczynski 24,056,000
Federal Building.......................................
Columbus, Ohio John W. Bricker Federal Building......... 10,707,000
Denver, Colorado Byron G. Rogers Federal Building-- 39,436,000
Courthouse.............................................
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, District of 65,757,000
Columbia...............................................
Fargo, North Dakota Federal Building--Post Office....... 5,801,000
Federal Office Building 8, District of Columbia......... 134,872,000
Fire & Life Safety, District of Columbia................ 68,188,000
Main Interior Building, District of Columbia............ 15,603,000
Seattle, Washington Henry M. Jackson Federal Building... 6,868,000
Springfield, Illinois Paul H. Findley Federal Building-- 6,183,000
Courthouse.............................................
Terre Haute Federal Building--Post Office............... 4,600,000
Special Emphasis Programs:
Basic Repairs and Alterations....................... 355,000,000
Chlorofluorocarbons Program......................... 5,000,000
Energy Program...................................... 5,000,000
Glass Fragmentation Program......................... 20,000,000
Design Program...................................... 34,737,000
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INSTALLMENT ACQUISITION PAYMENTS
Limitation on availability, 2003 \1\.................... $178,896,537
Limitation on availability, 2004........................ 169,745,000
Committee recommendation................................ 169,745,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $63,463 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 enables GSA to
enter into contractual arrangements for the construction of a
backlog of approved but unfunded projects. The purchase
contracts require the Federal Government to make periodic
payments on these facilities over varying periods until title
is transferred to the Government. This activity provides for
the payment of principal, interest, taxes, and other required
obligations related to facilities acquired pursuant to the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 602a).
The Committee recommends a limitation of $169,745,000 for
installment acquisition payments. The Committee recommendation
equals the budget estimate.
RENTAL OF SPACE
Limitation on availability, 2003 \1\.................... $3,112,106,997
Limitation on availability, 2004........................ 3,388,187,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,278,187,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,104,003 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
GSA is responsible for leasing general purpose space and
land incident thereto for Federal agencies, except cases where
GSA has delegated its leasing authority (for example, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the Departments of
Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense). GSA's policy is to lease
privately owned buildings and land only when: (1) Federal space
needs cannot be otherwise accommodated satisfactorily in
existing Government-owned or leased space; (2) leasing proves
to be more efficient than the construction or alteration of a
Federal building; (3) construction or alteration is not
warranted because requirements in the community are
insufficient or are indefinite in scope or duration; or (4)
completion of a new Federal building within a reasonable time
cannot be assured.
The Committee recommends a limitation of $3,278,187,000 for
rental of space. The Committee recommendation is $110,000,000
less than the budget request.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Limitation on availability, 2003 \1\.................... $1,964,463,117
Limitation on availability, 2004........................ 1,608,708,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,608,708,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $696,883 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This activity provides for the operation of all Government-
owned facilities under the jurisdiction of GSA and building
services in GSA-leased space where the terms of the lease do
not require the lessor to furnish such services. Services
included in building operations are cleaning, protection,
maintenance, payments for utilities and fuel, grounds
maintenance, and elevator operations. Other related supporting
services include various real property management and staff
support activities such as space acquisition and assignment;
the moving of Federal agencies as a result of space alterations
in order to provide better space utilization in existing
buildings; onsite inspection of building services and
operations accomplished by private contractors; and various
highly specialized contract administration support functions.
The space, operations, and services referred to above are
furnished by GSA to its tenant agencies in return for payment
of rent. Due to considerations unique to their operation, GSA
also provides varying levels of above-standard services in
agency headquarter facilities, including those occupied by the
Executive Office of the President, such as the east and west
wings of the White House.
The Committee recommends a limitation of $1,608,708,000 for
building operations.
Environmental Training Program.--The Committee is pleased
with the significant cost savings recently demonstrated in the
environmental analysis efforts undertaken by GSA in the
National Capitol Region. The Committee recommends that GSA
extend this environmental training and analysis program
currently underway to other GSA regions. The Committee urges
GSA to work with its existing partner to preserve continuity
when expanding this program to the eight other GSA regions. The
Committee also encourages the utilization of leased employees
to implement these cost savings programs in other GSA regions
whenever possible.
GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY \1\
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2003 \2\................................ $52,326,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 74,031,000
Committee recommendation................................ 61,781,000
\1\ Account title and structure changed to reflect transfer of Office of
Citizen Services to Operating Expenses, consistent with the President's
fiscal year 2004 budget request.
\2\ Reflects reduction of $431,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7 and $13,547,000 transferred to Operating Expenses.
The Office of Governmentwide Policy provides for
Government-wide policy development, support, and evaluation
functions associated with real and personal property, supplies,
vehicles, aircraft, information technology, acquisition,
transportation and travel management. This office also provides
for the Federal Procurement Data Center, Workplace Initiatives,
Regulatory Information Service Center, the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance, and the Committee Management Secretariat.
The Office of Governmentwide Policy, working cooperatively with
other agencies, provides the leadership needed to develop and
evaluate the implementation of policies designed to achieve the
most cost-effective solutions for the delivery of
administrative services and sound workplace practices, while
reducing regulations and empowering employees.
The Office of Citizen Services provides leadership and
support for electronic government initiatives and operates the
official Federal portal through which citizens may access
Federal information services electronically. The Federal
Consumer Information Center is part of this office, though
funded under a separate appropriation.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $61,781,000
for Governmentwide Policy. This amount is $12,250,000 less than
the budget request. The Committee recommendation deletes
$12,250,000 that was requested to support the Government-wide
Interagency Council and has instead continued the general
provision that allows for the funding of these activities.
Child Care Centers.--The Committee recommends that funds
provided to the Office of Policy and Operations continue to be
used to issue and enforce regulations requiring any entity
operating a child care center in a facility owned or leased by
an executive agency to: (1) comply with applicable State and
local licensing requirements related to the provision of child
care and (2) comply with center-based accreditation standards
specified by the Administrator, if such a regulatory program is
authorized.
Computers to Schools Program.--The Committee continues to
be aware that Indian tribal colleges and Alaska Native and
Native Hawaiian serving institutions are being asked to
undertake an increasing number of activities in Native
communities related to education, employment and other training
as part of the ongoing ``welfare to work'' transition mandated
by the 1996 welfare reform law. To complement recent private
sector donations of computers and related equipment to Indian
tribes and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving
institutions, as part of its existing ``Computers to Schools''
program, the General Services Administration [GSA] is
encouraged to continue to work with the 31 Indian tribal
colleges and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving
institutions to provide assistance to them in developing and
upgrading the colleges' electronic capabilities. As part of
this effort, GSA should utilize the 31 tribal colleges and
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions as a
discrete evaluation point as it works to meet these equipment
needs. GSA's technical assistance will further enable the
tribal colleges and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving
institutions to provide a higher quality of education to their
students.
Telecommuting Centers.--The Committee encourages GSA to
continue to promote telecommuting centers within the Federal
Government in the Washington, DC metropolitan area as an
effective means to provide an alternative workplace.
Energy Savings Performance Contracts.--Improved energy
efficiency and conservation at Federal facilities is an
important component of the economical use of public dollars and
the protection of the environment. The Committee is aware of
GSA's leadership in energy and energy cost savings, and in the
use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts [ESPCs] in
particular. Since ESPC authority was granted, GSA has entered
into 30 contracts with annual energy savings totaling 400,000
million British thermal unit at an aggregated project
investment amount of $89,000,000. The Committee commends GSA's
efforts and encourages the expanded use of ESPC contracts by
GSA and other government agencies at locations where such
contracts will lead to further energy and energy cost savings.
OPERATING EXPENSES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $85,536,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 85,083,000
Committee recommendation................................ 85,083,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $544,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7, and reduction of $11,130,000 transferred to Department of
Homeland Security for FedCIRC, and an increase of $13,547 transferred
from Policy and Citizen Services.
Operating Expenses provides funding for Government-wide
activities associated with the utilization and donation of
surplus personal property; disposal of real property;
telecommunications, information technology management, and
related technology activities; agency-wide policy direction and
management; ancillary accounting, records management, and other
support services; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and
other related operational expenses.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,083,000
for the Operating Expenses. The Committee includes the
following increases: $100,000 for the continued use by Federal
agencies by the Iowa Communications Network for interactive
multisite teleconferences; $2,000,000 to reimburse the U.S.
Soccer Federation for providing security, coordination, and
direct assistance related to the 2003 Federation of
International Football Association Women's World Cup
tournament; $500,000 for the Ruffner Mountain Educational
Facility in Alabama; $500,000 for the Saenger Restoration
Project in Alabama; $1,000,000 for the Washington State
Department of Transportation homeless children school access
project; $500,000 for the State of Alaska to assist in
preparation for its Statehood celebration; $500,000 for the
State of Hawaii to assist in preparation for its Statehood
celebration; and $350,000 for the Upper Great Plains Native
American Telehealth program. These increases will have no
adverse effect on the operating budget due to savings realized
by the denial of the funds for non-recurring items that was
retained in the President's request for fiscal year 2004.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $37,384,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 39,169,000
Committee recommendation................................ 39,169,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $246,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7, and reduction of $286,000 transferred to the Department of
Homeland Security.
This appropriation provides agency-wide audit and
investigative functions to identify and correct management and
administrative deficiencies within the General Services
Administration [GSA], creating conditions for existing or
potential instances of fraud, waste and mismanagement. This
audit function provides internal audit and contract audit
services. Contract audits provide professional advice to GSA
contracting officials on accounting and financial matters
relative to the negotiation, award, administration, repricing,
and settlement of contracts. Internal audits review and
evaluate all facets of GSA operations and programs, test
internal control systems, and develop information to improve
operating efficiencies and enhance customer services. The
investigative function provides for the detection and
investigation of improper and illegal activities involving GSA
programs, personnel, and operations.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,169,000
for the Office of Inspector General.
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT [E-GOV] FUND
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $4,967,500
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 45,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $32,500 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This program supports interagency ``electronic government''
or ``e-gov'' initiatives, i.e., projects that use the Internet
or other electronic methods to provide individuals, businesses,
and other government agencies with simpler and more timely
access to Federal information, benefits, services, and business
opportunities. The program furthers the Administration's
implementation of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act
[GPEA] of 1998, which calls upon agencies to provide the public
with optional use and acceptance of electronic information,
services, and signatures, when practicable, by October 2003.
Proposals for funding must meet capital planning guidelines
and include adequate documentation to demonstrate a sound
business case, attention to security and privacy, and a way to
measure performance against planned results. In addition, a
small portion of the money could be used for awards to those
project management teams that delivered the best product to
meet customer needs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000 for
the Electronic Government Fund. This is $40,000,000 less than
the budget request and the same amount appropriated for fiscal
year 2003.
ALLOWANCES AND OFFICE STAFF FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $3,317,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 3,393,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,393,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $22,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This appropriation provides support consisting of pensions,
office staffs, and related expenses for former Presidents
Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and
William Jefferson Clinton, and for pension and postal franking
privileges for the widow of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Committee recommends $3,393,000 for allowances and
office staff for former Presidents.
Below is listed a detailed breakdown of the fiscal year
2004 funding:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2004 request--former Presidents
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Ford Carter Reagan Bush Clinton
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Personnel Compensation.................... 96 96 96 96 113 ........ 497
Personnel Benefits........................ 24 6 34 52 56 ........ 172
Benefits for Former Presidents............ 175 175 175 175 180 20 900
Travel.................................... 50 2 2 55 41 ........ 150
Rental Payments to GSA.................... 120 102 145 174 445 ........ 986
Communications, Utilities and
Miscellaneous charges:
Telephone............................. 20 25 26 14 72 ........ 157
Postage............................... 18 20 10 14 10 2 74
Printing.................................. 4 5 12 14 8 ........ 43
Other Services............................ 10 62 26 67 138 ........ 303
Supplies & Materials...................... 16 6 13 13 17 ........ 65
Equipment................................. 2 9 2 14 19 ........ 46
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Total Obligations................... 535 508 541 688 1,099 22 3,393
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GENERAL PROVISIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Section 401 authorizes GSA to credit accounts with certain
funds received from Government corporations.
Section 402 authorizes GSA to use funds for the hire of
passenger motor vehicles.
Section 403 authorizes GSA to transfer funds within the
Federal buildings fund for meeting program requirements.
Section 404 limits funding for courthouse construction
which does not meet certain standards of a capital improvement
plan.
Section 405 provides that no funds may be used to increase
the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning
services, security enhancements, or any other service usually
provided, to any agency which does not pay the requested rate.
Section 406 allows pilot information technology projects to
be repaid from the information technology fund.
Section 407 authorizes GSA to pay claims up to $2,000,000
from construction projects and acquisition of buildings.
Section 408 authorizes GSA to acquire 27 acres of land,
identified as Site 7 and located at 234 Corporate Drive, Pease
International Tradeport, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 to
design and construct a new Federal Office Building.
Merit Systems Protection Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $31,818,825
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,503,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,503,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $208,176 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
MSPB assists Federal agencies in running a merit-based
civil service system. This is accomplished on a case-by-case
basis through hearing and deciding employee appeals, and on a
systemic basis by reviewing significant actions and regulations
of the Office of Personnel Management [OPM] and conducting
studies of the civil service and other merit systems. These
actions are designed to assure that personnel actions taken
against employees are processed within the law, and that
actions taken by OPM and other agencies support and enhance
Federal merit principles.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,503,000
for the Merit Systems Protection Board [MSPB].
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental
Policy Foundation
FEDERAL PAYMENT TO MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,983,026
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 372,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,996,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $12,974 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The General Fund payment to the Morris K. Udall Fund is
invested in Treasury securities with maturities suitable to the
needs of the Fund. Interest earnings from the investments are
used to carry out the activities of the Morris K. Udall
Foundation. The Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships and
grants, and funds activities of the Udall Center.
Public Law 106-568 authorized the Morris K. Udall
Foundation to establish training programs for professionals in
health care policy and public policy, such as the Native
Nations Institute [NNI]. NNI, based at the University of
Arizona, will provide Native Americans with leadership and
management training and analyze policies relevant to tribes.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,996,000 for
these activities of the Morris K. Udall Foundation. The
Committee includes language to allow up to 60 percent of the
appropriation to be used for the expenses of the Native Nations
Institute. The Committee also includes language requiring the
Foundation to report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on the amount of funding, if any, transferred
from the Trust Fund for the Native Nations Institute and
justification for such transfers. This report should include an
itemization of planned Native Nations Institute expenditures
for fiscal year 2004. Future budget justifications submitted to
Congress regarding this effort are to contain detailed
information on the actual expenditures of past years as well as
detailed information on planned expenditures for the current
and future budget years.
MORRIS K. UDALL ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION FUND
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,300,492
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 700,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,309,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $8,509 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution is
a Federal program established by Public Law 105-156 to assist
parties in resolving environmental, natural resource, and
public lands conflicts. The Institute is part of the Morris K.
Udall Foundation, and serves as an impartial, non-partisan
institution providing professional expertise, services, and
resources to all parties involved in such disputes. The
Institute helps parties determine whether collaborative problem
solving is appropriate for specific environmental conflicts,
how and when to bring all the parties together for discussion,
and whether a third-party facilitator or mediator might be
helpful in assisting the parties in their efforts to each
consensus or to resolve the conflict. In addition, the
Institute maintains a roster of qualified facilitators and
mediators with substantial experience in environmental conflict
resolution, and can help parties in selecting an appropriate
neutral.
National Archives and Records Administration
OPERATING EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $248,250,813
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 294,105,000
Committee recommendation................................ 258,191,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $1,624,188 pursuant to section 601 of Public
Law 108-7.
NARA provides for basic operations dealing with management
of the Federal Government's archives and records, operation of
Presidential Libraries, and for the review for declassification
of classified security information.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $258,191,000
for Operating Expenses of the National Archives and archived
Federal records and related activities. This amount is
$35,914,000 less than the budget request due to the deferment
of funding for the Electronic Records Archives.
Electronic Records Archives.--National Archives and Records
Administration [NARA] is developing an Electronic Records
Archives [ERA] that will ensure the preservation of and access
to Government electronic records. ERA will preserve electronic
records generated in a variety of formats, and enable
requesters to access them on computer systems now and in the
future. The upcoming system development tasks include
completing a systems requirement specification, system
architecture, and system design for ERA.
The Committee recognizes that the development of ERA is a
substantial undertaking due to the sheer volume and complexity
of the records that are generated by the Federal Government.
This effort is further complicated by the dynamic and evolving
nature of information technology development and the fact that
this is the first system of its kind.
The General Accounting Office [GAO] and the National
Academies of Science have reviewed NARA's initial development
plans for ERA, identified areas of risk, and made
recommendations for improvement. In particular, the Committee
is concerned with the GAO's assertion that NARA may be unable
to independently track the cost and schedule of the ERA
project. Given both the importance and obvious magnitude of
ERA, the Committee intends to carefully monitor NARA's
acquisition plans, staffing levels and ability to meet
established deadlines. In that regard, the Committee directs
GAO to provide a further progress report on NARA's development
of ERA and to report its findings to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations by May 22, 2004.
ARCHIVES FACILITIES REPAIRS AND RESTORATION
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $14,115,648
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 6,458,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,483,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $92,352 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
This account provides for the repair, alteration, and
improvement of Archives facilities and Presidential Libraries
nationwide, and provides adequate storage for holdings. It will
better enable the National Archives to maintain its facilities
in proper condition for public visitors, researchers, and
employees in NARA facilities, and also maintain the structural
integrity of the buildings. These funds will determine
appropriate options for preserving and providing access to 20th
century military service records. These funds will allow NARA
to complete preliminary design studies and analysis, including
workflow and cost estimates, for housing and access options for
these massive and valuable records. Technology and facility
approaches will also be examined.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,483,000.
The Committee has included $2,025,000 to complete the purchase
of land in Anchorage, Alaska, to build a new regional archives
and record facility. The funds will be used to reimburse the
General Service Administration for land acquisition services
and for the purchase of approximately 10 acres of land. The
recommendation also provides $5,000,000 for the repair and
restoration of the plaza that surrounds the Lyndon Baines
Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
GRANTS PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $6,457,750
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $42,250 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission
[NHPRC] provides grants nationwide to preserve and publish
records that document American history. Administered within the
National Archives, which preserves Federal records, NHPRC helps
State, local, and private institutions preserve non-Federal
records, helps publish the papers of major figures in American
history, and helps archivists and records managers improve
their techniques, training, and ability to serve a range of
information users.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000.
National Transportation Safety Board
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $71,979,075
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 71,480,000
Committee recommendation................................ 72,170,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $470,925 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB], as an
independent nonregulatory agency, is charged with promoting
transportation safety through the investigation of accidents,
the conduct of special studies, the development of
recommendations to prevent accidents, the evaluation of the
effectiveness of other Government agencies in preventing
transportation accidents, and the review of appeals of adverse
certificate and civil penalty actions taken by the
Administrators of agencies of the Department of Transportation
involving airman and seaman certificates and licenses.
The bill includes $72,170,000 for the National
Transportation Safety Board. The Committee recommendation is
$690,000 more than the budget request to allow NTSB to maintain
its current staffing level.
Child Safety Seats.--The Committee notes that not all child
safety seats that meet National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration standards are certified by the Federal Aviation
Administration for air travel. Likewise, seats are not
adequately labeled to make it clear to airline personnel
whether seats are permitted aboard aircraft causing delays
during boarding as the passenger searches for evidence of FAA
certification. To alleviate this problem, the National
Transportation Safety Board, in consultation with the
appropriate modal administrations and industry groups, should
make recommendations for unified standards that meet both NHTSA
and FAA requirements. Such recommendations should include
clear, conspicuous, and consistent labeling requirements on the
packaging and the seat to inform both consumers and airline
personnel.
EMERGENCY FUNDING
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004 (limitation)...................... $600,000
Committee recommendation................................ 600,000
The National Transportation Safety Board is mandated by
Congress to investigate all catastrophic transportation
accidents and, therefore, has no control over the frequency of
costly accident investigations. The emergency fund provides a
funding mechanism by which periodic accident investigation cost
fluctuations can be met without delaying critical phases of the
investigations.
For fiscal year 2004, the administration has requested a
funding level of $600,000 to replenish the emergency fund to
its authorized level of $2,000,000. The Committee has provided
the requested amount.
Office of Government Ethics
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $10,488,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 10,738,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,738,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $89,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
OGE is charged by law to provide overall direction of
Executive Branch policies designed to prevent conflicts of
interest and ensure high ethical standards. OGE carries out
these responsibilities by developing rules and regulations
pertaining to conflicts of interest, post employment
restrictions, standards of conduct, and public and confidential
financial disclosure in the Executive Branch; by monitoring
compliance with the public and confidential disclosure
requirements of the Ethics Reform Act of 1978 and the Ethics
Reform Act of 1989 to determine possible violations of
applicable laws or regulations and recommending appropriate
corrective action; by consulting with and assisting various
officials in evaluating the effectiveness of applicable laws
and the resolution of individual problems; and by preparing
formal advisory opinions, informal letter opinions, policy
memoranda, and Federal Register entries on how to interpret and
comply with the requirements on conflicts of interest, post
employment, standards of conduct, and financial disclosure.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,738,000
for salaries and expenses of the Office of Government Ethics
[OGE] in fiscal year 2004.
Office of Personnel Management
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $128,644,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 118,748,000
Committee recommendation................................ 118,748,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $842,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of Personnel Management [OPM] is the Federal
Government agency responsible for management of Federal human
resources policy and oversight of the merit civil service
system. Although individual agencies are increasingly
responsible for personnel operations, OPM provides a
Governmentwide policy framework for personnel matters, advises
and assists agencies (often on a reimbursable basis), and
ensures that agency operations are consistent with requirements
of law on issues such as veterans preference. OPM oversees
examining of applicants for employment, issues regulations and
policies on hiring, classification and pay, training,
investigations, other aspects of personnel management, and
operates a reimbursable training program for the Federal
Government's managers and executives. OPM is also responsible
for administering the retirement, health benefits and life
insurance programs affecting most Federal employees, retired
Federal employees, and their survivors.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $118,748,000
for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Personnel
Management [OPM].
Retirement Systems Modernization.--The Committee is aware
that the Office of Personnel Management initiated a Retirement
Systems Modernization Program in 1997 to automate and
streamline the manual and paper-intensive business processes
used to administer the Federal employee retirement program. Two
years ago, the Committee recommended that OPM reach out to GAO
for guidance and support because OPM could benefit from the
experiences that GAO has documented with other Federal agency
modernization projects. OPM did not act on the Committee's
suggestion, therefore, last year, the Committee directed OPM to
conduct quarterly meetings with GAO on the progress of the IT
modernization project. These meetings did not occur quarterly.
Instead, only one meeting occurred in 2002 and none in 2003.
The Committee is now aware that this mufti-year effort has been
plagued with problems. The Committee is disappointed by this
lack of cooperation and therefore directs GAO to do a
comprehensive audit on the problems and any mismanagement of
the modernization project.
limitation
(TRANSFER OF TRUST FUNDS)
Limitation, 2003........................................ $120,006,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 135,914,000
Committee recommendation................................ 135,914,000
These funds will be transferred from the appropriate trust
funds of the Office of Personnel Management to cover
administrative expenses for the retirement and insurance
programs.
The Committee recommends a limitation of $135,914,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $1,509,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 1,498,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,498,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $10,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Office of Inspector General is charged with
establishing policies for conducting and coordinating efforts
which promote economy, efficiency, and integrity in the Office
of Personnel Management's activities which prevent and detect
fraud, waste, and mismanagement in the agency's programs.
Contract audits provide professional advice to agency
contracting officials on accounting and financial matters
regarding the negotiation, award, administration, repricing,
and settlement of contracts. Internal agency audits review and
evaluate all facets of agency operations, including financial
statements. Evaluation and inspection services provide detailed
technical evaluations of agency operations. Insurance audits
review the operations of health and life insurance carriers,
health care providers, and insurance subscribers. The
investigative function provides for the detection and
investigation of improper and illegal activities involving
programs, personnel, and operations. Administrative sanctions
debar from participation in the health insurance program those
health care providers whose conduct may pose a threat to the
financial integrity of the program itself or to the well-being
of insurance program enrollees.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,498,000 for
salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
fiscal year 2004.
(LIMITATION ON TRANSFER FROM TRUST FUNDS)
Limitation, 2003........................................ $10,815,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 14,427,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,427,000
The Committee recommends a limitation on transfers from the
trust funds in support of the Office of Inspector General
activities totaling $14,427,000 for fiscal year 2004.
government payment for annuitants, employees health benefits
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $6,853,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 7,219,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,219,000,000
This appropriation covers the Government's share of the
cost of health insurance for annuitants covered by the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program and the Retired Federal
Employees Health Benefits Act of 1960, as well as
administrative expenses incurred by OPM for these programs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,219,000,000
for Government payments for annuitants, employees health
benefits.
government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $34,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 35,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,000,000
Public Law 96-427, the Federal Employees' Group Life
Insurance Act of 1980 requires that all employees under the age
of 65 who separate from the Federal Government for purposes of
retirement on or after January 1, 1990, continue to make
contributions toward their basic life insurance coverage after
retirement until they reach the age of 65. These retirees will
contribute two-thirds of the cost of the basic life insurance
premium, identical to the amount contributed by active Federal
employees for basic life insurance coverage. As with the active
Federal employees, the Government is required to contribute
one-third of the cost of the premium for basic coverage. OPM,
acting as the payroll office on behalf of Federal retirees, has
requested, and the Committee has provided, the funding
necessary to make the required Government contribution
associated with annuitants' postretirement life insurance
coverage.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,000,000
for the Government payment for annuitants, employee life
insurance. This amount equals the budget request.
payment to civil service retirement and disability fund
Appropriations, 2003.................................... $9,410,000,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 9,987,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,987,000,000
The civil service retirement and disability fund was
established in 1920 to administer the financing and payment of
annuities to retired Federal employees and their survivors. The
fund covers the operation of the Civil Service Retirement
System and the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
This appropriation provides for the Government's share of
retirement costs, transfers of interest on the unfunded
liability and annuity disbursements attributable to military
service, and survivor annuities to eligible former spouses of
some annuitants who did not elect survivor coverage.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,987,000,000
for payment to the civil service retirement and disability
fund. The Committee recommendation equals the budget estimate.
HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND
Appropriations, 2003....................................................
Budget estimate, 2004................................... $500,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Human Capital Performance Fund is designed to create
performance-driven pay systems for employees and reinforce the
value of employee performance management systems. The
administration proposes providing additional pay over and above
any annual, across-the-board pay raise to certain civilian
employees based on individual or organizational performance
and/or other critical agency human capital needs. Under the
proposal the current GS system would remain unchanged.
Individual employees would remain at their existing GS levels
and on schedule for all routine pay raises such as a within-
grade increase. Any pay increase received from the Fund would
be treated as increases to base pay for retirement and other
purposes and would stay with an employee throughout his/her
career.
The Committee agrees with the concept but denies the
creation of the Human Capital Performance Fund. The Committee
believes that an initiative of this type should be budgeted and
administered within each individual agency.
Office of Special Counsel
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $12,368,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 13,504,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,504,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $81,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
OSC investigates Federal employee allegations of prohibited
personnel practices and, when appropriate, prosecutes cases
before the Merit Systems Protection Board and enforces the
Hatch Act. OSC also provides a channel for whistleblowing by
Federal employees, and may transmit whistleblowing allegations
to the agency head concerned and require an agency
investigation and a report to Congress and the President when
appropriate.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,504,000
for the Office of Special Counsel [OSC].
United States Postal Service
PAYMENT TO THE POSTAL SERVICE FUND
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $76,121,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 65,521,000
Committee recommendation................................ 65,521,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $498,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
Pursuant to Public Law 93-328, the fiscal year 2004
appropriation request of the U.S. Postal Service for Payment to
the Postal Service Fund is $65,521,000. This amount includes:
$55,685,000 requested for free mail for the blind and overseas
voting; $19,164,000 as a reconciliation adjustment for 2001
actual mail volume of free mail for the blind and overseas
voting; and $29,000,000 for prior years' liability under the
Revenue Forgone Reform Act of 1993. In addition to these funds,
$31,014,000 (an advance appropriation from 2003 for the 2003
costs and the 2000 reconciliation adjustment for free mail for
the blind and overseas voting) will become available to the
U.S. Postal Service in fiscal year 2004.
Revenue forgone on free and reduced-rate mail enables
postage rates to be set at levels below the unsubsidized rates
for certain categories of mail as authorized by subsections (c)
and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code. Free
mail for the blind and overseas voters will continue to be
provided at the funding level recommended by the Committee.
The Committee recommends a total of $65,521,000 in fiscal
year 2004 funding and advanced appropriations for payments to
the Postal Service Fund.
The Committee includes provisions in the bill that would
assure that mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind
shall continue to be free; that 6-day delivery and rural
delivery of mail shall continue at the 1983 level; and that
none of the funds provided be used to consolidate or close
small rural and other small post offices in fiscal year 2004.
These are services that must be maintained in fiscal year 2004
and beyond.
The Committee believes that 6-day mail delivery is one of
the most important services provided by the Federal Government
to its citizens. Especially in rural and small town America,
this critical postal service is the linchpin that serves to
bind the Nation together.
The Committee is aware that the Postal Service has had a
freeze on construction of new postal facilities since 2001.
There are some areas in desperate need of a new facility. The
Committee directs the Postal Service to evaluate these needs
and report within 60 days of the enactment of this Act on the
current conditions of these Post Offices and when a replacement
will be built.
Post Office Hours of Operation.--The Committee is aware of
the U.S. Postal Service efforts to promote efficiency by
reducing the hours of operation at certain Post Offices across
the nation. The Committee is concerned that the Postal Service
has reduced customer service hours without adequate
consideration of peak hour public use. The Committee directs
the Postal Service to work with the various communities
including East Brewton, Alabama, to review the hours of
operation that will best serve the community and report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the results of the review.
Memphis, Tennessee.--The Committee is aware of efforts by
the city of Memphis, Tennessee, to relocate certain U.S. Postal
Service facilities from their current position on the Memphis
Riverfront to another location. The Committee directs the U.S.
Postal Service to enter into discussions with the city of
Memphis regarding plans to relocate the U.S. Postal Service and
customer service center that is currently located in the
Customs House building. Relocation of these facilities will
reconnect downtown to the riverfront and facilitate
revitalization efforts.
United States Tax Court
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $37,063,000
Budget estimate, 2004................................... 40,187,000
Committee recommendation................................ 40,187,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $242,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The U.S. Tax Court is an independent judicial body in the
legislative branch under article I of the Constitution of the
United States. The court is composed of a chief judge and 18
judges. Decisions by the court are reviewable by the U.S.
Courts of Appeals and, if certiorari is granted, by the Supreme
Court.
In their judicial duties the judges are assisted by senior
judges, who participate in the adjudication of regular cases,
and by special trial judges, who hear small tax cases and
certain regular cases assigned to them by the chief judge.
The court conducts trial sessions throughout the United
States, including Hawaii and Alaska. The matters over which the
Court has jurisdiction are set forth in various sections of
title 26 of the United States Code.
Tax Court Independent Counsel Fund.--This fund is
established pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7475. The fund is used by the
Tax Court to employ independent counsel to pursue disciplinary
matters involving practitioners admitted to practice before the
Court.
Tax Court Judges Survivors Annuity Fund.--This fund
established pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7448, is used to pay
survivorship benefits to eligible surviving spouses and
dependent children of deceased judges of the U.S. Tax Court.
Participating judges pay 3.5 percent of their salaries or
retired pay into the fund to cover creditable service for which
payment is required. Additional funds, as are needed, are
provided through the annual appropriation to the U.S. Tax
Court.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,187,000
for the U.S. Tax Court.
White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance
Appropriations, 2003 \1\................................ $248,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... 250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 250,000
\1\ Reflects reduction of $2,000 pursuant to section 601 of Public Law
108-7.
The Commission was established and authorized by Public Law
106-579. The Commission will also accept gifts and generate
product royalty revenue in order to revitalize the national
understanding and commemoration of Memorial Day.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $250,000 for
the White House Commission on the National Moment of
Remembrance. This is the same as the President's request.
STATEMENT CONCERNING GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Transportation, Treasury and General Government
appropriation bill includes general provisions which govern
both the activities of the agencies covered by the bill, and,
in some cases, activities of agencies, programs, and general
government activities that are not covered by the bill. General
provisions that are governmentwide in scope are contained in
title VI of this bill.
The bill contains a number of general provisions that have
been carried in this bill for years and which are routine in
nature and scope. General provisions in the bill are explained
under this section of the report. Those general provisions that
deal with a single agency only are shown immediately following
that particular agency's or department's appropriation accounts
in the bill. Those general provisions that address activities
or directives affecting all of the agencies covered in this
bill are contained in title V.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS THIS ACT
Section 501 allows funds for maintenance and operation of
aircraft; motor vehicles; liability insurance; uniforms; or
allowances, as authorized by law.
Section 502 requires pay raises to be absorbed within
appropriated levels in this Act or previous appropriations
Acts.
Section 503 limits appropriations for services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 not to exceed the rate for an Executive Level
IV.
Section 504 prohibits funds in this Act for salaries and
expenses of more than 106 political and Presidential appointees
in the Department of Transportation, and prohibits political
and Presidential personnel to be assigned on temporary detail
outside the Department of Transportation or an independent
agency funded in this Act.
Section 505 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-
Federal parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings
funded in this Act.
Section 506 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal
year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so
provided herein.
Section 507 limits consulting service expenditures.
Section 508 prohibits funds for the implementation of
section 404 of title 23, U.S.C.
Section 509 prohibits recipients of funds made available in
this Act to release personal information, including a social
security number, medical or disability information, and
photographs from a driver's license or motor vehicle record
without express consent of the person to whom such information
pertains; and prohibits the Secretary from withholding funds
provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in
noncompliance with this provision.
Section 510 allows funds received by the Federal Highway
Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities,
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses
incurred for training may be credited to each agency's
respective accounts.
Section 511 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to
allow issuers of any preferred stock to redeem or repurchase
preferred stock sold to the Department of Transportation.
Section 512 prohibits funds in this Act to make a grant
unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations at least 3 full business
days before any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or
full funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is
announced by the Department or its modal administration.
Section 513 allows rebates, refunds, incentive payments,
minor fees and other funds received by the Department of
Transportation from travel management center, charge card
programs, subleasing of building space and miscellaneous
sources are to be credit to appropriations of the Department of
Transportation.
Section 514 prohibits funds for the Office of the Secretary
of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable
agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal
administrations in this Act, unless such assessments or
agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for
Congressional notification.
Section 515 requires the Secretary of Transportation to
submit a report to the House and Senate Appropriations
Committee annually on the safety and security of transportation
into the United States by Mexico-domiciled motor carriers.
Section 516 prohibits funds in this Act to be transferred
without express authority.
Section 517 limits the fiscal year 2004 Working Capital
Fund for the Department of Transportation.
Section 518 amends prior Surface Transportation Laws, ISTEA
High Priority Corridors.
Section 519 allows that amounts from improper payments to a
third party contractor that are lawfully recovered by the
Department of Transportation shall be available to cover
expenses incurred in recovery of such payments.
Section 520 authorizes the transfer of unexpended sums from
``Minority Business Outreach'' to ``Office of the Secretary,
Salaries and expenses''.
Section 521 limits expenditures for consulting service
through procurement contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection.
Section 522 ensures that the proposed rules fully and
accurately reflect the finding in the General Accounting Office
regarding the adequacy of the Department's procedures.
Section 523 protects employment rights of Federal employees
who return to their civilian jobs after assignment with the
Armed Forces.
Section 524 prohibits the use of funds in compliance with
the Buy American Act.
Section 525 sense of the Congress to purchase only
American-made equipment and products.
Section 526 prohibits any person from intentionally
affixing a label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription or
any inscription with the same meaning to products not made in
America; such person will be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract pursuant to this Act.
Section 527 ensures that 50 percent of unobligated balances
may remain available for certain purposes.
Section 528 restricts the use of funds for the White House
to request official background reports without the written
consent of the individual who is the subject of the report.
Section 529 ensures that the cost accounting standard shall
not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program.
Section 530 reference non-foreign area cost of living
allowances.
Section 531 prohibits the use of funds by any person or
entity convicted of violating the Buy American Act.
Section 532 allows bridges that are owned and operated by a
State agency whose toll revenues are administered by a
Metropolitan Plan Organization to use toll revenues for other
transportation costs.
Section 533 reduces certain activities within
administrative accounts by $128,076,000 to be administered by
the Director, Office of Management and Budget within 30 days of
enactment of this Act.
Section 534 prohibits the use of funds in title I of this
Act to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at
Teterboro Airport.
Section 535 extends the Breast Cancer Stamp authorization
(39 U.S.C. 414(h)) until 2005.
Section 536 directs FTA and FHWA to work with the Utah
Transit Authority and the Utah Department of Transportation to
coordinate the development of the regional commuter rail and
the northern segment of I-15 reconstruction in Wasatch Front
corridor extending from Brigham City to Payson, Utah.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND CORPORATIONS
Section 601 authorizes agencies to pay travel costs of the
families of Federal employees on foreign duty to return to the
United States in the event of death or a life threatening
illness of an employee.
Section 602 requires agencies to administer a policy
designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the
illegal use of controlled substances.
Section 603 limits the price on vehicles to be purchased by
the Federal Government.
Section 604 allows funds made available to agencies for
travel to also be used for quarters allowances and cost-of-
living allowances.
Section 605 prohibits the Government, with certain
specified exceptions, from employing non-U.S. citizens whose
posts of duty would be in the continental United States.
Section 606 ensures that agencies will have authority to
pay the General Services Administration bills for space
renovation and other services.
Section 607 allows agencies to finance the costs of
recycling and waste prevention programs with proceeds from the
sale of materials recovered through such programs.
Section 608 provides that funds may be used to pay rent and
other service costs in the District of Columbia.
Section 609 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to pay
the salary of any nominee after the Senate voted not to approve
the nomination.
Section 610 precludes interagency financing of groups
absent prior statutory approval.
Section 611 authorizes the Postal Service to employ guards.
Section 612 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for
enforcing regulations disapproved in accordance with the
applicable law of the United States.
Section 613 limits the pay increases of certain prevailing
rate employees.
Section 614 limits the amount that can be used for
redecoration of offices under certain circumstances.
Section 615 permits interagency funding of national
security and emergency preparedness telecommunications
initiatives, which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, and entities.
Section 616 requires agencies to certify that a schedule C
appointment was not created solely or primarily to detail the
employee to the White House.
Section 617 requires agencies to administer a policy
designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from
discrimination and sexual harassment.
Section 618 prohibits the use of funds to prevent Federal
employees from communicating with Congress or to take
disciplinary or personnel actions against employees for such
communication.
Section 619 prohibits training not directly related to the
performance of official duties.
Section 620 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the
implementation of agreements in certain nondisclosure policies
unless certain provisions are included in the policies.
Section 621 prohibits use of appropriated funds for
publicity or propaganda designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before Congress.
Section 622 prohibits use of appropriated funds by an
agency to provide Federal employees home address to labor
organizations.
Section 623 prohibits the use of appropriated funds to
provide nonpublic information such as mailing or telephone
lists to any person or organization outside of the Government.
Section 624 prohibits the use of appropriated funds for
publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not
authorized by Congress.
Section 625 directs agencies employees to use official time
in an honest effort to perform official duties.
Section 626 authorizes the use of current fiscal year funds
to finance an appropriate share of the Joint Financial
Management Improvement Program.
Section 627 authorizes agencies to transfer funds to or
reimburse the Policy and Operations account of GSA to finance
an appropriate share of the Joint Financial Management
Improvement Program.
Section 628 prohibits the use of funds in this or any other
Act to operate an online employment information service for the
Federal Government under quotation number SOLO30000003 or to
prohibit any agency from using appropriated funds as they see
fit to independently contract with private companies to provide
online employment applications and processing services.
Section 629 authorizes breastfeeding at any location in a
Federal building or on Federal property.
Section 630 permits interagency funding of the National
Science and Technology Council.
Section 631 requires identification of the Federal agencies
providing Federal funds and the amount provided for all
proposals, solicitations, grant applications, forms,
notifications, press releases, or other publications related to
the distribution of funding to a State.
Section 632 continues a provision which extends the
authorization for franchise fund pilots for 1 year with
modification.
Section 633 continues a provision prohibiting the use of
funds to monitor personal information relating to the use of
Federal internet sites; the conferees apply this provision
government-wide.
Section 634 continues a provision regarding contraceptive
coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan.
Section 635 clarifies that the United States Anti-Doping
Agency is the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan
American, and Paralympic sport in the United States.
Section 636 is a new provision regarding Federal employee
pay adjustments.
Section 637 directs departments and agencies to comply with
the Rural Development Act of 1972.
Section 638 prohibits the purchase of a product or service
offered by the Federal Prison Industries, Inc., unless the
Agency making such purchase determines that such product or
service provides the best value.
Section 639 allows the use of appropriated funds for
official travel by Federal departments and agencies to
participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
Section 640 requires each Department and Agency to evaluate
the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the
individual a government purchase charge card or travel card.
Sections 641 prohibits the expenditure of funds for the
acquisition of additional Federal Law Enforcement Training
facilities.
Section 642 requires each agency to report on competitive
sourcing activities.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on
general appropriations bills identify each Committee amendment
to the House bill ``which proposes an item of appropriation
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously
passed by the Senate during that session.''
The Committee recommends the following appropriations which
lack authorization:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation: Payments to air
carriers
Federal Aviation Administration:
Operations
Facilities and equipment
Research, engineering and development
Grants-in-aid to airports
Small community air service development
Federal Highway Administration:
Federal-aid highways
Appalachian development highway system
Motor Carrier Safety Administration:
Motor carrier safety
National motor carrier safety program
Border enforcement program
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Operations and research
Highway traffic safety grants
National driver register
Federal Railroad Administration:
Safety and operations
Alaska railroad rehabilitation
Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Federal Transit Administration:
Administrative expenses
Formula grants
University transportation centers
Transit planning and research
Capitol investment grants
Job access and reverse commute grants
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Maritime Administration:
Maritime security program
Operations and training
Ship disposal
Maritime loan guarantee loan program
Research and Special Programs Administration: Research and
special programs, hazardous materials safety
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (drawdown from Federal-
aid highways)
Surface Transportation Board
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices:
Salaries and expenses
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investments Program
Air Transportation Stabilization Program
Treasury Building and annex, repair and restoration
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, salaries and expenses
Financial Management Service, salaries and expenses
Internal Revenue Service:
Processing, assistance, and management
Tax law enforcement
Earned Income Tax Credit
Information systems
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
The White House Office, salaries and expenses
Office of Homeland Security
Executive Residence at the White House, operating expenses
Special Assistance to the President, salaries and expenses
Council of Economic Advisers, salaries and expenses
National Security Council, salaries and expenses
Office of Administration, salaries and expenses
Office of Management and Budget, salaries and expenses
Office of National Drug Control Policy, salaries and
expenses
Counterdrug Technology Assessment Center, salaries and
expenses
High-intensity drug trafficking areas
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Federal Election Commission, salaries and expenses
Federal Labor Relations Authority, salaries and expenses
General Services Administration, Federal buildings fund,
limitations on availability of revenue: Construction and
Acquisition of Facilities
National Historical Publications and Records Commission
National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Government Ethics, salaries and expenses
U.S. Tax Court, salaries and expenses
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on September 4,
2003, the Committee ordered reported en bloc: S. 1585, an
original bill making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; S.
1589, an original bill making appropriations for the
Departments of Transportation and Treasury, the Executive
Office of the President, and certain independent agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; and S. 1584, an
original bill making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for
sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations,
and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004; each
subject to amendment and each subject to the budget
allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0, a quorum being
present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
Mr. Brownback
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
With respect to this bill, it is the opinion of the
Committee that it is necessary to dispense with these
requirements in order to expedite the business of the Senate.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority Outlays
---------------------------------------------------
Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution
for 2004: Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury:
Mandatory............................................... 17,518 17,518 17,516 \1\ 17,516
General purpose......................................... 26,041 26,038 33,397 \1\ 33,397
Highway................................................. ........... ........... 31,555 \1\ 31,555
Mass transit............................................ 1,461 1,461 6,634 \1\ 6,632
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2004.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 47,575
2005.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 7,310
2006.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 2,740
2007.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,640
2008 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,821
Financial assistance to State and local governments for NA 1,713 NA 10,437
2004.......................................................
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2004
[In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Senate Committee recommendation compared with (+ or
-)
Item 2003 Budget House allowance Committee -----------------------------------------------------
appropriation estimate deg. recommendation 2003 Budget House
appropriation estimate allowance
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF
Office of the Secretary
Salaries and expenses......... 87,574 108,931 91,276 +3,702 -17,655
Immediate Office of the (2,197) ................. (2,500) (+303) (+2,500)
Secretary................
Immediate Office of the (804) ................. (706) (-98) (+706)
Deputy Secretary.........
Immediate office of the ................ (5,149) ................ ................ (-5,149)
Secretary and Deputy
Secretary................
Office of the General (15,555) (15,992) (15,403) (-152) (-589)
Counsel..................
Office of the Under (12,371) (12,717) (12,312) (-59) (-405)
Secretary for
Transportation Policy....
Office of the Assistant (8,321) (8,630) (8,536) (+215) (-94)
Secretary for Budget and
Programs.................
Office of the Assistant (2,437) (2,518) (2,477) (+40) (-41)
Secretary for
Governmental Affairs.....
Office of the Assistant (28,882) (34,351) (28,882) ................ (-5,469)
Secretary for
Administration...........
Office of Public Affairs.. (1,913) (1,982) (1,915) (+2) (-67)
Executive Secretariat..... (1,382) ................. (1,458) (+76) (+1,458)
Board of Contract Appeals. (607) (730) (700) (+93) (-30)
Office of Small and (1,296) (1,268) (1,268) (-28) ................
Disadvantaged Business
Utilization..............
Office of Intelligence and ................ (2,225) (1,792) (+1,792) (-433)
Security.................
Office of the Chief (13,101) (23,369) (13,327) (+226) (-10,042)
Information Officer......
Transfer to Homeland (-1,292) ................. ................ (+1,292) ................
Security.................
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Subtotal................ (87,574) (108,931) (91,276) (+3,702) (-17,655)
Office of Civil Rights........ 8,643 8,569 8,569 -74 ................
Transportation planning, 20,864 10,836 15,836 -5,028 +5,000
research, and development....
Working capital fund.......... (131,766) ................. (116,715) (-15,051) (+116,715)
Minority business resource 894 900 900 +6 ................
center program...............
(Limitation on guaranteed (18,367) (18,367) (18,367) ................ ................
loans)...................
Minority business outreach.... 2,981 3,000 3,000 +19 ................
New headquarters building..... ................ 45,000 ................ ................ -45,000
Payments to air carriers 51,761 ................. 52,000 +239 +52,000
(Airport & Airway Trust Fund)
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Office of the 172,717 177,236 171,581 -1,136 -5,655
Secretary..............
Federal Aviation
Administration
Operations.................... 7,023,070 7,590,648 7,535,648 +512,578 -55,000
Facilities & equipment 2,961,645 2,916,000 2,916,000 -45,645 ................
(Airport & Airway Trust Fund)
Rescission (Airport and -20,000 ................. ................ +20,000 ................
Airway Trust Fund).......
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Subtotal, F&E........... 2,941,645 2,916,000 2,916,000 -25,645 ................
Research, engineering, and 147,485 100,000 118,939 -28,546 +18,939
development (Airport and
Airway Trust Fund)...........
Grants-in-aid for airports
(Airport and Airway
TrustFund):
(Liquidation of contract (3,100,000) (3,400,000) (3,400,000) (+300,000) ................
authorization)...........
(Limitation on (3,377,900) (3,400,000) (3,400,000) (+22,100) ................
obligations).............
(Small community air (20,000) ................. ................ (-20,000) ................
service pilot
program).............
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Subtotal, Grants-in- (3,377,900) (3,400,000) (3,400,000) (+22,100) ................
aid................
Aviation insurance revolving ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
fund.........................
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Federal Aviation 10,132,200 10,606,648 10,570,587 +438,387 -36,061
Administration.........
(Limitations on (3,377,900) (3,400,000) (3,400,000) (+22,100) ................
obligations).......
Rescissions......... -20,000 ................. ................ +20,000 ................
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Subtotal.......... (13,490,100) (14,006,648) (13,970,587) (+480,487) (-36,061)
Federal Highway Administration
Limitation on administrative (314,071) (338,834) (337,834) (+23,763) (-1,000)
expenses.....................
(Border enforcement (106,897) ................. ................ (-106,897) ................
program).................
Federal-aid highways (Highway (31,593,300) (29,293,948) (33,843,000) (+2,249,700) (+4,549,052)
Trust Fund): (Limitation on
obligations).................
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Subtotal (limitations on (31,593,300) (29,293,948) (33,843,000) (+2,249,700) (+4,549,052)
obligations) (HTF).....
(Exempt obligations).......... (884,329) (931,297) (931,297) (+46,968) ................
(Liquidation of contract (32,000,000) (30,000,000) (34,000,000) (+2,000,000) (+4,000,000)
authorization)...............
Miscellaneous appropriations -5,609 ................. ................ +5,609 ................
(rescission).................
Miscellaneous rescission of -250,000 ................. -156,000 +94,000 -156,000
contract authority...........
Appalachian development 186,778 ................. 150,000 -36,778 +150,000
highway system...............
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Federal Highway 186,778 ................. 150,000 -36,778 +150,000
Administration.........
(Limitations on (31,593,300) (29,293,948) (33,843,000) (+2,249,700) (+4,549,052)
obligations).......
(Exempt obligations) (884,329) (931,297) (931,297) (+46,968) ................
Rescissions......... -5,609 ................. ................ +5,609 ................
Rescissions of -250,000 ................. -156,000 +94,000 -156,000
contract authority.
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Net total, FHWA... (32,408,798) (30,225,245) (34,768,297) (+2,359,499) (+4,543,052)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Motor carrier safety (116,700) (224,406) (245,972) (+129,272) (+21,566)
(limitation on administrative
expenses) (limitation on
obligations).................
National motor carrier safety
program (Highway Trust Fund):
(Liquidation of contract (190,000) (222,594) (190,000) ................ (-32,594)
authorization)...........
(Limitation on (188,765) (222,594) (190,000) (+1,235) (-32,594)
obligations).............
Border inspection station ................ ................. (47,000) (+47,000) (+47,000)
construction (Highway
Trust fund)..............
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Federal Motor ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
Carrier Safety Admin...
(Limitations on (305,465) (447,000) (435,972) (+130,507) (-11,028)
obligations).......
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
Operations and research....... 137,389 126,058 ................ -137,389 -126,058
Operations and research (HTF). ................ ................. (148,102) (+148,102) (+148,102)
Operations and research
(Highway trust fund):
(Liquidation of contract (72,000) (88,452) (72,000) ................ (-16,452)
authorization)...........
(Limitation on (71,532) (88,452) (72,000) (+468) (-16,452)
obligations).............
National Driver Register 1,987 3,600 3,600 +1,613 ................
(Highway trust fund).........
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Subtotal, Operations and (210,908) (218,110) (223,702) (+12,794) (+5,592)
research...............
Highway traffic safety grants
(Highway Trust Fund):
(Liquidation of contract (225,000) (447,000) (225,000) ................ (-222,000)
authorization)...........
(Limitation on
obligations):............
Highway safety (163,928) (387,000) (165,000) (+1,072) (-222,000)
programs (Sec. 402)..
Occupant protection (19,870) ................. (20,000) (+130) (+20,000)
incentive grants
(Sec. 405)...........
Alcohol-impaired (39,740) ................. (40,000) (+260) (+40,000)
driving
countermeasures
grants (Sec. 410)....
Emergency medical services ................ (10,000) ................ ................ (-10,000)
grants (Sec. 407)........
State traffic safety info ................ (50,000) ................ ................ (-50,000)
system improvement grants
(Sec. 412)...............
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Subtotal, limitation on (223,538) (447,000) (225,000) (+1,462) (-222,000)
obligations............
=========================================================================================================================
Total, National Highway 139,376 129,658 3,600 -135,776 -126,058
Traffic Safety Admin...
(Limitations on (295,070) (535,452) (297,000) (+1,930) (-238,452)
obligations).......
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Total budgetary (434,446) (665,110) (300,600) (-133,846) (-364,510)
resources........
Federal Railroad
Administration
Safety and operations......... 116,600 131,175 130,825 +14,225 -350
Railroad research and 29,134 35,025 34,225 +5,091 -800
development..................
Amtrack RRIF repayment ................ ................. 3,000 +3,000 +3,000
deferment....................
Pennsylvania Station 19,870 ................. ................ -19,870 ................
Redevelopment project
(advance appropriation.......
Next generation high-speed 30,252 23,200 29,350 -902 +6,150
rail.........................
Alaska Railroad rehabilitation 21,857 ................. 25,000 +3,143 +25,000
Grants to the National 1,043,175 900,000 1,346,000 +302,825 +446,000
Railroad Passenger
Corporation..................
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Federal Railroad 1,260,888 1,089,400 1,568,400 +307,512 +479,000
Administration.........
Federal Transit Administration
Administrative expenses....... 14,505 76,500 14,600 +95 -61,900
Administrative expenses (58,020) ................. (58,400) (+380) (+58,400)
(Highway Trust Fund,
MassTransit Account)
(limitation on obligations)..
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Subtotal, Administrative (72,525) (76,500) (73,000) (+475) (-3,500)
expenses...............
Formula grants................ 762,809 ................. 767,800 +4,991 +767,800
Formula grants (Highway Trust (3,051,237) (5,615,406) (3,071,240) (+20,003) (-2,544,166)
Fund) (limitation on
obligations).................
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Subtotal, Formula grants (3,814,046) (5,615,406) (3,839,040) (+24,994) (-1,776,366)
University transportation 1,192 ................. 1,200 +8 +1,200
research.....................
University transportation (4,769) ................. (4,800) (+31) (+4,800)
research (Highway Trust Fund,
Mass Transit Acct)
(limitation on obligations)..
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Subtotal, University (5,961) ................. (6,000) (+39) (+6,000)
transportation research
Transit planning and research. 24,043 ................. 24,400 +357 +24,400
Transit planning and research (97,164) ................. (97,600) (+436) (+97,600)
(Highway Trust Fund, Mass
Transit Account) (limitation
on obligations)..............
Flexible funding.......... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
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Subtotal, Transit (121,207) ................. (122,000) (+793) (+122,000)
planning and research..
Rural transportation (5,216) ................. (5,250) (+34) (+5,250)
assistance...................
National transit institute.... (3,974) ................. (4,000) (+26) (+4,000)
Transit cooperative research.. (8,196) ................. (8,250) (+54) (+8,250)
Metropolitan planning......... (59,993) ................. (60,386) (+393) (+60,386)
State planning................ (12,532) ................. (12,614) (+82) (+12,614)
National planning and research (31,295) ................. (31,500) (+205) (+31,500)
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Subtotal, Transit (121,206) ................. (122,000) (+794) (+122,000)
planning and research..
Trust fund share of expenses (5,781,000) (320,594) (5,844,000) (+63,000) (+5,523,406)
(Highway Trust Fund)
(liquidation of contract
authorization)...............
Capital investment grants..... 603,253 1,213,500 628,000 +24,747 -585,500
Capital investment grants (2,413,013) (320,594) (2,512,000) (+98,987) (+2,191,406)
(Highway Trust Fund, Mass
Transit Account) (limitation
on obligations)..............
Flexible funding.......... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
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Subtotal, Capital (3,016,266) (1,534,094) (3,140,000) (+123,734) (+1,605,906)
investment grants......
Fixed guideway modernization.. (1,214,400) ................. (1,214,000) (-400) (+1,214,000)
Buses and bus-related (607,200) ................. (607,200) ................ (+607,200)
facilities...................
New starts.................... (1,214,400) ................. (1,318,800) (+104,400) (+1,318,800)
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Subtotal................ (3,036,000) ................. (3,140,000) (+104,000) (+3,140,000)
Job access and reverse commute 29,805 ................. 25,000 -4,805 +25,000
grants.......................
(Highway Trust Fund, Mass (119,220) ................. (100,000) (-19,220) (+100,000)
Transit Account)
(limitation on
obligations).............
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Subtotal, Job access and (149,025) ................. (125,000) (-24,025) (+125,000)
reverse commute grants.
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Federal Transit 1,435,607 1,290,000 1,461,000 +25,393 +171,000
Administration.........
(Limitations on (5,743,423) (5,936,000) (5,844,040) (+100,617) (-91,960)
obligations).......
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Total budgetary (7,179,030) (7,226,000) (7,305,040) (+126,010) (+79,040)
resources, FTA...
Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation
Operations and maintenance 13,994 14,400 14,400 +406 ................
(Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund)........................
Maritime Administration
Maritime security program..... 98,058 98,700 98,700 +642 ................
Operations and training....... 92,093 104,400 106,000 +13,907 +1,600
Ship disposal................. 11,088 11,422 18,422 +7,334 +7,000
Vessel operations revolving ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
fund.........................
Maritime Guaranteed Loan
(Title XI) Program Account:
Administrative expenses... 4,099 4,498 4,498 +399 ................
Supplemental 25,000 ................. ................ -25,000 ................
appropriations (Public
Law 108-11)..............
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Total, Maritime 230,338 219,020 227,620 -2,718 +8,600
Administration.........
=========================================================================================================================
Research and Special Programs
Administration
Research and special programs. 40,714 51,000 42,516 +1,802 -8,484
Pipeline safety:
Pipeline Safety Fund...... 56,370 48,336 50,429 -5,941 +2,093
Oil Spill Liability Trust 7,423 18,741 17,183 +9,760 -1,558
Fund.....................
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Subtotal, Pipeline 63,793 67,077 67,612 +3,819 +535
safety program (incl
reserve)...............
Emergency preparedness grants:
Emergency preparedness 199 200 200 +1 ................
fund.....................
Limitation on emergency (14,300) (14,300) (14,300) ................ ................
preparedness fund........
=========================================================================================================================
Total, Research and 104,706 118,277 110,328 +5,622 -7,949
Special Programs Admin.
Office of Inspector General
Salaries and expenses......... 54,912 55,000 56,000 +1,088 +1,000
Surface Transportation Board
Salaries and expenses......... 19,320 19,521 19,521 +201 ................
Offsetting collections.... -1,000 -1,050 -1,050 -50 ................
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Total, Surface 18,320 18,471 18,471 +151 ................
Transportation Board...
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics
Office of airline information ................ 3,971 ................ ................ -3,971
(Airport & Airway Trust Fund)
=========================================================================================================================
Net total, title I, 13,474,227 13,722,081 14,195,987 +721,760 +473,906
Department of
Transportation.........
Appropriations...... (13,749,836) (13,722,081) (14,351,987) (+602,151) (+629,906)
Rescissions......... (-25,609) ................. ................ (+25,609) ................
Rescission of (-250,000) ................. (-156,000) (+94,000) (-156,000)
contract authority.
(By transfer)....... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
(Transfer authority) ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
(Limitations on (41,315,158) (39,612,400) (43,820,012) (+2,504,854) (+4,207,612)
obligations).......
(Exempt obligations) (884,329) (931,297) (931,297) (+46,968) ................
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Net total (55,673,714) (54,265,778) (58,947,296) (+3,273,582) (+4,681,518)
budgetary
resources........
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Transportation discretionary 13,474,227 13,722,081 14,195,987 +721,760 +473,906
total........................
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
Departmental Offices.......... 157,669 166,875 174,809 +17,140 +7,934
Department-wide systems and 36,653 36,928 36,928 +275 ................
capital investments programs.
Office of Inspector General... 11,092 ................. 12,687 +1,595 +12,687
Treasury Inspector General for 124,198 ................. 128,034 +3,836 +128,034
Tax Administration...........
Treasury Inspector General.... ................ 134,949 ................ ................ -134,949
Air Transportation 6,002 2,538 2,538 -3,464 ................
Stabilization Program Account
Treasury Building and Annex 28,744 25,000 25,000 -3,744 ................
Repair and Restoration.......
Expanded Access to Financial 1,987 ................. ................ -1,987 ................
Services.....................
Financial Crimes Enforcement 51,416 57,571 57,571 +6,155 ................
Network......................
Interagency Law Enforcement: 106,877 ................. ................ -106,877 ................
Interagency crime and drug
enforcement..................
Financial Management Service.. 220,634 228,606 228,558 +7,924 -48
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 79,480 80,000 80,000 +520 ................
Trade Bureau.................
Bureau of the Public Debt..... 188,833 173,698 173,652 -15,181 -46
Payment of government losses 1,000 500 500 -500 ................
in shipment..................
Internal Revenue Service:
Processing, Assistance, 3,930,064 4,074,694 4,048,238 +118,174 -26,456
and Management...........
Tax Law Enforcement....... 3,849,884 3,976,641 4,172,808 +322,924 +196,167
Earned Income Tax Credit 145,051 251,167 ................ -145,051 -251,167
Compliance Initiative....
Information Systems....... 1,621,833 1,670,039 1,590,962 -30,871 -79,077
Business systems 363,621 429,000 429,000 +65,379 ................
modernization............
Health Insurance Tax 69,545 35,000 35,000 -34,545 ................
Credit Administration....
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Subtotal................ 9,979,998 10,436,541 10,276,008 +296,010 -160,533
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Total, title II, 10,994,583 11,343,206 11,196,285 +201,702 -146,921
Department of the
Treasury...............
Appropriations...... 10,994,583 11,343,206 11,196,285 +201,702 -146,921
Rescissions......... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
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TITLE III--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS
APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Compensation of the President
and the White House Office:
Compensation of the 450 ................. 450 ................ +450
President................
Salaries and Expenses..... 50,385 ................. 61,937 +11,552 +61,937
Homeland Security Council..... 19,272 ................. 8,331 -10,941 +8,331
Executive Residence at the
White House:
Operating Expenses........ 12,149 ................. 12,501 +352 +12,501
White House Repair and 1,192 ................. 4,225 +3,033 +4,225
Restoration..............
Special Assistance to the
President and the Official
Residence of the Vice
President:
Salaries and Expenses..... 4,040 4,461 4,461 +421 ................
Operating expenses........ 322 331 331 +9 ................
Council of Economic Advisers.. 3,739 ................. 4,502 +763 +4,502
Office of Policy Development.. 3,230 ................. 4,109 +879 +4,109
National Security Council..... 7,770 ................. 10,551 +2,781 +10,551
Office of Administration...... 90,910 ................. 77,164 -13,746 +77,164
The White House............... ................ 183,770 ................ ................ -183,770
Office of Management and 61,988 77,417 75,417 +13,429 -2,000
Budget.......................
Office of National Drug
Control Policy:
Salaries and expenses..... 26,284 27,290 27,997 +1,713 +707
Counterdrug Technology 47,688 40,000 42,000 -5,688 +2,000
Assessment Center........
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Subtotal................ 73,972 67,290 69,997 -3,975 +2,707
Federal Drug Control Programs:
High Intensity Drug 224,879 206,350 226,350 +1,471 +20,000
Trafficking Areas Program
Other Federal Drug Control 221,749 250,000 174,000 -47,749 -76,000
Programs.................
Unanticipated Needs........... 993 1,000 1,000 +7 ................
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Total, title III, 777,040 790,619 735,326 -41,714 -55,293
Executive Office of the
President and Funds
Appropriated to the
President..............
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TITLE IV--RELATED AGENCIES
Architectural and 5,160 5,401 5,401 +241 ................
Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board: Salaries
and expenses.................
National Transportation Safety
Board:
Salaries and expenses..... 71,979 71,480 72,170 +191 +690
Emergency fund............ ................ 600 600 +600 ................
Committee for Purchase From 4,628 4,629 4,725 +97 +96
People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled............
Federal Election Commission... 49,542 50,440 50,440 +898 ................
Election Assistance
Commission:
Salaries and expenses..... 2,000 10,000 1,000 -1,000 -9,000
Election reform programs.. 833,000 490,000 499,000 -334,000 +9,000
Federal Labor Relations 28,762 29,611 29,611 +849 ................
Authority....................
Federal Maritime Commission... 16,591 18,471 18,471 +1,880 ................
General Services
Administration:
Federal Buildings Fund:
Appropriations........ 373,269 217,000 407,000 +33,731 +190,000
Limitations on
availability of
revenue:
Construction and (717,488) (400,568) (659,668) (-57,820) (+259,100)
acquisition of
facilities.......
Repairs and (951,529) (1,012,729) (1,000,939) (+49,410) (-11,790)
alterations......
Installment (178,960) (169,745) (169,745) (-9,215) ................
acquisition
payments.........
Rental of space... (3,113,211) (3,388,187) (3,278,187) (+164,976) (-110,000)
Building (1,526,459) (1,608,708) (1,608,708) (+82,249) ................
Operations.......
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Subtotal, (6,487,647) (6,579,937) (6,717,247) (+229,600) (+137,310)
limitations....
Repayment of Debt. (79,685) (54,256) (54,256) (-25,429) ................
Rental income to ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
fund.............
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Total, Federal 373,269 217,000 407,000 +33,731 +190,000
Buildings Fund.
(Limitations (6,567,332) (6,634,193) (6,771,503) (+204,171) (+137,310)
)............
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Policy and Citizen 65,873 ................. ................ -65,873 ................
Services.................
Governmentwide policy..... ................ 74,031 61,781 +61,781 -12,250
Operating Expenses........ 72,027 85,083 85,083 +13,056 ................
Office of Inspector 37,670 39,169 39,169 +1,499 ................
General..................
Electronic Government (E- 4,968 45,000 5,000 +32 -40,000
Gov) Fund................
Allowances and Office 3,317 3,393 3,393 +76 ................
Staff for Former
Presidents...............
Election Reform 14,902 ................. ................ -14,902 ................
Reimbursements...........
Election Reform Payments.. 650,000 ................. ................ -650,000 ................
Federal building project (sec. ................ ................. 13,669 +13,669 +13,669
408).........................
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Total, General Services 1,222,026 463,676 615,095 -606,931 +151,419
Administration.........
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Merit Systems Protection
Board:
Salaries and Expenses..... 31,819 35,503 35,503 +3,684 ................
Limitation on 2,609 ................. ................ -2,609 ................
administrative expenses..
Morris K. Udall Foundation:
Morris K. Udall Trust Fund 1,983 372 1,996 +13 +1,624
Environmental Dispute 1,300 700 1,309 +9 +609
Resolution Fund..........
National Archives and Records
Administration:
Operating expenses........ 248,251 294,105 258,191 +9,940 -35,914
Reduction of debt......... -7,186 -7,810 -7,810 -624 ................
Repairs and Restoration... 14,116 6,458 13,483 -633 +7,025
National Historical 6,458 5,000 5,000 -1,458 ................
Publications and Records
Commission: Grants
program..................
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Total, National Archives 261,639 297,753 268,864 +7,225 -28,889
and Records Admin......
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Office of Government Ethics... 10,488 10,738 10,738 +250
Office of Personnel
Management:
Salaries and Expenses..... 128,644 118,748 118,748 -9,896 ................
Limitation on 120,006 135,914 135,914 +15,908 ................
administrative
expenses.............
Office of Inspector 1,509 1,498 1,498 -11 ................
General..................
Limitation on 10,815 14,427 14,427 +3,612 ................
administrative
expenses.............
Government Payment for 6,853,000 7,219,000 7,219,000 +366,000 ................
Annuitants, Employees
Health Benefits..........
Government Payment for 34,000 35,000 35,000 +1,000 ................
Annuitants, Employee Life
Insurance................
Payment to Civil Service 9,410,000 9,987,000 9,987,000 +577,000 ................
Retirement and Disability
Fund.....................
Human Capital Performance ................ 500,000 ................ ................ -500,000
Fund.....................
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Total, Office of 16,557,974 18,011,587 17,511,587 +953,613 -500,000
Personnel Management...
Office of Special Counsel..... 12,368 13,504 13,504 +1,136 ................
Postal Service:
Payment to the Postal 28,811 29,000 29,000 +189 ................
Service Fund.............
Advance 47,309 31,014 31,014 -16,295 ................
appropriation,
fiscal years 2002/
2003...............
Advance 30,812 36,521 36,521 +5,709 ................
appropriation,
fiscal year 2004...
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Total, Postal
Service:.........
Fiscal year 76,120 60,014 60,014 -16,106 ................
2002/2003....
Fiscal year 30,812 36,521 36,521 +5,709 ................
2004.........
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United States Tax Court....... 37,063 40,187 40,187 +3,124 ................
White House Commission on the 248 250 250 +2 ................
National Momentof
Rememberance.................
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Total, title IV, 19,258,111 19,651,437 19,276,986 +18,875 -374,451
Independent Agencies...
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Title V--General Provisions,
This Act
Surface transportation 90,011 ................. ................ -90,011 ................
projects (Sec. 330)..........
Excess stabilization resources -90,000 ................. ................ +90,000 ................
(rescission) (Sec. 333)......
LRFA program (rescission) -690 ................. ................ +690 ................
(Sec. 343)...................
Iowa rail infrastructure rehab 686 ................. ................ -686 ................
project (Sec. 343)...........
Misc. highway projects 283,147 ................. ................ -283,147 ................
(Highway Trust Fund) (Sec.
344).........................
Value pricing pilot project -8,000 ................. ................ +8,000 ................
(rescission) (Highway Trust
Fund) (Sec. 364).............
Aviation ops sustainment- 3,477 ................. ................ -3,477 ................
Midway Island (Sec. 371).....
Administrative accounts ................ ................. -128,076 -128,076 -128,076
adjustments..................
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Total, title V, General 278,631 ................. -128,076 -406,707 -128,076
provision..............
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Grand total............. 44,782,592 45,507,343 45,276,508 +493,916 -230,835
Appropriations...... (45,078,770) (45,439,808) (45,364,973) (+286,203) (-74,835)
Rescissions......... (-124,299) ................. ................ (+124,299) ................
Rescission of (-250,000) ................. (-156,000) (+94,000) (-156,000)
contract authority.
(Limitation on (41,315,158) (39,612,400) (43,820,012) (+2,504,854) (+4,207,612)
obligations).......
(Rescissions of ................ ................. ................ ................ ................
limitations on
obligations).......
(Exempt obligations) (884,329) (931,297) (931,297) (+46,968) ................
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Net total (86,982,079) (86,051,040) (90,027,817) (+3,045,738) (+3,976,777)
budgetary
resources........
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