guage and, therefore, has not included similar language, and objects to its inclusion. The Committee does not include funding for this demonstration project, which is for a variety of improvement projects in the vicinity of Pontiac and East Lansing, MI. There was no budget request for this activity. Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591 authorized total appropriations of $32,000,000 for these highway improvements. A total of $6,800,000 was provided in fiscal year 1987 and the House has included an additional $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1988. The House has included an additional $10,000,000 for a series of highway-railroad grade crossings in Mineola, NY. There was no budget request in support of the House allowance. Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591 authorized a total of $50,000,000 for this project and included an initial appropriation of $2,000,000. In fiscal year 1987, a total of $4,000,000 was provided. The Committee has not included any funds for this project. NUCLEAR WASTE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987. House allowance... Committee recommendation.. (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) $2,000,000 In fiscal year 1987, $2,000,000 was included for a project to construct a highway near the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. No additional funds are required for the project. THEODORE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS Appropriations, 1987. Budget estimate, 1988. House allowance.. Committee recommendation.. (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) $1,500,000 In fiscal year 1987, $1,500,000 was provided for necessary expenses to improve the safety, capacity, and operation of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge on Interstate 66 connecting Virginia and the District of Columbia. No additional funding is provided. AIRPORT ACCESS HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) Appropriations, 1987. House allowance. Committee recommendation......... $2,500,000 Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591 provided appropriations of $2,500,000 for an airport access highway in the vicinity of the New Orleans International Airport in Jefferson Parrish, LA. No additional funds are provided. BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987.. Budget estimate, 1988. House allowance... Committee recommendation... $5,000,000 The House has included bill language to provide Federal funds for 80 percent of the expenses associated with the construction of a bridge to Blount Island, widening Florida State highway 105 and constructing an interchange. The projects are in the vicinity of Jacksonville, FL. The House has provided $5,000,000 in general funds for this purpose. The Committee has not included funding for this project. VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987. (By transfer) Budget estimate, 1988.. House allowance.. Committee recommendation. (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) ($5,000,000) 7,000,000 The Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1987, Public Law 100-71, authorized the appropriation of $12,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund for improving safety on Federal-aid urban and secondary roads involving Route 66 in Northampton and Huntington, MA. In addition, $5,000,000 was provided by transfer from the Motor Carrier Safety Grants Program. In addition to the funds provided in fiscal year 1987, the House has included an additional $7,000,000 in fiscal year 1988 funds. There was no budget request for these funds and the Committee has not provided any additional funds. HIGHWAY BRIDGE RELOCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987.. Budget estimate, 1988.. House allowance... Committee recommendation.. $2,600,000 The House has included bill language appropriating $2,600,000 to cover 80 percent of the costs associated with the relocation of U.S. Highway 101 and the Queets River Bridge in Washington. There was no budget request for these funds and the Committee has not provided any funding. HIGHWAY BYPASS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987. House allowance... Committee recommendation.. $2,000,000 The House has included $2,000,000 for environmental studies and preliminary engineering related to the Prunedale Highway bypass on U.S. Highway 101 in Monterey, CA. These funds are expected to cover 80 percent of the costs associated with the project. There was no budget request for the funds and the Committee has not provided any funding. HIGHWAY WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT Appropriations, 1987. Budget estimate, 1988. House allowance.. Committee recommendation.. $2,500,000 The House provides $2,500,000 to cover 80 percent of the expenses associated with a highway project between Paintsville and Prestonsburg, KY. There was no budget request for these funds and the Committee has not provided any funding. CORRIDOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Appropriations, 1987.. Budget estimate, 1988. House allowance. Committee recommendation. (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) $4,950,000 The Committee has included bill language which authorizes and appropriates funding for corridor safety improvements on the Route 1 corridor in New Jersey. The funds are for preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition for Route 1 and 130 interchange, and for Adams/Cozzens Lane, to Route 130 including the Northeast Corridor Bridge. BRIDGE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) The Committee has included bill language authorizing $8,000,000 for a second crossing of the Nashua River in Nashua, NH. A second crossing is necessary to improve air quality and reduce dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the area. These funds are for the bridge and connecting roads. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 1988 PROGRAM The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] was established as a separate organizational entity in the Department of Transportation in March 1970, to reduce the mounting number of deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from traffic accidents on the Nation's highways. Later, activities were added for improving automotive fuel economy and to institute some consumer programs. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act provides for the establishment and enforcement of Federal safety standards for motor vehicles and associated equipment and research, including the operation of required testing facilities. The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act initially provided for the establishment of low-speed collision bumper standards, consumer information activities, diagnostic inspection, and odometer regulations and was later amended to incorporate responsibility for the administration of Federal automotive fuel economy standards. Under section 403 of title 23, United States Code, technical assistance is provided to the States in the conduct of their highway safety programs, and research and demonstration projects are conducted to develop and show the effectiveness of new techniques and countermeasures to address highway safety problems. Grants are provided to the States under title 23, United States Code, section 402 to assist in the establishment and improvement of highway safety programs designed to reduce traffic deaths and injuries. Grants are funded as contract authority and are apportioned by formula to the States. Incentive grants are also allocated to the States for alcohol safety programs under title 23, United States Code, section 408. The Committee recommends a total program level of $233,565,000 for the activities and programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for fiscal year 1988. This is $10,907,000 more than the budget request and $1,415,000 more than the House allowance. 2 Ceiling on cumulative obligations after fiscal year 1982. 3The House does not include the obligation ceiling for the section 209 program. The bill includes an appropriation of $89,920,000 for operations and research, which is $88,000 less than the budget request and $6,830,000 less than the House allowance. This level of funding provides for 6 additional personnel above the budget request of 640 permanent full-time positions. The position levels by program are listed in the table. The amount appropriated is to be distributed as follows: |