PUBLIC LAW 104-205—SEPT. 30, 1996
110 STAT. 2971
for expenditure on the surface transportation program, the
congestion mitigation and air quaUty improvement program,
the National Highway System, the Interstate maintenance program, the Interstate reimbursement program, the highway
bridge replacement and rehabilitation program, and the donor
State bonus program, the Secretary of Transportation shall
deduct a sum in such amount not to exceed 4V4 per centum
of all sums to be authorized as the Secretary may determine
necessary for administering the provisions of law to be financed
from appropriations for the Federal-Aid Highway Program and
for carrying on the research authorized by subsections (a) and
(b) of section 307 of title 23, United States Code. In making
such determination, the Secretary shall take into account the
unobligated balance of any sums deducted for such purposes
in prior years. The sum so deducted shall remain available
until expended.
(2) EFFECT. — Any deduction by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with this Act shall be deemed to be a
deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 311. The limitation on obligations for the programs of 49 USC 5338
the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority "^ote.
under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation,
or to any other authority previously made available for obligation
under the discretionary grants program.
SEC. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to
implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would establish
a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between
the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco
Traffic Separation Scheme.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports 49 USC 44502
may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation ^o^-
Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and performance specifications,
the purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport aid program, airport development aid program or airport improvement
program grant. The FAA shall accept such equipment, which shall
thereafter be operated and maintained by the FAA in accordance
with agency criteria.
SEC. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to award a multiyear contract for production end items that (1)
includes economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract
or (2) includes a cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which
at the time of obligation has not been appropriated to the limits
of the Government's liability or (3) includes a requirement that
permits performance under the contract during the second and
subsequent years of the contract without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation
does not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government
incurs no financial liability from not buying additional systems,
subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract requirements.
SEC. 316. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be
made available for planning and executing a passenger manifest
�