123STA T . 3 07 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 200 9(e)PERIOD O FE FFE CT I V E N E S SFORT H E V ER M ONT PI L OT PRO -G R A M .—Th e am e nd men t made bysu bse c t io n (d) sha l lbeine f fect du r in g the 1 -year p eriod beginning on the date of enactment of this A ct. (f) R EVERSION FOR THE VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.—Effecti v e as of the date that is 36 6 days after the date of enactment of this Act , section 1 27 (a) of title 23, U nited S tates C ode, is amended by stri k ing paragraph (13). (g) RE P ORT ON THE VERMONT PILOT PROGRAM.— N ot later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall complete and submit to Congress a report on the effects of the pilot program under this paragraph on high w ay safety, bridge and road durability, commerce, truck volumes, and energy use within the State of Vermont. SEC. 1 95 . The Secretary shall initiate an independent and comprehensive study and analysis to supplement that authori z ed under section 1 08 , division C, of Public L aw 111 – 8
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d, That the D epartment of Transportation shall work with and coordinate with the Departments of Energy, Commerce and Agriculture to develop a comprehensive understanding of the full value of river flow support to users in the M ississippi and Missouri Rivers: Pro - vided fu r th er, That sub j ects of analysis shall include energy (including hydropower and generation cooling), and water transport (including water-compelled rates, projected total transportation congestion considerations, transportation energy efficiency, air q uality and carbon emissions) and water users (including the number and distribution of people, households, municipalities, and business throughout the Missouri and Mississippi River basins who use river water for multiple purposes): Provided further, That in addition to understanding current value, the Department is directed to work with appropriate F ederal partners to develop recommenda- tions on how to minimize impediments to growth and ma x imize water value of benefits related to energy production and efficiency, congestion relief, trade and transport efficiency, and air quality: Provided further, That the Department of Transportation shall pro- vide its analysis and recommendations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the W hite H ouse, and the Congress: Provided further, That $ 2,000,000 is available until expended for such purposes. SEC. 196. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under section 330 of the Fiscal Y ear 2002 Depart- ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 107–87) for the Las Vegas, Nevada Monorail Project, funds made available under section 115 of the Fiscal Year 200 4 Transportation, Treasury and I ndependent Agencies Appropriations Act (Public Law 108–199) for the North Las Vegas Intermodal Transit Hub, and funds made available for the CATRAIL RTC Rail Project, Nevada in the Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation, Treasury, Independent Agencies and G eneral Government Appro- priations Act (Public Law 108–447), as well as any unexpended funds in the Federal Transit Administration grant numbers NV– 03–0024 and NV–03–0027, shall be made available until expended to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada for bus and bus-related projects and bus rapid transit projects: Provided, That the funds made available for a project in accordance with this section shall be administered under the terms and condi- tions set forth in 49 U.S.C. 5307, to the extent applicable. Nevad a .R e com me n da -ti on s . S t u d y . Ef fective date. 23U S C1 2 7 note. 23 USC 127 note.
