Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/330

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118 STAT. 300 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator to purchase national paid advertising (including production and placement) to support national safety belt mobilizations: Provided further, That, of the funds allocated under section 163 of title 23, United States Code, $2,750,000 shall be used as directed by the Administrator to support national impaired driving mobilizations and enforcement efforts, $14,000,000 shall be used as directed by the Administrator to purchase national paid advertising (including production and placement) to support such national impaired driving mobilizations and enforcement efforts, $500,000 shall be used as directed by the Administrator to conduct an evaluation of alcohol impaired driving messages, and $3,000,000 shall be used as directed by the Administrator to conduct an impaired driving demonstration program. SEC. 141. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited in the Act to educate the motoring public on how to share the road safely with commercial motor vehicles shall be administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. SEC. 142. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2004 the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to use amounts made available to carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, to make innovative project allocations, not to exceed the prior year’s amounts for such allocations, before making incen tive grants for use of seat belts. SEC. 143. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2004 the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to use the amounts made available to carry out section 163 of title 23, United States Code, to support national mobilizations that target impaired drivers, in cooperation with the States and nonprofit safety organizations that have been active participants in such mobiliza tions. Such support shall include impaired driving enforcement grants, broadcast advertising to be used as directed by the Sec retary, evaluation of these activities, and a demonstration project to test new and improved strategies in States where the largest gains in reducing alcohol related fatalities can be made, as deter mined by the Secretary. FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION SAFETY AND OPERATIONS For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $130,825,000, of which $11,712,000 shall remain available until expended. RAILROAD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $34,025,000, to remain available until expended. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be necessary to pay any amounts required